At first, Takeo and his six cavalrymen were very resistant, fearing that they would encounter rotten corpses or bones in the tomb. However, after entering the tomb, they realized that this worry was unnecessary.
, after entering the tomb cave, I bent down and crawled forward for a few meters, and my eyes suddenly opened up. There were no corpses or bones.
When he reached the end of the tomb cave, Takeo held up the torch in his hand and found that there was no way forward, but there was a ladder going down diagonally on the left side of the tomb cave. Go down the ladder, and then
There is another corridor going to the left. This corridor is much wider than the tomb cave just now. It is tall enough for one person and wide enough for two people to pass by.≧,
The flames of the torches can only illuminate less than ten meters ahead, and further down there is only darkness.
Looking at the endless darkness ahead, Takeo instinctively felt the danger. He immediately signaled a cavalryman behind him to step forward and hold a torch to open the way. Although the cavalryman was unwilling, he could only obey the order.
As the tunnel deepened, Takeo's uneasy feeling became stronger and stronger.
I don’t know how far I walked forward, but suddenly a mud brick fell from the cave wall on the left side of the corridor without warning. After the mud brick fell, a small black window was immediately exposed behind it. Due to the change,
In a hurry, Takeo, who was walking on the second mountain, didn't have time to warn him, and just relied on his instinct to slump down.
In the moment when he collapsed, Yamatakeo discovered in horror that there was not just one small window on the walls on both sides of the corridor, but more than a dozen. The next moment, a dozen bright bayonets came out of the small windows on the left and right sides of the corridor.
A sudden thrust came out of the window and immediately pierced the body of the Japanese cavalry who was marching in the corridor.
All six Japanese cavalrymen were hit by swords. Only Yamatakeo escaped because he saw the opportunity early.
The bayonet stabbed and retracted, and soon retracted into the small window. The Japanese cavalryman who had been stabbed collapsed to the ground and began to cry. The torch in his hand also fell to the ground, and the light in the corridor suddenly dimmed.
Takeo on the mountain was lucky enough to save his life. He didn't dare to stay in the tunnel anymore and hurriedly rolled and crawled back.
While running, Takeo on the mountain faintly heard the sound of footsteps behind him. It seemed that some Chinese people were catching up. Takeo on the mountain suddenly increased his speed, almost flying through the corridor, over the stairs, and then climbed out of the tomb passage.
It wasn't until he breathed in the air outside the tomb passage that Yama Takeo collapsed to the ground.
Muto Akira came forward, lifted Yamatakeo from the ground, and asked in a deep voice: "Where are the others?"
"Dead, all dead." Takeo on the mountain gasped in shock, "The tunnels are full of Chinese ambushes."
"Baga." Muto Akira threw Shan Takeo to the ground with his hands, and turned around and said to Oluhara Junsi, "Oluhara-san, it seems that the Chinese people have a premeditated plan and have dug a tunnel long ago and are waiting for us to come."
Ogawara Junsi said: "Muto-san, the enemy situation is unknown at the moment, and it is too dangerous to continue going down the tunnel. Why not report the situation here to the Commander first, and then let the Commander make the decision."
"Yo Xi." Muto Zhang nodded, deeply convinced.
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As the commander of the Kawaguchi detachment, Kawaguchi Heiji naturally received better treatment than his officers and soldiers. Not only did he allocate a side hall from the many halls of the Mei family ancestral hall to serve as a rest room, but Eijin Tatsuya also had people come from the town.
A large bed was moved from the previous compound to serve as a tatami for Kawaguchi Heiji.
It's just that the tatami is a bit high, which makes Kawaguchi Heiji not used to it.
Therefore, around two o'clock in the middle of the night, Kawaguchi Heiji woke up from his sleep.
After waking up, Kawaguchi Heiji was no longer sleepy. He immediately put on his woolen military uniform and walked out of the bedroom. He came to the backyard of the Mei family ancestral hall. Two datura trees were planted in the backyard of the Mei family ancestral hall. At this time, two datura trees appeared.
New buds have sprouted, and dense new leaves have covered the entire tree stand, almost covering the entire backyard.
Looking at the green mandala flower tree under the light, Kawaguchi Heiji's thick eyebrows suddenly frowned.
For some reason, Kawaguchi Heiji suddenly felt a very bad feeling in his heart. That feeling was similar to the feeling he had when he was a child when he went fishing with his father on the sea and encountered a storm. Could it be that there was something bad going on?
About to happen? But Kawaguchi Heiji quickly shook his head and forced this feeling out of his brain.
However, bad news soon came from the front. The Eighth Search Team stationed in Xiaoli Village was attacked by the squadron. Most of them were killed and only six cavalrymen escaped.
After receiving the news, Kawaguchi Heiji immediately ordered Akira Muto to lead the independent brigade to rush to the rescue of Xiaoli Village.
Nearly an hour has passed now, but there is still no news from the Muto Brigade. Kawaguchi Heiji's thick eyebrows inadvertently frowned again. Will there be any accidents in the Muto Brigade?
Yongjin Tatsu also guessed Kawaguchi Heiji's thoughts and persuaded him: "Commander, you don't need to worry. Xiaoli Village is located in the hinterland of Dameishan Basin. The terrain is flat and the field of vision is wide. If the Chinese army wants to ambush the emperor in such plain terrain,
The army is just wishful thinking, so the Muto Brigade will never make the same mistake as the Katamura Brigade."
