Isotani's frown deepened. It had been a few months since the all-out war broke out. Their Isotani division had also fought more than a dozen battles with the Dragon Kingdom's army.
The enemies they have faced so far are mainly the Northwest Army. Their combat effectiveness is not at the same level as that of the Japs.
Therefore, they basically did not suffer much losses along the way, but now they were defeated one after another by such a mysterious force that suddenly appeared, causing heavy losses.
This was a bit difficult for Isotani to accept, and he really couldn't figure out who the enemy he faced this time was.
Moreover, the strength of this enemy seemed to be constantly strengthening. The old devil suddenly realized that he had really met his opponent this time.
If they cannot eliminate this enemy in time, they may face greater losses.
Thinking of this, Isotani's mood became even more depressed.
Isotani said angrily: "The enemy army of only a few thousand people actually made the locust army miserable. It is really unreasonable."
Tsubujiagui said: "The main reason is that this enemy is too cunning. They don't fight the locust army head-on. Instead, they run around, appear and disappear, and then look for opportunities to sneak attack on the locust army, making the locust army unable to defend itself."
Isotani said helplessly: "This kind of enemy is the most dangerous and difficult to deal with."
Tsubujiagui said quickly: "Your Excellency, division commander, what should we do now?"
Isotani asked cheaply: "What's the current situation of the frontline troops? Have you determined the specific location of the enemy?"
Tsubujiagui replied: "The enemy ran away after the fight. The locust army was too late to pursue them, so now we don't even know where they went."
"But I guess they should be around here."
Tsubasa Ki said, reaching out and drawing a rough range on the sand table.
Isotani frowned and said: "Since there are thousands of enemies, it is certainly impossible for such a force to completely avoid the search of the Locust Army."
"Immediately dispatch a reconnaissance force to conduct a large-scale search in this area. In addition, notify the reconnaissance aircraft of the Army Aviation and let them do their best to reconnoiter the nearby area. Be sure to find them."
Dibujiagui said quickly: "Then do the locust army want to continue going south?"
Isotani said angrily: "Now that the rear is unstable and we have suffered heavy losses, there are no spare troops to continue moving south."
"Stop advancing southward for now! Destroy this group of enemies first."
Tsubukkaki said: "But where is the commander?"
Isotani said helplessly: "I will explain it to the Commander myself."
Isotani was also very helpless about this. He knew that if he reported it truthfully, he would probably anger the commander, and a scolding would be inevitable.
Of course, this is not what the old devil is worried about. After all, he is thick-skinned and it doesn't matter if he is scolded.
But the losses were so heavy, and the defeat was so miserable. The opponent only had a few thousand people, which he really couldn't explain.
If his superiors blamed him, he would probably be the leader of the division.
But the matter has come to this, and the old devil has looked away. Even if he is held accountable, he will not be removed from office directly now. At least he will not be removed from office until his replacement arrives.
Thinking of this, Isotani was furious and said through gritted teeth: "It's all caused by these bastards. I must destroy them and take revenge."
At this moment, the old devil also made up his mind to eliminate Lin Yi's troops at all costs. For no other reason than to get rid of the bad breath in his heart, he must eliminate them.
"Hai!"
Tsubuzagui responded respectfully: "Your Excellency, division commander, please calm down. I will make arrangements right away. I believe that by mobilizing our entire division's troops to deal with this mysterious enemy force with all our strength, we will definitely be able to completely eliminate them."
Isotani waved his hand distractedly, Tsutsumi no Ki said nothing more, and turned around to convey the order.
…
Lin Yi led his troops to retreat westward. After retreating for more than 20 miles, he ordered the troops to temporarily stop and rest.
All the troops hid in the nearby woods and orchards, hiding their whereabouts.
Lin Yi called Chen Dalei over.
Chen Dalei asked: "Sir, do you have a mission for me?"
Lin Yi said with a smile: "You are quite smart."
"This time we have taken such a big advantage of the Japanese, it will definitely further anger the Japanese. It is estimated that these beasts will not even bother to go south now, and they will definitely turn around and deal with us."
"I will temporarily give you a force of five hundred men, temporarily organized into a battalion, with you as the battalion commander."
"Your mission is to spread out and monitor every move of the Japanese."
"If the enemy attacks in large numbers, report to me immediately."
"And I will give you some landmines. I will lay mines on the paths that the enemy must pass to hinder the enemy's advancement. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Chen Dalei quickly responded: "You can rest assured, guerrilla warfare is what we are best at. I promise to stop them."
"Buy us more time to prepare."
"Go!"
Lin Yi said: "The troops assigned to you are in the pear forest over there."
"yes!"
Chen Dalei quickly responded, stood up and left.
This time, the troops Lin Yi gave to Chen Dalei were all newly summoned troops.
After all, the other troops have gone through battles and need to rest in order to preserve their physical strength and be ready for new battles at any time, so if they can rest, try to let them rest as long as possible.
Anyway, now that Lin Yi has more and more troops and a lot of points left, he can summon more troops.
Therefore, when Chen Dalei was dispatched with troops, he was given a new force.
After sending Chen Dalei away, Lin Yi leaned against a big tree and began to rest with his eyes closed.
It was already afternoon, and Lin Yi was indeed a little sleepy. He quickly fell asleep leaning against the big tree.
In the past few days, Lin Yi had not had a good rest, so every time he took a break, Lin Yi would seize every opportunity to rest for a while.
At the same time, under Isoya's orders, all the more than 10,000 main troops of the Isoya division stopped moving south and were mobilized again, preparing to launch a larger-scale encirclement and suppression against Lin Yi.
However, since Lin Yi's specific location was not found, their main force did not take direct action.
They only sent out a small group of troops to scout around and search for the whereabouts of Lin Yi and others.
In addition to the infantry, they also dispatched more than a dozen reconnaissance planes to continuously conduct reconnaissance in the nearby area to search for Lin Yi's hiding place.
Chen Dalei led his five hundred soldiers to spread out and build a large-scale warning position outside the main force, and sent a large number of scouts to detect the situation of the Japs.
When Chen Dalei received a report that there were only a small group of Japs spreading out to search for them.
A smile appeared on Chen Dalei's lips, and he said: "Hey~! It's just a small group of devils who dare to come and die, so I will sacrifice their dog heads to the flag."
