Rise from the sword

Chapter 233 Speed
Shinozuka Yoshio soon received the information he wanted.

About the whereabouts of the robbery column enemy.

At this time, the first report staff officer who brought him seemingly good news, but actually bad news, had not yet left the headquarters, and the new news was reported by the second report staff officer.

"General, a telegram from Lieutenant Sakamoto."

The new staff officer who came in was obviously an old staff officer, who knew Yoshio Shinozuka's temper well. He knew that on this big night, when there was no good news before, he couldn't waste time. After he stood at attention, he didn't wait for Shinozuka Yoshio responded and went straight to the topic:

"Neutenant Sakamoto's team encountered long-range shelling by enemy artillery during the pursuit of the enemy. The enemy's artillery fire was quite violent, which slowed down the pursuit of the Sakamoto Brigade and was eventually fled into the mountains by the enemy."

"but·····"

The new staff officer raised his tone slightly and quickly reported the next news.

"Lieutenant Sakamoto discovered that the enemy had abandoned some machinery and equipment. He found some machine packaging debris in the water lake of Wendian Village. There was a big hole in the ice surface, and there was still engine oil in the water. He also found some equipment discarded by the enemy on the road. broken cart."

this is a good news.

"Oh?"

The experience of the staff officer was successful, Shinozuka Yoshio's expression changed from being a little gloomy when he received the first message, to relaxed, and his anger was diluted: "It seems that they have discarded some heavy machinery and equipment."

Then, he sneered, his tone full of sarcasm:
"It's a poor army. It can't even transport a ton of machinery and equipment. There is a serious shortage of weapons and ammunition. Now it has the machine tools for making weapons and ammunition, but it has to be discarded."

Sure enough, the bad news should be reported first and then the good... Seeing the expression on his general's face, the staff officer breathed a sigh of relief and praised his actions in his heart. He continued to report:

"Lieutenant Sakamoto also reported that the enemy entered the mountainous area one kilometer west of Luoshui Lake and moved along the mountain road towards Datouling and Dawu Mountain."

"Datouling, Dawu Mountain?"

Quickly found these two points on the map, and then traced an arc with his fingers, the corners of Yoshio Shinozuka's mouth finally completely curled up: "As expected, this group of people retreated towards Shou County."

Kazuki Yamamoto looked sideways.

From these two locations, point directly to the direction of Shou County.

And Shou County.

This is the area where Li Yunlong's troops are stationed, and his troops have been operating here, and even for a period of time, the Shou County garrison dared not go out, and the situation between the enemy and ourselves was almost reversed.

Is the enemy really Li Yunlong?

"Order."

After receiving the telegram from the staff officer and looking at it, Shinozuka Yoshio thought for a moment, then quickly issued an order.

His serious tone was full of joy:
"The garrisons in Xiyang, Yangquan, Chiyang and other places immediately dispatched, marched towards Fujianao, and blocked all the surrounding intersections. If they want to go to the so-called base area, they must pass through Fujianao."

"Then annihilate them here."

After the words fell, Yoshio Shinozuka clenched his fists tightly.

On the side, Yamamoto's mouth moved slightly. He thought of flattery, such as a general opinion. After all, the situation is different. This is the only thigh, but he still didn't say it in the end.

The opponent had to pass near Fujianao, and an officer could tell it without any difficulty.

There are only two routes leading from Wendian Village to their so-called base area without passing through cities where the empire has heavily stationed troops, and which allows the army to pass. Judging from the route the other party took to enter the mountain, they must pass through Fujianao, and absolutely not. May go around.

The mountain roads are rugged and difficult to walk. In this winter, walking is even more difficult. In addition, they carry a lot of machinery and supplies, more than 30 tons of medicines, and a lot of machinery and equipment, especially those machinery and equipment. Many parts weigh 100 More than a kilogram, this kind of weight, a mule can't carry it, and it can't go a long distance. It must be assisted by people. It can be imagined that its marching speed can be imagined. It is a miracle that it can cover five or six miles in an hour.

From their entrance to Fujianao, there is a mountain road of nearly forty miles.

There is enough time for the three-way encirclement.

Moreover, once it is daylight, the air force can take off and conduct reconnaissance.

Kazuki Yamamoto looked at the watch in his hand. The time at this time was 55:[-], three and a half hours before dawn in the cold winter.

"Hi."

The staff officer also raised his tone and was also very excited.

After speaking, the staff officer kicked away.

Yoshio Shinozuka in the headquarters frowned again when he saw the last line of the telegram:
"idiot."

"I lost a team in such a short period of time, and I didn't even touch the enemy's tail, waste."

After cursing, Shinozuka Yoshio didn't continue to struggle.

This news made him uncomfortable, but for Yoshio Shinozuka, the loss of a team was just a frown. Normally, he wouldn't even scold him.

