"As expected, yesterday's march was too intense. We marched 60 li in five hours, and during that time, we even fought an ambush. We only rested for an hour in the middle, so there will definitely be soldiers who can't hold on.”
Zhang Dabiao relaxed his brows and said in a relaxed tone," It's fine if there are only five. We can let the mules and horses carry them, or arrange for the soldiers to carry the stretcher."
Out of the 153 people in the assault company, only five were unable to move. This had little impact on the team.
"Not only that."
Wang Gensheng smiled bitterly and said," There are still more than ten soldiers who have caught a cold and are also physically weak. These ten people are now weak and limping.”
"Why are you so cold?" Zhang Dabiao frowned again.
"The sun suddenly came out, and many warriors were careless. Some of them directly fell asleep on the ground. There were even some who didn't even cover themselves from the wind.”Wang Gensheng answered with a bitter face.
Zhang Dabiao tapped his fingers on the tree trunk and thought for a while.
"There was a flash flood in the valley ahead, and our planned route was cut off by the flood. Since we can't get through, we'll continue to rest here for a while.”
Then, he looked at the pocket watch that he had seized." It's 4:20 now. Rest for another two hours. We'll check again later. If the flash flood still hasn't stopped, we'll continue moving deeper into the mountains."
He continued to say to Wang Gensheng," We don't know the medicine of the Japanese, so we can't take it casually. Think of a way to get these soldiers who have caught a cold to get some herbs to help them recover their strength.”
"Li Yong, go and expand the sentry post. After a day, the Japanese troops will definitely be here soon.”
"Good!"
The two of them nodded and went to do their own things.
Zhang Dabiao opened the map that Chen Fan had printed from the system. Looking at the clear elevation lines on the map, he lit a cigarette and fell into deep thought.
"Yuxi!"
"The heavens are on our side."
In Shou County's command headquarters, Senior Colonel An Bei looked at the surging river in the distance and excitedly slammed his fist on the table. His face was full of smiles, and his voice was trembling. In the end, he even laughed out loud,
"This flood came at the right time!"
"The heavens are really helping me!"
"The heavens are helping me!"
"Haha."
Although he was heavily armed, Colonel An Bei was still a little flustered. He was afraid that something unexpected would happen and the Eighth Route Army would suddenly jump out of his encirclement. But now, seeing the flood, his heart was finally at ease.
This time, even if the Eighth Route Army had wings, they would not be able to escape.
Hearing the howl of the Great Lieutenant An Bei, the dozen or so commanders of the Imperial Association Army in charge of the pursuit, as well as the squadron leader of the Ren Town garrison, and the squadron leader of the cavalry squadron, Hinata Hetian, all smiled.
"The heavens are on your side. Even the heavens have come to wish you the destruction of this Eighth Route Army.”
"That's right, Commander An Bei is the Imperial Army's lucky star.”
“....”
A few of the puppet army commanders were even flattering him, almost kneeling down to acknowledge his father.
He knocked on the table to make the meeting room quiet down. Commander Anbei, who was comfortably flattered, narrowed his eyes and grinned.
"Gentlemen, the heavens bless the imperial army. The sun is high today, and the mountain torrents have erupted. The mountain roads in the nearby forests are blocked by several large rivers, and the mountain torrents are fierce. It is impossible to cross the river on foot.”
"Looking at the weather, the sun will be like this for the next few days.”
"In this way, this group of 8th Route Army guerrillas will not be able to hide in the forest to avoid the detection of the Imperial Army. Their biggest advantage will be gone.”
"Without the forest to hide, what is he doing?”
"Right now, they only have three options.”
At this point, Colonel Anbei raised three fingers and then bent them one by one.
" First, they should follow the river formed by the mountain torrents and take a detour to Yangquan. However, the mountain torrents are rugged and extend for hundreds of miles. This area is filled with our patrols. If they take a detour, they will have to pass through several plains. Our cavalry scouts can easily find them.”
" Second, cross the river. The river that has been flooded is ferocious. If they want to cross the river, they must find a sturdy boat. However, the nearby boats are all under our control. It's impossible for them to find enough boats to cross the river in a short period of time.”
"Third, hide in the forest and wait for the mountain torrents to recede. However, with the current weather, it's impossible in a short period of time.”
"To use an old Chinese saying, this Eighth Route Army is already a turtle in a jar for our Imperial Army.”
"Hahaha."
Colonel An Bei couldn't help but laugh, as if he had already wiped out the Eighth Route Army guerrillas and was enjoying the fruits of victory.
"Congratulations, Lieutenant An."
"God bless the imperial army."
The leader laughed, and the other ghost soldiers shouted their slogans together, while the Second Ghost took the opportunity to flatter him.
Then, Commander An Bei's gaze turned vicious. He suppressed the voice of the commander and continued," After a day of searching, although we didn't find any traces of the 8th Route Army, we still found their general direction.”
Then, he pointed at the map on the table and said," On the mountain road from Shou County to Yangquan, Hinata-kun's cavalry reconnaissance team found the footprints left by these people here. They went to the dense forest here.”
"It's only been seventeen hours since the attack on Ren Town last night. No matter how fast they march, their approximate location is definitely in the forest between Shou County and Old Street.”
"And this is the peak area of the flash flood.”
"I order the cavalry squadron and the garrison to patrol along the road. The two squadrons of the Imperial Army from He County and Jingxian, as well as the Imperial Association Army, will advance along the mountain forest and search in small units. Once they discover that the enemy is not attacking, immediately fire a signal flare to inform the other troops to surround them.”
"When the main force is assembled, we will eliminate them in one fell swoop. Don't fight with this group of 8th Route Army alone.”
Colonel An Bei emphasized on sending signals in time.
Among the troops he commanded, only the garrison and cavalry squadron had radio stations. The radio station was only deployed at the brigade level. The telephone was limited by the telephone line. The infantry squadron, the puppet army, and the garrison behind could only rely on cavalry communication or high-altitude signal flares.
"In addition, we must strengthen the control of the ships. Once we find the ships of the nearby villages, burn them all. We must not give them the tools to cross the river.”
"Hi."
"Ha Yi."
The Japanese officers lowered their heads and listened to the order.
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