Void Jigsaw Puzzle

Chapter 139 Defending Ma'anshan

The news that Mr. Liang's Leyou Mansion was razed to the ground in an instant by Pu Yue's armored vehicle soon reached the City God Temple.

At that time, Zhong Chenmu was sitting in the main hall with several key leaders discussing the upcoming decisive battle. Upon hearing the news, everyone fell silent.

Through Pu Yue's action, Zhong Chenmu once again confirmed a certain judgment in his heart, but he did not want to say it out now to disrupt the morale of the army, because he had not yet thought of a comprehensive solution.

"They're heading towards the City God Temple in a formation! They just passed the City Library!"

The latest intelligence comes from Jigsaw Team's outpost along the way.

"The roadblocks and spikes on the ground are useless!"

"We tried to slow down their advance a little, but failed, and suffered heavy casualties!"

"Please pay attention, everyone! They have twenty heavy armored vehicles! Each vehicle has about ten people providing protection and cover. So, they are a whole formation, not just armored vehicles. This combination is extremely powerful, so don't take it lightly!"

"..."

There wasn't a single piece of good news coming from the front lines. Just as Zhong Chenmu had predicted, Team Pu Yue's ultimate weapon completely dominated the Jigsaw Squad in terms of weapons and tools. Their positioning and formation were meticulous, and the Jigsaw Squad members were diligent, but in the face of a fundamentally different power gap, everything else seemed futile.

"There must be a way, there must be a way..."

Zhong Chenmu muttered to himself, then sent a message to Huo Zhenqiang, asking him to gather all the members of the Jigsaw Team stationed outside Ma'anshan and Chenghuang Temple, and ambush them in the area leading to Sanduping on the riverside road, blocking the retreat of the Pu Yue Team's armored vehicle column.

"Don't rush in and surround them, but wait and see what happens!"

he ordered.

When all measures were of no avail, the only solution Zhong Chenmu could think of was for all team members to launch an attack at the same time, stretching the front line faced by the Pu Yue team's armored vehicles to the longest, and then looking for a breakthrough. Once a breakthrough was found and they could control a vehicle, the whole situation would change greatly.

However, the risks of this plan are also obvious - during its implementation, the entire Jigsaw Team may be wiped out. This is a "win-win-win" plan. If it fails, it will be a disaster.

Seeing the overall tense atmosphere, Guo Ling turned to Fan Ting and asked, "That day in the factory in Ciqikou, before we separated, did you see any images above the black sky?"

Fan Ting blurted out, "I see. I believe he is more than just an image. He must still be alive, but in a place we can't reach for the time being."

Guo Ling smiled and turned to ask Old Man Liu: "What about you? Did you see anything?"

"Of course!" Old Man Liu felt a little strange and asked, "Why are you asking me this?"

"Because I saw it too. I saw a very important person. What does this fully prove? It proves that our identity as 'Incomplete Ones' is real, and the person we are looking for must be waiting for us somewhere in this universe. Therefore, we must survive. We cannot die."

Zhu Tong was not present, so Zhong Chenmu took on the summary work that the girl usually undertook.

"A family should be together!"

Everyone laughed, though their laughter was tinged with worry and bitterness.

Just as the laughter died down, a shocking explosion was heard outside the door, "Boom boom boom..."

"Ahhhh!"

The crowd shouted.

Zhong Chenmu immediately stood up and shouted, "Everyone, take your positions! According to our previous plan, each of you will rush to your designated location and continue to lure the Pu Yue team deeper into their territory. Remember, do not engage in a head-on confrontation! Do not engage in a head-on confrontation!"

He was the first to rush outside the main hall. He saw that the gate of the City God Temple had been cut in half by the previous shot, and the remaining ruins were emitting black smoke. In the distance, he could hear the sound of armored vehicles slowly approaching, mixed with the shouts of battle.

"call......."

Another artillery attack blew the pine and cypress forest at the gate into pieces, with dust and branches flying everywhere.

Zhong Chenmu carefully dodged the ricochets of artillery fire, his gaze determined as he hurried toward Ma'anshan. The Jigsaw Squad, taking advantage of the terrain, set up several attack points on the mountainside, placing large rocks. If armored vehicles approached, they could be pushed down the mountainside, effectively blocking them. He knew the Pu Yue team would definitely attack here, and he also knew that the defenses around the City God Temple alone wouldn't be able to resist the armored vehicles. However, if they could lure the Pu Yue team to the foot of Ma'anshan, using the rocks on the mountainside to launch a wave of attacks while the chaos was going on, they would have a good chance. At that time, if they could also join Huo Zhenqiang's team, who had secretly surrounded them from behind, they would have their best chance.

Thinking of this, he sent a new message to Huo Zhenqiang: "Observe the movements below Ma'anshan. Once we push the rocks down from the mountainside to attack, you must quickly surround us!"

