usatvline Chapter 168: Breaking the Formation and Finding the Enemy, Only One Strategy
Chapter 168: Breaking the Formation and Finding the Enemy, Only One Strategy
"It seems that once Cao Geng knows that his former subordinates Li Yunlong, Cao Dabiao, and Shen Quan have fallen into our hands, he will definitely find it difficult to remain calm. At that time, even if we do not take the initiative to look for Cao Geng, he will definitely come to us personally."
"If Cao Geng dares to come to rescue the New First Regiment's leader Li Yunlong, Cao Dabiao, and other monks such as Shen Quan, he will step into the abyss of death."
"However, I, Shinozuka Yoshio, will never let him die so easily. I want him to witness with his own eyes how Li Yunlong, Cao Dabiao, Shen Quan and others perished at the hands of my Japanese monks. It will be worse than death, and it will be a heart-wrenching pain!"
This is what Shinozuka Yoshio was thinking. Since the bounty order to lure Cao Geng to death was fruitless,
Then use his former colleagues and superiors as hostages to force him to show up.
Subsequently, we not only want to capture Cao Geng, but also destroy the pillars in his heart one by one in front of him, and let those monks who had served under Cao Geng die one by one, in order to comfort the spirits of Yamamoto Ikki, our top master, and more than 200 high-level monks who died in vain at the hands of Cao Geng.
Therefore, Shinozuka Yoshio issued this cruel order. As the order was conveyed, the strategic layout of the Japanese army in the entire northwest of Shanxi also made subtle adjustments to Cao Geng.
However, at the same time as the Japanese army began to act, Cao Geng had already led his troops to quietly arrive not far from the outskirts of Wangjiagang.
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Wangjiagang is located on the southwestern edge of the northwest of Shanxi. Although it is not as big as a county town, it is also a defensive stronghold at the township level. Although it is not occupied by demon forces as the main city, it is close to Pingyuan County, an important stronghold in southwest Shanxi, and has convenient transportation. It is a strategic channel for demon forces to transport supplies. Therefore, the guards stationed in Wangjiagang are not inferior to those of ordinary county towns.
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Cao Geng's intelligence showed that Wangjiagang's defensive force was mainly composed of two parts: one part was the puppet army base that he was eager to capture at the moment; the other part was a demon army brigade that had been stationed there for a long time.
Currently, Cao Geng only has more than 900 soldiers. Considering that 200 people must be left in the Qingfeng Mountain camp to prevent attacks, the number of people in the secret attack on Wangjiagang is only more than 700, and most of them are new practitioners.
Although he had witnessed the baptism of blood in the real battlefield between immortals and mortals, overall, the team led by Cao Geng this time was not the new third group of monks who had gone through countless life and death experiences in the past.
Therefore, it was particularly difficult for Cao Geng to lead his troops to raid the demons and puppet troops in Wangjiagang. When they arrived at the outskirts of Wangjiagang, six hours had passed. During this period, the New Third Regiment led by Cao Geng used their unique cultivation exploration methods to grasp the basic strategic deployment of the two forces of the demons and evil spirits in Wangjiagang.
Monk Wei walked up to Cao Geng and reported, "Captain, according to our investigation, the leader of the puppet army in Wangjiagang is named Lu Dalong. The size of his puppet army is unusual. In addition to the three battalions and nine infantry squads under his direct jurisdiction, there are also direct messenger teams, beast cavalry teams, formation guards, mecha soldiers, and Lu Dalong's personal law enforcement team. In general, in Wangjiagang, the puppet army alone has more than 1,600 soldiers."
"Moreover, this does not include the forces of another tribe of demons in Wangjia Port..."
When mentioning this, Monk Wei was speechless, because he had never expected that there would be such a large military force hidden in Wangjiagang.
Cao Geng's face showed a thoughtful expression. He knew that a small demon tribe had about 3,000 soldiers. Adding the troops of Wangjiagang's puppet army, the enemy forces that their 700 new disciples of the New Third Regiment would face were at least 4,600.
If Cao Geng and the 700 disciples of the New Third Regiment forcibly attack the Wangjiagang Puppet Army, then the tribal brigade of Xiao Yao will definitely send troops to reinforce the Puppet Army base. In this way, the more than 700 novice disciples of the New Third Regiment are likely to be surrounded by the enemy and fall into a desperate situation.
And if he chose to lead his 700 disciples to face the Little Demon Tribe… Obviously, with the current strength of more than 700 disciples in the New Third Regiment, they would be vulnerable to a tribal brigade. Even if the pseudo-legion did not come to rescue, they would not be able to hold out for long in front of the tribal brigade.
Whether it was gathering forces to attack the base of the puppet army or deciding to attack the base of the Little Demon Tribe, it would undoubtedly be a life-and-death battle for Cao Geng's New Third Regiment.
"Captain, it seems that the Wangjiagang we are facing this time is really a tough nut to crack." Monk Wei couldn't help but sigh, knowing that the situation faced by the New Third Regiment at the moment is extremely severe, no less than the last battle against the important supply point of the little demon.
If they were not careful, they would be in danger of destruction. However, Cao Geng's face remained calm.
"In this case, we only have one way to go." Cao Geng said slowly. It was obviously a fantasy to rely on 700 novice disciples to defeat a pseudo-army of 1,600 people.