Chapter 273: A Great Defeat
Bang!
One soldier fell to the ground on the spot.
"Enemy! There are still enemies!"
Several group leaders reacted very quickly, jumping to the ground and crawling out while shouting.
Bang!
Another gunshot rang out, and another person was shot and fell to the ground.
Xu Chaogong cursed, "Are you pigs? How can you hide people in such a small square?"
"Search for me quickly!"
"Protect me quickly!"
"Over there! Over there!"
The square was in chaos, with scolding, shouting, orders, running, and gunfire all mixed together. The soldiers clearly heard the gunshots nearby, but they could not find the enemy.
In the chaos, gunshots rang out one after another, and one person fell down after another. It was not until a circle of people died around a certain place that someone noticed something was wrong.
"There, there! There's a gun in that mud pit, and it's firing!"
The gun turned around in an instant and shot the person who was shouting to death.
But it was too late. Everyone looked over and saw only an inconspicuous pool of muddy water on the gray land under the mist, and half of an inconspicuous gun barrel in the muddy water.
Bang, flames spit out from the gun barrel, and another person fell to the ground!
"Damn it! It turned out to be hidden here!"
"I was wondering why the person disappeared!"
"A bunch of pigs!"
Xu Chaogong cursed, "I was fooled like this! Hit me now!"
In an instant, firepower poured down, and countless mud and water in the small mud pit splashed up, as if boiling, but the barrel of the gun retracted suddenly, and after the shooting stopped, it extended out again to shoot.
Xu Chaogong's face flushed crimson as he shouted angrily, "Throw a grenade and blow this bastard out!"
Several grenades were thrown in.
A moment later, there were a few muffled sounds, and mud and water rushed up into the sky, splashing all over them.
"Damn it."
Several group leaders slapped the mud off their bodies and cursed:
"There are actually people like this. Is this a loach that has become a spirit?"
"Also, you can't even see such a big mud puddle, what are you doing?"
"A bunch of rubbish."
Xu Chaogong pointed around him and said, "All of you, go down and drag the body up to me."
Several soldiers looked miserable, but they still tied ropes, one of them put on goggles, took a deep breath and jumped down.
This mud pit is very small, with a diameter of only a little over one meter, not much bigger than an adult. It looks very shallow, but I didn't expect that someone could hide in it.
Several soldiers were in disbelief.
One person said, "Why do I feel like everything has been weird since we attacked this town?"
"Yeah, that group of people at the intersection looked weird. I shot them multiple times, but they didn't move at all."
"I noticed that, too. I shot a man in the head seven times, but he didn't die and kept shooting. I thought I missed, but when I was clearing the bodies just now, I saw a corpse with seven bullet holes in its head. However, there was only half of its body left, and all the blood had drained out!"
"No way, this is a coincidence, right?"
"If this is a coincidence, it's too much of a coincidence!"
"Really, I think there's a ghost in this town. Maybe there's something unclean going on."
"It's out in the wilderness, maybe."
As he spoke, several soldiers felt their hair stand on end and a chill spread up their backs.
They didn't dare to speak, and each of them secretly thought about leaving this damn place as soon as possible.
At this moment, the rope in their hands moved, and several soldiers immediately pulled it upwards with force.
But after just two pulls, a huge force suddenly came from the rope, pulling the first few people directly into the mud puddle. Only the last person reacted at the last moment and got rid of it.
Seeing several of his companions disappear into the mud pit, he was so frightened that he shouted, "Water ghost! There is a water ghost here!"
An officer came up and kicked him: "What are you yelling about?"
The soldier was terrified and used all his hands and feet to crawl out: "There really is a water ghost! He dragged Wang Wu and the others down!"
"What?"
The officer turned his head and looked at the puddle. The other soldiers had indeed disappeared, and the rope was gone.
He realized something was wrong and was about to open his mouth to warn others when he saw another gun poking out from the mud pit.
Bang!
The chief cracked.
The gunshots continued, and in a moment another group of people fell down.
Amid the smoke and screams, Xu Chaogong finally understood what was happening.
A strange man who can breathe in mud and water used the mud puddle as a trench and fought a positional battle with them.
He seemed to have special observation skills, and he could observe the surrounding scenery without going ashore.
And with only half of the gun barrel exposed, he could shoot at them accurately.
Throwing grenades is useless. This mud pit is very deep and the grenades cannot reach the bottom. It will float up again within ten seconds after the explosion.
After more than twenty minutes of positional warfare with a monster in a mud puddle, they gained nothing except a pile of corpses.
The soldiers didn't dare to move forward and could only shoot from a distance. Xu Chaogong and others were so angry that their lungs were about to explode, but they couldn't think of a solution.
Generally speaking, in positional warfare, victory can basically be declared as long as you rush into the enemy's trenches.
However, the enemy's trench was a bottomless mud pit. They could only rush to the edge of the mud pit, but could not rush into it.
Grenades, incendiary bombs, poison gas bombs, and white phosphorus bombs are effective methods against trenches, but they are meaningless against mud pits.
The grenade cannot reach the bottom and can only temporarily suspend the opponent's attack.
There's no use for incendiary bombs. Who has ever seen an incendiary bomb that can burn in mud and water?
As for other things, they don't have poison gas bombs and white phosphorus bombs, but they don't think they will be useful.
The most incomprehensible thing is that the other side seems to have a pair of X-ray eyes and can always detect their ambushes. No matter how they throw grenades, the other side can dodge them.
