Chapter 20 Setting a Death Trap

"Wei Shao! What a big harvest."

A scream sounded in Wei Jichen's ears.

Immediately afterwards, Mengzi and Huzi, who had gone hunting, came out of the woods with surprises on their faces. Behind them, two soldiers were dragging a fat wild boar triumphantly.

"I was lucky enough to meet a wild boar looking for food alone." Mengzi said to everyone with a simple smile.

"After eating several meals of wild fruit tree bark, the bird has long faded out of my mouth. Now I feel better. I can have a delicious meal."

"Yes, this fierce brother's marksmanship is getting better and better."

"Brother Mengzi, please teach us how to shoot when you have time."

More than forty soldiers gathered around and surrounded the hunting team in the center, all talking in praise.

Mengzi was an honest man, and when he was praised by everyone, he couldn't help but blush, and said sincerely: "If I say it, Wei Shao's gun is better. Not only does it have a long range, but it is also very accurate. I just need to lie there and aim." , you can hit it with just one click.”

Mengzi couldn't put it down and wiped the sniper rifle in his hand. Now he never leaves his body with the gun.

"Okay, okay, let's collect firewood and make a fire. Let's have a barbecue party. Rest here for an afternoon and then march again in the evening." Wei Jichen clapped his hands and said with a smile.

After everyone said yes, they dispersed in a hurry. Those who gathered firewood gathered firewood, and those who picked up wild boars picked up wild boars. They were all very energetic.

However, Li Yunfei heard Wei Jichen's words clearly, and walked to him worriedly and said: "Wei Shao, you haven't left the Japanese control area yet, rest here for an afternoon, are you okay?"

Li Yunfei was very impressed by Wei Jichen's cautious behavior along the way, but this time, he couldn't understand Wei Jichen's order.

"Uh, well, brothers are all exhausted. If we don't take a good rest, I'm afraid someone will be left behind in the next march." Wei Jichen said in a straightforward manner.

In order to avoid Li Yunfei becoming suspicious, Wei Jichen said directly: "Yunfei, rest is necessary, but we can't be careless. You arrange a few brothers to stand guard, and the others are ready to fight at any time."

After receiving Wei Jichen's order, Li Yunfei no longer wondered why he wanted to rest here, but did his best to lead a few soldiers to set up a sentry at a high place.

Wei Jichen had just observed carefully. This place was extremely dangerous. A narrow path could only allow two horses to pass through at the same time. There were two towering mountains on both sides of the road, making it an excellent place for an ambush.

That's why Wei Jichen carried out an ambush in the name of rest.

Not to mention that Wei Jichen and others skinned, boned, and grilled the meat, but it is said that when the Japanese captain Saito Masaki pursued them to the three-way intersection that day, some soldiers inferred from the traces left by Wei Jichen and others that they had taken a small path.

Saito was furious, and since he had brought a team of more than a hundred people, he was not afraid of Wei Jichen's counterattack. He thought that Wei Jichen and others might not even have time to escape, so how could they dare to stop and ambush them? From this, he led the army into the trail without hesitation and continued the pursuit.

Call! Crying, the horse howled and knelt down on its front hooves. A soldier had no time to react and was thrown off.

Saito Masaki had to raise his hands and stop marching.

"What happened?" Saito asked impatiently as he sat up on his horse.

The soldier who was thrown off looked at the horse carefully, then stood up and replied: "Sir, the mountain road is rugged, and the army horse accidentally broke its front hoof."

"Can we still leave?" Saito frowned and asked again.

The soldier said helplessly: "If I tell you, sir, it probably won't be possible."

Saito stood up, jumped off his horse, and said displeasedly: "Kill it! You walk."

"Hai!"

"Gentlemen, after a whole day of pursuit, I think the despicable Chinese people must be not far ahead. As long as we persist for a while, we will definitely be able to catch up with them. By then we will make these Chinese people look good. ." Saito Masaki said impassionedly.

