Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam." The puppet army captain thanked her repeatedly. He knew that he would be fine.

If the weather hadn't been so cold, he would have run away after the enemy left.

"Who attacked you? How many people were there in total?!" the Japanese lieutenant asked. The warhorse had been lost and it was unlikely to find it back now. The only way they could do was to get some news about the enemy from the Imperial Army.

"It was the Eighth Route Army. They attacked us. There were at least three to four thousand of them." The puppet army captain said hurriedly.

"Bullshit, there can't be so many of them! Tell the truth!" the Japanese lieutenant cursed directly with cold eyes.

"Taijun, actually I don't know how many people there are exactly, but it must be no less than two thousand. The town is surrounded by the enemy. We can't escape when we want to." The puppet army captain was shocked and quickly told what he knew.

"Two thousand people..." the Japanese lieutenant murmured. He didn't say much. He found the communications room, went in, picked up the phone, and called the captain.

"What's the situation?!" The call was quickly connected, and the Japanese captain's anxious voice was heard.

"Captain, although I have speeded up the support, it is still too late. The enemy retreated more than an hour ago, and the war horses were also taken away by the enemy." The Japanese lieutenant took a deep breath and informed him of the situation.

The enemy left in more than an hour, so you can't blame him for not arriving in time. He is not a god and cannot run that fast.

"What?!" The Japanese captain was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment.

"In other words, the enemy defeated the Imperial Army guarding there in less than ten minutes?!" The Japanese captain was extremely angry.

"These trash are useless when the critical moment comes. Just shoot them all!" The Japanese captain yelled without caring about his image, causing the Japanese lieutenant to subconsciously hold the phone farther away.

"Captain, the Imperial Army can't be blamed for this. When I came here, I saw that many of them had died.
It's not that they didn't resist, but the gap between the two sides was too big, so they had no choice but to surrender." The Japanese lieutenant spoke up for these imperial army soldiers.

If he hadn't seen that a lot of people in the Imperial Army had died, he really wouldn't have wanted to plead for these guys.

"You mean, not only should I not blame them, but I should also reward them?!" the Japanese captain asked, suppressing his anger.

“It is necessary to praise them and give them some money as rewards. After all, they are working for us. If we blame them for this, who would dare to work for us?!
We are indeed a little short of manpower, and we have recently recruited a lot of new soldiers. If we want to safely defend the city, we still need the help of these imperial troops." The Japanese lieutenant pointed out the problem.

In fact, after the Battle of Wuhan, they had lost a lot of veteran soldiers. In addition, they had suffered heavy losses some time ago and had to recruit a lot of new soldiers. Therefore, they could not kill these imperial troops.

"You're right, then let's spare their lives!" The Japanese captain also calmed down.

"The key is, how should I explain to the major?!" The Japanese captain was in a dilemma. Although he was prepared for his horse to be stolen, he still didn't know how to explain to the major when it was really stolen.

"It's not your fault. After all, who could have thought that the Eighth Route Army would send so many people to attack Kaiyang Town? They had been quiet for so long, and the sudden attack really caught them off guard.
We can only say that we were careless. We should just explain the truth. You can't escape being scolded, but you won't necessarily be fired.

Besides, it snowed today, and it is not suitable to transport horses in such heavy snow. This gave the enemy an opportunity, so we cannot be blamed entirely. "The Japanese lieutenant told the Japanese captain what he had prepared.

"Yes, you are right. It's a weather problem. If it hadn't snowed, I would have sent people to transport the war horses to the county town long ago!" The Japanese captain was immediately happy.

Although he also has some responsibility, it cannot be entirely blamed on him.

"Your brain works quite quickly, not bad." The Japanese captain praised.

"It's all thanks to the captain's good teaching." The Japanese lieutenant responded.

"Those Imperial Army troops are now left to you. Just do as you say, reward them with some money and let them have a good rest." The Japanese captain hung up the phone after saying this. He had to tell the major about the matter first.

The Japanese lieutenant heard the busy tone on the phone and put it down. He turned around and walked towards the puppet army captain.

At this time, the captain of the puppet army was still a little panicked. He knew that the Japanese had called their superiors to report the situation, but he didn't know how the Japanese in the county would deal with them.

