The first thousand two hundred and seventy-seventh chapter enemy traces
Jiao Chong fired the grenade and died together with several Japanese soldiers who surrounded him. The muffled sound of the explosion echoed in the mountains and spread far away.
Wu Hao, the sniper of the Lieyan Special Warfare Group, who was washing his face by a stream, stood up and cast his uncertain eyes towards the mountains to the north.
"Did you hear that too?"
Soon, Wu Hao withdrew his gaze, turned to the observer Zhang Hai who was resting in the thick grass, and asked.
Zhang Hai nodded solemnly and said, "The sound came from the north."
Although the sound of the explosion was very weak due to the distance, as snipers, they were already sensitive to the surrounding environment, so they still vaguely heard it.
Last night, when they followed the brothers from the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps to attack Hutou Village, they discovered that there was a very capable sniper among the bandits.
Unfortunately, the sniper among the bandits only fought with them for one round before disappearing without a trace.
Wu Hao and Zhang Hai naturally knew how dangerous a sniper was. If the opponent was a top sniper and given enough ammunition, he could easily kill a company.
Therefore, Zhang Hai and Wu Hao wanted to find and kill the sniper found in Hutou Village because the threat to them was too great.
Unfortunately, until Hutou Village was conquered and occupied by the brothers, the sniper discovered on the battlefield never showed up again.
Finally, after interrogating the prisoners, they learned that the best marksman in Hutou Village was Jiao Chong, the former head of Black Wolf Village who had just joined their Hutou Village.
However, among thousands of prisoners and countless corpses, Wu Hao and Zhang Hai could not find Jiao Chong, so they concluded that he had escaped.
Facing such a powerful opponent, they did not dare to be careless and followed the brothers who were searching for the remaining enemies, hoping to try their luck and see if they could catch or kill them.
But in this vast mountain, trying to catch someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Except for catching a few escaped bandits, they didn't even see Jiao Chong's shadow. This person seemed to disappear out of thin air.
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Now, when they were about to rest for a while and return to Hutou Village, they suddenly heard a faint explosion from the north gate, which rekindled their hope.
Whether the explosion over there was a firefight between searching brothers and escaped bandits or someone else, they had to go take a look.
"Let's go over and take a look!"
Wu Hao waved to the more than ten brothers from the search team who were resting under the shade of the trees. The brothers all stood up with guns in hand, and the group went straight to the direction where the sound came from.
The road in this mountain was rugged and difficult, and there was no road at all. Wu Hao, Zhang Hai and the others walked upstream along the stream, and soon arrived at the stream where Jiao Chong and the others met the Japanese.
Five tattered corpses of bandits, covered in gunpowder smoke, fell dead by the stream. The corpses were cold and stiff. Their weapons were scattered on the ground, stained with blood.
There was also a mutilated corpse lying dead in a charred shallow pit not far from the woods. The flesh and blood had been blown to pieces, and the surrounding grass was stained with blood.
"They should all be bandits who escaped from Hutou Village. Three of them were killed with one shot, and they were all shot in the head. One person was shot several times and then killed by a grenade. Another person was shot in the thigh and his throat was cut."
"Except for the one who was killed, the shell gun was empty of bullets, and several other people were killed with almost no firing."
Wu Hao carefully examined the bodies of several dead bandits and found that these bandits were ambushed and did not even have a chance to fight back.
"Did the bandits die due to internal strife?" the leader of the search team speculated as he looked through the corpses of several bandits.
Zhang Hai picked up a discarded pistol shell from the grass, stood up and shook his head: "This is a bullet shell from a southern pistol. I suspect they were killed by Japanese soldiers."
Although the Japs tried their best to eliminate their traces, a bullet casing left in the grass still made Zhang Hai suspicious of the Japs.
"Japanese?" After hearing Zhang Hai's words, the squad leader of the search team was stunned. He looked at the surrounding mountains covered with thorns and said, "Impossible. How could there be Japs in this mountain?"
"There is nothing impossible. There are traces of gunshot wounds on these corpses. They are similar to the enemy's fighting methods."
"Squad leader Sun, let the brothers spread out and search to see if there is anything else." Zhang Hai ordered.
"yes!"
Although Zhang Hai and Wu Hao are only members of the sniper team of the Lieyan Special Forces Brigade, they both have the rank of captain.
The leader of this search squad was just a sergeant, so he accepted the order without hesitation.
More than a dozen brothers with guns dispersed, searching the surroundings for any traces of their opponents. Soon, some brothers in the forest started shouting.
"There's something here!"
Zhang Hai and Wu Hao looked at each other, and rushed to the edge of the forest with the leader of the search team. Under the cover of thick rotten leaves, there were clusters of renovated soil.
"There must be something buried, dig it up." Seeing the refurbished soil, Zhang Hai ordered the leader of the search team.
"We don't have the tools."
"Use a bayonet." Zhang Hai said, pulled out the bayonet from the bayonet scabbard on his waist and began to pull at the soil.
Several of them took turns working, and soon, several corpses of Japanese soldiers wearing camouflage clothes were dug out.
"It's amazing, they are really Japs." Seeing these corpses wearing Japs uniforms, the squad leader of the search team stood around and marveled.
Zhang Hai and Wu Hao wandered around the corpses of these little Japs for a long time, and finally found out from the clues that they were different from other regular army Japs. They suspected that the other party was from the Skeleton Special Forces that had fought against the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps several times.
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Although Zhang Hai and Wu Hao had not had the opportunity to fight against the Japanese Skeleton Special Forces when they were in Gaoyou because they joined the Flames Special Forces Brigade later, they had heard what the veterans said since they entered the Flames Brigade.
And now that the Flame Special Forces Brigade has regarded this powerful skeleton special force as its number one enemy, it is natural to pay special attention to them.
Thinking that the Japanese's Skeleton Special Forces had entered the mountain and were operating near them, Zhang Hai and Wu Hao looked at each other, their expressions particularly solemn.
This Japanese army is very strong. If they suddenly attack their camp, I'm afraid the camp will suffer heavy losses.
Zhang Hai and Wu Hao asked the squad leader of the search team to stay where they were. The two of them searched around for a while, hoping to find any clues as to which direction they were going.
But soon they came back disappointed. The Japanese were very careful and erased all traces.
In this jungle where leaves and rotting animal carcasses have accumulated for countless years, it is difficult to leave even a single footprint if you step on the thick rotting leaves.
"Bring the body back."
Zhang Hai and Wu Hao, who finally couldn't find the enemy's direction of departure, decided to go back and report the situation to their superiors. They also decided to take the body back so that they could be identified by their brothers who had fought against the Japanese Skeleton Special Forces.
"Ah, bring the corpses?" When he heard that these corpses were to be taken back, the squad leader of the search team was dumbfounded.
"yes!"
Seeing Zhang Hai's unquestionable gaze, the search squad leader hurriedly called to the brothers to get a stretcher and prepare to carry the body back.