The first thousand two hundred and twenty-three chapters relentless pursuit
In Siyang County, in a leeward mountain valley next to the highway, more than fifty Japanese soldiers carrying submachine guns are standing here.
"The Chinese army rested here, and there are many traces left by them here."
A Japanese soldier who was good at tracking walked around and reported to the commander of the Skeleton Special Forces, Major Makino Kanan.
Japs Major Makino Kanan stared at the end of the road with a sinister gaze, his eyes filled with fierce murderous intent.
"Chase!"
The mission of the Skeleton Special Forces is to behead Yang Ling, the commander of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, in order to achieve the purpose of disintegrating the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps.
They pursued from Baoying to Huaiyin, and now to Siyang County, but they were always a step slower, but they did not give up and followed closely behind the retreating guerrilla troops.
As the commander of the Japanese Skeleton Special Forces, Makino Kanan, waved his hand, the Japanese soldiers carrying submachine guns rushed towards the road one after another, where some army horses covered in sweat were stopped.
These Japanese soldiers quickly got on their horses and kicked the horse's belly with their legs. The horses' hooves rumbled and mud and water splashed in countless shallow pits. They chased north along the highway like wind and clouds.
But not long after they chased them out, the Japanese soldiers who were good at tracking stopped at a place, got off their horses and left the road to investigate.
"Report, the Chinese have divided their forces here."
Soon the Japs discovered that some of the targets they were following had left the road and turned onto a side road.
After hearing the report of the Japanese soldiers, Makino Kanan, the commander of the Japanese, also got off his horse to check, but he soon frowned.
Because he couldn't tell whether the target he wanted to behead was walking on a road or a trail, this put him in a bit of trouble.
Just as the Japs commander Makino Kanan was frowning, the Japs communications soldier carrying a radio on his back quickly ran over.
"Report, the aviation unit's reconnaissance aircraft found a large group of Chinese troops fleeing in Muyang County, and they had anti-aircraft machine guns. The intelligence department judged that they were the main force of the Chinese guerrillas." The Japanese communications soldier reported quickly.
"map!"
After hearing the report, the Japs commander Makino Kanan hurriedly shouted to a Japs behind him.
The Japanese second lieutenant quickly took out a local map drawn by the intelligence department from his pocket and spread it out on the ground.
Commander Makino Kanan quickly found the location of Muyang County on the map and asked the Japanese communications troops to mark the place where the reconnaissance aircraft discovered the guerrillas.
Seeing that the main force of the guerrillas had actually reached the territory of Muyang County, a Japanese captain frowned and guessed: "The Chinese are very cunning. Is this their trick to mislead the enemy?"
After all, the two sides had fought many times, and Yang Ling and the others knew some of the Japs' shortcomings, and the Japs were not fools either, and were constantly summarizing their experiences and lessons.
"Follow me first and take a look."
Without sufficient intelligence support, it was difficult for the Japanese commander Makino Kanan to determine where the headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps was. In the end, after pondering for a long time, he decided to follow it.
The Japanese soldiers of the Skeleton Special Forces followed closely and pursued them into Muyang County. However, they were still a step too late. When they arrived at Muyang County, they did not see even a single shadow of the guerrillas.
In the end, Japanese Major General Makino Kanan had to send people to nearby villages to capture some Chinese people for interrogation, and only then did they figure out the direction of the guerrillas' withdrawal.
The exhausted Japanese soldiers chased him almost non-stop, all of them covered in dust.
At nightfall, when they were about to stop and rest, fierce gunshots suddenly rang out in the distance, which shocked them all.
The Japs' commander, Makino Kanan, looked at the direction of the firefight, with a flash of light in his eyes, and immediately urged his mount to gallop in the direction of the firefight.
"ah!"
Although the Japanese soldiers of the Skeleton Special Forces had strong willpower, the horses that had been running for so long were exhausted. They were all foaming at the mouth while running in the dark. One of the horses finally couldn't hold on anymore and pushed one of them to the ground.
The Japanese soldier fell and flew away.
After a slight confusion, the team of Japanese soldiers all stopped.
"Major, please take a rest. The horses are no longer good. If you keep running, all these horses will die from exhaustion." The Japanese captain felt sorry for these horses.
These military horses are all high-quality horses that they transported from the country. They are usually fed by the cavalry troops with precious fodder. If they are used up now, it will be a big loss.
"Keep chasing!"
The Japanese commander Makino Kanan was a man who would do whatever it took to achieve his goals. He did not feel sorry for these horses and ordered the Japanese soldiers to continue walking.
The Japanese soldiers were helpless and could only urge the horses to continue running, but no matter how hard they kicked and beat them, these tired horses would not go away. Even during such a pause, several horses fell to the ground and struggled.
Unable to get up.
"Dismount and pursue on foot."
Seeing that riding a horse was indeed no longer feasible, the Japanese commander Makino Kanan had to abandon his horse and ran towards the place of firefight on foot carrying ammunition.
However, time was wasted. When they arrived at the place where the firefight occurred, the fighting had stopped.
The place where they fought just now was beside a road with a sharp turn. At this moment, the corpses of Japanese soldiers and horses covered in blood were scattered all over the road. The charred and black bomb craters that exploded made the road bumpy.
Judging from the horses lying dead on the ground and the uniforms of the Japanese soldiers, they were members of the regular cavalry unit, but they were attacked here and were eliminated.
"There is another living person here."
Soon, when the Japs from the Japs Skeleton Special Forces were searching the battlefield, they discovered that a Japs soldier who had been stabbed but not fatally injured was still alive.
"what's going on?"
Makino Kanan ran over and stared at the dying Japanese cavalryman and asked.
When the Japanese cavalry saw his own people, he spoke intermittently: "We were ordered to pursue...pursue the Chinese Army. Just now we encountered an ambush...They fled to the northeast..."
Soon Makino Kanan learned the information they knew from the dying Japanese cavalry, that is, the target they were chasing was not far ahead.
"We continue the pursuit."
The face of the Japs commander Makino Kanan was full of excitement, after all, the target was close at hand.
"What to do with the wounded?" the Japanese captain asked, pointing to the seriously injured cavalryman who was dying.
"We can't take him with us, it will slow down our speed." Makino Kanan thought for a moment, a look of ferociousness flashed on his face and said, "To prevent military secrets from leaking, let's kill him."
After the Japanese captain heard Makino Kanan's words, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded and strode towards the wounded soldier lying on the ground.
"Pfft!"
Soon, a sharp bayonet pierced the heart of the wounded Japanese soldier, and the wounded Japanese soldier tilted his head unwillingly.
A few minutes later, the Japanese Skeleton Special Forces headed northeast and disappeared into the darkness.