Chapter 66

  A group of soldiers wearing protective suits carefully carried out boxes one by one from the hall, and placed them in the direction specified by Xiao Ming. Someone pulled over the wires and connected them to the detonator.

  "Lao Xiao, you can't be unaware of the consequences of doing this!" Lin Xiuying asked anxiously at the entrance of the hall.

  Xiao Ming sneered: "I know, below there is a large troop of devils and a regiment of secondary devils!"

  "This..." Lin Xiuzhu wanted to speak but stopped. He didn't know if Xiao Ming had planned this from the beginning, but he understood that since the Japanese army used poison gas, Xiao Ming had already lost his mind. At this time, whoever tried to stop him would basically be asking for trouble, and might even be accused of disrupting military morale.

  When everything was ready, Xiao Ming ordered everyone to retreat and said calmly: "Listen up, I need ten dare-to-die team members, I'll lead the team personally! Those with family ties, don't come, this isn't a time for showing off!"

  The warriors were surprisingly calm, some silently stood behind Xiao Ming, and soon, a circle of people surrounded Xiao Ming.

  "I said only ten, and it's not even certain they'll die, what are you all rushing for! Xu Dage, step out! Pick out ten, take the rest and get out of my sight!" Xiao Ming said with feigned nonchalance.

  "This, Commander, count me in at least! Otherwise, how can I choose people?" Xu Dage said with a face full of discontent.

  "I don't want to say it again! Those who are chosen, come in!" Xiao Ming said coldly and turned back to the hall. After a while, ten warriors walked in, and the hall suddenly had ten more warriors wearing protective suits, holding submachine guns, with bullet belts on their waists, and several machine guns were placed on the table, along with sets of protective suits.

  "Change your clothes, wear as little as possible inside, otherwise it will affect your speed! Also, be more vigilant and don't fall behind!" Xiao Ming's face was expressionless as he started changing his clothes. "Kid, wait for me at the back mountain!"

  "No!" Shan Wa Zi shook her head firmly.

  "Wait for me at the back hill!" Xiao Ming said sternly, then softened immediately, "This isn't fun, next time I'll take you out to play around!"

  Lin Xiuzhi walked in after finishing dressing, nodded to Xiao Ming, and Xiao Ming also nodded, giving a thumbs up. The others began to retreat from the hidden passage, while Shan Wazi was still hesitating, being kicked down by Xiao Ming. Finally, an engineer wearing a gas mask checked the wires again, confirmed that everything was safe, nodded to Xiao Ming, fired a red signal flare into the sky, and walked away.

  Xiao Ming arrived at the detonator, counted silently in his heart for a while, then stretched out his hand and pressed it down...

  A deafening explosion almost simultaneously erupted on the mountain stronghold and the rear mountain pass, the direction of the explosion was precisely controlled, various objects ejected and scattered down the mountain, followed by another explosion.

  The imperial troops at the foot of the mountain were thrown into a state of utter confusion, and someone shouted: "Run quickly, it's poison gas!" This only added to the chaos. These imperial troops had not been equipped with gas masks, so they could only cover their noses and run desperately towards the outside of the mountain, because some people had already begun to cough violently.

  Xiao Ming let out a faint cold laugh, stretched out his left hand and swung it forward with force, starting to charge. However, he was suddenly bumped by someone beside him and stumbled. By the time he regained his footing, the warrior beside him had already charged ahead. Xiao Ming cursed under his breath as he ran: "Damn it, that must be the doing of that rascal Xu Dage!"

  Xiao Ming didn't guess wrong, Xu Da Ge thought of coming, the original intention was to protect Xiao Ming, but couldn't help it and ordered his own men: when charging, think of a way to let the commander fall behind...

  At the same time, a dozen or so horses rushed out from behind the mountain, with wet cloth-covered muzzle loaders on their mouths, and people wearing protective suits on horseback, holding submachine guns, charging towards the enemy group. The Royal Coalition Army was unwilling to resist, only scattering in all directions to escape, and the Flying Tiger Fort's warriors didn't bother to deal with them, rushing straight into the Japanese army camp.

  These Japanese troops had been on the move since the previous night, busy for a whole day, and only ate a hot meal in the evening. They thought they could sleep well in their tents, but the sound of gunfire was endless, making them tense all night.

  It was easy to quiet down, and the tired and sleepy soldiers had just entered their dreams when an explosion occurred. The Japanese soldiers who had received anti-chemical training realized that the smell in the gentle breeze was not right as soon as they woke up. By the time they touched their masks, they hadn't even had time to put on their clothes, and the enemy had already arrived in front of them...

  Xiao Ming's side had ten submachine guns and ten machine guns, while Lü Jizong, who rushed out from the back mountain, had twenty submachine guns. After breaking into the Japanese army's camp, they lined up in a row, facing the tents and began to fire wildly. The soldiers' feet kept changing positions, fighting and charging forward, with the machine guns and submachine guns working together in perfect harmony, near and far, killing the devils until they wailed and howled, their cries filling the night wilderness.

  When the two teams merged, Xiao Ming signaled a retreat. The soldiers, still enraged, swept the surrounding enemy camps with another burst of gunfire before reluctantly retreating to the rear mountain. Along the way, surprisingly, no one blocked their path. When everyone reached the mouth of the rear mountain and turned back, they saw that no one was chasing after them, only the distant sound of gunfire still echoing intermittently.

