Chapter 1061: Ambush in the Mountains

He Yuzhu quickly grabbed the grenade launcher and fired three grenades in succession.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!" Three muffled explosions went off one after another.

The three cars following behind were blown up on the spot.

Wang Pangzi stared at the rearview mirror and saw this scene clearly, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Master He! Too awesome! These bastards finally can't interfere with my driving anymore!"

He Yuzhu shouted sternly: "Pangzi, don't take the main road, turn into that mountain path!"

Hu Bayi suddenly spoke up and asked: "Master He, are we going to retreat back to Shan State?"

He Yuzhu shook his head: "Haven't decided yet, let's get into the mountains first."

Wang Pangzi slammed the steering wheel, made a sharp turn at the fork, and the front of the car charged straight toward the mountain.

He gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, panting heavily: "Right, right, right! It's only safe once we're in the mountains! Helicopters are the most terrifying. Two just came over; if four more come, we, we, will have to leave our lives here."

Hu Bayi looked solemn: "It's not just from the sky. The news that we escaped has likely spread, no matter which road we take, they will definitely set up blockades."

He Yuzhu looked into the distance, his tone calm: "Whoever blocks the road, we kill them."

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao's face instantly fell, and he said with a mournful expression: "Zhuzi, there are only a few of us and a few guns, and the people on the other side are a country's regular army!"

He Yuzhu glanced back at him: "We've reached this point, and you're still expecting them to set out a table of good wine and food to see us off across the border?"

Jin Ya raised his hand to wipe his forehead, which was covered in cold sweat, and gritted his teeth: "Master He is right... since things have come to this, we might as well fight them to the end!"

Wang Pangzi drove the car fast, but the road conditions worsened the further they went into the mountains. Large rocks were scattered everywhere on the road, and whenever they encountered a boulder blocking the way, He Yuzhu and the others had to get out of the car to move the stones before they could pass.

In the blink of an eye, it was almost noon. The mountain forest was as stuffy as a steamer, humid and hot. Sweat flowed down their necks, and a single wipe of the hand was covered in sticky sweat.

Hu Bayi and He Yuzhu worked together to move two large rocks off the road.

Hu Bayi wiped the sweat off his face and asked: "Master He, do you have an idea now? Where exactly are we going next?"

He Yuzhu did not answer immediately; he beckoned everyone to gather around and took several bottles of cola out of his backpack to distribute to everyone.

Then he spread out the map he had obtained from the hotel: "We are currently in Bogu Mountain. The first route is to head right after leaving the mountains, straight to Shan State, where Milai has a large number of armed men."

"And the other one?" Wang Pangzi asked impatiently.

"After leaving the mountains, we fight a battle with the troops intercepting us. After crushing the opponent, we abandon the cars and pretend to head toward Shan State, but in reality, we return along the original path and find a way to enter Thailand, then leave by sea."

Xu Damao hurriedly interjected: "Zhuzi, I think it's safer to defect to Milai in Shan State. After all, he has ten or twenty thousand troops, and we'll only be safe if we have an army protecting us."

Hu Bayi shook his head and took over the conversation: "I actually think Master He's plan is very clever. The Government Army is ten-to-one certain that we will flee to Shan State... they will definitely deploy heavy troops on the main road to the east... waiting for us to walk right into their trap."

Jin Ya stood to the side, sucking his teeth incessantly: "Makes sense, Master He's words make sense."

Wang Pangzi scratched the back of his head: "Master He, but how can we make them truly believe we are running to Shan State?"

He Yuzhu's expression was calm: "After we engage in fire, we abandon the cars and flee toward the road to Shan State... they should find it very hard to anticipate that we would do the opposite and turn back along the original path."

Xu Damao's face turned green: "Abandon the cars? Then we really have to run back on our own two legs?"

He Yuzhu waved his hand, his tone very firm: "Don't worry, with me here, don't worry about transportation. We can ride motorcycles; it will be faster."

Hu Bayi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Motorcycles are good, it's perfect for breaking up into smaller groups."

He Yuzhu reached out and patted Hu Bayi on the shoulder: "When we return to the plains, we will still need to disguise ourselves..."

Although Jin Ya hadn't fully grasped the plan, he was very supportive and gave a thumbs up: "High! Truly high! Even if they set up a net, they would never dream that we would launch a counter-attack, sneak back along the original path, and escape by sea."

He Yuzhu added: "When we turn back, I will scout the path in front, you follow behind, and keep in contact via walkie-talkie."

Hu Bayi grinned: "Then we'll have to get a few sets of Government Army uniforms to change into later."

After the group finished discussing, they got back into the car and continued to drive deep into the mountains.

