Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 121 Night Raid on Heyuan City

Of course, Wang Gensheng didn't know the date of Hirata Ichiro's birthday banquet, but that didn't matter. He could just go to Taiyuan City and ask Liu the translator.

As expected, Liu the translator did know Hirata Ichiro's birthday.

Eight days later would be Heijiro's birthday, and Heyuan County was not far from Majia Village, where Wang Gensheng lived, only 150 kilometers away.

Of course, this distance meant that Wang Gensheng couldn't possibly get there that night.

After all, birthday parties, no matter how late, are unlikely to be held after midnight.

Therefore, Wang Gensheng could only set off the night before, and then find a place to hide for the night after arriving!
They would approach Heyuan County quietly after dark. Even better, the Dagushan Mountains were not far from Heyuan County. The mountains were covered with trees, and a thousand men could hide on the mountains for a whole day without worrying about being discovered. The trees on the mountains would also prevent the Japanese reconnaissance planes from finding them.

As for why Chu Yunfei went to such lengths, even risking his own safety to personally assassinate Hirata Ichiro, why didn't he just send troops to take down Heyuan County?

This is asking too much of a question. Let alone a fair and square attack on the county town, they don't even have the ability to counter the encirclement and suppression. After all, Qian Bojun of the 358th Regiment was personally killed by Chu Yunfei. The First Battalion is now in a state of panic, and their weapons have been confiscated by Li Yunlong. Where is their fighting power?

Moreover, even if the First Battalion hadn't been involved in the incident, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment wouldn't have had the strength to take Heyuan County.

First, Heyuan County is close to Datong, a major town in northern Shanxi. Due to Heyuan County's extremely important geographical location, the Japanese stationed a large number of troops there, along with a large number of puppet troops. As we know from the drama, during the sweep of Dagushan, the puppet troops alone deployed a mixed brigade. It is conceivable that the Japanese and puppet troops probably had several thousand troops stationed in Heyuan County.

In addition, if Heyuan County were attacked, the Japanese troops stationed in Datong would definitely send reinforcements. Therefore, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment alone would not be able to take Heyuan County.

Secondly, although the 358th Regiment was known as the elite of the Jin-Sui Army, with 5,000 men and well-equipped, and also had an artillery battalion under its command, it was actually far from capable of attacking a county town heavily defended by the Japanese.

Secondly, even if Heyuan County was not heavily garrisoned, it would be difficult to take it down with the fighting strength of the 358th Regiment.

After all, Li Yunlong never took the 358th Regiment seriously. During the mutiny in Lijia Town, Li Yunlong only used one cavalry company plus two battalions to disarm Qian Bojun's entire battalion. This one battle alone shows that the 358th Regiment's combat strength was indeed very average.

Of course, this was also due to the falling out between Chu Yunfei and Qian Bojun, which left the entire battalion without a commander. This also illustrates how dangerous the collapse of the command system in the army can be.

Therefore, Wang Gensheng came up with the idea of ​​attacking Heyuan County while the command system within the county collapsed.

After all, Wang Gensheng's cavalry regiment was not Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment. With horses for transportation, even if they captured Heyuan County, they could easily shake off their pursuers with the speed of their horses.

Once they capture Heyuan County, they can easily use the carrying capacity and speed of horses to carry the spoils away from the pursuit of reinforcements from Datong and other directions.

Time flies, and on the night before Hirata Ichiro's birthday banquet, Wang Gensheng led a thousand cavalrymen to hide at Dagushan, outside Heyuan County.

Then, at dawn, Wang Gensheng gave instructions to Baili Xiu and Li Xiu, the two core members of the cavalry regiment:

"You all stay here and rest. I'm going into the city to scout out the situation. Wait for my news at the south city wall after dark. If you don't receive any news, return to Majia Village the way you came, understand? This is an order!"

Under Wang Gensheng's orders, Baili Xiu and Li Xiu had no choice but to obey and wait until dark before taking action.

Wang Gensheng, on the other hand, took out the casual clothes he had prepared in advance, changed into them, and then swaggered towards Heyuan County.

Wang Gensheng did not bring a gun, but only a few throwing knives hidden in the soles of his shoes.

After all, for Wang Gensheng, whose physical abilities are now three times that of an average person, using a throwing knife at close range is more convenient, faster, and more concealed than using a gun.

After successfully entering the city, Wang Gensheng began to loiter on the road near the city gate, looking around as he went. He was doing this, of course, to search for Li Yunlong.

After all, in the Bright Sword storyline, Li Yunlong completed the intelligence exchange with a puppet soldier at a roadside stall at the city gate.

Only then did he understand the purpose of Chu Yunfei's invitation.

Wang Gensheng was not disappointed. He did not have to search for long before he saw Li Yunlong sitting down at a roadside stall with Wei Dayong.

Clearly, the plot of "Bright Sword" has not changed because of Wang Gensheng's arrival; everything remains exactly the same as in the original story.

The reason for this is more importantly that Wang Gensheng left the Independent Regiment relatively early, so it had virtually no impact on the Independent Regiment or on Li Yunlong.

Perhaps it was because Wang Gensheng's attire was rather unique that he was noticed even though he had already sat down at the noodle stall where Li Yunlong was.

Neither Li Yunlong nor Wei Dayong discovered Wang Gensheng.

The reason for this was naturally because Wang Gensheng had put on makeup, although it was rare for men to wear makeup in this era.

However, by simply drawing on the eyebrows and then attaching a fake mustache, the appearance can be completely transformed.

If you don't look closely, you won't be able to see Wang Gensheng's original face.

While Wang Gensheng was secretly observing Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong had already begun to make contact with a puppet army spy.

A large-faced puppet soldier casually sat down at Li Yunlong's table and shouted loudly:

"Give me a bowl of cold noodles!"

At this moment, Wei Dayong looked at the puppet soldier and suddenly said:
"Hey boss, want some vinegar?"

Upon hearing Wei Dayong's sudden greeting, the puppet soldier replied:

"Yes! If I don't get jealous, am I even a true Xi'an native?!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Dayong then asked:

"So, would you like rice vinegar or smoked vinegar?"

"I only recognize aged vinegar!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Dayong's eyes lit up, and he said to Li Yunlong:

"Shopkeeper, this is a regular customer! You two talk business! I'll go out and take a look!"

After saying this, Wei Dayong left the table to act as a lookout. After Wei Dayong left, the puppet army spy said to Li Yunlong:
"Military Police Captain Hirata Ichiro sent out invitations today for a birthday banquet at Juxianlou Restaurant. All officers of the rank of Junior Commander and above in the city, as well as officers of the puppet army, received invitations. Tomorrow, the Japanese will launch a mopping-up operation in the countryside. The Japanese garrison and the puppet army garrison in the city are ready for battle. Their target is the Dagushan area where Chu Yunfei is stationed!"

(End of this chapter)