Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

The grief and indignation of Su Fei and his cavalrymen were completely ignited.

"Revenge, revenge, revenge!" Many people gritted their teeth.

Li Yunlong looked at these soldiers and gave them a thumbs up: "Su Fei, Comrade Goudan, you are worthy of following me, Old Li. The soldiers under your command are howling and as fierce as wolf cubs!"

Su Fei shouted to the soldiers, "Did you hear that? This Captain Li is the famous Li Yunlong, the commander of the independent regiment, the god of battle who climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed grasslands and survived hundreds of battles! Captain Li is praising us, brothers and comrades of our Special Operations Brigade Cavalry Regiment. Are you happy? What can we do to deserve this praise?"

The soldiers roared like thunder, raising their sabers, which gleamed in the sunlight: "Destroy the little Japs! Kill them all!"

Kill them all?

That was not easy. As they walked, Su Fei kept explaining the Japanese army's organization, how many people were in a regiment, how many machine guns and artillery were used, how many people were in a brigade, how many people were in a division, and how many troops were used in Operation A, which was how many troops were used. This made the local soldiers from around Baijia Town stubbornly object: "No matter how many Japs there are, our special operations brigade is not afraid!"

That's good!

Su Fei requested that a rapid mobile search and combat be carried out in this area, and that walkie-talkies and radios be used to contact other troops at any time, especially Sun Desheng and others, to immediately find Political Commissar Zhao Gang and eliminate all enemies encountered!

Su Fei's troops began to assemble. Some small troops outside came to report. Since they might encounter the enemy at any time, they must have a certain amount of manpower, so they assembled about a company.

Everyone was tall and strong, and some even brought two or three military horses, which made Li Yunlong and Wei Dayong amazed and praised again and again.

Military horses are extremely rare and precious military strategic materials.

One squad guarded Li Yunlong, and the rest of the troops gathered in the wild. When they found the village, they quickly split up to search.

After walking more than 800 meters, a group of Japanese cavalry arrived, more than 40 people, with several young women and even girls of thirteen or fourteen years old on their horses, tied up and lying across the saddles.

From a distance, they were waving military flags towards us, communicating with each other through flag signals. On Su Fei's side, some captives who had stayed behind and understood the flag signals also waved military flags. After a while, the two sides met up and asked, "Have you found any important leaders of the Eighth Route Army?"

Su Fei let the enemy see Li Yunlong, and Li Yunlong was also very proud, boasting that he was the deputy brigade commander of the 386th Brigade and the commander of the independent regiment!

The Japanese cavalry squad was a unit attached to a division. All their cavalry and truck soldiers came out to search for the remnants of the Eighth Route Army. They demanded that Li Yunlong and others be handed over to them.

Su Fei asked about those women, and the Japanese lieutenant said that they were female soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who were to be captured for interrogation.

Su Fei turned around and winked, and everyone was ready. Su Fei smiled at the Japanese lieutenant and said, "We are the cavalry regiment of the 48th Route Army. We are the Eighth Route Army. Are you afraid?"

The Japanese lieutenant frowned: "It's better not to joke like this!"

Su Fei chuckled, "Captain, please give the order!"

Li Yunlong laughed from ear to ear: "Comrades, kill all these crazy devils, leave no one alive."

The soldiers of the cavalry company, including Wei Dayong, quickly raised their rifles and pistols and fired at the Japanese volleys.

More than 20 Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot, more than 10 were injured, and more than 10 in the back row drew their swords and charged towards this side, but were killed again.

Bullet to the head!

The three Japanese soldiers turned around and ran away. Li Yunlong ordered not to waste bullets and to capture them alive.

The soldiers rushed forward and gave chase to the enemy, and soon they cut down and captured him.

Eight young women were rescued, three of whom were indeed female soldiers and medical workers of the Eighth Route Army, one was from the Independent Regiment, and two were from the 722nd Regiment under the command of Commander Cheng the Blind.

Everyone was rescued, the ropes were untied, the obstructions in their mouths were taken out, and they cried with joy.

Everyone thanked Li Yunlong, especially the independent regiment's medical officer, who introduced himself to everyone, saying, "It was Captain Li who brought people to save us!"

Happy events bring joy to people, and Li Yunlong's condition has also improved a lot. He is full of energy: "Nonsense, little comrade, it wasn't me who saved you. It was this comrade, Comrade Su Fei, the brigade commander of the cavalry regiment of the Eighth Route Army Special Operations Brigade! Look at me, how fucking cowardly he is, and I was also saved by someone else!"

Su Fei quickly explained that he was also from the Independent Regiment, and the Special Operations Brigade belonged to the Independent Regiment!

Everyone continued to move forward happily, and took away the Japanese war horses. The eight female soldiers and civilians all rode on the horses!

Su Fei noticed a woman who looked familiar. "Excuse me, are you Comrade Xiuqin, the director of the women's affairs office in Zhaojiayu?"

The woman was stunned.

After a long pause, he blushed and nodded, "Yes, a senior cadre of the Eighth Route Army, how do you know me?"

Everyone was stunned.

Su Fei smiled secretly. Who wouldn’t know Captain Li’s first new wife?

