Vanguards of the War of Resistance! Let's travel back in time together, classmates!

Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Five Dragon Guards Break the Stalemate

Liu Yong was overjoyed to see the situation there and led his guerrillas to charge forward without hesitation.

Upon seeing this, Brother Ban didn't hesitate. He picked up his submachine gun, roared, and led the assault team like tigers descending a mountain, charging towards the stronghold.

Finally, without the support of heavy weapons, the Japanese soldiers at the stronghold had no power to resist and were captured in less than 10 minutes.

About fifty or sixty Japanese soldiers and puppet troops were taken prisoner. Unfortunately, all the Japanese soldiers drew their bayonets and committed seppuku or were forced to commit suicide the moment they were captured.

Only twenty or thirty puppet soldiers remained, trembling and crouching on the ground with their heads in their hands, not daring to speak.

Shangguan Yun was exhausted from blood loss, so he sent people to clean up the battlefield and gather the prisoners. Then he rested for a while in the command post of the stronghold.

"Ding dong... Congratulations, host, for killing a large number of enemies and gaining 436 merit points. You now have 1165 merit points and 1352 merit values. You have also captured a large amount of supplies."

This will also trigger the hidden storyline quest "Five Dragon Guardians". Quest objective 1 is to guard the Dragon King Temple's Dragon Soul until the Dragon Soul awakens and transforms. Rewards include one Dragon Ball, 3000 merit points, a random advanced firearms production line, and other supplies...

"What?! What's going on...?"

Shangguan Yun was completely bewildered. Could it be that there really was some mystery behind the Dragon King Temple?

Just then, the weather suddenly changed, a flash of seven-colored light appeared in the dim sky, and a deafening roar shook the soul.

"Crack... Boom boom..."

A blue dragon shadow rose into the sky from the direction of the Dragon King Temple in the northwest, soaring straight into the sky. The land within a hundred miles was shaken, and the entire Five Dragon Ridge was shimmering with seven-colored light, as if it were draped in a layer of seven-colored gauze, dazzling the eyes.

The strange phenomenon lasted for about a minute. At that moment, all the troops involved in the battle in the entire Wulongling area stopped what they were doing, stood frozen in place, utterly horrified. A terrifying pressure shook everyone's hearts.

Shangguan Yun was also momentarily stunned, but quickly recovered and hurriedly opened the system panel to check.

"Holy crap... what's going on...?"

A new identity/position option has appeared in the system interface, which clearly reads --- Five Dragon Guards.

This surprised Shangguan Yun greatly. Moreover, there were many smaller options under the new attributes, all related to this new identity and position, such as pills, cultivation techniques, skills, and so on.

This made Shangguan Yun very happy. However, these new attributes for the Five Dragon Guards were all grayed out, obviously not yet unlocked, and required the completion of corresponding tasks.

Only one of them was unlocked, and it clearly stated: "Vitality Pill, Function: Each pill can quickly replenish one person's vitality, Exchange Price: 1 Merit Point."

The strange phenomenon flashed by and disappeared in a short time, leaving everyone utterly astonished.

Shangguan Yun didn't have time to observe these things closely. He ordered his troops to clear out the surrounding bandit forces, and then all the troops quickly assembled at the Dragon King Temple to rest and await further orders.

At the same time, he gritted his teeth and exchanged for a few Vitality Pills, then summoned several generals, gave each of them one, and told them to take it quickly.

All the generals, including Li Dechao, Zhu Zi, Liu Yong, Huang Zhibing, Zhang Zhenfei, Qi Chunlin, and Ren Yongqi, all looked puzzled but took the Vitality Pill without hesitation.

This was also the first time Shangguan Yun had used this kind of pill, and he was very much looking forward to it. After all, they had been fighting for several hours, and most of them had suffered injuries of varying degrees and were basically exhausted.

As everyone swallowed the pills, they were all instantly shocked, their eyes shining brightly as they turned to look at Shangguan Yun, because they felt that the strength they had lost earlier seemed to be completely replenished.

Moreover, all previous injuries, unless they were too serious such as broken bones or tendons, healed instantly, and each one became as strong as a bull.

Shangguan Yun was also very shocked, because the moment he swallowed the pill, the system prompted that the self-healing system had been activated. He had been shot more than ten times, and all his injuries were healed in the blink of an eye, and all the bullets disappeared.

This shocked him greatly. However, the treatment only consumed 10 merit points. He smiled wryly, realizing that the Vitality Pill could only treat simple injuries for ordinary people.

However, for me, using merit points can heal more serious injuries, but the cost is quite high, which is painful.

Shangguan Yun shook his head, then stood up and saw everyone looking at him as if he were a monster.

"Commander... what are you feeding us... is it some kind of legendary super-strength pill...?"

Zhu Zi looked shocked and asked weakly.

"What's wrong? You've gotten addicted to it? You've recovered, what are you staring at like an idiot for? Zhang Zhenfei, go and assemble the team."

Huang Zhibing left a small squad to guard the prisoners, occupy the pillbox, and garrison the Longwang Temple stronghold. Ban Ge led the assault team guard squad toward Taipingzhuang.

Everyone else, including Zhang Zhenfei, Liu Yong, the leader, my elder brother Qi Chunlin, and I, follow them and attack towards Songjiazhai... Hurry..."

Shangguan Yun exchanged a large amount of ammunition for Li Dechao, all of which were done secretly in the woods.

After all, this kind of thing is too unbelievable, and the fewer people who know about it, the better. By this time, everyone had rested for almost half an hour, and the soldiers had almost recovered their strength.

So Li Dechao led a strike force of about forty men straight to Taipingzhuang to ambush them. Shangguan Yun knew that there must be something strange about the Dragon King Temple, so he had someone occupy the place first and could investigate later when there was time.

He then arranged for the wounded to receive simple treatment before returning to the stronghold, while he led the remaining troops, about a hundred men, directly towards Xie Family Village.

The situation was roughly the same elsewhere. After a brief period of shock, everyone resumed their activities, assuming it was just an earthquake or something, and didn't take it too seriously.

Outside the Wulongkou Military Police Squadron.

"Rat-a-tat-tat... Boom boom... Brother Chen, these Japanese devils are heavily fortified and have strong firepower. We won't be able to take them down anytime soon. What should we do? Songjia Village must be in a very dangerous situation right now. How about I lead a commando team to provide support?"

Min Wenqian, his face covered in blood, said urgently, clearly very anxious.

"Hehe, Brother Xiaogang, there's no need to worry," Chen Jinshan chuckled. "I knew long ago that the Wulongkou stronghold wouldn't be easy to take. The Japanese aren't stupid either; how could they not make preparations?"

Actually, our purpose in attacking Wulongkou was a feint, to make the defenders inside ask Sasaki for reinforcements, so that we could attack the reinforcements together with the pursuing troops from Songjiazhai... Understand? Haha... Orders! Increase firepower, don't get close, light more fires to create thick smoke, and shout battle cries... Don't worry about the Japanese not coming back to reinforce, haha..." Chen Jinshan looked at the anxious Xu Wengang beside him.

Xu Wengang was overjoyed. "Haha... As expected of the chief, I understand. Go and do it right away." He then led his men to carry out the plan.