Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

Chapter 142 Supply Point, Persuading Ding Shang

He told the truth.

However, Ding Shang could only smile helplessly.

"What else can we do? Can we let those evil Japanese easily cross the defense of our independent regiment within forty-eight hours and chase our retreating army? In this way, our army will surely suffer a severe blow. Even if I sacrifice my life, I am unwilling to be a general who flees from the battlefield. None of my brothers in the independent regiment are willing to be a cultivator who flees from the battlefield!"

Cao Geng shook his head and waved his hand to signal...

"Captain Ding Wei, you have misunderstood. I did not intend for your independent regiment to abandon its position at a critical moment. I understand that your mission is to defend the independent regiment's base for 48 hours in order to buy precious time for our main force to evacuate. However, defending the base and helping our main force to evacuate safely are two completely different issues."

"The current situation is that if you lead your troops to fight to the end, I am not sure whether the enemy can resist, but what is certain is that your independent group will face the fate of complete destruction, and even the chance of continuing the incense will be slim."

"On the contrary, if you adopt my suggestion, wouldn't it be more effective to help our main force evacuate and save your independent group from annihilation?"

Before he finished speaking, Cao Geng told Ding Wei his plan.

"In the past, when Li Yunlong and I were fighting against the Japanese Fourth Brigade outside the New First Regiment, we seized a secret map from the Japanese command post. It detailed the Japanese army's route of advance and several key supply stations for a large-scale clearing operation in the northwest of Shanxi."

"Next, I intend to lead the troops to attack the supply base of the Japanese army in northwest Shanxi, which is used to maintain the clearing operation! Unfortunately, I only have more than 200 soldiers left. If you, Captain Ding Wei, cooperate with us, I believe that with the strength of our two regiments, it should be easy to destroy these Japanese supply points."

As he spoke, Cao Geng took out the map of the secret place for Ding Wei and Zhao Gang beside him to look at.

After hearing what Cao Geng said and seeing the map that revealed the Japanese army's marching route, both Ding Wei and Zhao Gang were shocked.

"Captain Cao Geng, this information is actually in your hands?"

"Oh my god, it turned out to be the Japanese army's marching route map and supply point distribution!"

The two stared at the map of the secret place in Cao Geng's hand and were horrified.

They did not doubt the authenticity of the Japanese army's marching route and supply points marked on this map. Because compared with the marching routes of the Japanese army regiments and battalions they had encountered in the past, they found that they were basically consistent with the route shown on the map in Cao Geng's hand. And as far as they knew, the general route of the Japanese army's march in the entire northwest of Shanxi was not far from the Japanese army's marching route on the map shown by Cao Geng. The Japanese army's marching route they were familiar with was almost the same as the markings on this secret map.

Therefore, Ding Wei and Zhao Gang couldn't help wondering: Could the other locations marked on the map also be the Japanese army's marching routes and supply stations as they speculated?

The answer is almost certainly yes!

The marching route and supply point are the foundation of the enemy's survival and combat effectiveness. If you can grasp these two key pieces of information about the enemy in a battle, the ancients said: Know yourself and know the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles! For the Eighth Route Army, once the specific location of the Japanese supply point is mastered, it will be difficult for the Japanese army to carry out another crackdown on our Eighth Route Army!

If we can capture these Japanese supply points in one fell swoop...

The little demon didn't dare to talk about fighting against the regular army of the immortal forces - the Eight Desolate War Department, let alone maintaining the current offensive, which was already extremely difficult for them.

Ding Ling and Zhao Xiao were indeed surprised that Cao Xuanji could find such a treasure.

"How about it? Captain Ding Ling, are you interested in carrying out a grand plan with my Crescent Sword Sect?"

Cao Xuanji asked Ding Ling with a smile.

His next target was the supply base of the little demons of the immortal forces.

Ding Ling was shocked and took a deep breath.

"If what this ancient map shows is true, then this ancient map has great strategic value for our Eight Desolate War Department to guard against the invasion of the little demons. If we can seize the supply bases of these little demons, it is obvious that the effectiveness of the little demon troops' large-scale clearing operation against our Eight Desolate War Department will be at least weakened by half!"

Ding Ling first affirmed the strategic significance of this ancient map to the Eight Desolations War Department, but he then hesitated.

"However, the strategic fortress of this little demon must be heavily guarded. Even if our two legions are combined, there are only more than 400 monks in total. If we want to capture the several demon supply strongholds shown in the ancient map with only 400 people, is this too difficult?"

In Ding Ling's opinion, sending more than 400 monks to destroy the important supply base of the little demon was undoubtedly a risky act.

However, Cao Xuanji shook his head and smiled.

"Captain Ding Ling, I admit that these demon supply bases may indeed be heavily guarded, but your troops are not afraid of attacking the demon supply bases while defending the Yangcun Fortress here, so why should you worry about attacking the demon supply bases?"

In Cao Xuanji's opinion, the danger faced by Ding Ling's troops in defending the Yangcun Fortress was no less than the risk of following him to attack the demon clan's supply base.

After all, whether it is holding the position or taking the initiative to attack the demon clan, it is full of life and death risks.

Under this circumstance, Ding Ling defended the Yangcun Fortress with the determination to sacrifice his life.

However, if Ding Ling was willing to join him in attacking the demon clan's supply base, even if both of their groups would face a life-and-death situation, as long as they could successfully destroy one of the supply bases, even if all 400 cultivators in their hands died, in Cao Xuanji's eyes, it would be extremely worthwhile!

However, Ding Ling still had doubts in his heart. He pondered, "But if our army can hold out here for eight hours, it will be enough to ensure the safe withdrawal of the main force of our Eight Desolate War Department. Even if the enemy has a large number of troops in the next round, our army may not be able to stop the monsters for eight hours, but our main force can have a period of safe withdrawal, which is still possible..."

"But if we lead all the troops away now and intend to attack the supply bases of the demon tribe, what if there are too many demon tribe troops there? Even if our two regiments work together, we will not be able to break through any supply base. At that time, no one from my army will stay in Yangcun Fortress, and we will be annihilated outside the demon tribe's supply base. Once the demon tribe army approaches, won't it be a waste of our opportunity to stop the demon tribe from chasing the main force of my Eight Desolate War Department?"

Ding Ling's worries were not groundless, but Cao Xuanji just smiled indifferently.