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

It has to be said that Cao Geng's thoughts contained two profound meanings. Even Chu Yunfei, a Taoist, recognized that they were inevitable considerations in reality.

The importance of Huaian Immortal City to the Eighth Route Army, a force of true cultivation, is self-evident.

As for Chu Yunfei, he was unable to afford to deliver the spiritual crystals, magic weapons and supplies of the size of Cao Geng's division. This was the second reason.

however.

It's still the same principle.

The deal was not done, but the friendship remains.

Chu Yunfei always had a clear understanding of Cao Geng’s strength!

Although in the past two months, Cao Geng led the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment and repeatedly performed extraordinary feats that exceeded Chu Yunfei's expectations.

But precisely because of this, Chu Yunfei's comradeship with Cao Geng never diminished in the slightest before the Japanese invaders were driven out of the Chinese territory.

"In that case, congratulations to Brother Cao Geng for taking control of Huaian Immortal City! If you need me in the future, Brother Cao Geng can just let me know. As for the debt of spiritual crystals, magic weapons and supplies that I owed to Brother Cao Geng, please rest assured. Once I have made arrangements here, I will immediately send my deputy head Fang Ligong to deliver all the supplies to Huaian Immortal City..."

After saying this, Chu Yunfei took a deep breath and turned to Cao Geng and said the same thing.

"No problem." Cao Geng didn't exchange too many pleasantries with Chu Yunfei and agreed immediately. After a few simple greetings, both sides hung up the sound transmission note.

……

Shortly after Cao Geng and Chu Yunfei finished their conversation.

Even the two of them had not expected it.

At this moment, in Taiyuan City.

The Japanese intelligence team, which had been ordered by Yoshio Shinozuka to investigate the explosion at Shotasen Road, has now uncovered the culprit behind this tragic explosion!

It’s the third battalion of the new first regiment!

The camp owner is Cao Geng.

Upon learning this information, the intelligence team immediately reported it to the commander of the Japanese First Army in North China, Yoshio Shinozuka...

When Yoshio Shinozuka received this information, his face instantly became extremely shocked.

He never imagined that the mastermind behind the explosion at Zhengtaixian Road would be the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment, whom he had been closely following!

The intelligence regiment reported that when the First Brigade, under the orders of Yoshio Shinozuka, besieged Xiaweidi Village, the main soldiers of the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment, together with Cao Geng, destroyed the Zhengtai Immortal Road, a key point for the Japanese army to transport important immortal materials!

After Cao Geng, the commander of the third battalion of the New First Regiment, led his subordinates to blow up the Zhengtaixian Road, he immediately disappeared without a trace.

"So the mastermind behind all this is the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army?"

Shinozuka Yoshio's face turned pale and he whispered through gritted teeth.

Just imagine how much pressure the explosion of the Shotai Immortal Road, which resulted in the deaths of more than 200 senior Japanese monks, must have brought to Yoshio Shinozuka.

Since this time.

In order to deal with the severe questioning from his superiors, even though he was the commander of the Japanese Army's First Army in North China, he felt extremely overwhelmed.

Originally, he had thought that the mysterious team that destroyed the Zhengtaixian Road and wiped out a material escort team should at least be as powerful as the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

However, what he had not expected was that the shocking outburst of the Zhengtai line actually came from the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment, which he had been closely monitoring!

"If I had known this earlier, I would have ordered the First Garrison Corps to completely wipe out the Xiaweidi Village with the might of thunder and lightning."

Yoshio Shinozuka's face turned pale.

According to the secret reports from the Japanese army, he attached great importance to the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment.

Sending a garrison corps to attack a camp of the Eight Desolations Alliance was like using a butcher knife to crack a nut.

However, what he didn't expect was that

Even after attacking Xiaweidi Village for ten hours, his First Garrison Corps still failed to capture the place.

Then, after an unknown unit surrounded and captured Ping'an City, his First Garrison Corps had to rush to Ping'an County to reinforce...

suddenly,

Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes suddenly narrowed.

In an instant, he noticed a blind spot.

Before this, he had always believed that the combat unit that conquered Ping'an City should be a reinforced regiment affiliated with the Eight Desolations War Alliance, and its commander's name was the same as the commander of the third battalion of the new first regiment, both of them were called Cao Geng.

Although the leaders of the two troops had the same name, he was certain that there was no connection between the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment and this reinforced regiment.

But at this moment, he couldn't help but have doubts about this.

"The Third Battalion of the New First Regiment lost its whereabouts after destroying the Shota Line?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked the Intelligence Department.

"Indeed, according to common sense, when the First Garrison Army besieged Xiaweidi Village, the main force of the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment would come to support no matter what. But according to our spy intelligence, after the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment destroyed the Zhengtai Line and annihilated our logistics transport team, they seemed to have disappeared out of thin air..." The reporter from the Intelligence Department reported truthfully.

Another six hours later, a team from the Eight Desolations Alliance launched a charge towards Ping'an County...

The timing was astonishingly consistent.

Yoshio Shinozuka thought secretly in his heart, and his expression became more and more solemn.

At this moment, his mind was full of questions.

The general of the Eight Desolations Alliance who conquered the city of Ping'an was named Cao Geng.

The battalion commander of the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment was also named Cao Geng.

When the First Garrison Corps besieged Xiaweidi Village, the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment was carrying out a surprise attack on the Zhengtai Line, an important strategic transportation route for the Japanese.

Then Ping'an County was attacked, and the First Garrison Corps was forced to return to Ping'an County from Xiaweidi Village.

Who can believe that the Eight Desolations Alliance team that captured Ping'an City had nothing to do with the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment?

Yoshio Shinozuka speculated that this was most likely done by the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment.

However, there was still one question lingering in his mind.

That is, the actual combat strength of the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment seemed to far exceed Yoshio Shinozuka's initial assessment.

But he didn't know yet.

The intelligence he had obtained earlier mentioned that the battalion commander of the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment, Cao Geng, had expanded the number of troops in the Third Battalion to around a thousand in just one month.

But in fact, the number of troops in Cao Geng's Third Battalion was more than double the number shown in the Japanese intelligence.

With nearly twice the number of troops, they fought against the Japanese pirates.

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