Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

Su Fei and others looked at each other, then clenched their fists.

"The enemy's attack has begun, and Zhuzui Ridge is the focal point. So, what is our mission? Is everyone clear?"

Before Su Fei finished speaking, all the cadres shouted loudly: "Attack the Japs from the flank, attack them from the front and back, and completely wipe them out!"

Su Fei left the military map, jumped onto the horse and stood on it. After more than a month of training, he had become a qualified and skilled hero on horseback.

"Comrades of the First Cavalry Battalion, the second wave of the enemy's First Regiment of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade has launched an attack on our Zhuzui Ridge position. Our mission is to completely and thoroughly annihilate the enemy. Then, we will advance westward with all our might to support our comrades in the Independent Regiment. Do you all hear me?"

The cavalrymen gave a deafening cheer: "We heard it, we heard it, completely, cleanly, and thoroughly annihilated the enemy!"

These cavalrymen from Baijia Town and its surrounding villages admire Su Fei's legendary achievements very much. Su Fei is their god of war!

Su Fei's words were orders, orders that must be executed absolutely and 100%.

The soldiers of Sun Desheng's cavalry company were also infected and started shouting.

The shouts echoed for a long time in the gourd-shaped valley of Shilipu, spreading farther and farther, and becoming more and more shocking!

Sun Desheng became even more excited.

He saluted Su Fei, who stood tall on his horse, standing at attention. "Hello, Commander. I, Sun Desheng, the cavalry company commander of the Independent Regiment, am willing to obey your command from now on and join you in the battle against the Japanese! Please give me your instructions!"

what?

Su Fei quickly jumped off his horse and saluted Sun Desheng. "Captain Sun, you are my senior, don't be so polite. Okay, I am willing to lead the battle with you, but the two cavalry companies will be combined to form a cavalry group, which you will command!"

Sun Desheng was so excited that tears rolled down his cheeks!

Su Fei, the special operations brigade commander was too polite and respectful to him.

Not only does he hold a high position and have a good attitude, he is also my savior.

"Yes! Comrade Brigade Commander, I, Sun Desheng, command the cavalry group and will resolutely complete the combat mission issued by Comrade Brigade Commander. Please give your instructions!"

Su Fei took a deep breath. This passionate atmosphere was what he liked most!

This is the world of soldiers!

Order the 87 cadres and soldiers of Sun Desheng's cavalry company to change their uniforms immediately!

Strip off the clothes of the Japanese corpses on the ground, smear the blood stains with mud or simply wash them off in a mountain stream.

Including Sun Desheng, all 88 people quickly became Japanese soldiers.

They were also required to accept the Japanese cloaks and horse cloak suits, and were also required to collect all the Japanese ammunition and rifles and replace them with 38 rifles that were easier to shoot accurately.

Su Fei's order was that the troops led by Su Fei himself would return to Zhuzui Ridge from the west, and the cavalry company led by Sun Desheng would detour to the northeast, select a few soldiers from Su Fei's troops who were good at speaking Japanese as guides, and launch an attack from behind the enemy.

If the enemy has been defeated, they will intercept the enemy on the road, use disguise, launch a surprise attack, and destroy all the enemies.

Based on the captured enemy documents, Su Fei knew that the enemy's second-tier troops were larger in number, with about a cavalry battalion, a machine gun squadron, and other affiliated squadrons, with a total strength of about 1000 people!

The number of people is only slightly less than Su Fei's troops!

Su Fei, you must destroy these most elite cavalrymen of the Japanese army, and from now on, make the cavalry of the Baijia Town Special Operations Brigade famous throughout the world!

From the perspective of practical needs, destroying the enemy's most mobile troops will be of great significance for future rescue of the independent regiment, or any breakout and transfer battles.

At this time, Zhuzui Ridge was already engulfed in artillery fire, with blood and fire blazing!

Su Fei Cavalry Regiment left two machine gun companies and two artillery companies to defend the strong fortress area, while two cavalry companies and one artillery company moved to a place more than ten miles to the east, which was equivalent to an ambush.

They divided the work and cooperated with each other, waiting for the critical moment when the enemy besieged Zhuzui Ridge, and stabbed the enemy in the back!

They are all wearing camouflage uniforms, uniform and distinctive. They are hidden in the woods and the old green of autumn at the junction of the valley and plains, blending well with the surrounding environment!

The only thing that was difficult to deal with was the war horses. They covered the horses with some wormwood to make them invisible and also to block a large number of flying horseflies.

The machine gun company and artillery company were ready and clearly hung their special operations brigade flags on their positions.

Military flags fluttered in the wind.

After they had sufficient firepower and strong positions, they no longer adopted a purely guerrilla approach.

Moreover, in the case of poor communications and the walkie-talkie not yet having captured the enemy and their equipment, it is absolutely necessary to ensure a clear identity in order to avoid accidental injury to one's own people.

