Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 78 Delivering Ammunition

Wang Gensheng was also shocked when he heard the news. No less than ten tons, how many bullets or artillery shells would it take!
As Wang followed Li Xiu to the warehouse, he was immediately stunned by the boxes of ammunition that filled the entire factory warehouse.

If you pry open any ammunition box, you will find golden bullets, grenades, or artillery shells inside.

Of course, although these more than ten tons of ammunition seem like a lot, it is not difficult to take them away. After all, they are a cavalry company, not ordinary infantry.

After all, it is easy for a warhorse to carry 300 kilograms, and it can even trot for dozens of kilometers without any problem. But if a person carries 30 kilograms, let alone 300 kilograms, it will be difficult for him to walk dozens of kilometers.

For example, this batch of more than ten tons of ammunition, if it relies on infantry to transport it, it will take at least a thousand people, but if it uses war horses, it will only take a hundred or so horses at most.

Even if you use horse-drawn carriages, a dozen or so will be enough, and this is the advantage of cavalry. You don't have to worry about not being able to transport the good stuff you get.

Of course, more than ten tons of ammunition were evenly distributed among about one hundred war horses, and each war horse had to carry more than one hundred kilograms. This weight was almost close to the limit of the war horse's load-bearing capacity.

So in order not to crush the warhorse, he didn't ride the warhorse on the way back, but led the warhorse back. After all, although people of this era were generally thin, unlike those who would weigh two or three hundred pounds a few decades later, a grown man, no matter how thin he was, would still weigh more than one hundred pounds!

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"How is it, how many casualties are there this time?"

Just after Wang Gensheng brought the cavalry company back to Wangjia Village, Kong Jie, who had not slept all night, immediately asked with red eyes. After all, this was the first time that the special cavalry company attacked the Japanese who were three times their number!

Seeing Kong Jie so concerned about the casualties of the Special Cavalry Company, Wang Gensheng smiled and waved his hand.
"Captain, no one died this time, but a few were slightly injured by bullets on their arms. These little devils are no more alert than the Japanese devils at night!"

That's right, this time because of the bulletproof helmets and bulletproof vests contributed by Yamamoto Ikki, although some of the Japanese soldiers who rushed out to resist did shoot, except for being hit in the arms and thighs, vital parts such as the head, chest and abdomen were protected by the bulletproof helmets and bulletproof vests, so naturally there were no casualties.

When Kong Jie heard Wang Gensheng say that no one was dead, he immediately said happily:

"Haha! Well done! I never thought our Eighth Route Army also had an elite force capable of outlasting 300 to 0!"

It was obvious that Kong Jie was still brooding over the incident in Yang Village. After all, if Kong Jie had placed sentries at the cliff at the end of the village and ordered the soldiers not to rush forward to fight with bayonets, but to choose to use machine guns and grenades, there would not have been such heavy casualties, and those soldiers would not have died in vain.

So Wang Gensheng immediately changed the subject and said:
"Captain, don't you want to know how many tons of ammunition we got by taking over the Huting stronghold this time?"

Since it was still night and very dark, Kong Jie couldn't see how much ammunition the cavalry company had brought back, so he asked curiously:

"How much! Can there be five tons of ammunition?"

Wang Gensheng shook his head and said:
"Double it again!"

Wang Gensheng's words immediately made Kong Jie happy and shocked.
"Ten tons of ammunition, my goodness! Now my New Second Regiment should be the most generous regiment in the entire 386th Army, or even the entire Eighth Route Army!"

But then Kong Jie shook his head again and said:
"But I'm afraid my New Second Regiment won't be able to keep these ten tons of ammunition!"

Wang Gensheng naturally understood what Kong Jie meant. After all, when he and Kong Jie were in the Independent Regiment last time, they helped the regiment capture Wanjia Town and obtained a battalion's worth of cavalry equipment, but the commander still took two-thirds of it. The commander also didn't take the three tons of ammunition they had obtained from the Japanese transport team last time because three tons of ammunition was not a lot, and Kong Jie's new Second Regiment had just been established and was also short of weapons and ammunition.

But this time it is different. The new Second Regiment is now strong in both men and horses, so this time, after reporting the ten tons of ammunition, it would be considered good if three tons could be left.

Sure enough, the next day when Kong Jie reported the supplies seized by Wang Gensheng and the cavalry company last night, the superiors immediately ordered three tons of ammunition to be sent to the independent regiment.

Wang Gensheng was stunned when he heard the news. If he was sent to the prison, Wang Gensheng would not say anything, but he was actually sent to the independent regiment.

What’s more crucial is that the task of transporting ammunition was actually given to Wang Gensheng’s cavalry company.

Wang Gensheng immediately asked in confusion:

"Captain, what do you think this commander is thinking? He actually wants us to give the ammunition to the independent regiment!"

However, Kong Jie said:

"I asked that too! The Independent Regiment had previously wiped out the observation group, so why were they still short of ammunition? But Commander Hu told me that apart from getting a few assistant barrel knives and a general barrel knife, they didn't make much profit overall. Also, in order to protect the headquarters, the Independent Regiment had consumed a large amount of ammunition. That's why Li Yunlong was crying poor to Commander Hu just now!"

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"Hey! I was wondering, you're really quick! You took down the Tiger Pavilion stronghold so quietly! I was planning to lure them out later!"

Wang Gensheng was also speechless about Li Yunlong's words. He came here with good intentions to deliver ammunition, but instead of being thanked, he received a scolding from Li Yunlong. No wonder Li Yunlong did not have a good ending in the novel version of "Bright Sword". Although he was good at fighting, his temper was quite disliked.

Fortunately, just when the atmosphere was a little awkward, Zhao Gang spoke up:

"Old Li, what are you saying? They worked so hard to deliver the ammunition, but you didn't even say a word of thanks. Instead, you blamed them!"

But Li Yunlong was immediately unhappy and said directly:

"Old Zhao, don't speak for this kid. The Huting stronghold is logically within the scope of our independent regiment's base, so no matter what, it's not the New Second Regiment's turn to attack it. I'm already saying this well. If Kong Jie came today, I would definitely scold him!"

"Old Li, how can you be so shameless! Wang Gensheng only brought a cavalry company and quietly took the Huting stronghold. How long will you wait for you to lure the snake out of its hole and ambush it?"

After Zhao Gang finished speaking, he politely said to Wang Gensheng:

"Deputy Commander Wang, you must be tired after coming all this way! Let's eat lunch at the Independent Regiment! I'll ask the kitchen staff to open some more cans of meat!"

Wang Gensheng didn't have the same thick face as Li Yunlong, so he smiled and waved his hands:
"No, I have something else to do when I get back, so I won't stay any longer!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and left the independent regiment with the special cavalry company that had unloaded its ammunition.

(End of this chapter)