Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 77 A Small Summary
The Japanese squadron leader, Xiao Xi Xiang Dai, frowned as he looked at the Mongolian soldiers who dared not move.

"Baga. What are the Eighth Route Army doing laying mines here?"

Normally, the Eighth Route Army set up mine arrays in order to block or ambush the enemy.

But now the landmine has exploded for more than ten minutes, but not a single Eighth Route Army soldier has appeared. This is not right in any way.

"Taijun, is the Eighth Route Army trying to make us change our route?" said Gou Gaoxiang, the puppet army battalion commander on the side.

The Eighth Route Army is so poor that they are about to urinate blood. It is impossible for them to set up a mine array here for no reason. There must be a purpose.

"Change route? Bring the map." Xiao Xi Xiangdai thought of something and immediately ordered the orderly next to him.

Opening the map, Shodai Konishi looked at the nearby terrain and began to compete with himself in a battle of wits and courage.

"The Eighth Route Army is very cunning. They must want us to go north and enter Guanjin Mountain, so that they can use the terrain to ambush us."

"How ridiculous! Can such a small trick stump me?"

"Guosang, you, immediately order the troops to go forward and clear the mines." Xiao Xixiang said confidently as he put away the map.

"Hi!" Gou Gaoxiang stood at attention.

Gou Gaoxiang did not hesitate at all regarding Xiao Xi Xiangda's order. Since he was not required to take charge, he was naturally not afraid.

When a platoon was named, they were already cursing Gou Gaoxiang's entire family for eighteen generations in their hearts.

They don't have professional equipment, so if they want to clear mines they can only use bayonets to stab forward little by little.

This method of mine clearance is bound to leave some residue. Once you step on it, won't you die on the spot?
However, no matter how these Mongolian soldiers cursed in their hearts, they had to carry out the action. Otherwise, Gou Gaoxiang would not even have to do anything, the Japanese around them would kill them.

This row of Mongolian soldiers lined up and stabbed forward little by little with bayonets.

In order to ensure their own safety as much as possible, they strictly followed the designated route without deviating even a centimeter.

As the Mongolian army advanced, they continued to discover landmines, and unlucky people continued to step on them.

Those who stepped on a bullet mine would be fine, as they would just have an extra hole on their foot; but for those who stepped on an iron-shell mine or a booby trap modified from a grenade, the best outcome would be the loss of a leg.

However, faced with this situation, the Japs did not retreat at all and kept arranging new Mongolian troops to replace them. As for the injured Mongolian troops, they were responsible for taking care of them themselves.

On a nearby hill, Li Yunlong watched the Japanese and puppet Mongolian troops going deeper and deeper into the minefield, and felt that the equipment was waving at him.

"Old Chen, it's almost time. I see they have all gone in." Li Yunlong said.

"It's almost time to close the net." Chen Chengxing nodded.

The fish is already in the net, so there is no need to waste time.

"I'll do it, I'll do it." Li Yunlong picked up the signal gun next to him and pointed it at the sky.

"boom!"

A red flare shot up into the sky.

"Damn! Something's happening!" The moment he saw the signal flare, Xiao Xi Xiangda's face changed drastically.

"Retreat! Retreat immediately!" Xiao Xixiang shouted loudly.

Now he felt something was wrong, as if he had stepped too deep into a minefield.

It goes without saying that there must be a lot of mines around, and the unknown dangers will inevitably affect the mobility of the troops.

The best option is to exit the minefield at this time.

However, it was too late for Xiao Xi Xiangda to discover it. Xu Wu and Zhang Dabiao from the first battalion had already blocked their retreat route.

If they wanted to retreat, they would have to break through their defenses amidst a hail of bullets.

"Cover! Machine gun cover!"

"Kill the chicken for me! Kill the chicken for me!"

Konishi Shodai ordered the light machine guns and grenade launchers to fire at full speed to cover the infantry's assault. Now they would only have a chance of survival if the infantry could open a passage.