"I heard it from our Regimental Commander Li Yunlong. He said you're a renowned female cadre and a model worker. Comrade Xiuqin, you're a caring woman. How about you take care of Regimental Commander Li?"

Xiuqin was very happy with the compliment and agreed immediately.

The troops continued to advance, and they also searched for some civilians in the villages and ravines along the way. They immediately gave them food, and they immediately joined the team, rode on war horses, were given guns, and joined the Eighth Route Army!

Ah, bang, bang, a burst of gunfire.

Su Fei's cavalry company rushed over like lightning and found more than 20 Japanese soldiers and more than 20 puppet soldiers escorting more than 10 wounded Eighth Route Army soldiers. The wounded were covered in blood and could not walk steadily. They were tied by ropes with iron wire piercing their scapulas and dragged away forcibly.

As soon as Su Fei's cavalry arrived, he demanded that the Japanese surrender the prisoners and not abuse them.

The Japanese second lieutenant was furious: "Are you standing on the side of the Tubalu and talking?"

Su Fei raised his pistol, bang, and shot the enemy in the head: "I am an Eighth Route Army soldier!"

The cavalry company soldiers exchanged fire and killed all the Japanese and puppet troops. Especially when they saw the iron wire passing through the bodies of the wounded Eighth Route Army soldiers, the soldiers became extremely angry and chopped the Japanese several times with their knives.

Li Yunlong became more and more excited as he watched: "Su Fei, why are you so good at deceiving the Japanese? Why can't we do the same? Who doesn't know how to fight like you? Damn, this is not a war, this is enjoyment. Hahahaha!"

Along the way, they kept encountering Japanese soldiers and puppet troops. Since the enemy did not suspect them, Su Fei did not hesitate and directly commanded the cavalry to surround the enemy. Without waiting for the enemy to ask, he shouted: "Cavalry Company, attack!"

The cavalry company's soldiers, like a torrent of horses, rolled forward, their sabers flashing, and in an instant they chopped and kicked the Japs and the Er Gouzi to pieces! Not a single one was spared.

They successively defeated more than a dozen enemy groups.

Heads rolled, blood spurted, and corpses were everywhere!

Revenge, revenge, revenge for the Independent Regiment and all the soldiers and civilians who were killed.

The search area was expanded to more than 20 miles north.

In a ravine, the battle continued. Su Fei and others galloped over. Each soldier's face was filled with confidence, pride, and wild smiles! Revenge, revenge, kill the devils!

The Japs are as stupid as wild boars, kill the wild boars!

"Quick, reinforcements, reinforcements!" The Japs and Ergouzi shouted loudly. They surrounded some remnants of the Eighth Route Army.

Su Fei and the others rushed over without saying a word and chopped the Japs and Er Gouzi like melons and vegetables!

Ahhh.

The Japanese soldier Er Gouzi was panicked, screaming and fleeing, but he did not dare to resist his own people in the cavalry squadron.

Just cut them all down!

The Japanese swords flew and killed all the enemies.

"Comrades of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side, we are Li Yunlong's troops from the Independent Regiment," everyone shouted.

People didn't believe it and hid in the mountains.

Li Yunlong was furious. "Are you blind? I am Li Yunlong!"

Someone over there was watching and suddenly burst into tears and rushed over. Then, several soldiers came out, covered in blood, with tattered clothes and faces covered in mud and black smoke. Leading them was the deputy regiment commander Xing Zhiguo!

The guide of the independent regiment beside Su Fei also jumped off his horse to greet them, and Wei Dayong also rushed forward. The comrades were full of affection, hugged each other, rolled on the ground, and cried their hearts out.

Li Yunlong was no longer shaking. He and Wei Dayong had already untied the ropes, jumped off the horses, and talked to Xing Zhiguo.

"It's tragic! Our independent regiment suffered a great loss! Almost annihilated." Xing Zhiguo pointed at the cavalry company in Japanese uniforms, with over 300 horses and 200 men. "Which brother unit is this? They look so impressive! Is the 386th Brigade Cavalry Company here to reinforce us?"

Su Fei quickly put down the telescope, worried that there were enemies around.

Standing at attention and saluting: "Hello, Captain Xing, I am Su Fei!"

Xing Zhiguo was stunned for a long time before he could see clearly. He hugged him excitedly and punched his back frantically: "What a timely help! Su Fei, you are really capable!"

Li Yunlong introduced the situation of Su Fei's troops, which once again shocked Xing Zhiguo. "This is crazy, really crazy. Comrade Su Fei was able to transform a traitorous militia into a powerful cavalry regiment in just two months. He also destroyed the first regiment of the Japanese Fourth Cavalry Brigade and saved the cavalry company of our independent regiment and us. It's incredible, incredible! No wonder the headquarters promoted you to brigade commander! A genius, a military genius!"

Su Fei felt embarrassed.

Rescue the wounded, distribute war horses, weapons and ammunition.

Xing Zhiguo has 9 men and only 5 bullets left. If Su Fei's cavalry company cannot reach them, they may not be able to hold out for long!

