Chapter 190: Hiding from the Sky and Crossing the Sea (3)
Five days later, at noon.
The north of Wangjing City is in the Yanling Valley.
The drama of exchanging grain for princes between the DPRK and the Japanese kicked off.
On the issue of the place where the two sides would be exchanged, the Japanese originally demanded that the exchange be completed under the royal capital, but the DPRK resolutely disagreed with the request of the Japanese side in consideration of the implementation of the plan to rescue the prince.
After consultation, the two sides decided to choose a place that was conducive to both the exchange and the safe evacuation of both sides to complete the exchange. In the end, the two sides agreed to choose the Yanling Valley, which is less than twenty miles north of Wangjing City, as the place of exchange.
The reason why the Yanling Valley was chosen was because the valley was long and narrow, and neither side was conducive to leading too many people into it. After the exchange was completed in the middle of the valley, the environmental conditions for the evacuation were the same.
Even if both sides secretly ambushed soldiers in the valley, the geographical conditions were equal for both sides. Therefore, as soon as the DPRK side made a proposal to exchange in the Yanling Valley, the Japanese personnel agreed to it after a simple private consultation.
On a spring afternoon, the Yanling Valley is full of life. Flocks of birds fly around the valley, happily savoring the joy of foraging in the mountains.
On the relatively flat valley floor, the buds of various colors of grass can't wait to emerge under the call of the warm sun, adding patches of mottled green to the entire black-gray valley floor.
On the high mountains on both sides of the valley, dense pine forests cover the peaks on both sides.
At this time, in the dense forest on the west side of the mountaintop in the middle of the valley, Huang Longzheng led more than 3,000 soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion to hide behind the rocks in the dense forest, quietly looking into the valley.
"Big brother, there seems to be an ambush in the pine forest not far to the south." Huang Hu, who was lying behind a big boulder, whispered to Huang Long beside him.
"It was expected. Don't be silent. Wait a while, when our grain truck arrives, Xing Lei will rush down from the other side of the valley and pretend to rob. The ambush soldiers of the Japanese people will certainly not watch the food that is about to arrive being snatched away. As long as they are transferred by Xing Lei, we will see the opportunity to act again. Huang Long also whispered to Huang Hu.
After a while, the Japanese people, who had always been punctual, were the first to come to the exchange place. According to the prior agreement between the two sides, the DPRK and the Japanese were only allowed to bring 500 people to the exchange site.
Huang Long looked down from the top of the mountain and saw five hundred armed warriors facing the north, lined up in a neat formation, forming a formation in the valley. The two kings stood in the middle of the front of the line, and in front of them, stood two older Japanese officials.
This time, the Japanese sent Konishi Yukicho and Jingzhe Xuansu to the scene to complete the exchange. Konishi Yukinaga had done business in North Korea in his early years and was familiar with the geography of various parts of North Korea. Jing Zhe Xuansu, as the interpreter of President Konishi, came to take charge of the translation work together.
About a quarter of an hour later, from the northern entrance of the Yanling Valley, 500 North Korean soldiers drove more than 30 ox carts into the Yanling Valley one after another. Each ox cart was filled with sacks of grain.
Soon, the convoy entered the field of vision of Yukinaga Konishi and others.
"It seems that the North Koreans did not deceive us." Seeing the convoy coming this way, Governor Konishi said to Jing Zhe Xuansu beside him.
"The general is overwhelmed. Two Korean princes are in our hands. Those North Koreans don't dare to play anything with us. Jing Zhe Xuansu said to Konishi Yuki.
"Attention everyone. Keep a close watch on the two Korean princes. As long as the food does not arrive, the two of them must not be let go. Governor Konishi ordered the five hundred Japanese samurai behind him.
The long convoy of ox carts slowly walked towards the location of Konishi Yukinaga and the others. When the convoy reached a distance of about 200 meters from where Konishi Yukinaga was, the situation changed abruptly, and thousands of bandits armed with knives, guns and clubs rushed out from the top of the hill on both sides of the oxcart convoy.
Before Governor Konishi could react, in the midst of shouts and killings, the thousands of armed bandits had already rushed into the valley and killed the five hundred
Car of North Korean soldiers.
