Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

Chapter 93: Kong Jie gets anxious when he fails to capture the Nanhui stronghold!
After taking over the Jucheng stronghold, the Nanhui stronghold became the next target of Li Yunlong and others.

Nanhui is not only an important transportation route, but also a bridge. The Japanese army set up this stronghold in order to guard the Nanhui Bridge.

The Nanhui stronghold is about 10 kilometers away from Jucheng, and a little further away from the Qijiayan stronghold, about twelve or thirteen kilometers.

The Nanhui stronghold was the weakest in defense among several large strongholds from Yangquan to Niangziguan. Usually there was only one Japanese squadron and one puppet army camp.

Because the Eighth Route Army suddenly attacked major railway lines, the Japanese army temporarily dispatched a squadron of garrison troops.

The current garrison strength consists of two Japanese squadrons plus a puppet army battalion.

However, it should be noted that there is also an independent armored vehicle team in the Nanhui stronghold, equipped with two Type 94 dual-purpose road and rail armored vehicles, which are specifically used to patrol the Nanhui Railway Bridge.

Because the defense force of Nanhui stronghold was the weakest, the New 386nd Regiment, the weakest among the main regiments of the th Brigade, was responsible for attacking this place.

In order to capture the Nanhui stronghold as soon as possible and prove himself, Kong Jie has been attacking fiercely for several hours. Now the battle has entered a white-hot level.

Because the Nanhui Bridge is a steel structure bridge dedicated to trains, it is very inconvenient for people to move on the bridge. On the contrary, the Japanese armored vehicles can move freely on it.

As a result, the two Japanese armored vehicles could not only easily protect each other, but also caused huge casualties to the New Second Regiment.

Kong Jie also wanted to destroy the two armored vehicles first. Unfortunately, he failed after several attempts and lost a lot of manpower.

Kong Jie wanted to blow up the Nanhui Bridge again, but under the fire blockade of the Japanese armored vehicles, he had no chance to even get close, let alone fix the explosives on the steel beams.

In the end, there was really no other choice but for Kong Jie to storm the Nanhui stronghold.

But whenever the battle became critical and the Japanese in the stronghold were about to collapse, the two road-rail dual-purpose armored vehicles would suddenly rush out from the Nanhui Bridge and launch a sudden fire attack, which would not only instantly disintegrate the offensive of the New Second Regiment, but also cause heavy casualties to the New Second Regiment. This was always the case.

Kong Jie saw this and kept it in mind.

Just now, the fifth wave of offensive by the New Second Regiment was broken again, and this time the casualties were even greater. Nearly half of the infantry company involved in the attack suffered casualties.

Looking at the dozens of wounded soldiers being carried down by the stretcher team, Kong Jie's eyes turned red, his teeth chattered, he was angry and anxious, but he could not think of any solution.

Kong Jie's style is actually similar to that of Cheng Xiazi. He is the kind of obedient child who is never vague in executing orders. He is a daring and combative person, but he lacks some wit on the battlefield.

To put it simply, it means not wanting to use your brain. To put it even more simply, as long as you are not dead, you will work yourself to death!
People with this kind of personality rarely make mistakes, but at certain critical moments, it is also difficult to find a subtle way to break the deadlock.

After five consecutive attacks were thwarted, Kong Jie thought about changing his offensive strategy. Unfortunately, he racked his brains but still couldn't come up with any good ideas.

At this time, he thought of his old comrade-in-arms Li Yunlong. If Old Li were there, he would definitely be able to think of a way to break the deadlock.

Then I thought that Li Yunlong's independent regiment had to gnaw on the toughest bone, Niangzi Pass, and I didn't know whether they had managed to do so.

Finally, the chief of staff said, "Commander, this is not a solution. If we want to capture the Nanhui stronghold, we have to find a way to destroy those two armored vehicles first.

Otherwise, at every critical moment, those two iron turtles would definitely come out and cause trouble.

This has been the case several times before. If we don’t change our ways, it will be useless no matter how many troops we deploy.”

"You're talking bullshit!"

Kong Jie said angrily: "Don't I know that those two armored vehicles are annoying? But we have thought of all the ways we can think of, and we have tried them all. They don't work at all. We can't do anything about them!
Or should I change my strategy and storm the stronghold?"

The chief of staff blushed and said, "Then let's hold another meeting to discuss it. Three heads are better than one. If we put our heads together, we may be able to come up with a solution."

"There is no time left." Kong Jie said with a dark face: "Although our New Second Regiment is a newly formed regiment, it is also the main force of the 386th Brigade.

Today's battle is the first tough battle for my new Second Regiment since its establishment. I cannot lose to Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Cheng Xiazi no matter what!"

Good guy.

In addition to missing his old comrades, Kong Jie was actually holding his breath at this time.

