My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 168 Discovery
In the jungle, the ancient trees are towering, covering the sky and the sun...

The temperature in the mountains at night is not high, and from time to time there are one or two howls of wild animals and the howling of owls.

The moon was covered by the oncoming black clouds, only a vague dark halo appeared from behind the thick clouds.

The wind swayed in the high treetops, making a huge slow rustling sound.It was like a desert-like sea of ​​trees moving overhead, setting off the quiet night.

A narrow old access road stretches windingly to the depths of the jungle, which looks a bit eerie in this silent night.

16 people and a dog hiked along this mountain trail.

Liao Mingyu asked many people in Luqiao Township that this is the only road leading to Heshun Town, and you can reach the outskirts of Heshun Town at the end of the road.

The light in the forest was dim, and there was an erratic mist around them, and they would have been lost in the dense jungle if they had not been guided by the path under their feet.

However, their marching speed is not flattering. Marching at night is already difficult, and coupled with the harsh jungle environment, it may be difficult to arrive at Heshun Town at around 5 o'clock.

"Tuan Zuo, do you still remember what that nerd said? We're going to set up a torch in the dark night." Long Wenwen, who couldn't stay still, began to pick up the calf, and didn't forget to take a piece of jerky from his pocket and feed it to the leading dog. .

Doesn't this black night where you can't see your fingers exactly corresponds to what the little bookworm said, but Liao Mingyu walked on his own and didn't pay attention to him at all.

"I don't know where this kid is now, and whether his mind is clear."

"Set up a torch in the dark? Isn't that what the people over there would say?" Meng Fan asked doubtfully.

"Hehe, that kid's mouth is worse than yours. He has read a lot of great truths, and it's a set of truths." Long Wenwen said with a smile.

"Yo hey, that's why I didn't meet me. The little grandpa practiced calligraphy at the age of three, wrote poetry at the age of five, and memorized the Analects of Confucius at the age of seven. Now I don't dare to say that I am rich in learning, but I can be regarded as full of knowledge. As the saying goes..."

Unconvinced, Meng Fanle started talking nonsense, but was soon interrupted by Liao Mingyu.

"Stop beeping, hurry up! You won't be able to reach Heshun Town at 7 o'clock." Liao Mingyu said in a deep voice.

They set off at 2 o'clock and have been walking for almost 4 hours now, but there is no sign of Heshun Town.If the road under his feet was not broken, he really thought he was going in the wrong direction.

"There is a fork in front of the leader, which way should we go?" Dong Dao, who was exploring the road ahead, suddenly ran back to report the situation.

"Fork in the road? It seems that it should be here soon, die, die, take someone to a high place to explore!" Liao Mingyu ordered.

Long Wenwen immediately ran to a nearby hillside, and Meng Fanle and Bu La quickly followed.

The sky was getting brighter, and the sky in the distance was already slightly white, and some mottled and sparse light shone in through the branches and leaves of the trees.

They walked through the forest to the top of the slope, and the familiar yet unfamiliar Nantianmen came into view. Through the telescope, they could vaguely see the two lines of defense and Lingbao on the reverse slope.

"We've already arrived behind the Nantian Gate. The man on the mountain is really amazing. The roots of this buttocks are still repaired like gold." Meng Fan couldn't help complaining while holding up the binoculars.

"Why don't you say that this old boy is ugly? Look at how densely packed the fortresses and fortifications are, and it's no worse than their frontal defense line."

Long Wenwen was also watching carefully.When I came last time, there were not so many fortifications. Now the Japanese have improved these two lines of defense.

"Go up and have a look." Long Wenwen said to himself.

"Bad Gaizi and Xiao Dongyang are thick-skinned, why not build an iron butt to be a mozi?" Bula expressed some incomprehension.

The two ignored him and continued to observe the situation ahead.

At this time, Liao Mingyu also came from down: "How is it?"

"Tuan Zuo, we should be 8 kilometers west of Nantianmen, and further ahead should be the direction we retreated from Myanmar." Long Wenwen handed him the telescope while speaking.

Liao Mingyu looked at it for a while, and had a general idea in his heart.Those fortresses and muzzles were aimed at the top of the mountain, but the road at the foot of the mountain was not well defended.If you attack suddenly from behind, it will definitely disrupt the deployment of the Japanese.

"If we make a surprise attack from the rear, as long as we occupy these two lines of defense, the Japanese will be vulnerable. At such a distance, their heavy artillery will no longer be effective. Then it will be time to close the door and beat the dog." Liao Mingyu said seriously.

Long Wenwen nodded and did not speak. Under the attack from both sides, the Japanese army would definitely be in chaos, but he always felt that something was missing.

Liao Mingyu seemed to see what Long Wenwen was thinking, and said to him with a smile, "Do you want to go to the mountain to see?"

"Well, I always feel that it's not as simple as what we saw." Long Wenwen replied with a nod.

"Let's go first, let's talk about it after finishing the business." Liao Mingyu patted him on the shoulder, turned and walked down.

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The team continued to move forward, and slowly they came to the edge of the jungle, but the sight here filled everyone with grief, because this is a sad place.

All kinds of war remains scattered in the woods, broken guns, artillery wreckage... After such a long time, moss and vines have grown on it, and there are even unburied corpses just exposed in the wilderness.

Dong Dao suddenly walked up to a damaged gun carriage and knelt down, muttering to himself, "It's been more than three months since I crossed the river, Xiaojian... is getting closer and closer to you now."

After speaking, he gently stroked the gray cloth bag at his waist, which contained the ashes of his younger brother Dong Jian.Looking at the broken limbs and broken arms around him, I missed my brother deeply.

"Woooo..." At this moment, the dog who was walking in front suddenly bared his teeth and sobbed. This big wolfhound with human nature seemed to have discovered something.

"There is a situation!"

Long Wenwen let out a low growl, and the others immediately squatted down on the spot, raised their weapons and looked around vigilantly.

Long Wenwen turned his head and looked at Liao Mingyu, who nodded and waved his hands to signal the team to disperse. They each found a good cover and waited for the next order.

Long Wenwen and Bula slowly groped towards the bushes in front, while Liao Mingyu followed closely behind with the rest.

After they approached slowly, they found that there were five or six figures in the bushes, but something seemed wrong...

"Put down the gun, not the enemy."

Long Wenwen could clearly see the figures in front of him, they were a few ragged common people, they huddled together nervously, leaning on the grass and branches. .

Liao Mingyu led people forward and found that these people were male and female. They were obviously frightened, and they looked at the Sichuan army group in fear.

"Don't be afraid, we are an expeditionary force." Liao Mingyu explained.

Maybe it was because the light was too dark, and because of the camouflage on Liao Mingyu's face, the common people were completely indifferent.Their eyes were full of tension and numbness, as if they didn't believe the group in front of them.

One of the older people stood up silently, and he asked a little timidly: "Are you... are you really Chinese?"

"Don't be afraid, we are really an expeditionary force, Chinese people."

Long Wenwen nodded, showing a smile that he thought was amiable, but he forgot the camouflage on his face, and that smile was terrifying no matter how you looked at it.

"Western Yunnan Expeditionary Army, my family." Dong Dao also followed, adding again with his Western Yunnan accent.

Listening to the familiar dialect of their hometown, the people let down their guard.One by one, they slowly emerged from the bushes.

But then again, if it was really the Japanese, how could they question them, and the answer to them would only be cold bullets...

(End of this chapter)