Chapter 807 The Patient Hunter
When Delgado was learning hunting techniques when he was young, an old hunter once taught him a truth. The patience of a hunter is as important as the skill of hunting wild animals. Without enough patience, you cannot become a successful hunter. Delgado always kept this in mind and has maintained this trait to this day.
Delgado asked Lopez to come forward and give the starting order to the two people in the last team, and then followed them and slipped down the rope down the city wall. Because he had personally planned the breakout route, even if he couldn't see the two cannon fodders in front of him in the dark, he could still accurately grasp their direction and approximate speed. Delgado fell far behind, carefully observing the surroundings. He knew that there must be an enemy night sentry lurking somewhere nearby. Since the enemy had deployed troops to besiege the city during the day, he naturally thought that there might be people inside the city. He went out at night to ask for help. And Delgado's plan is to paralyze the enemy's nerves, so that the enemy will take the opportunity to sneak out when they think they have captured all the messengers asking for help.
Before Delgado left the city, sporadic gunfire was heard from the fleeing direction of several other messenger teams. Obviously, they did not successfully avoid the encirclement and suppression by the Haihan Army, but it is not yet known whether any of them can successfully escape under the cover of night. However, this was what Delgado expected. The purpose of sending multiple teams to break out from multiple directions was to expose the hidden sentries of the Haihan Army lurking in the night, and at the same time disrupt their deployment, making it difficult for them to Determine the true intentions and direction of action of the defenders.
Delgado believes that even if the Haihan Army deploys some combat personnel outside the city, it can only block a few major exits from the city, and it is unlikely to block the entire area as it did during the day - if the Haihan Army's If the commander really did that, then probably no one would have enough energy to continue fighting during the day. If Haihan only deploys troops in the area around Santo Domingo with several times his own strength, there is indeed a high chance that he will be able to get through. Of course, the one with the greatest chance of success is definitely Delgado himself.
The two people who acted as pathfinder cannon fodder in front seemed to have good luck. They passed two high-risk areas that Delgado expected and were still safe. This made Delgado think that maybe the previous teams had played a role in diverting the tiger away from the mountain. , allowing the Haihan Army to transfer its limited manpower to other directions to intercept the messengers leaving the city. If you walk a short distance ahead, you can leave the most dangerous area and enter the dense forest. Even if the Haihan Army finds their traces, they may not be able to capture them.
However, this idea did not remain in his mind for too long. Just when the two people in front passed between the two bamboo stilts where farmers lived, and then sneaked into the dense forest, a few black figures came out of nowhere. The place jumped out and used fishing nets in different directions to hit the panicked two people. There was no suspense. The two people who were in shock didn't even have time to make a move to struggle. They were tightly covered by several layers of fishing nets and couldn't escape at all.
Delgado didn't know how long these enemies had been lurking in the dark, but it was obvious that their patience was terrifying, because the two cannon fodder he had arranged had been lurking in the dark for a full stick of incense before the last step. time and make sure there is no movement around before taking action. Unexpectedly, there were people who were more patient and patient in the dark places that they did not observe. In the end, they could not escape the fate of being caught.
Put yourself in their shoes, if Delgado himself were in the position of the cannon fodder, he would probably relax his vigilance and choose to take a risk after observing them for such a long time. He felt that if these enemy secret sentries became hunters, they would definitely be very powerful candidates. Fortunately, I was thoughtful enough and arranged for two people to go ahead to attack the mine, thus drawing out all the opponents' men lurking here. Delgado believed that under such an emergency situation, it was unlikely that someone would still be lurking in the darkness nearby and not activate.
These Haihan soldiers who had been lurking for a long time were sure that the person they were capturing could not escape, so they lit torches and slowly surrounded him. The leading soldier looked at the prey in the net and muttered: "There is no real owner..."
