plumnovel Chapter 0069: The Tank Company Has Been Touched
Chapter 0069: The Tank Company Has Been Touched
It has been confirmed that two people attacked them.
However, the two men caused the destruction of two infantry fighting vehicles and the loss of two squads.
The lead vehicle was destroyed immediately, and the soldiers inside didn't even have a chance to get off before being completely destroyed. The second vehicle was destroyed as soon as the hatch was opened, and the soldiers inside were "killed" before they could even get off.
"What do we usually say? Get on the bus fast! Get off fast! Otherwise, you'll be a fifth of the way worn out before you even get off!"
When the third squad that had led the initial search returned, Gao Cheng was angrily berating the two fallen squad members who were covered in dust and dirt. Shi Jin said, "Company Commander, we found two of these, and there's another body."
As they rushed forward to search, the "enemy" who had disappeared reappeared, seemingly intending to carry the corpse away. However, Zheng Yingqi spotted him in advance. The enemy reacted quickly, and Zheng Yingqi's hasty shot missed, but it interrupted the enemy's intentions, leading to the discovery of a "corpse."
The body was not a body, of course, but a Blue Army soldier, the one Zheng Yingqi "killed." This guy came over with a white card, looking sullen.
"A disposable rocket launcher? Your equipment is quite modern. We'll only get this next year, and you've already upgraded?" Gao Cheng looked at the things that the third squad brought back and said to the "corpse" in surprise.
The corpse spread its hands: "Commander, I am a dead man, I should lie still."
"Go lie dead." Gao Cheng had no desire to speak anymore. Looking at the other person's back, he was filled with shame and anger—the 7th Company had lost two squads and one-fifth of its strength in a single encounter, while the other side only had two people!
Instructor Hong Xingguo also came over. Looking at the spoils brought back by the third squad, he exclaimed in surprise, "Their equipment is a generation more advanced than ours!"
Shi Jin handed several spent shell casings to his two superiors: "These were found there, and they're a different caliber than ours. By the way, Company Commander, when we searched the area, the enemy came back and tried to run away with the body, but Zheng Yingqi forced them back with a single shot. Otherwise, they wouldn't have even left the body behind."
Upon hearing this, Gao Cheng said, "Never abandon or give up? Somewhat like our 7th Company—these cartridge cases are from the Type 95 rifle family, caliber 5.8, just like that thing, which we will be equipped with next year."
Zheng Yingqi said, "Company Commander, we are a main force regiment, one of the top units in the entire army. Why are they able to get new equipment before us?"
Zheng Yingqi said this on purpose, so that Gao Cheng would realize what kind of enemy he was facing!
Gao Cheng fell silent for a long while before saying, "The two who fired at me just now had a very clear intention: to shoot at the vehicle first, force the people out, and then attack the commander. This requires excellent observation skills and mental fortitude. Coupled with this equipment, I think... they might be special forces!"
Special forces, a legendary special forces unit where every soldier possesses unique skills and is considered a king among soldiers!
Hung Hsing-kuo said, "How about we wait for the tank company to arrive?"
Gao Cheng laughed: "No way! I want to see what's so great about this special forces? King of Soldiers? Aren't we reconnaissance soldiers kings of soldiers too?" Gao Cheng laughed in anger, but his words stirred up the thoughts of the 7th Company. Weren't they, the Steel 7th Company, a king of soldiers too?
"You stay here and provide support, I'll lead the advance!" Gao Cheng told Hong Xingguo to wait for the main force, while he led his men to continue the advance.
The infantry fighting vehicles were left behind, while the soldiers advanced through the woodland in squads.
"Be careful, everyone. They're good at using small groups to delay us. Stay alert and don't let them find an opening!"
Despite Gao Cheng's constant warnings, gunfire would occasionally erupt from the jungles and mountains. What was most infuriating was that the enemy often fired from a distance of more than 300 meters, a distance that most infantrymen could only dream of.
