On the second day after Qingchen reported the information obtained from this outing to the Ministry of Intelligence, Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin, and others, on the afternoon of March 29, the sixth year of the calendar, Qian Yuanshan and Zeng Zhilin rushed to the "Qingyuan".

Qian and Zeng met Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin in the small conference room, and after reading the reconnaissance report written by Qingchen overnight, they went to the office of the intelligence department with Wang and Zhang to personally listen to Qingchen, who was already waiting there, report the relevant situation again. Moreover, unlike the separate report made by Qingchen the day before, today Zhang Xiaofei also recruited the relevant agents who were responsible for conducting reconnaissance and reconnaissance in the northwest and due north directions, and they reported the situation in those two directions to the Military Department, the Intelligence Department, and Wang and Zhang in person.

Due to the increase in the number of reporting personnel, Qian and Zeng raised a lot of questions in the reporting process, so the report of the day was much longer than the previous day. It was carried out from early afternoon until it was dark, and it was basically over. However, although Qingchen and others gave a detailed report on the process of reconnaissance and investigation over the past 20 days and the various situations they had discovered during the reconnaissance and investigation, Qian Yuanshan and Zeng Zhilin, who were directly responsible for the "tempering operation" that was about to begin, still felt that the information was not comprehensive enough.

Of course, the reason why Qian and Zeng feel this way is not because Qingchen and the others did not work hard, nor because Qian and Zeng were too picky, but because there were some deviations in the focus of intelligence on both sides. As soldiers, Qian and Zeng pay more attention to each other's numbers, equipment, personnel quality, combat effectiveness, the terrain where the cottage is located, the defense measures of the cottage, and so on. As for the ordinary people Qingchen and the agents of the original censorship department, as well as the rangers who have only engaged in small-scale fights and lack regular combat experience, their focus is far less comprehensive than that of the two of them. For them, being able to figure out the opponent's numbers, equipment, personnel quality, and so on is already considered to have completed the task, and many combat-related contents have been ignored by them -- in fact, this is also related to the fact that the rangers who participated in this reconnaissance and exploration operation are all locals who are familiar with the road, and Chang Shengjun and some former soldiers of the Northern Han Army who joined the pioneer battalion with him did not participate.

Because of the above-mentioned flaws, in a sense, the reconnaissance and reconnaissance operation was not a complete success. However, considering that the agents involved were all non-professionals, Qian and Zeng did not express any dissatisfaction with this unsuccessful reconnaissance and investigation, but tactfully pointed out to Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin, Zhang Xiaofei, and others that the intelligence department's investigation of the enemy situation was not comprehensive enough, and the information obtained was not enough to support the military department in formulating relevant operational tasks. Therefore, the Ministry of Military Affairs suggested that another supplementary reconnaissance should be carried out on the three large-scale cottages reported by the dust cleaner, so as to obtain more information to facilitate the formulation of relevant operations.

Regarding the demands of Qian and Zeng, both the Ministry of Intelligence and Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin gave unconditional support. In particular, Zhang Xiaofei, because she knew very well that Qian and Zeng said this to save face for herself, she even said that the Ministry of Intelligence would definitely provide all-round support to the Ministry of Military Affairs and assist the Ministry of Military Affairs in successfully completing this supplementary reconnaissance mission.

Subsequently, the group studied together a specific plan for conducting supplementary reconnaissance -- this time the reconnaissance team was personally led by Qian Yuanshan and accompanied by Muter, Qingchen, and several members of the intelligence department who had participated in the last reconnaissance operation. At the same time, according to Zeng Zhilin's suggestion, Chang Shengjun and several veterans of the Northern Han Army will also participate in this supplementary reconnaissance. In addition, in order to make the operations of the reconnaissance detachment more convenient, this supplementary reconnaissance will also carry some modern observation equipment.

On the second day, that is, on the first day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, they returned to the "Feilong Village" with Qingchen and several agents of the Intelligence Department to make preparations for supplementary reconnaissance -- the "Feilong Village" was closer to the first stop of the supplementary reconnaissance, "Baihua Village."

