Jagged Changjin Lake: Kill the enemy and become stronger

The soldiers spent the night in the field that night, and set off to continue south after dawn.

As a result, there was such a small encounter in the middle. Although the battle didn't take much time, it took a lot of time to wait for the little devil before the battle and collect the equipment after the battle. It is impossible to return to the independent regiment today up.

Wait until dark to pass Yangqu, then you will have to drive another day to get to the independent group tomorrow.

If you take a detour, even if you need to walk more than 100 kilometers, you can arrive before noon tomorrow.

So everyone chose a detour without hesitation.

The direction of the detour is to go east, because it can directly enter the base of the Eighth Route Army.

But not long after departure, new reconnaissance information was sent back. The little devil had two brigades stationed in front, suspected to be there specially to protect Yangqu City from the flanks.

The place where the little devil was stationed happened to be a mountain pass that the cavalry company had to pass through when returning.

Qiao Lin was not surprised that there would be troops stationed by little devils suddenly.

Not long after the battle ended, the little devils were not sure whether the Eighth Route Army would suddenly launch a new offensive, because this battle had overturned their previous perception of the Eighth Route Army's defense-oriented strategy.

Now that Boyang City has been conquered, Dragon City may be attacked at any time.

And Yangqu is also an important town. If it is captured by the Eighth Route Army, once a battle breaks out in Dragon City, the little devil's way to reinforce Dragon City from the south will be completely cut off.

In order to prevent problems before they happen, it is normal to garrison troops in the field to facilitate the reinforcement of Yangqu at any time.

And this location is also very appropriate. The base of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi is in the south and southeast of here.

If the Eighth Route Army sends troops to attack Yangqu, then your army of little devils can intercept it in time.

If the Eighth Route Army detours to attack Yangqu from the southwest, this little devil army can also rush in from the east, and the little devils in Yangqu City will attack the Eighth Route Army.

I have to admit that the failure of this battle taught the little devil a lesson.

Two brigades, nearly 3000 troops, this is not a small number.

With the strength of the cavalry company, they dared to touch them, but casualties were inevitable.

Total annihilation is definitely impossible, but it will definitely make the little devil pay a heavy price.

The fighting blood of the soldiers surged again. Killing the little devil is something that everyone can reach an agreement without discussing.

"Let's take a detour and return from the west side."

Just when Sun Desheng was excitedly preparing to formulate a battle plan, Qiao Lin suddenly said.

Around again?

The soldiers were a little puzzled, why they had to make a detour.

Is it because you are worried that you won't be able to beat it?

Impossible, Qiao Lin is not a person who is afraid. He was not afraid when he faced the 3000 little devils from the Jingbian United team. How could he be afraid of only [-] people now?

Then there must be other reasons.

"We can't fight this battle. The Eighth Route Army needs to rest, and the people also need to rest."

Looking at the pair of eyes staring at him, Qiao Lin said seriously.

If he had encountered such a thing in the past, he would definitely seize the opportunity and work out a plan with Sun Desheng and the others to obtain the greatest victory with the least cost.

He believed that the three thousand little devils could not stop the cavalry company.

But today is different, because he suddenly remembered what the deputy commander said yesterday:

The common people are suffering too much. I would rather not be a general with a sharp sword, and I don't want to have wars more than ten years later.

The war is not over yet, but the battle cannot begin immediately.

In this battle, although the losses of the Eighth Route Army were much smaller than those of the little devil, they were still very serious.

The casualties of various troops and the suffering of the people in the theater all take time to recover.

He learned some more confidential information from Wang Chuankou, so he also had some understanding of the current situation of the Eighth Route Army.

On the surface, the Eighth Route Army did indeed win, and it won brilliantly, which made people feel that the little devil was no match for the Eighth Route Army at all.

But in fact, most of the Eighth Route Army's current troops are no longer capable of large-scale battles. Most of the recruits are not enough veterans.

However, the little devil was forced by the unexpected attack of the Eighth Route Army, so he did not dare to act rashly after the battle.

One couldn't fight for a while, and the other didn't dare to fight for a while, so a wonderful truce was formed.

Chapter 850 Three Judging by Traces

If this state is broken, another large-scale battle will definitely break out next, can the Eighth Route Army still survive?The common people have not had time to catch their breath from the last battle, are they about to be involved in the next battle?

The fuse of the last battle was the independent regiment's attack on Boyang City.

Because Boyang is an important military town, the Ono Regiment in Boyang City is also heavily armed.

