Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

What everyone is most concerned about is the specific details of last night's battle, such as why the main force of the Japanese army was easily defeated by Zhang Dabiao's battalion of the independent regiment and had no ability to resist.

What excited everyone even more was how an unsuccessful operation in which the Japanese and puppet troops were chasing and attacking and almost forced to retreat at the heavy price of 2,000 casualties, suddenly turned around and killed all the enemies!

This is a great victory!

An unprecedented and great victory in the history of the 386th Brigade!

In one battle, comprehensive tactics such as siege, assault, blocking, and night attack were used. The battle lasted for more than two days, which far exceeded the Eighth Route Army's inherent guerrilla strategy!

Su Fei explained the process of deceiving the Japanese army, which was very easy. Then he fell into a deep sleep with great satisfaction. By the way, when he was dreaming, he married several wives!

"You? You! Fuck!"

Several cadres who were listening to the lecture started swearing.

This is a crucial moment in a life-changing event that concerns the glory and fate of tens of thousands of people in the 386th Brigade, but you treat it so lightly and nonchalantly?

However, everyone knows that this battle, the second great victory of Lijiaopo, was hard-won.

It was so thrilling.

Too risky.

The win was so bizarre and shocking!

"Comrade Su Fei, you were the first to propose the battle plan. Furthermore, during its execution, you tricked and killed the enemy's main commander, then killed their lower-level officers and elite troops, leaving the enemy leaderless and in chaos. This was the key to victory!" The brigade commander grabbed Su Fei's hand and struck him hard with both palms, making Su Fei grimace. "Ah, brigade commander, it hurts!"

The losses of both sides were quickly counted, the bodies of our soldiers were collected, and after identification and recording, they were buried collectively. The bodies of the Japanese soldiers were also processed and buried.

During the process, they were interfered with by the Japanese army, and several Japanese planes circled in the sky of Lijiaopo for reconnaissance.

At noon, a comprehensive investigation was completed. The Eighth Route Army, with the 386th Brigade as its primary force, had fought the Lijiaopo Campaign. The previous general offensives, combined with the resistance of peripheral forces, had resulted in the deaths of over 2,400 officers and soldiers, the wounding of over 200, and the annihilation of an estimated 600 enemy troops. Since Su Fei's participation in the battle, over 700 Japanese troops had been killed without casualties.

Afterwards, in the second battle proposed by Su Fei, from Su Fei's garrison on the top of the mountain, to Zhang Dabiao's battalion of the independent regiment at the foot of the mountain, and the intercepting forces on the periphery, a total of 6 soldiers were killed and 11 were injured.

The following Japanese soldiers were killed or captured: Lieutenant Colonel Higashino and his 800 soldiers, Major Tsuruta and his 550 soldiers, and Captain Kimura and his 480 soldiers, for a total of 1904. Another 1250 Imperial Army soldiers were killed or captured.

According to the final data, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army suffered 2600 casualties, annihilated more than 3200 Japanese troops, and more than 1200 puppet troops including the Imperial Army.

Looking at the statistics, the brigade commander, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Zhao Gang, Kong Jie and other senior cadres were moved to tears. The Eighth Route Army sacrificed more than 2,000 people at a time, which was too tragic! And our army turned defeat into victory and ultimately annihilated more than 4400 enemy and puppet troops. It was not easy!

It's so legendary that it seems like a dream, so unreal!

The victory of this battle not only greatly boosted the morale of the Eighth Route Army and severely damaged the brutal psychology of the Japanese and puppet troops, but also greatly enhanced the reputation of the 386th Brigade in the national war of resistance!

The material gains were also huge. More than 150 enemy light machine guns, 20 heavy machine guns, more than 140 grenade launchers, 46 mortars, 12 anti-tank guns, 20 20mm machine guns, 10 25mm machine guns, 4 direct-fire infantry guns, 3 indirect-fire infantry guns, 6 75mm mountain guns, and 2 75mm field guns were seized!

What is particularly important is that mountains of artillery shells were seized!

These artillery shells and cannons are what the Eighth Route Army has always dreamed of!

The entire 386th Brigade does not have a single mountain gun, field gun, or infantry gun!

From then on, the 386th Brigade, equipped with an artillery regiment, had a new look.

We also have the strength and confidence to face the enemy head-on!

"Thank you, Captain Su! The young are truly promising!" Brigade Commander Chen excitedly opened his arms and gave Su Fei a warm hug!

Tears in my eyes!

All his negative emotions and overwhelming pressure were completely released!

Afterwards, Li Yunlong came and hugged Su Fei, even kissing him on the forehead: "The brigade commander can hug you, but why can't we hug the good boy we have nurtured from the New First Regiment to the Independent Regiment? He is our biological child!"

Regimental Commander Ding Wei also came over, and unwillingly pushed Li Yunlong and hugged Su Fei: "Li Yunlong, you are my stepmother! This little Commander Su was the former commander of the special forces company of my New 1st Regiment. He is our biological son! Li Yunlong, what is the crime of your independent regiment kidnapping our young man?"

Li Yunlong smirked. "What do you mean by kidnapping? I brought my family to visit relatives in the Independent Regiment and settled down there. What does that have to do with you? I even said you took my bed, snatched my urinal, and slept with my new wife. You have to pay me back! Can you afford it?"

Ding Wei made a face at Li Yunlong: "A black-skinned guy like you is called a donkey, and you deserve a wife?"

Political Commissar Zhao Gang and Kong Jie, the brigade's deputy brigade commander, the director of the political department, and a large number of staff officers were so amused by them that they laughed to tears.

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What to do next?

The brigade commander asked Su Fei what his plan was.

Su Fei was extremely excited: "Brigade Commander, I request to return to the Eighth Route Army. Our Baijia Town armed forces will be officially incorporated into the 386th Brigade Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. For example, the 4th Battalion, or the Special Service Battalion, the Supply Battalion, or the Engineer Battalion will all be fine."

For Su Fei, there was a huge gap between being a regular soldier of the Eighth Route Army and being the leader of the Baijia Town militia.

Li Yunlong was also very excited: "Brigade Commander, please agree quickly. Xiao Lieutenant Su will come back to be the leader. I will be his assistant and beat the tiger of Nanshan..."

The brigade commander rolled his eyes, choking him. "You're so young, you want to be a hands-off boss? You don't even want to work hard when your wife hasn't even started yet?"

Ding Wei and Kong Jie both covered their mouths and laughed.

Su Fei insisted on returning to the independent group!

Because he knew that the Japanese army's revenge would begin soon. After the failure of the special forces attack led by Colonel Yamamoto, the second move of the commander of the Japanese First Army, Yoshio Kozuka, to send the main field troops to infiltrate the Eighth Route Army's hinterland, also failed completely because of the Lijiaopo battle.

All that remains is to repeat the old tricks and let the special forces and the main field forces launch a joint attack. Yamamoto Ikki's special forces and the Japanese Army's 9th Independent Mixed Brigade will jointly act, and all raids and attacks will directly decapitate the Eighth Route Army headquarters!

At that time, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters would let the Independent Regiment serve as the guard force. Li Yunlong, leading a main battalion, would easily encircle and annihilate the Japanese battlefield observation group and capture several big fish at the general level. Zhao Gang's Second Battalion would encounter serious difficulties in the crazy attack of Yamamoto's troops.

Su Fei's troops, whether following Li Yunlong to join the battle to encircle and annihilate the enemy's officers, or confronting Yamamoto Ikki's special forces head-on, were all extremely glorious!