The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 105: Stop being so sentimental

Sensing something strange behind him, sensing an outflanking attack, Lei Tao shouted a warning, "Beware, there's an enemy behind us!" He quickly retrieved a dozen defensive grenades, along with flashbangs and stun grenades, from his Bagua spinning top. He hurled the flashbangs and stun grenades with precision toward the Japanese special forces. Suddenly, a bright light appeared, like daylight, followed by a powerful shockwave that swept through the area where the special forces were stationed. Many agents were blinded by the blinding light and staggered by the shockwave, their attacking formation instantly thrown into disarray and their rhythm completely lost.

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Lei Tao immediately picked up a grenade, pulled the safety pin, and after a three-second delay, decisively threw it into the chaotic crowd of special forces. "Boom, boom, boom!" A series of explosions echoed through the valley, and in the smoke-filled area, more than a dozen Japanese special forces members were blown to pieces, either dead or injured.

However, Kazuya Uesugi quickly regained his composure. With a roar of rage, he commanded the special forces to launch a counterattack. The special forces quickly adjusted their stance, leveraging their superior numbers, training, and weaponry to fire fiercely at Lei Tao and his men. For a moment, gunfire rang out, and bullets flew through the air like locusts.

Lei Tao led Hu Hansi and others to fight bravely. They used the bunkers in the valley and kept changing their positions to shoot. Hu Hansi, holding a Thompson submachine gun, hid in the bunker and occasionally fired a burst of bullets at the attacking Japanese formation. But the firepower of the special forces was too fierce. In the hail of bullets, Huang Hu was unfortunately hit in the leg by the special forces' German submachine gun. Huang Hu groaned and knelt on one knee, but he still gritted his teeth and continued to shoot at the enemy with the gun in his hand, trying to provide cover for his teammates. Blood gushed out of his wound, staining the ground under his feet red. Seeing this, Lei Tao felt a pain in his heart. He roared and fired frantically at the enemy with the gun in his hand, trying to suppress the firepower of the special forces and buy a chance to rescue Huang Hu.

Lu Ming also delayed his grenade for three seconds before throwing it at the Japanese. The grenade arced through the air and landed precisely on the Japanese attack route. "Boom!" The explosion kicked up a cloud of dust and smoke, temporarily blocking some of the Japanese firepower and opening a safe escape route for Lei Tao and his men. However, the Japanese special forces quickly adjusted their position. Their powerful firepower was like an impenetrable net, pinning everyone down. Bullets continuously struck the surrounding bunkers, sending up showers of sparks.

At that moment, Kazuya Uesugi led his special forces, alternating cover, toward the slope where Lei Tao and the others were hiding. The special forces were divided into pairs. One group was responsible for suppressing fire, half-crouching on the ground, their bodies pressed tightly against the cover, their submachine guns continuously spewing flames, the muzzles flashing a dazzling light. The other group quickly stood up, crouched, and took advantage of the undulating terrain and the cover to quickly leap forward a few steps before immediately crouching down to form a new firing point. This cycle repeated, step by step, pressing forward.

At that crucial moment, the Li brothers' eyes met, their minds connected. They drew their throwing knives from their waists, leaned back slightly, gathered strength in their arms, and swung them forward with lightning speed. The knives whirled through the air, flashing with a cold gleam and bearing a deadly whistle, hurtling towards the Japanese special forces. Several members of the special forces, unable to dodge, were struck by the knives and fell with screams. This sudden attack slightly disrupted the Japanese army's rhythm, and Lei Tao seized the opportunity to shout, "Retreat to the valley on the left!" They returned fire, providing cover for each other as they struggled to move towards the valley on the left flank. Hu Hansi, supporting the wounded Huang Hu, advanced step by step through the hail of bullets. Lei Tao and Lu Ming stayed behind, constantly reloading their magazines and pouring bullets into the enemy, trying to halt the Japanese pursuit.

