Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

Between Xicheng Village and Nie Village, near Nie Village, the New 1st Regiment set up a sentry post and blocked the road. At this moment, a platoon of the 358th Regiment and a squad of the New 1st Regiment were confronting each other on both sides of the bunker pile.

"Brother, can you tell me what happened?"

The soldier sent by the 358th Regiment to inquire about the situation was a friendly-looking soldier. But unfortunately, the current situation was so tense that no matter how friendly he looked, he could not gain enough trust.

"Stand still, or I'll shoot if you come any closer!" The Eighth Route Army soldier raised the gun in his hand and warned loudly.

"Brother, I just want to ask about the situation. It's late at night with all the gunfire and we can't sleep well. Besides, we are all friendly forces, fighting against Japan together, so we should show some affection..."

"You still have the nerve to mention friendly forces? If I didn't consider you as a friendly force, I would have killed you by now!" The Eighth Route Army soldier started cursing.

This made the soldier of the 358th Regiment stunned. He looked back at the officer behind him, then raised his hands to show that he had no ill intentions, and slowly retreated.

After talking to the officer behind him for a few words, the officer came over in person with an adjutant.

"I'm Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment. I have urgent military information to discuss with your commander. Please inform him." Chu Yunfei pointed to the badge and rank on his uniform.

"Military emergency?"

The soldier was stunned for a moment. This was slightly different from what he had prepared. "Captain Chu, can you tell me what the military situation is?"

"The confidentiality level is very high. I can't possibly explain it to even the lowest-level soldiers." Chu Yunfei looked at the soldier in front of him and deliberately revealed a hint of arrogance: "And only officers at the level of regiment commander and chief of staff can respond. Go and notify them quickly. You can't bear the responsibility if it's too late!"

"If Captain Chu doesn't tell me, then I can't go and report." The soldier refused directly.

His mission was to delay the enemy. The regiment commander had told them many times before sending them here that no matter who was coming and what excuse they made, they should hold them off for a few hours. If the enemy took action, they should notify him or open fire to fight back, depending on the degree of danger.

As for the urgent military information Chu Yunfei mentioned... Only a fool would believe it. This is near Wuxiang County, the territory of the New 1st Regiment. The Second Battalion is almost going crazy here, and the nearby devils would rather starve to death than go out to grab food. What kind of urgent military information could there be?
"I got the news that a Japanese regiment is active nearby and is likely planning to retake the county. I want to discuss the matter of joint defense with your regiment commander." Chu Yunfei didn't even bother to think before he started to fool people.

But obviously, this level of lies would not have any effect. The soldier in front of him suddenly laughed out loud: "Captain Chu, a regiment of thousands of people was transferred over a long distance, we can't be unaware of it. Please go back."

Chu Yunfei took a deep breath. Just as he was about to say something else, he heard a series of explosions in the distance. This sound made him frown: He was too familiar with it. It was the sound of mortar shells exploding. He had heard it during a joint exercise not long ago.

It was just that the two armies were allies at that time, and the shells hit the imaginary enemy's position, so he was only amazed at the powerful firepower of the New 1st Regiment. But now the New 1st Regiment might be exchanging fire with the 8th Independent Brigade, and the sound of the artillery sounded different, as if it was knocking on his heart, making him feel tight in his chest.

"Commander, how about we ..."

Chu Yunfei looked back and saw Sun Ming's head shaking twice in the dark, probably asking him whether he wanted to force his way through. There was only one squad at the checkpoint in front of him, and they brought a platoon of people. If they launched a surprise attack, they could still get through here.

However, Chu Yunfei just waved his hand, signaling Sun Ming not to be impulsive.

He came here hoping to confirm the situation, and it would be best if he could have a good talk with Li Yunlong: Don't waste your strength unnecessarily and let the devils take advantage. If a fight really breaks out and gunshots are heard, it might intensify the conflict and expand the war, which would be worse than the current situation. "Wait a little longer, I hope it's not the worst." Chu Yunfei sighed, looked at the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment standing upright, and shook his head helplessly.

It was not his intention to attack the New 1st Regiment. The 8th Independent Brigade that was causing the trouble was also from the Jin Army, so he could only choose not to help either side. He would wait until daybreak, when both sides were tired of fighting, and then he would step out to act as a mediator.

By then, the 8th Independent Brigade should have felt the pain after being beaten, and the New 1st Regiment should have vented its anger after beating up the guy named Tian. Both sides should be willing to sit down at the negotiating table.

However, the development of things soon exceeded Chu Yunfei's expectations.

The noise level was low at night, and the sound of gunfire could be heard farther and more clearly. Chu Yunfei had intended to analyze the battle situation through the sound, but after listening for a while, the sound of gunfire gradually stopped, leaving only bursts of gunfire that were sometimes rapid and sometimes slow, and then even these gunshots gradually became sparse.

"Is the fight over already?" Chu Yunfei looked confused.

From the time the gunfire sounded to the time he responded by leading a company to seize Xicheng Village and then bringing a platoon to negotiate, it took only half an hour. The gunfire was so intense just now, why does it feel like the fighting is over now? What is the scale of the exchange of fire over there?
Sun Ming beside him also noticed something was wrong: "Commander, this..."

"Don't worry, just wait. Since there has been a temporary ceasefire, they should be able to see us soon, so get ready."

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Li Yunlong finally appeared in his sight as he expected. But the atmosphere was a little wrong: Li Yunlong had a stern face, and among the dozen soldiers behind him, two were escorting a guy who was tied up. All the members of the New 1st Regiment were in camouflage, but this man was the only one wearing a normal military uniform, so even in the dark, Chu Yunfei guessed that he was from the 8th Independent Brigade.

"Brother Chu, this is not fair of you, is it? Our joint exercise has not even ended yet, and you are already thinking of attacking me, your brother."

The first thing Li Yunlong said when he saw Chu Yunfei was to interrogate him. Then he waved his hand and the soldiers around him pushed the guy out: "Is this your guard platoon leader? A platoon of submachine guns, really well equipped, brother, I won't be polite."

When the tied guy heard that the person on the other side was Chu Yunfei, he immediately became excited: "Captain Chu, Captain Chu! It's me! Do you still remember me? We met at the regiment headquarters. You also saw my gun..."

The leader of the assault platoon was Tian Qiqing's confidant. When Tian Qiqing met Chu Yunfei, this guy also showed his face. Chu Yunfei was not face-blind, so he naturally recognized him. But his appearance here made Chu Yunfei's heart sink instantly.

Tian Qiqing usually uses the assault platoon as a guard platoon. Now that the platoon leader has been captured here, the headquarters of the 8th Independent Brigade might... Could the sound just now be that the New 1st Regiment directly took down the headquarters of the 8th Independent Brigade?

"plum……"

Chu Yunfei was about to ask about the situation of the 8th Independent Brigade when Li Yunlong interrupted him: "Oh, so I know you guys. Brother Chu, are you going to give me an explanation?"

"This is the platoon leader of the assault platoon of the 8th Independent Brigade. He is not my man. I have only met him once. As for giving an explanation, I still don't know what happened..."

Li Yunlong stood with his arms folded, and turned his palm over to secretly glance at his watch. The effect of taking the initiative was significant, and the initiative was in his hands. Next, as long as he forced Chu Yunfei to constantly prove himself, he could easily buy a lot of time.

Chu Yunfei is not on the same page with the Eighth Route Army. He will definitely choose to play both sides in the conflict between the New First Regiment and the Eighth Independent Brigade. If we can't hold him back, the New First Regiment will have no chance to overturn the situation. (End of this chapter)