Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 96: When it comes to stealing credit, run faster than anyone else
"Baka." Yasuhiro Nishimura put down the telescope in angrily.

Yasuhiro Nishimura was very clear that with the arrival of reinforcements from the opposite side, he had lost the possibility of capturing the Majiazhai position in a short period of time.

"Where is the captain now?" asked Yasuhiro Nishimura.

Yasuhiro Nishimura led only a detachment of the Otsuka Regiment, and the equipment they carried were mainly light, while the rest of the main firepower was in the main force.

只要大部队能够抵达，以大冢联队的6门92式步兵炮、4门41式山炮再加6门94式37毫米速射炮的火力，足以强行攻占马家垴。

"Reporting to the Chief of Staff, according to the previous telegram, the main force is still in the Dayao Township area."

Hearing that the regiment commander had not yet broken through the Eighth Route Army's blockade, Nishimura Yasuhiro had a headache.

Of the 1500 people on their side, more than 400 have been killed or wounded, which accounts for half of the number of infantry. It will be dangerous if the battle continues.

Just when Nishimura Yasuhiro was in a dilemma, a telegraph operator stood up and reported: "Chief of Staff, the regiment commander sent a telegram saying that except for a small number of troops led by Colonel Sai who broke through by force, the rest of the Sai regiment has been surrounded and annihilated. The regiment commander asked us to move in immediately!"

"What? How come it's so fast?" Yasuhiro Nishimura was shocked.

There are 3800 people in the Sai Regiment. It has only been a few hours since the battle started, and only a small group broke through. The rest were all wiped out?
Yasuhiro Nishimura knew very well that although the telegram mentioned a small part of the troops, he felt that it was impossible for it to be more than a squadron, and there must be other costs, otherwise it would be impossible to break through successfully.

Although Yasuhiro Nishimura didn't know what price the Sai Regiment paid, he knew that they had now become the most dangerous unit.

"Order the troops to stop the attack immediately! Put away the artillery immediately and prepare to move forward!" ordered Yasuhiro Nishimura.

Once the Eighth Route Army is reorganized, it can surround and eat us at any time.

Ten minutes later, Yasuhiro Nishimura, who had completed his preparations, immediately led his team to retreat. For the sake of safety, they did not even go through Sanma Town, but chose to go south and then west, aiming to retreat towards Luyang.

At the same time, the other Japanese regiments that received the news also stopped advancing, began to gather their troops, and prepared to retreat at any time.

You have to know that in this nine-way siege, their target was not only the Eighth Route Army, but also the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army.

The Japanese commander is not stupid at all. After the destruction of the Sai Regiment, the Eighth Route Army has freed up its hands. Who will be the next?
The Guo army in front of us was not easy to fight. Although these guys were not good at fighting, they were better at saving their lives than each other. Without the support of heavy firepower, it would be difficult to defeat them in a short period of time.

If at this time this group of Eighth Route Army moves behind him and attacks him from the front and back, wouldn't he be doomed?

None of those who can become the regiment commander are fools. Unless they are forced into a desperate situation, the Japanese will never really launch a desperate charge.

As the Japanese retreated, all the Eighth Route Army, Guo Army, Death Squadron and even the miscellaneous troops in northwest Shanxi began to pursue them.

This is a great opportunity to gain military merit, and these Guo army troops will definitely not give up at this time.

If you run faster at this time, you can seize a town abandoned by the Japanese first, and then make some operations. Then you will get the order for promotion in the future.

Chen Chengxing stood on the top of the hill and watched the Japanese begin to retreat, but did not order a pursuit.

Although the Japanese suffered considerable casualties, the combat effectiveness of the remaining troops is still strong. A rash pursuit would likely result in the New Second Regiment suffering a backlash.

Therefore, it is a good choice to quit while you are ahead.

As the battle ended, the system's voice rang out.

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

【Obtained 2630 honor points. 】

[Current Honor Points: 12293/100000.]

[The commander's rank has been upgraded to 'Three-star General'. ]

[Currently available features: 1. ]

[Side quest: Break the Japanese army's 9-way siege. Completed! ]

【Rewards are waiting to be claimed! 】

[Rewards are being distributed]

[Skill points gained: 1]

Looking at the system's prompts, Chen Chengxing added skill points to Insight without even thinking.

For me right now, tactical command is the most important skill, and I must max out my skill points.

[Insight: LV2 (a glimpse of the doorway).]

With the upgrade of insight, Chen Chengxing now thinks back to the intelligence he had seen before, and a lot of it can already predict the enemy's purpose.

"It seems that this insight is not as weak as I thought. After the level is increased, its effect may be beyond my imagination." Chen Chengxing said secretly.

As for Chen Chengxing's idea, I don't know if it is insight into the ability of insight.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Chengxing opened the feature selection page.

Looking at this large area of features, Chen Chengxing's saliva began to flow again.

Every time Chen Chengxing sees these characteristics, he feels particularly painful.

The pain of entering a treasure mountain and only being able to take one thing is much more painful than getting nothing.

After browsing through it, Chen Chengxing chose [Surprise Attack Mastery] with an extremely sad heart.

[Surprise Attack Mastery: When a sneak attack is successful, +20% troop attack power.]

