Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

At noon on October 26, at the top of the Changshengkou Ancient Trail.

Zeng Jiwen looked at the mighty Japanese army, holding the plaster flag, and marched towards the canyon.

Cai Xu, who was standing aside, looked at the Japanese army through a telescope and said.

"Brigade Commander, look, this Japanese army is not simple!"

"The distance between the front and rear is kept consistent, and the light and heavy machine guns are positioned in a precise manner within the team. If attacked, we can instantly transform into a combat formation."

"Luckily, we have the advantage of terrain. If this were a plain, we would be chased and suffer a lot!"

Zeng Jiwen looked at the Japanese army and said.

"Indeed, have you figured out the number of this Japanese army? Which unit is it?"

Zeng Jiwen turned to Deng Xie and said.

"According to the intelligence headquarters received from the Second War Zone, the battalion before us is the 79th Regiment, part of the 40th Brigade of the 20th Division. This regiment has been operating in Jingxing. Near Ceyu Town is the second battalion under this regiment, commanded by Goro Yamane."

"This brigade has been active near Ceyu Town and Donghui Town to the west, primarily to eliminate interference from small units in the rear. The fighting on the Japanese front is intense, and the Xiyang Detachment, originally sent to reinforce the Japanese, has not yet arrived at the battlefield. As a result, the Japanese army is currently short on manpower, and has urgently deployed the Shangeng Brigade, which was responsible for stabilizing the rear."

"The Japanese army wanted the Yamane Battalion to advance along Changshengkou and directly into Hetaoyuan, launching an attack on Niangziguan from behind the Nationalist army."

"Haha, we're right under the nose of the Mountain Root Brigade. Old Deng, it looks like we'll have to hide in the mountains for the next few years, hahaha."

Zeng Jiwen said to Deng Xie with a smile.

"It's worth it that we sneaked up right under the noses of the Japanese army. You see, the Japanese army is very rampant in this area. They didn't even do the most basic firepower reconnaissance and drove directly past the squadron just now." Cai Xu said.

"The Japanese army is very rampant now. A division is fighting against several armies in front. How can they not be arrogant? We will teach them a lesson today." Zeng Jiwen said.

After saying this, he began to wait for the entire Japanese army to enter the encirclement of the 389th Brigade.

At 13:00, the entire Changshengkou Ancient Road.

The mountains were quiet. The Japanese army entered the ambush circle of the 389th Brigade as a whole. The 783rd Regiment moved to the back of Banqiao Village, blocking the retreat route of the Shangen Battalion.

Suddenly, a signal flare rose from the top of the mountain. At this time, the main force of the Yamane Battalion was crossing the river. On the artillery position on the top of the mountain, four 60mm mortars opened three rapid-fire rounds at the main Japanese force.

Then the bombing team approached the bottom of the mountain and threw grenades into the middle of the Japanese army.

The Japanese vehicles and horses were immediately blown to pieces, and they began to frantically look for various shelters to hide and counterattack.

"boom!"

Suddenly there was a burst of gunfire.

The Japanese suffered heavy losses due to being caught off guard. Sharpshooters on the hilltops on both sides, armed with rifles, began to call out names of the Japanese soldiers who were about to counterattack. With the advantage of being on high ground, the various bunkers relied on by the Japanese were immediately ineffective.

At this time, the second signal flare sounded and the bugler blew the charge.

At the position of the 782nd Regiment, the regiment commander Chen Zifeng quickly drew out his broadsword.

"Comrades, charge down and chop the little Japs up!"

At the same time, under the leadership of the unit commanders, the various battalion positions rushed down the hillsides and attacked the Japanese army.

After the previous panic, the Japanese army quickly organized its forces to counterattack. The machine gun group began to set up on the side of the road and began to fight back, but before they could open fire, they were shot in the head by the Eighth Route Army ambushing on both sides.

Sharpshooters from all over began to shoot the Japanese heavy firepower shooters one by one, resulting in the Japanese army only being able to fight back with sporadic gunfire.

"Hurry up, contact the brigade headquarters immediately."

"Let's say our troops were ambushed by a brigade of the Chinese Army while marching to Changshengkou. We suffered heavy casualties and are requesting tactical guidance."

At this time, the captain of the Yamane Battalion, Goro Yamane, hurriedly ordered the telegraph operator to send a telegram. As soon as he finished speaking, he was shot in the head by an Eighth Route Army soldier and died. The communication team was also killed by artillery fire.

