Chapter 885: Pursuit in the Mountains
Wang Jialin and his four men went to the beach in the middle of the night and discovered that there seemed to be a campfire that was about to go out on the beach in the distance. Although these people were a little scared, they still planned to find out who was spending the night at the beach. However, their professional quality was obviously far inferior to that of the trained soldiers of the special operations battalion. Their whereabouts were discovered when they were still forty or fifty meters away from the camp. A Haihan soldier who was on guard at the periphery easily killed them. The four of them solved it together.
At first, these people didn't know who they were being attacked by, but when they saw the colorful military uniforms of their opponents, they knew that they were unlucky enough to run into the elite of the Haihan Militia this time. Last month, before Haihan started attacking Zhoushan, they had already heard those who had escaped from the southern islands mention that there was a group of soldiers in the Haihan militia wearing green flower uniforms who were very good at fighting, one against ten. Unstoppable courage. When Dinghai Fort was breached by the Haihan militia that day, this group of people did not engage in battle with their opponents at all. They fled into the mountains with the crowd before the city was breached. This time they bumped into the real master for the first time at the beach.
Just one encounter would result in one death and three injuries. This terrifying combat power made the prisoner who was lucky enough to save his life no longer want to continue to resist. The two of them were like pouring beans through a bamboo tube, revealing everything they knew.
Due to the limited strength of the Haihan Militia, the current level of control over the northern coast of Zhoushan Island is not high. After the Zhoushan Ship Gang was defeated in Dinghai Bay, the Haihan Fleet only implemented a naval blockade of this area from the sea. There are still many people on the coast who were Ships banned from going to sea. Wang Jialin planned to find a boat from here and go out to sea at night. Daishan Island, which was only two hours' sail away to the north, had not yet fallen into the control of the Haihan people. As long as he could escape there, he would have a chance to make a comeback.
But Wang Jialin also knew that the Haihan people had not relaxed their guard. He had already seen the opponent's methods. It was a great luck to escape from Dinghai Port the day before yesterday. When he wanted to escape from the sea this time, he was extra careful and did not show up. Instead, he sent his men to the beach to find a boat. But he himself was huddled in the forest, waiting for the reconnaissance results ahead. However, when the gunshot rang out, he must have been shocked, and he was afraid that he would have led his people back into the mountains by this time.
Although the two prisoners also confessed the location of their hiding place in the mountains, Wang Jialin is so cunning that he probably won't just stay at his original station and wait for the Haihan militia to find him. Even if he sets out immediately to rush there, he might want to Catching him won't be easy either.
Sun Zhen was very upset about the shot he fired. If it hadn't been for this reckless move, maybe he wouldn't have alerted the enemy. He thought that even with his fists and kicks, he could subdue these four guys in a short time, but at that time, he got hot-headed and fired first.
However, the platoon leader felt that Sun Zhen's reaction at that time was understandable. When facing multiple enemies, of course he had to bring down his opponents in the safest way possible and make them lose their combat effectiveness to ensure his own safety. He clearly had a rifle in his hand but did not use it. If Takahashi Minami found out about it afterwards, he would definitely be scolded. Although Takahashi Minami himself often gave up the rifle and only used the samurai sword as his main weapon, he still strictly followed the requirements of military regulations for soldiers. They never let go of their guns.
As for the bandit leader Wang Jialin who might have escaped because of this, the platoon leader believed that since his traces were found in the mountains and forests this time, it would be impossible for him to escape again. After all, the nickname of the special warfare battalion is the mountain camp. This mountain forest is the combat environment that the special warfare battalion is best at, and that's just the sea. If you can't catch him after entering the mountains, it will be a bit of a loss to the commander.
Soon the other three platoons stationed nearby also rushed over. After hearing the news, several officers gathered together and couldn't wait for dawn. A group of people immediately set off from the beach where they were stationed to the inland mountains and forests. Sun Zhen Nature is among them. Thinking about the time when he started, the bandit leader Wang Jialin might be hiding not far away, Sun Zhen was holding back his breath and vowed to catch this old fox who had escaped from Haihan several times in the mountains and forests.
Since the two conscious prisoners were both beaten and disabled by Sun Zhen, it was impossible to arrange for them to lead the way. Fortunately, when we went into the mountain to suppress the bandits, we brought two local Zhoushan guides. They also knew the place mentioned by the prisoners, so they led the soldiers from the special operations battalion into the mountain in the dark.
