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

the other side.

The mountain road was rugged, and dusk was falling.

Correspondent Xiao Liu ran all the way and crossed the last mountain ridge.

The outline of the brigade headquarters finally came into view ahead.

The sentry at the village entrance spotted him from afar.

He hurriedly came forward, and when he saw that the person was a communications officer from the Second New Regiment, a hint of tension flashed across the sentry's face.

"Comrade Liu, what happened?"

Xiao Liu bent over, panting heavily for a few moments. He raised his hand and waved it, and it took him a long time to finally manage to utter a complete sentence.

"We're...we're done fighting..."

"What? The fight's over?"

"The battle... is over..."

The sentry paused for a moment, before he could ask any further questions.

Xiao Liu straightened up and strode towards the village.

He called out as he walked:

"Is the brigade commander here?"

In the brigade headquarters courtyard, Brigade Commander Chen was sitting at a stone table, discussing tomorrow's plans with Political Commissar Wang.

I heard shouts coming from outside the courtyard.

He frowned slightly, put down the bowl, and stood up.

Xiao Liu practically rushed into the yard.

He ran to the stone table, stood at attention, and his hand trembled as he saluted.

His lips trembled for several seconds before he was able to finish speaking.

"Reporting to the brigade commander!"

"The New Second Regiment annihilated the Japanese 107th Regiment on the gentle slope south of Lugu Valley!"

The courtyard fell silent instantly.

Commander Chen's gaze fell on Xiao Liu's face, as if he hadn't heard the sentence clearly, or as if he had heard it but needed time to process it.

Commissar Wang also stopped reading the documents in his hand.

He raised his head, his gaze shifting back and forth between Xiao Liu and Brigade Commander Chen. His lips moved slightly, but he didn't speak.

The only sound in the courtyard was Xiao Liu's heavy breathing.

Several seconds passed.

Brigade Commander Chen's voice carried a calmness born of suppressed emotion.

Say it again.

Xiao Liu swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and raised his voice a few decibels.

"Reporting to the brigade commander!"

"This morning, the New 2nd Regiment annihilated the 107th Regiment of the 31st Infantry Brigade of the Japanese 109th Division on the gentle slope south of Lugu Valley!"

"Regimental Commander Colonel Koichi Abe was killed on the spot by the regimental commander, and the entire main force of the regiment, more than 3,000 men, was annihilated!"

"The captured weapons and ammunition are being inventoried."

He paused, his voice lowering slightly, but still clear.

"The Second New Regiment suffered 14 dead, more than 10 seriously wounded, and more than 70 slightly wounded."

The courtyard was quiet again.

Brigade Commander Chen's gaze remained fixed on Xiao Liu's face.

But his gaze was no longer on Xiao Liu.

Political Commissar Wang was the first to break the silence.

His voice was a few decibels lower than usual, carrying a complex emotion that was hard to describe.

"Old Chen, did you hear that?"

"I heard you."

Brigade Commander Chen's voice was steady.

"An entire regiment of over three thousand men was wiped out by the New Second Regiment."

He stood up and paced back and forth in the yard.

After a while.

He stopped and turned around to look at Xiao Liu.

"Where is your commander?"

"The regimental commander is organizing the cleanup of the battlefield and asked me to come back and report to you first."

"Is he injured?"

"no."

Commander Chen nodded and tapped the edge of the stone table twice with his fingers.

"A regiment of over three thousand men was completely wiped out just like that."

His voice carried a sense of emotion, and a tremor that he himself was not fully aware of.

"The new Second Regiment has a total of 2,500 men, which is more than 500 fewer than the Japanese. Although their equipment is better, it is not enough to overwhelm them."

"He managed to wipe out a full-strength regiment."

Political Commissar Wang put down the documents in his hand, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

Then he put it down and his gaze fell on Brigade Commander Chen's face.

"Old Chen, this is no ordinary victory."

"This is the first time since our 386th Brigade was established that we have completely annihilated an entire Japanese regiment on the main battlefield."

"In the past, when we carried out ambushes and guerrilla warfare, it was considered a great victory if we wiped out a Japanese squad or a company."

"This time it's a regiment of over three thousand people, not just a company or a battalion, but a full-strength regiment."

He paused, his voice carrying a certainty that came only after careful consideration.

"The Battle of Tianyang elevated the Eighth Route Army's combat methods to a new level."

Brigade Commander Chen remained silent.

He sat there, his gaze fixed on the darkening sky in the distance, and remained silent for a long time.

Then he spoke slowly, his voice carrying a solemn tone.

"What are your team leader's plans for the future?"

"The regimental commander said that after cleaning up the battlefield, the entire army would withdraw to Lijia Yu for rest and reorganization."

"The wounded have been sent back to their base, and the remains of the fallen comrades are being properly taken care of."

Brigade Commander Chen nodded, his gaze sharpening once more.

"When you get back, tell your commander to rest well and make sure the wounded are properly cared for."

"Political officers and soldiers who have made meritorious contributions should be recorded and reported, and those who have died in battle should also be reported."

"Also, have him write a detailed battle report as soon as possible; I want to see it myself."

Xiao Liu stood at attention and saluted.

"yes!"

He turned and strode out of the courtyard, his footsteps fading quickly into the alley.

Only Brigade Commander Chen and Political Commissar Wang remained in the courtyard.

Night had completely fallen.

The two sat in the darkness, each in silence.

A while later.

Political Commissar Wang then spoke.

"Old Chen, when you sent him out to build up his team, did you ever imagine he'd get this far?"

Brigade Commander Chen did not answer immediately.

He sat in the darkness for a while, as if seriously recalling his decision, before slowly speaking.

"I thought he would do well, but I never expected it to turn out like this."

"He took more than 120 men out and, in just a few months, managed to build a regiment capable of annihilating an entire Japanese brigade."

He paused, his voice carrying an indescribable complexity.

"Old Wang, do you know what?"

"I was somewhat worried when I first asked him to form the new Second Regiment."

"He is young and inexperienced. Although he is good at fighting, he is only twenty years old after all."

"At the time, I thought it would be good if he could even manage to put together a battalion."

"As a result, he formed five battalions, one of which was an artillery battalion, and then led 2,500 men to annihilate an entire Japanese regiment."

Political Commissar Wang listened without responding.

He knew that what Brigade Commander Chen needed was not a response, but to have those words spoken.

"Tianyang, that kid, never fights a battle unprepared."

"He dared to fight because he was certain he could win."

"This kind of skill is not something everyone can have."

Political Commissar Wang nodded slightly in the darkness.

"yes."

"He not only made our 386th Brigade famous, but also showed the entire Eighth Route Army another possibility."

"In the past, we thought that the only way to fight the Japanese was through guerrilla warfare, surprise attacks, and wars of attrition."

"Tianyang has now proven that as long as the equipment is good enough, the training is solid enough, and the tactics are flexible enough, it will work."

"The Eighth Route Army was also able to fight head-on with the main force of the Japanese army on the main battlefield."