After a day of preparation, early in the morning of the third day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, Qian Yuanshan left the "Feilong Village" with the reconnaissance team and went straight to Baihua Mountain, which was more than 100 miles away. Qian Yuanshan and the others not only brought military binoculars, infrared night vision devices, and other modern observation equipment, but also two digital cameras so that they could record certain terrain and features that were extremely important but not easy to draw on paper when necessary. ,

Because there were mountain roads along the way, it took a little more than two days for the reconnaissance detachment to arrive at the foot of Baihua Mountain, where the "Baihua Village" is located, on the afternoon of the fifth day of the fourth lunar month. Under the leadership of the agents of the Dust Clearing and Intelligence Department, who are familiar with the terrain here, the team chose a relatively secluded mountain col as their camp. Some of them set up tents and prepared dinner, while others set up a cordon around the campsite and set up nooses and bells to prevent anyone from attacking.

While everyone was busy preparing for the camp, Qian Yuanshan called Mutel and Qingchen to his side and said, "It's not early now, even if you start going up the mountain now, I'm afraid you won't be able to reach the 'Baihua Village' before dark." In this case, let's just wait a little longer, wait until the sky is about to get dark, and then act, and use the cover of darkness to get close or even enter the village to reconnoitre, so that we may be able to receive a more haode effect. ”

Muttel naturally understood that Qian Yuanshan did this in order to give full play to the advantages of the traversal crowd in night vision, so he nodded again and again at Qian Yuanshan's suggestion and agreed. But Qingchen next to him didn't understand the reason, and he couldn't understand that the two uncles of Weishenme didn't act in broad daylight, and they had to wait until it was dark and they couldn't see anything at night before going up the mountain.

Qian Yuanshan saw the incomprehension and hesitation on Qingchen's face, patted Qingchen's shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, nephew, you will naturally understand the reason why I did this when the time comes." ”

After listening to Qian Yuanshan's words, although Qingchen was still confused and didn't know why, since Uncle Shi had already said so, he had no choice but to put the doubt in his stomach, wait patiently until it was dark, and then see what magic the two uncles had to solve the night.

In the evening, after everyone had eaten dinner, Qian Yuanshan instructed Chang Shengjun to lead the other agents to stay in the camp and wait, and he and Mutel carried the necessary equipment, and under the guidance of Qingchen, they left the camp with a touch of afterglow of the sunset, and hurried towards the top of Baihua Mountain.

Because Qian Yuanshan and the other three are all strong martial artists, although the mountain road is winding and difficult to walk, the three of them are still walking like flying. Watching the three of them disappear from their field of vision at an incredible speed, the members of the squad who stayed in the camp couldn't help but sigh in praise.

It's a pity that Qingchen really couldn't understand what good way the two uncles could observe the enemy village in the dark night, so he walked fast when leading the way in front, hoping to reach the "Baihua Village" when it was not too dark, so as not to let the three of them run in vain, so he didn't hear these praises from everyone at all.

However, no matter how fast the dust clears the way, it is not as fast as it gets dark. It had been less than half an hour since the three of them walked out, and according to the distance, they had only walked about a third of the way, and the sky was already getting dark. Rao is accustomed to walking at night like Qingchen, and when he travels through the rugged mountains of this road, he has to slow down his pace to avoid unnecessary danger. In this way, it is impossible for Qingchen to reach the "Baihua Village" before it gets completely dark.

After the three of them walked like this for a while, it was completely dark. Since it was the beginning of the month, and the moon in the sky only had a crooked crescent, which could not light the way for them at all, Qingchen, who could not see the road clearly, suggested to Qian and Mu if they could light a small torch. In this way, you can not only illuminate the mountain road under your feet, but also prevent it from being discovered by the minions patrolling the mountain on the other side too early.

Qian Yuanshan did not accept Qingchen's suggestion. In his opinion, it was already completely dark at this time, and even if the torches were small, they could still be seen from a long distance, which was not conducive to the three of them to meet the enemy in concealment. Especially according to the distance calculation, this is not far from the "Baihua Village", and it should have entered the patrol range of the minions in the village, and the three of them need to be extra careful. After all, Qian Yuanshan had the intention of entering the village to reconnoitre, if he was discovered by the other party before he got close to the cottage, this trip would be in vain.