After all this trouble, it was already past four in the morning. As soon as the team entered the forest, the sky was already a little bright, which saved them the trouble of lighting a torch to illuminate the road. The hiding place mentioned by the two prisoners was only four or five miles away from the Haihan camp. The team marched all the way there and arrived in just over half an hour.
However, as expected, Wang Jialin, who had become a frightened bird, would not just wait for the Haihan soldiers to catch him, and had already evacuated the temporary residence with his people. But with so many people walking around in the mountains and forests, it was almost impossible to completely hide their tracks. Soon the scouts discovered a large number of trampled marks nearby, which should have been left by the bandits when they hurriedly evacuated.
There was less than two hours between the incident and the arrival of the special operations camp. Even if these gangsters ran fast, their speed in the mountains and forests would be extremely limited. The pursuers were divided into three groups, left, middle and right, each about a mile apart, and they pursued the bandit in the direction in which he was escaping.
After Qian Tiandun established the special operations force, he trained every soldier in the special operations battalion as a scout. When Sun Zhen entered the special operations camp, one of the training subjects he received was tracking and counter-tracking. . And the various experiences he had learned from the veterans were now put to great use, such as how to find the mottled footprints in the forest, how to identify the fake traces arranged by the escapees, and how to spot the frightened birds flying from the forest. Position to determine the opponent's approximate escape route, etc. Of course, the most important thing is that in this kind of wild environment, you can judge your position and direction of travel based on the surrounding environment without using tools. If you don't even know where you are, it will be difficult to talk about tracking the target.
An hour after the special operations battalion chased south, further traces were discovered. There were a large number of messy footprints near a mountain spring, and the water vapor in the footprints had not yet dried, so they were obviously left recently. At this time, the soldiers' spirits rose, and they immediately kicked off and continued to chase south.
After chasing for about two miles, the people at the front had already spotted the figures in the mountains and forests ahead, heading southeast. However, because the trees blocked the view, it was difficult to clearly see the number of the group and their equipment, and it was difficult to determine the identity of the other party for a while. But if they are mountain people hunting and cutting firewood in the mountains, they are unlikely to adopt such a group posture.
"They plan to go to the villages below Keziling." The leading party gave a relatively clear judgment: "Only Keziling can get supplies nearby, and then they can go to the seaside through the mountain col between Changchunling and Pingshiling. It’s only a few miles away from Xiushan Island on the opposite side, and there are several small islands in the middle. People with good water skills can swim there without a boat.”
"They can't go anywhere!" The officer leading the team would not let the target slip away from him anymore, and immediately ordered all personnel to enter combat mode.
The special operations battalion did not rush to emerge from the forest. Instead, they waited patiently for the gangsters to enter the mountain village ahead, and then quietly killed them and blocked several main access routes from the outside. This village is only a dozen miles away from Dinghaiwan in the south. The people in the village are more or less related to the Zhoushan Boat Gang. There are even many families who have members working in the Zhoushan Boat Gang, but they are not aware of Haihan's arrival. No obvious resistance measures should be taken. Currently, Haihan is busy with commercial development and does not yet have the energy to deal with these minor issues.
This group of people did not stay in the village for too long, and soon reappeared at the entrance of the village. A bald old man surrounded by everyone was particularly eye-catching. There was no need to take out the portraits for comparison. The two leading parties confirmed this. The man is Wang Jialin, the leader of the Zhoushan Boat Gang.
Now that the target has appeared, it's time to close the net. Following the order, the ambush personnel appeared everywhere, forming a huge encirclement around the perimeter. The other party obviously realized that the situation was not good immediately, and Wang Jialin reacted quickly enough. With a shout, everyone fled in all directions, trying to escape the roundup by spreading out. However, they probably made a mistake in their calculations. The special operations battalion did not plan to capture all of them alive. Seeing these guys trying to escape, they immediately opened fire. Even if these people could grow two more legs, they still couldn't outrun the bullets. The sound of gunshots was accompanied by howls of ghosts and wolves. There were only a hundred or so gangsters in this group. It was not easy to break through the encirclement set up by nearly 300 armed Haihan soldiers. No matter which direction they ran, they were fired upon by volleys of gunfire. Fortunately, the soldiers in the special operations battalion were worried that stray bullets would hit their comrades who were encircling them in the other direction, so they aimed at a relatively low point. Almost all those who were shot were shot in the legs and feet, and fell to the ground rolling around and wailing. , but he won’t die for a while.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining people had no choice but to retreat from the village entrance into the village. But now it is difficult to retreat and think out again. It has completely become a trap. The special operations battalion calmly counted the prisoners outside the village, took them into custody, and then formed a team into the village to start the search.
