"Demons?" Chief of Staff Zhao and Master Zhang looked at each other and smiled, and said, "Okay, let's go back to Kamchatka in vain, first we saw the Sea Dragon King squirting water, and then the mountain god was angry, and now it's good, even the demons have come out!" The implication is that I don't believe in the devil's claims at all.

Guide Alyosha shook his head and said with a serious face: "Comrade Lieutenant General, we are all materialists, of course there are no demons. But I've heard that Kamchatka has a valley of death, and it's probably in this location. ”

"Death Valley?" Everyone looked at each other, all of them looking confused.

Another Russian guide, Chapaev, said with a look of horror: "Oh my God, Alyosha, is there the legendary Valley of Death?" ”

Alyosha said with a solemn face: "This is not a legend, but something real. Comrade Lieutenant General, please believe me, the Soviet government has sent scientific expeditions and expeditions to investigate on many occasions, but nothing has been found. Ten years ago, one of my uncles used to be a guide for the expedition. ”

Ulyanov couldn't help but ask: "What is the result?" What did they find? ”

A look of pain flashed across Alyosha's face, and he shook his head and said, "I don't know what to do, they haven't come back since. ”

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Alyosha!" Ulyanov said with a guilty face: "I shouldn't have asked that. As he spoke, he patted Alyosha on the shoulder vigorously.

The crowd also bowed their heads. To be honest, it's human instinct to feel a little hairy in my heart and be afraid of the unknown.

Division Commander Zhang Haiyan sighed lightly and asked in a low voice, "Chief of Staff." So what now? ”

Chief of Staff Zhao was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Hmph, I don't believe in this evil." The large army rested in place and stood by, and the reconnaissance company went with me to the Death Valley to reconnoiter on the spot. ”

Zhao Xiaoyang, the commander of the reconnaissance company, hurriedly said: "Chief of staff, let's just go, don't go." We're good at this, and we'll get that Rausch demon back for you when we turn around! ”

Other generals also persuaded Chief of Staff Zhao to stay, after all, his duties were more important, and if something happened, the loss would be great.

Chief of Staff Zhao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, we won't enter the valley first." Just look outside the valley! ”

Several guides, albeit somewhat reluctantly. But I still promised to take them with me. After walking for two hours, they finally came to the northern end of the narrow valley.

Located at the foot of the Kihpinechi volcano and upstream of the Geyser River, this valley is 2 km long and only 100 to 300 m wide. Plumes of smoke from the top of the volcano can be seen in the distance. It's like someone has put a big chimney on it. Due to the high altitude. There is still a thick layer of snow on the mountain. And beneath the snow-capped mountains is the legendary Valley of Death.

The valley is surrounded by steep cliffs. The terrain is rugged and the rocks are craggy. Due to geothermal heat, the canyon is often filled with a light veil of mist. There is a small stream that flows through the valley. The water of the stream is crystal clear, spewing beads and spitting jade, and the sound constantly echoes in the valley.

Occasionally, the bones of animals can be seen on both sides of the stream, but this is not surprising and can be seen in any valley of Kamchatka. After all, in such a desolate place, it is normal for a few animals to die, and it is possible to die of old age, sickness, or be eaten by carnivores.

Interestingly, the western side of the valley is lush and full of life, but the eastern slope of the same valley is bare.

Chief of Staff Zhao walked to the mouth of the valley, observed it carefully, and said with a smile: "What kind of tiger and wolf land should I be, it looks like this!" If it weren't for some demons, the paradise would be nothing more than that. ”

The other generals also breathed a sigh of relief. It's true that there are very few terrains like this in China, but Kamchatka has such terrain, and there are no less than ten of them along the way. I really don't see any murderous intentions.

Ulyanov looked at it with a telescope and said nervously: "But, Mr. Lieutenant General, have you seen even a single living animal?" I think this valley does have a quirk, so you better be careful! ”

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly picked up the binoculars again, and sure enough, no animal was seen anywhere, not even a bird. It's really strange, but Kamchatka is a paradise for wildlife, and terrain like the valley is supposed to have a lot of animals thriving.

"Who's to say no, isn't there an animal?" A sharp-eyed scout suddenly shouted.

Everyone hurriedly followed the direction of his finger, and sure enough, a Kamchatka marmot ran into the valley, and the stream was covered with water bilberries. The red fruit was cute, and the foodie stood up, using his hands and mouth, and soon his cheeks were bulging. It may be that it has eaten too much, and it scratches around its neck with its grip while eating. Everyone couldn't help but laugh, they were all amused by this foodie.

