Chapter 578: Yamamoto's Secret Service Attacks Zhaojiayu
"Since Yan Zhirou set out from Guocun and completed the interview with the Second Independent Regiment in less than a day, it means that the Second Independent Regiment is definitely near Guocun."
Kazuki Yamamoto drew a circle on the map with Guocun as the center and a two-hour radius as the radius, and then marked the locations of several villages.
Among them, Majiapo, where the Second Independent Regiment is located, and Zhaojiayu, where the New First Regiment is located, are among them.
Yamamoto Kazuki knew that the Eighth Route Army was very vigilant, so he ordered the troops to take a short rest and wait until dark before setting off.
They chose Zhaojiayu as their first target.
After a long march in the middle of the night, the Yamamoto special forces finally arrived at the cliff at the back mountain of Zhaojiayu at about two o'clock in the morning.
Yamamoto's special agent team has always maintained a rigorous penetration method.
One combat group is in the forward position, one combat group is in the rear, and the other combat group is in the center.
For the convenience of command, Yamamoto Kazuki will mostly follow the group in the middle, and this time is no exception.
While they were marching, the No. 1 combat group walking in front suddenly sent back a warning signal.
Yamamoto Kazuki immediately raised his right hand above his head, and the more than 30 special agents following behind him immediately dispersed and hid in the woods on both sides of the road.
The 3rd combat group following up from behind also stopped advancing and spread their guard.
Yamamoto Kazuki observed the situation for a while, and then led deputy captain Jiro Matsumoto to run forward cautiously and meet up with the 1st combat group who was opening the way in front of the leader.
"Captain!" Jun Watanabe, leader of the 1st combat team, pointed to the cliff in front of him and lowered his voice: "Look, there are sentries on the cliff in front of you!"
"Nani, there are sentries on this cliff?"
Yamamoto Kazuki couldn't help but frown when he heard this. There were sentries on the cliffs at the back of Zhaojiayu, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.
You must know that this is the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army base area. Moreover, the Eighth Route Army has just won a victory. The Japanese army in Shanxi suffered heavy losses and has very limited troops. It is impossible to send troops to mop up the enemy.
But soon, Yamamoto Kazuki figured it out, and he couldn't help but raise a cruel smile like a wild wolf at the corner of his mouth.
He said to Jun Watanabe on the side: "Mr. Watanabe, at most a regiment of the Eighth Route Army is stationed in Zhaojiayu, and its security force actually exceeds the original headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
This is really unscientific."
After a pause, Yamamoto Kazuki changed the topic and said firmly: "If nothing else happens, the headquarters of the Second Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army must be in Zhaojiayu!
Apart from Wang Chengzhu, I really can’t think of anyone with such a strong vigilance and execution ability of his subordinates.”
"Watanabe-kun, look, it's already two o'clock in the morning, the time when people are most sleepy of the day, but these Eighth Route Army sentries stand like javelins without feeling sleepy, and they don't leave their posts.
It is enough to show that this army is an excellent force!"
"What the captain said is absolutely true!"
Jun Watanabe fully agreed with Kazuki Yamamoto’s analysis.
It is worth mentioning that Li Yunlong did not originally deploy sentries on the back mountain cliff. This was because he listened to Wang Chengzhu's suggestion during the day and wanted to beware of Japanese sneak attacks, so he temporarily deployed additional sentries after returning.
Just then, Kazuki Yamamoto hit him.
After a pause, Watanabe Jun asked again: "Captain, what should we do now? Is it a forced attack?"
Although it was late at night, the situation on the top of the cliff could be seen clearly with the help of the moonlight.
Jiro Matsumoto, who followed Kazuki Yamamoto, said: "Although this Eighth Route Army is very vigilant, the number of sentries is limited after all, and the distance between each sentry is at least 100 meters, which gives us an opportunity.
Therefore, there should be no problem in defeating them and seizing the position on the top of the cliff!"
Jun Watanabe said with some worry: "But as soon as the gunfire rang out, our fighter plane was lost."
"Not necessarily!" Jiro Matsumoto retorted: "Right now, the only ones who are on alert are a few sentries of the Second Independent Regiment. The other main forces and their leader Wang Chengzhu must be sleeping.
Therefore, as long as we act fast enough, we can still make it in time."
The two had different opinions, and neither could convince the other, so they could only turn their attention to Yamamoto Kazuki.
Yamamoto Kazuki carefully observed the terrain, thought for a moment, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Since it has been basically confirmed that this is the location of the headquarters of the Second Independent Regiment, we have no reason to retreat!"
Saying that, Yamamoto Kazuki looked at Matsumoto Jiro again: "Matsumoto-kun, your analysis is right. As long as we move fast enough, we can complete the beheading of Wang Chengzhu before the Second Independent Regiment can react!"
"Listen to my orders!"
Jun Watanabe, Jiro Matsumoto and others immediately held their breath.
Yamamoto Kazuki then scolded in a low voice: "The 1st combat team immediately climbed to the top of the cliff along the cliff crack, cleared all the Eighth Route Army sentries on the top of the cliff, occupied the position, and built a firepower point!
Remember, assassinate if you can, and don’t shoot unless absolutely necessary!”
"The second combat group took cover at the bottom of the cliff. After the first combat group seized the position on the top of the cliff, it immediately followed them to the top of the cliff."
"The 3rd combat team is guarding the perimeter and finally climbing the cliff!"
"Hiyi!"
Watanabe Jun and Matsumoto Jiro nodded heavily, and then went to make preparations.
A few minutes later, the 2nd Combat Group arrived at the 1st Combat Group's position, pointed their guns upward, and spread out on guard.
The 1st combat team, led by team leader Jun Watanabe, reached the bottom of the cliff.
Watanabe Jun looked up at the top of the cliff, which was about 80 meters high.
Then with a wave of his hand, a Japanese agent who was good at freehand rock climbing climbed up to the top of the cliff with a rope on his back.
There are some vines and thuja growing on the cliff 50 meters ahead. In addition, there are many raised positions and cracks on the cliff.
Therefore, the Japanese agent climbed to a height of 50 meters very quickly like an ape.
Starting at 60 meters, the cliff begins to tilt outwards, and the vines and thuja gradually become fewer and fewer until they are completely gone, and the difficulty of climbing suddenly increases.
However, despite this, the Japs agent only slowed down a little, that's all.
As he climbed up, he drove pitons into the appropriate positions. After about 8 minutes, he successfully climbed to the top of the cliff.
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At this time, a sentry from the New Regiment not far away seemed to notice something unusual and immediately walked over with a gun on his back.
The Japanese agent wiped the sweat from his forehead and held his breath. When the sentry came closer, he suddenly emerged from the grass like a tiger emerging from its cage, and the dagger in his hand went straight to the opponent's heart.
"Pfft!"
The sharp dagger penetrated from root to hilt.
The sentry's mouth opened wide, and he was about to open his mouth to warn, but was blocked tightly by a big hand. He tried his best in time, but only blood foam continued to leak out of his mouth.
His legs pushed hard on the ground, but they only made a slight sound, which could not alert the sentry 200 meters away...
Chapter completed!