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Chapter 685 Going deep alone
Long Wenjian looked at the Nantianmen on the other side of the river, which was shrouded in thick fog, and then looked at the empty cliff below. He sighed and said, "It's only been a short time since we came back from Burma."

"About a month!" Wang Zhong next to him said.

"It's only been a month!" Long Wenjian glanced at the position of the main force upstream, then turned his head to look at his own soldiers behind him, sighed, and said helplessly: "It's only been a month, look at what they have become? Where is the high level of vigilance they had in Burma?"

"Okay, you are the commander of the Sichuan Army. It's up to you whether to keep these devils alive or kill them."

"The Japanese just suffered such a big defeat. It may not be easy for them to regroup in a short period of time. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that Takeuchi Lianshan will do the opposite."

"Anyway, just be more careful."

Wang Zhong seemed to be making arrangements for his funeral.

Long Wenjian couldn't help but frown after hearing this, and looked at Wang Zhong in confusion: "Why does this sound so wrong to me?"

"Are you leaving again?"

Wang Zhong pointed to the opposite side and said, "Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle. We have no idea what the enemy's strengths and weaknesses are right now. We must go over and take a look."

Long Wenjian looked at Wang Zhong and was silent for a moment before asking, "When do you plan to go?"

"Let's set off tonight." Wang Zhong said.

Long Wenjian looked at Wang Zhong, paused for a moment, and then said, "Be careful on your way."

Wang Zhong smiled and said, "Others may not know my abilities, but don't you know them?"

"When it comes to leading troops in battle, I may not be able to defeat you, but when it comes to the ability to fight alone, even ten of you are no match for me."

Wang Zhong laughed loudly and did not forget to make a few insults to Long Wenjian.

Long Wenjian's forehead was full of black lines, and he gave Wang Zhong a displeased look, but the two had been working together for so long, so Long Wenjian naturally knew Wang Zhong's abilities very well.

He can see darkness as nothing, has sharp hearing and strong eyesight, all of which are far superior to those of ordinary people, and is as fast as lightning. When he walks in the jungle, he is no different from a ghost.

Long Wenjian couldn't even find any shortcomings in Wang Zhong.

"You drew the map of Nantianmen back then, was it for today?" But as he thought about it, Long Wenjian remembered that when they first returned to Nantianmen, Wang Zhong recorded the general topography and soil characteristics of the entire Nantianmen.

Wang Zhong said: "Precautions before it happens!"

"After all, there is a huge gap between our strength and that of the devils."

Wang Zhong said this not to look down on himself, but it was the fact. The Japanese army today might not be able to overwhelm the Yu Division and the Sichuan Army in terms of manpower, but in terms of firepower configuration, even with a large number of weapons supported by the United States, the Japanese army's firepower configuration is still far greater than the firepower configuration of the Yu Division and the Sichuan Army combined.

Not to mention infantry weapons such as light and heavy machine guns, the National Army was far inferior to the Japanese Army in terms of artillery alone.

Before each attack and retreat, the Japanese army would use artillery fire to bombard the entire Nationalist defensive position. This kind of heroism alone was unmatched by the Nationalist Army.

In particular, the Japanese army's artillery configuration far exceeds that of the National Army. This is why the National Army can only retreat to the east bank of the Nujiang River, occupying the geographical advantage and blocking the Japanese army on the other side.

Moreover, Japanese planes would occasionally come from the sky to harass us and drop bombs on our positions.

"Do you want to find a few people to go with you?" Long Wenjian asked tentatively.

Wang Zhong shook his head and said, "Forget it. I'm alone, so I'm a small target and easier to hide. Even if I run into the devils, I can run away immediately. If I bring a few people with me, it will only drag me down."

Long Wenjian nodded and said, "Then you should prepare more dry food and bring more bullets."

"Don't worry! I know what's going on. Just take care of this side!" Wang Zhong said, "By the way, give those new recruits some training and let them see some blood, so that they won't get scared when they see blood when they really have to fight the devils head-on."

After explaining everything to Long Wenjian, Wang Zhong began to prepare. It was not until the afternoon that the thick fog on the river gradually dissipated, and the Nan Tianmen Gate on the opposite side gradually appeared in everyone's sight.

The Japanese soldiers below were hiding in a concave cave at the bottom of the cliff. Bullets could not hit them, and grenades could not reach them. In addition, Long Wenjian deliberately kept them alive, so a dozen or so devils managed to escape with their lives.

In the evening, seeing that the Japanese army had no plans to attack again, Wang Zhong said something to Long Wenjian and left Jiqipo.

