Chapter 69: Finding the Weakness
"Deputy Captain Kong is right."
Zhao Gang said solemnly: "Old Li, I was not thoughtful enough to oppose the attack on the Huting stronghold last time. I lacked confidence in our ability to flexibly use tactics."
"But this time is different from last time."
"Last time, there were only more than 700 defenders at Huting stronghold,"
"Moreover, most of them are puppet troops. There are only more than 200 devils."
"But this time there are more than 1,400 defenders at the Huting stronghold, and they are all devils!"
"Not to mention that the Black Island Regiment also has artillery and armored vehicles. With such powerful firepower, even if our independent regiment's equipment level has improved, we have no chance of winning."
"So, I am against a strong attack."
"Old Zhao, you don't need to tell me that we cannot attack by force."
Li Yunlong nodded and said, "We have to find Kuroshima Morita's weakness, try to lure the devils out, and then find a suitable place to bury them!"
Zhao Gang said: "According to what Xiao Wang just said,"
"This old devil is very cunning and cautious. He has almost no weaknesses."
"Perhaps there is a weakness that is not really a weakness." Wang Ye said, "Kuroshima Morita has a younger brother named Kuroshima Jiro. This Kuroshima Jiro is more reckless and more arrogant than his brother."
"Captain, Political Commissar, and Deputy Captain Kong, please take a look."
Wang Ye pointed at the map and said, "This village is called Xiaoniu Village."
"It's less than 15 kilometers away from Yang Village, and there are 50 to 60 households."
"Xiaoniu Village was massacred by Kuroshima Jiro and a cavalry squad."
"Look at the other villages that were massacred by the devils. Did you find anything?"
Li Yunlong and the other two looked carefully and saw that the other villages circled by Wang Ye were basically within five to ten kilometers away from the Huting stronghold. Only the village that Wang Ye was pointing at was 25 kilometers away from the Huting stronghold and only a dozen kilometers away from Yang Village. It was almost in the heart of the base.
Kong Jie said: "This little devil is indeed arrogant and reckless."
Li Yunlong said coldly: "It's just luck that he didn't run into us."
"Kuroshima Jiro, huh? Remember this name, I'm going to chop him alive with my own hands."
"Oh, and his brother Kuroshima Morita, I'm going to kill him too."
Wang Ye said: "This little devil is so reckless and arrogant. We still have a chance to lure him out. As long as we can lure out the small one, we won't have to worry about not being able to lure out the big one."
"Let's do this." Li Yunlong said, "Lure the little one out first."
Wang Ye nodded and said, "But Captain, there is a practical difficulty right now."
"Practical difficulties?" Li Yunlong's eyes fixed and he asked in a deep voice, "What difficulties?"
Wang Ye said: "The Black Island Regiment is a cavalry regiment with extremely strong mobility. If we want to complete the task of luring the enemy, we must have cavalry, and our War Wolf Squad is still just mounted infantry."
Li Yunlong asked, "You mean to let the Wolf Squad and the Cavalry Company train together?"
"Yes." Wang Ye said, "Let the Wolf Squad train with the Cavalry Company, and increase the intensity of the training, and try to shorten the three-month training time to within one month."
"One month?" Zhao Gang asked, "Isn't that too hasty?"
Wang Ye said: "First, train in horsemanship, and then practice stabbing and horseback shooting later."
Kong Jie said: "Can cavalrymen who can't slash, stab or shoot from horseback be useful?"
"It works." Wang Ye said, "It's just to lure the enemy. There's no need to fight the Japanese cavalry head-on."
"Just listen to Xiao Wang." Li Yunlong made the final decision, "In the next month until the Chinese New Year, the Wolf Warriors will not go out to do side jobs, and will carry out intensive equestrian training with the cavalry company."
"Captain, you don't have to stop doing your side job." Wang Ye said, "I can do it alone."
"You're alone? No, no, this is absolutely not possible." Li Yunlong said, "It's too dangerous."
Li Yunlong really values Wang Ye now, and he doesn't want anything to happen to this powerful general.
"It's not dangerous at all. I'm actually safer alone." Wang Ye shook his head and added, "Also, we can't let the Japanese in the Huting stronghold be too quiet. We have to bite them from time to time and provoke them. This way, the Japanese's anger and resentment will slowly accumulate, and when it accumulates to a certain point, it will suddenly explode."
Li Yunlong said: "Xiao Wang, are you really okay alone?"
Wang Ye said: "That's no problem, I'll go at night, it's very safe."
"Okay." Li Yunlong finally nodded, "Then you can continue to do it alone."
