Chapter 323: Go south or go north?

Ishihara Kan's intention was exposed in advance, but it is not ruled out that he might have other arrangements, such as hiding a mobile power, etc.!

However, all signs show that there should be no third possibility, but if you go north, you will encounter the Japanese and puppets. This is unsure whether you will encounter it.

There is naturally no danger in retreating south. When joining the self-defense forces such as Lei Dong and Li Chunrun, not only will the strength increase sharply, but the safety will also be guaranteed.

But this seems to be a little further away from the Eastern League’s pre-destination. Wang Rong and Zhang Guanyi and others are looking forward to the arrival of the brigade!

Lu Shan naturally knew that as soon as the materials and machines brought by the brigade arrived, the construction of the anti-Japanese base area would be launched immediately.

Calculate the time. If you can arrive at the end of May and early June, the East Column will have a construction cycle of four to five months before the full freeze.

If the time is delayed, I am afraid that the time will be shortened. There is no way, and construction will not be started when the weather is cold and freezing.

Even if there are ten or eight days or more, you can do a lot of things.

Lu Shan was nervously paced in the room, his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about how to face the complex situation in front of him.

The sound of the car motor came downstairs, saying that Lin Yuqin and Xue Xian were back.

After a while, two rapid and fast footsteps came from the stairs, one light and the other heavy. It was obvious that the two of them came upstairs.

Lu Shan returned to his chair and sat down.

"Boss, you are back!" The door of the study room was knocked from outside.

"Come in!" Lu Shan replied faintly.

Lin Yuqin and Xue Xian walked in together!

"Sit down."

"I heard Qin Lan say something big happened just now?" Xue Xian asked anxiously.

"Well, Ishihara Kaner played us a trick of repairing the plank road and crossing Chen Cang secretly, but someone helped us block the disaster!" Lu Shan said slowly.

"Ah?" Xue Xian and Lin Yuqin were both surprised when they heard this.

"Don't be surprised. Although we have achieved a series of victories and have won a lot of territory, there is still a big gap compared to the Japanese who have worked hard for decades. This time, the Japanese actually disguised themselves as puppet troops and secretly marched into Tonghua. This was something we had unexpected. Ishihara's use of troops is really different from other Japanese!" Lu Shan said.

"The Japanese disguised themselves as puppet troops. Can a Japanese army with a higher vision do such a thing?"

"Yes, I didn't expect that it seems that they are not following the rules and learning about war in war!" Lu Shan said, "The terrible learning ability of the Japanese is what we need to be vigilant!"

"What are the boss' plans?" Xue Xian asked.

"There are two plans now, one is to retreat south and the other is to continue north. Xue Xian, which one would you choose?" Lu Shan asked.

"That, think about mine!" Xue Xian's expression stagnated.

"If I go north, Ishihara can get in the middle of the contact between me and the Self-Defense Forces in the previous period, which means that we and the Self-Defense Forces can be separated and annihilated!" Lu Shan said, "Although the Japanese army may not be able to do it, if I were Ishihara, I would choose this strategy after knowing that the intention was exposed."

"Where are you retreating south?"

"Similarly, they will completely block our northward passage. For us, we may not be able to go north for a while. I mean the large army, unless we break it into pieces, but with so many supplies, cars and machines, it is too difficult to break it into pieces!" Lu Shan said.

"Then why don't we build bases on site?"

"No, Liaodong is the core strategic interest area of ​​the Japanese army. If we occupy it here, the Japanese army will definitely mobilize heavy troops from the country to encircle and suppress us. Now that the puppet Manchukuo is established, they are even more unscrupulous!" Lu Shan said, "There is only a dead end to stay here!"

"It is safer to retreat south. At least now, Ishihara has only a few thousand people. We can go north at any time!" Lin Yuqin said.

"Ishihara doesn't know our true intentions now, so there is no problem for us to retreat south first and then open the northward passage!" Xue Xian also agreed.

