The jungle was deathly quiet. Fan La and the others held their breaths, feeling their hearts pound wildly.
Following Fan La, A Yi from Snake Butt's squad felt as if his heart were about to leap out of his mouth...
Right before their eyes, the Japanese soldiers had spread out through the jungle and were cautiously approaching with their guns raised. More than a dozen men covered a wide area, testing the ground with one foot before shifting the other, moving carefully with their bodies bent and rifles at the ready, scanning all around.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out, startling countless birds from the forest.
Yet just as the birds took flight, one shot followed another before suddenly becoming dense and rapid.
At that moment, Fan La, Mi Long, and the others lying in ambush launched their attack.
"Fire!" Fan La shouted, decisively pulling the trigger.
Bu La howled excitedly, "Haha, you damned little Japanese bastards, I'm gonna kill you!"
"Fuck you, Japanese bastards!" Mi Long worked the machine gun, unleashing suppressive fire with a rat-tat-tat!
After just one volley, the Japanese squad that had approached was cut down by half. The survivors hid behind trees, constantly shifting positions and performing all manner of tactical maneuvers.
Fan La and the others were no fools, of course. They moved along with them, encircling the remaining Japanese soldiers. Grenades flew, cold shots rang out, and the fighting was fierce.
The two sides were separated by only twenty or thirty meters, firing madly at each other in close combat...
A Yi was the worst off. Both hands trembling, he clutched his pistol and hid behind a tree. Whenever a bullet grazed past the bark, he shuddered.
Fortunately, he was not left suffering for long. In less than five minutes, the gunfire stopped.
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