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

"Who wiped out this puppet cavalry battalion?"

"They are ignoring the dignity of our Imperial Japanese Army!"

Many Japanese officers were livid. In the past, they strictly implemented the Three Alls Policy on the land of China, but now it seems that the puppet cavalry camp in Wanjia Town was burned down, and it seems that the killing and looting were all done by this sudden enemy army. Are they the Japanese bandits, or are the Chinese army the bandits? They originally equipped Wanjia Town with sophisticated equipment, weapons and war horses, but now there is nothing left, and even the living puppet cavalry disappeared without a trace.

"investigation!"

"We must find out who destroyed Wanjia Town!"

"If I don't take revenge, I will no longer be a Japanese soldier!"

Soon, the officers signed military orders, vowing to quickly find out the truth about the battle of Wanjia Town. At the same time, Cao Geng was avoiding the reinforcements from Huaiyi County and heading straight for the county.

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On the way to Huaiyi County, Cao Geng was deploying tactics and strategies for attacking the county. At this moment, a messenger in the uniform of the National Army suddenly appeared in the distance, riding a tall horse, stopped in front of the Third Battalion, covered in dust, and asked loudly: "Is it the troops of Captain Cao Geng of the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army?"

"Who are you?" Wang Huaibao frowned, rode his horse closer to the messenger, and looked at him carefully.

"I am the messenger of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army! This is a handwritten letter from our regiment commander to your battalion commander!" The messenger handed over the letter respectfully.

It was hard to imagine how the messenger of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army found the third battalion of the new first regiment when Cao Geng himself had not yet determined the location of the camp. Wang Huaibao looked the visitor up and down, "358th Regiment of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army?"

He knew that the 358th Regiment had had contact with their New 1st Regiment after the battle of Cangyun Ridge, but he was not at a high enough level to know the details. At this moment, he was also a little surprised to see the leader of the 358th Regiment sending a letter to his own battalion commander.

He kept speculating in his mind, whether the commander of the 358th Regiment went there because of the battalion commander when they were in Cangyunling? While thinking, he had already taken the letter in his hand. He brought the letter to Cao Geng. Cao Geng unfolded the letter, raised his eyebrows slightly, and his expression changed. "This secret base, can't it be Yamamoto Ikki's special training camp?" Cao Geng was secretly shocked. Chu Yunfei's handwriting revealed that the Shanxi Suiyuan Army knew a secret base of the Japanese army. There were few people there, and a certain number of prisoners were sent in every month, but the Shanxi Suiyuan Army did not know what the Japanese army was doing specifically. Cao Geng felt deeply that this secret base of the devils discovered by the Shanxi Suiyuan Army was most likely the place where Yamamoto Ikki trained special forces. "Yamamoto Ikki's special training camp was actually discovered by the Shanxi Suiyuan Army's intelligence network a long time ago?" Cao Geng couldn't help thinking. Originally, Cao Geng planned to deal with Yamamoto Ikki after settling his own army, but now, he actually learned about Yamamoto Ikki from Chu Yunfei's intelligence network. Chu Yunfei's intelligence was extremely valuable to Cao Geng, saving him a lot of energy to find the location of the Japanese special base. However, Cao Geng believed that Chu Yunfei's provision of this intelligence might not be out of good intentions, but to test whether he, Cao Geng, was capable of solving the Japanese special training camp that even the Jinsui Army's intelligence network could not fully grasp! "Captain Chu Yunfei is really a man of hidden scheming." Cao Geng secretly commented in his heart. Then, he took the initiative to walk towards the messenger of the 358th Regiment, smiled and patted the other's shoulder and said, "Go back and tell you, Captain Chu, I received his message. Thank you for your kindness. I will remember this affection and will definitely repay you in the future." The messenger nodded immediately, "In that case, I will take my leave!" With Cao Geng's consent, the messenger left. Cao Geng led the three battalions of soldiers and horses and quickly marched towards Huaiyi County! ...... Huaiyi County is like a sharp knife inserted into the heart of the Jinsui Army. Its geographical location is unique, with the main force of the Jinsui Army in front and the other counties occupied by the Japanese army in the back. In the past, no matter how fiercely the Japanese army in Huaiyi County fought with the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, they were not very panicked, because they had a large Japanese army as their backing! Once they encountered danger, they only needed to give an order, and within a day, they could dispatch a whole division of reinforcements! Because of this, they never thought that there would be any foolish young man who dared to attack Huaiyi County with only a battalion of troops.

Cao Geng led the brothers of the third battalion to Huaiyi County, and the first task was naturally to attack here. His siege strategy was also simple and clear, and it was similar to the tactics he used against the Bantian Regiment in Cangyunling. To catch the enemy, let him go first, and beat the enemy leader! Although the troops in Huaiyi County were unprecedentedly weak, there was still a battalion of Japanese troops stationed there. Therefore, Cao Geng did not take it lightly. Thanks to his own winter soldier template, he could resist many enemies alone. So he let the brothers of the third battalion hide outside the city and sneaked into the city alone. After finding the Japanese headquarters, Cao Geng destroyed it before the enemy asked for help. At this time, the Japanese army lost its command, and even if Cao Geng's men began to attack the city, their strength was extremely weak. What's more, Cao Geng's troops had grenade launchers, mortars and light machine guns that had just been seized from the puppet cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town. Under the unexpected circumstances, Cao Geng continued to destroy the Japanese command system in the city. The battle situation developed just as Cao Geng expected, and the brothers of the third battalion had the upper hand against the Japanese. In just four hours, Cao Geng's troops were unstoppable with few casualties, and the entire third battalion of soldiers entered the city gate!