As a result, the regiment headquarters immediately began to dispatch units according to one of the previously formulated combat plans.
Zhou Changfeng personally led two teams of the chemical defense platoon, the third platoon of the reconnaissance team, and the third battalion, a total of more than 400 people, to the northwest of Lijiashan.
Xie Wancheng led an engineering team, an infantry platoon and an amphibious combat convoy to take a long detour and search along a stream in the northern foothills to cut off any possibility of escape.
At the same time, the temporarily modified gunship took off immediately and was on standby.
The two captured bandits vomited out all the information they knew as if they were shaking a sieve, but the other bandits obviously did not believe that one of their own could not confess after being captured.
So when the various units of the 1st Marine Regiment began to rush to their hideout, the bandits were already preparing to run away.
Anyway, there are several such strongholds in the mountains within a radius of several hundred miles. Just go around slowly and see who is more patient!
"Grandma, I want to see how ruthless the officers and soldiers are. If they have the guts, let them chase slowly!"
"Yes, once you enter this mountain, it's our world, and it won't be easy for anyone to do it!"
Because they thought it would be a burden and a hindrance, they also hanged the dozen women they had snatched last time before leaving.
After that, the team of more than 200 people left this stronghold without any panic. Because many of them may not be able to remember similar encounters during their bandit careers that lasted for more than ten years or even decades.
The eighth of the twelve mopping up teams was on standby, while the remaining four headed straight for known bandit strongholds.
At around midnight in the afternoon, when the excited soldiers rushed to the hiding place next to the foothills northeast of Lijia Mountain, they found nothing.
"Everyone, be careful! Watch out for traps!"
"Those two bastards said there are civilians kidnapped here. Are they here?"
After setting up peripheral sentries, the soldiers spread out in twos and threes to search.
That military doctor Second Lieutenant Jiang Ning who loved taking pictures... Oh no, he was now a lieutenant. He also came with some medical reinforcements, but found that there was nothing to do.
Zhao Rong and several soldiers walked under a simple shed, which should be a place for cooking. The embers of firewood inside were still burning.
Obviously, not long after I left, the iron pot on the stove was still there.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly heard a cry from the side, "Someone come quickly!"
Soon, a group of officers and soldiers surrounded him.
In the dense forest to the east of this stronghold, there are hemp ropes tied to the branches of several trees, and nooses are hung on the hemp ropes.
There were people hanging under the ropes, one, two, three... a total of fourteen female corpses.
The clothes were in tatters and many of the corpses had large areas of skin exposed.
Everyone was stunned in place.
Zhao Rong, who was the first to come back to his senses, whispered: "Where are the medical soldiers? Take a look!"
So several medical soldiers stepped forward and cut the hemp rope with their knives.
Jiang Ning had been taking photos of the bandits' carefully arranged stronghold, and he hurried over after hearing the sound.
Seeing this, his professional instinct made him move over and squat down, reaching out to feel his breath and heartbeat. Unfortunately, after checking each one one by one, no one survived although their body temperature was not cold.
With a stern expression, Jiang Ning touched the chest and abdomen of a female corpse and found that not only were there many bruises on the skin, but the ribs also had obvious fractures, which may be closed fractures. As for the lower body, I couldn’t bear to take a closer look.
He stood up slowly and said in a deep voice: "You are really a beast! Inhumane."
"We can no longer allow them to do evil. We have to see how they escape this time." Zhao Rong patted his shoulder, then turned around and ordered: "Wrap him in a blanket and take him down the mountain."
The soldiers present responded with clasped fists.
Soon, the general situation of the scene was reported.
Walkie-talkies capable of voice communication are indeed useful in this regard, and communication efficiency is greatly improved.
After learning about this, Zhou Changfeng just ordered them to set off immediately and follow the tracking of the military dogs.
So, except for one detachment that stayed in place, the other three detachments immediately set off again to pursue the pursuit.
Because they are in the same communication frequency band, the crew members of "Zuoshan Diao-1" can also hear the communication that has just arrived.
In fact, the call sign of a seaplane is usually "cormorant". The cormorant, also called an osprey, is a large water bird that can prey on fish. It is a very suitable nickname for seaplanes that are mostly used to hunt submarines.
As for why he has become a mountain eagle, that is, a vulture, it is purely intentional by someone Zhou.
"These thieves are really ruthless." The driver sighed.
The navigator behind knew a lot about this, so he talked about it casually.
"In the ten years before and after the first year of Zhichang, local bandits became extremely arrogant. My father has told many stories about them. For example, they would strip a woman naked and then kill her, disembowel her, take out her internal organs, and stuff them with stones. .”
"There were also arson attacks around the village. A woman ran away with her baby in her arms. After being caught by the gangsters, they snatched the child and threw it into the burning house. The woman wanted to save the child, but she also kicked him in and burned him alive together."
When the co-pilot heard this, he frowned and said "tsk tsk" repeatedly, and asked: "You said before that your father was from Yi'an Army? What happened after that? Did those guys obey the law?"
"Evil people will find their way," the navigator said with a smile. "The captain of their team had a bad temper and was a ruthless character. He was strung up by the captured robbers with wires through his cheeks, and then tied his hands with ropes and chains, and tied them to the truck. Behind me, from dawn to dusk, there was so much blood all the way, I was so stunned that I was dragged to death."
Everyone in the cockpit was silent.
At this time, one of the two gunners who came from the rear cabin to join in the fun sighed: "I don't know if we can go smoothly this time. To be honest, I am very curious about how Commander Zhou will deal with it."
"I've heard about it, and even though he looks kind-hearted, he's actually a ruthless person." The driver pushed the throttle slightly and said casually: "In Demaji, thanks to the favorable location, a dozen or so fever bullets killed the British and Indians. Army No. 100."
A gunner seemed to understand the path of life. He punched the bulkhead and said, "I finally understand. People who are good at using soldiers since ancient times are good at setting fires!"
There seems to be nothing wrong with this conclusion?
Soon, Zuoshan Diao No. 1 flew to the north of Lijiashan.
It’s just that what you see below is the same dense forest, and you can’t tell what’s on the ground at all.
They followed the original plan and wandered back and forth over this area, waiting for instructions from ground units using flares and smoke canisters.
At the same time, on the ground, a mopping up team led by Zhao Rong was pursuing as fast as possible.
Although these cunning and experienced bandits cleaned up and covered up their escape tracks, they could not resist the Ming army's use of military dogs this time.
Attached to them is a subordinate dog, as well as a corporal and a private in charge.
It walked while sniffing, and its white fur was now covered with mud, in different shades, and dirty.
"Which way?"
"This way!"
"Woof!"
"It's right over here, not far away!"
(End of chapter)
