ATPnovel Chapter 58 Moonlit Night Raid
Chapter 58 Moonlit Night Raid
bang bang bang! ! !
Bullets rained down on the stone coffin lid, sparks flying everywhere.
Chen Feng knew these Japanese soldiers wouldn't be polite, which is why he narrowly dodged the bullets.
"Section Chief!!!"
"Baka yarou!"
"The Chinese are asking for it!"
The sight of Sato Ichiro lying on the ground spurred the Japanese soldiers. With bloodshot eyes, they roared and charged forward to check on him, their guns still firing wildly without warning.
Chen Feng drew his pistol and fired two precise shots with a backhand. The two Japanese soldiers at the front, blood spurting from their foreheads, fell straight to the ground. The remaining Japanese soldiers, terrified, instantly retreated behind the stone coffin, never daring to show their faces again, only firing wildly through the coffin.
"A bunch of idiots!"
Chen Feng chuckled, no longer bothering with the Japanese soldiers, and turned to run wildly towards the secret passage.
After Jerwell escapes, he might return with reinforcements at any time.
Now is the perfect time to attack the San Antonio supply depot; not a second can be wasted.
The Japanese soldiers hid behind the stone coffin for a while before cautiously peeking out, trembling, under the stern rebuke of their superior.
But when they reached the cave entrance, there was no one there.
Chen Feng passed through the empty treasure chamber and hurried along the earthen cave. A cool breeze carrying the scent of farmland rushed towards him from the exit.
Zhang Xiuwu, who was with several soldiers guarding the cave entrance, saw Chen and immediately whispered excitedly, "Brother Chen, we're so lucky! The exit is in the farmland outside the west gate!"
Chen Feng leaped out of the cave and quickly surveyed his surroundings by the faint light of the waning moon.
The exit was hidden deep in the dense rice paddies. Soldiers were spreading out in a fan shape to keep watch, and the gold bricks piled at their feet gleamed coldly in the moonlight.
The area was riddled with craters, and scattered with severed limbs. Judging from their tattered clothing, they were likely indigenous people who were not yet fully civilized.
800 meters away, torches flickered at the west gate of Marolos, with figures moving about on them, as if soldiers were rushing down the city wall.
The cannon fire had long since ceased, and the roar had shifted entirely to the south gate, with less than two seconds between the cannonball leaving the barrel and the explosion.
"My previous judgment was indeed correct. The independence army tricked the natives into coming here as cannon fodder to attract the firepower of the Spanish colonial army, while their main force launched a fierce attack in the south of the city. This commander is really ruthless." Chen Feng thought to himself.
"Brother Chen, what should we do next?" Zhang Xiuwu wiped the blood from his face, his eyes fixed on the city gate.
Chen Feng patted him on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, the Spanish colonial army and the independence army are locked in a stalemate and can't attend to this place for a while. You take the brothers and escort the gold back to camp immediately and hide it in my bedroom. Don't let anyone know that it's gold. The brothers who came with us today must also keep their mouths shut and not leak any information."
"Yes! The brothers here today are all from nearby villages, so they won't let anything slip."
Knowing the weight of his responsibility, Zhang Xiuwu no longer rushed to the front as usual, but immediately organized people to pack the gold with canvas.
"Be careful!"
Before Chen Feng's words of advice had even finished, he had already sped south along the slippery paddy field ridge.
The narrow, slippery path between the fields was damp with dew that soaked through his trouser legs, chilling him to the bone, but it did nothing to slow his pace.
Half an hour later, the shadows of the San Antonio warehouse gradually became clear in the moonlight.
Chen Feng slowed his pace and crouched down to sneak into the low bushes by the river.
"Who is it?"
A low shout came from the woods from the soldiers on guard.
"It's me! Chen Feng!" Chen Feng quickly stopped and answered, not wanting to be accidentally shot by his own men.
"The general is here!"
After a low shout, a soft sound came from the cornfield, and two soldiers wearing short jackets and carrying Kragjøgensen M1892 breech-loading rifles quickly stepped out.
"Zhang Erhe, Zhao Xiaohu, you two did very well, and you were very vigilant!" Chen Feng deliberately called out their names, nodded approvingly, and then quickly walked into the depths of the woods.
Upon hearing that the general could actually remember their names, the two men's faces instantly lit up with excitement, they gripped their rifles even tighter, and straightened their backs ramrod straight.
After walking for only two minutes, they saw a row of long-term Tian Gang lying at the edge of the woods, observing the watchtowers on the high ground by the moonlight.
Upon seeing Chen Feng arrive, he quickly stood up and reported in a low voice, "General, all platoons are in position, waiting for your order to attack! There are only about a hundred defenders left in the warehouse; the rest have gone with the main force of the Independent Army to attack the city. The guys on the watchtowers are all dozing off!"
Chen Feng followed his gaze and saw that the watchtower on the high ground 300 meters away was quiet and there was no one in sight. It was obvious that the garrison was slacking off.
Time is of the essence. The battle for Marolos could end at any moment. Once a victor emerges and reinforcements arrive, there will be no more such a good opportunity for a surprise attack.
Thinking of this, Chen Feng immediately ordered, "Follow me!"
Before he finished speaking, Chen Feng had already quietly slipped out of the woods.
Tian Gang immediately waved his hand behind him, and dozens of figures rushed out of the woods and pounced on the high ground.
Even the best tactics need to be executed by Predators.
This high ground was originally a key defensive point for the warehouse. The Spanish army had previously built watchtowers and laid out a tight defense here, but it was easily captured by the independence army because the troops inside were turned against them.
The fact that the Independent Army has only sent a platoon to guard the area is a godsend.
"Consider yourselves lucky; you'll die without any pain."
Chen Feng muttered a sentence to himself, and his eyes suddenly flashed with killing intent.
He leaped up with a swift motion, using both hands and feet, and easily climbed the five-meter-high watchtower without making a sound.
One, two, three... seven!
Dealing with such careless insignificant characters was effortless for Chen Feng. In less than ten seconds, without making a sound, he slit the throats of all seven native sentries with his sharp dagger.
At this moment, Tian Gang was still leading his men to climb the watchtower. When he looked up and saw Chen Feng waving in the moonlight, he immediately puffed out his cheeks and made a very penetrating bird call.
Ding Junkai's fourth platoon and Wang Liang's fifth platoon immediately got up and took action upon hearing the signal.
More than a hundred figures followed closely as they emerged from the cornfield and quickly made their way toward the San Antonio supply depot.
Chen Feng withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice, "Quickly set up our machine guns! Once the enemy spots our main force, open fire immediately. First, take out the watchtower in the center of the warehouse to clear the way for our attack!"
"yes!"
Tian Gang nodded vigorously and helped the soldiers behind him carry the Colt M1895 machine gun onto the watchtower, quickly completing the preparations before firing.
Chen Feng glanced down and saw that more than forty soldiers were crammed into the less than thirty-square-meter high platform, which was very crowded and not conducive to exerting firepower.
He immediately ordered, "Tian Gang, you take twenty men down and join the attack on the warehouse! I'll stay up here to command the machine guns. The rest of you will provide rifle cover. Once the main force's location is exposed, give them a good beating and suppress the enemy's firepower!"