Niudaoman's escape route was also carefully chosen. He not only took a small road, but also avoided the villages and towns with a large population along the way. He also tried to walk around the villages as much as possible.??

Try not to disturb the people in the village.

At around 2 o'clock in the second half of the night, lightning suddenly flashed in the sky, and then raindrops as big as soybeans fell down, hitting people's faces so hard that they felt so painful.

This season is rainy season, and it is common to rain and thunder, which is undoubtedly a very unfortunate thing for those who are desperately escaping.

It was dark at night, it rained, the road was slippery, and Niudao was full and they didn't dare to light the torch. At most, the vanguard team who were walking in front of them to explore the way with flashlights to explore the way.

The rain was getting heavier and heavy, and it was raining heavily. In order to reduce the burden, some Japanese soldiers threw away their personal belongings, including raincoats. Without the raincoat, the rainwater hit the clothes and quickly became wet and stuck to their bodies. When the wind blew, it made me feel cool.

I didn't wear much clothes at first, but this was great. Many Japanese soldiers ran and fought a cold war.

There is a limit to the resistance of a person's physical strength. Even a well-trained soldier has better physical fitness than ordinary people, but he is not a human being.

After fighting for more than ten days in a row, the high-intensity physical and mental power was consumed, and now he is on the way to escape, and his morale has reached a polar level.

The devils were falling behind. Niujima Man knew that once a fall behind occurred, the problem would be very serious. Once the fallen people were caught by the pursued Chinese army, even if they didn't say anything, they could judge the direction of their march.

Therefore, he had to run at least eighty miles away in one breath, and then cover up their traces with the help of this sudden heavy rain, perhaps to escape this disaster.

So this rain has both advantages and disadvantages for Niushima Man, and even the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Niujima Man no longer rode his horses, gathering all the war horses, captive weapons, ammunition, and wounded and sick, while he himself followed the team to marches.

With the role of the example of Niushima and the desire of the Japanese army to survive, the marching of this fleeing Japanese army has invisibly accelerated a lot.

"Run, don't stop, hurry..."

Tens of miles away, Kenji Doihara led more than a thousand defeated generals to run in the dark. Most of them had transportation tools, which was equivalent to a mechanized army.

"It's raining, division commander!"

"It's good to rain. This rain has come too timely. The rain will wash away the traces we have walked along the way, making our opponent unable to grasp our direction." Kenji Doihara lifted the hat on his head and let the rain hit his face and said.

"Meteorological Soldier!"

"arrive!"

“Based on your expertise, how heavy is this rain and when will it fall?”

"General, the northern Anhui region has dense jungle in the mountains. Although this season is rainy, the climate changes a lot. The rain looks to fall until dawn, and it may be longer!" The meteorological soldier reported.

"Yaxi, it's enough to go down until dawn!" Kenji Doihara nodded.

"Sano Jun, how far is we from Taku Castle?"

"It's about sixty miles away. According to our current marching, it will take at least three hours!" Tadao Yoshi Sano calculated.

"Easy, you must arrive in Tuocheng in two hours!"

"Hayi!"

“Is our oil enough?”

"Enough, but after arriving in Taku Castle, if there is no fuel supply, our cars may not be able to be used." Tadao Yoshihide Sano.

"Huang Jie's 8th Army once retreated to Tuocheng, where there must be their military warehouse. As long as we can steal their military warehouse, there will be enough food and oil to let us leave."

"The Chinese would never have thought that we would dare to attack their county town on the way to escape!" Tadao Sano gave a thumbs up and exclaimed.

"This rain is so good!" Kenji Doihara laughed, and there was a smell of me not losing my life.

"General, there is a temple in front of us. Can we take a break before leaving?"

"Stay a break?" Kenji Doihara touched his chest. There was indeed a slight pain from the needle just now. His health was indeed very bad. Until now, it is all supported by a will.

"Teacher Commander, your face doesn't seem to be very good. Let's take a break. We have already left the pursuers far away." Tadao Yoshihide Sano also persuaded.

"Okay, take a ten-minute break and send cavalry to cover up the traces along the way we walked!" Kenji Doihara thought for a moment and agreed.

It's raining!

Xue Boling stood in front of the window with a gloomy face. In fact, there were signs that it was drizzling this day, and it was raining sooner or later, but it was raining at this time, which undoubtedly increased many difficulties for the pursuing troops.

Isn’t God helping me?

"Sir Xue." Wu Xiqi handed Xue Boling a cigarette from behind, and Xue Boling naturally reached out and took it.

After lit it, taking a few sips, Xue Boling said, "It's not the time to rain."

"Yes, as soon as the rain rained, the traces of the Japanese army's escape were washed away by the rain. It would be much more difficult for us to chase after it. Moreover, chasing the enemy in the heavy rain, especially in the darkness, is full of dangers." Wu Xiqi sighed.

"Is there any news about Yao Qichen?"

"Not yet, I've been calling, but I haven't replied. With such heavy rain and lightning, their radio stations dare not turn on at will, and now they don't know where they are."