Qian Yuanshan's answer made Qingchen incomprehensible, he didn't understand how it was possible to walk on the mountain road without lighting a torch in such a dark night. However, he soon learned the answer. Because just when he was puzzled, Qian Yuanshan confidently asked Muttel to untie the backpack on his back, took out three strange things from it, and handed one of them to him, saying, "If you take this with you, you won't be afraid that you won't be able to see the road clearly." After speaking, Qian Yuanshan handed another one to Muttle, and then put the strange object in his hand on his head, and turned the two cylinders on it to align his eyes. ,

Although Qingchen didn't understand what this thing was, he still followed Qian Yuanshan's method to put this strange object on his head. It's a pity that because he doesn't understand the structure of this thing, the way Qingchen put it on his head is not correct, and as a result, he didn't put it on after a long time. zuihou, it was Muttel who came to help him.

As Muttel twisted the two cylinders that were originally xiangshang and aimed them at Qingchen's eyes, the self-proclaimed well-informed Taoist righteous hero was immediately stunned. If it weren't for the fear of not being heard by the enemy, this guy would probably have jumped up with a scream. However, at this time, although he neither screamed nor jumped, his heart was completely shocked. Because, through the two cylinders in front of him, he could not only see the road under his feet, but also the outline of the trees and rocks dozens of feet away. Although the images in the cylinder are not as clear as in the daytime, and the colors are completely different from those of the trees and rocks, there is no problem in identifying the road.

Perhaps knowing that Qingchen was full of questions at this time, Qian Yuanshan patted him on the shoulder without waiting for him to ask, and said, "Don't be surprised, this thing is called night vision goggles, and it is a delicate tool invented and manufactured by skilled craftsmen in overseas island countries that can see things in the dark. When I returned to Middle-earth, I originally brought a lot of them, but unfortunately I lost a lot of them after encountering wind and waves on the way, and only these three were usable. The reason why I said that I would not go up the mountain until it was dark was because I had this thing on my body, not only was I not afraid of the vast night, but I could use the darkness as a cover to enter the cottage to find out the enemy's reality. ”

Although Qian Yuanshan did not explain the principle of the night vision device to Qingchen, the sentence "invented and manufactured by overseas skilled craftsmen" was enough to sweep away all the doubts in Qingchen's mind. For Qingchen, since he knows that this is an overseas island country, there is no need to delve into its mechanism. Because he knew very well that even if the two uncles told him the mystery, he would not be able to understand it. Rather than messing around with your own head, it's better to just know what it's for.

Therefore, after listening to Qian Yuanshan's simple explanation, Qingchen nodded and said: "Overseas craftsmen are really smart and wise people, and they can actually create such magical objects. With the help of this thing, we will not be afraid no matter how dark it is. ”

Qian Yuanshan also nodded and said, "Yes, many skilled craftsmen overseas are people with great wisdom. There, these capable craftsmen are very respected. Not only ordinary people, but even important ministers of the court and even the king of a country are also respectful to them, and their status is far from being comparable to that of the craftsmen of Middle-earth. ”

Speaking of this, Qian Yuanshan paused slightly, and said with some emotion: "Although this thing is magical, it is not a magic skill in overseas island countries. There's a lot more amazing and more powerful for people there. It's a pity that no matter how smart and wise a person is, he is extremely small in front of nature. In the face of that kind of catastrophe, there is no chance to resist except to escape and wait for death. ”

At this time, Qian Yuanshan couldn't help but think of his relatives and friends in his previous life, and he sighed in his heart. Fortunately, Muttel next to him saw that his mood fluctuated and hurriedly persuaded him, so that his mood gradually calmed down.

After calming down slightly, Qian Yuanshan said: "I don't know what happened recently, but I always feel some emotion from time to time. If it weren't for the timely persuasion of the thirty-fifth brother, he almost missed a major incident for his brother. Well, don't want those useless anymore. ”

As he spoke, he turned to Qingchen and instructed, "Although this object can see things at night, what you see can't be compared to daylight after all, so it may take some time for those who haven't used it to get used to it." Virtuous nephew, you take him on a walk, and be careful at first. After all, we are walking on a mountain road, which is far more dangerous than a flat road. ”

Hearing this, Qingchen hurriedly hugged his fist to Qian Yuanshan and said, "Thank you Uncle for reminding me, my little nephew can save it." ”

After saying that, Qingchen turned around and continued to walk in the direction of the top of the mountain. It's just that at this time, he walked much slower than when he first started to go up the mountain, and his walking posture was much more careful. It wasn't until he felt that he had become accustomed to this magical object that he gradually picked up his pace.

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