Strongest Soldier King Chapter 542 542: Night Raid on the Enemy

Luo Zheng didn't know about the grudge between Song Haitian and Turul, leading everyone on a forced march towards the highest peak ahead. This ti, for the retreat, Luo Zheng chose the cliffside and deliberately exposed himself, aiming to attract the attention of the ard warlord and cover for Lan Xue and others withdrawing to the east. After cutting the ropes, even if the ard warlord pursued them down the cliff, their speed would be greatly reduced, allowing everyone enough ti to retreat a great distance.

Half an hour later, the first and second squads circled around and caught up. After regrouping, everyone continued on their way. By nightfall, they stopped for a while in the woods halfway up the highest peak and ate so compressed biscuits to stave off hunger. Considering that Turul's n might follow, Luo Zheng had everyone put on their Night Vision Devices and continue on their way.

Superior equipnt offered imnse advantages on the battlefield. Turul's n may have been familiar with the jungle, but without Night Vision Devices, it was definitely not possible to travel at night, which was not a concern for Luo Zheng's team. After crossing over the mountain top and descending, it was already past three in the morning. The team was tired, so taking into account their combat capabilities, Luo Zheng signaled for everyone to rest on the spot.

Setting up a fire, declaring martial law, conducting reconnaissance, standing guard and so forth—Luo Zheng didn't need to arrange these things; Scholar handled them well. Luo Zheng found a relatively clean spot to sit down, took off his Night Vision Device, and looked up at the moon, which was obscured by clouds and appeared hazy, as though it might rain. His expression grew serious.

Not long after, Scholar ca over with a heavy expression and whispered, "Captain, our scouts discovered ard personnel in the woods ahead, the number unknown, approximately a kiloter away. Could they be pursuers?"

"It's possible. This is the territory of the ard warlord Turul, there's no reason for other ard personnel to co here. Could it be additional forces Turul has brought in to intercept us?" Luo Zheng said in surprise, deep in thought.

"Yeah, that makes sense." Scholar pondered for a mont before continuing, "They probably didn't expect us to travel through the night. They might think we're still on the mountain top, so, they're resting in the woods ahead, planning to look for us at dawn. I've sent scouts to check it out." As he spoke, Scholar instantly pressed his earpiece and listened carefully.

Luo Zheng figured it was a report from the scouts and didn't interrupt. Soon enough, Scholar said, "It should be Turul's n, they appear similarly outfitted. However, we can't confirm due to the language barrier, but there are nearly a hundred of them, currently sleeping. What do you think, should we attack?"

"Ard militants in this area are either Turul's n or drug traffickers, neither are good people. With nearly a hundred ard personnel, it's most likely Turul's force. Let's not bother and find a way to hit them hard." Luo Zheng made his decision imdiately, the mission was to destroy Turul's ard faction, and he was naturally not courteous upon encountering them.

"How should we attack?" Scholar also beca interested and asked.

"The enemy has more n, and we have fewer, so we'll sneak up silently, take out the sentries, and then launch a sudden assault. Hit them hard and then retreat west, heading straight for Turul's lair. The pitch-dark forest is disadvantageous for them, but we, with our Night Vision Devices, have the advantage. Pick a few sharpshooters to lead the charge," Luo Zheng quickly decided and commanded.

"Understood." Scholar imdiately agreed and turned to leave.

A few minutes later, Scholar ca over, nodded at Luo Zheng, who got the hint, stood up, put on his Night Vision Device, and everyone rose and moved swiftly forward, like wolves prowling in the night, silently closing in on their prey.

After a while, everyone saw a glow in the distance and could vaguely make out figures, knowing that their target was ahead, they all slowed down. The scholar made a few hand gestures, and several black shadows crept cautiously forward, silent upon landing, crouched low, with military sabres held in a reverse grip, their eyes sparkled with a cold, lethal intent.

Shortly, these shadows pounced into the depths of the forest, dragging sentries from unassuming dark spots; blood gushed from their necks. Luo Zheng, seeing everyone's clean and decisive movents, couldn't help but smile. At that mont, the scholar signaled to advance, and the group continued moving forward.

The scouts in front carefully cleared the path, eliminating sentries hidden in the shadows. Perhaps these n thought Luo Zheng and his team were still in the mountains and beca sowhat negligent. The sentries were not very alert, allowing the group to sneak up close to the enemy camp unnoticed. They saw clusters of soldiers sleeping together in the woods, each holding on to their weapons.

Seeing this scene, Luo Zheng imdiately smiled. To miss such a perfect opportunity would be against all reason. He nodded at the scholar, who understood and made a hand signal indicating 'scatter and engage at will'. Everyone, well-trained, knew what to do in such a situation, quickly spreading out, raising their rifles, and aiming.

"Da da da!" Suddenly, gunshots sounded from the dense forest. A soldier's helt was shot off, startling everyone. They hadn't expected the enemy to discover them first, and all eyes turned towards the scholar. His expression turned icy, and without hesitation, he issued the order to attack.

"Bang bang bang!" All of them opened fire, taking accurate shots at such a close distance; nearly one shot, one down. With thirty attacking almost a hundred, the outco was without doubt, and within the blink of an eye, more than half fell. By the ti the others reacted, it was too late. The scholar led the rest in extending the attack, continuing to take down their foes with precise shots.

In the dark night, amidst the trees, and with the help of Night Vision Devices, the onslaught was utterly one-sided. So fired four shots, others three, and these three or four shots took only a few seconds; not nearly enough ti for the now-awoken attackers to react. Nearly a hundred militants were wiped out, with none spared.

The ambush was easily won. Luo Zheng, looking at the corpses scattered all around, felt the frustration of recent days disappear, and his face revealed a long-lost smile. He picked up an AK47 to check if it could still be used, collected a magazine from a body, and glanced around; everyone else was checking for any survivors.

The battle had been too easy, leaving the group without any sense of honor. The scholar quickly approached Luo Zheng and whispered, "All cleared. What next?"

"Take all the weapons and ammo for backup, see if there's any food, take that too, and rest here for now. We'll set off after dawn," Luo Zheng instructed as he walked over to a campfire, tearing off so roasted at and chewing it. Seasoned, it tasted not bad, so he sat down right there to eat.

The scholar relayed the orders and also sat down, cutting a piece of at with his military sabre and tossing it into his mouth. Noticing a Single Soldier Radio nearby, he was surprised, ran over to check it, and finding it still functional, he took the radio, plopped down, and looking at Luo Zheng, chuckled, "How about we call Turul? Let him know our location."

"That makes sense. If Turul learns we've taken out his n and are planning to raid his hideout, he'll surely chase us madly, which ans our people who've already retreated will be safe," Luo Zheng replied with an understanding smile, gesturing for the scholar to turn on the Single Soldier Radio.

The scholar also smiled and began to call out.