Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

He told Duan Peng's cavalry and the fire bull formation not to move for the time being, because it was not yet a critical moment.

The Japanese army must have main forces nearby ready to provide support at any time. At that time, the Fire Bull Formation will attack again as its last trump card.

All the cavalrymen wrapped their horses' hooves with cotton cloth, so they left no footprints in the snow and made no sounds on the ground.

When approaching the highway, Su Fei ordered the cavalry's artillery platoon to stop, and the machine gun platoon to stop as well, to reorganize slightly and retreat to the south, while the cavalry company moved to the north, staggering them by at least a hundred meters.

The Japanese reconnaissance troops on the road and the flanking cavalry squads had already returned to the main camp to rescue the enemy. These Japanese cavalrymen shouted as they returned, completely exposing their whereabouts.

They had no choice but to shout because the flares were gone and they were plunged into darkness again, making their vision useless.

They reminded each other that the main core position was in danger.

The howling Japanese cavalry of more than 30 people also saved the Su Fei cavalry company from attack.

Without any command, the two platoons in the south moved into position and launched a fierce attack on the enemy.

Three Japanese infantry companies were still attacking the ruins of the Dahuang Village stronghold.

Moreover, they changed their strategy. Since the sudden charge did not solve the problem and the Eighth Route Army was extremely cunning and refused to even emerge from the trenches, they had no choice but to deploy a buffer front and use heavy artillery fire from behind.

As artillery fire from the rear became increasingly sparse, three Japanese infantry squadrons with at least 25 grenade launchers launched a fierce bombardment in the darkness near the ruins of the Dahuang Village stronghold.

The grenade launcher is equivalent to a howitzer and is quite powerful. It is very effective in firing indirect fire at opponents behind obstacles, on reverse slopes, and in trenches.

Under the attack of grenade launcher fire, the Su Fei Infantry Battalion, which was fighting in the trenches inside and outside the ruins of the Dahuang Village stronghold, suffered heavy losses.

However, they persisted in fighting, firing fiercely and keeping the enemy at bay.

Suddenly, their reinforcements arrived!

Woo woo woo, boom boom boom.

Six mortars bombarded the Japanese army fiercely.

The Type 97 81mm mortar has a firing rate of 20 rounds per minute.

The order received by Su Fei's artillery platoon was to fire all the shells as quickly as possible and then launch a cavalry charge.

More than 500 artillery shells were fired in 4 minutes!

There were also captured white phosphorus incendiary bombs from the Japanese army in the middle. When they were hit on the enemy positions, they would not only kill or injure the enemy, but also provide fire and illumination, exposing the enemy's position and status.

After more than ten incendiary bombs exploded among the enemy, dozens of white phosphorus modules flew out, scaring the Japanese soldiers into fleeing in panic, but also successfully illuminating their position vaguely.

Not only that!

The three giant searchlights were also fully turned on, emitting dazzling light and scanning the three Japanese infantry squadrons!

These searchlights were seized from multiple strongholds.

Searchlights covered the enemy's position, guiding the artillery fire.

At this time, the 10 light machine guns of the machine gun platoon also launched intensive fire at the enemy.

Su Fei’s tactical principle is to fight without fighting, but to surprise the world when fighting!

All artillery shells and bullets must be fired as quickly as possible in the shortest time and hit the enemy crowd.

This is the thinking of blitzkrieg and assault warfare.

They could clearly see the position and status of the Japanese and unleash their firepower.

The Japs were suddenly startled by the artillery fire and blinded by the searchlights, and could not see their position clearly from the front.

The Japs could only squint their eyes and shoot at suspicious targets based on the sounds of gunfire and artillery fire.

The devils were in great chaos.

They were even unable to organize effective attacks and counterattacks to deal with the situation again. Even the squadron leaders and team leaders were unable to implement orders.

The roar of artillery was deafening. In the artillery fire, Japanese Squadron Leader Hiraoka was killed and Squadron Leader Ueto was seriously injured. Several squad leaders and sergeants from the three squadrons were killed or injured, and the entire unit structure was paralyzed.

Many Japanese soldiers throwing grenade throwers were also killed or injured. They had almost used up all their grenades and were now unable to fight back.

The sky full of shrapnel, the iron stream of machine gun bullets from the front, and the crazy and devastating attacks made the Japanese army think that their opponent was not a mortar artillery platoon or a machine gun platoon, but a company-level unit, or even more.

They developed a sense of despair and powerlessness.

The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties from artillery and machine gun fire, overhead blows, and frontal strafing. In just half a minute, more than half of them were killed or wounded.

Half a minute later, the Japanese army instinctively fled to the north and collapsed.

The Miura Squadron at the front was the worst hit because it was closest to the ruins of the Su Fei Infantry Battalion in the Dahuang Village stronghold and posed the greatest threat.

Only one in ten Japanese devils are left here!

