Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 203 An Encounter with Ding Wei
Of course, Wang Gensheng did not take Liao Yaoxiang and the other prisoners with him, but handed them over to Li Dezhang, and then said to him:

"Now I'm giving you a new mission: escort Liao Yaoxiang and the radio back. You don't need to participate in the battles that follow. Of course, if you encounter Liao Yaoxiang trying to escape or resist on the way, you can kill him on the spot. If you encounter enemies trying to rescue him, kill them first!"

Only then did Li Dezhang come to his senses after the battle with Wang Gensheng's commando team.

There was no way around it; they were just too fierce. The entire battle, from start to finish, lasted no more than ten minutes. Moreover, Li Dezhang clearly saw that many soldiers were covered in sparks from the fighting, yet they were still able to charge forward with boundless energy.

So he understood that they were wearing bulletproof steel plates or something similar, but after hearing Wang Gensheng's order, he immediately asked:
"Hello comrade, I am Li Dezhang, deputy battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Regiment, 7th Lions, 3rd Column. May I ask which unit you are from?"

"I am Wang Gensheng, the naval commander! Now, I urge Comrade Li Dezhang to carry out this order immediately!"

Without waiting for Li Dezhang's reply, Wang Gensheng immediately led his assault team to mount their horses and gallop towards the nearest military command post.

Li Dezhang was completely bewildered when he heard Wang Gensheng say that he was the naval commander!

Zhang Shunzi, one of his subordinates standing nearby, asked with a curious expression:

"Battalion Deputy, does our Liberation Army have a navy? Or is this a fake one?"

However, upon hearing Zhang Shunzi's words, Li Dezhang immediately retorted in an annoyed tone:

"Are you stupid? The imposter can catch Liao Yaoxiang, and the imposter can hand Liao Yaoxiang over to us! Besides, have you even read the newspaper? Our navy was established last year, and during the Tashan Campaign a while ago, there was a telegram saying that the navy sank four of Lao Jing's warships and even captured the Congqing! Let's hurry up and escort Liao Yaoxiang back; that would be a great achievement."

Wang Gensheng's side also acted swiftly, using the cavalry and the cover of night to precisely infiltrate and then quickly find the army command and end the battle.

The battle went very smoothly, even easier than dealing with Liao Yaoxiang's corps command post.

After all, the military command headquarters was only guarded by a single guard battalion, so with its superior numbers and firepower, it had little desire to resist.

However, this time Wang Gensheng did not encounter a squad like Li Dezhang's, so he could only pack up and take the military command personnel and radio with him.

However, when Wang Gensheng launched a surprise attack on the last military commander's headquarters, he encountered Ding Wei. This reminded Wang Gensheng of Ding Wei's line in the Bright Sword drama: "I can sweep away Liao Yaoxiang's entire army with just one lion."

Can Ding Wei, a single lion, sweep away Liao Yaoxiang's entire army? The answer is yes, he really can. Ding Wei wasn't exaggerating, because he wasn't leading just any lion, but four lions from the four fields.

This unit, built upon the foundation of the New Second Regiment, was one of the earliest established, most experienced, best-mannered, and most powerful units in the Fourth Field Army. Its fighting style, in particular, received personal praise from the Fourth Field Army commander for its excellent conduct. Gaining even a single word of approval from the Fourth Field Army commander is difficult; the fact that the Fifth Lions unit received such affirmation clearly demonstrates the unit's outstanding conduct.

Moreover, the Four Fields and Five Lions could easily sweep away Liao Yaoxiang's army. Although Liao Yaoxiang's army was one of the main forces of Lao Zi, Liao Yaoxiang was the commander of the Ninth Army Corps, which was a mixed force with many miscellaneous soldiers.

The most elite troops of the Fourth Field Army, Lion, easily defeated Liao Yaoxiang's ragtag army. If anyone says this is all bragging, then they definitely haven't studied the war history properly.

Liao Yaoxiang's army corps consisted of the 1st, 3rd, and 6th Armies, the 49th and 52nd Armies, and the 71st Army. Among these six armies, the 1st, 6th, and 71st were equipped with military weaponry and possessed relatively strong combat capabilities. It might be difficult for the five elite units of the Northeast Field Army to defeat them, as they wouldn't be able to sweep through the enemy forces with overwhelming force. However, if they were to deal with smaller, less capable units, especially the 52nd Army, it would be a piece of cake.

Ding Wei was originally leading the Five Lions to deal with the 52nd Army. Of course, Ding Wei was also fighting haphazardly, and the battle had turned into a complete mess. So Ding Wei, the Lion Commander, led an elite force and managed to sneak up on the 52nd Army's command headquarters. However, just as they reached the 52nd Army's command headquarters, they encountered Wang Gensheng, who had already successfully captured the 52nd Army's command headquarters.

Upon seeing Ding Wei, Wang Gensheng immediately said:

"Hey Lao Ding! How come you, the Great Lion Commander who commands tens of thousands of men, are personally leading troops deep behind enemy lines!"

Ding Wei responded irritably to Wang Gensheng's teasing remark:

"You say I, the Lion Chief, am charging at the front lines, but aren't you, the Navy Commander, also charging at the very front lines?"

Wang Gensheng smiled and said:
"How can you compare them! My position as a naval commander is just that—a commander—with only two thousand men under my command. I'm really just a regimental commander. But you are a real lion captain in charge of tens of thousands of men!"

"Alright, alright, you've captured the army commander, what are you going to do next?"

Upon hearing Ding Wei's question, Wang Gensheng did not answer. Instead, he waved his hand, and all the previously captured army commanders were brought over. Then, Wang Gensheng addressed these army commanders:
"I see that you have also contributed to the War of Resistance and are all Chinese. Fighting your own people will only result in a waste of national strength and make you a laughing stock for the enemy. Now I'm giving you a chance to redeem your merits and make your crimes worthwhile. Send a telegram to all your subordinates to surrender!"

After Wang Gensheng's friendly persuasion and considering their own predicament, these army commanders obediently had their subordinates send surrender telegrams.

The telegram caused an uproar. Not only was the corps commander Liao Yaoxiang arrested, but all six corps commanders were also arrested. So how could they fight? Of course, the Fourth Field Army was smart enough to have its soldiers shout for surrender.

Thus, Liao Yaoxiang's 150,000-strong army, plus the 50,000 men added by Wei Lihuang, which formed a 200,000-strong army that marched eastward to aid Jinzhou, collapsed overnight.

Without this large army, Wei Lihuang was left with only 100,000 troops defending Shengyang.

Seeing how effective the decapitation operation was, Ding Wei immediately smiled and asked Wang Gensheng:

"How did you determine the command units of those army commanders?!"

When Ding Wei asked him a question, Wang Gensheng did not hide anything and said:

"I learned radio positioning technology from the Japanese devils. Back then, Yamamoto's special forces used this technology to relentlessly pursue the Eighth Route Army's command. And I acquired this technology incidentally after capturing Yoshio Shinotsuka!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Wei nodded in sudden understanding and said:
"Since your decapitation tactic is so effective, why don't you consider just going to..."

Although Ding Wei didn't finish his sentence, Wang Gensheng understood what he meant and immediately rolled his eyes at him, saying:

"That's not beheading, that's sending them to their deaths! Do you think beheading is as simple as eating and drinking? When I captured Yoshio Shinotsuka, I took advantage of Taiyuan City's weakened defenses!"

(End of this chapter)