Chapter 9 You Are The Most Important Ones

  For the first time on the battlefield, people generally face fear, tension, excitement, irritability and unease. Even Zhong Yi, who had experienced many training sessions and drills, was no exception. It wasn't until he saw the three rows of elite Red Guard soldiers in front of him that Commander Comrade's mood gradually calmed down.

  No need to mobilize, let alone use opium or other stimulants like the old warlords to boost morale. They knew they would soon face an enemy several times their own number, with steel guns at the ready and bayonets glinting. There was no hint of fear on their faces, only a fierce eagerness for battle. Zhong Yi felt a twinge of shame, for compared to himself, these were true soldiers, true warriors! The mission had already been assigned by Jiang Yunzhi: the guard squad would take point and clear out the sentries at the mine; the second squad would provide covering fire; and the third squad, led personally by Zhong Yi, would blow open the vault.

  Zhong Yishen took a deep breath, his voice slightly hoarse compared to usual. "Comrades, this is the first combat operation of our Great China Base, and it's a crucial battle for the development of our base. I believe in your combat training and skills, so I won't make any other requests. I only ask that you all take care of yourselves! For me as your commander, for our base, and even for the country we will establish in the future, you are the most important!"

  You are the most important! This sentence is the one that all levels of commanders in the Southern Chinese Empire's military forces love to say and say the most before battle. The first emperor, Zhong Yi, who proposed this concept, when he was still a junior officer, put the lives of his soldiers first during his first command of a battle. (From "Days by the Emperor's Side", written by Qian Zhihao, Colonel and Commander of the 006 Regiment of the Imperial Guard Second Division.)

  Soldiers' eyes shot out a string of ardent gazes, which was an excitement recognized as the ancient Chinese saying goes: A woman's beauty is for the pleasure of her lover, while a man's life is for the sake of his friends!

  Only Jiang Yunzhi's dark face remained calm and unruffled, although he also secretly admired the commander's eloquence... uh, no, it should be his level of public speaking.

  The distance of five kilometers was covered by the Redcoat soldiers in half an hour, including the time spent on clearing the guard posts and the vanguard squad. In Western Australia, a two-hundred-strong guard armed with Lee-Enfield rifles would be considered a fairly powerful force, capable of defending itself against thousands of Aboriginal people with its rapid firing and reloading capabilities. After the massacre that followed the riot, were there still thousands of Aboriginal tribes left? Moreover, an Australian Federal Army battalion was stationed just over ten kilometers away in Hannans (also known as Kalgoorlie), so in the eyes of mine owner Alan Bond, no one dared to touch the super-pit mine's whiskers. But after tonight, Bond would understand another Chinese proverb: "Knowing there is a tiger on the mountain, yet deliberately heading towards the tiger mountain!"

  Members of the mine guard are mostly social idlers employed by Bond and a small number of retired soldiers, while the Australian army... Ha! Can their training be more intense than that of sheep farmers in the Outback? Some people mention the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I. Don't listen to Australians bragging about themselves; in fact, after completing their training in Egypt, three divisions of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps launched an attack on the Dardanelles and were defeated at Gallipoli, with over 35,000 casualties. By the end of 1915, Australia was no longer involved in World War I. Moreover, their opponents were not even the German army that swept across Europe, but the Turkish army hastily formed after a domestic revolution. There is only more waste, and even the British Royal Army was defeated. Do you still expect an army composed of deported thugs to win a war?

  The sentries at the entrance of the mine were not much trouble, Jiang Yunzhi raised his hands simultaneously and gently swung them forward, and the four Red Guards immediately crept past in pairs. In an instant, the two sentries were gagged and stabbed in the chest. The long-standing peace and the innate sense of superiority of the white people in Australia had made them forget what danger was, and while on duty, the two big white men actually closed their eyes and pretended to sleep. This battle was no challenge for the elite Red Guards.

