A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing was speechless. He immediately looked at everyone and said, "Look at your ignorant faces."

After saying that, Bai Jing dragged the 'rag' up completely. Only then did everyone see that there seemed to be a small part of the rag still missing, with some writing on it, but it was no longer legible.

Seeing that there seemed to be writing on the thing, but Hu Bayi didn't recognize it, he immediately looked at Bai Jing, wanting to hear Bai Jing explain.

Bai Jing stopped keeping everyone in suspense.

He immediately pointed to the tattered cloth in front of him and said, "This is Japanese."

Upon hearing this, the others were somewhat confused, but Old Sheepskin seemed to understand something and immediately asked in surprise, "Young man, you're saying this is Japanese? Is it true?"

Hu Bayi and the others were completely dumbfounded; they had no idea of ​​the Japanese army's strength.

Bai Jing didn't mince words and immediately explained, "Let me tell you, back in the Meiji Restoration, all the Japanese units above the regimental level had to be officially established by the Japanese Emperor."

Hearing this, everyone seemed to understand something, but Ding Sitian was clearly a little confused. She pointed at what Bai Jing was holding and said, "But Bai Jing, didn't you say this was a flag? But why is this flag just made of these tattered strips of cloth? Why isn't there a flag face?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing laughed even harder. Seeing that everyone looked somewhat puzzled, Bai Jing didn't keep them in suspense and immediately explained, "In the Japanese, the unit of measurement is 'liu,' which originally meant the tooth-like or strip-like ornaments on a banner."

As he spoke, Bai Jing moved several boxes of ammunition to the ground, then placed them on top of the ammunition boxes. Next, he arranged the tattered strips of cloth into a rectangle, and finally gestured with his fingers...

under.

After doing all this, Bai Jing explained, "It mainly consists of five parts: the flag, the protective sleeve, the flagpole, the flag crown, and most importantly, the flag tassel."

The flag was the Rising Sun Flag, with a red sun emblem and 16 red rays. The flag itself is no longer there, and the flag itself was not important.

The flagpole is even less important, so I won't go into details.

The flag crown, or the top of the flagpole, is quite important. Its shape should be a triangular gold chrysanthemum pattern, representing the Japanese imperial family, and it should appear as a complete circular emblem from any angle.

Logically speaking, this wasn't stored here hastily; there should be a flag crown present. We'll look carefully later. If it's not there, it's okay. It's only somewhat important, but not the most important thing.

Next is the protective sleeve, which is the least important, so I won't go into detail.

Next comes the most crucial element: the flag tassels. For the Japanese, these are stripes of tassels that surround the flag on three sides. The infantry and cavalry regiments wear purple tassels, while the reserve infantry regiments wear red tassels.

Although the flag's tassels are worn due to its age, they are still visible as purple, indicating that it belonged to an infantry or cavalry regiment.

According to the regulations established by the Japanese when they set up the flags, there were three types of flags: infantry, cavalry, and artillery. The infantry flag was 0.9 meters long and 0.8 meters high, while the cavalry and artillery flags were 0.64 meters long and 0.8 meters high.

I just measured this flag. My tassel is about 24 centimeters long, while this flag is nearly four tassels long. Combined with the purple tassels, I can tell that this is a Japanese infantry flag.

Of course, in reality, after the Mukden Incident, the Japanese army's reserve infantry regiments were abolished, and the red flag tassels no longer existed; what remained were only infantry or cavalry regiments.

Upon hearing this, the others did not show any surprise.

Bai Jing knew that his explanation had been in vain, or rather, it was inadequate.

Immediately, Bai Jing first presented a set of data, and then asked a question.

"By the end of World War II, the Japanese had issued about four hundred of them. Do you know how many of them are still in the world today?"

Upon hearing this, others began to make guesses, some guessing one hundred sides, others guessing eighty sides.

Bai Jing just smiled and shook his head. Finally, after everyone had given their answers, Bai Jing said, "Actually, after World War II ended and the Japanese government announced its surrender, in order to prevent it from falling into the hands of outsiders, all the Japanese troops were destroyed, and even the Japanese royal family was no exception."

As I mentioned before, the flags of the Japanese regiments were all granted by the Emperor, and therefore, each regiment's flag was unique, making them extremely precious to the Japanese.

In the Japanese army, a unit's organizational structure only exists if it is gone; otherwise, the unit's organizational structure ceases to exist.

Therefore, the Japanese soldiers preferred to burn it rather than let it be captured by other armies.

As far as I know, the only one that is still relatively intact today belongs to the 321st Infantry Regiment. Because the regimental commander couldn't bear to burn it, he only burned the flagpole during the burning ceremony and then had the rest of it secretly preserved.

And this side of us is the only other side of the world that exists!

P.S.: Is this chapter a bit filler? Well, there's nothing I can do about it, it's related to the main characters' achievements and will have a big impact on what follows.

Chapter 59 Water-Dividing Pearl and Ruyi Hook

Upon hearing Bai Jing's words, the others realized that scarcity always makes something valuable.

But Fatty Wang still had doubts, and immediately asked, "Hey, Lao Bai, how come you killed so many Japanese devils during the War of Resistance Against Japan, but didn't you capture even one of these regimental flags?"

Bai Jing was speechless; it was pointless to explain this again.

Before Bai Jing could speak, Hu Bayi immediately said, "Fatty, I can tell you weren't listening carefully. Didn't Lao Bai say that this thing is protected by a special force? If it faces a crisis that could lead to the annihilation of the entire army, it will definitely just burn it itself, right?"

