390 Ive already taken Mt. Guan (1/2)

After Ren Xiaosu pushed the motorcycle and set off, Zhang Xiaoman quickly led the Razor Sharp Company in digging the trenches.

After all, Ren Xiaosu was not well-versed in military knowledge. Although the gullies could indeed save them a lot of steps, there was still a need to work on them before the gullies could be useful as trenches. They needed to select the most suitable position for the ambush and set up emplacements as well.

It would take an hour for Ren Xiaosu to head up the mountain and probably another hour for the reinforcements from Mt. Dingyuan to reach this location. So there wasn't much time left for Zhang Xiaoman and the others to get ready.

As Jiao Xiaochen led the group to construct the trenches, he muttered, ”I thought the commander sent us a weakling, but it turns out he's the best.”

”Do y'all feel that he has a grudge against these bandits?” someone wondered. ”I feel like he really wants to fight these bandits and the Zong Consortium until he kills them all.”

”I can feel it too.” Zhang Xiaoman sighed. ”There's some sort of ferocity deep in that kid's bones. He could kill someone just like that without batting an eyelid. Before we could even react, he finished off that bandit.”

”When he was pushing the motorcycle to go up the mountain just now, I could sense a killing intent in him.”

”You must've fucking listened to too many stories! You can even sense something like killing intent now? Get out of here!”

Zhang Xiaoman was sitting in the trenches and estimated the time. ”Are the mortars ready?”

”Captain, our mortars definitely can't hit the mountain since their effective range is only three kilometers.” Jiao Xiaochen wiped away his sweat and said, ”Should we get a little closer? That way, we can still provide some cover for him. Our mortars are probably still a bit far from the bandit lair on Mt. Guan to effectively hit them.”

”No.” Zhang Xiaoman shook his head. ”Our most important task is to wipe out the bandits coming from Mt. Dingyuan. It's not that I don't want to provide cover for him, but our mission must be completed. We can only talk about other matters after the mission is done.”

”What if he—”

”There's no 'what ifs,'” Zhang Xiaoman refuted. ”It's an honor for a soldier to die on the battlefield. Since he's decided to go, he must have some skills to keep himself alive. Don't ever underestimate a supernatural being. Have you forgotten how strong Old Xu's superpower is? And Ren Xiaosu might even be stronger than Old Xu?”

Supernatural beings had now become a variable on the battlefield. They were sharp daggers that could kill the enemy as soon as they were stabbed in the right position.

When it was time, Zhang Xiaoman immediately ordered Jiao Xiaochen to launch the mortars and create a distraction. After the mortars exploded, intense gunfire suddenly came from the mountainside.

Someone said, ”It seems like the bandits on Mt. Guan have already started fighting. Are we really not going to support him?”

”I think I just heard a train whistle. Did I hear wrong?”

”He definitely can't deal with them by himself. No matter how powerful a supernatural being is, they're still afraid of bullets. Why don't we attack Mt. Guan first?”

Zhang Xiaoman said coldly, ”Keep your guards up, all of you! Our current enemies are the bandits from Mt. Dingyuan, not the bandits here at Mt. Guan!”

But at this moment, the gunfire on the mountainside subsided. Zhang Xiaoman frowned. ”Why have the gunshots stopped so quickly? Has he retreated already, or did he sacrifice himself?”

”He sacrificed himself, more than likely.”

Based on last year's intel, there were at least 700 bandits gathered up on Mt. Guan. No matter how powerful Ren Xiaosu was, he could not possibly wipe out all the bandits by himself.

Moreover, there should be gunshots from the pursuing bandits if Ren Xiaosu had fled down the mountain. But right now, they couldn't hear any gunshots at all. This suggested the battle on the mountain had already ended.

Therefore, the most reasonable explanation was that Ren Xiaosu had overestimated his own strength when he said he would pin down the bandits on Mt. Guan. In the end, his plan backfired on him.

”But the reinforcements at Mt. Dingyuan won't come over here to give support if the battle's ended so quickly. Then our plan is ruined.” Jiao Xiaochen sighed. ”What should we do now? Should we retreat?”