Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Yes!" Lu Changgong nodded. He also felt a little tired recently and should rest for a few days.

"Do you want to try the new gun?" Li Jin looked at Lu Changgong.

"Sure." Lu Changgong smiled when he heard that. As a soldier, it would be strange if he didn't like the new gun.

"Xiao Liu, bring a gun here." Li Jin didn't say much and immediately called Liu Changshun who was not far away.

The three men walked towards the target for testing their guns.

"Battalion commander, here's a gun." Liu Changshun came over with a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and handed it to Li Jin.

"Here." Li Jin took the gun and checked it. After making sure there were still bullets in the gun, he handed the gun to Lu Changgong.

"This gun feels really good, and it's much lighter than the Type 38 rifle." After taking the gun, Lu Changgong looked like he couldn't let it go.

"Hurry up, let me see if your marksmanship has improved." Li Jin urged.

"Yes!" Lu Changgong retreated to a distance of about 200 meters from the target and stopped. The soldiers in the company were also paying attention to Lu Changgong.

After all, Lu Changgong's marksmanship is among the best in the special operations battalion, except for the sharpshooting company.

Lu Changgong took a deep breath and looked at the target in the distance. He loaded the gun and aimed, then pulled the trigger in one smooth motion.

boom!
With a gunshot, the bullet shot out from the muzzle and hit the bull's eye.

Li Jin was not surprised to see the result. Although it was a new gun, the distance was not far for Lu Changgong. In addition, it was a fixed target, so it was easy to hit the target.

"It feels okay." Lu Changgong said to himself, and he continued to retreat, this time to a distance of about three hundred meters.

With the same quick aim and shot, the bullet hit the bull's eye again.

Then came the 350-meter mark, and the target was hit again, but this time it didn’t hit the center of the bull’s eye, but was a little off, but it was already very close to the center of the bull’s eye.

The target is almost invisible at a distance of 350 meters. The ability to hit the target is basically based on feeling, which has been formed over a long period of time.

Lu Changgong put away his gun and walked over.

"Not bad, not bad. Your marksmanship hasn't deteriorated." Li Jin couldn't help but praise him. The effective range of this rifle was only about 300 meters. It was really amazing that Lu Changgong could hit the target at a distance of 350 meters.

"Thank you for the compliment, Battalion Commander. I have to say that this gun has little recoil, is lightweight, highly accurate, and is easy to carry. It is indeed a good gun. It would be better if the effective range was longer." Lu Changgong responded modestly. He couldn't help but praise the gun as he looked at it in his hand.

Compared with other guns, this new gun has a great advantage, that is, its effective distance is a bit shorter, so it cannot exert its full strength, but it is enough.

"After you have rested, let the soldiers from the reconnaissance company try out the guns." Li Jin said with a smile upon seeing this.

Although there are not so many new guns, it is still okay to test them in turn. We can't really wait until all the guns are manufactured before testing them, that would be a waste of time.

"No problem." Lu Changgong responded quickly. He was about to say it, but he didn't expect the battalion commander to say it first.

"Not bad, Changgong. Your marksmanship is comparable to mine." Liu Changshun also said.

"No way, I'm worse than you." Lu Changgong said with a smile.

"Don't give me that. I don't buy it." Liu Changshun responded.

.........

In the following days, each company organized soldiers to test the gun. Every soldier praised the gun and felt that it would be better if the effective distance of the gun was longer.

It snowed today too, and the mountains were covered in snow, looking vast and white.

And the new group.

In the conference room, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were studying the map of Taiyuan to see if there would be any mistakes when they were preparing to attack the airport.

"Captain, good news, good news!" At this time, an intelligence officer ran in hurriedly, shouting.

"Damn it, why is the good news so urgent?" Li Yunlong said unhappily when his train of thought was interrupted.

"Captain, the puppet army brigade in Duyang Town, which is about 80 miles away from us, has actually sent a batch of war horses, enough to equip a cavalry battalion at least!" The intelligence officer quickly told them what had happened.

"What?! Are you sure the news is true?!" Li Yunlong was shocked after hearing this and asked at the same time.

"It's true. A batch of war horses did arrive in Kaiyang Town. They were probably meant to be sent to the Japanese. But because of the snow, they stayed in Kaiyang Town. If it was too late, the horses might have been sent away by the puppet army." The intelligence officer expressed his guess.