After a pause, Kong Jie swung his pipe fiercely and shouted, "Communicator, pass me..."

Before he finished speaking, a long whistle suddenly sounded in the front, and then a bright beam of light shone from the east, like a light piercing the darkness.

The bright beam of light illuminated almost the entire Nanhui Bridge and the two Type 94 armored vehicles parked on the bridge, making it clear as if day had arrived.

"This is..." Kong Jie was confused and forgot to give any more orders.

The chief of staff next to him was furious: "Commander, it's an armored train! It's the devil's armored train!"

"What? Armored train?" Kong Jie's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

When he went to the brigade headquarters for a meeting that day, he had already clearly understood the horror of the armored train through the intelligence he had obtained from Xu Yang.

The firepower of this thing is so powerful that it is terrifying. The artillery alone is enough to rival an artillery regiment. In addition, there are a large number of vehicle-mounted machine guns.

This thing is not something their New Second Regiment can contend with at all.

There is no point in fighting this battle.

No matter how stubborn and conceited Kong Jie was, he didn't think that the New 2nd Regiment under his command could deal with the Japanese armored train, especially after they lost the initiative, it was even more impossible.

"Lone Wolf Advisor, Lone Wolf Advisor, no matter how many times you have made great contributions, you were too arrogant this time."

Kong Jie looked helpless: "Chief of Staff, this battle is over, withdraw the troops."

The Chief of Staff held out a glimmer of hope and said, "Captain, do you think this armored train was driven by the Lone Wolf Staff?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Kong Jie interrupted abruptly, "That's impossible! According to the original plan, after the Lone Wolf Staff took down the armored train, he needed to go east to take down the Niangzi Pass stronghold first, and then turn around and attack the Black Water River, Tao River and Jucheng strongholds in turn.

It's only a few hours now. Even if the Lone Wolf Staff Officer can capture the armored train, it is absolutely impossible for him to capture so many large strongholds in such a short time.

Therefore, there is only one truth, that is, the Lone Wolf Staff's plan failed. They failed to successfully capture the Japanese armored train. Not only that, but the Japanese relied on the firepower of the armored train to defeat the attack of our 386th Brigade's regiments. "

"Hurry up and order a retreat, it will be too late..."

"Boom!" Before he could finish his words, a huge explosion suddenly came like a tidal wave, and Kong Jie was stunned.

After a moment, he came to his senses and asked hurriedly, "Where did it hit? Where did the shell hit?"

Just by listening to the noise, one could tell that the caliber of the shell was definitely over 100mm. He knew very well how powerful this thing was. One shot could directly wipe out an entire platoon.

The only ones who had artillery of this caliber were the Japs.

As for the flying thunder cannon in his hand, although its power is no less than this large-caliber artillery, the sound of the explosion is completely different.

Therefore, it was definitely the Japanese who fired the cannon, and the ones who were hit were naturally their New Second Regiment.

The only question was which battalion or company was hit. "It wasn't our regiment!" the chief of staff next to him said in a daze, "It was the enemy's armored train!"

Kong Jie said unhappily, "Of course I know it was the enemy's armored train that fired the cannon. If the enemy at the Nanhui stronghold had this thing, they would have fired the cannon long ago. Why would they wait until now?"

"No!" The chief of staff shook his head and said, "What I mean is that even though the artillery was fired from an armored train, it wasn't aimed at our regiment, but at the Japanese!"

Kong Jie was also stunned: "An armored train attacked the Japanese? How is this possible?"

Chief of Staff: “It sounds incredible, but it is true!
If you don't believe me, look for yourself. One of the Japanese armored vehicles has been scrapped!"

Kong Jie looked back hastily, and saw that an armored train parked on the Nanhui Bridge had turned into a fireball, with various parts scattered everywhere.

Kong Jie suspected that he had seen it wrong, and rubbed his eyes hard, and finally confirmed the truth of the matter.

"Could it be...Could it be that the Lone Wolf Staff succeeded?"

Apart from this explanation, he could not think of any other possibility.

At this moment, another huge explosion sounded from the bridge.

This time, Kong Jie saw it clearly and finally confirmed his inner guess!

On the Nanhui Bridge, another armored train also turned into a fireball.

The driver of the armored vehicle seemed to be stunned by the sudden bombardment. When he saw his companions being destroyed, he did not try to evade, but stood there and took the shells with his face.

"The Lone Wolf Staff succeeded. It must have been the Lone Wolf Staff who succeeded!"

"Damn Li Yunlong, he got the upper hand again. With the help of Lone Wolf Staff, I can also take down Niangzi Pass!"

At this moment, Kong Jie was regretting his decision so much that his intestines turned green. If he had known earlier, he would have fought for the task of attacking Niangzi Pass even at the risk of his life. It was too late to say anything now.

