Chapter 99: The Extremely Difficult Battle (5)

  I arranged for a shift of sentries, and took some time to contact Chen Jing, who told me about the situation in the other three defense zones. I was worried that the enemy would launch a large-scale attack on the other three defense zones, but Chen Jing said they didn't do so. It seems that although the enemy has many people, they have also suffered significant losses and now don't have enough personnel to simultaneously attack all four defense zones.

  The defensive area I'm in is the enemy's key attack area, and it's also our least defended area. The previous battle lost too many soldiers, now these ten people, it's really hard to defend against a large number of enemy attacks. It makes sense for the enemy to choose this place as their main target. However, what they didn't expect was that we had set up many traps in the yard beforehand, and as soon as the enemy entered the yard, they suffered a great loss.

  The ones attacking our formation are basically all from the Wanlong Society, I didn't see a single Japanese ninja, they probably went to Master Yucheng's western defense zone. This is for the better, people in the martial arts world fighting against people in the martial arts world, this is fair.

  The Wanlong Society people suffered a great loss this time and temporarily stopped attacking us. We took the opportunity to repair and regroup, continuing our relentless battle, as our warriors were all very tired, and after resting, we could face the next battle.

  I looked at the exhausted warriors in front of me, my heart secretly anxious. If reinforcements don't arrive soon, we might really die here. The enemy won't easily give up on taking over No. 1 New Energy and the manufacturing technology for laser guns, unless we can thoroughly defeat them.

  Chen Jing is still in contact, wanting the reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible. The air force has returned to base due to a lack of ammunition. We have lost the support of the air force and our strength is even more insufficient. The reinforcements are our only hope.

  After tidying up a bit, I couldn't help but contact Chen Jing again: "When can reinforcements arrive?"

  Chen Jing said with difficulty: "They were trapped by another enemy and couldn't move. It's estimated that they won't be able to come for a while."

  I almost burst out in anger, but restrained myself and said: "Then let's contact the air force again and ask them to hurry over as soon as possible, don't delay too much time."

  "Alright! Don't be too anxious, if it doesn't work out, we'll retreat underground, at worst we'll just give this place to the enemy..."

  "I gritted my teeth and said, 'This is absolutely not going to work! If the enemy really occupies part of the ground, we'll only be beaten underground. You go contact the air force, I'll discuss with a few squad leaders.'"

  Chen Jing went to contact the air force, I had someone go call the unit's squad leader over, and directly said: "It seems our reinforcements are hopeless, the enemy is numerous, and our casualties are also very heavy. Next we have two choices, you all say your own opinions, then we'll decide on a specific course of action."

  The second row of wrinkles asked: "What does the instructor mean by choice?"

  "I took a deep breath: 'One is to die with the enemy, and protect the base at all costs; or retreat, abandon the base... You are the platoon leaders of the Dragon Protection Unit, also combatants, I want to hear your opinions.'"

  A row of red-eyed men said: "Our squad is left with only ten people, the rest of our comrades have died in battle. We will not live on in shame either, we'd rather die together with our comrades."

  The second row of Long Wrinkle Brow said: "Hulu Dragon has never been a coward, whoever wants to retreat, I will be the first to not forgive him!"

  Sanpailang was originally a deputy platoon leader. At this time, it was somewhat difficult to decide, and only after a long while did he say: "I think our platoon warriors' idea..."

  "What did you say? Do you want to be a deserter?"

  San Piao's face turned red with excitement, and he stuttered: "I... I didn't... I mean, I want to hear the thoughts of our... warriors."

  "Second-in-command, you're so angry! No wonder you were only a deputy commander before. You're just a coward who's afraid of death! If you dare to retreat, I'll..."

  I stopped the furious second-row leader: "Shut up! I've said it before, this time is to see what you think, if you have something to say, just say it straight out, it's not a big deal. The third-row leader wants to retreat, there's nothing wrong with that either."

  "How can that be? If we retreat, the enemy will directly occupy this place! Our protection mission will completely fail... Those fallen comrades, will they agree?"

  "Right, are we supposed to retreat now after sacrificing so many of our brothers? We...we won't leave, we'll defend the base with our lives!"

  One row of soldiers immediately followed up by saying: "I also mean this, absolutely no retreat!"

