After chasing the Japanese lieutenant who escaped from the national army all night, he climbed up the mountain ridge panting.
The second lieutenant of the advance team who arrived first saluted with a serious face: "Second Lieutenant Takatake Ito of the Okawa Squadron of the 223rd Regiment Advance Team..."
The lieutenant leading the team looked excited: "The 120th Independent Infantry Okamoto Battalion Konoe Jihiro... Our unit pursued the enemy who broke through from the valley to the west of Tongtian Gorge last night until here. The Tubal Road is too easy to run, and the warriors can only Being able to outflank and pursue them based on the traces they left..."
Ito Takatake nodded and told the sergeant next to him: "Map!"
The sergeant next to him quickly pulled out the map, and the Guards Lieutenant quickly stepped in front of the map.
The hierarchy of the Japanese army is very strict, which means they are in the same army.
The C Division and the elite Stand-Up Team were on completely different levels, so much so that Ito Takatake simply ignored Lieutenant Konoe Jihiro, who was one rank higher than him.
It is an honor to be able to fight together with the Stand Up Team! Konoe Jiro didn't care about Ito's attitude at all, and pointed to the map to explain the nearby situation: "The national army's defeated troops numbered more than a hundred, and they are currently heading north..."
Ito looked at this idiot and said, "Lieutenant Konoe, it seems your intelligence is wrong. The broken troops you mentioned are fleeing from north to south..."
The intelligence from both sides is completely opposite? Konoe was stunned for a moment, but did not dare to refute, looking a little embarrassed: "I completely obey your command..."
The Sixty-ninth Division is a local security division. Most of them are battlefield veterans who have been injured and have lost some of their combat capabilities. Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Stand Up Team, it is more than enough to ambush the national army, but you cannot ask too much of them!
Thinking of this, Ito Takatake nodded: "Okay, you arrange a small team to continue chasing north, and the others will immediately follow our troops to detour west to find a place to wait for them..."
...
After parting ways with the Eighth Route Army.
The friendly force Minshan waded all the way south.
It took me almost an hour to get over the top of a mountain.
Listening to the faint sound of gunfire coming from the mountain ridge behind him, the deputy chief of staff frowned deeply and looked up at the sun in the west: "The Eighth Route Army is good at guerrilla warfare. They will not last long. Order, speed up and leave..."
Zhang Weimin, who was following us, suddenly said: "If nothing else happens, the squadron soldier following us will probably target the Eighth Route Army..."
Hearing what Zhang Weimin said, Jin Shanchuan next to him immediately showed a weird smile: "What an eye-opener! Let these Eighth Route Army soldiers act as a shield for us! Hum, guys with no hair on their backs can serve as staff officers, I see them I guess I have to finish playing this time..."
On the other side, Staff Officer Wei looked at this guy who was gloating about repaying kindness with revenge, and couldn't help but sneered: "It's because of some idiots who only know how to hide their nests, that led to the fall of large areas of the country..."
Jin Shanchuan waved his hand: "The Japanese invasion is just a disease of mustard ringworm, and the Eighth Route Army is the source of trouble... I won't care about you this time, so don't be so weird in front of me in the future!"
"If according to the earlier plan, the war zone can agree to the New Fifth Army entering the mountainous area in advance, the New Fifth Army will not be forced to surrender to the enemy..."
"Haha, you know nothing. After entering the Eighth Route Base Area, you don't even know whether the team's surname is Sun or not. You don't understand the plan from above at all..."
Counselor Wei was stunned for a moment: "What's the plan?"
"Don't ask about this!"
"Haha, as a staff officer of the military headquarters, I actually have a dark eye. You guys are playing tricks all day long. If the group military headquarters makes any mistakes this time, I will never forgive you!"
"You have lost the three provinces of Dongbei, and you still have the nerve to talk nonsense in front of me? Believe it or not, I will kill you now that you are a coward..." Maybe you feel that you are really great, and these staff officers are all cowards, Jin Shanchuan became more and more courageous and repeatedly acted arrogantly in front of his staff.
"Come on, come on, anyway, you never dare to point your guns at the little devil, I will give you my head to see if you have the skills to pull a gun!"
Jin Shanchuan looked around. If he really wanted to take action in front of these big-headed soldiers, he would probably suffer a loss. When he got back, he would have plenty of excuses to deal with this guy, so he could only say bitterly: "I don't have the same experience as you..."
The deputy chief of staff next to him was angry: "Why are you making such a fuss? The Eighth Route Army is blocking the way to the north, and now we have to avoid the Japanese soldiers following Battalion Commander Zhang..."
The words "Japanese pursuers" in his sentence still worked. Jin Shanchuan shut up and quickened his pace.
After crossing a low mountain ridge to the south, a soldier who was out of breath hurriedly ran in front of Zhang Weimin: "Report, the Japanese who have been chasing us last night appeared in the southeast. We must now go west." detour!"
With a crash, the map unfolded.
Zhang Weimin pointed at the map and suggested to the staff: "The Japanese pursued us from the north to the southeast yesterday. Our troops made a circle in this area, but did not get rid of it completely. Now we can either continue to go south over the mountains, or take a detour along the valley. Southwest, you can avoid a head-on collision with the Japanese!"
