Zhou Wen believed that the Japanese military dogs must be on the way now.
Although he had left some small traps for the Japanese military dogs before, who knew whether they would work? Once the Japanese military dogs discovered the scent and traces, it would be difficult to escape.
Therefore, Zhou Wen had to take a safe measure, which was to walk along the water and use the running water to eliminate their smell and traces.
Not long after, Zhou Wen and his two figures disappeared into the depths of the stream, and the turbidity and footprints they left behind in the stream were eliminated with the trickling water, but after a few minutes, they were completely eliminated as the stream became clear again.
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Colonel Sano Hiraki, captain of the 6th Division's Baggage Regiment, was very anxious now. The news that his subordinates kept coming from everywhere gave him a clear understanding of the abilities and levels of these Chinese scouts, and
I also have some doubts about whether I can complete the task of converting merit into guilt.
The corpses of the patrol found in the mountains behind the abandoned village and the results of the search in that village showed that this group of Chinese scouts hid in the ruins of the village and directly guided the Chinese artillery bombardment.
What puzzled Sano Pingshu was that the radio stations in each of his own units had never received any strange radio signals from the surroundings. This meant that the Chinese did not use radios to communicate with the rear, and it was impossible to pull phone calls from 10 kilometers away.
Come over the line.
So, how did they communicate with the rear?
Also, several of the military dogs that I dispatched inexplicably shook their heads and barked a few times just because they walked around in the ruins of the village, and then fell to the ground and fell asleep. What kind of poison was this?
It turns out that the trap Zhou Wen set for the Japanese military dogs was the Ghost No. 2 drug that had been developed by Li Qiaoer.
And in order not to expose the secret of the drug itself, Zhou Wen just held his breath, wore gloves, and sprinkled a little powder into the soil of the low wall where he lurked, and then covered it with a layer of soil to prevent the smell.
Spread it out.
It doesn't take long for the smell of these medicinal powders to completely evaporate and eventually mix with the soil, making them no longer distinguishable.
But Zhou Wen believed in the ability of the Japanese army. It might only take them ten minutes to find their hiding place. At this time, most of the effect of the drug had evaporated. Unless you put your nose close to the soil, you might be infected.
Although no Japs would be so bored as to grab a handful of dirt and put it up to their nostrils and sniff it vigorously, dogs would, not to mention that Zhou Wen also buried his gloves in the dirt, so the dogs would use their paws to dig at the dirt.
Therefore, the four military dogs that the Japanese soldiers led to identify the smell all fell asleep on the ground without exception, and these Japanese soldiers were still a little confused for a while.
The other place where corpses were found was seven kilometers southeast. All soldiers from a detachment were killed, leaving no one alive, and most of them were shot in the head, but no gunshots were heard.
All these prove that this group of Chinese scouts is not only well-trained and well-equipped, but also experienced and cunning.
However, Sano Hiraki judged that this group of 4-5 Chinese scouts would really flee from the southeast toward Kifengguchi?
Sano Hiraki is not sure now.
You must know that the 11th Brigade that is currently besieging Xifengkou has sent two squadrons of troops to search from the south, and has also blocked the passages and passes of various mountain passes.
And he sent an entire brigade of troops to launch a net-like search from north to south.
It should be emphasized here that the baggage regiment of the Japanese Army's Class A Division has more than 4,000 troops. Except for the lack of sufficient artillery and heavy machine guns, other individual weapons and equipment are almost the same as those of the Japanese infantry regiment. And due to the advantages of the arms, the ammunition is very
It is sufficient and belongs to the first-level combat unit of the Japanese army.
During wartime, baggage troops not only have to transport ammunition and supplies to the front line, but also take on the task of guarding and guarding the rear.
Therefore, after the main infantry force was mobilized to the front line to attack Lengkou Pass, the guarding work of the artillery positions and division headquarters was shared by the baggage regiment and the cavalry regiment.
The Japanese army's baggage regiment had a car brigade, a draft horse (carriage) brigade, a mule and horse brigade, as well as an engineer squadron and a guard squadron directly under the regiment.
Due to the large amount of transportation and manpower handling work, the rifles they equipped were Type 38 rifles with shortened barrels.
Moreover, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army's heavy equipment also underwent rigorous military training, and the quality of individual soldiers was only second to the front-line infantry, but it was still much higher than that of the Republic of China army at the same time.
Sano Pingshu believed that if the Chinese scouts continued to flee to the south, then according to his own deployment, news should have arrived long ago.
But the problem is that up to now, more than a thousand search troops with more than 20 military dogs have been searching all over the mountain. They are about to join forces with the 11th Brigade, but there is still no news, and no one has been found.
There are clues, which makes it a bit suspicious.
He stared at the map for a long time, then picked up the phone on the table at the headquarters and started shaking it.
"Kuroda-kun, I judge that the group of straight men may have turned north, but my search force did not encounter them. It may be that they have detoured a long distance and have exceeded the infantry's search range.
I need your help."
"Nani? Unless they are also running on horses, they shouldn't be that fast, right?" A low and sinister voice came from the other end of the phone.
The person who answered the phone was Colonel Kuroda Mori, commander of the Japanese 6th Division Cavalry Regiment.
"Kuroda-kun, this group of Zona people are very elite and cannot be treated with common sense. I'm worried that after dark, they will cross the river from somewhere upstream of the Shahe River. If they enter the Dushan Mountains, it will be difficult to find them.
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"However, Mr. Sano, according to our intelligence, there are no hidden traces of the Chinese army in the direction of Dushan. It will be difficult for them to return to the Chinese position in Lengkou when they go to Dushan, because it has been completely surrounded by our 12th Brigade.
Living."
"But this is the most likely direction I can think of. I always feel that these scouts are very powerful. We cannot judge them based on normal thinking."
"Okay then, I will send my cavalry to search along the west bank of the Shah River, extending as far as 30 kilometers. Is that okay?"
"It should be fine. With such a long distance, unless they are animals, they will be exhausted to death. Thank you Kuroda-kun, please."
It has to be said that Sano Pingshu's judgment was very accurate. He almost guessed the route of Zhou Wen's retreat plan.
But as the saying goes, every step is slow, even if he has asked for the help of the cavalry regiment, there are only less than 2 hours until dark. I just don't know if the devils of the cavalry regiment have time to block the river bank?