"Continue to call!"

"yes!"

"With such heavy rain, the exhausted Japanese army's army may not be able to run far. Did you order the pursuing troops to stop and wait until the rain stops before pursuing them?"

"The specific goal has not been found yet, it is just a general direction. Blind pursuit, not only to waste manpower and material resources, the physical strength of the soldiers is also a problem..."

"The pursuit of the large army can be stopped, but an elite search team must be sent to conduct a carpet-style search of the routes that the Japanese army may be walking. We must never let these two Japanese troops run out of Guide!" Xue Boling said heavily. If Kenji Doihara ran away easily, he would not be willing to accept it.

"yes."

This rain caused great suffering to the pursuit, especially the New 38th Division, which ran from Du Ji in Yucheng to Tuocheng overnight, causing considerable suffering.

It started to rain shortly after the vanguard troops left. Although the troops were prepared, they did not expect that the rain would be so heavy and the roads were muddy and slippery.

According to the distance, they had to travel at least eighty miles more than the Japanese troops who broke through the siege one step earlier, and it would take two and a half hours to march in a hurry.

It will take at least six or seven hours to get from Duji to Tuocheng without raining.

When Luo Yufeng received Leng Feng's order, it was almost after midnight, and it took half an hour from mobilization to the assembly.

In other words, if everything goes well, Xin 38 will have to arrive in Tuocheng from Duji to Ducheng after 7 o'clock in the morning.

Based on this time, the Japanese army may have arrived in Tuocheng long ago.

Is such a maneuver meaningful?

Of course, since you already know that the Japanese army might be heading for Takucheng, the defenders of Takucheng will inevitably be vigilant. As long as you can hold on for three to five hours, you can wait for the arrival of the new 38th Division, so that you can counter-encircle the Japanese army and annihilate it in one fell swoop.

Of course, after such heavy rain, the Japanese army may also change their plans, so this is also an indefinite action, and it may be possible to end up losing a single shot.

Whether to continue or not has made Luo Yufeng, the decision-maker, feel a little embarrassed.

Luo Yufeng couldn't decide, so he could only ask Leng Feng for help.

At this time, only Leng Feng could help him make the decision. He was absolutely convinced of Leng Feng's decision, and even if it was wrong, he would unswervingly carry out the execution.

Leng Feng received a telegram from Luo Yufeng and smoked three cigarettes in one breath. He felt his throat uncomfortable, so he stopped.

This decision is difficult to make.

In the end, Leng Feng decided that there was no need for the entire 38th Division to dispatch the entire 38th Division, and it would be enough to remove a strengthening regiment.

If you remove a reinforced regiment, you can use the entire division's cars together, so that the march will inevitably be accelerated. In addition, you will be equipped with a battalion of engineers to build bridges and pave roads at any time to ensure the safe and fast passage of the troops.

This idea coincided with Luo Yufeng and Qin Yankun's heart. He quickly reached an agreement, to draw out elite troops from each unit and form a mixed unit, led by deputy division commander Niu Xianmin, and maneuvered along the road in the rain to expand the city direction.

Yao Heizi led the commando to chase the Japanese army in front of him. A heavy rain poured down, washing away the traces of the Japanese army's walking.

Horse manure tracking is useless, because the horse manure has been washed away by rain, and the ground is full of mud and water, so it is impossible to tell whether it is yellow mud or horse manure.

This is a problem.

Yao Heizi's two thick and black eyebrows were almost turning into the shape of "Chuan".

"Old Dong, Lao Tian, ​​what should we do now? We have lost our target?" Yao Heizi shone the rain on his face and greeted Dong Yang and other Yasha team members behind him.

"With such heavy rain, the Japanese will definitely not be able to get faster, and I think the direction we are chasing is not wrong. The Japanese should be not far from us." Dong Yang said.

"I also think Old Dong is right. He has caught up with this, and just stopped like this, unwilling to give up."

"I have already smelled the Japanese. Have you smelled it?" Yu Meiren came up and said.

"Beauty, you smell the smell of a stinky man, right?"

"Tsk, the Japanese are no match for us Chinese men. That smell is so slutty..." Yu Meiren said with a disgusting expression.

"Stop making trouble, what should I do now? Chase or not?"

"Chasing, you must chase. The days in June will change as they change, and maybe it will stop soon."

"Yes, this is a thunderstorm. The thunderstorm is usually very fast and will not last too long."

"Old demon instructor, it's too dark. With it raining heavily, we can't see the road ahead at all. How can we chase after it?" Tu Man muttered.

"I have a way to use the light of lightning to observe from a high place, and perhaps the traces of the Japanese devils can be seen?" a man suddenly thought.

No one said anything for three seconds.

"Or what, just try this method?" Yao Heizi looked up and glanced at everyone.

Everyone nodded. After all, they really couldn't think of a better way. According to their calculations, the Japanese army was not far away from them, but I don't know what direction they were in.
Chapter completed!