Kitahara Kurao nodded: "Takakura-kun, let your hands and feet go and do it. There have been frequent activities on Tuba Road in Jizhou recently, and the imperial army's recent war has not been so smooth. I hope the first person to bring good news is you!"
"Hai!" Takakura Hayabusa nodded heavily: "Please rest assured, Division Commander, I will do my best to put the head of the 28th Regiment Commander on your desk!"
After saying that, Takakura Hayabusa walked out.
But when he saw the snowflakes getting bigger and bigger outside, Takakura Hayabusa's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately quickened his pace.
This extremely bad weather will greatly affect the reconnaissance work, so he must find traces of the 28th Regiment before then.
Although the Japanese army had two regiments conducting encirclement and suppression operations, they basically dispersed in small teams. It was still difficult for them to search for a unit of hundreds of people in the central Hebei area.
It's not that the Japanese army is reluctant to send troops, but because the war has been stalemate recently, it is already very good that they can dedicate two regiments to deal with the 28th Regiment.
The 28th Regiment is currently marching westward under the leadership of Ding Wei, marching towards Niangziguan.
The falling snow in the sky is getting bigger and bigger, and the entire Jizhong Plain is covered with a layer of white snow.
On the desolate plain, the 28th Regiment pulled out a long zigzag dragon. The reason why they chose to walk on the plain was because not long after the 28th Regiment left Wangzhuang, they discovered that Japanese soldiers from three directions were also marching.
Based on the direction in which the Japs were coming, Ding Wei could clearly tell that these Japs were coming for the 28th Regiment, and their strength was not small.
Naturally, Ding Wei would not be stupid enough to get into trouble with the Japanese without any advantage.
Therefore, he took the next step and chose to march from the Jizhong Plain, because it was large enough and desolate enough.
The few hundred men of the 28th Regiment were abandoned on the plain, like a stone sinking into the sea, and they were inconspicuous at all.
Unless the Little Japs sent people to pull out a line of defense across the entire plain, or the 28th Regiment was too unlucky and happened to run into the Little Japs head on.
otherwise.
It is difficult for the little devils to find their traces.
At this time, the 28th Regiment had already put on the Japanese military boots. As soon as the footprints were left, the heavy snow would immediately cover them. If you were not an expert in tracking, it would be difficult to find the traces of the 28th Regiment.
Even if it is discovered and experts see the same footprints as our own troops, it will take some time to verify each other.
What's more, the little devil just thinks that the 28th Regiment is just moving its base, and they will still appear in Jizhong no matter what.
Who would have thought that the 28th Regiment was undergoing a defense change? Their real purpose was to pass the border.
Therefore, there were very few Japanese soldiers in the Jizhong Plain. After marching for several hours, Ding Wei discovered two Japanese squads through his eagle eye skills.
Because Ding Wei discovered them in advance, he passed by these Japanese soldiers without incident and did not take the initiative to fight with them.
After all, the 28th Regiment currently has less than 1,000 people.
Once they engage in battle with the Japs, if they do not have time to withdraw, what awaits them will be a heavy siege by the Japs, so Ding Wei is currently trying his best to avoid the enemy as his main purpose.
They didn't know how long they had been walking on the plain, but suddenly they found a forest in front of them, which came into view of the soldiers of the 28th Regiment.
Ding Wei immediately ordered everyone to go into the woods to rest and recuperate. The soldiers marched for several hours, carrying equipment and supplies on their backs.
Now they could be said to be hungry and tired. After hearing Ding Wei's order, they all put their equipment on the ground and leaned against the tree to recover their strength.
After resting for a while, the soldiers each took out the cans, squatted on the ground and ate them hungrily.
For a moment, the woods were filled with the aroma of food.
Ding Wei sat on a rock, opened a can, and ate the dry food one bite at a time, staring at the map intently.
For Ding Wei, who has a warrior-level physique, this kind of rush march is just trivial.
Not to mention tired, Ding Wei didn't even take a breath at the moment.
After a hearty meal.
The soldiers carefully packed up the garbage to avoid leaving traces of their presence and being targeted by the Japanese. After confirming that there was no problem.
They then began to sit on the ground with their eyes closed, recovering their strength and preparing for the next round of rapid march.
The woods fell into silence again.
The sky also gradually darkened.
And Ding Wei continued to study the next march route.
Although there is no light, for Ding Wei, who has night vision, looking at a map is simple.
If nothing unexpected happens, they only need to walk another hundred kilometers to reach the vicinity of Niangzi Pass.
However, Ding Wei was a little unsure about how to cross Niangzi Pass.
It is impossible to cross over by taking Niangzi Pass. When the Japs attacked Jinyang City from Niangzi Pass, it took 15,000 people and fought fiercely with the Kuomintang and Communist armies for a long time before they captured it.
The few hundred men in the 28th Regiment didn't even have a fraction of the original Japanese soldiers. It would be as difficult as heaven to conquer Niangzi Pass.
But since Niangziguan was captured, there were not many troops left behind by the Japs.
After all, the little devil has to continue heading towards Jinyang.
It is simply unrealistic for the Little Devil to put all his troops into Niangzi Pass, and besides Niangzi Pass, the Little Devil has several other passes nearby, and the towns need to be garrisoned.
In this way, the little devil's forces will definitely be dispersed.
After the Japs captured Niangzi Pass, they relied on their heavy firepower to re-strengthen the defense of the city gate.
Among them, the Japanese troops stationed here only have one squadron at most.
It is impossible to capture Niangzi Pass, but entering the Jinzhou area through Niangzi Pass is not a big problem for Ding Wei.
Ding Wei was thinking about how to pass Niangzi Pass.
suddenly.
He heard the sound of footsteps next to his ears.
For this silent forest, this sound seemed particularly abrupt.
Hearing the sound, Ding Wei immediately looked up, only to find that the soldiers around him were all closing their eyes.
"Captain, what's wrong?" Seeing that Ding Wei's expression was wrong, Ma Han asked in a low voice.
Before Ding Wei could answer, he suddenly heard a burst of Japanese laughter coming from not far away.
"If there is any situation, call the soldiers immediately and prepare to fight!" Ding Wei looked around and lowered his voice and said: "Please keep quiet."
Using the eagle eye skill, Ding Wei noticed that in the woods ahead, a group of Japanese soldiers were talking and laughing, walking towards the direction of the 28th Regiment.
There was about a small group of them, and judging from the way they were poking around with their rifles, they seemed to be looking for traces of someone.
Ding Wei subconsciously felt that these Japs were coming for the 28th Regiment.
Mahan also noticed the Japanese troops not far away. His expression suddenly changed, he stood up and slapped the soldiers around him awake.