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

Yoshio Shinozuka knew that the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade was under a lot of pressure, so he told Major General Yamada not to worry.

The battle in southern Shanxi is going smoothly. The National Army is already on the verge of collapse. It will take about a month to end the battle and capture the Zhongtiao Mountain area.

By then, the divisions stationed in Linfen, Changzhi and Yuncheng areas confronting the National Army could be released for a large-scale mopping-up operation.

He intended to organize the forces of three divisions plus three independent brigades, together with local puppet troops and security forces, to launch a three-light operation against the Eighth Route Army base area and wipe out the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.

"Hai, follow General Shinozuka's orders!"

"Yamada-kun, a small group of Eighth Route Army soldiers can't cause any trouble. You just need to guard against the Fourth Military Division and don't let them reach Taiyuan."

"Defend our northern counties and ensure the safety of the First Army Headquarters."

"Hai!"

After hanging up the phone, it was revealed that Saburo Yamada had a radical style, but he was also a worrier.

The Springfield Battalion under his command had been completely wiped out, and the troops on hand were exhausted. As long as they could hold on for another month, the situation would improve greatly.

Ding Wei's headquarters was located in the county town. He was not the type to compromise himself, so he ordered three dishes, beef and braised horse meat, plus a bottle of Lao Fenjiu.

After all, sweet potato wine is homemade grain wine, and its taste is much worse than that of old wine.

The wounded and dead horses of the Japanese were killed for their meat and their bones were stewed into soup to improve the lives of the comrades.

Zhang Dabiao came in to report the situation. The main force of the New Third Regiment was stationed in the county seat, and the New First Regiment was stationed in Dongye Town.

The remaining guerrilla brigades were also stationed in the surrounding towns and villages, connecting with the mountainous areas.

"Commander, at your request, the surplus food and supplies have been distributed to the people in the mountainous areas. The people who suffered from the disaster have all received compensation."

"You've done a good job. We must maintain good relations with the masses. With their support, we can fight guerrilla warfare."

"Da Biao, come and sit down and have a drink with me."

Do I still need Ding Wei’s greetings?

Zhang Dabiao flexibly shrank onto the kang, crossed his legs, picked up a large piece of meat with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

Take another sip of Fenjiu and you will feel so relaxed.

Wang Chengzhu, who was part of the three-person group, was not available to come over for a drink.

The artillery battalion directly under the headquarters added three more small steel cannons, and Zhuzi was busy training gunners.

There are also rapid-fire guns and indirect-fire guns that were captured previously.

They all need personnel to take over and be incorporated into the military sub-district’s troops.

Sun Desheng obtained more than 200 war horses, added new recruits, and expanded it into a cavalry battalion.

A regiment really cannot afford to support a cavalry battalion, but the 4th Military Sub-district has a brigade-level organization and can still support it.

He, Ding Wei, is now extremely rich.

When Kong Yong was preparing to form the Second Reconnaissance Company, he obtained more than 50 war horses to provide for the brothers in the reconnaissance company to raise and use.

It will be convenient for comrades to spread their spies into the mountainous areas and around the county towns, to collect intelligence and expand the scope of reconnaissance.

The remaining 50-odd war horses were handed over to the New st and rd Regiments, and used by the regiment's communications squad and reconnaissance platoon.

The seizure of a new radio station reduced the workload of the communications squad, but the military sub-district still had to expand the communications company. With two main regiments and eight guerrilla battalions, message transmission had to be maximized.

Ding Wei was drinking while thinking about his next move.

We need to expand our forces, and we need to fight the Japanese.

He now has 8000 troops, including two main regiments of 4000 people, eight guerrilla battalions of three to four thousand people, plus an artillery battalion, a cavalry battalion, a communications company, two reconnaissance companies, and a transport battalion.

All together, there are probably over ten thousand people.

Now he is truly a military sub-district commander who is able to command tens of thousands of people in battle.

