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

Chapter 113 The three heavy cannons are not just for show!

358th Regiment of Jin-Sui Army

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong did not stay at the regimental command post.

Instead, they went to the front lines.

In this respect, Chu Yunfei is the same as Li Yunlong.

Whenever there was a tough battle to be fought, Chu Yunfei would personally go to the front line to boost morale!

"Brothers, as long as we win this battle, I'll give you canned food..." Chu Yunfei hadn't even finished speaking.

On the outskirts of the front line, a rumbling sound came from afar, like a tidal wave, growing louder and louder.

Chu Yunfei immediately took out his binoculars and looked through them. The scene inside the binoculars made Chu Yunfei's pupils shrink instantly!
Directly in front were Li Yunlong and Ding Wei's troops, flanked by Japanese tanks on one side and Japanese cavalry on the other, rapidly encircling them.

Fang Ligong looked at the scene through his binoculars and said in a shocked tone, "Commander, the Eighth Route Army is simply risking their lives."

If the Eighth Route Army had been even a little slower, the Japanese tanks and cavalry would have cut off their retreat.

If the Japanese infantry regiment surrounds him again, Li Yunlong will be trapped like a turtle in a jar!

"Brother Ligong, immediately have two artillery battalions aim at the Japanese. One battalion should target the Japanese tanks, and the other should target the Japanese cavalry. Support Li Yunlong and let them in," Chu Yunfei quickly instructed Ligong.

Fang Ligong, however, did not immediately carry out Chu Yunfei's order. He said, "Commander, should we delay firing the cannons a little longer, let the Japanese tanks and cavalry outflank the Eighth Route Army, and wait until they have wounded some of them before we..."

"Brother Ligong!" Chu Yunfei interrupted sharply, "With the enemy at our doorstep, aren't you worried that the Eighth Route Army will suffer heavy losses and won't be able to launch a sneak attack on the Japanese from behind?"

The Eighth Route Army was unable to sabotage the Japanese supplies, and no one benefited from that!
"Yes, Commander."

Fang Ligong also realized that it would be foolish to make any underhanded moves at this time, so he nodded and immediately relayed Chu Yunfei's order.

The two artillery battalions immediately targeted the cavalry regiment, one targeting the tank regiment and the other the armored regiment.

boom!
boom!
boom!
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Two volleys of cannon fire were fired, and the shells exploded among the cavalry and chariot ranks.

The cavalryman fell from his horse and rolled into a heap.

The tank started smoking and was forced to stop, switching to a defensive posture.

The cavalry and tank regiments were hit by artillery fire, which slowed their pursuit.

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei seized the opportunity and their entire army rushed into Chu Yunfei's forward positions.

"Brother Chu, thank you for your timely reinforcements." Li Yunlong expressed his gratitude to Chu Yunfei.

At the critical moment, Chu Yunfei did not delay firing, and promptly stopped the pursuing Japanese troops.

If they delay even a little and make some small moves, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei's troops will definitely suffer significant losses.

"Brother Yunlong, you're too kind. We're brothers, and we're here to fight the Japanese together." Chu Yunfei praised, "Brother Yunlong is truly a hero. You actually lured the Japanese here and haven't been surrounded yet. I admire you."

Chu Yunfei understood perfectly well that the Japanese reinforcements were mainly heading towards the ironworks.

Diverting them away from reinforcing the ironworks is no easy task.

Li Yunlong, however, did it.

"Haha, if it weren't for Brother Chu's timely help, I would have been trapped." Li Yunlong laughed and said to Chu Yunfei, "Brother Yunfei, the Japanese have been lured over. You deal with them first, and I'll lead the men to go around from behind you."

"Okay." Chu Yunfei nodded.

Without hesitation, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei led their troops swiftly through Chu Yunfei's defense zone.

"Brothers, prepare to engage the Japanese!" After Li Yunlong and Ding Wei left, Chu Yunfei immediately ordered his troops, "Hold them off at all costs!"

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Seeing the cavalry and tank regiments under heavy artillery fire, Kuroshima Morita was furious: "Damn it, we've fallen for their trap!"

They originally thought that taking a detour would lure the main force of the Eighth Route Army to show up, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army did indeed show up.

However, their pursuit and encirclement led them to the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army.

This barrage of artillery fire resulted in heavy losses for the cavalry regiment.

Clearly, this was planned in advance by the Eighth Route Army; their intention was to lure us toward the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army.

Ironically, we genuinely thought they were desperate, but it turned out they were just playing along!
Ueno no Mura roared, "Damn the 358th Regiment! They got the better of us last time, and now we've been shelled again! Do they really think we can't take them down?!"

This person's IQ drops to zero when they're extremely angry!

After being bombarded by two artillery battalions of the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army, both Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura were about to attack Chu Yunfei's position.

Kasahara Koizumi rushed over: "Gentlemen, please calm down. Our real goal is to reinforce the ironworks. Although Chu Yunfei is hateful, now is not the time to deal with him."

"Baka! Kasahara-kun, it's not your unit that got bombed. Your unit suffered the least losses during the harassment, so of course you can stay calm." Ueno no Mura scolded Kasahara Koizumi, "You immediately cooperate with my tanks and attack the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army!"

Kuroshima Morita roared, "You lowly infantryman, when did you get the right to point fingers at us? If you're not going to cooperate with us, get out of the way and don't block my path!"

Clearly, Uenomura and Kuroshima Morita, both in a fit of rage, refused to listen to Kasahara Koizumi's advice.

