The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 350: Bloody Reed Marsh: Deadly Grenade and the Murderous Mine

Xu Keming fired to suppress the Japanese agents' firepower while observing the team members reaching shore. Seeing the team members safely reach the shore one after another, he felt relieved. At this time, two Japanese agents were hiding deep in the reed marsh, using the dense reeds as cover and still resisting stubbornly.

Xu Keming knew that this stalemate was not a solution. He had to quickly eliminate these two enemies and then support Lei Tao in pursuing Uesugi Kazuya. He gestured to the team member next to him, who had just finished cleaning the remaining lake water from his gun. The two understood his intention and decided to encircle the enemy from both sides. Xu Keming raised his Thompson submachine gun and fired wildly into the reeds, suppressing the enemy's firepower. The team member, crouching low, quickly moved to the right, using the terrain in the reeds to quietly close in on the enemy.

At the same time, another team member also passed by from the left, his footsteps as light as a night cat in the forest, deliberately making no sound so as not to alert the enemy. The reeds rustled in the breeze, covering up the slight movement of his movement.

Xu Keming's submachine gun opened fire, raining bullets down on the reeds like a torrential rain, snapping and falling reed stalks one after another. Large swathes of reeds were swept to the ground, revealing a few gaps within. The two Japanese agents, pinned down by the overwhelming firepower, could only huddle behind cover, occasionally emerging to fire back blindly.

As Xu Keming was changing magazines, the team members who had circled to the right had already closed to within twenty meters of the agents. He could clearly hear the agents' nervous breathing and muttered curses. He took a deep breath, removed an M1 grenade from his belt, and suddenly pulled the safety pin and threw it at the two Japanese agents.

With a whoosh, a grenade traversed the air in a low arc at breakneck speed. Its immense speed caused it to rub against the air, creating a sharp, whirring sound. Two Japanese agents, standing nearby, instinctively looked up. They saw a dark figure hurtling toward them. In a split second, their faces paled, their eyes widening in terror, filled with fear and despair.

"Get down!" one of the agents shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice trembling with despair. Almost simultaneously, the two of them dropped to the ground as quickly as possible, their hands tightly covering their heads, trying to find a sliver of cover with their bodies, as if this would ward off impending death.

"Boom!" A resounding explosion shook the entire reed marsh. The flames from the explosion instantly illuminated the night sky like daylight. Thick smoke, swirling with dust, quickly spread, the pungent smell of gunpowder choking people. The powerful blast uprooted the surrounding reeds, sending debris flying all over the sky like a strange "reed snow."

Taking advantage of the residual force of the explosion, Xu Keming quickly replaced his magazine, crouched, and rushed towards the enemy like a cheetah. He fired a burst of bullets as he ran, his bursts shaking the reeds. He quickly approached the center of the explosion, his eyes sharp, not missing any movement. The team member on the right followed closely behind, their guns raised, vigilantly scanning the position of the two Japanese agents, ready to respond to the enemy's counterattack. The team member on the left also quickly rushed over, and the three of them gradually formed a triangle of encirclement, blocking all possible escape routes for the enemy.

As the encirclement narrowed, the tension in the air grew thicker. Everyone held their breath, awaiting the appearance of any enemy. Suddenly, a slight noise came from the reeds. Xu Keming immediately raised his hand to signal the team to stop. All three men simultaneously pointed their guns at the source of the sound, fingers firmly on the trigger, ready to fire.

When the smoke cleared slightly, a scene of devastation came into view. Two agents lay darkly in the reeds. One was motionless, blood splattered beneath him, staining the surrounding ground red. The other was still groaning in pain, his arms twitching weakly, clearly seriously injured.

Xu Keming stepped forward quickly, kicked away the MP35 submachine gun that fell into the mud, pointed the gun at the injured Japanese agent's head, and shouted sternly: "Where is Kazuya Kamishima?" The Japanese agent cursed in broken Chinese: "You pig, don't even think about getting any information about Major Kamishima from me." He laughed and continued: "I can't survive, but it's not bad to take you with me to die with me." He shouted in Japanese: "Long live the Emperor of Japan" while lighting the fuse of the bomb hidden on his body.

At the critical moment, Xu Keming's pupils suddenly shrank, and he kicked the spy into the lake several meters away, then quickly flew sideways behind a huge rock in the reeds next to him.

Xu Keming kicked the Japanese agent, sending him careening through the air and crashing into the lake with a loud splash. At the same moment, a bomb exploded, its deafening roar ripping the still night sky apart. The blast sent waves several meters high across the lake, sending water pelting the air with mud and broken reeds.

Xu Keming hid behind a boulder. The deafening explosion jarred his ears, his heart pounding wildly in his chest. The gusts of wind rustled the reeds, snapping countless reeds in half. Once the aftermath of the explosion subsided, he poked his head out from behind the boulder and gazed out at the lake. The agent was gone, leaving only the rippling water, a testament to the thrilling scene.

The team members who had made the detour to the right came tumbling out of the reeds, their faces trembling with fear. They came running, tumbling and crawling, shouting, "Captain Xu, are you all right?" Xu Keming waved his hand, stood up, and dusted himself off. Although he wasn't injured, the shock of the previous incident still left him shaken. "I'm fine. That bastard was pretty cruel. He wanted to take me with him," he said through gritted teeth.

The team members on the left also hurried over. Seeing Xu Keming safe and sound, they breathed a sigh of relief. "It was too dangerous. He almost got us into trouble." Xu Keming looked at the abandoned mine in the distance with a gloomy look and said in a deep voice, "Uesugi Kazuya must still be in that mine. His support will probably be here soon. We need to hurry."

Zheng Cheng was panting heavily, with beads of sweat on his forehead. He trotted over and said anxiously, "Captain Xu, I finally found you! After I jumped into the lake, I searched for a long time but couldn't find the two Japanese agents. Captain Xu, you are amazing." Xu Keming looked at Zheng Cheng and others who had rushed over, a trace of relief flashed in his eyes, and nodded, "You came at the right time. The old fox Shangshan Kazuya must have made many arrangements in the mine. Let's work together to find a way to catch him.