The fire at the foot of the mountain burned ever brighter, while the brothers on the mountaintop watched the spectacle with great interest. They ate their food while watching the Japanese soldiers scrambling about in the firelight, thoroughly enjoying themselves!

"That's about enough! It's our turn to give the Japanese a push!" Mancang said, standing up after about twenty minutes.

"Alright! Grab your weapons! Let's get the hell out of here!" Da Zhao rallied his brothers, signaling them to prepare for action.

"Go around from this side and head straight to the helipad to roast those big birds first!" Man Cang continued to command.

The primary target of bombing the airport, after traveling thousands of miles, was the planes; the Japanese soldiers came second. Without the threat of the planes, they could peacefully stay in their own little corner of the world and develop their territory.

"Alright!" Da Zhao agreed and headed around the mountaintop, the barbed wire fences doing no harm. The Japanese patrols had all gone to fight the fire, leaving the rest of the group to their own devices.

The group quickly cut through the barbed wire, circled around half the hilltop, and descended to the valley floor, where they hid in the shadows to observe the situation. Dozens of planes were neatly lined up in three rows on the tarmac, silently parked. In the distance, a squad of Japanese soldiers stood guard at the edge, holding water hoses to prevent the fire from spreading towards the tarmac. Opposite them, a small squad of about twenty men, armed with rifles, stood guard in place of the patrol team!

"Hey! Why are the Japanese soldiers still on guard? Don't they know they should be putting out the fire?" Da Zhao asked, looking at the Japanese squad on guard.

“Normal! A sudden fire naturally requires precautions against a sneak attack.” Mancang explained before continuing to order, “Xizi, take the grenade launcher and quietly sneak up to that row of buildings and fire a shot at the fire! After that, find Dadi and the others and try to escape!”

"Alright!" Xizi tucked the grenade launcher into his pocket and crept over there.

The fire hasn't reached the tarmac yet; it doesn't seem big enough! We need to add more fuel to the fire!

"boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

A grenade landed precisely in the fire, triggering a chain reaction that sent more oil drums flying out, scattering like petals in the air! Several oil drums flew over the crowd blocking their way and headed toward the tarmac, splashing oil everywhere and instantly setting several planes ablaze!

Well! This time it's unstoppable! Most planes are fully fueled to ensure they can take off at any time, and the flying fuel tanks are like providing a spark for the planes! Explosions soon followed on the tarmac!

"Boom!"

Two explosions rang out in quick succession, and the two planes immediately broke apart and collapsed. The fire quickly spread to half of the tarmac, and the row of planes closest to the fire were visibly ignited, with the fire growing ever stronger!

Seeing the situation was dire, the Japanese soldiers guarding the side quickly turned around and frantically sprayed water at the plane in an attempt to extinguish the flames. Meanwhile, the Japanese squad on guard on the other side, noticing nothing amiss, simply abandoned their rifles and joined the firefighting effort. The entire tarmac descended into chaos!

"Our turn! Find the seat behind the big bird and stab it in. Don't use your gun for now if you don't have to!" Man Cang ordered.

Judging from the situation, the fire wouldn't spread to the two rows behind them anytime soon, so Man Cang decided to go in and add fuel to the fire. Everyone was wearing Japanese military uniforms, and the Japanese were busy fighting the fire, so their movements were subtle and wouldn't attract the attention of the Japanese. At this time, most Japanese fighter planes were the "Hien" (Hien), with the fuel tank located under the rear cockpit, and they weren't protected by heavy armor. Even an adult could easily penetrate that thin outer shell with a Japanese bayonet!

Once the fuel tank is punctured, the rest is up to the fire; they can evacuate without anyone noticing!

"Alright!" Although I don't know why he had to stab someone under the seat, I always listen to Cang Ye! So what if he stabbed the plane? Just do it!

Soon, everyone scattered and reached the back two rows of planes, poking at each of their "rear holes"! Just as they had guessed, with each cut, the plane seemed to open a floodgate, and oil gushed out! A strong, pungent smell of gasoline filled the air, and everyone finally understood why—planes do have weaknesses!

"Hey! What are you doing there? Come put out the fire!" Da Zhao had just crawled out from under a plane when he bumped into a Japanese soldier pulling a water hose! The Japanese soldier didn't notice anything unusual at first and started yelling at him!

"Hey! Coming right now!" Daisho replied and walked towards the Japanese soldier. Seeing that there was only one Japanese soldier, he raised his hand and plunged his knife straight into the soldier's heart. The Japanese soldier didn't even utter a sound before he met Amaterasu. Daisho quickly helped him up and dragged him to the ground under an airplane.

Seeing the thumb-thick water pipe on the Japanese soldier's arm, a brilliant idea struck him. He pulled off the pipe, inserted one end into the gushing oil wound on the plane, and then threaded the remaining pipe through the soldier's arm and pulled it out.

"Hey! Get to work over here! Hurry up and pull the water pipes over, the fire is coming!" A Japanese soldier shouted at him as soon as he pulled out the middle row of pipes.

The Japanese soldiers clearly mistook him for one of their own, assuming he had connected the water pipe and come over to put out the fire.

"Hey! Coming right away!" Da Zhao agreed as he straightened the water pipe, quickly arrived in front of the Japanese soldier, and shoved the pipe into his hand, saying:

"Here you go, I'll go get some water!"

"Yoshi! Hurry up!" The Japanese soldier took the water pipe and, without thinking too much, straightened it and waited for the water to come.

He turned and left immediately, joining his brothers to quickly leave the helipad and wait for the show to unfold.

Sure enough, just as they reached the foot of the mountain, a loud "boom" erupted and the fire suddenly intensified! A mushroom cloud of flames, along with oil sprayed from the pipes, instantly engulfed the area near the Japanese soldier, and several Japanese soldiers were seen dancing wildly in the inferno!

Immediately afterwards, the second row of planes was set on fire, and it was clear that the third row was also doomed!

Alright! It seems this is the best we can do. If we stay any longer, the Japanese will recover, and our small force won't be enough to deal with them!

"Retreat!" Man Cang ordered.

Without delay, everyone quickly climbed up the mountain along the original path.

"Uncle Cang! We're here!" Xizi called out from a short distance ahead as soon as he climbed out of the barbed wire fence.

"Are they all out yet?" Mancang rushed over and asked.

“They’re out! They’re all out! It’s just… why don’t you go up and take a look? Those women are too much trouble!” Xizi said.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Mancang, puzzled, quickened his pace and ran up the mountain.

The group climbed to the top of the mountain, and before they could see the rest of the people, they heard the sobbing of a group of women! Although the sounds weren't loud, the crying of more than twenty women together was quite frightening! It would be troublesome if the Japanese soldiers below the mountain noticed!

Soon they found Li Dadi and his group on the other side of the mountain. The storyteller was alright, but Lao Yao and his nephew Shunzi were sitting on the ground trembling! More than twenty women were squatting together, sobbing incessantly, and no matter how Diezi tried to comfort them, they couldn't stop!

"Uncle Cang, look at this... what should we do?" Li Dadi had never been afraid of dealing with the Japanese, but in just a short while, he was being tormented by these women and was at his wits' end!

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