The platoon leader of the artillery platoon was ordered to use Su Fei's walkie-talkie to take over the task of temporary command and order the infantry battalion to launch a full-scale attack.

As a result, a large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers emerged from the trenches in front, behind, and on both sides of the ruins of the stronghold, firing crazily at the Japanese army with rifles and machine guns.

Haha, there are enemy corpses everywhere and the searchlights are blinding the Japs' eyes. Is there such a good combat environment?

Under the pincer attack from both sides, three Japanese infantry companies fell down like grass being mowed.

On the way of escape, they were hit by bullets from behind and could never get up again.

Seeing that the enemy had been almost wiped out, with about 80 people still fleeing sporadically at a considerable distance, the artillery platoon leader ordered to stop firing.

When the fighting here gradually ceases, Su Fei's cavalry company can finally attack safely!

They attacked silently, charging like a tidal wave, intercepting the enemy's fleeing soldiers from the flank and rear, suddenly swarming out from the darkness, intercepting, trampling and hacking all the enemies to death!

The sword is unsheathed!

Seal your throat at the sight of blood!

At this point, the remaining main force of infantry of Major Shindo of the Kuranaga Infantry Regiment of the elite field division of the Japanese army, with nearly 600 people, was completely wiped out.

After killing the enemy infantry, Su Fei's cavalry quickly rushed to the core of the enemy's main camp.

At the same time, the Dahuang Village stronghold also turned on all four searchlights captured from the trenches and tunnels, facing north to illuminate the road and vision for the cavalry company.

The artillery platoon leader on the east side also directed the three searchlights to turn.

The artillery platoon and machine gun platoon left behind a small number of personnel, and the rest jumped on their horses and attacked to the north.

The distance was far and the light was dim, but the enemy's position could still be seen. By the time Su Fei's cavalry arrived here, the Japanese army had been slaughtered and only a few fled in panic.

The enemy's cavalry squad of more than 30 people who came to support were also ambushed by the wolf pack soldiers with various firepower. They were unable to distinguish between friend and foe. The Japanese cavalry, unable to fight, could only flee in panic and became the only surviving small unit of Colonel Iwagami's troops.

Su Fei's cavalry company quickly took control of the enemy's position, contacted the original wolf pack warriors, and further eliminated the hidden dangers in the surrounding area.

All the enemy's weapons and ammunition fell into the hands of Su Fei's troops.

There were 4 mountain guns, 2 infantry guns, 18 mortar squadrons and mortars left behind by the grassroots squadrons, totaling more than 30 guns. There were also 3 Type 89 medium tanks, 3 Dou-type reconnaissance tanks, and several armored vehicles.

Su Fei's troops had a heavy task of collecting enemy ammunition, counting enemy artillery fire, and inspecting and identifying enemy corpses. They would not have enough manpower until all the infantry battalions arrived.

The captured weapons and ammunition piled up like mountains.

The bodies of Japanese and puppet soldiers were scattered all over the place!

A Japanese infantry battalion, an independent mortar company, a regimental artillery company, a tank squadron, a cavalry regiment headquarters, and a battalion of the Imperial Army with nearly 400 people were all destroyed!

Every soldier in Su Fei's unit was ecstatic, especially the civilians and new soldiers who had just joined the special operations brigade. They were extremely excited to have survived the baptism of war and achieved victory.

Without taking time to count the spoils or check his own losses, Su Fei ordered the artillery company to resume its organization and take over all Japanese artillery fire, add some infantry assistance, and send a signal to Duan Peng to return to the team immediately, otherwise, there would be too few people to clean up the battlefield.

After dismantling the weapons and ammunition from the enemy tanks and armored vehicles, blow them all up!

The special operations brigade currently does not have a large number of available drivers. Even Su Fei himself is not very familiar with tanks and armored vehicles, and he has no time to research and train personnel. Moreover, in the complex area where plains and mountains are intertwined, the mobility is average, the movement traces are obvious, and the targets are large, which is a target for enemy aircraft bombing, so it is not worth it.

Boom boom.

The earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

Amid the cheers of the special operations brigade soldiers, the tanks and armored vehicles became scrap metal.

The huge explosion and dazzling flames also showed Su Fei's far-reaching intentions, urging the surrounding enemies to show up and come for a decisive battle!

The captured artillery and shells were what Su Fei was most concerned about.

Roughly speaking, the Japanese wasted one-third of their resources in the battle just now, and there are still many left.

Seeing the Japanese trucks and carriages full of artillery shells, the soldiers were overjoyed and thanked their ancestors for generations.

When the Japanese fought, they paid great attention to thrift and often implemented the concept of precision shooting. The saved artillery shells came to the benefit of the Su Fei Special Operations Brigade!

4 mountain cannons, 2 infantry cannons, more than 30 mortars, and plenty of ammunition. What kind of results are these?

Against the sky!

The troops also quickly swept all the surrounding battlefields and collected all the weapons and ammunition lost and discarded by the enemy.

