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

Chapter 22 Blooming everywhere

"Dafei, this time we brothers need to work together properly," Wang Gui said to Dafei.

"Yeah, we finally found a big piece of meat, it would be stupid not to eat it when it's right in front of us," Dafei said.

According to Wang Gui's reconnaissance, a puppet army cavalry company was stationed there, which was a real goldmine.

Wang Gui couldn't eat it all by himself, so he found Da Fei to work with him.

"How many men did you bring this time? Are the weapons and equipment sufficient?" Wang Gui asked.

"Guess how many men I have, how many weapons and equipment?" Dafei didn't answer directly, but squinted and asked Wang Gui.

"I estimate your squad has over sixty men, and as for weaponry, two light machine guns?" Wang Gui guessed with a smile.

"You're wrong this time. There are indeed only sixty-odd people, but I have five light machine guns and two small cannons."

Dafei stretched out one hand, made a five, then a two, and said boastfully.

"Good heavens, where did you get this little cannon?" Wang Gui's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

That's a small cannon, not a grenade launcher. How did Dafei manage to capture it?
It's only been three months, yet his progress has been so rapid!

"Hehe, last time I led my team to wipe out a band of about a hundred bandits. In addition to small cannons, we also seized two light machine guns from the bandits' stronghold."

Dafei said with a smug look on his face.

"What kind of bandits are so rich?" Wang Gui asked in surprise.

"I don't know either. Anyway, the weapons and equipment in the stronghold are a mixed bag, including equipment from the Central Army and the Jin-Sui Army," Dafei said.

"Wow, you've struck it rich this time! But do you know how to use the little cannon?" Wang Gui took a deep breath.

"They should have known how to fire artillery. There were some bandits who knew how, but they were killed by the best marksman in our team. It's a real pity. If we had recruited them, we would have known how to fire artillery." Dafei sighed.

"Hey kid." Wang Gui looked helplessly at Da Fei, who had gotten the better deal but was still acting innocent.

"And what about you? How's your business going?" Dafei countered.

"I'm doing alright. The team has grown to over eighty people, with three light machine guns, but we've captured one heavy machine gun," Wang Gui said.

"Great, then we've got this puppet cavalry company in the bag."

"Once night falls, we'll go and catch these puppet soldiers, and then give the horse back to the captain." Dafei's face beamed with undisguised joy.

After three months of fighting, they were very familiar with ambushes and raids, especially against the puppet troops, which they handled with ease.

Now, a mere company of puppet troops dares to openly station themselves here. Isn't that just handing them horses?
In the dead of night, a gunshot rang out, and the battle officially began.

The puppet army cavalry company, which was attacked at night, was immediately thrown into chaos. All they could hear were gunshots everywhere, and bullets could fly from anywhere.

The newly organized counterattack was quickly thwarted.

The last company of puppet troops surrendered after losing more than twenty lives.

The two district detachments suffered only six injuries, with no soldiers killed.

"We've struck it rich! Clean up the battlefield immediately and get out of here before the Japanese can react!" Dafei clapped his hands with joy as he looked at all the horses.

At this moment, Tiesheng's small detachment was lying in ambush on the high slope, while a kilometer away, more than 20 Japanese soldiers were chasing more than 30 Eighth Route Army soldiers.

"Keep your positions hidden. Once Liu Zi and the Eighth Route Army brothers have passed through, immediately detonate the landmines to catch the Japanese off guard," Tie Sheng instructed in his final words.

Two hours ago, Tiesheng led a small team of more than sixty people and discovered that a platoon of the Eighth Route Army was being held up by the Japanese.

So he immediately decided to send a soldier into the Eighth Route Army ranks to lure the Japanese over, while he himself found a suitable place to ambush and prepare to meet up with the comrades being chased by the Japanese.

Tiesheng had fought two ambush battles with Chen Ming and was most experienced in ambush warfare. Meanwhile, the Eighth Route Army soldiers being chased by the Japanese heard that troops were preparing to come to their aid and began to run towards Tiesheng.

About ten minutes later, Liu Zi led the group of Eighth Route Army soldiers through the pre-arranged ambush site, and the Japanese soldiers caught up with them not long after.

Once all the Japanese soldiers had entered the ambush point, Tiesheng immediately pressed the rudimentary detonator.

"Oh!"

"Fire!" Tiesheng immediately opened fire, shooting at the Japanese soldiers.

The other soldiers followed suit and opened fire, with the light machine guns spitting fire.

Of the twenty-odd Japanese soldiers, more than ten were killed on the spot. The remaining seven or eight, seeing that they had encountered an ambush, did not continue the pursuit and immediately shouted to retreat.

After leaving behind several more corpses, only three Japanese soldiers managed to escape.

Tiesheng did not continue the pursuit. The Japanese soldiers were good marksmen, and if they were to chase them into open areas in order to completely eliminate them, several soldiers might be sacrificed.

That would be a loss, and Tiesheng kept in mind Chen Ming's advice to "only take advantage and not suffer losses," so he wouldn't do a losing deal.

While cleaning up the battlefield, Tiesheng met with the platoon leader of this Eighth Route Army unit.

"Comrade, which unit are you from?" The platoon leader asked enviously, looking at the Iron Life Squad, where everyone had a gun, some even carried two or three guns, and some even had machine guns.

"We are from the Ping'an County District Team," Tiesheng said, puffing out his chest.

"What? You're from the district squad?!" The platoon leader asked in disbelief, his mouth agape in surprise.

When did the district squad become so rich, with better equipment than the regular army?
"Yes, we are indeed from the district squad. How did you get caught by the Japanese?" Tiesheng's mouth was practically stretched to his ears with a grin.

"We're from the New First Regiment. We were on a combat mission when we were accidentally caught by the Japanese," the platoon leader said.

"Oh, so you're a comrade from the New First Regiment. I've often heard the captain mention your regimental commander," Tiesheng said with delight.

"Captain, the battlefield has been cleaned up." At this moment, a soldier from the district squad ran up to Tiesheng and reported.

Upon hearing the report from the district squad and Tiesheng's words, the platoon leader became even more puzzled.

"Your team leader? Aren't you the team leader of the district squad?" the platoon leader asked in confusion.

"No, I'm just the squad leader," Tiesheng said proudly. "Our squad leader is a veteran of the Red Army who participated in the Long March."

"My goodness, how many people are in your district squad?" The platoon leader's eyes widened, as if he had heard some kind of fantastical story.

"I can't tell you the specifics, but my small squad alone has more than sixty soldiers," Tiesheng boasted.

After all, they were just young men in their early twenties, and they couldn't suppress their desire to show off, especially since they were militiamen and the other side was a regular army.

Showing it off is so exhilarating, it's almost suffocating.

Because the other party was an ally, one of their own, if the enemy asked Tiesheng, he would not reveal a single word even if he were beaten to death.

If Chen Ming were here, and knew that Tiesheng was showing off to his allies, Chen Ming would kick Tiesheng into a ditch with one foot and one foot.

Why doesn't your mother just keep a low profile and make a fortune?

If we attract the brigade commander's attention with "Congratulations on your fortune," then we're doomed.

Upon hearing Tiesheng's words, the platoon leader felt that his worldview had been completely reshaped.

Who the hell is the main force?!

(End of this chapter)