Chapter 75: I'll Go Myself

Li Yunlong picked up the operation manual again, frowning, "What kind of nonsense is written here? I can't understand it."

Zhao Gang had already studied the manual carefully and said confidently, "It's actually quite simple, just like a hunting musket: aim, ignite, and then..."

"Enough nonsense," Li Yunlong interrupted impatiently, "Practice is the sole criterion for truth; let's just fire one and see!"

The group arrived at a valley far from the camp, where a wasteland lay before them, with several wooden boards set up in the distance as targets.

Li Yunlong hoisted the Rocket Launcher himself, grumbling as he fiddled with it according to the manual for a long time, finally mounting it on the tripod.

"Damn it, this thing is heavy!" Li Yunlong wiped his sweat, "Heavier than the enemy's Type 92 Infantry Gun!"

Duan Peng laughed from the side, "Commander, didn't you say one person could carry it?"

"Shut up!" Li Yunlong glared at him, "I was just afraid of hurting you lot; otherwise, I could carry ten of these!"

Zhang Dabiao squatted to the side, carefully examining the Rocket Shell, "Commander, this ammunition looks quite strange; it's different from the shells we use."

Li Yunlong waved his hand impatiently, "Nonsense, of course new weapons are different! Load it quickly, I'm going to test fire it!"

Following the manual's instructions, they carefully loaded the Rocket Shell into the barrel and connected the ignition device.

Everyone retreated to a safe distance, leaving only Li Yunlong by the Rocket Launcher.

"Commander, should I do it?" Zhang Dabiao said worriedly.

Li Yunlong spat fiercely, "Get lost! I've been fighting my whole life, you think I'm afraid of this?"

He took a deep breath, pressed the ignition button, and then quickly crouched down.

One second... two seconds... nothing happened.

Li Yunlong frowned, "This piece of junk, could it be that the rear is trying to scam us?"

Just as he stood up to check, suddenly with a "whoosh," the Rocket Shell shot out of the barrel, spewing flames and dragging a long tail of smoke as it soared into the sky!

Li Yunlong was knocked to the ground by the sudden recoil, stunned and speechless, "Damn it... this..."

Everyone held their breath, their eyes following that Rocket Shell as it flew into the distance.

Three seconds later, a thunderous explosion erupted in the distant valley, and an orange-red fireball rose into the air!

When the smoke and dust cleared, the distant targets and the surrounding dozen meters of land had vanished, leaving only a huge crater!

The scene was deathly Silence; everyone was so shocked by the sight before them that they couldn't speak.

Li Yunlong climbed up, patted the dirt off his body, and the expression on his face shifted from shock to ecstasy.

"Damn it!" Li Yunlong suddenly roared at the sky, "This is what you call a weapon! This is what you call a cannon!"

Duan Peng widened his eyes and stammered, "Com... Commander, this... this is too fierce, right?"

Li Yunlong excitedly grabbed Zhao Gang, incoherent with excitement, "Old Zhao! Did you see that? This power... this... this..."

Zhao Gang was also incredibly shocked, "It truly exceeds imagination, even fiercer than the document described!"

Zhang Dabiao swallowed hard, "How many of these cannons do we have?"

"Thirty Single-tube ones, plus two sets of multi-tube launchers!" Li Yunlong's face was flushed red, excited like a child, "I'm going to distribute these treasures to every battalion and use them to blast the enemy tomorrow!"

Duan Peng's eyes lit up, "Regimental Commander, should we fire another one to test it?"

"Nonsense!" Li Yunlong slapped the back of his head, "Such a precious thing, you think it's Chinese cabbage? Save it to fight the enemy!"

The group returned to the camp in high spirits, and Li Yunlong's stride was much lighter.

He calculated in his heart: tomorrow, he would use the enemy's fortifications to test the power of this treasure!

That night, Li Yunlong convened a meeting of all officers and personally deployed the assault for the next day.

"Comrades," Li Yunlong was rarely serious, "Tomorrow we will use a brand-new weapon to attack the enemy's position; this weapon is called the 107 Rocket Launcher, and its power is something you have never seen before!"

The conference room was in Silence, and everyone was stunned by the fanatical light flickering in Li Yunlong's eyes.

Li Yunlong walked to the map and pointed at the enemy's hilltop position with his thick finger.

"Look closely, the enemy has built a defense line on these three commanding heights; with conventional tactics, we would have to pay a heavy price to take them." Li Yunlong curled his lips into a ruthless smile, "But with this treasure, we won't need to go to such trouble."

He quickly drew several attack routes on the map,

"The First Division will feign an attack here to draw the enemy's firepower and attention. The Second Division will outflank from this direction to cut off the enemy's retreat. I will personally lead the Assault Team for the main attack, sneaking up from this blind spot to catch the enemy off guard with the Rocket Launcher!"

Zhang Dabiao scratched his head, "Commander, is that Rocket Launcher really that powerful?"

Li Yunlong sneered and, without a word, gave Zhang Dabiao a rap on the head, "You brat doubting me? Tomorrow you'll come with me and see for yourself!"

Zhao Gang frowned as he looked at the map, "Lao Li, this angle of attack is too risky; the Assault Team will be exposed to the enemy's flank fire."

"Not at all!" Li Yunlong was confident, "We'll sneak over in the middle of the night and be in position before dawn. Once the Rocket Launcher opens fire, the enemy's position will immediately fall into chaos, and they won't have time to organize an effective defense."

He turned to the communications officer, "Pass the order down: everyone prepare tonight, carry double the amount of Bullet, and everyone must bring enough dry rations for three days. Tomorrow, I'm going to take these three hilltops in one go!"

After the meeting, Li Yunlong called the Assault Team leader aside and whispered instructions,

"Pick twenty brothers who are bold and careful, and gather at the small woods in the north at ten tonight; keep it strictly confidential!"

The Assault Team leader understood, "Understood, Commander. The men I pick will all be top-notch; I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!"

Li Yunlong patted his shoulder with satisfaction, "Work hard; if this battle is fought beautifully, I'll treat you all to the enemy officer's Maotai we captured!"

That night, Li Yunlong repeatedly checked the various performance aspects of the Rocket Launcher, flipping the operation manual until the edges were frayed.

He even personally disassembled a few Rocket Shells to check them, ensuring nothing would go wrong.

"Lao Li, how many times have you checked this?" Zhao Gang walked in with hot tea, shaking his head with a wry smile.

Li Yunlong didn't even look up, "Fighting a war requires meticulousness; this is our trump card, there can't be any mistakes."

Zhao Gang sat down and asked softly, "Do you really think we can take all three hilltops in one go?"

Li Yunlong finally looked up, his eyes flashing with an unusual light, "It's not thinking, it's certain! Old Zhao, you still don't know how powerful this Rocket Launcher is. Tomorrow, the enemy will be so scared they'll lose their pants!"

At midnight, Li Yunlong led the hand-picked Assault Team, under the cover of the pitch-black night, and quietly approached the enemy position.