Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 103: Dream Come True Direct Cavalry Regiment
You have to know that the most taboo thing when leading troops in battle is to treat them unfairly. Once they are treated unfairly, it will affect morale and make the soldiers disheartened.

But it would be a different story if there was a directly affiliated cavalry regiment. Compared with the reinforced cavalry battalion of the New Second Regiment, the cavalry regiment belonged to the 386th Regiment, not to the New Second Regiment. Therefore, the commander could speak with confidence. After all, if the directly affiliated cavalry regiment of the Regiment was established, the various regiments could quickly call on the cavalry regiment for support when they encountered difficulties in the future.

As the commander was thinking, he couldn't help but think of the year before last, that is, in 1940, when Li Yunlong had just been transferred to the independent regiment and secretly got the equipment for a cavalry battalion, wanting to form a cavalry battalion. As a result, he was intercepted and it directly became a cavalry company. At that time, Li Yunlong said on the phone that it was not excessive for him, the commander, to want to set up a cavalry regiment.

Of course, the chief also understood that although Li Yunlong said flattering words, he must be cursing in his heart, cursing him for wanting to take advantage of everything as the chief. But how could Li Yunlong understand the chief's painstaking efforts!
In fact, the reason why he, as the chief, did this was to help Li Yunlong, not to take advantage of him.

First of all, one thing is very important, that is, the cavalry battalion was not brought by the independent regiment itself, but was the intelligence information given to Li Yunlong by Ding Wei when he appointed the new regiment.

After taking office, Li Yunlong ordered a surprise attack on Wanjia Town without a moment's consideration to recapture the military horses.

However, what was the situation of the Independent Regiment at the time? Having just suffered a major defeat, their commander, Kong Jie, had been dismissed from his post, and morale was low. Seizing a batch of horses wouldn't reassure the soldiers. If it were a new regiment, managing these horses wouldn't be difficult, but the Independent Regiment was still very weak, and establishing a cavalry battalion seemed quite out of place. Even the other main regiments nearby didn't have such a privilege, let alone the current Independent Regiment.

The second and most important point is to form a cavalry battalion, which is a very high requirement for an independent regiment.

First, there were the costs of horse feeding and logistical support, which were significant. Many armies lacked cavalry due to the complexity and expense of maintaining horses, requiring specialized grooms, sabers, and firearms, unlike those used by infantry. This placed a significant strain on the Eighth Route Army, which struggled to even maintain basic food supplies. Furthermore, many highland battlefields proved difficult to deploy cavalry, often with months without a real combat mission. Therefore, if Li Yunlong couldn't afford to maintain a cavalry battalion, it could become a difficult matter.

But what the commander didn't know was that although Li Yunlong was complaining, he was actually very happy in his heart. Because bringing back a cavalry battalion this time was a great honor for the new commander.

But if they continue to raise horses for a long time in the future, the expenses for the entire regiment will be too high. If it weren't for the commander taking most of the horses away, Li Yunlong would be under a lot of pressure.

It was precisely because of this that when the chief asked for the horse, Li Yunlong naturally did not object too much and let the chief take the horse.

However, it would not be easy for Commander Xu to take this opportunity to establish a cavalry regiment. After all, apart from anything else, just promoting Wang Gensheng from the deputy commander of the New Second Regiment to the commander of the cavalry regiment would require the approval of the Eighth Route Army General.

That's right, Commander Zhu wanted to use Wang Gensheng's horses to establish a cavalry regiment, so the commander had to be Wang Gensheng. As for the commander of the cavalry reinforced company directly under Commander Zhu Di that was originally established by Commander Zhu Di, he naturally had no qualifications to be the commander of this cavalry regiment.

After all, the horses and weapons and equipment were all obtained by Wang Gensheng, but the cavalry regiment commander was not Wang Gensheng. This is unacceptable no matter how you explain it!

Moreover, his cavalry reinforced company directly under his command did not have any outstanding combat records.

Of course, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters fully recognized and supported the idea of ​​the commander-in-chief to establish a cavalry regiment to serve as a strategic rapid support regiment.

There was no objection to Wang Gensheng's promotion to the commander of the cavalry regiment. Instead, they felt that he was very suitable.

You must know that in this operation against the December 9th Lions, it was a failure overall and the losses were huge.

However, Wang Gensheng relied on the strength of a company to fight four battles in one night, eliminating more than a thousand Japanese soldiers. His record of killing more than ten times his own number of troops was truly dazzling.

Especially the victory over a Japanese cavalry regiment. These achievements were naturally the stepping stones for Wang Gensheng's promotion.

…………However, when Wang Gensheng's promotion and transfer order arrived in front of Kong Jie in the New Second Regiment, Kong Jie felt bitter. There was no way. Kong Jie had received too many benefits from Wang Gensheng during this period. With Wang Gensheng fighting, he didn't have to worry about anything and could just do a good job of logistical support.

But even though he was reluctant, Kong Jie still called Wang Gensheng and handed him the transfer order.
"Hey! Your transfer order has arrived. You're the commander of the cavalry regiment. In just two years, you've gone from an ordinary soldier to a commander like me. You're truly born for war!"

Wang Gensheng did not object to the transfer order and the fact that he was qualified to be the commander of the cavalry regiment. After all, a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier.

However, in response to Kong Jie's praise, Wang Gensheng smiled and said:
"That's because you, Commander, recruited me into the Eighth Route Army! Otherwise, how could I have risen so quickly?"

Wang Gensheng meant what he said. After all, if he joined the Kuomintang army, he would never have a chance to make a name for himself in his life.

You should know that the promotion system of the Nationalist army is actually similar to that of the Japanese.

That is, people who have never attended military school will never be able to become high-ranking military officials in their lifetime.

But the Eighth Route Army is different. They are used for their talents. As long as they can achieve good results, they don’t have to worry about promotion.

What Wang Gensheng didn't expect was that after Kong Jie praised Wang Gensheng, his face turned serious and he said:

"Wang Gensheng! Since you're now a member of the Cavalry Regiment, shouldn't you return some of the weapons you previously held, especially all those light machine guns, to the New Second Regiment?"

After saying this, Kong Jie seemed to have thought of something and said to Wang Gensheng:
"By the way, Captain Wang, when you leave, you must leave me a cavalry company's worth of horses. After all, you don't want to see the New Second Regiment be without a single cavalryman, do you?"

Wang Gensheng naturally could only nod in agreement.

Then after some friendly exchanges, Wang Gensheng decided to leave behind twenty light machine guns and twenty grenade launchers.

And there was another company of more than a hundred horses, which was enough for Kong Jie to form another cavalry company.

Of course, there is no doubt that Kong Jie's newly formed cavalry company is definitely not as lethal as the special cavalry company originally formed by Wang Gensheng.

There was no way to understand Wang Gensheng's fighting style, and it was even more impossible to launch a surprise attack on any town.

So Wang Gensheng brought a special cavalry company and 500 batches of war horses to the Hubu.

Then naturally, they saw the war horses sent by the independent regiment and the food they demanded.

(End of this chapter)