Ma Xiaoguang and Wang Deqian dismounted their horses and approached the ruined temple while observing vigilantly.
Naturally, meandering forward like this is no better than galloping, but if you really gallop, you might not be able to enter the ruined temple.
After walking for almost an hour, the two of them approached the ruined temple.
The four horses in front of the temple still stayed there quietly, seemingly not paying any attention to the two people riding over.
Ma Xiaoguang tied the two horses and made a gesture to Wang Deqian, which meant that Wang Deqian should stay at the place where the horses were tied, wait for the rabbit, and go into the temple to check.
Commissioner Wang was not a headstrong person, so he naturally accepted the agent's professional advice and found a place to hide with the shell gun.
Ma Xiaoguang briefly observed the main entrance of the ruined temple. Instead of entering through the main entrance, he quickly went around to the back of the ruined temple.
The advantage of this is that if you go in and get a hit, there is a high probability that the enemies inside will not escape from the back door. Most of them will go through the front door. If they go through the front door, they will happen to run into Commissioner Wang over there.
I just don’t know how effective this Commissioner Wang is in combat?
Of course, this thought can only pass by for a moment. The most urgent thing is to see who is in the temple.
After a few efforts, I climbed into the slope. The temple is not big, with only a few monks' dormitories, a scripture storage pavilion, and a kitchen and other miscellaneous rooms.
There are only two Buddhist halls in front, one is very small, and the Buddha statue is nowhere to be found.
The other room is slightly larger, about six to seven feet square. Looking from the outside, there are faint shadows of people flickering.
It was daytime, and now it was summer. The people inside did not light a fire, but the sounds of laughter and eating could be heard.
Looking in quietly, I saw four people dressed as Mongolians, chewing and eating until their mouths were full of oil.
But these four people were not Mongolians at first glance. First of all, their pale faces did not have the plateau redness of Mongolian men, and their bodies were much thinner.
"Damn, these devils don't even bother wearing makeup." Ma Xiaoguang spat in his heart.
Judging from what was observed, this group of spies should be resting here, not lurking inside to prepare an ambush.
After figuring out the situation, Ma Xiaoguang took action without hesitation.
He jumped up and jumped into the main hall.
When the four people in the hall heard the noise, they quickly threw away the food in their hands and reached to their sides to touch the guns.
One of them moved very quickly. As soon as Ma Xiaoguang landed, he picked up the southern-style pistol in his hand.
However, he was faster, and Ma Xiaoguang was even faster. Before he could get into his shooting position, Ma Xiaoguang slashed his head with a knife. The blade flashed silver and was filled with cold air as it slashed across his head.
The gunman raised his gun and wanted to pull the trigger, but his body refused to obey him. A streak of blood burst from his forehead and reached his neck, shoulders, and arms.
"ah!"
Only then did the gunman feel the pain and screamed.
Ignoring the gunman who had lost his fighting power, Ma Xiaoguang dodged and avoided an approaching saber.
Ma Xiaoguang didn't look at the saber that was coming at him. He just roughly judged the direction, lowered his body slightly, and waited for the opponent to use his moves well before stabbing him.
There was only a "chi" sound, followed by bright red blood, shooting out from the body like arrows.
The opponent's swordsman opened his eyes wide and stared at Ma Xiaoguang with a look of disbelief and fear. He opened his mouth wide and wanted to shout something, but he couldn't shout anymore!
The other two people in the hall shouted anxiously when they saw that Ma Xiaoguang's skills were like a ghost and the gun in his hand could not aim at the target.
Just listen to one of them shouting: "Matsumoto-kun, don't make unnecessary sacrifices! Let's retreat quickly and report to the general that there are Chinese agents here!"
This shout alerted another companion, and he stopped aiming. He raised the southern pistol in his hand and fired randomly into the hall.
Ma Xiaoguang did not expect that the other party would use such a mindless attack method, and quickly ducked behind a Buddha statue to hide. He thought that in order to kill demons, the Bodhisattva would not blame him.
Bullets were flying everywhere in the hall, making a jingling sound.
There are not many bullets in the magazine of Nanbu's pistol, and they are all empty in the blink of an eye.
At this time, another man followed suit and fired wildly with a pistol. By coincidence, one bullet even hit Ma Xiaoguang's hidden Buddha statue, making a "chichi" sound.
For a while, Ma Xiaoguang was forced not to show his face.
The other party was not eager to fight, but fought and retreated. The two of them covered each other and actually exited the hall.
After exiting the main hall, the two spread their legs and ran towards the temple gate.
Seeing that the horses were still tied there, the two of them quickly ran towards the horses. The distance was not far and they arrived in an instant.
As soon as one of the men's hands touched the reins, he heard a crisp "bang" sound. His back hurt and he lost consciousness.
The one who fired was naturally Commissioner Wang. When he saw that the shot was successful, he hurriedly shouted to the other person: "Surrender quickly!"
The man ignored him and quickly saddled up his horse, but the horses ran away like flying.
