nycdaug Chapter 132 Chaotic Help
Chapter 132 Chaotic Help
The inmates of the cell had long heard the gunfire from the military police and were agitated. The two Japanese guards, hiding in a corner, aimed their rifles at the door, attempting to deliver a fatal blow to the attackers. As Lei Tao rushed to the cell door and opened it, the two soldiers immediately opened fire. In this crucial moment, Lei Tao, relying on his instinctive sense of danger and his extraordinary physical reflexes, twisted his body in an extremely strange position, allowing the bullets to fly past him almost directly. Almost immediately, he quickly drew his M1911 pistol, holding it steady with both hands, his eyes gleaming with cold determination. Without hesitation, he fired at the two Japanese soldiers, the bullets from the magazine pouring out like a torrential rain, instantly riddling them of shreds.
Lei Tao shouted, "Everyone in the cell, get out of the way!" Then, after replacing the magazine in his pistol, he raised his M1911 and aimed it at the locks of the cell doors. Bang, bang, bang! The locks shattered one by one with a few shots. The Nationalist soldiers rushed out first, quickly getting dressed. An officer saluted Lei Tao, "Thank you for rescuing us. See you later!" The Eighth Route Army soldiers also filed out without hesitation. One soldier shook Lei Tao's hand, "Comrade, we'll remember your kindness!" The bandits shouted, "Brothers, you're so loyal!" Civilians, weeping, supported each other as they fled the gendarmerie.
However, support from the Japanese military police soon arrived. Watching the swarming enemy, Lei Tao calmly tossed a grenade into the group. With a resounding "boom," the enemy fell in droves. "Hold on here for now! I'll find you something useful!" Lei Tao shouted. As he spoke, he ran, firing precise bursts of his modified Type 81 assault rifle at the Japanese troops. Each bullet was deadly accurate. Amidst the hail of bullets, he charged unscathed, heading straight for the office of the Japanese military police captain.
Rushing into the office, he quickly retrieved over 30 Thompson submachine guns, over 30 Springfield rifles, a quantity of ammunition, ten boxes of grenades, and other equipment from his Bagua spinning top. The weapons gleamed with a cold metallic sheen under the light. He placed them on the ground, then put away the modified Type 81 assault rifle. From the equipment box on the ground, he retrieved a Thompson submachine gun and a Springfield rifle. He quickly stuffed several magazines into his pockets, filling them with grenades. He then slung the Springfield rifle onto his back, replaced the Thompson submachine gun with a loaded magazine, and cocked the bolt.
Everything was ready, and he rushed out again with his gun raised. At this time, the battlefield outside was ablaze with flames and bullets flying. Lei Tao cleverly used his snake-skin movements to dodge the Japanese bullets. At the same time, he kept firing with the Thompson submachine gun in his hand. The bullets shot out like the tentacles of the god of death, killing several charging Japanese soldiers. After his Thompson submachine gun was exhausted, he made a feint and suddenly leaned to the left front, as if he was going to run in that direction. Several Japanese bullets whizzed in the direction of his feint. Lei Tao rolled over and hid behind a bunker nearby.
Then, he pulled a grenade from his pocket, his eyes gleaming with determination as he quickly pulled the safety pin, delaying the attack for three seconds. He zeroed in on the Japanese charging skirmishers and, with a powerful swing of his arm, launched the grenade like a continuous stream of black meteors towards the Japanese. "Boom! Boom! Boom!" With a series of loud explosions, the grenade exploded among the Japanese troops, instantly engulfing the area in flames and smoke. The Japanese were thrown to the ground by the force of the blast, their limbs scattering everywhere, their cries of pain echoing through the night sky. Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the explosion, Lei Tao quickly emerged from cover, reloaded his Thompson submachine gun, and again opened fire on the Japanese.
A moment later, Lei Tao, taking advantage of a lull in the fighting, crouched and quickly approached the bunkers of the Nationalist and Eighth Route Army troops. He patted the shoulders of a Nationalist officer and an Eighth Route Army soldier and said hurriedly, "There's munitions in the office of the Japanese military police captain. There are a lot of Thompson submachine guns, Springfield rifles, and a large amount of ammunition. You should quickly arrange groups of people to go and get the weapons and equipment. That way, we can better fight the Japanese!" Upon hearing this, the Nationalist officer and the Eighth Route Army soldier's eyes lit up, and they quickly nodded and began to organize their personnel, formulating a plan to go in batches to obtain the weapons.