Company Commander Zhao Xiaoyang said: "Isn't this nothing? ”

"yes, even rats are so fat!"

Ulyanov listened to the sweat and hurriedly said: "Well, that's not a mouse, that's a marmot!" ”

"It doesn't matter if it's an otter or not, it's still alive, isn't it? I see demons and all that scare themselves. ”

As soon as Lu Dao's words fell, the marmot suddenly collapsed to the ground, and stopped moving after only a few convulsions. This scene was so sudden that everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

"Look, there's a bear coming!"

A brown bear that was foraging for food staggered over, and when it spotted the bilberry, it also ran over in high spirits. Just as he was about to eat, he found the marmot's corpse again. The bear is an omnivore, and meat and vegetarian food are not taboo, but it prefers to eat meat, so it puts down the water and walks towards the carcass. After sniffing a few times, the brown bear suddenly roared, rubbed its neck, and opened its bloody mouth to nibble on the marmot's carcass. But as soon as his body shook, he slowly softened, and his huge body slowly fell to the side......

"This, this, there are ghosts, there are ghosts!" This situation was so weird that everyone couldn't help but scream.

"Nonsense, broad daylight, where the ghost came from!"

As he spoke, a few more crows flew over. They presumably found the body in the narrow valley and flew over immediately. Before they could take a few pecks, they followed in the footsteps of marmots and brown bears.

The Kamchatka guide, Shekhan, fell to his knees in fright. Holding strange props in his hands, he kept making strange movements, and he didn't know whether he was asking for forgiveness from the demons in the valley, or asking the mountain god to accept the demons.

Company Commander Zhao Xiaoyang's face became very ugly, and he muttered, "Is there really a ghost?" Everyone's hearts were like drumming, and suddenly their mouths became dry, and they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

"To be honest," said the Alyosha guide, "I don't believe in ghosts and demons. But it's clear that there is something deadly hidden in this valley. And it's hard for us to detect and prevent. That's why I suggest you don't take this path for the time being, because the Japanese don't want to come here anyway. ”

Ulyanov agreed: "Mr. Lieutenant General, I think Alyosha's proposal is very reasonable. ”

Chief of Staff Zhao thought for a moment and said, "I think these animals seem to have been poisoned to death, maybe we just need to wear gas masks." ”

"Poisoned?" Ulyanov shook his head and said: "If that's the case." Why are we so close that we have nothing to do? Know that the road comes to us from the valley. There are no forests. There are no mountain beams to stand in the way. But none of us had anything to do! ”

Company Commander Zhao exclaimed: "Could it be that it is far away and the attack is slow!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all felt that it made sense, and they were so frightened that they retreated. Several guards picked up Chief of Staff Zhao and was about to run back. was broken away by Chief of Staff Zhao. He asked the Kamchak guide Shekhan, "Were there any who were killed by demons outside the valley of death?" ”

She hurriedly gestured a few words, looking very excited.

A Russian translator explained: "He said that as long as the creatures don't invade the demon's territory, then it's fine. ”

Chief of Staff Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Company Commander Zhao: "Go, lead a reindeer, no, lead two!" ”

"Chief of Staff, what are you doing with this thing?"

"Oops, why is there so much nonsense, just go if you are told to go!"

The reindeer were quickly pulled over. Chief of Staff Zhao looked at it, pointed to a smaller reindeer and said: Put a gas mask on it.

Company Commander Zhao gestured and said embarrassedly: "This guy's mouth is too long, it's not easy to get it!" ”

"Okay, I still call you? Figure it out for yourself! ”

"Hey, hey!" Company Commander Zhao answered, and found a few soldiers with more skillful hands to transform the gas mask, and finally put it on.

"Tightly, haha!"

"Okay, get them out into the valley!"

"Huh? Be! Quick, all to the valley! ”

The two reindeer were reluctant at first, especially the guy with the gas mask, who was always arching his mouth on the ground and trying to get the mask off. Fortunately, Company Commander Zhao tied them very strongly, and they couldn't arch it off, so they had to give up. However, after seeing the water bilberry in the valley, the two reindeer became excited and rushed to eat. The masked reindeer's mouth was blocked, and he could only watch dryly, anxious.

After a while, the reindeer that had eaten the watery bilberry fell to the ground with a crooked body. The other end was jumping up and down, trying to get the gas mask off his mouth.

