The speed at which Ma Gao's Japanese troops mobilized troops was obviously far beyond Tang Cheng's expectation. Before Tang Cheng and the others, who were carrying a large amount of jadeite, could rush back to Hongtupo, Mike had already contacted Tang Cheng urgently through the radio, saying that Ma Gao's Japanese troops were leading the way.
The troops have appeared. Mike has arranged countermeasures and is now waiting for the Japanese army to attack. Unfortunately, the Japanese forwards only sent forward scouts to search Hongtu Slope, and the large Japanese army has not yet appeared.
Tang Cheng had no choice but to find a suitable place first, bury the jade stones carried by the prisoners deep in the ground, and then ordered Matsuda and his group of prisoners to be killed. Tang Cheng would not expose his whereabouts in the past two days.
Let others know. The cruelty of Tang Cheng and his men once again frightened Cai Jincheng. More than 20 Japanese prisoners were killed at will. Cai Jincheng planned to be careful when getting along with Tang Cheng in the future.
After nightfall, the cold wind was really howling on the red clay plain, especially when it was close to the edge of the forest. There was an eerie atmosphere in the dark night. In the first half of the night, everyone was still wrapped in military blankets and slept soundly. At 2 o'clock in the morning
, Tangcheng has woken up everyone, and now it's time to set off. It's dark at night, and the visibility is almost zero. It's close to the jungle, and there will always be fog at dawn, but this time everyone can't feel the fog, they just feel cold.
When we left the forest, there was no moon at night. Although the visibility outside was not much different from that inside the forest, it was still blurry and something could be seen.
What everyone can see is the fog on the top of the mountain. It is around everyone. They can't catch it, but they can feel it. The wind is blowing cold, and now everyone is divided into three groups. Tangcheng and Dice are in the first group, and Dice is still in the first group.
Taking the lead, clearing the way for everyone. Everyone stumbled out of the forest, turning and walking forward according to the zigzag diagram that Tangcheng had drawn for everyone before dark. There was only a few dozen meters away, and everyone was very cautious, fearing that they would stray if they were not careful.
Got the direction.
Dice, who was walking at the front, carefully opened the branches, shrubs and leaves, taking every step very carefully. The route and direction were decided before dark. This was not a route that could be changed at will. Finally, we had gone through a long journey.
In an open area of 500 meters, there was a path hidden in the grass in front of Dice. Turning on the flashlight covered with a rag, Dice saw that what appeared in front of him was the kind of thatch that grows at low altitudes. It seemed that the terrain here had no longer reached the altitude.
The height behind them is to the north.
Everyone followed one after another and began to slide like snakes in the grass path, squirming slowly like insects, and moved forward one after another. No one dared to make any noise. This is absolutely prohibited, and no man-made noise is allowed.
Who knows where the enemy is? Maybe they are lurking around, waiting to pick apart their bodies with bayonets. Time passed by, and about an hour after leaving the edge of the forest, everyone finally arrived at the reservation without a sound.
The observation point lurked. Dice and Dice climbed to the edge of the cliff at the front. There was a bush of grass there. If they stretched their hands further, there was already a cliff in front of them.
This is a place that Tangcheng had already looked at during the day, and Dice, who was in charge of scouting, had also walked through it. Lying on the cliff, he could see the movements of the Japanese troops in the distance. Suddenly, the soldiers lying on the ground moved forward.
Tang Cheng felt that the soil under him was very loose, which frightened him to death. Could it be that the Japanese army had also planted mines here? Nothing happened all the way here, but don't let a landmine destroy you.
Tang Cheng, who was lying on the ground, did not dare to move. He could only slowly take out the short knife from his waist and search in the remaining soil. Maybe his worries were a little unnecessary. In fact, the Japanese army was not that good.
It was a cliff, directly exposed to the Japanese artillery fire, and there was no way out. The Japanese army would not worry about anyone doing anything there. Tang Cheng carefully explored it with his hands. Fortunately, there was nothing in the slightly soft soil.
, but there was something crawling on his hand, itchy and crispy, I don’t know what it was. It didn’t feel good at all, maybe it was an ant, coming along his arm to his shoulder.
It was dark everywhere, making the light too dim. While Tang Cheng was still rubbing his arms, the dice next to him did not move, and only the sound of his breathing could be heard. After a while, Tang Cheng felt that it was really
Something is wrong, why is it so itchy everywhere on my body? Arms, chest, back?????? Ant nest, Tang Cheng finally understood. He just moved a nest of ants, and now the ants are all disturbed,
Climbed on top of him.
Ants are the permanent residents of this ridge. They are all outsiders. Compared to these native inhabitants of nature, they are really invaders. He even accidentally destroyed their home just now. The ants were running around in disorder.
, crawling everywhere on Tang Cheng's body, he had to endure the torture he had accidentally caused. Now that he was close to him, the ants had almost crawled into his body and clothes, and they were still biting. A bite was like a needle prick.
generally.
