"Teacher Commander, do you think the National Salvation Army can survive this time?" The political commissar was still worried and couldn't help asking.

"I don't know!" the commander shook his head.

"I don't know Zhou Chenghe's pacification of the national rescue army, nor do I know the specific situation of the war there, and I can't judge."

"But I believe that he was able to develop a working group behind enemy lines in such a short time into an elite unit that the Japanese were very afraid of, which shows that Comrade Zhou Cheng is not only experienced in command, but also very strategic."

"You wait. Even if the National Salvation Army fails to survive this time, Comrade Zhou Cheng will not have any trouble. He will definitely be able to break through successfully, and then make a comeback in the Pacification territory and build another guerrilla team."

"If the National Rescue Army survived and severely damaged the Japanese and puppet troops attacked them, not only would the National Rescue Army be pacified again, but Comrade Zhou Cheng would also gain a lot in this battle and further realize his strategic ideas."

Apart from waiting, the political commissar had no other way, so he could only sigh: "Then let's wait and see!"

In the mountains, Akiyama Nakasa was sitting on a stone by the roadside, very angry.

The troops chased and fought in the mountains for almost a whole day, and fought with the National Rescue Army for no less than five times, but they found nothing.

After finally attacking the opponent's position, he could not even find a body except for the bullet shell that the opponent did not have time to take away.

He also fought mountain wars while in the Kwantung Army, but he had never been so depressed.

The opponent is cunning like a loach, slipping away when he sees something bad, and doesn't give himself the chance to seize them.

"Can't chase such a blind eye anymore!" Akiyama Nakasa suddenly stood up with a very serious expression.

"I just thought about all the battles after the troops entered the mountain. We will pursue wherever the National Salvation Army is. Then we will encounter the National Salvation Army blocking the troops to fight a battle. After the battle, we will continue to pursue and fight another encounter, which will be repeated over and over again."

"This means that we are led by our opponents from the beginning of entering the mountain, circled around the mountain, and the initiative in the battlefield is in their hands. We will attack wherever we want, and fight wherever we want. We are at a disadvantage."

"I decided to change passive to active, and pursue to active attack."

"The troops were scattered into a line in units of strengthening squads, separated by five hundred meters from each other, starting from under our feet, sweeping across the entire mountain."

"If the National Salvation Army encounters blocking the position, the sweeping troops rushed up from all directions, surrounded and annihilated them, and did not give them a chance to retreat."

"If the National Salvation Army avoids fighting, we will compress their living space in the mountains little by little and force them out to fight us."

Several squadron leaders were full of anger and wished they could find the National Savior Army to fight to the decisive battle now.

After listening to the captain's new style of playing, everyone agreed and agreed and said in unison.

"Sir, wise!"

Akiyama Nakasa continued to order: "It's still half an hour long, so we won't fight today. We will continue to attack the national-savior army in the mountains with new fighting styles tomorrow, and they will be beaten up in one fell swoop."

"Now start camping, the troops will take a break early, and strive to gain something tomorrow!"

"Hi!"

Several squadron leaders immediately took the order and ran towards their troops.

The artillery squadron leader did not move and hesitated for a moment of report: "Sir, the artillery shells we brought into the mountain are used up. We need to send people out of the mountain to replenish the shells overnight!"

After hearing this, the adjutant also had a hint of concern on his face: "There are not much dry food and other ammunition brought into the mountains by the troops."

"The ammunition can last for two days, and dry food can only last for one day."

"We need to send someone to contact the baggage team outside the mountain to collect mules and horses to replenish our ammunition and food."

Akiyama Nakasa was angry and without thinking too much, he opened his mouth and ordered: "What are you waiting for? I will send someone out of the mountain immediately and ask the baggage team to collect mules and horses to replenish our food and ammunition, and send all the seriously injured people today to Zhangzhuang Town. It is too troublesome to take them to march, and it also affects the speed of the troops' marching."

Four days in the morning, Akiyama Nakasa was still dreaming on the camp bed. The deputy captain rushed in in a panic as if he was frightened.

"Sir, something happened. Our troops left behind in Zhangzhuang Town are gone!"

"Not?"

Akiyama Nakasa hadn't reacted from the confusion yet, and half opened his eyes and said while yawning.

Suddenly, his eyes quickly widened, and he jumped off the bed, grabbed the adjutant's collar and asked incredible, "What did you say just now? Say it again?"

"The troops we left in Zhangzhuang Town are gone?" The adjutant repeated what he said just now.

"How come it's gone?" Akiyama Nakasa continued to grab the adjutant's collar, exerting force more than before, and his hands began to tremble.

The shock this news brought to him was too great that it was almost impossible under normal circumstances, so he had to ask clearly.

"They have nearly two hundred people and two armored vehicles. How come they are gone? Tell me clearly, why are they gone?"

The adjutant was caught by Akiyama Nakasa so much that he could not breathe. His face was flushed red, and he opened his mouth to try to speak, but the captain tried too hard and couldn't even take a breath and couldn't speak at all.

Akiyama realized that he was too reckless and quickly let go.

The adjutant took several breaths of fresh air before calming down: "In the first half of the night, a reinforcement team and a company of Imperial Army sent a serious wounded person to Zhangzhuang Town. After arriving, he found that there was no one in the town, and the troops we left in the town were nowhere to be seen."

"They realized the danger and quickly left the town. As a result, a large number of soldiers from the National Rescue Army suddenly emerged from the town and surrounded them and fought."

"The battle was very fierce. The troops we sent to Zhangzhuang Town suffered heavy casualties. The Imperial Army was destroyed. Only thirteen of the Imperial Army broke through, and all the seriously injured were left in the town, and life and death were unknown."

"The report just now was all about the news brought back by the breakout troops. I asked several people and they all said the same thing. The authenticity should be fine."

"Are we fooled?"

Akiyama Nakasa was stunned and shocked. A thought came to his mind subconsciously, and then his face turned pale.

He said to himself: "The National Salvation Army in the mountains is not the main force of the National Salvation Army we want to eliminate. They still have troops outside the mountain. After we divide the troops, we will raid the remaining troops and baggage troops and destroy our ammunition supplies?"

This was also the adjutant’s judgment just now, and he nodded immediately: “I also think so.”

"We have exhausted all the shells in our hands, and the dry food can support one day, and other ammunition can support two days. Once the supplies left outside the mountain are destroyed, we have no other way but to withdraw our troops."

"What a cunning opponent, no wonder Major Fujita was defeated by them many times!" Akiyama Sa said with a calm face, his words full of anger and reluctance.

Without shells, the troops will not have the ability to attack.

Without food, the troops will go hungry.

Without ammunition, the weapons in the hands of soldiers will turn into fire sticks...

In this case, even the most powerful army will become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered and be bullied.

To avoid this, the troops have no other way except retreating.

But he didn't plan to just give in.

Although the food and ammunition are gone, the troops are still there. As long as you find a way to get supplies, you can regroup and continue to attack and kill the national rescue army!
Chapter completed!