Chapter 176 - 168: Each Harboring Their Own Schemes
Li Yu took out the walkie-talkie and whispered to the several cars beside him, "Make way, let them through."
The Salvation Army opposite them, specifically the passenger seat in the lead vehicle, was the man in charge of this operation, a middle-aged man with a long beard and wearing a hat.
Seeing Li Yu and his men actively reversing to clear the path, he immediately told the driver, "Go!"
On Li Yu's side, everyone was somewhat puzzled. Having encountered the Salvation Army, why not just take care of them directly?
What Li Yu was thinking at the moment was that at this corner, it was unknown how many members of the Salvation Army were behind them. They were retreating to get a more complete view and in a more open field of vision, the Salvation Army would also find it hard to escape.
On the side of the Salvation Army, they started their vehicles and passed by Li Yu's cars. The bearded man in the passenger seat glanced at Li Yu and his group.
Then a thought crossed his mind. Since they had come out and encountered them, it must be fate. They must pillage thoroughly.
What he planned in his mind was to first surround Li Yu and his men!
Attacking head-on now would risk startling the quarry.
A total of more than ten vehicles formed a surrounding pattern, enclosing all of Li Yu's vehicles.
More than ten vehicles, halted on this national highway, some even parked right next to the road, completely encircling Li Yu and his companions.
Both parties wanted to wait for the other to come closer.
Both parties had their own schemes.
Li Yu's side saw that instead of leaving, the Salvation Army was surrounding them, and even the leading vehicles had turned off their engines.
Li Yu looked in the rearview mirror, then through the windshield for a better view of the surroundings.
On the Salvation Army's side, the people in the vehicles had all gotten out, holding iron rods with nails or long knives, advancing threateningly towards Li Yu and his group.
The people inside Li Yu's vehicles all held their breath, waiting for these men to get off and approach.
"Don't rush," Li Yu spoke up.
Directly opposite them, the bearded man said with a grin towards Li Yu and his group, "Get out of the car, or shall we ask you to step out?"
Li Yu glanced around; there were roughly a hundred people in the Salvation Army. He had an estimate.
He pressed the button on the walkie-talkie and said, "Tiezi, you guys in the back. Gangzi, you take the left and right. Dapao, we'll take the front. Move out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yu leaped out of the car, raised his submachine gun, and began firing towards the front, where the bearded middle-aged man was located. Seeing Li Yu emerge, the man's face showed a smile as if he thought Li Yu knew his place.
But what he didn't expect was that bullets would greet him.
Bang bang bang!
The bullets that flew towards them directly gunned down the bearded man, along with the driver still seated in the vehicle, who was dealt with swiftly and efficiently.
Others were also acting in sync.
Dapao, Yang Tianlong, and the others were also quick and agile, dashing out of the cars without hesitation and firing all around at the Salvation Army.
Because the Salvation Army thought they were overwhelmingly superior to Li Yu and his men and was sure of victory, their vigilance was not particularly high.
Thus, the sudden onslaught of bullets caught all the Salvation Army members on site by surprise.
"F*ck, you guys, how do you have guns!"
"Run! They've got guns!"
In desperation, they sought cover, but they were too close to Li Yu and his group.
They couldn't find any good spots to hide, now scurrying about like headless flies. Although they were brave, what good was a long knife against firearms?
They weren't fools, realizing as soon as they saw the guns in Li Yu's hands that they were finished. But fleeing could leave them the slimmest chance of survival.
The tightness of their encirclement around Li Yu was now matched only by the difficulty of their escape.
Because the cars parked beside the national highway were jammed in between the roadside trees. Escaping now was extremely troublesome.
Bullets wouldn't wait for them. As Li Yu and the others disembarked from the vehicle, they opened fire, and bullets splattered against the Salvation Army's cars, sparking upon impact.
But more often, they hit the bodies of the Salvation Army members directly. At such a close range, even those like Song Min who had just gotten accustomed to firearms had a very high hit rate.
At this moment, on the asphalt ground of the national highway, a group of people lay wailing.
Li Yu stepped onto the roof of the car and, seeing some members of the Salvation Army attempting to flee, called out, "Dapao, Tianlong, Tiezi, Gangzi! Chase in all directions! Don't let a single one escape!"
"Everyone else, execute those still alive on the spot. Search the area, kill anyone you see!" Li Yu shouted.
"Alright."
"Okay."
...
Everyone echoed in agreement.
Li Yu charged towards the Salvation Army; he had seen from the car roof that several people had run off into the farmland on either side of the national highway.
He was very close to the Salvation Army, less than 10 meters away, and he arrived in an instant.
Thud! Li Yu stepped onto the SUV of the Salvation Army, raised his gun, and fired at several people in the farmland on both sides.
Bang, bang, bang!
Several people fell to the ground.
On the other side, Yang Tianlong, Li Tie, and Dapao each ran in different directions.
Because Li Yu had initially chosen to reverse the vehicles to avoid the turn, the area was very open.
On both sides of the national highway were vast fields, with a very wide view.
In such an open view, it was very difficult for members of the Salvation Army to escape. Even those who had made it to the farmland were directly shot and killed by Dapao and the others.
The sounds of gunfire were incessant.
Five minutes later.
The area had fallen completely silent.
There was only the occasional drip-drip of leaking oil from car tanks onto the ground.
They roughly counted the bodies; there were about a hundred people. In this gunfight, Li Yu and his group had been surrounded, but even though they were encircled, they caught the Salvation Army completely off guard.
In this massacre, the Salvation Army, originally like demons, were slaughtered like lambs by Li Yu and his men.
After killing these people, Li Yu instructed his team to move the Salvation Army's cars away.
They had to hurry to the headquarters of the Salvation Army.
Uncle Lai and the others had already swept the battlefield, and after searching the national highway, they found no surviving members of the Salvation Army.
This ambush had taken nearly half an hour; they must rush to the headquarters of the Salvation Army as quickly as possible.
After moving the vehicles of the Salvation Army to one side, Li Yu and his group set off.
...
It was 10:30 in the morning.
The sun was rising higher, and the weather was getting hotter, the heat carrying a hint of something sinister.
In June, the temperature had soared to 40 degrees.
This was highly unusual.
However, the temperature was not the main concern for Li Yu and his group at the moment.
After nearly three hours, now they had reached Southern City.
Had it not been for the encounter with the more than a hundred members of the Salvation Army, they might have arrived 20 minutes earlier.