The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 740 Killing Two Birds with One Stone!
At this moment, Lu Da was lying in ambush on the mountain peak opposite the checkpoint, which was the place where Liu Xiaotao and Yan Kan went up yesterday. He could observe the entire situation of the checkpoint.

Liu Xiaotao did not expect the enemy to react so quickly. After Mangshan Village was attacked by Zhang Jincheng and his men, they immediately received orders to block the road.

With things having come to this point, Liu Xiaotao immediately spoke into the miniature microphone: "Xiao Lu, immediately eliminate the enemy who are setting up obstacles. Move the operation forward and launch a full-scale attack!"

Upon receiving the order, Gao Shang and Ye Peng drove an all-terrain vehicle equipped with a high-speed machine gun out of the hidden woods and sped towards the checkpoint after getting on the highway.

Liu Xiaotao, Li Ming, Yan Kan, and several others followed closely behind in their off-road vehicle.

Lu Da's sniper rifle had already locked onto the target, and with a muffled gunshot, the enemy soldier who was setting up the roadblock fell to the ground.

Two more shots followed, and the two sentries at the checkpoint were also accurately shot in the head.

The entire checkpoint instantly descended into chaos, with the remaining enemy soldiers frantically searching for cover.

Meanwhile, the all-terrain vehicle stopped opposite the checkpoint after rounding the foot of the mountain, a position that could completely block the enemy on the other side.

The high-speed machine gun on the all-terrain vehicle spat out flames, and the dense rain of bullets tore the wooden guard post at the checkpoint to pieces.

Gao Shang controlled the machine gun, and bullets swept across the road like wheat being harvested, sending pebbles flying.

Then, the six-barreled machine gun on the vehicle started whirring and began firing at the wooden house at a rate of six thousand rounds per minute, like a torrential downpour.

The dense barrage of bullets cut the enemies rushing out of the wooden house in half like a lawnmower. Those who were not killed were so frightened that they lay on the ground, too afraid to get up. They were terrified as if they had seen a divine weapon. They had never seen such fierce firepower before.

After a period of initial chaos from the surprise attack, the enemy at the checkpoint gradually regained their footing and began to retaliate.

The enemy, who were hiding in the watchtowers and fortifications, returned fire, and machine guns and rifles roared out in an instant.

Bullets crisscrossed the sky above the highway, forming a dense web of fire. Liu Xiaotao's SUV braked suddenly and swerved, its tires screeching as they scraped across the gravel road.

Li Ming leaned out of the passenger seat, and the grenade launcher in his hand slammed open, sending sparks flying. The second floor of the guard tower exploded into an orange-red fireball.

Yan Kan suddenly pointed to the right hillside and shouted, "Ten o'clock!" Several enemy soldiers were seen flanking them along the ridgeline, and the RPG rocket launchers carried by two of them gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

Ruda immediately turned his sniper scope toward the new threat and fired three quick shots, taking down the rocket launcher operator.

Meanwhile, Lu Da, atop the mountain, began to call out names one by one with a large-caliber sniper rifle. The 12.7mm caliber sniper rifle had a limited range of up to two kilometers.

However, Lu Da's concealed distance to the checkpoint was less than 500 meters. With the help of the infrared sight, he was invincible and his shots never missed. Even enemies hiding in wooden houses and fortifications could be killed.

Using a large-caliber sniper rifle for long-range support is unparalleled by other weapons, and Lu Da alone quickly suppressed the enemy's firepower in the fortifications.

The enemy at the checkpoint was unwilling to be passively attacked and wanted to counterattack, but they were defeated by Lu Da and Ye Peng in perfect coordination.

Taking advantage of the enemy being pinned down in their barracks, Liu Xiaotao's off-road vehicle rushed to the other side of the checkpoint.

In front of the fortifications built with sandbags, he and Yan Kan jumped out of the car, rolled to the side of the road, and threw grenades into the enemy's defensive positions.

With two loud explosions, the enemy inside the fortifications was wiped out.

Then Zhang Jincheng and Yan Kan rushed into the defensive fortifications, one on each side, and began firing their guns at the back of the enemy barracks.

