Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

Now, how to deal with the situation?

Su Fei couldn't tell whether the enemy was disturbed by the failure of the mixed cavalry force of more than 50 people to attack the enemy stronghold more than ten miles away, or whether the enemy had conducted a survey and search in this area and finally fixed their sights here.

In any case, the Japanese army must be the main force, a heavy military group with an iron wall encirclement, well-equipped and fully prepared.

He once thought of sending a small group of cavalry to actively harass the enemy, leading the enemy by the nose and ensuring the safety here, but he felt it was not appropriate.

That's a sign of weakness!

Moreover, at night in an area where the enemy was heavily armed, and with an extremely cunning commander, our small cavalry unit had little room to maneuver and could easily be ambushed and intercepted by the enemy, resulting in annihilation.

Not only did we lose manpower in vain, but it also seemed as if we were afraid of the Japanese even though we had the same equipment as them.

Let’s just fight the Japs!

decisive battle!

By the way, one of the reasons for exposing the target may be the use of a walkie-talkie!

The communication radius of a walkie-talkie does not exceed 5 kilometers, and the Japanese army may have used this to detect the general direction.

The scout's alarm just further verified the Japanese's guess. It would be strange if the Japanese didn't come.

Well, I'll use the infantry battalion as the chassis and the cavalry battalion as the grinding fan, and go around in circles to crush all you little bastards!

No matter how many of you there are, even if the First Battalion of the Cavalry Regiment of our Special Operations Brigade is wiped out in the end, we will slaughter you little Japs until your blood flows into rivers, every family is in mourning, and they are terrified at the mere mention of you!

Having made up his mind, Su Fei decided to lure the enemy over. The first measure was to let the reconnaissance cavalry continue to speak in code using walkie-talkies while gathering here to attract the enemy. The second measure was to order people to take more than 20 war horses and run a circle on the road between the Dahuang Village stronghold and the village here, leaving horse hoof prints and smells, and let many war horses urinate at will. The fresh horse urine exudes a deadly temptation with its strong smell of urine!

Then, they let the war horses walk a few hundred meters to the south, wrapped their hooves with captured Japanese military uniforms, and pulled them back.

The purpose was to create the illusion that our army was moving south from here, so that the main force of the Japanese army would pursue us from the south. When they were very relaxed, the cavalry battalion would suddenly attack the enemy from the flank and defeat them in one fell swoop!

This is the best ideal.

However, we must also be prepared for a tough battle.

Send people to notify the infantry battalions inside and outside the Dahuang Village stronghold to make full preparations for battle. On the eve of the war, further reinforce the existing trench fortifications, dig anti-artillery holes, and send a small number of suicide squads to leave the positions, carrying grenades, pistols, etc., and lie in ambush 200 to 300 meters outside the positions. When necessary, launch a sneak attack on the enemy.

Su Fei's order was quickly implemented. The more than 10 suicide squad members who were selected were all volunteers. They all had deep hatred for the Japanese devils and their families and wives were killed.

Following Su Fei's orders, the battalion commander assigned them a task, which was not a suicide attack, but a covert attack. Once the enemy siege began, there would be great chaos, and they could take the opportunity to assassinate the enemy. They would try not to expose themselves, and strive for one person to assassinate ten or even fifty enemies. The targets of the assassination would be high-value targets of the enemy, such as officers, artillerymen, light and heavy machine gunners, etc. They would take advantage of the deafening sound of gunfire, the thick smoke and dust, and the enemy's inattention before striking!

There must be compensation!

Come back alive, be promoted to platoon leader, and be rewarded with 200 silver dollars or a military horse, a new wife, and win the battle. A monument will be built here to celebrate the victory, with your names engraved on it, and your reputation will be passed down through the ages!

For those who sacrificed, the reward will be given to a member of the family, or the material reward for the family will be doubled!

After these suicide squads set off, some other people were willing to join, including more than 10 newly captured Imperial Army soldiers.

There are too many brave men who are willing to take risks when faced with a huge reward.

In the end, 40 suicide squads were dispatched. They ate the last bite of the delicious barbecued horse meat, kowtowed to the battalion commander and others, and left.

That was a farewell, entrusting the battalion commander and others to take care of their families.

They didn't think they could come back.

They believed that the enemy had surrounded this place with heavy troops and the entire army was about to be wiped out. Since they were all going to die, why not be a little more courageous and die more heroically?

They didn't expect that under Su Fei's command, the 1st Battalion of the Cavalry Regiment of the Special Operations Brigade, together with the newly formed Infantry Battalion, not only escaped the crisis, but also defeated the enemy with fewer troops and achieved brilliant results. Most of the 40 of them actually returned safely.

The most difficult thing for Su Fei was how to deal with the large number of military horses.

The First Battalion had more than 300 military horses, and after successively destroying twelve enemy strongholds of varying sizes, they captured more than 90 Japanese draft horses for riding and transportation, which was a huge number!

