Bright Sword: The brigade commander is shocked! You call this a county brigade?

Chapter 364: Kwantung Army Raid

The Northeast Eighth Route Army Headquarters was preparing to move.

A brigade of the Kwantung Army quietly arrived near Da Nan Mountain.

Brigade Commander Major General Endo stood on a high ground and looked into the distance.

Although they knew that the Northeast Eighth Route Army headquarters was inside Da Nan Mountain, they did not know its exact location.

Endo looked at the dense jungle of Mount Dainan, turned to his adjutant Ikeda and said, "Mr. Ikeda, the scenery of Mount Dainan is very beautiful, comparable to Hokkaido.

I didn’t expect that the Northeast Eighth Route Army headquarters was actually hidden in Da Nan Mountain. I really have to admire the enemy’s courage to hide under our noses.”

Adjutant Ikeda nodded and responded, "Brigade Commander, this is what the Chinese often say, 'The darkest place is the darkest.' Only the most dangerous place is the safest."

Endo nodded and said, "You are right. I have to admire the wisdom of the ancient Chinese."

At this moment, a Japanese communicator trotted up to the two men and saluted: "Report to the brigade commander, the lurker sent back a telegram."

"Yoshi! Give it to me now."

The correspondent handed him the telegram and Endo quickly unfolded it and read it.

The text on the telegram was concise and clear, providing the approximate location of the Eighth Route Army headquarters and the transfer route.

"Adjutant, bring out the map."

The adjutant at the side quickly took out a map from his bag and spread it on the ground.

Endo squatted down and moved his fingers across the map. His finger tapped heavily on Yangshu Village on the map.

"Mr. Ikeda, the headquarters of the Northeastern Eighth Route Army is located in Yangshu Village,"

"The message sent back by the lurkers shows that the Eighth Route Army headquarters is moving. They must have discovered our intentions. We must act immediately and destroy the Northeast Eighth Route Army headquarters in one fell swoop."

"Hayi!"

"I will notify the troops to take action immediately." Ikeda responded.

Endo hummed and said, "Go! This time we are going to completely destroy the Northeast Eighth Route Army Headquarters."

Ikeda quickly turned around and went down to inform the troops.

20 minutes later, Endo led the Japanese brigade and quickly rushed towards the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Northeast China.

On the way, Endo issued an order while marching: "Order the first and second battalions to surround the enemy headquarters from the east and west."

"Order the Third Battalion to advance quickly, penetrate behind the enemy headquarters, and cut off the enemy's retreat route."

As the order was issued, the three battalions of Japanese soldiers quickly broke away from the team and marched quickly in three directions.

Endo led the remaining troops and continued to charge forward.

As long as they could successfully surround the Eighth Route Army headquarters, they would be able to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.

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2 kilometers outside Yangshu Village,

In order to guard against surprise attacks by the Japanese invaders, the Northeast Eighth Route Army arranged a large number of outer sentries.

These sentinels are hidden among the jungles and hills, always monitoring every move around them.

On a small hill, two sentries were sitting on the grass.

"Xiao Li, what are your plans after the war?" Xiao Zhang asked softly.

Xiao Li smiled and said, "I want to go back to my hometown, marry a wife, and then give birth to a big fat boy."

"What about you?" Xiao Li turned around and asked.

Xiao Zhang showed a longing expression on his face: "I plan to go to a big city to make money after the war. I haven't been to a big city yet, but I heard that big cities are very prosperous and have everything to buy."

"Haha, this day won't be too far away, we will definitely win."

"Yes! You are right, we can definitely defeat the Japanese." Xiao Zhang nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, Xiao Li saw a figure moving in the distance, and he immediately became alert: "Xiao Zhang, look, is there a figure ahead?"

Xiao Zhang immediately looked ahead carefully, his pupils shrinking instantly: "Oh no! It's the Japanese, let's go back and report it."

"Hurry up, the Japs are coming."

Xiao Li stood up immediately, and the two of them ran towards Yangshu Village with guns in hand.

10 minutes later,

Xiao Li and Xiao Zhang ran back to Yangshu Village panting.

They quickly ran into the command center, almost rushing into the room.

"Report to the commander, a large Japanese army has been spotted in Da Nan Mountain, and is marching towards Yangshu Village."

Upon hearing this, Commander Zhao Da immediately stood up.

"Chief of Staff, you quickly lead the remaining people in the headquarters to move. I will lead the guard regiment to stop the Japanese."

"Hurry up, hurry up." Zhao Da emphasized again.

"Yes, Commander!"

Chief of Staff Chen Jiang quickly turned around and ran out of the command center and began to arrange the transfer of personnel.

Zhao Da picked up his belt and strode out of the command center.

"Guards, notify the guard regiment to assemble. The Japanese army is coming. We must stop them and buy time for the headquarters to move."

The guard quickly ran to notify the guard regiment to prepare for battle.

Not long after,

Zhao Da led more than 1000 soldiers of the guard regiment to set up a position on a high ground in Yangshu Village, preparing to block the Japanese troops.

This high ground has a wide view and overlooks the entire outskirts of Yangshu Village, making it an ideal position to block the enemy.

On the other side, Chen Jiang led the people who had not yet moved from the headquarters and ran quickly towards the back mountain.

When the Japanese vanguard entered the outskirts of Yangshu Village, the soldiers held their rifles tightly, their fingers on the triggers, ready to fire at any time.

Seeing that the time was right, Zhao Da shouted loudly: "Comrades, fight hard and wipe out the Japanese!"

"bang, bang"

"Bang, bang, bang..."

"Da da da..."

The sound of gunfire rang out instantly, and the Japanese soldiers walking in the front row were killed one after another.

"Enemy attack!"

"There are enemies on high ground, scatter!"

"Machine Gunners strike back!"

"Mortars, quickly set up positions!"

The Japanese soldiers behind reacted quickly, immediately dispersed to find cover and launched a counterattack.

The Japs' well-trained skills were fully demonstrated at this moment.

The Japanese machine gunners quickly set up machine gun positions and launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army soldiers on the high ground.

Machine gun bullets rained down on the high ground.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers quickly deployed small artillery, and more than 50 60 mortars bombarded the Eighth Route Army positions on the high ground.

Explosions rang out one after another, and fire and smoke spread across the high ground.