PS: It's the middle of the month, ask for a monthly pass!

"Matsuda-kun, hard work!" Masao Ikeda, who had finished the military meeting, took office directly, left his gendarmerie behind, and took his adjutant to Qiligang first.

The Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters mobilized a brigade, a cavalry squadron, and an infantry artillery squadron to conduct a dragnet search and suppression in the Qinglongshan area.

With 1,500 troops, it can be said that it was a small-scale battle.

The first task is to find the pilot who parachuted after the plane exploded, and then it is to besiege and kill the "Yaksha" who fled into the Qinglong Mountain area.

The "Yaksha" attacked the Daxiaochang airfield, hijacked the pilots, and stole a large amount of supplies, and both the dispatch command and the intelligence department judged that this must be the main force of the "Yaksha".

According to the information they have, there are about three hundred fighters of the Yakshas, and they attacked the airfield and created such a big incident.

I'm afraid that it can only be done if all the staff are dispatched.

Therefore, this time, the Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters made up its mind and sent a round-up team of thousands of troops to complete the "Yaksha" in one battle.

Only Masao Ikeda personally inspected the scene, and he came to a completely different conclusion from that of the Dispatch Command and the intelligence services.

But he didn't dare to say it at the meeting, because no one believed him when he said it.

Those high-ranking generals have long been accustomed to flattery, and they only trust their own judgment, and Nasa Shigemoto, as the head of the intelligence department, is actually so arrogant that he does not have a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Yakshas.

They don't even want to carefully analyze the process of each action of the "Yakshas", and the simple man-made is just a resistance force.

No wonder the empire is so powerful under "force". Actually helpless with a small "yaksha". Instead, let it continue to kill. Do more to disgrace the Empire.

"Ikeda-kun, I didn't expect the headquarters to send you to preside over this encirclement and suppression operation." Captain Matsuda, the captain of the third brigade of the 33rd Wing, said with some surprise.

"Was Matsuda-kun surprised?" Masao Ikeda smiled bitterly.

"No, Ikeda-kun, please, my headquarters is located in the ancestral hall in the village." Matsuda shook his head slightly, and made a "please" gesture.

"Matsuda-kun, tell me about your troop arrangement." Entering the headquarters, Masao Ikeda takes off his coat and gloves. Straight to the point.

"I divided my brigade into three routes, respectively from the Wild Wolf Valley in the east, the lower village in the west, and the Qiligang in the middle road, that is, the village where we are located, into the Qinglong Mountain area, and the three roads advanced together, echoing each other, and carrying out a dragnet search and arrest of the entire Qinglong Mountain area."

Ikeda was silent, if it was really the main force of the "Yaksha" entering Qinglong Mountain. Matsuda's three-way strategy is completely an act of sending people to death.

"What about distance?"

"The headquarters is eight kilometers from the Wild Wolf Valley and six kilometers from the upper village. In the event of a battle on any road, at least one of them can arrive within half an hour for reinforcements. ”

"Matsuda-kun is overly optimistic." Masao Ikeda said, "The fighting style of the Yaksha is swift and decisive, and I am afraid that before you can go for reinforcements, they will either solve the battle or have already withdrawn from the battlefield." ”

"It's unlikely, a squadron of my Imperial Army, even if it is besieged by a division of the Zhi Army, can hold out for at least half a day?" Matsuda shook his head.

"Matsuda-kun, do you know how many people are in front of you in the main force of the 'Yaksha'?"

"According to intelligence, it is said that there are at least two hundred people."

"Two hundred, even if you add up our captured pilots and ground crews, it won't exceed this number." Ikeda chuckled.

"What, so little?" Matsuda was surprised.

"Those people in the intelligence department, they really think they have found the main force of 'Yaksha', this is just one of their combat teams!" Ikeda said slowly.

"A combat squad is so powerful?" Matsuda gasped.

"This is not an ordinary combat squad, this is the most elite squad within the 'Yaksha', this squad is personally commanded by Leng Feng, the leader of the Yaksha, and its combat effectiveness is very strong, if the Chinese army has the combat effectiveness of this squad, the empire wants to conquer China, it is almost a dream, fortunately, there are not many of them." Masao Ikeda said.

"Ikeda-kun, how do you know so clearly?"

"I also fought with them, relying on the clues left at the scene to analyze, in fact, I don't have accurate information, our intelligence department is a little inefficient, for the 'Yaksha', the Chinese side has taken the strictest protection measures, for a while it is difficult for us to get accurate information." Masao Ikeda sighed.

"Ikeda-kun, what are we going to do then?"

"Strengthen the troops, one brigade is not enough, I plan to ask the division commander to transfer another brigade from the city, plus my gendarmerie, to surround Qinglong Mountain to the death!" Masao Ikeda said.

"So many troops, just around like this?" Captain Matsuda's eyes fell out in surprise.

"Block all the roads into the mountains, I'm going to force these people out on their own!"

"Force it out, Ikeda-kun, I don't quite understand what you mean?"

"It's the cold winter month, they can't get food through hunting, there is no shortage of water in the mountains, but there is a shortage of food, although they took some food supplies from the airport, according to my judgment, this food is enough for them to support for about a week, so we don't need to go into the mountains to search, we just need to guard the passage in and out, and they will come out by themselves at that time." Masao Ikeda said.

"In this case, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the headquarters to explain?"

"I don't know that His Excellency the Commander only gave me ten days, and if the 'Yaksha' does not appear within these ten days, I will be removed from my post and investigated, and even ordered to cut my stomach!" Masao Ikeda said.

"Ikeda-kun, how sure are you in your judgment?"

"At least six or seven percent, but I don't know if God will give me this opportunity." Masao Ikeda lamented that His Excellency the Commander of Asakanomiya was anxious to take the head of the "Yaksha" to the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor.