There was no rush to cross the river. Wang Zhong first went back to Zenda, took a look at the temporary "field hospital", and took Xiaozui home.

Shangguan Jieci had already prepared dinner. It was summer now, also the rainy season. The fir mushrooms in the mountains sprouted out of the ground like bamboo shoots after the rain. Now in Zenda City, there were already many farmers selling mushrooms.

Shangguan Jieci bought some and fried them with lard, and also fried a few eggs and two plates of vegetables. Seeing that Wang Zhong was coming back, she went to the melon rack in the yard and picked a few cucumbers. After washing and crushing them, she mixed them with lard, soy sauce, salt, sesame oil and chili peppers to make a dish of cold cucumber salad.

Wang Zhong went into the storeroom and soon took out a jar of medicinal wine that he had brewed himself. Xiaozui saw this and immediately stood up, took out a few wine bowls and placed them in front of the three people.

Grain is precious, and wine is rare in those days, and not many people can afford it.

Cao Lin's wine is made from various medicinal herbs and berries that are grown in abundance in Zenda, and has a unique fragrance.

"Come, try this wine I brewed myself!" Wang Zhong took the initiative to pour half a bowl for each of them.

Shangguan Jieci did not drink it immediately. Instead, he picked up the wine bowl and brought it to his nose to smell it. The aroma of the wine was strong, but not as pungent as liquor. It also had some kind of complex fragrance.

"I brewed this wine using hundreds of mountain herbs and wild fruits from various countries. If you drink it during long-term trials, it will have the effect of replenishing your energy, strengthening your tendons and bones."

Xiaozui watched Cao Lin brew the wine, and also watched Cao Lin put the wine into the cellar.

"It smells so good!" Xiaozui is still in his enlightenment stage. He has barely memorized the Thousand Character Classic, and his handwriting is a little crooked, so he naturally doesn't have any nice words to flatter.

Shangguan Jieci, on the other hand, spoke of a sweet, fragrant and refreshing wine, which must be a good wine.

After a few bowls of medicinal wine, Wang Zhong stopped the two girls from drinking and started drinking by himself. Seeing this, Xiao Zui couldn't help but ask with concern: "Brother, why do you suddenly want to treat us to a drink?" Wang Zhong looked at Xiao Zui and said, "I have to go out of the courtyard. I don't know how long it will take."

"Going out again? Where to? To the provincial capital again?" Xiaozui immediately asked with concern.

Wang Zhong said: "This is a military secret, I can't tell you."

Xiaozui nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

"During the time I'm away, you can do whatever you need to do. If you don't know how to do it, go ask the veterinarian. He will take care of you. If you encounter any problems that cannot be solved, ask the veterinarian to go to Jiqipo and find Long Wenjian. He will help you."

"Brother, will you be gone for a long time?" Xiaozui looked a little clumsy, but actually he was quite smart. After listening to Wang Zhong's words, he couldn't help but worry and asked again.

Wang Zhong said: "I don't know either. Anyway, I won't be able to come back in a short time."

After giving some instructions and drinking the whole jar of medicinal wine, Wang Zhong left Xiaozui's house and quietly came to Guijianchou under the cover of night, which was the river bend where he led the defeated soldiers to escape from Myanmar. He quietly crossed the Nujiang River and fled into the mountains and forests.

The night was Wang Zhong's best cover. He put on a wreath of grass and shrub branches as a shield, smeared mud on his face, and moved towards the Nantianmen in the mountains and forests.

After crossing two mountains and seeing the Nantianmen Gate right in front of him, Cao Lin was finally stopped by a group of Japanese sentries.

It is still the old arrangement of alternating light and dark sentry posts. Although it is old-fashioned, it is extremely effective against ordinary people.

Unfortunately, what they are facing now is the cheating Wang Zhong, not an ordinary person.

After quietly bypassing four or five sentry posts, Cao Lin finally arrived at the area where the Japanese troops were stationed. Looking at the brightly lit Japanese camp with soldiers patrolling back and forth, even Wang Zhong did not dare to move rashly. He just quietly took note of the defense arrangements of the Japanese camp.

After wandering around Nantianmen for a night, in addition to the camps where a large number of Japanese troops were stationed, we also found out the locations of many of the Japanese army's visible and hidden sentries.

However, Wang Zhong knew clearly in his heart that the present Nan Tianmen was completely different from the iron barrel-like Nan Tianmen built by Takeuchi Renzan a few years later.

Although Wang Zhong and Long Wenjian had won several victories in Burma before, the Japanese army still had an absolute advantage on the entire Chinese battlefield. They were still the attacking side, and the National Army still only had the role of defense. The Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army were still mainly fighting guerrilla warfare with the Japanese army.