  Lü Jizong finally distinguished which one was Xiao Ming, and pointed backwards with his hand. Xiao Ming fell silent for a moment, knowing that they had already made up their minds to die in order to cover the retreat of these people, gritted his teeth and waved his hand, leading the crowd to rush towards Wild Wolf Gorge.

  Lin Xiuzhi, Zhang Tizhu and Shan Wazi were anxiously waiting. They didn't put their minds at ease until they saw Xiao Ming and Lü Jizong return. The group took off their protective suits and counted the number of people. There were 42 when they left, but only 33 returned. Everyone was gloomy, knowing that many had died.

  The mountain doll brought the horse over, Xiao Ming instructed: "Tie Zhu, don't fight hard with the devils, Lao Lin, you assist in defense here, and report to the camp immediately if there is a situation! I'll go take a look first." After finishing speaking, he mounted his horse and rushed towards the mountain.

  In the mountain camp, Wang Jinlong was busy and heard that Xiao Ming had returned. He hurried over to greet him. Several people didn't have time for small talk and went straight to the temporary hospital to visit the wounded.

  The hospital was set up in a large cave, well ventilated, with several stoves burning inside. The military doctor was busy with Lv Jiying and the surviving women from the village, seeing Wang Jindong and Xiao Ming, the wounded struggled to greet them, Wang Jindong and Xiao Ming looked gloomy and didn't speak, just waving their hands for them to rest well.

  Most of the wounded who were withdrawn later were poisoned by toxic gas, and their condition was unbearable. Kinjiro Kimura was busy treating the wounded, but the anger in the eyes of those soldiers made him shiver.

  Lü Jizong spoke with him for a few sentences, and it was clear that Kimura was furious. Lü Jizong returned to say: "Kimura thinks this is very un-samurai behavior, hoping to use his own actions to alleviate the guilt of the Japanese army, but he needs medicine!"

  "Warriors?" Xiao Ming sneered, "They're also worthy of being called warriors! Tell the brothers, tonight's matter no one is allowed to mention! Also, keep an eye on him for me. If this little brat dares to have any crooked ideas, execute him on the spot! As for the medicine, I'll think of a way."

  "Brother, are you going out? Now outside is really full of devils, isn't it too dangerous?" Wang Jinlong was somewhat worried.

  "Brother, there's no other way. So many brothers are waiting to survive! Since the little devils dare to use poison gas, they must have an antidote somewhere. After all, they're also afraid of accidental injuries. When Old Cat returns, I'll lead a team out and even if we can't find the medicine, we can't let those little devils live in peace! Damn it, when tigers don't show their might, these bastards get arrogant!" His face revealed killing intent once again.

  Wang Jinlong sighed and said: "Since that's the case, you all hurry up and rest for a while, eat something, the logistics team has stewed a whole pig, just waiting for your return!"

  "What about Sun Erdou? How is he?" Xiao Ming suddenly remembered.

  "After they all transferred away, he disappeared. I even ordered them to find him after dawn!" Wang Jinlong's face fell.

  "Is he gone?" Xiao Ming was stunned, and after a long silence, said: "Don't look for him anymore, I know what he's up to!"

  After lying down for a while, Wang Jinlong and Ye Maozi arrived. Xiao Ming jumped up from the bed and asked urgently: "Old Cat, what's the situation outside the mountain?"

  "Two masters, outside Heifengxia things are in disarray. We followed the devils and found their field hospital, located in a small village north of Heifengxia, about ten or more miles away from the Japanese army's garrison. There is a company of devils guarding it, but they are very disorganized, with wounded soldiers all over the ground. On the mountain road, there are Japanese cavalry patrols, not many people!"

  Xiao Ming closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and suddenly opened them to say: "Alright, let's do it! Assemble the special agent company and cavalry company immediately! Old Cat, you go select people. After we succeed, don't come back. Find several familiar county towns and make as much noise as possible!"

  The Flying Tiger Fort was fighting fiercely, with unprecedented ferocity. The special agent squad was hiding in the mountains waiting for orders. Ma Liu and others were already anxious like ants on a hot pot. Sun Er Gou used to be part of the special agent squad too, and he got along well with everyone. People often visited his home to play with his kids, especially Ma Liu, who was even the godfather of the child. How could he just sit still?! As soon as they heard the assembly call, the two special agent squads rushed over and stood neatly in front of Xiao Ming, their faces gloomy, waiting for Xiao Ming's orders.

  Xiao Ming saw that the horses and men had gathered, and simply gave a task: "Our goal is the little devil's field hospital, go and take back all the medicine and equipment from the devils! Remember, we must not launch a strong attack! I, Lao Lu, and Ma Liu will sneak into the hospital together and launch an attack from inside to seize the medicine; Da Long, lead people to surround and guard the perimeter, send Xie Si Bao's sniper team close to the hospital, as soon as there is gunfire inside, take out the enemy's sentry and be responsible for dealing with machine guns and grenade launchers; Cavalry Regiment, launch a final charge!

  "Remember, don't let emotions get in the way of things. No matter what, we must first retrieve the medicine. Whoever messes this up for me will not be spared! Does everyone understand?"

  "Understood!" The warriors growled in a low voice.

  "Alright, brothers," Xiao Ming's eyes flashed with a cold light, "Kill the devils!"

  "Kill the devils!"

  "Revenge!"

  "Revenge!"

  "Let's go!" Xiao Ming smiled coldly.