Chapter 143: Behind Enemy Lines (5k)

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't immediately agree to send a message to the ninja, just thought silently.

The left hand strokes the barbs of the shark muscles like a cat, and the fingers of the right hand tap the armrest of the seat without a moment.

The messenger ninja did not dare to urge, nor did he dare to leave, so he had to stand at the bottom of the court with his head hung in fear.

Since Hachiki Sakumo took the initiative to send a letter asking for help, it means that the war situation is indeed urgent, otherwise he would not have sent it in such a hurry, and as an ally, Uchiha Tokumitsu naturally would not refuse.

It's just that it's one thing to provide support, and it's another thing to send troops.

After a series of battles, the Uchiha ninjas who went out with the army this time are exhausted, and the casualties are also quite heavy, although more than 20 Uchiha ninjas have awakened the Sangoyu Writing Wheel Eye under the dual stimulation of the war experience and the Kaleidoscope Pupil God Emperor Birth Lingzun, but their current cultivation foundation is not stable, and they still need the help of the older generation of Sangoyu Uchiha ninjas to teach their experience, so that they can stabilize their realm and form combat power.

Moreover, at present, the task of clearing out the remnants of the Fog Hidden Ninja has just begun, and the number, combat power, and fighting spirit of the Fog Hidden Army have not yet had a relatively intuitive feedback, and they can't draw much combat power for a while.

"Can you draw the current location of Shuomao-kun's headquarters and the Fog Hidden Ninja Army on the map?"

After thinking for a long time, Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his head and looked at the messenger ninja who was full of apprehension.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The messenger ninja replied quickly.

Uchiha Tokumitsu put away the shark muscle on the table, took out a sealing scroll from the scroll sleeve of the shinobi uniform, and unsealed a high-precision map.

"You can mark the location of Shuomao-kun and the Fog Hidden Ninja Army."

Tokumitsu Uchiha handed over a pencil.

The messenger ninja immediately stepped forward to take the pencil and work on the map.

"Lord Tokumitsu, please look!"

After a while, the messenger ninja finished the map annotation and flipped the map over and presented it to Tokumitsu Uchiha.

“…… I have a little impression of you, it's Shuo Maojun's subordinate, right? ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't look at the map for the first time, but looked up at the messenger ninja.

"In Xiaqi Mu Changli, he is the descendant of Lord Shuomao."

The messenger ninja, that is, Masashi Hagi, hurriedly replied.

It's the first time I've met the ninja of the Hachiki family.

However, judging from its ninja uniform, the current rank is only a mid-ninja.

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded, not saying anything more.

Hagi Masori's drawing skills are still very good, and the layout of the ninja camp led by Hagi Shuomao and Orochimaru and the situation of the outer positions of the fog hidden camp are all depicted, and the marching directions of several battles are attached with various colored arrows.

"Where is the landing site of the Fog Cover?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu looked at it for a moment, then looked up and asked.

“…… No specific information has been obtained at this time. ”

Qimu Changli replied in a low voice.

"Who is in charge of the intelligence?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu pressed his temple with some headache.

It's been several days, and the landing location of the Fog Hidden Ninja Army has not yet been determined, and this intelligence work has been really poor.

“…… Originally, it was the Eastern Border Defense Force, but with the defeat of the ninja army, its intelligence department has also been wiped out......"

Hachiki Shori said hesitantly: "At present, the intelligence of the ninja army is in charge of the dark department brought by Lord Orochimaru......

Konoha is a well-known fish belly unit, the Eastern Border Defense Force, no wonder!

"And where was the first encounter between the Eastern Frontier Defense Force and the Fog Cover? Can you mark it? ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu asked again.

"Located twenty kilometers south of the Tsugaru Gorge, the site is the headquarters of the Eastern Border Defense Force."

Qimu Changli immediately stepped forward to mark the position again.

"So...... The Eastern Frontier Defense Force was defeated in World War I, right? ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu sighed.

Due to limited access to information, he did not know the exact battle report on how the Eastern Frontier Defense Force was defeated.

“…… Yes, after the attack on the headquarters, the head of the department was killed in battle, and later it was only after the Shinobu of Marushi Kosuke gathered some of the patrol ninja troops and retreated to attack and disturb them, so it was delayed until Orochimaru-sama and Sakumo-sama rushed to support. ”

“…… Shinobi? ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu's fingers massaging his temples paused.