Of course, Zhong Chenmu did not go to Ma'anshan simply to initiate such a once-in-a-lifetime siege opportunity. He also had a very secret plan, but he hoped that he would never have the opportunity or necessity to implement it.

A mighty river, as always, rolled down the mountainside. As the array of armored vehicles approached the foot of Ma'anshan, only this tirelessly surging river seemed to show no fear. Even a vehicle as massive as the armored vehicle was no match for it; if it stumbled and fell into the river, it would surely be swallowed by the current.

The attack point on the mountainside was under the charge of Reyue, who was also here with Zhu Tong. It could be said that this area was the relatively safest place.

Zhong Chenmu came to Reyue and saw her nervously checking the landing points of the five stones.

"Everyone, stay focused! You must be 100% focused! Every stone is our precious weapon. We must ensure that they are placed in a stable position and can be pushed down at any time. They must also be hidden first so that they cannot be seen from below..."

Seeing Zhong Chenmu, Reyue just greeted him hurriedly, and then said: "The little boy is in the cave at the back, don't worry."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a "whoosh" sound from the foot of the mountain, and a cannonball, trailing flames, rushed up fiercely and hit the top of the cave directly.

After a cloud of mud, sand, and broken branches and leaves fell, the entrance to the cave remained firm.

Zhong Chenmu breathed a sigh of relief and shouted into the cave, "Don't move, don't come out! It's dangerous outside!"

Reyue crawled on the ground, looking down from a high vantage point, and saw that Putuo's armored convoy began to gradually change its formation from the previous column to a horizontal line-up. Judging from their posture, they were going to fire at the mountainside together.

Farther away, the area around the City God Temple was already shrouded in smoke, making it difficult to see exactly what was happening. However, judging by the movements of the scattered Jigsaw Team nearby, they had clearly been shattered by the Pu Yue Team. Further away, a large group of men slowly gathered; it was Huo Zhenqiang's team.

Under Reyue's guidance, Zhong Chenmu quickly observed the situation at the foot of the mountain. He didn't see any familiar faces, so he silently said in his heart: "Uncle Liu, Brother Guo, Sister Fan, you all have to be well..."

"Captain Zhong, I'm afraid we're about to release the stones and launch a general attack. This is our biggest chance." Reyue whispered, "Look at those armored vehicles. They're currently preparing to launch. Once they're ready and the artillery fires, I'm afraid we won't be able to withstand it."

"Well, you give the orders!"

"Ok!"

Reyue frowned slightly, staring intently at the situation at the foot of the mountain with her delicate eyes. She waited until the Jigsaw Team's formation was relatively close and Huo Zhenqiang's team was getting closer, then she shouted loudly, "Falling rocks!"

"Roger that!"

Team members at the five rockfall points on the mountainside began pushing the rocks down the mountain almost at the same time.

"Rumble..."

Dozens of huge rocks rolled along the mountain road to the foot of the mountain, rolling faster and faster, and finally rushed violently towards the row of armored vehicles, dispersing the guarding crowd, and directly ran over the vehicles, knocking the vehicles toppling over, especially the artillery barrels, several of which were broken instantly.

"Now! Let's go!" Zhong Chenmu jumped up and shouted loudly.

I saw members of the Jigsaw Team pouring out from all directions on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain, surrounding the panicked Pu Yue Team.

Some of them were equipped with bows and crossbows that had been captured earlier, and they charged and shot at the same time.

Soon, they occupied half of the armored vehicles.

"Great!" Zhong Chenmu clenched his fists: "Hurry and find Pu Yue!"

But at this moment, a crisp "thump thump" sound was heard at the foot of the mountain. Along with this sound, the puzzle team members who were surrounded fell to the ground one after another, without even making a sound.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere in the air.

"What's going on?" Zhong Chenmu widened his eyes and looked carefully. He saw that machine guns were mounted on the remaining half of the armored vehicle that had not yet been occupied by the Jigsaw Team!

That's right, it was a machine gun! He had seen it in a book before. It was a terrifying weapon that could fire bullets continuously. A single machine gun could even kill dozens or even hundreds of people!

"Oh no, everyone, hide quickly! The enemy has machine guns!" Zhong Chenmu hurriedly shouted towards the foot of the mountain and into the walkie-talkie.

"Hahahahaha!" At this time, Pu Yue's voice came from the foot of the mountain, and it was extremely clear in the loudspeaker: "Relying on your little tricks? You think you can defeat me? I tell you, those ten armored vehicles were robbed by you just now, spit them out to me immediately. We have heavy machine guns, didn't expect it? I didn't use them before just to save your face. If you surrendered properly, why would you have to make such a fuss now? I didn't expect you to dare to throw stones at my car. It hurts me so much. Since you make me sad, you should pay the price..."

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