The Japanese officers and soldiers at the checkpoint saw the two trucks in front of them suddenly stopped, which immediately aroused their suspicion. They all raised their guns and were ready for battle. The machine gunner even opened the bolt of his gun and was ready at any time. shooting.
In order to avoid arousing the suspicion of the Japanese army, Li Qiulin walked to the Japanese checkpoint alone.
Li Qiulin's actions reassured the Japanese troops at the checkpoint. Their first feeling was that there must be nothing wrong with the two military vehicles. Otherwise, the other party would not dare to come to the checkpoint alone. Therefore, the Japanese were relaxed, but they still stared at Li Qiulin who was walking over, wanting to see what he was going to do. .
When the Japanese commander Cao saw a major arriving, he stepped forward to salute him, asked him what was going on there, and very politely asked to check Li Qiulin's ID.
Xu Dalong and others had already made preparations when they came to Malaysia this time. They knew that the fifth division of the Japanese army was stationed here, so the documents they prepared also belonged to this division.
Li Qiulin took out his ID and handed it to the Japanese commander Cao. After he finished reading, he said to him: "The car I was riding in broke down due to lack of water. Do you have any water here? Provide some for us."
After reading Li Qiulin's ID, the Japanese commander Cao felt that there was nothing wrong with it. He also felt there was no problem with Li Qiulin's request. He told Li Qiulin that they had water here, but it was in water bags. Li Qiulin needed to send someone to carry the water back himself.
Although there is water everywhere in the mountains and wilderness of Malaysia, most of the water is not drinkable because it contains a large number of germs. The Japanese army set up a checkpoint here, and someone specially delivered water to them. The water bags used to store water were all made of rubber.
Li Qiulin was hoping to do this to buy time. He really wanted to walk back and tell the driver, but he was worried that walking back now would arouse the suspicion of the Japanese soldiers. So he shouted to the car and asked the driver to come and fetch water.
The special operations team member who was driving heard Li Qiulin's words and understood what he meant. He deliberately took his time to find a bucket, and then walked slowly towards this side.
After all their troubles, two Japanese military vehicles from the opposite side drove over. They also stopped at the checkpoint, were checked, and then continued on.
At this time, Li Qiulin and the others also faced a problem, which was that there were many guerrillas in plainclothes on the truck. Two Japanese military vehicles came over and were about to pass by them. It was impossible not to see the guerrillas in plain clothes in the vehicle. Even the special forces members all stood up and asked the guerrillas to squat down. , it is impossible to block the sight of the Japanese army at such a close distance.
Of course, this is not difficult for the special operations team members in the car. They have already asked the guerrillas to put down their weapons in advance, take off their bullet bags and dry food bags, then put their heads in their hands and squat in the trunk of the truck, as if they were Migrant workers or prisoners captured by Japanese soldiers. It looks much more natural this way. As a result, two military vehicles full of Japanese officers and soldiers passed by them, ignored them, drove away, and disappeared soon after.
Li Qiulin waited for the two trucks full of Japanese soldiers to go away. In order to delay, he took out a box of cigarettes, took one out and handed it to the Japanese leader Cao.
When the Japanese commander Cao saw a major officer being so polite to him, he quickly took out the match, lit it, protected the flame with his hand, lit it for Li Qiulin first, and then took a nice sip himself, and then the two chatted. stand up.
The driver of the special forces team took water from the Japanese army's water bag, filled the engine's water tank with water, and then the two trucks drove over. The truck drove to the checkpoint and stopped again.
Li Qiulin expressed his gratitude to the Japanese commander Cao and turned around to enter the cab. Commander Cao of the Japanese army followed him very diligently to see him off.
As Li Qiulin walked, he quietly reached for his gun. At this time, the Japanese at the checkpoint had already relaxed their vigilance and were busy with their own business. No one paid any attention to this area.
Li Qiulin walked to the cab and turned around. The Japanese leader Cao thought Li Qiulin wanted to say goodbye to him, so when he was about to speak with a smile, he saw the black muzzle of the gun in Li Qiulin's hand. Before he could react, Li Qiulin pulled the trigger, and the bullet hit him directly in the heart.
The special forces and guerrillas on the truck were already ready for battle. When they saw Li Qiulin taking action, they shot at the Japanese and puppet troops at the checkpoint. At this time, the guerrillas had already picked up their weapons and followed the special forces members to shoot at the Japanese.
The special forces team members had already done a good job of dividing the work. At this time, the distance was so close, and the Japanese were unprepared and were caught off guard. In just ten seconds, all the Japanese at the checkpoint were killed.
The guerrilla captain and the guerrillas were very short of bullets when they fought in the past, but this time they were happily addicted to guns. Seeing that the Japs were wiped out, even though they now had a lot of weapons and ammunition, they still rushed over with cheers, seized all the Japs' weapons and ammunition, and loaded them on the truck.
Li Qiulin and others had deliberately exposed their target, so they did not deal with the corpses of the Japanese, and just let them lie there.
After everyone got in the car, they continued to drive forward. After more than 40 minutes, they saw a fork in the road ahead, one of which led west to the mountainous area.
Li Qiulin didn't want to have a fierce battle with the Japanese army in the plains, so he chose to go west, preparing to go to the front and enter the mountains again.
Colonel Takakura commanded the Japanese and puppet troops to surround the dense forest ahead from all directions. He concluded that the guerrillas should be in the dense forest ahead. He ordered the troops to spread out and search carefully before advancing.
This dense forest is very large, and movement on the mountain is inconvenient, so the search speed is relatively slow, but the encirclement is still shrinking little by little. They first found the original location of the guerrillas, but there was no one there at this time.