However, in addition to the Japanese, Xu Wu and Zhang Dabiao also had grenade launchers, and the grenade launchers of the two battalions combined were larger than Xiao Xixiang's.

Therefore, faced with a full range of light and heavy machines and grenade launchers, the Japanese infantry simply could not take a single step beyond the line.

After suffering nearly a hundred casualties, Shodai Konishi realized that it was impossible for them to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line alone.

At this time, there were also Eighth Route Army soldiers shooting at them with machine guns all around.

"Turn! Turn north!"

Then Xiao Xi Xiangda found Gou Gaoxiang and ordered: "You lead the troops to open the way!"

"This"

"Baga! Act quickly! Otherwise you'll be dead!" Xiao Xi Xiangda gripped the handle of the knife.

This stumped Gou Gaoxiang. He knew without thinking that his soldiers would not be able to step over the mines with their bodies.

This is not the case with the previous situation where only one platoon was forced upon, and that was mine clearance, so as long as one was careful it would not cause too many casualties.

But stepping on mines is different, as it is threatening all Mongolian troops.

If he was forced, he would probably be shot several times in the back and then announced that he was killed by the Eighth Route Army.

But if the soldiers refused, would they step on the mines themselves? Wouldn't that be courting death?

This TM word is dead either way, and one stubborn thing has ended up with two ends blocked.

"Baka! Hurry up and act." Seeing that Gou Gaoxiang didn't move, Xiao Xi Xiang pulled out a knife and pointed it at him.

"TMD, you want me to die, I'll kill you first!" Gou Gaoxiang was so furious at Xiao Xixiangda.

"Bang!" Gou Gaoxiang raised the gun and shot Xiao Xixiang in the forehead.

Xiao Xi Xiangda fell to the ground in astonishment. He could never have imagined that Gou Gaoxiang, who had always been timid, would dare to shoot and kill him.

"Brothers, the Japanese are forcing us to step on mines and die! Why don't we rebel?" Gou Gaoxiang shouted.

In fact, when Gou Gaoxiang fired that shot, the Japs and the puppet Mongolian army were already at loggerheads, and the puppet Mongolian army had no way to retreat.

Now no matter what they say, the Japanese will not believe it, and will strike first.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!".
In the case of close-range firing, even if the Japanese were more elite, it would be impossible to kill all the trapped Mongolian troops in a short period of time. Especially since everyone was holding bolt-action rifles, both sides often only had one chance to fire a bullet.

Of course, when it came to bayonet fighting, the Mongolian army was definitely no match for the Japs, but the Mongolian army was not fighting alone. They were very smart, and as long as they could delay the Japanese, the Eighth Route Army would naturally rush in and kill the Japanese for them.

Li Yunlong was overjoyed when he saw the Japanese and puppet Mongolian troops falling into chaos.

"Haha...God help me! You're from the New 1st Regiment! Follow me!" Li Yunlong took the big knife from the guard next to him, and led his troops to rush in along the road explored by the puppet Mongolian army.

"Blow the charge! The New Second Regiment is also on the way!" Chen Chengxing stood up and ordered.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep"

"Kill!"

"kill!"

Xu Wu also rushed in with a battalion, while other troops around him rushed into the enemy camp through the gaps between the minefields while ensuring their safety.

When laying mines, each unit marked them, but no one could understand the marks except them.

After all, the New 1st and 2nd Regiments had to remove the mines before retreating, otherwise it would have a great impact on the civilians.

The Japanese, who were already in chaos, were unable to organize an effective defense and could only watch the Eighth Route Army rush over.

As the 1st Battalion of the New 1st Regiment and the 1st Battalion of the New 2nd Regiment rushed into the enemy's position, the battle was quickly put to an end.

"Commander, commander, we are in uprising on the battlefield, uprising on the battlefield." Gou Gaoxiang, who had been controlled, shouted loudly.

"Stop shouting. How you deal with it depends on what your superiors say. But you can rest assured that we, the Eighth Route Army, will treat prisoners well," said Chen Chengxing.

"Press it down." Chen Chengxing waved his hand.