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On the horse road between the mountains and forests.

"Captain, the enemy hasn't come after us."

A soldier in charge of the investigation reported to Li Yunlong.

The general reconnaissance task is a veteran soldier who is very experienced. He continued to add: "I ran back along our marching mountain road for a certain distance, and found that the devil was still at the intersection of the road and the mountain road and hadn't come up."

"None of the mines we planted before were detonated, nor were they cleared."

"The devil doesn't seem to have any intention of catching up."

"hey-hey···!"

Li Yunlong sneered, with a disdainful tone: "The little devil is nothing more than that, his things were robbed, but he even dared to chase after him, what a fucking waste."

Are you not afraid of death?
Isn't the spirit of Bushido indifferent to the army?
You are chasing after, you are coming in!
"You continue to stare at the devil, and report immediately if you find the situation."

Not chasing the devils made Li Yunlong feel much happier.

He was really worried that the devils would pursue them regardless of casualties. Now that the army's ammunition was almost exhausted, the devils continued to chase. After a while, he would have to play with bayonets, and once the troops were caught, they would really be unable to leave.

However, since the devil does not chase, there is no chance to catch up again.

"Yes."

The squad leader ran to the rear again with a few soldiers.

Li Yunlong turned his attention to the resting troops. At this time, nearly 2000 people from the Xinyi Regiment and the Independent Regiment were resting in an open space to recover their strength. Everyone was very tired from the previous battle. A pot of hot sugar water is given to the soldiers cup by cup, so that the soldiers can recover their physical strength as soon as possible.

However, there are still some fighters who did not rest.

Huang Baowang and a group of soldiers are dismantling the useless packaging on the outside of the medicine, such as wooden boxes. After throwing away the wooden boxes and other useless packaging, it can be several tons lighter, and the machinery and equipment are disassembled and fixed on the back of the big mule. superior.

On the next road, they need to speed up and pass the key point of Fujianao as soon as possible.

"Captain."

With sufficient manpower and proper organization, these tasks were quickly completed. Holding a bowl of hot sugar water, Huang Baowang reported to Li Yunlong with a red face:

"After unpacking, all the machines and medicines can be put on the back of the big mule."

"This time we brought 330 five big mules. They were fed hard food before we set off. They are very strong. They have no problem running with a load of more than 400 catties."

"All the equipment of the artillery company has also been put up, and many wounded have been carried, as well as machine guns and extra ammunition."

Huang Baowang is well versed in the performance of big mules. Now they are only 63 miles away from the base area by walking the mountain road. With such a distance, the big mules can carry 450 catties of heavy loads at high speed. But after all, they are just animals. After running this trip, they must rest It will take several days, which is equivalent to an explosive attack.

But enough.

When he goes back to the base area, he will take good care of these good guys.

"Hahaha, good."

Li Yunlong smiled when he heard the news.

In his plan, this was a crucial step. With the big mule's ability to maneuver in terrifying mountainous areas, he quickly jumped out of the encirclement where the devils had not yet carried out with supplies, and swaggered into the base area.

As long as they entered the mountainous area of ​​the base area, the devils could only retreat obediently, and after the storm passed, they would send someone to dig out the heavy parts and take them away.

Moreover, the current situation is better than he expected.

The big mule not only transported all the supplies, but also carried relatively heavy weapons and equipment. For example, all the machine guns in the regiment were carried by the big mule, and most of the ammunition had been consumed in the previous battle. The bombardment also took out all the shells, and next, they will march completely light.

A suit of clothes and a gun, even the machine gunner has no weight.

Under such circumstances, the marching speed of the troops can be imagined.

"Lao Li, let's go."

Ding Wei and Zhao Gang also came over, both holding a bowl of sugar water in their hands.

Ding Wei looked at the watch in his hand and said: "It's almost four o'clock, and it will be dawn in less than three hours. We'd better pass through Fujianao before eight o'clock, or we may fall into the trap of devils." middle."

Zhao Gang looked at the last bit of sugar water in his hand, and after drinking it in one gulp, he said in a pleasant tone, "I also think it's time to go. This sugar water is indeed a good thing. The soldiers' physical strength has recovered much better than usual."

"It's better to be tired than to be chased and wiped out by devils."

"it is good."

Li Yunlong, who was also about to set off, waved his hand: "Let's go, run forward."

Crash... Following Li Yunlong's order, nearly [-] soldiers got up together, and quickly marched along the mountain road with a large mule full of supplies.

Although it was cold winter and the mountain roads were rugged, the soldiers who carried almost no weight walked with ease. The most heavy weight was only a gun, and occasionally they used both hands and feet on steep roads, and their speed was very fast.

As for the big mules, even with a weight of more than [-] kilograms, they are only slightly faster than the warriors under the stout four-foot step, but their heavy breathing shows that this is not easy for them.

(End of this chapter)