If you throw it too early, the opponent will throw the grenade back, and you will be blown to pieces.
Finally, someone suggested finding a large iron box to cover the mud pit.
To be honest, although this idea may seem cowardly, it really tempted Xu Chaogong.
After throwing out the grenade thrown into the mud pit again and killing a group of soldiers, he finally made up his mind.
"Go find an iron box, cover that bastard inside, and suffocate him to death!"
However, a moment later, bad news came from the rear: the team that went out to look for the iron box was killed on the way.
Xu Chaogong jumped up suddenly. This couldn't be done by the mud monster. It must be an enemy outside.
He immediately sent out half of his troops to fight, thinking: "I can't do anything about the turtles inside, but I can always squeeze the soft persimmons outside."
About thirty minutes later, there was a cacophony of gunfire and explosions, along with screams and curses. The two regimental commanders who had gone out came running back, their heads in their hands, wounded and their clothes blown off. They shouted, "Captain Xu, this is bad! We're surrounded! The enemy outside is very strong, we can't defeat them at all!"
"Bullshit!" Xu Chaogong cursed, "Let's gather all our forces and charge out!"
But I knew in my heart that it was wrong and I wanted to back out.
Several regimental commanders quickly gathered all the troops and attacked in two directions.
But along the way, not only did they not encounter any enemies, they were also attacked by cold guns everywhere and various attacks from the underworld, which made them unable to defend themselves.
After finally rushing out of the middle door, the situation was even worse. There were booby traps laid on the ground at some point. If you were not careful, you would lose your arms and legs.
Looking around, there was not a single living person to be seen, only endless cold gunfire. Xu Chaogong ordered his troops to rush out, but after a series of explosions, they finally had to retreat to rest.
After that, they charged several times but suffered heavy casualties. The morale of the troops had dropped to freezing point and no one was willing to go out and be shot.
Xu Chaogong had no choice but to order a defense and ask for help from the Governor's Office.
However, the liaison officer came back soon to report that the telephone line had been cut at some point.
What's worse is that the attack started outside and the mud pit inside became active again. A gun was stretched out and fired everywhere. The soldiers could defend the front but not the back.
Under attack from both inside and outside, morale eventually collapsed and the soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.
"We surrender! Gentlemen, stop fighting! Stop fighting! We surrender!"
Xu Chaogong was filled with grievances, but he also knew that there was nothing he could do, so he could only throw away his weapons and kneel down to surrender along with several other regiment commanders.
The gunfire gradually died down.
Only then did they finally see the true face of the enemy. They were dressed in gray, wearing gray caps and tall stand-up collars. They walked out from the shadows and corners like secret agents.
With a splash, a man jumped out of the mud pit. He looked no different from a normal person. Mud and water were flowing down his body, but it was still visible that he was wearing a cloak, carrying many guns on his back, and wearing a mask on his face.
Mud and water flowed down the mask, and everyone could clearly see the words on it.
Beast way.
"Is this some kind of biochemical mutant symbol?"
Several regimental commanders pondered in their hearts, and at the same time felt even more aggrieved. They were actually fooled around by a special operations individual, and were dragged here for so long, only to be surrounded by the enemy's large force in the end.
A young man ran out from among the gray-clothed men. He had sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, thin lips and a straight nose. His body was like a jade tree and his face was like a sculpture. He was a standard handsome man, but his temperament was exaggerated and his face was full of attentive and licking expressions, which made him look very cheap.
"Head of County Lin!" he shouted, rushed forward and threw himself into the arms of the clay figure regardless of everything, and then was thrown out by the clay figure.
"Fuck!"
"No?"
"Is this true?"
Several group leaders were stunned.
"Is this the legendary new governor of Changshan County? The ruler of an independent kingdom with a three-fold power system, a figure the empire has never seen before? The godlike figure who pissed Governor Gu off to death?"
"It turned out that he was the one who had been fighting with us?"
It was rare enough for the county governor to personally take part in the battle, but this man not only went to the battlefield in person, he also rushed to the front line to fight with them, and with his own strength, he held back an army of several thousand people.
"No wonder we lost so badly!"
Several team leaders thought of this in an instant.
Others were thinking, "The mayor of Changshan County is actually a cyborg! This is earth-shattering news! If it gets out, he's doomed."
The Empire has a clear ban on human modification, but since the Royal Guards and the Imperial Garrison are all composed of special warfare units that have undergone biochemical modification, this order is almost equivalent to bullshit.
However, in the empire, modified humans are still not allowed to appear in public. Officials are especially prohibited from using biochemical modifications. This is an ethical taboo. Once discovered, they will be immediately dismissed.
It is unimaginable that County Chief Lin actually dared to defy the world and reform himself.
Xu Chaogong thought of something deeper, his face turned pale in an instant, and he shouted:
"I, I am willing to surrender! The Governor of Shizhou is extremely evil, callous, wicked, and hopelessly beastly. He even dared to become an enemy of the great, wise, and powerful County Chief Lin. I can no longer tolerate this. I admire County Chief Lin's reputation and have long wanted to join his army, but I just haven't had the opportunity!"
"Thank goodness, I finally met friendly forces today. I am willing to serve as Sheriff Lin's vanguard in his conquest of the world... and dedicate my last ounce of strength to Sheriff Lin's great cause."
Bang!
The bullet grazed his cheek and hit the ground behind him, splashing dust half a foot high.
Xu Chaogong was kneeling on the ground, his crotch was wet.
(End of this chapter)
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