In the open space next to the camp of the indigenous tribe, Wei Ran took a photo of Valoro and Hugo who came out with a stick to see him off, and then allowed Hugo to move with him, Valoro and five others.
The indigenous people took a group photo.
Putting away the camera, there was not much communication, and not many people said goodbye. Wei Ran and his team left the camp close to the shadows of the trees, walking in a large circle, and under the cover of the dense rainforest, they moved bit by bit.
Direction to the airport.
Near dusk, we climbed to the top of a mountain under the leadership of these natives.
Following Valoro's gestures, Wei Ran climbed up to a tall tree near the top of the mountain. After he stood firm in the canopy, Valoro also climbed up nimbly and cut off a cluster of trees that blocked his view with one knife.
Zhiya pointed in the direction with the machete in his hand.
Looking in the direction pointed by the other party, under the setting sun, you can vaguely see in the steaming mist. In the center of the flat valley at the foot of the mountain, the straight-line distance between you and yourself is about four kilometers, and there is a green road.
The almost reddish-brown narrow runway is especially obvious in the rainforest.
Although the optical performance of the telescope in his hand was very good, the water mist in the distance would not dissipate. Therefore, except that he could vaguely see the runway and the searchlights on the edge of the runway with the help of the telescope, he did not see anything.
Valuable visual gain.
And he knew even more clearly that even if he ventured to the edge of the jungle, he might not be able to see anything at all - the distance between the runway and the edge of the jungle was probably more than one kilometer.
By the time he put down the telescope, Valoro had already cleared the field of vision in another direction in the tree canopy.
Raising the telescope again, Wei Ran could not help but reveal a smile. Although the airport in the distance was blurry and unclear, it was particularly convenient to observe the Kokoda Trail at the foot of the mountain from here.
He could even use a telescope to see the sentry tower and the patrolling Japanese soldiers set up where the trail connected to the valley where the airport was located!
After a rough estimate, the straight-line distance between the mountain and the trail was probably less than two kilometers. If the anti-tank weapon was there, he would even be sure to snipe the patrolling Japanese.
But when he turned to look at the shotgun hanging on his shoulder and the grenade strapped to his backpack, Wei Ran shook his head. Even the furthest grenade launcher from these weapons could not reach the trail at all.
“Valoro”
Wei Ran called out to the indigenous soldier who was wielding a machete in the canopy to clear his sight. After the other party looked over, he immediately pointed his scissor fingers at his eyes, then put his fingers together, pointing first in the direction of the path, and then in the direction of the airport.
, and finally pointed to the indigenous people working under the tree and the telescope in his hand.
Obviously, Valoro understood what Wei Ran meant, and immediately patted his chest, picked up the Japanese telescope hanging around his neck and shook it.
Leaving the task of keeping an eye on the path to Valoro, Wei Ran climbed down from the tree, found a big rock to sit on, lit mosquito coils and started planning.
Obviously, compared with taking huge risks to go to the airport for close reconnaissance, the effect of peeking from a distance here is much better.
After thinking about this, Wei Ran hung the mosquito coil tube on his belt, stood up and walked towards the two indigenous people who were left behind.
At this time, these two indigenous young men, who looked to be less than 20 years old, were working together to build a shelter using the Japanese tent cloth they had brought with them and the banana leaves and palm leaves that could be seen everywhere. On a banana leaf not far away,
At this time, a large bunch of bananas from who knows where were already placed.
Looking around, the remaining indigenous people were either busy collecting banana leaves and palm leaves, or skillfully looking for firewood that could be used to make a fire.
Under the busy work of these indigenous people, soon, a canopy big enough for everyone to lie down side by side was erected on a flat land tens of meters away from the top of the mountain, and a bonfire was set up.
Under Wei Ran's gaze, these natives either took out a British steel helmet from their canvas pockets, took out a British kettle, uncorked it and poured out some cassava flour, or skillfully opened a few luncheon meats.
Canned meat, scoop out the lunch meat and chop it into pieces with the machete in your hand.
Soon, these natives used steel helmets to cook a large pot of cassava flour mixed with canned meat. They also used the biscuits they got in the airdrop can as spoons to dig a mouthful of cassava and eat a piece of biscuit at the same time.