The North Korean soldiers who were attacked by the surprise were immediately in a mess, and they were either thrown to the ground or abandoned the ox cart and desperately escaped. Only the two North Korean soldiers in charge of driving the ox cart at the front were brave, and they desperately drove the oxen forward, despite the shouts of murder behind them.
The ox cart came to Konishi at great speed, and the thinner North Korean soldier in the car panted and said to Konishi: "There are bandits who have stolen the grain!" ”
"What did he say?" President Konishi asked Jing Zhe Xuansu beside him.
Jing Zhe Xuansu hurriedly translated the words of the North Korean soldier to Governor Konishi.
Governor Konishi stared at the two North Korean soldiers who were driving the car with a calm expression. Then, pulling out a long knife from his waist, he walked to the ox cart.
Hearing only the sound of "stabbing", Governor Konishi stabbed the long knife in his hand into a grain bag on the car, and then twisted it hard, only to see the white rice flowing out along the blade in an instant
"Send a signal to Keisaburo Ohno on the mountain, ordering him to pursue the rabble who are robbing the grain with all his might. We must take back the food that should belong to us. Konishi turned and ordered a samurai of the Japanese Kingdom behind him, holding a red and black flag.
The samurai who received the order immediately raised the red flag in his hand and waved it three times in the air.
The Japanese who was called Keisaburo Ohno by Governor Konishi was the leader of the group of Japanese soldiers who were ambushed in the dense forest on the south side of the Tiger Guard Camp, and when he saw that Governor Konishi gave a signal, he immediately shouted and led his 5,000 Japanese soldiers to rush into the valley and chase in the direction of the group of food grabbers fleeing.
The group of people who grabbed food were none other than the brothers of Black Dragon Mountain led by Xing Lei.
After the Japanese agreed to exchange grain for the prince, Li Shanhai and Huang Long predicted that the Japanese would definitely set up an ambush at the exchange site. Therefore, Xing Lei was arranged to lead his subordinates to deliberately snatch the grain under the noses of the Japanese people, in order to mobilize the Japanese ambush soldiers on the scene to chase the grain.
As for the dozens of carts of grain, except for the cart that was pulled in front of Governor Konishi, which was loaded with real grain, the rest were all filled with hay and sand.
At this time, Xing Lei had already led his subordinates to drive the more than thirty ox carts, along a winding path, and quickly fled towards the mountain. Behind them, Keisaburo Ohno led 5,000 Japanese soldiers in hot pursuit.
"Speed up in the direction of the Quye River! Try to drag the enemy for a little longer. Xing Lei, who was holding a long knife, saw that the pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer, and ordered his men in a loud voice.
Dozens of Heilongshan brothers who were in charge of driving the car shouted loudly and rushed forward quickly. Xing Lei led the other brothers to take charge of the recontinuation.
"General, what shall we do?" Seeing that Keisaburo Ohno, who was chasing the grain, had already led his men to run away without a trace, Jing Zhe Xuansu asked Governor Konishi.
"Look at the two princes, stay put!" Konishi Yukicho's face was solemn, and he ordered Jing Zhe Xuansu and the rest of the samurai.
"Let's get moving!" Seeing that the ambush soldiers of the Japanese people had already moved away from the scene, Huang Long shouted and led more than 3,000 soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion under his command to rush towards the bottom of the valley down the mountain.
"Someone came to save us!" Shunhejun saw that there were Korean officers and soldiers rushing down the mountain, and immediately said excitedly to Linhaijun beside him.
Seeing that there were Korean soldiers who were far outnumbered by his own team rushing down the mountain, Konishi Yukinaga did not show any panic, but saw him wave his hand lightly, and the Japanese samurai who was in charge of raising the flag behind him immediately raised the black flag in his hand.
Shunhejun and Linhaijun, who had just been happy, immediately found that with the raising of the black flag in the hand of the Japanese samurai, a group of Japanese soldiers suddenly rushed out from the pine forest on the east side of the valley. Judging from the number of people, this group of Japanese soldiers rushed down was obviously more than the more than the 3,000 Tiger Guard Battalion soldiers of Huanglong who rushed down from the mountains on the west side of the valley.
