The wall was ripped open by a massive blast of C4 Explosive, sending bricks and stones flying in every direction and filling the sky with billowing dust. The shockwave hit with the force of a giant hammer, leaving everyone’s eardrums aching. Leitao and Wang Huming did not hesitate; they immediately directed the troops to charge toward the gap.
"Move out! Keep it snappy!" Wang Huming shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice cutting through the thick smoke. The New Fourth Army fighters, along with Scarface Li, Meng Xiaoyu, Sun Jinhua, and the others, moved with agility, sprinting through the breach and tearing across the open ground outside the city, kicking up clouds of dust in their wake.
At the same time, the Japanese Army unit and the puppet cavalry squadron conducting the mopping-up operation in the mountains received urgent news that the county seat was under attack. Takeda Fujino, the Japanese officer in command, turned a deathly shade of grey. His meticulously planned operation had been completely undone by this sudden turn of events, and he flew into a rage, his face flushing crimson as veins bulged on his forehead. "Baka! Full speed, back to the county seat! No delays!" he roared, waving his command sword in violent arcs.
Chapter 415