"Time, we don't have much time left!" Lu Shan said, "All signs indicate that the Kwantung Army intends to transfer the Japanese army from Shanghai to the north. If it is true, we will face tens of thousands of bloody battles!"

"Ah?" Lin Yuqin and Xue Xian were both stunned.

Although the Self-Defense Forces and the East Column have tens of thousands of people in total, it is hard to say that the combat effectiveness is the strongest. The East Column has only a few thousand people, and the war has been damaged a lot. It is really hard to imagine what the outcome will be.

"But there is no need to worry too much. If the troops are transferred north, there will be no more than one division, only 20,000 to 30,000 people." Lu Shan said, "Japan will not deploy so many troops to Manchuria at present. I guess that at least it will be deployed after the League of Nations investigation team leaves Manchuria!"

"The League of Nations investigation team will stay in Manchuria for at least one or two months. So we have two months to prepare?"

"Yes, the preparation period may be shorter in less than two months!" Lu Shan said, "But what can I prepare for in two months?"

"Boss, since it is not advisable to go north or south, why don't we fight Ishihara here?" Xue Xian said.

"Well, this is a good idea for a fight." Lu Shan said, "Ishihara divided his main force into two parts. He was thinking about attacking us, why can't we eat part of him first?"

However, with the strength of the Dongzong, it is not a big problem to eat some of them with all their strength. However, if you have to hold on to one and eat another with all your strength, your strength is a little insufficient!

Moreover, Lu Shan is not completely aware of the specific situation of the Dongzong now, so his decision mainly relies on the plans reported by Qin Shiyu and others, and does not randomly interfere with the command of the front line. This is a taboo for generals!

"Boss, there is still a self-defense army!" Xue Xian reminded.

"Self-Defense Force?" Lu Shan rolled his eyes and thought intently. He had always thought about the Self-Defense Force and the East Column separately. Now it seems that he is too narrow-minded.

Perhaps the Self-Defense Forces are regarded as their own children, and although the Self-Defense Forces are also compatriots, they are other people's children. Of course, they should feel more painful to their own children, and other people's children are also painful, but they do not have the kind of pain of family affection.

There is no big problem with the self-defense army being incorporated into the Eastern Column now. It is just that there are many questions about being willing to incorporate. It is difficult for him to force those who are unwilling to do so. After all, everyone has their own aspirations.

When considering the problem, you cannot separate the two and think about them separately, and you have to put them all on the same game of chess.

"How is the remnants of Gaobo Brigade?"

"I don't know, where is Qin Lan?"

"Go and call Qin Lan up?" Lu Shan ordered.

After a while, Qin Lan came up.

"Qin Lan, does No. 3 have any telegrams?"

"Yes, isn't it in the folder on your desk?"

"Oh, in my folder?" Lu Shan was stunned for a moment, and immediately opened the folder on the table and took out a few telegrams from it.

"Well, I saw it!" Lu Shan carefully read the telegram sent by Lei Dong, about the battle report of the remnants of the Gaobo Brigade.

All the remnants of the Gaobo Brigade were wiped out, and more than 1,300 Japanese troops were captured. Most of the officers died in battle or committed suicide. The wing flag and some confidential documents were destroyed. One of Yokogi Miki and Kameda were beaten to death and the other was cut off.

The Self-Defense Forces suffered a lot of casualties. If the Japanese army had not lost ammunition in the end, the losses might have been greater!

Although the Japanese army was brave and good at fighting at this time, they were not as good as the Japanese army brainwashed by Bushido after the War of Resistance. After defeat, surrender was not too rare.

More than 1,300 prisoners, Lei Dong asked for instructions this time. What should he do?

Killing prisoners is no longer possible. This time, the self-defense army captured the Japanese army, not the Eastern Column. The order of the Eastern Column to "not Japanese prisoners" is not applicable to the Self-defense army.

"The officers and soldiers are separated and they are half full." Lu Shan signed his opinion on this telegram for instructions, and then handed it to Qin Lan, "Send it out immediately!"

