People in the Republic of China era began to rise from industry.

There's nothing a beating can't solve.

If one meal isn't enough, then two meals will do.

In particular, Masanobu Tsuji, who had previously been threatening and intimidating, started talking about the Geneva Conventions after being beaten up.

Sun Zhongneng saw right through him.

Therefore, there is no treatment available.

After another beating, the other party started pouring out their grievances.

Masanobu Tsuji, Operations Staff Officer, Captain of the Suzuki Mixed Brigade.

The Japanese cavalry squad that the raiding party encountered was out collecting supplies.

It was not a marching sentry post that Sun Zhongneng thought it was.

The real sentry posts, apart from the machine gun squads of the cavalry battalions leading the way, were only the cavalry reconnaissance detachments attached to each battalion, which guarded the left and right flanks within a five-kilometer radius.

As for the fact that the Suzuki Brigade was short of supplies but had to follow the instructions of the Kwantung Army Headquarters to speed up the march despite the depletion of supplies, Tsuji Masanobu did not hide it.

This includes Taro Suzuki, whose brigade commander holds the rank of Major General, and Kazuo Yamagata, whose chief of staff is Yamagata.

They also truthfully confessed information such as the fact that the entire brigade consisted of four infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, and one field artillery battalion.

After recounting everything he knew in one breath, he pitifully said, "Your Excellency, my wound really needs to be treated."

Sun Zhongneng glanced at him and ordered, "Take him there."

After watching Tsuji Masanobu being taken away, Sun Zhongneng interrogated the remaining two lightly wounded Japanese soldiers one by one.

Somewhat unexpectedly, the two ordinary soldiers were tougher to deal with than Captain Tsuji Masanobu.

After two unsuccessful attempts to defeat him, Sun Zhongneng changed his strategy and revealed the shortage of supplies and troop deployment that Tsuji Masanobu had voluntarily disclosed.

Seeing the two wounded soldiers' shocked expressions, he concluded that Tsuji Masanobu was not lying.

This finally put Sun Zhongneng's mind at ease.

The Japanese army's lack of supplies was exactly what he needed.

Moreover, the extent of the inadequacy was far more optimistic than he had anticipated.

They had even reached the point where they had to reduce their marching speed and food rations.

After pacing around twice with his hands behind his back, Sun Zhongneng paused and turned to a staff officer standing next to the radio: "Immediately contact the first to sixth detachments and send them out in squads to search for traces of Japanese cavalry around the Yimeng area."

"Once discovered, strive to annihilate them all!"

As he spoke, he turned to another staff officer: "The entire communications squad is mobilized to liaise with the various harassment teams."

"Add a temporary combat objective: eliminate as many Japanese marching sentries as possible before launching an attack."

First, kill the cavalrymen who went out to collect supplies, then scrape off the sentry posts that had broken away from the marching column one by one.

Once these two operational objectives are achieved, the Japanese army's reconnaissance capabilities will immediately be greatly reduced.

The same applies to counter-attacking capabilities.

Then, our side can take advantage of having horses to launch harassment attacks more effectively.

As he pondered these things, a smile spread across his face.

Then he turned to the guard and said, "Prepare to evacuate. Also, notify a few herder brothers to each take a guard and go find the nearby herders."

"Tell them that there are bandits robbing and that everyone should move west as soon as possible, the farther away the better."

After arranging these things, the radio station was still transmitting orders to the first through sixth detachments.

Seeing this, Sun Zhongneng took off his pen and began to draft a telegram for Lin Yi.

Detachments 1 through 6 were temporary blocking combat teams that Sun Zhongneng temporarily divided up in addition to the thirty harassment squads he had formed.

It is mainly used to support the operations of the harassment squad.

Each detachment consists of two combat squads, and each combat squad consists of five combat groups.

A combat team consists of eight people.

The detachment has a total strength of eighty men. The light and heavy machine guns that they brought with great effort during this forced march were all concentrated and assigned to these six detachments.

According to the original draft operational plan, the first to sixth detachments were to be deployed from east to west, with two detachments forming a single echelon.

In conjunction with the harassment squads that were dispatched, and relying on the simple fortifications built in advance, they would occasionally launch a small-scale ambush.

This was intended to confuse the Japanese army about their tactical arrangements.

Moreover, when launching a sniping attack, the well-positioned harassment squads would launch a coordinated assault. After such a flurry of attacks, even if the commander of the Japanese army didn't faint, he would have no choice but to disperse his forces.

However, deploying combat plans takes time.

Even with the best-trained Japanese army, the process of dispersing and assembling would take at least an hour to complete.

His requirements were not high: three teams would take turns fighting each day, launching three ambush attacks to create trouble.

It could definitely slow down the Japanese army's daily march to ten kilometers!

Then, while replenishing supplies, this process was repeated for five, six, or seven days. Coupled with continuous harassment operations, the enemy's physical strength and morale were on the verge of collapse.

Moreover, resources will be consumed in large quantities.

Once this stage is reached, the time is ripe for a general offensive against the Japanese army.

However, the situation has changed, and the original battle plan must be changed accordingly.

After all, whether it's a sniping attack or a coordinated assault by a small squad, casualties are inevitable.

Once they get on our heels, wiping out several squads isn't out of the question.

Moreover, this kind of defensive warfare based on fortified positions is not an advantage of his mercenary army.

Given better options, Sun Zhongneng would naturally make a change.

If Tsuji Masanobu is right, then the situation of the Japanese army is even more dire than he thought.

On one hand, there was an unquestionable order to speed up the march; on the other hand, supplies were being consumed beyond the plan.

In this situation, as long as their route of plundering supplies from the herders is cut off, all that's left is to increase the frequency of harassment.

Whether or not we can slow down the enemy's march becomes irrelevant.

After all, the faster you walk, the weaker you become!

Therefore, we can let them move forward.

Keep going until you reach the vicinity of Zhongning, then deliver the fatal blow!

While thinking about these things, Sun Zhongneng made a few brief notes on the draft telegram.

As for the remaining tasks, the main concern is for Lin Yi to coordinate the replenishment of supplies along the route.

In long-range operations, harassment squads must be lightly equipped to ensure speed.

This will severely test the ability to replenish supplies along the route.

He carefully considered his own needs and wrote half a page, and the radio station contacted six detachments in succession.

Sun Zhongneng got up and handed the drafted telegram to the telegraph operator, then added on the fly: "Oh, right, add the matter of the Japanese army's plan to plunder supplies at the end."

"Please ask the local governments and military units along the route to notify the herders to take refuge as much as possible."

After giving these instructions, he then instructed his staff to notify the personnel at command headquarters to pack their belongings and prepare for evacuation...