Although they had gone to bed late the day before, on the morning of the sixth day of the fourth lunar month, Qian Yuanshan, Mutel, and Qingchen still got up very early. After simply eating some dry food for breakfast, the three of them and Chang Shengjun got together again to discuss, and decided that in addition to sending two soldiers to stay and guard the camp, the other team members were organized into three groups, with Mutel and Chang Shengjun leading one group, and Qian Yuanshan and Qingchen each bringing one group, to conduct another daytime reconnaissance of the "Baihua Village" from different directions. At the same time, the four of them also agreed that if they were discovered by the enemy, they would immediately retreat and never fall in love. For this reason, Qian Yuanshan demanded that all those involved in the reconnaissance carry with them a few small bombs made by the Weapons Section -- a cartridge-type improvised explosive device made of black powder and a new type of detonator with steel balls inside, and when they were used, they only needed to smash the bottom end into a sharp, hard object and throw it at the enemy within three seconds -- and he also made it clear that if they encountered the enemy, they would drop bombs. This will not only deter the enemy and buy you time to retreat, but also warn the other two sides that they will also be ready to retreat.

After deciding on the reconnaissance jihua, everyone began to prepare. Since this was a daytime reconnaissance, Qian Yuanshan and Muttel also specially put on the camouflage uniforms they wore when they crossed to reduce the chance of being discovered by the enemy. Seeing Qian and Mu wearing such a colorful and strange costume, Chang Shengjun came over curiously and asked, "Eleventh Master, Thirty-fifth Master, what kind of clothes is this, why does it look so weird, and it is dyed colorful?" ”

Qian Yuanshan explained while sorting out his clothes: "This kind of clothing is called camouflage combat training uniforms, which are one of the various military uniforms we wore when we were in the army in overseas island countries. This kind of clothing is simple, bright, very convenient to wear, and very close-fitting, which is very suitable for both combat and peacetime training. In addition, the colorful spots on it are not random spots, but a very effective color combination summed up by overseas craftsmen after a long period of shiyan. The two of us are so close now that you probably won't feel anything yet, but you'll see what it's useful when I get a little farther away. ”

With that, Qian Yuanshan walked to a bush outside the camp, bent down and lay on the ground, and then shouted to Chang Shengjun: "Captain Chang, look at me now, is there anything different?" ”

Chang Shengjun looked at the place where Qian Yuanshan was lying on his stomach when he heard this, and immediately discovered the advantages of this kind of colorful and green clothes - due to the effect of various spots on the clothes, Qian Yuanshan lying there basically blended with the surrounding grass and became less recognizable. And this was when he knew in advance that Qian Yuanshan was lying there, and Qian Yuanshan was still raising his head to show his face. It is conceivable that if Qian Yuanshan didn't tell him his location and lowered his head at the same time, he would have to look at the other party more if he wanted to discover the existence of the other party. Not to mention that Qian Yuanshan is only a few zhang away from him now, if he is dozens of zhang away from him, it will be even more difficult to be discovered.

Seeing the advantages of this so-called camouflage combat training uniform, Chang Shengjun immediately thought of the use of this kind of clothing in combat - whether it is secretly approaching the enemy or ambushing in the middle of the road, wearing such clothes will greatly reduce the possibility of the enemy discovering himself, or even if he can find it, it will only be very close. But the problem is that if you can only find it at close range, then the enemy will naturally lose the opportunity and will definitely be at a disadvantage in the next battle.

