Chapter 28: Difficulties and Choices (2)

"Yo West"

"God help my imperial army..."

In the He County Headquarters, Sanhao Dazuo looked at the surging river in the distance, slapped the table excitedly with his fist, smiled with a smile, spoke with trembling, and finally even laughed directly:

"The Flood Is Coming Just Time"

"God help me"

"God help me!"

"Haha..."

Although he was armed with heavy troops, Sanhao Dazuo was still a little panicked in his heart, for fear that something would happen, and this group of Eighth Route Army suddenly jumped out of his encirclement.

And now, seeing the flood and torrent, his heart has finally landed.

This time, even the Eighth Route Army could not escape.

Listening to the whistle of Sanhao Dazuo, more than a dozen commanders of the Imperial Association in charge of the pursuit in the headquarters, as well as the squadron leader of the garrison brigade in Shijiazhuang, and the squadron leader of the cavalry squadron, Ozawa, all smiled:

"The Sanhao Da Zanai Ji people have heaven's help, and the heavens have come to wish you to destroy this group of Eighth Route Army"

"Yes, Sanhao Dasano is the lucky star of the imperial army"

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Several of the pseudo-army commanders were even more sycophant, and they almost knelt down to recognize their father.

knocked on the table to make the conference room quiet, and Sanhao Dazuo, who was comfortably slapped by the sycophants, squinted his eyes, and the corners of his mouth widened:

"Ladies and gentlemen, God bless my imperial army, the sun is shining today, the mountain flood is breaking out, the valley flood is outbreaking, the mountain roads in the nearby mountains and forests are blocked by several large rivers, and the mountain floods are fierce, there is no possibility of crossing the river on foot"

"Look at the weather, the sun will be like this in the next few days"

"In this way, this group of guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army will not be able to hide and maneuver in the mountains and forests to evade the detection of the imperial army, and their greatest advantage will be gone."

"There's no woods to hide, what is he running for me?"

"Now they are faced with only three paths..."

Saying this, Sanhao Dazuo raised three fingers, and then bent them one by one:

"First, follow the river formed by the flash torrent and make a detour to the direction of Yangquan, but the torrent is rugged and spreads for hundreds of miles, and this area is our patrol, if they make a detour, they will have to pass through the plains several times, and our cavalry scouts can easily spot them."

"Second, crossing the river, the river of the flash flood is fierce, they must find enough strong boats to cross the river, but the nearby boats are under our control, and it is impossible for them to find enough boats to cross the river in a short time"

"Third, hide in the mountains and forests, and then wait for the flash flood to recede, but with the current weather, it is impossible in a short time"

"To use an old Chinese saying, this Eighth Route Army is already the turtle in the urn of our imperial army"

"Hahaha·····"

Sanhao Dazuo couldn't help laughing, as if he had completely annihilated this group of guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army and was enjoying the fruits of victory.

"Congratulations to Mihiro Daisa..."

"God bless my imperial army..."

The boss laughed, and the other devil soldiers chanted slogans together, while the second devil took the opportunity to pat himself on the back.

Then, Sanhao Dazuo looked fiercely, suppressed the voice of the headquarters, and continued:

"After a day of searching, although we found no trace of the Eighth Route Army, we still found their approximate whereabouts."

Then he pointed to the map on the table and said:

"On the mountain road from Pingshan City to He County, Xiao Zejun's cavalry reconnaissance team found the footprints left by this group here, and they went towards the dense forest between He County and Jing County."

"Now it has only been seventeen hours since the attack on Shuangfeng Town last night, no matter how fast they marched, their approximate location now must be in the mountains and forests between He County, Jing County and Xiyang."

"And this is the peak area of the flash floods"

"I ordered the cavalry squadron and the garrison brigade to march and patrol along the road, and the two imperial squadrons of He County and Jing County and the Imperial Cooperative Army marched along the mountains and forests, searched in small teams, and once the enemy was found not to attack, immediately fire signal flares to notify other troops to join the circle."

"When the large army is assembled, destroy them in one fell swoop, and don't fight this group of Eighth Route Army alone"

Sanhao Dazuo emphasized timely signaling.

Of the troops under his command, only the garrison brigade and the cavalry squadron had radios.

The devil radio is only deployed to the brigade level, and the telephone is limited by the telephone line, and the infantry squadron, the puppet regiment and the rear garrison can only rely on cavalry communication or high-altitude signal flares.

"In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the control of boats, and if they find boats from nearby villages, they will all be burned, and they must not be given the tools to cross the river."

"Hi..."

"Yes"

The devil officer and the second devil officer bowed their heads and listened to the order.

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Six o'clock.

Night falls.

Zhang Dabiao, Monk Wei, Wang Gensheng and more than a dozen squad leaders sat around for a meeting.

Su Jigang didn't come over, he was sent out by Zhang Dabiao.

"Still no, the five soldiers with a high fever have dropped a little, but they are still weak, their hands and feet can't exert their strength, they can only let the soldiers carry them, and the other dozen or so people are a little better, they can walk by themselves, but don't think about it when they march quickly, they can't walk a mile, they will definitely fall behind"

Wang Gensheng first reported the news of the sick members of the assault company.

