Bright Sword: Rebirth of Kong Jie

The amount of equipment and ammunition seized in this way is unimaginable.

A squad of more than a dozen soldiers would like to carry ten light machine guns.

The squad leader, who had solid military skills, was at a loss as to how to deploy and command the troops.

Finally, he could only curse: "Forget it, who cares? There are more than a dozen people in our squad, and almost everyone is holding a light machine gun. Wherever we stand, we will be a firing point.

Who cares about tactics? Just fight however you want. If you are slow to act and fail to catch the Japanese, you can only blame yourself for your incompetence."

The news that the four Japanese mopping-up battalions were quickly defeated also spread.

The Eighth Route Army troops were first chased back by the Japanese's four mopping-up teams, and were even forced to consider going into the mountains to fight guerrilla warfare. But they took the opportunity to break through the Japanese's blockade and fight their way out.

Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei arranged for the soldiers to distribute a lot of the equipment and ammunition that the three regiments of the Iron Triangle could hardly carry to these brother units.

When the two sides meet.

At that time, the commander of a newly formed regiment in a certain base met soldiers from a company of the independent regiment.

He glanced over and saw all of them were wearing steel helmets and military boots. There were more than a dozen heavy machine guns alone, and the soldiers were pulling them on wheelbarrows. The regiment commander was almost frightened to the point of his legs going limp.

Good guy!

It's like a mobile arsenal!

I have heard that the Eighth Route Army's iron triangle of Lao Kong, Lao Li and Lao Ding is developing rapidly and is well-equipped. After meeting him today, I have fully witnessed it.

It's so surprising that I can't describe it in words.

With the special reinforcement of equipment from the three regiments of the Iron Triangle, the equipment level of the newly formed regiment also improved rapidly. After breaking out of the encirclement behind the Iron Triangle, it continued to detour in other directions to assist the anti-mopping-up forces that were besieged by the Japanese army.

The situation evolved rapidly.

In the battle area surrounding the three regiments of the Iron Triangle, the Japanese mopping-up troops were quickly penetrated and riddled with holes.

In less than two days, even Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei were almost forgetting how many Japanese troops they had defeated.

Anyway, look around.

If the huge encirclement formed by the Japanese mopping-up troops was compared to a huge intact fishing net, then at this time the net was already covered with holes of various sizes and could no longer be used to catch fish.

For a moment, the Japanese soldiers realized that their once-strong Japanese army had become a lone fish that could be slaughtered at will.

Yoshio Shinozuka did not dare to delay and immediately ordered the various Japanese mopping-up brigades to quickly unite with the nearest mopping-up brigades.

At least two battalions must be kept on track to avoid being quickly defeated by the elite troops of the Eighth Route Army.

Under such changing situation.

After the three regiments of the Iron Triangle defeated another Japanese brigade, the equipment of the entire regiment had become so exaggerated that it was beyond description.

They ran into the three-pronged Japanese army's combined forces.

This was a battle between Li Yunlong's New 3000nd Regiment and three field battalions of the Japanese army, a total of more than Japs.

The new Second Regiment had only more than 1500 troops.

The Japs' strength is twice that of the New Second Regiment.

But once the battle broke out...

"Fire, fire, fire--"

Li Yunlong's roar seemed to echo throughout the mountains and fields.

The soldiers had already deployed their artillery positions on various hilltops and fired crazily. The crackling shells came down like dense raindrops, and the roar of various light and heavy machine guns completely drowned the Japanese army.

The fighting broke out in less than 20 minutes.

The Japanese battalion facing them suffered nearly 1/3 casualties. When the three Japanese battalion captains looked at each other, they saw the fear in each other's eyes.

The order to move forward was issued without prior agreement.

Li Yunlong was so happy with the killing that he gave the order to the soldiers to pursue.

A team consisting of machine guns and artillery groups was formed to pursue the enemy. If they encountered resistance from the Japanese, they would directly use long-range artillery to bombard the enemy and then advance and fire with machine guns.

No fancy moves.

It is pure all-round death suppression by firepower.

The news that the Japanese headquarters quickly sent back was:

"We encountered the attack of the elite steel-helmeted soldiers of the Eighth Route Army. The enemy's weapons were all machine guns, and there were also a large number of artillery pieces everywhere in the mountains. Before we even saw anyone, all kinds of artillery and machine gun shells came at us like crazy, like a violent storm, completely annihilating us.

There's no way to fight like this!

There is no way this can be done!"

"The Third Field Army suffered heavy losses!"

"The Fifth Battalion was attacked by the Eighth Route Army and suffered heavy losses!"

"The Third Battalion was almost wiped out..."

News came one after another, all of which were about how Japanese battalions, or even the combined combat forces of several battalions, were still being quickly defeated.