They were sitting around a plate of mosquito-repellent incense lit by Wei Ran, and they were talking to each other in native dialect.
A little later than these natives, Wei Ran also cooked a plate of rice, once again made himself a Japanese rice bowl, and filled his stomach with the black tea he had brewed in advance.
After eating and drinking, Wei Ran climbed back into the canopy of the big tree, replacing Valoro who was helping to observe. After he climbed down, he immediately took out his sailor bag and set up the hammock between two thick branches.
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Sleeping in a hammock in the canopy more than thirty meters above the ground is definitely an exciting and comfortable thing. Riding carefully on the hammock, Wei Ran hung the lit mosquito coils and backpack weapons on a branch beside him, and raised
Using the telescope, he first looked at the airport in the direction of his toes, and then looked at the path in the direction of his shoulders. Then he put down the telescope and slowly lay down, and tied his belt to the branch next to him with a rope.
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That night, Wei Ran slept extremely soundly. When he woke up again, he could already see the fiery red sun rising outside the tree canopy. Not only that, he could also clearly hear the roar of the aircraft engine.
Looking at the rope around his waist, Wei Ran rubbed his face vigorously, sat up carefully, rode on the hammock and raised the telescope again.
At this time, the rising sun that brought light rarely dispersed the morning fog, and he was lucky enough to be able to clearly see through the telescope that a plane was preparing to land at the airport.
This was a rare opportunity, so Wei Ran immediately left the hammock, first tied the telescope to a branch and pointed it at the airport, then put the camera next to the eyepiece and took two photos.
As for whether he could take a clear picture, he wasn't really sure, but he would follow Valoro to deliver the information anyway, so it didn't really matter.
Taking an extra photo as insurance, Wei Ran immediately picked up the telescope and pointed it in the direction of the trail.
What he didn't expect was that a large team of Japanese soldiers had already gathered on the trail!
Compared to the six or seven hundred Japs, more importantly, there are a full 12 mountain cannons in this team, and there are probably forty or fifty donkeys responsible for carrying artillery shells!
This is important information!
After coming back to his senses, Wei Ran immediately took two more photos as before, then hurriedly packed up his things and climbed down from the tree, beckoning Valoro and others to set off immediately.
Although he didn't know what Wei Ran saw, Valoro nodded immediately after Wei Ran raised his finger and pointed in the direction.
Soon, Wei Ran, led by the natives, ran wildly through the tropical jungle and returned to the edge of the Kokoda Trail again, where he saw the Japanese army that had already set off.
Carefully taking a photo of the mountain cannons dragged by animals, Wei Ran put away the camera and pointed at the small medicine bottle hanging on a rope around Valoro's neck. Seeing this, Valoro immediately understood Wei Ran
Now get ready to return to headquarters.
Under the leadership of Valoro, Wei Ran followed these indigenous people and started running wildly in the rain forest almost parallel to the trail.
Although walking in the rain forest is far less easy than walking on the trails, because Wei Ran and others did not carry much weight, and most of them were indigenous people who were born and raised in this primitive forest, it did not take them long at all.
It passed the seemingly full Japanese mountain artillery brigade, and then passed a Japanese squadron as the vanguard.
"Wait a moment"
Wei Ran, whose legs were covered with scratches from branches and leaves as he ran all the way, called out to Valoro in front of him. After taking a deep breath, under the puzzled gazes of the natives, he took out a sewing spool from his bag.
Then he took out a mosquito coil and a grenade.
Using sewing thread, he entangled the handle of the grenade and the end of the mosquito-repellent incense and tied them tightly. Wei Ran looked at the Kokoda trail outside the jungle, took out a lighter and lit the mosquito-repellent incense head, and then ventured out of the jungle.
After pulling out the safety pin, the time bomb was hidden in the bushes next to the trail.
Quickly returning to the jungle, Wei Ran immediately waved his hand to set off again.
I continued running forward for more than ten minutes. Before the grenade exploded in front of me, Wei Yan lit a mosquito coil again and just hid the mosquito coil casually in a dead tree beside the path.
under.
His behavior naturally puzzled Valoro and several other indigenous people, but due to the language barrier, he didn't know how to explain this booby trap placement technique that was both real and fake.
