Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

Using cavalry to charge is a very dangerous and costly tactic. Seeing the cavalry company soldiers being shot and killed by enemy bullets during the charge, Su Fei and the soldiers behind him felt heartbroken.

But, we must never stop.

The enemy must be taken down as quickly as possible.

The faster the speed, the lower the total cost we pay.

If enemy reinforcements or bomber groups arrive, it will be really bad.

Compassion does not command troops!

30 mortars, with extremely fast firing rates and varying ranges, were all trying to observe and locate the enemy's firing points.

All the soldiers are recruits and lack sufficient professional training, but they can't withstand the large number of artillery pieces.

If one shot doesn’t work, try two shots. If two shots don’t work, try three shots!

The shells were thrown at the Japanese positions as if they were free.

At the same time, Su Fei also sent a cavalry unit carrying mortars and artillery shells to flank the enemy.

The frontal artillery fire was too intense, with smoke and dust billowing everywhere, and visibility was severely reduced.

The purpose of the mortar is to eliminate enemy fire points, artillery fire, light and heavy machine guns, etc., or crowds of enemy troops that are relatively dense.

The troops conducting flanking attacks also had 12 mortars.

The Japanese army was completely stunned by the bombing.

All Japanese positions were covered in smoke and dust, and a large number of Japanese soldiers were blown away, killed, or torn to pieces.

The earth roars!

The smoke and dust are boiling.

The smoke and dust affected the observation of Su Fei's artillery, and naturally also affected the vision of the Japanese soldiers. It was difficult for them to see clearly and find the soldiers of Su Fei's cavalry unit. Moreover, because the war and smoke heated up the air, it caused the most terrible visual distortion phenomenon in shooting subjects, making it impossible to aim accurately.

Several machine gunners who were firing crazily were blown to pieces by artillery shells.

Several Japanese soldiers rushed towards the machine gun regardless of their own safety and were torn to pieces again.

Next to the machine gun, there were piles of corpses and body parts of more than a dozen Japanese officers and soldiers who continued to advance.

There were more than 70 people in the cavalry company, but less than 30 of them were able to rush to the enemy.

However, once he rushes in, he becomes a killing god.

They clashed in all directions, trampled and ravaged the Japanese infantry, and with flashing swords, they hacked the enemies to death!

Their ferocious momentum posed a greater threat than actual killing power, but rather a psychological shock. Most of the Japanese infantry were crushed by artillery shells, and were then charged by the cavalry in the smoke and dust. They were overwhelmed by the pressure and the whistling of sabers, leaving them in complete despair.

Some of the Japanese soldiers dropped their weapons and ran away.

Some of the Japanese soldiers were so carried away that they came out of the trenches and tried to fight the cavalry to the death.

It was a state of confusion and stress.

It was like a mouse seeing the bloody mouth of a poisonous snake. Instead of escaping, it rushed forward to face it!

Naturally, the cavalry of the special operations brigade either kicked the Japanese soldiers away with their horse hooves, or used their sabers to explain to him the tactical power of cavalry!

The heads of Japanese soldiers kept rolling away.

It can be said that the special operations brigade's relentless attack quickly smashed the Japanese defensive positions!

When Su Fei and his follow-up troops were heartbroken over their losses, Colonel Kuranaga of the Japanese Infantry Regiment was already in despair, his heart bleeding.

"Why is the Chinese army so powerful? Why? Why? Ahhhhhh."

With tears in his eyes, he dictated his orders to the telegraph staff. Then, he and some of the people around him jumped out of the trenches and rushed towards the Sufei cavalry, who were constantly exploding in the smoke and dust: "Kill them!"

"Onboard!"

"The Empire Lives Forever!"

To the west of the Japanese army, east of Hulu Valley, at the Independent Regiment's position, Li Yunlong observed through a telescope, his blood boiling: "Fuck, this artillery shell exploded so fiercely, so satisfying, so satisfying, this is how I should fight in the future! Hahahaha!"

He ordered the independent regiment to fire its artillery shells at the enemy as quickly as possible, and then he personally rushed towards the enemy with a rifle and bayonet.

"Brothers, charge!"

The eastern front troops of the independent regiment, numbering more than 200 people, swept towards the enemy.

The Japanese army was quickly and completely defeated, and the remnants and some puppet troops fled north towards Baijia Town.

Run away? Haha!

That's the cavalry company's dish.

Su Fei personally ordered the machine gun company and artillery company to lay down their weapons and ammunition, brandish their sabers and rifles, and chase after them!

They chased for more than 1 meters and killed or captured all the Japanese and puppet troops.

Su Fei and Li Yunlong meet up!

Li Yunlong held Su Fei's hand tightly and shook it vigorously: "Su Fei, you are really good, really good!"

He was anxious to see Su Fei's equipment.

When we got there, we saw mortars and machine guns everywhere!

Row after row!

There are also boxes of shells everywhere.

