Seeing the Japanese army crossing the river, the members of the haibao commando all held the guns in their hands and prepared for battle.

The Japanese soldiers swam over from the other side of the river. The river was not wide, only more than twenty meters wide. Seeing several Japanese soldiers climbing up the river bank one after another. Due to the rapid river water, the Japanese soldiers who crossed the river first came over with ropes. They fixed the ropes to the big trees on the river bank. Other Japanese soldiers also began to take off their clothes and swam towards the other side of the river along the ropes. The Japanese soldiers who were the first to cross the river have already started searching on the river bank.

Seeing several Japanese soldiers walking towards the bushes on the river bank, there were two rubber boats stored there, which would be discovered by the Japanese army soon.

Lieutenant Colonel Taylor said: "Mr. Gao, take advantage of the small number of Japanese troops crossing the river, and start firing first! First eliminate the Japanese troops that had already crossed the river, and then rely on the river to block the Japanese troops."

Gao Jiu also thought that it was better to take action first, but he did not agree to attack head-on and said, "If you want to fight, don't fight here. Find ways to lead the Japanese army away and delay the time they discover the secret base as much as possible."

Gao Jiu ordered Ning Wen and Ning Wu to lead the special forces members to move upstream, preparing to launch an attack on the Japanese army and lead the Japanese army away.

At this moment, gunfire suddenly sounded across the river, and the Japanese officers and soldiers turned around and ran back.

Immediately afterwards, a Japanese officer stood by the river and shouted loudly. The Japanese troops who had already crossed the river also crossed the river one after another. In a short time, the Japanese troops disappeared.

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this.

Taylor said with gratitude: "Fortunately, the Japanese almost discovered the rubber boat."

Columb was also very happy and said, "The Japanese are gone, and it seems that they will not come again. We are so lucky."

The Americans are also very happy. No one wants the Japanese to discover the secret base. Everyone is not afraid of war, but if there is no base, the food, clothing and consumption will be a big problem in the future. They will be driven away by the Japanese army and their lives will definitely be very hard.

Taylor ordered his haibao commando team members to continue monitoring the other side. He said to Gao Jiu: "Mr. Gao, the Japanese are gone, let's go back."

Columbia also said: "A false alarm, go back and rest."

Gao Jiu was still standing there without moving, looking at the other side in a daze.

Seeing that he didn't move, Columbia waited for a while, and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Gao, what are you thinking?"

Gao Jiu turned around and said, "Things are not right. I'm afraid we've been exposed."

Taylor said in disbelief: "This is impossible. On the other side of the river, it is impossible for the Japanese to find our base. The Japanese who crossed the river did not find rubber boats, otherwise they would have been shouting. I don't think the Japanese have found any traces of us."

Columbia felt a little nervous when he heard Gao Jiu's words. He took the telescope and observed carefully to the other side, but found no movement. He said, "Yes, haven't the Japanese already withdrawn?"

It was already past 4 pm, and the sun shone across the river, looking a little dazzling.

Gao Jiu said affirmatively: "The Japanese must have discovered us. They have not walked far away and must have ambushed the other side of the river."

Taylor didn't understand how Gao Jiu would make such a positive judgment. He asked in confusion: "Mr. Gao, how do you know that the Japanese have discovered us?"

Gao Jiu said, "Mr. Taylor, come to stand by my side."

Taylor didn't understand what Gao Jiu meant, but he still walked to Gao Jiu's side.

Taylor looked at Gao Jiu in confusion, not understanding what he was going to do.

Gao Jiu said: "Mr. Columb, continue to observe the other side with a telescope."

Columbia raised his telescope in confusion.

Gao Jiu looked at Columbia and said to Taylor: "Do you understand now?"

Taylor was still confused, but he followed Gao Jiu's gaze and saw Columb's telescope reflecting the sunlight, he immediately understood.

Taylor's face was a little pale, and he said, "Mr. Gao, you are right, we must have been exposed."

Columbia saw that they were both staring at him and was a little furious. He looked at him and found nothing special. However, he was an intelligence officer after all, and soon his eyes fell on the telescope in his hand, and he also understood.

Colun said depressedly: "Oh! No, I was so careless. I ignored the reflection of the telescope. The Japanese must have discovered us."

