Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

There has always been a difference in destiny in this world. They are all little devils who came out to sweep up. Some are being beaten tonight, while others are sleeping peacefully.

"Squadron Captain, what should we do next? Our troops are seriously insufficient. If we continue to sweep, it will be difficult to achieve results, and we will also be easily surrounded and attacked by the concentrated forces of the Eighth Route Army."

Heiteng ordered the troops to speed up and finally arrived at the predetermined position before dark and stationed themselves in a village. This village happened to not be a member of the joint defense and did not have enough defense power. The troops had urgently arranged for the relocation of the villagers, and the Japanese and puppet troops did not hesitate to divide the villagers' houses to live in, and even tore down the door panels of the unused houses to use as firewood.

In the largest room in the village, the squadron headquarters of the Black Vine Squadron gathered together around the table to discuss the next action plan.

According to the original plan, the mopping up troops should be divided into two groups, sweep the villages along the way, gradually compress the living space of the eighth group, and then eliminate the new group. But obviously, he misjudged the strength of the new group. The second group was severely damaged, and the third and fourth groups were wiped out in the same place. Only a few people escaped.

And this was only the situation on this road. He was completely unaware of the losses suffered by several groups on the other road. But knowing now is of no use. Regardless of the losses on the other side, he will definitely not be able to fight on this side. The strategy of attacking from two sides has been broken.

The only difference is that if both sides suffer heavy losses and have no results, he will become a joke within the First Army and will become synonymous with waste for a long time.

"Your analysis is good. I want to hear your opinion." Heiteng raised his head and looked at the person who spoke.

"Yes!" Seeing that Heiteng wanted to listen to his idea, the Japanese soldier immediately became excited: "Squadron Captain, my idea is to give up the plan, preserve our strength, retreat to the city, and then..."

Snapped!

A Japanese man next to him slammed the table: "Shut up! Do you know what you are talking about? You coward! You are not worthy of becoming a warrior of the empire!"

"Is this the time to argue? Shut up!" Heiteng stood up directly, interrupted the quarrel between the two, and then sighed.

One of the two people advocated giving up the plan and withdrawing to the county seat, while the other planned to fight to the end. They did not put forward any new ideas that would make him stand out.

He considered both options, each with pros and cons. Continue to look for the Eighth Route Army to fight to the death. They can maintain the so-called "honor" of the samurai, but 80% of them will die, and it will not be beneficial to the layout of the empire. If they retreat to the county seat, they can survive, and the remaining troops can be used for defense and maintaining the current situation, but they will be called cowards...

"I thought about it carefully and decided to withdraw to the county seat. But we can't withdraw like this. I plan to set up an ambush on the way back. If the Eighth Route Army dares to pursue us, we will set up an ambush."

Black Teng pointed at the map on the table and spoke harshly. Years of education told him that he should die in battle with honor, but now he has reached the position of squadron leader, has escaped from the bottom, and is treated better than many people... He doesn't want to die now.

For the first time, Kuroteng felt that that bullshit samurai spirit was so annoying.

"Squadron Captain, you..."

"I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid that death is worthless!" Heiteng blocked his subordinate's doubts with one sentence: "Now we go to fight with the Eighth Route Army and kill them all. Can we change the situation here? Can we achieve our goal? Is this the target of the sweep? If anyone is sure, say yes, and I will withdraw my decision now and lead you to fight!"

"Who dares to say that! Come up with a solution!" Heiteng's talk was still very effective. With more than half of the casualties, no one dared to stand up and say that they had a way to turn the tide of the war. The room fell silent for a while, and then a faint voice sounded.

"But if we don't dare to fight, then..."

"Does the empire want battle or victory? Don't worry about personal honor and disgrace. You should focus on the overall situation! What about your pattern? The pattern must be big!" Heiteng stretched out his left hand, spread his fingers, and looked at the big picture. His expression gradually became ferocious.

Then, he stretched out his right hand and pressed it on the map: "We have this time, why not discuss where to set up an ambush without being discovered by the Eighth Route Army. As you all know, there are Eighth Route Army informants everywhere outside the county. If you are not careful, the Eighth Route Army will will in turn surround us..."

Kuroteng said, looking into the eyes of the others. According to his plan, after lying in wait for a period of time, he would find a reason to order the team to withdraw. In this way, he can return to the county safely and avoid fighting the Eighth Route Army.

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"Where is that place ahead?" Geng Jingshan took out his binoculars and looked ahead.

After ambushing the Japanese twice in Liugou, Li Yunlong, who paid tribute to the division commander and brigade commander, was satisfied and led his team to withdraw and began to take a short rest. While he sent soldiers to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance nearby, he focused his attention on the puppet troops.

It was not difficult to pry the puppet army's mouth. With just a round of normal questioning, Li Yunlong completely understood the current situation - more than half of the Japanese soldiers had been killed or injured along the way, and the only remaining ones were more than a hundred people led by Squadron Leader Heiteng.

There is nothing to be afraid of. There are more than a hundred people, and most of them are puppet troops. Their combat effectiveness is probably not that high. After much thought, Li Yunlong decided to divide his troops and let Geng Jingshan lead a company to find this group of enemies as soon as possible and drive them back to the county seat, or simply annihilate them on the spot to avoid causing more losses.

Of course, this is not because Li Yunlong underestimated his enemy. Although they acted separately, the two sides were not far away and communicated with each other at all times. If the enemy was discovered, they would be able to join the battle immediately, and there was almost no possibility of being defeated one by one by the enemy.

The company instructor stepped forward: "Ahead, we are in Liangyu Village. Yesterday we punched the Japs twice in Liugou. The remaining Japs were probably frightened, so they took a rest in Liangyu Village. Stay here. I just left the village this morning and lost track of him."

"We searched all the way, but there was no trace of the Japs. In other words, the Japs must have withdrawn." Geng Jingshan put down the telescope. The land of Jin was very mountainous, and the telescope couldn't see much. He still had to get closer to get enough information: "Then let's push forward. This place is only more than ten miles away from the county seat. If we can't catch these devils again, we will really let them escape."

"Okay, I agree." Even the instructor nodded.

Although the current combat effectiveness of the new regiment is not weak, and it is not weak against the same number of Japs, they as commanders still like to fight with more and less, because this can control casualties and allow more soldiers to survive.

So they have no idea of ​​​​colliding with the Japanese in the county. Moreover, the regiment leader also said that Advisor Meng will assist with some more powerful artillery next year, and waiting until then will be the best time to pry open the turtle shell. (End of chapter)