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Judging from the sound of the light machine gun, it was neither the Type 99 light machine gun nor the Czech type. Could it be the Eighth Route Army nearby?

The old Japanese soldier determined that it was the sound of a Soviet DP machine gun and suspected that it was the newly transferred Eighth Route Army.

This group of Eighth Route Army soldiers is most likely targeting them.

"retreat!"

Squadron leader Ichiro Ono didn't want to take the gamble. His mission was to defend the Wangmu Mountain bunker and artillery tower group, not to rescue the Imperial Army.

The cautious Japanese quickly withdrew from the ambush range.

On the side of the guard platoon of the New 1st Regiment, the soldiers were very careful with their bullets. They felt sad as they fired. When they saw the Japanese retreating, they quickly stopped shooting.

"Oh my god, I fired 15 rounds in just one moment, which is more than I fired in two months."

The three squad leaders were even holding their wrists, feeling uncomfortable from the recoil of the light machine gun.

The Soviet Union's equipment is characterized by its toughness.

It uses a 47-round magazine, which I have never used before.

After practicing it as a whole, I found it quite useful, better than the Japanese Type 99 rifle.

The weight of this gun is not excessive, with a total weight of only 9.12KG. You should know that the Czech type weighs 10.5KG.

However, the center of gravity is forward and there is no handle to lift the gun, which is not conducive to bringing the gun close, hip shooting, or close range shooting.

It’s good to have one, why do you need a bicycle?

When Ding Wei heard that the gunfire from Wanjia Town had stopped, he knew that Zhang Dabiao had finished his task, so he decisively ordered a retreat.

The guards picked up the bullet shells around them, bent over, and disappeared into the night along the river bank.

At the foot of the mountain, eight unlucky Japanese soldiers were lying, hit by stray bullets. Apart from that, there were no other results.

The sky is bright and clear,

The group of people who were doing big things returned to Xingjiazhuang.

The neighing of horses could be heard from a long distance away, and Zhang Dabiao grinned with his mouth wide open.

The brothers each carried a box back with a battalion's worth of horses and equipment, as well as the puppet army's military supplies, and made a fortune.

Ding Wei did not rest and immediately asked the deputy regiment commander Zhong Zhicheng to supplement the combat report.

[It was said that the Imperial Army Cavalry Battalion was discovered yesterday and the enemy was lazy and unprepared.

The New 1st Regiment launched a decisive attack, defeated the puppet army, and seized a battalion's worth of war horses and equipment.

Because I have just arrived at the new regiment and am not familiar with the brigade's procedures, under special circumstances, I have privately transferred troops without permission. Please criticize me from the brigade.

We are now counting and reporting the seized horses and equipment one by one. Please handle it as appropriate, Brigade Commander! 】

While writing the battle report, Zhong Zhicheng looked up at Ding Wei who was sitting across the table.

After a night of marching and fighting, he was still energetic and not at all tired.

"Old Ding, I really admire you. You tracked down the puppet troops and decisively launched a surprise attack without losing a single soldier. You captured such a huge amount of loot. I think the brigade commander must be very happy."

"Happy? Just don't punish me for mobilizing troops without permission."

"Have all the equipment and horses been handed in?"

Zhong Zhicheng was really reluctant to part with them as they had such great horses and equipment.

I was reluctant to leave, Ding Weigang was transferred here,

You have to maintain a good relationship with the brigade commander, observe the three major disciplines and eight points of attention, and hand in the seized materials.

When he first arrived at the brigade headquarters, Ding Wei had to find out the ways of the brigade commanders and their superiors.

In the future, there will be people to support us at the headquarters and brigade, and many things will be easier to do.

If Ding Wei gets wild, Li Yunlong will have no chance of survival.

The combat report was delivered to the brigade headquarters by the signalman of the regiment headquarters and placed on the brigade commander's desk.

Brigade Commander Chen was wearing his same leather jacket that he never wore before, holding a teacup in his hand. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should drink water or approve the combat report.

