jdhmnovel Chapter 399: RPG-28 Rockets Explode the Arsenal
Chapter 399: RPG-28 Rockets Explode the Arsenal
"Who?" A low voice with a hint of vigilance and majesty came from "Yue Lai Building". Xu Yang stood at the door, breathing heavily, trying to endure the severe pain in his chest, and tried to make his voice sound calm and firm: "It's me, Xu Yang." The door slowly opened, revealing a face covered with stubble. It was Scarface Li. He saw that Xu Yang was covered in dust and blood, and a trace of surprise and worry flashed in his eyes. He whispered: "Come in first and talk." He pulled Xu Yang into the house and then closed the door again. Scarface Li turned around and asked Xu Yang: "What's wrong with you? Where is your Uncle Chen?"
Xu Yang's throat choked, tears welling up in his eyes, but he tried hard not to let them fall. He said in a hoarse voice, "Uncle Chen... He sacrificed himself to protect me."
Scarface Li's expression instantly became solemn. After a moment's silence, he said, "Follow me." In the secret room of "Yue Lai Building", Lei Tao and others were already sitting together. The atmosphere was so solemn that it was almost suffocating. Xu Yang walked in and saw their concerned eyes, and his heart ached. Meng Xiaoyu covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes full of grief; Lei Tao turned his head away and took a deep breath to suppress his emotions. Xu Yang took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and then began to narrate everything that had just happened. "Uncle Chen..." Xu Yang's voice was a little choked, but he still tried to continue, "Uncle Chen tried to buy time for me to stop those Japanese soldiers. In the end, he hugged the explosive pack and died together with those Japanese military police."
The secret room was completely silent, with only Xu Yang's voice echoing in the air. Lei Tao's face turned ashen, and he clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the exertion. Scarface Li's eyes also turned red. He lowered his head, his voice a little hoarse: "Old Chen is a man." "We can't let Uncle Chen's sacrifice be in vain. We have to act soon." Everyone quickly discussed the battle plan and decided to split into two groups. Scarface Li and Sun Jinhua would take a few people to create chaos for the Japanese search team, while Lei Tao would take Meng Xiaoyu to infiltrate an abandoned courtyard house over 500 meters away from the Japanese arsenal and launch an attack on the arsenal.
Scarface Li and Sun Jinhua, along with a few others, passed through the complex alleys of the city and moved towards the temporary camp of the Japanese search team. They first placed homemade earth bombs around the camp, connected them with ropes, and prepared to launch a surprise attack. Inside the camp, most of the Japanese soldiers were resting, with only a few sentries patrolling back and forth. Scarface Li looked at the time, winked at his companions, and everyone pulled the ropes at the same time. With a few loud "booms", the earth bombs exploded one after another, and the camp was instantly ablaze. Some Japanese soldiers were blown to pieces, while others were so scared that they collapsed to the ground and fled in all directions. Japanese soldiers rushed out of the tents one after another.
Sun Jinhua raised her gun and fired at the panicked Japanese troops. The others followed suit, and gunfire erupted. The Japanese commander quickly organized a counterattack, but he couldn't figure out the enemy's position and could only fire randomly. Scarface Li and his men, while firing, flexibly shifted positions, completely confusing the Japanese and creating great chaos.
Elsewhere, Lei Tao and Meng Xiaoyu arrived at an abandoned courtyard house over 500 meters from the Japanese arsenal. Leaving Meng Xiaoyu on guard, Lei Tao swiftly climbed onto the roof, loaded an RPG, and lowered it. He then pulled out his binoculars to closely observe the Japanese arsenal. He spotted two trucks loading and unloading weapons and ammunition. The arsenal door was open, revealing a mountain of ammunition boxes inside.
Meng Xiaoyu leaned against the wall in the corner of the courtyard, her hands tightly gripping the pistol, her nerves tense as she vigilantly observed her surroundings. The rustling of leaves in the breeze made her heart tighten.
After Lei Tao put down the telescope, he picked up the RPG rocket launcher, quickly aimed through the optical sight, and decisively pulled the trigger. With a "whoosh", the rocket rushed towards the arsenal with flames.
