The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 671
Seeing the Japanese army crossing the river, the members of the haibao commando clenched their guns and got ready for battle.

The Japanese soldiers swam over from the other side of the river. The river is not wide, only more than 20 meters. Seeing that several Japanese soldiers climbed up the river bank one after another, due to the rapid flow of the river, the Japanese soldiers who crossed the river first came with ropes. They fixed the rope to the big tree on the river bank, and the other Japanese soldiers also began to take off their clothes and swam along the rope towards the other side of the river.The Japanese soldiers who were the first to cross the river had already started searching on the river bank.

Seeing several Japanese soldiers walking towards the bushes on the river bank, there are two rubber boats stored there, which will soon be discovered by the Japanese army.

Lieutenant Colonel Taylor said: "Mr. Gao, take advantage of the fact that there are not many Japanese troops crossing the river, let's fire first! First destroy the Japanese troops that have crossed the river, and then rely on the river water to stop the Japanese troops."

Gao Jiu also believed that we should strike first, but he disagreed with a frontal attack, saying: "If you want to fight, don't fight here. Find a way to lure the Japanese army away, and delay the time for them to discover the secret base as much as possible."

Gao Jiu ordered Ning Wen and Ning Wu to lead the special forces to move upstream, preparing to launch an attack on the Japanese army and draw the Japanese army away.

At this moment, gunshots rang out across the river, and the Japanese officers and soldiers turned around and ran back.

Immediately afterwards, a Japanese officer stood by the river and yelled loudly, and the Japanese soldiers who had already crossed the river also crossed the river one after another, and the Japanese soldiers disappeared after a short time.

When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Taylor said happily: "Fortunately, the Japanese almost discovered the rubber boat."

Columb was also very happy, and said: "The Japanese are gone, and it seems that they will not come again. We are so lucky."

The Americans are also very happy, and everyone does not want the Japanese to discover the secret base.Everyone is not afraid of war, but if there is no base, food and clothing expenses will be a big trouble in the future, and they will be driven around by the Japanese army. Life will definitely be very hard.

Taylor ordered the members of the haibao commando to continue to monitor the other side. He said to Gao Jiu: "Mr. Gao, the Japanese are far away, let's go back."

Columb also said: "It was a false alarm, go back and rest."

Gao Jiu still stood there without moving, staring at the other side in a daze.

Seeing that he didn't move, Columbus waited for a while and couldn't help but said, "Mr. Gao, what are you thinking?"

Gao Jiu turned around and said, "Something is wrong. I'm afraid we have been exposed."

Taylor said in disbelief: "This is impossible. On the other side of the river, it is impossible for the Japanese to find our base. The Japanese who crossed the river did not find the rubber boat, otherwise, they would have shouted. I I think the Japanese have not found our traces."

Columb felt a little nervous when he heard Gao Jiu's words. He took a telescope and looked at the other side carefully, but found no movement. He said, "Yes, haven't the Japanese already withdrawn?"

It was already past 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun shone from the other side of the river, which looked a little dazzling.

Gao Jiu said with certainty: "The Japanese must have spotted us. They didn't go far. They must have ambushed on the other side of the river."

Taylor didn't understand how Gao Jiu could make such a positive judgment, he asked in puzzlement: "Mr. Gao, how do you know that the Japanese have discovered us?"

Gao Jiu said, "Mr. Taylor, stand beside me."

Taylor didn't understand what Gao Jiu meant, but he still walked to Gao Jiu's side.

Taylor looked at Gao Jiu in puzzlement, and didn't understand what he was going to do.

Gao Jiu said: "Mr. Columbine, you continue to observe the other side with the telescope."

Columb raised his binoculars suspiciously.

Gao Jiu looked at Columb and said to Taylor, "Do you understand now?"

Taylor was still puzzled, but he followed Gao Jiu's gaze and saw the sunlight reflected in Columb's telescope, and he immediately understood.

Taylor's face was a little pale, and he said, "Mr. Gao, you are right, we must have been exposed."

When Columb saw both of them staring at him, he felt a little scared.He looked at himself and found nothing special.But after all, he was an intelligence officer. Soon, his eyes fell on the telescope in his hand, and he also understood.

Columb said depressedly: "Oh! No, I was so careless. I ignored the reflection of the telescope. The Japanese must have spotted us."

