Chapter 71

  Is it really like this? In a little while, the sky will be bright? The stars and moon are fading away? It's the darkest and quietest moment before dawn? The mountains and snow-capped peaks stand tall? The team members are walking in the dark, one foot deep and one foot shallow, on their way back home? The cold temperature? The steel guns are icy cold? The team members don't have enough warm clothing? They can only breathe out hot air to prevent their fingers from freezing? Zhen Ni and Ma Hongbing are even worse? Their whole body is trembling with cold, taking one step at a time? If they continue like this, they will definitely get sick until they faint? The shock and escape of the whole night? For those who have not received special training, they simply do not have the ability to withstand.

  "Helicopters... have... helicopters..." Zhen Ni started speaking nonsense

  "No helicopter? Won't anyone come to pick us up? If we hold on, will we be safe?" Zhao Zhenghao said softly to him.

  "Turboprop engine... Turboshaft engine..." Zhen Ni continued to mutter to herself.

  "What?" Zhao Zhenhao didn't understand.

  "He said that the helicopter's engine? Both engines are the main power of the helicopter? The latter's power is a bit bigger than the former?" Yin Mo replied, "I didn't expect medical experts to know so much about mechanics?"

  "He has dual degrees, mechanical engineering no less than medical science?" Ma Hongbing replied in a hoarse voice.

  "Wait a minute!!" Shao Hui thought of something and suddenly stopped in his tracks, saying: "He's also proficient in mechanics?!"

  "What's wrong?" Ma Hongbing asked.

  "People who have been in an industry for a long time are extremely sensitive to things in their own industry. Just now, he mentioned those two engines and we didn't quite catch what he said, but Yin Mo was very familiar with them. This is a great example."

  "Are you saying there's a helicopter nearby? Did he hear it before us?" Zhao Zhenghao understood what Shao Hui meant.

  "Is it true?" Shao Hui replied affirmatively.

  Everyone exchanged a glance, and then Zhao Zhenhao hastily gave the order: "Hide!" The crowd immediately put away their fake nets and disguised themselves as rocks and snow piles. After hiding, they found that Wang Jianbin was looking up at the sky. "Wang Jianbin, what are you doing? Quick, hide!" Wang Jianbin searched the sky: "He says whatever he wants, do you take him for a god?" This sentence was naturally directed at Shao Hui. Zhao Zhenhao's heart was anxious: "This is not the time to argue, we're a combat team, we must be united in order to get out of this mountain range. Don't you understand that?" Wang Jianbin turned his back on him and raised his hand, saying: "I think you're all scared, listen, do you hear any helicopter sounds? I'll go first, you guys take a break and then catch up later." After finishing speaking, he walked straight along the mountain ridge.

  "King Wan is in danger! Come back!" Zhang Weize shouted

  Wang Jianbin waved his hand and didn't say a word, then walked away with big strides.

  Not far away, a deafening sound suddenly echoed through the mountains, like an earthquake or a landslide of rocks. The rumbling grew louder and two heavily armed helicopters appeared from behind the mountain peak, their searchlights shining brightly like small suns illuminating the entire mountain. Some rocks were blown away by the strong gusts of wind from the helicopter blades, and large amounts of snow and dust were stirred up, blocking out the sky. Wang Jianbin stood not far away, looking up at the two helicopters, and suddenly shouted loudly. He opened his legs to stabilize himself, raised his rifle, and fired wildly, "Bang bang bang bang bang!" The bullets flew towards the mountain peak, disappearing into the whirlwind. The rifle bullets seemed tiny compared to the massive helicopters. Feeling threatened, the helicopters began to retaliate, firing a string of cannonballs that exploded with flashes of lightning, shaking the mountain ridge. Wang Jianbin was knocked off his feet by the impact and rolled down the mountain along with the flying mud.

  "Old class monitor?!" Zhang Weize exclaimed and couldn't help but rush down the mountain to look for Wang Jianbin.

  "Cover!" Zhao Zhenghao yelled, his sniper rifle firing first. The sound of gunfire erupted, with dense bullets flying towards the mountain peak at high speed. A helicopter hovered in the air, dodging the attack and circling to find its target. Another helicopter's Gatling six-barrel machine gun swept across the terrain, its white light illuminating Zhang Weize as he ran. The Gatling machine gun unleashed its power, with six fire snakes spewing out of the rotating barrel, hundreds of shell casings falling to the ground like a yellow waterfall, making a "ding" sound. Bullets rushed towards Zhang Weize like a surging river, chasing him from top to bottom, engulfing him. The yellow dust rose like a flood and rolled down, and after it settled, Zhang Weize was nowhere to be seen.

  Shao Hui hid in the camouflage net, watching this scene... A tear rolled out of his eye socket... "Why didn't you listen..." he whispered, crying... In less than a few minutes, two comrades disappeared without a trace... But it was definitely a bad omen... Two helicopters circled in the air, continuing to search for targets to attack... Shao Hui's tearful eyes spewed out flames of anger... He pressed down on the radio and asked: "Yin Mo, how can we take down these two planes?"

  "These two helicopters are different, right? The one equipped with a machine gun is an armed helicopter. The other is a transport helicopter, only equipped with a Gatling gun. If we need to take action, we should first take out the machine gun."

  "I didn't ask you these things, how are you telling me to get rid of it?" Shao Hui said word by word.

  Yin was silent for a moment, then said: "The tail rotors and propellers of these two planes must have been modified by someone. The purpose is to reduce noise. Plus they are flying low, the noise is blocked by the mountains. So when we hear the sound, it's already above us. The downside is that the hardness of the modified parts will be greatly reduced. We can use guns to shoot at the tail rotors and propellers. If we're lucky, one shot can take them down." He paused for a moment, "Of course, if we can hit the pilot, that's even better."

  "Then I'll give it a try?" Zhao Zhenghao adjusted his sniper rifle and waited for the arrival of the helicopter.

  Two helicopters were circling around the area, searching for any possible hiding places of the enemy. Zhao Zhenghao could only hear the sound of the rotor blades but couldn't see the planes' silhouettes. He waited patiently, but his heart was extremely anxious. If they delayed any further, and let the ground troops catch up, no one would be able to escape. The sound of the rotor blades continued in the vicinity, getting louder and louder. Finally, another helicopter returned to the mountain. Zhao Zhenghao calmed down and aimed his sniper rifle at the target. However, the plane flew very quickly, and in the scope, it was just a fleeting glance, making it impossible to aim accurately. The plane flew away and came back again, each time flying very fast, not giving any time for ground attacks. Zhao Zhenghao tried several times but realized that shooting down the helicopter with his sniper rifle was impossible. After circling around several times, the helicopter left, and a few minutes later, another one came to take its place, repeating the same trajectory as before.

  "This one is equipped with a machine gun, can you take it down?" Yin Mo asked over the radio.

  "I'll try again." Zhao Zhenghao replied softly, taking aim once more.