After the radio wave was sent from the radio, the team, Lu Dao and the others found a hiding place and prepared to return after resting for half a day. Behind the tree, the group of nearly twenty people was very silent, and everyone was overwhelmed by what they had seen before.

"The Japanese deserve to die!" Lu Dao muttered, looking at Lauren with red eyes, through this period of time together, he knew that the person with a rifle and a face full of oil paint was not the leader, and there was a white man named Lauren beside him.

The previous stressful task made people have no time to care, and when it is done, the body and mind are relaxed, and then there is time to generate angry emotions. All three barracks were located in the valley, surrounded by jungle and difficult to spot if they were not approached. Each barracks can accommodate about 4,000 people, and it is conceivable that it would be difficult to complete such a large-scale barracks in this small valley in a short period of time.

In fact, the Japanese were able to complete the project completely by relying on the strength of the local aborigines, driven by muskets and leather whips, and the aborigines who only knew how to hunt and fire farming were transformed into efficient construction workers and mine workers, at the cost of extremely high mortality rates. Each barracks had several pits into which the Japanese threw dead aborigines, sprinkled them with lime, and left them to rot.

Lauren didn't know how she survived this time, and if Jiang Maosheng hadn't covered her mouth when she saw those things for the first time, she might have leaked. He forced himself to focus on the military intelligence he had learned, and the Japanese had three relatively independent strongholds in the mountains, each with about 4,000 men, and within five kilometers of the perimeter were Japanese posts and patrols, supplemented by local natives. The stronghold is surrounded by a defensive line made of tunnels and civil fire points.

The three strongholds are about six kilometers apart and are divided in a triangular shape, making it difficult to encircle them all at once unless more than one division of troops is used. However, after the encirclement, it is easy for the enemy to break through due to the terrain and other reasons, and a large-scale army is dispatched in this dense mountain jungle. It was a disaster for the Chinese army in the era of hot weapons. Of course, how to encircle and suppress this group of Japanese troops is a problem for the General Staff and the Military Headquarters of the Fourth Army.

Such terrain can be regarded as difficult for the two mountain brigades, and the most difficult part is how to deal with all the Japanese troops at once without causing more trouble caused by their escape; secondly, how to let the army secretly approach the Japanese stronghold without being discovered, so as to launch an attack at the closest distance; The third is how to transport those infantry guns, to break through those three strongholds. It was necessary to have the cooperation of infantry artillery, and from reconnaissance, it was learned that there were artillery positions in the Japanese stronghold, and the fortifications on the periphery of the stronghold also needed artillery to destroy. But it was very difficult to transport infantry artillery in the mountains, in many places pack horses could not pass, and the roads were so narrow that only single people were allowed. The final decision was to carry artillery, and the problem of the road was handed over to the engineer battalion to solve, which was the consistent style of the leader, and when there was a problem that could not be solved, it was handed over to the subordinates, and I didn't care how to solve it. I just look at the results. It's good to finish it, but if you can't complete it, your subordinates don't have enough ability and attitude.

"Brother Ludao, I'm here to trouble you again this time!" During this time, the village of the Mahpo community became the main point of contact between the Chinese army and the aborigines, and Lauren was escorted by Jiang Maosheng's team to visit the area many times, and he was already familiar with Lu Dao and the locals.

"Lieutenant Colonel Lauren, thank you for bringing food, guns, ammunition and uniforms, those supplies are enough for the consumption of the Saidek regiment, but when will we start attacking? The Saidek regiment had been assembled for more than a day. Don't just look at the consumption of your precious food! ”

After a period of interaction, Lu Dao learned a lot of Han Chinese vocabulary, and this "Saidek Regiment" was established at the strong request of Lu Dao and other local leaders. The news that Lu Dao brought back made all the clansmen indignant. These simple aborigines have a clear distinction between love and hate, and they do not tolerate sand in their eyes, let alone ignore the disasters of their clansmen. The Sedek soon formed a force of more than a thousand men and prepared to take revenge on the Japanese stronghold, and if Ludo hadn't thought it would have been a good idea, Lauren would have unwittingly watched the Sedek start the war themselves.

Lauren, who broke out in a cold sweat, immediately reported the matter. Coupled with the fanning of Jiang Maosheng, Song Hao and several other restless soldiers, the order was quickly passed back, and Lauren was temporarily in charge of the formation of the Gaoshan Clan Legion, and Jiang Maosheng's team acted as an instructor. Supplies such as weapons, equipment, and food were then transported and arrived with the supplies. There is also the 1st Mountain Brigade, which is stationed not far from the village of the Mahepo community. In addition, the 2nd Mountain Brigade will set out from the north and attack the Japanese strongholds from the south and the north.

The reason why the attack has not been launched until now is because the number of the Gaoshan Clan Legion continues to expand, in addition to the Saidek Regiment, there are also seven aboriginal regiments, including the Ami Regiment, the Atayal Regiment, and the Paiwan Regiment, which are combined into the Alpine Division. Many of these ethnic groups were plundered by the Japanese and never returned, and they had been brewing to resist the oppression of the Japanese before, but now that the opportunity comes, of course, they will not let it go, and the General Staff also considers that these people have good combat effectiveness and will be good soldiers and seedlings in the future (Jiang Maosheng), coupled with the consideration of insufficient encirclement and suppression troops from the perspective of national unity, so it was decided to transport a large number of materials to arm the alpine division.

