Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 63 Heavy snow blocks roads
Wang Gensheng didn't care much about these things. What Wang Gensheng cared about was his improved physical fitness after he killed nearly seventy Japanese devils who bullied the common people.

Wang Gensheng's physical fitness has also increased to 150%.

That is to say, if Wang Gensheng could lift 100 kilograms at the beginning, he can now lift 150 kilograms.

To be honest, Wang Gensheng really wanted to kill all these more than 300 traitors, but reason told him that he could not do that.

Because if he did that, Wang Gensheng would probably not be able to stay with the Eighth Route Army.

After all, killing prisoners is a big deal for the Eighth Route Army. When Li Yunlong killed the second-in-command of the Black Wind Village, he was demoted to battalion commander. What would happen if Wang Gensheng killed more than 300 prisoners at one time?

Fortunately, inspired by the public trial in Wanjia Town, Wang Gensheng temporarily arranged an interrogation, so that he could kill these evil traitors openly.

In this way, Wang Gensheng would be just an executioner and would not be branded as a person who killed prisoners or even innocent people.

There is no way. So far, the possibility of Wang Gensheng working alone is too small. Killing an enemy can only enhance his physical fitness by one thousandth.

And the enemy must be killed at close range. The farther the distance, the worse the strengthening effect. This leads to the fact that in this era of hot weapons, it is simply impossible to become a god on earth by relying on this ability.

He did not stay in Majia Town for long. After confiscating all the weapons of the Japanese devils, Wang Gensheng was too lazy to collect the bodies. He simply wrote the words "Eighth Route Army Annihilation Team" on the wall with the blood of the Japanese devils and left Majia Town.

Although they had seized a battalion's worth of weapons and equipment, they still had very little ammunition.

There were more than 300 rifles, and each cavalryman had less than four rifles to carry on average. Therefore, after the average distribution, the weight of each cavalryman did not increase much, so there was no need to lead the horse.

Although he confiscated a battalion's equipment, Wang Gensheng was still not very satisfied with it. After all, Li Yunlong's independent regiment had eight battalions of soldiers in the later period!

And more importantly, within the maximum distance of 150 kilometers for the warhorse night attack, there is not only Majia Town, but three other towns.

Therefore, if these three towns were taken, the New Second Regiment would have seven battalions with a strength of over 2,000 soldiers. However, Li Yunlong's eight battalions were probably overstaffed reinforced battalions, so the total number of people might reach at least 5,000.

However, just when Wang Gensheng was thinking about taking over other towns where only the Japanese devils were stationed, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

This sudden change immediately made Wang Gensheng frown. After all, heavy snow meant that the warhorse's ability to move would be restricted!

Sure enough, before long, as the snow on the ground grew thicker, the warhorse's feet began to slip.

Wang Gensheng was also helpless about this situation, but there was nothing he could do. Unexpected events happened, so Wang Gensheng could only wave his hand and said:
"Get off the horse, we'll lead the horse. Be careful, don't let the horse break its leg!"

So under Wang Gensheng's order, the soldiers of the cavalry company had no choice but to lead the horses. After all, when riding on a horse, even if it was jogging, if the horse's feet slipped and fell at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour, even if the people were fine, the horses would be in danger.

You know, some racehorses, if they fall during a race, may have to retire! And with current medical capabilities, if a warhorse breaks a bone, it can only be slaughtered and eaten. Although horse meat is not tasty, and it is still a warhorse, it is naturally impossible to bury it under current conditions.

Fortunately, the war horses had already run half of the distance back to Wangjia Village, with only 50 kilometers left.

Their cavalry company had already reached the base of the New Second Regiment, and there were no more bunkers or anything like that.

Otherwise, Wang Gensheng and his men would have to take a detour, or they would have to endure the fire attack from the Japanese bunkers. After all, during the day, the vision is wide and they can see clearly within a range of one or two miles, and this is the difference between a base area and a non-base area.

The base area means that except for places such as the county town where the Japanese are heavily guarded, all other bunkers that hinder traffic have been removed. Except for places like the county town, the Eighth Route Army can move freely in this area without restrictions.

However, despite this, when Wang Gensheng returned to Wangjia Village, it was almost noon. The snow on the road was more than ten centimeters deep, exceeding his ankles.

As soon as Wang Gensheng arrived at the village entrance, he saw Kong Jie waiting there. Kong Jie had not slept all night since Wang Gensheng led the team out last night!
After all, what Wang Gensheng said was a sure thing, but if something happened, Kong Jie would be to blame, so naturally he had no mood to sleep.

So when Kong Jie saw Wang Gensheng, he asked:
"So, was the operation going well? How many casualties were there?"

"Reporting to the regiment commander, no one is dead, no one is injured, and we have seized two Czech light machine guns, 365 rifles, and more than ten pistols. We are just a little short of bullets, with less than 10,000 rifle rounds."

Kong Jie nodded with satisfaction at Wang Gensheng's report and said:
"Good, good, well done. It's normal that we have so few bullets. How can the Japs trust those traitors so much? But as long as we have rifles, it's enough. The power of the auxiliary bullets we have now is no different from the original bullets! Lunch is ready, you can rest after eating! I will report the results of this battle to the headquarters!"

After saying that, Kong Jie returned to the regiment headquarters with a smile on his face. This was not surprising. After all, they captured an infantry battalion of the Japanese devils without any casualties and obtained more than 300 rifles and two light machine guns. Naturally, they were happy.

But Wang Gensheng was not happy when he saw Wangjia Village covered in snow.

It was obvious that the heavy snow disrupted Wang Gensheng's plan to capture three towns in a row.

As for why we didn’t act during the day, what a joke. If we acted during the day, wouldn’t the bunkers set up by the Japanese at various traffic points be fake?
Now, because the roads are blocked by heavy snow, the cavalry company's horses naturally cannot be ridden.

Riding a warhorse on this snowy road where the snow is more than ten centimeters thick is simply playing with the lives of the horses and soldiers.

If there were no cavalry, it would mean that Wang Gensheng's special cavalry company would have no ability to move in the three or four months before the end of winter and the snow melted.

This not only means that the New Second Regiment cannot seize weapons and increase its manpower, but it also means that Wang Gensheng cannot strengthen himself by killing the enemy.

However, this situation continued until the third day. When the regiment commander Kong Jie arranged for the New Second Regiment to rest, the playfulness of Li Xiu and Li Xue gave Wang Gensheng a lot of inspiration.

That’s right, in winter or when there is no farm work, time will be arranged for rest, just like modern armies arrange for soldiers to rest on Saturdays and Sundays.

(End of this chapter)