Chapter 170

Niu Jiao Mountain's dense forest.

Fei Pingsheng led his team around the flood discharge line, flanking Xue family core members from the left. As he ran, he yelled into the walkie-talkie, "Report this situation directly to Commander Zhao. Tell him plainly that burying the Xue family like this will definitely create a deadly feud. If we can't suppress these core members, you'll have to defend against them every day. We need to solve this problem once and for all. Have the commander find a way to stall for time; I'll leave as soon as I'm done!"

"Understood," the Chize Army officer replied.

After the two finished communicating, Fei Pingsheng waved his hand and shouted, "Lao Guo, Lao Guo, find two good shots and have them come up here."

"Coming, coming!" Company Commander Guo rushed up from behind with his men.

"Cough, cough...!"

The older Fei Pingsheng was in terrible physical condition at the moment. He was dizzy and coughing incessantly, the result of acute pneumonia triggered by a high fever.

...

Inside the secret passage.

Xin Xiaodong led a well-prepared group of soldiers, rushing into the vault in one go. They began filling large, waterproof bags with cash.

"Lao Hei, come here!"

Su Tianyu waved and called out.

A series of footsteps echoed as Lao Hei, who was on guard outside, rushed in. "What's wrong?"

Su Tianyu put his arm around the other man's neck, wiping the sweat from his face. "Monkey and I are going out to meet Lao Fei and the others. You keep an eye on things here. Don't leave, and strictly record the amount of stolen money. Try to arrange for our own people to carry the money. The officers are fine, but we need to prevent the soldiers below from getting sticky fingers, you understand?"

"Understood!" Lao Hei nodded.

Su Tianyu issued this order not because he didn't trust Xin Xiaodong and Sun Wei. These men wouldn't be tempted by money; after all, their parents, wives, and children were all with the Chize Army. Moreover, they held high positions in the team and had no reason to mess things up. But those unmarried, lower-ranking soldiers were very likely to be blinded by greed.

After instructing Lao Hei, Su Tianyu grabbed his gun and rushed out of the tunnel entrance with Hou Guoyu.

"Lao Fei, where are you?!"

"Right here at the tunnel entrance, hurry up and flank them," Fei Pingsheng replied.

"Roger!"

After they finished communicating, Fei Pingsheng had already led his men close to Xue Nan and the others. But they weren't fools. They were taking advantage of the heavy rain and darkness, hiding in the woods and fighting back.

The rain was pouring down, and visibility was too poor. The ten-man reconnaissance squad that Company Commander Guo sent out was ambushed, and four of them were injured, forcing them to retreat in disarray.

In the woods.

"The men stay, Lao Si, take the family members and leave first!" Xue Nan's uncle roared, "If we don't fight now, when will we? If we don't fight back, we'll all die. Fight them!"

"Da da da...!"

The core members of the Xue family, hiding behind tree trunks and large rocks, fired red-eyed at Lao Fei and his men, trying to cover the retreat of the women behind them.

"Crack!"

Thunder rumbled, and the dark sky was illuminated by lightning.

Company Commander Guo lay prone in the muddy ground, gritting his teeth and roaring, "Ten more men, I'll lead the team myself!"

"Cough, cough!"

Fei Pingsheng coughed as he retreated, bending over next to Company Commander Guo, shivering as he said, "Don't just charge blindly. At this time, we can't just rely on brute force; we have to be ruthless."

Company Commander Guo turned to look at him.

Fei Pingsheng gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on the depths of the forest. "Do we have flares?"

"Yes, we do!"

"Call the good shots over here." Fei Pingsheng raised his gun and roared, "See that slope on the left? Find someone with good arm strength and have them launch flares over there, quickly!"

Company Commander Guo hesitated for only a moment before immediately turning around and shouting, "Do as Regiment Commander Fei says!"

A benevolent general does not make a good commander. There's no morality in war. Killing the opponent as quickly as possible is the greatest protection for your own men.

A group of soldiers with flare guns cautiously rushed forward.

"Shoot when it's bright, don't care who's in the scope, understand?!" Fei Pingsheng shouted.

The men nodded.

"Fire!"

Fei Pingsheng roared.

"Swish, swish, swish...!"

More than a dozen flares shot into the forest, illuminating the space as if it were daylight.

"Shua!"

Twenty or so soldiers stood up and immediately saw a large number of women running through the forest, elderly women and children.

"Fire!!!"

Fei Pingsheng roared.

"Bang, bang, bang...!"

Everyone opened fire at the same time, and two middle-aged men, nearly fifty years old, were shot and killed while pulling the women along.

On the slope, Fei Pingsheng held his automatic rifle, looking through the scope at a woman running with a child in her arms. He hesitated for a moment before pulling the trigger.

"Bang!"

The gun fired.

The woman fell to the ground on the spot, her leg bone shattered.

The child fell into a mud pit, crying loudly.

Fei Pingsheng pursed his lips, not shooting at the child, but aiming his gun around the woman, pulling the trigger repeatedly.

The cries in the forest merged into one. Xue Nan's uncle roared with red eyes, "The children, my wife and children, they've been hit!"

"Suppress them, don't let them out!" Fei Pingsheng shouted, his eyes wide.

"Da da...!"

The machine gun swept wildly, suppressing Xue Nan and the others, preventing them from leaving their cover.

Thirty seconds later.

Xue Nan's uncle, who had tried to rush out of cover twice, finally collapsed. He fell behind a large rock, crying and roaring, "It's over, I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore!"

Fei Pingsheng stood up and shouted, "Surrender, come out! Or I'll wipe out your Xue family!!!"

"Surrender!!!"

Company Commander Guo also roared angrily.

On the other side, Xue Nan stared blankly at the situation on both sides, and sat down in a puddle with a thud. "It's... it's over!"

"Charge, charge, charge!"

Just as the Xue family's morale was completely broken by Lao Fei, Su Tianyu led Hou Guoyu and more than thirty others out of the secret passage and charged towards them.

"They're here, Commander Su and his men are here!" Company Commander Guo said with great joy.

"Go... go over there!"

Fei Pingsheng supported himself on the ground and stood up, running wildly towards the nearby dense forest.

Two minutes after the firefight, the Xue family completely gave up resisting. Su Tianyu led his men to patrol the battlefield and found Xue Nan behind a large rock.

The latter lay on the ground in a daze, without saying a word.

Su Tianyu bent down, wiped the rain from his face, grabbed his neck, and asked, "How is it?! Still licking Zhou Xian's boots, huh?"

"Bang!"

Hou Guoyu kicked Xue Nan in the face, grabbed his collar and dragged him up. "I'm not doing anything else, I'm just taking you with me."

Not far away, Fei Pingsheng staggered over, his eyes filled with countless phantoms.

"Thud!"

He stumbled, and Fei Pingsheng fell to the ground without warning.

"Regiment Commander Fei!"

Company Commander Guo shouted.

Hearing the shout, Su Tianyu immediately stood up and rushed over. "Lao Fei!!"

...

Outside of Bana City.

Xue Pingan stood outside the camp, holding the phone and roaring, "Did the people get out?! I'm asking about the people!!!"