As a result, the soldiers became picky. At first they wanted rifles, but later they didn't want them anymore. They only wanted to find machine guns, grenade launchers, Japanese officers' swords, binoculars, pocket watches and other high-value items.

Su Fei quickly calmed down.

Only then were we able to annihilate an enemy infantry battalion and some artillery units, while our own troops also lost at least a hundred men. This was the result of careful planning and clever tactics. If other enemy troops had attacked, it would have been dangerous.

What to do next?

The battalion and company commanders asked for instructions.

There was continuous artillery fire from the direction of Hulu Valley. The independent regiment, led by Li Yunlong and Political Commissar Zhao Gang, was fighting fiercely with the enemy, tying down part of the enemy's main infantry force. Now, the easiest force to besiege them was the enemy's mobile cavalry regiment!

"Evacuate immediately, but not from this battlefield, but from here. The enemy reinforcements will arrive soon, we can take advantage of the opportunity and destroy them!"

The infantry immediately returned to the fortifications in Dahuang Village and kept strict confidentiality.

50 special forces soldiers were left behind to continue the battlefield raid mission.

The soldiers who had just participated in the wolf attack were summoned, and only 5 people were lost, which surprised everyone. They thought it would be good if they could survive with 5 people.

Su Fei made urgent arrangements, asking them to disguise themselves as seriously wounded Japanese soldiers and spread out around, adding some veterans of the cavalry regiment who were good at speaking Japanese. At Su Fei's insistence, these people received rigorous training in Japanese.

Some mortars and artillery shells, and 10 newly captured machine guns were handed over to the infantry to take away.

The 150-man artillery company has 4 mountain guns, 4 infantry guns, 30 mortars, and a large number of artillery shells, and its strength is incredible.

The machine gun company and the artillery company were combined. In addition to the original machine guns, they were equipped with 20 newly captured light machine guns and 4 heavy machine guns dismantled from armored vehicles.

With the support of the cavalry company, they used more than 400 military horses, some carrying and some dragging, and divided the troops into two groups. Su Fei's group returned to the deserted village in the east, and the cavalry battalion commander's group led his men to a deserted village in the northeast.

Immediately take cover, dig trenches and dugouts, conceal the horses, set up artillery and machine gun positions, hide the shells in a safe place, or continue digging tunnels.

A small number of cavalrymen carried walkie-talkies and went out for reconnaissance and security.

Everything is perfect!

Wait for the enemy to take the bait!

Haha!

……

Japanese troops are dispatched on the southern front!

Lieutenant Colonel Kamei, the commander of the Japanese army on the southern front, was initially puzzled and couldn't understand how the battle was going on in the north. He sent a telegram to inquire, and the answer he received from Colonel Iwagami was, "Just wait for the interception."

Even with high-powered telescopes, they couldn't see much of the battle situation, and only later did they gradually figure out what was going on.

Oops!

As an experienced officer of the cavalry regiment, Kamei sensed something was wrong when the artillery fire gradually became sparse, and immediately dispatched a cavalry squadron of more than 170 men to conduct reconnaissance to the north to cooperate with Colonel Iwagami's frontal combat forces.

When Su Fei's troops turned on their searchlights and angrily wiped out three Japanese infantry squadrons, the Japanese Miyazo Cavalry Squadron had already approached the Dahuang Village stronghold to within 1000 meters.

Lieutenant Gong Zang assumed that the searchlights could only be used by Japanese troops, who had surrounded the Eighth Route Army and were in the process of annihilating it. He breathed a sigh of relief and ordered a rest. After all, it was unwise for the cavalry squadron to join in the fray at night under a hail of bullets.

Later, the huge chaos and explosions made him question his life. He sent a small number of cavalry to investigate, and they brought back shocking news: "Colonel Iwagami's troops have been defeated."

Lieutenant Gong Zang immediately sent people to track and pursue in the dark, and detected the main movements of Su Fei's troops. The two deserted village garrisons were found out, that is, the infantry returned to the ruins of the Dahuang Village stronghold fortifications, and Yemen was clear!

Gong Zang gritted his teeth and, in order to keep it secret, did not use a walkie-talkie but sent someone back to report the incident.

Upon hearing the news, Lieutenant Colonel Tomohito Kamei took a deep breath and then gave a fierce order for all troops to encircle Su Fei's troops.

The troops were divided into three parts, each with a cavalry squadron, a mortar squad, and a machine gun squad, which surrounded Su Fei's three garrisons from a distance.

Besieged but not attacked.

After the troops were 500 meters away from the target, he secretly checked the map in the dark, confirmed the exact location of the three places, and ordered a telegram to request air force assistance, sending the strongest aircraft to bomb, and using giant bombs to blow Su Fei's troops into pieces.

As the engines of more than a dozen large Japanese bombers roared at the Taiyuan Airport, and Lieutenant Colonel Kamei grinned triumphantly, Su Fei also smiled...