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7: Chapter 7: Fine wine in a luminous cup, you and the bunker fly together!
"Nani?"
Standing at the second-floor window, Colonel Abe Sho watched helplessly as that dark green steel war chariot charged toward the execution ground. He was completely stunned!
It wasn't just because this war chariot was unprecedented and looked incredibly formidable.
More importantly, how the hell did it appear inside the city?
This was Beijing under martial law! Were the city gate guards blind?
How could no one have seen such a massive iron hunk drive in? No one reported it?
For a split second, a ridiculous thought flashed through Abe Sho's mind: could this be a new type of weapon secretly developed by Commander Tada Shun of the North China Area Army, specifically sent to help him secure the scene?
This same thought occurred to the vast majority of the Japanese Soldiers at the scene.
A war chariot suddenly appearing on one's own turf... it was highly likely to be one of their own, right?
Consequently, the scene became extremely bizarre.
Although the war chariot was charging toward the execution ground in a violent manner, kicking up clouds of dust, not a single one of the thousands of Japanese Soldiers, whether visible or hidden, opened fire!
They just watched in confusion, bewilderment, and even a hint of awe.
This war chariot... it was so cool!
Even Shen Wang, who was driving, was taken aback for a moment.
"What's going on? Are the Japanese Soldiers idiots? Why aren't they firing at me?"
This script... something wasn't right!
But he couldn't worry about that now.
The arrow was on the string; it had to be fired!
He stopped the war chariot a few dozen meters from the execution ground, then quickly crawled out of the driver's seat, passed through the interior corridor, and arrived at the rear firing position.
By this time, the onlookers had already scattered in terror, while the Japanese Soldiers remained in a state of collective bewilderment, wondering, "Is this friendly fire?"
Just as this bizarre scene unfolded, the 12.7mm machine gun on the roof of the Mengshi assault vehicle roared.
"Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump——!!!"
The 12.7mm bullets instantly swept across the squad of Japanese Soldiers around the execution ground!
"Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft——!"
"Ah!"
"baka! It's the enemy!"
Wherever the bullets passed, flesh and blood flew!
The lucky Japanese Soldiers who dodged them scrambled behind improvised bunkers.
However—what kind of bunker could withstand the strafing of a 12.7mm machine gun?
To Shen Wang, the Japanese Soldiers were just as ridiculous as their bunkers!
Grape wine in a glowing cup, you and your bunker go flying together!
With his Battlefield Perception skill, Shen Wang precisely located every hiding Japanese Soldier.
In just an instant, the squad of Japanese Soldiers around the execution ground was wiped out!
"Quick! Get in the vehicle!"
Shen Wang didn't dare to delay, immediately maneuvering the war chariot forward and stopping precisely in front of Ding Zhijian, Meng Guanglin, and Sha Zhenjiang.
The rear side door opened with a "swish."
The three men, including Sha Zhenjiang, were completely stunned!
This terrifying war chariot... was it actually here to save them?
At that moment, a ridiculous thought flashed through the minds of the three men—could this be a ruse by the Japanese Soldiers to gain their trust and extract information?
But in the next instant, they cast that thought aside.
It certainly wasn't a ruse!
No matter how ruthless the Japanese Soldiers were, they wouldn't use an entire squad to stage this scene!
Those severed limbs flying through the air were definitely not fake!
But... when did the organization acquire such a powerful weapon?
"Don't just stand there! Get in the vehicle!" Shen Wang shouted from inside the vehicle.
The three men exchanged glances and then hurriedly scrambled into the vehicle.
Now was not the time to get to the bottom of things!
Shen Wang deftly cut the ropes on one of their wrists with a dagger and handed the knife to him: "Help each other! I'm going to hold off the Japanese Soldiers!"
After saying this, he climbed back to the roof firing position.
Although he had wiped out a squad right at the start, which felt incredibly satisfying, Shen Wang's mind remained exceptionally clear!
This was the lair of the Japanese North China Area Army!
There were more Japanese Soldiers than the bullets he carried!
He glanced at the Battlefield Perception mini-map in his mind and immediately gasped.
Centered on him, within a hundred-meter radius, the area was densely packed with red figures, the number likely reaching into the thousands.
On the other side, after experiencing the initial shock and confusion, Abe Sho finally reacted completely!
"baka! It's the enemy! It's those damn rats! Open fire! All forces, open fire!" he roared.
Although he didn't know how this terrifying war chariot had infiltrated the city without anyone noticing, it didn't matter anymore!
What mattered was that he had to take it down!
A more enticing thought even flashed through Abe Sho's mind: if the enemy could bring this massive thing in, there must be a high-ranking mole within the Imperial Army!
If he could follow the trail...
Thinking of this, Abe Sho almost trembled with excitement!
Although this war chariot had fierce firepower and had instantly wiped out a squad under his command, he wasn't particularly afraid.
He had a complete military police battalion at his disposal, over a thousand men!
Although their military police unit lacked heavy firepower like anti-tank guns or mortars, even if they used human wave tactics, they could pile up enough bodies to crush this war chariot!
"Order all companies to encircle it according to the pre-planned strategy! At all costs, take it down!" Abe Sho bellowed at the adjutant and signalman beside him.
In an instant, the Japanese Soldiers lurking on the surrounding rooftops, at the alley entrances, and behind bunkers surged forth like a tide.
However, just as Abe Sho was certain of victory and thought the win was in the bag—he saw through his binoculars that the detestable figure on the roof had climbed out again.
Only this time, the opponent wasn't operating the machine gun, but instead had a thick, long, oddly shaped cylindrical weapon on his shoulder.
"What is that?" Abe Sho's pupils constricted, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart.
Before he could see it clearly, and before the surrounding Japanese Soldiers could react effectively—
"Whoosh——!"
In the binoculars, a projectile with a burning tail whistled toward the two-story building where he was located.
"baka!!!" Abe Sho only had time to let out half a desperate roar.
Boom——!!!
The 93mm high-explosive rocket precisely hit the small building.
The command point where Abe Sho was located, along with the Japanese Soldier officers inside, were blown to the sky in a deafening blast!
Meanwhile, the Japanese Soldiers who were just preparing to encircle them fell into a state of collective bewilderment once again.
"Commander!"
Less than two minutes into the battle, their own supreme Commander had been wiped out by a single shot from the enemy?
How were they supposed to fight this battle?
In reality, Shen Wang had no idea he had blown up the enemy Commander with one shot.
On his mini-map, there were only red dots representing hostility, with no rank markings.
He was simply following the principle of hitting where there were the most people.
Abe Sho was surrounded by adjutants, guards, and so on; that was where the figures were densest, so if he didn't hit him, who would he hit?
Then, Shen Wang fired another shot toward a hidden enemy firing point in the direction of their planned escape.
Must say, using wallhacks is just satisfying!
Inside the vehicle, the three men, including Ding Zhijian, were completely stunned.
Who the hell is this guy? He's way too fierce!