Volume 1: The Fierce Tiger Leaves Its Leash Chapter 28: Luring the Snake Out of the Cave (Part 2)

  Reconnaissance satellites had long since pinpointed the location of the resistance hideout, and unmanned reconnaissance drones had been monitoring their activities for days. Now a drone was flying at an altitude of about 5,500 meters above ground, transmitting images from its infrared camera and millimeter wave synthetic aperture radar to the tactical screens of each unit via high-speed wireless network.

  Gu Weimin was hiding about 500 meters away from the resistance organization's hideout cave. This time, he took charge of frontline command work and also partnered with another sniper to provide firepower support and cover for the assault team. The plateau at night is quite cold, especially after entering summer, the temperature difference between day and night is very large, often hot like an oven during the day, but cold like a refrigerator at night. Gu Weimin and his team had been hiding here for three days and three nights already.

  "Captain Gu, won't this operation fall into another trap again?" asked the team member who was in charge of shooting, while chewing gum.

  "What's with all the traps?" Gu Weimin shrank back, "There are still three and a half hours left, I'll take a rest, you continue to keep watch."

  The night was quiet, except for the sound of the mountain wind howling. The situation in the cave had been basically figured out, with three exits, each with three to four special soldiers outside. The main attack direction was on Gu Weimin's side, and six other small groups were ambushing around the cave. The team members in the other two directions were only responsible for knocking down the bandits who rushed out, while Gu Weimin and his team were responsible for entering the cave and capturing the bandit leader.

  Gu Weimin had not fallen asleep, but was in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness. Three days ago, when he received this task, he felt that something was wrong, but at the time there was no time to discuss it with Zhou Guohui in detail. Now, three days have passed, and the US military that should have appeared has not arrived, definitely a problem occurred in some link. Gu Weimin originally wanted to contact the rear, but the order stipulated that within six hours before the formal action, the action team could only receive signals and could not send signals to avoid being discovered by the US military. What kind of ridiculous order is this? Gu Weimin was very angry, but he still couldn't disobey orders.

  Three hours passed quickly and Gu Weimin also returned to his own position.

  "Is there any news?"

  The team member next to him shook his head. "Except for a few rabbits that came out at night, no other active objects were found. Captain Gu, I feel a bit uneasy, why didn't we find the opponent's sentry? We've never seen any resistance unit with such lax vigilance before."

  "Here, near our territory, the US military doesn't dare to come easily, don't think too much about it." Gu Weimin glanced at his watch, "There are still 25 minutes left, contact other small groups in 20 minutes and first synchronize the time."

  The team member nodded and first adjusted the time on his watch.

  The valley was still quiet, as if there was no life at all. Twenty minutes passed quickly, and Gu Weimin first set the military electronic watch to countdown mode.

  "Attention all units, attention all units. This is 'Leopard Head'. Listen up, this is 'Leopard Head', reporting in."

  "Leopard One is in position, Captain Gu, you've finally spoken up."

  "Stop rambling on and let other groups report their situations."

  "Leopard 2 in position."

  "Leopard 3 in position."

  ……

  After receiving the message from each group, Gu Weimin pressed the timing button on his watch. "Now start the 15-minute countdown, action will begin in three minutes, remember, we only have twelve minutes!"

  "Understood, Captain Gu, let's see what we're capable of!"

  ……

  Each group sent out signals again, and then the wireless communication device fell silent. Three minutes passed quickly like a blink of an eye. When Gu Weimin picked up his binoculars, the first batch of two assault teams had already reached the entrance of the cave, followed by the second batch of three teams rushing up, including Gu Weimin's two sniper cover teams, which continued to lurk and did not participate in the assault action.

  "Captain Gu, we're in position."

  "Understood, got it, let's take action!"

  As soon as Gu Weimin's voice fell, the team members who were leaning on both sides of the cave entrance immediately rushed in with carbines, and this time they also used US military standard weapons. Then, several other team members also rushed in.

  Gu Weimin's gaze immediately shifted to the tactical screen. The five assault team members all had locators on them, and after the signal was received by the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, their specific locations could be determined, and then the signals would appear on Gu Weimin's tactical screen. The terrain map of the cave was drawn with synthetic aperture radar on the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, but only the tunnel situation within 5 meters below the surface could be detected, and if it was deeper, the radar couldn't detect it either.

  The members of the five teams have been advancing while covering each other, and time has passed quickly. Gu Weimin immediately discovered that the problem was that the imagined resistance organization members had not appeared, which means that the assault team members who entered the cave had not exchanged fire with the resistance organization members.

  "Leopard One, reporting in."

  "No discovery has been made, we continue to push forward."

  "Alright, keep in touch." Gu Weimin glanced at his watch, three minutes had passed, and that ominous premonition grew stronger.

  "Captain Gu, why haven't the enemy made a move?" The sniper beside him was getting anxious too.

  "I don't know, damn it, something must have gone wrong!" Gu Weimin gritted his teeth and reconnected the channel. "'Leopard One', this is 'Leopard Head', can you hear me?"

  "Heard it, haven't found it yet, we are..."

  "Get them all out, get them all out!" Gu Weimin almost shouted.

  "What? Withdraw?"

  "Alright, get them all out, fast, everyone retreat!"

  The headphones fell silent for a moment, and then Gu Weimin heard the shouting of the front team member's retreat order. Just as he felt extremely surprised, a strange disturbance suddenly appeared in the air, giving people a strong sense of oppression. Gu Weimin was shocked, and immediately felt that something was wrong.

  In the rear, the communications soldiers were also stunned by what appeared on the computer screen.

  "Analyze the situation immediately!" The officer in charge shouted loudly.

  Zhou Guohui, as well as Ling Tianxiang and others, all saw the intense flash of light that appeared on the screen, followed by the collapse of the ground. No analysis was needed, they were all clear about what had happened. The Blade of Bravery Volume 1: The Fierce Tiger Unleashes its Power Chapter 28: Luring the Snake out of the Cave (Part 2)