Even Kuroshima Morita made no attempt to hide his deep-seated prejudice against infantry. "Regimental Commander, even if we can persuade Regimental Commanders Kuroshima and Ueno, if we retreat, the Eighth Route Army will most likely chase after us again." Kasahara Koizumi still had Japanese officers trying to save face for him; they couldn't let Kasahara Koizumi fall out with Regimental Commanders Kuroshima and Ueno.

The Eighth Route Army's mission is to hold us back at all costs.

If we withdraw from here, the Eighth Route Army, which has infiltrated the 358th Regiment's defense zone, will definitely chase after us again.

They might even instigate Chu Yunfei to begin pursuing us.

Rather than returning to a passive situation of being harassed, let's fight hard here and solve the problem once and for all!

Kasahara Koizumi could only angrily order: "One battalion, in coordination with the cavalry, and one battalion, in coordination with the tanks, immediately attack the 358th Regiment."

"Yoshi, Kasahara-kun, that's right."

Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura's expressions finally improved a little.

Seizing the opportunity, the two immediately launched a fierce attack on Chu Yunfei.

However, because their ammunition was attacked by Li Yunlong, they held back their firepower and dared not unleash it all.

Chu Yunfei noticed the attack immediately.

"Commander, something's strange. The Japanese aren't firing at full power. What's going on?" Fang Ligong asked suspiciously.

Logically speaking, the Japanese soldiers must have been infuriated by Li Yunlong.

They're filled with anger; they have no common sense.

Under such circumstances, their firepower should be unprecedentedly strong.

Do you want shells and bullets to be given away like they're free?

Why does it seem a bit stingy now?
"Isn't that simple? Li Yunlong must have destroyed some of the Japanese ammunition trucks." Chu Yunfei analyzed wisely, then pointed to the Japanese tank regiment and said, "Didn't you see? The number of tanks has also been reduced by half. I still remember how many tanks they had when they fought us last time."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ligong couldn't help but be shocked: "Commander, weren't you going to say that the Eighth Route Army lured the Japanese here and destroyed half of their tanks? That's just too unbelievable."

Last time, even when we were well-rested and prepared, we didn't achieve such great results.

It's unbelievable that the Eighth Route Army managed to take down half of the Japanese tanks under such circumstances—a situation where they had to lure the Japanese over while avoiding being surrounded.

"If we hadn't destroyed half of the Japanese tanks, why do you think the Japanese would have lost their minds and attacked us like this!" Chu Yunfei glanced at Fang Ligong, then said incisively, "As for why the Eighth Route Army was able to destroy half of the Japanese tanks, it's easy to understand. They had three heavy cannons, which are the nemesis of tanks."

“That’s true.” Fang Ligong had nothing more to say.

Three heavy cannons—these are no mere decorations!

"Brothers, you all see that, right? The Japanese firepower isn't strong, and they definitely don't have enough ammunition. Give these Japanese pigs a good beating!" Chu Yunfei encouraged the troops, "As long as we hold off the Japanese's first wave of attack, our chance to counterattack will come."

As soon as Li Yunlong makes a move, the Japanese will inevitably withdraw their troops to rescue him.

Chu Yunfei would not stand idly by; he would strike decisively, partly to support Li Yunlong and partly to beat a dog when it was down, thus expanding the victory!
"Commander, do we still have a chance to counterattack?" Battalion Commander Qian Bojun asked, puzzled.

Although the Japanese seem to be holding back their firepower, they still have three regiments.

Their infantry regiments have not lost any fighting strength.

Even setting aside their chariots and cavalry, could we possibly launch a counterattack against their infantry regiments alone?

"Do you think Li Yunlong leading his troops through our defense zone is just a matter of leaving?" Chu Yunfei said.

"Commander, do you mean the Eighth Route Army is going to circle around behind the Japanese and cooperate with us to attack them from both sides?" Battalion Commander Qian Bojun asked thoughtfully.

"It's more than that." Chu Yunfei said mysteriously, "When the time comes, I'll give the order, and your battalion must launch a full-scale attack and crush these Japanese pigs!"

"Yes, Commander!"

Under Chu Yunfei's command, the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army fought with a common hatred for the enemy and displayed strong combat power, successfully withstanding the Japanese army's attack head-on.

"Damn it, that damned Chu Yunfei, that damned 358th Regiment!"

Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura led their troops in three attacks on Chu Yunfei's position, but none of them succeeded.

Both of them were furious.

"Chu Yunfei has added another artillery battalion, and the fortifications have been reinforced. He's obviously prepared in advance." After hitting a snag, Kuroshima Morita's mind began to calm down.

Chu Yunfei was well prepared to resist, so it was unrealistic to expect to take him down in a short time.

Continuing to argue with Chu Yunfei here seems like a truly foolish thing to do.

Ueno Village calmed down as well: "Kuroshima-kun, it seems pointless for us to continue wasting time with Chu Yunfei here. Let's retreat. If we don't encounter any more Eighth Route Army attacks along the way, perhaps we can still save the ironworks in time."

Uenomura's later statement was so unbelievable that even he himself didn't believe it.

That's an ironworks, after all. How could the Eighth Route Army not harass it? They might have even arranged for harassment along all the roads leading to the ironworks.

However, we really can't afford to waste any more time with Chu Yunfei right now.

"Damn it, let's deal with Chu Yunfei when we have another chance. Let's retreat!" Kuroshima Morita ordered dejectedly.

(End of this chapter)