Major General Honda was stunned.

According to the lieutenant, only a small number of scattered soldiers escaped from the sweeping force of his place, and all the other troops were wiped out by the National Salvation Army.

That was nearly two thousand troops, and he couldn't figure out how the National Salvation Army did it.

If they really have the strength to annihilate their own troops in one battle, why didn't they take action before? Could there be any other conspiracy here, or this annihilation battle is just a coincidence?

Major General Honda decided to figure out what was behind this battle, otherwise he would definitely be unconscious, and even other mobilization troops would encounter the same thing.

He stared at the lieutenant and asked seriously: "Tell me everything about you after the raid of the National Salvation Army, the more detailed the better!"

The lieutenant was very nervous at first and spoke very stutteringly. As he spoke, he became smooth and he simply described the two battles he had experienced in just over ten minutes.

The Chief of Staff is like a roundworm in Major General Honda's belly. He knows everything about what the brigade commander was thinking.

As soon as the lieutenant finished speaking, he said, "General, I think this battle is a coincidence."

"The artillery, cavalry, and chariot troops that began to attack the sweeping troops were all directly affiliated with the National Salvation Army, and they were their only mobile units. The infantry ambushed behind them should be the first battalion where the sweeping troops were attacking."

"The National Salvation Army only has a few mobile troops, and now we are concentrating on besieging our sweeping troops all the way. Then they have no troops to besiege the other three sweeping troops."

"The reason why I chose to siege the first-row sweeping troops and not other sweeping troops is very likely because the first-row sweeping troops is on the edge of the fourth-row sweeping troops, and only the second-row sweeping troops can support them nearby. In case the battle is intensified, the National Salvation Army only needs to block a reinforcement unit, and the combat pressure will be much smaller."

Major General Honda thought about it and told him the problem he hadn't figured out just now: "Since the National Salvation Army has the strength to kill our sweeping troops all the way, why don't we fight this battle while we attack, but watch us penetrate nearly a hundred kilometers into their defense zone?"

The Chief of Staff explained: "This has something to do with their offensive style!"

"Wei Yi just recalled in his mind the battle of the military chariots raiding us with a rescue chariot."

"The artillery battalions, cavalry, chariots, infantry, joined forces to attack us. If we want to achieve combat effectiveness and kill a large number of our troops, we must catch us off guard."

"We only advanced twenty kilometers a day when we attacked, and the troops marched very cautiously. They set up camp before dark, and the National Rescue Army had no chance to raid us."

"If they dare to do this, the sweeping troops only need to call planes to destroy all artillery of the National Rescue Army, and can also cover the sweeping troops to attack the National Rescue Army, turning defeat into victory."

"When the sweeping troops return to the county town, in order to return to the county town as soon as possible, the troops must have marched very quickly."

"Only in this case, the National Salvation Army can concentrate artillery fire, chariots, cavalry and infantry under the cover of night to raid us together and severely damage the sweeping troops!"

Major General Honda nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and after two minutes of silence, he acknowledged: "You are right in the analysis. The first sweeping force was completely wiped out. The National Salvation Army concentrated its forces to attack them, so there would be no extra troops to attack other sweeping forces."

"We are not losing money in this battle at the cost of sweeping troops all the way!"

Seeing that the brigade commander recognized his analysis, the chief of staff was very happy: "General wise!"

"I believe that the other three sweeping troops will definitely come and meet with us soon, and then we will join forces to counterattack and calm down, and kill the enemy who attacked us last night!"

After hearing the compliments from his subordinates, the heavy expression on Major General Honda's face suddenly sootheed.

After waved his hand and signaling the reception troops and the lieutenant to retreat, he turned around and climbed to the commanding heights of the woods and continued to stare at the wasteland outside the forest.

At 11:00 a.m., the second support unit returned to the forest, and they also brought back more than a dozen remaining soldiers from the First Mopping Force.

At twelve o'clock noon, troops finally appeared outside the forest.

But the total strength of this unit was much smaller than he expected.

You can see the head at a glance, and the total force is definitely no more than one thousand people. There is no large baggage cart in the middle of the team and a mountain cannon pulled by mules and horses.

The morale of the troops was also particularly sluggish, with a large number of wounded soldiers in the middle, which looked like a defeated army no matter how they looked.

Although Major General Honda didn't know what happened to them outside, they were the only troops who had been waiting for one morning to come back from the front line.

No matter how dissatisfied I feel, I have to go down to greet them, and my next safety will be protected by them.

Only by seeing their commander can you know why they only have this little force left!

"General... I have not completed the task, please punish me!" Major General Honda just appeared in front of the team. A bandage-bounded Nakazo was quickly lifted by his subordinates and forced himself to sit up from the stretcher, reporting with a painful face!

