Chapter 581 Heavy Army Surrounds the City

"Miss Wen Ni! Miss Wen Ni! Are you alright!?"

A stray bullet landed and exploded not far away.

Qin Yuan was knocked to the ground by the heat wave, but he didn't dare to delay for a moment. Ignoring the bloodstains on his knees and elbows, he scrambled to Wen Ni's side and used all his strength to help her up from the ground!

"Miss Wen Ni!"

"Qin Yuan..."

Stepping on the ground felt like stepping on cotton candy.

Wen Ni tried hard to stand, but she couldn't. She felt dizzy, everything around her seemed to be trembling violently, the ground seemed to be shaking, flames were shooting into the sky and mixing with the soil, and flying dust covered the entire city, making her feel as if she were in a city of mist, unable to find her way around!

She shook her head vigorously, patted her cheeks, ears, and head, and tried to take deep breaths until the tinnitus gradually subsided.

Only then could she gradually hear the sounds of buildings collapsing around her, the shouts of her comrades rushing forward, and the painful screams of those who had been shot and were bleeding!

And then there was Qin Yuan calling her name again and again.

"What's going on? Where did the shells come from?" Wen Ni tried to find her voice, but her voice was still distorted due to hearing impairment.

"I don't know either! I heard something was wrong outside, so I rushed over to find you!" Qin Yuan shook her head vigorously, her face full of anxiety. "When I came, I saw Brigade Commander Liang He lead his men out and head towards the desolate outskirts outside the military camp. Should we go and take a look too?"

"Something must have happened. Let's go too."

Wen Ni steadied herself, took off running, and she and Qin Yuan raced as fast as they could towards the direction from which the firelight was coming!

The outer side of the Fuping City military camp is adjacent to the city's outskirts, beyond which lies an endless plain and wilderness.

If the enemy attacks, it should be quite obvious and will be spotted by the patrolling sentries!

They received no warning before the shells came flying at them.

The only possible reason for this situation is that the enemy had far more men than they did... Before the sentries could even issue a warning, they had already become corpses.

"Mom! Dad!"

"Wake up! I'm so scared!"

There were several farmhouses on the outskirts of Fuping City. When Liang He led his men in, they didn't touch a single brick or tile of their houses. But now, those farmhouses have been razed to the ground!

Only a small child remained, squatting beside the charred remains, weeping bitterly.

Wen Ni's heart clenched as she watched this scene.

She grabbed a soldier who was running towards the assembly point and demanded, "What's going on? Tell me, what exactly is happening?"

"It's the Burmese! The Burmese army has attacked! They have a long-range artillery vehicle that fired three shells into the city. One landed on the main road, another landed in our camp, and the third landed in a farmer's house on the outskirts!" the soldier said.

"Are they crazy? Fuping City is full of Burmese people, and they're even bombing their own people??" Wen Ni asked in disbelief, her lips trembling.

"They're all beasts, they don't care about these things," the soldier spat, then continued running forward with his gun in his arms.

"They're fucking animals," Qin Yuan cursed along.

Wen Ni was in a somber mood and didn't say a word. She turned around and headed straight for the front line where Liang He was!

Behind the makeshift fortifications, Liang He lay half-prone, holding binoculars in both hands, observing the pitch-black night with a serious expression. Soldiers on both sides stood ready, and neither side fired for the time being.

Wen Ni crawled forward with one hand, and through the gaps in the fortifications, she could see countless figures moving about in the night!

“Brigade Commander Liang, we only captured Fuping City this evening, and it was an internal collapse without much fighting. How could the Burmese reinforcements have received the news and arrived so quickly? And judging by their numbers, there are quite a few!”

"Someone must have leaked the news beforehand, knowing we were going to attack Fuping City. They've been preparing for this for a long time, probably having people lying in wait for us! Right now, their forces are about twice our size!" Liang He, still holding his binoculars, cursed in a low, cold voice, "Damn it, I've been set up!"

