It was completely dark.

After barely eating two rice balls, a guard carefully patrolled the perimeter of the camp to make sure that every guard post was safe enough.

Back at the humble tent, Squadron Leader Captain Takada brought him a bowl of hot porridge. A guard took a few sips and drank it, and suddenly burst into tears when he looked at the empty bowl.

"Shao Zuo ......!"

Captain Takada was taken aback, thinking that His Excellency, the captain who was very resolute and brave in their minds, was about to collapse. Could it be that it was because of the continuous failures and the non-stop setbacks during the day that his self-esteem was finally unbearable?

Ichibu shook his head slightly: "I'm lamenting the hardships of the Imperial soldiers. You see, for the sake of His Majesty's great cause, the subjects of the empire took out a single force to support the army. But even so, we still lack enough food supplies. The warriors who charged ahead couldn't eat a bite of hot food, and I don't know how long this hardship would last. It's really touching to have to fight so hard! ”

Captain Takada was infected at the time, his eyes were red, and he nodded vigorously: "Shao Zuo is so right!" But rest assured, we won't be overwhelmed by hardships. As long as the Qing State is defeated, the empire will be able to usher in a bright and prosperous future. This qiē sacrifice is worth it! ”

Their conversation, intentionally or unintentionally, was heard by the soldiers around them. For a while, many people were moved to tears.

The current Japanese Army is really difficult and embarrassed. Most of the financial allocations were given to the navy to buy warships, and it was difficult to even equip them with new rifles and replenish enough ammunition.

And the troops fighting in Goryeo. The logistics are even tougher. Since departure. Grain that everyone carries. It is barely guaranteed to fill the stomach. Don't think about meat or anything like that, let alone hot dishes.

Originally, they planned to collect grain on the spot, but it turned out that the Koreans did not welcome them at all. Even if they came under the great slogan of "helping Goryeo enter the civilized country", they could not find many people who were willing to help. Grain? Absolutely not give, vegetables, meat and eggs? We Koreans only like kimchi - they don't either.

Even if the people who helped transport the supplies and forced them to come with bayonets, they would run away if they were not careful.

Poor countryside, barren mountains and mountains. The Japanese army was not familiar with the terrain, so they had nowhere to find it.

So, along the way, don't mention the hardships. Right now, the advance team of a family guard can drink a sip of hot soup with a little salt in it, which is already the best food. Speaking of which, it was really full of tears.

Of course, it can make His Excellency Shao Zuo so moved. It is not ruled out that he is playing bitter tricks. These days, the troops he led have been suffering heavy casualties. Personal prestige has long fallen to the bottom. Suppression by official authority alone is no longer enough to convince the public. Now that he is facing an enemy who is facing unprecedented danger, he can only use this method to unite the morale of the army.

Simply low-class civilian-born soldiers are easily fooled. He dropped a few drops of horse urine, and almost consumed the resentment that had accumulated over the day.

Wiping his face, a household guard continued to look around.

Captain Takada took the initiative to explain: "Shaozo is worried about the safety of our night camp? You can rest assured that we've scouted in detail. There is no angle around the camp from which to attack remotely. Even if they are touched below, they will have to feint, and it will be difficult. ”

They were all soldiers who had passed through the riverside and were apprehensive of the enemy's terrible artillery attack. Now that you are forced to sleep in the mountains, how can you not be 100% careful?

Ichito himself thinks so.

Behind the camp is a steep and towering mountain wall, with few angles to climb, so you don't have to worry about being bombed overhead.

The wings are fanning outwards of mountains, and the sentinels are condescending and can monitor more than a kilometer of open area. Without the protection of vegetation, no one can touch it.

Although the terrain is complex, there is a cliff-like uplift and fold in front of it. If the other party wants to rush up, it will not only be difficult, but it will also be blocked head-on. Want to shoot here? But because of the obscuration of the steep slope, he could not aim. It's really a good place to attack, retreat, and defend.

Ichibei thought that even a howitzer with a tortuous trajectory would be very difficult to hit here. What's more, the surrounding highlands seem to be unable to transport heavy artillery carriages at all.

It was a painstaking effort to find such a place in a hurry.

The entire squadron of Japanese troops was also very tired at the end of the day, and it didn't take long for most of them, except for those on duty, to curl up in blankets and fall asleep.

In the mountains, peace and tranquility seem to have been restored. The strange cries of night owls, the wails of wild beasts, and the sound of various insects are intertwined into a lively atmosphere.

A household guard used his brain excessively, and at this time, his whole body relaxed, and his sleepiness surged, and he couldn't resist it a little.

But somehow, he always felt that something didn't come to mind. In my heart, there is always a voice calling. What he shouted, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't hear clearly. Until a pitch-black figure came out of the vast smoke like a ghost, and the boundless darkness was splashed like a cloak behind him, rolling forward, devouring his humble .......