Major General Honda was originally angry. When he was divided, there were more than 2,000 troops sweeping the troops along the way, but now there are less than 1,000 people left, with a combat loss ratio of more than 60%. No matter who serves as the commander of this unit, he is not competent.

He was about to scold Zhong Zuo when he saw him, and he should be punished and sent to the military court for legal action.

But after seeing the commander lying on the stretcher, he couldn't bear to scold him.

The commanders were all beaten like this, and the way to sweep the troops back to the county town was definitely full of risks.

The anger that had already rushed to his forehead was suppressed by him, and he took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down and ask.

"What's going on? Why did the troops fight so hard that there are only these people left?"

Nakasako endured the pain caused by the wound and reported: "The National Salvation Army is too cunning. They are covered with mines on the road and destroy the road in a large manner. This has caused the mountain artillery and large supplies of the carts we equipped to march normally."

"In addition, the National Salvation Army also sent a large number of troops to attack us along the way!"

"The slower our marching speed, the more sneak attacks were caused by the National Rescue Army, the greater the casualties of the troops, and they were unable to return to the county town on time."

"Weizhi calculated it at that time. Under the continuous sneak attacks of landmines and cold guns of the National Salvation Army, we lost nearly a hundred people after walking five kilometers."

"If we do not change the tactics and tactics, and when we fight to pacify, the more than 1,000 people will suffer at least half of the casualties."

"So, Huyi made a decision without authorization, blowing up heavy mountain cannons and large supplies, so that the troops could give up on the road and go back to help to pacify."

"It can not only make the landmines buried on the road of the National Savior Army useless, but also speed up the marching speed of the National Savior Army's attack on us, and return to help and pacify us at the minimum cost."

"At the beginning, our actions went very smoothly. We only paid the price of more than 300 people and walked more than 30 kilometers."

"When the situation was still thirty kilometers away from the pacification, the situation began to deteriorate."

"The National Salvation Army suddenly changed its style of fighting. In addition to continuing to attack us with cold guns and cold cannons, it also sent troops to block us head-on. When dawn was approaching, three ambushes were hit by us, causing the troops to be directly reduced to more than 900, including more than 100 seriously injured!"

Major General Honda felt like he had heard a big joke.

Two days ago, the mobilization troops were still under the command of Zhong Zuo in front of him, killing the national rescue army to the point of falling.

Without any foreign aid, the National Rescue Army, which was beaten to be a dog of a family, not only had the ability to counterattack, but also killed the sweeping troops to suffer heavy casualties. The incident in the middle was too big!

The brigade commander was stunned for a long time before staring at Zhong Zuo and asked, "Can you judge how many troops are there in the National Salvation Army that attacked you?"

"At least one reinforcement battalion is also equipped with a large number of artillery and heavy machine guns."

"Because we exploded all the heavy mountain cannons and only the mortars can counterattack, the troops suffered a lot of losses from the opponent's artillery when attacking."

"This is impossible..." The Chief of Staff suddenly stood up and interrupted.

"You are responsible for attacking the Second Battalion of the National Salvation Army. They have only one reinforcement battalion."

"The battle report shows that you killed at least 300 soldiers of the National Savior Army in the few days of attack and injured a lot of them. It would be great if the Second Battalion could have half of the troops left. Where did you get a reinforcement battalion?"

"We also received news that the artillery battalion, cavalry company, chariot unit, and spy company directly under the National Salvation Army were all besieging the first sweeping troops. How could it be possible to appear on two battlefields at the same time in one night?"

"So the National Salvation Army that attacks your country will not have reinforcements. You must have made a mistake!"

"I dare to issue a military order for what I said just now!" Nakazo gritted his teeth and replied, regardless of the pain caused by his muzzle.

"There is one of the battles that I remember clearly: In addition to a strengthening company to block us head-on, the National Salvation Army also arranged two companies to attack us on the flanks. We lost more than 300 people in that battle alone!"

"You have seen it clearly. The National Salvation Army really has three reinforced companies?" The Chief of Staff asked with disbelief.

"I see clearly!" Nakazo answered very affirmatively.

"The National Salvation Army that blocked our head-on was equipped with two heavy machine guns and seven light machine guns, and definitely one strengthened company's strength."

"The two companies that raided our flanks were equipped with seven or eight light machine guns, with nearly two hundred troops. Many people in the team saw it, and many troops fought with them, so they would definitely not make any mistakes."

"How is this possible?" The Chief of Staff still looked disbelieving.

Several captains and lieutenants following Nakasa suddenly spoke: "Sir, the corps leader is true. The National Salvation Army attacking our country has at least one strengthening battalion. When dawn is approaching, there are more troops, and we don't know where they got so many troops!"

The chief of staff was silent after hearing this. One person could lie, but ten people could not lie at the same time.

In the face of facts, he had to admit Nakasa's report just now.
Chapter completed!