The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1361: Division Commander, Eighth Route Army Disappeared (First Update)

Ten minutes later, the sounds of firefights coming from the battlefield stopped one after another, and the reinforcements were still trapped three to four hundred meters away from the battlefield by booby traps.

The straight-line distance seemed very short, and it could be covered by a quick march in a few minutes. In fact, the three hundred meters distance was like an insurmountable gap. No matter how hard the reinforcements tried, they could not cross it before the attacking troops were completely wiped out.

"Bageya Road...the reinforcements have disappointed me so much. I want to send their team leader to a military court..."

"It's two or three kilometers away, and we walked for almost an hour without even reaching the battlefield. What's the use of them..."

"Even if it's a turtle, it should crawl over!"

More than half an hour later, the reinforcements returned to the main force with a large number of corpses.

The captain lowered his head and walked up to the commander, feeling aggrieved and unwilling...

When he received the reinforcement order, he also felt that this was the commander of the regiment giving him military exploits in vain.

The attacking troops are fighting against the Eighth Route Army hiding in the mountains. No matter how powerful they are in their guerrilla warfare, the three squadrons of the Kwantung Army are not vegetarians.

If you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred.

When he leads his troops to the battlefield, even if the hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers are not completely wiped out by the attacking troops, it is certain that they will kill two to three hundred people.

Leading a team to join the battle by yourself is like picking something ready-made. You can win this battle even with your eyes closed.

As a result, reality taught him a very cruel lesson.

When he received the reinforcement order, he thought of everything, except that he did not expect that he would be dragged on the reinforcement road, and that the attacking troops would be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army before they reached the battlefield.

"Your Excellency, Captain... I have let you down in your humble position!" The captain lowered his head and reported without explaining any reason.

Failure is failure, and no amount of excuses can cover up the fact of failure.

The captain subconsciously wanted to curse, but the words came to his lips, but he swallowed them back at the last moment.

As a captain, not only does he know his several captains well, but he also has a very clear commanding ability at the very least.

The captain in front of me is ranked high not only in the entire regiment, but also in the entire division.

Such an excellent captain will definitely not lose a battle for no reason.

So the co-captain suppressed his anger at the critical moment, then frowned and asked with a solemn face: "I want to know the reason?"

"Ha Yi!" The captain lowered his head and explained.

"This place is three kilometers away from the battlefield. It's just a straight-line distance we judged based on the sound of firefights."

"After the troops started on their way, I realized that this was a mountainous area, not a plain..."

"And the terrain in the forest is more complicated than I imagined..."

"We managed to walk six kilometers on a battlefield three kilometers in a straight line. We were constantly attacked by booby traps laid by the Eighth Route Army in advance along the way. Although the casualties were very small, it particularly affected the morale of the troops."

"By the time the troops arrived at the battlefield at great cost, the attacking troops had already had an accident..."

Hearing this, the captain's face looked much better.

As long as it was not human factors that caused the reinforcements to fail to reach the battlefield in time, then it would be much better.

But soon the co-captain's face became solemn again.

No matter how excusable the reinforcements were, it was a fact that he had lost three full squadrons.

In addition to the losses caused by the Eighth Route Army's previous sneak attack, the entire regiment has lost a large number of troops.

Although the soldiers under his command have been strengthened by the division headquarters and have a full strength of almost 5,000, even if more than 1,000 people are lost, there will still be nearly 4,000. However, the troops that the division headquarters strengthened were almost all heavy troops, supplementary regiment soldiers, and even artillery... The combat effectiveness was far lower than that of the three infantry brigades that belonged to them.

If we really encounter an enemy situation, we need to go head-to-head with the Eighth Route Army. The commander still trusts the three infantry brigades, but now that one large battalion has been lost, it means that the commander has less than two brigades of available troops.

It was also at this moment that the regiment leader finally understood why the division headquarters did not allow them to take the initiative after being attacked.

But understanding is understanding.

Even if he had suffered a loss once, the next time the unit was attacked by the Eighth Route Army, the commander would still attack when he should. He didn't believe that he couldn't even defeat hundreds of Eighth Route Army troops.

Moreover……

The order to attack was issued by the division headquarters. It was clearly stated above that as long as the Eighth Route Army in the mountains could be eliminated, it would be worthwhile even if the price was paid several times. Otherwise, the division headquarters would not have responded knowing that taking the initiative to attack would be risky. Let them attack.

Thinking of this, the commander's face once again regained the high spirits and confidence he had before the attack.

He clenched his fists and ordered with a murderous look on his face: "The troops urgently need to move forward..."

"If you encounter the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops again, you still have to take the initiative..."

"But this time the strength of the active attack has been increased from three squadrons to six squadrons."

"The two squadrons for frontal attack and outflank each add a baggage squadron..."

"Just now it took the Eighth Route Army more than 40 minutes to kill three of our squadrons... Now we dispatch six squadrons at a time. No matter how fast we go, it will take an hour and a half to end the battle!"

"No matter how complex the terrain in the forest is and how difficult the march is, the reinforcements should be able to reach the battlefield in an hour and a half."

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Jinzhou City Fujita Division Headquarters.

Lieutenant General Fujita became annoyed again.

After the mopping up troops outside the mountains changed their tactics, they did achieve many victories, and almost 200 Eighth Route Army troops were wiped out.

According to this combat rhythm, the Eighth Route Army operating outside the mountains should be wiped out in another two or three days.

Lieutenant General Fujita was about to celebrate with Lieutenant General Yoshino, but another accident happened on the battlefield.

The Eighth Route Army who were active outside the mountain didn't know whether they were frightened by the beating or were stimulated by something... they suddenly disappeared completely.

Lieutenant General Fujita's first reaction was that all the Eighth Route Army outside the mountain had been killed by the mopping up troops.

But he soon rejected the idea.

From the previous attacks, we can judge the approximate strength of the Eighth Route Army outside the mountain. Even if there are not four to five hundred people, there must be three to four hundred people, which means that there are at least two hundred people hiding outside the mountain.

If left alone, these two hundred people would definitely appear immediately to attack the strongholds and settlement points, shaking the Kwantung Army's dominance in Jinzhou.

But after I changed my tactics and tactics, they were all formulated for the active Eighth Route Army.

Only if they take the initiative can the mopping up troops have targets to pursue.

Now that the Eighth Route Army is all in hiding, the mopping up troops have no target to pursue. They are like a group of headless flies scurrying around outside Jinzhou City.

The result is that a lot of manpower and material resources are wasted, and nothing is gained.

Just when Lieutenant General Fujita was hesitating whether to change the sweeping method back, a cry of surprise suddenly sounded at the entrance of the command department.

(End of this chapter)