Chapter 62: Ambush in the Mountain Valley

  The scene fell silent again, with both sides at a stalemate. General Jeff and Xiao Shuai discussed how to launch an attack, several plans were vetoed, and finally General Jeff decided to call in artillery support for a strong assault.

  Xie Xiaoshuai was opposed in his heart. Since the other side dared to make this place their stronghold, how could they not have a backup plan? By the time the government army's old tractors pulled up with heavy artillery, it would be who-knows-what year and month. If the other side had a secret passage, they would probably have escaped long ago.

  Yin Zhilin's satellite signal transmitter was able to connect to the spy satellite on his head at this time, and Xie Xiaoshuai asked him to tune in to the situation inside the valley. Clearly visible were the dense arrays of weapons, including mortars and rocket launchers all aimed at the entrance of the valley, leaving only one way out - death.

  Yin Zhilin zoomed out the map, and Xie Xiaoshuai studied the surrounding terrain. Except for the small path leading into the valley, there was indeed no other way in. The mountain was quite high and steep, making it difficult to approach on foot stealthily.

  Xie Xiaoshuai looked for a long time, and countless attack plans flashed through his mind, but after careful consideration, he felt that none of them were feasible and were all rejected. How could he enter the valley without being discovered? At dusk, Xie Xiaoshuai saw a very small stream that came from afar and flowed directly towards the valley, but disappeared far outside the valley.

  What's the reason? Xie Xiaoshuai and General Jeff called out, making an excuse to go scout out the surroundings, bringing the Sha Huo squad along in a lightweight jeep heading towards the small river.

  Upon arriving here, Xie Xiaoshuai figured out the reason. The river flows into this dark river with obvious artificial excavation marks. This should be the work of anti-government forces. What is the reason for them to go to such great lengths? To figure out the reason, Xie Xiaoshuai decided to go and investigate the situation.

  Wearing underwater breathing equipment, the Sha Huo squad dived into the dark river, and several people lit up the way forward with underwater flashlights. After advancing for nearly three kilometers, several people saw a faint light, and Zhang Jialin, who was leading the way, hastily turned off the flashlight in his hand and slowed down his pace.

  In a blind spot, the sand fox team emerged quietly from the water's surface without making any noise. It turned out to be a huge cave here, which was thought to be hollowed out inside. The dark river became a clear ditch here, and the water flow gathered in a huge pool in the cave. Several anti-government armed personnel stood guard around the pool with their weapons at hand.

  These people were fully equipped, with individual combat equipment, desert digital camouflage uniforms, tactical glasses, anti-stab gloves, bulletproof vests, tactical chest harnesses, and mountain warfare boots. The M4 carbine in their hands was also equipped with a white light sight and a red dot launcher. One of the leaders had a grenade launcher on his carbine. Their equipment was far more advanced than what they had encountered before, and it was basically on par with that of Xiaoxiao's team. They should be the core force of the anti-government armed forces.

  Xie Xiaoshuai took out his pistol, lightly installing the silencer, and made a hand gesture. Several people understood, Wang Jizhen, Liu Yuxin, and Duan Ge simultaneously took out their pistols, installed the silencers, Chen Hongjun, Zhang Jialin, Li Gang, and Gong Mao four people dived into the water, slowly sneaking towards the position where several people were standing.

  Several people arrived at the designated location, Xie Xiaoshuai raised his pistol and fired at several sentries. A few faint puffs sounded, and several sentries fell to the ground, with two of them falling towards the water pool, just as they were about to fall into the water, two pairs of hands stretched out from the water to catch them, slowly lifting them up and putting them down on the shore, preventing them from making a sound when they hit the water.

  The Desert Fox squad landed ashore, quickly dragging several corpses to a dark place to hide, while picking up their weapons and slowly moving towards the outside of the cave. No one would have thought that the Desert Fox squad would enter the valley in this way. Except for a few sentries, there was no defensive force here, and the Desert Fox squad encountered no more obstacles as they approached the edge of the cave.

