The days of ambush were very boring. You can't make noise, you can't make a fire to make hot food, you can only use the nearby mountain spring with bleaching powder to compress dry food to satisfy hunger.

Fortunately, the soldiers brought their personal luggage, and the logistics also prepared the insecticidal artifact: DDT, so the troops could get enough rest in the improvised camp.

DDT, an organochlorine compound, is a killer against all kinds of insects and malaria. However, this emulsion-based insecticide spreads and accumulates along the biological chain from the bottom to the top, and the preparation originally used to kill insects eventually led to the near-extinction of the bald eagle in North America...... Due to its high polluting properties, it was once banned in later generations.

A small amount of DDT synthesized in the laboratory of the chemical plant in the kiln area was originally only used for sample and teaching purposes. However, considering that this mission was the first time that the imperial troops fought in the hinterland of the Ming Continent, and the symbolism was significant, the military still applied for a little DDT for the first company, and the poor family was rich.

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The ambush operation, which began at noon, continued into the evening. During this time, Wei Yuan has been keeping in touch with people from all walks of life through the antenna set up on the top of the tree.

Knowing that the net had been closed in the county seat, Wei Yuan ordered the formation of a "pack horse team for the aftermath" early tomorrow morning. If all goes well, the battle should be over by noon tomorrow, and the aftermath team with pack horses will be able to arrive at the bandit village to carry out the desperate plan the day after tomorrow at the latest: raiding the house + blasting.

The most important communication object of Wei Yuan is the special operations team responsible for monitoring the Tsushima Ridge bandit village. In front of the bandits' gate, Du Dewei is now personally leading people to monitor, and contact signals will be sent every hour, and special situations will be reported at any time.

However, except for the scattered bandits who entered and exited the village in twos and threes, until nightfall, Wei Yuan did not receive the news of the bandits leaving the village on a large scale. In this way, after Wei Yuan arranged the sentries, he went to rest—recuperate and talk about it tomorrow.

There was no word all night, and in the early morning of the next day, Wei Yuan stayed by the telegraph early. Pacing back and forth, he was undoubtedly anxious at the moment: the reason why the troops rushed here overnight was because of the lenient attitude of anticipating the enemy.

However, what if the bandits do not cooperate?

If the bandits did not force the Red Gun Battalion to march at all, then it is possible that the bandits would think that the lazy officers and soldiers dragging the cannons could only walk thirty or fifty miles a day, so the bandit brigade remained unchanged today and would not descend until tomorrow.

Although this situation is unlikely: Lin Shiwan has been able to crisscross the rivers and lakes for so many years, theoretically he should not be so big, and treat a strong enemy as a weak chicken. But now Wei Yuan has no bottom in his heart, if this bad situation happens, then he will have to take the troops to lurk for one more day, and the rear hand on Long Yan's side will also be suspended, so he is quite anxious now.

Time passed minute by minute in anxious waiting, and at 7 o'clock in the morning, when the sun was rising, Wei Yuan did not wait for the news from the front, but waited for the news from the lookout post next to him: someone passed by the bald ditch under his feet.

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Lying on the edge of the cliff, looking at the two backs that gradually disappeared under his feet with a telescope, Wei Yuan keenly felt that these two pedestrians who were hurrying in the direction of the bandit village early in the morning were most likely spies planted by the bandits in Ningyang County.

"Tell the front to keep an eye on the front and don't stop it."

About an hour passed after Wei Yuan gave the order, and sure enough, the two people entered the bandit village. Now the voyeurs are all in spirit, and Wei Yuan has a hunch that the bandits will definitely make a move next!

The action soon appeared: at about 8 o'clock in the morning, a person hurriedly came out of the bandit village, and the cycad gun ...... One hour later, the cycad stood in the woods above the bald ditch, looking at Wei Yuan in front of him and the large number of soldiers behind him in surprise.

"Lao Su, are you here to meet the troops?" Wei Yuan asked with a playful look on his face with his chin on his chin at this time.

"Yes, yes!" The next moment of the cycad gun's face was full of surprise: "The little one who wanted to go to Huluyu to meet the army, but he didn't want to meet the general here, it's really fast!" ”

"Hehe, we got here yesterday, didn't you expect?"

"Awesome!" The cycad gun then gave a thumbs up. The next moment, he said excitedly: "In this case, wait for the little one to go back to the village to help the general investigate." ”

When the cycad gun said this, he turned around and was about to leave.

However, he had a huge palm on his shoulder. After holding down the cycad gun, Wei Yuan smiled and said to him: "You still rest here, 10 minutes ago, Lin Shiwan's brigade had already come out." ”

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Lin Shiwan, dressed in black and short brown cloth, carrying a sharp blade, was standing on the dangerous guillotine stone in front of the Tsushima Ridge Gate, looking at the bandit brigade rolling out under his feet, his eyes were fierce.

After receiving the news from Longyan overnight yesterday, Lin Shiwan began to prepare for today's battle.

He not only ordered to recall all the home bandits who could fight nearby to the cottage, but also urgently transported a large number of supplies from his own home, the Lin family's tulou.

Although all aspects of intelligence have proved that the officers and troops have the ability to attack fortifications this time, Lin Shiwan, as the leader of the bandits on the dominant side, was not frightened after all.

