In an instant, the more than one hundred team members were thrown into chaos. Screams and shouts filled the entire lawn, and thick smoke surrounded them, making it impossible to even see each other clearly.
Soon, the raging fire engulfed everyone, and heart-wrenching screams filled the air, immersing them in a living hell.
This terrified the members of the special operations team watching from afar. They had finally witnessed the most terrifying force in nature, which was beyond human power to resist.
As the fire continued to burn, many Japanese team members were forced to brave the flames and rush out of the fire zone. Their clothes were still on fire, and they cried out in pain as they jumped into the water like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, desperately swimming towards the opposite bank.
As for those who failed to escape and remained in the fire, their fate was predictable.
The fate of the plainclothes officers who escaped into the water would not change. Many of the Japanese plainclothes officers who could not swim could only struggle in vain and sink to the bottom after swimming a short distance. The rest of them struggled forward desperately, hoping to swim to the other side and escape.
The scene before them caught even the two squadrons guarding the opposite bank completely off guard.
The fire was so fierce that the entire lawn area was engulfed in flames. The scorching heat seemed to travel through the air to them, filling them with terror.
The Japanese plainclothes officers who had escaped jumped into the river and swam closer and closer. The captain of the second company, Man Gaoge, couldn't help but smile. Since entering the Pudong battlefield, his company had not fired a single shot and had been working as porters carrying supplies every day. This time, they finally had a chance to fire a few shots. However, there were too few targets. There were only a dozen or so Japanese plainclothes officers breaking out in his direction. There weren't enough for his more than one hundred men.
"Fire!" Man Gaoge gave the order, and gunfire erupted. Almost simultaneously, more than a dozen Japanese plainclothes officers opposite them were shot and covered in blood, screaming in agony as they sank into the water, their blood gushing out and staining the river red.
Meanwhile, the First Squadron, which was guarding the southeast direction, made a mistake. The fire on the entire Caopingbang was too big, and the thick smoke was carried across the water by the northwest wind, sweeping towards the direction where the First Squadron was lying in ambush. It covered the entire southeast direction and trapped the First Squadron in it.
In fact, the most dangerous aspects of a fire are the thick smoke and harmful gases produced. If inhaled, these gases can cause significant damage to the lungs, potentially leading to fainting or even death within a short period. Many people in fires are first overcome by the thick smoke and then burned alive.
When Song Han, the captain of the first squadron, saw that the thick smoke had already affected his squadron, he was terrified.
"Quickly, quickly evacuate the position, run to both sides, avoid this direction, hurry!" Song Han shouted the order.
The team members had already noticed something was wrong. Upon hearing the order, they immediately took off running in both directions. Fortunately, Song Han noticed in time, and most of the team members escaped. Only a few team members couldn't hold on and were overcome by the thick smoke, but they were quickly carried by the other team members and rushed to safety.
This unexpected situation gave the Japanese plainclothes officers, who were fleeing southeast, an opportunity. About twenty plainclothes officers swam ashore and scattered into the dense reeds to escape.
A sharp-eyed member of the special operations team saw this and immediately reported it to Song Han. Song Han was so angry that he stomped his feet and shouted, "Everyone, spread out and capture the enemy who has escaped. Don't let a single one get away!"
What was supposed to be a perfect annihilation battle went wrong because of his own mistake, allowing the Japanese to escape. How could he go back and explain this to his battalion commander? He had to bring them back no matter what.
All the team members began searching everywhere, and even the second squadron joined in, conducting a grid search of the surrounding area.
Fortunately, they were lucky and managed to catch a few Japanese plainclothes officers. Because the incident happened in a hurry and they were trying to escape, none of them were carrying weapons. So, although the search took some effort, no one was injured.
However, the reeds here were too dense, making the search too difficult. More than a dozen Japanese plainclothes officers managed to escape and their whereabouts were never known.
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