Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Changjin Lake, a Hundred Battles, a Hundred Victories

Chapter 108 Zhou Weiguo is shocked!
Based on the other equipment, Zhou Weiguo concluded that this so-called special forces team should be a special forces unit.

“Yes, it is indeed a German-made MP38 submachine gun,” Chen Ming nodded and said.

"Sir, what is the casualty situation in the annihilation of this special force?" Zhou Weiguo asked.

"Half a month ago, 156 members of Yamamoto's special attack team sneaked into our defense zone under the cover of night. After being discovered by the sentries, Comrade Kong Jie commanded the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Battalion, along with the battalion's directly subordinate units, to lure the enemy deep into our territory and successfully annihilate them."

"Among them, one soldier was seriously injured, three were slightly injured, and no soldiers were killed."

Chen Ming said confidently.

Upon hearing Chen Ming's account that the Independent Detachment had annihilated a special forces unit of over 150 men equipped with powerful automatic firepower, without a single soldier sacrificing their life, Chen Ming was astonished.

Zhou Weiguo was greatly astonished.

The independent detachment's combat effectiveness is too strong. They were able to achieve an astonishing score of 0 to 156 against such a well-trained and well-equipped force.

He couldn't believe what kind of divine command ability Kong Jie, who was directing the battle, possessed.

The example of Yamamoto's special operations force also served as a reminder to Zhou Weiguo.

That means even the most elite special forces can only play a supporting role in combat. If they were to face the main force head-on, they would likely be utterly defeated.

Two days later, after Zhou Weiguo and his group had become familiar with the surroundings.

Chen Ming made arrangements for Zhou Weiguo and his group.

There's nothing to say about Zhou Weiguo joining the Special Operations Brigade; he was directly appointed as the captain of the next company in the Special Operations Brigade.

Although Chen Ming knew the other party was capable enough, he couldn't immediately assign him a high-ranking position since he had just arrived at the Independent Detachment.

As the commander of the unit, Chen Ming should treat everyone equally. It would be wrong to directly parachute a battalion commander who was originally just a company-level officer into the special operations brigade.

What are the soldiers supposed to think?
Although the special operations brigade is only a brigade with just over two hundred people, it is a proper regimental-level unit.

The company commander that Zhou Weiguo served as was a battalion-level officer, which was a promotion for him.

Zhou Weiguo was very satisfied with Chen Ming's arrangements.

In the past two days, he had heard other soldiers talk about the special operations brigade of the independent detachment countless times, and knew that it was a heroic unit.

Every soldier in the story has earned at least one first-class merit award, and there are many combat heroes among them.

Zhou Weiguo knew very well the significance of a first-class merit.

Zhou Weiguo would be willing to join this heroic unit, even if his rank remained the same and he continued to be a company-level squad leader.

Besides Zhou Weiguo, Chen Ming also made arrangements for the others.

Chen Yi and Zhang Chu were both highly educated individuals, and were considered treasures by the Eighth Route Army.

Zhang Chu was assigned to the arsenal by Chen Ming, who hoped that Zhang Chu could use his talents to create some surprises.

After asking for her opinion and learning that she wanted to be closer to Zhou Weiguo, Chen Ming arranged for her to work as an administrative officer at the detachment headquarters.

As for the others, arrangements were made accordingly.

Those who perform exceptionally well will be selected for special operations brigades, while those who perform only moderately will be assigned to front-line combat units as officers.

After arranging these people, Chen Ming began to plan the next battle deployment.

It is now July, the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain has long ended, the Japanese have freed up a large number of troops, and are beginning to plan a large-scale mopping-up operation.

This sweep will involve a large number of Japanese troops, making it a massive operation. The base area will then be plunged into a difficult counter-sweep operation.

Taiyuan City, First Army Headquarters.

For the past two weeks, Yoshio Shinotsuka has been restless and filled with anxiety.

Half a month has passed since Yamamoto Ichiki led the special forces to raid the Independent Detachment's command post.

For the past two weeks, the special forces team has not sent back any news; they have no idea whether the team is alive or dead.

At first, Yoshio Shinotsuka wondered if the Eighth Route Army's defenses were too tight and the special forces had gone into hiding to complete their final mission.

Yamamoto's special operations unit only carried seven days' worth of rations, and now half a month has passed. Even with the Independent Detachment's strong defenses, Yamamoto's special operations unit would choose to turn back to replenish supplies once they realized there was no opportunity.

However, to this day, no news of Yamamoto's special attack team has been received from any county towns or strongholds.

No matter how much Yoshio Shinotsuka didn't believe it, he had no choice but to accept the fact.

Yamamoto's Special Attack Corps! Completely wiped out!
Like the Independent 4th Brigade, it was annihilated by the Independent Detachment in the mountains.

Suddenly, a communications soldier knocked on the door and came in.

"General, there's news about Colonel Yamamoto."

Hearing this, Yoshio Shinotsuka felt a glimmer of hope and abruptly stood up, saying urgently:
"Tell me quickly, how is Yamamoto-kun? Has he come back?"

When the communications soldier heard Yoshio Shinotsuka's question, he said in a low voice:

"According to the information sent back by the search team, they searched in the direction that Colonel Yamamoto had advanced and finally found the bodies of the special attack soldiers in a ravine."

"Colonel Yamamoto was among them."

The communications soldier's words shattered Yoshio Shinotsuka's hopes.

He sat back down in his chair, lost in thought, staring blankly out the window.

"How could this happen? Why would a well-equipped special forces team, skilled in special operations, plus Yamamoto-kun, a top student, be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in the mountains?"

Yoshio Shinotsuka thought to himself.

"General? General? Are you alright?"

"It's alright, just put the telegram down." Yoshio Shinotsuka shook his head, waved his hand to signal the other person to put down the telegram, and then left.

"Hai!"

The communications soldier didn't dare to delay and left immediately after sending the telegram.

The general is too terrifying now. He is worried that if Yoshio Shinotsuka takes his anger out on him, he will be wronged.

silence!

silence!

There was not a sound in Yoshio Shinotsuka's command room.

After a long while, he finally picked up the telegram and began to read it.

After seeing the description of Yamamoto Ichiki's head being cut off and his body being gnawed beyond recognition by wild beasts.

Yoshio Shinotsuka's vision went black, and he fainted.

When I woke up again, I was already in the hospital.

Hearing his subordinates' concerned calls for their general, Yoshio Shinotsuka felt a deep sorrow in his heart.

He knew that he wouldn't be able to hold onto his position as the commander of the First Army for long.

The Yamamoto family wielded considerable influence in Japan, as evidenced by their ability to promote their adopted son, Yamamoto Shichiya, to the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet.

While it might be difficult for the Yamamoto family to elevate themselves to a higher level, it would be far too easy for them to dethrone themselves.

It's always easier to do bad things than to do good things.

The heir of the Yamamoto family, acting on his own orders, launched a surprise attack on the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army's Independent Detachment.

In the end, they were all wiped out, and Yamamoto Ichiki's death was so gruesome.

This responsibility must be borne by Yoshio Shinotsuka, no matter what.

"Baka! Independent Detachment! Chen Ming! I swear I will not rest until I have wiped you out!"

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