Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

Finally arrived at the battlefield.

The sound of gunfire was extremely fierce, not only in the target area, but also within dozens of miles around. The sound of gunfire was faint, and the mountains and valleys echoed, which was magnificent!

A simple command post, hidden in a naturally formed cave under a huge rock, surrounded by dense thorns.

This is the temporary command post of the 386th Brigade. As soon as they arrived and set up the power lines, Brigade Commander Chen received a call from the division commander, asking them to be cautious in battle!

"The enemy is very proficient in utilizing the terrain and deploying firepower. Their combat effectiveness is very strong, and their rifle fire is very accurate. Our army has worked hard to trap the enemy in this area, and we have suffered heavy losses. The three units currently participating in the attack have suffered heavy casualties. I have asked General Peng for instructions to halt the attack, surround three sides, leave one side open, allow the enemy to flee, pursue them while they are on the move, and attack them from the flank to achieve a complete victory!"

The division commander's words surprised the brigade commander and several troop leaders, and they felt very heavy-hearted.

A little while later, the division commander called, his voice clearly tinged with emotion: "The superiors demand that the Yamazaki Battalion be annihilated at all costs. Brigade Commander Chen, you..."

Brigade Commander Chen put down the phone, slowly turned around, and frowned.

There was deathly silence in the command center.

Suddenly, the brigade commander looked up and asked, "Which unit is willing to take the lead in the attack and capture Lijiaopo?"

Several regimental commanders rushed to go, but were rejected by Brigadier General Chen because their troops had either already participated in the battle and suffered heavy losses, or their main forces were stationed on the periphery to block the enemy.

Li Yunlong chuckled dryly twice: "Go away, stop arguing. Our independent regiment is the reinforcements brought in by Brigadier General Chen himself. If our independent regiment does not go, who else can win?"

you?

Several team leaders curled their lips, looking unconvinced and unwilling, but could only shake their heads.

Brigadier General Chen was delighted. "Li Yunlong, tell me your tactical plan! How do you plan to charge and how many lives will it take to destroy the enemy? Do you have enough artillery shells?"

Li Yunlong observed the sand table for a moment and smoothed it out with his hands: "I need to conduct a field investigation!"

A group of people went outside and used telescopes to observe the terrain of Lijiaopo.

Some units of the Eighth Route Army were still under siege, charging again and again, but were defeated again and again. The brave Eighth Route Army soldiers were killed and wounded by the enemy's dense rain of machine gun bullets, precise 38 rifle sniper fire, mortar and grenade launcher bombardment!

Groups and waves of them died on the mountain road during the charge.

Several regimental-level cadres were angry, but they opened their mouths but dared not speak.

Li Yunlong was also furious: "Playing the piano is nonsense. Is this fighting? Is this charging? This is suicide. This is wasting the lives of the soldiers! Brigade Commander, stop immediately, stop now!"

The brigade commander's face was solemn, tears welling in his eyes. "I'm not in command, and I know that if we don't eliminate this enemy group, we won't be able to severely damage their morale! We can't disrupt the enemy's field troops' long-distance raids, deep into our base area, burning and slaughtering people, and severing our base's survival! The strategic losses are greater than the current tactical losses! However, without sufficient artillery support and suppression, fighting this kind of battle is too disadvantageous!"

Li Yunlong stamped his feet in frustration, "Brigade Commander, tell them to stop!"

The brigade commander also stomped his feet, pulled out his pistol in an instant, and fired two shots into the sky!

"I want it too!"

Li Yunlong was about to lose his temper when Political Commissar Zhao Gang gave him a light kick. He coughed a few times and immediately became much more obedient, smiling. "Brigade Commander, how about this? Our independent regiment will join the battle now and flank the enemy from this direction. Artillery fire and infantry charge. Don't worry, Brigade Commander, our artillery technology is amazing. We have a combat hero, Artillery Pillar, who can make mortars fire with the power of Italian artillery. It was him who killed the Japanese regiment commander Sakata Nobutsu with a single shot!"

The brigade commander nodded and peered through his telescope at the fierce fighting on Lijiaopo. "Li Yunlong, I command you to move out immediately and launch a flanking attack on the enemy Yamazaki Battalion at Lijiaopo! Open fire and try to take them down in one fell swoop!"

Li Yunlong agreed and was about to leave.

Su Fei couldn't help but say: "Brigade Commander, Regimental Commander, I think the Independent Regiment should not participate in the war, because participating in the war cannot change the result of defeat!"

what?

The brigade commander, Li Yunlong, political commissar Zhao Gang, the commanders and political commissars of several other regiments, the familiar Ding Wei of the New 1st Regiment, and other unfamiliar faces all stared at Su Fei in an instant.

Li Yunlong was furious. He pulled out his pistol and pointed it at Su Fei's head. "Fuck you, you ungrateful bastard, you coward who ripped his pants at the critical moment. What did you say? Say it again, you dare? Is this how you destroy your own morale and boost the enemy's prestige?"

Political Commissar Zhao Gang grabbed Li Yunlong's wrist and forcibly dragged him away: "What are you doing? How dare you point a gun at your own comrades?"

The atmosphere on the scene was so tense!

Su Fei was confident: "Captain, you have to calm down. Take a closer look. The advantage of leading the independent regiment to participate in the battle is the mortar. However, I just asked Captain Kong Jie, and he said that there are a total of 6 mortars and 78 shells. It is not a small number. However, I observed carefully and found that the terrain of Lijiapo is very suitable for the defense of hundreds of troops. The slope is about 35-40 degrees. The speed of the charge is seriously hindered and the large troops cannot be deployed. Moreover, the geology of Lijiapo is a mixture of hard rock and plastic loess. A large amount of soil can absorb the energy of the artillery fire. To reduce the risk of blast waves and fragments, the Japanese dug trenches on the positions, built bunkers with wood and large stone blocks, and dug numerous firing holes. In this situation, indirect fire could not kill directly, but indirectly through the blast wave. Ordinary mortars were not large enough to scratch the surface and were completely incapable of achieving their goals. Even if the mortars were fully fired, firing all 78 shells to form a barrage of cover, it would be difficult to break through the enemy's defenses and kill few enemies! Once the ammunition ran out, our soldiers who rushed to the front of the position would be sitting ducks!

"In this situation, we must use direct-aiming, larger-caliber infantry guns and fire shells directly into the enemy's firing holes, or..."

Li Yunlong was stunned. He immediately used the telescope to observe again. He turned around with a guilty look on his face and said, "Fuck, I really made a mistake! This lump of stone is mixed with soil..."

The brigade commander calmed down completely, patted Su Fei, and nodded with emotion. "Thank you for your reminder."

Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Zhao Gang and others became anxious again.

This doesn’t work, that doesn’t work, should we just give up?

Li Yunlong suddenly burst into laughter!

"Got it, got it, Commander. I have a way to completely wipe out the Yamazaki Battalion at the lowest possible cost! We can even defeat them without sacrificing a single person! The only drawback is that it will take a long time!"

The brigade commander, Ding Wei, Kong Jie and others almost said in unison: "Dig a communication trench?"