Lei Tao and his men fought their way to the top of the mountain, only to find it hopeless. On the other side lay a bottomless cliff. Immediately, Lei Tao retrieved anti-infantry Broadsword mines from his Bagua spinning top and quickly unleashed several smoke bombs. The smoke instantly spread, obscuring the Japanese special forces' vision. Taking advantage of this brief window of opportunity, he quickly laid several lines of Broadsword mines along the key route to the summit, ensuring that any Japanese advance would be severely damaged.

Then, he found a thick rope, tied one end firmly to the trunk of a big tree, and threw the other end down the cliff with force, arranging everyone to go down the rope to the bottom of the cliff in an attempt to retreat. At this time, Huang Hu, who was injured in the leg, was very emotional. He grabbed several high-explosive grenades and hung them on his belt, picked up a Thompson submachine gun, and shouted with red eyes: "You guys go, I'll cover your retreat! My leg is injured, and I'm a burden to you. It's inconvenient to carry me with you, so don't worry about me! If you don't agree, I will go to see the Sichuan Army brothers who died in Teng County!" As he said that, he put the saber in his hand to his neck, and his resolute expression was moving.

But Lei Tao seemed to ignore him, still staring in the direction of the Japanese special forces. Just when the Japanese special forces were about to emerge from the smoke, he threw the grenade accurately. With a loud "bang", two elite soldiers of the special forces were blown out of the bunker. Almost at the moment when everyone had not yet reacted, Lei Tao moved behind Huang Hu as fast as a ghost, snatched the saber from his hand like lightning, and chopped the key acupuncture point of Huang Hu's neck with a palm knife. Huang Hu fell unconscious to the ground instantly. Lei Tao shouted to everyone while doing this: "Don't stand there like an idiot! I'm not dead yet, none of you are allowed to make any mistakes! Don't be fussy about these sensational dramas here, now is not the time!" He swept his eyes across everyone with a firm gaze, "Chen Feiyang, you and Hu Hansi take Huang Hu and the brothers to retreat quickly, move quickly, don't drag your feet."

Chen Feiyang showed hesitation on his face and said anxiously: "Brother Lei, how can we abandon you to face the Japanese special forces alone? It's too dangerous. Let's go together!"

Lei Tao frowned, his tone unquestionable: "Stupid! Leaving together will only lead to annihilation. I have my own way to escape, and you staying will only distract me."

Hu Hansi also shouted: "Boss Lei, we can't leave you alone, the worst that can happen is we have to fight them!"

A trace of anxiety flashed in Lei Tao's eyes: "Fight? That's what a reckless man does. As long as there is green mountains, there will be no fear of running out of firewood. You get out alive so that you can continue to fight in the future. Listen to me, retreat to the Taihang Mountains, where the Eighth Route Army is, and it's relatively safe. When you get there, remember to leave me marks along the way so that I can find you easily. This is an order, not a negotiation!"

Seeing Lei Tao's determination and his reasonable words, everyone, though filled with worry and reluctance, knew that this was not the time to act rashly. Liu Zishan gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Lei, you must be safe. We will wait for you in Taihang Mountain."

Lei Tao nodded slightly and urged: "Hurry up, it will be too late if you delay any longer!"

Just as the Li brothers were about to say something, Lei Tao glared at them and said, "Buffalo and Sheep, you two have been with me the longest, so their safety is in your hands..."

The Li brothers gritted their teeth and nodded...

At this moment, after Uesugi Kazuya's special forces team joined forces with the surviving Japanese soldiers at the edge of the valley, he looked sinister and waved his hand, ordering everyone to attack the top of the mountain. The special forces team and the Japanese soldiers cautiously moved towards the top of the mountain, crouching and scanning their surroundings with vigilance.

As two elite special forces soldiers and several ordinary Japanese soldiers approached the crest of the hill, they quietly triggered a Claymore mine, an anti-infantry mine planted by Lei Tao. Instantly, a deafening explosion shattered the tense silence. The mine's explosion unleashed a shower of over 700 small steel balls, which spread out in a fan-shaped pattern over 200 meters ahead like a deadly swarm of bees. The Japanese soldiers in the foreground barely had time to scream before the high-speed pellets ripped them apart, their bodies riddled with holes.