The enemy in the barracks was attacked from both sides and was thrown into chaos.

Some people tried to escape through the back window, but were riddled with bullets by Ye Peng's high-speed machine gun.

Amidst the smoke and fire, Liu Xiaotao spotted an enemy officer shouting into a walkie-talkie. He immediately raised his hand and fired a burst of fire, instantly turning the walkie-talkie and the man's hand into a bloody mist.

Taking advantage of the situation, Zhang Jin threw two smoke grenades into the main gate of the barracks, and the thick gray-white smoke immediately obscured the enemy's vision.

At this moment, the six-barreled machine gun on the all-terrain vehicle suddenly stopped; it was out of ammunition.

Gao Shang hurriedly changed the ammo box; this weapon was awesome, but the bullets ran out too quickly.

Ye Peng swiftly grabbed the 40mm automatic grenade launcher from the roof of the vehicle to cover Gao Shang, firing three shots in quick succession that sent the machine gun emplacement on the west side of the barracks flying into the air.

The blast wave blew away half of the wooden wall, revealing the panicked enemy soldiers inside.

On the other side, after Liu Xiaotao and his men seized the defensive fortifications, they felt more confident.

Zhang Jin said that as long as they can control this area, they can withdraw safely.

At this critical moment, Yan Kan suddenly noticed an enemy soldier with a rocket launcher on his shoulder standing up in the drainage ditch on the side of the barracks.

With a "whoosh!", a rocket hurtled towards Liu Xiaotao and his group.

Seeing this, Yan Kan lunged at Liu Xiaotao. The moment the two of them fell to the ground, the rocket whistled past their heads and exploded into a huge fireball on the sandbag fortifications behind them.

"Lu Da, kill him!" Liu Xiaotao shouted.

It turns out that the cunning enemy had deliberately left hidden passages in the cement foundation when building the barracks.

Lu Da's sniper scope immediately locked onto the unexpected threat, but the 12.7mm bullet only left a shallow crater in the reinforced concrete. The enemy soldier, realizing the danger, quickly hid in the secret passage.

Upon seeing this, Ye Peng immediately turned the grenade launcher around and fired two high-explosive shells in succession, blasting the secret passage and sending rubble flying.

Before the smoke had cleared, Zhang Jincheng had already crouched down and rushed forward, throwing the four bundled grenades into the tunnel from above.

The ground trembled amidst the deafening explosion.

Liu Xiaotao seized the opportunity and led Yan Kan to wipe out the enemy troops who were blown up in the secret passage.

As soon as I jumped into the secret passage, I saw five or six enemy soldiers lying dead, and several other guys with blood all over their faces were frantically raising their weapons to fight back.

Yan Kan's submachine gun immediately spewed fire, and bullets created a deadly ricochet storm in the confined space.

At the same time, Gao Shang finally changed the ammunition belt for the six-barreled machine gun.

As the generators hummed as they restarted, a hail of bullets tore open the north wall of the barracks, exposing enemy troops who were tossed about like rag dolls by the barrage.

Thus, although the enemy troops inside the barracks outnumbered and outgunned, they were suppressed by heavy firepower and unable to break out, and were forced to take the hits.

They tried to use the secret passage to fight back, but Liu Xiaotao and his men blocked it with grenades.

Liu Xiaotao and his men's objective was not to completely eliminate all the enemy troops at the checkpoint, but simply to block them and cover Zhang Jincheng and his men's withdrawal. So the two sides were locked in a stalemate during the exchange of fire.

Half an hour later, a Warrior SUV was speeding out of the mountains. Liu Xiaotao excitedly shouted into the microphone, "We have taken control of the checkpoint. You guys hurry up and get out!"

"Great!" Zhang Jin exclaimed excitedly. He hadn't expected the mission in such a dangerous place to go so smoothly; it was as if divine intervention had helped him.

As Zhang Jin and his "Warrior" off-road vehicle sped through the checkpoint, flames spitting out of the windows. They fired at the checkpoint as they rapidly advanced.

