Thousands of people go into the mountains, no matter how well-hidden they are, they will leave some traces.
The Zhonggu United Team searched on the edge of the mountain for less than two hours before they found something.
"Sir, we found a total of three traces entering the mountain, all of which were left not long ago." A squadron leader in charge of the investigation ran over and reported.
Colonel Nakatani immediately frowned. He didn't expect to encounter such a problem in the first place.
Of the three routes, it is very likely that two are false and only one is real. The troops entering the mountains of the Eighth Route Army used several routes to deliberately confuse themselves. If you choose the wrong route, you will definitely get farther and farther away from the Eighth Route Army in the mountains.
, it will definitely be more difficult to find them.
Of course, it is also possible that all three lines are true.
The Eighth Route Army was familiar with the terrain in the mountains and could divide its troops and hide in the mountains.
If you were the commander of the Eighth Route Army, you would do the same thing. This would greatly reduce the chance of your troops being exposed, and also prevent the troops in the mountains from being swept away.
As the Chinese say, eggs cannot be put in one basket.
In this case, I will definitely divide my troops.
There is a big mountain in front of us, not a plain. The risk after dividing the troops is greater than that on the plain.
The two armies are five kilometers apart in a straight line. They seem very close, but in reality they may not be able to meet up for two hours.
If one unit is attacked, other units will certainly not be able to reinforce the battlefield in time.
Of course, risks also mean huge gains.
I don't divide my troops, I just chase down a group of Eighth Route Army troops in the mountains. If I'm lucky, I can catch a group of Japanese and puppet troops. If I'm not lucky, I'll probably return empty-handed.
By the time they finish chasing one route and turn around to pursue other routes, those Eighth Route Army troops have already hid in the mountains, and their traces have slowly disappeared over time. It will definitely be very difficult to find them again.
It's different when the troops are divided. It doesn't matter whether the garrison formed a pretext or not.
If the three armies advance together, they will definitely be able to wipe out the Eighth Route Army in the mountains.
"Divide the troops..." Colonel Nakatani ordered seriously.
The chief of staff of the wing immediately reminded: "Sir, the risk of dividing our troops inside the mountain is greater than outside the mountain. Please think twice."
Colonel Zhongtani raised his hand and interrupted: "I have already considered this."
"According to intelligence, the main force of the garrison is outside the mountain."
"There are only a small number of guard troops in the mountains, and the others are wounded, logistics agencies, and arsenal workers. Their combat effectiveness is very poor."
"Even if our troops are divided into three groups, the enemy cannot try to destroy us by defeating each one, because they do not have the strength."
"So there is definitely no problem in terms of safety."
"Listen to my order, the troops will divide into the mountains now, follow the traces left by the Eighth Route Army, find them, and eliminate them."
When Li Hao led the team and rushed outside the mountain, the Japanese and puppet troops had already entered the mountain.
The traces they left were so obvious that they could be seen at a glance without the need for reconnaissance and search.
"Captain, what should we do? The Japanese troops are divided into three groups. We only have two reinforced companies, and our strength seems to be a bit insufficient." Zhang Yun, commander of the second battalion, reminded.
"Do you still remember the batch of landmines sent by the arsenal a few days ago?" Li Hao thought for a moment and asked.
"Remember!" Zhang Yun replied.
"Those landmines are so strange. They are just a little bigger than grenades. This is the first time I have seen such small landmines."
Li Hao explained: "I asked the arsenal to make it specially for use when fighting in mountain battles with little devils."
"Remember how we used grenades to lay booby traps for the Japanese? This kind of mine was the same grenade we used at that time."
"It's just a little more powerful, and then the delayed detonation of the grenade is changed to a timely detonation."
"I asked the political commissar to prepare some at the secret arsenal nearby."
"Zhang Yun, please bring people over now. Each soldier will take three pills. Then divide the troops into two groups to deal with the little devils on the left and middle and drag them into the woods."
"The mobile battalion will follow me. Each person will receive three new mines to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops on the right."
"Two people are left here to wait for the chief of staff. After he arrives, the remaining reinforced company of the third battalion will go directly to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops in the middle, using new landmines and the guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare we are good at to hold them back."
"The remaining reinforced companies of the Second Battalion will all go to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops on the left."
"The chief of staff will take the others to join me on the right side and deal with the little devils there together."
"Since the little devil has given us every opportunity to defeat him, we should seize it and eat the Japanese and puppet troops on the right first, and then kill the two Japanese and puppet troops on his right."
The mountains in North China are completely different from those in the South.
The mountains in the south are full of numbers, but it's different in North China.
Many mountains are barren. At a glance, in addition to the mountains full of rocks, there are only some low bushes. The trees are in small patches, or just a few here and there. It is rare that the entire mountain is covered with trees.
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There are advantages and disadvantages to fighting the Japanese in mountain warfare on such terrain.
The advantage is that the field of vision is wide, which is conducive to the firepower advantage of light and heavy machine guns, and grenades and landmines can also exert their full power.
The disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to hide people. Unless there are large forests and bushes, even a main force cannot hide.
The Eighth Route Army operating around the little devil in the middle has a reinforced platoon.
In order to conceal and hide, everyone dispersed in squad units.
Second Battalion Commander Zhang Yun personally led a squad to fight against the Japanese.
"Deploy a mine here." Zhang Yun ordered decisively when he saw the gravel scattered on the roadside.
Compared with grenades, the new mines are simpler to deploy.
The fist-sized landmines were pressed down with stones, and a thin yellow thread that was the same color as the weeds was hung from the mine hook. The other end of the thin thread was tied to a fixed point, stretched straight, and a landmine was deployed.
Pull a few handfuls of withered yellow thatch from both sides of the mountain road to cover the thin line. No matter how wide-eyed the little devil passing by is, he can't notice anything unusual.
"The arrangements are ready!" said a soldier.
After everyone left, the soldier carefully pulled out the mine safety and then retreated together.
"Boom..." "Bah, bang, bang, bang, bang..."
There was an explosion, along with a series of gunshots, including 38 guns and light machine guns.
Covered by the sound of explosions, these gunshots were not only inconspicuous, but even a little insignificant. Many Japanese in the forward squadron did not notice it.
"Retreat. Retreat immediately before the Japanese react. We won't be able to retreat by the time they react!" the battalion commander reminded, grabbing his rifle and retreating.
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
The Japanese began to fight back, using light machine guns, rifles, and heavy machine guns to fire at the location where the gunfire had just been fired.
Two small groups of Japanese soldiers, holding rifles and bending their waists, circled around the battlefield from both wings under the cover of the terrain.
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