Bright Sword: Rebirth of Kong Jie

After visiting the farmland along the way, Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei took a group of Jinsui officers to visit some field fortifications in the independent regiment's outer defense zone.

Kong Jie introduced: "We relied on the favorable terrain in the base to build a relatively comprehensive defense fortification, including some mountain roads that must be passed to enter the base, the hills on both sides, some key passes, and various villages, all of which have our secret defense fortifications.

Once the Japanese army launched a mopping-up operation, our Eighth Route Army could make use of these powerful field fortifications, take advantage of the relatively abundant strategic depth of the base area, set up in echelons, and block the enemy layer by layer.

This is one of the secrets of our Eighth Route Army base's defense against Japanese attacks.

Today I will show you all!”

——But in fact, Kong Jie only took these Shanxi-Suiyuan Army officers to visit some more superficial field fortifications, which were part of the intelligence that the Japanese army also possessed.

As for some key hidden defensive fortifications, there are tunnel fortifications built in the mountains, including various lines of tunnel fortifications secretly built in the villages.

These haven’t really been revealed yet!

Naturally, it was impossible to leak it to these Shanxi-Suiyuan Army officers in advance.

What if there really are Japanese spies inside, wouldn't all this information be leaked to the Japanese army?

Kong Jie spoke with considerable confidence: "With the help of the various lines of field fortifications we have built in the mountainous areas.

Even if the Japanese have better equipment and more powerful artillery than us, it will not be easy for them to completely wipe out our Eighth Route Army in the mountainous areas. "

However, some officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army also mocked them, saying, "No matter how well and solidly your field fortifications are built, can they be stronger than the tall city walls or the city defenses of large county towns?"

What I mean is that you, the Eighth Route Army, built so-called field fortifications on the battlefield behind enemy lines.

They are simply not as strong as the city defense fortifications that our national army relies on on the front battlefield.

“But so what?

Facing the Japanese attack, you lost cities and territories, and were defeated miserably all the way. More than half of our beautiful land was lost.

However, our Eighth Route Army gradually opened up anti-Japanese revolutionary bases on the battlefield behind enemy lines, which frightened the Japanese invaders so much that they had to launch large-scale mopping-up operations again and again.

Damn it, does defeating the Japanese depend on the strength of our fortifications?

No matter how strong the fortifications are, can we still run out and destroy the Japanese?"

The sudden voice startled the officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The major general who was leading the group looked visibly unhappy when he heard this. He turned his head and looked at the big head who had spoken with a bad face and said:

"Is this Captain Li who destroyed the Sakata Regiment with one shot in the Cangyun Ridge Battle?"

Li Yunlong snorted, "It's me!"

"Captain Li is indeed good-tempered. His temper is probably no less than your ability."

Li Yunlong said: "Our boss has a bad temper. Which of our teachers, elders, and brigade commanders doesn't have a worse temper than me, Li Yunlong?

But I, Li Yunlong, admitted it all. Why?

Because although he has a bad temper, he is very capable of commanding troops and fighting the Japanese.

I, Li Yunlong, admire you.

Could it be that this officer is the type who can fight the Japanese and scare them to death, and has a good temper? That’s the first time I, Li Yunlong, have seen such a thing.”

"you……"

The major general of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army's face darkened. When it came to scolding people, even ten of them tied together would probably not be a match for Li Yunlong.

Cough cough--

Kong Jie smiled secretly in his heart for a moment. This time, according to the tactics discussed by several old comrades, Kong Jie played the good guy and Li Yunlong played the bad guy.

Ding Wei responded according to the circumstances.

Faced with the unhappiness of both parties, Kong Jie quickly laughed and said with a smile:

"General, please don't be angry. My old comrade has always been like this. Not to mention you, General, he would get angry in front of our teacher and even the deputy commander.

If Lao Li gets angry, no one can stop him."

"Humph!"

Li Yunlong snorted in cooperation, with his nose turned up, as if to say that what Kong Jie said was absolutely right.

This is me, Li Yunlong, the kind who dares to jump up and fight with the teacher.

There were also peacemakers in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

It was another major general, so he said in a conciliatory way: "Everyone, harmony brings wealth. We are here to visit, exchange and learn. We are all friendly forces. How can we be so tense?

Isn't this a joke to the Japanese?

