Bright Sword: An eight-year-old boy led a group to fight the Japanese invaders

After the Japanese troops in front of the Eighth Route Army retreated, Ling Hua realized something was wrong.

The Japanese who were about to charge just now retreated. Didn't they plan to attack Luanyun Mountain Pass? He immediately ordered the radio operator to send a message to Wang Ye.

"Hold on and wait for help?" Wang Ye sneered as he held the telegram. The Japanese had a good idea.

"Captain, do we need to attack immediately?" Zhao Gang asked anxiously, not knowing what Wang Ye was up to.

"Don't worry, wait and see!"

Wang Ye didn't say what he was waiting for.

Far away in Pingxian, at the 20th Division Headquarters, Tengyuan Zhongji received a telegram from Guanyuan Liu that he was holding on and waiting for help. He cursed inwardly, "This rubbish has no confidence in dying!"

After reading the telegram, Ginnosuke Uchida analyzed it for a long time before saying,

"Tengyuan, if we can't gather the 40th Brigade by tomorrow morning, Sekigahara Roku's 39th Brigade will be doomed."

"You mean to say that the Tubalu didn't attack simply because they were too tired after a day of fighting.

As long as tonight is over, tomorrow morning will be the day Sekigahara Roku dies?"

"That should be the case. Otherwise, I really don't understand why the 77th Regiment was kept when the Eighth Route Army has strong firepower?"

Tengyuan Zhongji said somewhat dejectedly, "Don't we have any other options?"

"The only way now is that if the 39th Brigade can hold out until tomorrow morning, we can call for aircraft support.

I hope he can hold on until we get there with the help of the aviation regiment!"

Uchida Ginnosuke rubbed his temple with a painful expression.

"Then send the message like this. I will personally call Commander Yuzuka and request aircraft support!"

At 8 o'clock in the evening, it was completely dark. The independent battalion had already had dinner. Wang Ye was inspecting the troops. After a day of fighting, all the troops had suffered casualties.

Most of the independent brigade are new recruits who have just entered the battlefield. Although they have skills and perform very well on the battlefield,

However, attention must be paid to the psychological condition. If any problem is found, it should be immediately taken to the rear for rest.

Just then the signalman came over and said, "Captain, the third and fifth squadrons are here!"

Wang Ye didn't even raise his head. "They've arrived. Do you want me to go greet them?"

The signalman continued, "Captain, they are accompanied by a leader from the headquarters. The political commissar wants you to return to the headquarters immediately!"

Wang Ye then raised his head from chatting with the soldiers, "Why is the head of the headquarters coming to the front line?"

When Wang Ye brought Wei Dayong back to the temporary command post, the chief of staff was already having a heated conversation with several squadron leaders and company commanders under the independent battalion.

"Reporting to the commander, Wang Ye, the captain of the Jinbei Independent Battalion, reports to you!"

Seeing Wang Ye's serious expression, the chief of staff said kindly, "Don't be shy, Captain Wang. I just came to see how you are doing."

Wang Ye put down his hand and brought a glass of water to the chief of staff, then sat opposite the chief of staff and asked,

"Chief of Staff, shouldn't you be at the headquarters? Why are you here at the front line?

It's very dangerous here, how about I take you back to headquarters?"

"You little rascal, I just arrived and haven't even had a bite of food yet, and you want to send me back?

Comrade Wang Ye, is this how you, the Jinbei Independent Battalion, treat guests?"

Fearing that he would leave a bad impression on the leader, Wang Ye quickly explained,

"No, as long as the leader comes, our independent brigade will definitely entertain you!"

Then he ordered the kitchen team to cook quickly. The chief of staff stopped him and said, "Comrade Wang Ye, I have already eaten in Jing County.

This time I came here mainly to verify the battle report Comrade Zhao Gang submitted to the headquarters."

Zhao Gang didn't expect that he would be involved here. "Commander, is there any problem with the battle report I submitted?"

"Are there any more problems? It's a big problem. You didn't even look at what the battle report said.

In just one morning, we wiped out a Japanese regiment and a puppet cavalry brigade, plus an infantry division of the puppet army. That was a total of 2.7 people.

Your independent battalion wiped out so many people in just one morning. Do you think the headquarters can believe this battle report?

Even the most elite German-equipped divisions of the National Army have never achieved such a feat. Should I come and see it?"

Zhao Gang and Wang Ye scratched their heads at the same time, especially Zhao Gang, who only wanted to report the situation of the independent brigade to the headquarters.

But I didn’t expect whether the headquarters would accept it!

"Commander, the situation in the battle report is all true. The Second and Fifth Squadrons that came with you are the troops that destroyed the 78th Regiment of the Japanese and the Puppet Army Cavalry Brigade.

They dealt with the 78th Regiment this morning, and then rushed to Jing County to stop the Zhengtai Road devils. You can verify it with them yourself!"

This was Zhao Gang's first time leading a troop, so he didn't know much about the combat effectiveness of other troops and thought that the independent battalion's casualty ratio was just an exaggeration.

The leader felt that Zhao Gang was a little nervous, so he stood up, patted his shoulder, and said softly,

"Comrade Zhao Gang, relax. On the way here, I have verified with the two squadron leaders, Wang Dagui and Zhou Zhizhen. Everything you reported is true.

As for coming here, it was just my selfish motive. I wanted to see what kind of unit this independent brigade that could beat the devils to a pulp was like! "

Wang Ye saw that the Chief of Staff looked tired but still cared about the troops, so he could only persuade him.

"Commander, it's getting late. We have an operation tomorrow morning. Why don't you take a rest and get up early tomorrow to see how the soldiers of our independent brigade fight?"

The chief of staff was shocked when he heard this. As the saying goes, seeing is believing. He really wanted to take a good look at how powerful the independent battalion was.

"Well, take a rest tonight, and be sure to call me tomorrow morning!"

After the independent brigade left behind the necessary guard troops, the others began to rest.

No one on the Japanese side could sleep. The 40th Brigade was gathering towards Ping County from all directions and would set out for Luanyun Pass at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Yoshio Yuzuka from Taiyuan kept communicating with the flight group at Taiyuan Airport with a gloomy face, asking them to leave on time at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning.

We must reach Luanyun Pass before daybreak to support the 39th Brigade.

The 5th Independent Mixed Brigade of Taiyuan also took a train to Pingxian overnight. The shortest way to reach Luanyun Pass was to go north from Jingxian.

However, this route was the territory of the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese were worried about being blocked, so they chose to get off at Zhongpingzhan, east of Pingxian County.

They rushed to Pingxian by truck, and then headed to Luanyun Pass behind the 40th Brigade.

This was a solution that Tsukasa Yoshio came up with. The plight of the 39th Brigade made him realize that the 40th Brigade alone might not be able to rescue the people.

If he lost the 40th Brigade, he might lose his head too.

That's why he urgently dispatched the Fifth Brigade.