The soldiers in the special operations battalion now know that the target of this mission is the Spaniards. Although few of them have dealt with the Spaniards before, through popular science from their superiors, they also know that the Spaniards and the Portuguese look similar. And these soldiers, who are mainly of Annan descent, are certainly no strangers to the Portuguese. After all, before Haihan entered Annan, almost all the country's coastal ports were a paradise for the Portuguese.
However, since the landing, the special operations battalion has not captured even a single Spaniard. All the people captured so far are indigenous people from various parts of Southeast Asia who have surrendered to Spain, and even Chinese. Faced with such a situation, the companies and platoons of the special operations battalion were secretly competing to see who could capture the Spanish prisoners first. In order to boost morale, Takahashi Nan also offered a reward of 100 yuan.
Since these two cannon fodder are not Spanish, they are not of much value in the eyes of the soldiers of the special operations battalion. Several soldiers slowly untied the fishing net on his body. At this time, one of them took out the dagger he was carrying with his backhand and prepared to fight to the death. However, before he could dance with the dagger, a Haihan soldier hit him on the wrist with a stick. Poof. There was a muffled sound on the ground, and the man suddenly screamed, as if his wrist bone was broken by this blow.
"Search carefully! Don't let them hide other murder weapons on their bodies!" the leading Haihan soldier ordered.
Several other people first took ropes and tied their hands and feet, and then searched their bodies. Sure enough, they also found a dagger with almost the same appearance from another person.
"They don't have much ability, but they have a lot of tricks!" The leader sneered and said, "Take them away and escort them back to pay their dues. Although they are not Spanish, the bounty of these two guys is enough for the brothers to have a few good meals together." ”
At this time, someone took out the handcuffs and shackles and replaced the ropes used to bind them. Someone held a torch to lead the way, and everyone pushed the two prisoners and slowly marched toward the Haihan camp in the east.
Seeing this group of people escorting the prisoners farther and farther away, Delgado was secretly glad that his method worked. This group of people will definitely not return here in a short time. At least they will not take countermeasures until they have finished interrogating the prisoners and learned Delgado's overall plan. At this time, it is not difficult to cross the blockade from this place. However, out of caution, he still waited for another incense to make sure that there were no other enemies lurking near this passage. Then he quietly moved his body, bent down and rushed out from the same position, quickly passing through the most dangerous area. Empty space rushed into the forest.
Although Delgado had had many adventures and even desperate experiences in the past, he had never felt so nervous just walking through a no man's land that his heart almost jumped out of his chest. These Haihan soldiers are undoubtedly extremely powerful hunters, but they are still less patient than me. After confirming that he had entered a safe zone, Delgado stopped to adjust his breathing, took out a water bag to add some water, and then re-determined the direction of travel. In the next journey, he still needs to deal with various poisonous insects in the forest and avoid the native tribes in the mountains. However, compared to the difficult Haihan Army, these guys are obviously much easier to deal with.
Almost at the same time, in the Haihan camp. Takahashi Nan has not rested yet and is listening to reports from his subordinates on arresting enemy personnel leaving the city.
"...According to the prisoners' confessions, there are more than a dozen of them, organized into teams of two to three people. After leaving the city, they break out according to different marching routes. Their mission is to break through our army's blockade and cross Shanshan went to Jilong Port to ask for help. In addition, each of their teams had a letter, which had been read by the translator. It contained the identity certificate of the messenger, which saved us a lot of trouble in checking the identity. According to our current arrest situation. "No one on the list escaped, but three of them were shot by the brothers and died on the spot..." "Are there any Spaniards among the prisoners?" Takahashi Minami asked. He didn't care about the life or death of these people, but he paid more attention to their identities.
"No, they are basically all Nanyang natives, but there are a few who understand Chinese."
"Since they can think of spreading out and breaking out, there must be a plan and a plan. Have you caught the person who led this operation?" Takahashi Minami was not dazzled by the victory and quickly grasped the key points.
