Hearing the grateful words of the squad leader Sakagaki, Gangcun didn't say anything more, just shook his head and retreated helplessly. Looking at the figure of the Sakagaki team, who was destined to be the first victim of the night, disappeared into the dark night.

"Your Excellency, Captain, which direction are we going?"

With these members of his own team, who are also these juniors of the Sakagaki family, they walked out of the surrounding camp surrounded by the strong, and escaped into this vast wilderness under the cover of night.

When they left the camp, about twenty miles away, they still didn't wait for the red deer that should have appeared a long time ago and attacked their Tanaka family.

At this time, not to mention these members of the Sakagaki team, even the squad leader Sakagaki himself felt that his mouth was dry. One of the team members couldn't help but open his mouth and asked him.

"yes, where are you going? ”

Hearing the words of this team member, the team leader Sakagaki was also a little confused in his heart.

It stands to reason that after they broke away from the main force, if they were not ambushed, they should continue to go to the Hokkaido battlefield and continue to carry out support missions.

However, in this way, there is a problem.

Originally, they were tasked with luring the enemy, but now that the enemy has not appeared, the lure mission has not been completed, and if they continue to advance towards Hokkaido, it will inevitably lead the enemy in the direction of the other squads.

has such a reason, of course, the most important thing is that he has a personal vendetta against the commander Oda Kurigen and regards their Sakagaki team as a complete victim.

Therefore, the squad leader Sakagaki, after a slight hesitation, finally gritted his teeth and said categorically:

"All note, the direction of progress is 210, we don't go to Hokkaido, we go straight back. ”

"Yo Si. ”

"Sbarassi. ”

"Yo Kada. ”

Hearing that there was no need to continue to Hokkaido, all the members of the Sakagaki team cheered excitedly and in low voices, and their morale suddenly rose a lot.

"Gentlemen, please be careful, the enemy is likely to be nearby, and may attack us at any moment. ”

Seeing these members of his team, they were all elated, and the corners of the squad leader Sakagaki's mouth also showed a hint of a smile. However, as the captain of the squad, he still dutifully reminded: "Gentlemen, you must not be negligent, you must be vigilant. ”

"Hey!"

"Your Excellency, Captain, we know. ”

"Please rest assured, team leader. ”

Although I knew that it was very likely that I would not survive tonight, but now, I finally heard some good news, so all the members of the Sakagaki team were still very happy and happily replied.

"Very well, adjust the direction of travel, and we will return to the departure base on Honshu Island. ”

Knowing that this time, they were tasked with luring the enemy, so even if they returned, it would not be considered disobedience and would not be punished by military law, so the squad leader Sakagaki immediately waved his right hand and said in a resolute tone:

"Report the situation here, and say that we have left the camp twenty miles, have not been ambushed yet, and are trying to change the direction of our advance. ”

"Hi, Your Excellency, Captain. ”

Hearing Sakagaki's order, a member of the squad beside him immediately replied.

……

"Yaga, how is this possible?"

The Cabinet Office, the camp of the support troops, and the commander of Oda Kurigen, received the news from the Sakagaki team, and said in disbelief: "Why was the Sakagaki team not ambushed? Could it be that the Tanaka family's gang of red deer, they have already retreated?"

"This can't be, those red deer of the Tanaka family have been following and attacking during the day, and they retreat at night when there is no reason!"

"Tokugawa-kun, can you tell me what the hell is going on?"

Turning his head and looking at the old man Tokugawa standing beside him, Oda Kurigen looked constipated, and said very entangledly: "The red deer of the Tanaka family, what are they doing, and the next move, should we continue?"

"Huh!"

Hearing the words of the commander Oda Kuri Yuan, the old man Tokugawa was also a little dumbfounded for a while.

It stands to reason that the Tanaka family's gang of red deer will never let go of any squad that dares to break away from the large army and advance without authorization.

This, during the day, they have been verified countless times.

Don't say it's a squad like Sakagaki Squad, which dares to break away from the main army so far without authorization and advance on its own. During the day, even during the march, some squads were accidentally left behind, and they would be attacked if they were a little far away from the larger group.

And now, the Sakagaki squad has left the main force, more than twenty miles, and has not yet been attacked, which is abnormal, very abnormal, absolutely abnormal.

After a period of silence, the old man Tokugawa finally spoke, and said tentatively:

"Perhaps, they feel that the distance between the Sakagaki team and us is still a little close, and they can't wipe them all out?"

