AWB Chapter 477 Support Arrives 2
Chapter 477 Support Arrives 2
As soon as Zheng Xian and the others jumped into the trench, they felt the ground shake violently and their heads buzz the moment they heard the explosion.
A wave of nausea and vomiting surged uncontrollably up my throat.
Not only that, as the shockwave from the explosion continued to expand, large amounts of dust and Japanese soldiers' remains were also brought into the trenches by the shockwave.
The impact caused everyone to instinctively huddle together, clutching their heads tightly with both hands to minimize the area of their bodies exposed to the blows.
Even though they were in great pain from being hit and their bodies were in discomfort, Zheng Xian and the others huddled in the trenches like turtles retreating into their shells, afraid to move.
However, the explosion came and went quickly.
Five seconds later, Zheng Xian, realizing the explosion had ended, was the first to climb out of the pile of dirt.
He hastily wiped the dust off his face. He looked even more disheveled than before.
There was even a trace of blood hanging from the corner of his mouth, clearly indicating that he had also suffered internal injuries from the shockwave of the explosion.
Zheng Xian, who had just gotten up, didn't have time to observe his surroundings. He grabbed his Type 38 rifle and rushed towards the Japanese soldier next to him who was already staggering to his feet.
A "thud" sound rang out as the knife pierced flesh.
Before the Japanese soldier could figure out what was happening, he fell back to the ground again.
Despite their physical discomfort, Li Qi and the others immediately rushed towards the Japanese soldiers who were still alive in the trenches.
Two minutes later, the Japanese soldiers in the trench were finally cleared out.
Zheng Xian struggled to pull the bayonet from the neck of the last surviving Japanese soldier in front of him.
As warm, crimson blood spurted out, the Japanese soldier's wide, lifeless eyes dimmed.
However, after a short while, there was no further movement.
Upon seeing this, Zheng Xian sat down heavily on the ground, leaning against the now lowered trench, panting heavily.
"Captain... Captain, look!"
Zheng Xian, who had just collapsed from exhaustion, heard Xiao Yu calling him intermittently from behind.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xian mustered his spirits.
He pressed the wound on his arm where the shrapnel from the explosion had cut him, then staggered to his feet and looked in Xiao Yu's direction.
When Zheng Xian saw the direction Xiao Yu was pointing, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
The location Xiao Yu pointed to was the temporary blocking position set up by the Japanese outside the woods.
The already somewhat rudimentary Japanese blocking positions are now almost unrecognizable.
Only one huge shell crater appeared on the Japanese position slightly behind.
Within a hundred meters of the crater, not a single Japanese soldier was still alive.
Only from a few trenches and depressions in the distance could one hear the screams and curses of Japanese soldiers.
Zheng Xianxian was taken aback when he saw this situation. But he immediately realized that now was a good opportunity to break through.
He immediately turned and shouted to Li Qi and the others who were slumped in the trench.
"Quickly, quickly, retreat!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qi and the others forced themselves to stand up.
He picked up a Japanese Type 38 rifle from the ground and climbed out of the trench.
However, Wang Youde, who was seriously injured, had already fallen into a coma.
Li Qi checked Wang Youde's breathing and found that he was still breathing. Overjoyed, he mustered all his strength and gritted his teeth to carry Wang Youde on his back.
The two team members beside Li Qi quickly came over to help him.
Led by Zheng Xian, the group quickly traversed the entire Japanese soldiers' position.
"Brother Zheng, who fired that cannon? It was incredibly powerful, definitely not an ordinary heavy artillery piece. You're saying the Japanese missed, and someone else was helping us? Could it be your little relative who did it?"
Feeling that he had a chance to escape, Li Qi regained his usual lively personality and looked at the huge bomb crater still steaming under his feet, asking Zheng Xian in front of him a question.
"I don't know either. Let's go first. There's more than just this group of Japanese soldiers around here. With such a commotion, more Japanese soldiers will be coming soon."
After saying this, Zheng Xian quickened his pace again.
In fact, Zheng Xian was also somewhat puzzled as to who fired the cannon.
