On the evening of July 19, almost all the high-level warriors in the main tent of Yuqiu's family were surrounded by dark faces.

"What's going on with the 'little skylark'?" Yu Qiuping flipped through the stack of battle reports in his hand, and each battle report had a similar description. "Why did you hear a whistle like a squeal of a skylark? Then hundreds of Zaga people rushed out of the mountains and forests?"

"It is very likely that it was done by one person." Takenaka Shigeji also held the ccout version of the battle report. While spreading the battle report on the table, he picked up the small flag and inserted the location of the battle explosion on the sand table according to the order of the time when the battle report was delivered, and it happened to form an arc. "If we look at the marching degree of the Saga crowd in the mountains, these attacks are likely to be completed by a unit in one day."

"About 3oo soldiers? This is almost one-tenth of the Ji Yi people's troops. No wonder all units cannot resist..." Yu Qiuping pondered and asked in a low voice, "Why is such a large army moving in the mountains and forests, no one noticed it?"&1t;i>&1t;/i>

"To be precise, someone noticed it." Masayuki Sanada shook his head and added Yu Qiuhei's statement. "But the command has issued a special order not to attack the troops in the mountains and forests, so as not to be dragged into the guerrilla warfare. Therefore, even if the enemy is in action, no officers will conduct fire reconnaissance on the enemy troops in the mountains and forests. Those Kii people are very powerful in the mountains and forests. With the cooperation of ninjas, the ninjas of the Military Information Department cannot check the enemy situation up close and do not know the specific number of enemies. The soldiers on the official road did not attack the Chinese people, so they know nothing about their intelligence. It is this embarrassing situation that makes us not pay attention to the confluence of the large-scale troops of Kii people."

"It's really troublesome..." Yu Qiuping held his forehead deeply when he heard this, "If you don't fight, you won't be able to find out their information. But you can't fight, but you can't fight, but you can consume our precious armored soldiers out of thin air in the complex terrain of the mountains and forests."&1t;i>&1t;/i>

"So I suggest that we recall the ninjas of the Military Intelligence Department and the Ninjas of the Raven to cover the warriors and the Kii people in the mountains and forests to start a war." Masayuki Sanada once again proposed the proposal that was rejected by Yu Qiuping before. "If the Kii people in the mountains and forests are not removed, our warriors and auxiliary soldiers will always be exposed to danger."

"The ninjas of the Crow are all precious insiders. It is not easy to lurk in, so it's better not to sacrifice." Yu Qiuping hesitated for a while and shook his head. "The ninjas of the Military Information Department must have not been in actual combat for a long time... In this way, the loss is too great when fighting with the people of Ji Yi in the mountains and forests."

"But your Highness, we have no other way to do this right now." Masayuki Sanada whispered again with great firmness, "The ninjas of the Military Intelligence Department are all subordinates brought out by the next hand, and they are definitely not afraid of their lives. But for the safety of the entire army, this is a sacrifice that must be made."

"No, how many people are there in total in the Military Information Department? What is the point of consumption like this? I still say the same thing. We perform our own duties on the battlefield. The military information department is the eyes that observe the enemy's situation. How can we use our eyes to hit other people's fists?"&1t;i>&1t;/i>

"Your Highness, if we do not investigate the mountains and forests on both sides of the road, we will not be able to cover the auxiliary soldiers. When the auxiliary soldiers are attacked, how should the supply line and supplies be guaranteed?" Masayuki Sanada shook his head unyieldingly, rarely stubbornly seeing him. "As the director of the Military Intelligence Department, I cannot agree to let the troops march in the mountains and forests with unknown intelligence."

After Yu Qiuping was silent for a long time, he finally said with some difficulty: "Okay, what you said is that you must investigate the mountains and forests next to the road."

"But I don't plan to exchange my life." Yu Qiuhei shook his head, but turned his attention to Takenaka Shigeji. "Hanjianwei, let the General Staff make a plan. With ninjas as the auxiliary and warriors as the main force, they enter the mountains and forests on a planned scale and expel the Chinese people lurking in the mountains and forests. In the areas we have occupied, a large number of posts are set up to monitor the situation in the mountains and forests, so as to ensure the safety of the supply line."

"Your Highness..." Takenaka Shigeji sighed slightly when he heard this, and then whispered, "This will consume a lot of supplies, manpower, material resources and time."&1t;i>&1t;/i>

"It's okay, we don't lack food and grass, but we don't lack people. All we lack is a way to transport food and grass safely." Yu Qiuping shook his head and whispered in a low voice, "It's worth spending some time laying out the back. It's not a matter of overnight conquering a country. If you only want to win, and push along the main road quickly and despise guerrilla warfare, you will pay the price."

When Yu Qiuping said this, the scene of "people's war is vast and vast ocean" appeared in his mind.

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Starting from July 2o, the Red Leaf Army's strategy has undergone great adjustments. The vanguard, who had been chasing Suzuki Shigei, stopped and set off the camp on the spot to start defending.

