Strongest Soldier King Chapter 288 288: Tactical Deployment

The reinforcents consisted of four teams: Scholar, Gardener, Farr, and Monk, each leading one. After returning from the last competition, everyone had returned to their original units, where they were utilized to varying degrees—each independently leading a special operations team. Now, as the brothers reunited faced with a formidable enemy, they erupted with fervent combat spirit and unity. Without any need for Luo Zheng to issue instructions, they all knew where to conceal themselves, how to coordinate with each other, and how to crossfire with allies, among other things.

The four special operations teams charged to the base of the hillside and began to lay mines in their chosen spots. For the Special Forces, this technical task was second nature, posing no difficulty. Luo Zheng watched the bustling crowd with a calm gaze, an unprovoked surge of boldness welling up in him, filling him with confidence for the upcoming battle.

"Brother, they all seem like no ordinary folks. Did you know them before?" Shan Hu quietly asked by the side.

"Yeah, brothers who have been through life and death together. Rember the competition?" Luo Zheng answered indifferently.

Shan Hu was taken aback, then quickly caught on and laughed. The competitors had been experts selected from various military regions, the strongest warriors of the entire Group Army. Teams led by such warriors naturally wouldn't lack combat power. Song Li, who had been paying attention to Luo Zheng, heard ntion of the competition and imdiately realized Luo Zheng's identity. A mix of anger and resentnt filled his eyes, like a snake lurking in the shadows, but he kept quiet.

Luo Zheng, with his keen senses, felt as if there was sothing peculiar behind him and felt uncomfortable. He couldn't help but turn to look back. Besides Song Li, the ground was covered with a uniform layer of snowflakes, nothing else. He looked at Song Li with confusion, then turned to face forward, estimating the ti and said, "Judging by the enemy's firepower and determination, the sniper should be able to hold on for about five more minutes."

Shan Hu looked forward, where the enemy 500 ters away was madly spraying bullets into the forest. The shots were erratic, their lethality limited, and most were blocked by the trees in the forest, posing no real threat to those on the hillside. People below were rapidly laying mines; it was almost done. anwhile, the lurking sniper continued shooting with limited accuracy but great deterrent power, preventing the enemy from advancing blindly. Shan Hu couldn't help but smile, "This battle is tough, but it's not impossible."

"It is tough, mainly because there are too many enemies. With dispersed attacks, our n simply can't cover everything. Listen to the enemy's gunfire; it's just over a hundred people firing. Where are the rest? I suspect that enemies have started to flank us from both sides. We don't have much ti," Luo Zheng said coldly.

"Yeah," Shan Hu replied with a tinge of worry as he looked forward.

"Inform Ghost Team on the frontal breakthrough and the forward outpost to retreat imdiately," Luo Zheng said with a stern face, sensing that sothing was amiss. The enemy was skilled and wouldn't waste ammunition blindly for no reason. The indiscriminate shooting up ahead could only an one thing—a ruse to distract them. The real kill shot was coming from the flanks.

Shan Hu was sowhat surprised as this order was much earlier than planned, but he didn't ask any further questions. Taking the headset Luo Zheng handed him, he put it on and conveyed the order through the headset. Luo Zheng watched the Ghost Team hastily retreating and observed the map. The mountain range extended from east to west, and the enemy had co from the north. To approach silently, they would have to make a big detour, a process that wouldn't be quick.

With that in mind, Luo Zheng couldn't help but look up at the mountains on both sides. The terrain wasn't too steep, but the forest was dense and snow lay deep on the waist of the mountain. To remain undetected, they would have to take a significantly longer route. Less than half an hour wouldn't suffice for the detour. His gaze returned to the map, where to the south lay a stretch of mountain peaks, one after another, and a canyon that could be traversed. The canyon led to more canyons, and without a map, it would be very difficult to make it out.

"Do you think the enemy might try to encircle us from the rear?" Luo Zheng suddenly asked in a low voice.

"Hard to say. If the enemy flanks us from both sides, it's better to just block our retreat. As long as our way out is blocked, there will be plenty of opportunities. If I were the enemy commander, I would first choose to block the retreat and then look for opportunities to strike," Shan Hu analyzed with a worried expression.

"Hmm, you're thinking the sa as , but the problem is that the brothers are all quite exhausted, they don't have much energy left to march. The reinforcents, in order to arrive at the rendezvous point as quickly as possible, must have also been on a forced march, and this can be seen from their haggard expressions. If we retreat overnight, the troops won't be able to handle it, which would be very troubleso," Luo Zheng said in a low voice.

"Yes, but there's one thing you need to be aware of: if we are like this, the enemy must be the sa. Now is the ti to test our willpower; whoever can't hold on and falls first will be the loser," Shan Hu said seriously. "What's your plan?"

"I'm ready to take a gamble," Luo Zheng said, looking ahead with a determined killing intent.

"Gamble on what?" Shan Hu asked, surprised.

"No rush." Seeing that the Ghost Team had already retreated to the mountains and everyone else had completed laying mines and was concealed in the forest on standby, Luo Zheng gestured for the Scholar and others to co over. Once they had gathered around, Luo Zheng continued, "Guys, you're aware of the situation. What are your thoughts?"

"There's not much to say, just follow your deploynt and after the fight, we'll withdraw," Monk said nonchalantly.

"It's not that simple. The enemy will definitely try to encircle us from both sides; we must engage and decide the battle quickly. If we're slow to withdraw, we'll get bitten," the Gardener reminded.

"Do you also think the enemy will try to encircle us from both sides?" Luo Zheng looked towards the Scholar and the Farr and asked.

"If I were the enemy commander, I would leave a portion of my forces to create a diversion with their firepower, while the others would encircle from both sides. Once the encirclent is ford, they would launch an attack. Of course, if the frontal attack is going well, they wouldn't mind a direct assault to overwhelm us with numbers, which is stress-free," the Scholar analyzed seriously. "Once our snipers withdraw, making it look like we can't hold on to lure the enemy into pursuing us, we don't fire until they're twenty ters away. The enemy will definitely think we're all retreating. When we suddenly launch an attack, empty one magazine, and then retreat with sniper cover, we can still take a chance on this battle."

Luo Zheng looked towards the Farr, who also expressed agreent, but Luo Zheng laughed and said, "That was what I thought too at first, even if we have to withdraw, we should bite the opponent hard, make them hurt, make them afraid, make them hesitant to pursue us. It would make our retreat much safer. But now, I don't think that way anymore."

"Oh? What do you an?" Everyone looked at Luo Zheng with surprise and curiosity on their faces.

"Since you all think the enemy will try to encircle from both sides, then this possibility is very high. And as long as we hold the hilltop, it will be very difficult for five hundred n to attack us head-on without flanking. Encircling is the only tactic that can defeat us. Therefore, the number of enemies estimated to be holding the front line shouldn't be too many, judging from the gunfire, it should be around a hundred," Luo Zheng analyzed coldly, his eyes fiery with an intense desire to fight.

Everyone faintly felt Luo Zheng was playing for high stakes, each face lighting up with fervor and eagerness for battle.