After the deputy captain left, the chief of staff returned to his seat and let out a long sigh, his face full of helplessness.

The opponent was too cunning, and the search team in the mountains was attacked at the same time, and at a glance it was clear that this was a means for the opponent to confuse the imperial army and not expose himself.

I can see everything clearly, but I just can't think of a good way to fight back and find their hiding place.

At this moment, the chief of staff felt a visceral sense of powerlessness.

The captain next to him suddenly spoke: "Sir, although there is no way to confirm the specific hiding location of the Eighth Route Army in the mountain, judging from the location and time when the search team was attacked after entering the mountain, the Eighth Route Army will not be too far away from the battlefield last night. ”

The chief of staff replied in the affirmative: "It is within a radius of twenty kilometers." ”

Seeing that his subordinates were shocked, he analyzed directly.

"The Eighth Route Army in the mountains must have taken the risk of attacking when it was about to be exposed, intending to confuse and confuse us through a chaotic battle."

"At the time of the attack, the search team had already been in the mountains for three hours and had walked 10 kilometers."

"Therefore, the Eighth Route Army in the mountain only has three hours to prepare from the beginning of the search team's entry into the mountain."

"If you want to send troops to the side of each search team in such a short period of time and launch an attack at the same time, their hiding place must not be far from the battlefield, otherwise there will definitely be attacking troops who will not be able to move in place on time."

Speaking of which, the chief of staff directly drew a circle on the map with a radius of twenty kilometers, pointed to the circle, and sighed again.

"Even if we know that the Eighth Route Army is hiding in this range, we can't kill them."

"It's getting dark, and without the threat of planes, the Eighth Route Army will definitely move to other places. Even if we are all out now, we will kill it together, and we will end up in the air. ”

This was something that the captain did not expect.

The glimmer of hope that had just risen was instantly extinguished by the chief of staff.

"Forget it, don't think about it!" The Chief of Staff decided to abandon this issue for the time being.

"I have ordered all the surrounding counties and strongholds to be placed under martial law, and all the reconnaissance troops and intelligence personnel have been dispatched to find them."

"There are so many troops of the Eighth Route Army, it is impossible to stay in the mountains all the time."

"As long as they move they will show their feet, we will know where they are, the only problem is that they are too passive and it will take a little longer."

"But there is no way, this Eighth Route Army is too evil and strong, if you don't kill them, the troops will not be able to counterattack Laishui with all their might."

At one o'clock in the morning, the command radio suddenly became busy.

Half an hour later, the quiet war room also became lively.

The chief of staff, the two captains, all gathered next to the map, looking inexplicable.

The staff officer on duty stood in front of everyone, pointed to the map and reported: "Sir, we have just received news that a stronghold ten kilometers northeast of the assembly area has been attacked. ”

"The stronghold has an infantry squad of the Imperial Army and two platoons of the Imperial Allied Army, which lasted less than half an hour before being wiped out, and the stronghold was lost."

"There was also a stronghold sixteen kilometers north of the assembly area that was attacked."

"Because the county seat is very close, the county garrison immediately sent two infantry squads to reinforce it."

"As a result, the reinforcements were attacked by the Eighth Route Army one kilometer away from the stronghold, and the troops suffered heavy casualties, and only about 20 imperial troops fought out of the encirclement and retreated to the county seat."

"Immediately after that, the stronghold was also captured, losing half a squad of the Imperial Army and a platoon of the Imperial Army."

"A stronghold in the northwest of the assembly area fell into the Eighth Route Army's plan to lure the enemy into depth, and an infantry squad and more than 50 Imperial Cooperative troops of the Eighth Route Army were all wiped out."

Three pieces of bad news in a row made the atmosphere in the command suddenly depressing.

The captain who had been following the staff officer analyzed.

"Sir, could this be a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army? Draw our attention to the north by striking from the east and west, relieve the combat pressure of their main forces, and then take the opportunity to slip away.

The chief of staff's eyebrows jumped, and seemed to agree with the analysis.

"I disagree!" The other captain stepped forward and vetoed.

He was the commander of the reinforcements who had just arrived here a few hours earlier, and the chief of staff didn't know him very well.

Looking at his confident face, maybe he will have some new ideas.

The chief of staff's eyes lit up, and his face was full of anticipation and asked, "Tell me your reasons." ”

"Hi ......"

Yoshino Shaosa analyzed while recalling the news he had just heard: "This evening, the Eighth Route Army fought a total of three battles, captured two strongholds of the Imperial Army, and ate the Imperial Army's four full-formed squads and two companies of the Imperial Army. ”

"These losses show that these three Eighth Route Armies not only have very strong combat effectiveness, but also have a strong ability to attack fortifications."

"Therefore, judging from humble duties, each Eighth Route Army in this has more than one main battalion, or even two battalions."

"And according to the judgment of His Excellency the Chief of Staff: the Eighth Route Army attacking Kato's brigade is about three main regiments."

"If the three troops that came out tonight are added up, they are equivalent to more than one-third of the strength of the Eighth Route Army, and it is possible to do half of them, then there is no so-called main force and non-main force."

"If he was the commander of the Eighth Route Army, he would never have divided so many troops to attack the east and west,"

"The cost is too great, once the attacking troops have an accident, it means more than half of the casualties for the Eighth Route Army, which is too cost-effective."

The chief of staff was silent.

This analysis doesn't sound wrong either.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he asked, "Then what do you think is the purpose of the Eighth Route Army?" ”

This is a great opportunity to show yourself well in front of the chief of staff, and we must not let it go.

The captain who had this idea hurriedly replied: "Sir, I am not sure what the conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army is, but it is definitely no problem to kill these three Eighth Route Army." ”

"Anyway, I can't figure out where the other Eighth Route Armies are hiding now, instead of waiting here, it's better to use the three Eighth Route Armies here to practice."

"Regardless of whether they are attacking the east or there are other conspiracies, it will definitely be easier to kill these three Eighth Route Armies and bring out their conspiracy, and it will definitely be easier to clean up the remaining Eighth Route Army in the future."

The captain who put forward the idea of attacking the west wanted to refute it, but after hearing these words, he also showed an expression of approval.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I agree with Yoshino-kun."

"Instead of waiting here, it's better to take the initiative and kill these three Eighth Route Armies first."

"It doesn't matter what their plot is, as long as we keep weakening them, it's fine."

After the opinions of the two subordinates were unified, the chief of staff also had no worries, and he began to give orders on the spot.

"Order the garrisons near the battlefield to immediately send people to keep an eye on these Eighth Route Army."

"After dawn, each of you will take half a brigade and a battalion of the Imperial Association Army to identify a target and kill it."

"I personally commanded the rest of the troops and killed the other Eighth Route Army."

"As for the Eighth Route Army hiding in the mountains, after dawn, the aviation continued to conduct low-altitude searches in the mountains, and the reconnaissance units and intelligence officers in nearby strongholds and county towns all took action to search for them."

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