The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1367 Adding insult to injury (first update)

The captain of the Lieutenant Colonel ordered with expectation in anger: "Then what are you waiting for..."

"The mopping up troops immediately deployed into a battle formation, directly intercepting the mobile troops and outflanking the Eighth Route Army's position, and wiped out all the enemies attacking Yushu Fort..."

Nearly two thousand elite Kwantung Army soldiers and thousands of soldiers from the Puppet Manchuria Army turned into a pack of hungry wolves, howling with their respective weapons and pursuing them in the direction of the Eighth Route Army's retreat.

According to the accounts of the surviving expatriates at the settlement point, the total number of Eighth Route Army troops who attacked the Yushubao stronghold and the surrounding settlement points was less than 300.

There are almost three hundred people in the excitement squadron alone.

If this group of Eighth Route Army troops were really blocked outside the mountains by the Exciting Squadron, and everyone arrived late, maybe all the results of the battle would fall into the hands of the Exciting Squadron.

This is a result that no other Kwantung Army in the mopping up force wants to see.

Everyone was obviously involved in this battle. There were no frontal troops to encircle Yushu Fort, and the Eighth Route Army would not run into the mobile squadron that surrounded them. Why should the battle go to the end, and all the benefits would be taken away by the impulsive squadron.

With this idea, everyone in the mopping up force wanted to join the mobile squadron as soon as possible. Even if they couldn't eat meat, it would be good to follow the mobile squadron and drink some soup.

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Captain Lieutenant Colonel and his guards followed behind the mopping up troops.

As a result, after running for twenty minutes continuously, there was no sound of firefighting from the front of the team.

It takes almost six kilometers to enter the mountain from the Yushubao stronghold. If the mobile squadron wants to stop them, it must start on the six official roads.

Now they have chased for two kilometers. If the mobile squadron intercepts the Eighth Route Army on the remaining four kilometers of official roads, there will definitely be some sounds of firefights, even some sporadic gunshots.

As a result, the road ahead was quiet, with no movement at all.

This means that the mobile squadron that everyone had high hopes for either failed to outflank on time, or failed to block the Eighth Route Army after it was in place, allowing them to escape...

Regardless of the possibility, his dream of annihilating the Eighth Route Army attacking the Yushubao stronghold outside the mountain will be shattered.

"Sir...there is no sign of Eighth Route Army activity within one kilometer ahead..." A forward scout rushed to the captain to report.

After hearing the news, the captain became more and more firm in his judgment.

Just to avoid damaging the morale of the troops, it was not said.

Of course, he also held a bit of luck in his heart. Although he knew that the possibility of the mobile squadron blocking the Eighth Route Army was very low, he still hoped that the mobile squadron could block them on the last two kilometers of the official road, or directly block the Eighth Route Army at the mountain entrance. , create opportunities for yourself to fight a war of annihilation.

Following the troops, there was an urgent need to pursue forward.

"Sir... we have chased to the mountain pass, but we still haven't found any Eighth Route Army figures, nor have we found the mobile squadron to intercept them..." The forward scout ran to the captain again and reported with shock on his face.

"Something happened to the mobile squadron..." This was the only explanation the captain could think of.

If it was just that the Eighth Route Army that was attacking Yushu Fort could not be blocked, the captain of the Lieutenant Colonel would be disappointed, but not angry.

Now that all the mobile squadrons divided into two have not arrived on time, they may encounter accidents, and the captain of the Lieutenant Colonel is a little unable to calm down.

The mobile squadron is the trump card for outflanking the Eighth Route Army.

On other battlefields, the mobile squadron played a crucial role in the mopping up force's ability to kill one or two hundred Eighth Route Army troops.

If an accident happens to them and all twenty transport vehicles equipped by the mobile squadron are destroyed, even if they are lucky enough to encounter the Eighth Route Army again in the future, they will not be able to send troops to outflank them, and it will definitely be more difficult to encircle and annihilate them. "Rumble..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the ears of the captain. Several cavalrymen came galloping from behind everyone. When they were still more than ten meters away from the captain, they suddenly tightened the reins of their horses, turned over and jumped off their horses, and ran away with panic on their faces. Come here and report at the same time.

"Sir... something happened to the mobile squadron..."

"Both mobile units were ambushed, and twenty transport vehicles were completely destroyed in the battle..."

"Baga..." Captain Zhongzuo was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood, and his eyes turned red at the same time. He didn't expect that what he was most worried about happened, and his face became heavy unknowingly.

The Eighth Route Army was not killed, but the mobile squadron was also destroyed. Coupled with the loss of the Yushubao stronghold, their battle today can definitely be regarded as losing both their wives and their troops.

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Jinzhou City Fujita Division Headquarters.

Because the mopping up troops outside the mountains had not harvested anything for several days, and the mopping up troops in the mountains suffered heavy casualties due to the guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare of the Eighth Route Army, the atmosphere in the war room had become particularly depressing since two days ago. You could hear the curses of Lieutenant General Fujita, the commander of the division, at any time. sound.

The combat counselors, order soldiers, telephone soldiers...all were very careful about the work at hand, and did not even dare to speak loudly for fear of attracting the attention of the division commander and causing trouble.

"Division commander..." An exclamation from the chief of staff suddenly broke the increasingly oppressive atmosphere in the war room.

Lieutenant General Fujita had a serious look on his face. He looked up and saw the chief of staff running towards him in a hurry, reporting as he ran.

"The Eighth Route Army operating outside Jinzhou City has dispatched again..."

Lieutenant General Fujita didn't notice the flash of solemn expression on the chief of staff's face. He thought it was good news and immediately asked with an expectant expression.

"Did the mopping up troops seize the opportunity to bite this Eighth Route Army and kill them..."

"Let's just say that the Eighth Route Army hiding outside the mountain cannot hide for long..."

"Our mopping up troops total more than 10,000 people. As long as the Eighth Route Army is still in the Jinzhou defense zone, we will be able to force them out sooner or later."

The chief of staff saw the expression on the faces of Fujita's division and knew that he had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "The mopping up troops were targeting them, and they immediately sent mobile troops to outflank the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops, blocking their retreat and opening up space for the main force. Create conditions to surround them..."

"But in the end, the Eighth Route Army was allowed to escape..."

"Nani?" Lieutenant General Fujita's eyes immediately widened and he stared at the Chief of Staff and asked with disbelief on his face.

"With a mobile squadron blocking their retreat, how could the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops escape..."

"Could it be that our tactics against the Eighth Route Army have failed..."

"That's not right either..."

"If this tactic had been broken at once, the Eighth Route Army would not have lost so many troops in our hands..."

"There must be other reasons..."

At this point, Lieutenant General Fujita was like a lion that suddenly became angry. He stared at the Chief of Staff and asked sternly: "Did some troops disobey the command during the encirclement and suppression? This created an opportunity for the Eighth Route Army to break out."

(End of this chapter)