Even pulling and dragging, easy to talk and persuade, and even more so Fukai Taro rushed to the edge of the cliff, personally saw two cliffs that were quite wide apart, and could not be crossed by side at all, and the white leper and He Luoya finally looked forward to Fukai Taro gritted his teeth and gave the order to retreat.

Although he was holding back the evil fire that he had nowhere to vent, after a battle just now, Taro Fukai completely put away the frivolous thoughts that he thought he could take Tujia Village down with a drum, and instead sent three forward soldiers in a decent manner, putting on a search and advancing formation.

Being able to make full use of the terrain to fight ambush warfare may be able to be done by many low-level officers who have undergone basic military training. However, in an ambush battle, it is able to gradually induce the opponent to step into the trap that has been set up step by step, and when the opponent thinks that he has the chance to win, he will not hesitate to cut off the connection between the opponent's forward assault force and the follow-up troops, and swallow the opponent's truncated assault force with local absolute superiority in strength and combat power.......

All this is so simple that you can even see similar records of battles in professional military schools in any modern country, but in China, even among those students who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, it is rare for someone to complete such a battle accurately!

In this case, in the mountains and forests on the other side of the wooden bridge, there is an opponent who is proficient in battle formations?

This is by no means a combat mode that a bandit leader can understand......

Recalling that when he led a large group of men and horses to rush through the manshui ridge, he did not send detectives to reconnoiter and search the mountains and forests around the path, and Fukai Taro suddenly shuddered!

Turning his head to look at the soldiers of the Imperial Association Army who were following him diagonally in crooked armor, Taro Fukai couldn't help but whisper to the Japanese soldiers walking beside him: "Inform the soldiers in front to speed up the reconnaissance!" In any case, use the fastest speed to grab the flood ridge ahead! If there is an ambush waiting for us on the other side of the Flooded Ridge......"

Halfway through his words, he couldn't help but shudder suddenly, and before he finished speaking, even the Japanese soldiers who were surrounding Taro Fukai changed color on their faces!

The way to go has been cut off, and the return journey is blocked, everyone will inevitably have to go around in circles in this deep mountain and old forest, even if they don't encounter enemy attacks again, if they get lost, it will be a total annihilation!

Unconsciously, Taro Fukai and all the Japanese soldiers sped up their pace, and even He Luoya, who was panting and following Taro Fukai, felt that something was wrong, and he didn't care about the pain like blood blisters on his feet, and followed Taro Fukai step by step, running forward desperately.

And behind Taro Fukai and those Japanese soldiers, the white leper who had barely gathered the remnants of the team had already taken off his hat and opened his chest and fanned continuously. The kettle carried by several soldiers of the Imperial Association Army around him was also snatched by the white leper, and he leaned his neck and drank the little water in the kettle.

Judging from the rough calculation when Fang had just gathered the team, the more than 100 Imperial Cooperative Army brought out from the county seat now only had 70 or 80 people left, and nearly half of the Imperial Cooperative Army were either killed when they were attacked on the way, or died at a wooden bridge. As soon as he remembered that the people and horses he had finally pulled up were beaten in a blink of an eye, the white leper couldn't help but grit his teeth in distress, staring at the back of He Luoya in front of him viciously and humming: "He Luoya....... This time, if you don't ask the He family to gather enough capital, my white leper will really have your surname! ”

Walking beside the white leper step by step, an officer of the Imperial Association Army, who also took off his hat and showed his arms openly, listened to the white leper's cruel words like talking to himself, and couldn't help but nod with concern: "Big brother, we have lost money on this job!" If there are no people, you can still think about recruiting soldiers, but if you can't catch strong men, you can make up the numbers! But the guns and bullets....... Big brother, it's real money to sell......"

Squinting at the officers of the Imperial Association Army walking beside him, the white leper snorted coldly: "Losing money? When did my leper ever make a loss-making deal?! When you return to Qingle County, you quickly find a few reliable brothers, hide the remaining twenty guns, and take away half of the bullets...... No, I'll take it all, and I'll go to the Japanese when the time comes! ”

"Then the Japanese can give it?"

