"How much food do we have left?" The chief of staff approached the regiment commander and asked.

"More than 60,000 catties!" The head of the regiment replied with a sigh.

He didn't expect to lose so much food along the way.

What's more, there are still twenty kilometers away from Hunyuan County, and the next march will definitely be the same as before, with continuous sneak attacks and traps, according to the previous loss rate, it will be thankful that 30,000 catties of grain can be brought into Hunyuan City.

The chief of staff also thought of this problem, and ordered with a serious face: "It's too slow, our march speed must be accelerated, the faster the speed, the fewer sneak attacks on the road, and the smaller the losses." ”

The regiment commander replied with a wry smile: "Chief of staff, I also want to go a little faster." ”

"But we carried too many supplies and wounded, and we had to protect the mules and horses while marching, so we couldn't go fast at all."

The chief of staff also flashed a touch of helplessness on his face, and after thinking for a while, he made a decision: "Mules and horses are more important, one mule and horse can transport food for ten soldiers, as long as we protect the remaining mules and horses, we can send at least 30,000 catties of grain to the division commander." ”

"The troops continued to advance at the current pace of marching."

"Divide a part of the soldiers out, let them give up their food, follow closely with the mules and horses, and protect the remaining mules and horses, they must not have any more problems!"

"Boom...... Dadada......"

The chief of staff's order was interrupted by a burst of gunfire, which he could hear, and the exchange of fire was at least three kilometers away.

"Could it be that the division and the Eighth Route Army have exchanged fire?" This was the first thought of the chief of staff subconsciously.

But as soon as this idea appeared, it was vetoed by the chief of staff himself.

The division commander was sleepy and tired, and the soldiers were so hungry that they didn't even have the strength to hold a gun, so they would definitely not provoke a war and ask for hardship.

Quickly climb up to a nearby mound and raise the binoculars to look at the firefight.

The battle took place on a hill, right next to the road, and judging by the figure, it should be the Eighth Route Army attacking the hilltop heights, and even mortars were used.

The chief of staff can't figure it out?

This has long been the base of the garrison regiment, and there should be no formed Japanese puppet army.

Even if there are still some Japanese puppet army spies and stragglers, they will not let the Eighth Route Army use heavy weapons such as mortars.

Then this battle has only one purpose, to demonstrate to itself.

Soon the forward company commander ran over: "Chief of staff, there is a checkpoint of the Eighth Route Army in front of you. ”

"I went to negotiate and they said that there was a battle going on ahead, so let's take a detour to prevent accidents."

The chief of staff became more and more sure of his judgment that the exchange of fire ahead was a battle on the surface, but in fact it was a military demonstration, blocking the road and preventing him from passing.

Raising his eyebrows, he was very dissatisfied and asked, "Did they say what specific battle it was?" ”

"I asked!" The forward company commander hurriedly reported.

"Last night, an ammunition depot built by the Eighth Route Army was attacked by devil agents, throwing more than 1,000 mines and more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition, and they found the nest of these agents."

"The investigation found that the agents had buried all the captured mines on the road, intending to use the mines to create panic."

"The Eighth Route Army transferred two companies of troops to encircle and annihilate this Japanese puppet army agent, and by the way, clean up the mines on the highway to avoid accidental injuries!"

The chief of staff was still thinking just now, if it was determined that this was the Eighth Route Army demonstrating to him, there would be no accidents, so he would lead the team to force through the firefight area and continue to Hunyuan County.

After hearing the word landmine, a trace of bad premonition instantly rose in my mind.

After hearing the news that the Japanese puppet army had buried more than 1,000 mines on the road, the idea of forcibly passing through the combat zone was dispelled on the spot, and the Eighth Route Army's layout against itself was also understood in his mind.

On the surface, the mines were planted by the Japanese puppet army agents that the Eighth Route Army was exterminating.

But the chief of staff can be sure: those so-called spies are fake, and the Eighth Route Army deliberately made them up to confuse themselves.

As for those mines, eighty percent were planted by the Eighth Route Army itself.

When they wanted to pass through here, the Eighth Route Army could tell them that there was a minefield laid by the Japanese in front of them and that they could not pass through.

If you don't listen to persuasion and force your way through here, and then you get blown up by mines, then the responsibility lies with yourself and the Japanese, and they won't have any trouble.

"What a clever trick!" The chief of staff was so impressed that he threw himself to the ground.

Stared at the regiment commander and asked, "In addition to the official road, is there any other way to bypass here?" ”

The regimental commander hurriedly spread out the map, pointed to it and replied: "There is a mountain road here that can be bypassed, but it will take at least three more hours to walk." ”

"And the mountain road is very rough, and it is difficult to protect the remaining mules and horses from being attacked if you walk here."

The chief of staff was even more sure that the battles and minefields in front were deliberately created by the Eighth Route Army.

The goal is to make yourself walk the mountain road, so that the gunners who sneak up on you along the way will find an opportunity to shoot the mules and horses that are already running out of troops.

Moreover, the mountain road is rugged, which is more suitable for setting traps.

If the troops really made a detour to Hunyuan County, there would definitely be more wounded and more food lost.

Thinking of this, the chief of staff did not hesitate to deny.

"You can't walk the mountain road!"

"Is there any other road that can be taken, both to ensure the speed of the march without going too far."

The head shook his head and replied, "No!" ”

The chief of staff looked back at the forward company commander and asked, "When will the encirclement and annihilation battle of the Eighth Route Army end?" ”

The company commander hurriedly reported: "They said that there are not many Japanese puppet troops on the mountain, and the battle can be ended in half an hour at most." However, it is very difficult to clear the mines on the highways, and the more than 1,000 mines snatched by the devil's agents include regular iron mines, as well as earth-made mines with stone shells and ceramic shells, which can only be found by hand and little by little with a lightning detector rod, and they will certainly not be completed in three days. ”

The regiment commander shouted anxiously: "Three days is too long. ”

"Chief of Staff, if we arrive in Hunyuan in three days, the troops in the hands of the division commander will definitely collapse with hunger, and then our losses will be great."

The Chief of Staff nodded approvingly, then asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Forced through a minefield!" The regimental commander replied through gritted teeth.

"This must be a bureau set up for us by the Eighth Route Army, the purpose of which is to force us on the mountain road and delay our time."

"We didn't like what they wanted, so we took the official road to Hunyuan."

The chief of staff frowned and asked, "What about the minefield on the road?" ”

The regiment commander thought for a moment and replied: "The battle ahead is fake, the so-called spies must have been deliberately fabricated by the Eighth Route Army, and the minefield must also be fake." ”

"More than a thousand, I don't believe that the Eighth Route Army will have so many mines?"

"And the official road is so wide, and the army can march next to the official road, it is impossible for them to block the entire road with mines."

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