This is why Su Fei disguised Sun Desheng's cavalry company and sent it to the northwest for a detour.

Su Fei wants to use his actions to tell the Japanese that I used to like to resort to dirty tricks, not because I was afraid of you or the evil spirits, but because I didn't have enough capital and weapons. Now, as long as I have the same weapons and ammunition as you, I can easily defeat you!

Chinese soldiers are the best!

The pinnacle of the world's light infantry!

The second echelon of Japanese troops began the siege.

While stationed in Liunan Village, they received an order directly issued by the Fourth Brigade Command to attack Zhuzui Ridge, recapture Zhuzui Ridge, re-close the blockade line, eliminate the interfering Chinese troops, and intercept and kill the remnants of the independent regiment's cavalry company fleeing eastward.

Cavalry Battalion Commander Major Koga served as the commander, leading a cavalry squadron of more than 180 people, two mechanized machine gun teams of more than 120 people, a tank team of more than 50 people, a baggage squad of more than 50 people, and more than 200 people from other affiliated arms, a total of more than 600 people, plus an auxiliary battalion of the Imperial Army of more than 400 people, and rushed to Zhuzui Ridge at the fastest speed.

After arriving, they deployed 6 heavy machine guns, 2 anti-tank guns, vehicle-mounted machine guns, and 8 mortars at the foot of the mountain and launched a fierce bombardment on Zhuzui Ridge.

Fifteen trucks and three armored vehicles were also on standby at the foot of the mountain.

The Japanese cavalry squadron was divided into three parts, one guarding the east, one guarding the south, and one guarding the west, completely blocking the Chinese army's escape route.

Major Koga believed that as long as the Japanese army deployed its battle formation, the Chinese army would collapse and be obsessed with how to escape. Then, the cavalry could quickly pursue and kill the enemy and annihilate them all.

The pride of the 4th Cavalry Brigade was deeply ingrained in his mind.

It is inappropriate for a fast mobile force to conduct offensive operations, but Koga believes that this is a prejudice and their cavalry unit is fully capable of doing so.

They didn't know how many Chinese troops were on Zhuzui Ridge. The Japanese strongholds in the north and south had launched multiple attacks but all failed, which meant that there were many enemies on the hillside.

"Kill him!"

Major Koga waved his sword proudly and ordered the artillery fire.

Suddenly, there was a cloud of smoke and dust on Zhuzui Ridge, and thunder and lightning. The bombardment of light artillery fire was certainly not powerful enough, so Koga ordered the armored vehicles to move forward and to use light and heavy machine guns and 57mm short-barreled guns to provide assistance.

"It would be nice to have infantry guns and mountain guns."

However, those things belonged to the infantry division and were too bulky.

Someone suggested that the Army Air Force should come to bomb, and the problem would be almost solved with one hit from the giant bombs.

Major Koga scoffed and refused.

He believed that the number of enemy troops on Zhuzui Ridge was not large, otherwise, they would not have exposed themselves so ostentatiously. This was a psychological tactic. In addition, he heard fierce shooting sounds coming from the direction of Shilipo in the west, which should be the troops of Colonel Eguchi Tsuyohachiro, annihilating the enemy.

The colonel can win easily, so why can't I?

Now, the cavalry is increasingly abandoned by the headquarters. If we call in planes to help at will, will it be good for the honor of the cavalry?

As for the price, he is not afraid.

After the bombardment ceased, he ordered an attack.

A company of Imperial Army cannon fodder, under the threat of the supervisory team's machine guns, began to charge forward.

Major Koga and many Japanese officers were observing through binoculars, believing that a single charge would capture the high ground, recover Zhuzui Ridge, and complete the mission.

These damn Chinese.

Major Koga looked down upon the Imperial Army climbing the hillside. Anyone without faith, anyone who wasn't loyal to their country, even if they were loyal to the Empire, was a bastard.

Woo woo woo.

what?

The imagined sounds of sparse bullets whistling in the trenches and bunkers and the wailing and rolling of the Imperial Army did not appear. Instead, the sound of mortar shells suddenly appeared in the air!

The Japanese officers and soldiers watching the battle were shocked.

Yes, the remaining troops of the special operations brigade, two machine gun companies and two artillery companies, endured the bullying of the enemy's light artillery fire, hid in sturdy and deep bunkers, and relied on stone slabs and huge trees to protect themselves. Now, they finally have a chance.

The artillery launched an all-out attack.

More than 20 mortars and 8 machine guns, from a high position, allowed the charging Imperial Army to pass and launched a fierce bombardment on the Japanese troops on the hillside.

The Sufei Special Operations Brigade is not so short of artillery shells, but they are afraid of insufficient firepower!

