Willis picked up his rifle and tried to run behind the nearest tree to hide. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info The Japanese soldiers must have seen him running. Before he could run behind the tree, a bullet whizzed and hit him in the back. He felt like a punch in the back and his eyes darkened, but he didn't fall.

Still carrying his forehead, which seemed to be asleep, he strode backwards.

Tatsujiro Uezaki was lying on the far left of the forward position. He could see the main position of the Fanmin. About 50 meters in front of him, there was a bamboo forest about 30 meters square. He heard someone talking inside, as if it was a teacher teaching children in the school. He felt that his bullets could not hit the person he wanted to hit in the dense bamboo forest, so he kept shooting. Over the course of an hour, he fired many rounds of ammunition. He said to himself in his heart that he had wasted a lot of bullets.

Although Saigo knew that the firing at the front of the Fanmin position had not stopped, he ordered his troops to stay put. The Japanese troops behind the hill had the advantage of suddenness and geographical location, but if the advancing troops entered the unsheltered open area in front of the Fanmin bunker group, if they encountered some Fanmin survivors who were secretly ambushed with rifles and intended to fight to the death, they would inflict heavy casualties on their men, and wouldn't it turn the victory that had already been achieved into a tragedy! It was Saigo who decided that since the battle had been won, the rest of the matter must be ended without losing anyone.

As a result, the task of cleaning up the battlefield fell to Sakuma Zamathew and his troops. Sakuma Zomathew commanded his troops to search the mountain, but on the way they encountered stubborn resistance from the Banmin who had not had time to evacuate due to injuries or other reasons. None of the people were willing to surrender, they fought to the last man, shed their last drop of blood, and never surrendered. After crushing the desperate resistance of some of the Banmin, Sakuma's troops finally climbed to the top of the mountain and occupied the bombed Fanmin position. Fortunately, there were no casualties among his troops.

On the Fanmin position, they found hundreds of corpses. The Japanese have no time to count how many bodies are buried under the debris of the broken bank that was blown up at the top of the mountain. In the following time, the Japanese army continued to search and advance to clear out the other combat groups of the Fanmin.

The Japanese followed the bloodstains of Fanmin in pursuit, but did not find a single Fanmin. The places they now traverse are higher and steeper and steeper. The weather was not too hot, but the Japanese were clearly exhausted. They had been searching and fighting in the field for a long time, and they had not eaten a single hot meal, and they had not stopped for a moment. Their uniforms were stained with mud, tattered by twigs and thorns, dirty and damp; Many people's shoes were pierced by thorny rattan and sharp bamboo stakes. The continuous search and operations exhausted them, exhausted and exhausted, outweighed the losses. If it weren't for the possibility of occupying Fanmin's lair that attracted Xixiang Congdao like a mirage, Xixiang Congdao would have stopped searching and the class had returned to the camp.

After capturing Shimen, Saigo ordered the artillery to be transferred to Shimen Mountain, which is the commanding height of this area, which can overlook everything around and is conducive to observation, and if Fanmin appears, it can be discovered and attacked at the first time.

But Saigo Congdao didn't expect that he once again underestimated Fanmin's combat ability and will to resist.

At night, Shimen Valley.

On the wooden shelf, sat the remains of a martyred Paiwan warrior. Surrounded by the warriors of the Peony Society holding torches.

The light of the fire reflected the red faces of the people, and also reflected the burning fire in the eyes of the people.

Alugu looked at his son Elan, who was sitting among his companions, and his eyes showed irrepressible sadness.

At this time, the blood stains on Elan's body had been washed away, and he had changed into clean clothes, and sat there with a peaceful expression, as if he was asleep. At his side sat the corpse of his good buddy Willis.

An old man dressed in traditional clothes stepped forward, opened his arms, looked at these sacrificed soldiers with a sad face, and sang sadly:

"O man who lives on this earth! The gods have woven finite lives for us! But we're real men! Real men die on the battlefield! They walked towards the House of the Ancestral Spirits. There is a fat hunting ground in the house of the ancestral spirits! Only real men are qualified to guard this hunting ground! As they walk towards the ancestral home, they will pass a beautiful rainbow bridge! The ancestral spirit guarding the bridge said, Come! Look at your hands! The man stretched out his hands, and there were blood marks on his hands that could not be erased! Sure enough, it's a real man! Go ahead! Go ahead! My hero! Your soul can enter the House of the Ancestral Spirits! Go and protect the eternal hunting grounds! And a real woman must be good at weaving red clothes! When she reached the Rainbow Bridge, she spread out her hands, and the thick calluses on her hands could not be wiped off, go ahead! Go ahead! You are a real woman! The ancestral spirit guarding the bridge said that your soul can go to the ancestral spirit house and weave a rainbow-like garment for yourself! A man who has not taken the head of an enemy out of the grass, and a woman who is not good at weaving, is not qualified to have a totem tattoo on his face! One day, their souls were gone, and when they arrived at the Rainbow Bridge for verification, the ancestral spirits guarding the bridge looked at them, with a clean face without a totem, is this our child? Are you my children? Get back! Get back! Let's go back! You are not true warriors! You are not qualified to enter the House of the Ancestral Spirits! They were unkempt and dazed, and they walked around the bumpy valley in shame, and their weeping ghosts were cut by the poisonous crabs guarding the valley......"