"Gentlemen, we are all warriors of the Japanese Empire. We can spare those daring prisoners. Once they escape, where will the face of you and I be? For the sake of the Empire of Japan and the Emperor, please cheer up."

When more than a hundred Japanese heard that this matter involved the empire and the emperor, they all immediately raised their heads and chests, sat upright, and shouted in unison: "Long live the emperor!"

Saito Masaki nodded with satisfaction, got on his horse, and advanced with his whip.

Staff officer Yanaggi Ichiro rode up to Saito Masaki, raised his hand to the road ahead with some worry, and said: "Your Excellency, the terrain ahead is dangerous. Do you need to send someone to check it out?"

Saito Masaki curled his lips indifferently and said: "Yagaku-kun, you are too cautious. Do you think Wei Jichen, a Chinese man, can calculate with his fingers? To take a step back, even if he calculated that we would pursue him, would he still be able to calculate it?" Do you have the courage to stop and set up an ambush? Wei Jichen is like a lost dog now. It's too late to escape, and asking people to check will only waste our time. "

Yanagou Ichiro adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, nodded and replied, "It's true what Saito-kun said, but I worry too much."

"Liu Tiaojun, Wei Jichen and others were so bold that they blew up the arsenal. We have to catch them as soon as possible so that we can give an explanation to the superiors. Otherwise, you and I will not be able to bear the blame of Li Jianjun."

Saito Masaaki's artillery battalion was under the command of Tachimi Naofumi. He was determined to hold on to Wei Jichen, partly because he was angry and partly because he had to do so.

Tachimi Naofumi led the army to attack frantically, which caused the artillery battalion to be stranded in Jiuliancheng.

Yanagiya Ichiro said fiercely: "It's all that damn Ikeda Sekiya. If it weren't for his carelessness, we wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses."

Yanagiya Ichiro and Saito Masaaki were worried about being scolded by the higher-ups, but they didn't know that they would never be scolded by Tachimi Naofumi.

Because the god of death was slowly approaching them.

On the top of the hill that the Japanese team didn't notice, a pair of eyes were silently watching them.

Soon, the owner of these eyes quietly retreated, apparently to report the news.

On the nameless hillside, Wei Jichen and others sat on the ground to rest after eating pork. Seeing the lazy look of the soldiers, Wei Jichen couldn't help but frowned.

These soldiers didn't know that Saito Masaaki would chase them, but he knew it clearly.

"Yunfei! How is the guard post arranged?" Wei Jichen turned to Li Yunfei who was lying beside him while wiping his rifle.

Those who kill by themselves can get 100% of the merit points. Based on the principle that no matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat, Wei Jichen hopes to kill more Japanese devils in the next war, and it would be best if he could meet a few Japanese officers.

"Wei Shao, are you still worried about me, Li Yunfei, doing things?" Li Yunfei replied with a smile.

Since killing Ikeda Guanya, Li Yunfei has become much more cheerful, not as lifeless as before.

Wei Jichen joked, "I'm naturally relieved about you, Li Yunfei, but I'm not so relieved about the soldiers on guard. Look at them. When they heard about resting, they all lay down like dead pigs."

Li Yunfei smiled and glanced at the soldiers on the ground, and replied, "After walking for two days, even a strong man can't stand it."

Wei Jichen thought about it, and if he hadn't known from the system that the Japanese were chasing him, he might have relaxed himself.

"I'd better go over there and take a look." Wei Jichen supported himself with his hands and stood up.

Li Yunfei supported himself and wanted to stand up, but Wei Jichen stopped him and said, "Brother Yunfei, you just lie down and rest. I can't stay idle when I sit down, so I walk around casually. Take a look at this beautiful scenery."

Li Yunfei smiled and replied, "I almost forgot that you, Wei Jichen, are still a sour scholar. In this case, Yunfei won't disturb you from enjoying the scenery."

Wei Jichen smiled, didn't reply, and walked on the grass.

The mountain road was difficult to walk on, as there were trees all around. However, after turning around several times, Wei Jichen finally reached the guard post.