There is no way to accommodate so many military horses, either in this village or inside the stronghold over there.

Once the sound of gunfire is heard, will the horses inside and outside the stronghold be frightened and rush around in panic, disrupting the formation of our infantry battalion?

Su Fei raised questions for everyone to think about.

The company commander, deputy company commander, and five platoon leaders all had no good ideas.

Such a precious and well-trained military warhorse has become a huge burden?

Su Fei had no choice but to decide to burn his boats!

Put yourself to death and survive!

Make them into a formation of fire bulls to attack the enemy, and at night, turn them into a group of black evil spirits, killing mandarin ducks... horses!

It takes time.

So, Su Fei immediately contacted the reconnaissance cavalry using a walkie-talkie to see where the enemy vanguard was.

The scout cavalry said that the enemy suddenly stopped and hurriedly dug fortifications.

Well, this shows that the enemy is also very cautious.

It's 3000 meters away, so there's still time.

Su Fei stepped up his actions.

He led a cavalry company, a machine gun platoon and an artillery platoon, and 170 horses stored in the deserted village. The remaining 220 horses were all pulled from the Dahuang Village stronghold to a forest in the wild 500 meters east of the deserted village. Two horses were tied with a rope, and an infantry platoon of soldiers were sent to lead them there and tied them there.

They carried a lot of clothes and cloth captured from the Japanese, as well as gasoline barrels from the stronghold.

This arrangement is very costly and will backfire if not handled properly. Therefore, we must find someone who is smart, capable, good at understanding tactical intentions, and brave.

"What's your name?" Su Fei asked a dark-faced, thin young man.

The man quickly stood at attention in the darkness and saluted: "Brigade Commander, you asked me before. My name is Duan Peng! I volunteered to join you!"

"I heard that you are good at martial arts? Did you learn it from your family or did you study far away?" Su Fei asked again.

The man said proudly, "Commander, you've asked me before. I practiced with my grandfather and father."

Su Fei laughed secretly.

This person is actually Duan Peng!

He was the young man who joined the Independent Regiment and became Li Yunlong's second-generation bodyguard, and the one who was bullied by the monk Wei Dayong.

He originally joined the Independent Regiment and admired the reputation of the Independent Regiment and Li Yunlong. Today, Su Fei happened to meet him and after asking him, he directly pulled him to the cavalry company and made him his guard.

Who doesn't like this kind of high-powered bodyguard?

"Comrade Duan Peng, in the name of the Special Operations Brigade Commander and the Cavalry Regiment Commander, I formally order you to act as the infantry platoon leader. Ride to the Dahuang Village stronghold and receive 220 military horses from the battalion commander. Take them to the woods 500 meters east of our village and hide there. When the enemy besieges our stronghold, brothers, listen to my command and immediately set fire to the gasoline-soaked clothes and cotton wrapped around the horses' tails. Stab the horses with your bayonets and let them charge the enemy's largest position!"

Duan Peng was so excited when he heard this that he shouted. He then proposed that when charging with horses in a fire bull formation, they should not be too far away from the enemy position. After the horses trampled the enemy, someone must follow up to finish off the enemy and completely defeat them.

Su Fei was overjoyed, talent is talent!

"You can command as you please. How about this? I'll call the battalion commander at the Dahuang Village stronghold and have them free up 80 to 100 men to form an assault company. Drive the horses to the designated location. You will still be the acting platoon leader, but command two platoons. If you're still alive after the battle, you'll be the infantry company commander!"

Duan Peng immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Thank you for your training, Commander! Don't worry, I will definitely squeeze the shit out of those little devils' stomachs!"

So sensible! Haha.

He also requested that they be given sabers and rifles. He planned to have the horses charge savagely in the front, while he would lead two platoons of mounted horses in the rear to urge them forward and charge quickly. This would be more powerful and prevent the horses from running away or being startled by the gunfire and turning back.

what?

it is good!

This change is for the better!

"Duan Peng, if you can complete the mission successfully, I have decided to make you the captain of the cavalry company!" Su Fei generously distributed the reward.

In the minds of ordinary people, a cavalry company commander is many times more senior than an infantry company commander. He is dressed in fine clothes and rides a horse, looking very majestic!

In the darkness, Duan Peng choked with sobs and swore with a clenched fist, then mounted a warhorse and disappeared into the darkness...

An hour later, amid Su Fei's worry and torment, the fortifications inside and outside the Dahuang Village stronghold were reinforced. The two platoons temporarily formed by Duan Peng also arrived at the designated location in the woods, made full preparations, and communicated with the soldiers.

All is ready except for the opportunity!

Tonight, at around two in the morning, Su Fei was waiting for the enemy to show up!

Please enter the urn!

He wanted to use the special forces' infantry team for assassination, Duan Penglie's cavalry group for cover and crushing, and his own cavalry for rapid strikes, a three-pronged approach to severely damage the enemy.

