The Japanese mopping up troops came out of the mountains, took advantage of the cool night, and hurried back on their way back. There were too many troops, and the food in the gun towers at the foot of the mountain was simply not enough.
The entire team's target, supply point, the vanguard unit was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, and the entire army was annihilated. After dark, there was no report from the vanguard communications unit, and the major was very angry.
In his opinion, the idiots in the vanguard encountered Tubal Road and went to find some fun on their own, or went to the supply point to enjoy themselves. They forgot about their boss, and they must give him a good slap in the face when they turn around.
The team headed east.
For the Ninth Company, a large group of Japanese troops could not be offended. It was known in the mountains that there were heavy Japanese troops in the north, and the terrain was equally complex. The deployment of Japanese troops was not clear at all. If no friendly forces were found, the outcome would be unpredictable.
There are two roads in front of us. The first is from the north to the west of the Japs. If there are search troops on both sides of the Japs, it will be a disaster if they encounter them.
Another way is to go south, get in front of the Japanese troops and enter a safe area without being discovered by the Japanese.
The Japs' leading squadron has suffered such a big loss. The Japs fleeing eastward will definitely call for reinforcements. At the same time, since the Japs have large troops coming out, they must have radios. Sooner or later, they will get the news that the leading squadron is close to being annihilated. With the Japs With such a bad temper, they will definitely launch a large-scale raid north to retaliate.
A team of about forty people, carrying stretchers, trotted all the way. Chen Chong, who was on horseback, took the big dog and his entourage to scout south first, and rode back and forth to report the location of the Japanese to the large group of people.
During the conversation, I learned that Platoon Leader Wang knew Captain Liu of the district team, and then sent someone to Xiaowang Village to report the current situation.
The team passed several hillsides. Chen Chong came back from the front with a torch and jumped off his horse: "Report, the Japs' vanguard troops have arrived at the Japs camp where we lured the enemy yesterday afternoon. They did not stop and are now heading towards the road from the north of the village. Dong, no matter how fast we go, we can't get through in front of the Japanese vanguard."
The two columns suddenly stopped, and with thirty or forty pairs of stunned eyes, they marched for more than an hour, and now they got this result.
"If we head east now, can we cross before the Japanese?"
Hu Yi pulled out the map, Luo Fu flashed the flashlight, and several heads gathered together.
Chen Chong pointed at the map: "Look, the Japs' vanguard has already arrived here. If we want to get ahead of them and pass this highway, there is no time. Even if we march faster than the Japs, we still can't pass in front of the Japs."
"Since it is no longer realistic to maneuver in front of the Japs to the southern plains, there are only two options now, one is to go north, the other is to go west, and go around behind the Japs troops before the Japs receive the news." Platoon Leader Wang suggested.
"Grandma, you don't know the situation. Don't talk nonsense. You might encounter the puppet army as you go north. The puppet army said that they have sent people to move reinforcements."
Hu Yi looked at the map and thought nervously.
Finally he raised his head and asked Chen Chong: "How far is the distance between the Japs vanguard and the main group?"
"Ah? I didn't notice this. I guess it's four to five miles apart."
"The Japs walk four miles. It's not very fast. It takes at least twenty minutes. How about we pass through the gap between the Japs' vanguard and the following?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Hu Yi took out his pocket watch and held it under the light of a flashlight. The shiny silver case shone coldly.
Two o'clock in the morning.
Forty or so people had to pass through the gap between the Japanese troops. It was very likely that they would encounter the Japanese messengers coming and going, which was too risky.
"In my opinion, we can either go directly north, or we can use the way I came from, bypassing the Jaap gathering area in the east, and then cross the blockade and head east into the plains."
"This method is not safe. Since the Japs are running eastward, if we had not gone south at the beginning, there would still be a chance. We might bump into the Japs reinforcements coming from the east at any time."
"The plain is so big. If we encounter Japanese soldiers, can't we just hide?"
"When we march in the plains, we all know how to set up sentries and pickets along the way. Do you think the Japanese are so stupid?"
"That's right." Xu Qiang touched his head and smiled.
In some aspects, the Eighth Route Army was also well-trained. For example, they could escape faster than the Japanese.
Now, Hu Yi is decisive in handling the battlefield situation.
The best thing to do is to pass through the enemy gap silently as a whole team. If the enemy really wants to find out, they will still have to run north.
Everyone ran away and ran south. As they ran, they didn't forget to pull out a rancid-smelling towel and wrap it around the unconscious wounded man's mouth.
"Company commander, what should I do with this horse?" Chen Chong was reluctant to give up, but he didn't take the risk with the horse.
Hu Yi was also in a dilemma. He was not familiar with war horses. This horse was given to the Independent Regiment by the military division. It was basically unnecessary for the Lu Regiment to enter the mountains and was left to the Ninth Company. Gao Yidao was envious for a long time.
In fact, there are horses in the wine station itself, and there are quite a lot of them. The leaders of the military division do not know it.
Really reluctant to part with it.
"Platoon Commander Wang, is there anyone in your platoon who can ride a horse?"
"I have never ridden a war horse, but I have ridden many mules and donkeys backwards!" A soldier hurried forward.
"You ride west. If you are fast, try to get around the Japanese. If you are slow, go north. If that doesn't work, go to Xiaowang Village and find Captain Liu of the district team. Do you understand?"
Hu Yi came quickly from Chen Chongneng and finally understood that in the plains, two legs could not run as fast as four legs.
A road runs from west to east across open fields.
The marching team with torches flowed slowly, and no one noticed that a team from the cat waist in the north was advancing towards them.
The sounds of people's footsteps coming from the north were masked by the sound of people panting and horses' hooves.
In the blink of an eye, the team from the north stopped, a mile from the main road, and more than forty people were lying on their stomachs or on stretchers.
Except for those who were still unconscious, most of them were nervously looking at the team heading east.
Seeing that the last Japs had passed by, further behind, the torches held by the Japs brigade illuminated the night sky, slowly approaching.
A beam of light suddenly appeared in the middle, and the sound of a Japanese motorcycle came from afar.
It should be the Japanese messenger, coming quickly to the east.
Everyone felt their heartbeats rising to their throats. If there was this guy running back and forth, they couldn't even think about passing through the gaps in the Japanese team!
The motorcycle drove directly to the front of the Japs' vanguard and stopped. Then, the Japs' troops stopped. After a short time, the Japs began to eliminate them.
Holding torches, they formed about a dozen columns and started heading north, spreading out and advancing.
Hu Yi said nothing and looked at the Japanese coming across the open space. Now the distance between the two sides was the same mile.
On the plains, with no cover or obstacles, the team on the west also began to move northward.
Needless to say, the Japs had already received the news. Perhaps the Japs had left people in the village and were suspicious of the lack of news from the attacking team, or they had received telegrams from the Japs elsewhere.
No matter what the situation is, now, Jiulian is caught between the Japanese.
Hu Yi took a closer look at where he was in the open area. He was almost in the middle of the two groups of Japs. He was about two miles away from the Japs following him from the west. The Japs from the west suddenly lit up torches, shocking everyone into a cold sweat. The Japs The gap in the middle isn't that big at all, and it's now turning north as well.
If we go directly south now, the situation is very bad and the possibility of being discovered is too high.
Either run directly north, and you will definitely be discovered by the Japanese. Once bitten, the entire army is very likely to be annihilated.
No matter which direction you go, you seem to be in a dead end.
