Chapter 57: Code Name 28 (6)

  The four had just jumped out and ran up the mountain, not even twenty meters away, when a shell accurately landed in the place where Lei Hao Lin and Tan Hong were just now. Seeing this situation, the four people couldn't help but curse those three bastards T5 down the mountain for being ruthless.

  The four of them ran to the other side of the mountain and were shocked, otherwise at some point there was also an assault vehicle waiting for them on that side of the mountain. Seeing this array, the other party had discovered them a long time ago.

  "Hmph, crawling around there and covering themselves with a camouflage cloth thinking everything will be alright? They really underestimate us." He Shaokun said while watching the video transmitted back from the battlefield.

  "Shall we pull in the net?" an aide asked.

  "Hmm." He Shaokun nodded slightly.

  Although Tan Hongzhong said earlier that when the temperature difference between the environment and the human body is minimal, thermal imaging cannot be used for self-detection, he did not think that digital reconnaissance technology could make up for this deficiency. After the drone sends back real-time images of the battlefield to the command center, the command center uses a software package to conduct a grid-like screening of the terrain and ground features. Although camouflage nets and fabrics can deceive human vision, after high-definition photography and real-time digital analysis, computers will mark out terrain features that do not match the surrounding environment. The principle behind this is that camouflage nets and fabrics cannot perfectly replicate the actual terrain, resulting in some irregular or mismatched shapes. While such reconnaissance technology has little value in jungles, it is very effective in deserts and barren mountains. Due to the limitations of this reconnaissance technology, special forces can accept it because they have multiple means of reconnaissance that complement each other, thereby minimizing error rates.

  "Run quickly!" Tan Hong shouted, in the face of absolute armed force, any resistance was ineffective. Although he had guns and grenades on him, facing long-range howitzers and heavy machine guns was no different from looking for death. Those howitzer shells were always a little distance away from him, but who knew if the gunners, who were originally trying to intimidate him, would accidentally adjust their firing parameters and hit him? As an officer, Tan Hong was all too aware that even in peacetime, some casualties were inevitable during various exercises, and these casualties would be referred to as "normal casualty rates". It was impossible for accidents not to happen in this world. Sometimes, while walking on the street, a runaway car might crash into you. All sorts of unexpected events were not unusual in society, let alone in the military?

  Four people ran quickly along the mountain ridge, as if ghosts were chasing them from behind. However, they soon realized they were wrong again, for a small team of search soldiers appeared on the mountain ridge too. Although their uniforms were different from T5's, they were fully armed. When Xiao Lie saw a squad of soldiers running towards them, he immediately looked back and found another team of soldiers behind them.

  The four of them suddenly realized that they had fallen into each other's encirclement, originally thinking they were very clever, but unexpectedly cleverness was used against them.

  "It seems we're surrounded, anyway we'll all die, might as well fight to the end and make it a glorious one. As commander, I've made an unforgivable mistake, getting you all trapped in this siege. Here, I apologize to you all. Now, my final order: Lei Hao Lin and Tan Hong Zhong will lead the charge to break through, Xiao Lie and Yang Xian will wait for an opportunity to escape, every one who can get out is a bonus, we won't let those turtles get away with it easily." Tan Hong Zhong said loudly.

  "Why?" Xiao Lie asked.

  "Because we are officers, so we should take the lead!" Lei Hao Lin said: "I have already made a plan with Tan Hongzhong. If we are surrounded, you will leave."

  "No way, we'll go together, and if need be, die together." Yang Xian shouted, then he opened the safety catch, walked to the front of Lei Huanlin, and aimed his gun at the enemy.

  "Is an officer's word really that powerful? Just because an officer tells us to leave, we should just leave? I will never abandon my comrades. We live together, die together! Live and die as one!" Xiao Lie said.

  Rumble!

  Boom!

  Two mortar shells landed not far from them, giving a real sense of being in the midst of war. The shells splashed up sand and rocks that fell on the four men's bodies, while the two teams of soldiers surrounding them took cover and crept closer, already within optimal firing range.

  "Soldier Xiao Lie!" Tan Hongzhong shouted.

  "Arrived!"

  "Good soldier!"

  "Arrived!"

  "You tell me, what is the first rule for a soldier?" Tan Hongzhong fired a shot, and the bullet landed in front of the vanguard, momentarily stopping the approaching troops. Now he suddenly had an urge to kick these two guys to death, let them run if they wanted to, although that feeling of sharing life and death was touching, but as a true soldier, although having the awareness of sharing life and death with comrades, it was also necessary to be in a really desperate situation. As an officer, it's impossible to handle things just based on emotions, a true officer on the battlefield must learn how to pay the smallest price for the greatest victory. There is no war without casualties. If sacrificing one person can win the survival of many people in war, an excellent officer will make a choice immediately. Although the opportunity to break out now is not great, it's still better than nothing.