Colun looked a little depressed, but he was still a little confused and asked, "Mr. Gao, since the Japanese discovered us, why did they go back instead? And the gunshots, what happened?"

At this time, he still had a certain amount of luck, hoping that Gao Jiu's judgment was wrong.

Gao Jiu said: "If these Japanese people did not retreat, I would not be sure that they had discovered us. It was because they had withdrawn that I could be sure that they had discovered us."

At this time, in addition to Taylor and Columbia, the members of the Haibao Commando were also looking at Gao Jiu, and they all wanted to know how Gao Jiu made such a judgment.

Gao Jiu continued: "First of all, I don't know if you have noticed it? The gunshots sounded across the river just now were fired by the Japanese Type 38 rifle, and it can be determined that they were fired by the Japanese army themselves."

Columbia said with a hint of luck, "Those who attacked the Japanese may also use captured Japanese weapons."

Gao Jiu said: "What you said makes sense. However, there are still a few doubts in the middle. First of all, you have been here for a long time. Have you ever heard of anti-Japanese guerrilla activities in this area?"

The Japanese army in Manila deployed heavy defenses, and the terrain in this area was all plains, which was not conducive to guerrilla activities. Taylor and others had not discovered guerrilla activities in this area before.

Taylor shook his head and said, "I have never heard of it before."

Gao Jiu continued: "The density of gunfire just now was not very large, which means that there were not many people shooting. They only needed to dispatch a squadron or even a small team of troops. The Japanese army had a large brigade of troops, so why did all the troops go back?"

Columbia said: "Mr. Gao, what you said makes sense, but it still makes sense. According to what you said, the Japanese have discovered us. Why didn't they all cross the river, but made such a move and all retreated?"

Lieutenant Colonel Taylor, as the captain of the Haibao Commando, is of course very smart and has rich combat experience. Gao Jiu was also thinking about it while talking to Columbia.

At this time, Taylor said, "I understand a little, Mr. Gao, do you think this is the case?

Although the Japanese had a large brigade of troops, they lacked the tools to cross the river, so it was difficult for them to cross a large number of people in a short period of time.

Not only that, the terrain of our place is very complex and the area is very large. The Japanese cannot determine where our people are hiding? How many people are there? How strong is the firepower? They are worried that they will encounter sudden attacks during the crossing of the river, which will cause them significant losses.

Also, their search target is the hostages rescued by us. These people are very important. When this group of Japanese soldiers were not sure about the situation, they did not dare to take action rashly to avoid alarming the enemy and let us move the hostages away.

Therefore, the Japanese army deliberately pretended not to discover us and made the illusion of being attacked or withdrawn, so as to confuse us.

They must have reported to their superiors and are ready to mobilize a large number of people to surround our area to prevent us from escaping."

Gao Jiu nodded and said, "Yes, that's how I judged. The commander of the Japanese army opposite us is not simple, he is a powerful figure."

At this time, Columbia also thought that Gao Jiu and Taylor were justified. He said worriedly: "If this is the case, the situation will be too bad. If the Japanese army mobilizes a large army to surround us, we will sooner or later find ours. We are just a few people and are no match for the Japanese at all. Mr. Gao, let's move quickly."

Gao Jiu said: "Mr. Columbia is right, we must transfer immediately. Do you have a map of this area? Let's study it."

Taylor waved, and an officer from the Haibao Commando took out the military map of the area from the special drawing tube he carried with him.

Gao Jiu put the map on the ground, and Taylor and Columb also squatted down. They looked at the map and started discussing.

Gao Jiu and others analyzed correctly, the Japanese army had really discovered Gao Jiu and others.

The captain of the Japanese army was named Yoshida. He was tall, handsome, smart, and an excellent commander. He was only 27 years old this year and was the youngest captain in the entire Japanese army. He graduated from the Osaka Army Non-commissioned Officer School in Japan, participated in many major battles in mainland China and the Philippines, and made great achievements.

In the battle to capture Manila, he led two Japanese soldiers to infiltrate into Manila City and attacked the Mid-level headquarters in the city, causing chaos and creating conditions for the Japanese army to seize Manila.

He was given a commendation order personally issued by Tianhuang. In just four years, he was promoted from a Japanese lieutenant to a captain of the major, and was very famous in the Japanese army.