He had a bit of an impression of the name Maru Star Kosuke, when the Three Ninja Village was besieging the Vortex Shinobi Village, he had met this middle-aged and elderly ninja with a big black cauldron on his back on the way to help.

"I know, you can go back to your life first." Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded, indicating that he already knew.

"This ......"

Qimu Changli was a little embarrassed.

He came to the country of vortex to ask for help, and now the lord asked him to go back, but he didn't say when he planned to leave, how many people he would bring, etc., which made it difficult for him to do it.

"I'll take two squads tomorrow." Uchiha Tokumitsu glanced at Masanori Hachiki and understood his thoughts, "But I won't meet up with Sakumo-kun right away." ”

Hachiki Masari was a little disappointed, the two squads were only six ninjas, which was too little for the ninja army to fight.

But Uchiha Tokumitsu's second sentence made his heart hang again.

“…… Please let Tokumitsu-sama know. ”

Qimu Changli said respectfully.

"I will lead people to infiltrate and infiltrate the rear of Wuyin, and use the location of the Eastern Border Defense Force as a starting point to search for the Wuyin landing berth."

Uchiha Tokumitsu drew a circle around the former Eastern Frontier Defense Force headquarters marked on the map.

"If I have the chance, I will destroy the ship that crosses the sea in the fog!"

"Thank you, Lord Tokumitsu, for your answer, I understand!"

Qimu Changli bowed and replied.

"In addition, after you go back, let Shuo Mao-kun launch a continuous attack for three consecutive days from tomorrow, and try to drag down the wolfberry Yakura!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment and ordered again.

"Yes!"

Qimu Changli is the color of the road.

Afterwards, Uchiha Tokumitsu took out a letterhead, wrote down the battle plan and the required cooperation, signed and sealed, and handed it to Masanori Hagi.

"You go back first!"

"Obey the order, and take your leave!"

Masanori Hachiki respectfully took Uchiha Tokumitsu's letterhead with both hands, got up and took his leave.

Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to ponder the details of the operation behind enemy lines.

The fog is divided into two parts this time, among which the first army of the fog hidden led by the watermelon mountain puffer ghost has been defeated by the whole army, and the high-level command of the ninja army has basically died, and the small number of remnants of the fog hidden army stranded in the country of fire is no longer a cause for concern.

However, the second army of the Fog Hidden under the command of Yakura is fighting a fierce battle with the troops of Hachiki Shuo Shigeru and Orochimaru, and judging from the current battle situation, although the Konoha Ninja Army does not have the upper hand, the Fog Hidden Ninja Army has not been able to go further.

Therefore, cutting off the rear of the Fog Hidden Ninja Army is a key point to change the situation of the battle.

Judging from the current battle situation, the three thousand Fog Hidden Ninja Army, which is currently entangled with Qimu Shuomao and Orochimaru's troops, will not be able to open up the situation in a short period of time; Therefore, if Wuyin intends to continue fighting, he must continue to increase his troops, otherwise he will just throw troops in vain and waste his strength, and he will not gain anything at all.

If Wuyin has additional troops, then its landing location will naturally be the first choice for the current landing berth of the Second Army of Wuyin.

Therefore, if the anchorage of the Fog Hidden Ninja Army and the ships crossing the sea are destroyed, it can not only hit the morale of the Second Army of Fog Hide, but also effectively delay the possible arrival of Fog Hide reinforcements in the future.

The biggest difficulty in running behind enemy lines lies in whether or not we can find a berth in a short period of time without disturbing the fog.

As for destroying the ship mooring, it is not a difficult task for the Uchiha ninja who is good at fire escape, and besides, Uchiha Tokumitsu's Susanoh is also extremely destructive.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately ordered a military council.

……

"Shuo Maojun has sent a letter asking for help, and I plan to send people to join me in the war."

After the various ministries were in charge of the shinobi to come together, Uchiha Tokumitsu said straight to the point, and handed them the letter of help sent by Hachiki Sakushige to circulate.

The group of responsible shinobi only silently circulated the letter and did not express an opinion on it.

Uchiha Tokumitsu was pleased with the performance of his subordinates, which also showed that he had supreme authority in the ninja army.

"I plan to draw a team from each of the Uchiha and the Hyuga ninja to carry out operations behind enemy lines with me in order to destroy the rear moorings of the Mist Hidden Ninja Army and the ships crossing the sea."

Uchiha Tokumitsu stated his battle plan: "The others will stay here to continue to recuperate and clear the remnants of the fog. ”

"Deguang Shaojun, if you only bring two squads, isn't it too little......

