Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

Su Fei asked the Independent Regiment to deliver this booklet to the brigade and headquarters step by step, hoping that the Eighth Route Army leadership would receive the news in time.

In order to avoid surprise attacks by the Japanese special forces, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters kept changing its location. Su Fei did not know the exact location, so it was normal for the independent regiment to transfer the information to the higher-ups.

Li Yunlong was shocked!

Zhao Gang was stunned.

Zhang Dabiao took a deep breath and bent the saber he was using for training.

"Who is Su Fei?"

The same scene also happened at the brigade headquarters, the division headquarters, and finally at the headquarters!

On the one hand, based on the intelligence they had, they confirmed that the research results in Su Fei's booklet were highly credible. On the other hand, they were highly suspicious of Su Fei's identity and motives!

This is definitely not the cultural accomplishment, intelligence depth, and theoretical structure that an ordinary Eighth Route Army Corps-level cadre can have!

The intelligence department of the headquarters was particularly alert and proposed to immediately control and isolate Su Fei for investigation. They must find out Su Fei's true identity because it was too strange.

A rookie soldier, a coward who would pee his pants at the sound of gunfire, had made countless military exploits in just a few months, becoming the most famous person at the time, even crushing Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and other veteran backbones of the Eighth Route Army. His many predictions about the enemy's situation and his current familiarity with the Japanese army's situation had far exceeded normal logic!

The doubts are becoming clearer and clearer. Su Fei is very likely a deep-seated agent of the Japanese army!

In order to completely decapitate the Eighth Route Army headquarters and annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese Army's First Army Commander Yoshio Kozuka, since he could send special forces to fight, why couldn't he send spies to infiltrate our army?

Su Fei's research on military strategy and tactics is highly professional and forward-looking, comprehensive and targeted. Could it be possible for someone with only a private school education and claiming to be an exiled student from a certain university to possess such knowledge?

The key point is that he actually knew that the commander of the Japanese First Army, Yoshio Kozuka, had already determined Operation Plan A against the Eighth Route Army!

The Eighth Route Army and all the intelligence channels of the National Army are unaware of this plan. How did you know?

After repeated research, the headquarters finally concluded that Su Fei was indeed suspicious and could not be fully trusted. However, his "Preliminary Study on Okamura Yasuji" was very important and of great reference value, and all the targeted counterattack tactics of the Eighth Route Army were also very reasonable!

Su Fei was a deep-seated spy cultivated at great expense by the Japanese army. For him, the Japanese army paid a heavy price. The Japanese strongholds and troops he defrauded were likely pre-planned by them! The large number of Japanese corpses may have been puppet soldiers!

Is it so easy for Su Fei's lie to succeed?

The Japanese are so cunning, but in front of him, they all become fools?

Also, Su Fei deliberately involved Meng Zhanqiang in the affairs of Baijia Town, forcing the Independent Regiment to let him lead the work of Baijia Town alone. Was this his premeditated plan?

By the way, he took over all the 30-odd wives and concubines of the traitor Meng Zhanqiang!

Is this an evil act that the cadres and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army can accept?

In short, Su Fei is most likely a spy, a terrible, dangerous, and cruel senior spy of the Japanese Special High Police!

The question is, what to do with him?

Summoned to headquarters for detention and interrogation? Secret execution? Or...?

The boss gave a plan and executed it immediately.

"Comrades Su Fei and Kong Jie, and all the officers and soldiers of the guerrilla corps, the intelligence you provided is very timely and important. In order to defeat the enemy's large-scale sweep, Iron Wall encirclement, and Operation A, the Eighth Route Army has formulated contingency plans and some confidentiality measures. From now on, all radio contact with you will be suspended. You will communicate through a single line of communication with the Independent Regiment. In the next battle, you will conduct independent combat operations! To commend Comrade Su Fei and the officers and soldiers of your unit for their achievements in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and to reflect your military qualities and capabilities, we have decided to promote your unit to an Independent Special Operations Brigade under the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army! Comrade Su Fei will serve as Brigade Commander, concurrently in charge of cavalry operations. Comrade Kong Jie will serve as Political Commissar and Deputy Brigade Commander, in charge of infantry operations."

The reason given by the boss was that Su Fei must not be moved. Otherwise, if we cut down the banner of the special combat hero ourselves, it would seriously dampen the enthusiasm of the majority of cadres and soldiers. Perhaps such a result was one of Okamura Yasuji's conspiracies!

Su Fei can't be trusted either! Now, the situation is serious, the Eighth Route Army must be cautious and not let go of any doubts or details!

The best way is to keep them away from the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and the 129th Division and the 386th Brigade, maintain a certain contact as an independent regiment, and carefully observe the future combat performance of Su Fei and his troops. Time and the battlefield will be the only way to judge!

Moreover, the main force of Su Fei's troops was infantry. Political Commissar Kong Jie was given actual control and further strengthened education and management, turning them into real Eighth Route Army troops, gradually marginalizing Su Fei.

Didn't Su Fei's army have a hundred warhorses? Just a hundred horses. Wouldn't it take a long time to actually use them and train a combat-ready cavalry? Su Fei didn't have much actual manpower under his control. Even if he was a ticking time bomb, he wouldn't have much destructive power!

All the leaders at the headquarters thought it was a good idea and put forward some specific suggestions. They first informed the 129th Division, the 386th Brigade, and the Independent Regiment of the situation in full confidentiality.

When the news reached the 386th Brigade, the brigade commander was deeply worried.

When the news reached the Independent Regiment, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Zhang Dabiao all felt complicated and mixed emotions.

The command was executed!

Kong Jie also received a secret order from the headquarters escorted by the cavalry squad sent by Li Yunlong, asking Kong Jie to be responsible for investigating and monitoring Su Fei.

Everyone thinks that the headquarters’ strategy is absolutely correct and flawless!

However, no one knew that the troops controlled by Su Fei in Baijia Town were not just empty shells, nor were they scattered soldiers, but a cavalry battalion with powerful combat effectiveness!

It is equipped with 100 of the most advanced and sharpest snow maple swords and more than 200 Japanese swords, as well as a full set of Japanese cavalry equipment and light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenade launchers and other light artillery. The equipment is only better than that of a Japanese cavalry battalion!

All cavalrymen are men from the four families of Baijia Town, or their relatives from other villages. They use blood ties to solidify the spirit of unity and tacit understanding on the battlefield, and have a strong nature of private soldiers.

The army had strict discipline, often imposing harsh collective punishments. For example, if one person wasn't active in training or wasn't effective, the entire squad would be severely beaten with military sticks! For example, if the squad leader died in combat, the entire squad would fight to the death to avenge him, claiming three times as many enemy heads as needed, or face execution! If the platoon leader died, the entire platoon would fight to the bitter end, and so on.

However, the salary is very high and the living conditions are as satisfactory as possible.

Su Fei also announced that the bravest unmarried soldier in the future will receive a wife from him!

All officers and soldiers live the same life, have military democracy, and have extremely high morale.