Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 103 Who dares to intercept my business?
The original unit designation of the Sakata Regiment was the 3rd Regiment of the 4th Brigade.

After Sakata Nobutetsu was killed by Li Yunlong with a single shot, the Third Regiment was given a new commander named Mita Taro.

Gao Liujin led his troops and quietly approached the outside of the Third Regiment's defense zone, where they lay in ambush.

Gao Liujin looked at the intelligence officer beside him with a serious expression: "Are you sure the intelligence is correct? That little devil Mita Taro will be passing through here today?"

"Commander, this is intelligence I obtained with great difficulty, it's absolutely accurate." The intelligence officer answered Gao Liujin confidently, then asked with longing, "Commander, when the time comes, can I light the Hell Cannon?"

Which man doesn't like playing with firecrackers, especially firecrackers like the Hell Cannon? The attraction is fatal.

I heard that one shot can kill more than a hundred Japanese soldiers. If I could light one myself, I would have no regrets in this life!

When I retire, I can brag to my grandson: "Your grandpa took down more than a hundred Japanese soldiers with one shot back in the day. My title of 'God of Artillery' wasn't just for show!"

"If that little devil Mita Taro can get through here today, I'll let you set it on fire without hesitation."

Gao Liujin nodded, then arrogantly shouted, "Everyone says the Third Regiment is the elite of the Japanese, how powerful they were in the Battle of Xinkou, how they single-handedly defeated two of their elite divisions. Li Yunlong was able to defeat the Third Regiment on Cangyun Ridge, and today I'm going to prove that what Li Yunlong can do, I can do too! Today I'm not only going to defeat the Third Regiment, I'm going to teach these little devils a lesson!"

Someone still sidled up to Gao Liujin and said, "Commander, we're not from this division after all. We sneaked over here and wiped out the Third Regiment. Won't Commander Li scold us for overstepping our bounds?"

Gao Liujin did indeed sneak over here without his superiors' knowledge.

Right now, his superiors are still searching everywhere for him, they're extremely anxious.

Of course, Gao Liujin took away four thousand catties of white sugar without authorization. If it were any superior, they would have burned it.

Gao Liujin said in a serious tone, "Why does Li Yunlong say I've overstepped my bounds? Does he mean to say that all the Japanese soldiers in this area belong to his family, and that he, Li Yunlong, can fight them, but I can't..."

Got it.

Before Gao Liujin could finish speaking, a scout rushed over to report: "Commander, the Japanese are here. There are three trucks, four motorcycles, and two hundred infantrymen."

"Great! That little devil Mita Taro is finally here!" Gao Liujin exclaimed excitedly as he rushed to the roof. He grinned and said, "If we take down Mita Taro, the Third Regiment will be leaderless. Without a commander, the Japanese in the Third Regiment will be a complete mess. Just like Li Yunlong did to them on Cangyun Ridge, I'll do it ten times worse! Brothers, prepare for battle!"

Gao Liujin's team immediately stood ready for battle, more than two thousand men like venomous snakes in hiding.

That's right, Gao Liujin dared to directly target the Third Regiment, so he must have the resources.

The unit expanded to more than 2,000 people. Light and heavy machine guns and mortars were just basic equipment; they even had an infantry gun.

After bringing back a hell cannon and ten shells from the arsenal, Gao Liujin became even bolder.

And so, we're going to have a head-on clash with his Third Regiment!
"Yes." Gao Liujin's soldiers were all eager to fight, their morale extremely high!
The thought of taking down the Third Regiment head-on is incredibly exciting and thrilling!

……

Unaware of the impending disaster, Taro Mita sat in the middle truck and said to his staff officer, "So far, the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army has not attacked the territory of the 22nd Regiment. It seems that the Jin-Sui Army has most likely been misled by Kasahara-kun's smoke screen."

Kasahara Koizumi's 22nd Regiment was to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army, leaving the defense zone vulnerable. In order to prevent Chu Yunfei of the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army from taking advantage of the situation, a feint was deliberately set up.

Taro Mita came out of the Third Regiment and went to the Twenty-Second Regiment to handle some business.

The staff officer nodded: "The main reason is that we have three regiments in the wings. Even if Chu Yunfei sees through the ruse, he may not dare to make any rash moves."

“That’s true. Chu Yunfei is a sensible man. If he dares to make any rash moves, our three regiments will most likely turn around and head straight for him.” Taro Mita nodded and continued, “We still need to hurry up and finish dealing with the affairs in Kasahara’s jurisdiction and return as soon as possible. Our smelter in our defense zone cannot be attacked by the Eighth Route Army again.”

The staff officer said, "No matter how arrogant the Eighth Route Army is, they wouldn't be so arrogant as to directly attack our defense zone, would they?"

"It's best to be careful, the Eighth Route Army now has heavy artillery..." Mita Taro didn't finish his sentence.

call!
A strange, large cannonball whistled past his eyes, and Taro Mita's pupils instantly contracted!
The word "heavy artillery" immediately popped into my mind!

We were just talking about how the Eighth Route Army had heavy artillery, and now we've seen the real thing. It's really amazing.

The Eighth Route Army dared to ambush us; did they really intend to launch a full-scale attack on our Third Regiment's defense zone?

boom!
The shells landed among the infantry behind them.

The shells exploded among the infantry, wiping out an entire company of soldiers in the blink of an eye—half of them were gone.

This isn't just that people were blown up; it's that combat effectiveness has been lost.

