On the first night, the Japanese army coped with the limited dry rations they had on hand. When the Japanese army came out to sweep, they would carry some field dry food depending on the situation. Although the Japanese army has always fed the war with war during the sweep. It can be swept in the mountains, not in the plains, after all.

In order to cope with the accident, I still brought some field food to some extent. Of course, the number of canned food has been greatly reduced. Only officers can enjoy it, ordinary soldiers have already had their turn to canned beef. Except for the dry and hard-to-swallow biscuits, there is no longer the wide variety of cans that were at the beginning of the war.

In the absence of water, chewing on the drier biscuits is quite difficult for anyone to swallow. There is no one who is not thirsty after a long march, especially when marching with such heavy weapons and ammunition on his back, and the water consumption in his body is not ordinarily high. In particular, although the biscuit is hungry, it can also absorb water in the body.

After hastily eating biscuits to fill their stomachs, most of the Japanese soldiers were even more thirsty. Seeing the yellow-black things in the water source, all the Japanese soldiers could only endure it. Even these Japanese soldiers endured nausea and went to clean up the contents of the spring. But waiting until enough water is accumulated, it is not so easy.

And when Li Ziyuan dragged this Japanese army out of Licheng, there was a lack of rivers on the transfer route, even if there was not a common stream in the mountains. Coupled with last year's drought, there is already a shortage of water in the area. The few springs that he only had made people want to vomit when they saw them.

In fact, many people who do not live in the mountains do not know that even in the mountainous areas of non-arid areas, water sources are not available everywhere. Walking for dozens of kilometers without finding springs or streams is basically normal. After all, not every mountainous area is full of springs. And even if there are some streams, the water is not necessarily drinkable.

Because no one can guarantee that the springs that flow out of this stream are not the water that can be cited, and the groundwater is not all drinkable. Once you come across the kind of spring water that looks clear, but is actually high in minerals. If you don't quench your thirst by drinking, you will die. Water is also precious in mountainous areas, especially in the Taihang Mountains.

It's better to have no hot food to eat, and this is really terrible without water to drink. And when marching, basically no one paid attention to the preservation of water. After all, this is Taihang Mountain, not a desert lacking water. Water is much easier to replenish than food and ammunition, but when it is time to replenish water, it is dumbfounded.

Fortunately, the Japanese army's endurance was still very strong, and they finally survived the first day. During the daylight of the next day, the Japanese commander, who was also hungry and thirsty, could not care about the danger and sent a small team to search for the village. Where there is a village, there is well water, and having well water is equivalent to finding a supplementary water source.

Hasn't your Eighth Route Army always engaged in some kind of military and civilian fishing? I don't believe that you can throw the same water into the wells used by the common people. You must know that even if this is not the northwest of Shanxi Province, which is short of water, it is not too easy to get a good quality well water in this Taihang Mountain area. The Japanese can't do without water, but the people here are also inseparable from water.

As a result, this infantry squad did not return from early morning until noon. In desperation, the Japanese commander could only temporarily abandon the attempt to pursue the Eighth Route and solve the problem of drinking water for the troops first. What else can I do, can I just watch the troops lose their combat effectiveness due to hunger and thirst.

After finally finding a village where the common people had basically run out, the Japanese army finally found a well that was not polluted. Just when these Japanese soldiers, who were already hungry and thirsty, were ready to borrow this well to replenish some water. A few grenadiers* from nearby mountains inflicted more than a dozen casualties on the Japanese troops surrounding the wellhead.

At the same time, the alert troops placed outside the village were killed or wounded by the sudden firing of machine guns. The Japanese soldiers who entered the village in search of food and meat also suffered casualties when they stepped on the tripping mines modified with *. Attacked continuously, the angry Japanese immediately decided to split their forces into two lines.

Sweep the surrounding area of the village all the way, at least to ensure that the troops have a little hot food here, which can quench the thirst caused by the lack of water for a long time. One group stayed in the village, seizing the time to rest and replenish supplies, of course, this material was mainly water that looked inconspicuous but is now extremely valuable.

It's just that when chasing this dirt road, the Japanese soldiers sent out to search the mountains did not catch any attackers, but found the body of the team that was missing. This group of Japanese soldiers was picked up and down, and except for a piece of crotch cloth on the lower body, there was not even a piece of paper left on the body.

As for weapons and ammunition, there is nothing left. Now the water problem is basically solved, but the price paid for drinking saliva is really not small. Together with the casualties caused by the sneak attack inside and outside the village, the Japanese army lost nearly two squads of troops.

The successive similar attacks made this Japanese army unguardable. You sent a large army to search, and they were already gone. Send a small team to search, and if you don't do it, you will be attacked by a sneak attack. It's as if they don't need to rest, harassing day and night.

Although the Japanese army is fierce, after all, it was also born and raised by his parents. Although he did something like a group of beasts, he was also a mortal in the flesh after all. Being tossed back and forth so sleeplessly, this Japanese army was somewhat unbearable. I can't eat well, I can't sleep, and I have a tendency to collapse after a long time.