If the Japanese army at this moment can be compared to a group of hungry wolves besieging the Eighth Route Army, which are like sheep in the encirclement.

The three regiments of the Eighth Route Army's Iron Triangle appeared behind the Japanese blockade and launched an attack on the Japanese blockade on the rear, like three tigers appearing out of thin air.

Wherever it goes, lone wild wolves will be slaughtered.

The whole situation became completely chaotic.

As the three regiments of the Iron Triangle quickly defeated the Japanese blockade, they distributed the captured Japanese equipment and weapons to the brother troops that had fought their way out of the base.

The equipment level of these regular main forces of the Eighth Route Army also improved rapidly, further rescuing more besieged troops.

The anti-mopping-up situation in the entire Taihang Mountain area suddenly reversed.

At this time, the three field brigades drawn from southern Shanxi by the Japanese army had just completed most of the journey.

...Shouyang area.

The former base of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment.

Faced with the attacks of the 36st Field Brigade of the 21th Division of the Japanese Army, as well as the enemy's artillery regiment and armored forces, the soldiers of the st Regiment who were blocking the Japanese Army in the Eighth Route Army base were under great pressure after the relocation of their garrisons.

Especially after the Japanese army learned that the elite Iron Triangle forces of the Eighth Route Army appeared in the direction of Shouyang, Yangquan and Ping'an counties.

A reckless attack was launched against the independent regiment's base.

Captain Zhou led the soldiers of the 21st Regiment in a desperate attempt to stop the attack, but they were defeated one after another. They saw that the outer defense zone and the central defense zone were all lost, leaving only the last inner defense zone.

Commander Zhou has assembled his troops and is considering immediately using the retreat passage specially built by the independent regiment to move deep into the mountains.

And just when the situation was about to deteriorate.

Kong Jie personally led the main force of the independent regiment back to the independent regiment's base, and launched a fierce attack on the rear of the Japanese First Field Brigade from the outer defense zone.

At this time, the independent regiment had become an elite steel helmet unit with a total strength of about 4000 people, and the equipment level of the steel helmets was much stronger than the standard firepower configuration of the original steel helmets.

The 36st Field Brigade of the th Division of the Japanese Army, together with the armored forces and artillery regiments, had a strength of nearly troops.

The Japs' troop strength was 2.5 times that of the main force of the independent regiment.

Prior to this, Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei all commanded their troops to fight in a roundabout way towards the base area and deliberately avoid the Japanese mixed brigades and field brigades.

It was not until the independent regiment defeated the Japanese army and seized a large amount of equipment that the equipment level was further improved and its combat effectiveness soared again.

Kong Jie then led the main force and launched an attack on the Japanese Army's most powerful First Field Brigade without hesitation.

There is no other reason.

On the one hand, only by defeating the Japanese Army's most elite First Field Brigade face to face and head-on can the Japanese Army's morale be completely crushed and the Japanese Army's comprehensive sweep of the Taihang base be repelled.

On the other hand, Kong Jie could not sit idly by and watch his independent regiment's base being razed to the ground by the Japanese army.

We cannot sit idly by and watch the 21st Regiment be defeated.

"kill--"

beep beep beep beep beep beep—

Under the absolute fire suppression, almost every soldier of the independent regiment held a machine gun, and each person was a fire point.

According to Kong Jie's deployment, the troops were divided into more than ten groups, detouring through the nearby mountainous areas and attacking the completely surrounded Japanese troops like a tiger descending from the mountain.

That’s right, with a force of 4000 men, they completely besieged nearly elite Japanese field troops.

What does it rely on?

It relies on absolute fire suppression.

A squad of soldiers can take out a squad of light machine guns.

Under the intensive firepower attack, the counterattack of the Japanese army, which was several times or even dozens of times larger, could be easily suppressed.

This is an unprecedented war of affluence.

The artillery fire against the Japanese army continued. Although the Japanese First Field Brigade had a large number of troops, they were unable to deploy their forces due to the limitations of the mountainous environment and were relatively concentrated. Under the fierce artillery bombardment of the Eighth Route Army, the Japs had no time to dodge or deploy, and casualties increased rapidly.

Major General Miki, commander of the Japanese First Brigade, learned that an elite unit of the Eighth Route Army had launched a fierce attack from behind his brigade.

I was a little disdainful at first.

I thought they were the stupid Eighth Route Army who were trying to stop a rock with an egg.

It was not until the rear command quickly sent news that the rear guard regiment had been completely defeated, the supply and logistics troops had been completely destroyed, and the rear artillery units had been completely occupied.

Sanmu was stunned and asked: "Baga, how is this possible?

The battle has only just begun. Are they the Eighth Route Army or the Heavenly Soldiers?"

