Major Maeda personally led an infantry team and was preparing to rush over for reinforcements. []
However, the infantry team that Major Maeda was in was in big trouble.
I don't know when a thin mist began to appear in the jungle, and as time went by, the mist became thicker and thicker. Now, it is too thick to be dissolved.
"What's going on? What's going on?" Major Maeda was scolding the combat staff beside him, and cursed, "Can you still find the direction? From which direction did the gunfire just come from? How can I Do you think we are getting farther and farther away from the location of the gunfire? What did you study at Army University?"
The combat staff was trained repeatedly and continued to cheer.
Major Maeda was walking when he suddenly felt his feet were empty, and his whole body sank suddenly.
Fortunately, the combat staff officer had quick eyesight and quick hands. He reached out and grabbed Major Maeda's arm. After he stabilized his body, Maeda realized that he was stuck in the swamp.
"Baga, swamp!" Maeda shouted in panic, "Pull me up quickly, quickly."
The combat staff officer quickly called two orderlies and worked together to pull Maeda up.
"Baga." As soon as Maeda left the swamp, he slapped the combat staff officer in the face and cursed angrily, "Area No. 6 only has dense forests and no swamps. Where did you take the troops? Ah, you idiot!"
"Hai." The combat staff officer paused heavily, not daring to explain a word.
Maeda cursed and then said in a low voice: "Send a report to the headquarters immediately. There is heavy fog in Area 6. The search for the Chinese soldiers can no longer continue. Please withdraw the troops."
"Hai." The combat staff officer said with a heavy pause.
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Haian Town Ancestral Hall, Tachibana Detachment Headquarters.
Kasahara Goro hurriedly walked into the war room and reported to Tachibana Yoshio: "Detachment leader, we have just received an urgent telegram from the front army headquarters. According to the observations of the meteorological observation troops, a cold wave is moving south from North China this afternoon, in the central Jiangsu area. When the southeastern warm and humid air flow converges, heavy fog will appear in central Jiangsu."
"Heavy fog?" Two black lines immediately appeared on Tachibana Yoshio's forehead.
This is not good news for the Tachibana detachment. Once heavy fog occurs in the Qixing Lake Swamp area, it will inevitably seriously affect the search for the two Chinese soldiers. The heavy fog will even threaten the safety of the mopping up troops. Because the fog is thick enough, people will get lost, and getting lost in the swamp is very dangerous.
"Hai." Kasahara Goro said with a heavy head, "If the observation information of the weather observation troops is reliable, the troops sweeping the Qixing Lake swamp area must withdraw immediately, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Baga, Yaru." Tachibana Keio said four words bitterly from between his teeth.
People are unlucky. A mouthful of cold water will jam the gap between their teeth, and even a p will hit their heels.
Seeing that Tachibana Yoshio was still hesitating, Kasahara Goro said again: "Detachment leader, don't hesitate any longer. Because there is enough water vapor in the Qixing Lake swamp area, the fog will only be heavier than in other areas. In other places, it is heavy fog." , the Qixing Lake swamp area is probably experiencing a heavy fog that has not been seen in fifty or even a hundred years. Before the fog rises, quickly withdraw the troops, otherwise it will be too late!"
Before Kasahara Goro finished speaking, a communications staff officer suddenly walked in and reported: "Detachment leader, the Infantry Brigade called urgently. There has been heavy fog in Area 6 and the adjacent Areas 3, 5 and 7. The search by the Chinese soldiers can no longer continue, and Chief Maeda requested to withdraw."
"Nani? Is there fog in Area 7 too?" Kasahara Goro's expression suddenly changed.
However, Tachibana Yoshio quickly walked to the map and cast his eyes on the big map.
The division of the Qixing Lake Swamp Area by the Tachibana Detachment Staff Headquarters is in order. From top to bottom and from left to right, they are No. 1 to No. 3, No. 4 to No. 6 and No. 7 to No. 9. No. 6 is next to it. Qixing Lake, so it is not surprising that there is fog, but it is also foggy in area 7, which is far away from Qixinghu, which is troublesome.
Goro Kasahara followed him to the map and said in a deep voice: "Detachment leader, it seems that the fog is coming faster, more urgent, and bigger than expected. Since the fog has already broken out in area 7, it must have affected the entire Qixing Lake area. There has already been heavy fog, so if we withdraw our troops rashly at this time, we may encounter unexpected events."
Tachibana Yoshio nodded in agreement.
Marching at night, in foggy weather, and in swamp areas becomes very dangerous. Once lost, the troops may stray into the depths of the swamp. If this happens, the consequences will be unimaginable.
After all, the Japanese Army is only equipped with a small number of compasses. This is not a saving, but unnecessary, because until now, the Japanese army only fights in the North China Plain and the densely populated areas of East China, and always moves along roads, railways, rivers and lakes. Push forward with little need for a compass.
Therefore, the Japanese army only issued a small number of compasses, and they were not issued to individual soldiers to carry.
