The terrain of the mountainous area is rugged and complex, and many of the surrounding hills have been almost turned into scorched earth. However, at the core position of the Little Japanese, the two sides have not yet fought, and the vegetation coverage is still intact.
Yang Ling and the others were well camouflaged with branches and weeds and were quietly hiding in the ravine. In such a dark night, it was not easy for the little devil to find them.
Although the little devil who had searched several times had already reached a place less than a hundred meters away from them, looking at the rocky ravine, the tired little devil had no intention of walking inside, so he turned around and searched for the woods on the mountain.
The Japs were tossing back and forth until dawn without finding any trace of Yang Ling and the others, and the little Japs in the two squadrons were all very tired.
"Report, we did not find that Chinese army..."
At dawn, the Japanese captain with panda eyes had to report this depressing news to Staff Officer Sasaki.
"Are you sure the search is thorough?" Sasaki asked with a haggard look on his face, staring at the Japanese captain.
Captain Guizi replied seriously: "We have searched the nearby area repeatedly, and indeed nothing has been found."
"I suspect that the Chinese army withdrew last night..." the Japanese captain added.
Really withdrawn? Staff officer Sasaki frowned.
In just one night, several members of the brigade headquarters and squadron headquarters were inexplicably wiped out, resulting in heavy losses, and they didn't even see each other's faces.
Sasaki, the staff officer in charge of the clearing operation, had ten thousand dogs racing in his heart, and his face was as gloomy as the dark clouds in the sky.
But daybreak came, and the poisonous gas outside had almost dissipated, and the main Chinese troops had to attack from all directions. Thinking that he had worked in vain all night, Sasaki was so angry that he wanted to curse.
"Staff Zuozuo, do we want to continue the search?" Captain Japanese asked cautiously.
Sasaki looked at the gradually brightening sky, thought for a few seconds and then shook his head.
Now that the squadron has withdrawn, there is no need to waste troops. You must know that the surviving soldiers of their 106th Division are only more than 2,000.
The troops of these two squadrons are still very valuable, and they have to protect the airborne area and allow the officers who are sent to their 106th Division to strengthen the command of the grassroots troops to land safely.
"Stop the search, let's go to the airborne area." Staff Officer Sasaki gave the order.
Although he felt very unwilling, Sasaki had no choice but to consider the headquarters that was attacked last night to be unlucky.
"Hiyi!"
The Japanese Captain finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Sasaki's order. He hadn't slept a wink all night. He had tortured them enough and couldn't hold on any longer.
"Tuanzu, all the little devils wandering around have withdrawn."
Although Yang Ling and the others were hiding in the ravine, they were always very worried. After all, this was a prisoner's den, and if they were not careful, the entire army would be in danger of being annihilated.
When the Japs searched repeatedly, they were always ready for battle, ready to fight the Japs if the situation went wrong.
Fortunately, these exhausted little Japs didn't search very carefully. They were hidden under the Japs' noses. The Japs missed them several times. It can only be said that they were lucky.
They were lucky, but the little devil had to be unlucky. Since it had penetrated into the little devil's belly, it would have been a waste of time if they didn't turn him upside down.
"Hurry up and eat the dry food. Later we will go to the Japs Division Headquarters and capture the old Matsuura Japs alive." Yang Ling looked at the brothers in disguise and ordered in a low voice.
When the brothers heard this, they immediately became excited. Last night, the headquarters killed many Japanese soldiers. If Matsuura Junrokuro was captured alive, they would really be prosperous.
The brothers were lying in the ravine eating dry food to replenish their strength, while the sound of ripping the air kept coming from the sky. It was unknown whether the artillery of that army had begun to fire in this direction.
Shells continued to fall in the woods and rice fields outside the village. The dense woods were affected by the war, and began to burn with thunder and smoke, and the mud in the rice fields was also turned up and exploded.
Craters one after another.
From time to time, Japanese soldiers who were injured or injured by bombings were carried to the back on stretchers, crying in pain.
The brothers watched in the dark and felt very happy. They already gave a thumbs up to the brothers in the artillery unit.
After Yang Ling and others had eaten and drank enough in the ravine, they left more than twenty brothers to take care of the wounded soldiers. The remaining brothers were divided into three groups and prepared to go to the Japanese division and brigade headquarters to try to take them away.
The reason why Yang Ling and the others divided their forces was firstly to make their operations more efficient, and secondly to avoid having too many people to target too large a target, which would attract the attention of the little devils and reduce unnecessary trouble.
"Our target is the Japanese division and brigade headquarters. If they are too strong and you cannot defeat them, remember to send a signal flare to call for support. We will send reinforcements when we see the signal."
Before dividing the troops, Yang Ling gave careful instructions to the platoon leaders of the other two teams. After all, the Japanese brigade and division headquarters must have many troops on alert, just in case.
"Yes!" The other two teams were led by platoon leaders who were veterans, and they simply agreed.
Yang Ling also trusted his brothers and didn't say any nonsense: "Go ahead and pay attention to safety."
After the two teams of brothers left in different directions, Yang Ling took the remaining sixty brothers and started searching towards the north.
The gunfire from the periphery became tense and intense, and most of the little Japs were attracted to the periphery to block the attack of Chinese officers and soldiers. There were not many little Japs left in the core area.
Although it was daytime, Yang Ling and the others did not encounter many Japs. Most of them were teams transporting wounded Japs, so they could avoid them if they found out in advance.
When they had just reached the edge of a forest, the roar of aircraft motors was heard in the sky, and more than twenty Japanese planes flew over from the direction of Jiujiang.
"The Japanese plane is coming, take cover quickly!"
Yang Ling pressed down with his big hand, and the brothers dispersed with a roar. Those who were hiding in the woods and lying on the grass were quickly hidden.
This time, in addition to fighter jets and bombers, the Japanese came with several transport planes.
As soon as the Japanese fighter jets and bombers arrived, they flew out to bomb the Chinese officers and soldiers. However, after several transport planes circled for a few times, some people actually started to parachute into the air.
"Tuanzuo, look at the devils in the sky——"
As soon as the Japs started airborne, they were discovered by the brothers. Their faces were full of curiosity. They had seen the Japs throwing bombs and air-dropping ammunition, but had never seen a living person parachuting down. The brothers all stretched their necks to watch the excitement.
Looking at the Japanese soldiers floating in the sky with open parachutes, Yang Ling suddenly remembered that the Japanese airdropped a group of officers in order to strengthen the command power of the grassroots troops.
It seems that these are the officers who were airdropped. Looking at the Japs floating in the sky, a cruel smile flashed across Yang Ling's face. Now that we have encountered them, you are unlucky.