Holding the original shares, they fought all the way to the Korean War!

That battle just now was really exhilarating.

The entire process, from the start of the shooting to its end, took less than ten minutes.

All fifty-three Japanese soldiers were killed, and our side suffered zero casualties.

In a war like this, whoever fights it will be uncomfortable?

Zhou Tianyang walked in the middle of the group, already planning his next move.

After the Wangjiaping stronghold was destroyed, the area of ​​operation of the Second New Regiment to the west was completely opened up.

Next, we can consider penetrating towards Qin County or developing southwards.

He'll have to discuss these things thoroughly with the three battalion commanders after he gets back before making a decision.

But now, he has to do one thing first.

That is reporting.

Such a big matter must be reported to the brigade headquarters immediately so that the brigade commander knows that the new 2nd Regiment is already in action.

Although the incident involving Kiyoshi Kazuki prevented him from publicly revealing certain aspects of his life for the time being.

But things like attacking strongholds and removing enemy strongholds.

Reports should still be made where necessary, and commendations should be given where appropriate.

When the group returned to Lijia Yu, it was already past 2 a.m.

The village was quiet; most of the soldiers were already asleep.

But at the village entrance and the threshing ground, the soldiers who stayed behind were waiting for them to return.

Zhao Wenlong, Tian Chengjun, and Sun Shengli stood at the entrance of the village.

Upon seeing Zhou Tianyang return with his team, the three of them rushed forward almost simultaneously.

Zhao Wenlong was the first to rush to Zhou Tianyang.

"Commander, how is it?"

"Resolved."

Zhou Tianyang patted him on the shoulder.

"Fifty-three Japanese soldiers were all killed."

"The outpost was destroyed, with zero casualties."

Zhao Wenlong cursed, clenched his fist tightly, and his expression changed from tense to excited.

Although Tian Chengjun didn't speak, the corners of his tightly pursed lips clearly curled up slightly.

Sun Shengli jumped up immediately.

He slapped Zhao Wenlong on the back, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"I knew it!"

"Even if the commander himself leads the troops, there's no battle we can't win!"

Zhou Tianyang smiled as he looked at the three of them and walked into the courtyard.

Behind them, 150 soldiers unloaded supplies on the threshing ground.

Although it was late at night, no one complained.

Ma Yong directed several teams to move the items into the warehouse, and the yard quickly returned to quiet.

Zhou Tianyang walked into the regimental headquarters, sat back down at the table, and lit the oil lamp.

He spread out a sheet of paper, picked up a pen, and quickly wrote a short report.

The Wangjiaping stronghold was eliminated tonight, and a Japanese squad of 53 men was completely annihilated.

A quantity of various supplies were seized. The Second New Regiment suffered zero casualties. The stronghold was destroyed, and the troops have safely returned to their post.

After he finished writing, he read it again, then folded it and sealed it.

"Correspondent!"

A young soldier ran in from outside the courtyard.

Zhou Tianyang handed over the letter.

"Send it to the brigade headquarters first thing tomorrow morning."

"yes!"

The messenger took the letter, saluted, and quickly walked out.

Zhou Tianyang leaned back in his chair, picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, and let out a long sigh of relief.

He glanced at the rolling mountain silhouettes in the night outside the window, a satisfied smile playing on his lips.

The Second New Regiment fought a brilliant first battle.

This result was even better than he had expected.

The new recruits showed no stage fright in the actual combat, and the effects of ten days of training were fully demonstrated in those ten minutes.

Their combat power after getting new equipment is on a completely different level.

And this is just the beginning.

……

The following morning.

Zhou Tianyang sat at the table in the regimental headquarters.

In front of him lay a battle summary that he had prepared overnight.

His gaze fell on those lines of data, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Report!"

Zhao Wenlong's voice came from outside the door, loud and urgent.

"Come in."

The door was pushed open, and Zhao Wenlong strode in, followed by Tian Chengjun and Sun Shengli.

The three of them sat down in the chair opposite Zhou Tianyang, one after the other.

"Commander, I spent the whole night thinking about last night's battle after I got back."

Zhao Wenlong was the first to speak, leaning forward slightly, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Our new equipment is fucking amazing."

"In the past, even if we managed to capture a stronghold, we would suffer a lot of casualties."

"But last night it only took ten minutes, zero casualties, all fifty-three Japanese soldiers were wiped out."

"I never would have dared to imagine this before."

Zhou Tianyang glanced at him, said nothing, and simply picked up his teacup and took a sip of water.

Tian Chengjun took over the conversation from the side, his voice more composed than Tian's.

"Zhao Wenlong is right, the new equipment has indeed played a significant role."

"Moreover, our strategy of flanking from the south bank of the river this time is much more effective than a direct frontal assault."

……

Zhou Tianyang remained silent.

He listened to the three people discussing back and forth, and tapped his fingers lightly twice on the table.

The three voices gradually subsided.

He then pushed the battle summary towards the center of the table.

"You're all right."

He spoke, his voice not loud, but all three of them instinctively straightened their backs.

"The new equipment gave us a firepower advantage, and the flanking route on the south bank of the river gave us tactical space."

"If any link were missing, this battle wouldn't have turned out this way."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across the three faces.

"But I called you here today not just to summarize tactics."

"I want to tell you that after this battle, the Second New Regiment is different."

"Although we had good equipment in the past, we never tested it in actual combat."

"Last night's battle is the best proof."

"After you return, tell the whole story of this battle so that every soldier knows about it."

"The guns in their hands, the tactics they practiced, and every drop of sweat they shed were all useful."

Zhao Wenlong nodded emphatically.

"Commander, don't worry, I'll explain it to the soldiers of the First Battalion as soon as I get back."

"The battle we fought last night was truly inspiring."

Tian Chengjun did not rush to express his opinion, but pondered for a while before slowly speaking.

"Commander, I have an idea."

"Although the battle went smoothly, we still wasted some time on suppressing fire on the second floor of the pillbox."

"Our soldiers went off separately to find and engage targets, without forming a unified firepower suppression."

"If we could designate a few people to keep an eye on the upper floors of the pillbox beforehand, we might be able to save another minute or two."

Zhou Tianyang nodded after listening.

"you're right."

"That's what I'm going to tell you next."

"The new equipment gives us a firepower advantage, but how to maximize this advantage still requires further refinement."

"After you return, each battalion should add some specialized training on the assault on pillboxes and the defense of urban areas."

"Especially the coordination of firepower groups, which must be developed into muscle memory through daily training."

Sun Shengli scratched his head and chuckled.

"Commander, you make it sound so easy."

"But with our new equipment, we need to fire a lot of live ammunition for each training session. Will we have enough ammunition?"

Zhou Tianyang glanced at him.

"Don't worry about ammunition, we have enough."

"What you need to do now is to practice the equipment in your hands until you are proficient, thoroughly familiar with it, and make it second nature."

"In the next battle, I want to fight for an even bigger target than Wangjiaping."

"At that time, what our new Second Regiment will bring out will not only be an advantage in equipment, but also a maturity in tactics."

After listening, none of the three people said anything more.

But their eyes were noticeably brighter than before.

A bigger goal than Wangjiaping.

This means the battles that the New Second Regiment will fight next.

It won't be a small outpost of just over fifty people anymore.