Chapter 10: Getting Rich by Robbery

  The sound of gunfire came clearly from the main gate, and it was likely that Qian Zhihao and his men had already exchanged fire with the gathered guards. The vault must be opened as soon as possible; otherwise, a single squad's strength would be far from enough to hold off the ten times larger guard force for an extended period of time.

  The three warriors were still at a loss in front of the large iron gate, and Zhong Yibao's forehead was sweating. It was still Huo Lu who was relatively quick-witted: "Officer, this is a minefield, there must be explosives here, I'll go take a look."

  Everyone was in a hurry, Zhong Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Quickly, bring two soldiers, be careful."

  Huo Lu dragged the fat general manager over and said, "Take me to the explosives warehouse."

  I won't write in English anymore, it's a hassle for everyone to read and also a hassle for me to write. If I make grammatical mistakes, people will just laugh at me.

  The fatty was so scared that he trembled all over, pointing with his finger outside, "At... at the mine over there."

  "Don't dawdle, lead the way." Looking at the fat man's slow movements made him angry, and Huo Lu took advantage of the situation to kick again. This mine owner, who was hired from Britain with a high salary as a mining expert, had suffered greatly today, not only being scared half to death but also having been kicked by Huo Zhongshi several times in just this short while.

  Zhong Yi opened the window on the second floor corridor, and the sound of gunfire from the direction of the main entrance became more intense. It seemed that there was also a huge explosion. The pressure on Class 2 must be very great. The young officer was so anxious that he turned around in circles, his Type 54 handgun had already continuously killed two loudly shouting and still yelling mine managers.

  "What the hell is this British Empire, noble honor!" Zhong Yi cursed in a low voice, "Not even a bit of awareness as a prisoner, I'm so annoyed! Damn it, it turns out that robbery is also a technical job. Zhong Da, the commander-in-chief, deeply despised himself and his men who came to rob with rifles, too unprofessional! From now on, professional jobs should be left to professionals!" Just as he had made up his mind, urgent footsteps were heard from the stairs, and it was not just Huo Lu who returned, but also Jiang Yunzhi. Feeling Zhong Yi's questioning gaze, Jiang Yunzhi quickly reported: "Commander, the gunfire at the front gate is too intense, I'm afraid the brothers of the second squad can't hold on, so I sent the guard squad to support them."

  "What about the mine?"

  "Hey......" Jiang Yunzhi scratched his head, and Huo Lu, who was standing beside him, saw that Big Brother Jiang had something unspeakable to say, so he stood up, "Commander, we found a lot of explosives, just leaving a little at the entrance of the mine..."

  "What? You blew up the mine? How many people will be trapped to death?"

  "Report to the superior, annihilate those who are not of our kind!" Jiang Yunzhi said slowly, almost choking Zhong Yi. "Forget it, never mind, hurry up and blast the door!"

  Huo Lu and the warriors set up the explosives, everyone hid at the corner of the stairs, lit the fuse, "Boom" a loud noise was heard, after a burst of crackling sounds in the smoke, another angry roar came out, "Huo Lu, what are you doing? The wall has collapsed!"

  "Cough... Sorry, sir, heh heh, I didn't calculate the dosage correctly, and I put in too much."

  ……

  The smoke finally dissipated, and the crowd trampled over the rubble to enter the treasury, where everything was in disarray. A very eye-catching large safe lay in the middle.

  Zhong Yi spat out a mouthful of dust and said, "Huo Lu, continue to blow it open."

  "This can't be blown up! Officer, I'll do it." Jiang Yunzhi somehow got a large iron hammer and swung it wildly, finally cracking open the safe. Through the gap, everyone's eyes widened in amazement: Wow, gold!

  Jiang Zhongshi's big hammer swung even higher, the thick iron plate-made safe was smashed to pieces, and the sturdy password door was also twisted open, like a woman who had been XX, facing the villain, helplessly loosening her tightly clasped hands. Zhong Yi was already a bit short-circuited, his brain only echoing one sentence: Gold bricks, got rich, so much gold!

  The calmest one was still Jiang Yunzhi, who didn't care about the stunned look on Zhong's face, and ordered the soldiers to put the gold bricks into their backpacks. Each gold brick weighed about five kilograms, and three classes of ten people, plus Jiang Yunzhi, each carried four bricks, with the remaining two blocks placed in Zhong's pocket of his command uniform.