Chang Shengjun thought of this, and hurriedly said to Qian Yuanshan, who had already stood up and walked towards him: "Eleventh Master, this kind of clothes is too effective for the combat of our pioneer battalion. I just don't know if this kind of clothes is easy or not easy to make, and whether it can be matched for each person in our pioneer camp. If it's really hard to do, at least we should be equipped with one of our rangers, which will be of great help to us to explore, sneak attack, ambush or something. ”

Qian Yuanshan naturally understood that Chang Shengjun saw the use of camouflage uniforms in the military and wanted to send this thing to his subordinates as soon as possible, so he patted Chang Shengjun on the shoulder and said: "Captain Chang, don't worry, you still have a lot of things and skills brought back from overseas, this camouflage uniform is just one of the simpler ones, and there will be something to open your eyes in the future." ”

Speaking of this, Qian Yuanshan paused slightly, and then continued: "Originally, the brothers didn't want to tell you so soon, but wanted to surprise you before the expedition. However, since I let you see it today, I might as well tell you in advance. At the beginning of this year, when your eighth and twenty-sixth masters decided to train in actual combat, the uncle, the fifth master, and the sixth master thought of the benefits of this camouflage uniform, and had ordered our own silk village to try dyeing this kind of cloth with various color spots. ,

After repeated shiyan, the craftsmen of the silk cloth village finally came up with a qualified cloth in the middle of last month. From then until now, the tailors of the silk village and the tailors of several surrounding counties we have hired have been working almost day and night to sew this camouflage uniform for our pioneer battalion. If nothing goes wrong, by the middle of this month, all of you, including all the soldiers in the Pioneer Battalion, will be able to wear this camouflage uniform. ”

When I heard that I would soon be able to have this special battle robe, although the style of the camouflage uniform was far from the robe, the soldiers were still used to calling it a battle robe, and the veterans of the former Northern Han Dynasty from the Feilong Battalion and Chang Shengjun were very happy. On the one hand, they thanked Qian Yuanshan for revealing the information to themselves, and on the other hand, they talked about it word by word.

After a while, Qian Yuanshan saw that the mood of the veterans had basically stabilized, so he ordered the whole team, and then went to the "Baihua Village" in three ways according to the Jihua soldiers just now.

Although the cover of night was lost, the team led by Qian Yuanshan made relatively smooth progress, and the group of five people had already approached the "Baihua Village" before noon, and lurked in a dense grass about 200 meters away from the village. Since the weeds in this grass are more than half a person tall, it is relatively safe for Qian Yuanshan and the others to hide inside.

Qian Yuanshan first observed the surroundings, and when he saw that there were no patrolling minions coming in this direction, he took out a modern military telescope from his backpack and pointed at the "Baihua Village" 200 meters away and carefully observed it. As he observed, he whispered what he saw to a writing subordinate next to him, who recorded what he saw.

The five of them lay on their stomachs in the grass for nearly half an hour, Qian Yuanshan felt that the information that should be recorded had been almost recorded, and after carefully examining the records in the hands of the subordinate and confirming that there was no problem, he put away the binoculars and gestured to the other four people, signaling them to prepare to evacuate.

The other four people comprehended, and according to the usual training method, under the leadership of Qian Yuanshan, they turned around, and crawled back little by little along the path they came. Just when the five people climbed out of the 100-meter distance and confirmed that the minions on the watchtower in the stockade could not see themselves, and were about to change to climb and bend forward, the shouts of the "Baihuazhai" minions suddenly came from behind them. Before everyone could decide whether they were exposed or another group was exposed, a huge explosion was heard behind their side, and a black and white smoke rose with it.

At this time, everyone in the reconnaissance group, including Qian Yuanshan, understood that it should be that the comrades-in-arms of the other groups were discovered by the minions, so they detonated the bomb to scare the enemy and warn them according to the prior agreement. The five people immediately stopped in unison, and all the subordinates looked in the direction of the sound, and Qian Yuanshan took out his binoculars again to look over.

Only, while with the help of telescopes. But because the location where the sound came out was also a dense grass, Qian Yuanshan didn't see a single figure of his own except for seeing the swaying weeds and the "Baihuazhai" minions approaching in this direction. Fortunately, there was a forest on the edge of that grass. Therefore, just when Qian Yuanshan was a little anxious, a familiar figure finally left the swaying grass and flashed into the woods with great agility. Although the other party's speed was very fast, Qian Yuanshan still recognized that the figure was Qingchen.