An important town was attacked and a heavy army was wiped out, which would inevitably lead to more serious consequences, so a full-scale battle began.

If the Independence Regiment had only attacked the stronghold of one little devil and killed ten or eight little devils, then this battle would never have broken out.

In the same way, the team of more than a hundred little devils that the cavalry company wiped out just now will not cause much waves, because the number of people is small, and the battle location is in the wild, it will be understood as encountering the Eighth Route Army and then being defeated.

But the two little devil brigades in front were different. The two brigades were already heavily armed, not to mention that they were so close to Yangqu.

Once they fight with them, the little devil will definitely think that the Eighth Route Army is going to attack Yangqu, even though this is just a casual fight by the cavalry company to cross the road.

What will the little devil do?

The failure of a battle is not enough to make the little devils fear. If they were really afraid, they would have gotten out of Shenzhou long ago.

Of course they won't just sit and watch, they must gather troops and go straight to Yangqu, and a new battle will start at that time.

Li Yunlong provoked an all-out campaign, and he did it right, for good reason.

Jolin didn't want to start a second battle, at least not at this time.

So what to do?

Avoid the little devils ahead, don't conflict with them, don't break the current state of the enemy and us.

Since this path does not work, then change another path.

The soldiers quickly understood Qiao Lin's concerns, and no one questioned them, so they immediately turned around and set off again.

By detouring from the west side, the distance has increased a lot, because you have to go west first, then south, and you can only go back east after bypassing Yangqu.

Fortunately, this road went relatively smoothly, and no more troubles were encountered. When the troops successfully bypassed Yangqu and marched eastward, everyone felt that they could return smoothly this time.

But at this moment, the soldiers from the reconnaissance squad came back again.

When the cavalry is marching, scouts must be sent to explore the road ahead to avoid falling into siege or going the wrong way.

Everyone thought that the little devil had been discovered again.

If it is a small group of troops that can be wiped out, if it is a large group of troops, wouldn't it be another detour?

"Report, there is an anomaly ahead."

This time it was soldier Li Erzhuang who came back to report.

"How many little devils?"

Sun Desheng asked directly.

"It's not a little devil, it may be a little devil, but it's definitely not a normal little devil."

Li Erzhuang's expressive ability was a bit poor, and he said in a rapt voice.

Everyone, including Jolin, was confused by him.

"That's right... It's just that there are traces of someone's life in the front. It can be confirmed that they have been there for a while, but there should be no one in this place. Ma Xiangyang and the others are still watching there. I will report back first."

Seeing that no one understood what he said, Li Erzhuang scratched his head anxiously and explained.

"Oh."

Jolin understood.

It was in this place where no one should have lived that there were traces of human life, so it was reported as an abnormal situation.

"See anyone?"

Jolin asked.

"not yet."

Li Erzhuang shook his head.

"Have you found a large number of footprints nearby? Is there any cover for an ambush?"

Jolin asked again.

"No."

Li Erzhuang shook his head again.

These were all the knowledge Qiao Lin had learned when he taught them to track according to the traces. After discovering the anomaly, they had already conducted a survey of the surrounding area.

"It may be the people in distress. Let's go and see if we can help."

Qiao Lin nodded. Since no traces were found, it meant there was no ambush, so don't be nervous.

When the cavalry company arrived at the place where the anomaly was discovered, Ma Xiangyang was squatting on the ground and fiddled with something with a stick.

Jolin jumped off his horse and walked over, only to see that it was a fire that had been extinguished.

"See what?"

Jolin asked.

"This fire doesn't look like a temporary fire, because a hole was dug specially to prevent the fire from being blown away by the wind. There are a lot of ashes in the pit, which means that the fire has been gone for a long time, and people keep pouring into it. Add firewood, there are still many scattered bones around the fire, and from the shape, there are birds and small animals, which should be discarded after being roasted and eaten."

Ma Xiangyang stood up and talked like an expert on trace inspection: "There are still a few places where the weeds here obviously have traces of being pressed by heavy objects. I deduce that someone has slept here, and This fire is for keeping out the cold at night and for grilling food."

Qiao Lin carefully looked at every feature that Ma Xiangyang said, and couldn't help nodding secretly.

"The observation is very detailed, and the analysis is also in place. Are there any other discoveries?"

"There are two more points."

Ma Xiangyang, who was praised, was very happy, nodded and continued: "At first I thought it was people fleeing or passing by who stayed here, until I found this."