The hardest bone to chew turned out to be the easiest (first) bone to chew, and Li Yunlong got all the advantage.

Just when Kong Jie was regretting, a large artillery tower on the easternmost side of the Nanhui stronghold collapsed. In the smoke and dust, one could vaguely see a large number of Japanese devils and puppet troops fleeing in the surrounding trenches and foxholes.

In order to run faster, some puppet soldiers even threw away their weapons and equipment.

Immediately afterwards, a cavalry messenger came running along the Zhengtai Highway.

"Captain Kong, Captain Kong!" The cavalry communicator shouted at the top of his voice from a distance: "Our commander wants you to attend a meeting!"

Kong Jie was stunned and asked, "Which group are you from?"

The cavalry communicator dismounted and said, "Independent Regiment! I am from the Independent Regiment!"

Kong Jie: "It's Li Dayehu! Where is he now?"

"On the train!" The communicator turned around and pointed at the armored train that was continuously firing at the Japanese Nanhui stronghold.

"Chief of Staff, you watch here." Kong Jie gave an instruction, then he and his guards mounted their horses and headed straight for the armored train two or three kilometers away.

After getting in the car, Kong Jie discovered that in addition to Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Cheng Xiazi were also there, and of course the most important lone wolf staff officer Xu Yang.

"Old Ding, Old Cheng, you guys are here too?"

Ding Wei: "Didn't Lao Li ask us to help you?"

Blind Cheng didn't say a word. He was feeling cowardly and had no interest in talking at all.

"Don't say anything." Kong Jie said, "Old Li really helped us a lot this time. After we take down the Nanhui stronghold, I will treat you to sweet potato wine."

"But now, I have to borrow your artillery."

"No problem, no problem." Li Yunlong said with a smile: "Not only can I lend you the artillery, I can also lend you three regiments. Oh, yes, there is also an independent battalion."

"Three regiments plus an independent battalion?" Kong Jie was stunned for a moment, and then he heard a series of hurried footsteps coming.

As a veteran soldier, Kong Jie could tell with just one ear that this was the noise that would be made by at least several thousand people marching.

Thinking about what I just saw, there were people on the roof and windows of the car.

Kong Jie suddenly came to his senses and slapped his thigh, saying, "Wow, are all the troops from your three regiments here?"

"They are all here." Li Yunlong said, "Even if we don't use artillery now, we can push down the Nanhui stronghold with just a pile of people!"

Kong Jie was shocked and asked, "You mean you have finished all your work?"

"Have you taken down the Niangzi Pass, Blackwater River, Taohe, and Jucheng strongholds?"

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "Of course. If you haven't finished the work, can we spare some time to support you?"

Kong Jie sighed. Well, Li Yunlong had tricked him again this time.

However, Kong Jie still held out a glimmer of hope, so he asked again: "How many devils did you kill?"

Li Yunlong said calmly: "Not many, only about ten squadrons were wiped out, plus a few reinforced battalions of puppet troops."

Even though Kong Jie was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the number: "How many? Ten or so squadrons of devils, doesn't that mean there are two battalions in total?"

Li Yunlong spread his hands: "It's about the same, not much, not as much as the pressure I had in Cangyun Ridge."

I have seen people who pretend to be cool, but I have never seen anyone as cool as this one. And it happened to be this guy Li Dayehu who pretended to be cool. Kong Jie was convinced.

Arriving at Nanhui, they were only one step away from Yangquan. Li Yunlong stopped hiding and went straight to the point: "Old Kong, we are brothers and we should settle accounts. I won't help you to take over the Nanhui stronghold for nothing. You have to pay me."

Kong Jie knew Li Yunlong's character, so he said, "Of course. Tell me, how much do you want as a reward?"

Li Yunlong: "Not much, just divide the spoils of the Nanhui stronghold into five parts, one for each of our independent regiment, the new first regiment, the 772nd regiment, the independent third battalion of the Lone Wolf staff, and your new second regiment."

Kong Jie's face suddenly sank: "What? My New Second Regiment fought hard for several hours, lost hundreds of brothers and countless ammunition, and was about to capture the Nanhui stronghold.

It's one thing that you guys suddenly interfered, but you also want to take away 80% of the spoils?
I tell you, Li Da Yehu, there is no way!"

Li Yunlong was also unhappy: "Just brag, Kong Erlangzi, you lost hundreds of brothers, that's your incompetence!

Ask yourself honestly, if it weren't for our artillery support, could you have broken through the defense line of the Nanhui stronghold?
You even want to capture the Nanhui stronghold, what the hell are you dreaming of!
In short, our shells have been fired, and you have to pay for it. If you don't, we can just divide it into four parts and we can take it ourselves!"

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(End of this chapter)