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Chen Erniu's mouth twitched. The bullet had pierced his arm. If this didn't hurt, what difference was there between him and a piece of wood? He was just enduring it.

"Hey, Lao Tang, I'm really hungry."

Tang Shengkai didn't even look up. "I think you don't want to eat human food anymore. It would be more appropriate to wait until you get to the underworld for your next meal."

Chen Erniu...

Bu Mancang could tell that Tang Shengkai was angry, so he stepped forward to help, "Old Tang, don't be angry. You've been protecting us for so many days. We're ready at any time."

if..."

"There are no ifs." Tang Shengkai interrupted Bu Mancang. By this time, he had already lit the wood containing many bullets. The others looked at the burning wood and understood how Tang Shengkai wanted to get the bullets out, and they couldn't help but feel happy.

Xu Hongchang immediately came over and dragged over several pieces of burning wood to extinguish the fire. Bu Mancang and the others also reacted.

Tang Shengkai frowned. Xu Hongchang, seeing that the fire had gone out, took a deep breath and said, "Old Tang, a bullet is generally composed of four parts: the bullet, the cartridge case, the propellant, and the primer."

The situation becomes very dangerous when a bullet is exposed to a high-temperature flame. The high temperature can cause the propellant to ignite. Once the propellant is ignited, the gases inside the relatively enclosed space of the cartridge case expand rapidly, causing an explosion.

Tang Shengkai was stunned for a moment. He really didn't know that. He originally thought that this would allow him to pick out all the bullets faster, but it seems that this method won't work.

"Yes, I didn't think it through."

Xu Hongchang shook his head, "You haven't been in the army for very long, and you haven't learned a lot yet, so it's not your fault."

After Xu Hongchang finished speaking, he assigned the task of clearing the bullets to the others, and then continued to deal with the bison.

This incident didn't affect them. Bu Mancang sighed, thinking about what Lao Tang had just said about "no ifs." He knew what Lao Tang was thinking, but the situation was not optimistic at all.

Xu Hongchang set the beef on a shelf. "Old Tang, the Japanese planes will probably be here tomorrow. Then our side..."

Tang Shengkai glanced at the group and said, "It's alright, we'll talk after we eat." After saying that, he closed his eyes and began to rest. He hadn't slept for several days and nights, relying solely on his spiritual energy to sustain himself, and he could already feel the depletion of his spiritual energy.

But the Japanese have been causing trouble non-stop these past few days, and he hasn't dared to leave at all. He just took down a few Japanese soldiers, and they must have become hesitant again, which is why they stopped for a while.

Tang Shengkai isn't quite adept at replenishing his spiritual energy yet, mainly because the circulation of spiritual energy within his body isn't particularly smooth. He knows that if it weren't for these few close calls, he probably wouldn't have reached the first level of Qi Refining in his lifetime.

He closed his eyes and emptied his mind. The surrounding spiritual energy surged wildly into his body, and he was like a dried-up sponge trying to absorb water.

Xu Hongchang and the others quieted down. They had all taken turns resting these past few days, but Old Tang had been working like a machine without stopping. Xu Hongchang thought that if they could go back, Old Tang would earn a considerable amount of military merit based on what he had done.

The Japanese were furious, but having lost five more warriors, they dared not make any further moves. Their original plan was to wipe out these men before the planes arrived, so their efforts wouldn't have been in vain.

However, those people were really too difficult to deal with. No matter how hard they tried, they just couldn't get across this 4-meter-wide chasm.

No one on their side was willing to cross the wooden bridge anymore. The leader figured the plane would arrive by tomorrow at the latest, so they might as well wait and then stage a few more feigned attacks later.

Xu Hongchang handed a large piece of roasted beef to Tang Shengkai. Tang Shengkai opened his eyes and began to eat. While the group was sharing the beef, Tang Shengkai heard movement from the other side. He turned around and saw that people were starting to build a bridge again.

Tang Shengkai wasn't in a hurry; he chewed even faster.

Xu Hongchang has gotten used to it these past few days, "They've started building bridges again."

"Okay, no rush, Battalion Commander. Quickly break the wood with bullets in it, and then you can pick out all the bullets."

Xu Hongchang nodded, chewing on his beef while thinking about how to snatch a few guns from the Japanese.

As if he had just thought of something, he asked, "Old Tang, do you have a plan?"

Tang Shengkai nodded, "The number of people on the other side has been increasing these past few days. There's no way to figure out their situation from here. I'm going to go over there."

"no!"

"no!"

Several people spoke up, asking, "What's the difference between going there now and walking right into a trap?"

"Old Tang, this is too risky. Let's wait a bit longer."

Xu Hongchang himself didn't believe what he said. If there were a way, they wouldn't have been trapped here for three days.

"Don't think about it anymore, I've made up my mind. Battalion Commander, when I start fighting over there, they won't be able to pay attention to this side. You guys take advantage of the darkness and run into the dense forest as soon as possible."

"No, we will never abandon you."

Tang Shengkai looked at Xu Hongchang with some helplessness, thinking to himself, "Is it possible that you're the ones getting in my way?"

"Commander, tonight is our only chance to enter the dense forest. Only if we enter the dense forest will we avoid being easily found by the planes and have any chance of survival."

How could Xu Hongchang not know? But he couldn't leave Lao Tang alone.

Tang Shengkai understood Xu Hongchang's concerns. "Battalion Commander, you should know my speed. The Japanese can't catch me at all. But if you're all here, I can't go all out."

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