Chapter 435: A Deadly Blow
Down the hill, Li Yu heard the sound of the hand grenade explosion.
He said to the people behind him, "It's our turn to join in. Everyone, be careful.
My biggest demand is for all of you to come back without missing a single person.
Also this time, our enemy is Black Snake. Remember my words and do not hesitate.
Do not be conflicted, just kill on sight.
Safety first.
Let's move."
After he finished speaking, everyone charged up the hill with their firearms, well-equipped and fully protected.
Riot helmets, bullet-proof vests, protective clothing, knee pads...
...
On the hill.
Captain Luo originally had only seventeen men. Nine were killed or wounded at the start, and in the recent exchange, three more died, and one was injured.
Now there were only four men left unscathed. At this point, Captain Luo, though bleeding from his arm, no longer had time to tend to it.
This was their weakest moment; if the enemy charged now, they would be as good as dead.
Black Snake fired a shot and realized it was still ineffective against most of the prisoners.
The bombing just now killed more than thirty people; now, there were only about forty left.
Among them, about a dozen unarmed prisoners were fleeing down the hill.
Blindly, in panic.
Black Snake was furious but helpless.
He saw his chance to charge up the slope just slipping away, as his men retreated.
What he had just seen, and what his loyal subordinates also knew, was that there were only a few left on the opposite side.
Black Snake shouted loudly, "They're almost done for. Charge, brothers!"
Then he led the charge at the forefront, eyeing Captain Luo's side intently, ready to duck down and find cover if they dared to return fire.
But Black Snake's charge motivated his followers.
They held their guns and bravely surged forward.
Bang bang—
Captain Luo's side returned fire, hitting two of Black Snake's men.
Both shots were deadly accurate; those two would certainly not survive.
The henchmen began to feel fear, knowing that although there were few shots fired from the opposite side, the accuracy was frighteningly high.
They became hesitant.
Black Snake raged, "There's only a few of them left, we're about to take over. Hurry up!"
Upon hearing their leader's command, the men hesitated but began to advance toward Captain Luo.
Because Black Snake's side still had over twenty people, most equipped with guns, they held a numeric advantage.
Now, Captain Luo's side was left with only five people who could fight, including Captain Luo with his injured arm.
The others were either dead or shot multiple times; even if not dead, they were close to it.
Captain Luo looked at his fallen teammates, his heart bleeding with pain.
At that moment, all was quiet.
Captain Luo peeked out to survey the situation.
Bang—
A bullet grazed the top of his head and hit a rock, missing by a hair.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
In that brief second, he saw that Black Snake and his men had already crept closer, only about ten meters away.
It seemed that not fighting back was no longer an option.
Checking his magazine, he was down to two bullets, so he searched his dead teammates' guns.
He found ten more.
"Xiao Liu, how many bullets do you have left?" Captain Luo asked Xiao Liu.
Xiao Liu's face was dirty; he checked his magazine and said, "Three left."
"And everyone else?"
The remaining men all indicated they only had two or three bullets left in their magazines.
Captain Luo tossed a half-full magazine to Xiao Liu and said, "I've been shot in the arm, you have better marksmanship, take this."
Then he turned his head to the side and glanced over, spotting Black Snake crouching behind a tree.
So he said to Xiao Liu, "35-degree direction, the leader on the opposite side. Take him out."
Xiao Liu nodded.
He immediately lay down and looked towards where Black Snake was.
Who would have thought that by this time, Black Snake had already changed his position, vanishing from his original spot.
Bang bang~
"Charge." Black Snake saw the distance was only about ten meters left and directly ordered his brothers to rush up.
...
Down the mountain.
Li Yu and his men were charging up.
But halfway up the mountain, they encountered a dozen or so men coming down.
The clothing of these dozen men was very distinct, clearly Black Snake's group.
The two groups met, both somewhat taken aback.
The prisoners coming down the mountain couldn't figure out where Li Yu's group was from; they were so well-equipped, and crucially, each person had a submachine gun.
What???
And for Li Yu's side, they originally thought Black Snake and his men were up the mountain, but to their surprise, they ran into them halfway.
Bang!
Third Uncle didn't hesitate at all, while the others might have frozen for half a second.
But Third Uncle almost reflexively pulled the trigger the instant he saw them.
Directly shooting several men to death.
Everyone came to their senses at once and hurriedly followed suit, opening fire.
Bang bang bang~
Although these dozen or so men were scattered, they weren't far from each other.
Now they were facing Li Yu's group, with ammo to spare.
Thirty guns crazily strafed at them.
In just a few short seconds, before these prisoners could even react, they were riddled with holes like a hornet's nest.
Li Yu continued running up the mountain, leaving two men behind to perform coup de grâce on those who had just been strafed.
Because he had been on more expeditions, it was always Li Gang who did the coup de grâce, as he was more meticulous.
After checking around and finding no survivors, Li Gang also followed up.
For Li Yu, the combat style he revered was quite simple.
If he could gain an advantage, then it was a sure strike, with no delay; his combat style was equally straightforward.
Like a cheetah, waiting in the dark for the best time, and when it came, striking fiercely and directly at the vital spot.
As they opened fire, the sound of gunshots spread throughout the entire wilderness.
Up the mountain.
At this time, as Black Snake's men charged, they were repelled by these four or five people.
This was an inconceivable occurrence.
Xiao Liu's marksmanship was very good, nearly every shot hit a person.
He also paid the price with his life; in his last moments, he took an enemy with him, then was struck in the vitals by two bullets.
Another team member also perished in the resistance just now.
Now, only three men remained, including the wounded Captain Luo.
Just now, Captain Luo had given all his bullets to Xiao Liu; he had no ammo left. With a bitter smile, he looked at his teammates and asked, "Do you guys have any bullets left?"
The two surviving teammates looked at each other, one of them said, "I'm out."
The other teammate said, "I have only one bullet left."
Captain Luo said with a wry smile, "Had I known, I would have kept one hand grenade just now."
On the side of Black Snake, they had just encountered fierce resistance and suddenly lost eleven men.
In particular, facing Xiao Liu, who seemed to have divine help, single-handedly taking down eight of their men.
Now, all together, they had only fifteen men left.
Black Snake's heart was bleeding at this moment, damn it, if he had known that this bone was so hard to chew, he would have...
Alas, what's done is done.
The hundred or so men he brought along now numbered only them, which Black Snake found a bit hard to accept.
Behind the rocks, three large boulders, one man hiding behind each boulder.
Captain Luo, looking at Black Snake's men who were about to make another attempt, felt somewhat desperate.
Looking at the setting sun, he felt truly suffocated.
Suddenly, a barrage of intense gunfire came from the mountainside.
The sound of gunfire spread throughout the wilderness.
Listening to the sound, the firepower was ferocious!
"Type 79 submachine gun?" Captain Luo's eyes suddenly widened as he exclaimed.