He was really panicked about the loss of so many war horses. He couldn't afford the compensation if he sold them, and it might even kill him.

He felt a little regretful and thought he should have run away.

Soon, the Japanese lieutenant came over. He didn't say anything, but just looked at the Imperial Army soldiers one by one. This scared the puppet soldiers so much that they almost peed themselves and they didn't dare to look him in the eye.

The atmosphere between them became a little depressing, and they could even hear their own heartbeats.

"The captain said that since you have made contributions in resisting the enemy, you will not be held responsible for your poor performance in combat." The Japanese lieutenant glanced at the puppet troops and said slowly.

"Great!" The puppet soldiers were extremely excited. They thought something was going to happen to them, but they didn't expect the Japanese to let them go.

"Also, the captain said that since you have worked hard to resist the enemy, even if you have no merit, you have worked hard. He will reward each of you with two dollars and let you rest for two days!" the Japanese lieutenant continued to add.

"Thank you for the reward, Captain. We will work even harder for the Imperial Army in the future!" The puppet army captain flattered him immediately.

The rest of the puppet troops also echoed the sentiment, thinking that even if they lost the battle they could still get money, which seemed like a good idea.

"Well, I hope you won't let me down!" The Japanese lieutenant nodded.

.........

On the other side, the headquarters of the new regiment.

In the conference room, Chief of Staff Zhong and Deputy Commander Qian were smoking non-stop.

"What are Old Li and the political commissar doing? They should at least say hello. They just led the troops away without even saying hello." Chief of Staff Zhong said with an irritated look on his face.

"That's right. He also took away the Gray Wolf Squad and even a company of the Cavalry Battalion. What does he want to do?!" Deputy Captain Qian also said.

When they came back and learned about the situation, they felt like the sky had fallen. Not only was the regiment commander missing, but even the political commissar was missing.

"Why didn't the political commissar stop Lao Li?" Chief of Staff Zhong said. In his opinion, Zhao Gang was not the kind of person who would act impulsively, so the two of them felt at ease to leave the regiment headquarters to inspect the situation in other battalions.

Unexpectedly, things turned out to be beyond their expectations. Li Yunlong disappeared without even saying goodbye, and took away many soldiers from the regiment.

"Although we don't know what happened, we can only wait for them to come back and ask." Deputy Captain Qian was helpless. No matter how anxious they were, they couldn't do anything. God knew where Li Yunlong had gone.

"Wait a minute, Lao Li usually treasures the cavalry battalion, why did he bring the cavalry battalion this time!" Chief of Staff Zhong suddenly realized. Li Yunlong spent a lot of materials to train this cavalry battalion. It can be said that he treated the cavalry battalion as a treasure and was afraid that the cavalry battalion would suffer losses.

"You mean, Lao Li might have gotten the news about the war horses? That's why he took the troops away from the regiment headquarters without even saying hello?!" Deputy Regimental Commander Qian also understood what Chief of Staff Zhong meant.

"That's right, that's what I thought. Lao Li must have gotten the information about the war horses, so he led the troops out in a hurry.
It is very likely because if we go too late, these horses will no longer belong to us!" Chief of Staff Zhong continued.

If he guessed correctly, this should be the case.

For Li Yunlong, he has always wanted to get a batch of war horses and form a real cavalry battalion. Now that he has the opportunity, if he doesn't seize it, he will not be Li Yunlong.

"Damn it, if this is true, doesn't it mean that we will have a cavalry unit soon?!" Deputy Regiment Commander Qian was a little excited.

"It's too early to be happy. It's possible that by the time Li Yunlong gets there, the warhorse may have been taken away by the Japanese." Chief of Staff Zhong said. We should not hold too high hope for this matter. Otherwise, if Li Yunlong fails to bring the warhorse back, he will be very disappointed.

"You're right. It's a little early to be happy, but I think the chances are still great. After all, it snowed yesterday.

In this case, the war horses are not easy to transport, and the Japanese are likely to be stranded, so the probability of Lao Li grabbing the war horses is very high. "Deputy Regiment Commander Qian also said.

"Well, let's wait a little longer." Chief of Staff Zhong said.

They waited until almost noon when a soldier hurried into the meeting room.

"Deputy commander, chief of staff, commander and political commissar are back, and they have brought back a lot of war horses!" The soldier panted and exhaled a lot of white mist while speaking.