The scout cavalry gave an urgent alarm and the enemy advanced.

Because in the darkness, the warhorse bells on the intercepting ropes they placed inside made a sound. It was the vanguard search team of the Japanese and puppet troops advancing, and accidentally triggered the mechanism.

The enemy has approached within 1000 meters.

Su Fei's troops, Duan Peng's troops, and the infantry troops at the Dahuang Village stronghold are ready for battle at any time!

What Su Fei didn't know was that the Japanese army was also uneasy.

They didn't know where the Eighth Route Army's troops in the southeast were. The Eighth Route Army suddenly disappeared into the dark night, leaving no news behind.

The detachment commander, Colonel Iwakami, the front-line commander, commanded a heavy troop group, including an infantry battalion of 1100 men, a regimental artillery company of 150 men, a specially equipped mortar battalion of 400 men, three cavalry squadrons of 1200 men and attached machine gun squadrons, a tank squadron, a cavalry artillery squadron, a regimental headquarters of dozens of men, and a reinforced regiment of the Imperial Army of 1200 men, with a total strength of 4100 men, a truly independent mixed temporary regiment!

He was very annoyed. With such a strong military force and such a powerful giant god-like existence, he was unable to find the Eighth Route Army cavalry unit and had no idea where to start.

After careful investigation and walkie-talkie tracking, they finally found out the area, but they had no idea how the Eighth Route Army and special forces were preparing to bleed them with their guns and sabers in the dark.

Baga, why can’t we just fight face to face with real weapons?

Coward, wimp, wretch, Chinese pig!

Ahhhhhh.

Colonel Iwagami cursed fiercely, venting the anger, fear and vulgarity in his heart, but he had no idea how heavy a price he would pay for his slander!

The infantry battalion was to the north, establishing the core attack position, consisting of four infantry companies, a regimental artillery company, an independent mortar company, a tank squadron, and a battalion of Imperial Army troops. Colonel Iwagami was in charge.

He wanted to satisfy his desire to command an infantry battalion and two artillery squadrons, and fully demonstrate his superiority as an ace officer of the cavalry brigade in front of infantry officers such as the infantry battalion commander, Major Shindo.

In the south, three Japanese cavalry squadrons, plus an independent artillery squadron and a machine gun squadron, were lined up in a row to form an interception network to prevent the Eighth Route Army from fleeing. The commander was Lieutenant Colonel Tomohito Kamei, attached to the Cavalry Regiment Headquarters.

On the east and west sides, there was a battalion of the Imperial Army each, which dug a large number of trenches and established some solid defensive fulcrums as a form of alert.

Colonel Iwagami meant to attack from both the north and the south, leaving two wings empty, with the tactical effect of surrounding three sides and leaving one side open, forcing the remaining Eighth Route Army soldiers to break away from the fortifications and fortresses, expose themselves, and run naked in the wild. At that time, his three cavalry squadrons could ride their horses and whip them, galloping across the land, pursuing them relentlessly and completely annihilating this Eighth Route Army!

……

The Imperial Army acted as cannon fodder and went out to search, and finally succeeded.

Sporadic gunshots were heard from the Dahuang Village stronghold ahead. When the Imperial Army's infantry company rushed up and surrounded them, the gunshots suddenly became dense, and countless radiating starlight suddenly flashed in the darkness, enveloping them.

Those were the exhaust bullets fired by multiple machine guns.

The faint light also showed that it was a tall fortress.

"Kill him!"

Colonel Iwakami excitedly ordered the other two Imperial Army infantry companies to attack, determined to test the full firepower of the Eighth Route Army.

Inside and outside the Dahuang Village stronghold, the commander of a battalion of the cavalry regiment, following Su Fei's orders, waited for the enemy to approach. After the front-line trench guards fired alarm shots, they used intensive firepower to fiercely shoot at the enemy from the artillery tower, exposing themselves.

This bunker was a large and solid fortress. When conquering it, Su Fei's troops used four infantry artillery shells to blast a gap. A Japanese infantry squad encountered direct artillery fire for the first time. Knowing that they could not sustain it, they ran away and were hunted down.

Su Fei's infantry battalion arranged six machine guns to fire fiercely, and asked the soldiers in the front trenches to provide real-time intelligence using walkie-talkies. They were in a commanding position and made timely adjustments, killing the first company of the Imperial Army and leaving corpses everywhere.

The mortar also fired three incendiary bombs, which were thrown 200 to 300 meters outside the stronghold. The flames quickly illuminated the cluster charge of the second and third companies of Ergouzi.

Another violent storm of metal jets!

Amid the screams of the puppet troops, the Japanese army led by Colonel Iwagami saw clearly where the main force of the Eighth Route Army was. Su Fei's infantry battalion was also exposed unscrupulously. The real bloody battle was about to begin!