"Ahh Really! I've come here, the mountains and forests I've heroically guarded! Really! It's true! Nostalgia for the past! I'm here! The mountains and forests that I have heroically guarded! This is our mountain! This is our stream! We are true warriors! We hunt in the mountains, we share in the tribe! We draw water from the streams, and we are willing to give our lives for it! O stream! Stop arguing! The ancestral spirit bird is singing! Sing a good song! Sing for our heroic people! A song from the ancestral spirits! May I give my life too! Under the thunder of the boulder, a rainbow appeared! Proud people are coming! Who is so proud? It's your children! A true warrior! ……”

Alugu looked at his son's remains, listened to this ancient spiritual song, and couldn't help but chant along.

Soon, everyone sang along.

As he sang, Alugu took a torch from one of the warriors beside him and threw it under the wooden frame, and the flames immediately flew up, enveloping the remains of the warriors in an instant.

After completing the cremation ceremony, Alugu waved his hand and set off with the warriors.

Their target tonight was the artillery positions of the Japanese army.

As night falls, everything around begins to calm down.

Despite the victory in the daytime battle, at night, the Japanese officers and soldiers still did not dare to relax their nerves, because the tough Fanmin was still there and did not give in.

Like Saigo Congdao, Li Xiande, who had experienced the daytime battle, was also completely sleepy at this time.

On the Japanese annular defensive position, these Americans were not very conspicuous, and although they were frightened by the wild beasts of the mountains and forests from time to time, they did not shoot. Li Xiande wanted to spend the night in seclusion and peace.

He was sure that during the day they had touched the main forces of the Fanmin. And they have dealt a heavy blow to Fanmin, who has already been hit hard, but he is still worried that Fanmin may launch a night attack. He tried his best to persuade Saigo to strengthen the night defenses, especially the artillery positions. Saigo listened to his advice and specially arranged for Sakuma Zomata to lead his troops to guard the artillery positions. However, Saigo did not make special arrangements between the commander of the artillery and the commander of the escort unit to ensure the implementation of unified tactical operations in the night defense. As a result, the two units can do whatever they want, and serious hidden dangers have been buried.

On the artillery position at the top of the hill, the artillery commander, Army Captain Kunita Tomomi, said to the reporter Kishida Ginka: "Be careful, Mr. Reporter, we are a perfect target tonight; Be sure to tighten the control of lights and don't make noise. ”

"Rest assured! I'm not going to bother you! Kishida replied and patted the American revolver on her waist.

Kishida Yinka is a native of Jinshan, Okayama Prefecture, whose real name is Guohua, and he calls himself "Yinji", because the more popular number "Yinxiang" is homophonic with "Yinji", so he changed to "Yinxiang" (I don't know and think it's a woman's name).

Kishida Ginka has been known as a prodigy since childhood, and at the age of 17 he went to Edo to study Sinology, which is quite accomplished. At the age of 22, he went to Osaka, where he began to study "Rangaku" with Ogata Koan in addition to Sinology, and befriended Takayoshi Kido and Saigo Takamori.

Young people were exposed to so many new ideas, and naturally they were not used to the conservative and unruly shogunate bureaucrats, and because they were already profoundly Chinese and wrote about them, Kishida Ginka began to criticize current affairs and point out the country. In this way, he naturally violated the taboo of the authorities, and as a result, the deviant Kishida Ginka was wanted, so he could only flee in the wilderness, incognito, and in the most difficult time, he even went to the Edo brothel to serve as a turtle slave to serve the prostitutes, in order to avoid the pursuit of the shogunate.

But the pen still has a purpose, after several twists and turns, after a friend's introduction, in 1864 Kishida Ginka met the American Presbyterian missionary, James, MD of the University of Pennsylvania? Curtis? Hepburn. Dr. Hepburn has lived in Japan for 33 years and has cultivated many first-class talents, which has had a great influence on the Japanese government and the public. Dr. Hepburn was in Yokohama at the time, practicing medicine and preaching, and editing Japan's first English dictionary, Wa English Dictionary. In order to edit the dictionary, he needs an expert who is proficient in both Japanese and English, and Kishida Ginka is naturally a suitable person. As a result, Kishida lived in Dr. Hepburn's residence in Yokohama, and her life finally settled down, and she began to learn English more systematically, and gained an in-depth understanding of the Western world, especially the Western newspaper industry. This year he was 31 years old. In September 1866, Dr. Hepburn and Kishida came to Shanghai to begin printing the dictionary until May of the following year. Living in Shanghai, the bustling city of the East, for nine months has greatly expanded Kishida's horizons.

After returning to Japan, Kishida returned to her old business and started her own newspaper, Overseas Shimbun, which was published every ten years, making full use of her English skills to extract news from all over the world. Later, the Yokohama Shinbo newspaper was published. During this period, he tried to go to the sea to do business many times, but they were not very successful. In 1872, Kishida Ginka served as the chief writer of the "Tokyo **** Shimbun", which gave him a stage to fully display his talents. Kishida Ginka has a strong pen and talks about current affairs, and his reputation has risen for a while, and he is known as one of the four "famous names" in Japan. In 1874, Saigo led the army to attack Taiwan, and the adventurous Kishida Ginka applied to go with the army.