Shell casings were rolling all over the ground.

"This is crazy! This is crazy! I'm really going crazy! I've never seen so many mortars and machine guns in my life."

He picked up a light machine gun, weighed it over and over, then picked up a mortar. "It weighs over 130 pounds! This is a rare 81mm Type 97 mortar used by the Japanese. I've heard of it at brigade headquarters and have been bombed by it on the battlefield. I never thought I'd be able to hold it in my own hands. It actually belongs to our Eighth Route Army!"

Tears and snot bubbles fell together.

These are the machine guns and artillery from Su Fei’s two cavalry battalions, especially those captured from the troops that destroyed Colonel Iwagami last night, and that’s not all!

Su Fei urgently reported to Li Yunlong the situation of last night's battle.

Li Yunlong blushed and felt a little sad. "Young people are formidable! Su Fei, you are more powerful than we imagined. This kind of battle, Li Yunlong and the independent regiment, can't win, absolutely not. They have 3,000 to 4,000 people, and you have 800, most of whom are new recruits who have just joined the army for a day. They have three cavalry squadrons, an infantry battalion, a regimental artillery company, and an independent mortar battalion. Just thinking about it makes my hair stand on end! Alas, I'm old, old!"

Su Fei couldn't bear to see him sad, so he smiled and said, "Captain, no matter what, I am a junior who was promoted by you. Our special operations brigade is actually a combat unit affiliated with the independent regiment. Are you being too formal?"

Li Yunlong laughed heartily and hit Su Fei on the shoulder a few times with his hands. "You have a conscience, kid. I thought you were an ungrateful person! In that case, look at these mortars and machine guns..."

Su Fei was not polite either. He had absolute respect and admiration for Li Yunlong!

“All for you!”

Li Yunlong was stunned and punched Su Fei in the chest. "You want me? Don't blame me for being rude. I want everything! Come on, carry them all away!"

The cadres and soldiers of the independent regiment around him just smiled, and no one carried the things.

These things were obtained at the cost of the lives of the Cavalry Regiment. How could the Independent Regiment have the nerve to take the spoils of the Cavalry Regiment?

Su Fei ordered the soldiers around him to take out 20 machine guns and 20 mortars, gather them together, and let the soldiers of the independent regiment carry them away. "This is your reward for restraining the enemy Cangyong troops and cooperating with us in the battle!"

The soldiers of the Independent Regiment were all stunned: "So many? Are you kidding, Brigade Commander Su?"

Su Fei said he was serious.

Suddenly, the soldiers of the independent regiment were overjoyed and rushed over to move it.

Li Yunlong stopped them and said, "Get lost! Are you serious? When did our independent regiment become such a coward? Do you need pity? Listen, clean up the battlefield immediately. We can eat up the spoils of an entire infantry battalion on the battlefield, and we won't be able to use them all."

But Su Fei was serious!

Because he was worried that enemy planes would come to bomb, he had to take all these things away and hide them, preferably in Hulu Valley.

what?

Li Yunlong suddenly realized and immediately mobilized the soldiers to move the things.

Su Fei's troops also mobilized a battalion to help.

Leaving behind 10 mortars and 20 machine guns, Su Fei's troops also helped clean up the battlefield.

There are so many weapons and ammunition on the battlefield.

……

Hearing the dull sound of airplane engines in the distance, the cavalry quickly dispersed and hid.

Six Japanese planes circled in the sky, obscured by thick smoke and dust, but ultimately left without bombing.

After it was safe, Su Fei led a cavalry battalion and set off, detouring to the north for dozens of miles and arriving at the west side of Hulu Valley. Here, there was a Japanese infantry company and a cavalry squadron blocking the way.

Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment attacked westward in Hulu Valley, while Su Fei's Cavalry Battalion spread out and waited outside.

The fierce battle in the east of Hulu Valley shocked Lieutenant Nagashimatani of the Japanese army in the west. He felt something was wrong and immediately sent someone to contact Colonel Kuranaga by telegram, but he could not get through!

I tried to contact him using the walkie-talkie, but couldn't get through.

Helplessly, he could only contact the Japanese infantry battalion stationed in Baijia Town and send some cavalry units to the east for reconnaissance.

The scouts were gone.

Still wondering.

"Report to the lieutenant, the enemy has begun to move, and it seems that a large amount of artillery fire is being transported this way."

Shimatani was puzzled. How much artillery firepower could the Eighth Route Army have? Could it be homemade cannons made of elm or pine wood?

I hurried over and raised my binoculars: "Oh my god, why are there so many arguments?"

He immediately ordered the infantry squadron's one mortar, one 37mm anti-tank gun, two 25mm machine guns, and one heavy machine gun to launch a preemptive strike into Hulu Valley.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Japanese army opened fire, shells from Hulu Valley came down like hail, making the Japanese army unable to raise their heads.

