One seriously injured soldier and five lightly injured soldiers were bandaged by the soldiers behind the slope. Liu Jianqiang sat aside with his head hung, not saying a word.
Hu Yi understood the situation and looked at the wounded in the moonlight. He couldn't help shaking his head. Six people were injured, including himself who was still injured, so there were seven. He didn't know what would happen to Mule and the other three in the turret. It was a bad start. The only consolation was that no one had died yet.
Finally, they came to Liu Jianqiang, who spoke, but he still kept his head down and didn't raise it.
"It's my responsibility!"
"It's not your fault. Under the circumstances at the time, you did charge decisively, but you were just unlucky. No one can predict everything."
"Wait until the fire is out, then I will lead the team!" Only now did he raise his head and looked at Hu Yi with an unwilling tone.
Chen Chong, who had been silent all along, immediately added, "We can join the assault team this time."
He took out his pocket watch, looked at the dial carefully in the faint moonlight for a while, then put it back into his pocket and said calmly: "The enemy should have guessed our intentions by now. If we charge again, it will not be the same. Besides, daybreak is not far away. When the fire is out, the sun will probably come out soon."
There was a loud noise, and a soldier came running out of the darkness: "Platoon leader, the squad leader asked me to ask what to do next?"
Hu Yi said: "You squads continue to focus on the artillery tower, but you don't need to be so hasty. Relax your attack and spread it out. Don't be too patterned. Just fire from behind, especially focus on the observation tower on top of the artillery tower."
Hu Yi planned to retreat, but Luo Fugui and the other three were still under the artillery tower. Although if they wanted to retreat, they would run eastward and behind the artillery tower, Hu Yi still wanted to do his best to give them support and help, and make sure that the main force would leave only after Mule and the others left.
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The sound of gunfire gradually died down, with only one of the three machine guns in the turret firing occasionally, accompanied by random shots from a few rifles.
Luo Fugui wanted to retreat more than anyone else, because he didn't want to come at all. At this moment, he was commanding Wu Shitou and Xu Xiao to desperately put out the fire behind the artillery tower, because they couldn't run away because of the fire.
Xu Xiao held his gun and looked up cautiously, to prevent any enemy from looking down from the observation deck, or to give early warning if he saw a grenade thrown out of the firing hole. Wu Shitou desperately dug dirt and sand and threw them into the fire in the entrance corridor, while Luo Fugui kept approaching with a pickaxe, hooking out the burning wooden boards piece by piece and then smashing them. The three people, big, medium and small, were smoked black by the fire they had started, and they looked miserable.
Seeing that the flames were basically out, with only the remaining embers flashing dimly, and the entrance was filled with smoke, which made the three men cry and snot. Only then did Luo Fugui give the order to retreat and took the lead in rushing into the trench on the east side.
It is not easy to climb up a trench that is more than two meters deep, but this is not a problem for them as they have the tools they need. A strong bear and a well-digging potato make them invincible when wielding a shovel and a pickaxe. If they were not just trying to escape, they could have dug a staircase on the wall of the trench to climb up.
After digging out a narrow slope that could be climbed up, Luo Fugui, who was standing in the darkness at the bottom of the ditch in a panic, finally took a deep breath: "Damn it, I am the dumbest person in the world! I have thrown myself here with a shitty plan. What is this? Ah? What the hell is this! I am so unlucky..."
After muttering angrily, the bear began to climb up.
The location was only ten meters away from the artillery tower, and the loud voices of the people inside could be heard through the shooting hole and into the ears of the bear who was concentrating on escaping.
"From the sound, it's in the ditch at the back. It sounds like they're digging."
"The fire is out? Fuck them, are they trying to run away?"
"What are you still standing there for? Look back carefully, we must shoot them! Kill these bastards!" The puppet soldiers in the turret on the ground floor were gritting their teeth in hatred. Men were standing in all the firing holes facing east, with guns drawn out and eyes wide open, searching for the shadows of their enemies with all their heart and soul. They must take revenge, revenge, revenge, revenge!
It was pitch black in the trench, but it was not pitch black outside. People could still be easily seen within a range of more than ten meters, not to mention there was a little moonlight. The most important thing was that the dozen or so puppet soldiers at the bottom who were almost suffocated to death by the smoke were furious. Their desire for revenge made them unprecedentedly united. Their eyes were almost falling out from staring without blinking. It was incredible. Ordinary people might be able to see more than ten meters, but now they could see thirty meters, and their combat effectiveness increased dramatically.
