Chapter 559: The Turtle in the Urn
Liu Cong hurriedly commanded the team to retreat in the direction of the underground palace, he turned around sharply and took off the two grenades hanging on his clothes. After pulling out the two safety bolts at the same time, Liu Cong threw the two grenades towards the exit of the mountain crack.
With two loud bangs, a lot of dust was shaken off in the crack, and after taking out a signal flare again and throwing it on the ground, Liu Cong turned around and walked down.
In an instant, yellow smoke filled the cracks in the mountain and drifted outside. Although the smoke bomb is not lethal, it can at least block the vision of Pan Huayu and others, even if it is delayed for a few more seconds, which can give the team more time to think about countermeasures.
The team that had just left the dungeon returned to the main burial chamber. It may be that the two grenades thrown by Liu Cong just now played a deterrent role, and Zhen Hao, who was blocked in the crack, listened sideways for a while, but did not hear the footsteps of pursuit.
Although everyone is safe for the time being, everyone knows that the situation is not optimistic. Liu Cong's two grenades can also be regarded as a disguised answer, and he expressed his attitude towards Pan Huayu, that is, he will not compromise.
In fact, this is also Liu Cong's helpless move, if he really has the iron book in his hand, maybe he will really hand over the iron book in exchange for the safety of the team.
But the most critical problem now is that the Iron Book has been preempted by the Japanese, and Pan Huayu and they don't know, even if they tell him the truth, he won't believe it. In that case, there is only a dead knock.
Chen Ziyang ran to the mechanism that opened the corridor, opened the stone slab, and placed the brass compass between the four gears again, opening the corridor.
Although the team may not necessarily walk back along the corridor, if this decision is made later, it will also save time to open the corridor. If the team really decides to stay here, it's a big deal to close the corridor again.
"Let's go back and fight them in the city of imperial tombs."
"No, we don't have much food, we can only hold out for another day or two at most, and if we fight guerrillas, the team will be more scattered, and it will be easier to be broken by each one."
"Then we'll stay here. A few guns can still be defended, and if they want to rush in, the loss is not small, as long as we hold it long enough, maybe the turnaround will appear. ”
"This method is also not advisable, they occupy a high place, we are more passive, and the firepower in their hands is much more fierce than ours, and the number of people and weapons and ammunition should also be much more, it is the best policy to stay here."
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what should I do?"
A few people, you said, I said, quickly discussed the way, but no one could think of a feasible way to get the team out of trouble. Desperate! Everyone is really in a desperate situation now.
At this time, Chen Ziyang was thinking about another thing in his heart, he didn't understand why Pan Huayu and the others appeared at the exit of this crack instead of chasing them in along the entrance of the underground palace, which was very wrong.
Chen Ziyang didn't believe that it was a coincidence that the Dragon Digging Society people appeared here. Although it is said that there are clues left by Wang Dingqian in the hands of the Dragon Digging Society, judging from the clues left by Zhang Taixu, it is impossible for Wang Dingqian to directly point out the location of the underground palace.
In this case, there are many mountains in the vast Qinling region, but Pan Huayu and others found this mountain crack, and there will definitely be no such coincidence in the world.
But now is not the time to think about these things. After letting this idea disappear from his mind for a while, Chen Ziyang also joined the team to discuss ways to get out of the predicament, trying to find a perfect solution.
"It's really infuriating, we cracked a lot of mechanisms, fought zombie groups, broke the Seven Martyrs Tomb Array, and lit the soul lamp, but we found that the Japanese had already taken the lead, and they were blocked here by the people of the Dragon Digging Society, it was really embarrassing." Seeing that everyone had nothing to do, Liu Cong slammed the ground.
"Organ...... Corpse...... Seven Dead Tomb Protector Array ......" Chen Ziyang's eyes slowly widened, and a bold and adventurous idea slowly formed in his mind. While this method is very dangerous and has little chance of success, it is currently the only way to get the team out of the way.
Just when Chen Ziyang just wanted to open his mouth, tell Liu Cong and the others his thoughts, and ask for their opinions, Zhen Hao, who had been guarding the crack in the mountain, suddenly pulled the bolt of the automatic rifle in his hand.
