Chapter 79: Gunshots in the Jungle

In the late spring, the northern country is full of life, birds and flowers. Looking down www.biquge.info the air, the water of the Yalu River flows straight through the valley, forming a sinuous silver streamer. The tall larches on both sides of the bank are lush and upright. At this time, three figures appeared from the dense canopy on the right bank of the Yalu River. The three of them were all dressed as hunters, and one of them, a man in his 30s, held a telescope in his hand and held it up from time to time to check. This man in his 30s is none other than Shan Feng.

After Shan Feng completed the layout in Shanghai, according to Yan Jiakang's instructions, he rushed to the northeast non-stop, and at this time his figure appeared on the bank of the Yalu River in the Changbai Mountains. Singlet appears here to perform a special mission.

The Yalu River basin is surrounded by mountains and mountains, and the unique conditions determine the abundance of forest resources in this area. Historically, it was far away from the Central Plains, located on the border, sparsely populated, and has always been undeveloped virgin land. The ethnic minorities living here live on the forest as their home and rely on the environment provided by the forest.

They know the importance of forests, so they don't destroy them, but care for them. Before the Qing Dynasty, even if there was development here, the destruction of the forest was indeed insignificant. In the Qing Dynasty, the Yalu River basin was well protected. After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, in order to protect the "land of Zhaoxing", from the mouth of the Yalu River, the current Donggang City, the cave mountain to the north to Jilin Weiyuan Fort, built a "wicker edge", the Changbai Mountain and the Yalu River basin were blocked.

The Qing court promulgated four prohibitions: prohibition of deforestation, prohibition of agricultural reclamation, prohibition of fishing and hunting, and prohibition of mining. Although the Qing Dynasty did not consciously protect the forest resources here, the Yalu River basin actually became a protected area in the modern sense. After more than 200 years of breeding, the Yalu River basin still retains its pristine state, and the forest ecosystem here is intact and the forest by-products are extremely rich. Some people describe this place: "The Pinjiang mountains overlap, and the forests produced are lush and continuous, shaded for thousands of miles, and the accumulation is abundant, and it has been inaccessible since ancient times, and it is a natural state." ”

It is a mixed forest belt of Korean pine and broad-leaved forest, and the main tree species that grow here are Korean pine, ichthyosis pine, larch, red spruce, stinky pine, and oak, basswood, ash, etc., which have high economic value. The forest area on the right bank of the Yalu River is about 900,000 hectares, and the timber stock should be more than 300 million cubic meters.

In 1868, the Meiji Restoration took place in Japan, and after that, it embarked on the road of capitalism. Due to the narrow territory and barren properties of the island countries, for the sake of development, Japan formulated a policy of foreign aggression of expanding the waves and spreading the country's authority in all directions.

Taking advantage of China's geographical proximity, Japan extended its claws of aggression to China. The abundance of resources in the northeast and the astonishing vastness of Manchuria's forests have long made Japan salivate. As a result, the abundant forest resources in the Yalu River basin have become the prey of the Japanese to grab (jue). However, long before the Japanese invasion of China, Tsarist Russia had already invaded the northeast and touched the forest resources of the Yalu River basin. In order to compete with Tsarist Russia for the northeast, Japan launched the Russo-Japanese War, but Russia was defeated and Japan monopolized South Manchuria, so Japan began to frantically plunder the forest resources of the Yalu River basin.

After Russia's defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, the Qing government's jurisdiction over the Yalu River basin was virtually non-existent, and the bans it enacted were in name only. According to Yan Jiayasu's deployment, he took action against the Japanese invasion in a planned and step-by-step manner, first adopting containment measures to secretly block Japan's economic expansion. In view of the fact that the Shandong Peninsula was "safe and sound" and Japan's strength was temporarily located in the northeast, Yan Jiayasu aimed at the northeast and pointed the sword at Japan's plundering of the forest resources of the Yalu River.

The two men next to Shan Feng were the two men, the older one was tall and about 40 years old, and the younger one was stout and in his early 20s. The older ones are called Wang Dashan, and the younger ones are called Wang Songlin. Wang Dashan migrated to the northeast with his wife from the Shandong Peninsula 20 years ago, and settled in the Changbai Mountains to hunt for a living. During the Russo-Japanese War, Wang Dashan's wife and daughter were shot dead by the Japanese army, and his subordinates who had been cut down last year found him.

The father and son each carried a spear on their backs, accompanying them to the left and right. Seeing Shan Feng holding a telescope to check, he couldn't help but take out his telescope and watch. This time, Shan Feng brought 3 German-made 8x monoculars and two K98 rifles. Nowadays, German-made telescopes are commonly used in the Daqing Army, the telescope used by Shan Feng is thicker, and the telescope used by Wang Dashan and his wife is thinner. The reason is that the telescope of the two can be mounted on a rifle, and the clues can be seen through the special bracket on the rifle. This special sight was specially made by Yan Jiakang in Germany.

"Shopkeeper Ge, what do you think the other side is doing?" Wang Songlin asked. "Just take a look, man, how far is the livestock farm?" "One hour away! The forest is too dense to walk! Pine forest, don't look at it, hurry up! Wang Dashan couldn't help but scold his son when he saw his son happily holding a telescope. Lo and behold, I saw a black bear! Wang Songlin shouted excitedly. Where are the black bears? Wang Dashan asked. Brother, the black bear is next to the cave under the stone stone on the other side of the river," Shan Feng said with a telescope.

