Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

He pointed to an inconspicuous spot on the hillside in the distance and said to the gunner, "Old Wang, do you see that slightly darker spot? Aim and shoot. Two rapid shots!"

Gunner Lao Wang narrowed his eyes and aimed carefully, "Battalion Commander, this... the distance is a bit far, I'm afraid I can't hit it!" Lao Wang was a little hesitant. This was his last asset, and if he couldn't hit it, there would be nothing he could do.

"Stop talking nonsense, just fight when I tell you to! Don't I trust your accuracy?" Zhang Ling glared at him, "If you can destroy the Japanese's lair with one shot, I'll apply for a second-class merit for you when I go back!"

When Lao Wang heard this, he immediately became energetic and patted his chest to assure: "Don't worry, Captain. I may not be good at other things, but I am quite good at firing cannons! Just wait and see!"

"Boom! Boom!" With two loud bangs, the shells, with long tails of flames, cut through the sky and headed straight for the target.

Everyone held their breath and stared at the trajectory of the shells nervously. They saw that the two shells landed accurately at the designated location, and the flames of the explosion instantly illuminated the entire valley.

"Hit it! Hit it!" Xu Erniu shouted excitedly, and the others cheered too.

However, there was no joy on Zhang Ling's face. He still stared at the position of the Sakata Regiment with a frown.

"Something's wrong, why is there no movement?" Zhang Ling muttered to himself. According to his plan, the shells should have detonated gas and caused landslides after hitting the target, but now it was calm and there was no movement at all.

"Damn it, is the information wrong? There is no gas down there at all?" Zhang Ling cursed in his heart, an ominous premonition coming to his mind.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion on the Sakata Regiment's position, and then countless Japanese soldiers poured out of the trenches and charged towards the position of the 772nd Regiment like a tide.

"Baga! You Chinese pigs, you have run out of artillery shells! Now it's our turn!" A Japanese officer waved his command knife and roared hysterically.

"Oh no! The Japanese are counterattacking!" Xu Erniu shouted, and everyone immediately entered combat status, raising their guns and shooting.

"Damn it, these Japanese devils are really lingering around!" Zhang Ling cursed, picked up a Type 38 rifle, aimed at the Japanese devil in the front and shot him.

The battle started instantly, with the sound of gunfire, explosions, and shouts of killing intertwined and deafening. Although the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment were brave and tenacious, they were too few in number and had insufficient ammunition, so they were quickly suppressed by the devils.

"Battalion Commander, we can't hold on any longer!" Xu Erniu ran to Zhang Ling and shouted anxiously.

Zhang Ling looked around and saw soldiers falling in pools of blood. The position was about to be lost. He knew that if he didn't find a solution, the 772nd Regiment would be completely wiped out.

"Old Wang, do you have any more shells?" Zhang Ling asked loudly.

"Battalion Commander, there is only one shot left!" Lao Wang's voice trembled.

"You have to fire the last shot! Aim at the crowd of Japanese devils and fire!" Zhang Ling said while gritting his teeth.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the last shell whizzed out and landed among the crowd of Japanese devils, creating a bloody mist.

However, this last shell did not change the situation of the battle. The Japanese still poured in like a tide, and the position of the 772nd Regiment was in danger.

At this critical moment, suddenly, the earth began to shake violently, a loud rumbling sound came from the distance, and the entire Cangyun Ridge seemed to be shaking.

"What's going on?" Zhang Ling looked up in astonishment, and saw that the soil on the hillside in the distance began to collapse. A large amount of mud and rocks rolled down, burying the position of the Sakata Regiment.

"Landslide! It's a landslide!" Xu Erniu pointed to the distance and shouted excitedly.

Zhang Ling then realized that his plan had not failed, but the power of the gas explosion was much greater than he had imagined, and it took a while to cause the landslide.

Looking at the Sakata Brigade swallowed by the landslide, Zhang Ling finally smiled. He turned around and said to the surviving soldiers: "Brothers, we won!"

However, before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt his feet go empty and he fell down...

Zhang Ling lay on the ground, carefully observing the position of the Sakata Regiment. The Japanese soldiers came and went, busy building fortifications, and had no idea that death was approaching. Zhang Ling sneered in his heart, little Japanese soldiers, your doomsday is coming!

"Battalion Commander, I've taken aim. It's that bald hillside, there's no doubt about it!" Xu Erniu said to Zhang Ling in a muffled voice, carrying a mortar.

Zhang Ling nodded, took the cannon from Xu Erniu, squinted one eye, and carefully adjusted the angle and distance. "Erniu, this shot is related to the life and death of our brothers, and also to whether the spirit of Captain Cheng can rest in peace. You have to aim for me!"

"Don't worry, Battalion Commander. I, Xu Erniu, may not be good at other things, but I learned the skill of firing artillery from Commander Cheng. Every shot I make hits the target!" Xu Erniu assured, patting his chest, his face full of confidence.

Zhang Ling took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Okay! It's up to you then!"

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the first shell whizzed out, cut through the sky, and landed accurately on the target hillside.

"Boom!" Another loud noise was heard, and a huge gap was blown up on the hillside, with dust flying and gravel scattering everywhere.

Zhang Ling, Xu Erniu and others nervously watched the blasted hillside, expecting a gas explosion. However, after waiting for a long time, nothing happened except dust and gravel.

"What's going on? Is the information wrong?" Zhang Ling's heart sank as an ominous premonition came to his mind.

"Battalion Commander, is the artillery shell not powerful enough?" Xu Erniu scratched his head and asked puzzledly.