The sound of pulling the bolt alerted the crowd, and the muzzles of the only six automatic rifles in the group were all aimed at the crack in the mountain at the same time. At this moment, a series of footsteps echoed in the crack, and it seemed that the people of the Dragon Digging Society had already taken down the crack.
Although judging from the sound of footsteps, the people of the Dragon Digging Society are still some distance away from the underground palace, but this mountain crack is not too long, and listening to the footsteps, there are many people who come down, and Liu Cong is a little anxious at this time.
"Dangdangdang...... sounded again the sound of a series of grenades colliding with the rock wall, and everyone subconsciously took a few steps back, away from the mountain cracks. A few seconds later, a grenade with the safety bolt removed fell into the main burial chamber.
Several of the men guarding the crack swooped backwards at the same time, and the grenade exploded as soon as their bodies hit the ground.
Although the grenade caused no casualties, it managed to repel the men guarding the crack in the mountain. The frequency of footsteps coming from the crack was noticeably much faster, and it seemed that Pan Huayu and his team had begun to charge.
"Retreat!" A grenade destroyed the defensive formation, the most easy to defend and difficult to attack mountain cracks can no longer be defended, and the main tomb is very empty, there is no cover that can be used for protection, Liu Cong hurriedly commanded the team to go back along the road, although there is no way yet, but if you don't go, the team will not be able to keep it.
Chen Ziyang took off the brass compass stuck between the four gears, and then the four gears slowly turned, and the walls on both sides began to close again.
After covering the stone slab that blocked the five gears, Chen Ziyang helped Zhang Linfu, who was carrying Guo Huaxing's corpse, took Xu Xiaoyuan's hand, and took the lead in walking into the slowly closing corridor. One by one, the others walked in.
Zhen Hao led several other people to release a gun indiscriminately in the direction of the mountain crack, wanting to delay the pursuit of Pan Huayu and the others and buy more time for the retreat of the team. And at this moment, another grenade flew out of the crack in the mountain and landed directly at the feet of several people.
The grenade's delayed fuse could only delay the explosion by four or five seconds at most, and counting the time it took to fly in mid-air, by the time the grenade landed at the feet of several people, it was already less than a second before it exploded.
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhen Hao pounced in the direction of the grenade, and when he was in mid-air, he quickly took off his steel helmet.
When Zhen Hao landed, he covered the grenade with the steel helmet in his hand, and at the same time his entire body pressed against the steel helmet.
There was a muffled "bang", and the grenade exploded in the steel helmet. The steel helmet in Zhen Hao's hand was twisted and deformed in an instant, and at the same time, his body was shaken up more than half a meter high and fell to the ground again.
At this time, Zhen Hao was miserable, his two forearms were like chicken claws that had pulled out the bones, soft, it seemed that the bones in his arms had all been shattered, and a large mouthful of blood spurted out of Zhen Hao's mouth, and it seemed that there were fragments of internal organs mixed in this pool of blood.
Although all the shrapnel that flew out of the grenade explosion was blocked by the steel helmet, the shock wave of the grenade explosion could not be stopped, and Zhen Hao was useless at this time, but he saved the lives of the other five team members.
Yang Lei and Umbrella Shishuai, who were walking backwards in the middle of the road, saw this scene, and the two of them gave a thumbs up in their hearts at the same time, Zhenhao This kid is interesting enough, but it's a pity, it seems that he will never survive.
The two men hurriedly rushed over, one grabbed a Zhenhao's foot and pulled him into the corridor, while the remaining five team members were also shooting backwards.
By the time the last team member retreated to the room where the soul lamp was located, the corridor was completely closed.
After spurting out a few mouthfuls of blood again, Zhen Hao's body twitched violently twice, and then his eyes were full of unwillingness, and he swallowed his last breath. After helping Zhen Hao close his eyes with his trembling palm, Liu Cong shed two lines of tears.
"This Yongdao organ should be able to stop Pan Huayu for a while, but it is likely that the blocking time will not be too long, we have no time to waste, don't let Zhen Hao lose his life in vain. I have a bold idea that might get us out of trouble. ”
Chen Ziyang's words were like a candle in the night, so that the hope in everyone's hearts did not completely disappear, and at this extremely sad and indignant moment, it played a reassuring role.