"Damn it, what are we waiting for! Come on, notify the first battalion to assemble, we'll go and get these war horses back tonight!" After hearing this, Li Yunlong became anxious and immediately asked the messenger to go to the first battalion to give the order.

He had always wanted to set up a cavalry battalion. Now that it was delivered to his doorstep, he had to take it into his possession.

"Old Li, shouldn't we ask the chief first?" Zhao Gang said hurriedly. If it was to mobilize a company, it would be fine, but this was to mobilize a battalion of troops. He needed to ask the chief first, otherwise it would be unauthorized dispatch of troops.

"Why are you asking for instructions? Didn't you hear me? If it's too late, once the snow stops, this cavalry battalion will belong to the Japanese. Let's set off immediately." Li Yunlong didn't waste any more words and walked straight out.

"Old Li!" Zhao Gang looked at Li Yunlong's back and felt helpless for a moment, so he had to follow Li Yunlong.

He also knew that this opportunity was rare. If they missed it, they would have no idea how long they would have to wait before their new regiment could establish cavalry.

"Monk, prepare the horses immediately. We will go directly to the camp of the first battalion. Oh, and have someone notify the Gray Wolf Squad that is training outside. Have them gather together and prepare to go out.

Call the cavalry battalion commander Sun Desheng and ask him to bring some cavalry and set off with us! "Li Yunlong planned to go directly and not wait. He issued orders one after another, fearing that he would be late and the cooked duck would fly away.

Although the cavalry battalion is called the cavalry battalion, it has no war horses at all. However, those who need training have already started training, and it can be said that everything is ready except for the war horses.

"Yes." After hearing this, Monk Wei left quickly.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang left the village. The snow had almost stopped. A few snowflakes were falling sporadically, landing on the two men's bodies and even on their hats.

"Damn it, I never thought that God would be so kind to me, Li Yunlong, and send me a cavalry battalion at this time!" Li Yunlong was very happy.

The cavalry he had been longing for was finally formed. It was worth it that he specially prepared a lot of fodder to feed the war horses.

We have made so many preparations, all for the war horses, and the preparations have not been in vain.

"Don't be too happy too soon. It's still uncertain whether it will succeed." Zhao Gang said in a discouraging tone.

"What a joke! Those puppet soldiers in Kaiyang Town dared to stop me. If they know what's good for them, they should send their horses out. If they don't, I'll send them on their way!" Li Yunlong was determined to take over this cavalry battalion. Not to mention a battalion of puppet soldiers, even a battalion of devils, he would dare to fight them, and no one could stop him.

Besides, it was enough for them to bring one battalion. To deal with the Japanese in Kaiyang Town, there was no need for such a large-scale battle. But to be on the safe side, Li Yunlong also called up the Gray Wolf Squad.

.........

At this time, someone also went to inform the cavalry battalion commander Sun Desheng. When he learned that he could get war horses, Sun Desheng was very happy and immediately led a company of troops to Li Yunlong.

When they arrived at the village entrance, they saw Li Yunlong and Sun Desheng hurried forward.

"Captain, can we really get some war horses?!" Sun Desheng asked hurriedly. He has been training soldiers and teaching them various skills during this period of time.

However, due to the lack of war horses, the training was unsatisfactory. Now if there were war horses, the soldiers would be able to get started quickly.

"Don't keep grinning. There will definitely be war horses, but you have to promise me that with the war horses, you can train an elite cavalry unit!" Li Yunlong said with a stern face.

"Don't worry, commander. If you can't train me, you will be shot. I won't say a word. Of course, the prerequisite is that you really have a war horse for me to train, otherwise I won't recognize it." Sun Desheng made a guarantee, but did not say it absolutely.

He couldn't train the war horses, so he deserved to be shot. After all, their cavalry battalion consumed the most supplies in order to train the cavalry.

"Okay, damn it. This time I'll bring you a cavalry battalion, and I'll be waiting for your performance later! When the time comes, just tell me what supplies you need, and I'll approve them for you." Li Yunlong said seriously.

To consume so many supplies, this cavalry must have strong combat effectiveness, otherwise, those supplies will be wasted.

Even though the new regiment is very wealthy now, it cannot afford such waste.

"Yes!" Sun Desheng responded loudly.

Soon, the Gray Wolf Squad gathered and the monk also came over with three horses.

