At the mouth of the mountain cave, Leitao was in a light sleep. It was midnight, and in the woods a few hundred meters outside the cave, someone accidentally stepped on a dead branch. The sharp "crack" instantly echoed into the cave, and Leitao jolted awake.
He quickly rolled over to a sitting position, reached out, and gave Xu Guangrong, who was beside him, a forceful nudge. Lowering his voice, he said urgently, "Old Xu, wake up! We've got trouble!" Seeing Xu Guangrong open his eyes, he added, "Go wake the others. Move to the back of the mountain, find cover, and get ready for battle. Be quick, and try not to make any noise!" With that, Leitao hunched his back and crept stealthily toward the thorny thicket outside the cave.
Xu Guangrong did not delay. He stood up quickly, walked over to where the team members and the progressive youths were resting, and gently woke them one by one. Roused from their sleep, the team members became alert instantly; they packed their things briefly and grabbed their guns, ready to engage in battle.
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