Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

Of course, in order to prevent them from repenting, they were required to write a letter of repentance, cursing Meng Zhanfa and the Japanese army, and sign it.

It's no wonder that most unfaithful people are educated. These two actually went to high school in the county town and wrote letters of repentance very fluently.

Su Fei put away the letter of repentance as collateral. Even if the two traitors wanted to go back on their word in the future, he was worried that their surrender and confession would be dealt with by Meng Zhanfa, so he had to think seriously!

Su Fei explained how they deceived Meng Zhanfa and the Japanese army.

Send someone to escort them out of town.

Su Fei changed the order and asked the Meng family to garrison Baijia Town, and instructed them to defend the town and shoot anyone who approached!

"According to the intelligence sent by the Eighth Route Army, the brother of the Imperial Army Cavalry Battalion Commander in Wanjia Town, and a cavalry company of the Imperial Army, are planning to lead the Japanese to launch a surprise attack on us. It's said that someone inside our town is colluding with them! The intelligence says that once the Japanese enter the town, they will kill all the men, rob all the women, and leave no one alive!"

After instructing the Meng family, Su Fei took Meng Zhiyuan and pretended to be drunk to go to bed. He returned to his room, summoned Seventh Aunt and others, and arranged for the returning people of the four families to immediately hide in the underground tunnels. He also arranged weapons and ammunition for self-defense.

He summoned the patriarchs and company commanders of the Bai, Zhang, and Wang families, deployed the soldiers who stayed behind, and selected 100 soldiers to set off immediately.

Outside the town, several company commanders and clan leaders from three families were leading people on patrol and investigation.

Let the people from the three families and the Meng family be temporarily isolated.

Su Fei's troops followed the main road and headed straight for the county town.

Kou can go, so can I!

The Japanese troops in the county town will have a rare opportunity and will surely come out in full force. So will the county town be empty?

Ten miles away from the county town, the scouts gave a secret signal alarm, and Su Fei's soldiers immediately left the main road and hid on the side.

Sure enough, a large group of troops marched out from the county town in a mighty procession. One could feel the ground shaking and various subtle sounds, but there was no sound of horses' hooves or people talking. The Japanese army, in order to launch a surprise attack, also held their mouths shut and their horses' hooves wrapped, a very careful move.

After the enemy passed by, Su Fei and others set out again and headed towards the county town.

At the gate of the county town, you couldn't see your hand in front of you, and you couldn't see the crescent moon when you looked up. It was a gloomy night.

The Japanese army’s common searchlight scanning is gone!

This shows that the Japanese army has really exhausted its strength and the city is adopting the empty city strategy.

Su Fei brought a few soldiers, twisted his two concubines, and shouted to the city in standard Japanese.

Flashlights suddenly lit up on the city walls, shining brightly. "Who is it? Madam Taijun?"

It turned out to be a puppet army!

Su Fei pinched one of the concubines' arms, prompting them to let out a sweet scream, which attracted the puppet army's lights and illuminated their beautiful faces. "We've captured two women and sent them back to be comfort women!"

This tactic was crude, but there was no need to worry about the puppet army seeing through it, because there was someone nearby in the shadows who pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the puppet army.

Even if the Japanese army saw through the trick, they would be shot to death!

The puppet army came down and opened the city gate. Facing Su Fei and others dressed in Japanese uniforms, the puppet army could not afford to offend and did not dare to ask too many questions.

When the city gate opened, Su Fei and his men immediately pointed their pistols at the puppet army squad leader's head. "We are the Eighth Route Army. Those who obey will live! Those who cause trouble will be killed!"

Eighth Route Army?

The puppet army squad leader instantly fell silent: "Brothers, the general said that you should line up to welcome us! Yes, put down your weapons and be careful of accidental discharge!"

The Eighth Route Army is very good, very benevolent, and will not kill people easily!

Su Fei's soldiers stepped forward and captured a squad of puppet soldiers.