"No..." The officer in charge of the interrogation also looked confused: "According to the prisoners' account, the person who planned and directed this operation was designated by the Spanish officer in the city, but this person did not go out of the city with them, and his name was not Appears in several letters that we already have.”
"That means this person may be acting alone?" Takahashi Minami frowned: "And we haven't caught him yet."
"Maybe he never left the city at all..." His subordinates had different views on Takahashi Minami's inference: "If he didn't come out, of course we wouldn't be able to catch him."
Takahashi Minami shook his head silently and said: "Why did he send so many teams of messengers? It was because he expected that we would deploy a blockade outside the city, so he wanted to break out in a scattered manner. But even so, there is no guarantee that someone can break through our blockade. , if it were me doing this, I would definitely participate in the mission personally just to be on the safe side. Look at the map..."
As Takahashi Minami spoke, he pointed out several locations on the map where he would capture the courier: "Just as we expected when we made the plan, they are all passages into the mountains, and the timing of their departure in batches was also very clever. , if I hadn't arranged enough people, it would have easily resulted in a situation where the person who could work out this action plan would leave the outcome to luck. Already entering the mountains.”
"But the main passages into the mountain are all targeted by us. How could he slip by quietly under our noses?"
"No matter how hard you stare, there will still be loopholes. Think about it, what did you do next after you caught someone?"
"Take the prisoners back for interrogation..." When the officer said this, he suddenly realized what Takahashi Minami was referring to: "Battalion Commander, are you saying that the real owner will appear in the same place only after we take the prisoners away?"< br>
"After all, our manpower is limited, and it is impossible to arrange several groups of people to squat in one place in the middle of the night." Takahashi Minami said with regret: "It's so sparse and sparse!"
"Didn't the reconnaissance platoon already enter the mountain in the afternoon? Maybe they still have a chance to fill this hole." The officer still had hope for this.
"I arranged for the reconnaissance platoon to go into the mountain. I wanted them to explore the activities of the nearby indigenous tribes first. I did not give them the task of intercepting the Spanish messenger... But it is hard to say. This matter can only depend on God's will." Takahashi Nan currently has no way to contact the reconnaissance platoon that has entered the mountain, so it is naturally impossible to issue new instructions to it. As for whether they can meet the Spanish messenger who escaped in the mountains, it just depends on chance.
For a soldier, it is really unpleasant to leave the outcome of the war to God. As a commander, what he pursues is the pleasure of being able to control the changes in the battlefield, but uncontrollable situations like this are indeed unavoidable. Although Takahashi Minami feels helpless, she can only accept the fact. Fortunately, judging from the fighting situation on the first day, Haihan has taken the complete initiative and is very hopeful to win the city of Santo Domingo with very low casualties. Before the messenger moved in from Jilong Port to reinforce the troops, Takahashi Nan believed that he would have enough time to conquer the fortress here.
To put it another way, even if the courier could get to the chicken coop within a day or two, and the response speed there was fast enough to immediately organize troops to come to the rescue, Takahashi Nan would still be confident that he could repel or even annihilate him. Regardless of land or water, Gao Qiaonan made corresponding arrangements in advance to prevent the opponent's reinforcements from cutting his way out.
But all the worries seemed to be unnecessary. Early the next morning, the reconnaissance platoon that entered the mountain suddenly returned to the special operations battalion's base camp two miles east of Santo Domingo City in advance. And they were not empty-handed. When they came back, they also captured a dejected Spanish soldier. Although this man was dressed in a local aboriginal dress, the reconnaissance platoon found a letter written in Spanish from his body.
"...We met this guy when we were getting water from a mountain spring in the morning. He ran away as soon as he saw us. When I saw his reaction, I knew he was not a native of the mountains. This bastard ran pretty fast. "The brothers chased him for two miles and almost ten miles up the mountain road. They caught him and searched him. Hehe, there is indeed something fishy!" The reconnaissance platoon leader proudly boasted about his experience to Gao Qiaonan.
(End of chapter)