Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 1453 Chasing the Murderer (Part )

The summer was hot. Even though it was already night and a cool mountain breeze was blowing, the mountain elf, who was running for his life, still felt as if his lungs were on fire and his mouth was extremely dry.

The water in the military canteen hanging around his waist was almost gone. In the darkness of night, Akagi Shigeaki turned on the flashlight wrapped in sackcloth and surveyed the terrain with the extremely weak light. He confirmed that there would be a mountain stream not far from the hill, and then headed towards that direction according to his memory.

The special attack team needs to attack in small groups, and wilderness survival is a required training item. In order to train the team members, Akagi Shigemori, the instructor and team leader, once lived alone in the Shirakami Mountains in northern Japan for a month.

Carrying only a gun, a saber, a little rice and salt, Major Akagi made a living by hunting birds and squirrels in the nearly pristine forest and small fish and shrimps in the stream, which was a training subject that had never been included in the Japanese Army manual.

But Major Akagi succeeded. After a month of living alone in the wild, although he lost 15 kilograms, his physical fitness still remained at % of his peak level, and he was fully capable of continuing to fight.

Before he even left, he shot a grouse that was leisurely grooming its feathers on a branch 300 meters away in the nearly pristine birch forest and made himself a delicious roast chicken dinner.

For a Japanese Army Major, this kind of job of running wildly in the mountains in the dark and looking for water was not too difficult.

What's more, he had already set foot in this forest a day ago, and his super memory allowed him to determine its approximate location even in the dark.

It didn't take long before the Japanese Army Major, who had sufficient experience in surviving in the wild, heard the sound of water splashing on rocks in a gurgling stream.

I looked around carefully and found nothing unusual except the chirping of insects in the mountains.

Scooping up clear water from the mountain stream and bringing it into my mouth greatly relieved the burning sensation in my lungs.

Logically speaking, although these mountain streams are underground springs flowing out of stone caves in the mountains and are clean enough to be used as drinking water, they contain many microorganisms and can easily cause diarrhea. This is definitely a fatal mistake for someone who is still running for his life.

But at that moment, Major Akagi did not have the courage to light a bonfire in the mountains to boil the water. The bright fire would likely attract the Chinese army to search and hunt him down.

Yes, less than 30 minutes after Major Akagi left, a large number of Chinese reinforcements arrived.

Through the telescope, Akagi Shigeaki saw countless figures in dark blue uniforms pouring into the mountains. He did not hesitate to shrink into the grass and ran away at a faster speed.

However, he himself did not know whether he was afraid of the devil who killed dozens of his elite soldiers, or the thousands of Chinese who had arrived here.

Major Akagi underestimated the anger of Admiral Li. Those were not just thousands, but thousands of Chinese soldiers with a zero after them.

In order to search for these daring attackers, the Fifth War Zone dispatched an entire security division and five infantry regiments, and ordered the 5rd Army stationed in Yuan'an to block all mountain roads leading to Yiling.

The 67th Army in Baokang also added sentries to the mountain roads connecting Jingshan and Daba Mountains. One army group and one infantry army each mobilized three regiments to completely block the two directions to this mountainous area.

Of course, there is another direction, which is to go directly to Nanzhang. That is why Tang Tuanzuo chose to pass through here. It was the temporary base of the Four-Line Regiment.

If the attacker wants to hide in the dark, the most dangerous place is the safest. It depends on whether he can avoid the search by the Four-Line Regiment when all its main forces are deployed.

Akagi Shigemori was not that stupid. He chose to flee towards Yiling. Although the journey was difficult and hazardous as he had to cross the 60-li-long hinterland of Jingshan Mountain, the complex terrain also blocked the Chinese's attention. Moreover, he left elite soldiers there to support them. That was a way out he left for himself before setting off.

Akagi Shigemori had long thought about the intensity of the hunt he would face after killing Tang Dao. He just didn't expect his opponent to be so strong, which resulted in him not only failing to complete the task, but also becoming the prey from the hunter.