At this moment, news suddenly came from the bottom of the mountain. Someone discovered the burning military vehicle on the road, and immediately used the radio to notify Gao Cang, who went into the mountain to search.
After Gao Cang heard this, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning and almost suffered cardiac arrest. His vision went dark, a mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth, and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the Japs next to him saw his body shaking and hurriedly supported him, so he didn't fall.
Gao Cang has now realized that Xu Dalong and others should have jumped out of the encirclement he set. He really didn't understand when and where these people escaped from. He felt a deep sense of powerlessness now. He felt that he was no match for Xu Dalong and others, and he couldn't help but feel a little downcast.
However, Gao Cang is a stubborn militarist after all, and he will never be willing to fail like this. He sat on the ground, drank some water, rested for a while, and finally regained his energy.
According to reports from the puppet troops who discovered the burned convoy at the foot of the mountain, in addition to the burned convoy, two trucks drove away. The trucks used by the Japanese army have a load capacity of one and a half tons, and a truck can carry no more than 30 people. Gao Cang judged from this that there were only thirty or forty enemies who left in trucks. According to the information he had, the current guerrillas had recruited dozens more workers. Adding in Xu Dalong's original people and the guerrillas, the number was not enough. This shows that only some people have jumped out of the encirclement and are active outside, while at least some people still stay in the mountains.
So Gao Cang decided to leave some of his troops behind, continue the search, and find ways to find those guerrillas who were left behind. He took the rest of the troops down the mountain and continued to track Xu Dalong and others.
Tanaka sent a large number of informants, and soon they also discovered the bodies of Japanese soldiers at the attacked checkpoint. From this, he judged the general direction in which the guerrillas were leaving, and then reported it to Gao Cang.
At this time, Gao Cang had no shame in reporting to the division commander and asked to send troops to reorganize the pursuit and interception. He decided to lead his men to follow the enemy's tracks. He vowed to catch up with Xu Dalong and others and annihilate them so as to relieve the bad breath in his heart.
Tanaka's work efficiency is still very high. He informed the Japanese and puppet troops around the location where the guerrillas appeared and asked them to provide information. Soon after, news came that two military vehicles were seen driving from the fork of the road to the mountainous area to the west.
They saw that in addition to the Japanese officers and soldiers on the truck, there were also people in civilian clothes holding guns in their hands. According to this intelligence analysis, these people are very likely to be the guerrillas who attacked the checkpoint.
Tanaka immediately reported the situation to Gao Cang again, and Gao Cang led people to track along the highway. Later, they again saw the two trucks abandoned by Li Qiulin and others. From this, they can determine their path into the mountain.
Gao Cang was very tired after a day of hard work, but there was a fire burning in his heart, which supported him to lead the Japanese and puppet troops into the mountains again for tracking regardless of fatigue.
After Gao Cang and others left, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops searched the mountains and fields for the remaining guerrillas. Most of Malaysia has a tropical rainforest climate, which is very conducive to the growth of plants. On a small hill, thousands of people are hidden and it is not easy to find them from a distance. If you want to find the guerrillas hiding in this huge forest, Easier said than done. The exit of the cave where the left-behind guerrillas were hiding was very small and hidden in the bushes. If you didn't know it in advance, it would be difficult to find it even if it was only a few meters away.
Although the enemy searched carefully, they still found nothing. However, the guerrillas who stayed in the cave were very nervous. The people guarding the entrance of the cave had clearly heard the voices of the Japanese outside. The guerrillas were very worried because once discovered by the Japanese, they would be sealed inside. And this cave has only one exit. Once discovered by the Japanese, they will have no choice but to die.
Yao Fang was guarding the entrance of the cave at that time, and his palms holding the pistol were already sweating. Fortunately, the Japanese left shortly after, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
After about an hour, Yao Fang listened carefully and could no longer hear anyone moving around. He decided to go out and take a look.
But he was stopped by someone, and the person who stopped him was the deputy squad leader of the guerrilla team who was left behind by Li Qiulin. He told Yao Fang that he must not be careless and must continue to wait patiently until dark before going out for observation.
Yao Fang was very convinced of the people in the special team and accepted his suggestion.
The deputy squad leader's caution was justified, because the Japanese who entered the mountain did not leave. According to Gao Cang's order, they determined that the remaining guerrillas were hiding in the mountains, but they could not find them for a while. Therefore, the three Japanese infantry squadrons participating in the mountain search decided to stay overnight in the mountains and forests that day. They sent some people and formed many surveillance groups with those sent by Tanaka, scattered everywhere, hoping to find traces of the guerrillas.
There is water and dry food prepared in advance in the cave, which is enough for the guerrillas who stayed behind for a few days. However, there is one problem that is difficult to solve, that is, the guerrillas need convenience.
There is not much space in the cave. If all conveniences are taken care of in the cave, there will be no room for staying in the cave. The guerrillas tried their best to endure it, planning to stay up until night to go out for convenience. The deputy squad leader of the special forces team who stayed behind firmly stopped them, preferring to let them deal with it in the cave instead of allowing them to go out.
It was not until late in the night that the deputy squad leader felt that the problem was no longer serious, and then he agreed to the guerrillas' request. However, he was still very cautious and decided to go out and check first to make sure there were no problems before letting everyone out.
The deputy squad leader gently pushed aside the branches of the shrubs at the entrance of the cave and walked out cautiously. He watched his feet very carefully every step he took, for fear of accidentally stepping on a stone and making a sound. (End of chapter)