Mounting on a war horse, he was given a saber, a lance, 100 rounds of bullets, and two grenades. He was so excited that he burst into tears.

"If we had weapons like this in battle, how could we have sacrificed so many of our brothers in vain?"

Keep going!

We encountered another group of Japanese troops, an infantry squad.

Moreover, they are highly alert and in combat mode.

Su Fei asked the soldiers who had joined the puppet army to wave the military flag at the enemy and communicate with them through flag signals. Only then did the enemy put away their weapons and advance to the right.

Is this enemy so clever that they're starting to question us? If we don't eliminate them, there will be endless trouble!

More than 10 machine guns were distributed to a cavalry squad of 13 people, who rode their horses to chase the enemy.

The Japanese thought there was some kind of instruction, so they stopped and waited.

At a distance of 20 meters, the cavalry squad suddenly opened fire on the enemy with machine guns hidden in their cloaks. The Japanese soldiers screamed in panic, and were beaten to pieces in just a few seconds.

"You, you are Tubalu..."

Several wounded Japanese soldiers were filled with indignation.

Whoosh!

The cavalry soldier dropped his machine gun and galloped over. With a gust of wind and a flash of silver light, he chopped off the devil's head!

You little devils! Die now!

Since rescuing Xing Zhiguo, Su Fei Cavalry Team encountered Japanese troops many times. Relying on good flag signals and Japanese, attire, and war horses, they deceived the Japanese troops miserably. Relying on the rapidly increasing number of machine gun clusters, they wiped out all the enemies in a short period of time, killing more than an infantry company of 180 people, two cavalry squads of 110 people, and a company of puppet troops of 93 people.

Su Fei's troops lost only 4 soldiers, but rescued a large number of wounded Eighth Route Army soldiers, several Shanxi-Suiyuan Army prisoners, and more than 200 civilians. The number of troops also increased from a hundred or so to more than 450. The civilians hated the Japanese, so they gave them weapons and horses and asked the veterans to explain military knowledge to them, and they became fierce fighters.

The radio and walkie-talkie were used to contact each other, but no trace of the political commissar was found in other directions.

Su Fei was also a little disappointed, thinking that the political commissar had successfully broken through.

Li Yunlong nodded in agreement: "The political commissar is very capable, especially his marksmanship. I saw it with my own eyes. He shot down a Japanese machine gunner from 500 meters away, and every shot was accurate. He will definitely get out!"

Several puppet soldiers came running over: "Taijun, Taijun, there are Eighth Route Army!"

The cavalry went forward to inquire and learned that a small unit of the Eighth Route Army had deceived the puppet army and launched a surprise attack, occupying the stronghold. Most of the puppet army surrendered, and only a few of them were sent out by the puppet army platoon leader who pretended to surrender to get reinforcements.

"It must be the political commissar!" Su Fei was overjoyed and immediately led more than 450 cavalrymen to surround the stronghold from a distance.

Through the high-powered telescope, Su Fei could really see clearly that it was the political commissar, standing there with a gun on guard!

Immediately send cavalry with white flags to make contact.

Soon, Political Commissar Zhao Gang brought several soldiers and drove over more than 30 puppet troops.

"Old Zhao!"

"Old Li!"

"Commissar, Commissar!"

"Captain!"

The two sides turned around and rushed together. Li Yunlong grabbed Zhao Gang's hand with one hand and hit the other person's shoulder with the other fist, causing Political Commissar Zhao Gang to stagger.

"Captain Li, whose troops are these? Why are they all pretending to be Japanese troops? Could it be the brigade's cavalry battalion?" Political Commissar Zhao Gang had tears in his eyes.

Su Fei raised his Japanese-style dark-colored goggles, jumped off his horse, and gave a standard military salute: "Comrade Political Commissar, Su Fei, the commander of the local armed cavalry unit of the independent regiment, salutes you! Please give your instructions!"

Political Commissar Zhao Gang finally saw it clearly and returned the military salute. He grabbed Su Fei's hand and shook it fiercely: "It was a matter of life and death, a matter of life and death!"

Su Fei asked the puppet army platoon leader to step out and let the three puppet soldiers testify that they were pretending to surrender and were ready to assassinate Political Commissar Zhao Gang at any time.

The puppet army platoon leader was so frightened that he dropped to his knees and begged for mercy.

Su Fei ordered the soldiers to chop off the insidious puppet army platoon leader and the three defected puppet army soldiers!

The commissar, however, released them: "The situation is different, and it's human nature!"

The four puppet soldiers burst into tears and vowed to follow the Eighth Route Army and never go back on their word again.

The political commissar gave the puppet army platoon a lecture and asked them to hand over their guns and ammunition and then make their own choice.

About ten puppet soldiers were moved and volunteered to join the Eighth Route Army.

The regimental commander, political commissar and deputy regimental commander have all been found, and there is no time to waste. Once the enemy's iron wall encirclement of the army, regiment, brigade and division comes in groups, Su Fei's cavalry unit will be unable to use any tricks.

Contact the radio station and break out!

Now, after such a long delay, the situation has changed drastically. The Japanese army has assembled at least 20,000 troops and moved them to the surrounding areas. The test of blood and fire has truly begun!