"Did you have the communications soldier contact other brigades? Tell them to hurry up and come to support us," Wen Ni asked after thinking calmly.

"Our communication equipment has been destroyed. Now we can only pin our hopes on Wenxiong's Second Brigade. The army commander said before that Wenxiong would come and join us!"

"Wenxiong's Second Brigade? But we've been waiting for him for so many days since we arrived in Fuping City, and you haven't been able to contact him either. Now the enemy is making such a big show of force, I'm afraid it's..."

Wen Ni hadn't finished speaking.

In the distance, in the darkness of night, the enemy vanguard, which had been steadily advancing, suddenly stopped.

Inside a bomb-proof vehicle that they had protected in a safe location, one person picked up the vehicle's loudspeaker.

"Brigade Commander Liang He, it's a pleasure to meet you. Let me introduce myself. I am Ban Gou, the military commander under General Stanway Li of the Burmese Barbarian Army! And those who have besieged Fuping City with me are the two brigade commanders of our First and Second Brigades! Now, the entire area outside Fuping City is surrounded by our men. I advise you all not to make any rash moves. Surrender immediately, and the two brigade commanders might consider sparing your lives!"

“Spotted structure…”

Upon hearing this name, Wen Ni's brow furrowed.

Liang He, standing beside her, noticed her unusual behavior and became suspicious. Before he could ask a question, Ban Gou said, "Oh, by the way, I also received news that our Young General Li's fiancée is here with you right now. Hand her over obediently! Don't force us to take action."

"Fiancée?" Liang He and the others were taken aback, looking around before their gazes fell on Wen Ni...

"Ban Gou, stop being so disgusting! Who is his fiancée? Bah! He's clearly trying to use me to sow discord between us. Don't try to make it sound so noble!" Wen Ni grabbed the megaphone, her voice icy. "Li Shiyan knew we were going to attack Fu Ping all along. Was this a setup he deliberately orchestrated?"

"What's that saying in your China? 'The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.' You didn't even expect that, did you? This was indeed a trap set by our Young General Li. We even have spies of our Young General around Cong Ran. Now we've lured you into the trap, so we can slaughter you!" Ban Gou sneered, replying, "Now, not one of you will leave Fu Ping City alive!"

Wen Ni scoffed, "Sure enough, he used us to get rid of Cong Ran, this thorn in his side, and then surrounded us with a large force when we weren't on guard. What a brilliant scheme to kill two birds with one stone! And he's quite cunning, killing his own people!"

“Cong Ran has repeatedly ruined our young general’s plans. What kind of person is he? He deserves to die! The fact that he’s still alive is already a sign of our young general’s mercy. Now he’s asking for it himself, trying to use you to sow discord between our young general and General Dawa.”

Ban Gou's tone was cold and stern, carrying a condescending and sarcastic tone.

“Wen Ni, if you come with me now, you might have a chance to live. If you choose not to leave and stay here, you will end up as a corpse with them! We have worked together before and still have some friendship. I don’t want to harm you.”

"Don't try to talk to me about loyalty and righteousness. You're not worthy!" Wen Ni's words were utterly disregarding him, her arrogance and coldness evident. "Ban Gou, I've always known you're more ruthless than Blind Thorn. Blind Thorn went astray to save his brother. But what about you? You despise Chinese people from the bottom of your heart, filled with ambition and ruthlessness! You hate both me and Ya Bi; you hate that we deceived you. In that case, it's time to settle our score!"

"Very good~ Since you've made up your mind, then I won't hold back!" Ban Gou was also decisive, but then, as if suddenly remembering something, he said in a startled tone, "I forgot to mention something, you guys, you didn't actually think there would be reinforcements, did you?"

What do you mean by that?

Liang He and the others tensed up and stared wide-eyed.

"Come on, bring them up!"

Ban Gou smiled.

At his command, Burmese soldiers shoved a blood-covered man forward...