He gently sprinkled the cool mountain spring water on his face, trying to make his mind clearer. Akagi Shigemori, who always felt a sense of danger lingering around, had decided not to spend the night in the mountains. He had to move on overnight and wait until daytime to find a secluded place to rest for 3 hours to recover his strength.

After washing his face, Akagi Shigeaki habitually reached for the American Garand rifle on the right side of his body.

The Eagle Commando has at least ten of these semi-automatic rifles, which the Americans began to equip their troops with in the mid-30s.

In order to enable the Eagle Commandos to be proficient in using various firearms, with the support of the Army Lieutenant General, the principal of the NCO School, rifles equipped by the armies of more than a dozen military powers, from the German Empire to the United States, the British Empire and even the Bear Country, are stocked in the Eagle Commandos' weapons warehouse.

Shigeki Akagi was not very fond of the Americans' semi-automatic rifles. Although this thing had fierce firepower, it was too heavy and had a large recoil. Especially when loading bullets, if the fingers were not pulled fast enough, the thumb would easily change color. It was a test of the hardness of the soldier's finger bones.

However, there was no other way. Lieutenant General Itagaki Shiro, the Chief of Staff of the China Expeditionary Army, who was in charge of the "Tora! Tora!" plan, insisted on using this gun, arguing that its firepower was superior to anything else.

Perhaps only Itagaki Shiro himself knows the underlying reasons.

Fortunately, although this gun is a bit heavy, its trajectory is extremely stable. After adding a scope, it has the ability to accurately shoot opponents at a distance of 500 meters. It can also rely on fierce firepower to repel the enemy in close combat. So when fleeing, Akagi Shigeaki threw away the Type sniper rifle with a longer effective range and chose this exotic gun.

The reason why the rifle is placed on the right side is naturally because Akagi Shigeki's dominant hand is his right hand, and his reaction speed is a little faster than his left hand.

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. Even if you are ahead by just 0.1 seconds, you may be one step ahead of the enemy. If you kill the enemy, you can survive.

Shigeaki Akagi is obviously a person who pays great attention to details!

Just at the moment when his hand was about to grasp the rifle leaning against the stone.

"Huff! Huff!" The panting sound came from about 20 meters away from Akagi Shigemori.

The Japanese Army Major looked up and saw a pair of small green light bulbs flickering in the night more than 20 meters away.

Akagi Shigeaki's eyes suddenly became stern.

He knew that it was not a wolf!

Wolves don't pant like this to alert their prey.

  It can only be a dog!

And if it's a dog, it means people will come too.

His hand moved toward the rifle even faster.

"If I were you, I wouldn't do such a futile act!" A metallic voice suddenly sounded in the darkness.

The voice came from behind Akagi Shigemori.

Akagi Shigenori's hands suddenly froze.

Although his right hand was less than 10 centimeters away from the rifle, his hand froze in mid-air, not daring to move an inch. "We have been running for nearly three hours, Major Akagi, are you tired of carrying this 3-kilogram Garand rifle? I advise you not to carry it anymore. If you travel light, you may have a better chance of running out of this mountain." The voice sounded again.

The night suddenly became extremely silent. At that moment, the chirping of insects in the mountains seemed far away in the horizon. The only sounds were the relatively steady breathing of the Japanese Army Major and his suddenly accelerated heartbeat.

Of course, that was only in Akagi Shigeki's own perception.

After a long time, the Japanese Army Major's hand, which had been frozen in the air, gently dropped down, and other than that, there was no more movement.

"Major Akagi is indeed from the island country of Japan. He really listened to the advice. When the host said not to bother, he really stopped trying to get it. By the way, I heard that you islanders are very polite. When you meet someone, you must bend down and bow 90 degrees. Come and bow so I can have a look!" As the voices were spoken, a tall black shadow walked out from behind a rock six meters away.

