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Chapter 691 Tiger Mountain
Two in the morning.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, shining bright moonlight on the village. The visibility is very good, and you can clearly see more than ten meters away, which makes Gao Bin let go of his hanging heart.

The Japanese named Okamoto Shigenobu was inside the house, and they were outside the house. If they couldn't see the movement in the distance, it would be easy for the target to sneak away or miss some important clues.

It's not that the Secret Service has discovered anything when they stare at the other party. It's just that all newcomers to Harbin have to go through these investigation procedures, even the Japanese are no exception.

It is no secret that there are non-nationals in Japan who oppose the Tokyo government and the locust. For example, the founder of the Japanese underground party, Katayama Qian, who died two years ago, is one of them.

Therefore, screening is necessary.

It was also licensed by the Kwantung Army.

However, Shigenobu Okamoto behaved normally after arriving in Harbin, and the past experience he confessed was verified by the Special Higher Section of the Shanghai Consulate, and it is basically certain that it was not fabricated.

Investigators also took photos of Okamoto’s original pharmacy and collected testimonies from several neighbors, proving that the other party has been doing business in Wucheng and has not made any sensitive remarks.

If he did not act suspiciously when he went out of the city this time, it would be enough for the Secret Service to keep a low level of attention to him. After all, there are too many Japanese coming to the Northeast, and they cannot pay attention to them one by one.

Besides, it is a troublesome thing to really catch the Japanese. The citizens of Shangguo can't be beaten or scolded, and they have to be handed over to the Kwantung Army. They can't get any credit.

"Take a rest in two shifts."

Gao Bin yawned at the thought of this, whispered something to his subordinates, and then closed his eyes. Under such circumstances, Okamoto Shigenobu could not escape, so it is better to take the time to rest.

Because after returning to the city, they have to continue to investigate the sabotage and disappearance cases. Although they have some clues now, they are far from solving the case, so they must keep their energy and wait for the opportunity.

After 10 minutes, the moonlight gradually darkened.

Two of the five spies who followed Gao Bin to Xiaoniujiaogou slept in their clothes, and the remaining three moved to different locations to monitor the target, not daring to slack off in their actions.

They lay motionless in a dark corner where the moonlight could not shine, holding flashlights in their hands ready to send out warning signals at any time, and their pistols were placed within easy reach.

He doesn't care even if his clothes are wet by the mountain water vapor, and his piercing eyes are full of firmness and indifference. This kind of action quality can definitely be called an elite.

This is not surprising, the members of the Secret Service Section have all received training from the Kanto State Police Department or intelligence agencies, and it is very simple for them to remain vigilant at all times while squatting.

One of the spies plucked a grass root and chewed it in his mouth. The bitter taste made people feel refreshed, and then he saw a haystack on the edge of the village seemed to move.

He didn't call other people immediately, but looked again with wide eyes, so as not to make a false report and affect the mission. Gao Bin is not a good-tempered person, and he will die if he is angry.

As a result, after looking for a long time, he didn't find any suspicious signs. After thinking about it, this person thought that either he was wrong, or it was caused by small animals that went down the mountain to find food for the winter.

It's not going to be the goal anyway.

The other party didn't know his location, nor did he know the scope of his observation. The moonlight was so bright, as long as he came out, he would be found. That Shigenobu Okamoto couldn't be invisible.

Besides, there are a lot of messy animals in the mountains, and it's normal for one or two to sneak into the village once in a while. Compared with humans, animals are naturally vigilant, and some can still see at night, so it's not surprising to find him.

At the same time, Zuo Zhong lay prone in a ditch beside the haystack in a prostrate posture, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his head, so that he was hanging so close that he was almost directly exposed to the moonlight.

He knew that there must be Japanese and puppet personnel around him watching him. When he left the city, the black car followed them until he approached Xiaoniujiaogou Village before turning to another fork.

This is quite a bit of a place where there is no silver three hundred, and there are only two or three villages nearby, with a population of over one thousand. The roads are all dirt sidewalks, and there are very few motor vehicles passing by.

Even though the number of cars in Harbin is not small in the entire Republic of China, the probability of two cars appearing in such a remote area at the same time can be said to be very small.

No such coincidence,
There can only be spies following them.

However, this side confirms one thing, the Japanese puppets should not have regarded him as a suspect, tracking is just a normal procedure, otherwise they would not use such a poor tracking method.

The trouble is that it is impossible to determine the location of the surveillance personnel. It will be dangerous for him to leave the village. The only way is to use the shadows formed by the moonlight on the buildings to shift them a little bit.

Fortunately, when he checked the medicinal materials during the day, he was already familiar with the terrain of Xiaoniujiaogou Village. Combining the height and position of the moon, it was not too difficult to find a way in and out.

After resting for a while, Zuo Zhong carefully crawled along the ditch, for fear of disturbing the dogs in the village or the small animals around, and it would be dangerous if he caught the attention of the secret agents.

He climbed out for tens of meters, and when he was close to the foot of the mountain, he rolled and got into the woods, and then stopped and observed for a few minutes, making sure that no one had noticed him and then walked up.