Li Yunlong mounted his horse without saying a word and rushed to the base of the first battalion with Zhao Gang and others.

An hour later, the messenger arrived at the first battalion's base.

He went to find Zhang Dabiao as soon as possible.

"Captain Zhang, the regiment commander orders everyone in the first battalion to assemble!" The messenger delivered the order while panting.

"What?!" Zhang Dabiao's face changed and he immediately asked someone to notify all companies and platoons to assemble.

"What on earth happened?!" Zhang Dabiao asked. It snowed today, which was not suitable for combat. However, the regiment commander still asked them to gather. Something big must have happened.

"I don't know. The commander didn't tell me." The messenger shook his head.

"Didn't you say that?!" Zhang Dabiao frowned. He didn't quite know what Li Yunlong was going to do now. Was he going to fight the Japanese? But even if he was going to fight the Japanese, he wouldn't be so anxious.

"But I don't think it's a bad thing. When the captain gave the order, although he looked very urgent, he didn't seem to be panicked at all.
Instead, he was a little excited, as if he had encountered something exciting." The messenger described the situation at that time.

In short, judging from the team leader's situation at the time, he didn't think it was a bad thing.

"That's good." Zhang Dabiao breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but he was also wondering in his heart what had happened to make Li Yunlong so excited.

More than half an hour later, Li Yunlong and his men arrived here. At this time, the soldiers of the first battalion had already gathered at the entrance of the village, a total of one thousand people.

"Captain, Political Commissar." Zhang Dabiao stepped forward and saluted.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's set off quickly and head to Kaiyang Town." Li Yunlong urged.

"Yes!" Zhang Dabiao nodded, and with an order, the soldiers of the first battalion began to act.

Zhang Dabiao trotted along beside Li Yunlong.

"Captain, what's the matter? Why is it so urgent?!" Zhang Dabiao couldn't help but ask, because he saw the soldiers of the Grey Wolf Squad, and even the soldiers of the Cavalry Battalion followed them.

"A batch of war horses has arrived in Kaiyang Town, which can at least equip a cavalry battalion. If we go too late, these war horses will most likely be sent to the Japanese by the puppet army!" Li Yunlong told the story.

"So that's it!" Zhang Dabiao looked as if he had suddenly realized something when he heard it. No wonder the captain was so anxious and a little excited.

Their new regiment now has all the arms, with the highest configuration in terms of both personnel and firepower, except for the lack of cavalry.

Li Yunlong has been wanting to set up a cavalry unit for a long time. He has been waiting for more than half a year. Now he finally has the opportunity to actually set up a cavalry unit. How can he not be anxious?

In the early morning of that night, Li Yunlong and his men arrived at Kaiyang Town, but Li Yunlong did not rush his troops to attack. Instead, he asked the Gray Wolf Squad to sneak into the town first to find the location of the horses to prevent the puppet army from killing the horses when they attacked.

If these war horses were killed by the puppet army, their trip would be in vain.

When the Grey Wolf Squad found the location of the warhorse and sent someone back to deliver the message, Li Yunlong decisively ordered an attack on Kaiyang Town.

He divided a battalion of soldiers into several groups and attacked from several directions simultaneously, surrounding Kaiyang Town and preventing a single puppet soldier from escaping.

Bang bang bang…

Da da da……

The fierce gunfire instantly broke the tranquility of the night, waking up countless people, and the puppet soldiers on guard were dealt with immediately.

At first, the puppet army captain wanted to lead his troops to resist, but later he found that they were no match at all.

"Damn it, what's going on? How could there be such a powerful army? Why would they come to our side!" The puppet army captain was swearing so much that his hat was even crooked.

"Captain, are they here for the war horses? These war horses are to be sent to the Japanese.

If they are robbed, we will be in trouble, so why don’t we kill those horses?!” The deputy captain at the side immediately realized that the enemy must have come for the horses.

They are not worthy of the enemy sending so many people to attack them.

"Kill the war horse?! Are you crazy? The whole town is surrounded by the enemy. If we kill the war horse, we will probably be killed by them too." Upon hearing this, the puppet army captain immediately rejected the proposal.

They certainly couldn't escape now, but they wouldn't all die. But if they killed the war horses, they would definitely die, because the enemy was targeting the war horses.

(End of this chapter)