Despite the opponent's teasing, Akagi Shigeki remained motionless, like a robot that had lost its energy battery.

  As the pair of light bulbs got closer, the Japanese Army Major finally confirmed his guess. He was absolutely right. It was a dog!

A big dog!

What a big dog!

As it walked, its golden hair fluttered slightly in the mountain breeze, showing the strength hidden in the body of this big dog weighing at least 80 kilograms.

This dog may not be able to compete with tigers and leopards, but just looking at its aggressive and fearless eyes and its wide mouth, you can tell that its fighting power is far greater than that of a lone wolf.

The Japanese Army Major knew better than anyone that the man behind him could catch up with him, so the dog must have played a significant role.

"Alright, stop looking so scared. The captain and instructor of the Eagle Special Attack Team is Major Shigeaki Akagi, who graduated from the Munich Military Academy. He was the first person in the Japanese Army to propose special operations theorists and has a record of killing targets from 580 meters away. The bullet holes on the chests of my three brothers were all the work of yours." The tall figure's voice was a little faint.

"If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have left the remains of my fallen brothers behind and fled into the mountains, because I don't want my men to be shot by you again."

  "Also, you'd better keep your left hand under control. Although the moonlight was somewhat blocked by the tree canopy you used, the tension in your left arm muscles caused your center of gravity to shift to the left. Didn't you hear the sound made by the pebbles under your feet when they were stressed?

Let me guess why? Oh! It turns out that Major Akagi put the rifle on his right side just to tell the opponent who might see this that his dominant hand is his right hand. But in fact, Major Akagi has trained both hands in more than ten years of military training. In fact, Major Akagi is a left-handed person, and his left hand reacts faster.

For example, you may have a small pistol in your sleeve. As long as you are given a second to breathe, you will use the small pistol controlled by your left hand to deal with the enemy who is pointing a gun at you at close range.

Tsk tsk! Although your special operations concept is a bit crude, I have to say that you are the most talented Japanese special forces soldier I have ever seen, including and not limited to now! "

"Your military dog ​​has a very strong sense of smell. I had to wade through the stream to eliminate my scent and traces, but I was still tracked down." Akagi Shigeaki suddenly said.

"Of course. Hammer is a hybrid of my Chinese native dog. Major Akagi left too much of your own smell in your camp. Hammer could smell it even from three miles away. And you were a little too impatient, Major Akagi. You chose to go ashore after only trekking 3 meters in the mountain stream. This is what it means to fail at the last moment." The tall figure replied calmly.

As if in response to the praise of its master, the hammer, which was approaching within ten meters of Akagi Shigemori, grinned and shook its thick tail.

Only Akagi Shigesawa could feel that the ferocious big dog's attention was still on him, and as long as he made any move, it would pounce on him.

"How are my subordinates?" Akagi Shigenori raised his hand, turned around slowly and calmly, and stared at his opponent who seemed to have gained the upper hand.

Today is the seventeenth day of the Chinese lunar calendar. Although the moon is not as round as the previous two days, the weather is fine and there are no dark clouds blocking the view. The moonlight is like water and visibility is over 10 meters.

Under the moonlight, the face of the tall figure was clearly visible, but it was covered with black mud. No matter how hard Akagi Shigeki concentrated his eyes, he could not see the eyebrows and eyes of the opponent who walked out of the darkness and kept chattering for a long time.

Although he also knew that this was a psychological attack on him by his opponent using language, he was only trying to obtain the information he wanted before killing him.

"Of course they're dead! You left 12 good fighters to stop me. In order to prevent you from running too far, I will chase you all night without sleeping. They can only die." The opponent who was sitting on a rock pointed a pistol at the Japanese Army Major who raised his hands, and said in a very calm tone.

It seems that 12 human lives are nothing more than 12 ants in his eyes.

