Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Chapter 24 Wang Chengzhu takes the lead, Zhang Dabiao takes the blame

This trip to Shilipo, Wang Chengzhu can be said to have gained a lot.

Not only did Xu Hailang's troops be incorporated, but the strength of the artillery platoon was greatly expanded, making a platoon have nearly 200 troops.

More than 200 devils were also killed, and a large amount of weapons and equipment, as well as various military supplies, were seized.

Among them, food, quilts and other materials could not be loaded in the three army trucks of the devils, and finally had to be carried by horse-drawn carts, wheelbarrows, and manpower.

Although the soldiers were tired, they were very happy.

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Not long after Wang Chengzhu left, Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan led his troops to the outside of Shilipo Town.

Of course, it was not a coincidence that he came here, but he also received information that Xu Hailang was about to rebel against the water, so he planned to include it.

After all, the regiment leader Li Yunlong gave them a death order. Within three months, each battalion must grow to a size of 2000 people.

Under normal circumstances, the Battalion Commander Shen Quan is definitely not needed.

But recruiting a company of insurgents is no small matter. It is not easy to find a unit with its own weapons and equipment that can form combat effectiveness without training.

Of course, Shen Quan had to go out in person, for this reason, he also temporarily assembled the 2nd Battalion.

Speaking of which, the development of the 2nd Battalion is also very good. In just a few days, the number of troops has reached nearly 300.

You must know that the Xinyi Regiment suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Cangyunling, and the 2nd Battalion certainly could not survive alone.At the end of the battle, although the casualties of the Second Battalion were not the worst, there were less than 180 people left.

In a few days, more than 100 soldiers were developed. It has to be said that Shen Quan is indeed an expert in developing troops.

At this time, Shilipo was surprisingly quiet.

There is not even a guard post on duty in the town, which makes Shen Quan feel a little puzzled and uneasy, and even wonders whether Xu Hailang's plan to betray the water is the fake news deliberately released by the devils, and their purpose is to lure them into taking the bait.

As a qualified commander, one must anticipate all kinds of possibilities, not think in the positive direction of everything, and be able to predict dangers and plan countermeasures in time.

However, Shen Quan's worries were completely overwhelmed, all the devils in the town were killed, and the Imperial Association Army was also recruited by Wang Chengzhu.

As for the common people, they were evacuated long after Wang Chengzhu wiped out the Sakai team.

At this time, if there is still movement in the town, it is not normal.

Shen Quan observed with a telescope for a while, and soon noticed that there seemed to be many corpses lying on the open space at the entrance of the town.

He didn't pay attention at first because he didn't use binoculars because of the distance; and because these corpses were naked and without clothes.

"Huh? It's really strange. How come there are so many corpses lying in this town?"

Shen Quan couldn't figure it out, and because the nearby terrain was relatively flat, there was no commanding height suitable for observation, so he couldn't observe the specific situation in the town, so he ordered the soldiers next to him: "Monkey, take two brothers to see the situation. "

"Yes!"

After the monkey dressed up in disguise, he rushed towards the entrance of the town with two soldiers.

About 40 minutes later, the monkey leader came back and reported to Shen Quanhui: "Battle Commander, we are a step late. The puppet troops stationed in Shilipo Town have already revolted in advance."

After a pause, the monkey leader continued: "However, it seems that their uprising was suppressed by the devils."

"The little devil is really hateful. In order to vent his anger, after killing those puppet soldiers, he even took off their clothes."

Monkey briefly described what he saw in the town and what he guessed.

It is worth mentioning that the Japanese are actually similar in appearance to the Chinese, and not all devils will have a beard in their midst, generally it is a devil officer, or some Japanese with a higher status will have a beard. However, many ordinary devil soldiers did not stay.

What's more, as far as Monkey knows, there is a small team of devils stationed in Shilipo.

That's why the monkey subconsciously took the corpses of those devils as Xu Hailang's 3rd Company of the Imperial Association Army.

Shen Quan: "What did you say? You said that the uprising of this puppet army was suppressed by devils?"

"Well, yes!" The monkey nodded.

Shen Quan pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "No, Shilipo is also a relatively important strategic point. After the devils suppressed the uprising of the puppet army, they should continue to fortify here. Why is no one left behind? Woolen cloth?"

"Come on, let's go and see!"

After finishing speaking, Shen Quan led the team towards Zhenkou.

When he came to the entrance of the town, Shen Quan glanced at the corpses on the ground: "No, these are not puppet soldiers, they are devils!"

"These corpses belong to devils?" The monkey frowned and said, "No, Battalion Commander, didn't you say that there was a small group of devils stationed in Shilipo?
You can see that there is already a small team at the entrance of this town. In addition to the corpses in the town, although I haven't counted them in detail, there are at least nearly 200 of them. "

Shen Quan: "Although I don't know why there are so many devils in Shilipo, I can be sure that these corpses are all devils!"

"Look, what are these corpses wearing?"

"They are all wearing loincloths. We Chinese don't wear them. Only devils wear them."

"Oh!" The monkey was stunned, and then asked again: "The battalion commander, who did it?"

Shen Quan said in a bad mood: "This group of people is simply more aggressive than bandits entering the village. They even stripped off the devil's clothes and shoes and took them away."

"The people who can do this, apart from Zhang Dabiao and Wang Huaibao, I really can't think of a third person, of course, except our regiment leader."

Monkey: "Then what do we do next?"

Shen Quan: "What else can I do, withdraw!"

Afterwards, Shen Quan left Shilipo quickly with his troops. It was too late. Not only did he not reap the benefits, but he might even make a fuss and blame Zhang Dabiao.

About an hour later, Zhang Dabiao also came to Shilipo, and of course there were only more than 200 corpses of ghosts left in white.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Dabiao's face was distorted with anger, and he cursed Shen Quan and Wang Huaibao for being nothing, and he got on the ground first, and didn't even leave him a mouthful.

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(End of this chapter)