"Boom!" The rocket hit the arsenal with pinpoint accuracy. The violent explosion instantly ripped through the warehouse wall, sending flames shooting into the sky and billowing smoke rising like a mushroom cloud. This was just the beginning of the nightmare. Immediately afterwards, the rocket's explosion successfully detonated the mountain of ammunition in the arsenal.
A series of deafening explosions echoed, as if the very earth itself were shaking. The entire arsenal area was engulfed in flames. Ammunition crates were flung high into the air by the powerful blast, exploding again mid-air. Countless shrapnel rained down, striking the Japanese soldiers, who fell to the ground with screams of agony. Surrounding buildings collapsed under the impact of the blast, sending clouds of dust billowing into the sky and plunging the entire area into chaos.
The Japanese army hurriedly pulled out troops from the search force to support the arsenal, which weakened the search force and immediately relieved the pressure on Scarface Li and his men. Scarface Li seized the opportunity and led his men to increase the intensity of the attack, throwing several grenades at the Japanese search force headquarters, completely disrupting their command system.
At this point, communications between the Japanese search force and the armory's defenses were in disarray, with each side accusing the other of inadequate response. Scarface Lee, having successfully disrupted the search force's command system, began deliberately firing at the road leading to the armory, feigning support for the attack, which in turn led the Japanese search force to divert some of its forces to intercept them.
Lei Tao and Meng Xiaoyu, taking advantage of the Japanese guards' confusion, began to relocate. Lei Tao leaped from the roof, somersaulted upon landing, quickly stood up, and rolled a short distance to reduce the impact. He quickly approached the alley entrance, climbed up, and leaned against the wall to observe his surroundings. After confirming that everything was normal, he signaled Meng Xiaoyu, who also jumped out from her hiding place. Lei Tao's heartbeat was racing, his palms sweating, but his eyes were firm, showing no sign of retreat. Meng Xiaoyu kept repeating the steps in her mind, encouraging herself.
They quickly entered the alley and began to move towards the Japanese military police prison. They adopted a tactical action of alternating cover, with Lei Tao in front and Meng Xiaoyu behind, keeping a certain distance and ready to respond to emergencies at any time.
As they approached the prison perimeter, Lei Tao signaled Meng Xiaoyu to stop, and he used nearby debris and shadows as cover to quickly approach the prison cordon. He carefully observed the distribution of prison guards and found that the Japanese army had set up multiple sentry posts outside the prison, and patrols were patrolling back and forth.
Lei Tao returned to Meng Xiaoyu and whispered a countermeasure. They decided to exploit a blind spot in the prison's outer wall and a pile of debris to approach from the side. Lei Tao took the lead, moving in a low posture to minimize his exposure, supporting himself on his hands and knees, and moving quickly and steadily. Meng Xiaoyu followed closely behind, keeping alert and ready to provide support.
As they approached the prison wall, Lei Tao spotted a pile of discarded wood and debris beside it, providing ample cover. He gestured to Meng Xiaoyu, and they each approached the pile of debris, using it as cover. Lei Tao pulled a thin rope from his waist, tied one end around himself, and handed the other end to Meng Xiaoyu, indicating she should grab it as a precaution.
Lei Tao noticed a prison patrol had just passed by. Seizing the opportunity, he quickly rose from behind a pile of debris and moved swiftly along the base of the wall, trying to avoid the Japanese soldiers' sight. Meng Xiaoyu followed closely behind him, the two of them clinging to the wall like shadows. They soon reached a corner of the prison. Lei Tao stopped, motioning Meng Xiaoyu to do the same, and cautiously poked his head out to observe.
There was a small, half-open door in the corner of the prison, through which Japanese soldiers occasionally entered and exited. Lei Tao observed for a moment, noticing the patrol pattern, and then quickly gestured to Meng Xiaoyu, signaling her to prepare for action. He took a deep breath, dashed around the corner, and quickly slipped through the small door, with Meng Xiaoyu following closely behind.
Once inside the prison, they found themselves in a narrow corridor flanked by cells. The shouts and footsteps of Japanese soldiers could be heard from time to time. Lei Tao gestured for Meng Xiaoyu to take cover against the wall while he quickly surveyed his surroundings. At the end of the corridor, they spotted a makeshift Japanese sentry post, where a soldier sat smoking.