Chapter 1096 Decapitation Operation (Fourth update, please subscribe)
Moon, night.
The Andes Mountains run across the entire South American continent from north to south. Unlike the generally arid eastern slope, the western slope is covered with green due to the abundant rainfall from the Pacific Ocean. However, there are exceptions. Due to the influence of the climate, there is an Atacama Desert in the middle of the west coast that stretches for about a thousand kilometers from north to south.
This place is called the "dry pole" of the earth. It is the driest area in the world. However, in this arid land, there is a rich treasure - saltpeter. In this era, saltpeter is the most important nitrogen fertilizer in the world. However, except for a few saltpeter mines, this desert is uninhabited.
After all, human life cannot be separated from water.
This is also the magical part of this land. The coastal area of the Atacama Desert is close to the ocean and is often covered with a layer of fog, which is called "Carmenchoga" by the locals. Fog often means precipitation, but in the Atacama Desert, they have not seen rain for several months, and fresh water resources are pitifully scarce.
The same is true for Tacna, which is located on the edge of the desert. Except for the relatively less foggy period from mid-December to mid-April, the rest of the days are mostly shrouded in fog.
Especially at night, the thick fog reduces visibility to only a dozen meters.
On September 11, as usual, a thick fog once again enveloped Tacna, shrouding the Prime Minister of the Peruvian-Bolivia Federation.
The desolate desert in the south is obscured by thick fog. The tall cacti in the desert point to the sky like fingers, with some mist hanging on the spikes of the cactus. The dotted mist brings some life to the arid desert.
"Such a thick fog, it's not good!"
Looking at the thick fog, Zheng Guopeng's brows were furrowed.
As the chief of the Imperial Bureau of Investigation's intelligence station in Takna, he was responsible for liaison with the commandos. In order to carry out this mission, not only all the agents of the intelligence station were mobilized, but also the local expatriates.
"Stationmaster, I think this is a bit risky. With such thick fog, we can't see anyone more than ten or twenty meters away. If they get lost, how can we contact them?"
Lin Bing's words made Zheng Guopeng nervously open his eyes wide and look up to the sky:
"Oh, God bless, I hope everything goes well!"
After saying that, he turned his head and looked at the convoy obscured by thick fog not far away and asked.
"Is everyone ready? Is there any problem with manpower?"
Nodding, Lin Bing said:
"They are all Chinese who have lived here for a long time. Although they are in a foreign land, their hearts are in China. They are all willing to serve the empire until their death. Moreover, the Chinese in Peru are from here. Although many of them have gone to Linhai, there are still many who stay here. All of them are the backbone of the Overseas Chinese Association. There will definitely be no problems."
Glancing in the direction of Tacna:
"What about the situation in the city?"
"What else could be going on in the city? It's just like usual, everyone is sleeping soundly."
Lin Bing pursed his lips and said.
"It's the middle of the night, who wouldn't want to sleep?"
Yes, it’s the middle of the night, who wouldn’t want to sleep?
But they didn't sleep.
"By the way, boss, how did they get here? By boat? If so, this place is still some distance from the sea."
"It's not a boat, it's an airship."
"airship?"
"I don't know the specifics, but our mission is to use light signals to pick up the advance team that comes down from the airship tonight."
"Airship... They came here by airship? This is like a divine force descending from the sky..."
In the thick fog, everyone was waiting there. Zheng Guopeng tilted his head up and listened to the sky for a long time. Suddenly he shouted excitedly:
“There seemed to be a voice in the sky.”
"What's that sound? Isn't it the sound of the wind?"
"No, it's the engine."
engine!
The roar of the engine echoed hundreds of meters in the sky. When the soldiers on the airship looked out through the portholes, they saw a sky full of stars above their heads and thick fog under their feet. The moonlight sprinkled on the fog, giving people the illusion of riding on the clouds.
Although the fog was heavy, its height was only over 500 meters, which allowed the airship troops to obtain the longitude and latitude by measuring the stars and thus reach their destination smoothly.
"Okay, brothers, we have arrived at our destination. Let's send a signal after we land."
While the soldiers in the airship were holding on to the ropes and waiting for the airship to land, Zhang Pengju, who was in the cockpit, asked nervously.
"How is it, Captain Xu, is everything ok?"
"Don't worry, Captain Zhang, there will be no problem..."
As the airship pilot was speaking, he maneuvered the airship into the thick fog, and soon one airship after another entered the thick fog.
"Keep your position, release 1% of hydrogen..."
When the thick fog outside the cabin blocked everyone's vision, Xu Zhixing kept conveying orders. They had long been accustomed to this kind of "blind landing". Although it was a bit dangerous, it was not unacceptable.
At the same time, the co-pilot's eyes were fixed on the altimeter, and he kept shouting loudly.
"Altitude 400!"
"Height 300!"
"Height 200!"
…
Finally, when the airship was thirty or forty meters away from the ground, it stopped landing. At this time, someone saw a red light coming from the ground.
"It's a red light, one short, one long, and one short."
"It's the contact person, reply signal!"
"Lower anchor and prepare to lower operations."
The captain received the order to return to the cockpit and begin the procedures that the airship had repeatedly practiced over the past few months.
"Steady the rudder...slow speed on both sides...maintain the pitch angle until the altitude is four...altitude forty, drop the right anchor!"
Following the skillful and clear commands, a special iron anchor tied by a rope under the left side of the airship rushed to the ground, smashed a tall cactus into pieces with a bang, and then nailed it deeply into the desert.
"Oh my god, it almost hit me..."
When the anchor fell, Zheng Guopeng only felt that something was thrown down from above, and then fell almost close to his body. If he had not dodged in time, it would have hit him directly. If it had hit him, he would have been dead.
In just one or two minutes, four anchors landed one after another, using the earth's gravity to connect the airship to the ground, tying this 200-meter-long "air behemoth" firmly in mid-air.
Then, several crew members took down the coiled thick rope from the door lintel and threw one end of the rope to the ground. At the same time, the green light in the cabin flashed, shining on the seventy fully armed commandos.
“Quick, quick…”
Following the commander's shout, the commandos lined up and slid down from the sky along the ropes.
After ten hours of sailing, the 2,316 officers and soldiers of the Imperial Assault Corps finally arrived at the desert less than 20 kilometers south of Nakna...
The warriors descending from the sky made everyone a little stunned. They even couldn't believe the arrival of these heavenly soldiers and generals, but they came just like that riding on the clouds.
That’s right, it’s riding on the clouds!
"Hello! I am Zheng Yunpeng, the station chief of the Investigation Department's Takna Intelligence Station. Is this Officer Zhang?"
After seeing the rank of the officer coming down, Zheng Yunpeng ran over and asked.
"I am Zhang Pengju, the commander of the assault team! You have worked hard these days!"
After the two briefly introduced themselves, Zhang Pengju asked.
"Is the car ready?"
"12 cars, 103 trucks, all ready."
Zheng Yunpeng replied hurriedly.
“Is the driver reliable?”
“We are all family!”
Zhang Pengju nodded with satisfaction and said.
"Well, let's go!"
As he got into the car, he once reviewed the entire plan of action in his mind.
This was a decapitation operation.
"Catch the leader first!"
The commander's words made Zheng Yunpeng's heart tremble slightly. Although he didn't know who made this plan, he was sure that as long as the action was successful, Peru would be leaderless.
Peru, without a leader, is just a ripe fruit for the empire...
(End of this chapter)
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