"Since we're all dead, how did Lord Tang Dao know that I was Akagi Shigenori?" Cold sweat began to break out on Akagi Shigenori's back, but his face remained calm enough.

Although it was hard to believe, the Japanese Army Major had to admit that the secret of his identity could only have been leaked by the 12 people who stayed behind to stop the enemy.

The arrival of the Eagle Commando in China was top secret in the Japanese Army. Even the generals of the 11th Army who cooperated with him only knew that he was a major, but did not know his name or origin.

The person who came was probably no other than the devil Tang Dao. If all Chinese were so terrible, the empire might have been beaten back before it even saw the Chinese border.

Even out of inner pride, Akagi Shigemori was only willing to admit that the person in front of him was Tang Dao.

"Of course the dead can't talk, but the living can. Although the special forces you trained have good marksmanship and fighting skills, they still lack the ability to withstand psychological stress. This is an area that your Eagle Special Forces training program must improve." As if he had already guessed the reaction of the Japanese Army Major, the figure whose eyebrows could not be seen clearly did not deny it, but replied lightly.

  Because, he is Tang Dao, absolutely!

If he didn't come personally to capture the commander of the Japanese special attack brigade, how could he go back to see his 13 brothers who died in the battle?

"When I peeled off the skin of a Japanese prisoner in front of two Japanese whose limbs I broke, they peed their pants out of fear. With such a mentality, how can they be special forces? They are too weak, even worse than the ordinary Japanese infantrymen I met."

"You" Akagi Shigen's heart trembled violently.

He thought about the torture his men would suffer if they were caught, but he didn't expect the Chinese to be so cruel.

"There is no other way. If I didn't need to obtain your information and abilities within half an hour, I would have brought these three to my Four-Line Regiment's base and bombarded them for three days and three nights, then chopped off their hands and feet, dug out their eyes, mouths and noses, and kept them in a pigsty, turning them into human pigs for eight or ten years. Even that would mean that I, Tang Dao, would lose." Tang Dao sighed slightly as he looked at the Japanese Army Major with shrunken pupils.

I sighed that I really had limited time and it was too late.

If this were put in a TV series, it would definitely be the words of a villain.

As the saying goes: The villain dies because of his talkativeness! But Tang Dao, who was full of hostility, had no such scruples today.

Because, within this ten-mile radius, the only Japanese devil was standing right in front of him.

  He had to talk a lot today to crush this little villain, otherwise how could his anger dissipate? If his anger didn't dissipate, he would not be able to help but kill people, those who hid behind the scenes and plotted against him!

However, he would not kill anyone without knowing the truth!

Even if those people should be killed, they should be killed in a professional manner, so that some people will lose sleep and eat!

"There is no point in threatening me with this, Your Excellency. I have a poison given to me by a elder of the Koga-ryu clan. Once triggered, you will die within 30 seconds. Even Amaterasu cannot save you." As Akagi Shigeaki listened to the Tang sword using the most vicious punishment in ancient China, his expression gradually calmed down.

If a person is not afraid of death, then no matter how cruel the punishment is, it will not threaten him.

"Mr. Akagi is really so ready to die? I'll wait and see!" Tang Dao nodded calmly.

"Come, Lord Akagi, you can crush the poison sac in your teeth. Bringing back a corpse may not be of much significance, but I can soak your lifeless body in formalin, remove your lower body, and transport it to various parts of our country for exhibition after the war is over in a few years, telling the whole world that the first generation special forces captain of the Japanese Empire was actually a eunuch.

No, they are all eunuchs. I will remove the genitals of these corpses, take photos, and then compose a ballad. The lyrics go like this: If the Japanese want to succeed, they must first castrate themselves!"

"King Louis XV of France once said: After I am dead, I don't care about the flood! Your trick is too inferior, sir." Major Akagi's expression remained unchanged, as if he didn't care about his opponent's extremely vicious threat at all.

  However, a drop of sweat still rolled down his forehead uncontrollably!

(End of this chapter)