"Yes!" Wang Ye stood at attention and said proudly, "I promise not to let the devils rest."
"Xiao Wang, there is one more thing." Li Yunlong hesitated for a moment, then turned to Zhao Gang and said, "Old Zhao, you should talk to Xiao Wang first."
Zhao Gang nodded and asked, "Xiao Wang, your Wolf Warriors squad has a strong reconnaissance capability. You have figured out the details of the Black Island United in such a short time."
"Oh, what's the big deal?" Wang Ye said, "We captured a prisoner and found out everything during the first trial."
"Prisoner?" Zhao Gang was stunned for a moment and then asked, "You captured another prisoner? What about this prisoner?"
"This..." Wang Yexin said with a terrible expression, forgetting that the political commissar was a very principled person. Now he was in trouble.
"Xiao Wang, did you kill the captives after interrogating them?" Zhao Gang said angrily, "Or buried them alive? Don't try to argue. Even if you don't tell me, I can find out from others."
Wang Ye said: "Political Commissar, this little devil also participated in this massacre."
"But we can't just kill them indiscriminately." Zhao Gang said, "Prisoners of war are protected by the Geneva Convention."
Wang Ye said: "But as far as I know, Japan did not sign the Geneva Convention, and the Nationalist government did not sign the Geneva Convention either."
Zhao Gang was left speechless.
Kong Jie asked: "No signatures at all?"
"Neither of them signed it." Wang Ye said, " So the Japanese prisoners of war are not protected by the convention."
"Haha." Li Yunlong laughed and said, "That's no problem, just kill him."
After a pause, Li Yunlong continued, "However, let's put one thing in another. The prisoners of war this time were buried alive, but the two prisoners of war last time were specifically requested by the general. If you insist on burying them alive, it would be considered disobedience."
"Captain, I know." Wang Ye said, "I am willing to bear all the consequences for this."
"Well, you are worthy of being my soldier, Li Yunlong." Li Yunlong said, "Old Zhao, announce the result of the handling."
Zhao Gang said: "In view of Comrade Wang Ye's unorganized and undisciplined behavior in the incident of burying prisoners alive, the regiment party committee has decided to revoke his company rank and demote him to deputy platoon leader to see how he performs."
"Wei Dayong was demoted from platoon leader to soldier, and the consequences will be the same."
"However, considering the actual combat needs of the Wolf Warrior Squad,"
"Comrade Wang Ye will continue to serve as acting team leader, and Wei Dayong will serve as acting deputy team leader."
"It's over?" Wang Ye laughed, "Political Commissar, is he just demoted to deputy platoon leader?"
"What else?" Li Yunlong said angrily, "Do you also want to do the same as Wei Dayong and go all the way?"
"No, no, that's not what I meant." Wang Ye said with a smile, "I thought that in addition to being demoted, he would at least be put in solitary confinement for ten days."
"You want detention, don't you?"
Li Yunlong said angrily: "That guy..."
"Captain, no, I don't want to be put in solitary confinement."
Wang Ye said hurriedly: "Well, if you have nothing else, I'll go sew my military uniform."
In the duel outside the Hu Tei stronghold yesterday, Kei Tojo stabbed him in the chest and abdomen, but he was fine, and his uniform was torn.
After saying that, Wang Ye turned around and walked out of the upper room. When he looked up, he saw the thirteen War Wolf Squad members were all standing in the yard, staring at each other.
"What are you doing poking around here?"
Wang Ye said: "Why don't you go to bed?"
"How can I sleep now?" Wei Dayong said, "Captain, how is the boss going to deal with us?"
"I don't know how the boss handled it, but the regiment has decided." Wang Ye said, "You were demoted from platoon leader to soldier, and I became deputy platoon leader."
"That's it?" Wei Dayong had the same reaction as Wang Ye.
Wang Ye said: "If you think the punishment is too light, you can go to the head of the group and put you in solitary confinement for a few more days."
"No, no, I don't want to be put in solitary confinement." Wei Dayong said hurriedly, "That small dark room is so creepy."
Wang Ye said, "I have another announcement to make. For the next month, you will not have to go out to do side jobs. You will train in horse riding with the cavalry company. Remember, you must master horse riding within a month."
"What about you, captain?" Wei Dayong asked, "Aren't you going to train with us?"
"Nonsense." Wang Ye said unhappily, "Do I still need to practice my horsemanship?"
Wei Dayong said: "Then you can also be our instructor and teach us."
"I don't have time." Wang Ye said, "I have to continue my side business."