Sure enough, next to the cave under the stone stone, there was a dark guy lying on all fours basking in the sun. "Haha, this foreign mirror really works, you can see it clearly, and it is about 500 meters by sight." "Brother, he deserves to be a hunter, and his eyesight is good." "Uncle Shan, I used to run into a black blind man with my father, and we all hid and walked. With foreign guns, even tigers are not afraid! Wang Songlin said happily. Pine forest, don't be poor and open the way ahead. "The pine feathers on the primeval forest floor are half a meter long, and they are soft to step on, so it is difficult to walk.

There was a trumpet ahead, and a livestock farm appeared by the river. Looking down condescendingly, I saw a group of men carrying wood. "Ge Shopkeeper is this livestock farm, where the Japanese cut down wood into wooden rafts and then sail down the river. The two men who wore black clothes and big caps and held guns were Japanese forest mounted policemen, numbering about 20 Japanese soldiers. Wang Dashan is familiar with the road introduction. Shan Feng held the telescope and observed, thinking about how to attack.

There are several wooden houses on the side of the livestock farm, apparently houses where laborers and Japanese live. On one side of the house is a mountain of wooden stacks that were cut in the winter, and due to the lack of transportation, the logs could not be transported, so the logs could only be transported out through the Yalu River during the warm season. It seems that the Japanese harvested logs, mainly in the area close to the riverbank, and did not go deeper. "Sole shopkeeper, this place is about 400 meters from the lumber yard, is it going to take action?"

"Is my brother sure?" "Shopkeeper Ge, our two have tried guns, and you have seen them. There were no foreign guns or scopes before, but I once hit the target at this distance with an old Maozi rifle, so don't worry! "Uncle Shan, what my father said is not wrong, there is no problem with the younger generation with the scope, I want to avenge my mother and sister." "Matsulin, I understand your feelings, but your task is mainly to protect this forest, just drive the Japanese away, and try not to take the lives of the Japanese."

"Why is that?" Wang Dashan was confused. "This is the imperative implementation of the requirements of the upper peak, if you kill the Japanese, the Japanese will definitely take revenge, and the people in the mountains will suffer innocently. Wounding the Japanese, the Japanese weighed the pros and cons and would not resort to crazy retaliation. Brother, there will be a chance for revenge in the future, and we will not only drive the Japanese out of this forest, but also out of the Northeast. "Shopkeeper Ge, who are you?" "Brother, you'll find out later."

"Brother, you deal with the Japanese foreman standing on the wood, aim at his leg and shoot, Songlin, you deal with the Japanese mounted police standing guard on the right side, also shoot at the leg, listen to my command to enter the shooting preparation." Shan Feng held up the binoculars, and at this time, the Japanese foreman standing on the wooden stack, with a whip in his hand and a white cloth belt wrapped around his head, was directing the laborers to work. "Shoot!" Shan Feng gave the order, and a gunshot rang out, only to see the Japanese foreman shot in the thigh and planted from the wooden stack.

Immediately after Wang Songlin's gunshot, a forest policeman standing guard was also shot in the leg and fell to the ground, and the North Korean laborers who were working at this time immediately scattered to hide. A group of Japanese mounted police rushed out of a wooden house, and after a panic, they rushed in the direction of the gunshot. "Brother played well! Free Fire! With several gunshots, two more mounted policemen were shot in the legs and fell to the ground, and the Japanese mounted policemen were so frightened that they lay on the ground and did not dare to move forward. The mounted police opened fire one after another, and soon the Japanese mounted police, realizing that there were not many people on the other side, began to disperse and outflank.

"Put away the bullet casings and withdraw!" "Uncle, why don't you quit if you're having fun!" Wang Songlin was in a hurry. "The Japanese mounted police scattered and tried to outflank me, but they withdrew at my command." Shan Feng decisively ordered. The two of them were living maps, and soon the three of them disappeared into the forest. The Japanese mounted police cautiously outflanked them, and there was no trace of the attacker. "Report to the captain, judging by the gunshots, the attacker used a German-made rifle and had excellent marksmanship," a Japanese mounted police officer reported to the leader. The captain of the Japanese mounted police looked at the dense woods outside and was frightened and did not dare to search, so he had to order the troops to be withdrawn.

On the same day, the Japanese brought in a squadron of mounted police to search the mountains around the livestock farm, but found nothing. As night falls, a bonfire flickers in a cave, and the trio celebrates with a drink of game. "Brother, our goal is to drive away the Japanese, and we can't try to have a happy war. I estimate that tonight, the Japanese will strengthen the guards of the livestock farms, and tomorrow we will deal with the Japanese mounted police! "Shopkeeper Ge, it's fun to attack the Japanese like this, we listen to you." "Brother, I want to stress again that your safety is more important than anything else."

"Your task is to protect this forest and not to go down for a year. Daily necessities, food and ammunition are sent every month. The 5 locations you have chosen have a large radiation area and are regularly picked up every month. Don't have a relationship with the delivery person, this is for your safety, don't go to the contact point without permission until you have to, understand? "I know, please rest assured, our grandfather will never go down the mountain until we drive the Japanese out of the forest!" "Cunning Rabbit Three Caves, you have to find a few more hiding places, don't live in one place for too long!" "Understood!"

The next day, they targeted the Japanese forest mounted police, and wounded three people in two days. Ten days later, the Japanese were forced to abandon the farm. After winning the first battle, Shan Feng said goodbye to the reluctant mountain warriors and went down the mountain, and the two of them aimed at another livestock farm.