Wang Jialin was not among the prisoners captured outside the village, so his only place to go was to hide somewhere in the village. But the special operations battalion has now determined that he is hiding here, and the search is extremely careful, not even missing the pigsty, toilet, stove, and roof.
Sun Zhen and two comrades entered a villager's house and rummaged through the cabinets but found nothing. When they were about to leave, Sun Zhen caught a glimpse of the water tank in the courtyard that seemed to have been moved. Sun Zhen walked to the water tank and stood next to it, gently holding the edge of the water tank with his hand. Seeing that the face of the head of the household had turned gloomy, he immediately concluded that there was a problem here.
"Old Seven, go and call someone over." Sun Zhen called to another comrade. Seeing that his serious face didn't seem like he was joking, the man quickly walked to the door of the yard and shouted, and soon seven or eight people came over.
"Let's all work together to move this water tank!"
After Sun Zhen finished speaking, he walked to the door of the yard, grabbed the door panel, shook it left and right, and tore it off in one piece: "This thing can be used as a shield!"
Sun Zhen erected the door panel in the direction of the water tank's opening. Sure enough, as soon as everyone exerted their strength, a gap appeared between the water tank and the ground, and then three short arrows shot out from the crack in the ground. "With several sounds, the door panel held by Sun Zhen was nailed. It's just that the arrow didn't have enough momentum, but it couldn't penetrate the door panel.
"Don't shoot, catch them alive!" Sun Zhen was not surprised by this. Instead, he shouted to stop the comrades next to him who wanted to shoot into the cracks in the ground.
Sun Zhen held up the door panel, approached slowly, and said loudly: "People in the cave, please listen carefully. If you want to die, it will be very easy. The military master will make it happen for you right away! If you want to live, just hold on to your hand." Throw the weapons out, don't do any tricks! Otherwise, the military master will move the water tank back, fill it with rocks, and bury you alive in this hole! "
The person hiding in the cave was silent for a while, and finally he held back two words: "I want to live..." After saying that, he stuffed a small repeating crossbow and a seven-inch long dagger through the exposed gap. out.
Sun Zhen was not careless and continued to say loudly: "Put your hand into the hole and let me see your two hands!"
As soon as the two hands stretched out from the hole, someone on the left and right had already tied them with ropes, and then quickly tightened them. The rest of the people moved the water tank to the side, and when they looked out again, there was indeed a person squatting in the hole. The bald old man looked like Wang Jialin.
Sun Zhen lifted him out of the hole, and when he saw that the inside was solid soil, there were no other structures. He thought it was just an ordinary hole where farmers stored pickles and rice wine, rather than a specially dug place for hiding. Wang Jialin must have been chased in a hurry, so he could only choose such an inappropriate hiding place. But he was really overthinking it if he relied on this hole to avoid being hunted by the special operations battalion. Even if Sun Zhen didn't dig him out this time, the officer in charge of this operation would never leave here easily. It will turn the whole village upside down.
Several people pushed the bald old man to the ground and asked repeatedly: "What's your name? Say it quickly!"
"Wang...Jialin..."
"Now you have made a great contribution again!" The platoon leader who had just arrived patted Sun Zhen on the shoulder with envy: "This is the person General Qian named to capture alive. You are lucky!"< br>
Sun Zhen smiled shyly and said: "This is also because the platoon leader has led well, and the credit certainly belongs to the platoon leader!"
"Don't do this!" The platoon leader didn't accept her move at all, waving his hand and saying: "If I were greedy for military glory, I wouldn't stay in the army as a platoon leader. I would have gone to Sanya Military Academy to be an instructor. ! Tie this guy up quickly, and don’t let anything happen to him!”
(End of chapter)