If you can't catch the "Nakshatra" in a short time, I don't know how many people will be unlucky because of it. It can even cost you your life.

"And. All nearby villages must be controlled. If you can't do it, ......"

Ikeda's meaning is obvious, that is, to slaughter the village, not to give any of the "Yakshas" a chance to find a "guide", without a guide, these dozens of square kilometers of mountainous areas, as well as large areas of primeval forest, the gods will not be able to get out if they enter it.

"Ikeda-kun, there was an army of Shina that entered the Qinglongshan area before. After entering, he did not come out again, and the Sixth Division chased after him, almost lost his way and couldn't get out, and stayed outside for a week. Matsuda Road.

"Is there such a thing?"

"I saw in the battle briefing of the 6th Division that this branch of the army is quite numerous, but it is poorly equipped, with big swords and spears, and it is wearing straw sandals!"

"Sichuan Legion!"

"It should be, the Sichuan army fought very bravely with the imperial army in Shanghai, I didn't expect that a Sichuan army would fall in this Qinglong Mountain?" Masao Ikeda muttered to himself. It's a bit sluggish.

"How many days?"

"It's been almost half a month."

"Half a month, according to the calculation of the logistics supply of the Chinese army. They should have run out of food a long time ago, didn't they send someone in to look for it? Masao Ikeda asked curiously.

"It should have been sent, but then the Sixth Division withdrew, and it is estimated that no more people were sent to look for it."

"Matsuda-kun, we better be mentally prepared, we are facing a cunning and murderous enemy, his wisdom and reaction are beyond our imagination, as long as one wrong step, you and I will be doomed."

"Ikeda-kun, listening to your words is a bit of a morale boost for others and destroy your own prestige?"

"I remember your deputy, Second Lieutenant Takeshi Noda, who died at the hands of the 'Yaksha', right?" Masao Ikeda bends.

"Yes, Ikeda-kun remembers this?"

"Noda-kun is a hero of the empire, how could I not remember, the third team has fought against the 'Yaksha', Matsuda-kun shouldn't be so optimistic."

"Yes, my soldiers are very scared when they hear the word 'Yaksha' now, so for this mission, many people are resistant and unwilling in their hearts, but the military order is like a mountain, and we can only obey the military order." Matsuda said helplessly.

"Yes, so are my men."

"Ikeda-kun, I don't have any food or drinks here, so you can just eat a little bit."

"Matsuda-kun is polite, I don't have any taste for anything I eat now, as long as I can fill my stomach." Masao Ikeda smiled sadly.

"Please!"

After a brief meal, Ikeda Masao said: "Matsuda-kun, use the radio to contact your troops, when you sleep at night, you must hold my weapon in your hand, 'Yaksha' is good at night combat sneak attacks, they can silently sneak into your side, but you haven't found out yet, so, the vigilance of the camp must not be relaxed, are there military dogs?" ”

"Yes!"

"Military dogs have a stronger sense of smell and hearing than humans, so once a military dog moves, you have to be vigilant, understand?"

"Got it!"

"Also, from tomorrow onwards, the cavalry will patrol the main mountain roads without interruption, and if there is any abnormality, just note the position below, and do not act without permission."

"Why is that?"

"Our opponent is too cunning, we can only use stupid methods, with static braking, to force them to come out on their own, instead of us going to him." Ikeda explains.

"Understood." Matsuda nodded, this is exactly what he wanted, his third brigade suffered a lot of losses during the siege, although the troops were replenished later, but the combat effectiveness was not as good as before.

He really didn't want his men to die in needless battles.

"Tonight and tomorrow morning are the most dangerous times, as long as we get through it safely, everything will be fine." Masao Ikeda said.

Matsuda didn't know why Ikeda was so pessimistic, or rather worried, that he couldn't help but feel a little hairy, as if something was really going to happen.

Anyway, there was nothing wrong with being cautious, so Matsuda did as Ikeda told him to do, and sent a telegram to Second Lieutenant Muguchi in Wolf Valley and Second Lieutenant Kikuchi in Shimomura, telling them to be careful.

After walking for about three hours, Leng Feng and his party saw the tightly blocked passage.

There were also sapper shovels scattered on the ground, as well as large chopped blades.

Passing by a cave, they also saw stone mounds, which were the graves of the Sichuan army brothers who died of starvation or exhaustion.

"Here, in order to open up this road, more than 300 of us died, and the most likely thing is that there is no choice but to find another way out!" Wu Xinhua was a little emotional.

"Didn't you send someone to look for a new exit in the first place, the air here is not stuffy, which means that there must be an exit." Leng Feng asked.

"Why not, we are beating stones, digging passages, and sending people to find a way out, but unfortunately, there is no good news." Wu Xinhua sighed.

"Time is running out, punch holes, plant explosives and detonators, and hope God bless us!" Leng Feng commanded.

"Yes!"

"Boom!" After a slight explosion, the boulder blocking the road was blown apart, Wang Bin and Yao Heizi took people and quickly stepped forward to clean up, and after a quarter of an hour, a section was cleaned up!

Keep blasting, clean up!

In this way, after four consecutive blasts, the good news finally came, and the front seemed to be clear.

Clear a passable path, and the team immediately crosses it.

It's just a road of seven or eight meters, but separated by a heavy life and death, in fact, they have already cleared out two-thirds of the blocked stones, if they work harder, they may have escaped a long time ago.

"Brother Wu, how far away is it from the exit?"

"It's very close, and it will take you half an hour at most to get out of here." Wu Xinhua said excitedly.

"Okay, everyone, hurry up, let's go to the exit and rest!" Leng Feng waved his hand and took the lead in cooking crutches and walked forward. (To be continued.) )