When the participants heard this, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

Five heavy soldiers, more than a dozen people are overwhelmed, and the assault company has a total of more than 150 people, which is not one-tenth of the combat attrition at this time, and it is necessary to allocate manpower to take care of these soldiers in the future.

Trouble······

Everyone, especially the squad leaders of the independent regiment, felt a collective heart.

"I can carry one, all the way to Yang Village, but I can only carry one, and if I have more, I can't do it."

The monk elbowed himself to intellectual matters, and he couldn't help him, so he took the lead in speaking and expressed his willingness to do coolies.

His words instantly shattered the solemn atmosphere.

Everyone glanced at Monk Wei, who was alive and well, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, but no one responded to his words.

I don't know how this guy practiced, this physique is definitely stronger than a cow, following the assault company for so long, jumping up and down, much more physical consumption than other fighters, but he doesn't look a little tired.

Now in the entire assault company, the faces of the two people did not look tired at all.

Monk Wei, and the silent Cao Mantang.

If only the whole assault company was as strong as this guy... The crowd muttered in their hearts.

"Sick people are not a problem"

"After the consumption of the previous two battles, we consumed a lot of bullets, and the food was much lighter than before the departure, although we brought three tons of medicine, but a dozen people in mules, horses and camels should still be okay, and it was a big deal that other soldiers with good physical strength could carry something."

Zhang Dabiao spoke, his tone was not hurried or slow, and he couldn't see the nervousness:

"Now that the flash flood has broken out, our scheduled route has been cut off by the flash flood, which is the most troublesome thing"

"Now two hours have passed, the flash flood has not become smaller, but the water is getting bigger and bigger, look at the weather, the sky is full of stars, tomorrow will definitely be a big sun, the flash flood will definitely not recede in a short time"

"Do you have any thoughts?"

The crowd fell silent again.

Although the patient's problem happened very suddenly and unexpectedly, the problem was prepared before the departure and was not unsolvable, but the flash flood broke the road, and it was almost impossible to solve.

There is no base mass base here, there is no store in front of the village, and there is no store in the back, and I don't dare to contact the nearby villagers too much, for fear that there will be a puppet army and two devils to report the news...

"Can you find a place to cross the river? There should be a shoal," one of the squad leaders asked.

"No way, I asked the nearby villagers in disguise"

Zhang Dabiao shook his head and said in a calm tone: "The mountain torrent channel in this valley is very wide and rapid, the water flow is very large, it is almost impossible to find a place to hike, and we have no tools to build the bridge."

"Can you get around?" Another squad leader asked.

"Very dangerous"

Zhang Dabiao replied: "The flood valley is hundreds of miles long, and there are several intersecting branches, whether you go south or north, you have to pass through several flat lands, and you will definitely be discovered by devils."

"What then?"

"Didn't the regiment commander say that he would send troops to respond?"

The dozen or so squad leaders who participated in the meeting were all like ants on a hot pot, all of them looking anxious.

No, there is no momentum of the new group at all, and the momentum of not changing color and not afraid of death when encountering a desperate situation... Looking at the anxious squad leaders, Zhang Dabiao frowned, feeling a little dissatisfied.

From the new regiment to the independent regiment, he felt that the biggest difference between the two regiments was not in military training, but in terms of mental outlook.

The gap between the two regiments is really a bit far.

If it was a new regiment, it was the mixed officers brought out by the regiment commander, and in the face of this situation, he would definitely be clamoring to find a place now, directly fight with the devils, and break out of the devil's encirclement to finish the matter.

It seems that it still needs to be honed and honed...

"Quiet, what are you panicking about!"

Severely controlling the scene, Zhang Dabiao looked at the crowd with gloomy eyes:

"We are now located in the north of He County, which is at least almost 400 miles away from Yangcun, where the Independent Regiment is stationed, and even our nearest Eighth Route Army garrison is more than 300 miles, and there are heavy troops of devils in between, so it is impossible to have the support of brother troops."

"Moreover, there are no other guerrillas and small bases in the vicinity..."

Yin Owl's eyes looked around, and Zhang Dabiao's tone was fierce:

"So, here, we can only rely on ourselves"

"And, even if you're really surrounded by devils, so what? Our task has been completed, it's a big deal to fight with the devil, we don't lack anything, even if we die, we will definitely not lose money, maybe we can rush out a few"

After these words, the dozen or so squad leaders suddenly quieted down, the panic disappeared, and a fierce look appeared on their faces, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes looked at Zhang Dabiao in unison, with desperate fierceness in their eyes.

"Hahaha..."

Zhang Dabiao smiled with satisfaction, he changed his calm tone and continued:

"Originally, my plan was to rely on big mules and horses, march lightly and quickly, break through the encirclement of the devils to Yangquan, meet with the regiment commander's receiving troops as soon as possible, and then break the encirclement of the devils"

"Now in this situation, the original plan has to be changed"

"I have three ways here, let's discuss it······"