The expression on Takeuchi's face was now full of thoughts about attacking, breaking through the Nujiang defense line, advancing into Yunnan, and approaching Sichuan and Shu, so as to become a major contributor to their so-called Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.

As long as Takeuchi Renzan can break through the Nujiang defense line and enter Yunnan, it will inevitably bring tremendous pressure to the National Government. At that time, the Japanese army on the front battlefield will go all out and attack desperately to delay the main force of the National Army. Takeuchi Renzan will be able to play a greater role and even go straight to Chongqing and change the current stalemate in the entire Chinese battlefield.

Wang Zhong's trip was not to find out the Japanese army's deployment at Nantianmen, but to find out the Japanese army's specific troop strength, weapon configuration, and so on.

One night is certainly not enough.

Seeing that it was getting light, Wang Zhong had no choice but to leave first.

Today, with the blessing of the vast inner Qi in his body, Wang Zhong has truly achieved the state of coming and going without a trace. The large number of sentries arranged by Takeuchi Lianshan inside and outside the Nantianmen Gate had no idea that Wang Zhong had already reached the edge of their main force and was checking their troop strength and specific firepower.

After lingering near Nantianmen for three consecutive days, Wang Zhong finally checked the approximate deployment of the Japanese army and determined the location of the Japanese artillery positions.

Unfortunately, even though the location of the Japanese artillery positions has been determined, it is not easy to carry out precise strikes on them.

After all, there is no precision guidance device that can directly control the landing area of ​​the shells. Where the shells can hit depends on the experience of the main shooter.

Moreover, the positions of these Japanese artillery pieces are not fixed, so it is not easy to destroy them.

Therefore, Wang Zhong was not in a hurry to return to the east coast, but wandered around the west coast, near the Nantianmen.

Although Takeuchi Renzan is now leading most of the Japanese troops to assemble at Nantianmen, those are only the main combat forces of the Japanese army. Now that most of Myanmar is occupied by the Japanese army, the Japanese army naturally has to send corresponding personnel to control these places.

There are many small towns in the China-Myanmar border area, most of which have gradually developed due to the abundant production of jade and jadeite in the area.

Among them are many Chinese who left their hometowns due to domestic war and moved their families to this remote border area, hoping to temporarily avoid the war and enjoy a moment of peaceful life.

However, these people had very bad luck. The Japanese army on the front battlefield was forced to stop the invasion by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The Japanese army could only start from other places. The originally remote China-Myanmar border has now become a battlefield for the two sides to fight.

However, those Chinese families who had traveled across mountains and rivers and finally moved from China to the China-Myanmar border have now put themselves under the guns of the Japanese army.

However, Wang Zhong's trip was not for these people, but for the group of guerrillas lingering in the nearby mountains.

After searching for a long time and asking many local people, Wang Zhong finally got some clues. On the seventh day after he crossed the river, he finally found this group of guerrillas on an unknown mountain.

"Brother, are you from the Nationalist army that came to Burma a while ago and was dispersed by the devils?"

A fat monk wearing glasses stopped his companions from pointing guns at Wang Zhong and took the initiative to approach him and start a conversation with him.

Wang Zhong smiled and said, "I am Wang Zhong from the Sichuan Army. What's your name, Master?"

"Amitabha, I am Shihang!" The fat monk bowed with one hand.

"It turns out to be Master Shihang." When Wang Zhong saw this huge monk, he knew that he had found the right person.

"Please come this way, benefactor!" Master Shihang led Cao Lin and several companions to a cliff cave in the mountains. The cave was quite large and located under a steep cliff. It was surrounded by dense mountain jungle and there was only a steep and dangerous path, which was also blocked by trees. If there was no one familiar with the place to lead the way, it would be impossible to find this place.

"I didn't expect there is such a good place in this mountain!" Wang Zhong looked around and couldn't help but sigh.

"Amitabha!" Master Shihang said, "This is our temporary place to stay."

"I wonder what the donor wants us for?"

Master Shihang had long known from the villagers about Wang Zhong who had asked them about their whereabouts, although Wang Zhong's questions were very covert.

Wang Zhong said, "I am Wang Zhong, deputy commander of the Sichuan Army stationed on the other side. This time we crossed the river to investigate the strength of the Japanese troops on Nantianmen. We originally wanted to gather some of our brothers who didn't wait to retreat to the other side with us and had to hide in the woods. Unexpectedly, we heard that there were guerrillas here, so we came here."