His calculation was: first ambush the official army in Huluyu, if the official army still has the ability to dare to attack the village afterwards, then everyone should be able to defend for a period of time with natural risks. Even if he loses, then he Lin 100,000 can be regarded as having fought with the official army, and he has not embarrassed Lulin, and it is not too late to run away when the time comes.

If you don't even dare to fight, how will you lead the team in the future?

Lin Shiwan has a hole card: the karst caves and stone forests under the Tsushima Ridge bandit village are the confidence to support his entire strategic decision. If the gangsters finally can't hold on and want to run away, no one can stop them.

So today he poured out as planned - when the spies in Ningyang County came early in the morning to report that they had not seen the official army, Lin Shiwan knew that he had to be dispatched.

...... Regardless of whether this group of officers and soldiers was deliberately avoiding Ningyang County by taking a small road, or procrastinating and still dozens of miles away, Lin Shiwan did not plan to take risks. He also had to anticipate the enemy and lead people to ambush in Huluyu in advance to take the initiative.

So not long after releasing the cycad gun to seduce the official army, Lin Shiwan led the 500 elites selected from all the bandits down the mountain.

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The march of the army is still very fast. Being a bandit in the mountainous areas of northwest Fujian is like being a troubled boy in Causeway Bay, you can't hold it without two brushes.

All the bandits were dressed in neat short clothes, and some of them wore cloth leggings. These people walked like a fly, on the rugged intestines of sheep as if they were walking on the ground; At the same time, they maintained good marching discipline: no one was noisy.

Quiet and hurried is not something that bandits are born with, they are forced out. On weekdays, whether it is going down the mountain to raid or ambush a caravan, noise is a big no-no: human voices will be heard far away in the silent mountains, and once the horse team and the village are prepared, the bandits who lack the ability to attack the fortification will suffer.

But things didn't go well today.

As soon as the bandits set off for three or four miles, a terrible cry resounded through the mountains and forests. Lin Shiwan, who was shocked when he heard the sound, hurriedly ordered the team to pause, and then rushed to the end of the team with his personal entourage, and found a bandit who made that scream: Chen Jinfu.

Chen Jinfu is not very old, and he is a standard second-generation bandit. His father has already retired from old age, and this Chen Jinfu is here to take up the post, and today is the first time he has gone on a mission with everyone.

Seeing Chen Jinfu, who was young and had a pale face, Lin Da rushed over without asking the reason and slapped him a few times: "Hold the grass, your mother, mourning?" Didn't your father teach you the rules of walking? ”

"There are strange insects, there are strange insects!" Chen Jinfu, who had been slapped a few times, was trembling at this time, but he still told what he had just glimpsed: "There is a big strange insect on the treetops, the red-eyed insect!" ”

When Chen Jinfu said this, he also stretched out his hands and gestured in a circle the size of a basin.

"Alas, there is no one in the old Chen family, look at this baby." When Lin Shiwan heard this, he shook his head sadly, and the group of old bandits beside him also laughed at the same time.

patted the shoulder of the second generation of bandits who was pale with fright and suffered from pre-war hallucination syndrome, Lin Shiwan said to him viciously: "Follow the walk honestly, if you dare to squeak again, I will cut you with a knife!" ”

The team continued to set off.

This time, there was a slightly more relaxed atmosphere in the marching procession: the strange illusion of rookie bandits brought pleasure to everyone.

However, today is indeed an evil sect, and when the large army is still three miles away from Baldzigou, a strange thing happened again: an old bandit also screamed.

The furious Lin Shiwan immediately pulled out his waist knife and rushed to the old bandit to make a threat.

The old bandit knelt down with a "poof": "The big boss is an iron spider with a big basin, and the small one doesn't dare to deceive you." ”

Lin Shiwan rushed over with a flying leg: "Tie your mother, are they all frightened by the officers and soldiers?" If you dare to come nonsense, you will speak according to Lao Tzu's knife! ”

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Half an hour later, the team, under the command of the furious boss, silently entered the bald ditch.

The overall length of the bald ditch is not too long, almost a mile away. The terrain inside the ditch, including the junction at both ends, is wide, and there are many boulders on the ground, and to be honest, this is not a traditional ambush point - even if it is ambushed, the ambushed person can easily retreat.

Therefore, the gangsters' brigade hurriedly walked in: the target Huluyu was not far ahead, and it was over the ditch.

The next moment, Lin Shiwan, who was walking in the middle of the line, stopped again. This time, there was no need for someone to scream anymore, a large number of people, including Lin Shiwan, clearly saw the big "iron spider" above their heads.

This "iron spider" is dark all over, and the four black iron feet reflect white light. It was making a small buzzing sound at the moment, hovering in the air about ten meters above Lin Shiwan's head. Even at noon when the sun was in the sky, a pair of glass-like compound eyes on the Iron Spider still emitted a strange red light.

Lin Shiwan, who has excellent eyesight, even saw two conspicuous white fonts on the iron spider's body, "DJI".

Although Lin Shiwan is illiterate, does he still need to be literate at this time? He just needs to be sure that it is a word - it is a word, it represents man-made, it is man-made, and this iron spider must have an owner.

For the first time, Lin Shiwan thought of those short hairs who manipulated all kinds of iron tools to build infrastructure. The next moment, he shouted with a chill: "It's not good, there is an ambush, retreat quickly!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, the first person to Ying and the great master appeared: he let out a terrible long cry and flew down from the cliff.