Now that Uehara Zhenyi agrees that the Eighth Route Army unit is not strong in combat capability, the problem will be easier to solve, and the puppet army commander will have a reason to station his own troops instead of dispatching additional troops.

This was indeed the case. Uehara Zhenyi agreed to the puppet army commander's request to leave some troops to garrison Nanguan Town on the grounds of preventing the Eighth Route Army from turning back again.

In the eyes of Uehara Zhenyi, the security army had no fighting capacity at all, so they assigned the imperial army to block bullets, stand guard, and so on.

Previously, he had deployed the two battalions of the puppet army's regiment to the north. Now that he knew that the Eighth Route Army's strength was only about five or six hundred people at most, there was nothing to worry about.

If the Eighth Route Army had more troops, he would still need this group of security forces to make up the numbers. But now that he only has the Eighth Route Army, his own squadron is more than enough, but he feels that these security forces are getting in the way.

He felt that their lazy marching speed slowed down the entire army, so in his opinion, leaving a part of the puppet army behind would actually help increase the marching speed.

Now that the Eighth Route Army has been forced to the northwest corner by them, perhaps if they work harder, they can catch up with the opponent. Now the area where the Eighth Route Army can move is getting smaller and smaller.

If I were still dragging my feet and running behind my opponent, there was a real chance that the opponent would climb over the mountains and slip away.

Now he must go into battle lightly and annihilate the Eighth Route Army before they escape into the new city.

When Uehara Zhenyi decided to leave a part of the puppet troops to stay in Nanguan Town and other large forces accelerated their pursuit, Zhang Yunfei's troops did not withdraw north as expected.

Retreating north into the new city is indeed a good plan, but it is also the last resort. Zhang Yunfei does not intend to do this at the moment.

In fact, they couldn't do it. The main mountain pass to retreat to the new city could not be guarded by the Japanese and puppet troops. If they wanted to get to the new city, they could only take the steep and steep mountain paths.

It is difficult to climb such a mountain road with bare hands, and now the troops carry heavy loads, unless they reduce the load and go into battle lightly.

If that were the case, why would he bother to bring things out of Nanguan Town? However, the supplies he carried really slowed down his marching speed.

But they were reluctant to throw it away, so they could only feint a shot and make the illusion of fleeing north, but in fact they turned east again and made a detour in order to escape the pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Uehara Zhenyi firmly believed that if Zhang Yunfei wanted to run away, it was his Eighth Route Army who wanted to run away. The main reason for such misjudgment was that he could not eat minced meat.

Although he knew that the Eighth Route Army was in short supply of supplies, he had never experienced it and did not know how dedicated the Eighth Route Army was to supplies.

In the eyes of an orthodox officer like Uehara Zhenichi, putting the troops in danger because of some inconsequential supplies was the most outrageous thing in the world. He did not consider the fact that the captured supplies would slow down the Eighth Route Army's journey.

In his opinion, since the Eighth Route Army had a chance to escape, they would naturally seize every opportunity. Based on this, he judged that there were still some deviations in Zhang Yunfei's movements.

In fact, Zhang Yunfei led his troops around half a circle and detoured around Nanguan Town again. They moved one by one. Although they could not solve the difficult situation, they at least misled Uehara Zhenyi for a short time, allowing them to

He was pursuing the wrong direction. The troops were safe for the time being, but they were taking a short rest.

Zhang Yunfei ordered the troops to stay in a relatively flat valley to rest. Zhang Yunfei rubbed his temples, which were swollen and painful due to lack of sleep.

He smiled bitterly and was speechless. Playing hide-and-seek with the Japanese in an enemy-occupied area right under their noses was not an easy task. It was like walking a tightrope at high altitude. It was quite tiring.

After He Jingtang finished arranging his troops and counting the supplies captured in this battle, what he saw when he came back was Zhang Yunfei who looked extremely tired.

Seeing He Jingtang coming over, Zhang Yunfei smiled bitterly and said: "Old He, have you finished counting the supplies? Our victory this time is not small, but there are also many problems on the battlefield. We still have a lot to think about in terms of the troops attacking difficulties."

place."

This time, the second company had superior firepower and was suppressed by just a few forts of the puppet army. If the puppet army had not had poor tactical discipline and lacked decent tactical discipline, the first company could have easily succeeded in a sneak attack.

If they had a stronger opponent, they might not be able to survive.

He Jingtang nodded in response to Zhang Yunfei's words. Although he had not been formally appointed, Zhang Yunfei now regarded him as the deputy chief of staff.

What Zhang Yunfei said is within the scope of the regiment headquarters (staff department).

"Captain, I see that you are a little tired. I don't think you should stretch too much. It's better to take a break while you're free now, and it's better to combine work and rest." He Jingtang advised.

For an old soldier like He Jingtang, he should eat when he should, rest when he should rest, go to the battlefield when he should go to the battlefield, and when he should die and when he should be defeated.

The battle is endless and there is no need to push yourself too hard.

"I would also like to just sleep without being able to do it, but the current situation does not allow it. There are so many soldiers eating, drinking, and sleeping, so don't worry about it. Moreover, the current situation is that if you make one wrong move, you will be in catastrophe."

He Jingtang was silent, the cadres of the Eighth Route Army, especially the chief officers, were indeed under great pressure. Not only did they have to command operations, they also had to take care of the troops' basic necessities, food, housing and transportation.

"Captain, we raided Nanguan Town this time and gained a lot. Some counterfeit cash is still being counted. It is probably not a small amount. The amount found in Dayang alone is close to tens of thousands. There are also twelve gold bars. The current currency

They are all deteriorating, so this is rare hard currency." He Jingtang changed the topic and reported something happy.

"If we haven't finished ordering those things, these guys have learned literacy classes in vain. It seems they still need to strengthen their education." Zhang Yunfei sighed.

"..."

He Jingtang felt that the group leader was not a big man, but he was like a little old man who always had endless things to worry about. But having said that, most of the guys who counted the supplies had some cultural background, but they were very limited.

Especially when counting accounts, additions and subtractions are easy to make mistakes, and mistakes are often made when counting numbers. The numbers counted are different every time. It's funny to think about how exhausted they all are, and how bitter they all are.

"With such a large amount of money in hand, we won't be so nervous this time." He Jingtang said with a smile.

After He Jingtang said this, Zhang Yunfei didn't take it seriously and said: "Old He, no matter how much money there is, for us, it is just a passing god of wealth, and what should be turned over must still be turned over."

I almost forgot about this. Everything seized by the Eighth Route Army must be returned to the public. Such a large amount of cash is not something they can intervene to intercept.
Chapter completed!