The scorching sun hung high overhead. In order to keenly perceive the movements around the mountain forest, He Yuzhu did not turn on the car's air conditioning, and the people in the car were stifled by the unbearable heat.

The car bumped along for another two hours.

Relying on the system's Scanning, He Yuzhu detected that in a cave at a mountain road turn one thousand meters ahead, a group of armed personnel were guarding the place with loaded guns.

He Yuzhu said in a low voice: "Pangzi, stop the car, there's an ambush ahead."

Wang Pangzi slammed his foot on the brake.

"Screech—!" The tires rubbed against the gravel road, dragging out a black skid mark.

Xu Damao and Jin Ya were caught off guard, and their heads hit the back of the front seats with two loud "Bang! Bang!" sounds.

The two held their foreheads and complained in unison: "Pangzi! Can't you brake more steadily!"

"Sorry, I was in a hurry." Pangzi apologized, but the corners of his mouth secretly curled up. These two had been saying nothing but discouraging words along the way; if he didn't tease them, he wouldn't feel happy.

He Yuzhu slung the grenade launcher onto his back: "Jin Ya, Xu Damao, you two stay here and watch the car. The three of us will go over and wipe this group out."

As his voice fell, he leaped and vaulted directly onto the hillside beside them.

Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi grabbed their firearms and quietly moved forward, using the terrain for cover.

He Yuzhu climbed up along the mountainside, his movements as agile as an ape. With his hands hooking and feet pushing, he reached the top of the mountain in a few bounds.

He lay on the mountaintop and looked down. At the cave entrance, a group of Government Army soldiers were cooking around a pot. Rolling white smoke rose up, and the aroma of food drifted up with the mountain breeze. They had no idea that they were already being targeted by the enemy from above.

Wang Pangzi crouched behind a boulder at the bend and lowered his voice: "Old Hu, is Master He's nose too sharp? He can smell the scent of cooking from over a kilometer away?"

Hu Bayi also responded in a hushed tone: "Master He's senses are more than ten times stronger than ours."

Wang Pangzi nodded, his face full of admiration: "Old Hu, do you remember Chen Xiazi? I used to think Chen Xiazi was capable enough, being able to distinguish other people's aura even though he was blind. But compared to Master He, Chen Xiazi is far behind."

Hu Bayi sneered: "If he had Master He's skills back then, he wouldn't have ended up blinded by others."

"Isn't that the truth!" Pangzi whispered in agreement.

No sooner had they finished speaking than an explosion sounded ahead.

"Boom—!"

It was He Yuzhu throwing two hand grenades directly from the mountaintop, which landed right in the middle of the Government Army crowd.

Firelight instantly shot into the sky, mud and gravel splashed everywhere, and the iron pot they were cooking in was flipped over with a "clang."

Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi simultaneously poked their heads out from behind the bend's cover and opened fire. Grenades smashed into the enemy group one after another, and the blast wave sent several soldiers flying.

The three of them attacked from above and from the side. Although the Government Army had many people, their guns were all piled up in the distance, and they had no time to fight back in their haste.

Of the fifty-some people, more than half were lost in an instant.

The remaining soldiers who had regained their senses began to scatter and flee.

He Yuzhu stood at the mountaintop, holding a silenced Pistol in each hand; looking down from above, "Puff, puff, puff," the gunshots rang out in succession, one shot for each, never missing, and another dozen or so men fell to the ground one after another.

Below, some of the remaining enemies finally reacted, pulling out Pistols and firing wildly toward the mountaintop.

He Yuzhu quickly hid behind a large rock, continuously throwing Hand Grenades downward.

"Boom! Boom!" After a few explosions, there were not many living people left on the Government Army side.

In less than a minute, the mountain forest returned to silence.

He Yuzhu leaped down from the mountaintop, landing without a sound.

A small portion of the enemies took the opportunity to escape, but He Yuzhu did not pursue them.

He had let these people go on purpose, precisely to have them return and pass on information.

Hu Bayi picked up an AK-47 from the ground, "Click," he attached the bayonet and strode toward the chaotic battlefield.

He bent down, and the bayonet cleanly and decisively stabbed through every enemy who still had breath.

Only after the gunfire ceased did Xu Damao and Dajinya cautiously creep over.

Seeing from afar that Hu Bayi was finishing off the enemies one by one, Xu Damao's face turned deathly pale in a flash; he covered his mouth and retched, then shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hu Bayi! You are too ruthless! Isn't it enough to shoot them dead with a gun? Do you have to use a blade?"

Hu Bayi slowly straightened up, turned his head, and gave him a cold look: "How can you be sure if the other side is truly dead? If they have one breath left, they might take your life with a single shot. We have seen too much of this on the battlefield; stop acting like a saint here."