"Ahh

A scream blurted out. A family guard sat up straight, sweating profusely, and his heart was pounding. He subconsciously grabbed the war knife and pulled it out, and the blade rushed forward and shook it fiercely, and the dazzling cold light made his brain shake violently.

It turned out to be a dream!

A soldier rushed in outside, and when he saw his posture, he hurriedly asked, "Shaozuo, what happened?" ”

A household guard felt embarrassed, put his knife into the sheath, and shook his head: "It's okay. ”

He couldn't say that he had a nightmare, was frightened, and actually screamed? However, the barracks are the most bloody places, and sleeping here can give you nightmares...... Something doesn't seem right!

It can't be said that Japanese devils are superstitious, which in itself is a very abnormal thing.

A household guard took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and the time had only passed four hours. If you call the soldiers up, not only will the previous rest be in vain, but I am afraid that the next day will not be energetic.

But he couldn't sleep himself, so he simply walked out of the tent with his knife and walked to the outlying sentry.

At this moment, a strange whistling sound was heard in the sky, followed by a cannonball hitting the tent and exploding!

The blazing flash illuminated the hidden valley in an instant, and the surging air waves slapped fiercely on the back of a family guard from behind!

As soon as he lifted one leg off the ground, he immediately fell to the ground with a dog eating, and two of his front teeth were knocked off on the spot by a fist-sized stone. A piece of artillery shell fragmented against the back of the head and tore off a piece of his scalp, and by the way, beat his military hat to shreds!

The soldier who was a few meters behind him was not so lucky, and his limbs were blown up on the spot, and he flew a few meters in the air, and he landed with only one breath left.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

The sober sentry screamed and blew the whistle hard.

But it's too late! Mortars that hit suddenly, followed by a continuous stream of shells falling here!

On the steep hillside more than a kilometer away, at a high point that could only accommodate a few people standing side by side, two mortars almost clubbed in front of the stone wall, and they continued to erupt deadly shells one after another!

It was true that there was no way to tow up the gun carriage or set up a gun emplacement, but that did not prevent the disassembly of the three mortars.

After waiting for a long time, all the parts and shells that were manually carried on their backs suddenly erupted, and in one breath, all the ammunition carried by the entire reconnaissance detachment was exhausted!

More than a dozen anti-personnel grenades fell in the camp one after another, exploding one after another, forming a dense killing zone with a diameter of more than 100 meters! In the dazzling flash, the simple tents were tore apart in response, and the Japanese soldiers who were still asleep were flying flesh and blood, and their intestines were rotten!

A soldier's face was numb, he covered his head and tried to turn up, and his eyes were suddenly stabbed by the sudden flash!

Cannonballs unleash their terrible destructive power unleashed unscrupulously in the surroundings! The torn tents, the flesh and blood that were blown up, and the sand that rose up, rolled up in the raging waves, suddenly tossed back and forth to the east and then to the west.

The fragments of branches and leaves, stained with blood, seemed to be swept by the autumn wind, splashed down indiscriminately, and covered a family of guards.

His Excellency Shao Zuo's head was blank, and the explosion sounded like a thick layer of cowhide isolating, buzzing and muffling, stabbing his eyelids again and again.

The whole bombing process lasted not a minute. But in his feelings, it was as if there was an hour!

It wasn't until a soldier found the place, pulled him out of the sand and leaves, and called out with concern, that a family guard came to his senses.

He violently pushed away the soldiers who were supporting, and threw himself into the shallow crater of the explosion with bloodshot eyes, and saw the tragic scene of an entire tent being blown to pieces, and a squad of soldiers being reimbursed for most of it, and his heart seemed to be ruthlessly grabbed by a big cold hand.

Looking up and around, at least half of the messy bombing sites were within the range of the camp's tents, and as far as the eye could see, half of the people seemed to be wailing and struggling in the fireworks.

Miserable, very miserable!

On the hillside in the distance, Kong Guanghan led people to calmly disassemble the mortar, and left.

Here, a family guard worked for more than an hour, and it was finally determined that only about 20 soldiers were killed by the bombing, but as many as 50 were injured.

It can be said that the strength of a squad is reimbursed. Coupled with the number of casualties who were attacked by cold guns and thunder during the day, the total number of people actually exceeded 100!

There are only about 200 people in his squadron, and the four achievements are gone.

"Yaga! Damn it! Bastard! Shameless! ”

A household guard angrily drew his knife and slashed horizontally and vertically in all directions, the blade swishing through the air, the cold light was cold, and the killing was incomparable.

But this does not bring the slightest damage to the enemy. He still had to face the remaining 100 or so terrified soldiers. At this time, if someone comes to attack, they don't know how much courage they have left to resist. (To be continued......)

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