The Cycle of Reincarnation in the Four-Courtyard House: A Journey Through the Heavens

"This operation is codenamed 'Elimination of the Epidemic,' and its objective is to eliminate all Japanese troops stationed inside, including those researchers, leaving no survivors. Do you understand?"

Li Xiao's voice was transmitted to everyone's ears through a miniature earpiece, his tone deep and firm.

"clear!"

"very good!"

"After the operation, immediately take stock of the surviving compatriots in the base, administer sedatives to them, and then store them in the spatial supermarket."

"yes!"

Next, Li Xiao immediately began assigning tasks: "Qin Feng will occupy the high ground on the northeast side and suppress the sentries; Song Xuan will be responsible for blowing up the western electric fence to open up a passage; Fu Yun will crack the Japanese communication lines and cut off their external communications; Xiao Juan, Gui Min, Lin Li, and Chun Ping will infiltrate with me and clear out the enemy in designated areas according to the predetermined directions."

"Remember! Be quick, prioritize silenced weapons, and kill as many enemy personnel as possible!"

"yes!"

"Check your watch now, the current time is 0:48!"

"receive!"

"receive!"

"..."

At exactly 1:00 AM, Song Xuan pressed the remote control in his hand as planned. The electric fence on the west side of the water supply and epidemic prevention troop's base instantly burst into a silent spark. The insulation layer was melted by the high temperature, revealing a gap that could allow one person to pass through.

Almost simultaneously, Qin Feng pulled the trigger. The sound of the silenced rifle was swallowed by the cold wind of the night. Two Japanese sentries on the high point of the wall fell to the ground, blood and brain matter gushing from the bullet holes in their foreheads.

Li Xiao was the first to leap out of the snowdrift, his snow camouflage uniform blending into the night. Wu Guimin and three other female soldiers followed closely behind, darting through the gap like cheetahs, avoiding the sweeping searchlights, and successfully infiltrating the camp.

Fu Yun had already cut the Japanese soldiers' telephone lines and communication broadcasting lines to the outside world, and then took out a high-power signal jammer and turned it on.

The broadcast and telephone lines within the entire water supply and epidemic prevention unit's stronghold were all paralyzed, so the Japanese soldiers couldn't even send telegrams to the outside world for help.

They advanced in sections according to the predetermined route, with the officers' quarters as their first target.

Cheng Xiaojuan stood outside the dormitory door and used a thermal imager to confirm the three people inside. Wu Guimin raised her hand and fired three silenced pistol bullets. The bullets pierced the wooden door and accurately hit the three Japanese officers between the eyebrows.

Zhao Linli quickly opened the door and cleaned up the scene, while Zhou Chunping stood guard at the door. The whole set of actions was smooth and took less than ten seconds.

The four female soldiers were incredibly fast; they finished cleaning the entire floor of eighteen dormitories in less than two minutes.

The laboratory on the west side of the camp is a key target, where more than 20 core researchers and guards are stationed.

Li Xiao signaled Qin Feng to suppress the outer perimeter, while he led the four men to advance using the shadows of the buildings in the camp as cover, quickly approaching the laboratory.

Song Xuan placed a miniature explosive next to the laboratory ventilation duct. After a muffled bang, the ventilation duct was blown open.

Before the Japanese soldiers inside could react, Fu Yun threw in two stun grenades, and screams immediately echoed from inside the laboratory.

Li Xiao led four men into the laboratory, and the submachine guns spewed fire. The Japanese soldiers inside, who were screaming and covering their eyes, fell to the ground before they could even react.

Several researchers who were trying to find an escape route were picked off one by one by Li Xiao's FN57 pistol. Their blood splattered on the cold experimental equipment, but it could not wash away the heinous crimes committed by these devils.

By 1:38 a.m., all 126 Japanese soldiers and officers, and 37 Japanese researchers in the camp had been eliminated.

After checking the last corner and confirming that no survivors remained, Li Xiao ordered a search for any surviving members of the Chinese nation inside.

Fifteen minutes later, after a headcount, there were 35 Chinese compatriots left who still had a chance of being saved, while another 18 compatriots who were on the verge of death from the virus were confirmed to have no hope of being saved.

These compatriots, who have suffered so much, would probably have faced a slim chance of survival even in later generations with advanced medical conditions, let alone now.

Li Xiao gritted his teeth and gave the order—Give these compatriots a quick death!

With a soft gunshot, Li Xiao waved his hand and put all the remains of his compatriots into his spatial storage.

As for the remaining thirty-five people, each of them had been injected with a sedative and were now in a deep sleep.

After taking all his compatriots into the space, Li Xiao ordered his men to pack up all the virus samples and experimental data inside. In addition, all the logistical supplies in this stronghold were also swept away by Li Xiao.

"withdraw!"

At Li Xiao's command, the eight dark figures once again disappeared into the vast night, leaving only a silent military outpost to witness the ultimate victory of justice over evil.

The footprints on the snow were quickly covered by fresh snow, as if the assassination had never happened. But the souls of those compatriots who were tortured by the Japanese as test subjects found solace at this moment.

The news of the assassination attempt reached the Kwantung Army headquarters in Chun City, Jilin Province, the very next day. The newly appointed Kwantung Army Commander, General Yamada Otsuzo, was furious upon learning of the news.

He had just taken over the position of Commander of the Kwantung Army from Yoshijiro Umezu last year, and before he could even settle in, such a big incident happened.

Upon learning of the news, the Japanese headquarters immediately sent a telegram reprimanding Yamada Otozo and ordering him to find out the cause and mastermind behind the assassination of the water supply and epidemic prevention unit within ten days.

Holding the telegram in his hand, Yamada Otozo felt an indescribable sense of fear and unease.

"To be able to wipe out the water supply and epidemic prevention team overnight without sending out a single distress message—this kind of adversary is not so easy to detect!"

Yamada Otozo cursed the orders from headquarters in his heart.

"The Kwantung Army can't get any logistical supplies right now. We have to be self-sufficient in all weapons, equipment, and military pay. And now you want me to investigate those assassins? Do you think I'm Amaterasu?"

Given the current situation of the Japanese, due to the lack of supplies from the rear, the Japanese have shifted from strategic offense to strategic defense since the end of last year, and are no longer able to launch attacks on other areas of China.

This led to the Eighth Route Army in the north and the New Fourth Army in the south launching wave after wave of attacks on rural areas in many occupied territories, and even many bunkers and railway lines built by the Japanese suffered extensive damage.

Currently, many rural areas and some county towns in northwestern Shanxi have been liberated, and a large number of Japanese troops have been systematically eliminated. This has forced Yoshio Shinotsuka, who is stationed in Taiyuan, to begin to shrink his defenses there.