Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 113 The Iron Triangle Gathering
There was no way around it. The snow on the ground was still more than 20 centimeters thick, so it was easy for the horse to slip while riding.

Once a warhorse slipped and broke its leg, its life would be over, which meant it could be slaughtered and eaten. Therefore, Wang Gensheng was naturally reluctant to let the warhorse suffer any loss, so he had to postpone the time of the night attack on the station.

Of course, in order for the new soldiers to be able to skillfully control the horses after more than a month, Wang Gensheng had people clear the threshing ground in the village, and then let the soldiers practice horse-controlling techniques on the threshing ground without snow.

However, the threshing ground in the village is not very big, so it is naturally impossible for more than a thousand people to practice riding war horses. Therefore, they can only practice in half, for example, half of the people practice riding, and the other half practice skiing.

Under Wang Gensheng's supervision, the recruits learned very quickly and finally learned skiing and horse riding well before the snow melted.

Of course, because there was no attack on the Japanese, Wang Gensheng had a peaceful New Year of 1943. In order to let the soldiers have a good New Year, Wang Gensheng also hunted a wild boar, so that the thousand or so soldiers in the regiment could have a meal of pork dumplings during the New Year.

After the New Year, as the snow began to melt, Wang Gensheng naturally had to take action. However, Wang Gensheng naturally had no intention of reporting to his superiors about mobilizing the entire regiment to attack the Japanese station. After all, when the cavalry regiment was established, the lion commander had already told Wang Gensheng that Wang Gensheng had the autonomy to use troops. As long as there were big gains and low casualties, it would be attributed to Wang Gensheng's credit.

However, if the cavalry regiment suffered heavy casualties due to a defeat, then Wang Gensheng's position as the cavalry regiment commander would naturally be over.

Anyway, what Lion Chief said to Wang Gensheng at that time was that as long as Wang Gensheng was sure that he wanted to attack Taiyuan and capture Shinozuka Yoshio alive, he could do it directly without asking for permission.

But if he didn't gain any benefits but instead suffered heavy losses, then Wang Gensheng would be finished.

Therefore, Wang Gensheng naturally had no plans to report to Shizi. He only needed to write a combat report after the war, and he had great freedom in combat.

Just when Wang Gensheng was about to take a taxi to the bus stop, guests came to Li Yunlong, the protagonist of "Bright Sword", and these guests were naturally Ding Wei and Kong Jie, so the iron triangle of Jinxi was naturally assembled.

Although Li Yunlong was very happy that Ding Wei came to see him, he couldn't help but say when he saw Ding Wei:
"Old Ding! What made you want to come to me? You got a great deal on my new regiment, and you're just taking advantage of what's already available!"

When Ding Wei heard Li Yunlong say this, he naturally said bluntly:

"If you hadn't caused trouble, I wouldn't have been able to join the New First Regiment! Do you think I'm willing to go? I'm recruiting soldiers in the Third Division. The army already has more than 3,000 men, and you wouldn't even trade them for a Lion Commander!"

Li Yunlong and Kong Jie both laughed. After all, how could three thousand men compare to the Lion Chief? After laughing, Kong Jie also said:

"Old Li! Old Ding was passing through my defense zone on his way to the headquarters. I heard you were nearby, so I needed to come and see you!"

Li Yunlong naturally did not hesitate to welcome his two old comrades to visit him. He immediately took out the sweet potato liquor that he usually didn't want to drink too much, and then paired it with the fried peanuts sent by his fellow villagers, and started drinking with the two old comrades.

As for getting some snacks to go with the wine, being extravagant is naturally an impossible thing. The Eighth Route Army is different from the Kuomintang Army. They emphasize the unity of officers and soldiers, so naturally they cannot have any special treatment. So it is naturally difficult to get some big fish and meat to go with the wine.

It is already very good to have some fried peanuts when drinking. If you take special measures and do something serious, then your position as the leader will naturally be over. After all, if you are accused of corrupt lifestyle, you can be shot directly in serious cases.

As soon as they started drinking, Ding Wei immediately turned to Li Yunlong and said, "Old Li! Have you found a wife yet?"

As soon as Ding Wei said this, before Li Yunlong could reply, Kong Jie spoke first:

"How could Old Li have that ability? Look at him, he's so big and thick-skinned, he'd have scared the women away long ago!"

Ding Wei smiled and said after hearing what Kong Jie said:
"Anyone who gets involved with him is in trouble. When I was a soldier, I was in the same squad with him! This guy snores louder than an engine! At first, the whole squad was bothered by him! But eventually, we got used to it. In the end, if Lao Li didn't snore, the whole squad wouldn't be able to sleep!"

When Li Yunlong heard Ding Wei say this, he immediately said proudly:

"Once the company commander sent me on a reconnaissance mission. As soon as I entered the room, the eyes of the seven or eight people in the squad opened wide like bells..."

After making a lot of jokes to liven up the atmosphere, Li Yunlong then asked Ding Wei with a slightly serious expression:

"Old Ding! Did your New 1st Regiment suffer heavy losses during last year's sweep?"

The reason why Li Yunlong asked this was naturally because the New 1st Regiment was built up by Li Yunlong. Although he is not the leader of the New 1st Regiment now, he still has feelings for the New 1st Regiment, so naturally he has to ask carefully.

After hearing Li Yunlong's question, Ding Wei said with an unhappy expression:
"One-third of the personnel have been lost, that's a huge loss!"

At this time, Kong Jie also nodded and said:
"Losing one-third of the staff is a big deal!"

At this time, Kong Jie did not say that his New Second Regiment suffered two-thirds casualties as in the original plot. After all, because of Wang Gensheng's advance layout, Kong Jie's New Second Regiment was very different from the original plot.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take the large-scale mopping-up operation at the end of last year as an example. Kong Jie helped the entire New Second Regiment escape unscathed because he had dug an escape passage in advance.

After all, as a time traveler, Wang Gensheng could not change the overall situation, but he was still capable of changing the casualties of a regiment. Otherwise, wouldn’t Wang Gensheng’s time travel be in vain?

At this time, Li Yunlong also said:

"One-third of the casualties are significant, but my independent regiment wasn't much better off, with one-fifth of the entire regiment killed or wounded. The fact that the independent regiment suffered such low casualties is thanks to the support of Wang Gensheng, the deputy commander of the New Second Regiment. Otherwise, my painstakingly trained cavalry company would have been completely wiped out! I have to thank Kong Jie and Wang Gensheng for this!"

At this time, Ding Wei naturally didn't know which one Wang Gensheng was, so he said with doubt:
"Old Li, is this Wang Gensheng you're talking about the same Wang Gensheng who commanded the Lion Cavalry Regiment, which was established after the sweeping campaign a year ago? It's said that they promoted him to cavalry commander because he nearly wiped out a Japanese cavalry regiment during the sweep, securing a large number of war horses. This gave the Lions the confidence to establish the Lion Cavalry Regiment."

"That's right, it's Wang Gensheng, the one who just became the cavalry regiment commander. The Japanese cavalry regiment he annihilated was the very cavalry regiment that was about to annihilate our cavalry company!"

(End of this chapter)