The Japanese officer who reported the incident said helplessly: "Sir, the number the other side used is the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment. This is the real elite force of the Eighth Route Army that has returned.

The level of their equipment was so exaggerated that it was unheard of. A squad even had more than a dozen light machine guns, and any company could pull out more than a dozen heavy machine guns to participate in the battle.

As soon as the two sides engaged, the enemy's artillery continued to attack for nearly 20 minutes without any sign of stopping.

Sir, this kind of battle can no longer be changed by the spirit of Bushido or the will of the empire's warriors!"

Upon hearing this, Sanmu was dazzled for a long time and could only quickly deploy his troops and fight back in a panic.

However, the situation on the battlefield showed a one-sided trend from the very beginning. Faced with the crushing firepower of the extremely well-equipped Eighth Route Army troops, the identities of the Japanese and the Eighth Route Army seemed to have been swapped.

The Japs became a group of three-gun Eighth Route Army soldiers with poor equipment and scarce ammunition.

The Eighth Route Army, on the contrary, became the well-equipped ace army of the Japanese army.

The entire Taihang Mountain area was filled with battles.

The Japanese reinforcement planes didn't know where to go.

At the same time, in the temporary regiment headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's New 1st Regiment in the original base area.

Commander Zhou of the 21st Regiment learned that Kong Jie had led the main force of the independent regiment back and launched a fierce attack from the rear of the Japanese First Field Brigade.

The Japanese soldiers were being killed to the point of screaming and howling.

Captain Zhou was also stunned, and gave a thumbs up in admiration:

"This old Kong is really fucking amazing!"

"Comrades, follow me and fight your way out. The Independent Regiment is eating meat, so we should at least get some soup too!"

When the 21st Regiment launched an attack from the rear of the Japanese, the situation of the Japanese became even more difficult as they were attacked from both sides.

Looking at the independent regiment in the distance, the artillery fire was fierce and under the fire suppression, the Japanese soldiers couldn't even raise their heads.

Captain Zhou, who was watching the battle at the front line, was also stunned. He thought to himself, could it be that Lao Kong and his men had seized the largest arsenal of the Japanese North China Front Army?

Simultaneously.

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, unwilling to fall behind, were also not idle. They led the elite of the New 2nd and New 1st Regiments, and after quickly defeating many Japanese battalions, launched an attack in the direction of the bases of the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments, attacking the Japanese 3rd Mixed Brigade and 9th Mixed Brigade from the rear.

It means using the strength of a regiment to confront the Japanese mixed field brigade.

The fierce battles around the Taihang Mountains, especially around the bases of the New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment, immediately attracted the close attention of China, Japan and even the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army.

Even the old Japanese soldiers in the North China Front Army Headquarters and the China Expeditionary Army Headquarters were alarmed.

Not only did the First Army stationed in Shanxi suffer a crushing defeat in the Taihang Mountains, but so far, no less than a dozen Japanese battalions have been severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army.

Nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers were killed in the battle.

Such a heavy loss.

This is something the Japanese have almost never experienced since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War.

Not to mention that a large-scale sweep was launched just to deal with the Eighth Route Army.

The unprecedented May 1st mopping-up operation launched by the Japanese invaders, which mobilized the elite troops of the entire North China Front Army, led to a reversal of the war situation.

——After realizing that the situation in the Taihang Mountains had reversed, the Eighth Route Army's front headquarters naturally did not delay. After the three regiments of the Iron Triangle had tied down the main force of the Japanese army, each regiment broke through the devil's blockade and quickly sent reinforcements to the central and southern Hebei regions.

Assisted in completing the large-scale mopping-up operation in the central and southern Hebei regions.

However, the troops of the Hebei-Central and Hebei-Southern Military Region were no pushovers, especially after they built a large number of tunnel fortifications in the two major military regions with the help of Kong Jie.

Many of the original military stations and bases on the ground were moved underground to face the Japanese army's large-scale sweep of the military stations in central Hebei.

The Eighth Route Army soldiers used tunnels and fortifications to launch layers of blocking attacks.

The new tactics made the Japanese scream and cry out in panic.

The Japanese probably never thought that the battle could be carried out in this way.

These damn Eighth Route Army troops even took advantage of the underground secret passages.

On the surface, the village was peaceful, but all the Eighth Route Army were hiding in the tunnels. The Japanese launched a large-scale artillery bombardment and thought they had dealt a heavy blow to the Eighth Route Army.

After entering the village, they were ambushed and severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army who quickly came out of the tunnel.

The raid in the Taihang Mountains was completely thwarted.

After the Eighth Route Army quickly came to reinforce the central and southern Hebei regions.

The Japanese army's mopping-up force targeting the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong-Jinan Military Region was quickly defeated and ended in failure...