?304: Chapter 304: Wounded in a hail of bullets   304: Chapter 304: Wounded in a hail of bullets                                   At that moment, Xiang Yu was eager to demonstrate his loyalty, and he volunteered to rush to the front and annihte that group of bastards.


    However, Miao Honglei was no fool and wasn’t about to let Xiang Yu charge ahead just yet.


    Miao Honglei looked at Xiang Yu’s furious expression and couldn’t help but nod inwardly.


    If it were an ordinary person facing this situation, they would be scared out of their wits, especially since scenes of bullets flying were rare in these peaceful times.


    Moreover, people had grown ustomed tofort, believing that there would be no more wars, and the image of war had faded from people’s minds, hence such scenes rarely urred.


    Miao Honglei had expected Xiang Yu to be somewhat surprised, but on Xiang Yu’s face was only indignation, with no sign of surprise.


    Moreover, Miao Honglei vaguely saw a trace of an unshakable calmness in Xiang Yu’s eyes, as if the scene before him couldn’t faze him at all.


    Xiang Yu felt Miao Honglei’s gaze and asked somewhat nervously, “What’s wrong, big brother?


    What should we do now?”


    Seeing Xiang Yu’s nervous expression, Miao Honglei turned to look ahead, thinking the previous moment must have been an illusion.


    Surely, an ordinary person would be nervous in this situation, just as Miao Honglei’s own heart was pounding.


    Little did he know that such a scene was trivial in Xiang Yu’s eyes.


    Xiang Yu had experienced countless life-and-death situations on the battlefield, often treading the fine line between life and death, and naturally remained calm in such situations.


    The slight panic on his face was merely an act for Miao Honglei to see.


    Just then, another encounter urred ahead; the two sides didn’t waste words and directlymunicated with force.


    Initially, they used assault rifles, exchanging fire briefly before taking cover.


    However, one side fired a rocketuncher and destroyed the grass hut where the other was hiding, instantly causing a widespread fire, with thick smoke billowing and swirling.


    One person, engulfed in mes, then rushed out from behind.


    The person screamed agonizingly, initially running and then rolling on the ground.


    But no one approached to help; everyone hid tightly, fearing discovery by others.


    The people in camouge in the distance simply watched everything indifferently, some even starting tough.


    They found the spectacle before them exceedingly thrilling.


    An explosion urred, and a fiery figure in the center dramatized their brilliant life, the screams making the listeners’ hair stand on end.


    Xiang Yu had expected that using such weaponry would prompt themander to step in and call for a cessation of the fight, given that not many people were left, but he was mistaken.


    At that moment, themander was far away, gleefully watching the action through binocrs, thoroughly engrossed, and naturally not inclined to stop the fight.


    After all, those grass huts were cheap and easy to erect; they could be rebuilt if destroyed.


    While everyone was focused on the fiery figure slowly losing signs of life, Xiang Yu noticed a small troops moving stealthily towards their position.


    Xiang Yu couldn’t see how many people there were exactly, just that they weren’t armed with heavy weapons.


    He nced at Miao Honglei, who was still intently observing the central action.


    Xiang Yu chose to remain silent.


    The group quietly moved close to where Miao Honglei and his men were, then suddenly leapt out.


    As Xiang Yu saw the right moment, he shouted a warning and tackled Miao Honglei to the ground.


    At the same time, those people began to spray bullets towards them.


    The bulletsnded exactly where Miao Honglei had just been standing.


    Had it not been for Xiang Yu’s timely intervention, Miao Honglei would now have been a cold corpse.


    At that moment, Xiang Yu also took a bullet to his shoulder while trying to rescue Miao Honglei.


    Miao Honglei’s group was taken by surprise, and four of his eight men were immediately taken down.


    The other four quickly sought cover and returned fire.


    Xiang Yuy on top of Miao Honglei, then his dagger flew out, urately stabbing one of the attackers in the neck.


    Miao Honglei’s men, however, responded quickly, managing to kill off the remaining attackers.


    Only then did Miao Honglei, still shaking, manage to stand up from the ground, having broken out in a cold sweat.


    “Big brother, are you alright?


    It’s all my fault, I didn’t protect you well enough.” Xiang Yu said, quite melodramatically.


    Seeing the fresh blood on Xiang Yu’s shoulder, Miao Honglei’s expression grew serious, “Xiang Yu, are you alright?


    We really owe you this time.”


    Although Miao Honglei had harbored some doubts about Xiang Yu, and even nned to test his loyalty this time, today’s events had shown him how Xiang Yu had nearly lost his life to save him.


    This deeply moved Miao Honglei, raising Xiang Yu’s stature in his heart once more.


    Meanwhile, the others, due to their panic, had only looked after themselves, sparing no thought for Miao Honglei’s safety.


    Now, seeing Miao Honglei’s warm affection towards Xiang Yu, they regretted that they hadn’t stayed by Miao Honglei’s side during the attack.


    Yet the battle wasn’t over, and they still had a chance to prove themselves.


    “Big brother, it’s nothing big, that’s how brothers should act,” Xiang Yu said nonchntly.


    Xiang Yu had behaved like this partly to gain Miao Honglei’s trust.


    It was all part of his n, which he had devised on spotting those men.


    Furthermore, he couldn’t let Miao Honglei die there.


    If Miao Honglei had died, how would he exin it upon returning?


    Pan Wenjie would certainly take power then, and since Pan Wenjie already despised Xiang Yu, he would definitely meet his end at Pan Wenjie’s hands if he returned alone.


    Moreover, Xiao Xuan and Tie Zhuzi would not escape either.


    Just as Xiang Yu had nned, he sessfully rescued Miao Honglei, and even got injured in the process.


    This injury meant little to Xiang Yu—if he hadn’t been injured this time, he would have found another opportunity to get hurt, as a symbol of his loyalty.


    “What were you all doing?


    If it weren’t for Xiang Yu, we all would have been finished.


    Keep your eyes peeled,” Miao Honglei snapped at his men.


    These men were the elite of Miao Honglei’s inner circle, selected from all his subordinates.


    They were supposed to be the best of the best, yet four of them had died in an instant.


    But to Xiang Yu, these elites were nothing.


    Now the more he looked at Xiang Yu, the more appealing he found him, feeling as if Xiang Yu was born to follow him.


    “Big brother, I have a suggestion, what do you think?” Xiang Yu said seriously.


    “Speak,” Miao Honglei responded directly.


    “I’ll drive around from that side to attract their attention, and you lead the brothers to surround them and wipe them out,” Xiang Yu said, looking expectantly at Miao Honglei.


    Miao Honglei quickly nodded at Xiang Yu’s suggestion, now seeing Xiang Yu as damn brilliant, wondering why he hadn’t noticed such a talent before.


    Yet he immediately frowned and said, “Won’t that be dangerous for you?”


    Although he frowned briefly, there wasn’t much concern in his demeanor, just the realization that Xiang Yu’s suggestion was too good to pass up…