Dragon Boat Festival quickly escaped from the sight of the little devil, and the little devil's reconnaissance plane lost track of the supervision team again.
Doihara was naturally furious, but he still didn't know that Danwu and others had already changed into the clothes of the imperial army. Otherwise, that old Honda guy would have to be chopped up by him.
Because Honda concealed such important information, Doihara would be sorry if he didn't kill him.
But Honda also has its own cleverness. Honda thought that even though Dragon Boat Festival ran away wearing the clothes of the imperial army. But he would never have thought that he did not report it to Lord Doihara. So even if he was wearing the clothes of the imperial army, he would not dare to show off.
And as long as he finds them before the supervision team reaches the third line of defense, it will be fine.
So this Honda actually decided to take the Dragon Boat Festival without knowing about it.
Of course, his guess was correct. Duanwu really didn't know that Honda, an old devil, had concealed such important information. Let alone Doihara, even if an officer in the Supervisory Corps dared to do this, he would probably kill him with one shot.
After escaping from the pursuit of the Japs, Duanwu led the people directly to the northwest direction. He was going to join Sun Shiyu, Shangguan Zhibiao and others.
They will unite and pass through the Japanese's third blockade, and then return to support Wanjialing.
Although the distant water cannot quench the near thirst, if they escape from the encirclement of the little Japanese, they will put great pressure on the little Japanese and force the little Japanese to give up the attack on Wanjialing.
Of course, this is just a hope of Duanwu. After all, the fastest he can return to Wanjialing is one day later. What's more, can the little devil let them go so easily?
Fortunately, Ma Ping'an sent back news that the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army had ordered a regiment of troops to rush to support after learning that the Japs had made a surprise attack on Wanjialing. This regiment was more than fifty kilometers away from Wanjialing. The earliest we can arrive is between three and four o'clock this afternoon.
Based on this calculation, they would have to walk about seven or eight kilometers in an hour.
This doesn’t seem like much, I’m afraid every adult can do it. However, this requires non-stop marching, which places very high physical demands on the soldiers.
And if it weren't for the Eighth Route Army, I'm afraid only the Iron Army of the Dragon Boat Festival could do it.
Dragon Boat Festival has also traveled long distances, and it was a combination of coaxing and deception, and he tried his best.
But the Eighth Route Army is different. The Eighth Route Army often operates in the mountains, and what they practice is the soles of their feet. So this fifty-kilometer rush march is really nothing to them.
I remember one time, the Eighth Route Army spent a day and a night traveling more than 100 kilometers to fight against the enemy. That's a big deal.
Of course, such a battle was also done in Dragon Boat Festival, but it took almost two days in Dragon Boat Festival.
There was nothing Duan Wu could do. He had been fighting on the front line and had no time to train his troops. The new recruits were following Duan Wu simply by relying on their thoughts. So looking at the marching speed of the Eighth Route Army, Dragon Boat Festival could only feel envious.
But envy is envy, and Dragon Boat Festival's thoughts on this battle are getting clearer and clearer.
He wanted to quickly join up with Shangguan Zhibiao and others, and then break out of the siege together.
The Dragon Boat Festival and the others were moving very fast, even though the soldiers were already tired and out of breath. But in order to quickly jump out of the enemy's encirclement, they could only persist and constantly challenge their limits.
They have been fighting continuously since last night, and their physical strength has almost reached its limit.
But Dragon Boat Festival can't let them stop now. Because by stopping at this time, the anger in the hearts of the soldiers will definitely be relieved.
Therefore, Dragon Boat Festival planned to let the soldiers arrive at Renjia Village eight kilometers away to rest. And that's where he and Shangguan Zhibiao met.
Duanwu guessed that if the Japs wanted to set up a third line of defense, it should be in the Yushan area outside Taishan.
The terrain there is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Only one infantry regiment is needed to block the main transportation route into Mount Tai.
And now that it's dawn, the Japs' air support will also play a major role. So as long as they are held back by the Japs for more than half an hour, the Japs' planes will cause huge casualties to them.
And this is why the Dragon Boat Festival rests in Renjiacun. The last line of defense will probably be a fierce battle.
Dragon Boat Festival was walking, calculating how big the victory was and whether there was any other way around the Japanese blockade. But at this moment, a scout from the first battalion hurried back and reported: "Report Regiment seat, two kilometers ahead, we found the Japanese cavalry."
"cavalry?"
Dragon Boat Festival was surprised. He didn't expect that there were cavalry in Dofeiyuan.
Cavalry is difficult to deal with, although the power of cavalry has been greatly reduced after the emergence of machine guns. However, when encountering Japanese cavalry in plain areas, it is still possible to cause great damage to infantry.
The cavalry kills not only the Japs on horseback, but also the horses under the Japs' crotches.
And the iron hoof of the empire that we often hear refers to the war horse.
Going further is the plain area. If the Japanese cavalry ambushes here, the consequences will be disastrous.
Dragon Boat Festival immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing and hide in the woods. He wanted to wait for the little devil's cavalry to pass in front of him. After all, the last place the cavalry wanted to go was the woods.
The woods will cause obstacles to the war horses, and the speed of the cavalry will be greatly reduced.
So in theory, the little devil's cavalry will not enter the woods.
Dragon Boat Festival only needs to order the troops to hide in the woods and wait for the cavalry to pass from the plain in front, and then they can continue their action.
So Duanwu immediately issued an order for all soldiers to rest where they were.
When the soldiers heard the Dragon Boat Festival's order, they felt like deflated rubber balls. They fell to the ground and didn't want to move anymore.
And this is also what Dragon Boat Festival is most worried about. During the long march, although rest is necessary. But when you get to the end of the road and take too many breaks, it’s often counterproductive.
The soldiers were very tired. The more he rested, the more he wanted to rest. In the end, he even lost the motivation to continue walking.
But there was nothing to do at this time. The Little Japs were in front, and they were just scouts from a small cabinet. If a large force of the Little Japs Cavalry arrived and the two fought in the plains, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, Duanwu had to stop and order the troops to evade for a short time.
Unexpectedly, Duanwu had just ordered the troops to stop, but another scout came to report that the Japs seemed to have discovered them, and that a dozen Japs were riding in their direction.
Zhu Shengzhong was the first to lose his temper. He picked up the guy and wanted to fight with the little devil.
But Duanwu felt that things didn't seem that bad. After all, they were still wearing Japs' clothes at this time. Even if the Japs saw them, they probably wouldn't attack immediately.
Duanwu felt that he still had a chance, so he might as well try to deceive the Japanese. After all, it was not the time to fight the Japanese yet. Otherwise, it would affect his plan to meet Shangguan Zhibiao in Renjiacun!
(End of chapter)