The "Takeuchi" detachment seems to have not been exposed yet, and Lu Shan is considering using him to perform another play for Ishihara Kaner.

Although Ishihara did not have direct contact with the "Takeuchi" detachment, he was very concerned about the "Takeuchi" detachment when contacting him with the Kanto Army Headquarters.

Why did Ishihara care about a force that was not under his leadership?

Obviously, his concern for the Takeuchi Detachment was not just about finding the location of the East Column through the Takeuchi Detachment. Another important purpose was to attract the firepower of the Self-Defense Army through the Takeuchi Detachment and the trapped "Gaobo" Brigade Remnants, so that the Self-Defense Army could provide flawless assistance to the East Column, and achieve his goal of annihilation of the East Column in one fell swoop!

As long as the Eastern Column is eliminated, the Self-Defense Army will no longer be the opponent of the Japanese army, and can quickly go south to quell the bandits!

Ishihara Kanir did play a big game of chess in his heart, and the Takahara Brigade and Takeuchi Detachment all became his chess pieces.

But what he didn't expect was that the remnants of the Gaobo Brigade no longer existed at this time, and the real "Takeuchi" detachment had already become a decayed corpse underground, and his secret plan to travel to Chen Cang was also broken by the three self-defense forces.

Although he also achieved brilliant results and almost wiped out the three self-defense troops, he himself was also exposed!

Now Ishihara is afraid he will be in a dilemma!

"Boss, No. 3 called back and asked them if the Takeuchi Detachment needed to continue disguising?" Qin Lan asked with a telegram.

"The Japanese army has not discovered the secret of the Takeuchi Detachment. The Japanese army should have known the news that the remnants of the Gaobo Brigade have been destroyed at this moment. How did Lei Dong and the others respond?" Lu Shan asked.

"No. 3 answered to the Kwantung Army Command that the remnants of the Gaobo Brigade did not abide by the agreement before breaking through, and broke through from the north without authorization, and ended up falling into the trap of the Self-Defense Army. The Takeuchi Detachment was fighting fiercely with the Self-Defense Army, and Wuxia clone rescued!" Qin Lan said in response to the telegram.

"Did the Japanese army believe it?"

"There is no doubt yet!" Qin Lan said.

"Boss, didn't you have an agreement with Takeuchi Detachment before the Takabo Brigade breaks through?" Xue Xian reminded.

"I know, you can attack the east and the west!" Lu Shan said, "Even so, the Takeuchi Detachment has no responsibility. It is just that the remnants of the Gaobo Brigade have fallen into the trap of the Self-Defense Army."

"Why don't No. 3 call back like this, isn't it all the responsibility to push down the remnants of Gaobo's brigade?"

"Hehe, you're so stupid. The Gaobo Brigade has been wiped out. Can you still confront the Takeuchi Detachment? Even if the Japanese know this agreement, the Takeuchi Detachment has no responsibility. He came completely in accordance with the agreement. The mistake was that the remnants of the Gaobo Brigade underestimated their opponents, resulting in the entire army being wiped out!" Lu Shan said with a smile.

"Don't forget that the commander of Takaha's brigade is a colonel, and the commander of Takeuchi Detachment is just a minor!"

"Don't disclose your identity for the time being, wait for my order!" Lu Shan said to Qin Lan, "In addition, let No. 3 send the current unit number, number of officers at the battalion level or above, I will be useful!"

"Yes, boss!"

"Boss, are you going to reorganize?" Xue showed a hint of joy.

"Well, reorganization is already inevitable, but before reorganization, I must return to the army!" Lu Shan said.

"Is the boss going to take charge of the army himself?"

"Yes, bring a message to Yan Su and ask him to hurry up. I don't have much time left!" Lu Shan ordered.

"I understand!" Xue Xian nodded. He knew that Lu Shan was talking about the "stand-in-place" plan. With a stand-in, Lu Shan could travel to the sea and no longer had to be restricted to this city and one place.
To be continued...