Zhang Ling frowned, he knew that if the gas could not be detonated, their plan would fail completely. With only the remaining three shells, it was impossible to cause a fatal blow to the Sakata regiment.

"Damn it, I don't believe this!" Zhang Ling gritted his teeth, snatched the cannon from Xu Erniu, and aimed at the target hillside himself. "Another shot!"

"Boom!" The second shell whizzed out and landed accurately on the target hillside again.

"Boom!" There was another loud noise, and the gap on the hillside became bigger and deeper, but there was still no sign of a gas explosion.

"Battalion Commander, what...what's going on?" Xu Erniu and others were also panicked, looking at Zhang Ling, at a loss as to what to do.

Zhang Ling's face turned pale, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He knew that the current situation was very critical, and if they couldn't find a solution as soon as possible, all of them would have to die here.

At this moment, the guard Xiao Li, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "Captain, I remember you said before that gas explosions require open flames. Are we still short of a fire?"

Zhang Ling raised his head suddenly, his eyes lit up, Xiao Li's words reminded him! Gas explosions do require open flames, and their previous two shells only blew up the soil layer and did not ignite the gas.

"Xiao Li, you're right! We're still short of a fire!" Zhang Ling patted Xiao Li's shoulder excitedly, then turned to look at Xu Erniu, "Erniu, go find some flammable materials, let's light a fire and send those devils to hell!"

"Okay!" Xu Erniu responded excitedly and turned around to look for flammable materials.

Soon, Xu Erniu came back with a pile of hay and firewood. Zhang Ling directed everyone to pile the hay and firewood near the gap in the hillside and then lit the fire.

The fire was blazing, and thick smoke was billowing into the sky. Zhang Ling, Xu Erniu and others were watching the fire nervously, praying silently in their hearts.

As time went by, the fire grew bigger and the smoke became thicker. Just when everyone was about to lose their patience, suddenly, a pungent smell came from the gap in the hillside.

"It's gas! The gas is leaking!" Zhang Ling shouted excitedly.

"Battalion Commander, let's run! This thing is going to explode!" Xu Erniu was so scared that his face turned pale, and he pulled Zhang Ling to run.

"Why are you running? Is it too late to run now? We have to add more fire to detonate the gas completely!" Zhang Ling shook off Xu Erniu's hand, then picked up the last shell and stuffed it into the barrel.

"Battalion Commander, you're crazy! This is too dangerous!" Xu Erniu and others shouted in horror.

Zhang Ling ignored them. He narrowed one eye, aimed at the gap in the hillside next to the fire, and then pulled the gun cord hard.

"Boom!" The shell whizzed out and landed accurately next to the fire.

"Boom!" With a loud bang that shook the earth, a column of fire suddenly erupted from the gap in the hillside and shot straight into the sky. Immediately afterwards, the entire Cangyun Ridge began to tremble violently, with mountains collapsing and the ground cracking, and sand and rocks flying everywhere, as if the world was coming to an end...

At this moment, Zhang Ling suddenly felt his feet go empty and he fell down...

Zhang Ling took a deep breath, walked to the mortar, and patted the cold gun body, as if to comfort a horse about to go to war. He squinted his eyes, and the topographic map of Cangyunling emerged in his mind, especially the area where the Bantian Regiment was stationed, and the weak point he marked - an exposed hillside with a slightly different color.

"Erniu, come here and give me a hand!" Zhang Ling waved to Xu Erniu.

Xu Erniu ran over eagerly, looking expectant: "Captain, what do you want me to do?"

Zhang Ling pointed at the point marked on the map: "See this place? Whether we can turn the tables depends on these two shots. Aim carefully, don't miss!"

Xu Erniu scratched his head and chuckled, "Captain, I may not be good at other things, but my aiming ability is like a monkey stealing peaches, I can catch them all with one strike!"

Zhang Ling rolled his eyes at him in annoyance: "Stop talking nonsense! If you miss, I'll be the first to sacrifice you to the gods!"

Xu Erniu immediately put away his smile and began to adjust the angle of the mortar seriously. Zhang Ling watched carefully from the side and made minor adjustments from time to time. He knew that the importance of these two shots was no less than a gamble, and the stakes were the fate of the entire 772nd Regiment and his own life and death.

The first shell whizzed out, breaking through the silent night sky, and flew towards the target carrying everyone's hopes.

A few seconds later, there was a loud bang and a ball of fire rose in the distance.

"How is it? Did you hit it?" Xu Erniu asked nervously.

Zhang Ling stared at the explosion point and shook his head: "It's a little off, but it's not a big problem. Let's fire another one!"

After the second shell was loaded, Xu Erniu held his breath, aimed again, and then pulled the launch rope hard.

The shells once again streaked across the night sky, and this time, they hit the target accurately.

However, the expected landslides and earthquakes did not occur, but only louder explosions and flames shot up into the sky.

"What's going on? Is the information wrong?" Zhang Ling's heart sank. Is he really going to fail this time?

At this moment, the earth began to tremble and cracks appeared in the mountain. Then, there was an earthquake and the hillside began to collapse. A large amount of soil and rocks rolled down, burying the Sakata Regiment's position.

"It's done!" Xu Erniu shouted excitedly, and the others also cheered.

Zhang Ling looked at the spectacular scene in front of him, but he did not feel a trace of joy in his heart. Instead, he felt an indescribable fear.

Because he found that the scope of the landslide was much larger than he expected. Not only the position of the Sakata Regiment, but even their position was affected.

"Retreat quickly! This place is going to collapse!" Zhang Ling yelled and ran towards Yujialing first.

Others also reacted and followed Zhang Ling to escape.