At the same time, in the Changbai Mountains in the north, the light rain was dripping, and the woods exuded the smell of all kinds of plants, mud, and rot.

The rain hit the leaves with a crackling sound, and a fog seemed to rise in the woods in the rain, and it was hazy and it was impossible to see things in the distance.

"Battalion commander, are you still chasing?" A soldier in a military green combat uniform asked.

Looking at the figures that disappeared into the rain curtain one by one, Qi Junze gritted his teeth and said, "Don't chase it yet, give me the map." ”

Opening the map, Qi Junze's fingers kept on the map, thinking about where this group of people went.

"This forest has been fenced off by us, and in order not to expose themselves, the greatest possibility is to operate within the area we surround." Qi Junze looked up at the sky, and the raindrops fell on his face, "They are all locals, and they are very familiar with the terrain here, and the rain has a great impact on us, but for them, it is not necessarily." ”

"So what now?" A tall and sturdy soldier said and slammed down the tree next to him: "This god didn't open his eyes, but he caught up with him." ”

"I've been working for nothing." Everyone's mood is a little low.

"Let's go, go back to the camp first, and ask someone to find a fellow who is familiar with the terrain." Qi Junze rolled up the map and said as he looked at the direction the group left.

Back at the temporary camp, the rain gradually stopped, looking at the map on the table, Qi Junze rubbed his eyebrows with his hand, this gang of smugglers is really cunning, it's been three days, three whole days, and they haven't been able to catch them.

"Battalion commander, I have found a fellow who is familiar with the local terrain." Wang Zhelin, the commander of the first company, came in and said.

"Okay, let's come over for a meeting." Qi Junze got up from his chair and said.

When the people arrived, Qi Junze pointed to the map and said: "The situation must have been known to everyone, this gang of smugglers escaped near Xiaolanbao, we couldn't chase it down because of the weather, this time we specially invited a fellow who knows the local terrain to come over and ask him to help us." ”

The fellow in the black coat was obviously a little cramped, and smiled at everyone.

"My name is Xiao Yong, and I belong to Xiaojiazhuang."

"Comrade Xiao, please come here, note that I want you to help us identify the road, in the past few days, we have found that many places do not match the map marking, and we have taken a lot of unjust roads." The first company commander said.

"Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, don't worry, I know all about this area, and I have been there." Xiao Yong patted his chest and said after knowing their situation.

"Then come and see, where is this?" Qi Junze said to Xiao Yong.

Xiao Yong looked carefully at the place where Qi Junze was pointing, shook his head and said, "I don't know, I can't read the map." ”

Qi Junze secretly scolded himself for being thoughtless, and then said to Xiao Yong: "This is Xiaolanbao, this is Dalanbao, and this is Geshan ......"

"Oh, I see, this is the Tiger Cave." Xiao Yong, who figured out the map, immediately said.

"Tiger Cave?" Qi Junze asked suspiciously.

"There's absolutely no way they went to the Tiger Cave." Xiao Yong looked at Qi Junze and said firmly.

Everyone was surprised to hear Xiao Yong's words and asked, "Why?" ”

"There are tigers here all the year round, so it is called Tiger Cave, and this place is very evil, there are few people who go in, and even fewer people can come out, and the old people say that they can't go there." Xiao Yong said seriously.

"What kind of evil sect, now we have to believe in science and not engage in feudal superstition." The second company commander said with a tiger face.

Xiao Yong was obviously a little stunned and frightened, but he stiffened his neck and said: "I didn't talk nonsense, my uncle never came back after he went in, I heard the old man say that there are all kinds of strange things in it." Seeing everyone's half-believing expressions, Xiao Yong continued: "It's true, there are not only tigers in it, but also black blind people, and some people say that there are mallets in it." ”

The mallet is ginseng, and ginseng, as one of the three treasures of Changbai Mountain, has always been sought after, and the black market occasionally appears, and the price is scary.

Qi Junze's eyes flashed when he heard that there was ginseng inside, if what Xiao Yong said was true, then the smuggler was really likely to enter the tiger cave, relying on a large number of people and guns, and doing a big job, whether it was a Siberian tiger, a black bear or a ginseng, as long as he could get it, it would be a huge fortune.

"Do you know the terrain inside?" Qi Junze asked.

Xiao Yong was stunned for a moment when he heard Qi Junze's words, and stammered: "Solution, comrades of the People's Liberation Army, do you really want to go to the Tiger Cave?" ”

"If what you said is true, I believe they will not give up such a big temptation, and you said that there are few people in it, they must also want to use the tiger hole to escape." Qi Junze nodded and said, "Do you know the terrain inside the Tiger Cave?" ”

"I just heard the old man say that I haven't been in." Xiao Yong hesitated for a long time and finally said.

"Okay, one row in a row, two in a row and one row with me, and the rest of the people are guarding near the tiger cave, so they can't find a hole to get out." Qi Junze quickly issued an order.

The woods after the rain exuded a burst of earthy smell, there were many rare species in Changbai Mountain, and in the past few days alone, Qi Junze and they had seen a variety of animals and plants that could not be seen elsewhere.

Passing through the place where they had returned in the morning, Xiao Yong led them to Wangdong, and the trees became thicker and thicker the inside, as if they had walked into the interior of the forest.

"Battalion commander, look." One of the fighters whispered.

Qi Junze walked over, and there were several broken branches, and he looked at the broken place and saw that there was still moisture at the broken place, indicating that it had just been broken.

"It seems that our guess is correct, keep going, all light." Qi Junze made a gesture to move forward and said.

There were one or two bird calls overhead, and sometimes there were insects and frogs under their feet, and the sun was dappled through the leaves.

"Battalion commander, did you find it, the further you go inside, the heavier the fog becomes." Xie Xing, the platoon commander of a row, walked up to Qi Junze and said softly.

"I found out, there must be something unknown here, let everyone prepare for battle, and no one knows what they will meet when they go in." Qi Junze commanded softly.

Everyone picked up their guns one after another, bent over and moved forward step by step, for a while, the atmosphere was a little tense, Xiao Yong watched their movements, and unconsciously swallowed his saliva.

"Squeak" everyone instantly pointed their guns at the top of the tree.

A small thing was jumping up and down the tree, its big tail wagging behind it.

"Weasel, it's okay." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw what it was.

Everyone continues to move forward, with the weasel incident, everyone is obviously a lot calmer, and they will not be shocked when they encounter anything, and the grass and trees are all soldiers.

"Comrade, go any further." Xiao Yong said while holding on to the tree.

Qi Junze looked at the grass on the ground, slowly squatted down, touched the ground with his fingers, there were dark red blood stains, and among the weeds, he also found a small handful of brown hair.

Xiao Yong leaned over to take a look and said, "It's a sable."

At this time, fur was not as popular as in later generations, and it was speculated to sky-high prices, the most important thing is that people are poor now, but in some places abroad, fur is already very popular.

"Everyone, be on guard, we're already close to them." Qi Junze's two eyes swept sharply over the grass and trees in front of him, adjusting his body to the best state.

There were no birds and insects in the woods, only the sound of them stepping on fallen leaves, listening carefully, and the faint sound of breathing.

"Be compact and don't fall behind." Qi Junze walked in the front, and there was already a white expanse in front of him, with a visibility of less than ten meters, once someone was left behind and separated, the consequences would be unimaginable.