The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1352: How did the Eighth Route Army do it (second update)

Kwantung Army Fujita Division Headquarters.

I don't know since when, Lieutenant General Fujita's face no longer showed the high spirits and confidence at the beginning of the sweep.

He frowned, stared at a pair of tired eyes, and paced back and forth in the war room with his hands behind his back, his expression anxious and solemn.

From time to time, I would think of one or two questions, then quickly walk to the killing table, and analyze the sand table over and over again to ensure that there would be no accidents in the entire sweep plan.

"Division commander..." The communications staff officer hurried over to report.

"The mopping up troops have re-established an encirclement outside Jinzhou City and are quickly encircling the area where the Eighth Route Army operates."

"This time they will definitely be unable to escape."

Lieutenant General Fujita's serious facial expression did not relax due to this good news.

Every time before he felt that he was about to win, the Eighth Route Army was always able to surprise him, turn the tide, and bring him back to defeat, while at the same time shattering his dreams and hopes of defeating them.

After being slapped in the face many times with high expectations, Lieutenant General Fujita could no longer be arrogant.

Unless the frontline troops had determined that the Eighth Route Army was finished, his tense nerves would not be able to relax during the entire sweep.

Staring at the communications staff officer, he asked: "Can they ensure that the Eighth Route Army will not break out of their encirclement this time?"

A trace of embarrassment immediately appeared on the communications staff officer's face. He was just a communications staff officer who delivered messages, identified and translated the contents of telegrams. He knew almost nothing about military matters.

There was no relevant content in the bulletin. Faced with the rhetorical question from the division commander Lieutenant General Fujita, he could only choose to remain silent.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander..." The Chief of Staff stepped forward in time to come to the rescue.

"In addition to the 20th route mopping up troops, in order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from exploiting every opportunity to break through again, with the support of Commander Yoshino, the Jinzhou garrison deployed another 3,000 puppet Manchurian troops from the defense area to reinforce us."

"Company units are dispersed among the mopping up troops to ensure that the entire encirclement is tightly sealed and that the Eighth Route Army cannot penetrate even a pin."

"I believe we will be able to encircle the Eighth Route Army in this attack and annihilate them..."

Lieutenant General Fujita was frightened. Even though the chief of staff had regained his confidence, he was still nervous and did not dare to relax at all.

The first day of the U-turn attack went very well.

Although the mopping up troops were constantly attacked by the Eighth Route Army, they were all successfully repelled and no Eighth Route Army crossed the blockade.

After dark, the frequency of the Eighth Route Army's attacks accelerated significantly. In particular, the Puppet Manchurian Army, which had been involved in the mopping up force, and whose troops had dropped sharply, were obviously attacked intensively.

It didn't take much for Fujita's division to know that the Eighth Route Army wanted to find a breakthrough with these puppet Manchurian troops.

Immediately mobilize troops from the mopping up troops to reinforce the puppet Manchuria Army and block all breakthroughs that may be exploited by the Eighth Route Army.

What surprised Lieutenant General Fujita was.

This high-frequency attack only lasted until one o'clock in the morning and was all over.

Throughout the second half of the night, not a single mopping up force or the puppet Manchurian Army was attacked. The Eighth Route Army that attacked them in the first half of the night seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

The second day of the U-turn and sweep.

No matter it was the mopping up troops or the puppet Manchurian Army, they were not attacked at all.

Faced with this result, Lieutenant General Fujita and Lieutenant General Yoshino showed puzzled expressions, wondering what the Eighth Route Army operating outside Jinzhou was doing.

Could it be that they suffered too many casualties in last night's night attack, have lost their ability to attack, and are planning to wait to die...

However, this idea was rejected by Lieutenant General Fujita as soon as it came up. If the Eighth Route Army really lost its offensive capability due to too many casualties and then gave up the offensive and waited for death, they would not have persisted until now under the encirclement and suppression of tens of thousands of Kwantung Army.

As for why they suddenly stopped attacking, they must be planning a conspiracy that no one knows about.

At this moment, Lieutenant General Yoshino suddenly had a bold idea in his mind, and then a lot of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He struggled to open his mouth for several seconds before speaking.

"Fujita-kun..."

"Do you think the Eighth Route Army in the encirclement circle will cross the blockade again during last night's attack and run behind the mopping up troops again?"

"Impossible..." Before Lieutenant General Fujita could speak, the chief of staff standing aside loudly retorted.

"The encirclement formed by the mopping up troops this time can definitely be said to be airtight. There are also three thousand puppet Manchurian troops fighting in cooperation. Not even a fly can easily fly through their encirclement, let alone the Eighth Route Army with hundreds of people! "

To be honest, the Chief of Staff's rebuttal was well-founded, and Lieutenant General Yoshino also agreed with it.

Because he personally participated in the formation of the entire blockade, he knew how airtight this blockade was.

But other than the Eighth Route Army breaking out of the encirclement, Lieutenant General Fujita could not imagine why the Eighth Route Army suddenly stopped attacking.

Everyone fell silent for a while, and the atmosphere in the command center became increasingly depressed.

"Your Excellency Commander..."

Five minutes later, an exclamation from the door of the war room suddenly broke the atmosphere in the room. Everyone looked up and saw the chief of staff staying at the Jinzhou Garrison Headquarters hurriedly running towards everyone.

"There are activities of the Eighth Route Army near Qingshan Town... Two small strongholds and four settlement points of our army have been breached... According to the reports of the troops reinforcing the battlefield... The Eighth Route Army attacking us is equipped with a large number of mortars and light and heavy machine guns, with at least two troops. even……"

"The reinforcements were also ambushed by the Eighth Route Army during their march, and more than one squadron was lost..."

“Had it not been for the cavalry troops arriving on the battlefield in time, the two squadrons sent from nearby counties would have been almost wiped out.”

Lieutenant General Yoshino did not answer, but quickly ran to the sand table and found the location of Qingshan Town. Then his eyes widened with a look of shock and despair, and he cried out.

"Bagya Road..."

"How can this be……"

"How did the Eighth Route Army do it..."

Lieutenant General Fujita also showed an expression of disbelief and murmured to himself: "Is it possible that the Eighth Route Army operating outside Jinzhou City will burrow into the ground..."

"The encirclement formed by the mopping up troops on the ground is already airtight. Why can't they be stopped..."

"Who can tell me how the Eighth Route Army escaped from our encirclement..."

Lieutenant General Yoshino, the chiefs of staff of the two divisions, and all the combat staff from the headquarters... all remained silent and lowered their heads.

They can't understand either...

Even a flying bird couldn't penetrate the encirclement. Why could the Eighth Route Army, like searching for something from a bag, be able to get through it if they wanted to?

If we don't solve this problem and find the loopholes that allow the Eighth Route Army to repeatedly cross the blockade, no matter how they turn around and encircle the Eighth Route Army outside the city, they will be in vain and will not achieve any results...

The more Lieutenant General Fujita thought about it, the more solemn his expression became. His hands had clenched into fists at some point, and his whole body was shaking with anger!

(End of this chapter)