Bright Sword: Start with Ding Blast Bridge, Homemade Sweet Potato Cake

In this blocking operation, the Fourth Military Sub-district suffered 217 casualties and defeated more than 1200 Japanese and puppet troops, including more than 600 Imperial Army troops and more than 500 devils.

The Imperial Army was not counted, and the casualty ratio between the two sides was 1:2.

Relying on the advantageous geographical location, attack from a high position.

There was also artillery bombardment of equal scale, which caused great artillery damage to the enemy.

More than 800 rifles, 30 grenade launchers, 20 Type 1.4 light machine guns, and more than bullets were seized.

When the Independent 3rd Brigade evacuated, it took some soldiers with it, resulting in not much supplies being captured.

Ding Wei was curious about the sudden withdrawal of the Japanese invaders. The fighting was extremely fierce at night, and the mountain was stained with blood.

Just as Tianming was about to arrive, they couldn't wait to retreat back to the county town. Could it be that the emperor was dead?

I’m afraid Ding Wei would never be able to guess the root cause of the problem, nor would he ever imagine how bloody it is.

After Yoshizawa Tadao returned to the county seat, he was immediately stripped of his qualification to command the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade and was ordered to be transferred back to the headquarters immediately.

The transfer order stated that he would be responsible for public security and protection in the Kyoto area.

The day after the transfer took effect, he was suspended from duty.

On the third day of suspension, he was transferred to the reserve due to age issues.

The reason behind this will be explained by Yoshio Shinozuka and others.

The only thing I know is that Yoshizawa did not have any study experience at Lu University. He was born into a common family with an ordinary background.

Taking advantage of the incident within the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade, the main force regiment arranged troops to quickly remove the artillery towers and bunkers.

They first gained a foothold in the mountainous area in the southeast of Wutai, and then used the captured weapons and equipment to expand three guerrilla battalions.

This battle with the brigade-level opponent also made each unit realize the gap between the two sides.

When fighting alone, what is most lacking is logistics and ammunition reserves.

They can only rely on the mountainous terrain and fight small-scale battles.

If a serious fight breaks out, the lack of heavy firepower and sustained shooting, and the lack of air support are enough to cause heavy losses to the troops.

You have to be a little more restrained. Don't jump too much before you can solve the air defense problem. Then develop steadily for another round.

Ding Wei's strategy was to vigorously develop the guerrillas, using attacking strongholds, suppressing bandits, and eliminating traitors as the main combat strategies, and connecting multiple towns into bases.

Each guerrilla brigade is fully staffed with 300-500 people and is trained as a temporarily transferred light infantry battalion.

While maintaining two main regiments, we also need to maintain seven or eight guerrilla battalions. Who has the final say in the Wutai Mountain area depends on Ding Wei's mood.

Ding Wei also learned to reflect during combat.

In the battle with the Japanese invaders, brigade-level confrontations should be avoided.

We must use multiple forces to block, invade, distract and move, make full use of flexible and changeable tactics, and reduce artillery fire.

The standards for dealing with the enemy were classified into battalion and regiment levels, and the advantages of the subordinates' light weapons and excellent equipment were fully utilized to continue bleeding the Japanese.

The headquarters was arrogantly located in Baijiazhuang, 30 kilometers south of Wutai County.

In the past five days, the troops have been temporarily resting in the mountains, and at the same time they have been getting to know the situation of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade.

Zhang Dabiao pushed the door open and entered the headquarters.

"Commander, I've found out from someone that the Japanese Lieutenant General Yoshizawa has been transferred back to the headquarters. The root cause was that the two brigades encountered each other in the mountains and an artillery exchange broke out, causing the 4th Brigade to lose nearly a thousand soldiers."

The doubts were solved. No wonder the two brigades that surrounded his Fourth Military Division retreated after only a night battle and lost five or six hundred people.

After a long time, I started fighting with my own people.

Ding Wei immediately became interested. Both independent brigades had suffered more or less damage. Would he be worthy of the name of Ding Wei if he didn't do something?

