Bright Sword: Let my company hold off the Yamazaki Battalion

Chapter 31 Chu Feng: "Pass on my order: the entire regiment assemble!"

Chu Feng wasn't annoyed by this and chuckled, "Secondly, the arsenal just repaired a Japanese 37mm rapid-fire cannon, and I'd like to borrow it."

"This battle involves a key assault mission, and it will come in handy."

Minister Zhang didn't rush to answer. Instead, he looked the man up and down before asking, "Just borrowing it?"

"right!"

Chu Feng immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Minister, we're just borrowing it; we won't renege on our promise."

Compared to Chu Feng's character, he still trusted him quite a bit. If it were Li Yunlong, Zhang Wanhe would definitely not back down: "Okay, I'll sign a note for you, go get it yourself!"

As he spoke, he quickly signed a slip of paper and handed it to Chu Feng.

Having obtained the result he wanted, Chu Feng no longer hesitated, immediately stood up, saluted, and said, "Sir, I'll go back and prepare!"

Go!

Minister Zhang waved his hand upon hearing this, showing no intention of seeing him off.

Return to the guard regiment headquarters.

Chu Feng's voice rang out: "Order!"

"Company commanders and political instructors, come to the regimental headquarters for a meeting."

"Notify the six guard companies and seventeen guard platoons to leave half of their forces to be responsible for daily training and guard duty, and the rest to immediately proceed to Zhangmo Village to assemble."

At Chu Feng's command, the guard regiment, which had been quiet for a while, quickly began to get busy.

"Commander!"

"Commander!!!"

Upon receiving the message, the company commanders and political instructors quickly arrived. They guessed what was going to happen, and their faces were filled with barely suppressed excitement and anticipation.

"Come on over here, everyone!"

Chu Feng waved to his subordinates, and after they gathered around, he pointed to the Xiaoxishan Railway Station on the battle map and said, "Our battle plan has been approved by headquarters."

"Now I will assign the combat mission."

"I won't reveal the target; you all know it."

"After this period of reconnaissance, we have a clear understanding of the situation at Xiaoxishan Railway Station."

"We plan to depart today and launch the attack at 9 p.m. the following night."

"The reason for choosing this time is that, according to intelligence, a train departing from Taiyuan will stop there to refuel for water and coal and to give way to an oncoming train."

As Chu Feng spoke, he pointed to Xiaoxishan Railway Station: "This is a medium-sized railway station on the Zhengtai Railway. There is a small squad of Japanese soldiers, plus a company of puppet troops. The total number of Japanese and puppet troops is about 210."

"Equipped with 3 heavy machine guns, 7 light machine guns, and 2 grenade launchers; no artillery has been found yet."

"The train station was built against the mountain, with two fixed machine gun firing points on the left and right, each equipped with a heavy machine gun."

As he spoke, he pointed behind him and said, "There's a machine gun emplacement halfway up the mountain, offering a commanding view."

"Don't be fooled by the small number of people; their firepower is formidable."

"Near the train station, they also dug trenches, set up barbed wire, and planted landmines."

"Its defense level is comparable to that of a large stronghold, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack."

Upon hearing Chu Feng's words, the company commander and political instructor, who had been excited, lost their smiles and their expressions became serious.

"Commander, this battle is going to be tough!" Zhang Mieri, the second company commander, frowned as he looked at the battle map.

"The Japanese defenses are very strong. If we don't take out those three machine gun positions, we won't be able to get in at all. No, we won't even be able to get close."

Fourth Company Commander You Tianming also had a very serious expression: "Minefields and barbed wire are not to be trifled with either. If they are blocked off with machine guns, we have no way to deal with them."

"Moreover, the Japanese relied on the mountain, which not only restricted our direction of attack, but also prevented them from diverting their forces."

The others remained silent, but their expressions were all very serious.

"Hehehe!"

Listening to everyone's words and seeing their solemn expressions, Chu Feng smiled: "The questions you raised are also the difficulties of this attack."

"However, it's not like there's absolutely no way."

As he spoke, he pointed to the firing positions on the left and right sides of the train station: "The intelligence that came back indicated that the two fixed firing positions were not reinforced concrete structures."

"It's just a very ordinary brick and earthen structure, so our artillery company's 90mm mortars can easily destroy it."

"As for the firing point halfway up the mountain, although it was built in a tricky way, our arsenal just repaired a Type 94 37mm rapid-fire gun that was captured from the Japanese."

He pointed to a small hill: "This place is 800 meters away from Xiaoxishan Railway Station as the crow flies."

"Placing this 37mm rapid-fire cannon here would be perfectly capable of taking out this machine gun position."

"After all, he simply built it based on the terrain, making it out of reach of mortars."

"But they can't handle direct fire!"

At this point, Chu Feng paused, pointing to the minefield and barbed wire in front of him: "As for the minefield and barbed wire that seem to pose a considerable threat..."

"That's simple. Once the battle begins, we'll concentrate our artillery fire and give this area a comprehensive bombardment, which will be enough to clear two attack routes for us."

Upon hearing Chu Feng's explanation, everyone's eyes lit up.

My initial worries vanished, leaving only excitement and exhilaration.

"If that's the case, then no problem!" Company Commander Huang Zhenggong's eyes shone brightly: "Regimental Commander, how about our company launches the main attack?"

As soon as the company commander finished speaking, the others also began to speak.

Company Commander Zhao Quanyou: "Regimental Commander, our Third Company requests to lead the main attack!"

Company Commander Zhang Mierui: "Regimental Commander, you've seen our company's training lately. This main attack is undoubtedly ours!"

"..."

Seeing the eagerness of the group to fight, Chu Feng chuckled and said, "Don't fight among yourselves."

"I am now announcing the battle plan. Each of your companies has its own mission, and I have made arrangements based on the training results you have achieved these past few days."

As soon as he spoke, some company commanders and political instructors beamed with joy and proudly raised their heads.

Some company commanders and political instructors felt a sudden unease, and their expressions turned somewhat grim.

He took in everyone's expressions and chuckled to himself, knowing that his actions were beginning to take effect and that the competitive mechanism of the new guard regiment was working.

"The Second Company is in charge of the frontal assault!"

Chu Feng's voice rang out, and he pointed to the front of Xiaoxishan Railway Station.

Company Commander Zhang Mieri and Political Instructor Ge Zengfei instinctively sat up straight.

"Your mission is simple: after the artillery company opens the attack route for you, rush in quickly, draw the enemy's fire, and eliminate them."

Zhang Mierui and Ge Zengfei replied in unison, "Yes, Commander!"

Chu Feng's voice rang out again, and he pointed to both sides of the train station: "The Third Company will split into two and launch an attack from both sides, taking advantage of the gaps in the Second Company's firepower to complete the breakthrough."

"Then, together with the Second Company, we will wipe out the Japanese and puppet troops at the station as quickly as possible."

Company Commander Zhao Quanyou and Political Instructor Shen Yilong stood up: "Yes, Commander!"

Chu Feng nodded upon hearing this and looked at the company commander: "Huang Zhenggong, your company will also be divided into two, advancing along the east and west directions of the Zhengtai Railway."

"Build defensive positions four or five kilometers away from Xiaoxishan Railway Station to block any possible Japanese or puppet troops that may come to support us."

Chu Feng paused for a moment, then continued, "As for when to retreat? That will be determined by the red signal flare."

"You are not allowed to retreat a single step until the signal flare is launched."

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