An Uchiha Shinobi whispered: "Of course, I don't question Shaojun's strength in the lower class, it's just to be safe, or ......."

He was not finished, but the crowd understood what he meant.

"It's okay, I'll let Shuo Mao-kun and Orochimaru Shangshinobi launch a continuous offensive to contain Goji Yakura, the words of the other Mist Hidden Ninjas...... Don't worry! ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu was unmoved, but explained out loud.

"In that case, I hope Shaojun will still take Shangnin to support."

After the Uchiha Shinobi looked at each other and exchanged opinions, they gave their opinions.

After all, if you are running behind enemy lines, and the enemy's maximum combat power will be pinned down by friendly forces, then the most important thing is mobility.

In this way, there is little need to bring too many people.

"The Uchiha Shangninja sent three people to fight with me."

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded and agreed to the clansman's suggestion.

Then he turned his head to look at Hinata Shuhiro.

"Xiu Hongjun, please choose three white-eyed ninjas to fight with me."

"Yes!"

Hinata Shuhiro stood up and saluted.

The Uchiha Shinobi were also a little surprised by Hinata's particularly respectful attitude at this time.

After all, the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan have been a bit difficult to deal with for a long time, although there will be no conflicts between everyone in wartime, but there are very few private contacts, and even if they met in the past, they were just business, but it is not as good as why they have become so deferential and obedient now.

"In addition, prepare more detonation charms for logistics, I will bring them useful." Uchiha Tokumitsu said to Uchiha Kamishinobi, who was in charge of material affairs.

"Yes!" Uchiha Kaminin immediately got up and responded, "There are still 70,000 detonation charms in the warehouse, including 7,000 special detonation charms made by the family. ”

"You don't need to recycle it, give me all the 7,000 special detonation charms."

Uchiha Tokumitsu thought about it for a while, considering that his mutual multiplication detonation talisman had been researched by the fog concealment to deal with it, and the effect of breaking the formation in the battle formation was not so great, so he didn't call up too many detonation talismans.

"In addition, after I went to war, the garrison of the camp was in charge of Chongxin Shangnin."

Uchiha Tokumitsu pointed to a middle-aged Uchiha ninja who was old and serious.

"Yes!"

Uchiha Taishin stood up and took the order.

"The task of clearing the remnants of the Fog Hidden in the Vortex Country cannot be relaxed, and it is still in the responsibility of Xiuhong Shangnin!"

"I will go all out to complete the task and never let down the trust of Lord Deguang!"

Hinata Shuhiro immediately stood up and answered.

These words also made the Uchiha shinobi look sideways.

It's too advanced compared to the phrase 'obey'! It sounds good!

The Uchiha shinobi secretly glanced at Uchiha Tokumitsu's satisfied expression, and secretly wrote down the 'advanced vocabulary' that Hinata Shuhiro said.

"If there are no other problems with each department, then let's do it in turn!" Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered, "Tomorrow morning, the fighters will leave with me!" ”

"Yes!"

The group of responsible forbears agreed with a bang, and then got up and saluted and left.

……

The 7,000 specially made detonation charms prepared by the logistics department were quickly delivered, and the Uchiha Tokumitsu inscribed them one by one with the psychic seal of the multiplying detonation charms, and sealed them all into a single scroll.

Coupled with Uchiha Tokumitsu's previous inventory, he alone brought more than 20,000 psychic detonation charms and more than 1,000 ordinary detonation charms with him in this battle, and other ninja tools such as kunai, shuriken, Uchi-Pot's steel wire, and Bing food pills were also prepared.

Running behind enemy lines to fight is completely prepared, and even if it is not needed, it is better than not being prepared.

Early the next morning, Uchiha Tokumitsu led his troops in the direction of the Land of Fire.

Tsugaru Gorge is located in the northwest of the Vortex Country, guarding the eastern estuary of the Fire Country, and is a relatively steep mountain gorge, and the Tsugaru Waterway that runs through it is also the main river in the eastern part of the Fire Country.

According to the battle report of the Eastern Frontier Defense Force, there were four bays around Tsugaru Gorge that could be used as landing grounds, and the Uchiha Tokumitsu's target behind enemy lines was within this range.

Instead of going overland, the Uchiha Tokumitsu chose the frog jump tactic, using the scattered islands on the sea as a springboard for a phased break, and gradually diving into the target area, while the three Hyuga ninjas took turns to open their eyes and keep an eye on the sea to bypass the eyes and ears of the fog.