Captain Kong, we have specially formed an exchange group this time and we specifically mentioned at the headquarters that the first and main stop is to come to your independent regiment base for a thorough visit, exchange and study.

It would also be good to learn some experience and use it in the front battlefield against the Japanese.

I hope Captain Kong won't keep this to himself.

Now is the Anti-Japanese National United Front. Our Chinese army is united against foreign aggression. If our national army is strong, the Chinese army will be strong, and we will be able to drive the Japanese out of China better. "

Kong Jie smiled and said, "General, what you said makes sense, and it is natural.

If you have any questions, just ask. I, Kong Jie, will never keep any secrets.

As long as they are a team that truly fights against Japan, our Eighth Route Army will definitely welcome them, as well as generals who truly want to learn the tactics of killing the Japanese from our Eighth Route Army.

We in the Eighth Route Army will never hide anything."

As soon as these words came out.

Immediately, a colonel of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army asked:

"Captain Kong, I heard that your independent regiment has already built up a very impressive military industrial base, and even has the ability to independently produce guns, artillery and ammunition.

Is this one of the important reasons why your independent regiment was able to defeat the Japanese army many times?"

Kong Jie did not deny it, "We in the Eighth Route Army have a hard life, especially because we lack equipment, guns and ammunition. We are not like your Shanxi Suiyuan Army, which has its own arsenal and backup support.

Compared with previous years, the equipment level of our Eighth Route Army has indeed improved slightly in recent years, but it is still not comparable to your Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

They can't even compare with the Japanese devils.

I still say the same thing, since you are a team truly dedicated to the fight against Japan and want to come and exchange ideas and learn from us, our Independent Regiment will never hide anything, since everyone is interested in the production situation of our Independent Regiment's arsenal.

Let’s go and have a look together!”

"Is this convenient?" asked the major general of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army who was leading the group.

Kong Jie smiled.

"They are all friendly troops. They are just visiting a military factory. What's the inconvenience?"

Many officers hidden in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were delighted by these words, and they seemed to be eager to see what level the Eighth Route Army's military production had reached.

Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, along with a group of officers from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, first visited the small arsenals built at the bases of the independent regiment's battalions.

——To be precise, it is actually a separate repair shop belonging to each battalion.

There are some simple maintenance tools and some simple production tools inside.

Kong Jie took the officers on a tour and said, "The military industry base of our Eighth Route Army is weak, and the front-line troops cannot get sufficient equipment and ammunition, so many weapons are obtained through seizure.

The only way to repair damaged weapons is to find a way yourself.

These repair shops were built to repair damaged guns and ammunition.

It can solve the equipment problem of our frontline combat troops to a large extent.”

Then, Kong Jie took everyone to see a bullet production line - a rather simple ammunition reloading production line, which recycled some bullet shells that had been emptied of gunpowder, refilled them with gunpowder, and turned them into a new bullet.

"You actually recovered all these bullet shells?"

Some officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army looked surprised.

Kong Jie said: "The situation behind enemy lines is complicated, with Japanese troops everywhere. What's so strange about this? Any extra resources will help.

After each battle, as long as we had time, we would even be able to take back the Japanese soldiers’ underpants, not to mention the bullet shells.

There's no way, the team is really too poor.

Bring back more supplies, even just an extra pair of pants!

You can also strangle the Japanese to death when fighting with them.

It’s better than being alone.”

These words left the officers of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army speechless.

The conditions of their Jinsui Army were actually quite good, especially in terms of living standards, which were not even worse than those of the Central Army.

After all, with the care of the cost-conscious Commander Yan, life is still pretty good.

Throughout history, there were relatively few cases of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army surrendering to the enemy or mutinying.

In terms of equipment level, even if they are not as good as the Central Army’s direct troops, they are still far inferior to the Japanese.

But compared with the Eighth Route Army, it is definitely well-equipped.

If their soldiers' guns broke down, they would never go to the repair shop to have them repaired. Instead, they would simply hand them over to the logistics department and then apply for new guns.

As for the embarrassing act of picking up bullet shells on the battlefield, it was even more unimaginable for the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The hardships faced by the Eighth Route Army once again exceeded their imagination.

"It is indeed not easy for you, the Eighth Route Army, to fight the Japanese behind enemy lines!"