Bang
After the gunshot rang out, white smoke rose from one of the soldiers in Wu Liuyi's group. The sharp-eyed Wu Liuyi spotted the flash of the gun and immediately shouted, "11 o'clock, about 290 meters!"
The soldiers began firing in that direction, while Gan Xiaoning found a spot and started searching.
The scope's advantage allowed him to quickly locate his target, and just as he locked onto it, white smoke billowed from his helmet—he was dead?
"Damn it! I didn't hear a gunshot!"
Gan Xiaoning roared angrily.
Zheng Yingqi immediately rolled over. He realized the other party's purpose—the other party had obviously noticed the situation in Class 3 and deliberately exposed someone to find an opportunity to eliminate Gan Xiaoning. So he must be the other party's next target!
As Zheng Yingqi rolled around, trying to guess where the other person might be, he circled two possible locations and decided to take a gamble: "Xu Sanduo! Keep an eye out for the 2 o'clock position for me!"
Xu Sanduo responded, and without caring whether what he said made sense, he changed direction while lying down.
Upon seeing Xu Sanduo in position, Zheng Yingqi immediately glanced in the 11 o'clock direction, pretending to search for the target being suppressed by Wu Liuyi and the others.
"3, 2, 1!"
He silently counted down in his mind, and it started rolling immediately after three seconds. At the same time, there was a very dark gun flash at the 2 o'clock position. Xu Sanduo fired a burst of fire at the flashing gun without hesitation!
White smoke billowed out!
hit!
"I hit him!" Xu Sanduo shouted, his voice filled with suppressed excitement.
Zheng Yingqi was overjoyed upon hearing this and shouted to Wu Liuyi, "Squad Leader Wu, I'll cover you! You guys go!" With his worries resolved, Zheng Yingqi focused all his attention on covering Wu Liuyi and his men, who immediately led their men in separate directions towards 11 o'clock.
Wu Liuyi and his team returned empty-handed. The enemy was decisive; they didn't linger and retreated as soon as the situation became unfavorable. Seeing Wu Liuyi and his team return, Shi Jin said, "Xu Sanduo killed one at the 2 o'clock direction. Let's go check it out!"
Wu Liuyi led his men toward the 2 o'clock direction, with the others trailing behind in a skirmish line.
Parting the bushes, they found no body. Bai Tiejun shouted angrily, "Hey! You broke the rules! You're dead and you still run away!"
"No violations," Wu Liuyi said, looking at the marks on the ground. "There were two people; the surviving one carried them away, but..." He looked at the gun on the ground and smiled, "We've captured a new type of enemy weapon!"
The strangely shaped rifle on the ground aroused Wu Liuyi's curiosity. Without thinking, he stepped forward to pick it up, but was pulled back by someone. When he turned around, he saw Zheng Yingqi.
"Don't move, watch out for booby traps!"
Wu Liuyi blushed. Good heavens, he had completely forgotten about that!
Having prepared, Wu Liuyi, under the watchful eyes of his comrades, slowly stepped forward to inspect the new firearms on the ground, and sure enough, he discovered something amiss: "That's fucking despicable, deliberately leaving this thing behind to trap people!"
Once the problem was identified, it was easy to solve; a single rope solved the problem of the booby trap.
With the enemy weapon in hand, Wu Liuyi finally resolved Gan Xiaoning's doubts—the gun had a silencer.
At that moment, intense gunfire erupted, and Zheng Yingqi's expression changed: "Is it behind us?"
Behind them was a convoy of infantry fighting vehicles led by the instructor!
"The sound should be from further away, it doesn't sound like the instructor and the others," Wu Liuyi said doubtfully.
……
It wasn't the infantry fighting vehicle convoy led by the political instructor that was attacked, but the tank company!
Hong Xingguo eagerly awaited the arrival of the tank company, his face beaming with joy as he greeted his allies. But when he saw the leading tank, he froze.
Because the lead tank was emitting white smoke.
The tank company commander, his face ashen, jumped off the tank and obediently flipped over the white card: "Someone touched it!"
It's unbelievable that his tank company was destroyed before it even reached its combat position or served its purpose!