Chief of Staff Zhao observed it for a moment and said in a deep voice: "The facts are already very clear, there must be some kind of poisonous gas in the valley, and our gas masks are effective, at least it will be fine for a short time!" ”

Ulyanov praised: "Although some things cannot be explained, you are undoubtedly right. ”

Chief of Staff Zhao's initial reconnaissance did not completely uncover the secrets of Death Valley, and it was not until many years after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War that the state organized a special scientific expedition team to figure it out.

Originally, due to the proximity of the volcano, the valley floor had sulfur-bearing rock formations, some of which were even pure sulfur exposed. Under the action of geothermal energy, a large amount of hydrogen sulfide gas will spill out of the ground. Hydrogen sulfide is a gas that must reach a certain concentration to cause death, so it is generally fine outside the valley, and the gas concentration in the valley is very high.

Moreover, hydrogen sulfide is slightly heavier than air, and most of it accumulates in low-lying areas. Therefore, as soon as the smaller animals enter the valley, they will be poisoned quickly due to the low position of their nose and mouth. Larger animals, although their mouths and noses are high above the ground, can obstruct air convection, thus forming a relatively closed "poison gas mass" in front of them, which can lead to rapid death.

In addition, scientists have also discovered that this valley is not inaccessible all year round. When a strong easterly or northerly wind blows, the toxic gases will be diluted and dissipated, and it is safe to enter and exit. But I don't think anyone wants to try.

Straight to the point. After initially figuring out the reason, Chief of Staff Zhao arranged for several soldiers to stay here to continue to observe and guard. Then he took everyone back to the camp and reported the scene he had just seen to Commander Zhang Haiyan and them.

Zhang Haiyan said curiously: "Chief of Staff, are you planning to let the soldiers wear gas masks through the narrow valley?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhao shook his head and said, "No, this narrow valley is indeed very dangerous, we only observed it at the mouth of the valley, and we don't know what the situation inside is, so we can't let the soldiers take risks." ”

Zhang Haiyan nodded and said, "That's true, after all, our gas masks are not omnipotent." ”

Chief of Staff Zhao smiled slightly. "But I suddenly had an idea." It's to use this Death Valley against the Japanese, what do you think? ”

Master Zhang suddenly realized and hurriedly said, "Do you want to lure the Japanese devils into Death Valley?" After speaking, he asked a little weakly: "Isn't this a violation of international law?" ”

It would have been nothing if it had been left behind, but now there are not only Chinese in the ranks. There are also Koreans (there are a lot of Koreans in the Anti-Japanese Union), Russians, and natives of the Far East. And even the Americans. If you use poison gas to kill people. I'm afraid that it won't sound good.

Chief of Staff Zhao snorted and said, "The little devil didn't use poison gas less when we were fighting in China!" ”

Ulyanov agreed: "We did not make the gas, this is God's punishment!" "Ulyanov is an American citizen. But he was of Russian descent and naturally extremely hostile to Japan. The other Russians and natives had no opinion, and because of the Japanese army's frenzied massacres in the Far East, they were eager to kill all these Japanese devils. As for the Chinese and North Koreans, they will not object.

Chief of Staff Zhao said happily: "Look, international friends say so!" "Since everyone was on the same page, it was decided. With this in mind, the deployment was quickly readjusted.

Early the next morning, a small army quietly appeared at the southern end of Death Valley. They were a reconnaissance company led by Company Commander Zhao Xiaoyang, and the large force was commanded by Chief of Staff Zhao, and they were directly inserted into the left side of the port of Ust-Kamchatsk, and after the main force of the local Japanese army was lured away, they took the opportunity to seize the city.

The method of luring the enemy is still the same as the previous tactics of the Anti-Japanese Federation in the Northeast, which is called "leading the big donkey". The difference is that it used to be drawn into the ambush circle, but now it is led into the valley of death.

Due to the danger in Death Valley, Company Commander Zhao Xiaoyang decided to use the relay method, first let the main force of the company lure the Japanese army out, and then most of the soldiers would hide in advance, and only three soldiers were responsible for luring the enemy into the valley. Of course, this last stick must be passed well, so that the Japanese army cannot see the flaw.

"Xiao Lizi, Da Kui, Lao Gao, it's up to you in a minute, after we bring the little devil over, you will retreat to the valley of death, you must wear a gas mask, but you can't let the little devil see it, lest they have precautions."

"Yes, company commander!"

