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After everyone was envious, they quickened their pace. Once everyone was ready, Tang Shengkai saw Japanese soldiers step onto the wooden bridge.

"When using slingshots, try to hide yourself and avoid exposing your position."

Let's practice first. If the Japanese dare to come over later, we'll let them taste the power of this slingshot.

"Tang Shengkai said seriously. Everyone nodded and found a spot to start practicing."

Before the group could even exchange a few blows, they heard Japanese soldiers shouting from above the abyss.

Unable to resist his curiosity, Chen Erniu secretly took a look, and the result...

He lowered his voice, "The Japanese have crossed the bridge. But, heh heh, it seems they're not having a very smooth journey."

Wang Junhui sneered, "Their logs aren't as thick as the ones we brought over. The winds are so strong in the abyss, it's normal that they can't stand steadily."

"Hey, this means we don't even need to lift a finger, and those Japanese devils have a hard time getting here," Chen Erniu said with a hint of schadenfreude.

But the Japanese soldiers didn't give up; they continued to throw ropes at them, swaying back and forth. What was most infuriating was that one of the Japanese soldiers' hooks hit the wooden planks they were using as defenses at the front.

This was outrageous! Chen Erniu couldn't stand it anymore, so he picked up his slingshot and fired at the Japanese soldier.

However, the elasticity of this sheepskin contraption was really limited. Even when Chen Erniu used the slingshot to its maximum power, he only managed to hit the Japanese soldier's feet.

"Damn, that's infuriating. I could have thrown it farther if I had just stood up." As he spoke, Chen Erniu actually started to stand up.

Bu Mancang grabbed him and shouted angrily, "Chen Erniu, are you crazy?"

Chen Erniu scratched his head sheepishly, "Hehe, I got a little excited just now. But look, this thing can't hit anything."

Bu Mancang glared at him irritably and launched the stone he had prepared. The effect was not much better than Chen Erniu's.

Although neither of them hit the Japanese soldier, the soldier was already on the wooden bridge bracing against the strong wind, and with the rope being thrown in their direction, he was already unsteady. With the two of them harassing him, one of the Japanese soldiers actually lost his footing and fell into the abyss with a howl.

"Hey, this works? Then let's..."

Just as Chen Erniu was about to continue, Xu Hongchang interrupted him, saying, "Don't rush. If only one can come over, we can still grab a gun."

Chen Erniu became honest; indeed, nothing was as effective as a gun. However, their guns were different from those used by the Japanese devils, so even if they had bullets, they couldn't use them.

Fei Shuwen hid at one end of the log, peeking out every now and then. "I have a feeling that these Japanese soldiers are just scouting over there. It's unlikely they're coming over."

Tang Shengkai could also see that these people were really not very good. Their rope-throwing accuracy was also terrible. They were probably just here to test the waters.

"Since they can't get through, we don't need to hold back anymore. We can even make some extra bullets." Tang Shengkai thought that taking down as many as possible was worthwhile.

Everyone sprang into action. Seeing their operation disrupted, the Japanese leader roared in anger, pointing directly at Tang Shengkai's wooden fortress, and then gunfire erupted continuously towards it.

They quietly hid behind the logs, waiting for the Japanese soldiers to realize they couldn't hit them and prepare to withdraw.

Chen Erniu crouched down and quietly moved to the side of the log. Then he suddenly poked his head out, made a face at the Japanese soldiers, waved his empty gun, and shouted, "Little devils, come on, grandpa is waiting for you here!"

This provocative act immediately attracted the attention of the Japanese soldiers, who all pointed their guns at Chen Erniu's location and opened fire.

In an instant, gunfire erupted like thunder, and bullets rained down on Tang Shengkai and his men's position. They hid behind logs, only hearing the bullets whizzing overhead and striking the wood with muffled thuds.

Everyone was quite happy, and they seemed to be counting how many bullets had been fired.

The Japanese soldiers had also learned their lesson; they now limited the number of bullets they fired in each volley. Moreover, while Tang Shengkai and the others were dodging the bullets, several agile Japanese soldiers had already quietly moved into the middle of the abyss.

Amidst the gunfire, Tang Shengkai heard faint footsteps and a sense of foreboding washed over him. The bullets were so dense that he couldn't possibly peek out. But he sensed two sets of footsteps were very close, seemingly about to reach the other side of the abyss.

Tang Shengkai could only pick up a tree trunk as thick as his thigh and poke it towards the edge of the abyss.

Ah~

"ah!"

The two shouts grew farther and farther away, and the gunfire from the Japanese side ceased. Bu Mancang and the others also heard the sound of the logs that had been placed across the abyss on their side falling into it.

The Japanese soldiers were silent for a short while before another large tree was cut down and brought towards the abyss. This time, the Japanese soldiers who went up the bridge were clearly more capable than the previous ones.

Every time the Japanese soldiers crossed the bridge, the Japanese soldiers on the other side would provide covering fire. When these Japanese soldiers reached the middle, they would throw grappling hooks at them, attempting to destroy their only position.

Tang Shengkai had no choice but to use the long tree in his hand to push the log into the abyss again. Although the Japanese soldiers also fell in, their hopes of seizing the Japanese soldiers' guns were dashed.

Despite Tang Shengkai and his men's repeated successes in repelling the attacks, the Japanese, with their superior firepower, pressed forward relentlessly. They charged onto the bridge repeatedly, attempting to break through Tang Shengkai's defenses. However, Tang Shengkai could not allow the Japanese to succeed and fought back tenaciously.

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