Complain to the political commissar sitting opposite:

"I just suppressed Li Yunlong who disobeyed orders on the battlefield, and now I have Ding Wei who transferred troops without permission. My brigade has become a troublemaker."

Political Commissar Wang took a look at the combat report and naturally saw the trick.

Why are you not familiar with the process? Why is there no time to ask for instructions?

These are all Ding Wei’s evil intentions.

But the term "special period" is well used; the Eighth Route Army's days were truly difficult.

They were so poor that they could barely make ends meet. When a cavalry battalion was sent to them, Brigade Commander Chen would be so happy that he couldn't eat.

Didn’t you see him pick up the teacup and put it down again and again?

I repeatedly counted the seized weapons and equipment, feeling happy, but then worried.

What does a war horse represent in mountainous areas? It represents mobility and is a strategic material.

Brigade Commander Chen can't afford these goodies; war horses have to eat concentrated feed.

Riding horses needed to eat 10 kilograms of barley or oats every day. That was when people were extremely poor and there was not enough food for people, so how could there be any extra food to feed the horses?

An ordinary division of the National Army cannot even muster a cavalry company. Can Ding Wei afford to support a regiment?

After thinking it over again and again, he decided that he had to clean up the mess, so he asked Ding Wei to keep one platoon of horses and equipment, and send the rest to the brigade headquarters.

The brigade commander couldn’t afford to support them, so he kept the horses and equipment for two platoons and sent the rest to the division headquarters.

These horses and equipment really shocked the division headquarters and the general.

"Boss, you just ordered Ding Wei from the new regiment, and he immediately sent you a big gift, two cavalry companies. That's quite generous, isn't it?"

As a division commander, his subordinates had made him proud, so naturally he had to praise them to the deputy commander.

You see, under my command I not only have Li Yunlong who is likely to cause trouble, but also Ding Wei who is capable of fighting and seizing supplies.

The boss nodded and praised generously:

"Without sacrificing a single soldier, we captured a lot of spoils. The raid on Wanjia Town was a good and neat battle. Ding Wei is a good fighter."

After a round of tangle of supplies, only one platoon was left for Ding Wei.

The situation is not quite what we expected. Where is the cavalry company?

After receiving approval from the brigade, Ding Wei suspected that something went wrong somewhere.

He thought he could afford to maintain a cavalry company, mainly because he had the ability to blow up bridges and block the enemy's attacks, and had the support of supplies.

The key bosses, division commanders, and brigade commanders are evaluated based on the capabilities of normal regiments. Maintaining a platoon of more than 30 horses is quite stressful.

"Taozi, go get Sun Desheng from the Second Battalion. I have an important mission for him."

Sun Desheng was a cavalryman and was originally a subordinate of Shi Yousan. Later, Shi became a traitor and Sun Desheng did not want to be associated with him, so he switched sides and joined the Eighth Route Army.

This guy is a good guy.

In the afternoon, Sun Desheng hurried to the regiment headquarters. On the way, he heard that the regiment commander had made a fortune and got a batch of war horses.

Calling him here at this time, are we asking him to train the cavalry?

He was so happy that he almost ran all the way. Even without horses, cavalry could still run faster than infantry.

Taozi chased all the way, gasping for breath.

When he arrived at the regiment headquarters, Ding Wei grabbed a handful of peanuts and sat on the steps of the house basking in the sun.

"Captain, are you looking for me?"

Sun Desheng stared with his eyes wide open, saluted, and stood straight.

"I heard from the deputy commander that you were born in the cavalry, so it's a pity for you to be an infantryman. I got a batch of horses, you select some men for me to train."

"According to the size of the cavalry company, I only have more than 30 war horses now. It won't take long for me to put together a cavalry company for you."

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"

Sun Desheng was so happy that he couldn't wait to check on the horses and even wanted to sleep right in the stable.

The puppet army was fully equipped with sabers, rifles, saddles, all of which were new equipment. It would be a pity to give such good stuff to the puppet army.