"What's the situation?" Luo Zheng saw Lan Xue's awkward smile and quickly changed the topic.
"Brother-in-law, why haven't you contacted us for so long? You scared to death! The whole world is worried sick, didn't you know? We've been shouting for days and nobody responded, why did you turn off the signal device?" Lan Xing continued to scold, crying while talking, and perhaps feeling a bit embarrassed, couldn't help but smile.
"There was no signal before, we were afraid it would freeze, so we put it away. Later, we were busy chasing and being chased, didn't pay attention. None of us are missing, everyone's fine. What's the situation outside now?" Luo Zheng asked urgently.
"Sister Hong ihua is bringing three squads to find you guys. Luckily, I discovered the enemy's garrison position, they're on their way to avenge you. I didn't expect you to be near the garrison, they should arrive before dark. I need to report your situation imdiately, the higher-ups already requested the military region to send reinforcents after learning Sister Hong ihua acted without authorization." Lan Xing quickly said.
"Tell the military region not to act yet to avoid any major incidents." Luo Zheng quickly instructed, feeling regretful. He should have tried the signal device earlier, but the temple valley's defense was too tight, focused only on breaking the situation without considering signal issues. This should be a lesson for the future.
"As long as you're okay, I'll imdiately communicate your situation to Sister Hong ihua. Not knowing your life or death, we couldn't confirm whether the signal device was with you or taken by the enemy, possibly set as a trap. Only told her the approximate location, didn't dare to give the real coordinates, afraid she'd do sothing rash in anger. Now that you're safe, you can et up without worries." Lan Xing exclaid in delight.
Luo Zheng could understand Hong ihua's motivation for acting without orders, and also understand the revenge-driven mindset of other team mbers. Once knowing the enemy's specific location, even if aware it's a trap, they might jump in. Feeling warm inside, all worries over the past days swept away, his gaze towards the valley beca resolute. With reinforcents, the chances of success increased significantly. Seeing Ghost Hand and others return, he quickly signaled them.
Ghost Hand and others, surprised to find the earpiece working, ran over excitedly, quickly putting on the signal device and earpiece from the backpack, and found indeed there was a signal. Delighted, Ghost Hand shouted happily, "Lan Xing girl, miss your brother?"
"I curse you to survive another missile strike." Lan Xing jokingly scolded.
"I like that, you should've seen the sight, it was magnificent, and with an avalanche, tsk tsk, must be unique to National Blade? Our luck, it's heaven-defying." Ghost Hand shouted joyfully. The banter between the two was a habit, Lan Xing's words gave Ghost Hand a real sense of presence, very reassuring.
"Who lost any parts?" Lan Xing asked excitedly.
"No one lost anything, disappointed you, huh?" Snow Leopard chuckled.
"Such a big commotion and nothing's missing? Was it fireworks or a missile?" Lan Xing laughed.
"Fireworks, definitely fireworks. You don't know how unreliable A-san's equipnt is? Either launch failures or weakened power, get used to it." Snow Leopard chuckled.
Watching everyone tease each other, Luo Zheng didn't stop them. Continuous combat stressed everyone's nerves, desperately needing relaxation. Finally able to connect with the outside world, a few jokes could really help unwind the nerves. He raised his binoculars to observe the valley, pondering strategies.
After a while, Lan Xue suddenly said, "Little sister, find a way to interfere with nearby surveillance, preferably disrupt the enemy command system within the valley."
"Got it. Don't worry about the signal device, otherwise I can't bridge into the enemy's system." Lan Xing reminded, annoyed, and went busy.
Lan Xue sighed softly, looking at Luo Zheng. He was observing the valley, his face extrely serious, so she walked over, raised her sniper scope to observe for a while, and asked softly, "Got any ideas?"
"With Lan Xing's help, monitoring around won't be a problem. Best to eavesdrop on enemy conversations. Let's wait for Hong ihua and the others to arrive first. Lan Xing, connect with Hong ihua." Luo Zheng replied sternly.
"Understood, connecting now." Lan Xing's voice ca through the earpiece.
"You guys are really okay?" A voice shouted in surprise, it was Hong ihua.
"We're fine. Thank you for your efforts." Luo Zheng expressed gratitude.
"As long as you're fine, worse cos to worst, I'll face the punishnt for acting on my own." Hong ihua replied indifferently.
Luo Zheng felt warm inside, gratefully continued, "Try to et up soon. Watch out for venomous snakes in the forest, used by the State Preceptor for killing, quite a few there, along with land mines and surveillance. Be careful yourselves. Rember, to my north is the temple valley with a garrison of a thousand, the target might be hiding inside. You'd better detour from my south. Any other questions?"
"None, expected to arrive before dark." Hong ihua replied.
"Don't rush, be cautious when entering the forest, don't hastily travel." Luo Zheng advised.
After the call ended, Luo Zheng raised his binoculars again to observe the enemy situation. With reinforcents and external communication established, these were good news. Luo Zheng felt more confident, needing only to find the enemy's weakness. But where was this weakness?
"Ghost Hand, Mountain Eagle, Snow Leopard, take the trouble to clear all the land mines on the south side of this mountain, collect them for backup. Lan Xing, find a way to replace the nearby monitor feeds." Luo Zheng lowered his binoculars and instructed sternly, his gaze firm.
"Yes." The three quickly agreed and dispersed, soon disappearing into the forest. As long as the surrounding surveillance could be interfered with, everyone would have no worries and could focus entirely on mine clearance.
"What's your plan?" Lan Xue asked curiously, looking at Luo Zheng.
"The enemy garrison is about three kiloters away from us, too far for precise shooting. But using incendiary bombs to hit tents and horses at night, that'll work. Attack at night, cause chaos, and decide based on their reaction. We have three squads coming with thirty helpers, plus collected land mines, things should be much easier afterward." Luo Zheng explained seriously, his eyes shining with battle spirit.
Lan Xue pondered for a mont, felt it made sense, nodded in agreent, better to risk it than waste ti here, she'd act according to the situation, and went to check her gear. Luo Zheng continued to monitor the enemy movents in the valley, searching for flaws, awaiting reinforcents.
At dusk, Ghost Hand and others cleared over thirty land mines, and soon after, Hong ihua arrived with her team. Everyone gathered at the mountaintop, excited to see each other unhard, hugging and greeting each other, expressing their respect and gratitude, the deep camaraderie spreading across the mountaintop. Luo Zheng signaled Hong ihua to join him at the edge, handed her the binoculars, and pointed towards the valley, saying, "Below is the temple, embedded in the mountain. Details are unknown, below is a thousand elite garrison unit. Have a look first."
Hong ihua took the binoculars, observed for a while, then put them down, looked at Luo Zheng seriously and said, "You're better at warfare than , you command, I'll follow your orders. So, what's the plan?"
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