"Don't give? The Japanese soldiers in Qingle County came and went so much, and they couldn't suppress the scene around Qingle County at all, even if they wanted to protect Qingle County, I was afraid that they would press the gourd to float the scoop! If you don't rely on our brothers in the Imperial Army, within three days, they will have to ask someone to take advantage of the loophole and make trouble! Besides, without our Imperial Cooperative Army leading the way, looking for people, and inquiring about the news for the Japanese, the Japanese are blind and deaf in Qingle County! Even if the Japanese guessed that we were playing tricks in it, they could only pinch their noses and admit it! ”

Giving a thumbs up to the white leper, another officer of the Imperial Association Army who was following the white leper rushed to smile at the white leper and said, "Big brother, when we return to Qingle County, I'm afraid it won't be convenient for us to hide our guns and bullets, right?" ”

With a glare of his eyes, the white leper turned his head and shouted at the officer of the Imperial Association Army who was full of sneers: "What is inconvenient about this? ”

After taking a few steps, the officer of the Imperial Association Army with a sneer on his face lowered his voice and replied to the white leper: "Big brother, do you want to come out this time, but we didn't get any luck, I'm afraid it's a trip back to Qingle County...... Maybe as soon as we arrive at Hejia Daji, the Japanese will have to let us order troops, test guns, and calculate all kinds of losses in winning or losing this battle. After the Japanese have checked the number of guns and bullets, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it again."

Suddenly realized, the white leper nodded heavily: "I really forgot to calculate the problem of the Japanese....... You hurry back and calculate how many guns and bullets we have in our hands! After passing the manshui ridge and walking close to the He family's big set, find a suitable place to hide the guns and bullets first! Got this done...... Zha Laosan, from now on, you will be my personal adjutant! ”

In the eyes of several other Imperial Alliance Army officers full of jealousy and envy, Zha Laosan hurriedly nodded towards the white leper, turned his head and ran towards the team that had formed a long snake formation behind him. After just a bowl of tea, Zha Laosan ran back to the white leper, gasping and whispering to the white leper: "Big brother, this time...... This time, we really lost our old roots! I probably counted them all, and there were seventy-six guns left, and ....... bullets remained."

Before the third child reported an approximate number of bullets, the white leper had already widened his eyes: "No! When we gathered the men and horses and retreated, I can remember that there were still about 80 people and guns, how could it be that in the blink of an eye, there were only 76 guns left?! ”

Looking at Cha Laosan gloatingly, an officer of the Imperial Association Army who didn't have time to catch this beauty couldn't help but laugh at Cha Laosan and said: "I said Cha Laosan, do you know how to count?" Or is it your ability to discount your hands, and you have tricked your eldest brother to come to you? ”

Simply dragged the white leper to stop, and the third man swore and shouted at the white leper: "Big brother, I've been with you for many years, and you also know that I have no ability to check the third child, count the heads, check the guns, bullets, can I still make mistakes?" Let's just stop here, big brother, do you count it yourself? ”

Jiang Xin looked suspiciously at Zha Laosan, who looked serious with a serious face, and the white leper hesitated slightly, before he stopped on the side of the road, Yiwu artistically counted the soldiers of the Imperial Association Army who walked listlessly in front of him. But after a blink of an eye, the white leper suddenly frowned towards the empty forest path: "That's not right...... Check the third child, how many people and guns have you just counted? ”

Fiddling with his fingers, Zha Laosan also looked at the empty forest path with a puzzled expression: "Big brother, I just counted seventy-six big guns, but now...... How did it become seventy-three guns? Could it be that someone has fallen behind and deserted? ”

Shaking his head suspiciously, the white leper whispered: "This barren mountain and wild place is left behind and deserted? If you don't eat or drink and don't know the road, that's looking for death! How many of you walk 200 meters towards the turn back and see if there's anything wrong? What if anything...... Shoot the gun! Go to one more person and tell the team in front of you to press the steps and ......"

"Big brother, we are already walking a lot slower than the Japanese, and if we ask the team to press the pace, then we will be farther and farther away from the Japanese...... If only in case ......"

"What in case? In front of the Manshui Ridge Boundary, the Japanese will not be able to go fast, and we will definitely be able to catch up with the Japanese when the time comes. If there is still an ambush at Manshui Ridge, the Japanese can also fight for us as a striker! But if our men and horses are scattered again...... In this deep mountain and old forest, there may not be any tricks hidden, so it's better to be careful and steady! ”

Standing on the side of the road, the white leper took advantage of this moment to move his legs and feet, but on the other hand, he stared at the backs of several officers of the Imperial Association Army to check the movement. When Zha Laosan, who had gone to inspect the movement with a few officers of the Imperial Cooperative Army, slammed his feet, turned his head and rushed towards him, the white leper couldn't help but reach out and pull out the southern-style pistol pinned to his waist, and shouted at Zha Laosan, who ran back to him with a frightened look: "What's the matter?!" What's the rush to run around?! ”

With trembling fingers, Zha Laosan pointed to the empty forest path and whispered in a frightened voice, "Big brother...... Let's ...... I'm afraid that someone is really embellished! There is ....... on the ground There's blood, and a shoe! I took a look, and it was my shoe......"

Looking down at the new pair of shoes worn by Zha Laosan's feet, the white leper suddenly understood: "Damn it...... Are these people really haunted? Let's go, hurry up and catch up with the team, Lao Tzu wants to let them know that I am not a soft persimmon! ”