Old Ding didn't have to worry about things in the mountainous areas. After providing weapons and equipment, Political Commissar Zhong Zhicheng personally led the team to develop the base and train new cadres.

On the basis of the 8 guerrilla battalions, new guerrilla units, armed work teams and militia were developed.

Let the organization take root in this mountainous area and firmly connect with the base area.

Only when the base is solid can we attract more comrades and friends-in-arms.

Zhang Dabiao pursed his lips and reported the surrounding situation to Ding Wei.

"When the puppet army saw us, they didn't even dare to fart, just like mice seeing a cat. We arranged sharpshooters to approach Dingxiang County in the west."

"That's a plain area, with many Japanese artillery towers and strongholds, and the puppet army has a lot of supplies."

"Yesterday, the brothers destroyed the watchtower and seized 30 bags of flour."

Gao Qing's New 1st Regiment and Zhang Dabiao's New 3rd Regiment moved westward from Dongye Town and arranged three companies to enter Hongdao Town in the plain area.

Just as Zhang Dabiao said, the puppet army was afraid of the Eighth Route Army, and even more afraid of Ding Wei's Fourth Military Sub-district.

Since they couldn't even defeat the Taijun, they obeyed obediently and contributed their food rations.

They even took out the bullets and extra weapons in their hands, and dared not fire a single shot at the Eighth Route Army.

Ding Wei snorted.

"It's meaningless to deal with a few puppet soldiers. Can puppet soldiers be called an army? They are not much different from bandits. I'm thinking about going to the Japanese headquarters and then going to Gang County to sneak in."

The batch of seized military uniforms had been in the hands of our brothers and had not been put to use, which was a pity.

Zhao Yongchuan is a talented person. He studied in Japan for many years and speaks fluent Japanese.

In addition, he has a talent for imitation, a moustache, and a tone of voice that is not much different from that of a real Japanese devil.

The whole family lives in the county town, so there is no need to worry about him causing any trouble.

Ding Zhaqiao is very brave and there is nothing he dare not do.

It was decided to find two main battalions from the New 1st Regiment and the New 3rd Regiment, camouflage them according to the organization of the infantry battalion, and march secretly to Gang County.

Under the pretext of troop movement and confidential missions, they were stationed in Gang County.

Uproot the headquarters of the Japanese Third Brigade and kill all the Japanese and puppet troops, traitors and the like.

Zhang Dabiao grinned, thinking that the commander was the one who made the biggest move.

In the next few days, Ding Wei went to supervise Zhao Yongchuan alone and supervise the soldiers' Japanese learning.

They don't need to master Japanese completely. As long as they understand simple everyday words and can say a sentence or two, it will be enough to deceive people temporarily.

Another person was arranged to inquire about the situation of the Battle of Southern Shanxi.

The tactic of taking advantage of the situation should be implemented when the Battle of Southern Shanxi is over and the Japanese troops are withdrawn.

In May, the First Army focused all its energy on southern Shanxi, and the assembled division-level forces broke through the Zhongtiao Mountain positions.

The war went smoothly and the Japanese invaders gained a great victory.

A large number of central troops were captured and a large number of national weapons were seized.

Seeing that the situation was not good, many Kuomintang generals defected to the Japanese and became puppet soldiers.

The situation was very good and the invasion of North China was proceeding with great success.

Yoshio Shinozuka smiled rarely and praised this battle as the most satisfying victory in all the wars ever fought.

"Mr. Yamamoto, we have won the battle against the Central Army. Now it depends on the performance of your special forces. Help me defeat the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army of the Chinese Army and disintegrate the mountain base in one fell swoop."

"When that happens, I will recommend you for special merit, expand special operations, and improve our army's combat tactics."

Yamamoto Ikki, who had not been seen for a long time, completed a new round of troop reinforcements, and the special forces team was restored to about 80 people.

His target was still the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. After the big target, he added two small targets.

They are the Second War Zone Command and the Fourth Military Sub-district Command.

Colonel Yamamoto remembered that Ding Wei wiped out more than 30 of his elite soldiers in one breath.