After they passed the checkpoint, Liu Xiaotao and Yan Kan quickly returned to their off-road vehicle and followed Zhang Jincheng and the others out of the mountain pass.

After bursting through the mountain pass, the convoy sped along the winding mountain road. Liu Xiaotao saw through the rearview mirror that thick black smoke was rising from the direction of the checkpoint—it was the incendiary shell that Ye Peng had fired before leaving, and it was still in use.

"Watch out, there are pursuers behind us!" Lu Da suddenly warned over the radio.

Behind them, three armed pickup trucks were chasing after them, kicking up dust, with heavy machine guns on their roofs already spitting fire.

"Leave it to me." Ye Peng's voice was calm and steady. The all-terrain vehicle executed a beautiful drift, and the six-barreled machine gun roared again.

The barrage of bullets carved a death line down the mountain road, and the lead pickup truck was instantly riddled with holes, veering off course and crashing into the cliff.

The two pickup trucks behind were terrified and quickly slammed on their brakes, dodging the barrage of bullets to the sides of the road.

Unfortunately, no matter how fast they reacted, they couldn't keep up with the rate of fire of the six-barreled machine gun, and soon both pickup trucks were riddled with bullets.

They easily shot down the three pickup trucks that had caught up with them, and Zhang Jin said their convoy sped away, leaving behind "a mess."

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The killing of Langkan was like a magnitude 12 earthquake to Kang Laoda's army in the old city.

When Lang Lao Er heard that his son had been killed by government agents, he was so enraged that he collapsed to the ground and never stood up again.

When Lang Laoda heard the news of his nephew's death, he also felt as if the world was ending.

Because once the government army attacks them, the fall of this old city is only a matter of time.

Lang Laoda learned from Lang Kan's adjutant that the reason why the Chinese army's division commander Aung San took action against Lang Kan was because Lang Kan had something on him.

He realized that many people in the government and military must share Aung San's thoughts and want to use this opportunity to eliminate evidence of bribery.

Boss Lang now realizes that bribery is a terrible double-edged sword. If not handled properly, it can backfire and hurt you. The bribe recipient, fearing that their actions will be exposed, may also target the briber.

Therefore, after eliminating Langkan, Commander Aung San's next step would likely be to attack Lao City. With this in mind, Commander Aung San could not care about anything else and had to solve the urgent problem on the western front first, so he immediately mobilized troops to strengthen the defense of the western front.

Thus, one of the three thousand enemy troops defending the "Laoyaling" area was transferred to reinforce the western front, and another regiment was transferred from the troops guarding the old city to the western front.

The government quickly learned of Lang Laoda's large-scale troop movement.

At this time, Commander Aung San was unaware of what had happened, but the troop movements in the old city immediately alerted him.

Aung San fought countless battles with the Allied forces. Although they were at peace for the time being, he remained wary of Aung San Suu Kyi and ordered his troops to enter a state of combat readiness.

Actually, deep down, Aung San really hoped that the army in the old city would cause some trouble.

Because the government headquarters ordered an attack on the allied forces in the old city, in order to cooperate with Kang Laoda to recapture the old city.

However, Aung San Suu Kyi remained inactive, worried that if he didn't take action soon, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to his superiors.

So the old city's army just needs to do a little something to show their superiors, so they can talk things out.

To be honest, Zhang Jincheng never expected that their operation would have such a huge impact on the army under Lang Laoda's command. Not only did it transfer the troops that were blocking Kang Laoda to the western front, but it also shook the morale of the entire army in the old city.

The entire army in the old city knew that the government's army and Kang Laoda's troops were attacking the old city from both sides, and Langkan's death served as a wake-up call for everyone.

Now, the officers under Boss Lang are living in constant fear.

Most of these people used to follow Boss Kang, but they rebelled against him under the coercion of Boss Lang.

Therefore, seeing that Boss Lang's situation is hopeless and everyone is considering their own way out, they have no heart to fight anymore.

Just as the enemy troops in the old city were in a state of panic, the commando team launched a new operation.