  "Sir, it's time to withdraw!"

  "What? Ah! Okay, check if there are any other safes." The lieutenant finally reacted and was not greedy enough. More than 200 kilograms of gold in 1934 would have made him the richest man in the world!

  Maintaining the combat formation, the three squads withdrew from the small building. Although the mine was blown up, most of the miners and dozens of guards were trapped underground. The fat manager was also shot in the head by the ungentlemanly Lieutenant Ho, but there were still many miners who panicked and fled the scene.

  Zhong Yi's order to the third squad was not to shoot ordinary miners without weapons, to save bullets. But in fact, it was only now that Zhong Da, the commander of the first squad, reacted and realized that he had just shot two people with his own hands, both of whom were brutally killed with a single bullet to the head. As he recalled the splashing blood after the gunshot, he couldn't help but feel like vomiting, swallowing hard to hold it back. Soldiers, especially those in times of war, have no choice but to face life and death head-on; either they kill or are killed by others. This is the fate of soldiers.

  Unconsciously, Zhong Yi has already shed his military school's greenness and taken a big step towards becoming a true soldier.

  As expected, the battle at the gate was extremely intense. If it weren't for the support of the security team, Qian Zhihao didn't know if he could hold on until now. Both sides did not have heavy weapons and could only engage in chaotic gunfire with rifles. The Red Guard soldiers had an advantage due to their cover and high firing rate of semi-automatic rifles, as well as more accurate marksmanship. On the other hand, the security team had a numerical superiority, and whenever they simultaneously fired a round, they could suppress the Red Guard soldiers from lifting their heads. Although the 56-type assault rifle in Qian Zhihao's hands was highly accurate, almost every shot hitting an enemy soldier, the security team's timely change of formation from concentrated charge to scattered charge made it difficult for him to respond. Some retired Australian soldiers even adopted a crawling advance, which left Qian Zhihao with no solution but to rely on his sharpshooters to pick off the fastest enemies. However, some security team members had already charged to within thirty meters of their position, and if they really allowed the enemy to charge onto their position, it would be disastrous.

  When he saw Zhong Yi and the third squad retreating back to the gate with their gold, young Qian Zhihao let out a sigh of relief. He even doubted whether this position could still be held for another ten minutes before being forced to retreat.

  Even with a dozen or so people added, it doesn't mean the position is safe. The guard team still has over a hundred people, and if it weren't for the 07-style camouflage helmets, I'm afraid at least a few soldiers would have been sacrificed. Moreover, the current goal is not to hold the position, but to repel the guard team in order to have a chance to retreat safely. Otherwise, when the regular army of Kalguli arrives, it will be impossible to escape.

  We must think of a way, Zhong Yi's gaze was exchanged with the three class leaders one by one, but none of them got the information they wanted most. The firepower is single, rifle-to-rifle, and the enemy is several times more than us. Such a battle, even gods can't come up with other tricks? Speaking of which, if it were just a rifle-to-rifle fight, the Red Alert warriors wouldn't be afraid of this group of thugs formed by the guard team. So far, not a single Red Alert warrior has lost combat effectiveness, only some minor injuries with skin abrasions and blood flow, while at least 40 or 50 people on the other side have fallen to the ground in front of their position. This fully reflects the contrast between the two sides' combat effectiveness.

  But time is the most deadly, the Australian army stationed in Kalgoorlie, even if it's a waste of material, would have arrived an hour earlier, the guard can drag on, but the Red Alert warriors really can't drag on.

  Zhong Yi clenched his fist and slammed it down heavily, "If we had tanks, it would be simple!"

  "My god, officer, don't mess around, this is explosives!" The lieutenant's movement startled Qian Zhihao.

  "Wait, what did you say? Explosives? We've got a way!" Tank... explosives..., Zhong Yi almost burst out laughing, how could he have forgotten this? Without tanks, we can make our own.

  "Huo Lu, you three classes retreat from the battlefield, bring all the explosives that can be collected in the mine to here and place them under the array."

  Huo hesitated for a moment, if he wanted to kill himself, he couldn't do it like this, one shot would blow him up and that would be the end of him.

  "Hurry up and execute the order! Others listen to my command, after the explosives are placed, everyone will retreat from the formation and withdraw to the entrance of the mine, find cover for themselves, and do not allow anyone to stick their heads out."

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