Courtyard House: Initial Donation of 50 Million

Back at the church, the group's morale soared when they saw the large amount of supplies they had brought back, especially truck parts and ammunition! Wang Huanbo immediately arranged for soldiers skilled in mechanics, with John's assistance, to work through the night to repair the Ford truck at the church. The others reinforced the fortifications, distributed ammunition, and prepared for the inevitable retaliation.

Sure enough, just as dawn broke, a large number of Japanese troops, drawn by the explosions and gunfire from the church earlier, surrounded Winchester Cathedral! The Japanese major leading the group had clearly received a death order to capture the cathedral at all costs.

"Listen up, you inside! You are surrounded by the Imperial Army! Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately! Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!" the interpreter shouted through a megaphone.

His answer came from a precise bullet flying from the church bell tower—Wang Huanbo himself wielded the gun and shot the translator who had been shouting into the head! [Advanced Firearms Proficiency] demonstrated terrifying power in fixed defensive battles!

"Baka! Attack!" The Japanese major roared in fury, brandishing his sword and giving the order.

The small shells from the grenade launcher struck the church's outer wall first, followed by a barrage of machine gun fire! The battle instantly intensified!

The Japanese troops were numerically superior and had fierce firepower. However, the church was a sturdy building, giving Wang Huanbo's side a strategic advantage. Wang Huanbo was like a pillar of strength; not only was he a superb marksman, picking off Japanese officers and machine gunners, but he also used his advanced tactical awareness to direct his soldiers to fire crossfire, effectively killing the enemy. He concentrated his captured and exploding grenades, inflicting devastating damage on the Japanese troops during their charge.

[Ding! Killed a Japanese lieutenant, obtained 1 grenade launcher and 5 grenades.]

[Ding! One Japanese machine gunner has been killed, and one Type 11 light machine gun has been obtained.]

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The system notifications kept ringing, and the looted equipment replenished the supplies just right. Wang Huanbo even found an opportunity to have his soldiers operate captured grenade launchers, firing several grenades at the Japanese troops, causing considerable casualties.

The battle was exceptionally fierce. Almost all the church windows were shattered, and the exterior walls were riddled with bullet holes. Soldiers also suffered casualties; two were killed and several wounded. But no one retreated! Wang Huanbo's bravery and precise command, along with the continuous supply of ammunition (which they thought was looted from Japanese corpses, but was actually dropped by the system), greatly boosted morale. Even female students and dancers risked their lives to help move ammunition and care for the wounded. Doukou stayed by the unconscious Pusheng's side, occasionally wiping his forehead with a damp cloth, her eyes filled with worry and a barely perceptible emotion.

The Japanese army launched three consecutive assaults, but each time they were forced to retreat, leaving dozens of corpses behind, due to the fierce resistance of the church defenders. The Japanese major was furious, but for the time being, he was helpless.

During a lull in the fighting, Wang Huanbo tallied up his gains in his system space. Besides a large quantity of ammunition, he had also acquired several key items: more gas masks, several relatively complete sets of Japanese military uniforms (including officer uniforms), and—a rough map marking the location of a Japanese regimental command post!

Looking at the command post marker on the map, which wasn't too far from the church, and then at the Type 94 mortar and thirty poison gas shells in the space, Wang Huanbo's insane plan became clearer and clearer.

"Instructor, the Japanese have temporarily retreated, but they will definitely come back! We've used up a lot of ammunition and have many wounded. What should we do?" Old Smoker asked anxiously, his face covered in gunpowder.

Wang Huanbo's gaze was resolute as he lowered his voice: "We can't just sit here and wait to die. We have to fight our way out! Let's give the Japanese a good beating!"

He unfolded the map and pointed to the location of the Japanese command post: "This is a stronghold of the Japanese, with quite a few officers. We'll use this—" He pointed to a mortar covered with a cloth in the corner (claimed to be a major captured trophy), "to give them a 'big gift'!"

"Use cannons? But we only have a few people..." Shunzi said worriedly.

"Not a direct assault, but a sneak attack! Use special ammunition!" A cold glint flashed in Wang Huanbo's eyes. "Hit and run! Let the Japanese get into chaos, then we'll have a chance to break through!"

Everyone gasped, shocked by the instructor's audacious plan, but a surge of resolute excitement quickly followed. Rather than wait to be trapped and die, they would take the initiative!