The sword starts with copying the sharpshooter's ability

"…Let all other aircraft, except those searching for the independent regiment, conduct reconnaissance and bombing of Yu, Liao, He and other counties to cover Yamamoto's special forces to expand their victory.

"Tell Yamamoto-kun to recover all the losses of the 4th Brigade and save the face of the 1st Army, please!"

As he said this, he stood up and bowed to the words recorded by the attendant.

"Hai!"

The attendant stood at attention, lowered his head, turned around and went downstairs to send the message.

On the other side, in Shentoupu, the Japanese colonel was furious and asked:

"Baga, haven't you found the sniper yet?"

Not hearing any response from outside, the colonel sighed helplessly. He knew that it was not their observer's fault, but the sniper was just too powerful!

He is now certain that this sniper is the famous sharpshooter Zhang Wu.

He had already begun to think of retreating, as he knew that they were no match for the sharpshooter Zhang Wu, and staying would be a waste.

But the brigade commander was killed, and there was no good excuse, so he had to take the blame. He didn't want to commit seppuku when he returned and apologize.

Just as he was struggling with what to do, a signalman's voice came from outside:
"Report, the headquarters ordered the 9th Brigade to send a battalion to Ertangqiao to meet up with a detachment of Yamamoto's special forces and escort the captured important figures of the Eighth Route Army to the Huting stronghold!

The rest continue to search for the Independent Regiment in Jinzhong!"

What an excuse!

Hearing this, the colonel's eyes lit up and he felt relieved instantly. With this order, and the reputation of the sharpshooter Zhang Wu, he felt that he could now throw the blame away.

Thinking of this, he gave the order with a relaxed look:
"Let the infantry artillery release smoke bombs to cover the warriors' retreat. We cannot delay the headquarters' orders because of this sniper!
Let the 23rd Regiment detach the Nanyuan Battalion and go to Ertangqiao to pick up a detachment of the Yamamoto Special Forces. The rest will follow me to pursue the Independent Regiment in Jinzhong!"

"Hai!"

The messenger immediately went down to deliver the message.

Boom boom boom

As the order was conveyed, the infantry artillery released smoke bombs 2 kilometers away, which created smoke. All the Japanese soldiers who had entered the mountains to search were still worried, so they threw grenades. When the smoke from the grenades exploded, they turned around and ran away as if they had been pardoned.

The speed of his retreat (escape) was so fast that I wished my parents had not given me two more legs. He didn’t look tired at all!

They were really scared by Zhang Wu's beating!

After searching for such a long time, they couldn't even see the shadow of Zhang Wu, and every gunshot would take away one of them.

Who wouldn't be terrified when waiting for the possibility of death at any time?
"Damn it, you want to run away now?"

Seeing the Japanese's intentions, how could Zhang Wu let them succeed?
He immediately swung the gun over and aimed it at a red dot of a Japanese soldier marked as a second lieutenant. When the pull of the [lock] ended, he pulled the trigger.

Snapped

The second lieutenant with a red dot had just been rejoicing that he was at the rear and had a starting advantage over the infantry when he was shot in the head by Zhang Wu. Even when he died, he still had a smile of winning at the starting line on his face.

[Ding, kill a Japanese second lieutenant and gain experience 20. (7794/16000)]

Listening to the pleasant prompt tone of the system, Zhang Wu quickly pulled the bolt to load the bullet while moving.

I don't know if the Japanese are playing a trick on him. If you sniper in the same direction for a long time, it will be easy for the Japanese to determine your approximate position. The Japanese have a lot of cannons, so even if they don't know his exact position, they can still cover him with artillery fire!
[Absolute Defense] He only has one chance, and he doesn't want to capsize in the gutter!

The Japs are so cunning, he must take them seriously tactically!

In this way, he changed his position after firing a shot. After the smoke came out, he directly entered the [camouflage] dynamic mode and continued to shoot. When all the Japanese soldiers ran away, he killed 6 second lieutenants, 8 sergeants, 10 machine gunners, 8 field gunners, and 10 infantry gunners, and gained 910 experience points.

But the Japanese' actions made him feel something was wrong.

Not only did he leave suddenly without any warning, but he also split into two groups...

Zhang Wu frowned slightly, and started brainstorming as he walked away towards the independent regiment.

It’s okay to go west, as that’s the direction the independent regiment left. The large Japanese force is heading west, probably to pursue them.

But why is the other brigade heading north?

Divide troops to look for the independent regiment?
impossible!
The entire Jinzhong is the Japanese's territory. The artillery towers and strongholds are like eyes scattered everywhere. Why would they need a part of the 9th Brigade to conduct a search?
According to common sense, they should clench their fists and block and delay the independent regiment!

What else could be the reason?
Even with Li Yunlong's wisdom, Zhang Wu couldn't figure it out without intelligence. But he was certain that the Japanese would not split their troops for no reason, there must be some conspiracy!
No matter what the conspiracy is, it will definitely not benefit the Independent Regiment or even the entire Eighth Route Army!
The entire Eighth Route Army?!

An idea flashed through his mind, and Zhang Wu frowned instantly. According to the original plot, the Eighth Route Army would suffer heavy losses during the evacuation. Even the Deputy Chief of General Staff...

Thinking of this, he quickened his pace, intending to tell Li Yunlong the news as soon as possible, and to find out the cause by analyzing the map or reporting to the brigade headquarters.

He has finally traveled through time once, and he must prevent any tragedy that can be prevented!

There was no conversation on the way. With the help of his physical strength and the wide field of view of the telescope, he finally caught up with the main group before dark.

Seeing Zhang Wu coming back, Li Yunlong asked in confusion:

"Zhang Wu, didn't I give you one day? How come you came back after only half a day?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Gang, who was standing beside him, echoed in confusion:
"Whenever you act alone, you don't come back after fighting for several days. The last time was because..."

His words instantly reminded Li Yunlong, and Li Yunlong frowned and interrupted Zhao Gang and asked:

"Did you discover any important information?"

Zhang Wu was not surprised that Li Yunlong guessed it. He nodded solemnly and said:
"That's right. The first thing the Japanese came to support was half of the 9th Brigade. I killed a major general and a colonel..."

He sniped the Japanese and revealed everything he found wrong with them.

Hearing his achievements, the soldiers beside him gasped and said in amazement:

"Wow, our Zhang Wu has killed another major general!"

"Not only that, there is also a colonel, a lieutenant, a second lieutenant and so many artillerymen. Our Zhang Wu is really amazing!"

"Yes, in my opinion, even if we encounter a Japanese lieutenant general, it will only take one shot from Zhang Wu!"

When Zhang Wu finished speaking, Li Yunlong's brows knitted into a frown:

"Something is wrong indeed. There is no reason for the Japs to split up their forces and head north..."

As he said this, he asked Wei Dayong to spread out the map, and then took out the flashlight he had seized from the Japanese to illuminate it, and then he continued while comparing it with the map:

"That is the road that connects Liao County and the Huting stronghold. There is only our independent regiment in Jinzhong. Are they going to Liao County?
The half of the brigade they left behind was defeated by Kong Erlangzi? Shouldn't they have only one brigade?"

Seeing that Li Yunlong couldn't figure it out, Zhang Wu began to remind him... (End of this chapter)