  I glanced at the three rows of troops, and the three rows of troops frowned and said: "There are not many enemies on our side, and we can still hold on for now! However, if the enemy suddenly changes the main target of their attack to us, I... I don't dare guarantee it."

  A company commander, furious, stepped forward and grabbed the collar of Third Company's commander, bellowing: "What did you say? If we can't hold our ground, we'll die on the battlefield. That's better than retreating! Remember this, there are no cowards in the Dragon Protection Regiment!"

  I stretched out my hand and opened a row of long-handled racks, saying: "Speak well, don't lay hands on your own people!"

  "Look at Third Squad Leader," said a squad leader with red eyes, "he's just a coward who fears death. Our Dragon Protection Unit doesn't need someone like him..."

  "Shut up! Say a few less words! Now, apart from the three rows of troops who have retreated, you and the second row leader are determined to fight to the end. Plus Master Yu Cheng and others, how many people do we still have? Give me an account!"

  "Platoon leader, we three platoons aren't going to retreat... We... We won't leave, we are also members of the Dragon Protection Regiment, we will fight to the end!"

  I looked at the three rows and suddenly laughed: "Well! Then let's count you three rows too! How many people can still be found, including me, how many are there?"

  "There are still ten people in our row."

  "Report, 15 men from the second platoon are still able to fight... The others... all killed in action, no wounded!"

  As he said this, Er Gou's eyes turned red and tears welled up in them.

  My eyes were also aching, and I almost couldn't hold back my tears. Zhang San and the others started crying too. I forced myself to calm down and shouted: "On the battlefield, there are only soldiers who shed blood, not those who shed tears! Wipe away your tears, don't let the enemy laugh at us!"

  The three of them shouted in unison: "Yes!"

  I quietly turned around and wiped my eyes, then turned back and said: "How's the situation with the third row?"

  "Report, Third Squad Leader heavily injured, 41 soldiers sacrificed... only... only... nine people left..."

  My heart suddenly hurts, and I have a strong urge to kill! The detestable Wanlong Society has actually colluded with the Japanese pirates' ninjas, brutally slaughtering so many of our warriors. It's an unforgivable crime that cannot be pardoned, even if they die ten thousand times it won't atone for their sin.

  A tall and agile brain quietly said: "We have 116 dead and wounded soldiers in the Dragon Protection Regiment, and there are 34 people who can still fight."

  I took a deep breath, originally thinking that the first row was the most severely damaged, but I didn't expect the second and third rows to be heavily casualties as well. Only thirty-four people were left, how could this battle continue? The enemy had at least over a thousand people, relying on our thirty-four people, wasn't it like hitting a stone with an egg or something?

  But I couldn't say that, so I shouted loudly: "Our warriors are all good guys, you know? Our warriors have killed many enemies in the past, although we also suffered over a hundred casualties. However, we have killed more enemies and up to now, not one enemy has entered our base. This is our achievement and the result of our comrades' lives guarding it. Next, we will do an even better job of blocking the enemy, for the sake of our fallen comrades, for ourselves, and most importantly, for the country... We swear to defend to the death and never retreat!

  "We will never retreat, we swear to defend to the death!"

  I turned around and looked at the enemy who was preparing to attack us again, feeling a surge of energy in my chest. I shouted loudly: "Withdraw the defense line, get close to the phalanx formation, as long as we hold the entrance of the base, it's victory!"

  The second and third platoon leaders received their orders and left, the first platoon leader immediately began to set up a new defensive line. This time I let everyone disperse in these buildings, taking high ground, using various weapons to attack the enemy without worrying about anything.

  Cases of ammunition were brought into the small building and soldiers built temporary trenches at each window, setting up their weapons to prepare for an enemy attack.

  As the defense line contracted, the people guarding the entrance had more hands on deck, everyone was in position, ready to strike a heavy blow against the enemy at any time.

  Master Jade, I've already had Chen Jing inform them. They're just holding off the enemy's martial artists at their original location because those martial artists are too formidable and can't be casually allowed into our defensive zone.

  Master Yu Cheng's top subordinates, dealing with the Japanese pirates and the Wudang Sect's martial artists should be no problem at all, so I didn't worry too much about it. In fact, even if I wanted to take care of things on that side, it would be pointless. I don't have many spare people in my hands, and there's nothing I can do about it!