100 soldiers quickly entered the city.

After interrogation, it was revealed that the Japanese troops in the county town consisted of a 45-man infantry squad, a 35-man cavalry squad, and a 13-man warehouse and supply section. Colonel Yamamoto's soldiers, wearing special uniforms, had left on a truck, reportedly bound for an inspection by Chief of Staff Miyano. The county town commander was Lieutenant Fujiwara, a bearded, cross-eyed man who delighted in skinning civilians. He had only been in charge of the county town for a few days when he had already skinned four people alive, leaving the Imperial Army terrified.

Fujiwara led 93 Japanese soldiers and 120 puppet troops to attack Baijia Town, leaving only three puppet army squads at home: one squad of 10 people at the west gate, one squad of 10 people at the east gate, and five sentries each at the south and north gates.

Su Fei asked the captured puppet soldiers to lead the way, saying that the Eighth Route Army would treat prisoners well and would reward them if they made meritorious contributions while serving their sentences. The puppet soldiers were so excited that they took their soldiers to the other three city gates to collect weapons.

Fifty soldiers were left to guard the west gate.

Without hearing any gunshots from the direction of Baijia Town, Su Fei led 30 soldiers into the Japanese army warehouse and saw it full of wheat, millet, rice, as well as boxes of Saka-style bullets and various ammunition!

Su Fei ordered that each person be given a box of grenades.

All the puppet soldiers were tied up, gagged, and put aside. At this time, they heard gunshots like popping beans from the direction of Baijia Town, as well as explosions from Japanese grenade launchers and mortars.

This means that a fight has started!

Su Fei left twenty soldiers on the west gate wall, and the remaining eighty people ambushed on both sides of the road.

An hour later, the Japanese and puppet troops returned.

What Su Fei didn't know was that after the Japanese army arrived at Baijia Town, the two guides from the Meng family used an excuse to sneak in and open the door, and as soon as they entered, they shouted the alarm.

The Meng family soldiers who stayed behind heard that it was the Japanese puppet army's revenge and they were going to massacre the town. More than a hundred soldiers, plus some young and strong men, fired fiercely. Meng Zhanfa and Lieutenant Fujiwara and others who were waiting eagerly were caught off guard and more than thirty people were killed or injured on the spot.

Fujiwara was furious and ordered a heavy bombing and strafing, and loudly threatened to execute Meng Zhanfa.

At this point, why would the Meng family care about anyone's life or death?

After being suppressed by firepower, the Meng family soldiers, led by the company commander and the clan leader, crawled into the underground tunnel.

The Japanese army entered the villages and towns and could find the entrances and exits of the tunnels, but they were unable to do anything for a while.

The remaining members of the four families in Baijia Town continued to emerge from multiple tunnels and attack the Japanese army, causing continuous casualties among the Japanese and puppet troops.

Fujiwara was furious, thinking that Meng Zhanfa had deceived him, and skinned him alive on the spot!

The shrill screams angered the Meng family. Countless militiamen from other families came out from different tunnel entrances and exits, attacking the Japanese and puppet troops, throwing grenades, hand grenades, and even blasting tubes, and using pistols to assassinate!

In the darkness, more than 210 Japanese and puppet troops who were unfamiliar with the area were killed or wounded, and had no choice but to flee back to the county town.

As soon as I arrived at the west gate of the county town, I shouted loudly to open the door.

After the soldiers on the city wall asked loudly, they shone flashlights and searchlights to prevent the enemy from opening their eyes. The 80 soldiers of Su Fei who were in ambush opened fire together, and volleys of gunfire knocked down the enemy from 30 to 40 meters away.

In order to prevent the enemy from escaping and resisting, dozens of grenades were thrown, putting the final nail in the coffin of the Japanese and puppet troops!

Under the illumination of the searchlight, Su Fei's troops searched and killed the enemies, finishing them off completely without leaving a single one alive!