But the top of the cliff at the front of the ridge was too narrow, and there was no room to avoid it. Tang Cheng gritted his teeth and endured the itchy feeling and needle-like bites. If he couldn't do it anymore, he had to keep using his hands to remove it.
He scratched, but he couldn't stop itching. He had no choice but to rub his body against the ground again. Tangcheng regretted it now. He regretted that he didn't bring the anti-insect water that Mike mentioned when he left the camp. It was specially used by the US military for soldiers.
The potions provided for jungle warfare are said to be more effective than the powder made by military doctors.
It was too late for Tang Cheng to regret now. Dice had already discovered Japanese troops under the cliff during the day, but Tang Cheng did not dare to move now. He was afraid of making any noise and alerting the Japanese troops under the cliff. Tang Cheng forced himself to hold back his body.
The ants' attack on him was probably because Tang Cheng's body was completely pressed against the ant nest. Whenever the ants found a gap on his body, they would crawl in and get into his underwear. He couldn't bear it anymore.
A tiny ant finally crawled to the corner of Tang Cheng's eye and bit him on the eyelid there. In fact, it was not just the eyelid, but also Tang Cheng's neck, chin, helmet, forehead, ear contour, nostrils, everywhere.
They all felt numb and itchy. There were ants biting everywhere. Countless ants were crawling freely on Tang Cheng’s head and face, biting as many as they wanted. Tang Cheng, who was still holding back, could only keep shaking his head.
Unfortunately, this slight swing had no effect at all, and he was bitten again in the nostrils.
No more, Tang Cheng couldn't stand it anymore, he reached out and patted Dice's thigh, and then retreated down the cliff along the original path. The itching on his body made Tang Cheng almost make a sound, and Tang Cheng had to bite the gun strap in his mouth.
, after a while, Dice also fell down the same way. Like Tang Cheng, Dice was biting his lips tightly, trying to force himself to endure something. He retreated from the cliff, not waiting for Tan Fei and others who were surrounding him to make gestures with him.
, Tang Cheng had already handed the carbine in his hand to Tan Fei, and then began to take off his military uniform on the spot.
Under the illumination of the flashlight, the color of Tang Cheng's military uniform almost turned black. Those black colors were all ants crawling on Tang Cheng's body. He took off his military uniform and beat it in the grass, and then rubbed himself again.
After confirming that there were no more ants biting him, the naked Tang Cheng put on his military uniform again. Then he turned back to look at Dice, and his face was already swollen from ant bites.
, I really don’t know how the dice persisted just now.
Tangcheng did not want to give up this promising lookout point, but unfortunately there was an ant nest on the cliff. It was difficult for Tangcheng and the others to eliminate the ants on the cliff without being discovered by the Japanese army, so they had no choice but to leave. Feeling in the dark
The biggest danger when marching is not knowing where the enemy will be. If you make a slight noise accidentally, it may lead to disaster.
The night is really dark, and Tang Cheng and the others have almost zero visibility now, so they can only march according to their memories and pray not to be discovered by possible Japanese troops while marching. After stumbling all the way, Tang Cheng estimated that
At this moment, we should have completely bypassed the cliff, and then slowly moved towards the direction of the Japanese army again, trying to find another lookout point suitable for observing the movements of the Japanese army.
The dawn finally slowly expanded its brightness in the expectation of Tang Cheng and others. The color between the sky and the earth was a kind of yearning for Tang Cheng and them who were marching hard in the dark. Through the rising fog around them
Looking at the sun rising in the east, the red and yellow halo makes people feel relaxed and happy. With the light, the embarrassment of Tang Cheng and Dice can also be seen clearly by others. They were bitten by ants.
Tang Cheng and Dice not only had swollen faces, but Tang Cheng also had a swollen left eye, and one of Dice's ears was so swollen that it could rival a pig's ear.
Maybe they noticed that Tan Fei and the others were holding back their laughter. Tang Cheng, whose whole face and one eye was swollen, came back to his senses and glared at them fiercely. Little did he know that the way he stared made Tan Fei and the others laugh.
When he came out, even the equally miserable dice couldn't hold back his smile. 嗄嗄嗄?????? There was an unusual sound in the wind. Although the wind was blowing, Tang Cheng had already noticed this sound.
They came from the grass under the ridge on their left. Ignoring Tan Fei and others, Tang Cheng made a gesture, and then ran straight up the grassy slope in front with the dice.
Everyone who saw the gesture was lying on the ground. They all knew that there was an enemy situation, and they did not dare to express their anger. They could only watch the retreating figures of Tang Cheng and Dice from a distance. Tang Cheng rushed to Caoling.
He and Dice lay down on the spot, but now the fog was really too big, the sun was getting yellower and yellower, and everything under the mountain was still unclear. Tang Cheng put down the telescope in his hand and shook his head slightly at Dice beside him.
, I don’t know how long this fog will last, and I can’t see anything through the telescope.