  Just as the three commanders had directed their troops to form a new defensive line, the enemy's attack began. This time, the enemy did not launch a simultaneous attack from all four sides, but instead charged in through the gap in the south wall of the courtyard and then rushed straight towards the few small buildings where we were located. They probably also knew that our people were concentrated in these few small buildings, so they didn't waste manpower attacking other places.

  Those places we abandoned only have some automatic weapons left, the enemy won't attack if nothing happens, but once they do, they will be counterattacked by the automatic weapons and there must be casualties. It's also because of this that the enemy's tactics changed.

  The traps inside the yard blocked a large part of the enemy, making their formation very scattered. Some of the enemies were injured because they were not careful.

  I and the warriors of the Dragon Guard watched as the enemy slowly approached our small building, waiting until they were mostly within the trap area before we simultaneously took action, with all sorts of weapons opening fire at once.

  The enemy suddenly suffered countless casualties, and was attacked by us with no power to fight back. Several enemies fell to the ground, holding sniper rifles to counterattack, but were killed by our soldiers one step ahead.

  More warriors were in a state of panic after we started attacking them, some were swallowed by traps and others were tripped up by their own people, it was complete chaos.

  We took this opportunity to launch a full-scale attack, even dropping incendiary bombs directly into the enemy's ranks. The number of enemy casualties skyrocketed, with blood splattering everywhere, mournful cries echoing nonstop, and corpses littering the ground, creating a scene of utter carnage.

  I and the warriors of the Dragon Guard were unmoved, continuing to attack. The sound of gunfire and explosions almost deafened our ears. Sporadic enemy counterattacks were also blocked by the small buildings in front of us. The enemy's weapons were not very good, and they had to be careful not to damage the entrance, so the weapons used were generally just guns, which did not pose a great threat to us. On the contrary, we could use all our weapons without any worries, beating the enemy almost completely.

  I know this situation can't last long, once the enemy finds out they can't break through our defenses, they'll use powerful weapons to attack us. At worst, it's a lose-lose situation, they won't be able to take away the manufacturing method for No. 1 New Energy and Laser Guns, and we won't have an easy time either, we'll be overwhelmed by their relentless attacks.

  We then attacked the enemy even more fiercely, doing our best to annihilate their living forces. Some soldiers placed boxes of hand grenades in front of them, pulling out the pins one by one and throwing them with all their might. The explosions went off one after another, and the smoke from the blasts gradually obscured everything in the distance, making it impossible to see the enemy's figures, but they continued to throw hand grenades there.

  Another warrior blasted a heavy machine gun, and the barrel turned red hot. The machine gun broke down directly. The warrior was stunned for a moment, then pounced on another heavy machine gun and started roaring again.

  The remaining warriors of the entire Hu Long Lian were like a group of wild beasts, launching a frenzied attack on the enemy. Our weapons were sufficient, what was lacking was personnel. So no matter how much the warriors consumed, there was never a shortage of ammunition.

  The laser gun in my hand was also starting to become unstable under my almost frantic shooting. The barrel of the laser gun had changed color, apparently damaged by the huge heat, and if I continued to shoot, it would likely be completely destroyed. But I didn't care about that, aiming at the densely packed enemies and continuously shooting, roaring wildly like a beast in my mouth.

  The warriors were like me, with red eyes desperately attacking the enemy, and even the bullets that came over when the enemy counterattacked were not taken to heart. Someone said "one man goes crazy, ten men can't stop him", it seems this sentence really makes sense, our mere thirty-five people actually blocked thousands of enemies, although it was only temporary.

  The battle has been going on until now, and the sky has gradually darkened, but here we are surrounded by flames everywhere, and the light is not much different from daytime, it's clear at a glance. Incendiary bombs have burned out one big hole after another on the ground, looking as if they were hit by meteorites from outer space, deep and large craters.

  This incendiary bomb can almost burn anything, and ordinary steel products can be ignited by it. The soil on the ground will also be ignited by the high temperature generated during its combustion, resulting in many huge pits.

  Although these pits are very deep, they will not affect our underground base. Because the underground base is still in a deeper place, and there are multiple protective measures, it is impossible to damage it easily.

  After attacking for an hour, the laser gun in my hand finally broke down. I didn't have time to think about it, and picked up a rifle next to me to fire at the enemy, and surprisingly, it was very accurate, with every shot hitting its mark, creating a bloody scene.