After Zhang Jin led his assault team out of the Mangshanzhai pass, they moved westward toward the Sawen River. Their next move was to cut off the government army's retreat, blow up the bridge connecting the east and west sides of the Sawen River, put the government army in a mortal danger, and force them to immediately engage in battle with the old city army.

The Sawen River flows through the mountains for dozens of kilometers west of the old town. The mountains are high and the valleys are deep, and the river is swift. Boats cannot cross the river, and there is only one bridge connecting the two banks.

The bridge has always been controlled by the government military, which has set up a checkpoint at the eastern end of the bridge and has a guard force stationed there for a long time.

Previously, the old city army's defense zone was located one kilometer from the bridgehead, and the two armies basically used the east side of the bridge as the dividing line to fight each other.

When the government army suddenly launched an attack on the old city, Langkan took the initiative to lead his troops to retreat 30 kilometers along the road and re-establish a defense zone in Mangshan Village.

In fact, if the bridge were blown up, the government troops that entered the area east of the Sawen River would become isolated.

The east bank of the Sawen River is surrounded by towering mountains, leaving them with nowhere to retreat if attacked by the Old City's army.

After arriving at the riverbank, the Sharp Sword Commando team concealed themselves in the woods. According to the initial operation plan, the task of blowing up the bridge was to be carried out by the second group led by Liu Xiaotao.

Therefore, Liu Xiaotao told Zhang Jincheng that their first group should rest in the woods, while he took Gao Shang and Yan Kan in an off-road vehicle to the bridge to scout out the situation.

This time, Zhang Jin didn't argue with Liu Xiaotao. He just smiled and said, "Instructor, please be careful!"

One of the most distinctive features of the "Kim Jong-un region" is that weapons are not restricted.

Guns and "flour" are considered monstrous in many parts of the world, and carrying these two items is illegal. However, here, weapons and "flour" are the most common things.

Liu Xiaotao and his two companions, carrying assault rifles, didn't need to conceal themselves at all while driving on the highway.

They ignored the government soldiers who were checking the roads, as long as they paid the toll. I really don't know what they were checking for.

Before approaching the bridge, Liu Xiaotao asked Gao Shang to stop the car, then got out and went to the riverbank to get a better understanding of the bridge's structure from the side.

The bridge is planned to be built at the narrowest and most dangerous point of the river.

The bridge is assumed to be located between two mountains, and is a double-tower cable-stayed bridge, about 150 meters long, with the bridge deck about 40 to 50 meters above the river surface.

At this moment, Liu Xiaotao suddenly realized that blowing up the bridge would not be easy, because installing explosives was very difficult, not to mention the guard troops.

Liu Xiaotao got back into the car, and Gao Shang drove on toward the bridge.

Several hundred meters from the bridgehead, rows of armored vehicles, numbering more than twenty, were parked along the roadside, clearly indicating that the troops crossing the river had strengthened their control over the bridge.

Further ahead are the checkpoint's fortifications, with guard towers and sturdy bunkers built on both sides of the road in front of the bridge, guarded by soldiers.

These facilities already existed, but now they have been reinforced with guards.

The soldiers at the bridgehead stopped them, and Yan Kan said with a smile, "Sir, we are merchants going to Mandalay to purchase gems. Please do us a favor." As he spoke, he handed them a pack of cigarettes, under which were stacks of banknotes.

The leading soldier understood perfectly, put the cigarette case into his shirt pocket, and then waved for them to come over.

After driving onto the bridge, Gao Shang deliberately increased the speed to have more time to observe the situation on the bridge.

The bridge is not wide, with only four lanes in both directions, and the bridge deck is made of precast concrete.

Because the troops were gathered in the east and the generals were facing off, all passing vehicles had to detour.

There weren't many vehicles crossing the bridge; Liu Xiaotao and his group only encountered one pickup truck carrying goods.

For some reason, Liu Xiaotao felt a pang of reluctance when he thought of blowing up the bridge. Such a fine bridge was rare in the area, and it must have cost a lot of money.

The off-road vehicle arrived at the other end of the bridge, where several wheeled armored personnel carriers were parked. Although no soldiers stopped the vehicles for inspection, there were soldiers with live ammunition patrolling.

(End of this chapter)