Yoshida did see the flash of telescopes in the forest opposite. Although he fought bravely, he acted very calmly. Without knowing the strength of the enemy on the other side, he did not dare to act rashly, and was worried that he would make important American figures escape because of his own attacks. Therefore, he deliberately made the illusion of being attacked by the enemy and withdrawing the troops.

On the one hand, he reported to his superiors and proposed to mobilize the army to encircle the mountains and forests on the other side of the river.

He led the troops to pretend to withdraw, drew a circle, and returned and hid in the mountains and forests by the river.

After receiving the report, the Japanese Southern Expeditionary Force Command ordered the Japanese 51st Division stationed in Manila to mobilize the forces of two regiments and move towards the area where Yoshida discovered the target, requiring an encirclement of this area before tomorrow morning, and then with the cooperation of the Air Force, a carpet-style search was launched.

On the other side of the river, after discussion, Gao Jiu and others also took action. They were determined to immediately move and jump out of the Japanese army's encirclement when the Japanese army had not had time to form an encirclement.

Luzon Island is located in the northern part of the Philippines. It is the largest, most populous and most economically developed island in the Philippines. It is connected to the Philippine Sea in the east, the Sibuyan Sea in the south, the South China Sea in the west, and the Luzon Strait in the north. The population at this time was about 26.8 million, making it the most densely populated area in the Philippines. It covers an area of ​​104,688 square kilometers, accounting for about 35% of the country's area. It is the location of the capital of the Philippines and the main cities of Manila and Quezon City.

Most of Luzon Island is located north of Manila, roughly rectangular, with a south-to-north direction, with the longest part of the north and south, and the longest part of the east and west. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, and the rivers are mostly north-south directions.

The southern part of Luzon Island has many plains, dense populations, and convenient transportation. Especially in the Manila Bay area, Gao Jiu and others are difficult to survive in the south. They are currently unable to contact the US Navy for the time being, so they can only take those important American figures to the mountainous areas in the north first.

The northern mountains of Luzon Island are crisscrossed and have a lot of room for maneuver, which is very suitable for guerrilla activities.

Gao Jiu and others were born in mountainous guerrillas, and they would be as scattered as water when they arrived there. According to information, there were anti-Japanese guerrilla activities in that area. Gao Jiu and others were fully confident that they could get rid of the Japanese army's pursuit and then find the opportunity to leave Luzon Island.

After making up their minds, Gao Jiu and others immediately took action.

There were 55 people in the haibao commando. It turned out that there were 16 Marine Corps managers in the warehouse. They tried their best to carry weapons, ammunition and other supplies, escorting five important American figures, Chen Xiaoya's family and others, moving towards the north.

Gao Jiu and others set up a lot of boogies near the secret base. If the Japanese really searched the secret base and detonated the boogies, they could detonate the ammunition stored in the secret base and blow up the base so that they would not fall into the hands of the Japanese.

Afterwards, 28 Taohuashan Special Forces, including Gao Jiu, and 5 members of the haibao commando, were guided by Chen Zhifeng, and walked towards the downstream of the river.

Their direction of action was exactly the opposite of those Americans. They were preparing to launch an attack on the Japanese army, creating the illusion of breaking south and covering the safe transfer of the Americans.

The five haibao commandos who were walking with Gao Jiu and others have already changed into the costumes of important American figures. Gao Jiu and others plan to deliberately let them show up with the Japanese to cause the Japanese to make the Japanese wrong judgment.

Captain Yoshida led his troops to ambush in the jungle across the river. Although he used deception to the other party, he was still worried that his plan would be seen through by the enemy, and the enemy might take a breakout before the large army had completed its encirclement.

He was not familiar with the terrain of this area and his troops were limited. It was impossible to block such a large area. He could only hope that the enemy would not see through his conspiracy.

Waiting was the most arduous thing. From him evacuated the river bank and returned, until it was dark, only three hours passed during this period, but these three hours felt as long as three years had passed, and there was still a whole night. I hope nothing would happen.

However, this is what happens in the world, and you will be afraid of whatever you want.

Lower than the river, the sentries in the defense area of ​​the third squadron of the Japanese Yoshida Brigade suddenly found a group of people moving on the other side of the river.
Chapter completed!