134: Chapter 134 Decapitation Operation

Fortunately, the Japanese patrols did not discover them, and the Chinese Soldiers successfully entered the interior of the Japanese Command Post.

However, this was only the first step.

They were still far from completing the mission.

On the other side, another team of Chinese Soldiers had also successfully entered the Japanese Command Post.

They split into two groups to search for the tents where the high-ranking Japanese Officers were located.

This was not difficult to find.

Generally, any place guarded by sentries was bound to be the residence of an important officer.

Even if it wasn't, the contents inside were definitely important; otherwise, guards wouldn't have been posted there.

After entering the Japanese Command Post, the Chinese Soldiers dodged Japanese patrols while searching for the target tents.

After searching for over ten minutes, they finally found a target tent.

Although they did not know what kind of officer lived inside or what important items were there, they had finally found something.

However, what gave them a headache was that this tent was heavily guarded.

Those Japanese guards were all very alert, their eyes scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

The Chinese Soldiers could only hide in the shadows, not daring to make any moves.

In this way, they remained in a stalemate for a long time.

The Chinese Soldiers in the shadows were waiting for an opportunity.

Just as they were waiting, the sound of an explosion suddenly came from afar.

Even the Japanese heard it.

They couldn't help but look up towards that direction.

At this moment, a Japanese soldier suddenly walked into the tent.

The Chinese Soldiers held their breath in the shadows.

After a while, a Japanese Officer stepped out of the tent.

Seeing this, the eyes of the Chinese Soldiers lit up.

Sure enough, this was a big catch.

However, they couldn't make a move right now.

Although they were confident they could kill this Japanese Officer, they were not satisfied.

Killing just one would be a waste.

Judging by the officer's actions, he seemed to have been alarmed by the explosion and was surely about to go find other Japanese Officers to discuss the situation.

If they followed this Japanese Officer, they might be able to find other Japanese Officers.

If they could kill a few more, they would profit even if they died.

Soon, they followed the Japanese Officer to a relatively large tent.

They watched from afar as quite a few Japanese in officer uniforms walked into this tent.

The squad leader glanced at the dozen or so Chinese Soldiers beside him.

He did not have much confidence in his heart.

As the Japanese Officers gathered, there were about twenty Japanese guards outside the tent as well.

With their limited manpower, it would not be easy to storm in.

Just as the squad leader was feeling anxious, a Chinese Soldier ran over.

This Chinese Soldier pointed not far away, and the squad leader looked over, discovering that there seemed to be their own people there.

Their own people on that side were also looking towards them.

As the Japanese Officers gathered, the previously scattered Chinese Soldiers also gradually converged.

Seeing this, the Chinese Soldiers, who were initially a bit worried, immediately felt relieved.

With so many people, there would certainly be no problem.

Even if they couldn't eliminate everyone, they would profit if they could take out a portion.

However, they did not act rashly at this moment.

Right now, these Japanese Officers were all in the tent.

Undoubtedly, they were discussing something.

If they started the operation now, the risk would be too high.

If those Japanese Officers stayed in the tent and didn't come out, they would have to launch a forced attack.

The uncertainty of that would be too great.

The best choice was to wait for those high-ranking Japanese Officers to finish their discussion and launch a sneak attack when they left the tent.

Time passed slowly.

The group of high-ranking Japanese Officers had been discussing matters in the tent.

The content of their discussion was about the situation regarding the explosion earlier.

The sudden explosion had awakened these officers.

"Who among you knows what is going on with that explosion?" The Japanese Regiment Commander, Noda Ken, looked at the various high-ranking officers beneath him with a serious expression.

"Your Excellency Colonel, that explosion sound seemed to come from the artillery position. Could it be that our artillery position has suffered a sneak attack from the enemy?" one Japanese Officer spoke up.

"I feel that is unlikely. How would the Chinese dare to launch a night raid? For the past two days, they have been cowering on Zijin Mountain, relying on the defensive fortifications on the mountain to contend with our Imperial soldiers.

If they left their defensive fortifications, they would surely be no match for our Imperial soldiers."

"Major Sugita, please do not underestimate the strength of the Chinese army. Anything is possible."

Noda Ken heard the dialogue of the high-ranking officers below and immediately fell into deep thought.

Just as the Japanese Officers inside the tent were arguing intensely, an explosion sounded from the outside once again.

And this explosion was even louder than the previous one.

This immediately shocked the group of Japanese Officers inside the tent.

They stood up immediately, stopped arguing, and walked towards the outside of the tent.

A group of high-ranking Japanese Officers walked out of the tent and looked into the distance.

They saw that the distant horizon was suddenly illuminated with an orange glow.

And that was the direction where the Japanese artillery position was located.

Seeing this, the expressions of all the Japanese Officers changed simultaneously; there was no need to discuss this anymore.

Something must have happened to the artillery position.

Before they could recover, gunfire suddenly rang out in the surroundings.

Countless bullets poured towards them.

Immediately, several Japanese Officers were hit and fell to the ground.

This sudden unexpected situation startled the other Japanese Officers.

They immediately crouched down to find cover.

The Japanese guards also reacted and began to counterattack.

However, there were too many enemies, and these Japanese guards had no way to cope.

Seeing that several Japanese Officers had been taken down, the squad leader holding a light machine gun showed an excited expression on his face.

However, those Japanese Officers reacted very quickly and immediately found cover to hide.

At the same time, the surrounding Japanese patrols heard the gunfire and rushed towards this side one after another.

The first Japanese patrols to arrive discovered the Chinese Soldiers who had infiltrated and immediately opened fire.

For a time, the Chinese Soldiers were attacked from both front and back.

However, they didn't care about that.

At this moment, they only had one goal in their eyes, and that was to kill the Japanese Officers.

As long as the Japanese Officers were killed, killing one would be worth dozens of ordinary Japanese.

Thus, the Chinese Soldiers took their guns and began to charge.

There were only twenty guards at the location of the Japanese Officers.

But they had just killed several of them with gunfire earlier.

Now that they had superior numbers, if they didn't charge up while they could, they wouldn't have another chance once the main force of the Japanese arrived.

"Quick, block them!" Noda Ken roared, with seven or eight guards protecting him by his side.

As for the other Japanese Officers, well, they didn't have as high a rank as Noda Ken.

If they died, they died, but Noda Ken could not die.

Otherwise, these Japanese guards would not be able to escape the blame.

"Squad leader, that group of Japanese seems to be protecting an officer. Is that the most important one?"

At this moment, a Chinese Soldier pointed at Noda Ken, who was surrounded and protected by the Japanese, and shouted.

"It should be. Do you have the confidence to take him out?" the squad leader asked.

"Uh, I don't have the confidence; he's hiding in a position where I can't hit him."

This Chinese Soldier answered awkwardly.

Afterward, he picked up his rifle and fired in the direction of Noda Ken.