"Haha, I knew that Lao Li could do it!" Deputy Captain Qian laughed.

Chief of Staff Zhong also had a smile on his face. They had waited all night and finally got the good news.

"Old Qian, let's go out of the village to welcome the commander and others." Chief of Staff Zhong walked outside.

"It's time to welcome them." Deputy Head Qian nodded.

The two walked side by side and arrived at the entrance of the village, their faces full of smiles.

After waiting for a while, I saw a lot of people riding war horses appearing in the distance.

That was Li Yunlong leading the Gray Wolf Squad and a company of the cavalry battalion back to the regiment base!

As for Zhang Dabiao, he has already returned to the base.

"These war horses can equip a cavalry battalion!" Deputy Regiment Commander Qian couldn't help but say.

"That's more than enough!" Chief of Staff Zhong also nodded in agreement.

Soon, Li Yunlong and his friends arrived at the village entrance.

"Old Qian, Old Zhong, why are you waiting here?" Li Yunlong dismounted with a big laugh. He also knew that it was a bit too much for him to lead the troops away without even saying hello.

"Where did you get these war horses?!" Deputy Captain Qian did not respond to Li Yunlong, but asked instead.

"From the puppet army, the Japanese sent a batch of war horses to Kaiyang Town. They should have been transferred, but it snowed and they couldn't be transported away in time.

I took the opportunity to lead my men to attack. Fortunately, I went quickly, otherwise, we wouldn't have any share of these war horses. "Li Yunlong told the story.

"Well done, Old Li, you are worthy of it!" Deputy Captain Qian happily patted Li Yunlong on the shoulder, slapping him so hard that half of his arm was almost numb.

"Damn it, you want to murder me, you're using so much force!" Li Yunlong was slapped and grumbled.

"You left the regiment without even saying goodbye. Old Zhong and I were so worried that we couldn't sleep the whole night. Look at the dark circles under our eyes." Deputy Commander Qian said with a bit of complaint in his tone.

"Okay, okay, I deserve this slap, stop talking!" Li Yunlong knew he was in the wrong, so he had to endure it.

"These war horses look very strong. They have obviously been trained, right?!" Chief of Staff Zhong changed the subject. He looked at these war horses and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

"You think that when we attacked last night, these war horses didn't show any signs of being frightened. They must have been specially trained by the Japanese and were not afraid of the sound of gunfire. This means that these war horses don't need too much training." Li Yunlong explained.

"We still have to give it a try and make sure they are really not afraid of the sound of gunfire before we train them. Otherwise, accidents may easily happen." Zhao Gang reminded.

This kind of thing cannot be taken lightly. You cannot be 100% sure unless you try it yourself.

If we assume that there is nothing wrong with these war horses and train them or even send them to the battlefield, it could be fatal.

"Well, you are right. We still have to give it a try, Sun Desheng." Li Yunlong said and called Sun Desheng.

"Captain." Sun Desheng ran over and saluted Li Yunlong.

"You should train these war horses well and make sure they are really not afraid of the sound of gunfire. Focus on training, do you understand?" Li Yunlong instructed.

"I understand!" Sun Desheng nodded. In fact, even if Li Yunlong didn't say it, he would have tried this. After all, the cavalry company was going to charge towards the enemy's position.

If the war horses are afraid of the sound of guns and cannons, the formation will probably be broken up when they charge forward because of the fear of the war horses. How can they kill the enemy then and how can they play their role as cavalry?

"Sun Desheng, I'm leaving these horses to you. I won't ask you how to train them, but there's one thing.
"You must make the cavalry capable of fighting within two months. If you fail to do so, I will scold you!" Li Yunlong said seriously.

He would not ask how Sun Desheng trained the cavalry. He was not as good as Sun Desheng in this regard. At most, he would take some time to see how the cavalry training was going!
"Don't worry, Captain. I promise to complete the mission and will not let you down!" After hearing this, Sun Desheng made the promise with a serious face.

He is very good at this. If he cannot train the cavalry well, he will not be able to face Li Yunlong again.

Li Yunlong felt a little excited when looking at these war horses. The New 1st Regiment finally had the support of cavalry units. This was the configuration of the main force regiment.

(End of this chapter)