Tachibana Yoshio immediately gave the order: "Order, all search teams keep their radio stations open and stand by where they are!"
When the communications staff officer walked into the communications room, Tachibana Yoshio asked Kasahara Goro again: "Kasahara-san, take all the compasses in the headquarters and lead people into the swamp area immediately. Remember, you must give these compasses to All search teams must be brought out safely."
At this time, Tachibana Yoshio no longer thinks about the search. What else is there to search for? It’s time to burn the incense if he can safely withdraw the search teams. As for the search, let’s do it tomorrow!
"Hai." Kasahara Goro nodded heavily and took the order.
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The killing in the jungle has come to an end.
Inushiro lay quietly in the wormwood, feeling extremely lonely.
Just now, there was a fully formed team with more than fifty comrades, but in the blink of an eye, these comrades were either killed or separated, and he was the only one left.
Inushiro believed his own judgment more and more: the Chinese soldiers were possessed by ghosts!
Facing ghosts, Inushiro simply couldn't muster the confidence to fight against them.
"Shashasha..." The footsteps like a reminder sounded again, walking towards this side unhurriedly.
Inushiro immediately became nervous. Should he run away or continue to lurk? He was caught in a difficult struggle. If he ran away, would he be able to outrun the ghost? If I continue to lurk, will I be discovered
Just when Inushiro was worrying about gains and losses, a figure suddenly jumped up not far in front of him and ran away.
The one who jumped up and ran away was another Japs. This Japs couldn't bear the huge mental pressure. Listening to the "rustling" footsteps, he seemed to feel the approaching of death. When the footsteps were still ten steps away from him, At this time, the Japanese finally couldn't bear it anymore and jumped up and ran away.
The next moment, the "rustling" footsteps that had just been walking forward slowly disappeared. At the same time, Inushiro clearly saw a faint black shadow, chasing after him from behind like a ghost. That figure.
At this moment, Inushiro immediately shouted in his heart, if he didn't run now, when would he wait
Taking advantage of the brief moment when the ghost was lured away by Gongze, Inushiro suddenly stood up and jumped up from the grass, and then rushed forward at the fastest speed to the direction of eleven o'clock. He clearly remembered that there should be a puddle there. , as long as he can jump into the puddle, he will have at least a 60% chance of escaping with his life.
Inushiro focused all his attention on his feet, so he didn't realize that there was actually a ghostly black shadow chasing him behind him. However, the black shadow failed to catch up with him. The moment he was about to catch up with him, Inushiro plunged into the puddle.
"Puff." Inushiro plunged into the puddle, and the cold lake water immediately enveloped him. The bone-eroding ice almost froze him to death, but Inushiro still relied on his tenacious will to bite. Clenching his teeth and moving his legs, he swam forward more than ten meters from the bottom of the water.
Inushiro managed to escape with his life, but the other Japanese was already dead.
"Hey." As the sharp blade entered the body, hot blood shot out like a sharp arrow.
Xu Rui turned sideways lightly and avoided the flying blood arrows. Then he supported the twitching Japs and quietly placed them on the ground. Fifty-three!
He pulled out his bayonet and wiped the blood off the Japanese.
Looking back, I saw a black shadow coming silently.
Without opening his mouth, Xu Rui knew it was Leng Tiefeng, and he probably missed it.
Sure enough, Leng Tiefeng walked up to Xu Rui and said depressedly: "In the end, the Japanese jumped into the puddle, or should I go look for him again?"
"No need." Xu Rui waved his hand and said coldly, "If you run away, just run away. Besides, if the devil jumps into the puddle on such a cold day, he will probably freeze to death."
Leng Tiefeng hummed slightly and then asked, "What should we do next?"
"What should I do?" Xu Rui glared at Leng Tiefeng and said coldly, "You are asking, what else can you do to kill a few Japanese? Should you steam, boil, or bake?"
Leng Tiefeng said: "I am, how can I find the Japanese in such a heavy fog?"
In just a moment, there was a heavy fog in the jungle. If it hadn't been for the heavy fog, even if they could kill the entire team of Japanese, it wouldn't be that easy.
Xu Rui said: "This heavy fog is a big trouble for the Japs, but it is a huge good news for me, because I never rely on my eyes to find the Japs, but rely on my ears and nose!"
While talking, Xu Rui closed his eyes and released his perception again.
A moment later, Xu Rui suddenly opened his eyes and said in a ferocious voice: "At seven o'clock, 100 meters away from the police station, about a group of Japanese soldiers are resting in place."
Leng Tiefeng closed his mouth tightly and could only look at Xu Rui like a monster.
Xu Rui is really a monster, his nose is as sharp as a wolf dog!
Xu Rui ran forward for more than ten meters, only to realize that Leng Tiefeng had not followed him, so he turned around and said, "Old soldier, what are you doing standing still? Hurry up and leave."
Only then did Leng Tiefeng follow him with a gun in hand.