Chapter 45: Night Visit to the Imperial Guards (Part 1)
The night is dimly lit, and all sounds are hushed!
Recently, the city of Fengtian has been quite unsettled, so people have been closing their doors and staying at home early, even those who haven't gone to bed yet don't dare to move around!
On the main street, the Northeast Army's patrol team and Japan's patrol team would occasionally run into each other, exchange hostile glances, and then brush past each other, but at least there hadn't been any intense clashes yet!
Luo Xiang and his family lived in the Tongfu Inn, which was located near the French Consulate on Da Xi Guan Street. The Japanese gendarmerie and consulate were not far away either. All one had to do was cross a street and go around an alleyway next to a Christian church at the corner of the street to reach the wall surrounding the Japanese gendarmerie.
The inn closed at 8 o'clock in the evening, and Luo Xiang and others did not move, but instead huddled indoors, blew out the lights, and waited silently, giving people a false impression that they were already resting.
In the darkness, special forces members had already put on their full combat gear, with tactical backpacks behind them and silenced submachine guns in hand, quietly waiting for the commander's orders!
Luo Xiang wore the same attire as them, he glanced at these twelve warriors and then gave a low shout, "Report your numbers!"
One!
Two!
Three!
"Four!"
Five!
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"Twelve!"
After the special forces members finished reporting, Luo Xiang nodded in satisfaction and took out a map from his pocket. Two special forces members quickly shone their flashlights on the map!
"Look, this time our target is in three places, namely the Japanese Consulate in Mukden, the Japanese Kempeitai and the Kyoto Merchant House. Now I will assign specific tasks!" Luo Xiang said, pointing to the map with his hand, "Sun Dong, you lead the first combat team to follow me to the Japanese Kempeitai; Tan Yue, you lead the second combat team to the Japanese Consulate; Li Dazhi, you lead the third combat team to the Kyoto Merchant House. After completing the task, gather at the Guandi Temple near the North City Gate. Be careful during the operation, and try not to shoot unless necessary!"
"Yes!"
The team members all responded in a low voice, then divided into three small teams according to their respective combat sequences, ready to set out and execute the mission!
Luo Xiang approached the door, leaned against it and listened carefully. Seeing that it was quiet outside, he assumed everyone had fallen asleep, so he waved his hand!
Sun Dong pushed open the rear window and was the first to jump out, landing lightly in the backyard of the store. The special forces members also jumped out one by one from the window!
Luo Xiang was the last one, and after he also jumped out, he turned back to close the window, so that no one would find anything unusual when passing by.
The backyard of the storehouse is a stable for the storehouse, with more than a dozen horses tied under a row of horse sheds. On the empty land near the wall, several rubber-wheeled carts are also parked, which are used by guests staying at the store to pull things!
"Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!"
Apparently startled by the sudden appearance of the special forces, the horses in the stable raised their heads and neighed, constantly stomping their hooves and turning around inside the stable.
Luo Xuan furrowed his brow and couldn't help but wave his hand, saying "Hurry up and leave, someone will be here soon!"
The special forces rushed to the wall of the courtyard, agilely climbed over it, and then disappeared outside the wall!
Less than a dozen seconds after they had just climbed over the wall, the garden gate leading to the backyard opened and a fellow with sleepy eyes walked in, heading towards the stable. If Luo Xiang and his companions were late for another moment, they would probably be blocked inside the yard.
Rubbing his numb eyes, the fellow walked up to the stable, shone his lantern inside and saw the horses pacing back and forth restlessly. He found it quite strange, "What's going on? Why are these guys stirring up trouble nonstop?"
"What's all the fuss about?!" He walked around the courtyard with a lantern, didn't find anything unusual, muttered to himself as he added some fodder for the horses, and then went back inside.
The careless fellow didn't notice that the window at the back of Luo Xiang's house seemed to be ajar!
After jumping out from the wall of the hospital, Luo Xiang led Sun Dong and the first team's Lang Peng, Jiang Dahai and Han Yang to separate from the other two small teams and head towards Longen Street where the Japanese garrison was located according to the pre-arranged plan.
To get to the Japanese gendarmerie from where they lived, you had to go through Dashizi Street and then pass by a deserted Christian church in an alley. The Japanese gendarmerie was right at the corner across the street!
Luo Xiang held a miniature submachine gun, crouching and hugging the wall as he moved swiftly forward. Every shadow and corner, even the trees by the wall, were his best cover. Behind him, Sun Dong and others followed closely, like specters, advancing in the dark alleys.
He was moving quickly when Luo Xiang suddenly raised his hand, making a gesture to stop advancing and hide in place. Then he stuck his body behind a tree at the corner of the wall, not moving at all.
Sun Dong and others nodded in agreement, their bodies flashed and disappeared into the darkness. If they hadn't walked right up to them, they wouldn't have discovered that there were still people hiding in this corner!
A neat footsteps sounded in front of the street, then on a north-south street, a group of patrolmen wearing Northeast Army uniforms walked over with neat steps, walking towards Luo Xiang and others on the Dashimen Street!
The five people all held their breath and stared at the approaching patrol team!
There were not many people in this patrol team, about twelve or three, it seemed to be a class, led by a sergeant, a group of people carrying guns, walking forward silently, the neat footsteps on the quiet street kept echoing for a long time!
Luo Xiang and several others hid in a dark corner on the side of the street, watching as the patrol team passed by before darting out to continue advancing!
Walking forward for about 150 meters, I arrived at the entrance of that abandoned Christian church.
Luo Xiang stopped in his tracks, then looked up at the tightly closed doors of the Christian church, and the large copper lock covered with rust and dust on top. Suddenly, he had an idea, turned around to Jiang Dahai, made a gesture, and pointed to this Gothic structure again.
Jiang Dahai nodded, he pushed the micro in his hand to the back of his body, then retreated two steps behind him, and then made a sudden dash, his body suddenly leaped up, raised his hand and grabbed the wall of the church, and then flipped over and jumped in.
After landing on both feet, Jiang Dahai looked around and saw that the churchyard had been uninhabited for a long time, with weeds and fallen leaves all over the ground. The main hall of the church was also somewhat damaged, so there shouldn't be anyone inside. He hastily rushed towards the stairs under the bell tower.
He must occupy the commanding heights of the bell tower before Luo Xiang and they infiltrate the church, making preparations for the reception!
Luo Xiang realized that the church was only 400-500 meters away from the Japanese Kempeitai's barracks, and its bell tower seemed like a good choice as a sniping point. So he let Jiang Dahai climb up to the bell tower of the church, making it a sniping point, which would allow them to overlook the entire Japanese Kempeitai's garrison, ready to respond at any time!
Believing that Jiang Dahai can complete this task well, Luo Xiang no longer manages him, and takes the remaining Sun Dong, Ou Peng, and Han Yang through the alley on the right side of the church, rushing to the Japanese Kempeitai headquarters!
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