The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 583 Meeting in a narrow road

Rewind the time to two days ago.

David has already caught the attention of Wenzhou and Hangzhou.

These two cities are close to the sea, and there are relatively good deep-water ports nearby, and they are also rich and productive lands of fish and rice. If they can become British colonies, they will be a very suitable bridgehead.

Therefore, David secretly made a lot of arrangements without telling Zheng Zhilong, including sending people to survey and map all the terrain and roads from Fuzhou to Wenzhou, so as to provide guidance for their later actions.

Although Zheng Zhilong rejected the request to send troops together, his son Zheng Sen was full of enthusiasm and wanted to avenge the Qin army, which allowed David's plan to continue.

After learning the lesson of defeating the Qin army for the first time, David learned his lesson this time. Before the main force arrived, he dispatched a reconnaissance force of about 500 people along the way to investigate and clean up the environment so as not to suffer again. .

The 500-member British reconnaissance force searched and marched all the way under the guide led by Zheng Sen. When they reached the hilly area, they found that it was dark.

Moreover, the protruding position in this hilly area also attracted the attention of the British. They also thought it was a dangerous place, so they sent troops to search the protruding terrain and sent a ten-man team to occupy this area first. area.

Others found several caves nearby to spend the night in.

One of the largest caves was crowded with people. They were a British reconnaissance company, with about 100 people.

The cold and wet winter in the south made these British soldiers tremble all over the ocean. Although their military uniforms were made of thick materials, they still couldn't resist the coldness that penetrated into the bone marrow.

Coupled with the dark environment of the dense forest, this kind of coldness was added even more, and the British soldiers crowded together one by one to use it.

Even though there was a bonfire in the middle of the cave, it didn't make the coldness any less.

"This damn weather, it's so cold."

"The guy who gave this order should go to God. It's frustrating to ask us to come out in this weather."

"I miss my mother and sister. I thought I would be able to go back and reunite with them this Christmas. But now it seems that I can't. I really don't know when I can see them. My sister should grow taller again some."

"I really don't understand why we were asked to come to this hellish place in this hellish weather and fight this inexplicable hellish battle. Why didn't that damn Zheng Zhilong send out his own people, really damn it!"

"Their soldiers are a group of cowards. They can only be pirates at sea at most. We still need warriors like us to fight wars."

"Warrior? I don't want to be this damned so-called warrior. Have you forgotten the failure last time? The enemy's firearms are very sharp, not worse than ours at all, and even better than ours.

And their small cannons that can be fired in a curve are just like the devil's giant mouth. I watched my fellow countryman Brown blow off an arm and call his mother to die slowly. This made me do it for a long time nightmare. "

"Damn it! Didn't we say that the weapons of our British Empire are the best, why don't we have that kind of powerful small cannon? Are we going to watch us die one by one under the enemy's artillery fire again this time?"

The British soldier's words resonated with other soldiers, and many began to express their displeasure.

They all participated in that encounter, and many of them were deeply impressed by the scene at that time, and felt a little scared every time they thought about it.

"Harvey, keep your mouth shut if you don't want to be whipped. Gentlemen, close your eyes and rest, this damn weather and this damn fight won't go away just because you complain."

The officer who kept his eyes closed not far away suddenly called out.

"Yes, sir!"

The cave was completely quiet, except for the occasional crackling sound of burning firewood, which made the dark, cold, dark and terrifying night even more lonely and empty.

Two British sentinels shivered against a tree trunk wrapped in raincoats, their rifles slung over their shoulders.

A few torches were stuck in the branches of trees around them, so that the nearby area could barely be seen clearly.

In fact, they didn't think that they would encounter enemies in such a cold night and in such a place.

The sentinels and torches are just to drive away the wild beasts that accidentally get here.

As the night gradually deepened, the British sentinel's eyes began to close slowly, and the overwhelming sleepiness finally overcame his vigilance.

At this time, the Second Army Reconnaissance Squadron of the National Defense Forces, which was also performing search missions in this dense forest, was about to complete their reconnaissance mission.

However, in the dense forest, it is really difficult to grasp the specific distance.If the straight-line distance is ten miles on the map, it may actually be more than 30 miles. After all, there are no roads in most places in the dense forest, and you need to rely on yourself to open up.

At this time, the engineering shovels on the soldiers' backs played a huge role, cutting all the way, and the vines and grass blocking the road were all cleaned up smoothly.

Liang Song walked at the front of the team, vigilantly observing and listening to the movement around him.

It's just that in this cold and dark night, at most there are only the calls of some birds and the roars of some unknown creatures.

The physical strength of the soldiers was also consumed quickly in the blur, and Liang Song even heard the gasping of the soldiers behind him.

Liang Song thought for a while, and ordered decisively: "Stop advancing, and set up camp on the spot. Continue to search after dawn tomorrow."

After giving an order, the soldiers also breathed a sigh of relief. One by one, they untied their backpacks, cleaned the ground with an engineering shovel, and then spread the waterproof military blanket wrapped in oilcloth on the ground. Put the raincoat on the top of the head and prop it up with branches to make a simple tent that can accommodate one person.

After eating the dry food he carried, Liang Song arranged for sentries, and then leaned against a big tree, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Nothing happened overnight.

When Liang Song opened his eyes again, there was already a faint light in the forest.

Although the weather is still gloomy, but it can barely see the outline of the surrounding scenery about ten meters away.

The soldiers woke up one after another, packed their bags, and continued to search forward after eating dry food.

The forest was getting brighter and brighter, and the soldiers searched and advanced much faster.

Liang Song looked at the pocket watch on his chest, and ordered: "Search for half an hour and return."

His pocket watch was found from the corpse of the British when he fought the British last time, and it was his trophy.

At this time, the british reconnaissance company was also approaching at a distance of less than 500 meters from Liang Song and the others.

It was just because of the cover of the dense forest that neither side was aware of the other's existence.

(End of this chapter)