At this time, Huang Long and others, who were about to rush to the bottom of the valley, also found a large group of Japanese soldiers rushing down from the mountain on the other side of the valley.
Commander, what to do? An Zaiji, dressed in military uniform, asked Huang Long loudly.
Ahn Jae-hee had already joined the Tiger Guard Camp with her husband.
"Kill it. Grab the prince before they do! Huang Long waved his long knife and shouted almost without thinking.
"Watch the prince, stop them!" Looking at the enemy soldiers who were covering in front of him, Konishi Yukinaga waved his long sword and commanded his 500 samurai to surround the two Korean princes in the middle.
More than 3,000 soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion scattered the 500 Japanese warriors surrounding the two princes like a whirlwind of clouds.
After a sword and sword shadow, the two princes were successfully rescued by the twenty soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion led by An Zaiji.
At this time, a large group of Japanese soldiers who rushed down from the top of the hill on the east side had also joined the battle. When they saw that the two Korean princes had been rescued, they immediately rushed towards the place where the two princes were, under the command of the commander, in a vain attempt to recapture the two princes.
"Withdraw!" Huang Long commanded loudly as he slashed at the enemy with the broadsword in his hand.
Seeing that the North Korean soldiers were about to escort the two Korean princes to evacuate, Konishi Yukicho shouted loudly: "Entangle them." Don't let them run away! Don't hurt the two Korean princes! ”
Thousands of Japanese soldiers surrounded the brothers of the Tiger Guard Camp in a small space in the valley like a group of fierce gods.
In the shadow of swords and swords, the two sides launched a desperate fight to the death.
"Big brother, I'm pestering them. You lead the team to protect the prince and rush out! Seeing that it was difficult to get out, Huang Hu shouted to Huang Long beside him.
"Good. Remember, after you get out, we'll meet at the agreed place! Huang Long gave Huang Hu an order, and then, together with Cui Biao and An Zaiji, led the team to escort the prince to the mountains on the west side of the valley.
Seeing that the Korean soldiers were escorting the prince to retreat to the mountain, the Japanese soldiers of the brigade immediately surrounded them and blocked their retreat line.
"Brethren of the hussars, hold me the enemy and cover the evacuation of the commander and the prince!" Huang Hu shouted to the nearly 1,000 hussar soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion beside him.
This hussar team can be said to be the trump card of the Tiger Guard Battalion, and its members are mainly composed of brothers from the original Huwei Cottage, who are not only loyal to the Huang brothers, but also have super combat effectiveness.
Under the leadership of Huang Hu, the hussars fought hard to open a bloody path for Huang Long and others.
"Big brother, let's go!" Huang Hu shouted at Huang Long while leading the hussars to block the enemy soldiers behind.
"You must live to see me!" Huang Long slashed down a Japanese warrior who attacked his side with a single sword, and shouted loudly at Huang Hu.
"Let's go!" Huang Hu, who was besieged, saw that his eldest brother Huang Long wanted to rush over to help him break the siege, and immediately shouted desperately to Huang Long.
"Let's go!" Huang Long glanced at his second brother, who was besieged by enemy soldiers, with tears in his eyes, and led his less than 1,000 men to retreat towards the mountain.
Seeing that the two princes were rescued, Konishi Yukicho howled like crazy and shouted, "Rush up." Kill them. Snatch back the two princes! ”
You know, it's still unknown whether you can get food. At this time, if the two important Korean princes are lost, as the commander-in-chief of this operation, President Konishi will definitely bear an unshirkable responsibility.
The Japanese rushed forward in a frenzy.
Huang Hu led the hussars to fight to the death.
Heavy casualties were inflicted on both sides.
The ground of the valley was long covered with rivers of blood.
The numerical disadvantage eventually led to the fall of the hussars one by one.
Huang Hu was still fighting left and right despite being stabbed several times in his body, and as he was slashed in the neck by Konishi Yukinaga, he fell to the ground with a bang, and all the brothers of the hussars died heroically.
Huang Long, who had already protected the two princes and retreated to the top of the mountain, looked back and saw the tragic scene of his fellow brother being hacked to death, and let out a heart-rending roar in his throat: "Brother"
Huang Long staggered a few steps, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.