Li Yunlong ignored these pseudo-Mongolian troops, but stood in front of the horse and laughed continuously.

"Not bad, not bad! I also have a cavalry company, hahahaha."

Although these pseudo-Mongolian cavalrymen rode Mongolian horses, which were not as good as the devil's Japanese horses, it was better to have them than not.

Moreover, Mongolian horses are easy to raise and may be more suitable for the Eighth Route Army.

Chen Chengxing on the side just smiled and said nothing. Whether the cavalry company can be built or not is not up to them or not. It depends on what the brigade commander says.

After all, these are not just a hundred rifles. When the brigade commander has no cavalry units, it may not be easy for the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments to form a cavalry company, especially the New 1st Regiment.

After Chen Chengxing returns to the base, it may be possible for him to seize the spoils himself, but Li Yunlong will probably only be congratulated.

However, Chen Chengxing did not say it, letting Li Yunlong be happy for a while.

"Ahem. Well, Old Chen, can I discuss something with you?" Li Yunlong rolled his eyes and spoke.

"Tell me." Chen Chengxing knew what Li Yunlong was up to as soon as he heard it.

"Can all these cavalry equipment seized this time be mine? Don't worry, I'll let you pick the infantry equipment first." Li Yunlong said.

"Haha. Do you think I'm a fool?" Chen Chengxing laughed. Even though he knew he would be congratulated afterwards, it was impossible for the brigade commander to take everything away.

"How can that be possible? Well, tell me, what do I have to do in order for you to give me the horse?" Li Yunlong went straight to the point.

"It's simple. The cavalry is yours and the infantry is mine." Chen Chengxing said casually.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Li Yunlong almost yelled.

The cavalry is less than 200, and what about the infantry? A full 800, which is enough equipment for two battalions!
Of course Chen Chengxing also knew that Li Yunlong would never agree, he was just using the broken window to respond.

"How about this, Lao Li, don't accuse me of not helping my old comrade. The cavalry belongs to you, and all the Japanese spoils of war belong to me. As for the remaining equipment of the puppet Mongolian army, we will each take half. How about that?" Chen Chengxing took the opportunity to state his purpose.

After hearing Chen Chengxing's words, Li Yunlong pondered for a moment.

One and a half squadrons of the Japanese had about 350 people. If the cavalry horses were converted into people, then the two sides would be evenly matched.

Calculating it this way, the New 1st Regiment even had a slight advantage, after all, Marco was more valuable than humans.

"Okay, let's do it!" Li Yunlong nodded.

Looking at Li Yunlong's confident face, Chen Chengxing almost laughed out loud.

Li Yunlong, ah, Li Yunlong, you are still too naive. You haven't learned your lesson from the previous mountain artillery incident.

Those who eat alone often die the ugliest death.

However, Chen Chengxing did not say much. After all, the New Second Regiment was gaining the upper hand now.

After cleaning up the battlefield and on his way back, Chen Chengxing finally had time to open the system panel.

[The battle is over, battle evaluation: victory!]

[Obtained 1900 honor points/Currently 9261 honor points.]

[Side quest: Capture the city. Completed! ]

【Number of counties captured: 2.】

【Rewards are waiting to be claimed! 】

[Rewards are being distributed]

[Obtain 2 research papers from the Institute. ]

When Chen Chengxing saw the final reward, he felt it was a pity again. The Japanese were so decisive in running away and didn't even give him a chance.

Although Chen Chengxing didn't know what the research paper was for, he thought it would be quite useful since he only gave one paper for every county he captured.

But now that things have come to this, Chen Chengxing has no other choice but to let it go.

"Old Chen, hurry up, what are you doing?" Li Yunlong called out loudly from a distance.

"I'm coming."

Chen Chengxing looked at Li Yunlong, who was smiling, and quickened his pace. He wanted to see how Li Yunlong would be congratulated.

You should know that the smiles in the world are fixed. You will only gain them when others lose them.

I need to divert my smile now.

(End of this chapter)