The bear, who was determined to escape, had just climbed up the edge of the trench when gunshots rang out, making a crackling sound. He kicked his legs hard and rolled back into the trench. Wu Shitou and Xu Xiao were about to climb up with him when they were suddenly hit by the bear falling down. They were dizzy and saw stars. The ditch was filled with dust, which made the three unlucky guys cough.
"Want to run? Tubalu, just wait for your death! At daybreak, we will wipe out your entire family!" The puppet soldiers on the bottom floor of the artillery tower lay on the shooting hole and cursed outside.
Luo Fugui, who fell to the bottom of the ditch, coughed and felt pain in his back. He panicked and dared not move. He cried, "It's over, it's over, cough... cough... I can't take it anymore, I was shot! I can't bear this... I can't bear this..."
There was a sudden movement behind me: "Ahem, ahem... Squad Leader... I can't breathe... Squad Leader..."
He reached back and felt that the handle of the bayonet behind Xu Xiao's waist was pressing against his back.
After a while, a loud voice rang out from the trench: "Hey, my good men, can you give me a chance to live?"
Wu Shitou didn't respond, and Xu Xiao was a little confused.
A voice came from the bottom of the turret: "Fuck you! Why didn't you say this when you set the fire? What were you doing when we were crying? Just wait to die!"
"I didn't mean that!"
"You... you f*cking said you didn't do it on purpose? Oh my god... you actually dared to say you didn't do it on purpose? Are you a human being? Do you have any shame?"
"Ahem... um... well... can I apologize to you? Can I admit my mistake? What else do you want?"
"You... I've never seen anyone so shameless. Then stand up and surrender now! I promise I won't beat you!"
"Don't try to fool me, I don't believe you!"
"Believe it or not!"
It was too risky to run away. The rifle shooting just now was still a lingering fear. Luo Fugui sighed helplessly. He wanted to discuss it with them with good intentions, but these bastards were arrogant and refused to buy it. Damn it, they really didn't care about the fire. They were spoiled! People say that you should not chase the enemy who is desperate, but these bastards are blocking my retreat. They are so unscrupulous!
At this point, Xu Xiao finally couldn't help but speak up: "Squad Leader, I think... you shouldn't say that."
"What's the matter? You little bastard, what's there to hide? You know nothing. This is a matter of life and death, don't you understand? As long as you can stay alive, you have to try every trick, no matter if it works or not. Maybe someone will find their conscience. Damn it, it's a pity that they didn't listen to my kind words and forced me to talk nonsense with them. How despicable!"
Xu Xiao was speechless, thinking to himself, "Sergeant, what you said just now wasn't expensive at all."
After panting for a while in the dark, his breathing gradually became smoother. The bear slapped his thigh fiercely and said, "Okay, since they want to pull, let's keep pulling until they are satisfied! I won't run away anymore!" He stood up suddenly and whispered to Xu Xiao, "Xiao, you just stay nearby and make some noises for them to hear from time to time. Be careful not to get bit by the grenade."
"Yeah. Squad leader, what about you?"
"I'll take the idiots and fight with them!"
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The trench was used to protect the turrets. It was a closed ring. The dozen or so puppet soldiers on the bottom found that the arsonists were trying to escape, so they stared at the east and north and south wings, trying to pin them down in the trenches. The west was the main battlefield. Fifty meters away, there was a long wood burning. The flames were blazing, illuminating the west wall of the turret. Running west would mean death.
Luo Fugui led Wu Shitou and quietly went west along the trench. The shooting holes on the ground floor could control the edge of the trench, but due to the angle, the second and third floors could definitely not see it. So if they wanted to go back downstairs, Luo Fugui guessed that the bright west side was the safest, because those unlucky guys on the ground floor who didn't give him face had been blinded by hatred.
He climbed up to the edge of the trench carefully, praying silently in his heart, hoping that the brothers in the ninth platoon would be more careful and not shoot him in the back. He stuck his head out to look at the shooting hole on the bottom floor, but there was no movement. He gritted his teeth, turned over and climbed up, then turned back to pull Wu Shitou down.
This scene appeared in the camera, and the little girl holding the telescope couldn't help but scream: "It's a mule, it's a mule and a fool, how did they crawl out from here?"
Hu Yi left his machine gun behind, ran a few steps to the girl's side, snatched the telescope without saying a word, and looked at the artillery tower with bated breath.
