The sword starts with copying the sharpshooter's ability

"Haha, great job!"

Seeing Zhang Wu coming back, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang felt relieved. After hearing his report, Li Yunlong said confidently:
"Without their senior commander, the Japanese will definitely have problems coordinating their forces tomorrow. We have destroyed a lot of their ammunition. This night raid was very successful. If we work harder tomorrow, we will definitely be able to wipe out the Japanese Fourth Brigade!"

Having said this, he patted Zhang Wu's shoulder with satisfaction:

"You've worked hard today. Go down and rest first. Regain your strength. Tomorrow, we'll start with the heavy firepower of the Japanese. We'll try to destroy the field artillery positions first, and then we'll go attack the mountain artillery and infantry artillery ahead!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Wu was indeed tired, so he agreed to go down and rest.

Looking at Zhang Wu's back, Zhao Gang couldn't help but sigh:
"It has to be Zhang Wu. 'Kill one person every 10 steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles.' He is truly the Zhao Zilong of our Eighth Route Army!"

"So, my soldiers are weak?"

Although he didn't quite understand what he heard, he knew that Zhao Gang was praising Zhang Wu. He showed an expression of pride in Zhang Wu, and then said to the messenger:

"Let the soldiers stop and take turns to rest. Just don't let the Japs get close to us. You can beat the Japs sons of bitches up hard tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

The messenger immediately went down to deliver the message.

As the order was given, the independent regiment stopped the attack, and the Japanese also stopped after attempting a surprise attack without success!
Although the Japanese devils are not a good thing, they also know how to get tired.

After they cleaned up the battlefield, they also counted the losses.

The independent regiment's night attack did not last long and did not cause much casualties to them. Apart from the headquarters being destroyed, only three or four hundred other Japanese soldiers were killed.

But the loss of ammunition was huge.

The entire brigade lost nearly half of its ammunition, and the loss of various artillery shells reached two-thirds!

They were already at a disadvantage, and so much of their ammunition had been destroyed. How could they stop the powerful offensive of the Independent Regiment tomorrow?
"Baka, the Eighth Route Army actually wants to annihilate our entire brigade!"

A captain who took over the command immediately guessed the purpose of the independent regiment after receiving reports on the losses of two regiments and the brigade headquarters.

His face changed drastically, and he felt that they could not hold out for another two days on their own. He quickly called the signalman for help:

"Send a message to the headquarters. We were attacked by the Eighth Route Army at night. All the officers above the rank of lieutenant colonel in the headquarters were killed and half of the ammunition was destroyed. Request the headquarters to send ground and aircraft support as soon as possible!

Especially the aircraft, otherwise the 4th Brigade will suffer a devastating blow! "

After watching the signalman finish recording, he continued:

"Send another telegram to the 9th Brigade, explaining the current situation and requesting that they arrive tomorrow. Otherwise, we will not be able to hold out until they arrive!"

"Hai!"

The signalman agreed and went down to send the message.

The headquarters and the 2th Brigade soon received a reply, saying that the headquarters would send aircraft to provide them with full support tomorrow and instruct the two nearest mechanized battalions to rush to their aid overnight.

The 9th Brigade is already traveling at night and has promised to arrive tomorrow afternoon. Please ask them to hold on!

"吆西!"

After hearing the report from the signalman, the captain felt relieved. With their ammunition and aircraft support, they would definitely be able to hold out until the arrival of the 9th Brigade.

Just like that, the night passed quickly.

The next day, Zhang Wu got up early, ate something and drank some water. Just as he was about to scan the Japanese field artillery positions for any changes, [Warning] suddenly sounded in his mind:
[Warning, warning, there will be a fatal threat to the northwest, type: reconnaissance aircraft, bomber, please respond as soon as possible! Warning, warning...]

The Japanese planes flew so early?

Zhang Wu raised his eyebrows and without thinking about anything else, he quickly activated all his skills, filled the magazine of the Carl 98K, pulled the bolt to load the bullet, and aimed at the sky.

If the Japanese planes dared to dive, he wouldn't mind rewarding the pilot with a shot of peanuts!

There was a remote observation post, and Li Yunlong got the news earlier than him. He immediately ordered: "Quick, let the grenade launcher battalion release smoke bombs at us and the Japanese, and let the soldiers prepare for the attack to prevent the Japanese from taking the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

Let the machine gunners in the trap be prepared. If the Japanese planes dare to dive, open fire without asking for permission and drive the planes towards Zhang Wu!"

"Yes!"

The messenger immediately went down to deliver the message.

But after the independent regiment had made all preparations, the Japanese planes arrived, but they kept circling and did not drop bombs.

"Oh no! The Japs are using up our smoke bombs!"

Li Yunlong immediately understood the Japanese's strategy, and his expression suddenly became serious:

"No, it should also be intended to delay time. Setting off smoke bombs will also affect our attack!

Damn it, maybe the Japanese reinforcements are on the way!"

Hearing this, Zhao Gang frowned and said anxiously:

"Lao Li, the Japs can afford to delay, but we can't!
One brigade is difficult enough to deal with. If they send reinforcements, we won’t be able to break out, let alone complete the brigade commander’s mission or even hold out for three days!”

"You're right!"

Li Yunlong nodded slowly to Zhao Gang. After a brief thought, he said to the messenger:

"Go, pass on my order. Launch the attack once the smoke clears... No, launch the attack immediately. The entire regiment must provide cover for Zhang Wu!
The smoke has little effect on Zhang Wu, and the senior commanders of the Japanese have all been killed by him, so their reaction will not be too fast. Let him quickly attack the Japanese's main firepower points!

Whether or not we can wipe out the 4th Brigade before the Japanese reinforcements arrive depends on him!"

"Yes!"

The messenger went down again to deliver the message.

Looking at the messenger's back, Li Yunlong continued to order:
"Have the reconnaissance company send out more long-range observation posts in all directions. Send more. Once they spot the Japs, report immediately!"

"Yes!"

Another messenger went down to deliver the message.

On the other side, Zhang Wu also guessed the Japanese conspiracy. After receiving Li Yunlong's order, he immediately began to scan the Japanese positions.

Seeing that a lot of red dots marked as field gunners were appearing, as if the field guns were being adjusted, he immediately swung the gun over, aimed at a red dot, and after fine-tuning the [lock], he pulled the trigger directly.

At the same time, the Independent Regiment launched a large-scale attack on the 4th Brigade.

Snapped

The 7.92mm rifle bullet was hidden in the massive sound of gunfire, penetrating the smoke and accurately extinguishing the red dot.

[Ding, kill a Japanese field gunner, gain 40 experience points. (11757/16000)]

Listening to the pleasant prompt tone of the system, Zhang Wu quickly pulled the bolt to load the bullet, aimed at a field gunner next to him, and repeated the same trick, firing another shot.

Snapped

The red dot disappeared in an instant.

[Ding, kill a Japanese field gunner, gain 40 experience points. (11797/16000)]

Just like that, when the Japanese captain was laughing at the independent regiment for being stupid, he launched a frenzied attack on the Japanese field artillery positions.

By the time the field artillery position could no longer hold out and a messenger was sent to the captain, 70 of the more than 50 field artillerymen had already been killed by Zhang Wu.

(End of this chapter)