"Your Excellency, rest assured. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Oda Masao said with a smile, "This place is already very close to Hokuto, and we will be able to reach the military camp outside Hokudo City in two hours at most, and we will definitely not delay the military period." ”

In the army, it is forbidden to order, and when the march is timed, it is absolutely not allowed to delay. There is no exception to this in any military in the world. If there is no such provision, it is not an army, but armed bandits with little organization to speak of.

"That's good." Li Ling nodded, "Then continue to set off, and rest after arriving at the barracks." ”

This small team of only about 200 people soon set out on the journey again, and they were about to join a huge encirclement and suppression operation. This was a large-scale encirclement and suppression operation planned by the Ming garrison headquarters in Japan against the guerrilla areas of the Japanese Resistance Army stationed in the mountainous areas such as Kai Shinano. This time, it was the Japanese security forces that served as the main force of encirclement and suppression.

Located in the central region of Japan's main island of Honshu, Kai and Shinano are mountainous areas with complex topography. The mountains here are continuous, the clouds are full of mist, and there are barren and inhabited deep mountains and old forests everywhere. The forest is home to many ferocious wild animals such as whales and wild bears. Only the valley basins from Kofu to Nagano and Aichi to Takasaki have fields and rivers that can be cultivated.

Although it is desolate and barren, it is a famous place in the history of Japan. During Japan's former Warring States period, Shingen Takeda, known as the Tiger of Kai, was the ruler here. He and Kenshin Uesugi, the dragon of Hokuriku who ruled Hokuriku and was known as the first general of Japan's Sengoku period, fought fiercely on Kawanoshima Island in Kita-Shinano. It has been talked about by the Japanese for many years. Of course, this is just a small Japan. A war of this magnitude is nothing more than a battle between villages among the peoples of the mainland.

This mountainous area has now been occupied by the Japanese resistance. These resistance forces are basically dissatisfied with politics. The government surrendered, unwilling to admit defeat in the war.

Most of them were professional soldiers who had been educated in bushido for many years. After Japan's surrender, many soldiers who did not commit suicide and die for their country fled into the mountains of Japan with everything they could muster, and then chose to continue fighting the Ming army. Among them, the huge area of the Koshin Mountain area is the largest disaster area.

After the Ming Dynasty began to carry out large-scale strategic bombing of Japan, especially when Tokyo was scorched by the flames of fire. Japan Politics. In order to avoid huge losses in the air raids, the government deliberately moved some important factories to various mountainous areas that were not conducive to air raids. These factories include a large number of military factories.

These factories have long since cut off the supply of raw materials, and the supply of electricity necessary for large-scale plant operation has also been cut off. But their stuff and the machinery of production and the skilled workers who moved with the factory were still there. Relying on a small amount of raw materials and things collected in various places, it is still possible to continue to produce various weapons and materials despite the supply of electricity and other supplies that come and go.

Moreover, the Japanese had already foreseen that the situation was not good before the Ming Dynasty landed on the mainland, and they began to make final preparations early. At that time, the Koshin Mountain area was a key defense area. Not only did they dig all kinds of fortifications and caves everywhere, but they also sent many elite troops to hide important supplies from various places just in case.

At that time, the Japanese thought that even if the Ming Dynasty captured the entire territory of Japan, they would still be able to fight the Ming army in the mountains everywhere. The Japanese pinned their hopes on their allies, who would return to Asia and help them regain their homeland. But Japan surrendered. All the original plans were out of effect.

In fact, the strength of the Japanese resistance was not weak. They have rudimentary military production and repair capabilities. It has a professional army, a large number of various reserves, a variety of strong fortifications crisscrossed by the mountains, and the help of local natives. In this mountainous area, the Japanese resistance army caused repeated setbacks in the offensive of the defenders of Daming Town, and suffered heavy losses.

When the Ming army readjusted its deployment and withdrew its main force to put the Japanese security forces in front, the situation of this security war quickly changed.

Li Ling and Oda Masao's team arrived at the military camp outside Beidu City before dark, which had now become a huge military base. Everywhere you look, there are soldiers in military uniforms and all kinds of military materials and equipment, and the noise of people and horses is loud.

After hurriedly finding their own unit to report, Oda Masao and Li Ling, who were finally relieved, led their troops into a camp that was divided into a camp for them.

"Your Excellency." After arranging the campsite, Oda Masao came to Li Ling's side, handed a cigarette, and asked softly, "The scale of this operation is very large." ”

The scale of this military operation is indeed not small, not to mention the troops attacking from other directions, the troops from Kofu alone have more than 10,000 people. This is a very rare military operation in Japan, which has already ended its main war. The barracks outside Hokudo were full of people, most of whom were soldiers of the Japanese Security Forces still wearing old Japanese uniforms.