  Xiao Lie and Yang Xian knew what Tan Hongzhong wanted to ask, but they didn't speak up. They held their guns and waited for the enemy to approach. For now, neither side had fired a shot, only occasionally firing a single bullet to confirm the best shooting distance. In a place not far from Xiao Lie, bullets occasionally splashed mud into the air.

  "Speak! Tell me!" Tan Hongzhong asked loudly.

  "A soldier's duty is to obey orders!" Xiao Lie said, feeling that a casual phrase he would normally say with ease now seemed to require all his strength. Sometimes it takes great courage to obey an order.

  "Alright, I'm giving the order for the two of us to take effect immediately. Although you were never under my command, although we are a temporary team, but now I am still your commander. Remember, charge out for me. Paratroopers, born to be surrounded! Airborne troops, hooah! Kill!"

  That one killed Tan Hongzhong, who was bitten the hardest. When he finished speaking, his body suddenly moved and did not dodge, but instead rushed straight towards the opponent. As he moved, the gun in his hand fired. At that moment, the two soldiers on the opposite side had not reacted yet and were already "hit". Behind him, Lei Hualin also followed and rushed forward. Both sides suddenly broke out into fierce battle. Behind them, Yang Xian and Xiao Lie also rushed over.

  The monitor of Class A looked at the four people in disbelief, just a moment ago they were his prey, but now they had turned into four injured wolves. He suddenly reacted and realized that the other side was going to fight them to the death. These four people were different from those he had met before. They not only had weapons, but also dared to initiate a conflict with people who outnumbered and outequipped them.

  The squad leader of Squad A didn't give the order, but the members of Squad A immediately started to counterattack. Now they not only had the geographical advantage, but also reinforcements and artillery support. Although the mortar shells couldn't hit those four people, psychologically it could create even greater panic for them.

  Both sides are getting closer and closer, although they are rubber-headed bullets, but being hit on the body is still uncomfortable. Obviously, in terms of military skills, Lieutenant Tang Hongzhong and Lieutenant Lei Haolin are much better than their opponents and Xiao Lie. Although this time it was T5 who made the subject, but in such a large range to hunt for "prey", it's obviously not enough manpower, so they had to borrow a reconnaissance soldier from another company. If Xiao Ran and his team encountered T5 now, I estimate that the four of them would have been shot already, but they encountered ordinary reconnaissance soldiers whose military quality is not much better than theirs.

  The monitor of Class A saw that his side had not hit the opponent for a moment, but instead four of their own people fell down. His mind was in disarray, and he immediately changed from pursuing to blocking. Now all he needed to do was hold on for another minute, and the people behind those four would catch up. By then, it would be strange if those four were not caught.

  "Xiao Lie, Yang Xian." Tan Hongzhong saw that they couldn't break through the enemy's defense line all at once now, and the pursuing soldiers behind were about to catch up. "You two go down and charge."

  Xiao Lie understood Tan Hong's meaning, now on the mountain, and the assault vehicle had been thrown off for a kilometer. As long as they ran upwards, they could bypass the blockade in front and behind and escape again. But Xiao Lie didn't do that, nor did Yang Xian.

  "If we don't leave now, it will be too late. Do you want us all to die? We can only avenge if we are alive." Tan Hongzhong said urgently.

  "I won't go." Just as Yang Xian said that, his right calf felt like it had been hit hard by something, and his knees involuntarily knelt on the ground.

  "Get out!" This time it was Leah who shouted. Her eyes were filled with anger, as if Xiao Lie didn't leave immediately, she would shoot him dead in the next second.

  Xiao Lie gritted his teeth and helped Yang Xian up from the ground, then ran towards the mountain. Although the rubber bullet didn't make Yang Xian bleed, the pain was unbearable for him, and he fell to the ground again after running just a few steps.

  "You go. Don't worry about me. We can't all hang around here, now you're the hope of our team. Come on." Yang Xian said to Xiao Lie, then he lay down on the ground and shot at the people chasing from behind. Now the two teams of opponents have surrounded Tan Hongzhong and Lei Haolin not far away, and someone is running towards them.

  "Run!" Yang Xian shouted as he fired.

  "I will definitely rescue you all. The action code is 28." Xiao Lie said and ran to the other side of the mountain, he ran to the edge of the mountain and looked back at Tan Hongzhong, Lei Haolin and Yang Xian who were captured by the enemy.

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