Chapter 21: The Big Fish

  After Yin Zhilin left, Xie Xiaoshuai lay on the bed and began to recall the events of the past period of time. He slowly fell asleep, which was the most relaxing moment for Xie Xiaoshuai since entering the Resonance Snake.

  Xie Xiaoshuai didn't know how long he had been sleeping soundly, when the knocking on the door outside woke him up. He instinctively jumped out of bed, then suddenly realized that he had slept too deeply, and couldn't help but laugh bitterly and shake his head. In his heart, he thought: I actually slept so soundly? Not a bit of vigilance at all! It seems my basic skills are still lacking!

  Xie Xiaoshuai didn't think much and quickly opened the door. He saw that it was Yin Zhilin who had come to find him, looking excited.

  "What's up? You look like you've got something, don't you?" Xie Xiao Shuai also started to get excited.

  "Hey! Captain, good news. After a night of monitoring, it seems that the other side is going to hold a meeting with some big shot, scheduled for tomorrow at the headquarters of a certain group army." Yin Zhilin had an expression of "I've achieved a great merit".

  "Did you figure out who attended the meeting?" Xie Xiaoshuai glanced at him.

  "They didn't say that, anyway it was a call made from the top line, and the notified unit was at least at the division level." Yin Zhilin said with a hum.

  "Alright, inform Lei Wei, let's set off immediately. We'll go over there and check out the situation first." Xie Xiao Shuai sprang into action right away.

  Three small teams slipped out of the city in their own way. Li Gang somehow got a business car, and several people took it to their destination. Lei Wei and his group didn't care how Xie Xiao Shuai went, anyway, everyone had a way.

  "By the way, Iron Armor Snake, where did you find that car? Don't tell me it's stolen? It won't be fun if we get chased by the police later." The usually taciturn Chrysanthemum Snake surprisingly spoke up.

  "That was borrowed from one of my brothers, you go steal one for me to see, although this is a drill, but also can't disrupt social order." Li Gang said with displeasure.

  "I think Xiaohua is almost fully integrated into our desert fox team." Chen Hongjun smiled and added.

  "That's right, he usually doesn't take the initiative to speak, except when the leader asks questions, he is basically in a silent state, and now he actually takes the initiative to ask questions." Yǐn Zhìlín also came over.

  "By the way, Cauliflower Snake, what's your name anyway? You've been with Sha Hu for half a year now, and we don't even know your name." Gong Mao also became interested.

  "Secret." After a brief two words, the cauliflower snake fell silent again.

  Xie Xiaoshuai watched with great interest, and as he looked at the increasingly harmonious Sha Huo team, he was truly delighted. Of course, except for the latecomer Chiffon Snake, who was a bit out of place, everyone else had always gotten along well, but now even Chiffon Snake had gradually integrated into the group, without any rejection psychology.

  That afternoon, the desert fox arrived at the destination, and several people hid in a relatively high mound to observe the situation inside the field with a sniper telescope taken from Caohua snake.

  "It's heavily guarded, too hard to attack. Three armored divisions, one rapid reaction mechanized infantry division, and an anti-aircraft missile brigade have surrounded the general's office, it seems that this meeting is of a very high level, they've even mobilized such a large force as their security detail."

  A few hours later, Lei Wei also rushed over, and the sky gradually darkened. The time for the meeting on the second day was getting closer and closer, but Xie Xiao Shuai still had no clue at this time and didn't know what to do next.

  Looking at Xie Xiao Shuai who was deep in thought, Lei Wei did not disturb him. In his heart, he couldn't help but think: "This kid, I'm getting more and more confused about him. The ability to control the battlefield, command troops, maintain a calm state of mind, and even use his comrades' strengths to fight... is this really something an 18 or 19-year-old youth, and a private at that, should possess? The longer I spend with him, the more he seems like a thousand-year-old demon possessing someone."

  "How could I have forgotten? Yin Zhilin, get me a direct line to the old cannon, I want to talk to him directly." Xie Xiaoshuai was so excited that he almost jumped up.

  "Boom! This is Chi Lian."

  "Received, what's up with Chi Yan?"

  "I need remote firepower support."