The previous comparison of the strength of the two sides was that the Chinese army had two mountain brigades, with a total of about 15,000 people, and the Japanese army, one mixed brigade and two garrison brigades, also had about 15,000 people. In a mountainous environment, the superiority of the Chinese army's heavy firepower will be suppressed to a minimum, and individual firepower, tactical use, and operational command will determine the success or failure of both sides, and it will not be easy to completely annihilate the Japanese army.

And now with the addition of the Alpine Division, the seven aboriginal militia regiments totaled more than 9,000 people, even after only simple military training, the hunters were also proficient in mastering the rifles in their hands, Jiang Maosheng called them natural warriors, which is definitely not an exaggeration. If used properly, the Alpine Division will play the role of a surprise soldier, even a decisive one.

The Chinese army was making a fuss outside, and according to Count Sakuma, who was in the store, of course, noticed that under his orders, Major General Tetsuo, Major General Tyumei, and Lieutenant General Noma gathered in his cabin to discuss changes in the situation in the outside world.

From the outside, Sakuma's wooden houses are only spacious, but when you enter, you will find that the Japanese-style wooden houses are filled with the aroma of high-quality wood, and the furniture looks pleasant even if it is not carefully retouched. The inner courtyard is surrounded by several bamboo forests, and there is a small hot spring in between, and Sakuma strives for the ultimate enjoyment even under such conditions.

Two thousand-year-old zombie-like geisha gently wave folding fans, and Sakuma sipes sake to the sound of music, revealing large areas of skin in undisguised kimonos, allowing the grown-ups' bodies to come into close contact with the geisha who accompany the sake.

There is wine today and drunk today, perhaps it is the current mentality of these people, the stronghold is heavily defended, the nearby terrain is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, more than 10,000 soldiers are waiting for them, they can't think of any danger here, so even if they hear the information about the movements of the Chinese army in the outside world, they are not at a loss.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the previous calculation was wrong, and if the current rate of consumption continues, the supplies of the three strongholds will be depleted in five months. The soldiers and officers could not stand the harsh conditions here, so they made up for the emptiness of their hearts in terms of food and women, which were consumed very quickly, and we had to prepare for them in advance. Lieutenant General Noma said with a little ruinous atmosphere, perhaps only he still has a sense of crisis among these people, and he is not intoxicated by the glamour.

"Our soldiers and officers of the Great Japanese Empire must not be wronged, their demands should be met as much as possible, and in my opinion it is better to reduce the supply of supplies to those aborigines, who number more than three thousand, and consume no longer a small number of supplies. Moreover, these people were originally hunters, and if they were allowed to hunt in the mountains and forests, they could also expand the defensive circle around the stronghold. Major General Tyumen said.

"Yes, Major General Tyumen said it well, so let's do it!" Sakuma, who was slightly drunk, said.

"As for the Chinese troops with frequent activities, according to intelligence, at least 13,000 Chinese troops are gathered on the north and south sides, and their target must be us. And there are at least 5,000 aborigines joining their ranks, and it is clear that the Chinese army has entered the mountains in the past few days, and we have to come up with a way to deal with it. Lieutenant General Noma continued to ask, a little unassumingly.

"I believe in the ability of the three generals, and I also believe in the loyalty of the soldiers, even if the Chinese army finds us, in the face of such a level of defense, in the face of rugged and complicated mountain roads, how high can they exert their combat effectiveness? Can they bring heavy artillery to this mountain? Maybe when the time comes, we can wait for our work and take advantage of the situation to fight back, completely crush the Chinese army, and restore the empire's rule over Taiwan! ”

Including Tyumei and Tetsuo knew that this was Sakuma-sama's drunken words, if Lieutenant General Noma still had the belief of defeating the Chinese army, then Tyumei and Tetsuo were completely discouraged, and now it was just a day to accompany Sakuma and wait for death to come, and the previous battle completely crushed their ambition. Maybe you can survive the blows of the Chinese army, but that's the matter of Lieutenant General Noma, so let's enjoy the comfort now.

The taste of sake mixed with the smell of fat powder and the puff of a man, this wooden house made Lieutenant General Noma feel extremely disgusted, he didn't expect that at such a critical moment, the upper echelons of the army were still here in the dark, when he got up and left resentfully, a confused sentence came from behind him: "Lieutenant General Noma, I am completely responsible for the defense here, you can decide all military actions with one hand, and the troops in the hands of Major General Tetsuo and Major General Tyumen are also under your command, you can use materials for military purposes at will, and I will not interfere." After the war, I will ask my superiors for instructions that you will succeed me as the governor of Taiwan, and seek a knighthood for you as much as possible, hoping that you will not disappoint my expectations. (To be continued.) )