Chapter 343: Ambush

“There is an ambush.” Wei Jin also said.

An ambush? How could there be?

It was close to the battlefield, but it was at the back of the battlefield.

Even if there are thieves, only their local bandits and robbers or forced victims of vagrants.

But these people would never dare touch the army’s stuff.

The people Xu Zhengyong brought were in military uniforms and still held high is the flag of the army, how could they have ambushed them?

Just as Xu Zhengyong was suspicious, several arrows were shot out from the mountains on both sides in front of them, coming towards the group they were transporting grain and grass.

Xu Zhengyong subconsciously turned to protect Wei Ruo, however, there was a figure that moved even faster than him.

Wei Ruo didn’t even react to what had happened, and her body fell into a sturdy embrace.

Wei Ruo tilted her head and saw Wei Jin Yi’s side face.

Immediately after that, he saw the knife he drew out of nowhere fending off the arrows that were shooting over, and the ear-piercing sound of metal arrows and knives colliding resounded in Wei Ruo’s ears.

Xu Zhengyong glanced at Wei Jinyi and realized that his martial arts skills were strangely high, and after determining that Wei Ruo was safe by his side, he had no more worries.

Xu Zhengyong drew his saber and ordered the soldiers he brought with him, “Break out with me!”

After saying that Xu Zhengyong took the lead and rushed to the hillside on both sides of the road.

The soldiers followed suit, drawing their swords to meet them.

Wei Ruo, who was being protected by Wei Jin Yi, clutched Wei Jin Yi’s waist tightly with her hands, her body pressed against Wei Jin Yi’s chest.

She knew all she had to do now was to behave and not add to the chaos.

Though unable to do much physically, Wei Ruo’s eyes watched the hillsides on either side to determine the ambushers’ location and approximate numbers.

There were about twenty people on each side, and they were high up on the ground, occupying a favorable terrain.

If one were to forcefully break out with their physical body, they would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

After understanding the general situation, Wei Ruo’s mind had a strategy to deal with it.

“Second brother, there is a red wooden box on the first carriage that contains black orb shaped things, you light them on fire and throw them on the hills on both sides.” Wei Ruo said to Wei Jin Yi.

After hearing Wei Ruo’s words, Wei Jin Yi’s gaze glanced at the first carriage behind him.

And then holding Wei Ruo in his arms, he jumped a few times and came to the front of the carriage, lifting his sword to split the ropes and burlap wrapped around the carriage.

It contained, in addition to the grain, a red wooden box.

Upon opening the box, it contained the very thing Wei Ruo had said was round and spherical, black and each with a line on it.

Wei Jin also put Wei Ruo down and told him to hide under the car.

Wei Ruo obediently squatted on the ground and fished out a fire discount from her bosom and handed it to Wei Jin Yi.

“Firebender, light that fuse.”

Without hesitation, without questioning, Wei Jin also took the fire folders handed over by Wei Ruo with fire speed, lit the fuse, and then threw it up, with a flying kick, and kicked it towards the location of the ambush on the mountain.

This was followed by a loud bang that shook the entire trail.

Xu Zhengyong, who was charging, and the small group of generals he was leading were blinded.

While the crowd was shocked, Wei Jin also kicked out the second and third ……

One explosion after another rang out one after another.

The sound was so loud that it seemed like a landslide.

This place is located between two mountains, and the mountains on both sides have an amplifying effect on the sound, making the explosion sound extra loud.

Within a few moments, there was no movement on the hillsides on either side.

Wei Jin also stopped, holding a bomb inside his hand, his eyes gazing at the hillsides on both sides.

Wei Ruo poked her head out from under the car, Wei Jin also signaled her to wait, Wei Ruo hid her head back again.

And then Xu Zhengyong rushed to the hillside on both sides with his men, and after making sure that the ambushers were all dead, he greeted the crowd.

It was only then that Wei Jin pulled Wei Ruo out from under the car.

Wei Jin also took a closer look at Wei Ruo’s body to make sure that she was only stained with some dirt and was not injured.

“Second brother, your feet aren’t swollen?” Wei Ruo asked Wei Jin Yi.

“No.”

“This bomb is kinda heavy yea, if you kick it with your foot, I feel like a normal person could break a bone for themselves.” Wei Ruo said as she looked at Wei Jin Yi’s foot.

Wei Ruo thought at the time that Wei Jinya would throw it with his hands, but he didn’t realize that he chose to kick it with his feet.

If everyone was as good on their feet as Ergo, they wouldn’t need to specialize in projectors.

“It’s fine.” Wei Jin also replied.

“Don’t lie to me, why don’t you take your shoes off and show them to me later, and I’ll put some medicine on them if they’re hurt or broken.”

“It’s really fine.” Wei Jin also emphasized.

In order to divert Wei Ruo’s attention, Wei Jin also asked Wei Ruo, “What is this orb?”

“This is a bomb, the principle is similar to us setting off firecrackers and fireworks on New Year’s Day, only this one is much more powerful.” Wei Ruo explained.

Said Wei Ruo picked up a hefted in his hand and said, “I specially put on the grain truck, originally thought just in case of use, did not expect to really use.”

Xiao Bei, who ran back with Xiu Mei, happened to hear Wei Ruo say this and asked, “Missy, where did you get such a powerful thing?”

“Borrowed it from the gods.” Wei Ruo replied.

“Huh?” Kohaku stared blankly.

Then giggled again and looked back at his young master.

Wei Jin didn’t say anything either, but he already had a number in his mind.

While Wei Ruo and the others were talking, Xu Zhengyong came down from the hillside.

“If ……” Xu Zhengyong almost said out of turn, after a pause, changed his mouth and asked Wei Ruo, “How are you? Are you hurt?”

“I’m fine, how are those ambushers doing?” Wei Ruo asked.

“All dead.”

Said Xu Zhengyong handing Wei Ruo something.

“This is the weapon they just used.”

Although the thing had been blown up to the point where only half of it was left, Wei Ruo still instantly recognized that it was an incompetent design of hers.

“Is this thing now equipped by people from other places besides the Anti-Japanese Army?” Wei Ruo asked Xu Zhengyong.

Xu Zhengyong shook his head, “Only the anti-Japanese army in Taizhou Prefecture is equipped.”

At these words, the crowd’s expressions changed.

If so, wouldn’t these people who ambushed and attacked them ……

Xiu Mei couldn’t help but raise a question, “This is food and grass for the anti-Japanese army, could there be anyone inside the anti-Japanese army who would want food and grass to go unsupplied?”

No one could answer her questions for the time being.

Xu Zhengyong said, “It doesn’t necessarily have to be done by someone in the Anti-Japanese Army, maybe someone stole our worn-out clocks or stole the designs of the clocks.”

Deep down, Xu Zhengyong still hoped that this matter had nothing to do with the Anti-Japanese Army.

He didn’t want to believe that anyone within the Anti-Japanese Army would choose to betray their comrades who had fought with them in blood, their country and the people they had sworn to protect.

After a moment of silence, Wei Ruo asked Xu Zhengyong, “How many people in the barracks know about my coming to deliver food today?”