Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 223 Persuading Surrender
Chief of Staff Wei Yan disapproved of Liu Zhenxiang's behavior and immediately said:

"Liu Zhenxiang, if you want to die, go ahead and do it. Nobody's stopping you!"

After saying this, Wei Yan turned to Huang Baitao and said:

"Si Ling, let's get out of here! If we don't leave now, we really won't be able to escape!"

However, at that moment, the door to Huang Baitao's army headquarters was suddenly kicked open by Wang Gensheng. Wang Gensheng stood at the door, holding an M2 heavy machine gun, and said:

"I'm sorry, but you really can't leave now! If you want to live, issue the order immediately! Have the entire army surrender!"

However, Wang Gensheng's words did not indicate that Huang Baitao intended to surrender; in fact, Huang even wanted to retaliate with his gun, to which Wang Gensheng naturally responded without hesitation.

Since he refused to surrender and even wanted to fight back, Wang Gensheng naturally had nothing to say to such a blindly loyal old man.

A single 12.7mm bullet set him on the course of history.

After all, according to history, Huang Baitao died in the Battle of Nianzhuang, so Wang Gensheng killing Huang Baitao with a single shot doesn't really change history.

After shooting Huang Baitao dead, Wang Gensheng coldly looked at the others in Huang Baitao's corps command and asked in a cold voice:

"Anyone else who doesn't want to surrender, step forward and I'll send them to see Huang Baitao! It'll keep them company on the way!"

"I surrender! We surrender!"

The speaker was none other than Liu Zhenxiang, who had just been the most vocal in his refusal to surrender, even at the cost of his life. This stark contrast surprised the others in Huang Baitao's army corps command.

Indeed, Liu Zhenxiang has always been very tough, but now that Huang Baitao has been killed, he has become so weak.

However, Wang Gensheng was not surprised by Liu Zhenxiang's performance. After all, in history, Liu Zhenxiang did not die in the Battle of Nianzhuang like Huang Baitao. Instead, he surrendered and lived for a long time.

Therefore, Wang Gensheng deduced that Liu Zhenxiang's tough stance was actually an act for Huang Baitao's benefit, since he couldn't have risen so quickly without being tough.

Thus, under Liu Zhenxiang's leadership, the order to surrender was quickly relayed from the corps command.

The soldiers, who had already been starving for days, began to surrender after hearing the order to surrender from the corps commander and the unstoppable offensive of the Third Field Army.

Then Wang Gensheng waited at the Corps Command Post for the soldiers of the Third Field Army to come and take over.

Only then did Wang Gensheng have time to tally the Marine Corps' losses in this battle.

The losses were considerable. Even though the Marines were equipped with three-piece armor, they still lost 21 men and were wounded around 80.

However, all of these injuries were caused by bullets hitting their arms or legs.

These are injuries to the hands and feet. As long as they weren't hit in the knees, they're not serious, and the injured will be able to return to the game after they heal.

Of course, at least in the short term, Wang Gensheng's Marine Corps of a thousand men has indeed suffered a reduction of one-tenth of its personnel.

Fortunately, only one-tenth of the combat strength was lost, which did not have a significant impact on the overall combat strength of the Marine Corps.

Wang Gensheng, looking at the dense bullet holes on his bulletproof armor, felt very fortunate that Huang Baitao's army did not have any M2 heavy machine guns, otherwise, he would have been killed even if he had led the charge.

The 12.7mm bullets from the M2 heavy machine gun can easily penetrate bulletproof gear that 7.92mm bullets cannot. After all, when bulletproof vests and helmets were originally designed, they were specifically made to withstand 7.92mm bullets.

The kinetic energy of this 12.7mm bullet is more than three times that of the bullet, so it is naturally impossible to defend against it.

However, Wang Gensheng also tested it and found that as long as the two bulletproof plates were stacked together, even a 12.7 mm bullet could not penetrate them.

However, this would directly double the weight of their bulletproof vests, helmets, and vests.

It's already at its limit; if it's doubled, then you won't be able to run at all once you put it on.

However, this doubled weight is nothing to Wang Gensheng now, because his physical fitness is now nearly six times that of an ordinary person.

So let alone fifty kilograms of bulletproof gear, even wearing a hundred kilograms of bulletproof gear wouldn't be a problem for Wang Gensheng.

Furthermore, the increased physical strength also allows the body to withstand the powerful impact of a 12.7mm bullet.

Therefore, for the sake of his own life, Wang Gensheng planned to upgrade his bulletproof gear after the battle of Nianzhuang was over.

Putting everything else aside, at the very least, the core area, namely the bulletproof vest, should have an additional bulletproof insert.

"Well done! No wonder you were able to capture Yoshio Shinotsuka alive! If this happened in ancient times, it would be like taking the enemy general's head amidst a sea of ​​soldiers!"

In response to the praise from the deputy commander of the Third Field Army, Wang Gensheng simply smiled and said:
"This is all thanks to the efforts of all the soldiers. If it weren't for the cover provided by the soldiers of the Third Field Army, I wouldn't have dared to lead a thousand men into Huang Baitao's army!"

In response to Wang Gensheng's modesty, the deputy commander of the Third Field Army said:
"You can't be modest about that! If you hadn't stormed straight into Huang Baitao's army headquarters and forced them to issue the surrender order, the Third Field Army would have suffered at least ten thousand more casualties! You yourselves must have suffered considerable losses as the vanguard that stormed into Huang Baitao's army headquarters! Should we send reinforcements?"

Upon hearing the words of the deputy commander of the Third Field Army, Wang Gensheng immediately replied:

"It's not small, but if the casualties of a few dozen people can be exchanged for the safety of tens of thousands of people, then it's worth it."

However, Wang Gensheng did not agree to the request for additional troops from the Third Field Army's deputy commander.

There was no way around it; Wang Gensheng's Marine Corps was originally a cavalry special forces unit that had been converted. These people were elites carefully selected and trained by Wang Gensheng over many years.

Wang Gensheng didn't want to just randomly pull a few people in to count the points. After all, randomly pulling a few people in would not only fail to strengthen the fighting force, but would also create a situation where they would drag the team down and lower the overall combat effectiveness.

Therefore, despite having lost one-tenth of his fighting strength, Wang Gensheng still had no intention of recruiting soldiers temporarily.

However, what Wang Gensheng wants most right now are the planes at Xuzhou Airport, because he previously attacked the airport's oil depot, leaving the planes there as mere decorations!

Now that Huang Baitao's army group is approaching, the next step in the Third Field Army's operational plan is naturally to besiege Xuzhou.

As for the fighter jets at Xuzhou Airport, Lao Jing would definitely give them up. Given Lao Jing's personality, if they were unusable, he would blow them up rather than leave them for the Liberation Army.

Therefore, if Wang Gensheng wants to build an aircraft carrier, or rather, an air force, he still has to rely on the planes at Xuzhou Airport!

That's right, now that Wang Gensheng is the Chief of the Navy, he naturally wants to get an aircraft carrier. After all, what kind of Chief of the Navy is he if he doesn't even have an aircraft carrier?

So Wang Gensheng is now thinking about how to save these fighter jets and bombers from Lao Zi's hands. At the very least, he wants to save the Mustang fighters.

(End of this chapter)