Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Around nine o'clock in the morning, over the vast grassland, the sky was as blue as a mirror, with a few white clouds floating leisurely. It should have been a peaceful and harmonious scene, but it was shrouded in a thick haze due to the arrival of a large army of Japanese invaders.

In the distance, a few wisps of smoke appeared on the horizon, followed by the Japanese cavalry surging like a black tide.

The sound of horse hooves was deafening, coming from far away and shaking every inch of the grassland.

Behind the cavalry was the mechanized corps making even louder roars, and the puppet troops following closely on foot.

The puppet soldiers were already running out of breath, but without the devil's orders, no one dared to stop.

But no one knew whether it was because God had pity on these puppet soldiers, or because the Japanese officers suddenly showed mercy, the entire army actually stopped.

The reason was that the Japanese vanguard, that is, the cavalry unit, stopped.

The captain of the cavalry brigade, Hei Cheng, listened to his subordinates' reports with a sullen face. An entire reconnaissance team of the imperial army had lost contact.

  There are more than a dozen of them. Even if they encounter the enemy, none of them can escape, right?

"Look immediately in the direction they are investigating and make sure to find them."

"Hi!"

Heicheng felt that something was fishy and immediately gave an order, and another group of Japanese cavalry quickly left.

At this time, a messenger came on horseback and saluted, "Sir, General Takeda asked why we had to stop."

Heicheng originally wanted to tell the messenger what was going on, but then he changed his mind and decided it would be better to report the matter in person.

So he personally rode his horse and galloped towards the center of the convoy.

Soon they arrived in front of General Takeda's car. General Takeda rolled down the window and asked, "What's going on?"

Hei Cheng replied, "Sir, a squad of cavalrymen under my command disappeared and has not returned yet. I suspect they were ambushed by the enemy, so I sent someone to check. I think we should stay where we are and wait for news from them."

Takeda nodded and said, "You are right. If they are attacked, it means that our enemies are near us, so there is no need for us to go deeper."

At this point, Takeda paused and then continued: "Do you know why the empire is unwilling to send troops into the grassland?"

Hei Cheng asked knowingly: "Please, sir, enlighten me!"

Takeda said slowly: "Because the grassland is too large and there are not enough towns to defend, our people will be easily isolated and it will be difficult to supply them. Therefore, in the absence of sufficient energy, the empire still needs to aim for peace.

Therefore, we must not only fight this battle, but also fight it beautifully to shock those Mongolian nobles, so as to achieve the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting, do you understand?"

"Hi, got it!"

Hei Cheng bowed on his horse. But in fact, he already knew all this. When the cavalry first went to the grassland, they said the same thing. And General Takeda just repeated what he said before.

Of course, it wasn’t Takeda who said this before.

"Reporting to your Excellency, we have found the missing cavalry squad, and they have all been killed."

At this moment, one person from the cavalry team that went out for reconnaissance had returned, but the others had not yet returned.

Although Hei Cheng had guessed the fate of the reconnaissance team, he was still shocked and asked, "What? What about the others?"

The cavalryman quickly replied: "The squad leader is still investigating the scene, and the others are collecting the remains of our soldiers."

"idiot!"

Hei Cheng was furious, and then turned to Takeda and said, "Sir, you were able to kill a cavalry squad in a short time, and no one came back to report the news. You must have encountered a large enemy force." Takeda fell into deep thought. However, at this moment, the other devils also came back.

The team leader rode his horse to report to Kuroshiro and Takeda: "Your Excellency, we have also completed the investigation of the scene. It seems that our imperial army was chasing someone, but unexpectedly, they were killed by him. This is the shell I found at the scene."

As he said this, the team leader dismounted and handed the shells to Takeda and Kuroshiro respectively.

Hei Cheng looked at the shell and murmured, "Mauser pistol?"

Takeda also said: "Yes, it is the Mauser pistol. We found the right one. The guerrillas are on the grassland. He must be a very powerful person among them."

Speaking of this, Takeda couldn't help but frown, because he knew the strength of the Imperial Japanese Army.

And the cavalry were especially the best of the best. But in the end, the enemy wiped out a squad of eleven people by himself, which made him feel terrified just thinking about it.

Because if all the soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces were of this level, then they would only need one regiment to keep all the people he brought on the grassland.

Of course, he did not believe his own conclusion, because if every Chinese soldier had this level, the Imperial Japanese Army would not be able to enter China.

In other words, this reconnaissance team is likely to encounter a remarkable person.

But who could have such ability and appear alone on the grassland?

Takeda suddenly asked, "Which direction did that person come from and where did he go?"

The Japanese cavalry squad leader tried hard to recall, and then quickly answered: "It came from the northeast, and then went to the southwest."

Hearing this, Takeda laughed and said, "That direction is exactly the Wugan tribe, and if I guess correctly, this person is most likely Ye Xuwen.

The Wugan tribe is indeed related to the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. Our goal is correct. Keep moving forward and inflict heavy damage on the Wugan tribe. "

At this time, Takeda used the word "severe damage" instead of complete annihilation, which was somewhat meaningful.

Hei Cheng asked in confusion: "Sir, why don't we wipe out the Wugan tribe?"

Takeda waved his hand slightly and said, "Haha, you don't understand this. A half-crippled Wugan tribe is far more beneficial to the empire than a completely crippled Wugan tribe."

Heicheng was still puzzled.

At this time, Takeda patiently explained: "If the Wugan tribe is wiped out, who will take over this land? No matter who we let take over here, we are not suitable.

Because the grassland is so large, it will be difficult to supply our troops if we station them here.

What if we support a puppet? Then he or they will become the target of public criticism. Other tribes will rise up and attack.

By that time, we will have to send troops even if we don't want to.

But instead, why don't we wipe out the Wugan tribe and reduce its strength to the level of other tribes?

Then other tribes would take advantage of the situation, besiege the Wugan tribe and force it to surrender its territory.

The Wugan tribe will naturally not sit still and wait for death. They will fight to the death to defend their territory. This will lead to a long period of weakening between them.

And by then, maybe some tribes will come and join us, hahaha! Do you understand now?" (End of this chapter)