Company Commander Zhao patted them on the shoulder, and then admonished: "Also, don't go too far, it's dangerous inside, find a place to hide, and come out quickly when you put the little devil down." ”

As he spoke, he handed out three more pills to each of the three of them. This is a general antidote distributed in the base area before departure, which has the effect of eliminating and neutralizing most toxic substances, and can resist the toxic effect and weaken the toxic reaction. However, the concentration of poisonous gas in the valley is too high, and whether it can be prevented depends on two questions, which is better than nothing. The main thing is still to rely on their gas masks.

Bang! With a single gunshot, a Japanese sentry fell in response.

Poof, poof, poof, after taking out the sentries, the reconnaissance company fired a barrage of grenades and 60 mortars at the port of Ust-Kamchatsk. Although it was a random bombardment, this port is very small, and there will always be a time to be blinded. After only a few rounds of bombardment, I heard the Japanese soldiers inside screaming again and again.

Since the invasion of the Far East, the Japanese army has been invincible, how could it have suffered such a blow? So a force was quickly assembled to launch a counterattack. The soldiers of the reconnaissance company scolded and withdrew in their newly learned Russian, so that the Japanese could mistake it for the defeated Russian garrison.

Although the Russian of the soldiers is not very good, and even the Russians may not be able to understand it, most of the Japanese soldiers do not understand the Russian language, and there is probably a little bit of "hairy bear" flavor. And even if there are so many Japanese soldiers who can understand Russian, it doesn't matter, most of them still think that it is a Russian dialect, how can they not think of the Chinese.

"Did the devil attract it?"

"Here, company commander, I'm afraid there are seven or eight hundred!"

"Wow, that's a lot! Hehe, wait a minute, chief of staff, I'm afraid they're going to take an empty city! ”

One of the soldiers in charge of observation suddenly shouted: "Report to the company commander, the enemy has brought a guide!" ”

"Wizard?" Company Commander Zhao hurriedly observed it with a periscope, and sure enough, a group of Japanese soldiers was mixed with a Russian "hairy bear", well, well, it was difficult to see it, because the Japanese soldiers around him were half a cut shorter than him, and it was perfect to stand out from the crowd here.

"Phew, Bai has grown so big, and he actually led the way for the Japanese devils!"

Alyosha defended his compatriots: "Maybe he was just forced!" ”

Company Commander Zhao ordered: "Inform Xiao Lizi of them, and kill that Russian immediately!" ”

Alyosha hurriedly said: "For what? You can't do that, he's probably innocent! ”

Company Commander Zhao said in a deep voice: "Even if he is innocent, we must do this, because he is likely to know the secret of Death Valley, and maybe even tell the Japanese." The stakes are high, I can't take this risk! ”

Alyosha was stunned for a moment and asked, "But what if he has already said it?" ”

Company Commander Zhao said angrily: "Then he deserves to die even more!" "If you want to ask the officers and soldiers from the Anti-Japanese Federation what they hate the most, it is definitely not devils and traitors, but traitors. It can be said that most of the backbone of the Anti-Japanese Federation were killed by traitors, and history also includes leaders such as Commander Yang and Commander Zhao. Therefore, as soon as Company Commander Zhao saw the Russian "leading party", a wave of anger rose straight to his head.

……

"Yaga, despicable Russian!"

"Kill, give!"

The angry Japanese army quickly chased after them, and at this time the rest of the reconnaissance company was already hidden, and the next "donkey task" would be completed by Xiao Lizi and the three of them.

Xiao Lizi looked at it and ordered: "Da Kui's marksmanship is the best, hit the head, the two of us hit the chest, and kill this two devils who led the way together!" ”

Da Kui and Lao Gao didn't speak, but silently clenched their guns, and the Russian in the scope was already clearly visible.

"Hit!"

Bang! With Xiao Lizi's order, three rifles were fired at the same time, and the fiery bullets roared out instantly. As long as one bullet hits the target, that Russian will surely die!

Unfortunately, the accident happened at this time. The Japanese soldier who followed behind probably thought he was walking too slowly, and suddenly pushed him hard. As a result, the Russian tripped over something, stumbled and fell to the ground. It was too late, but it was fast, and three bullets flew right in, piercing several Japanese soldiers in front and behind in an instant. Of course, that also includes the guy who pushed people just now.

When the Japanese commander saw that the three tracks were pointing to the position of the Russian "leading party", his face could not help but change, and he shouted: "Quick, protect him!" (To be continued......)

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