"Yes, it must be. ”

It seems like a drowning person, who finally grabbed a life-saving straw, although he has no bottom in his heart, and he doesn't know whether the old man Tokugawa's explanation is reliable or not, but Oda Liyuan's eyes still can't help but light up, and he hurriedly said: "Let's wait, wait." The red deer of the Tanaka family, they will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity. ”

"Hehe, I hope so. ”

Seeing that the leader Oda Kuri Yuan was so happy, the old man Tokugawa's eyes flickered a few times, and finally forcibly suppressed the impulsive thoughts, without telling Oda Kuri Yuan that a more reliable possibility was that the other party might have seen through their plan.

"Yaga, how is this possible. ”

Shaking his head and forcibly dispelling a trace of doubt in his heart, the old man Tokugawa seemed to be comforting himself and convincing himself, and said to himself: "Tanaka Mangfu, how can he have such a clever subordinate, this is absolutely impossible. ”

"Tokugawa-kun, what are you talking about?"

When I was talking to myself, I suddenly heard the words of the commander next to me, Oda Kuri Yuan.

Turning his head, he saw Oda Ligen looking at him with burning eyes, with a look of curiosity and doubt, the old man Tokugawa was suddenly taken aback, hurriedly waved his hand, and quickly said, "Eh, nothing, nothing." ”

"Hmm!"

Obviously, just now, I heard the old guy Tokugawa, still talking to himself, but as soon as he opened his mouth to ask, this old guy, but he refused to confirm it, Oda Liyuan's heart was a little puzzled, but he didn't care too much, but said with some hesitation:

"Tokugawa-kun, if after a while, the Sakagaki team is still fine, what do you think we should do?"

"Will you continue with the previous plan, or will you stay put?"

"Commander-in-Chief, we don't have time. ”

Hearing Oda Ligen's words, the old man Tokugawa did not answer his words, just looked at him and said helplessly.

"Hmm, I see. ”

Understanding the meaning of the old man Tokugawa's words, Oda Kurigen nodded, as if he had made up his mind, bowed his head to him suddenly, and said in a firm tone: "Thank you, Tokugawa-kun, I have decided that no matter what, the plan will continue." ”

……

Outside the camp, in the deep night, a group of sturdy figures, in the dark night, kept flickering and moving, on the rugged ground, rapidly advancing.

Their movements, like tigers and leopards and apes, are just as agile as they are on flat and mountainous terrain. What's even more unbelievable is that when they are moving forward at such a speed, they don't make a little noise.

The entire procession of dozens of people was as quiet as a cloud in the sky.

In such an incredible, quiet and rapid advance, each of them also pricked up their ears high, vigilantly listening to the movements around them.

The chirping of animals, the murmuring of water, and even the sound of the night breeze blowing through the leaves and grass could not escape the ears of their outrageously sensitive ears.

In such a dark night, even the strongest samurai will have their eyesight greatly weakened.

In such a situation, using your ears to listen to every vibration in the air, keenly aware of every different sound, and making the correct response in time has become the only way to save your life.

These skills, these warriors of the Wa Kingdom who are marching in the dark, are naturally also proficient.

"Stop!"

In the midst of the dense forest rocks, when they were rapidly advancing, they heard a familiar voice in front of the team, and all these Japanese warriors immediately stopped advancing in the middle of the rapid movement.

"Spread out!"

As soon as they stopped advancing, they heard this familiar order again, and all these Japanese warriors, the muscles on their faces twitched involuntarily, and they quickly scattered around, each finding their own cover, and hiding quietly behind.

"San Lang, how far have we come?"

Just after all the people were scattered and hidden, an old man led by him waved his hand to a young man not far from him, and said lightly: "Take a look at the locator, and then tell me." ”

"Hi, Your Excellency, Captain. ”

Hearing the old man's words, the young man he summoned hurriedly took out a small instrument from his pocket, first covered himself and the instrument with a thick black cloth, and then got into the black cloth, and after a while, he spoke:

"Report to Your Excellency, Team Leader, you have advanced forty miles. ”

"Hmm, forty miles?"

Hearing the young man's words, the old man at the head couldn't help but be stunned, and then said to himself: "After leaving the camp, it has been so far away, and it has not been attacked, it seems that the red deer of the Tanaka family will not appear." ”

"Haha, it seems that our Sakagaki team should not die. ”

With a gentle thigh pat, he whispered excitedly, turned his head, and commanded the young man: "Report to the camp, and say that we will turn around and advance again forty miles, and still have not encountered any enemy." ”