Qian Yuanshan knew very well that once he entered the woods with Qingchen's skills, it would not be easy for the other party to catch him. Therefore, Qian Yuanshan no longer paid attention to the movement in the woods, but continued to search for the figure of Qingchen's group of other personnel in the grass. But what made him strange was that after observing for a while, except for the "Baihuazhai" soldiers who kept flocking to the woods, he didn't see any other agents appear.

Qian Yuanshan put down the telescope suspiciously, pondered for a while, and figured out the joints - it must have been Qingchen's group that was accidentally discovered by the enemy, and he relied on his strong martial arts to take the initiative to lure the minions away to cover the safe retreat of the other team members. In this way, it is naturally impossible for him to find traces of other team members in the location where Qingchen appeared.

Thinking about this, Qian Yuanshan did not delay any longer. He put away his binoculars and said to his subordinates that the group of brothers would be fine, and everyone didn't have to wait any longer, and went down the mountain immediately to avoid any further trouble. The four subordinates naturally had no objections, and followed Qian Yuanshan cautiously down the mountain. ,

Except for a break in the middle and some dry food to satisfy their hunger, Qian Yuanshan and his entourage basically did not stop at any other time, and returned to the camp at the right time. When they entered the camp, they found that neither of the other two groups had returned. Now Qian Yuanshan was a little anxious again, although he was not worried about Qingchen, but he couldn't help but worry about others. After all, other agents or soldiers are not as good as Qingchen in terms of martial arts and brains, and they may not be able to retreat in the face of the pursuit of a large number of minions in "Baihua Village".

But in a hurry, Qian Yuanshan, as the main general, can't be too obvious in front of his subordinates. Second, he had no other way but to wait patiently. Therefore, Qian Yuanshan, who was anxious, could only pretend to be relaxed, while letting his subordinates pay attention to vigilance, while sitting in the tent as if nothing had happened, perfecting the reconnaissance information.

However, Qian Yuanshan's anxious mood did not last too long, and after about half an hour, the soldiers in charge of guarding outside came in to report that except for the chief of the dust clearing road, the other two groups had returned safely. Moreover, not only did they come back by themselves, but the group of people led by the Qingchen Dao Chief also captured an enemy minion, and the thirty-fifth master and the captain of Chang asked the eleventh master to go over and interrogate them together.

Qian Yuanshan heard that everyone not only returned safely, but also grabbed a "tongue" and came back, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground. Although the dust has not yet arrived, it is only a matter of time. Therefore, he hurriedly put down the information in his hand and walked out of the tent to meet Mutel, Chang Shengjun, and the captive.

After communicating with the team members under Qingchen, Qian Yuanshan finally understood what was happening on the mountain. It turned out that at that time, Qingchen led people close to the "Baihua Village", and when he was observing the village with the homemade monocular he received from the intelligence department, a minion of the other party came out of the village, and walked in the direction where Qingchen and them were. Judging from the performance of this minion, it is estimated that he drank too much wine, and wanted to sneak around the outside of the stockade and sober up.

Seeing this minion walking straight in the direction where he was lurking, Qingchen began to retreat. But later, seeing that there were no other minions passing by, and their location belonged to the blind spot of the watchtower observation in the village, and the drunk minions did not have any weapons in their hands, Qingchen temporarily changed his mind and decided to take this opportunity to catch a live mouth and bring it back to the camp for a good interrogation, maybe he could ask some secrets of "Baihua Village".

Therefore, Qingchen ordered the others to hide their bodies, and when the minion approached, he quietly walked behind the other party, raised his right palm, and slashed at the back of the opponent's neck. I thought that I would be able to stun the other party in one fell swoop, but what I didn't expect was that just when Qingchen's palm knife fell, the minion soldier was unsteady walking because he had drunk too much, and just at this moment, he fell forward with garlic under his feet. As a result, Qingchen's palm did not slash on the back of the minion's neck, but rubbed against the top of the opponent's head.