Returning to the jungle again, the group of people ran forward less than a hundred meters when a faint explosion of "Boom!" came from behind.
Wei Ran grinned and signaled Valoro to speed up his pace. Every now and then, he would break off a section of mosquito coils and light it and place it on the path, but he never continued to place explosives.
After running like this for almost an hour, he finally tied a piece of mosquito coil to the grenade under the expectant gaze of the natives.
Unplugging the safety pin and hanging it on a vine on the side of the trail with cotton thread, Wei Ran did not return to the jungle. Instead, he used cotton thread to place a trip mine in a puddle where rainwater had accumulated.
In addition to one grenade, he even reluctantly put two special grenades in the explosives this time, firstly to increase the lethality, and secondly to reduce his own weight.
He had to admit that since he almost vomited blood while following Zhao Shengli in the Zhaoxian battlefield last time, he once again felt the same gap among these natives.
After clearing his own traces and leaving the trail again, Wei Ran still did not stay to check the results of the battle. Instead, he once again called for Valoro and others to set off and continued running forward risking his life.
After this time, Wei Ran still lit a stick of mosquito coils and placed it on the trail every now and then. From time to time, he would also use the spool of cotton thread to draw a line on the trail, and camouflage it extremely well while deliberately leaving some flaws.
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Of course, these cotton threads used to scare people will not contain any explosives such as grenades.
After stopping and walking, at noon, Wei Ran walked out of the trail again. This time, walking out of the rain forest with him, there were also indigenous people such as Waroro.
Because right here, on the tree beside the trail, not only were the rotten limbs and head of the white soldier Neil nailed, but also the rotten limbs and head of the indigenous soldier Kaikai who had suffered the same insult!
On the quiet path, Valoro pointed at Wei Ran, made a clumsy camera gesture, and then pointed at Kai Kai who was nailed to the tree trunk.
Upon seeing this, Wei Ran nodded, took out his camera and took a photo of the limbs on the tree, and then reached out to stop the natives from taking off the limbs.
Ignoring the natives who glared at him, Wei Ran carefully opened Neil's rotten lips, revealing the grenade hidden in his mouth.
Upon seeing this, Valoro immediately stopped his companions and looked at Wei Ran pleadingly.
Sighing secretly, Weiran did not eliminate this difficult explosive, but once again deployed a trip mine and attached two grenades.
Urging these angry natives to return to the jungle, Valoro was unwilling to move forward. Instead, he stubbornly took his five companions and hid in the jungle beside the trail. Looking at him, he actually wanted to use his hands to
Use the weapons inside to fight an ambush!
Upon seeing this, Wei Ran sighed helplessly, chose a suitable location and made preparations. He knew that if these natives were not allowed to do something, they would never be able to send the information.
The group of people waited for nearly an hour before a team that was carefully divided into two parts came over from a distance.
Just looking at the number of people in this team and the overly nervous look of the half of the team in front, Wei Ran knew that the traps he had set before had caught the prey as expected.
Under the watchful eyes of Wei Ran and the natives, the unlucky ghosts at the front of the queue were walking on the trail with almost a 90-degree bow. But even so, when one of the ghosts stepped on a spot, it looked quite smooth.
When we were on the dirt ground, the piece of dirt that seemed to be waiting to be stepped on sank because the banana leaves and banana stems below could not bear such a heavy weight.
Almost when the devil subconsciously let out a exclamation, there was no explosion under his feet. Instead, just a branch of the crown of a big tree behind him shook.
"Hidden!" a Japanese soldier behind yelled and lay down at the same time.
"Crack!"
Before all the other Japs lay down, a white sock issued by Japs hung down from the tree crown, dangling like a doll on a sunny day, two meters above the ground.
In addition to the two grenades with the safety removed, there is also an M36 type hand grenade that has been spread out and pressed yellow in this bulging sock!
"boom!"
Without giving the vanguard any time to react, the grenade exploded and successfully detonated the two grenades.
Almost at the same time as the explosion sounded, Weiyan had already pressed down the firing rod of the grenade. At the same time, Valoro and his companions also threw out the grenades that they had already prepared in their hands!
