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

In fact, Cao Geng was worrying too much.

Where is the halo of the protagonist?

Monk Wei’s idea is very direct.

In the original work,

The reason why he joined the independent regiment was because Li Yunlong once defeated the Sakata Regiment.

In his eyes,

There is no difference whether it is the Eighth Route Army or the Central Army.

He looked down on the Eighth Route Army simply because of their poor equipment. Under the same conditions, the Eighth Route Army could not defeat many Japanese.

But if there were real tough guys in the Eighth Route Army who could lead him in the fight against Japan, they would always be able to win.

Then it is obvious that Monk Wei is very willing to follow such a leader!

In the original novel, this is how he chose the Independent Regiment.

Now, he has joined the new group based on this standard.

"Okay, you are a soldier of the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment!"

Without saying a word, Cao Geng directly incorporated Monk Wei into the Third Battalion.

Cao Geng was very surprised at Monk Wei's joining.

I didn’t expect that Monk Wei could be brought into the new group so soon!

With Monk Wei, Cao Geng felt more at ease.

"What about the others? Are there any warriors who want to join the new regiment?"

Cao Geng glanced at the more than 300 prisoners present and asked loudly.

With Monk Wei, Cao Geng felt it was a good deal even if others did not join the Third Battalion.

However, things will not be that simple.

"Sir, my name is Wang Erdan, I want to join!"

"Sir, my name is Zhou Zhenguo, I'm in!"

"Sir, my name is Cao Dalong, I'm in!"

Soon, the voices of the captives at the scene came one after another.

They had long heard of the reputation of the New 1st Regiment.

Moreover, in the battle just now, Cao Geng took less than twenty minutes to eliminate the special training camp and rescue them.

This is a huge favor to them!

Now, facing the Cao Geng troops who can not only fight the Japanese but also save our lives, wouldn’t it be a sin against our conscience if we don’t join them?

Everyone wants to join the new group.

The deeper reason is that they have the same idea as Monk Wei.

As a real man, you should follow the strong to fight the Japanese.

There is no doubt that in their eyes, Cao Geng is the real man worthy of their following!

...

"Okay, since everyone wants to join my New First Regiment Third Battalion, from now on, you are all brothers of the Third Battalion! As for your personal information, you can go to the deputy battalion commander to register later. As for those brothers who don't want to join the Third Battalion, they can also go to the deputy battalion commander to get some travel expenses!"

After more than 300 prisoners expressed their willingness to join Cao Geng's Third Battalion, he decisively handed these trivial matters over to Wang Huaibao to handle. Of course, although many prisoners wanted to join, there were still four prisoners who were unwilling to join the new regiment.

Facing these four people, Cao Geng did not ask any more questions, but directly asked them to go home, and asked Wang Huaibao to give them some money to go home. These four captives had been captured for many years and had long been eager to go home. Now seeing that Cao Geng respected their wishes, they looked at Cao Geng with gratitude.

"Captain, even if we don't join the Third Battalion, we will recommend others to join in the future!"

Cao Geng smiled and responded: "In that case, I wish you a safe journey!"

No matter where these four people go in the future, Cao Geng saved them today, and this good relationship has been established. As for what results this good relationship will bring, it depends on God's will.

Then, Cao Geng stopped paying attention to these four people and began to think about the current size of the Third Battalion. Before, the Third Battalion had recruited more than 1,600 people, and now it has recruited more than 300 people at Yamamoto Ikki's special base.

The number of his three battalions has far exceeded the 2,000 mark! A battalion with 2,000 people is extremely rare in any army in this era. You know, even some large regiments of the Eighth Route Army have only more than 1,000 people. And now, Cao Geng's battalion has 2,000 people, which is almost comparable to some brigade-level units in the Eighth Route Army!

This was incredible! However, Cao Geng was not satisfied with this. It took only a little over a month to recruit 2,000 people, and there were still more than four months left before the deadline for his independent development.

How could his Third Battalion do nothing? In the past month or so, he not only recruited 2,000 soldiers, but also successfully implemented the plan to strengthen the army, and even equipped the special forces and equipment. If he wanted to recruit more soldiers, it would be easy.

Of course, Cao Geng's goal now was no longer to recruit 2,500 men, but to expand the size of the Third Battalion as much as possible until the deadline for division. He wanted to see how many brave and skilled soldiers he could recruit for the Third Battalion if he went all out.

However, even though Cao Geng had such a plan, once the personnel were in place, the problem of weapons and supplies would become a difficult problem that he needed to solve urgently...

"It seems that we have to hurry up and deal with these little Japs." Cao Geng thought silently in his heart.

"Battalion Commander, we have already seized all the weapons and equipment that could be used in this Japanese base!"

At this time, Wang Huaibao walked to Cao Geng's side.

"What's wrong?" Cao Geng raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Wang Huaibao.

He had just remembered the shortage of weapons and supplies in the Third Battalion when Wang Huaibao brought the news.

Wang Huaibao said with a hint of hesitation on his face, "Although this enemy camp doesn't have many equipment and weapons, their styles are really peculiar! For example, their helmets are actually black and do not reflect light under the moonlight at night! This is the first time I have seen such a helmet!"

"Moreover, the weapons they used were not ordinary Japanese rifles, but a type of firearm I had never seen before! Both in appearance and feel, they were much stronger than Japanese rifles!"

Having said this, Wang Huaibao's expression became serious.

"Captain, these little Japanese must have a special origin! I'm not sure how special it is!"

Wang Huaibao was completely confused about these little Japanese.

It's understandable that I feel a little worried.

Moreover, after obtaining these weapons and equipment, he finally understood why Cao Geng wanted to attack this place.

Because the weapons here are much stronger than ordinary weapons both in appearance and usability.

If these weapons are handed over to the Qianlong Battalion, there is no doubt that the combat effectiveness of the Qianlong Battalion will be unprecedentedly improved.

Cao Geng smiled slightly. Although he did not see the weapons seized by the soldiers of the Third Battalion with his own eyes, he also knew that these Japanese were using special forces-level equipment.

Not to mention non-reflective helmets.

The guns used by the Japanese in these special bases are actually submachine guns equipped by the US military.

Not to mention that Wang Huaibao had never seen it, even in the entire northwest Shanxi region, except for Yamamoto Ikki's special forces, no team used this weapon!