At this time, the Yamane Battalion, which had lost the command of its captain, fell into complete chaos and could only fight on its own under the orders of each squadron leader.

Soon, two battalions from the 782nd Regiment, the 3rd Battalion from the 781st Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion from the 783rd Regiment rushed into the Japanese ranks and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Working in groups of three, the soldiers surrounded and killed the Japanese troops. In less than an hour, the entire central battlefield had wiped out all the Japanese troops.

At this time, the 783rd Regiment, which was responsible for closing the door and beating the dog, was responsible for encircling and annihilating the machine gun company and artillery squad of the Yamane Battalion.

In order to eliminate the threat in time, when they saw the signal flare, they immediately sent their best marksmen to shoot down the enemy artillery and at the same time detonated the mines hidden by the roadside, killing and wounding most of the Japanese shooters. As a result, during the charge, the Japanese heavy firepower could not find any shooters to shoot at.

It was not until four o'clock in the afternoon that the battle of Changshengkou slowly came to an end. The 389th Brigade began to clean up the battlefield and organize the captured combat supplies.

Because the Japanese signalmen were promptly defeated, the 79th Regiment didn't even receive the Yamane Battalion's call for assistance. By 7:00 PM, when the regiment headquarters still hadn't received a response from the Yamane Battalion, they realized something was amiss and dispatched a small detachment to Changshengkou to investigate.

17:00, Brigade Headquarters.

At this time, the commanders of all the regiments in the brigade headquarters gathered together, and they were all very happy. After all, this time they had wiped out an entire battalion of the Japanese army, which was unprecedented in the current depressed Chinese battlefield.

At this time, Political Commissar Zhou Shi walked into the command center with an excited look on his face, holding the information summarized by each regiment.

"Political Commissar..." The commanders of each regiment greeted one after another, and the entire command center was bustling with activity.

Everyone quieted down only after the political commissar sat down.

"Commander, we won a great victory this time. According to the statistics reported by each regiment, the casualties were minimal, and the spoils were plentiful!"

"Old Zhou, then just read it. It just so happens that everyone is here."

"Yes, Political Commissar, hurry up, we can't wait any longer." Everyone's face was full of excitement.

"Okay, I'll read it to you all and let you listen."

"In this battle, our army suffered a total of 265 casualties, including 68 deaths, 121 serious injuries, and 76 minor injuries. More than 1100 Japanese soldiers were killed," Zhou Shi said excitedly.

"Comrades, this was the first battle between the 389th Brigade and the Japanese Army. Our casualty ratio with the Japanese Army was legendary, with a ratio of nearly 1:5."

When everyone in the 389th Brigade heard the news, they were all stunned. It was really unbelievable. After all, since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the overall casualty ratio between the National Army and the Japanese Army has been 5:1 or even 7:1. This time, the Eighth Route Army achieved an incredible result, and it was a great opportunity to hold their heads high.

Suddenly, there was warm applause in the brigade headquarters.

When the applause and cheers stopped, Zhou Shi looked at the enthusiastic eyes of the group leaders and knew that the highlight was about to begin.

"Ahem, now comes the main event: the spoils our army has captured in this battle."

"A total of 700 Type 38 rifles were seized, 500 of which were in good condition, and 20 heavy machine guns, 15 of which were in good condition."

"56 light machine guns, 40 intact, 72 grenade launchers, 60 intact, 4 infantry guns, intact. 320 rounds of artillery shells."

"In addition, we seized a large amount of ammunition, about 300,000 rounds, nearly 50,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition, and more than 1200 Japanese grenades. In addition, we seized 50 war horses, 20 mules, and 15 vehicles, 8 of which were damaged."

"Adding up the other scattered items, since the Yamane Battalion brought nearly a battalion's worth of weapons and ammunition, we've seized nearly one and a half battalions' worth of weapons, equipment and ammunition this time."

"This is a rare and great victory!" Zhou Xi said excitedly at the end.

After listening to the political commissar's summary, everyone was suddenly excited. After all, the spoils this time were quite rich, which could greatly supplement the combat effectiveness of the troops, and also accumulated experience in fighting against the Japanese army.

"Great, we're going to make a fortune this time." Zeng Jiwen said with a smile.

Zeng Jiwen had indeed petitioned the frontline headquarters for a transfer to the Niangzi Pass battlefield. However, this had clearly stolen Old Chen's limelight. After all, Zeng Jiwen remembered that in his original time and space, there hadn't been such a large harvest here; there had only been one squadron.