Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

Now, all 187 people of the Third Battalion have left the base, and the first priority is to settle down.

Wang Huaibao thought Cao Geng would go find a base.

Cao Geng looked at Wang Huaibao and said, "It's still early now. We just left. There are 187 of us. We are short of people, land, money, and weapons! To develop, we must first have a base, but weapons are also indispensable!"

"Others stockpile food, I stockpile guns."

"How about it, deputy battalion commander, are you interested in doing something with me?"

Wang Huaibao was slightly surprised.

He didn't expect that Cao Geng was going to do something right after he left the base!

This impulsive personality is no less than that of the team leader.

but...

"Okay! Battalion Commander, tell me, what is our next goal?" When Wang Huaibao heard that they could attack the Japanese army, he naturally had no reason to refuse. Instead, he felt a little excited.

"First of all, we have few people and insufficient weapons. It is not wise to confront the Japanese army head-on! So our first independent action is to target the puppet army!"

"Wanjia Town!" Cao Geng smiled slightly, spread out the map and pointed to a location.

Cao Geng acted cautiously, so he chose Wanjia Town first. Wanjia Town was not far from the station of their new regiment, only more than 100 miles away. Cao Geng learned that there was a whole puppet cavalry battalion stationed there!

This puppet cavalry battalion was superior to the third battalion of the new regiment in terms of both equipment and horses. However, their combat effectiveness was quite low!

This was exactly what Cao Geng wanted, as their first move in development!

"Wanjia Town!" Wang Huaibao also looked at the map. If the Third Battalion could take Wanjia Town, they would have more than enough money and weapons. They might even be able to recruit some puppet troops to become part of the Eighth Route Army.

"As long as we seize the war horses and weapons of the puppet cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town, we will have a solid backing whether we recruit bandits or militiamen, and will no longer rely solely on these crude weapons in our hands," Cao Geng explained.

"Everything is up to the battalion commander!" Wang Huaibao was completely convinced by Cao Geng. He had to admit that Cao Geng's strategic vision was indeed unique. If he were the battalion commander, he might choose an inconspicuous village as his base, after all, the first priority was to stabilize the situation.

Then they would recruit bandits or militiamen and persuade them with reason and virtue. However, Captain Cao Geng did not intend to stabilize the situation first, and directly chose to stockpile weapons.

This decision made Wang Huaibao feel that he and Cao Geng had completely different ways of thinking. Cao Geng seemed to be more inclined to join their Third Battalion as long as there were weapons, whether it was a base or new soldiers.

After all, in this era where the strong are respected, mastering weapons means mastering the right to speak.

His way of thinking is more inclined to influence others with reason and virtue, and is more passive. But in this era, battalion commanders like Cao Geng are obviously more advantageous.

Perhaps, it was their luck that the Third Battalion had Cao Geng leading them. Then, without giving Wang Huaibao too much time to think, Cao Geng led the Third Battalion to move quickly towards Wanjia Town!

At the same time, at the garrison of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, Chu Yunfei learned about the division of the new regiment through the intelligence network of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army. The moment he learned the news, Chu Yunfei was ecstatic.

"The new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has dispersed its forces? Does that mean I have a chance to fight with Cao Geng?"

Ever since Rita came down from Cangyun Ridge.

He had always looked forward to fighting alongside Cao Geng.

After all, he always remembered the scene when Cao Geng helped the New 1st Regiment alone to destroy the Sakata Regiment.

But since Cao Geng joined the new regiment.

He must be under the command of the new regiment.

If the New 1st Regiment does not split its troops, Chu Yunfei must get Li Yunlong's consent if he wants to fight on the same battlefield with Cao Geng.

And now, the new regiment is divided into two groups and fighting on its own.

This means that Chu Yunfei can fight alongside Cao Geng without going through Li Yunlong.

This made Chu Yunfei very happy!

In the new regiment, the only one who caught Chu Yunfei's eye was Cao Geng!

What is Li Yunlong? He is not worth mentioning in front of Cao Geng!

After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he and the Eighth Route Army will definitely have a battle!

That Li Yunlong will also become his dead soul under his sword!

But then, Chu Yunfei pondered: "Cao Geng's personal bravery is undoubted, but what about his ability to lead troops in battle? If his military talent is insufficient, then his bravery is just the courage of an ordinary man..."

On the side, Fang Ligong asked cautiously: "What does the commander mean?"

Chu Yunfei replied: "From a general perspective, although the Kuomintang and the Communist Party have joined forces to fight against Japan, from the perspective of the top leaders, if our 358th Regiment wants to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army, there will still be many obstacles..."

"If Cao Geng is only capable of showing off his bravery, it would be unwise for my 358th Regiment to cooperate with him!"

Fang Ligong asked: "So what?"

Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong and said, "So we need to find out Cao Geng's background!"

Fang Ligong asked in a deep voice: "How do you touch it?"

Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong and said, "Send a message to Cao Geng!"

"Didn't our 358th Regiment discover a secret Japanese base through the Jinsui Army's intelligence network a while ago?"

Chu Yunfei said: "Although we didn't pay much attention to it at that time because there were not many people at that base."

"But my Jinsui Army's intelligence network couldn't find out what the Japanese were doing there!"

"There is news that the Japanese army will regularly send batches of prisoners of war to that base."

"I always feel that the Japanese secret base has no good intentions!"

"If I could ask Cao Geng to help investigate..."

Chu Yunfei stopped here, but Fang Ligong immediately understood Chu Yunfei's intention.

Tell Cao Geng the information about the Japanese secret base.

In this way, they could not only understand Cao Geng's strength, but also consume the mysterious power of the Japanese army.

For the 358th Regiment, this is the best of both worlds.

"Yes!" Then Fang Ligong left!

……

Cao Geng led the soldiers of the three battalions and traveled more than a hundred miles before finally arriving at Wanjia Town.