Wang Deqian couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He had only shot one person just now, and he was prepared to catch him alive, but he didn't expect that another spy would have a chance to escape. He immediately raised his gun and fired at the spy company that was getting farther and farther away. Three shots were fired.
The opponent was running with all his strength, but he was not running in a straight line. The range and accuracy of the pistol were limited, so naturally he missed the target, which made Wang Deqian jump to his feet in panic.
At this time, Ma Xiaoguang also rushed out of the temple gate. Seeing that the other party had jumped on his horse and ran away, he also jumped on his own horse and followed him.
"Commissioner Wang, you stay here and wait for the people who meet you..." Before running away, Ma Xiaoguang still did not forget to tell Wang Deqian about staying behind.
The opponent's spy had the advantage of making the first move, and his horse was also good. Ma Xiaoguang pursued desperately from behind, but he was always more than a hundred meters away.
After running at full speed like this for about ten minutes, the opponent's horse seemed to be unable to hold on any longer and the speed slowed down. Before Ma Xiaoguang was happy, the speed on his own side was also the same, also slowing down.
Damn it, I didn’t take into account that everyone’s horsepower is limited, I was careless!
Ma Xiaoguang didn't want the duck in his hand to fly away like this, so he took out the Browning M1911 from his waist and aimed at the horse in front...
The other party was not a fuel-efficient person either. He seemed to know that his power was low, so he suddenly turned to the right and turned behind a mound.
Although the mound was not big, it blocked Ma Xiaoguang's shooting range. He was so angry that he gritted his back teeth and chased after a dozen horses regardless of whether the horse could bear it or not.
As soon as I arrived at the mound, I heard a muffled sound over there, which seemed to be the sound of someone falling off a horse.
He quickly ran over to take a look and saw several people there, but they were holding down the person who was running wildly just now.
Ma Xiaoguang took a closer look and saw that it was the Great Lama Dele (the fat man) and his party.
"This Japanese spy finally caught a living one!" the great lama said happily.
When Ma Xiaoguang saw that the Japanese spy had been captured, he quickly dismounted, let his mount rest, spread his legs, and ran over.
The people over there looked happy when they saw it was Chief Ma.
"Knock him unconscious first, tie him up firmly, gag him, and take him away first..." Chief Ma quickly ordered.
At that moment, several people quickly packed up, tied up the prisoners, put them on horses, and everyone rushed to the direction of the ruined temple.
When they arrived at the ruined temple, they met up with Commissioner Wang, picked up the three dead people in the ruined temple, cleaned them up briefly, and then continued to move.
You can't stay here for long. Since Fatty and the others could hear the gunshots just now, they don't rule out the possibility of other strongholds or patrolling spies hearing it. If they come over, a fierce fight will inevitably happen.
Therefore, they took away both the people and the horses, so that at least the other party could not figure out the situation for the time being.
Led by Lama Bilig and Dr. Siqin, the group came to a hill twenty miles south of the ruined temple.
It's said to be a hill, but it's actually just a slightly larger sand dune. There's a water source next to it, which makes it a better campsite.
Ma Xiaoguang ordered Shopkeeper Luo and Brother Guishou to remove useful things from the three dead spies, and then they found a secret place to bury them far away.
They also introduced the new faces in the team to each other. First of all, the calm and capable Commissioner Wang was definitely introduced grandly. Lama Bilig also introduced a young lama who had been separated from the monastery before - Red Tangwut.
The use of snagging ropes and horse poles to ambush and capture the Japanese spy was the credit of Red Tangut.
After the pleasantries were over, it was time to do something big. Boss Ma, Commissioner Wang and Fatty took the prisoner to a sheltered place from the wind.
The fat man took off the hooded bag, woke the prisoner with water, and removed the rag from his mouth.
"Tell me your name, which unit, and the mission to come to Ejina." The fat man stopped pretending to be a great lama and asked with a fierce face.
The man who was being questioned seemed to be afraid of the methods of this group of people and knew whose hands he had fallen into. He actually did not hold on and confessed very simply.
"My name is Heihachiro Matsumoto, and I am an intelligence officer of the Neon Army. We are all special agents assigned by the Army to Ejina. Our agency chief is Major General Hisao Ezaki..."
"Our task is to establish a foothold in Ejina East Temple first, find Mongolians who are willing to cooperate, and if there is a chance, we will make an incident." Matsumoto Heihachiro explained.
After listening to Heihachiro Matsumoto's explanation, the three people present took a deep breath. It would be very bad if these bastards really succeeded!
"What should we do next? Team Leader Ma." Wang Deqian asked in a consultative tone instead of giving orders.
"This matter can't be delayed any longer. Let's take action immediately and take away the Japanese stronghold and arsenal!" Ma Xiaoguang said harshly.
"So many spies? Our agents can't catch them all. Commissioner Wang must have an idea, right?" Ma Xiaoguang smiled at Wang Deqian.
"Okay! Just kill their arsenal first, and I will contact the government and the army to deal with other matters later." Wang Degan agreed.
Although we need to act immediately, we can't act recklessly. After all, there are many more Japanese spies than we have here, so we still have to plan carefully.