  "What are you going to do again? I can't give you what you want, that's the country's strategic reserve."

  "No need, last time it was because the target was too far away, so we had to use that thing. This time it's not necessary, as long as the range exceeds 350 kilometers and can intensively strike large-scale armored forces."

  "What are you up to now, you little scamp? You know that not only the entire squad is surrounding you, but last time you pulled a stunt like this, the whole military district was led by the nose." Ren Tianqi's tone was somewhat dissatisfied.

  "Old cannon, this time there's probably a big fish in the net. Three armored divisions of tanks, one rapid response division of motorized infantry, and one ground-to-air missile brigade as guards. What level of guard do you think this is?" Xiao Shuai's words were full of temptation.

  "I'll report to the military district chief right away. You hurry up and gather as much intelligence as possible, I'll get back to you." Ren Tianqi hung up the phone.

  Ten minutes later, Ren Tianqi received the information.

  "You little devil, you're really something else. The military district chief has agreed and is now transferring all the long-range rocket artillery over here. Now, the military district chief has directly handed this force over to me, giving me full command." Ren Tianqi's normally calm face also showed a ripple of emotion.

  "Alright, old fellow, hurry up and have them assemble in the 3501 area, divided into four launch sites, and attack the target simultaneously at that time." Xie Xiaoshuai snapped his fingers.

  "Alright, when do we launch the attack? Gathering the troops will take some time."

  "Tomorrow around 10 o'clock in the morning, I think the team should be able to gather."

  "It's fine, there are still about eleven hours left, you've come in a hurry."

  "Alright, I'll send you the detailed target coordinates later. The firepower will cover an area of about one kilometer in radius."

  After hanging up the phone, Xie Xiaoshuai immediately let Zhang Jialin calculate the detailed shooting coordinates, and then began a long and anxious wait.

  The sky brightened up, and loud slogans rose from the opposite camp, they had started their morning exercises.

  Xie Xiaoshuai and several others woke up, simply ate some field rations and drank some water, then continued to observe the situation of the enemy's position.

  Time passed minute by minute and second by second. Suddenly, in the observation mirror, a team of cars appeared slowly driving towards the largest field tent in the camp.

  Due to the distance being too far, Xie Xiaoshuai couldn't see the person's appearance and military rank clearly, he could only vaguely see a human figure, but it didn't prevent him from seeing that after getting off the car, under the surrounding of a large group of guards, entering the tent, and then there was no movement.

  "Zhang Jialin, hurry up and send over the coordinates. They'll open fire at the scheduled time, let's just wait here and watch the excitement." Xie Xiaoshuai hastily instructed Zhang Jialin.

  Scheduled attack time, a certain launch site. Only saw the boxes on the back of large tractors slowly rising, and then rockets whizzing out. When one vehicle finished firing four rockets, the loading vehicle behind quickly came up, loaded quickly, and fired again.

  When the first rocket landed in the center of the tank armored division, the people of the tank division immediately fell into chaos, and personnel rushed to run around frantically. Later, more rockets came down, covering the entire tank division and exploding, and in less than five minutes, three tank armored divisions, one motorized rapid reaction division, and one missile brigade were all finished.

  "Hurry up and reel it in." Xie Xiaoshuai took the lead and rushed out.

  Several people rushed into the camp, harvesting the remaining fish as they walked, and smoke was rising everywhere on the camp and on their bodies. After clearing all obstacles, several people gathered outside the large tent, ready to go in and check what they had gained this time.

  "Wait, let's throw in a smoke bomb first. If we rush in recklessly, those guards will think we're here to assassinate the leader. They're armed with live ammunition, so it's better to be cautious." Lei Wei grabbed Xie Xiaoshuai, who was about to walk in.

  Two smoke bombs were thrown in, and in less than ten seconds, several security guards came out, but they were quickly knocked down and disarmed. Then, a large group of military officers rushed out, and all the members of Xie Xiaoshuai, Lei Wei, and Sha Hu's teams were stunned.

  Two lieutenant generals, three major generals and nearly twenty senior colonels.

  "This time we've really caught a big fish." Xie Xiaoshuai was the first to react.