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Johnson grabbed Ah Gui by the collar and asked fiercely, "Are there any landmines planted outside Shanhe County? Don't try anything funny!"

Ah Gui was trembling with fear, but he still tried to remain calm: "Don't worry, sir. I've been here for so long. If there were any landmines, I would have found them long ago. There are definitely none!"

Smith, however, remained uneasy, staring intently into A-Gui's eyes, trying to find a clue in his expression. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Whether there's any or not, let these women from Shanhe County scout ahead!" Johnson grinned maliciously and waved for the soldiers to push the girls forward.

"Keep moving forward until you reach your loved ones, then you'll be safe, hahahaha!" The American soldier pointed his gun at the girls and forced them to walk towards the county town.

The poor girls were driven step by step toward the city gate. With each step, they feared that the American soldiers behind them would shoot them in the head or throw a bomb at them, killing them instantly.

The young men on the city wall all had fierce glints in their eyes, gripping their homemade guns tightly. They wished they could rush down immediately to rescue the girls. Their loved ones behind them collapsed to the ground, clasped their hands together, and kept muttering prayers for peace.

Dangerous, this is too dangerous. Their thoughts were similar to those of the girls: what if those people behind them opened fire? At the same time, they had another worry in their hearts: there were bombs buried on the ground.

As the girls slowly moved forward, the American soldiers nervously watched the ground, fearing a sudden explosion. Fortunately, the girls safely passed through the area where Tang Yue and her group had planted landmines.

Not only were the American soldiers relieved, but even the people in Shanhe County found it unbelievable. What happened? Were the bombs they made unusable? Why didn't they explode?

It wasn't that they wanted the bomb to kill their own people. When those children walked through the minefield, their hearts were in their throats. The girls' families were being held tightly, and they weren't allowed to make a sound.

If the American soldiers discover something amiss and stop advancing, then all their bombs will have been planted for nothing. There will always be sacrifices in war; this was a decision the county magistrate and several elders made with gritted teeth.

But their eyes, bloodshot and fixed on the ground, were now filled with disbelief. Why? Why hadn't any of the landmines they'd planted exploded? Were they really that lucky? Had they really not stepped on a single one?

They buried them very densely.

Seeing this, Johnson laughed arrogantly: "I told you, what landmines could they possibly have! Look at this poor place, how could they possibly have landmines? Would they even make them? Charge!"

Upon seeing the situation below, the county magistrate anxiously approached Tang Yue. "Goddess, the landmines we made haven't exploded. What's going on?" The magistrate wanted to explain that they had followed the Goddess's instructions step by step with precision, but they had no idea why the landmines weren't exploding.

Tang Yue's lips curled slightly, her gaze fixed on the American soldiers below, anticipating their boarding of the tanks. That way, the American soldiers would witness an even more amazing scene.

"Don't worry, the Americans will cause an uproar if they come over."

The county magistrate glanced furtively at the goddess; their worship of her was now blind. Since the goddess spoke this way, they would simply accept it. The magistrate tried to reassure himself.

The American soldiers slowly advanced. They weren't moving fast, and once they reached the range of their homemade guns and the distance to throw smoke grenades, the American soldiers believed that this was the best distance to shoot.

They had never experienced such a safe war before, and they immediately became excited, speeding up their charge. Just then, several American soldiers felt as if they had stepped on something, and in their moment of inattention, several landmines buried in the ground exploded with a series of "bangs."

Nearby American soldiers were blown away, their flesh and blood flying everywhere.

"This?" The county magistrate was stunned by the scene below the city. Tang Yue sighed inwardly. What kind of time is this to be spacing out? This county magistrate is really too carefree.

Tang Yue made a gesture, and Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing immediately understood, giving two training hand signals: "Charge!"

"Charge!"

The able-bodied men of Shanhe County immediately cleared a path with smoke grenades, followed by other able-bodied men carrying homemade guns. Taking advantage of the colorful smoke grenades exploding and the American troops not being able to react in time, the men began to fire their homemade guns in a "bang bang bang" barrage.

Colorful smoke grenades exploded in the US military camp, and thick smoke instantly spread out, red, green, blue... all kinds of colors intertwined, obscuring the vision of the US soldiers.

They coughed and shouted, looking around frantically, unable to see any direction.

Just then, the able-bodied men of Shanhe County, carrying homemade guns, charged out of the smoke like tigers descending a mountain. The sound of guns being cocked rose and fell, and the "bang bang bang" of gunfire shattered the chaos of the battlefield.

The US troops were caught off guard by the sudden attack, and their once orderly ranks were suddenly torn apart. Some soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, while others fled in terror, and chaos reigned on the scene.

Johnson was furious. He yelled at the top of his lungs, "Keep calm! Don't panic! Tanks, tanks, move forward and fire! Blast these country bumpkins to smithereens!"

Under his command, several tanks roared forward, their tracks grinding against the ground with deafening noise. Some tank guns were aimed at the city wall of Shanhe County, while others were aimed at the charging young men. At a single command, shells would whistle out.

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