Chapter 26: Ambush in Xiaoyu Village

  "Mission received, please be assured that we will complete the task," Cheng Feng said as he released the transmitter and adjusted it to Old Li's and each squad's frequency, preparing to tell everyone to be careful of the enemy's sneak attack tonight. Just as Cheng Feng was about to speak, a sudden loud explosion and intense gunfire came from the first row of trenches. Cheng Feng immediately jumped up, grabbed his gun, and rushed towards the first row of trenches.

  "Company commander, company commander, over here!" The wind was blowing towards a row of trenches as he ran, and at the same time saw Old Li sprinting from the second row of defensive trenches towards him.

  "What's going on, Old Li?" Cheng Feng asked.

  "It's estimated that it was an enemy agent who launched a sneak attack, but the specific situation isn't very clear. The alarm suddenly went off on one row, and before I could even take a look, they started firing." Old Li replied.

  "Are there any casualties? How's the situation on your second row now?"

  "The second row over there is fine, and the first row this side has no casualties either. It's all thanks to the alarm system working well. If not for that, we'd have had some trouble tonight. The enemy just approached and it went off, and even detonated the directional mine. Judging from the intensity of the explosion just now, the enemy should have suffered heavy losses." Looks like Old Li had already run through the battlefield before Cheng Feng arrived.

  "Just now, the vanguard transmitted intelligence that the enemy may launch a large-scale attack on us tonight. We must make preparations for battle and be especially careful of the enemy's long-range heavy artillery," Cheng Feng said.

  "Great, finally a big battle can be fought, my hands are itching." Old Li said excitedly.

  "Also, the forward command has dispatched a drone to provide us with 30 minutes of real-time intelligence support from above. If there's anything, just look at your display," said Cheng Feng, pointing to Old Li's chest-mounted display.

  "Report to Commander Lin, Lin Yi has arrived." As soon as the words were spoken, Lin Yi ran over to stand between Cheng Feng and Old Li.

  "How did you come here, Dr. Yang Jun?" Cheng Feng asked.

  "Report to Commander, Yang military doctor, Li nurse, and the pregnant woman and child have all been sent to a safe location. I heard the gunfire and rushed over. Yang military doctor asked me to give this to you, she said she was in the back with Li Jun rescuing the wounded." Lin Yi said as he took an apple out of his pocket and handed it to Cheng Feng, who felt warmth in his heart when he received the apple. However, the tense atmosphere on the battlefield did not allow him to think much, so he put away the apple and spoke to Lin Yi.

  "Lin Yi, don't go to the first row of trenches. Go to the machine gun squad and follow the pre-arranged firing parameters we set earlier. Organize them to attack the enemy at the front line. Remember, shoot close range, not exceeding 40 meters. You are not allowed to open fire yet. Also, if I sacrifice myself or am injured and unable to command the battle, you will act as deputy company commander, and Old Li will act as deputy instructor. Listen to Old Li more often, he has rich experience."

  "Received, no more than 40 meters, don't fire the cannon, I'll go now, you won't have any trouble, Commander." After finishing speaking, Lin Yi gave a salute to Cheng Feng and Old Li, then turned around and ran off.

  "Alright then, let's keep in touch. I'm heading to the second line of defense." Old Li said as he took out a display screen.

  A loud explosion sounded on the left side of the trench not far away, and Cheng Feng knew it was the directional mine's explosion. Then the sound of "dada" heavy machine guns and 97-style assault rifles filled the air.

  "Lao Li, hurry up and go to the second row of trenches, tell everyone not to panic, be calm, I'll notify the tank unit to fire illuminating shells right away." Cheng Feng instructed Lao Li.

  "Alright, I'll go now, be careful," said Old Li as he rushed towards the second row of trenches.

  "Captain Luo, Captain Luo, please get ready. Target, one row in front from 200 to 500 meters, illumination shells, three rounds fired simultaneously," Cheng Feng said into the headset. Cheng Feng knew that with the same battlefield information system, Captain Luo must have already made preparations.

  "Received 160, three rounds fired." Luo Lianchang replied.

  No sooner had the words fallen than Cheng Feng heard "Boom, boom, boom" three times. Then, in a front-line position 200 to 500 meters away, three flares were hung high in the sky. As the flares crackled and burned, the front of the position was illuminated brightly.

  Under the illumination bomb, Cheng Feng saw a scene he had never seen before. A group of Indian soldiers wearing Ghatak commando uniforms were lined up in a scattered line, moving forward to the front line. The number was roughly around an enhanced company. Behind this group of Indian soldiers, there were also Indian troops setting up artillery positions, anti-aircraft machine gun positions, and behind them, a dark mass that seemed to be a second-line assault reserve team.

  A row of three defense lines were set up in front of the position, with the first line 200 meters away from the position. Sensors and directional mines were connected, and the explosion was caused by the Indian army triggering the directional mine. The second line of defense was 100 meters away from the position, where a row of soldiers connected the second directional mine and heavy machine guns together. After the Indian army broke through the first line of defense, they triggered this line again, so the machine gun started firing automatically. The last line of defense was set up 30 meters in front of the position, where the soldiers used directional mines, various trigger mines, and light machine guns to connect. Every point was strictly controlled within the killing radius of the weapon.

  It seems that the Indian army's attacking troops suffered heavy casualties when they broke through the first line of defense. It is estimated that they did not expect the Chinese soldiers in front to set up electronic alarms and use them in conjunction with directional mines. So, when passing through the first defensive line, many were blown down by directional mines, but the remaining Indian army's attacking troops did not retreat, and the remaining ones still stubbornly attacked and advanced towards the second defensive line, which was unexpected by Cheng Feng.

  "Boom, boom, boom!" The Indian army's small-caliber artillery opened fire, shells continuously hitting the second line of defense, the third line of defense, and a row of defensive positions. Cheng Feng knew that they were trying to destroy the second and third lines of defense. Under current modern warfare conditions, large-caliber artillery was no longer playing a major role, and it was impossible for large-caliber artillery to be used on a large scale as before.

  Modern combatants all have artillery radar, as soon as you fire a shot, within three seconds, the enemy's counter-battery fire will accurately hit your artillery position. If your large-caliber artillery is still mainly towed and lacks mobility, cannot quickly move from one firing position to another and hide well, then what awaits you is only death.

  Therefore, the large-caliber artillery of both warring parties basically adopted self-propelled artillery, combined with drones, satellites and various technical means to obtain intelligence on the opponent after which an attack was launched when necessary, and then quickly withdrew. In other words, if a large-caliber artillery opens fire, it will immediately move away after firing one round.

  As a result, both sides in the infantry's close combat generally use small-caliber artillery that is convenient for infantry to carry. The actual needs of the battlefield also make these small-caliber artillery, which were originally supposed to be relegated to military history warehouses, unexpectedly useful again. Like the tanks and armored infantry fighting vehicles in Chengfeng's unit, the caliber of their guns was already quite large, and such a large caliber and number could form a large-scale strike.

  Of course, with the support of tank artillery fire, the infantrymen who formed the wind also carried small-caliber artillery, so they wouldn't be at a disadvantage in battle.