  A warrior handed me a whole box of incendiary bombs, his eyes full of expectation. I threw the incendiary bombs one by one under the enemy's feet with great force. Because my strength was enough to throw the incendiary bombs further, burning the distant enemies to death. So the original safe-distance enemies were badly hurt this time, and a large area of them were burned to death by the incendiary bombs I threw out.

  Although our offensive was fierce, the enemy's casualties were also heavy. However, the enemy's numbers were too great after all, and we thirty-five people couldn't stop the enemy's advance completely. Some of the enemy gradually crept up, soon reaching the bottom of the small building where we were.

  There were warriors who, in the heat of battle, wanted to use hand grenades to blow up the enemy, but I stopped them: "You can't use hand grenades, the small building won't be able to withstand it. Have two people use machine guns to guard the gate and only use hand grenades when necessary."

  The warriors immediately divided into two to guard the gate, and the battle was fought under our feet. I watched more and more enemies break through our blockade line and come to the small building where we were, feeling a little desperate. But despair doesn't mean giving up, I picked up the machine gun and rushed to the gate, sweeping away the enemy who was about to attack, annihilating them all.

  Right after that, I picked up two incendiary grenades and threw them out of the gate with all my might. After hearing two explosions, flames shot up into the sky, and even the iron fence outside our small building caught fire and started burning.

  The enemy seemed to have not expected us to use powerful incendiary bombs on their own positions, dozens of them were suddenly engulfed, slowly dying in the midst of miserable cries, and many enemies were so frightened that they stayed where they were, forgetting to attack us.

  With this move of mine, the warriors were inspired, and one by one they learned from my example, first using machine guns to sweep wildly, then using incendiary bombs to surround the small building with flames.

  The temperature suddenly rose, and I felt the clothes on my back instantly soaked with sweat. The warriors were the same, everyone was very uncomfortable. But the enemy was also successfully blocked by us, and for a while we were still safe.

  The incendiary bombs we threw out were still at a certain distance from our little building and did not ignite anything on our little building. Otherwise, we would have been miserable, not killed by the enemy, but burned to death by the incendiary bombs we threw out ourselves, it's embarrassing to say.

  With the flame wall blocking our way, we can buy more time to attack the enemy. At this moment, I shouted loudly: "Grenades up, full coverage."

  The warriors immediately put down their guns, and box after box of hand grenades were thrown out by us, with explosions near and far, covering up any other sounds. The whole world was left with the sound of explosions, my ears sharp and unable to hear any other sounds, only mechanically throwing out hand grenades.

  The battle is still going on, but unexpectedly, the enemy retreated again. We were originally determined to fight this battle to the death, and when the enemy retreated, we all felt like we had narrowly escaped disaster. After counting the casualties, it was another miracle that except for two wounded soldiers, not a single person was killed.

  I was overjoyed and exclaimed loudly: "The enemy has been defeated by us, haha..."

  One of them shouted loudly: "We have won!" As soon as he spoke, the soldiers all roared and cheered.

  I watched the warriors' happy faces and laughed loudly, as if we had completely defeated the enemy and won a victory. In fact, the enemy was only temporarily retreating and would likely reorganize to attack again soon, and we were still far from achieving true victory.

  Suddenly delighted, some warriors began to take out compressed biscuits and other dry rations to fill their hunger. I also followed suit and ate some, and after drinking a bit of water, I felt my strength recover somewhat.

  After five or six hours of intense fighting, the soldiers all felt a bit exhausted. I also had this feeling, only my physical strength was much better than that of the soldiers, so it wasn't as noticeable. If we hadn't been too tense before, we might have collapsed already. Now that we've relaxed a bit, many soldiers couldn't help but sit down on the ground, wanting to rest for a while.

  I didn't say anything, holding my binoculars to observe the enemy's movements, afraid that the enemy would launch another attack at this moment and catch us off guard. However, the enemy did not do so, it seems that they were also very tired at this time and had no extra energy to attack us.

  With this rare opportunity, I let the warriors take a temporary rest. I also came to another small building and found Chen Jing who was still holding on, and said to her: "You go underground first, we may not sleep all night, you can't hold on."

  Chen Jing shook her head and said firmly, "I'm not sleepy. Take a look at this message, it's the latest news from the military department, saying that there is an unidentified group of people moving towards us at high speed. Do you think we should be on guard against this unidentified group?"