Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 870 Artillery Bombardment!

Jia Dongming pushed open the car door and got out of the jeep. He then pulled out his pistol from its holster, chambered a round, and instructed the subordinates who got out of the car after him: "Tiejun! You guys go and tell everyone to get out of the car and stand guard! Also, send someone to the back of the convoy and ask the comrades from the army to come over."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's order, Tie Jun and the others immediately followed it and ran to the back of the convoy.

As Jia Dongming gave the order, the guards responsible for escorting the goods quickly got off the vehicle and dispersed along both sides of the road in a five-meter interval, while pointing their weapons at the mountains and bushes on both sides of the road.

"Director Jia! Why did you suddenly stop?" Li Huaide, who was dozing in the jeep, was surprised to hear that the convoy ahead had suddenly stopped. He quickly opened the car door, walked briskly to Jia Dongming's side by the moonlight, and asked Jia Dongming with a puzzled look.

Upon hearing Li Huaide's question, Jia Dongming pointed to a small hill not far ahead and solemnly explained to Li Huaide, "Director Li! Is there an ambush on that small hill ahead?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's explanation, Li Huaide looked at the dark hill in the distance and asked Jia Dongming with suspicion, "Director Jia! That hill is over a thousand meters away from here. How can you suspect there's an ambush there?"

Previously, because the convoy had entered the territory of Beijing, Jia Dongming instinctively lowered his guard. If he hadn't accidentally seen a flash of fire on the small hill, Jia Dongming would never have thought that someone would ambush their convoy in Beijing.

Faced with Li Huaide's question, and remembering his previous lapse in concentration, Jia Dongming couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. With a very serious expression, he explained to Li Huaide, "Director Li! Just before we stopped, I suddenly noticed two flashes of light on a small hill in the distance. If I'm not mistaken, it must have been the people who were ambushing us, who noticed the convoy's arrival and put out their cigarettes."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's explanation and learning that there were people lying in ambush on the hill ahead, Li Huaide's face immediately showed tension. He quickly asked Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! What should we do?"

Upon hearing Li Huaide's question and seeing the other man's tense expression, Jia Dongming replied in a very serious tone, "Director Li! I have already arranged for someone to call the comrades from the army. I will personally lead a few people to the front to scout ahead, and the rest of the people will stay here to protect the convoy."

Li Huaide breathed a sigh of relief upon learning of Jia Dongming's arrangements. Considering the importance of this batch of equipment, Li Huaide reminded Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! I believe you are very clear about the importance of this batch of equipment to us, so no matter what the cost, this batch of equipment must not be compromised in any way."

In the eyes of Li Huaide and others, this batch of equipment was very important, but in Jia Dongming's subconscious, it was just an ordinary thing.

Upon hearing Li Huaide's instructions, Jia Dongming nodded subconsciously and solemnly assured Li Huaide, "Director Li! Don't worry! With us here, there will absolutely be no problems with this batch of equipment."

"Director Jia! What happened?" Just as Jia Dongming finished speaking, a soldier rushed up to him, instinctively saluting and asking with a serious expression. Jia Dongming returned the salute before explaining, "Platoon Leader Wang! There's a group of unidentified people hiding on that small hill ahead, trying to ambush our convoy. I remember you brought a mortar this time; I need you to set it up and indiscriminately bombard that hill."

After hearing Jia Dongming's explanation, Platoon Leader Wang glanced at the small hill not far away and asked Jia Dongming in a very serious tone, "Director Jia! Are you sure someone is hiding on that hill, trying to ambush us?"

When Jia Dongming heard Platoon Leader Wang's confirmation, he naturally understood what Platoon Leader Wang meant. After all, this place was not far from Beijing, and once the shelling started, it would inevitably attract the attention of the nearby garrison.

Faced with Platoon Leader Wang's confirmation, Jia Dongming nodded very firmly and introduced with a serious expression: "Platoon Leader Wang! I found someone smoking on that hill. Later, when they saw our convoy, they put out their cigarettes. You should know how important this batch of equipment is to us. No matter who is on that hill, we must adopt the mentality of 'better to miss than to let it go,' and carry out indiscriminate bombing of that hill."

As Jia Dongming finished speaking, he made a promise to Platoon Leader Wang: "Platoon Leader Wang! Now the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. I will never joke with the lives of my subordinates. If it turns out that I was wrong in the end, I, Jia Dongming, am willing to take full responsibility for this shelling."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Platoon Leader Wang immediately nodded and replied, "Director Jia! Please wait a moment, I'll arrange for someone to bring the cannon and shells over right away."

Just as Platoon Leader Wang was arranging for men to carry the artillery, a group of rats hiding on a small hill saw the convoy suddenly stop not far from them. One of the rats, looking puzzled, asked the leader, "Boss! Why did this convoy stop so suddenly when it was almost within our ambush zone? Did they spot us?"

The leader, a large rat, heard his subordinate's question and looked at the convoy with its lights on in the distance. He remembered that before their operation, none of his men, except himself, knew anything about the mission. This made him instinctively dismiss his subordinate's suspicions and reply, "Our operation this time was very secretive. There's absolutely no way these people could have known there was an ambush here. I guess one of the vehicles in this convoy suddenly broke down!"

Just as the big rat was trying to find a reasonable explanation for the convoy's sudden halt, the soldiers had already set up the mortars. The gunner in charge of controlling the mortars, through binoculars, set the angle of the mortars according to the direction pointed out by Jia Dongming, and inserted a mortar shell into the barrel.

"Boom!"

A crisp sound suddenly rang out, and a shell instantly pierced the night sky, flying towards the small hill with a piercing whistle.

The mice, who were lying in the grass, heard the whooshing sound and their expressions changed drastically. One of them even jumped up from the ground, shouting in terror, "Oh no! We've been exposed!"

(End of this chapter)