Ten minutes later, in the pitch-black dense forest of the Mountain Ridge, Luo Zheng awaited the arrival of Shadow, Snow Fox, and Drunkard. He could see in the distance the dense forest ablaze with lights and noise; clearly, the enemy forces were pursuing, but still so distance away. Luo Zheng sneered coldly, dismissing the threat. With the speed and combat prowess of National Blade mbers, in this dark night forest, the enemy wouldn't dream of catching up.
"The numbers are in; we've captured fifty-five, soone caught two," Shadow approached and whispered excitedly, glancing at the distant noisy forest with a dissatisfied frown. He continued, "Let's split up; your team will take the captives first, while the three of us stay to ambush them. Maybe catch a few more."
"Why should it be us? It should be you leaving," Mountain Eagle protested.
"Kid, showing off now? Daring to challenge your elder brother?" Shadow chuckled. "Not convinced? Let's compete."
"Compete then," Mountain Eagle replied defiantly, knowing full well that he wasn't as strong as Mountain Eagle, but he wouldn't back down without a fight, his face full of stubborn determination and battle spirit.
"Enough, stop arguing," Lan Xue quickly interjected to diate.
As the only female warrior and officer, Lan Xue was respected by all National Blade mbers for her abilities and perseverance. Shadow saw Lan Xue stepping in and gave Mountain Eagle a glare before continuing, "Sam Country's satellite radar is no joke. A joint withdrawal will surely be detected. I'll stay and create an ambush, diverting their attention; you take the captives and retreat first. We'll catch up in half an hour, how about it?"
Luo Zheng also understood the power of Sam Country's satellite radar. Once detected, they'd face attacks from nurous ard helicopters. Direct withdrawal was indeed unsuitable. He nodded and looked at Shadow, Drunkard, and Snow Fox, saying, "Good suggestion, but I see many injured in your team. Wake the captives, tie them up, and let the wounded lead the retreat."
Having the injured lead the captives ensured both the speed of withdrawal and security of the captives, killing two birds with one stone. Everyone agreed and began to act. They took ropes from their military backpacks, tied up the captives, and woke them up. The captives shouted and cursed, but everyone went up and beat them into submission, lined them up, and the injured led them away.
Once the captives were gone, the distant enemy grew closer, and faint helicopter noises echoed through the night sky. Luo Zheng's face darkened. He glanced at Mountain Eagle, who nodded in understanding and hastily ran ahead to scout the enemy. After more than two years of fighting side by side, no words were needed; a glance was enough to know what to do, and their cooperation was very synchronized.
Luo Zheng pondered carefully over the surrounding terrain for a few minutes before Mountain Eagle's voice ca through the headset: "About fifty n, no heavy weapons, a few equipped with Night Vision Goggles, most carry tactical flashlights. No situation behind the enemy, but their helicopters are incoming."
"About fifty n?" Luo Zheng was delighted to hear this and imdiately made a decision. He looked at Shadow, Drunkard, and Snow Fox, waiting anxiously for orders, and said, "The enemy isn't nurous. Let's sneak up, entangle with them, and capture so alive. Even if the helicopters arrive, they wouldn't open fire recklessly. How many RPGs do you have?"
"Five RPGs in total," Shadow replied promptly.
"Pick five of our brothers most skilled with RPGs to spread around, find vantage points, and prepare to attack enemy helicopters quickly. The rest conceal themselves on site. Once the enemy arrives, charge in for close combat," Luo Zheng said with lethal intent.
"Great idea. As long as we mix with the enemy, the helicopters won't dare fire recklessly and harm their own. Our RPGs will have a chance. Agree," Shadow said eagerly. Drunkard and Snow Fox also agreed with Luo Zheng's strategy. They imdiately set into action, selecting five brothers skilled with RPGs swiftly. The others spread out in a semicircle, finding places to conceal themselves, forming a large trap ready to spring.
Luo Zheng and Lan Xue concealed themselves under a large tree on a hillside, within the ambush formation. They calmly observed the increasingly close lights ahead as helicopters approached, roaring terrifyingly in the night sky, apparently having detected sothing from their flight path. Luo Zheng's face darkened and he lowly asked, "Are the RPGs in position? Report status."
"In position, need two more minutes," different responses ca through the headset. So were ready, while others still needed two minutes or so to claim vantage points. Luo Zheng estimated that even two minutes might not be sufficient, but the enemy helicopters would be upon them in less than two minutes; what to do?
"A threat of firepower, maybe?" Lan Xue suggested.
"Hmm, that's the only option," Luo Zheng agreed, glancing at the approaching helicopters and quickly said, "Those closest to the helicopters, start fire attack, disrupt the enemy helicopter's rhythm."
"Yes, I'm within a thousand ters, I'll do it," soone imdiately responded via the headset.
"Boom!" A Rocket burst from the dark forest, under the night sky, leaving a terrifying trail as it roared toward the helicopters, attracting everyone's attention. The enemy helicopters deftly perford evasive maneuvers, the Rocket narrowly missing the fuselage by a ter, exploding further away in the night sky, illuminating it with a burst of orange-red fire.
Imdiately after, Luo Zheng saw enemy helicopters heading for the attacking brother's location, while two others continued toward them. His face darkened, and he shouted, "Brothers with opportunities, continue to fire, shoot freely, interfere with the enemy, and quickly find cover; watch out for aerial threats."
"Yes." The five brothers promptly complied.
"Brothers, we can't wait; attack, charge!" Luo Zheng swiftly decided to launch a main assault. Rather than waiting in ambush, attacking and quickly mingling with the enemy was safer. The operation has been exposed; if the enemy doesn't advance and waits for helicopters to solve the problem before acting, they'd be wasting ti and missing their chance.
Hearing Luo Zheng's orders, everyone understood and responded in unison. They charged out from cover, rushing madly towards the enemy. With Night Vision Goggles, marching through the dark forest was like daylight, not impeded at all. They launched themselves, like hungry wolves chasing prey in the jungle, disappearing far into the distance in an instant, the air thick with killing intent.
Soon, they saw the defending pursuers had halted, indeed waiting for helicopters to solve the problem before advancing. They silently praised Luo Zheng's insight into battle timing, boosting their confidence. They continued charging forward, pulling the bolts on their guns with determined expressions like iron, their eyes filled with battle spirit.
"Charge and kill!" Luo Zheng shouted coldly, his endless killing intent transmitting through the headset into everyone's ears, invigorating them, and they quickened their pace.
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