Rebirth in 1972: Redemption in Changbai Mountain

Zhou Rui grabbed Gu Jiacheng: "Don't panic. What did your father teach you? You have to stay calm, especially in emergencies."

Once Gu Jiacheng had calmed down a bit, Zhou Rui released his right hand: "Check the guns and ammunition, turn off the safety, grab the flashlight, and come with me."

Gunfire continued to ring out in the distance, though not as intense as at the beginning, but each shot was fired only once in a short time.

It seems that the initial conflict between the two sides was sudden, which is why the gunfire was so chaotic. At this point, the situation should have entered a stalemate.

Zhou Rui led the two men, walking with their backs bent low, but their pace was not slow.

"Ruiwa, where are we going?" Gu Jiacheng asked, noticing that Zhou Rui wasn't heading in the direction of the gunshot.

"Your father and his men are locked in a stalemate. Listen to the gunfire; the gunfire on the other side is significantly more intense than on this side, which means they have more people and guns than your father and his men."

Moreover, they have both long and short guns, and possibly even shotguns. Our past support wouldn't have been of much use; at most, it would have only maintained a balance. So our past efforts were largely meaningless.

"Then what should we do?" Gu Jiacheng calmed down. Although he didn't join the army, Gu Dayong had taught him many things.

"I remember there was a small platform on the north side of the mountain. It wasn't very high off the ground, but it was enough for the three of us to have a shooting advantage. I just don't know how many people it could hold."

Zhou Rui had observed the surroundings during his patrol last night and memorized some unusual terrain features.

"Oh, it really is. That small platform is about four or five meters high. I remember Chen Baoxi took me there to collect bird eggs when I was a kid. When I was a kid, I would go swimming in the river and my dad would beat me, so I would hide there."

It was a pleasant surprise that Liu Qingguo had actually gone up there to play.

"Do you know how wide that platform is? Is it good for setting up a gun?"

"That happened a long time ago when I was a child, let me think..."

Bang, bang.

In a small snowdrift at the village entrance, Gu Dayong and his two companions were pinned down by enemy fire and could only lie motionless in the shallow pit they had dug with their hands.

"Dayong, why aren't Ruiwa and the others here yet? We can't just lie here motionless, Xiaogang still has blood on his hands."

Zhou Kaizhi was very anxious, feeling that there was nothing he could do, especially since some of his teammates were injured.

"Uncle Kaizhi, I'm fine." Zhao Xiaogang tightly covered his left arm with his right hand.

He was just about to ask the other person a question when he suddenly encountered them, but he was attacked when he shone his flashlight on them.

His arm was covered in blood spots, so it looked like he used a shotgun.

"It's cold, the blood won't freeze before it's frozen, it's fine." Gu Dayong's words were cold and devoid of any human warmth.

"Zhou Rui and the others have their reasons for not coming here, and even if they did, it wouldn't make a difference. We still need them to break this deadlock. What we need to do now is stall them."

"Who are those people on the other side? Are they spies? How come there are so many of them?" Zhou Kaizhi took a moment to fire a shot at the other side.

"I don't know. But whoever they are, they're not good people. Otherwise, Xiao wouldn't have been shot in the back as soon as he opened his mouth."

Bang! Gu Dayong aimed at the ice surface opposite and fired a shot, sending ice shards flying everywhere, letting the other side know that they were not without the ability to fight back.

Several blurry figures crawled to the edge of the mountain. Zhou Rui's perception was still active. They were extremely close to the people on the other side, less than a hundred meters away, and there was no obstruction.

Zhou Rui lay prone on the ground, peering through the crosshair at the opposite side, but he couldn't see anything. The enemy on the other side still had a geographical advantage.

Liu Qingguo stealthily got up, felt around on the mountain wall behind him for a while, and then lay down next to Zhou Rui and Gu Jiacheng.

"Ruiwa, this is bad. It's been so long I've forgotten a bit. The last two meters are quite steep, and now they're covered in ice and snow, frozen solid, and very slippery."

Zhou Rui rolled over, facing upwards towards the mountain wall, and took a closer look.

"It's okay, it's not high. I'll squat there, and you and Jiacheng can stand on my shoulders, and I'll help you up."

"How about I stay down here and I take you two up? My marksmanship isn't great anyway," Liu Qingguo suggested in a low voice.

"No need, you two go first, I can go up by myself." Zhou Rui shook his head.

Zhou Rui squatted down with his back against the mountain wall.

"Jiacheng, go first. Be on guard once you're up there."

Gu Jiacheng had always been taught to obey orders. As soon as Zhou Rui gave the order, Gu Jiacheng nodded, slung his gun securely over his shoulder, and stepped on Zhou Rui's shoulder.

"Stand firm." With Zhou Rui supporting his feet, Gu Jiacheng slowly stood up.

Using Zhou Rui as a ladder, Gu Jiacheng slowly climbed up the steep cliff, carefully avoiding making a sound for fear of failing at the last minute.

Zhou Rui waited until Gu Jiacheng was completely up before squatting down again.

"Brother Qingguo, it's your turn."

After his body was modified, even a big man like Liu Qingguo could stand on Zhou Rui's shoulder without any effort.

Liu Qingguo's movements were still a bit clumsy, and some snow chunks and small stones fell down when he went up.

Zhou Rui quickly lay down.

The distant gunfire continued, drowning out this faint sound.

Zhou Rui tightened his grip on his gun, then suddenly leaped up, his body moving like a ghost, like a wisp of smoke, reaching the small platform in just a few seconds.

Looking at the spot that Gu Jiacheng and the other man had left for him, Zhou Rui lay down and tried it out. The width was okay, but it was a bit short, and he had to tuck his legs in.

After Zhou Rui set up the gun, Liu Qingguo looked at him.

"Ruiwa, it's a bit far, I can't see clearly."

Zhou Rui did not answer immediately, but quietly looked at the opposite side. In the instant the gun muzzle emitted a spark, he clearly saw seven or eight figures.

"Did you see the muzzle flash? Move your guns back one meter and fire in that area. I just need you to suppress them. Wait for me to fire the first shot."

Zhou Rui knew that Liu Qingguo and Gu Jiacheng's eyesight was not as good as his, and their marksmanship was also far inferior, so they could only play a supporting role.

"Okay." "Understood."

Zhou Rui waited silently for the fireworks. He didn't want to use his senses; with seven or eight people, his mental energy would probably be exhausted by the time they finished fighting.

Bang, bang. The moment the other side fired, Zhou Rui's bullet followed.

Ah... less than a hundred meters away, the screams came clearly.

Bang, bang. Liu Qingguo and Gu Jiacheng fired their bullets one after the other.

"Kaizhi, Zhou Rui has made his move. Increase firing speed, draw enemy fire, and create opportunities for Zhou Rui and his men."

"Where are Ruiwa and the others?" Zhou Kaizhi was still looking around searching.

"We don't have time to look anymore, but the location is definitely better than ours."

Gu Dayong kept pulling the bolt, firing bullets incessantly, creating opportunities for Zhou Rui and his men to strike the enemy.

Zhou Rui, like a lynx in the shadows, only seeks a fatal blow. Liu Qingguo and Gu Jiacheng, on the other hand, rely on luck; they just need to guess correctly.

Bang... "Damn it!" A person in the snow hugged their left shoulder and rolled around on the ground.

Bang, bang. The man fell silent instantly, and no one knew whether Liu Qingguo or Gu Jiacheng had guessed correctly.

"Where is the enemy firing?" Several burly men, their clothes disheveled, darted around in the hollow, dodging bullets that seemed to come from nowhere.