Columb looked a little frustrated, but he was still a little puzzled, and asked: "Mr. Gao, since the Japanese found us, why didn't they come across the river? Instead, they retreated? And what happened to those gunshots?" ?”

At this time, he still had some luck, hoping that Gao Jiu's judgment was wrong.

Gao Jiu said: "If the Japanese hadn't retreated, I'm not sure they've found us. It's because they withdrew that I'm sure they've found us."

At this time, apart from Taylor and Colum, the members of the Haibao commando team also looked at Gao Jiu, and they all wanted to know how Gao Jiu made such a judgment.

Gao Jiu went on to say: "First of all, I wonder if you have paid attention? The gunfire on the other side of the river just now was from the Japanese Type 38 rifle. It can be determined that the gun was fired by the Japanese themselves."

Columb still had a little bit of luck, and said: "Those who attacked the Japanese may also have used captured Japanese weapons."

Gao Jiu said: "What you said has some truth. However, there are still some doubts. First of all, you have been here for a long time. Have you heard of anti-Japanese guerrilla activities in this area?"

The Japanese troops in Manila were heavily fortified, and the terrain in this area was plain, which was not conducive to guerrilla activities.Taylor and others had not found any guerrillas operating in this area before.

Taylor shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it before."

Gao Jiu continued: "The density of the gunshots just now was not very high, which means that there were not many people who fired. They only need to dispatch a squadron or even a small squadron. The Japanese army has a full brigade. Why did the troops Did they all go back?"

Columb said: "Mr. Gao, what you said has some truth, but it still doesn't make sense. According to what you said, the Japanese have already discovered us, why didn't they all cross the river, but made such a move, Are they all withdrawn?"

Lieutenant Colonel Taylor, as the captain of the haibao commando, is of course very smart and has rich combat experience.When Gao Jiu was talking to Columbine, he was also thinking about it.

At this time, Taylor said: "I understand a little bit, Mr. Gao, do you think so?
Although the Japanese had a large army, they lacked the tools to cross the river, so it was difficult to get a large number of people across the river in a short time.

Not only that, but the terrain where we are located is very complicated and the area is very vast. The Japanese cannot determine where our people are hiding?how many people?How strong is the firepower?They were worried that they would encounter a sudden attack in the process of crossing the river, which would cause them great losses.

Also, the target of their search is the hostages we rescued. These people are very important. When the Japanese army did not know the situation, they did not dare to act rashly, so as not to startle the enemy and let us transfer the hostages away.

That's why the Japanese army deliberately pretended not to find us, and made the illusion of being attacked and withdrawing, so as to confuse us.

They must have reported to their superiors that they are going to mobilize a large number of people to surround our area to prevent us from escaping. "

Gao Jiu nodded and said: "That's right, that's how I judged. The commander of the Japanese army opposite us is not simple, he is a powerful person."

At this time, Columb also thought that what Gao Jiu and Taylor said was reasonable, and he said worriedly: "If this is the case, the situation will be too bad. If the Japanese army mobilizes a large army to surround us, they will find us sooner or later. Let's do that With a few troops, they are no match for the Japanese at all. Mr. Gao, let’s transfer quickly.”

Gao Jiu said: "Mr. Columb is right, we must transfer immediately. Do you have a map of this area? Let's study it."

Taylor beckoned, and an officer of the haibao commando took out the military map of this area from the special drawing tube he carried with him.

Gao Jiu put the map on the ground, Taylor and Colum also squatted down, they looked at the map and discussed.

Gao Jiu's analysis was not wrong, the Japanese army had indeed discovered Gao Jiu and others.

The captain of the Japanese army is named Yoshida. He is tall, handsome, and intelligent. He is an excellent commander.He is only 27 years old this year and is the youngest captain in the entire Japanese army.He graduated from the Osaka Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy in Japan, and participated in many major battles in mainland China and the Philippines, with illustrious military exploits.

In the previous battle to capture Manila, he led two Japanese soldiers to sneak into the city of Manila and attacked the rice army headquarters in the city, causing chaos and creating conditions for the Japanese army to capture Manila.

For this reason, he received a commendation order issued by Tianhuang himself. In just four years, he was promoted from a Japanese second lieutenant to a major commander, and he was very famous in the Japanese army.