Because they could not rest for a few days, plus they did not eat or sleep well, some soldiers' physical strength declined quickly and began to fall behind. He was also exhausted and had a lot of headaches, because his mount was killed in a sneak attack, and he had to come down and march on foot like ordinary soldiers.

The Japanese officer's riding boots on his feet made him even more bitter that the Japanese commander Nakasa, who had thought more than once about giving up the pursuit of this nasty Eight Roads. Everyone walks on one side of the road, what should you do, I should continue the sweep I should do.

But every time he wanted to give up, this Eight Ways would always give him some touch, so that he and his subordinates would rather continue to endure fatigue and hunger than completely eliminate this Eight Paths. It's just that in this game of cat and mouse, the endurance of the Japanese army, which has repeatedly suffered a lot of losses, is still limited.

Just after this game of cat and mouse has entered noon on the third day, there is a water outage again. The commander of the Japanese army had already made up his mind to completely abandon the pursuit of this extremely hated Tupalu. Turn the swept target in a different direction.

It's just that the next thing that happened made the Japanese army jump like thunder. Once again, he didn't care about anything, and continued to pursue along the route of Li Ziyuan's retreat. put on a posture of not catching up with you, Lao Tzu resolutely refuses to give up, this kind of life-and-death posture is not to say.

And from the officers to the soldiers, they rarely reached a consensus, and swore that after catching the commander of the Eighth Road, they would be nailed to a big tree and set up on the side of Hanchang Avenue to make a road sign. And cut off the heads of these eight roads to make a Jingguan. It's like what a certain god of killing did during their Sengoku period in Japan.

And the reason for the Japanese commanders, and even all the Japanese soldiers, was very simple. Just this time, the Japanese commander began to gather his troops and was ready to completely abandon the pursuit. One of the upper body of this group of eight roads was wearing an imperial military uniform, and his rank clearly marked his identity as a major in the Japanese Army.

But the lower body was not wearing anything, and the key parts were still tied to the ropes, and an imperial soldier led there by the Eight Roads was dangling in the binoculars of the Japanese officers and non-commissioned officers, as if showing the public with the Japanese army. Some Japanese soldiers may not know who the guy who was pushed out is, but all the Japanese officers in the team know who that person is.

That's right, this Japanese military Shaozo who was pushed out with only his upper body in a military uniform is not only an authentic Japanese Shaosa, but also their colleague. It was the Japanese army captain Hideo Ikeda who had dug three feet into the ground in that village before, but still saw no one alive or dead.

Although there are times when the eyesight is not good, or the one that blocked Hideo Ikeda's mouth was obviously something from the crotch cloth of the Japanese wearing underwear, covering a small part of his face. But through the binoculars, these officers could still clearly recognize the unlucky bastard, who was Hideo Ikeda, who he had not been able to find before.

Although some Japanese officers found the body of Hideo Ikeda's troops, they did not find the whereabouts of Hideo Ikeda, and judged that he might have been captured. But under this environment and dress, after officially confirming this, how could these Japanese officers accept, such a practice, which in their opinion was a serious insult to the Imperial soldiers?

In the eyes of most Japanese officers, even being captured was a great insult. What's more, this extremely insulting practice and parade in front of oneself? As soon as Hideo Ikeda was pushed out, all the Japanese officers felt like they had been slapped in the face dozens of times and were insulted very badly.

In addition, the previous smashing of the marching pot and the repeated sneak attacks caused a lot of casualties, this Japanese army's hatred for the eight roads in front of them can no longer be compensated for by total annihilation. I'm afraid that if Li Ziyuan falls into their hands, it is estimated that it will not be enough for them to relieve their hatred.

The Japanese army, which was stimulated by Li Ziyuan, didn't care about anything else. After sending a telegram to the surrounding troops, asking the surrounding troops to cooperate, he chased Li Ziyuan's ass and bit it tightly. was led by Li Ziyuan at the junction of several counties, and an armed march came.

It's not that the Japanese don't want to solve the problem quickly, but the commander of this Eighth Route is very cunning. The Japanese army divided its forces several times and wanted to take parallel pursuits, so as to outflank and encircle them as soon as possible. However, because of the changeable route of the commander of this eight-way force, the sense of protection of the flanks is quite strong, and in the end it was not successful. In desperation, the Japanese army could only adopt the method of tailgating and pursuing.

Li Ziyuan led this Japanese army all the way to the battle, although he also suffered some losses. can take various methods, so that the Japanese army behind him has repeatedly tried to outflank him, and he has always maintained this kind of distance from the Japanese army. Every once in a while, stimulate or tease the Japanese pursuers behind him, so as not to lag too far behind the Japanese army.

According to Li Ziyuan's intentions, he should lead them around for as long as possible to ensure the safety of the organs of the military region. So although he had many opportunities to use the terrain to get rid of this Japanese army, Li Ziyuan finally chose to go around one more day. Even though his troops were quite tired, Li Ziyuan still insisted on continuing to walk around with this Japanese army.