Chapter 009: Encountering an Ambush

Brothers of Beiyang, there is no time for you to think too much!

Xiao Tian commanded his brothers to disperse, laughing as he called out: "The 22nd Battalion of the 1st Logistics Regiment of the 11th Brigade of the 6th Division of Beiyang, I am Xiao Tian! You sons of dogs, don't think I don't know. Don't say you dare not fight; even if you do, how many effective rifles do you have in your hands?"

A full two ox carts of arms, a receipt was issued. Seeing that Xiao Tian and the others were still waiting for him, Fang Shiyuan raised his voice and shouted again: "What the hell are you still looking at? Why aren't you quickly following me to set off?"

Fang Shiyuan, you better keep an eye on these little bastards. If anything goes wrong on the way with this batch, damn it, before I lose my head, I will first chop off the heads of you bunch of bastards

"Lao San, are you crazy?" Chen Shaodong exclaimed, his eyes widening. "Did you not hear that they are all around us? They are looking down on us; attacking us is like child's play for them!"

Xiao Tian glanced around and sneered: "Just now, when they threw bombs at Squad Leader Fang, he was far away from us, which is why they dared to bomb. Why do they still want to negotiate with us? At that time, they were afraid of hitting hard and mistakenly bombing those two trucks of munitions. Otherwise, they would have killed Squad Leader Fang without a word. Do they really care about our lives?"

Old San's words make sense! Ge Wenjun gritted his teeth: "If we lose the arms, we will definitely face the death penalty. No matter where we run, we will be caught and executed. We have to fight!"

Fang Shiyuan lazily responded, lacking energy, instructing Xiao Tian and his group of brothers to fetch the guns, which were the standard equipment used by the Beiyang Army, featuring an 8mm caliber, rear-loading, semi-automatic Austrian-made Mannlicher rifle

What exactly did I do to offend this person? Xiao Tian could not figure it out, but now Fang Shiyuan is his superior. If he leaves, he can only follow behind slowly into the Crooked Neck Ridge.

Fang Shiyuan shot a glare at Xiao Tian. Originally, there was no benefit in assigning this task, but Xiao Tian's remark inexplicably stirred a wave of displeasure in Fang Shiyuan: "What ambush? Have you listened to too many stories? Damn it, when a barrage of cannon fire comes in, no ambush is of any use!"

"Disperse, disperse!" Xiao Tian shouted loudly, raising his rifle and firing a shot towards the mountain with a "bang".

With this arrival, the morale of the Beiyang soldiers soared, and even Yu Fei joined in the cheering, firing a chaotic volley of shots at the mountain peak.

This bastard wouldn't have survived if he weren't my superior

Elder brother, you stay here and deal with them. Second brother, Fourth brother, Situ Yao, Luo Suo, you few follow me and sneak around to take them down from the side

Go, go, quickly bring our things here. I am in a hurry to return. Damn it, you bunch of useless people spend all day doing nothing. Are we the only ones who have to come and get it?

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Brothers, the squad leader is dead, and now I am the highest authority here! Whether we lose our weapons or fight against these revolutionaries, we are doomed either way. Since death is inevitable, we might as well fight back!

This squad leader seems to have a grudge against Xiao Tian and his group, as he hasn't said a single pleasant word along the way

After two days of travel, they finally arrived at the crooked-neck ridge of the library. Fang Shiyuan seemed eager to return, and as the evening approached, he shouted loudly: "Damn it, let's go, speed up, and strive to get back to Hejian before dawn!"

Xiao Tian

Hearing that voice ring out again, Xiao Tian shouted, "The Beiyang Army does not have cowards who surrender!"

Brothers of the Beiyang, we are from the "Autumn Knowledge Society," which you refer to as revolutionaries. We do not wish to kill; we only want your two carts of arms. Leave the arms here, and you may go. Currently, our people are on both sides of the mountain!

The sorcerer Fang walked ahead with great swagger, while Chen Shaodong, eyeing the situation, was eager to flatter him. Suddenly, Xiao Tian had a jolt of realization and grabbed Chen Shaodong, calling out loudly towards the front: "Squad Leader Fang..."

Before Xiao Tian could finish speaking, Fang Shiyuan had already shot him an impatient glare: "Damn it, come tell me how to do it once you become my superior!"

Damn you, hound of the eagle, if you have the ability, state your name!

What are you still looking at? Hurry up and get the car ready for me!

Clearly, the person on the mountaintop was agitated and shouted out through gritted teeth

"It's better to say early that the *picture* book only wants weapons and not lives, ah, I ... ..." Chen Shaodong mumbled, getting up from the ground. Just as he was about to stand, he was pulled back by Xiao Tian and hid behind the ox cart, whispering.

Go, take up your guns, bring your men, Squad Leader Fang will take you to Mingde. Damn it, the autumn drill is about to start, and not a single thing we need has been delivered. Damn it, when the higher-ups start blaming us, won't they just take it out on me?

Looking around again, the brothers under his command had already prostrated themselves on the ground without waiting for a summons. Yu Fei was even more outrageous; he had discarded his gun and lay on the ground, clutching his head tightly with both hands, not daring to move at all

With a loud bang, just as Fang Shiyuan turned around upon hearing the call, an explosion erupted in front of him, and everyone saw Fang Shiyuan fall to the ground.

When Ge Wenjun and his group heard that they could go out, each of them was filled with excitement, as if they were not going to collect supplies, but rather going on a trip.

The people at the top of the mountain, who are part of the "Autumn Knowledge Association," were both angry and anxious, yet they all knew that what Xiao Tian said was the truth. These individuals not only feared that the munitions would be blown up, but also had very few firearms in their possession, aside from a few homemade bombs.

Including Xiao Tian, a total of fifteen individuals, under the leadership of Fang Shiyuan, departed from Hejian. The journey to Mingde would take two and a half days. The road was peaceful, and when they passed a place called Wae Bózi Ridge, Xiao Tian curiously observed: "If a battle were to break out, an ambush by a small unit here could indeed launch a minor surprise attack."

The Beiyang Army, the most elite force in China, would surely leave Yuan Shikai, the great general, wondering what thoughts would cross his mind upon seeing his soldiers in such a state

As he spoke, he fired a shot in the direction of the shouting, and a cry of "Ouch" echoed, followed by a person rolling down from above.

A voice echoed on Crooked Neck Ridge, followed by what seemed like a demonstration, as two gunshots rang out, "bang bang"

I see, it is still ... ...

Qiu Zhi will monitor this batch of arms through internal channels for a long time, and it seemed that they would soon be in hand. Who would have thought that fearless individuals would suddenly emerge

Upon arriving at Mingde, the manager saw Fang Shiyuan accompanied by a group of young recruits and chuckled, "Oh, Fang Platoon Leader, when did you start bringing along these young soldiers?"