Chapter Eleven: The Big Bang

  Gao Quan looked around the artillery position and his eyes fixed on several wooden boxes. The boxes were all filled with shells! If he could successfully detonate one box of shells, this artillery position would definitely be blown to pieces. What Gao Quan was thinking now was, if he managed to detonate these shells, how could he avoid being affected by the blast?

  He is not the kind of hero who can sacrifice his life without hesitation to complete a task. Gao Quan is a scout, and the first priority of a scout is to ensure his own safety. Think about it, if all scouts die with the enemy on the front line, how can they send back the intelligence they obtained at the cost of their lives? What's the point? Scouts are different from soldiers, special forces, and other troops. They cannot be sacrificed casually. Gao Quan is a champion among scouts, and this concept has long been deeply ingrained in his bones, deeply printed on every inch of his skin. When he encounters danger, the first thing he thinks about is how to save himself, which has become an instinct.

  Hiding in the tree is definitely not feasible, with a big explosion, the top of the tree is the most dangerous place, shrapnel flying everywhere, at any time can hit all living things hiding in the tree and the tree itself into pieces. High places are not feasible, so there's only low places, Gao now urgently needs to find a cave or hole to avoid the upcoming big explosion.

  The artillery commander's head turned cold and discovered this strange little soldier. This guy didn't stand guard with all his heart, but stretched his neck and looked around, wandering back and forth. The artillery lieutenant was immediately furious! He knew that these guards had connections in the country and the army, and the unit commander sent them here to take care of them. Having a connection is one thing, but it can't be too much, right? There were originally six guards on the battlefield, and now only one guy was left, where did the other five go? No need to ask, they just got tired of staying here and slipped away! Only this guy was left, still catching frogs here! It's unbearable!

  The artillery lieutenant didn't want to bother with these guys, but now they've gone too far and he can't just ignore it. Although each of them has a powerful background, the lieutenant also has his own backing - without one, how could he have become an artillery lieutenant? Was it solely based on real ability? That would be the company commander who charges forward with a war knife, leading a company of soldiers through a hail of bullets! Not someone like him, hiding behind a safe position and commanding the artillery. The lieutenant is not afraid of the forces backing these little soldiers, just because he usually doesn't bother with them doesn't mean they can't be provoked! Now that these guys are being so unreasonable, the lieutenant has every reason to get angry!

  "Come here!" The lieutenant yelled at Gao Quan's position, but his voice was drowned out by the thunder of cannons. He himself didn't even hear what he had just shouted. Seeing that little soldier continuing to lower his head and stumble around, the lieutenant's anger could no longer be suppressed! His eyes scanned the surroundings, the artillerymen were strictly following standard operating procedures, diligently loading and firing, although the smoke on the field was thick, the soldiers' movements were busy but not chaotic, everything was done in an orderly manner. Whether he was here or not made no difference! The lieutenant immediately noticed this characteristic.

  The relieved captain strode towards the tall and robust position, he was going to give this derelict soldier a good scolding, his fellow deserters would also receive severe punishment when they returned!

  The artillery lieutenant moved, and Gao Quan noticed it immediately. It's better for this guy to come over! Gao Quan suppressed the joy in his heart and continued walking with his head down towards a distant place, the farther away from the formation, the better to make a move.

  Suddenly, a dark hole appeared in front of him, right at the edge of the forest, where the rocks and soil met. Looking straight ahead, it was clear that two people could easily fit inside. Heh heh, what a perfect hiding spot!

  When he got to the entrance of the cave, the artillery lieutenant was only twenty or so steps away from him. Gao Quan's feet slipped on a patch of garlic, and he fell headfirst to the ground, rolled around twice, and then tumbled into the cave entrance.

  The artillery lieutenant quickly walked over. The lieutenant was really annoyed, this little soldier didn't know how to love himself, when he was young, there wasn't such a careless attitude? But as soon as he saw Gao Quan fall down, the lieutenant's heart rose to his throat. Soldiers make mistakes, he can scold them, even hit them, but if soldiers really encounter danger, he cannot tolerate it. To say that, even if these few people are guard soldiers, they are all considered his subordinates, and his subordinates fell in this complex terrain of mountains, what if something bad happens?

  Gao Quan was writhing in agony on the ground, slowly crawling towards the entrance of a dark cave. Captain Shang naturally also spotted the ominous cave entrance and felt a sudden surge of anxiety - if this soldier fell into that mysterious cave after being injured, it would be a disaster! He hastened his pace, taking several large strides to reach Gao Quan's side, stretching out his hand to pull him away.

  At this moment, another loud cannon fire started, and a pistol suddenly appeared in Gao Quan's hand. The painful twisting body stopped for a moment, and even a hint of an apologetic smile appeared on his face. Captain realized something was wrong, but his body didn't change its original movement, still leaning forward, both hands still stretched out to grab Gao Quan. Gao Quan's pistol fired, and a black hole appeared on the captain's forehead!

  Gao Quan pulled the captain to his side and quickly searched the unlucky artillery captain's body, getting a handgun with two clips of bullets. He pushed the Japanese captain's corpse into the cave, fortunately it was large enough for the two of them to fit in without any problem.

  Get up and walk back to the edge of the artillery position, staring at the shell box to estimate the distance, then step by step retreat, retreating twenty steps from the cave where the devil's artillery lieutenant was hiding, when Gao Quan estimated that this was the farthest distance he could accurately throw a hand grenade.

  Gritting his teeth, he took out the last hand grenade, unscrewed the cap, pulled the fuse, aimed at the direction, and threw it out with all his might! Then he sprinted to the entrance of the cave, jumped in with both legs together.

  "Boom! Boom!" The earth-shattering explosion sounded on the battlefield. The explosions came one after another, apparently triggered by hand grenades that had detonated the ammunition boxes in the artillery position. The ground shook violently in the pit, and the soil on the wall fell down with a rustling sound, making people wonder if the cave would collapse.

  Gao Quan covered his ears with both hands, mouth wide open, enduring the dirt pouring directly into his mouth. Despite taking all precautions, the continuous explosions still made him feel his blood boiling and heart racing.

  Fortunately, this situation did not last too long, just a few minutes, and everything was calm. Gao Quan crawled out of the hole, his head still buzzing, and his eyes were filled with stars. Thinking back to the scene in the cave earlier, he still had lingering fears. This cave was too close to the explosion site! Luckily it was short-lived, if it had lasted a few more minutes, Gao Quan believed he would have been stuck in that hole forever.

  Risking his life, he blew up the enemy's artillery position. Gao Quan had to go and see the results of the battle with his own eyes. It was more severe than he had imagined. In the middle of the position, where the big guns were originally placed, a huge pit had been formed, with a depth of two or three meters. The heavy cannons had vanished, and the surrounding forest seemed to have been cut down by a logging team, with all the branches and leaves gone, leaving only half a tree trunk or a charred stump. The results of the battle were astonishing!

  With such a big commotion here, the enemy's rescue team will arrive soon, and Gao Quan had to leave quickly.