Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 151 Rifles for Light Machine Guns
Therefore, Wang Gensheng believed it was necessary to maintain a force of around two thousand people, so that each person with two horses could carry out long-distance raids.

However, to maintain a strong combat capability, powerful firepower is essential, and light machine guns are particularly difficult to obtain.

Now that the Japanese troops in the city are all banding together, it's not easy to launch a surprise attack. So Wang Gensheng had no choice but to turn his attention to friendly forces, and the three regiments of the Iron Triangle were naturally the first to be targeted.

Of course, Wang Gensheng couldn't just ask for it directly. After all, he wasn't the head of the garrison, and even if the head of the garrison did demand it, it wouldn't be possible. So, Wang Gensheng's only option was to return it. The more than three thousand cavalry rifles that Wang Gensheng obtained from his raid on Baotou's cavalry garrison were a useless asset to him.

Therefore, Wang Gensheng planned to exchange these rifles for light machine guns. Of course, exchanging one rifle for one light machine gun was just a pipe dream.

However, some people would still be tempted by the offer of exchanging ten or even twenty rifles for a light machine gun.

For infantry, except during charges, rifles are generally more effective than light machine guns. For example, if the shooting skills are equal, twenty men with rifles will definitely suppress one man with a light machine gun, and at a distance, five men may be enough.

Of course, the first place Wang Gensheng sought out was Kong Jie's New Second Regiment, since Wang Gensheng came from Kong Jie's New Second Regiment and had the best relationship with Kong Jie.

So when Wang Gensheng carried a rifle
"What! Twenty rifles for a light machine gun? You must be joking!"

Wang Gensheng nodded in affirmation at Kong Jie's shock:

"Would I lie to you? Of course, besides exchanging rifles for light machine guns, we also have quite a few Type 92 heavy machine guns, but this time it's one heavy machine gun for one light machine gun."

Kong Jie was indeed very tempted when he heard this. One light machine gun could be exchanged for twenty rifles, and one heavy machine gun could be exchanged for one light machine gun, which was also a very good deal.

In Kong Jie's view, exchanging two light machine guns for one heavy machine gun was not a bad deal.

In fact, for Wang Gensheng, unless the heavy machine gun was placed in a bunker, it was not as useful as a light machine gun in ordinary positional warfare.

After all, moving a heavy machine gun is extremely inconvenient, so both grenades and grenade launchers are the natural enemies of heavy machine guns, unlike light machine guns which can be moved to a new firing position immediately after firing a burst.

Therefore, Wang Gensheng thought it was acceptable to exchange two heavy machine guns for one light machine gun. However, although he thought this way, Wang Gensheng would not be so rigid as to reveal his secrets right away.

Just after Wang Gensheng finished speaking, Kong Jie took a few puffs of his pipe before saying:

"Although exchanging twenty rifles for one light machine gun is quite a good deal, I can't exchange all the light machine guns in the New Second Regiment. Putting aside everything else, the light machine gun is quite useful for firing in your hand during a charge. Right now, the entire New Second Regiment only has about a hundred light machine guns. How about this? I'll give you one-third, thirty light machine guns, in exchange for six hundred rifles, but you have to give me two heavy machine guns as well!"

Wang Gensheng agreed to Kong Jie's request without hesitation. However, even though he agreed, Wang Gensheng couldn't just give away his heavy machine gun to Kong Jie for nothing.

So he said to Kong Jie:

"I'll give you three more of these heavy machine guns!"

Kong Jie's eyes widened immediately upon hearing Wang Gensheng's words, but before Kong Jie could express his gratitude, Wang Gensheng quickly waved his hand and said:
"But don't rush to thank me. I have conditions. You have to help me recruit people. My cavalry regiment is planning to expand, but as you know, mine is a special cavalry regiment that only accepts elites. Of course, my requirements are not high. As long as they are physically strong and powerful, they will be fine!"

After hearing Wang Gensheng's words, Kong Jie thought for a moment and nodded:
“Okay! But the number of people is at most one hundred. I can’t find any more than that, after all, the base area of ​​the New Second Regiment is only so big.” After Wang Gensheng and Kong Jie reached an agreement, he handed over the heavy machine guns and rifles to Kong Jie without any delay. However, since Wang Gensheng’s arrival was sudden, Kong Jie’s regimental headquarters naturally did not have that many light machine guns.

They said they would send a communications soldier to notify the troops stationed nearby to bring their light machine guns over.

So Wang Gensheng took advantage of this opportunity to go to the Independent Regiment with rifles, and gave Kong Jie 600 rifles and five heavy machine guns.

However, Wang Gensheng obtained more than 3,000 rifles and 24 heavy machine guns after annihilating a cavalry regiment!

"What? Rifles are being replaced with light machine guns? How dare you be so arrogant!"

Wang Gensheng was speechless at Li Yunlong's interruption and immediately said:

"Commander Li, I haven't finished speaking yet! I'm not exchanging one rifle for one light machine gun, I'm exchanging twenty rifles for one light machine gun!"

Sure enough, Li Yunlong was immediately tempted when he heard that he could exchange one light machine gun for twenty rifles. However, Li Yunlong was always one to take advantage of others, so after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said:

"No way, you know how difficult it is to get a light machine gun. If you want to trade rifles for a light machine gun, you'll need at least thirty rifles!"

Upon hearing Li Yunlong's outrageous demand, Wang Gensheng decisively stood up and walked outside without hesitation. Seeing Wang Gensheng's actions, Li Yunlong immediately stood up, took Wang Gensheng's hand, and said:

"Isn't haggling always involved in buying and selling transactions...?"

In response, Wang Gensheng said:

"This price is irreversible. Twenty rifles for one light machine gun is the fixed price. I've already negotiated this price with Commander Kong. If I were to trade thirty rifles for one light machine gun here, what would Kong Jie think of me? However, the price cannot be changed. But if Commander Li wants to trade more, I can give him a few Type 92 heavy machine guns."

Sure enough, Li Yunlong's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and he asked if it was true. Wang Gensheng nodded in agreement.

"Of course it's true, but there's an extra condition: you have to recruit some new recruits who are physically strong and powerful, ten or a hundred would be fine."

Upon hearing this condition, Li Yunlong immediately nodded in agreement. Of course, Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment was different from Kong Jie's New Second Regiment. For Li Yunlong, the Independent Regiment had made a fortune three times.

The first objective was to annihilate the Yamazaki Battalion, so all of the Yamazaki Battalion's weapons naturally fell into the hands of the Independent Regiment.

The second time was when he helped Chu Yunfei quell the rebellion, which was also the time when Li Yunlong made his fortune the most, as he swallowed up the weapons and equipment of two thousand people.

The last time was during the attack on Ping'an County, which also resulted in the complete annihilation of the Japanese troops. Therefore, the weapons and equipment of the Japanese soldiers in Ping'an County naturally belonged to the Independent Regiment.

This resulted in the Independent Regiment having more than 150 light machine guns, one-third more than Kong Jie's New Second Regiment.

(End of this chapter)