The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 175 Investigation
Cui Yinggui said sincerely, "I couldn't do anything with Hui'er, so she had to follow this talented man - but you also know that even though your uncle Gui's name has the word 'Gui' in it, he is not noble at all!"

"If you hadn't provided money and manpower, even if your aunt and I emptied our family's pockets, we still wouldn't be able to provide this home for them."

Hearing him continue to say some words of gratitude, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but sigh inwardly: Wow, the young lady has done a great job this time!

Not only did he pave the way for himself in front of the future Marshal's "Five Tiger Generals", but he also made himself the confidant of his immediate boss.

From now on, Wu Junsheng will have someone to speak for him and can be helped with any confidential matters.

"Uncle Gui, you are too polite! Besides, I helped Brother Chao Liu to find a home, but I didn't even know that she was your daughter..."

"Since I'm not here for your sake, why are you thanking me?"

"Hehe, we are a family. Feilan helps everyone with all his heart. Please don't be polite!"

He couldn't help but feel secretly happy about "killing two birds with one stone", but Cui Yinggui thought he was laughing because he didn't take it to heart, and was even more grateful:
Besides, his Jiang family is very wealthy now, no matter whether it is Master Jiang or the Great Garrison Commander Jiang of Xinmin, they are both worth making friends with.

After chatting about the current situation in Fengtian for a while, Wu Junsheng called them: The scouts we sent out haven't come back for a long time, I'm afraid something may have happened.

Jiang Cheng also agreed: It was only more than ten miles in total, and they had been resting here for more than two hours - even the most slow scouts should be back by now.

Moreover, after entering Siping, Wu Junsheng sent out a whole squad of scouts. Even if they didn't find any information, one or two of them should have come back to report.

"Could it be that this ghost got lost because it was too cold?"

A staff officer regretted his words as soon as he finished speaking. Wu Junsheng interrupted him and said, "Impossible, the main force didn't go far—"

"You can't even get lost ten fucking miles away, and you're not even a shitty scout!"

Everyone had a sullen look on their faces. After a brief thought, Wu Junsheng gave an order: "I'm worried about whoever goes... Lao Si, you and Fei Lan each pick two people to go over and investigate."

Jiang Cheng was startled and immediately stood at attention with Cui Yinggui and responded.

"Shall I go with you?"

Cai Yuanzong glanced at him anxiously, and Jiang Cheng held him down: "Let's both go. Who should we listen to, brothers? Stay still. Uncle Gui and I will be back soon."

After confirming the Browning and the dagger hidden in his riding boots again, Jiang Cheng slung a saber over his shoulder and greeted Ye Hai and Han Ming.

Cui Yinggui also picked out two smart and capable men, equipped them with weapons, wrapped them in cotton coats and set off quickly.

In the dark midnight with strong winds and snow, Jiang Cheng could only barely tell the directions of east, south, west and north in the wilderness without any reference points. It was too difficult for him to find an unknown forest.

But for an old soldier like Cui Yinggui, it was relatively easy. He quickly pointed his finger and led them to run wildly.

Soon the alcohol started to take effect and I was sweating all over. Even my feet, which had been numb from the cold, felt wet.

"just in front!"

Cui Yinggui turned around and growled, asking Jiang Cheng and the others to wait where they were.

I know he's worried about the safety, but now that we're there, how can Jiang Cheng just wait in the distance? He didn't respond and urged him to hurry up.

"How can you be so ignorant, kid? If something happens, how am I going to explain it to your father?"

Jiang Cheng curled his lips and said, "Just explain what needs to be explained. If anything really happens between us, we will explain it all here. Why are you still worrying about whether to explain it or not?"

The crisis was right in front of them, and the boy spoke without any scruples. Cui Yinggui shook his head helplessly, patted his arm lightly, and gestured to him to "be quiet and be careful".

The forest is not very big, and you can still see a narrow and shallow river.

This group of horse bandits are quite good at choosing a place. They should be able to hunt some small game in a place with water and shelter from the wind.

"do not move."

Grabbing Cui Yinggui who was about to run forward, Jiang Cheng took out the telescope.

In the dead of night, he seemed to hear one or two mournful howls... Facing the dozen or so scouts who hadn't returned to the team in time, Jiang Cheng instinctively sensed a threat. "What are you looking at?"

Probably having heard the strange sound, Cui Yinggui was carefully hiding not far from him.

Jiang Cheng shook his head silently, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Nothing... Well, it feels like there is really no one inside."

Cui Yinggui was shocked. Ye Hai, who was standing by, volunteered: "Master Jiang, I'll go take a look."

Without waiting for his order, the brave and reckless boy ran out with a gun on his back.

"Damn it, you are..."

Han Ming wanted to curse, but the clever boy had already run away.

Jiang Cheng raised his chin and chased after him at big strides. Cui Yinggui and the others were so anxious that they beat their chests and stamped their feet to catch up.

Sure enough, there is no one!

When he arrived at the place, Jiang Cheng finally confirmed his thoughts - the entire forest was deserted.

Cui Yinggui looked around in shock and directed his men: "You two, go! Search the area around the forest for me!"

Although we know it is impossible to find the person, the scout’s mission is not only to discover the enemy’s position, but also an important task is to find traces and so on.

Taking out a flashlight, he shone it on the ground, trees, and vegetation. Jiang Cheng was very sure: "The information I brought back earlier was correct... There were troops here before."

Han Ming also nodded: "Yes. There are remnants of a bonfire, and there is a lot of horse manure here..."

Jiang Cheng lowered his hand and walked towards the embers of the fire, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed it: "He must be in a hurry to leave... Uncle Gui, look, this fire was put out by water, and all that's frozen here is ice."

"Wait a minute, what is this?"

Jiang Cheng suddenly discovered something else. He reached out to pick up a small iron box and was immediately shocked.

"Master Jiang, Master Jiang! Please come and have a look..."

At this time, Ye Hai, who was the first to rush into the woods, turned back and whispered to him with a shocked look on his face.

"What?"

Standing up and throwing the iron box aside, Jiang Cheng got up and trotted over with Cui Yinggui and Han Ming following closely behind.

Shocked!

Deep in the woods, there were several men stripped naked and tied to tree trunks!

Most of them died in a very tragic way, with blood holes of various sizes on their bare chests, abdomens, thighs, etc.

There were two others with wet sacks covering their heads. They had no injuries on their bodies but their bodies were pale as death. They must have frozen to death.

Even though there were flashes of swords, blood, and artillery fire, the scene before him still made Jiang Cheng's scalp tingle.

Could it be that

The wailing that I just faintly heard was...

While he was distracted, Cui Yinggui, with an angry look on his face, had already walked forward quickly.

"Oh shit!"

The battle-hardened cavalry commander suddenly burst into a curse, "Something's wrong, we've been fooled!"

"These are not Mongolian horse bandits at all!"

(End of this chapter)