Amidst the crisp steel sounds of the mortar, shells were ignited by the firing pin, flew out of the barrel, and flew more than a thousand meters before landing on the Japanese army.

The machine guns fired fiercely at the Japanese troops who were gathering and on standby, and at the crowds of ground combat troops.

"Beat, beat, beat, beat those bitches to death!"

"Boom, boom, boom hard, blast those bastards who are worse than pigs and dogs to death!"

The artillery company commanders waved their fists excitedly.

The soldiers sweated profusely as they loaded more shells into the gun barrels and fired them over the enemy's heads.

This was a carefully planned counterattack. They waited until the enemy became complacent, relaxed, and exposed themselves after the bombing, and then attacked them fiercely.

The Japanese army seemed completely unprepared for the defenders' counterattack. They thought that a distance of one thousand meters or even further was very safe, but they ignored the fact that the enemy was not an elite force using crude rifles, and their firepower range was often only more than two hundred meters!

A burst of artillery fire blew Major Koga and the people around him into pieces.

Amid the artillery fire, the machine gun company's light and heavy machine guns fired together.

Light machine guns faced the Imperial Army, and heavy machine guns faced the Japanese army!

The fire from 40 light machine guns almost instantly wiped out the charging Imperial Army infantry company.

The bullets penetrated the bodies of one Imperial Army soldier after another, penetrated their heads, and caused them to suffer terrible electric shocks. They rolled and twitched in an instant, dancing like demons, and most of them rolled down the hillside.

By the time the defenders on the mountain stopped fighting, the Japanese troops below the mountain had already fled more than 400 meters.

He directly escaped beyond the mortar's maximum range of 1700 meters.

Behind them were large numbers of Japanese soldiers' corpses and painfully wounded soldiers.

At least 130 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded.

One armored vehicle was blown up, five trucks were deformed, and the supplies and ammunition on the trucks rolled off. On the trucks were the bodies of Japanese machine gun operators.

Except for the cavalry squadron that blocked the outer perimeter, one-third of the Japanese troops gathered at the attack point at the foot of the mountain were lost.

The material losses were also huge, and morale plummeted to the bottom.

All Japanese troops were in panic and their organization was disrupted.

Major Koga's left ankle was blown off, blood was flowing, and he fainted from the pain.

The other two companies of the Imperial Army stockpiled at the foot of the mountain also lost a lot of ammunition and supplies, and fled with the Japanese army, suffering complete defeat.

Half an hour later, Captain Kudo took over the command of the Japanese army and forced all troops to return and use artillery fire to cover the mountain again.

While the firepower was washing the ground, a company of the Imperial Army was sent to charge head-on, and three Japanese squads attacked the top of Zhuzui Ridge from other directions.

Fight!

Captain Kudo, feeling grief-stricken and angry, looked at his watch anxiously, worried that Colonel Eguchi Tsuhachiro, who had returned triumphantly from Shilipo in the west, would remove his command and scold them as soon as he arrived.

In order to boost morale, Captain Kudo, a transport squadron leader, personally led the 3rd Company of the Imperial Army in a frontal charge, forming a second wave of attack.

The Japanese artillery fire was extremely crazy.

Smoke billowed from Zhuzui Ridge, and rocks exploded, splashing far away.

The commander of the remaining troops, a battalion commander, was observing through a telescope in the tunnel and humming a little tune happily.

The Japanese artillery fire really hit the top of the mountain, where the remaining troops of the special operations brigade had been when they launched their attack. Once the attack was over, they immediately followed the trenches and tunnels and entered the tunnels below, more than 20 meters away. Various lookout holes allowed them to clearly see the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops.

The Japanese used light artillery fire, which rarely posed a direct threat to the defenders in the tunnels.

Even the ammunition depot could not be destroyed and the roof could not be knocked down.

When the Japanese and puppet troops approached the top of the mountain again, the defenders suddenly fired fiercely at the enemy from the firing holes.

This time, shooting from many hidden places was completely beyond the enemy's expectations, as if many firing holes in bunkers suddenly appeared on the hillside. The crazy firepower of the machine guns cut and swept the Japanese and puppet army's assault troops like tofu, and turned them into a paste!

Grenades flew everywhere, causing the Japanese and puppet troops to bark and howl.

More blasting tubes rolled out and landed at the feet and sides of the Japanese and puppet troops. With each explosion, several, dozens, or even hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops were blown away and shattered!

The battle turned into a one-sided massacre.

The Imperial Army fell like grass being cut, and the rest were in a panic, crawling and tumbling in retreat.

Captain Kudo had his head blown off by a blasting tube!

More than half of the two attacking companies of the puppet army were killed or wounded, and the Japanese army suffered more than 100 casualties again.

On the hillside and at the foot of the mountain, the wounded Japanese and puppet troops let out shrill howls!