Chapter 2862 Takedas wishful thinking!
At around 9 o'clock in the morning, on the vast grassland, the sky was like a washing of blue, and a few white clouds floated leisurely. It was supposed to be a peaceful and peaceful scene, but a thick layer of haze was covered with a large army of Japanese soldiers.
In the distance, a few wisps of smoke appeared on the horizon first, followed by the Japanese cavalry surging like a black tide.
The sound of horse hooves was deafening, from far to near, trembling every inch of the land on the grassland.
Behind the cavalry were mechanized corps that made a bigger roar, and the puppet troops following closely on foot.
The puppet army was already out of breath, but without the orders of the Japanese, no one dared to stop.
But I don’t know if God felt sorry for these puppet troops or the Japanese officers suddenly showed great mercy, and the entire army stopped.
The reason was that the vanguard's vanguard, that is, the cavalry unit, stopped.
The captain of the cavalry brigade, Heicheng, had a blue face and listened to the reports of his subordinates. The entire Imperial Army of a reconnaissance team was actually lost contact.
There are more than a dozen people. Even if they encounter enemies, they won’t be able to run back, right?
"Look in the direction of their investigation immediately, be sure to find them."
"Hi!"
Heicheng felt something was wrong, so he immediately ordered, and another team of Japanese cavalry took the order and left quickly.
At this time, a messenger came on a horse and saluted: "Your Excellency, General Takeda asks, why should you stop?"
Heicheng originally wanted to tell the messenger what was going on, but then he thought, it would be better to report on this matter in person.
So he personally rode his horse and galloped towards the center of the convoy.
Soon he came to General Takeda's car, General Takeda opened the window and said, "What's going on?"
Heicheng replied: "Your Excellency, my cavalry team has disappeared and has not returned yet. I suspect they have encountered an ambush from the enemy, so I sent someone to check it out. I think we should stop there and wait for their news."
Takeda nodded and said, "You are right. If they are attacked, it means that our enemies are near us, and then we don't need to go deeper."
Speaking of this, Takeda paused for a moment and said, "Do you know why, the Empire is unwilling to send troops into the grassland?"
Heicheng asked knowingly: "Please give me advice!"
Takeda said slowly: "Because the grassland is too big and there are not enough towns to defend, our people will easily be isolated and the supply will be very difficult. Therefore, under the conditions of not having enough energy, the empire still needs to aim for the imperial court.
So, we must not only fight in this battle, but also fight more beautifully, intimidate the Mongolian nobles, so as to achieve the effect of defeating others without fighting, do you understand?"
"Hi, understand!"
Kuroichei bowed and saluted at the moment. But in fact, he had known this a long time ago. Just when the cavalry first conquered the grassland, he also said so at that time. General Takeda just repeated the previous words.
Of course, it was not Takeda who said this before.
"Report to your Excellency, we found the missing cavalry squad, and they were all killed."
At this moment, one of the cavalry teams that went to investigate had already returned, but the others had not yet returned.
Although Black City had guessed the outcome of the reconnaissance team, he still said in shock: "Nani? What about the others?"
The cavalry quickly replied: "The team leader is still investigating the scene, and the others are restraining our army's bodies."
"Baga!"
Kuroshiro was angry, then turned to Takeda and said, "Your Excellency, if you can kill one of our cavalry teams in a short time, and no one will come back to report the news, you must have encountered the enemy's large army."
Takeda fell into deep thought. However, at this moment, the other Japanese also came back.
The team leader quickly rode his horse to report to Kuroshiro and Takeda: "Report to you, we have completed the survey on the scene. Our Imperial Army seemed to be chasing someone, but he did not want to be killed. This is the shell I found at the scene."
As he said that, the team leader turned over and dismounted and handed the shell to Takeda and Kurokawa respectively.
Heicheng looked at the shell and murmured: "The shell gun?"
Takeda also said: "Yes, it's the shell gun. We've found the right one, and the guerrillas are on the grassland. They should be very powerful among them."
Speaking of this, Takeda couldn't help but frown because he knew the strength of the Great Japanese Imperial Army.
And especially the cavalry, they were all selected from the top. But as a result, the opponent wiped out a small team of eleven people by one, which made him feel terrible.
Because if the Anti-Japanese Allies were soldiers of this level, then they only needed one regiment to keep all the people he brought on the grassland.
Of course, he did not believe his own conclusion, because if every Chinese soldier had this level, the Great Japanese Imperial Army would not be able to enter China.
In other words, this team of reconnaissance team is likely to encounter an amazing person.
But who can have such ability but appear on the grassland alone?
Takeda suddenly asked, "Which direction did that person come from and where did he go?"
The Japanese cavalry captain tried hard to recall the memories, and then quickly replied: "I came from the northeast and then went to the southwest."
Hearing this, Takeda laughed and said, "That direction is the Wugan Tribe, and if I guess correctly, this person is most likely Ye Xiuwen.
The Wugan tribe is indeed related to the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. Our goal is not wrong. Keep moving forward and severely damage the Wugan tribe."
At this time, Takeda used a "hard blow" instead of annihilation, which was somewhat meaningful.
Heicheng said in confusion: "Your Excellency, why haven't we wiped out the Wugan Tribe?"
Takeda waved his hand slightly and said, "Haha, you don't understand this. A half-destroying Wugan tribe is far more beneficial to the empire than a completely decomposed Wugan tribe."
Black City is still puzzled.
At this time, Takeda explained patiently: "If the Wugan tribe is completely wiped out, then who will take over this land? No matter who we ask to take over, or we are not suitable.
Because the grassland is too big, it will be difficult for us to garrison troops here.
And what if we support the puppet? Then he or they will become the target of public criticism. Other tribes will attack them in groups.
And by that time, even if we don’t want to send troops, we will still send troops.
But on the contrary, why don’t we wipe out the Wugan tribe? Let its strength be reduced to the level of other tribes.
Then other tribes will take the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, besiege the Wugan tribe, and force him to hand over the territory.
The Wugan tribe naturally would not sit still and wait for death. They would fight to the death to defend their territory. This would lead to a long process of weakening between them.
Chapter completed!