An officer of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army spoke up, but then changed the subject:

"Just with these equipments, it will be hard for you to defeat the Japanese army, right?"

Kong Jie said: "Of course, don't worry, there are other military factories to visit later, and there is even a corresponding explosives factory!"

After visiting the repair shops of each battalion, Kong Jie took the officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to visit a small military production base of the independent regiment.

The base includes the production of wooden handle grenade projects and conscienceless cannon projects.

In addition, there are some modification production rooms that are specifically responsible for modifying the grenade launchers captured from the Japanese army.

By adding propellant bags, lengthening the barrel, and transforming it into a 50mm mortar, etc.

These advances were unimaginable for the Eighth Route Army in previous years.

It was also a surprise for the officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army who were visiting.

They never imagined that the Eighth Route Army would be so creative and progressive in military production, and would be able to think of transforming the Japanese weapons on their original basis and then suppress the Japanese army in turn.

Those wooden-handled grenades and the unscrupulous cannons have a simple production process and are indeed useful for anti-mopping-up operations in mountainous areas.

However, there were also officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army who looked down upon the independent regiment's small military factory.

“I thought they could really produce guns and cannons on their own, but after all this time they were just repairing and modifying some guns and some small-caliber cannons.

What kind of conscienceless cannon is this? Isn't it just an ancient mortar? Its range is too short to be of much use, and it might even accidentally injure troops.

As for producing barreled artillery, a factory like yours is probably still far from being able to do that, right?"

Some sarcastic words.

Li Yunlong, who was in charge of playing the good guy, immediately responded, "Our Eighth Route Army does not have the ability to mass-produce barreled artillery. You, the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, do have the ability, but you have not driven the Japanese away. Aren't you still relying on our Eighth Route Army to contain the Japanese behind enemy lines?

Without saying too much, if the equipment of your Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, especially those large numbers of artillery pieces, were transferred to our Eighth Route Army, we would have driven the Japanese away and taken back Taiyuan City long ago!"

"you……"

"What do you mean by 'you'? If you can get me a heavy artillery brigade, I will attack Taiyuan for you tomorrow!" Li Yunlong shouted at the top of his voice.

He didn't give any face at all.

"You all said you were here to visit, exchange and learn, but what were you visiting?

The question is how the equipment of our Eighth Route Army is developing and whether we can produce guns and artillery independently.

But can the outcome of a war really be determined by these cold things?

Could it be that if they placed their guns and cannons here, they could just run over and drive the Japs out of China?

Humph, I'm not making fun of you all, but if the Japs and your Shanxi-Suiyuan Army used the same equipment, do you dare to say that you could defeat the Japanese army with the same troop size, or even with more troops than the Japanese army?

What do we rely on to fight a war?

In addition to equipment, what is more important is the people, the courage to kill the enemy and the will to fight.

It depends on the spirit of drawing the sword when encountering the enemy!

Even if I am facing thousands of troops alone, I dare to draw my sword and charge at the enemy.

This is the soul of a steel division, this is the will that a soldier should have! "

"Old Kong, I think we should stop talking nonsense with them and show them something that real soldiers should see."

Li Yunlong's voice was like a cannonball exploding.

The officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, who were speechless after being confronted, actually wanted to know what Li Yunlong was talking about that real soldiers should see.

Chu Yunfei, a colonel of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army and the commander of the 358th Regiment, was sandwiched among the officers of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army. He was patient and did not speak, silently observing everything around him.

Whether it is the vast green farmland that you initially see from the outside.

Then we visited the repair shop and the small arsenal of the independent regiment.

In fact, they all surprised Chu Yunfei.

Chu Yunfei had no doubt about this - if they were on the battlefield behind enemy lines, surrounded by powerful enemies, if the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were in the same situation, it would be impossible for them to open up a large base behind enemy lines, let alone create the current situation.

The independent regiment was able to defeat the Japanese army in succession in the Shouyang area, successively annihilated the Japanese army's regular troops, and even defeated two major mixed brigades of the Japanese army.

Even if it was his 358th Regiment.

Chu Yunfei asked himself, he was an elite graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy.

But I dare not boast about this at all.

He therefore had some doubts.

"Excuse me, Brother Kong, Brother Yunlong, and Brother Ding, which military university did you three graduate from?"