Yoshida indeed saw the flash of a telescope in the opposite mountain forest. Although he fought bravely, he acted very calmly.Without knowing the strength of the enemy army on the other side, he did not dare to act hastily, and he was also worried that those important people in the United States would escape because of his own actions.That's why he deliberately made the illusion that he was attacked by the enemy and withdrew his troops.

On the one hand, he reported to his superiors, and proposed to mobilize the army to encircle the forest on the other side of the river.

He led the troops to pretend to retreat, and after drawing a circle, he came back and hid in the forest by the river.

After receiving the report, the Japanese Southern Dispatch Army Headquarters ordered the 51st Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Manila to mobilize the strength of the two regiments and move to the area where Yoshida found the target, requesting to encircle the area by tomorrow morning. Then, with the cooperation of the Air Force, a carpet search was launched.

On the other side of the river, after discussion, Gao Jiu and others also launched an operation. They were determined to move immediately and jump out of the Japanese encirclement when it was too late for the Japanese army to form an encirclement circle.

Located in the northern part of the Philippine archipelago, Luzon is the largest, most populous and most economically developed island in the Philippines.It borders the Philippine Sea to the east, the Sibuyan Sea to the south, the South China Sea to the west, and Taiwan across the Luzon Strait to the north.The population at this time was about 2680 million, making it the most densely populated area in the Philippines.The area is 104688 square kilometers, accounting for about 35% of the national area.It is the capital of the Philippines and the main cities of Manila and Quezon City.

Most of Luzon Island is in the north of Manila. It is roughly rectangular in shape, with a south-north orientation.The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, and most of the rivers run north-south.

The southern part of Luzon Island has more plains, is densely populated, and has relatively convenient transportation, especially in the area around Manila Bay. It is difficult for Gao Jiu and others to survive in the south.They are temporarily unable to get in touch with the U.S. Navy, so they can only take those important figures of the U.S. to the mountains in the north.

The mountains in the north of Luzon Island are criss-cross, and there is a lot of room for maneuver, which is very suitable for guerrilla activities.

Gao Jiu and others were born in the mountain guerrillas, and they will feel like ducks in water when they get there.According to intelligence, there are still anti-Japanese guerrilla activities in that area.Gao Jiu and others are fully confident that they can get rid of the pursuit of the Japanese army, and then look for an opportunity to leave Luzon Island.

After making up their minds, Gao Jiu and the others immediately took action.

There are 55 people in the haibao commando. It turned out that there were 16 management personnel of the Marine Corps in the warehouse. They tried their best to carry weapons, ammunition and other supplies, and escorted five important figures from the United States and Chen Xiaoya's family members to the north. sports.

Gao Jiu and the others set up a lot of booby traps near the secret base. If the Japanese really found the secret base and detonated the booby traps, they could detonate the ammunition stored in the secret base and blow up the base, so as not to fall into the hands of the Japanese.

Afterwards, Gao Jiu and other 28 members of the Taohuashan Special Forces and 5 members of the Haibao Commando, led by Chen Zhifeng, walked towards the lower reaches of the river.

The direction of their actions is exactly the opposite of that of the Americans. They are preparing to launch an attack on the Japanese army, creating the illusion of breaking out to the south, and covering the safe transfer of the Americans.

The five haibao commandos who accompanied Gao Jiu and the others had already changed into the costumes of those important figures in the United States.Gao Jiu and others plan to deliberately let them show up to the Japanese in order to cause wrong judgments by the Japanese.

Captain Yoshida led the troops to ambush in the jungle on the other side of the river. Although he had deceived the opponent, he was still worried that his strategy would be seen through by the enemy. action.

He was not familiar with the terrain in this area, and his troops were limited. It was impossible to block such a large area. He could only hope that the enemy would not see through his plot.

The wait was the most excruciating, from the time he evacuated from the river bank and back again until it was dark, only three hours had passed, but these three hours seemed to him as long as three years, and there was still a whole One night, I hope nothing will happen.

However, things in the world are like this, what you are afraid of will come.

In the lower reaches of the river, the sentries in the defense area of ​​the third squadron of the Yoshida Brigade of the Japanese Army suddenly noticed a group of people moving across the river.

At this time, the sky was not completely dark, and the Japanese sentries found that the team was carrying weapons, including five Americans in plain clothes, and they immediately reported to Yoshida.

(End of this chapter)