In the face of such a desperate situation, Captain Matsushima's desire to survive became stronger and stronger, and he didn't want to wait here to die, so Captain Matsushima gathered several of his main officers together to discuss countermeasures.

Captain Matsushima glanced at the officers sitting in front of him, and said with a gloomy old face: "Gentlemen, everyone must already know the situation in front of you. According to the original plan, we were going to stay here for a few days and wait for rescue. But the Eighth Route Army did not attack at all, but was ready to attack us with fire. Once the Eighth Route Army set fire to the mountain, I won't say the consequences, I think everyone knows it in their hearts. ”

Captain Matsushima paused slightly when he said this, and the few little devils present all lowered their heads and remained silent, as if they were thinking about countermeasures.

Captain Matsushima continued: "I summoned you here just to discuss countermeasures, we can't wait for death here, we must find a way to restrain the fire attack of the Eighth Route Army, I don't know if you have any good ideas." ”

The little devils were still silent, obviously they couldn't think of any good way for a while, and Captain Matsushima didn't urge, he also frowned and lowered his head, as if he was also thinking about a way.

After a while, a little devil cautiously spoke: "Your Excellency, the Eighth Route can build a separation belt, and we can do the same, we can cut down all the trees and weeds on the mountain and throw them into the back mountain, so that even if the Eighth Route Army sets fire to the mountain, it will not be able to burn us to death at all." ”

Captain Matsushima raised his head and glanced at the little devil, and said with a sneer: "Although this mountain is not big, it is lush with trees and overgrown with weeds, we only have such a few people, and we don't have the tools to cut down trees, can we use bayonets and daggers to cut trees?" I guess I won't be able to cut down a few trees in one night! In this case, how much quarantine can be cleared? ”

When the little devil heard this, his old face turned red, and he lowered his head again, as if he also realized that he was a little too whimsical.

At this time, another little devil spoke: "Since we can't cut down trees and create a barrier, then we can hide in a place where there are no trees." I observed that there was a clearing in the back hill with few trees, and we were more than capable of clearing these few trees, and then digging some caves on the hillside, which should be enough to avoid the fire of the chinas. ”

"Hmph~!" Captain Matsushima snorted coldly and said, "This is simply a joke, and your idea is even more whimsical. Even if, as you said, we dig some small caves in that clearing and let everyone hide in them, we can really avoid being caught by fire. But don't forget, there are so many trees on this mountain, once lit, the whole mountain will be turned into a furnace, and then we will be roasted alive. Even if we are not roasted to death, the burning of the mountains and forests will definitely produce a lot of smoke, and we will be smoked to death, and it will still be a dead end when the time comes. ”

After listening to Captain Matsushima's analysis, the little devils fell silent again, according to this, the situation is indeed very bad, I am afraid that no matter what they do, they will not escape death.

"Is there really no way?" A little devil said in despair.

Captain Matsushima sighed deeply, raised his head to look at the starry night sky, and said helplessly: "Unless Amaterasu Okami appears and suddenly rains a rainstorm, it is best to rain him for a few days and nights in a row, so that the Eighth Route cannot set fire, and the heavy rain can also be our cover to block the attack of the Eighth Route Army, so that we have a chance to hold out until reinforcements arrive." ”

The little devil glanced up at the night sky, sighed in disappointment and said, "Now that the sky is clear, according to this trend, I am afraid it will not be possible to rain in a short time." ”

Captain Matsushima sighed deeply and said, "Not bad! Therefore, unless Amaterasu appears, no one will be able to save us at all, and we will have to wait here for death. ”

Hearing this, the little devils present became more wilted like frosted eggplants.

After a while, a little devil suddenly spoke: "We must not wait for death here, it's a big deal to fight with these dirt roads." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Captain Matsushima asked with a frown.

"Breakout!" The little devil said excitedly: "We must not wait for death here, we can break through?" ”

Captain Matsushima asked in a cold voice, "Do you think the Eighth Route Army will give you this opportunity?" ”

The little devil said: "How do you know if you can't do it without giving it a try, it's better than waiting here to die, waiting to be burned alive by Tubalu!" Even if he fails in the end, it will be a big deal, and if he can kill a few more Tsuchibachi before he dies, he can be regarded as loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. ”

Captain Matsushima nodded slightly, and said noncommittally: "That's not bad, what about you?" What are the opinions, it's time to say, if you have any ideas, just say it! If you don't talk about it now, will you wait until you die? ”

At this time, another little devil said: "I think it is feasible, instead of waiting for death here, it is better to fight to the death, maybe there is still a chance to break through." ”

At this time, one of the devil officers frowned and said, "But His Excellency the Captain ordered us to hold this place, if we break through rashly, Your Excellency the Captain will blame." ”

Captain Matsushima sneered and said, "Your Excellency the Captain is asking us to attract the attention of the Eighth Route Army, and now we have completed the task. What's more, now the captain doesn't know where to go, and the contact has been cut off, so now we can only rely on ourselves. Ten thousand steps back, if we were all burned to death here, what would it do to the captain. ”

"What Your Excellency Captain said is extremely true, we have completed the task assigned by Your Excellency the Captain, even if we break through now, Presumably Your Excellency the Captain will not be able to say anything, and he is not qualified to blame us." At this time, another devil officer said with an angry face, obviously this guy has a grudge against Kamiya Nobuhiko.

Captain Matsushima asked coldly, "Do you still have different opinions?" ”

"Hello! We are completely under the command of His Excellency the Captain, please give your orders! ”

Seeing this scene, Captain Matsushima nodded with satisfaction, and a smile finally appeared on the old face, and said, "Yo Xi! Since all the monarchs have no opinion, then it is decided. Since all the monarchs have agreed to break through, then we must hurry up, because the longer it drags on, the more the nearby dirt roads will gather. Now let's continue to discuss the specific plan for the breakout! ”

"Hello!"

(End of chapter)