Just because you're in the woods doesn't mean you're safe.

The forests in the northeast are different from those in the south. Most of them are coniferous forests, and the sheltering effect is not as good as that of broad-leaved forests. During walking, you must constantly adjust your route and try to rely on the trunks themselves for concealment.

There were also Japanese soldiers on patrol. Zuo Zhong didn't know their patrol route, equipment status, and personnel composition, so he could only concentrate on observing the surroundings to avoid head-on collisions.

After walking 200 meters, he squatted behind a big tree while he was on the move, took out the Browning M1911 from the space, and looked warily at the path 30 meters away.

"Da da da"

There was a sound of footsteps from far to near, slowly approaching Zuo Chong's hiding place, he could even hear the clash of bayonets and kettles, he was so unlucky that he ran into a patrol.

Through the moonlight, he saw 15 Kwantung Army soldiers in feces-yellow uniforms through the gaps in the branches. The opponents were marching in columns, which was not the standard Japanese army formation.

According to the provisions of the Japanese Infantry Code of Practice, a unit has 13 people, including the unit leader, 4 machine gun shooters and 8 riflemen. Specially strengthened units will be equipped with grenades.

The patrol team in front of us is such a reinforced force. Everyone in the team carries two special grenades on their sides, and there are also two grenadiers with the rank of corporal commander.

The corporal chief is a low-level non-commissioned officer in the Japanese army. He has served for a long time. He is both a soldier and a combat backbone. They are usually responsible for operating complex weapons such as grenades.

Zuo Zhong slowly withdrew his gaze, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, if there was a firefight, let alone a Browning 1911, even a Browning light machine gun would be useless.

The gap between professional soldiers and non-professional soldiers is not obvious at certain times, but it will be very obvious in this kind of close combat, not to mention the two grenades.

At that time, even if the fragments after the grenade exploded can't hurt him, the shattered tree fragments can kill him. The agent is not a superman, he will bleed and die.

"Woooo~woooo~"

At this moment, at the front row of the Japanese patrol, a military dog ​​led by a rifleman stopped, pricked up its ears and whined in a certain direction, which was a warning.

The Kwantung Army is indeed one of the most elite of the Japanese army. After confirming that there is a situation nearby, the patrol team automatically divided into several combat teams to search for bunkers without the order of the squad leader.

In the long-term battle with the anti-Japanese personnel, these people knew very well that standing and waiting for orders was waiting for death. The first thing to do when encountering the enemy was to protect themselves, not to fight back.

no one speaks,
Only the rustling of the windy woods remained.

Behind a boulder, the military dog ​​bared its sharp teeth and was eager to try, struggling to get out of the rope. The soldiers kept stroking its back to calm it down, which would reveal its position.

A few minutes later, the leader of the team did not find the enemy, turned his triangular eyes, then turned around and waved at the military dogs and soldiers, motioning to release the military dogs.

In the complex woods and mountains, the dog's speed and agility can be maximized. Once the enemy is entangled, the only thing waiting for the opponent is death, and there will be no second result.

"Wang Wang~ Wang Wang~"

The soldiers untied the rope according to the order, and the military dog ​​ran out quickly without restraint. After dozens of seconds, it let out a loud bark, and the Japanese squad leader showed a proud expression on his face.

He raised his right hand and made a few gestures. All the combat teams tacitly distanced themselves from the front and flanks to the direction of the sound, so as not to give potential enemies a chance to ambush.

The Japanese soldiers walked or ran, using trees, soil slopes, and stones as shelters, moving quickly and quietly. You must know that this is just a non-Yezange patrolling unit.

What will happen to those front-line troops who are dedicated to combat? Thinking about it makes people shudder. This is not to boost other people's ambitions.

It took only 1 minute for several combat teams to reach the predetermined attack position. The team leader found that the military dogs were circling the ground without even seeing a shadow of the enemy.

"what happened?"

The team leader frowned a bit puzzled, and ordered a corporal to check the situation. The other party received the order to leave the bunker with a short body, and finally brought back a group of unknown objects.

The strange thing is that the military dog ​​also came back. It seems that it barked not because it found a person, but because it smelled this thing. After figuring out this point, the patrol team let down their vigilance.

But none of the Japanese soldiers knew what it was, only the squad leader sniffed his nose with his hand, poked it with his hand, and then his face changed drastically, and he yelled in horror.

"トラ (tiger)!"

The sound of a tiger terrified the patrol team more than an enemy attack. Everyone immediately raised their rifles and aimed in all directions. In the mountains and forests in the middle of the night, tigers were more terrifying than the anti-Japanese personnel.

In the first crusade every two years, a small team encountered a tiger. It was also at night, and when the support staff heard the gunshots and came, they only saw the remains of a corpse.

Thinking of this, the team leader's face turned livid, and he ordered to retreat without hesitation. He was going to search the mountain again during the day, and he had to catch that nasty tiger, otherwise it would be too dangerous.

Just as the Japanese were fleeing in a hurry, Zuo Zhong squatted on the ground on the mountain above them, took out the binoculars in the space, and looked to the southwest at a brightly lit base.

(End of this chapter)