An hour later, the Japanese puppet army ran into a minefield again without accident!

The forward Imperial Allied Army directly suffered casualties of one platoon, minus the manpower needed to carry the wounded, and the Imperial Allied Army of this company almost lost its combat effectiveness again!

The only thing that makes Yuwen Zhongzuo happy is that it is less than five kilometers away from camping tonight!

"Sir, the three companies of the Imperial Allied Army that cooperated with us have all lost their combat effectiveness, what should we do next?" The adjutant wrinkled his brow and reported!

Yuwen Zhongzuo frowned, but quickly made a decision: "Order the baggage troops to take out ten mules and horses, and all the weight of the ten mules and horses will be given to the Imperial Army!" ”

"Since there is no way to go to the front to open the way for the imperial army, then move things for the troops, and we can't let them be idle!"

"Send all ten mules and horses to the forward troops, connect them in a string, and open the way for us!"

The adjutant's eyes lit up and he subconsciously complimented: "Use mules and horses to open the way and detonate mines, it's a good way, why didn't I think of it earlier, otherwise those imperial alliance troops would not have suffered such heavy casualties!" ”

Yuwen Zhongzuo shook his head and replied: "I can't use it if I thought of it earlier!" ”

"Our mules and horses are limited, even if we take them all out to open the way, with the scope and lethality of the minefield just now, we can blow them up in a day at most!"

"Without mules and horses, who will seek those heavy ammunition, and all rely on the soldiers to carry them?"

"It's almost tonight's station, and the chance of encountering a minefield again is too small, even if there is, at most once, so I dare to use mules and horses!"

"If there are still dozens of kilometers to go, no matter how many mules and horses we have, we can't afford to wear it out!"

"The troops rushed to the station as soon as possible, I have to report to the brigade commander about today's situation, the troops can no longer continue to fight like this, I am in the open and the enemy is in the dark, too passive, I can only be beaten and cannot fight back, and the troops cannot afford to lose!"

The Japanese brigade headquarters in Lingqiu City, after reading the report sent back by the three captains, the brigade commander's face sank at that time!

Chief of Staff Nakasa stood in front of him without saying a word, and the confidence that the troops were full of when they sent out in the morning was all gone!

As soon as the telegram arrived at the command, he read it, earlier than the brigade commander!

The progress of the three-way sweeping troops completely exceeded their expectations, and compared with the battle plan drawn up in advance by the brigade and regiment headquarters, except for the same marching route, there was almost no similarity!

The troops entered the base area of the Independent Regiment, and according to the battle plan, the three brigades needed to go through a bloody battle to occupy the position of the Independent Regiment!

But the reality is that the independent regiment took the initiative to abandon the three positions, did not block them at all, and directly let the three brigades enter the base area!

This is embarrassing, the punch that the three brigades have accumulated strength to fight is all hit on the cotton, and a lot of ammunition is wasted, not to mention that not a single Eighth Route Army has been killed!

Not to mention the sweep in the back!

It's not so much a sweep as a march!

Originally, I thought that it was freezing outside, and the Eighth Route Army would definitely not be able to clear the entire base area and move all the people to the mountains!

There is no doubt that the Japanese puppet army once again underestimated the strength and determination of the independent regiment!

The independent regiment not only carried out the clearing of the wall, but also very thoroughly!

The sweeping troops who entered their base area not only did not see a single person, but not even a single grain or a well could be found!

How they did it!

This is a question that Chief of Staff Nakasa's mind has been unable to understand!

It's freezing outside, and the troops may freeze to death from frostbite if they are exposed to camping in the wild, not to mention a large number of ordinary people who are mixed with old and weak women and children!

If there are no good measures to keep warm, many people will definitely freeze to death and frostbite at night!

Could it be that the Independent Regiment would rather let the common people suffer in the wilderness than implement the policy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness!

Faced with this idea, Chief of Staff Nakasa directly shook his head to express his denial!

He knows the Eighth Route Army too well, and the people's will is heaven for them, and they will never destroy the people's hearts that have been accumulated with great difficulty because of a battle!

In addition, the opponent of this sweep, the independent regiment, is elusive and has a large number of mines!

The mopping forces have used all the methods they can use, even the roads have been abandoned, and they still cannot get rid of the problem of landmines.

How did the independent regiment judge the route of the mopping troops, and then lay mines in advance!

Isn't there no arsenal in the Separate Regiment, where did they get so many mines, one after another, as if they couldn't run out!

These are two other questions that are also difficult to figure out in the mind of the chief of staff!

He frowned and replied: "General, I think that the suggestion of the three captains is right, we can't be so passive!" ”

"During today's one-day operation, although the main forces of the Independent Regiment did not come out, and only a few troops besieged us with mines, the losses of the troops still added up to more than three hundred!"

"If you don't want to find a way, the casualties will be reduced, after a long time, the independent regiment will be able to consume us almost with mine warfare alone!"

"Ordinary people!" The commander of the brigade of the major general replied with a calm face!

"All the key points are on the people in their base areas!"

"If we can catch some civilians in their base areas, their minefields will be useless!"

"And with the common people in hand, we can also force out the specific location of the main force of the independent regiment through them, and then gather and annihilate it!"

"Or more directly, force out the hidden independent regiment through the common people, fight them in a decisive battle, and kill them!"

Chief of Staff Zhongzuo frowned and asked: "But the common people have been transferred away by them, how easy is it to catch them!" ”

"And catching the common people means that the troops will deviate from the predetermined march route in the battle plan, and the distance between the sweeping troops will definitely increase, and some troops may even enter the mountains and become lonely, which is too dangerous!"

"Catch it during the day!" The brigade commander replied with a serious face!

"During the day, we have aircraft support, and there are planes staring at the sky, and the main force of the independent regiment will definitely not dare to take the lead!"

"Order the three infantry brigades to act as soon as it dawns tomorrow morning, and find out the people who have transferred the independent regiment to the mountains, and each infantry brigade will control at least five hundred people for me, let them open the way for us, and force the independent regiment to give up the use of mines!"

"At the same time, from the mouths of these ordinary people, force me to ask about the hiding place of the main force of the Independent Regiment!"

"Tell the three captains that we are here to take revenge for this sweep, and if we can't kill the independent regiment, everyone including me will be punished by the military department. So don't show mercy when you act, and don't be afraid to kill, everything is about killing the independent regiment! ”

"In addition, the three brigade leaders can only leave the predetermined marching route in the battle plan during the day, and before dark, each brigade must immediately stop its action and return to the predetermined marching route and camp, and the distance between the camps of each brigade cannot exceed ten kilometers!"

"No unit can change the location of the camp without authorization!"

"The independent regiment is too cunning, we will definitely not dare to come out during the day when we have planes! After dark, the battlefield will become their world, and once a unit becomes a lone army, the independent regiment will definitely seize the opportunity to pounce, and then the friendly troops will not have time to reinforce them! ”

Chief of Staff Nakasa quickly reacted: "I understand!"

"General, you mean, we have aircraft support during the day, and the three brigades can move freely!"

"But at night, the plane is gone, and for safety, the brigades must operate almost as planned!"

The commander of the brigade of the major general nodded and replied: "That's what it means, but I have to add that during the free movement during the day, the brigades can also not divide their troops!" ”

"As far as I know, the Independent Regiment already has the strength to completely annihilate our two squadrons in a short period of time!"

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