The Japanese artillery and machine guns were instantly silenced.

The earth began to boil like the beating of a war drum.

"Oh my God, what happened?"

The Japanese officers and soldiers, who had never been hit by such fierce artillery fire, were able to hide in the solid trenches and continue to survive, but their fighting spirit collapsed in an instant. Some cried bitterly, and some called for their mothers.

While hiding in the trenches, the signalman brought in information, which was a telegram signed personally by the commander-in-chief, Colonel Gao Wuxun, requiring the Shimatani Squadron to quickly leave Hulu Valley and run as fast as they could.

Shimatani tore up the telegram completely.

Retreating now? Too late?

Finally, the artillery attack of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment ended.

Shimatani was still alive and wanted to commit suicide, but after seeing the photos of his daughter and wife, he decided to live in fear and fled immediately with his remaining troops.

An infantry company of more than 180 people plus a cavalry squadron of more than 50 people, only more than 40 people are left?

They fled madly, throwing away everything they could, leaving only a rifle or a pistol for each of them.

Just as they had escaped more than 1000 meters and thought they were out of danger, they looked back in the direction of Hulu Valley, mocking the Independent Regiment for being cowardly and not daring to chase them. Suddenly, the scene in front of them stunned them.

Rows of Eighth Route Army cavalry appeared, blocking their way tightly. On the horizon, there was a murderous aura!

After hesitating for a long time and seeing a soldier actually wet his pants, Lieutenant Shimatani became furious. He conducted a pre-war mobilization and then personally led a suicidal charge: "Kill them!"

At a distance of more than 400 meters, Su Fei ordered to open fire.

After a round of fire from five light machine guns, all the Japanese troops were wiped out.

The Japanese troops outside Hulu Valley completely collapsed!

Only then did Su Fei order the assembly.

After returning to Hulu Valley, we welcomed the cavalry battalion led by Deputy Commander Xing Zhiguo, and the Su Fei Cavalry Regiment was fully in place.

The cavalry regiment at this time was no longer just cavalry. Deputy Regiment Commander Xing Zhiguo also recruited an infantry battalion of hundreds of people!

After a short rest, Su Fei suggested that they should immediately launch an attack on the enemy, eliminate the Noda Infantry Battalion of the Japanese Army near Baijia Town, completely eliminate the main force of the Japanese Army in this area, and win the anti-mopping-up campaign.

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Xing Zhiguo all expressed their support and asked the independent regiment to launch an all-out attack, leaving no one behind, and all supported Su Fei's battle.

They understood that Su Fei was so eager to go north for the decisive battle, actually for his family, to save his wives and concubines who were surrounded by the enemy and could die at any time.

I understand!

Fierce fighting broke out in the direction of Baijia Town.

The sound of cannons roared, the sound of gunfire was like waves, the earth was shaking constantly, and it was also shaking people's hearts.

Su Fei's 1st Cavalry Battalion quickly rushed to the southwest of Baijia Town and was divided into three companies to block the enemy's west and northwest directions.

The Japanese Noda Infantry Battalion also received the order to retreat. However, before leaving, Lieutenant Colonel Noda insisted on doing one thing: destroy Baijia Town and kill every person in Baijia Town.

Colonel Gao Wuxun has clearly informed him that the main Japanese force sweeping the area has suffered heavy losses, Colonel Iwakami and Colonel Kuranaga have lost contact, and defeat is inevitable. He hopes that he can retreat immediately to ensure his safety. As long as there is life, there is hope.

Gao Wuxun was originally supervising the battle in Baijia Town, but after learning that Colonel Iwagami's troops were completely wiped out last night, he headed north from Baijia Town and returned to Wanjia Town.

After issuing the order, he entrusted Lieutenant Colonel Noda to take over the overall command because he was going to commit suicide by seppuku.

The Deputy Chief of Staff of the First Army, an Imperial Colonel, an elite young man from the most elite Saber Group, with a cavalry regiment, an infantry regiment, and the cooperation of many Imperial Army, was unable to defeat the remnants of the Eighth Route Army that had broken through and was defeated. How could he cope with this?

Noda tore up the telegram with tears in his eyes and issued the order to massacre the whole village.

Wipe Baijia Town off the face of the earth.

Two infantry guns, more than ten mortars, several machine guns, and more than 50 grenade launchers bombarded Baijia Town.

At the same time, the infantry attacked.

A regiment of the Imperial Army and the Japanese supervision team launched a mad charge and entered the ruins of Baijia Town.

Noda issued a death order: if Baijia Town cannot be captured and every living person cannot be killed, all attacking troops and soldiers will be executed on the spot!

The militia of Baijia Town put up a desperate resistance. When the puppet troops rushed into the village and began to look for the entrance to the tunnel, the Japanese artillery fire stopped. The militia rushed out of the tunnel and launched a tenacious resistance in the ruins.

The gunfire was deafening and the shouts were overwhelming.