studiobondurri Chapter 611: 570 two bodies
Chapter 611: 570 two bodies
Chapter 611: 570 two bodies
The person inside the carriage did not speak but simply pushed open the door. Because they were unsure if the person inside was armed, Xiang Ziyu and his squad leader did not dare to approach carelessly.
“I am the Prime Minister of Qi Country!” At this moment, an elderly man’s voice came from the carriage. He spoke slowly, stepping out of the carriage as he spoke.
There were bloodstains on his body, and fresh blood had dyed his official robe red. His movement exiting the carriage was somewhat sluggish, and his eyes were full of bloodshot threads.
“Where is the King!” Upon seeing the old man emerge from the carriage, the paratrooper squad leader asked with his weapon ready, “Is he inside?”
“Yes, he is certainly inside.” The old man smirked bitterly and answered, “He is already dead ...”
Long before Tang Country’s paratroopers reached the carriage, Jiang Xian of Qi Country had already died. Something had been amiss when he boarded the carriage; in fact, at that time, His Majesty, the King of Qi Country, had already passed away.
He had been suffering from a serious illness for some time and had been taking medicine. Just now, he had been frightened and jolted for a long while, and his illness had finally worsened, leading to his death before he could be captured.
“Squad leader! He’s injured!” Upon seeing the bloodied Prime Minister of Qi Country, Xiang Ziyu noticed the Prime Minister’s wounds.
Whether he failed to evade in time or was trying to protect Jiang Xian, the Prime Minister had several bloody holes in his body, which at that moment were still oozing blood, staining half of his body red.
The old man was merely holding on, standing in front of two enemy paratroopers, maintaining the last vestiges of his country’s dignity.
“It’s a pity, whether you are the Prime Minister of Qi Country or its King ... you will not be capturing any of us.” The Prime Minister shivered, nearly losing his balance.
In reality, he should have been dead by now, but he was still insisting, standing there stubbornly, unwilling to fall.
In the end, after an indeterminate amount of time, he finally lost all his strength and collapsed heavily onto the ground tiles, closing his eyes.
Only at this moment did Xiang Ziyu and his squad leader approach, cautiously peering through the wide-open carriage door to see the scene inside.
Inside the carriage lay a man dressed in splendid attire, motionless on the floor with bloodstains and bullet holes in the seat next to him.
Xiang Ziyu climbed into the carriage, knelt on one knee, and looked down at the man lying on the ground. It was indeed Jiang Xian, an exact match to the photograph previously circulated among the Tang Army.
“It should be him.” Xiang Ziyu said to his squad leader outside the carriage, “He’s definitely dead, and there are no gunshot wounds on his body.”
The squad leader furrowed his brow, then hopped onto the carriage, pushed Xiang Ziyu aside, and emptied the magazine of his firearm into Jiang Xian’s body, “Now he has gunshot wounds!”
He lifted his head to look at Xiang Ziyu, “Your credit is already substantial. Remember, this is the honor of our squad, our platoon, our company, even our battalion! You know what to say!”
“I understand! Squad leader.” Xiang Ziyu knew the credit wasn’t his, so he accepted everything quite frankly.
Their squad had killed the Prime Minister and the King of Qi Country! This was a collective honor for their squad! Or rather, it could become an honor for their entire paratrooper troops!
Just like the Qi troops, none of the Tang planes circling above the manor knew that the King of Qi Country was already dead.
They continued with the attack plan, dropping one heavy bomb after another, as if money was no object.
At the same time, the all-out counterattack from the Qi troops on the ground further convinced them that the King of Qi was still inside the manor at that moment.
So they kept dropping bombs, one after another, onto the small manor obscured by thick smoke, disregarding visibility.
Soon, a pilot inside a Stuka noticed something different. He saw Tang paratroopers retreating, and those Dragon Banners, serving as friend-or-foe identifiers, seemed to be moving back as well.
So, holding down the communication button, he reported, “I don’t know what’s happening, but I see our flags retreating!”
Below him, paratroopers on the ground had retreated to their drop zones, where their identifying Dragon Banners were even more conspicuous.
After confirmation, the pilot continued to report over the radio: “Repeat, I see the Dragon Banner retreating!”
Soon, another Stuka Dive Bomber pilot also confirmed the news: “That’s right! I also see the paratroopers retreating! I don’t know why, but they’re moving towards the open area!”
At that moment, the voice from headquarters came through the headset: “I order you to cover our forces, cover the retreating paratrooper troops! Repeat! Cover the retreating paratrooper troops! Block the Qi Army’s pursuit!”
“Understood!” replied the pilot of the circling Stuka Dive Bomber immediately.
However, after the two Stukas made a wide circle around the manor, they still didn’t see the Qi troops chasing from the thick smoke.
It seemed the Qi Army had no intention to pursue, so the Tang paratroopers retreating from the battle did so at their leisure; they even managed to find and take with them almost all of their bags and gear.
So, after circling twice to confirm the situation, the pilot of the Stuka Dive Bomber assigned to cover the ground troops spoke again: “Beehive! Beehive! This is Wasp One! This is Wasp One! I do not see Qi troops in pursuit! Repeat! I do not see enemy troops in pursuit!”
Another pilot from a different plane also reported: “This is Wasp Four! I also do not see enemy troops in pursuit!”
“I do not see them either!” said another pilot through the radio.
“Keep watching, keep watching!” came the somewhat resigned reminder from headquarters over the radio: “Subsequent forces, continue bombing the target! Ensure that the manor is completely destroyed!”
“Acknowledged, Sir!” replied the pilot who had just arrived at the battlefield, still excited. After responding, he pushed his control stick down: “Starting my dive now, cover me!”
His wingman followed, shouting excitedly, “I’m right behind you!”
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