Bai Jing nodded and said, "Old Hu is right. Back then, the Japanese set up a flag guard team in each regiment. When a regiment was about to be wiped out, the flag guard team would burn the flag. They would burn the regimental flag no matter what. So, throughout World War II, no regimental flag was ever captured."

The most crucial reason is that if a regiment's flag is captured, everyone in the entire regiment, from top to bottom, must commit suicide to atone for the crime, and this will also affect their families.

Therefore, the Japanese soldiers preferred death to the capture of their regimental flag. And the flag we see now is the only one we've 'captured,' hahaha."

Upon hearing this, the others understood the significance of this thing.

Yanzi now understood the significance of this item, but still asked, "Bai Jing, I know this item must be very valuable, but what can I get in return if I hand it over?"

Bai Jing explained with a smile, "Then we can get a lot of things in return. I dare not say how much, but just with this flag, the food problem for everyone here for the next ten years will be solved."

Only after these words were spoken did everyone realize the preciousness of this flag.

Immediately, everyone was to take good care of the flag.

Ultimately, after discussion, everyone decided to continue exploring the Hundred-Eyed Cave. Just in case, they wrapped the flag in some oilcloth and put it in an ammunition box. Finally, they decided to move the box outside.

After all, no one knows if there are any traps or mechanisms in the base. If the base is destroyed, wouldn't everyone be unable to return here?

Immediately, everyone picked out a gun and brought enough bullets.

Bai Jing also discovered three boxes of submachine guns, which were clearly intended for the flag-bearing team.

Immediately, everyone except for Huamei and Lao Yangpi took a submachine gun.

After all, learning to use a submachine gun is much easier than learning to use a rifle.

Besides guns, the group also found grenades. Immediately, everyone grabbed as many grenades as they could carry.

When they came out again, the sky outside was completely dark, and the moonlight shone down on them. After placing the box outside the door, they looked at the sky and Bai Jing thought for a moment before asking, "Do you want to continue exploring, or rest for the night and continue exploring during the day tomorrow?"

After Bai Jing asked the question, the group

After a brief discussion, it was decided that we should continue exploring.

Immediately, the fully armed group returned to the iron gate where Guan Jinlin Python had been before.

At this moment, through the iron gate, everyone could hear that there was no more movement inside the room.

It's highly likely that the Magnificent Boa is already dead.

With everyone now fully armed, they are no longer afraid of the giant pythons inside.

Immediately, Bai Jing and Hu Bayi stepped forward and slowly opened the iron gate.

Just in case, everyone put on the gas masks that had been found in the armory.

After all, as far as Bai Jing knew, the brocade-scaled python could spit poison.

Soon, the iron gate slowly opened, and when it was fully open, everyone could see that the room had already been completely messed up by the golden-scaled python.

The golden-scaled python was lying motionless in the middle of the room.

The group carefully approached the Magnificent Python and, after confirming that it was dead, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Jing, however, looked at the brocade-scaled python in front of him with great interest.

He knew very well that the entire brocade-scaled python was a treasure.

The golden-scaled python has long since disappeared from the world.

It is a great blessing that we can meet here today.

The meat of the giant python alone is a more potent tonic for men than ginseng or deer antler; calling it "fairy meat" would not be an exaggeration.

Moreover, after a certain number of years, the golden-scaled python will generate two priceless treasures within its body that are extremely rare and hard to find.

One is the Water-Dividing Pearl that grows in the skull. For people living by the water, this Water-Dividing Pearl is an invaluable treasure. As the name suggests, the Water-Dividing Pearl has a simple effect: it can repel water.

Holding the Water-Separating Pearl in one's mouth allows one to breathe underwater. Even an ordinary person who obtains it can move freely in and out of the water. If a master obtains it, they will be like a water dragon, with explosive combat power.

Secondly, there's the ruyi hook at the end. The function of this ruyi hook is such that those who need it will want it even for a fortune, while those who don't naturally don't need it.

Legend has it that if you hold this Ruyi Hook in your mouth, you can have sex with ten women a day, and you will be as brave as ten thousand men. Even the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic calls it a treasure.

Most importantly, this thing isn't disposable. Under normal circumstances, it can last for decades. As long as it doesn't break, it will continue to function.

Immediately, Bai Jing stepped forward, pulled the dagger from the eye socket of the brocade-scaled python, and began to dissect it.

Seeing Bai Jing's actions, Hu Bayi seemed to realize something and immediately looked at Bai Jing with a strange expression.

Bai Jing first approached the head of the brocade python, then took a hunting knife and began to cut it open from the mouth, displaying extremely skillful knife work.

Over the course of more than a decade from childhood to adulthood, Bai Jing, based on the Yin-Yang techniques in the "Lingpu" (a book about imperial tombs), gained a thorough understanding of the physical structures of various legendary creatures.

Although Bai Jing had never actually seen a golden-scaled python before, he had sent someone into a slaughterhouse and was very skilled at butchering animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, and dogs.

While there are some differences in how the brocade python is divided, the basic principles remain the same, and they are essentially the same.

Finally, after about half an hour of Bai Jing's efforts, he found a light blue bead on the skull of the brocade-scaled python.

Bai Jing smiled when he saw this, but he didn't delay and continued to divide the parts.

Now that we've found the water-dividing bead, the next step is the ruyi hook.