The Dragon Boat Festival hits the mark and makes everyone enlightened.
Just avoid Luoxia Valley, the road back will become uneven.
Going from the east, they needed to climb over a cliff. Going from the west, they had to cross the river to reach the other side.
The lowest point of the cliff is more than thirty meters high, and the river crossing is nearly fifty meters.
And this is the time when winter and spring turn. The cliffs were slippery and the river icy. No matter which path is taken, it is not easy.
Therefore, everyone is more inclined to kill through Sunset Cloud Valley.
But Dragon Boat Festival was different from what everyone thought, because if they fought through Luoxia Valley, the casualties would definitely be considerable. It was a valley entrance with cliffs on both sides that were twenty meters high, and the canyon was very narrow, with the narrowest point only about five meters.
So as long as the little devils set up a few machine guns on the cliff or throw grenades down, it will be very difficult for the supervisory team to rush over.
And even if they rush over, Duanwu guesses that the supervision team will suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, weighing the pros and cons, it is better to go around it and make the little devil's second line of defense useless. And it disrupted the little devil's plan and made the little devil exhausted.
The order was issued to turn off all lighting equipment and divide the troops into two groups, one to the west and one to the east.
Dragon Boat Festival led one battalion, especially one battalion, to climb the cliff eastward.
Shangguan Zhibiao led the Second and Fourth Battalions across the river to the west.
As for how to cross the river, it depends on what tools Shangguan Zhibiao and others can find by the river. Otherwise, everyone will have to go into the water and cross the river.
In other words, it is not easy for both sides, and they both need to find their own way.
However, it is natural to get twice the result with half the effort if Arima Ping An helps.
The underground party members are scattered in various places, and they are very familiar with the local terrain. So if there was an easy place to cross the river or climb over the cliff, they would be the first to find it. It's better than Duanwu and others hitting a wall everywhere.
Nowadays, the competition is all about speed. Before the little devil can react, he can jump out of the little devil's second line of defense.
As for the last line of defense left, the supervision team can get through it no matter what.
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At the same time, the little devil was naturally not idle either. And especially the old devil Doihara. He is stepping up the mobilization of troops, and even some local troops will be mobilized to form a line of defense to prevent the Dragon Boat Festival Supervision Corps from returning to Mount Tai again.
Although he had received the news, the imperial army he sent to contain Li Yunlong's baggage troops did not achieve its combat purpose.
But he was not worried because Momotaro was still there. As long as Wanjialing is captured, there will be nowhere to stay even if the Dragon Boat Festival goes back.
And all he has to do now is to continuously consume the vitality of Dragon Boat Festival.
And it will be daylight in three hours. At that time, the empire's planes will play a key role and kill everyone in the supervision team.
Just one minute passed, two minutes passed, ten minutes passed, half an hour passed, and there was still no news from Luoxia Valley.
Doihara ordered impatiently: "Go and generate electricity for Luoxia Valley and ask if the Dragon Boat Festival supervision team has arrived."
"Hi!"
The Japanese guards quickly took the order and ran to generate electricity for the Japanese troops in Luoxia Valley.
After a while, Luoxia Valley called back, saying that no one was seen supervising the team, and that the imperial troops who turned in from the fork in the road had not arrived. Based on the distance, it would take at least twenty minutes for these imperial troops to arrive.
Doihara calculated the time and found that it was indeed a little early. Let the Japanese troops in the direction of Luoxia Valley be cautious. The Dragon Boat Festival is very difficult to deal with. Maybe you have guessed that there will be an ambush in Luoxia Valley.
So after exhorting him, Doihara continued to wait for news. As a result, another half hour passed and still no news came.
Doihara suddenly felt something was wrong and quickly checked the map. The distance from the fork in the road to Luoxia Valley is about ten kilometers. How come the supervision team didn't arrive after walking for an hour? This is simply impossible.
"Quickly, let the Imperial Army in Luoxia Valley send out scouts to the direction of the fork in the road to investigate and see where the supervision team is."
Doihara quickly gave the order, and the Japanese in the direction of Luoxia Valley also took action quickly.
Some of the Japs in Luoxia Valley retreated from the fork in the road. They arrived ten minutes ago. So logically speaking, the vanguard unit of the Supervisory Corps has already arrived.
Therefore, the Japanese in Luoxia Valley are also very surprised. Why is the supervision team so late in arriving?
Of course, it would be best if the supervision team never arrived. If they stay in the encirclement, wouldn't it be easier for these little devils?
But the Japanese officers were afraid of supervising the corps to conduct a sneak attack. After all, the record of the previous supervision team is there.
So whether it was Doihara or these little Japanese officers, they were all very anxious about the sudden disappearance of the supervision team.
So a dozen Japanese soldiers rode fast horses towards the fork in the road.
They ran away timidly at first, but after more than ten minutes, no one noticed them, and they gradually became bolder.
They ran until they reached a fork in the road, but saw no one.
The little Jaap immediately sent electricity to Luoxia Valley, and the Jaap officers in Luoxia Valley were shocked after receiving the report. Because the enemy is no longer at the fork in the road, so where did they go?
The Japanese officers in Luoxia Valley didn't know, so they quickly sent electricity to Doihara. Doihara frowned slightly after seeing the message. He forgot one thing. The underground party has been helping to supervise the operations of the corps, so it is very likely that Dragon Boat Festival will bypass Luoxia Valley.
Luoxia Valley is a dangerous place, although Doihara did not think about blocking the Dragon Boat Festival supervision team in Luoxia Valley. However, Doihara believed that even if the Dragon Boat Festival Supervisory Corps broke through Luoxia Valley, they would suffer heavy losses.
And by then, his goal would have been achieved.
The old Japs Doihara is different from the other Japs. The other Japs all want to wipe out the Dragon Boat Festival and the Supervisory Corps in one go. But after Doihara saw Dragon Boat Festival's methods, he thought about how to weaken Dragon Boat Festival.
And this is why, after falling into an unfavorable battle situation at the fork in the road, he quickly ordered his subordinates to retreat to Luoxia Valley to set up defenses.
He wants to use superior troops and superior geographical location to continuously consume the Dragon Boat Festival Supervision Corps.
In this case, even if Dragon Boat Festival can break out, there will not be many troops left.
And when that time comes, he and Momotaro who sneaked into Wanjialing will definitely be able to force Duanwu into a desperate situation, or even besiege and kill him in Mount Tai.
Thinking of this, Doihara ordered: "Immediately order the 18th Cavalry Regiment to patrol along the river bank of Luoxia Valley. The Dragon Boat Festival Supervision Corps must be preparing to cross the river.
Give me an order for the 15th Infantry Regiment of the 28th Brigade to send out scouts along the east side of Luoxia Valley. Once any traces of the enemy are found, report them to me immediately! "
(End of chapter)