However, it is also thanks to the fact that the two squads that accompanied the army were both ninjas, so they were able to support such a long-distance march across the sea.

"Gentlemen, you're going to rest for an hour, and then you're officially landing!"

After reaching the last island of the marching route, Uchiha Tokumitsu ordered all of them to rest.

After the three Hyuga ninjas opened their white eyes at the same time to reconnoitre, none of them found anything abnormal.

It is still 400 kilometers away from the target area of Tsugaru Gorge.

With the footsteps of a ninja, even treading water and the sea will only take about three hours.

"Didn't you find any trace of the Mist Hidden Ninja Army?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's brow furrowed.

Generally speaking, during the march of a large-scale ninja army, multiple reconnaissance teams will be released to parade around the perimeter to prevent a surprise attack by the elite troops of the enemy ninja army.

However, according to the report of the Hyuga ninja, there has been no sign of the activities of the fog ninjas along the way, and there are no fog ninjas on the various islands, which is very unusual.

"Lord Tokumitsu, if that's the case, why don't we first conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Tsugaru Gorge and Tetsunokuni Tajima Peninsula, and report back after discovering the traces of the fog?"

Hinata, who was in charge of this reconnaissance command, said.

"Tajima Peninsula?"

The Uchiha Tokumi had a flash of inspiration and quickly found the location of the Tajima Peninsula on the map.

"Iron Country ......"

Uchiha Tokumitsu tapped the location of the Tajima Peninsula on the map.

The Tajima Peninsula is located in the southeastern part of Iron Country, across the sea from the Land of Fire, and is about 200 kilometers from Tsugaru Gorge according to the scale shown on the map.

"Although the Tajima Peninsula is under the jurisdiction of the neutral country of the Railway, the area is a saline wasteland, and it has always been a no-man's land, and only a small number of pirates occupy some dangerous areas, so it is possible that there is a mooring place in the ......."

Hinata Takazawa explained.

"But there are no other islands along the way, can you tread water for that long?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu asked.

"There are still many islands and reefs in the sea that are not marked, but I have traveled back and forth to the waters here many times to carry out missions, so I have a certain understanding......

After saying that, Hinata Takazawa marked a number of small islands and reefs on the map.

"That's how it will be done over there."

Uchiha Tokumitsu agreed to Hinata's suggestion, "You go to the Tajima Peninsula, and report back as soon as you find Kirigakure, and remember not to fight Kirigakure!" ”

"I understand it below!"

Hinata Takazawa saluted and turned to leave, while another Hyuga ninja headed in the direction of Tsugaru Gorge.

The soldiers were divided into two routes, each reconnoitring.

After another night, the Hyuga ninja, who had gone to reconnoiter in the direction of Tsugaru Gorge, returned.

"Tokumitsu-sama, there was no trace of the Kirikin Ninja at the mouth of the Tsugaru Gorge from the bottom, but after going north, I found that there were ships going back and forth, depending on the course or from the Tajima Peninsula......"

Hinata Ninja reported.

"Tajima Peninsula ......"

Uchiha Tokumitsu pulled out the map again and drew a circle on the Tajima Peninsula.

"Just wait for the exact information of Takasawa Shangshinobi!"

After another night, the exhausted Hinata Takazawa returned.

"Lord Tokumitsu, Kirikin has indeed set up a berth on the Tajima Peninsula! And on the way back, he found a large fleet coming from the direction of the Water Country, and confirmed that it was a transport ship with a white eye! ”

"Transports? Fog Hidden has increased its troops? ”

Uchiha Tokumitsu's brow furrowed.

“…… Conducting white-eye reconnaissance in the vicinity, it was found that the ships were transporting war materials, and there were not many fog hidden ninjas escorting the ship. ”

Hinata Takazawa took a few breaths and continued: "It is also possible that the Kirikin Ninja Army sent a baggage force to transport supplies before increasing the troops, and according to the speed of the fleet's march, it will probably arrive at the Tajima Peninsula anchorage tomorrow afternoon. ”

It hasn't been long since the defeat of the first army of the fog in the country of vortex, and it will take some time for the ninja army of the fog to be gathered, so it makes sense to send a heavy force to transport supplies first.

"Over there, we will set off at noon tomorrow and carry out a night raid operation!"

"Yes!"

The six shinobi agreed in unison.

Originally, I was going to send two chapters, but considering that the number of words was only more than 6,000, I simply deleted some of the water text and merged it.

(End of chapter)