  Zhang Jialin stood at the edge of the cave, looking sideways to see that by the water pool outside there was a small submarine that could hold about four or five people. Several middle-aged men in casual clothes were preparing to board it, probably the leaders of the anti-government armed forces had learned that government troops had arrived and surrounded them, and were preparing to abandon this place and escape secretly.

  And when those anti-government armed members looked at their leaders, they showed fanaticism, willing to die to resist the government's siege and cover the leader's retreat. Absolutely loyal followers, dedicating themselves to the point of not caring about their own lives, it's hard to say whether they're foolish or what.

  Absolutely cannot let these core leaders escape, this is Xie Xiaoshuai's mind, as long as these people are solved, the rest are just some small shrimp. Even if we can't attack into the valley, as long as the army surrounds the valley for a few months, the people inside will be starved to death, which is not enough.

  Xie Xiaoshuai nodded, and the desert fox team prepared to carry out the beheading. Each of their guns aimed at a target, and they pulled the trigger. Several leaders fell down, the crowd was in an uproar, their most revered leader had suddenly died before their eyes, the sound of gunfire instantly filled the valley.

  Everyone's muzzle was aimed at the position where the Desert Fox squad was hiding and swept wildly, with grenades and rockets coming over in large numbers.

  As soon as the beheading was completed, the Sand Fox team immediately jumped into the water and swam quickly towards the Dark River. Bullets with long tails trailing behind them whizzed past several people, shrapnel from hand grenades and rocket explosions joined in, and rocks blasted off the cave walls fell into the water, all heading straight for the Sand Fox team.

  Several people lay at the bottom of the dark river, hugging the rocks below, watching as the bullets changed trajectory and flew over their heads due to the resistance of the water. After a round of shooting was finished, several people hurriedly swam towards the source of the dark river. In the water, they heard the sound of heavy objects falling into the water, and someone jumped in to chase them. Several people quickened their pace.

  As they got closer to the exit, the pursuers behind them were getting even closer. Occasionally, someone would fire a shot, but the sand fox's luck was really good and no one was hit. Jumping out of the hidden river, several people hadn't had time to get in the car when the pursuers arrived, at least a dozen or so people jumped out of the water surface towards the sand fox, shooting while accompanied by several hand grenades.

  The car was blown up by a hand grenade, jumping high into the air. The desert fox lost its means of transportation. Here is a vast plain, without any usable cover, not even a tree. Xie Xiaoshuai commanded the desert fox to retreat, he and Duan Ge as the leaders of the desert fox covering their comrades in the last battle, fighting while retreating.

  More and more people jumped out of the dark river, all of whom were the core forces of the anti-government armed forces. Although the combat effectiveness of the Sha Huo squad was strong, the opponent was not weak either. The pursuers' firepower was so intense that it forced Sha Huo to constantly change positions and flee without even launching a counterattack. Anyone who dared to stay in place for one second would be shot into a hornet's nest by hundreds of bullets.

  At last, a few people saw the dawn, and there was a small mound tens of meters away from them. Although it was not high, it was good enough to be used as cover for shooting, temporarily slowing down the advancing footsteps of the pursuing soldiers.

  Jumping over the small mound, the sand fox members took turns firing a few shots, hitting five or six of them. The bullets came whizzing over, stirring up dust and dirt on the small mound, and it wouldn't be long before the small mound would be flattened by the hail of bullets, once again exposing the sand fox to the pursuing troops.

  Danger, Xie Xiaoshuai and Duan Ge exchanged a glance, the two men who had interacted with each other for many years knew what the other was thinking at this moment. They were leaders, protecting their teammates was their responsibility, it was time for them to take charge. Very tacitly, the two people jumped out from both sides of the small hill, attracting the pursuers' firepower while firing their guns. Both men were masters of rapid shooting, a few shots and about ten enemies fell to the ground, although this was just a drop in the bucket compared to the total number of pursuers, it created conditions for others to counterattack.