Chapter 1218: The Vanishing Convoy (Second Update!) )

"Division commander, Hongyuan Town reports that our first transaction with the Jin Sui Army has been successfully concluded, and the troops are escorting the grain back to Linfen City!" The chief of staff, who hurriedly walked into the war room, reported excitedly when he saw Fujino.

Fujino obviously let out a long breath before replying, "Finally, there is food!" ”

"Hongyuan Town is only more than 20 kilometers away from Linfen City, although it is an area occupied by the imperial army, it is not ruled out that there will be any accidents! Order the baggage team to speed up, only when we arrive in Linfen City, will the grain really belong to us! ”

"Also, now that there is food, ammunition, and troops, the assembly is complete. I'm ready to launch a retaliatory attack on the new regiment these days! ”

"My idea is that this attack is going to be different from the previous attacks and sweeps!"

"Division commander, you already have an attack plan?" The chief of staff immediately asked!

Lieutenant General Fujino nodded and replied: "Yes, this time I want to change the previous passive situation, the imperial army must seize the initiative on the battlefield and force the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army out to fight a decisive battle with us!" ”

"Also, isn't the Eighth Route Army good at fighting our ambushes and cutting off our logistics? This time, we must not give them this chance! ”

"Therefore, in this offensive, all combat units must carry at least one month's combat provisions. At this point, the chief of staff, you should prepare and gather the combat supplies that the troops need as soon as possible! ”

"As for the rest, I'll prepare. Also, in this offensive, we don't have any action plan, no offensive route, only offensive targets! ”

It is very dangerous for the chief of staff to be unprepared for a battle, not even a direction of attack.

Just as he was about to raise his concerns, the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujino, interrupted: "All along, we have been following the rules to sweep the base areas of the Eighth Route Army. After a long time, the Eighth Route Army has figured out our routine, and every time it is a surprise, either ambushing us or cutting off our logistical supplies! ”

"This time, I want to do the other way around and take the Eighth Route Army by surprise!"

"Don't they like to cut us off our logistical supplies to force us back and end the sweep? Then I will bring enough logistical supplies this time, and it is really not enough in the middle, so I will contact the front army to send aviation to give us an airdrop! ”

"As for food, after entering the base area of the Eighth Route Army, we can eat wherever we go. Since those ordinary people have chosen to support the Eighth Route Army, then we have to make them pay the price. Burn and loot, that's how we take revenge on them! ”

"Doesn't the Eighth Route Army still like to ambush us on the way we must go? Then we will not plan the route of the march. After entering their base area, according to the actual situation, they can attack in whichever direction they want! ”

"When the time comes, no matter how many troops the Eighth Route Army gathers, they can't find us, they can't figure out our routines, and they can't find a chance to ambush us!"

The chief of staff had a feeling of being sudden.

While those worries still linger in my head, another thought comes to mind!

"Division Commander, you may be right. To deal with such a cunning opponent as the new group, perhaps we should use unconventional methods to attack them by surprise! ”

"Arrange it now! Get together the supplies and ammunition needed to send troops out as soon as possible! ”

At three o'clock in the morning, a checkpoint less than 10 kilometers away from Linfen City reported that a convoy transporting grain had passed through their checkpoint.

The chief of staff who had been left on duty was always in the war room, and he knew as much about the importance of this batch of food as the division commander.

If he doesn't watch the grain go into storage, he can't sleep even if he is lying in bed.

"Hasn't the convoy reached the city gate yet?" At half past four in the morning, the chief of staff finally couldn't help but ask.

"Not yet!" A staff officer on duty put down the phone and answered.

"The city gate defenders report that there is no trace of the convoy outside the city?"

"It shouldn't be!" The chief of staff's brow furrowed at once!

"The checkpoint is only ten kilometers away from the city gate, and the convoy is climbing, and it should climb two or three kilometers outside the city in an hour and a half. They were all carrying torches, and the defenders of the walls were condescending, and they should be able to see them! ”

"Could something have gone wrong?" The staff officer asked in a whisper.

The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "There is not even a gunshot, what can go wrong!" ”

"And this place is so close to Linfen City, even if there are guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, we can't help a full baggage team!"

"In this case, you can check with the checkpoint again to see if the convoy passed through their checkpoint an hour and a half ago!"

Soon, the staff officer who called out put down the microphone and replied with a hesitation: "Sir, they confirm that the convoy passed through the outpost half an hour and a half ago!" ”

"Then why haven't you arrived in Linfen City yet!" The chief of staff's brows instantly wrinkled into a big Sichuan character.

Then he ordered: "In this case, send a cavalry squad and go out of the city at once to meet it." Don't forget to bring the radio with you and report it as soon as you have a situation! ”

After the operational staff officer left, the chief of staff with a frown couldn't calm down all of a sudden, and walked around the war room with a calm face, which was used to vent his inner anxiety.

In less than half an hour, a communications staff officer rushed over with a solemn face.

The chief of staff chuckled in his heart, and a very bad premonition came out of his mind. Before he could speak, the communications staff officer preemptively reported.

"Sir, the cavalry squad reports that they have been finding the sentry post but have not found the convoy!"

"Nani? How can it be? The chief of staff was so frightened that he almost collapsed on the ground.

Then he stared at the other party and shouted: "What are you still doing in a daze, immediately send a telegram back to the cavalry team, ordering them to follow the rut prints to find the grain!" ”

As soon as the communications staff officer walked out on the front foot, the chief of staff also followed out, muttering to himself as he walked.

"How could so much food, such a large convoy, suddenly disappear......"

"This matter is too big, it must be reported to the division commander immediately!"

At the headquarters of the Second World War Zone, Chief Yan also did not rest.

Regardless of whether the deal with the Japanese is successful or not, once the news leaks out, the traitor and the enemy will definitely not be able to escape.

Therefore, after making the decision to make a transaction, in order to avoid accidents, Chief Yan decided to personally sit in the headquarters and watch the transaction be successfully completed.

Of course, those weapons and ammunition that were about to arrive were also very important to Chief Yan.

In the past few years, the losses of the Jin Sui army have been very large, although they have used their own funds to reorganize many new troops. But the speed of the formation of troops is simply not comparable to the rate of loss on the battlefield.

Now, the Jin Sui Army, the descendant army in his hands, is less than half of what it was before the all-out anti-Japanese war, and only 100,000 people remain.

What's more, the weapons he brought out from Taiyuan are gone.

And Chongqing has always had the idea of suppressing and squeezing out local troops, relying on them to replenish their weapons and expand the Jin Sui army, so there is no need to think about it.

The road in Chongqing can't be taken by himself, so Chief Yan can only rely on himself. Obviously, in the whole of North China, the devils have the weapons and ammunition they urgently need!

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