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

Not long after, the news that Yamamoto Ikki had unfortunately died while practicing in his own secret realm quickly spread to Taiyuan City and reached the ears of Shinozuka Yoshio.

Upon hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka flew into a rage, and his face instantly became extremely ferocious.

"Damn it!"

"Why is it possible that Lord Yamamoto Ikki died on the path of training for the empire?"

"This is impossible!"

"He is the most outstanding assistant officer among all the Sun Wheel Nation monks in North China!"

"He once studied at the Demon Realm Academy and is the most outstanding elite cultivator under my command!"

"He still needs to accomplish more great things for me, but I never thought that he would die before he could achieve success..."

At first, Shinozuka Yoshio was furious, but by the end, his face was lifeless.

He knew that the commander of the First Brigade would never make false reports of such important information. It seemed that there was only one truth - his most gifted and talented lieutenant, Yamamoto Ikki, was indeed defeated by the reinforcements of the Eight Desolate War Sect in Ping'an County!

All of this is due to the reinforcement of the Eight Desolate War Sect led by Cao Geng...

"Cao Geng..."

Immediately afterwards, Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes turned red with hatred.

His beloved disciple Yamamoto Ikki died because of Cao Geng. Although he was still unclear about which unit Cao Geng was the leader of, he vowed to destroy Cao Geng and scatter his ashes...

"One day, I will crush you myself."

"But before dealing with Cao Geng, from now on, order the First Brigade to rush to Huairong County immediately after cleaning up the mess in Ping'an County. Although Huairong has been occupied by the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, we, the Japanese warriors, must recapture it as soon as possible!"

Twenty-nine

The hatred towards Cao Geng did not make Shinozuka Yoshio lose his mind. At this moment, Shinozuka Yoshio continued to issue the next stage of training instructions to the First Shura Brigade.

Of course, regarding the incident in Taiyuan City, Yoshio Shinozuka's hatred for Cao Geng was like a bone-gnawing pain in his soul. He was eager to grind Cao Geng to ashes, and immediately dispatched the First Shura Brigade to rush to the county seat of Huairong Fairyland.

now.

The news that Cao Geng led the main force to leave the camping Shenmu Lingjing and get rid of the First Shura Brigade naturally also reached the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army of the Tiandao League in Daxia Bay.

When the leader and the deputy director learned about this, both of them showed great surprise.

"what?"

"Cao Geng led more than a thousand disciples from the Third Monk Battalion and actually managed to escape the pursuit of the First Shura Brigade?"

"This is unbelievable!"

In fact, before this, the leader and the deputy director both believed that the purpose of the First Shura Brigade's direct attack on Ping'an Fairy Forest was to completely eradicate the Third Monk Battalion under Cao Geng.

However, they did not expect that

Just when Cao Geng's Third Monk Battalion and the Japanese Army's First Shura Brigade had their first clash outside Ping'an Xianlin, Cao Geng's troops withdrew from the battlefield without hesitation.

What is even more bizarre is that the Japanese army did not continue to pursue Cao Geng’s Third Monks’ Battalion!

Although the alliance leader and the deputy director were both unclear as to why the Japanese Army's First Shura Brigade chose to suddenly give up pursuing Cao Geng's Third Monk Battalion and instead attack Ping'an Xiancheng, where no Eighth Route Army was stationed at the moment.

However, the fact that Cao Geng’s Third Monk Battalion was able to escape from the clutches of the First Shura Brigade is a major event worth celebrating no matter what.

"According to intelligence, there are only about 1,100 people left in Cao Geng's Third Monk Camp."

"Compared to when he led the army to raid the Zhengtai Immortal Vein, the number of troops has been directly reduced by about 800 people."

The intelligence specialist reported the casualties of Cao Geng's troops to the leader and the deputy director. However, both the leader and the deputy director just waved their hands and didn't care.

"It's only a loss of 800 people."

"You only saw the casualties of Cao Geng's Third Monk Battalion, but ignored the brilliant achievements they made in more than a day."