Although the minion soldier drank too much, he still felt it when he was rubbed on the top of his head, not to mention that with the skill of clearing the dust, even if this palm was not really split on his head in the past, he obviously felt a strong wind sweeping. Second, when he fell, he also felt that there seemed to be a figure behind him. So, the guy was half awake in an instant, and at the same time, the sensitivity of his profession made him react immediately - shouting.

Therefore, even though Qingchen immediately rushed forward after missing the first blow, he punched the minion unconscious. But in this short moment, the words "there are spies" still shouted out of the mouth of the minions. This shrill shout was followed by the shouts of the surrounding patrol minions, and the sound of footsteps rushing towards this side.

Faced with this situation, Qingchen did not panic. He quickly made the decision to have the other members of the group quickly evacuate the captive along the same path, while he deliberately showed his body to lead the minions in other directions, and then found an opportunity to escape. And the explosion was caused by Qingchen deliberately detonating the bomb in order to attract the opponent's minions.

After listening to the narration of his subordinates, Qian Yuanshan and others affirmed Qingchen's wit and flexibility on the one hand, and on the other hand, they also appreciated his initiative to take risks. However, this is not the time to reward meritorious deeds, Qian Yuanshan asked everyone to pay attention to the surrounding movements, ready to respond to the possible return of Qingchen at any time, and on the other hand, together with Muter and Chang Shengjun, interrogated the captured minion. ,

To say, this minion soldier is also very practical, seeing that he has fallen into the hands of the enemy, and the other party's skills are very powerful, he very honestly cooperated with the interrogation of Qian Yuanshan and others, saying that he was a small leader in the "Baihua Village", and explained everything he knew.

Although this captive was only a small leader and knew very little about the core secrets of "Baihuazhai", through him, Qian Yuanshan and others still got some information. This information can not only corroborate with the results of the previous two reconnaissance operations, but also make the information at hand more authentic and reliable. Moreover, Qian Yuanshan and the others also got some of Bai Fei's usual practices when he confronted his opponents. These practices allow the military department to be more targeted in formulating operational jihua, so as to gain an early advantage in the event of a battle between the two sides.

After interrogating the captives, Qian Yuanshan asked Chang Shengjun to take the people down to take care of them. At the same time that Chang Shengjun took the captives out of the tent, Qian Yuanshan also received a report from his subordinates, saying that the Qingchen Daoist had returned, and everything seemed to be fine.

Hearing that Qingchen had returned safely, Qian Yuanshan finally put his mind at ease. He first called Qingchen into the tent and asked him how he got out of danger, and praised his performance today. Subsequently, he ordered all his subordinates to immediately pack up their things, eliminate all traces, and prepare to return to the "Flying Dragon Village" - although the capture was fruitful, it also alarmed the other party. For the sake of insurance, when the reconnaissance mission has been completed, it is reasonable for Qian Yuanshan to order the evacuation.

On the evening of the ninth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, after more than two days of rapid marching, the reconnaissance team returned safely to the "Feilong Village" under the leadership of Qian Yuanshan. Although the days of travel were hard, the harvest was also very rich. The various information obtained from this supplementary reconnaissance provided detailed first-hand information for the military department to formulate corresponding operations, and laid a solid foundation for the actual combat in the future.

After returning from the "Baihua Village", Qian Yuanshan and others only took a short rest, and then set off again on the 11th day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and successively carried out supplementary reconnaissance of the "Zishi Village" and "Feiyun Village", and both achieved success.

On the first day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, Qian Yuanshan and Zeng Zhilin submitted the proposed "Tempering No. 1 Operation Jihua" to the committee for deliberation and approval, and the entire enemy reconnaissance operation finally came to a successful end. As for whether this operation can be realized, it depends on the performance of the soldiers of the Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion, who are already ready to go.

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