The Nationalist army quickly organized a five-man squad. They crept forward in a low posture, using the rubble and bomb craters on the battlefield for cover, alternating between them as they moved toward the captain's office. While one soldier advanced, the others observed and maintained fire, immediately opening fire to suppress any movement from the Japanese. The Eighth Route Army dispatched a three-man squad, which darted quickly along the base of the wall, hiding in the shadows. When approaching a corner, one soldier would peer out to observe, confirming it was safe, and then wave to the others to follow.
When the Nationalist troops arrived near the office, one soldier picked up a rock and threw it into the distance, creating a noise to attract the Japanese's attention. The rest of the team rushed into the office to carry their weapons. The Eighth Route Army team also arrived. They quickly passed out Springfield rifles and Thompson submachine guns, filling their pockets with ammunition. As they were moving the weapons, the Japanese spotted them and fired bullets toward the office. The soldiers carrying the weapons hid behind a wall, waiting for the Japanese fire to subside. Then they quickly emerged, crouching and running back with their weapons and ammunition on their backs.
After returning to the bunker, weapons were distributed. Nationalist soldiers expertly checked the chambers and scopes of their Springfield rifles, adjusted them, and, leaning over the bunkers, began firing accurately. They adopted a prone firing position to stabilize their rifles, aiming at Japanese officers and machine gunners, one shot at a time, effectively striking Japanese command posts and firing points. Eighth Route Army soldiers, armed with Thompson submachine guns, employed a leaping, firing tactic, charging and firing simultaneously, leveraging their high rate of fire to suppress the Japanese advance. They swiftly rushed from bunker to bunker, unleashing a barrage of bullets as they moved, disrupting their charge formation.
Seeing the well-equipped troops, Lei Tao charged into the enemy lines once more. He alternately fired his Thompson submachine gun with one hand and then with two hands to increase his shooting stability and accuracy. Seeing a Japanese machine gun position frantically firing at his own troops, he pulled a grenade from his waistband and, using the cover of a bunker, quietly approached the machine gun position. When he was at the right distance, he pulled the safety and tossed it forcefully toward the machine gun position. The grenade arced through the air and landed precisely in the center of the machine gun position. With a resounding explosion, the machine gun position was destroyed, and the Japanese machine gunner was reduced to a bloody mess.
Lei Tao then unhooked the hook from his waist and swung it vigorously. The hook traced an arc in the air, precisely catching the edge of the city gate tower. He tugged hard, confirming it was secure, then climbed up the city wall with both hands, pushing off with his feet, and quickly ascended toward the tower. As he climbed, the Japanese discovered him and began firing bullets. Lei Tao pressed his body against the wall, using the ridges as cover to avoid the bullets.
After reaching the tower, Lei Tao immediately lay prone, his Thompson submachine gun in hand. He employed a burst-fire tactic, his eyes fixed on the sights, his finger rhythmically pulling the trigger. "Da, da, da," he fired three rounds at the Japanese soldiers on the tower with pinpoint accuracy. Caught off guard by the sudden attack, the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground. Several attempted to counterattack from behind the crenels, but Lei Tao rolled, shifting his firing position, then poked his head out from a low stance, killing the Japanese soldiers hiding behind the crenels one by one.
After dispatching the Japanese on the city wall, Lei Tao approached the ropes of the suspension bridge. He stood still, his Thompson submachine gun firmly grasped in both hands, and fired continuously at the ropes. He used short bursts, limiting each shot to two or three bullets, ensuring that the bullets hit the same spot on the rope. "Da da, da da," with a few gunshots, the ropes were severed, and the suspension bridge slowly fell.
Next, Lei Tao ran to the machine gun position on the city wall. He pushed aside the dead Japanese machine gunner and adjusted the angle of his machine gun. He leaned forward, pressing the butt of his machine gun firmly against his shoulder, his eyes observing the battlefield below through the sight. When he saw the crowd begin to evacuate toward the city gate, he pulled the trigger of his machine gun. "Da da da..." The machine gun spewed out tongues of fire, forming a powerful fire net to cover the crowd's retreat from the county town. He moved the machine gun left and right, constantly adjusting the direction of his fire, and repelled the Japanese troops who approached the crowd. After everyone was safely evacuated, Lei Tao retrieved a high-explosive mine from the Bagua gyroscope space, set the trigger mechanism on the machine gun position, and then quickly lowered himself down the city wall with a rope. He ran out of the county town. Before he had run more than a hundred meters, he heard a violent explosion on the city gate tower...