nycdaug Chapter 153 Raid on the Japanese Military Police
Chapter 153 Raid on the Japanese Military Police
Lei Tao took a deep breath, steadying his breathing. Then, lowering himself, he moved swiftly through the alley in a perfectly crouched position. His back remained straight, knees slightly bent, and his steps were swift and light. Each step was precise and silent, like a top-notch agent who had undergone countless training. He made full use of the alley's debris and corners for cover, pausing periodically to listen for any movement, confirming that nothing was amiss before continuing.
In the process of detouring, he cleverly avoided Japanese patrols and temporary sentries. When he encountered an open area, he would first observe the surrounding environment, calculate the time and route, and then sprint through it like a cheetah, and then quickly hide back in the shadows.
Finally, Lei Tao successfully reached the rooftop ridge behind the Japanese military police. Without letting up, he immediately leaned forward, pressing his entire body against the edge of the ridge, holding his submachine gun steady. His shoulders relaxed naturally, his elbows slightly outward for stability. He placed his eyes close to the scope and began to carefully observe the Japanese military police soldiers below. From left to right, from far to near, he quickly locked onto his target.
When he pulled the trigger, he fired short bursts of three to five rounds at a time, ensuring accuracy while effectively controlling recoil. With each shot, he would slightly adjust the muzzle position to account for the deviation caused by recoil. After killing several exposed Japanese soldiers, he began to move. He first crawled slowly along the roof ridge, keeping his body as close to the tiles as possible to avoid being discovered from below. Once he reached the right position, he raised his gun again and repeated the previous aiming and firing movements. Another group of Japanese military police soldiers fell.
However, the Japanese military police were no pushovers. Soon, some of them sensed the attack from behind and cried out. Some, quick-witted, swung their guns and fired furiously at the rooftop where Lei Tao lay. Bullets whistled like raindrops, sending tiles flying everywhere. Seeing this, Lei Tao, without hesitation, dropped to the ground, pressing his entire body against the roof ridge to minimize his exposure. His mind raced, and a countermeasure instantly occurred to him.
Lei Tao's mind raced, and he quickly pulled out a smoke bomb from the Bagua spinning top. He bit off the safety pin with his teeth, exerted force with his arm, and hurled the smoke bomb toward the Japanese military police. The smoke bomb arced through the air, landing precisely in the middle of the Japanese military police formation. Instantly, thick white smoke billowed up, quickly spreading and obscuring the Japanese soldiers' vision.
Suddenly, Lei Tao heard hurried footsteps nearby, realizing they were being outflanked. Without hesitation, he leaped from the rooftop, rolling to absorb the impact upon landing. Then, ducking low, he swiftly reached the doorway, quickly retrieved an anti-personnel booby trap from his Bagua gyroscope, and expertly set it. With that, he immediately performed a tactical jump and roll, ducking behind the half-broken earthen wall in front of the doorway. He quickly replaced the magazine, his finger on the trigger, and vigilantly observed his surroundings through the cracks in the wall, preparing to respond to the incoming enemy.
A minute later, a dozen Japanese military police arrived at the area where Lei Tao was and began a carpet search. They fanned out, keeping a certain distance from each other, holding their guns and scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
As the search area gradually narrowed, they soon arrived at Lei Tao's courtyard. The two Japanese military police officers in the front, one on the left and one on the right, approached the gate. The one on the left extended the butt of his rifle and gently pushed open the half-closed door. The one on the right quickly stepped sideways, his eyes immediately looking behind the door. At that moment, his foot triggered the booby trap Lei Tao had carefully set. Instantly, there was a loud "boom," flames shot up into the sky, and the powerful impact directly lifted the two military police officers.
The gendarmes who had just entered the gate were also thrown to the ground by the blast, some knocked to the ground, their guns flying out of their hands. Several gendarmes closer to the blast were thrown backwards like puppets with their strings cut, falling heavily to the ground, groaning in pain. One gendarme was slammed into the courtyard wall by the blast, then bounced back and collapsed in the corner, spitting blood, his eyes filled with fear and despair, his weapon long gone. Gendarmes further away, though not as severely injured, were also dizzy and stumbled. They frantically tried to regain their footing, their ears filled with a sharp buzzing sound, and they lost their sense of direction and judgment. They instinctively crouched down, looking around in fear in the smoke, their fingers trembling as they searched the ground for their fallen guns, ready to respond to any attack from any direction.
Lei Tao seized the moment of chaos, instantly thrusting half his body forward, aiming his rifle at the Japanese military police. His gaze was calm and resolute, like a cheetah locking onto its prey in the dark night. His shoulders dropped slightly, his arm muscles tensed, his grip on the submachine gun steady. With swiftness and precision, he began firing bursts of bullets, each bullet seemingly possessing a vision as it whizzed towards the terrified Japanese military police. "Da da da," the muzzle flashed faintly, accompanied by crisp gunshots. Before the Japanese military police could effectively react, they were struck one after another. Some were shot in the chest and fell backward; others, struck in the leg, rolled on the ground screaming. With his exceptional fighting skills and decisive action, Lei Tao quickly seized the initiative in this sudden melee, inflicting a heavy blow on the Japanese military police.
The military police who hadn't entered the building dodged to the sides to avoid Lei Tao's fire. They pressed themselves against the wall, breathing heavily, their eyes filled with fear and alarm. After Lei Tao finished a magazine, he quickly ejected it, deftly pulling a fresh one from his belt and swapping it out. The entire process was fluid and swift, without a moment's delay. While the military police were dodging, Lei Tao crouched low, his steps light and swift, moving to another room. His figure weaved through the shadows of the room, quickly finding a suitable observation point. Lei Tao observed the Japanese military police's movements through a gap in the window. He saw them cautiously peeking out from the wall, attempting to reorganize their attack. Suddenly, two grenades flew in from outside the courtyard wall, arcing through the air and landing precisely behind the half-broken earthen wall where Lei Tao had been. There were two loud "boom" sounds, and the powerful impact force generated by the explosion caused the surrounding dust to fly all over the sky, and gravel and soil were splashed everywhere. The yard was instantly covered with smoke and dust.