Although the shockwave from the explosion was not large, the main cause was the flying iron balls and nails.

Even the rearview mirror of the car that Taro Mita was riding in was shattered by the iron ball.

"Baka! This is really the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery..." Taro Mita was greatly surprised, but he didn't have much time or room to react.

After that hellfire shot wiped out half of his infantry, a hail of bullets followed.

Mita Taro's remaining soldiers were directly suppressed by the enemy's superior firepower, and finally the bugle sounded the charge.

Taro Mita's head was chopped off by Gao Liujin with a single stroke, and then kicked away like a ball into the distance.

Gao Liujin picked up Mita Taro's command sword, his tone full of regret: "Damn it, this little devil was just one rank short, otherwise, I would have captured an officer's sword by now."

The Japanese regimental commander held the rank of colonel, so he was equipped with a field officer's sword!

If you were to rise one rank higher, you would become a brigade commander, and Japanese brigade commanders were equipped with general's swords.

"Commander, I really can't believe it! These shells from the border region's arsenal are really that effective. One shot wiped out half of the Japanese infantry!" The intelligence officer who lit the fuse was so excited that spittle flew from his face.

That's great! Now I'll have something to brag about to my grandson when I retire.

"Yes, I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes." Gao Liujin's expression was full of excitement. "Moreover, the shells were incredibly accurate. I only learned a little from the arsenal, and the first shot was so accurate. The operation is too simple and easy."

"Yes, the border region's arsenal has created a miracle." The intelligence officer nodded in agreement.

"Alright, enough nonsense. We still have nine shells left. Now that the decapitation strike has been successful, let's strike while the iron is hot and storm into the Third Regiment's territory to teach these little devils a lesson!" Gao Liujin shouted.

The soldiers under Gao Liujin were all like they had been injected with chicken blood. A small number of them left to clean up the battlefield, while the rest followed Gao Liujin and charged into the Third Regiment's defense zone with their hell cannons and infantry guns.

……

"Commander, the situation has changed."

Zhang Dabiao walked up to Li Yunlong and said in a serious tone, "My men have returned with intelligence. There's a large-scale military training exercise in the 22nd Regiment's territory. It seems to be the Yoshino Regiment."

"The Yoshino Regiment is conducting large-scale training exercises in the territory of the 22nd Regiment?" Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately questioned, "You actually believe this nonsense?"

Yoshino Regiment has its own jurisdiction, but instead of training its troops in its own jurisdiction, it comes to the jurisdiction of the 22nd Regiment to train its troops.

Is Captain Yoshino out of his mind, or is he just plain stupid?

"Due to time constraints, this information is only preliminary and still needs to be verified..." Zhang Dabiao didn't finish his sentence.

Li Yunlong interrupted, "No need to verify. It's obvious that this is a ruse set up by the Japanese to mislead Chu Yunfei."

"Commander, did Commander Chu not realize that this was a feint by the Japanese?" Zhang Dabiao asked.

“Chu Yunfei must have figured it out, but he’s probably still wary of those three Japanese regiments,” Li Yunlong judged. “Otherwise, why would Chu Yunfei agree so readily to join forces with me to deal with those three Japanese regiments? I suspect Chu Yunfei has his own plans in mind. Once those three Japanese regiments leave in disgrace, Chu Yunfei might just make his move immediately.”

"Hmm, Commander, your analysis makes a lot of sense." Zhang Dabiao nodded and looked at Li Yunlong. "Commander, if we go over there now to skim some profits from the 22nd Regiment, it's essentially intercepting Chu Yunfei's profits. If we meet him again later, it might be difficult to talk to him."

"You're not easy to talk to!" Li Yunlong glared. "The profits are right there, and Chu Yunfei isn't going to grab them, so what? You're telling me I can't grab them either!"

“That’s true.” Zhang Dabiao nodded, his voice fierce. “If Chu Yunfei dares to mess with us, and we anger him, we’ll take care of the 358th Regiment as well.”

"Alright, Da Biao, let's stop bragging. Now that we've confirmed the 22nd Regiment's territory is fictitious, let's not stand on ceremony. Let's go, hurry up..." Li Yunlong didn't finish his sentence.

Another intelligence agent sent out by Zhang Dabiao rushed back and reported to Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao: "Reporting to the regimental commander and battalion commander, the area under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Third Regiment has been attacked."

The Third Regiment was attacked?
Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao were both immediately taken aback.

Li Yunlong cursed, "Who the hell is this, daring to intercept my business?"

I was just telling Zhang Dabiao that we were going to intercept Chu Yunfei's deal.

As a result, before the business even started, someone tried to steal his business.

Zhang Dabiao still looked at the intelligence officer: "Is the information accurate? Does someone really dare to attack the Third Regiment's territory?"

Zhang Dabiao's subtext was that even with a commander as powerful as our regiment commander, he didn't dare to directly attack the Third Regiment's territory. Who had the audacity to recklessly invade the Third Regiment's land? Wasn't that just handing themselves over to the tiger?

On Cangyun Ridge, the reason our regimental commander was able to defeat the Sakata Regiment was mainly due to the advantage of terrain.

They then cleverly destroyed the Sakata Regiment's command post, barely managing to turn the tide and win.

In short, the reputation of the Third Regiment as an elite force is not just for show; it's something that can't be easily achieved.

Now, there are really some fearless people who dare to openly attack the Sakata Regiment. Are they tired of living, or have they been blinded by greed?
(End of this chapter)