Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

Chapter 44 Xu Yang was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of the Third Independent Battalion of the Imperial Army!
Xu Yang looked at the various canned meats piled up like a small mountain in front of him and laughed out of anger: "Damn it, I asked you to collect more supplies the day before yesterday, but all you took were food?"

"Where are the weapons and ammunition?"

The third squad leader Niu Dazhuang said weakly: "Captain, we won't need weapons and ammunition for a short time, but these canned meats can improve our food and will be effective immediately."

Xu Yang: "Eat, eat, eat. All you f*cking know is eating!"

Niu Dazhuang: "Captain, calm down. We have hidden the weapons and ammunition on the battlefield and can take them back at any time."

"stand at attention!"

Everyone quickly straightened their backs and lined up in an orderly manner.

"Refill your backpacks!"

"Yes!"

The idiots picked up their backpacks again and started stuffing canned meat into them.

After they put all the canned meat into their backpacks, Xu Yang shouted again: "Stand at attention! Turn around!"

“10km weighted cross-country, let’s go!”

"what?"

All the idiots were dumbfounded: "Captain, we haven't had breakfast yet."

Xu Yang: "Still eating breakfast? If you don't finish running, you can't even think about eating today! Anyone who delays will be fined 10 kilometers!"

The bunch of idiots were about to cry, feeling the heaviness of their backpacks, and they all regretted it immensely.

When they were packing canned meat, they thought they would get as much as they packed, so everyone packed as hard as they could, but in the end they had to carry as much as they packed on their backs.

Everyone paid the price for their greed.

If I had known, I would have decorated less.

It's just too late to say anything now.

……

after an hour.

Xu Yang brought the wet and panting guys back to the base.

The sentry on duty immediately came forward, saluted and said, "Captain, here comes Master Watanabe."

Xu Yang was stunned: "Watanabe Renta? What is he doing here?"

Sentinel: "Tai-kun Watanabe didn't say."

Before Xu Yang walked into the yard, Watanabe Renta, who heard the noise, came out.

He said to Xu Yang with a big smile on his face: "Xu Sang, you are so serious in training the troops and improving their combat effectiveness. You are worthy of being the most trustworthy helper of my Great Japanese Locust Army!"

Xu Yang didn't understand Japanese, so he looked at the four-eyed translator next to him in confusion: "Translator Qin, what did Watanabe Taijun say?"

Qin Shousheng adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said flatteringly: "Captain Xu, Watanabe Taijun is praising you, saying that you are so serious about training the troops and improving their combat effectiveness. You are worthy of being the most trustworthy helper of the Great Japanese Locust Army!"

Xu Yang quickly bowed to the Watanabe regiment and said, "Thank you for your praise, Mr. Watanabe. Training the troops is just my job.

I wonder what brings you here this time?"

Qin Shousheng translated again.

Watanabe Renta was very pleased with Xu Yang's modest attitude and said, "It was Commander Hikawa who wanted to see you."

Xu Yang was stunned: "Mr. Richuan is looking for me? You can just send someone to inform me, why do you need to come here in person?"

Watanabe Renta: "Originally, Commander Hikawa was going to come in person, but because his ankle injury has not fully recovered, he asked me to come instead." Xu Yang was even more stunned: "Tai-jun Watanabe, what does Tai-jun Hikawa want to talk to me about? Why is it so grand?"

Watanabe Renta smiled and said, "Xu-san, don't be nervous. This is a good thing. You will know when you come with me to the Blackwater River stronghold."

……

Blackwater River Stronghold.

After Captain Watanabe told Hikawa Okazaka truthfully what he saw at the Liuzhuang stronghold, Hikawa Okazaka was overjoyed, and his confidence in Xu Yang increased even more.

Xu Yang looked at Hinakawa Okasaka nervously and found that the rank on his collar badge had changed from captain to major at some point.

He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Hichuan Taijun, you got promoted?"

Hikawa Okazaka nodded and said, "Yes, this is all thanks to you, Xu Sang, for selling Feitian powder. You saved me the day before yesterday, so I was also commended by the commander of the corps."

Seeing Xu Yang in a daze, Watanabe Liantai beside him said with a smile: "Xu Sang, Commander Richuan has long known about you helping Gou Sang and Jia Sang sell Feitian powder."

After saying that, Watanabe Renta realized that the other party didn't understand Japanese, so he looked at Hinakawa Okazaka awkwardly.

Qin Shousheng was outside, so Hikawa Okazaka temporarily served as the translator. After translating Watanabe Renta's words, he said, "Xu Sang, you don't have to be nervous! The more capable you are, the more you get. You sell Feitian powder with your own ability, and the profits are what you deserve. I won't interfere.

Next, you can continue to help Gou Sang and the others sell Feitian powder."

Xu Yang bowed his head quickly and said, "Thank you, Richuan Taijun. Congratulations on your promotion! What position do you hold now?"

"Our captain died in the battle the day before yesterday. I have taken over his position as the acting captain of the 22nd Battalion of the nd Infantry Regiment of the Locust Army." Hinakawa Okasaka tried his best to pretend that he was heartbroken about the death of captain Hirobumi Kameda, but he couldn't suppress the raised corners of his mouth.

The reason is simple. If Hirofumi Kameda had not died, he would not have been promoted so quickly.

Although he is only the acting captain now, everyone knows that promotion is a matter of time.

And he, Hikawa Okazaka, became one of the few winners of this battle.

"Congratulations, Mr. Richuan. Why didn't you tell me in advance about your promotion? Look, I didn't bring any gifts." Xu Yang searched his pockets and took out more than a dozen silver dollars with an embarrassed look on his face.

Richuan Taijun smiled and waved his hand: "Xu Sang, there is no need to be so polite. If it weren't for you, I would have died in that valley, not to mention promotion.

I will always remember this love.

This time I asked you to come here not to celebrate my success, but because I have good news to tell you."

Xu Yang subconsciously asked: "What good news?"

"You've been promoted!" Hikawa Okazaka said as he picked up a letter of appointment from his desk. "This is a letter of appointment signed by our brigade commander himself. In view of your contribution to the sale of Feitian powder and your heroic performance on the battlefield, our brigade commander has decided to promote you to lieutenant colonel commander of the Third Independent Battalion of the Imperial Army."

After Hikawa Okazaka finished speaking, Watanabe Renta immediately stepped forward, took the letter of appointment from the other party, and handed it to Xu Yang: "Captain Xu, congratulations! Oh, no, now it should be Captain Xu!"

Getting promoted is not a good thing for Xu Yang.

Because this means that his team will grow larger, and there will be more and more puppet soldiers under his command, with good and bad people mixed together, and not all of them will be loyal to him, so the risk of being exposed will increase.

However, as one's position is promoted and one's power grows, one will have access to more secrets, and will be able to provide greater help to the Eighth Route Army.

Risks and opportunities coexist!
Xu Yang quickly bowed his head to Rikawa Okazaka and said, "Thank you, Rikawa Taijun, for your cultivation! From now on, my life belongs to you, even if it means sacrificing my life for you!"

Hikawa Okazaka nodded with satisfaction, and pointed to the military uniform on the desk, motioning for Watanabe Renta to hand it over to Xu Yang: "Xu-san, this is your school officer's uniform. As for the additional soldiers, it will take a few days before they can be transferred to your command."

"Hi Yi!"

Xu Yang bowed his head again.

……

(End of this chapter)