Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 126 Radio Station
Nevertheless, the dense barrage of bullets from dozens of light machine guns was like harvesting wheat, reaping the lives of the Japanese soldiers standing on the street.

In just over ten seconds, the Japanese soldiers on the street were all killed or wounded.

This is the difference in firepower between fully automatic machine guns and bolt-action rifles. Of course, it was also thanks to the Juxianlou incident that all the Japanese soldiers in Heyuan County gathered on this empty street.

Otherwise, Wang Gensheng's assault team wouldn't have been able to kill so easily. After all, if the Japanese soldiers were all hiding in trenches, the automatic machine guns, which weren't very accurate, wouldn't be as effective as the Bolt rifles.

After sending Hirata Ichiro's military police battalion to meet with him, the entire Heyuan County town posed no threat to Wang Gensheng.

Of course, this almost one-sided battle also shocked Duan Peng, who was standing next to Wang Gensheng. He never expected that the Japanese devils, who were usually so arrogant and domineering, would be defeated so easily.

Ignoring Duan Peng's shock, Wang Gensheng, who had brought Duan Peng along to show him what special operations were like, said to one of his soldiers after eliminating all the visible Japanese soldiers:

"Go to the city gate and inform them to bring in all our warhorses outside the city, and load them with weapons and equipment!"

Immediately afterwards, Wang Gensheng began to clean up the battlefield, such as confiscating the Japanese rifles. Although Wang Gensheng's special cavalry regiment no longer valued the Japanese Type 38 rifles, they were still valuable in other regiments.

At least the Type 38 rifle ensured that the Eighth Route Army had a gun, instead of having to fight the Japanese with only broadswords and spears.

It should be understood that what has always constrained the expansion of the Eighth Route Army has never been population, but guns. If there were enough guns, let alone a million Eighth Route Army soldiers, even ten million would be no problem.

It was a pity that they didn't run into Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei, probably because those people had already run out of the city before the Japanese arrived.

After all, the Japanese soldiers in Heyuan County only rushed to Juxianlou after the gunfire started, while Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei and others had already run away before the Japanese surrounded Juxianlou. By the time the Japanese surrounded Juxianlou, Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei had already escaped from the city.

Wang Gensheng's assault team arrived and launched the attack after the Japanese had surrounded Juxianlou. This meant there was a time difference between Wang Gensheng and Li Yunlong, so it was normal that they didn't meet.

While cleaning up the battlefield, Wang Gensheng didn't lift a finger. He just stood there quietly, using his sensory abilities to perceive his surroundings. After all, he was now a regimental commander, and cleaning up the battlefield was no longer a task for a mid-level commander like him.

Of course, Duan Peng didn't clean up the battlefield; instead, he looked at Wang Gensheng and asked:
"Commander, the battle is over just like that? This is way too easy!"

Wang Gensheng responded to this by saying:

"It's simple. You think it's simple because my assault team has too much firepower. Each person has a light machine gun. Not to mention the Eighth Route Army, even the Japanese don't have this kind of treatment. Our cavalry regiment is the direct subordinate cavalry regiment of the Eighth Route Army's 129th Lion Army. It is the elite of the elite in the Eighth Route Army. That's why you feel that fighting the Japanese is simple."

Duan Peng did not refute Wang Gensheng's words. After all, he had seen the Eighth Route Army's troops and knew what their equipment was like. Therefore, it was not far from the truth that Wang Gensheng said his cavalry regiment was the elite of the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, Duan Peng felt very fortunate to be able to join such an elite unit, and naturally he was even more willing to join such an elite unit. In Duan Peng's view, only such a unit was worthy of his skills.

Therefore, Duan Peng immediately said:
"Commander, before joining the cavalry regiment, could I go back to Duanjiagou to see my mother and tell her? Otherwise, she'll worry if I leave without a word!" Wang Gensheng was delighted by Duan Peng's words; he understood that poaching Duan Peng from Li Yunlong was now a sure thing, and Duan Peng couldn't escape. He immediately nodded and said...
"Alright! I'll send warhorses to take you back to Duanjiagou tomorrow..."

Just as Wang Gensheng agreed, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from not far away. Wang Gensheng immediately understood that his cavalry regiment's horses were approaching.

Meanwhile, the assault team had finished cleaning up the battlefield, and the Japanese soldiers' rifles, ammunition, grenades, and other equipment had been stripped from their bodies.

Of course, Wang Gensheng had no intention of leaving there. Instead, he mounted his horse and headed straight for the government office in Heyuan County. That's right, Heyuan County, like most county towns, had a government office built in the center of the county.

This government office occupies a considerable area and is surrounded by a ten-foot-high wall, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack; it can be described as a city within a city.

Therefore, Hirata Ichiro, who was stationed in Heyuan County, naturally lived here, and the barracks and ammunition depot were also located in the county government office.

Of course, the reason why Wang Gensheng knew so much was that after taking Duan Peng on a tour during the day, he used his investigative abilities to thoroughly investigate the entire county government office.

With a perception range of 300 meters, even if Wang Gensheng didn't enter the county government office, he could still take in all the situations inside.

When the assault team arrived at the county government office on horseback, the gates were already wide open. The soldiers stationed inside had already gone to support Juxianlou when the gunshots rang out.

However, after dismounting, Wang Gensheng did not head towards the ammunition depot inside the county government office.

Instead, they headed towards the residential area because, according to Wang Gensheng's perception, a Japanese communications soldier was preparing to send a telegram requesting assistance!

That's right. When the Japanese communications soldier heard the intense gunfire at Juxianlou, he wanted to go and take a look, but he didn't have a weapon and ran there, so he was a step behind. Then he heard the intense gunfire from afar.

That's right, Japanese signal corps soldiers were not equipped with weapons, not even pistols. The reason for this was that the only duty of Japanese signal corps soldiers was to be responsible for communications. They were stationed by the battalion commander, so they did not need to participate in combat or worry about their own safety. Therefore, they were not issued weapons. After all, carrying a rifle was not appropriate, and carrying a pistol would be a waste.

Upon hearing such intense gunfire, the Japanese communications soldier immediately turned around and ran back, intending to relay the news to his superiors via radio.

But running is nowhere near as fast as a warhorse! By the time the Japanese communications soldier finally ran back and was about to send a telegram, Wang Gensheng and the others had already caught up.

When the Japanese communications soldier saw the door being pushed open, he knew he had no chance to send a telegram for help, so he immediately yelled "Baka!" and prepared to fight Wang Gensheng to the death.

Just as Wang Gensheng was about to finish off the Japanese communications soldier with a throwing knife, Duan Peng, who was standing next to Wang Gensheng, stepped forward first and struck the Japanese soldier with a palm strike.

(End of this chapter)