The deputy chief of staff nodded: "I know what you mean. At present, the Japanese don't know that you and I have turned south after we met, so let's turn southwest first!"
Zhang Weimin had a bad premonition: "I always felt that the Japs chasing us would not be so stupid. With the Japs' temper, do you believe that they can't even run away from us?"
The deputy chief of staff shook his head and smiled: "Haha, I really believe it, because together with those Eighth Route Army soldiers today, we ran faster than the Japanese advance team!"
As for how fast he ran away, if Zhang Weimin hadn't been one of his subordinates, he would have been embarrassed to say it...
There is another reason that is important. After being captured by the puppet troops, most of the quilts and other items in the team were lost, which was equivalent to light equipment, while the Eighth Route Army was still carrying food and equipment!
Jin Shanchuan next to him suddenly said: "The military headquarters has lost contact. We should rendezvous with Li Tie's head as soon as possible. I think it should be faster to go south now!"
The deputy chief of staff immediately turned around with a dark face: "I'm telling the story, when will it be your turn to take action?"
Jin Shanchuan took out a message from his coat pocket: "Don't forget, this is an order from above. I ask everyone to go south immediately!"
The deputy chief of staff clenched his hands into fists and quickly and helplessly let them go: "Damn it... Let's all go south, fast, in case the Japanese find us and divide their forces to outflank us..."
The team picked up speed again.
Zhang Weimin followed Counselor Wei and asked in a low voice: "Brother Wei, there is something I don't understand: since the superiors intend to have the New Fifth Army surrender to the enemy, why did they let you leave?"
"Why, I didn't surrender and become a puppet soldier, so you feel uncomfortable?"
Zhang Weimin chuckled: "I don't know what your temper is? Hehe... If the commander asks you to defect to the Japanese, I think you will definitely become a deserter!"
Staff Officer Wei sighed: "Last year, the Japs successfully wiped out the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, which gave those guys in Chongqing hope. They thought that the Japs didn't raid hard enough, and there were signs of a resurgence of the Eighth Route Army in the mountains. Later, those bullies from the Chongqing General Staff Headquarters came up with something. The new plan is to have the New Fifth Army deliberately surrender to the enemy and become a puppet army, and then go into the mountains justifiably and wipe out the Eighth Route Army in the mountains, and finally let the New Fifth Army bring order to the chaos..."
Zhang Weimin was stunned when he heard this: "Can you still be so shameless?"
"Haha, when it comes to burning bridges across rivers, who can do it better than the one from Chongqing? Can't you tell?"
The procession continued westward, no one willing to speak at a trot after falling into a state of wheezing.
Behind him, gunshots came from time to time on the mountain ridge that separated from the Eighth Route Army, but they were not intensive.
After walking for nearly two hours, the team climbed a mountain ridge again to the south.
The team had to take another short break.
There is another valley ahead, and there is still a mountain ridge on the opposite side of the valley.
If you go west, you can follow the mountain ridge, but if you continue south, you can only go down the ravine and climb over the mountain again.
Of course, there is no choice but to take a detour westward along the valley. However, the Taihang South Canyon is surrounded by cliffs on both sides, and it may not be possible to get around it even if you walk for a day and a half.
At this time, the messenger from the rear team panted and climbed up the ridge and ran to Zhang Weimin: "Report, the troops chasing us have turned around and should have discovered us. Currently, only one leading team has been found, which is not far away from us. La!"
"The captain of the small team is nothing. If he dares to chase him, I'll kill him!" Jin Shanchuan looked proud. He had more than 100 soldiers on his side, occupying a favorable location. Apart from having no cannons, his equipment was much better than that of the Japanese.
After spending so much time in the army, I know some common sense.
This person is standing on the mountain ridge looking eastward. Unfortunately, the valley is curved and nothing can be seen.
Listening to this idiot gesticulating here, the deputy chief of staff wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.
Naturally, we are not afraid of a small group of Japs on the mountain ridge, but with the temper of a little Jaap, who knows if they will send people over the mountain ridge and follow the valley to the south to outflank them?
He shook his head helplessly: "Ignore them, just order the rear platoon to find a place on the mountainside to block the attack... The others quickly went south through the valley to break away from the enemy..."
In the desolate mountains.
The main forces of the two teams are located on the mountain ridges on the north and south sides of the valley.
A small group of Japanese soldiers in the south continued to move west along the south top of the mountain ridge.
The purpose is to go to the west first and then go down the valley, blocking in advance the possible escape route of the team escaping from the north to the west after the battle begins.
Another team was guarding the east side of the valley.
As long as the fleeing team goes down the ridge, the advancing team from the south is condescending, and the chasing team from the northeast only needs to occupy the ridge behind the deserters.
This group of deserters will become turtles in the urn!
As for these people, they are obviously the National Army, but unfortunately, they are not the Eighth Route Special Agents.
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The 69th Division was adapted from the independent mixed 16th Brigade stationed in North China. It is mainly responsible for the security and public security of the occupied areas. It was established in 1942. It has a total of four infantry brigades. The main strength is the 108th Division due to injuries. The little devil who failed to meet the requirements for demobilization as a main force but did not return to the Bird Kingdom!
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