Both of them had a relieved smile on their faces.

"In the battle of Zhengtai Immortal Vein, Cao Geng not only destroyed an entire spiritual stone train full of supplies of the Japanese pirates, but also kept more than 200 high-level monks of the Japanese pirates here. The merit of this battle alone is enough to make up for all the losses of Cao Geng."

"Not to mention the follow-up. Under the fierce attack of the disciples of Cao Geng's Third Monk Battalion, a regiment of Japanese pirates was besieged near the Zhengtai Immortal Vein. Later, until the offensive of Cao Geng's Third Monk Battalion became more and more fierce, even the Ping'an Immortal City was finally brought under Cao Geng's control..."

"Even under the pressure of the Japanese First Shura Brigade, the powerful Cao Geng Third Monk Battalion could only implement a strategic retreat. However, in this battle, the Japanese pirates in the vanguard brigade in the direction of Yingchoujian suffered a real heavy blow. And outside the Ping'an Xianlin Field, Cao Geng personally led his troops to defeat more than half of the enemy's large force."

At that time, on the outskirts of Ping'an Xianlin Field, Cao Geng faced a large force of Japanese pirates, a behemoth with the strength of a regiment and a battalion.

In such a secret realm, even though Cao Geng had only about 1,400 disciples under his command, he managed to wipe out nearly half of the evil Japanese invaders with his thundering methods!

Even though he finally led his troops to withdraw from the battlefield in a majestic manner, the glorious achievements made by Cao Geng are a fact that no one can erase.

"It can be said that in just over a day, the results achieved by Cao Geng and his three battalions of disciples were truly astonishing."

"If this news gets out, I'm afraid Cao Geng's name will shake the entire Northern Territory cultivation world!"

"All the sects and forces will reach out to Cao Geng to recruit him. There is no need to say more about this matter."

"Heroes from all over the Northern Territory who wanted to exorcise the evil spirits of the Japanese invaders flocked to Cao Geng's Third Battalion after hearing the news. This will inevitably happen in the future."

At this point, both the corps commander and the deputy chief of staff could not hide their shock on their faces.

"So, given that Cao Geng has achieved such brilliant results, it is a well-deserved decision to appoint him as the head of the newly-formed Third Regiment." The corps commander finally commented.

"I just wonder how Cao Geng will react when he learns of the promotion."

The legion commander couldn't help but reveal a hint of interest on his face.

He knew very well that while Cao Geng was fighting bravely against the enemy, he would have no time to pay attention to the commission orders conveyed to him by the headquarters.

Nowadays, Cao Geng has led his troops to withdraw from the battlefield.

So, what would his expression be like when he learned the news that he was about to be promoted to the leader of the third regiment?

What kind of expression would appear on Cao Geng's face?

In fact, when he learned the news, he was only surprised for a moment, and then returned to his usual calm and indifference.

In his eyes, now that the First Regiment is fighting in a dispersed manner, it doesn't make much difference to him whether he is a battalion commander or a regiment commander.

After all, at this moment, even though he is only a battalion commander, the power under his command is far beyond the organization of a reinforced battalion.

It can even be said that although he is only a battalion commander in name, the combat power under his command is actually able to compete with some brigade commanders in the Eight Desolate Armies...

What the legion commander gave him was just the title of a regiment commander.

Although he was grateful for the legion commander's insightful recognition,

But deep down in his heart, it didn't cause too much ripples.

"At present, have Cao Geng's troops returned to their base?"

At this moment, as if remembering something, the legion commander continued to ask.

According to common sense, the three battalions led by Cao Geng would withdraw from the battle in stages.

They should return to their base to rest.

however,

The news sent back by the intelligence personnel left the corps commander and the deputy chief of staff dumbfounded.

"No, Captain Cao Geng seems to be leading the troops in another direction..."

"Which direction?"

"In the direction of Huaian County."

As soon as he finished speaking, the corps commander and the deputy chief of staff were both stunned.