Immediately afterwards, the Red Leaf Army also began to march into the mountains and forests on a large scale under the guidance of the ninjas. The auxiliary soldiers used saws, axes and other tools for cutting trees to open up small paths in the forests for infantry marching and transportation of baggage. The iron gunners and spearmen covered each other to advance in the dense forest, while the ninjas spread their intelligence tentacles around. Once the enemy appears, the iron gunners and spearmen will immediately launch an attack.&1t;i>&1t;/i>

Such a steady style of fighting left the Ji Yi people who had been fighting for several days in guerrilla warfare for a while. Although they could still bring certain casualties to the Red Leaf Army by relying on their retreat in the forests, hills, and valleys, the Red Leaf Army was gradually forcing them out of the hidden terrain next to the road. Their advance was not in a hurry, and they pushed a little bit every day. Only after ensuring sufficient intelligence was grasped will they continue to march, so that the Ji Yi people would not have the chance to attack.

The two of the two thought that the Red Leaf Army was to wipe them out, so they calmly retreated into the deeper mountains and forests. However, the Red Leaf Army stopped after advancing for a distance and chose a dangerous place to start building large-scale posts. These posts are small fortress-shaped, with small rows of shooting outlets on the walls, allowing the iron gunners to shoot the outside of the post without being easily hit by external iron cannons. More and more of such posts are set up, and the terrain next to the mountain road is gradually falling into the control of the Red Leaf Army. Once the official road next to the mountain road is confirmed to be safe, the transportation of the mountain road will be unobstructed. The supplies, ammunition, and food are continuously transported, and the Red Leaf Cavalry of Yuqiu's family also advanced to the front line, giving Suzuki's great pressure.&1t;i>&1t;/i>

After completing the development of the flanks, Fukushima Ansei, on the front battlefield, pressed towards Suzuki Shigei. With cavalry, Suzuki Shigei did not dare to act rashly, so he had to withdraw from a distance. Fukushima Ansei did not pursue him. After advancing along the official road for a period of time, he set up a camp again. The rest of the Red Leaf Army immediately approached the mountains and forests on the flanks, and drove Kii's guerrillas in accordance with the law, setting up posts to protect the official road.

Seeing the Red Leaf Army so calm and steady progress like a caterpillar, the people of Ji Yi were anxious. It seemed that the Red Leaf Army had extremely sufficient material reserves to support their slow march. If they were willing, they might even fight until the winter.

However, due to the implosion of the territory, the Chinese people mobilized almost all the men, so that the autumn harvest of Ji Yi could not be carried out normally this year. The year was not good and there were not enough people to cultivate, so Ji Yi was in a food crisis.&1t;i>&1t;/i>

In order to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, the Red Leaf Army did not give the opportunity to obtain food and grass through random capture. The people of Jiyi concentrated almost all the food near Zaga City, leaving no more for the people. Now the autumn harvest is not going well, and many people's food storage is about to come to an end. The people of Jiyi have to return the food to appease the restless people.

The defending side was about to lose to the attacking side in the consumption, so the Chinese people were naturally unwilling to accept it. Under the arrangement of Suzuki Shigei, the troops defending Maezaki Nakahide and Ikeda Hiroki were all transferred back on the eastern front, leaving only some suspicious soldiers to hinder their advancement. The Chinese people of Kii concentrated all their troops and carried out a full-scale harassment attack on the Red Leaf Army, which was advancing slowly in the mountains and forests.

However, the Red Leaf Army was prepared for this. Those sentry fortresses like fire-breathing earth cans were fired and fired to the enemies in the forest, and waved flags to guide the Red Leaf Army's soldiers to the enemy's main attack. The Red Leaf Army quickly turned on the path that had been cut and built before, and repelled the invading Jiyi people one by one, causing the Chinese people to retreat in a panic.&1t;i>&1t;/i>

At the same time, Yu Qiuhei also commanded the cavalry company and Takabata to launch a fierce attack on the front battlefield. Suzuki Shigei's main force was unable to resist and had to retreat and flee back to Hachimanmae Castle. Seeing that the Red Leaf Army's tactics were about to succeed, the heavens were no longer beautiful - it was raining.

Starting from August 1, there was continuous heavy rain in Jiyi. The heavy rain made the mountain roads muddy and slippery, and bumpy, causing great trouble to transportation. The small landslides that explode from time to time, floods and bridge collapses made the situation of the baggage team worse. Since the Red Leaf Army has entered Mingcao County, the supply line has been stretched very long. Due to the obstruction of the heavy rain, the supply of the front troops has gradually begun to fail, and the grain stored on the front line is being consumed at a visible level every day - the amount of supplementation cannot keep up with the consumption. As the people of Jiyi implemented a firm policy of clearing the country, the grain reserves of the people in various villages were confiscated. The Red Leaf Army did not receive any local food and grass along the way, and even if they wanted to spend a lot of money to buy it, they could not buy it.
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