Strongest Soldier King Chapter 1774 1774: Organizing the Counterattack

The feint to the east and strike to the west tactic may appear simple, but executing it is extrely challenging. First, you need to create the distraction to the east, which ans attracting the opponent's attention to force them to move their main force over. This is crucial — without a successful distraction, there's no talk of striking to the west. According to reconnaissance, the enemy in the south is only about two thousand strong. After two ambushes, seven hundred were eliminated, and the night raid took out quite a few more. The enemy numbers no more than fifteen hundred at best. On the southern front, the Hook Tribe has stationed a regint of one thousand people. Attacking with fifteen hundred against a thousand hardly achieves the "feint" effect. Luo Zheng was baffled by the enemy's tactics.

After a period of forced marching, Captain Li's ssage ca through again. The enemy was attacking like mad, completely disregarding the costs. A hundred reinforcents thrown into the fight were utterly ineffective, leading to another hundred being added. anwhile, three hundred n launched a flank attack on the enemy's side but were blocked. Both sides were fighting fiercely, neither able to gain the upper hand.

Luo Zheng was taken aback, suddenly realizing an issue. Maybe the enemy forces ahead had been reinforced unknowingly, while his side remained oblivious. If this were true, the whole situation would beco highly unpredictable. He urged his troops to accelerate their march to catch up quickly.

The troops moved swiftly through the dense forest. The Hook guard were all carefully chosen strongn, advancing through the woods at a pace matching Luo Zheng and others. Half an hour later, they arrived near a dense forest close to the battlefield. Luo Zheng ordered the troops to stop quickly and rest, while he climbed a tall tree to observe the battle.

On the battlefield, the enemy continued organizing their troops for a fierce assault. The attacking force numbered around a hundred, followed by heavy firepower like mortars and RPGs behind them. Under the saturation bombardnt, the defensive troops at the gorge entrance could only hold their positions, limiting their counterattack capabilities. The numbers on our side were considerable, but under artillery attack, they had to retreat and hide. If not for the trenches, they'd have been defeated by now.

It's not that the Hook Tribe's ard forces weren't resolute or brave enough. It's the disparity in overall troop quality. The Hook Tribe's people, after all, are just a bunch of natives. Their tactical coordination, overlapping firepower, etc., can't compare to the trained and practiced regulars of Sam Country, whose tactical coordination is not only skilled and high-level but whose weaponry is also exceedingly powerful.

Luo Zheng was curious why he couldn't see any of our missiles and asked coldly through his earpiece, "Brother Li, we've reached the battlefield, where are the missiles?"

"The missiles are exhausted and can't be used anymore. The enemy's missiles are probably spent too and temporarily not supplied. Your arrival is just in ti. What's the situation on-site?" Captain Li quickly responded.

"Our forces are being suppressed by the enemy. Their advantage lies in the rear artillery, with over thirty mortars and more than twenty RPG launchers, attacking with a hundred people. The rest are presumably resting at the rear. The gorge's terrain is small, and large troop movents are restricted. Under artillery attack cover, even this small number is enough to cause us distress. The enemy is very cunning," Luo Zheng said solemnly, watching the battlefield and quickly responding with tactics.

"No wonder. What do we need to do?" Captain Li asked gravely.

"Inform the reserves and troops on the front line to prepare. Counterattack in three minutes. I'll take out the enemy's artillery within three minutes," Luo Zheng said coldly, his eyes flashing with frigid killing intent as he quickly slid down the tree.

Lan Xue, along with Wei Jian, Hook, Ghost Hand, Snow Leopard, and Mountain Eagle hurried over, their fighting spirit intense as they looked at Luo Zheng. Luo Zheng pointed in the direction of the enemy's artillery and said gravely, "Take out the enemy's artillery within three minutes. Ghost Hand, Snow Leopard, cover Wei Jian's people to move up."

"Understood," Ghost Hand, Snow Leopard, and Wei Jian quickly agreed.

"Mountain Eagle, have your n spread out, each hiding individually, free to shoot at targets like officers, machine gunners, snipers, and other valuable targets. Hook, have your n charge at the enemies on the position with ," Luo Zheng ordered coldly.

"Understood," everyone responded in unison.

"Move," Luo Zheng bellowed, rushing towards the enemy.

Everyone quickly sprang into action. Although exhausted, nobody complained at this mont. Luo Zheng, Lan Xue, and Hook led fifty guards towards the position, ambushing in the dense forest about a hundred ters from the enemy. Suddenly, a deafening explosion sounded in their ears, signaling that their comrades had taken action. Luo Zheng coldly commanded, "Hook, charge upward. Brother Li, inform the troops to counterattack."

"Attack!" Hook roared, commanding his n to charge boldly.

After issuing the command, Luo Zheng also charged forward, pulling the bolt back as he ran, his sharp eyes locking onto a machine gunner ahead. The opponent was hiding behind the trees, firing wildly, issuing loud shouts, appearing extrely fierce. Luo Zheng raised his hand to shoot, then noticed the opponent's machine gun had jamd, likely due to Mountain Eagle's n taking action. He had to pick another target.

"Bang, bang, bang!" The guards yelled as they surged forward, firing from the side at the enemy's head. The gunfire in the dark revealed the enemy's location, and given so night vision capability, targeting the enemy to shoot wasn't difficult. Lan Xue worried about Luo Zheng's safety, staying close and continuously firing to kill targets, brimming with murderous intent.

The enemy was caught off guard by the sudden firepower, turning their guns to prepare for a counterattack. anwhile, the ard n pressured by the enemy received orders and heard the explosions and gunfire, knowing reinforcents had arrived. Ecstatic, they roared as they charged out of the trenches, launching a counteroffensive.

The Sam Country soldiers preparing to deal with opponents on one side were hit by intense firepower from the ard n erging from the trenches, taking significant losses. Imdiately aware of the disaster, they turned to retreat. By now, the ard n charging out were bloodthirsty and on a fierce attack. The Hook guards already possessed strong combat power, and with their desire for vengeance on behalf of brothers, they fiercely pursued.

Seeing the enemy retreat, Luo Zheng didn't order the troops to cease pursuit; instead, he joined the chase himself, leading the charge and swiftly killing each enemy attempting to fight back, continually creating chaos and panic. At this point, the reserves also surged forward, joining the pursuit in large numbers.

Night battles are notoriously difficult, especially in the prival forest. Once defeated, other troops, unaware of the causes, unable to see how many enemies arrived, will beco tense and fearful, even affecting morale. That's precisely the effect Luo Zheng wanted; during the pursuit, he shouted to Hook, "Command the troops to charge fiercely, chase them and attack."

"Understood." Although Hook hadn't received professional training, his combat acun was high, instantly grasping the situation. He shouted, commanding the troops to charge and attack fiercely. Gunfire resounded everywhere, alongside strange cries, resembling the roar of Death God under the night sky, bellowing and claiming lives in a terrifying and eerie manner.