Kawaguchi Heiji nodded silently, because Nagajin Tatsuya's analysis was absolutely correct. In plain terrain, it is indeed difficult for the squadron to ambush the Japanese army. And if it is a frontal battle, even if it is admitted that the Dameishan Independent Regiment has the ability to defeat the Muto Brigade, it will never
Maybe it could be done in a short period of time, and the Muto Brigade would not even be unable to send a telegram asking for help.
At that moment, Kawaguchi Heiji walked back to the chair, sat down, and began to wait patiently.
After waiting for a few minutes, the Muto brigade finally sent a telegram back reporting their findings.
"Authentic?!" Kawaguchi Heiji read the telegram with a look of astonishment on his face. He thought that the squadron would not fight the Japanese army head-on, but would probably use the terrain to fight guerrilla warfare. Kawaguchi Heiji had already thought of a countermeasure.
, however, he did not expect that the squadron would hide in the tunnel.
This time, Kawaguchi Heiji was bitten by a lion and could not bite the hedgehog.
Because the previous combat plan drawn up by the Kawaguchi Detachment was aimed at mountain guerrilla warfare, but now, what the Kawaguchi Detachment needs to face is an unheard-of tunnel warfare.
Yongjin Tatsuya also frowned and said: "The Chinese people are so cunning, they actually hid underground!"
Without investigation, there is no right to speak. If you want to decipher the independent regiment's tunnel warfare, you must obtain first-hand information about the tunnels. At that moment, Kawaguchi Heiji stood up and said: "Nagajin-san, immediately order the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 101st Infantry Regiment.
Assemble the team and follow me to Xiaoli Village in five minutes."
Yongjin Tatsuya advised: "Your Excellency, Commander, you should stay here and resign to your humble position?"
"No." Kawaguchi Heiji said firmly, "I must see the Chinese tunnels with my own eyes!"
Seeing that Kawaguchi Heiji was determined, Nagashin Tatsuya couldn't say much and could only obey the order.
Five minutes later, Kawaguchi Heiji handed over the command to Yoshino Akio, the captain of the 101st Infantry Regiment, and boarded his armored command vehicle. Then, under the protection of a brigade of Japanese infantry, he went straight to Xiao Li
The village comes.
Half an hour later, Kawaguchi Heiji's armored command vehicle arrived at Xiaoli Village. Akira Muto and Shunsi Okahara were already waiting on the roadside early. Shunsi Okahara even carpeted the surrounding area of one kilometer.
A thorough screening ensures that no blind spots are left to prevent Heiji Kawaguchi from being killed by Chinese snipers.
After getting off the chariot, Kawaguchi Heiji asked Muto Shodao: "Muto-san, where is the tunnel?"
Muto Akira immediately took Kawaguchi Heiji to the fake grave, and asked Takeo Yamagami, the only person who had ever gone down into the tunnel, to tell him what he had experienced in the tunnel. After hearing this, Kawaguchi Heiji immediately frowned.
Okahara Junsi also entered the tomb passage just now, but did not go down to the depths of the tunnel. However, even if he only entered the tomb passage, it was enough for him to find some clues. At that moment, Ogahara Junsi told Kawaguchi Heiji about his findings.
"Your Excellency Commander, we can judge from the dryness of the soil on both sides of the tomb passage that this tunnel entrance should have just been built not long ago. This means that this tunnel did not originally exist, but belonged to the China Army. To be exact
To put it bluntly, it was built by the Dameishan Independent Regiment in order to cope with possible raids by the imperial army."
Kawaguchi Heiji said solemnly: "In other words, since the Damei Mountain Independent Regiment occupied Damei Mountain, they have begun to dig tunnels in preparation for the imperial army's raids?"
"Hai." Oluhara Junsi paused and said, "That should be it."
Kawaguchi Heiji's facial muscles twitched twice and said: "It seems that the imperial army needs to strengthen its penetration into the Dameishan area. If the imperial army could have known about this situation a few days earlier, they would have been able to think of countermeasures in advance.
There is no need to be like now when something happens and we haven’t figured out how to solve it yet.”
Oluhara Junsi said: "The Chinese army is hiding in the tunnel. They are in the dark. If the imperial army enters the tunnel to fight with them, they will fall into their plan. Therefore, I think the best way to crack it is to use
Bomb the entrance, flood it with water, or simply attack with poison gas."
Kawaguchi Heiji frowned and said: "Since the China Army has premeditated, it is impossible to leave only one entrance. Unless all tunnel entrances can be found and blown up, it is useless to blow up only this entrance.
As for poison gas bombs, the empire is currently under siege by public opinion in the Western world. If possible, we should try not to use them and divert water to pour them back first."
The Engineer Regiment of the Kawaguchi Detachment carried high-power water pumps. Kawaguchi Heiji transferred two high-power water pumps from the Engineer Regiment with just one telegram. At dawn, the two high-power water pumps were in place, and the generator set was also in place at the same time. Soon
, the generator set and the water pump began to roar, continuously sucking water from the Meihe River not far away and pouring it into the tomb passage.