  He crouched on the ground, hiding in silence, and glanced at Jiang Yunzhi, who was ready to make a move. He nodded slightly and gave a low command, "Act according to plan. Qian Zihao will lead the second squad to guard the main gate and block any possible reinforcements from the right side barracks. Jiang Yunzhi will lead the security team to rush into the mine tunnel and block the guards and miners inside. The third squad will follow me, our target is clearly the two-story small building in the main mining area."

  Without any sound, Jiang Yunzhi and Qian Zhihao both nodded to indicate they were ready, the soldiers lowered their heads to check their magazines, Zhong Yi also pulled out the magazine of his 54 pistol, looked at it, and then pushed it back with force, shouting in a low voice, "Action!"

  Qian Zhihao led the second squad to jump up first, replacing the position of four police guard soldiers, piling up debris on both sides of the gate to form a simple cover.

  The special forces' sentry squad also started to crouch and rush towards the mine pit, Jiang Yunzhi ran at the end, just as they were about to leave, Sergeant Jiang suddenly turned his head, "Sir, protect yourself!"

  Zhong Yi stared blankly at the situation in the mine, his eyes suddenly becoming moist, and he nodded solemnly, "Mm, you too, Sergeant."

  The guard patrol was proceeding smoothly, it being sleep time, there were almost no people moving around in the mine pit, but at the entrance of the mine, there were still a dozen or so miners working, four armed guards leaning against pillars, their Lee-Enfield rifles propped on the ground, almost becoming their third leg, looking like they were also dozing off like the sentry at the gate. Jiang Yunzhi did not become complacent because of this, the whole class of ten people divided into two sides, cautiously approaching under the cover of piles of waste rocks.

  While Zhong Yi led the three classes to cover up against the wall and approach the main building of the mine, a two-story small building. Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but the accident happened in the next moment. Zhong Yi hinted at the soldiers behind him to solve the guards in front of the second floor, but unexpectedly, this warrior stepped on a piece of waste ore under his feet and slipped uncontrollably. With a "poof" sound, the guard was startled, "What you are?"

  "Bang!" Whether or not the Red Alert warrior understood this bird language, it was definitely his last words in the mortal world!

  "Ah——!"

  A scream echoed, Zhong Yi secretly thought it was bad and shouted loudly, "Second plan, strong attack!" The soldiers following behind him, who were still crouching down to pay attention to concealment, suddenly jumped up, holding their 56-style assault rifles horizontally and charging towards the door. When Sergeant He Lu kicked open the door, gunshots also came from the direction of the mine. The gunfire on this side alerted the guards at the entrance of the mine, and Jiang Yunzhi was afraid that the guards and miners below would receive the news, so he had no choice but to choose a strong attack. It took only five shots for the Red Guard soldiers to take down four armed guards within 50 meters, with one guard being hit by two bullets. Seeing the guards lying in the bloody mess, more than a dozen miners operating the elevator were scared and lay directly on the ground. The security team's soldiers shouted "Put up your hands!" and easily controlled the entrance of the mine.

  But the gunfire had already alarmed the guards at the camp outside the gate, and the curses of the leaders and the complaints of the guards were intertwined. And the most critical three classes led by Zhong Yi himself in the main building of the mine on the second floor also encountered trouble.

  More than a dozen guards in the building raised their guns in a daze, making themselves targets for the Red Alert soldiers. Most of the sleeping mine management personnel were captured while still dreaming. Zhong Yi found the General Manager's room on the second floor - the three squad leaders kicked it open as usual. A big fat man was struggling to crawl under the bed, and Huo Lu gave him a kick, kicking his butt hard, and a scream that shook the heavens came out. The lieutenant smiled, pinched his nose, "Soft bones, easy to deal with."

  It's not difficult to get something out of a timid and cowardly fat man, especially when the muzzle of a 54 pistol is pressed against his forehead. Without even asking, the fat man directly said: "Please don't kill me, I'm just a manager. The safe is in the next room, I couldn't open it, the key is on the boss's body."

  Huo Lu's kick finally met its match, the door of the vault was a thick and heavy iron gate, Manager Pao couldn't open it, and the Red Alert soldier didn't have any heavy weapons, Zhong Yi's eyebrows furrowed instantly!

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