It was indeed these two guys. I didn't know that the lower-level puppet army's small universe had already exploded. Hu Yi was suspicious. Why haven't they left yet? What are they going to do
"Jie Ba, you operate the machine gun, aim higher, and don't fire without my order. Li Xiang, go and remind Shi Cheng's squad that the mule is under the turret, and they should be prepared for any emergency. Also notify Runny Nose and Chen Chong to come over to me." Although Shi Cheng might have seen the situation, Hu Yi still sent Li Xiang to give a reminder, just in case.
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The target of the lower-level puppet soldiers was the Tubalu who wanted to escape. They could not imagine that the enemy was forced to not dare to run, but instead took a detour to the west. Most people would run out in the face of rifle fire and basically escape by rushing into the darkness, but Luo Fugui, who cherished his life, was unwilling to take the risk and returned instead.
Bear and Potato successfully reached the base of the west wall of the turret. The fire in the distance cast two monster-like shadows. Then Potato rode on Bear's neck, as if he had turned into a tall monster, moving along the wall.
"They are going to throw grenades to the bottom floor through the firing hole." Hu Yi, who was watching everything through the telescope, said subconsciously, and at the same time heard the sound of footsteps behind him.
"Squad leader." Liu Jianqiang and Chen Chong came.
"Snotlout, now I order you to try and blow up that burning log with a grenade."
"Yes. But it may not explode. After all, it is a..."
"It doesn't matter whether we destroy them or not. We need to make the enemy think that we are preparing to launch another attack! We need to make the enemy nervous. You can do this alone, so be careful."
"Yes." Liu Jianqiang ran away without hesitation.
No matter what the situation is, since Mule wants to attack the bottom floor of the artillery tower, Hu Yi can't just ignore it and can only accompany him to set up the formation.
"Stutter, start firing at the top of the turret now. Don't force your attack. If you are suppressed, change positions immediately and draw the enemy's machine gun bullets to me."
Dadada... The Czech music started to sound.
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Boom—dust suddenly rushed out from the shooting hole. Wu Shitou, who was riding on Luo Fugui's head, then threw the second grenade into the side shooting hole.
The artillery tower seemed to be sneezing, with an explosion every seven or eight seconds, and the next one was thrown in after the previous one exploded. Wu Shitou threw all eight bullets he always had in, changing the force and angle each time.
After eight sneezes, the bear carrying Wu Shitou was still shouting in dissatisfaction: "Blast it again! Blast his grandma! Didn't you tell me to wait for death? Ah? Look who's going to die! Who's going to die! Are you happy now? Do you really want to force me to lose my temper? Are you satisfied? Ah?... Uh... Why are you silent? What are you doing, idiot? Keep blowing it up!"
“No more.”
"What's gone?"
"Grenade."
"Huh—then why are you still riding on it and not getting off? Do you think I'm stupid? Do you want to piss me off too?" Luo Fugui seemed to have become neurotic.
There was no movement at all on the bottom floor of the turret, but the turret was large and the divisions between each floor were thick enough, so the third floor was basically unaffected. The machine guns kept firing, and the shooting on the second floor was interrupted several times when grenades exploded below, but it quickly resumed, and it seemed that there was no major impact.
"What to do next?" Wu Shitou asked dully after jumping off the bear's shoulder.
The ugly bear eyes flashed in the firelight, and a shameless fierce light flashed across them: "What are you doing? Pull down the artillery tower! If I don't kill these ignorant people today, I won't be named Bear!"
Wu Shitou was a little confused. His stupid brain couldn't figure it out for a while. Mule's surname seemed to be "Mule", how could it be "Xiong"? What was his surname? Maybe the girl knew. There was nothing in the world that the girl didn't know. It would be great if the girl was here.
"What are you still standing there for? Take out your pickaxe and follow me." Luo Fugui pulled out the short-handled axe on his back and walked along the wall to the east entrance of the turret.
After great effort, Xu Xiao finally crawled out of the trench in a panic. He saw the tall and strong figure walking around the wall towards the entrance of the artillery tower, which made Xu Xiao so excited that his nose was bubbling. My squad leader is the tallest, even taller than the artillery tower.
There were loud noises and the narrow corridor was filled with pitch black smoke. A bear was swinging an axe fiercely, and a stupid potato was swinging a pickaxe frantically, digging, chopping, and smashing, destroying the things that the puppet army used to block the entrance.
Busy for most of the night, these two capable people just worked, from beginning to end, they were either demolishing or smashing, digging or digging. Fortunately, they are still working vigorously, like a whirlwind, like a wild boar entering a vegetable garden, arrogantly destroying everything they want to destroy, and they never get tired of it...