The New Second Regiment is now fighting the devils, and the main method is guerrilla warfare. Whether it is an ambush or a sparrow war, these all fall into the category of sneak attacks.

[Surprise Attack Mastery] can maximize the killing power of the new second regiment.

Just as Chen Chengxing was studying the system, a correspondent ran over.

"Captain, the brigade commander is here."

Hearing that the brigade commander was coming, Chen Chengxing hurriedly said, "Quick, hurry up and get the mountain artillery."

He suddenly stopped talking halfway through his words, and Chen Chengxing then remembered that in order to travel quickly, he did not bring any mountain cannon.

Since you didn't bring it, what are you afraid of?

Chen Chengxing tidied himself up a little and walked out of the temporary command post to greet the brigade commander.

"Hahaha, Chen Chengxing, you're really good."

"I originally wanted to go to support Dayun Mountain after this battle, but I didn't expect you to come to support the division headquarters first."

As soon as the brigade commander saw Chen Chengxing, he started praising him.

As soon as the brigade commander finished speaking, Chen Chengxing immediately realized that there was something else behind his words.

Haha, Grand Commander, you probably don’t know that I just clicked on a skill.

Chen Chengxing opened his mouth and began to complain: "Don't mention it, Brigade Commander. The New Second Regiment consumed countless supplies in the battle with the Japanese, but the Japanese blew up all the infantry guns they brought! This time the New Second Regiment is in big trouble."

This is the profoundness of the Chinese language. Even if a word is pronounced correctly, the meaning it conveys can be very different to different people.

The brigade commander also didn't hear it.
“They all exploded?!”

"Everything was blown up! Even a small half of the heavy machine guns were destroyed, and a lot of light machine guns and rifles were damaged." Chen Chengxing confirmed.

"Oh! What a pity!" The brigade commander slapped his thigh anxiously.

Why did he come to the New Second Regiment so excitedly? He just wanted two cannons, but he didn't expect that they were blown up by the Japanese.

At this time, the brigade commander didn't think at all that Chen Chengxing meant that all the infantry guns had exploded and the mountain guns were fine. He thought that the Japanese only brought infantry guns.

After all, when the Japanese troops were on the move, they usually only brought two infantry guns.

"Brigade Commander, don't be sad, I have brought you some good things." Chen Chengxing said.

Although the brigade commander had made a mistake in his imagination, in order to avoid the brigade commander from continuing to ask questions, Chen Chengxing decisively chose to change the subject.

"What good stuff?" the brigade commander asked casually.

"Ma Zhiyuan! Bring the things over to the brigade commander." Chen Chengxing called out.

When the brigade commander saw what the reconnaissance platoon brought over, he immediately became happy again: "Radio?"

The Eighth Route Army is in short supply of this right now, and it is not easy to seize a radio station from the devils now; it is even more difficult than seizing an infantry gun.

"Not only the radio, but also half of the code book." Chen Chengxing said.

"Okay, okay, you've done a good job." The brigade commander nodded repeatedly.

Even though the Japanese may change this code book in a short time, it can at least allow the headquarters to understand the Japanese movements in the recent period.

This will play a great role in the deployment of the Eighth Route Army. This code book alone is enough to replace the value of two infantry guns.

"It's rare that you didn't choose to keep the radio station for yourself." The brigade commander said with relief.

In the entire 386th Brigade, Chen Chengxing and Li Yunlong are the only ones who like to eat alone. The brigade commander never expected that Chen Chengxing would have such a broad view this time.

"Well, this is what the headquarters needs. How could I not know that?" Chen Chengxing said.

"You've realized your mistake this time." The brigade commander nodded, and then said, "I heard that you built a weapons factory yourself?"

"It's just a small thing, it can't be considered an arsenal. At most it's a repair shop, and now it doesn't even have any equipment." Although Chen Chengxing didn't know what the brigade commander meant, he still decided to be cautious in his words. What if the brigade commander decided to congratulate him?
"Don't worry about what it is. You must be short of fulminate of mercury and explosives. When I deliver the radio to the headquarters, I will ask the boss for some supplies for you. Take people to get them before you retreat." said the brigade commander.

Although the formula for high explosives was still provided by the New Second Regiment Arsenal, the headquarters' advantages were much greater than those of a regiment after all, so the output during this period was not small.

The New Second Regiment is isolated behind enemy lines, so it is only right to give it some support.

"Thank you, Brigade Commander!" Chen Chengxing said happily. He never thought that he could actually see the return of money.

For the Erlangdong Arsenal, a major factor affecting the production of artillery shells and grenades is explosives and fulminate of mercury. With this batch of supplies from the headquarters, the arsenal's output will definitely increase significantly in a short period of time.

The brigade commander didn't say much, just waved his hand, asked the people next to him to take the radio and code book, and then turned and left.

He came here to get two cannons, but since he didn't have them, there was no need for him to stay any longer, as he had a lot of things to do.

Chen Chengxing didn't care, but took the lead in cleaning up the battlefield.

Although the Japanese took away all the equipment, bullet shells were also valuable things for the New Second Regiment and should not be wasted easily.

As for the explosives, it won’t be too late to get them during the retreat.

(End of this chapter)