Tadao Yoshizawa was transferred, and the Independent 3rd Brigade was temporarily without a commander and was stationed in the county town.

Focusing on Dongye Town and Hebian Town, these two towns are the only way in and out of Wutai area.

These were also the two largest strongholds of the Japanese, especially Dongye Town, where a small railway passed through.

Unplug it and test the reaction of the devil brigade.

It's a mad attempt to commit suicide, but Ding Wei has the qualifications and ability to make this attempt.

"Da Biao, have Kong Yong gather a team of sharpshooters and send them to the Dongye Town stronghold to shoot from behind and see what the Japanese brigade is doing."

The sharpshooters are equipped with water-repeating rifles with scopes, which are the treasures of the military sub-district.

In addition to veterans with good shooting skills, sharpshooters trained among the recruits also need bullets to feed them.

The effect is excellent and has greatly improved the team's combat capability.

Each squad is equipped with a light machine gun or a grenade launcher and a precision shooter, which is enough to unleash the combat effectiveness of a 10-person team.

The assault company also had an additional submachine gun.

Ding Wei’s main force’s firepower equipment is very powerful.

Dongye Town is a big town here and also the hometown of Marshal Xu.

The stronghold was deployed on the north side of the highway. A three-story watchtower was built and a checkpoint was set up to strictly check people entering and leaving the county.

The person in charge of the stronghold was Han Zhide, who was a former Eighth Route Army veteran and had fought for many years. He was also the captain of the Dongye Town Self-Defense Force and a rat that had just stepped out of the jar.

Taking advantage of the power of the Self-Defense Forces, he seized the landlord's property on the pretext of colluding with the Japanese invaders, married seven or eight concubines, and surrendered to the Japanese.

The dragon slayer finally becomes the evil dragon!

This is a living example.

It would be fine if this guy had defected to the Japanese, but he was also a ruthless guy. When he encountered a suspicious person, he would advocate killing him, no matter if he killed the wrong person or not, he would never let him go.

There were not only puppet troops but also a group of Japanese soldiers stationed at the stronghold, patrolling day and night and blocking the east and west sections of the highway.

As the company commander of the reconnaissance company, Kong Yong personally led a team of brothers with good marksmanship to this mountainous area.

Hidden in a clump of weeds, he hid on the spot.

It is more than 1300 meters from here to the stronghold, which is beyond the effective range of the rifle.

But if we continue to move forward, we will easily be discovered by patrolling Japanese and puppet troops.

Wait a minute, wait till night before taking action.

The four of them leaned against the rocks, covered themselves with weeds, closed their eyes and waited.

One person will be assigned to keep an eye on the situation at the Japanese stronghold in turn.

This observation really revealed a problem. The Japanese puppet troops in the stronghold were suddenly alarmed.

They actually came out from inside and lined up neatly outside the stronghold.

They stood in neat rows, as if welcoming an important person.

"Captain, there's something going on."

The few people who had their eyes closed to rest immediately turned over and became alert.

It was definitely a big shot coming. Kong Yong looked around and bravely led his men forward, chasing them to a broken wall more than 700 meters away.

The Japanese officers appeared on the road in a car.

The car was protected in front and behind by motorcycles, with Type 99 light machine guns on board ready for action.

"Captain, what do you mean, shoot him?"

Kong Yong estimated the distance, called out to his brothers, and stared at the Japanese officer who got out of the car and shot him.

The Japanese and puppet troops were concentrating on receiving their superiors and did not notice the situation on the side. A group of people raised their guns and aimed.

This distance was within the effective range of the rifle. Kong Yong fired decisively, and the sound of the gunshot was as crisp as a drop of water exploding.

Just after getting off the car, the newly appointed Major General of the Third Brigade and his chief of staff were greeting the Japanese squad leader with a smile on their faces.

The bullet came from the side and hit the staff officer's head accurately.

Blood splattered all over the major general's head.

The two Japanese soldiers surrounding the major general were also shot in the head and fell down.

The newly appointed major general was revealed.