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

"Yes!" Yamamoto Kazuki responded immediately and seriously.

Shinozuka Yoshio looked into Yamamoto Ikki's eyes and said, "I'll give you a month. By then, a delegation of Japanese military officers from other regions will come to northwest Shanxi. If your special forces can take this opportunity to establish their prestige, this will be a great opportunity for you to become famous among the top brass of the Huang Army!"

In fact, if it weren't for the situation in Huairong County, the situation of the Japanese army in the entire northwest of Shanxi would have become increasingly severe.

Yoshio Shinozuka might not be so anxious for Yamamoto Ikki to produce results for other Japanese military officers to see.

After all, the Japanese army in northwestern Shanxi suffered repeated defeats, and he had to come up with something decent to show other senior officers.

Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team is obviously a proud achievement of Yoshio Shinozuka.

In addition, Yoshio Shinozuka also hoped that his confidant Yamamoto Ikki could show up in front of many senior Japanese military officers.

Because only in this way can his idea of ​​relying on special forces to conquer the entire China be further realized.

It can be said that a month later, allowing Yamamoto Ikki to demonstrate his strength under the watchful eyes of more than 200 senior Japanese military officers was a two-birds-with-one-stone move for Yoshio Shinozuka.

This is also something that Yoshio Shinozuka attaches great importance to.

Yamamoto Ikki quickly began to prepare to form a special forces unit again.

soon...

Xiaweidi Village.

Kong Jie packed his luggage and came here.

When Kong Jie arrived at the bottom of Xiawei, his face was extremely embarrassed.

Originally he was the commander of an independent regiment, on the same level as Li Yunlong, the commander of the New 1st Regiment.

but now,

He was ordered by the boss at the headquarters to work under Cao Geng, the battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion of the New 1st Regiment.

Even if Cao Geng made him deputy battalion commander, this would be a demotion of three levels!

Now, Li Yunlong is busy recruiting soldiers and has no time to pay attention to this matter.

If Li Yunlong knew that the Third Battalion under his command was working, wouldn't he laugh his head off?

When he thought of this, Kong Jie felt like he wanted to bury his head in his crotch.

If it wasn't an order from headquarters, he wouldn't come here even if he went to the headquarters to raise horses.

So embarrassing.

"The former head of the independent regiment, Kong Jie, has come to report."

Even if he felt ashamed, he had to face what he had to face. Kong Jie took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Captain Kong Jie is here, please come in!"

...

Cao Geng had been waiting for Kong Jie at the camp.

Soon, the soldiers of the third battalion took Kong Jie to the battalion command post.

In the battalion command post, Cao Geng was looking at a map and preparing the next battle plan.

But Kong Jie suddenly appeared. This was the first meeting between Cao Geng and Kong Jie.

When he saw Kong Jie, Cao Geng first enthusiastically tried to get closer to him, and then expressed his sympathy for the huge losses of the independent travel group.

Then Cao Geng told Kong Jie about his arrangements for him...

Cao Geng said a little embarrassedly: "Captain Kong, because there are limited positions in my Third Battalion, and most of them are already occupied, so if you come to our Third Battalion, I can only give you the position of company commander."

Kong Jie was originally having a pleasant chat with Cao Geng, but upon hearing this, his face immediately turned stiff.

"Company commander?"

Kong Jie looked at Cao Geng in disbelief.

Cao Geng pursed his lips and said nothing.

Kong Jie narrowed his eyes and asked, "Captain Cao, do you know what you are talking about?"

To be honest, Kong Jie thought that coming to Cao Geng's Third Battalion was already a downgrade in his status. He felt that he could at least be a deputy battalion commander.

However, when he arrived at the Third Battalion, Cao Geng only gave him the position of company commander.

You know, he was the commander of the independent brigade, but now he can only be a company commander in the third battalion, which is a downgrade of more than three levels!

The position of company commander comes after deputy battalion commander, battalion commander and deputy regiment commander, and then regiment commander.

This means that Kong Jie was demoted four levels at once.

When did a mere battalion commander dare to look down on him like this?

Kong Jie was very dissatisfied with Cao Geng's appointment.

Cao Geng smiled bitterly. Although he also hoped that Kong Jie would stay, there was really no suitable position for Kong Jie in the Third Battalion.

"In this case, I have no choice but to let Captain Kong visit our Third Battalion before leaving!"

Of course he knew Kong Jie's abilities, but Cao Geng had no choice. Who could blame him for not having any other positions in the Third Battalion?

So he could only let Kong Jie down a bit.

If Kong Jie is unwilling, Cao Geng will not force him. At most, he can let Kong Jie go and talk to the boss of Daxiawan himself.

As he spoke, Cao Geng called Wang Huaibao and asked him to accompany Kong Jie to visit the Third Battalion.

When leaving the battalion command post, Kong Jie was displeased, feeling that Cao Geng had looked down upon him.

Wang Huaibao had worked under Cao Geng for a long time, and naturally established an extraordinary tacit understanding with Cao Geng.

Seeing Kong Jie's expression as if his mother had died, Cao Geng asked him to take Captain Kong Jie to visit the Third Battalion, and Wang Huaibao immediately understood what he meant.

The first stop of his visit to the Third Battalion was the current arsenal!

Wang Huaibao said: "Captain Kong, this is our arsenal! Apart from the commander, I can only bring people in with the commander's permission!"

At first, Kong Jie didn't take this too seriously.

It’s just a small battalion headquarters, but it’s so formal and there’s even an arsenal... It would be strange if there were munitions in such a large warehouse!

Kong Jie laughed secretly in his heart.

However, as soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he saw Wang Huaibao quickly open the door of the armory.

When the door of the armory opened, the disdain on Kong Jie's face disappeared instantly!

"This...this...this..."

Looking at the scene in front of him, Kong Jie's face was full of surprise!

How can it be?

There are so many military supplies in one battalion?

Kong Jie's shock was not without reason, because the reserves of Cao Geng's camp were too abundant.

Originally Kong Jie had a look of disdain on his face, but now when he saw these supplies, his expression became dull.

To be honest, he had never seen so much military equipment in his life.

Specifically:

In terms of firearms, the arsenal has a wide variety of weapons, ranging from Japanese rifles, Czech-style, and Hanyang-made. There is no end as far as the eye can see, and it is impossible to count how many guns there are!

Kong Jie estimated that there were at least two thousand!

A battalion with 2,000 guns sitting idle in the arsenal gathering dust is too bizarre! Even a brigade of the Eighth Route Army may not be so well-off!