Originally, Kishida Yinxiang thought that after coming to Taiwan, he could smoothly write a large number of popular war reports, which greatly increased the circulation of "Tokyo **** Shimbun", but what he did not expect was to experience such a terrible battle.

"Now I'm also a fighter! Please don't think of me as a non-combatant! Kishida said to Captain Kunita Tomomi, "I'm willing to be on duty with everyone!" ”

"I understand your feelings, Mr. Reporter." Kokufen Yushi smiled, "However, you are much more important than us, and your reports are more powerful than guns, so forget about duty!" I hope you cherish yourself and don't let you down. ”

Hearing Kokufen Tomomi say this, Kishida Yinka couldn't hold on, so she had to go back to her lodging and sleep with everyone.

It's just that at this time, Kishida Ginka doesn't know that she is destined to experience a sleepless night tonight.

Kokufen Yumi didn't go to bed until midnight. But at two o'clock in the morning, he was suddenly awakened by the explosion of a shell!

Kokufen Yushi suddenly got up, grabbed his pistol, rushed out of the tent, and looked around, only to see that the place where the ammunition was stacked to the south of the artillery position had risen into the sky.

The violent explosion caused chaos on the Japanese artillery positions, and no one knew what was going on and when the night attack on Hefanmin began.

At the beginning of the Fanmin attack, Sakuma's forces were scattered. A squad was on a ridge south of the heights, about 200 meters from the artillery team. Another squad patrolled a few hundred meters west of the heights. A squad covered the south side of the artillery position, and it was not known how far from the artillery group.

Sakuma took the shortest time to get dressed and put on his boots. When he walked out of the tent, the Fanmin had already attacked from the northwest and pounced directly on him. Only the officers on duty were combat-ready. The other artillerymen woke up from their dreams, rubbing their eyes and crawling out of the small tent, most of them without having time to put on their shoes.

Sakuma saw about 60 people from the northwest corner cross the trenches, shooting while throwing gunpowder spray canisters (old firearms imported into Taiwan by the Qing army) and rushing towards gun position No. 6. About twenty or thirty others rushed to the rear makeshift camp surrounded by wagons.

At the No. 6 gun position, Staff Officer Kokubun Hikoshi, who had just arrived, was about to shoot, but was hit in the head by a bullet, and then several more bullets flew in, opening his stomach and "brushing" his intestines out. He took a few steps backwards and fell headfirst to the ground. Second Lieutenant Ogawa, who rushed with him, was hit in the chest by another bullet, and he fell to the ground, seriously injured. At this time, several Japanese rifles rushed over and fired at Fanmin with their rifles. Ogawa once again hung the gun around his neck and struggled to drag Kunitabu Hikochi to a place where he could be blocked by the No. 6 mountain cannon. He endured the severe pain and tried to save Kunitaitsu Hikochi, but at this time Kokubun Hikochi had stopped breathing.

Unable to withstand the onslaught of the Fanmin, they had to retreat to the No. 5 and No. 3 gun positions. The Fanmin occupied gun position 6 and tried to sabotage the cannon, but their canisters did not seem to work against the cannon.

A large number of people flocked up to surround the carts, which were only defended by a small number of Japanese troops. The men in charge of transporting the shells fled in a hurry, and only a dozen Japanese soldiers insisted on fighting. They killed 10 Fanmin with their rifles, but they were also hit by a series of bullets from Fanmin, and soon they ran out of bullets, so they quickly retreated to the nearest gun position.

After about 15 minutes of fierce fighting, Kunitabu Tomomi learned of the death of his younger brother Kunitabu Hikoshichi, and he couldn't help but be saddened. Although he could hear the infantry's gunfire, he couldn't make out the direction, and he was just in a hurry.

All day long, Tatsujiro Uezaki had a premonition: Fanmin was going to attack tonight. So, that afternoon, he found a chance to sleep, and decided not to sleep all night. Now, his premonition has come true.

"I hear explosions ahead, the enemy may be launching a sneak attack!" When Captain Anken Sonoda said this, Tatsujiro Uezaki was already shooting at the enemy with his rifle.

"I hear them walking in front of me!" I don't know who shouted.

"Let's go out and destroy them!" Squad Leader Kenji Sonoda said loudly and rushed in the direction where the explosion came from. Everyone staggered after him with rifles in hand.

Soon they discovered that the people in front of them were a team of about 100 people, and they were rushing towards the artillery position. Seeing this small group of Japanese soldiers rushing towards him, he stopped and shot at them, and Sonoda Yasuken was shot several times on the spot, and the rest of the people turned around in fright and ran back, and miraculously escaped. And the reason why they were able to disengage without casualties was because Fanmin focused on attacking the artillery position and did not continue to shoot!

Tatsujiro Uezaki did not run away, but insisted on running towards the artillery position. As soon as he got there, the cannonballs ignited by the spray canisters thrown by the Fanmin exploded.