Looking up at an army twin-engine reconnaissance plane whizzing overhead, Li Ling lit a cigarette, "Well, the town defenders can't tolerate the existence of these people who disobey the Ming Dynasty, and this encirclement and suppression is to completely destroy them." ”

Li Ling was also dissatisfied. He used to eat and drink in the city at the foot of Mt. Fuji, and lived a good life like a day of drinking. But because of those resistances, they had to give up their leisurely life and go to this poor mountain and bad water to fight. A peaceful life in the midst of war is what soldiers crave most.

This anti-bandit operation consisted of a total of four armies, which were attacked from Aichi Prefecture, Kofu, Takasaki, and Hokuriku. Not to mention other places, the army on this road of Kofu alone has three divisions of the security army and two independent divisions. The brigade, plus a Ming infantry regiment and logistical support troops, the total strength exceeded 10,000.

"Your Excellency, it's dinner time, let's go eat." Oda Masao, who has always been tightly guarding Li Ling's thighs, has a deep grasp of sycophancy, and he is very thoughtful to Li Ling, who is assigned to his unit as a consultant.

Just as Li Ling and the others were starting to eat dinner, in the core area of the barracks, a large group of generals were gathering around to discuss the battle plan.

The commander of the security forces on this road is Colonel Zhao Mingyu, the commander of the second regiment of the 338th Infantry Division of the Ming Army, and his regiment is also the pressing team and supervision team of these security forces.

The Ming Dynasty originally used the armies of those client states to conduct law and order warfare. But the armies of those client states were too poor in combat.

The client state troops, equipped with the standard equipment of the Ming army, were constantly ambushed by the Japanese resistance on the difficult roads in the mountains. And when the Japanese launched a white-knuckle battle charge that spread all over the mountains, the armies of these client states all collapsed. Not to mention the vain losses, the Japanese resistance army also seized a large amount of military supplies, and even captured many people, which was simply a loss of face for the Ming Dynasty.

Later, the defenders of Daming sent regular troops to fight, although they were able to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese resistance. But its own losses are also great when fighting in the mountains. This was followed by a massive mobilization of local security forces to fight. These security forces chose the military establishment of the old Japan, but their size was all staggering.

After removing more than 3,000 regular troops of the Ming Army, the remaining nearly 8,000 officers and men of the Japanese Security Army had an establishment of three divisions and two brigades.

This would have numbered 100,000 in the old Japanese Army, but now there are only 8,000 of them. However, although the number is small, their officer establishment is quite large. A group of generals with golden lights on their shoulders gathered around Colonel Zhao Mingyu and waited for his orders.

"All units in this operation must act strictly according to the plan." Zhao Mingyu raised his hand and tapped on the map on the table, and shouted loudly, "The whole army is advancing according to the established route. Resistance to any situation encountered on the road must be ruthlessly destroyed! Any form of negativity is disloyalty to the Ming Dynasty. The troops that are not in good position in battle, and those who flee from the battle must all be shot! ”

After threatening and intimidating him, Zhao Mingyu changed the topic and then spoke: "This attack must be carried out according to the plan of the command. After passing through Fujimi Town, you entered the so-called guerrilla zone of the bandits. After the army entered, the battle plan was to be strictly enforced, all the resisters were killed, and all the ordinary people were taken away and placed in the consolidated village. All the houses and villages that I saw were burned down, and all the grain fields were burned down. The well was to be thrown in, and the dead poultry were to be sealed with earth and stones. Take away everything that can be used, and destroy everything that can't be taken away. Not a single stitch can be left for the resistance. We must turn those so-called guerrilla zones into no man's land! ”

All the Japanese resistance troops stationed in the mountains were not superhuman, and they also needed to have a suitable living space. The villages in the mountains were the basis for the Resistance to hold on.

The defenders of Daming Town felt that the Japanese resistance forces were very difficult to clear out those hidden deep in the mountains and old forests. It's not that they can't beat it, but they don't want to spend time and energy in these desolate places, and they don't want to go to the cave with these people. After brainstorming, a high-ranking person proposed that all the areas where the Japanese resistance forces were active could be turned into a no-man's land.

The Resistance had reserves, but they couldn't all survive on them. All kinds of necessary daily necessities still need to be obtained through various channels. The villages in the mountains are their main source of essential supplies.

Moreover, these resistance forces will also be attrition due to diseases and wars, and they also need to replenish their forces or even expand their own troops. These also need to be done by people. (To be continued.) )