Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 34 Liu the Translator from Liujia Village

In response to Wang Gensheng's question, Baili Xiu said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Well, Captain, I remember that our Third Battalion only has one platoon! Then, as a platoon leader, I'm no different from an ordinary soldier!"

Wang Gensheng smiled and said:
"There is a difference. Although you are a platoon leader without any soldiers under your command now, you will be a platoon leader once the weapons and equipment are captured and the troops are expanded. Of course, if you don't want to be a platoon leader without any soldiers, that's fine. I will go back and talk to the regiment commander and ask him to transfer you to the first or second battalion as a squad leader. What do you think?"

After saying that, Wang Gensheng pretended to walk back, but Baili Xiu saw this and immediately grabbed Wang Gensheng and said:
"No! Battalion Commander, I didn't say I didn't want to be a platoon leader without any soldiers. So when are we going to fight the Japanese and seize their equipment?"

It is obvious that Baili Xiu can still tell who is older and who is younger between the squad leader and the platoon leader, just like Wang Gensheng.

He would rather be the battalion commander of the third battalion with only one platoon than be the company commander of the first battalion with a full staff. Even though Kong Jie told him that according to the expansion plan, he had to wait until the second battalion was fully staffed before replenishing his third battalion, Wang Gensheng was still willing to be the battalion commander of the battalion with only one platoon.

However, Wang Gensheng was actually as anxious as Baili Xiu. He wanted to get the equipment as soon as possible to complete the second battalion so that it would be his turn to lead the third battalion. Thinking about it, Wang Gensheng couldn't help but think of the time when he was in the independent regiment and was taken by Kong Jie to Wanjia Town to fight the Japanese cavalry battalion.

That was a real bonanza. Not only was the battle easy, but they also had quite a bit of equipment. An entire battalion's worth of warhorses and guns were easily acquired. So Wang Gensheng immediately asked Baili Xiu:

"The Japs aren't that easy to beat, but the 2nd and 3rd Japs are very easy to beat. Do you know where there are any 2nd and 4th Japs stationed nearby? If they're cavalry, that would be even better!"

In response to Wang Gensheng's question, Baili Xiu shook his head blankly and said:

"I don't know. I rarely go into those towns where the Japanese are stationed, so I don't know the specific situation!"

Wang Gensheng was also very disappointed after hearing Baili Xiu's words. At the same time, he knew in his heart that he had to hurry up and establish an intelligence system in this area. Otherwise, if he attacked without even knowing the Japanese's troop strength and defense, it would be no different from seeking death!
However, just when Wang Gensheng was about to leave in disappointment, Baili Xiu suddenly said:

"Although I don't know much about it, I do know that there's a man in Liujia Village who went to school with the Japanese and later became their translator. I heard he was even a guest of the Japanese colonel! Because of this, the people of Liujia Village are living much better than those of Lijia Village and Baijia Village! The Japanese don't even ask Liujia Village for food!"

When Wang Gensheng heard this, he immediately understood that Baili Xiu wanted to incite the Japanese translator to work undercover for them and provide some necessary intelligence. After all, since he could become a guest of the Japanese colonel, he would be very happy.

If a little information is leaked at that time, it will be enough for the New Second Regiment to develop into a reinforced regiment.

Just looking at the sky which was about to get dark, Wang Gensheng realized that he couldn't go today.

There is no way. Although from the map, the straight-line distance between Liujia Village and Wangjia Village is only fifty miles, or twenty-five kilometers, but don’t underestimate these twenty-five kilometers. Even if an ordinary person walks fast, it will take half a day to walk there!
But there is no way around it. This is the price of inconvenient transportation. Otherwise, it would not be said that some people in ancient times had never even been to a county town in their entire lives!
Therefore, in order to better develop the area within a radius of 100 miles into an anti-Japanese base, Wang Gensheng naturally understood that he had to get a batch of war horses, otherwise the transportation problem would be the key to hindering the development of the New Second Regiment.

Early the next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Wang Gensheng led the third battalion to Liujia Village. Of course, Wang Gensheng had already informed Kong Jie about this matter.

Starting at five in the morning, it was not until ten in the morning that Wang Gensheng's third battalion of more than thirty people finally arrived at Liujia Village.

On the way, Wang Gensheng was also listening to Baili Xiu's introduction to Liujia Village. Liujia Village, Lijia Village and the massacred Wangjia Village are almost all villages with a single surname.

However, Liujia Village has the largest population and scale, even more than Baijia Village where people of many surnames live together. The total number of the elderly, women, children, and young and strong people is about 3,000.

Therefore, if Liujia Village could be developed, it would at least be able to provide a company of hundreds of soldiers for the New Second Regiment. However, developing Liujia Village was also the most difficult, because Liujia Village had not been persecuted by the Japanese. After all, because of Liu the translator, Liujia Village did not have to hand over a large amount of grain, and there were no landlords. After all, the entire village of Liujia Village had the surname Liu.

They are all related, so there is no way to say who is the landlord. At most, we can only say that the clan leader's family is treated better.

Fighting the landlords and dividing the land in this way is ineffective, and uniting against the Japanese devils is also ineffective.

Therefore, this time Wang Gensheng did not rush into the village. Instead, he stopped one mile away from the village entrance, climbed up a tree more than ten meters high, and took out a telescope to observe.

However, what Wang Gensheng did not expect was that at this time, about a platoon of Japanese invaders entered Liujia Village, and this platoon of Japanese invaders had surrounded a house in the center of the village.

This family's house is taller than others, so it is most likely the patriarch's house.

At this time, thousands of people in Liujia Village had surrounded this group of Japanese devils, but these guys were holding either hoes or carrying poles.

Wang Gensheng was also very puzzled by this situation. Wasn't it said that Liujia Village was protected by the Japanese because of Liu the translator, and didn't even have to hand over food?

What is the situation now? Even the Japanese dare to bully us.

However, although I don’t know the specific situation, now is obviously a good opportunity.

So Wang Gensheng quickly climbed down the tree, and with a wave of his hand, he led his platoon into Liujia Village.

After entering Liujia Village, Wang Gensheng heard a voice saying loudly:

"Old man, if you don't accept my toast, I think you've had enough of life!"

boom!
Following the blast of a gunshot, the crowd of onlookers became furious. However, with the sound of a light machine gun firing, the originally furious crowd suddenly quieted down.

As the crowd dispersed, Wang Gensheng saw a white-bearded old man lying on the ground. He had been shot in the chest and it was obvious that he was dead.

Of course, in addition to these, there were many more people from Liujia Village who were knocked to the ground by the machine gun fire just now.

Although Wang Gensheng couldn't figure out the situation for a moment, it didn't prevent him from killing these traitors.

At this time, the leader of the second-tier enemy platoon saw that his machine gun had intimidated thousands of people in Liujia Village, so he spoke:

"I'm telling you, don't let your wildest dreams fool you into thinking you don't have to pay grain or taxes just because you have Translator Liu's protection!"

(End of this chapter)