At first, he thought it was Bai Luo, but after seeing the huge crater, he dismissed the idea.
Putting everything else aside, this is the Japanese army's homeland. It would be incredibly difficult for their action team to even get their hands on a mortar.
Although Xiao Luo is very capable, Zheng Xian felt that he probably wasn't capable of getting such a powerful heavy artillery piece from the Japanese homeland.
Moreover, he had heard Bai Luo say that he was the only one who came to Japan this time.
So Zheng Xian immediately ruled out Bai Luo, but apart from Bai Luo, Zheng Xian couldn't think of anyone else who was helping them.
Could it be that the Japanese soldiers really missed their target?
However, the shot was incredibly accurate. They were mostly unharmed by the shell, but the entire Japanese company responsible for guarding the area was wiped out by it.
Unable to understand, Zheng Xian could only suppress this question in his heart.
Now is not the time to investigate who fired the cannon.
It's important to escape.
After crossing the Japanese positions, Zheng Xian led the remaining five members of the action team towards the location Bai Luo had led them to earlier.
But as soon as they left the position, Zheng Xian and his men ran into another group of Japanese soldiers who were coming to reinforce them.
Upon seeing this, Zheng Xian's expression changed.
He quickly waved to signal the team members behind him to find cover.
At the same time, he dodged and hid behind a small tree by the roadside.
Zheng Xian inwardly groaned, wondering if he had been jinxing the situation. What a mess this was!
Having just broken out of the Japanese encirclement, they hadn't even taken two steps before encountering another group of Japanese soldiers.
It was a squad of Japanese cavalry, though there were only about 30 of them.
But cavalry fighting infantry is as simple as a father fighting his son.
Li Qi, Xiao Yu, and the others behind Zheng Xian also looked rather grim.
At this moment, all they had were the Japanese Type 38 rifles. Because their retreat was so rushed, they didn't even manage to collect many bullets.
Moreover, now there isn't even a proper cover left compared to before. How are we supposed to fight this group of Japanese cavalry?
Thinking of this, the members of the action team couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.
Meanwhile, the Japanese cavalry, which was about 200 meters away from Zheng Xian and his group, also spotted them under the bright moonlight.
Especially after seeing Zheng Xian and the others' actions, the cavalry squad leader at the head of the group immediately judged that this must be the person they were looking for, so he waved his saber and gave the order.
"Kill the chicken, please!!"
But before the Japanese cavalry squad leader could finish speaking, a sharp whistling sound rang out again from the night sky.
"Damn it, it's happening again! Quick, quick, hide!"
It was Li Qi who shouted those words.
When he shouted this, he realized that his companions had already begun to look for cover.
He was left standing there, carrying the unconscious Wang Youde, completely bewildered.
Li Qi muttered under his breath, "A bunch of disloyal bastards," and then quickly carried Wang Youde on his back and jumped into a depression not far behind them.
At this moment, Zheng Xian was also huddled tightly behind this not-too-thick tree.
"Boom!"
Another deafening explosion rang out.
The shells landed less than 20 meters behind the Japanese cavalry.
At the moment of the explosion, an unstoppable shockwave began to spread outwards from the center of the explosion.
Under the terrifying shockwave, more than 30 Japanese cavalrymen, along with their horses, were torn to pieces.
Even his mother couldn't piece together a complete corpse.
However, the shockwave from the explosion did not stop spreading despite the deaths of all the Japanese cavalrymen.
Instead, the scattered fragments of Japanese soldiers began to shoot outwards from the epicenter of the explosion.
The impact of bone fragments and shell shrapnel made the surrounding trees crackle and pop, and some smaller trees were even snapped in half.
This time, Zheng Xian and his men were not as comfortable as they had been in the trenches before.
The terrifying shockwave from the explosion also enveloped them.
Although it was already more than 200 meters away from the center of the shell's explosion.
But the members of the action team were also feeling quite bad.
After finally waiting for the explosion to end, Zheng Xian tragically discovered that he had been injured again by the explosion. At this moment, a piece of bone, which he couldn't tell whether it was from a Japanese soldier or a warhorse, was stuck in his thigh.