All the people looked in his direction with anticipation in their eyes. But when Chen Ziyang said his plan, the hope in everyone's eyes was reduced a lot.
There were even a few members of the team who were shaking their heads slightly, obviously not thinking that the plan would succeed. Even Yang Lei and Umbrella Shishuai, who trusted Chen Ziyang the most, were surprised, not understanding why this plan was so bold.
Liu Cong pondered for a few seconds, then he raised his head and looked around the entire team.
Jin Huang, who was extremely weak, Zhang Linfu, who carried Guo Huaxing's corpse and had nothing to love, plus eight tired team members, plus the three Chen Ziyang brothers and the Dao Gu of Eliminating Yuan, it can be said that this team has no way to resist the attack of the Dragon Digging Society no matter what.
"How sure are you?" Liu Cong asked cautiously.
"As much as I would love to give you confidence, I must tell you the truth, at most 10%. It depends on whether my judgment is accurate or not and God can't open my eyes, if I make a mistake in judgment, the team may be wiped out, and there will be no chance at all.
If you really don't think my method is feasible, we'll have to go back the way we came. Maybe there aren't many people left at the entrance of the Taoist Holy Land, or maybe they didn't find the entrance at all, but just happened to find that mountain crack, in that case, we might be able to get out of the way. ”
Even Chen Ziyang, who said these words, had no confidence. He knew that it was impossible for the people of the Dragon Digging Society to not find the entrance to the Taoist Holy Land, and it was impossible for them not to leave all preparations there.
"The soldiers are dangerous, and now there is no other way, and there is no time to think of other countermeasures, so I will do as you say." Liu Cong said very firmly to Chen Ziyang.
At this time, Pan Huayu, who had looked around in the main burial chamber, showed a trace of doubt on his handsome face, and then a smile appeared on his face.
After taking out a scroll from his backpack, Pan Huayu slowly unfolded the scroll, pointed to a lotus-shaped pattern on it and said to the dozens of team members behind him: "Find this lotus flower in the mural." ”
After giving the order, Pan Huayu moved his gaze to the several neat piles of items in the main burial chamber, and finally stopped at the pile of bullets with three or eight large lids.
Although the goal of the lotus pattern to be found is relatively clear, there are many murals in this main tomb, and the carved things are also very complicated, which cannot be found in a short period of time.
After dozens of people were busy looking for a long time, one of the team members finally found the carving of the lotus flower.
This discovery interrupted Pan Huayu's thoughts, although at this time he didn't understand how the hill-like bones, piles of tools, and bullets in the main tomb came from, but after learning that he had found the lotus, he was still very happy.
Coming to the open stone slab, Pan Huayu pulled out the frieze rods on both sides of the scroll and placed them between the four gears.
The length and shape of these two friezes are completely in line with the four gears, supporting the upper and lower gears respectively. With the help of these two friezes, Pan Huayu slowly turned the fifth gear and opened the closed corridor.
The team members behind him couldn't wait to rush into the corridor, and just as these team members had just passed the corridor, an explosion sounded, and the three team members were blown upside down and flew into the corridor.
"Be careful! They are already turtles in the urn, don't fall into their ambush, don't pay for unnecessary casualties! Looking at the three team members who were blackened by the explosion, Pan Huayu yelled very angrily.
When the entire team cautiously entered the room where the soul lamp was located, Pan Huayu turned around to look. On one side of the open walkway, a thin steel wire was tied to the corner of a black stone brick, and at the other end of the wire was a safety bolt for a grenade.
Obviously, this is an ambush set by Liu Cong. When the tunnel is opened, this small section of wire is slowly straightened, and then the wire pulls open the safety bolt of the grenade under the pull of the walls on both sides. When the people in the team passed through the corridor, it happened to be the moment when the grenade exploded.
It can be said that the design of this mechanism is very immoral. The people who designed the mechanism not only calculated the time of the grenade explosion very accurately, and had a certain judgment on the time to pass through the corridor, but also used the dark stone slabs in the room to hide the wire rope and grenade, which was really difficult to prevent.
"Give me chase! Don't let any of them go! Pan Huayu gritted his teeth and said.
(End of chapter)