Chapter 0071: Night Raid, Ambush, Counter-Ambush!
Chapter 0071: Night Raid, Ambush, Counter-Ambush!
There are now only 7 people left in the third squad. Even Gan Xiaoning is "gone," but Bai Tiejun is still alive and kicking. This makes the seemingly lifeless Gan Xiaoning very unhappy, and he can't help but make a sarcastic remark:
"Bai Tiejun, you really know how to fight! You're still alive and kicking!"
"Character! This is character!" Bai Tiejun said with a grin, then looked at the compressed rations with worry. The water source had been poisoned, and the bottle he brought was only half full. No one dared to drink it, and they could only swallow the compressed rations while their throats were parched.
Wu Liuyi couldn't help but curse out loud: "Damn tank company!"
The tank company escorting the mess hall couldn't even protect itself, let alone the mess hall of the 7th Company. In addition, the water supply was poisoned, so the soldiers could only conserve water and eat dry rations.
Zheng Yingqi watched Gan Xiaoning and the others eating compressed dry rations and said, "You don't need to eat this stuff. Go get some water, okay?"
"I'm not going!"
Gan Xiaoning replied without looking up, then continued to gnaw on his compressed rations. Zheng Yingqi couldn't help but mutter, "This damn loyalty!"
The "dead" returned to where they were supposed to be, while the rest remained on the position. Xu Sanduo whispered to Zheng Yingqi, "Yingqi, I'll switch with you. Go and rest."
Zheng Yingqi shook his head: "They'll probably launch a surprise attack tonight, we can't let our guard down."
No one was more certain than Zheng Yingqi about what would happen tonight—so he was on edge, partly waiting for Old A's sneak attack, and partly worrying about his squad leader. Although he knew he had changed the plot, Zheng Yingqi was still worried that if Shi Jin didn't make any contributions in this exercise, he would end up being discharged from the army as in the original story.
A real nanny!
Since Zheng Yingqi volunteered, Shi Jin assigned him to be a sentry outside the position.
"I bet Old A never expected that the Seventh Company, after being tortured all day, would still have the mind to wait for them to take the bait!" Hidden in the shadows, Zheng Yingqi thought to himself, wondering what Old A's mentality would be after they sneaked up and got a good beating. They would probably be very desperate.
[It's like having already taken your pants off and soiled yourself, only to realize... you're awake?]
With this wicked thought in mind, Zheng Yingqi remained extremely vigilant, waiting for the fish to take the bait.
The darkness enveloped the entire world, leaving everything pitch black and deathly silent. No one would imagine that a company was standing guard here, gently stroking its claws, waiting for its prey to take the bait.
In the darkness, a beam of red light enveloped a sentry, followed by a barely audible gunshot, and the sentry was "dead."
The barely audible gunshots sounded unusually abrupt in the deathly silent forest, instantly putting Zheng Yingqi on high alert. But he had a bad feeling about it – the opponents were the Old A, and they were conducting a night raid, so why would they choose such a “violent” method?
But the next second, the lights of the infantry fighting vehicle turned on at the same time, instantly shining like countless suns in front of them, making the night raiders clearly visible.
bang bang
The 7th Company, which had been waiting in full force, began firing freely, and then the other side began to retaliate.
After their night raid failed, the raiders, facing the powerful firepower of the 7th Company, hurriedly took cover and fought back.
"The sound of 81 gunshots?"
Zheng Yingqi was stunned. It wasn't the sound of the Type 95 rifle that he had imagined, but the sound of the Type 81 rifle. Could it be that the attacker was not Old A?
Flares were launched into the sky, illuminating the battlefield, and the night raiders quickly retreated.
Zheng Yingqi locked onto a fleeing "enemy" and "killed" him with a single shot. By this time, the night raider was about to escape the range of the flare.
"Chase!"
Shi Jin roared. He rarely roared, but he had been suppressing a lot of frustration during the series of battles today. This was the moment for him to release it.
Not only Shi Jin, but the entire Seventh Company was roaring in anger. They had finally seized an opportunity and finally turned the tables, so how could they not beat a dog when it was down?
"kill!"
Led by their squad leader, the soldiers quickly gave chase.
Zheng Yingqi followed the team forward quickly. When they passed the location where they had killed the "enemy" earlier, he found that the enemy's "corpse" was nowhere to be found. He wondered to himself: I wonder which unit this is. Their style is just like the Seventh Company!
and also?
A thunderbolt flashed through his mind. The Old A's style was just like the Seventh Company—never abandoning or giving up. Were these people the same as the Old A? Could they be the Old A?
Old A is equipped with the Type 95 rifle family, while they use the Type 81 rifle family, which is obviously different.
But he couldn't help but wonder if these people were really Old A.
The pursuing troops quickly broke through the range of the flares and left the range of the infantry fighting vehicle heavy machine gun support. Zheng Yingqi felt something was wrong, but he could still vaguely see the enemy's disheveled figures fleeing ahead. In addition, the 7th Company had been frustrated all day, and no one cared about being out of cover. Instead, they chased even faster, afraid that the enemy would slip away right under their noses.
boom!
An explosion suddenly rang out, followed by a chorus of roars from the Type 95 riflemen.
"ambush!"
Zheng Yingqi instantly connected all the dots—the Night Raiders were Old A. They deliberately switched to the Type 81 rifle family, deliberately used silenced weapons to kill sentries, and deliberately retreated, all to lure them out of the range of heavy firepower and then severely damage them here!
"That Yuan Lang is something else!"
Zheng Yingqi cursed inwardly at someone he hadn't even met yet, while Shi Jin shouted, "Hold on! They'll be finished once the tanks get up here!"
The third squad did not advance and had not suffered any casualties in the first wave of attacks. Therefore, the seven men quickly chose a position and began to provide fire support for friendly units. The other side did not fire any flares, so this ambush was a chaotic mess for the soldiers of the seventh company.
Since no flares were being fired, Shi Jin simply put on his night vision goggles. These were expensive items; the 7th Company wasn't so extravagant as to provide one to every soldier—only the squad leader had a pair. With the goggles on, Shi Jin's vision improved considerably, and he spotted the enemy sneaking in. He immediately shouted, "Zheng Yingqi, Xu Sanduo, suppress them from 2 o'clock!"
Without hesitation, Zheng Yingqi turned his gun around and began firing at the 2 o'clock position. The enemy, who had been sneaking in, was startled and quickly hid behind a tree.
Under Shi Jin's command, the Third Platoon provided valuable fire support to friendly units, and the chaotic situation after the attack was improved. Friendly units retreated one after another, and the enemy also noticed this stronghold and immediately sent out manpower in a targeted manner.
It was Qi Huan who made the move.
He quickly circled around to the side of the third squad's position, and then, using the cover of the trees, rapidly approached. Shi Jin had been directing the third squad to provide fire support to friendly units and had not paid attention to the sides. The second squad, which was not far from the third squad, also did not notice the gap of several tens of meters between the two squads. Qi Huan found an opportunity and got to a position less than 20 meters away from the third squad.
Qi Huan also saw why this stronghold was so stubborn. It turned out that the commander was wearing night vision goggles. He chuckled and took out a flashbang, activated it, and threw it towards the third squad's position.
On the position, Shi Jin, who was directing the operation, saw a figure suddenly appear and also saw what the other side threw. He thought it was a grenade, and before he could shout, he dragged Cheng Yongjun to the ground.
Amidst a muffled explosion and a blinding flash, Shi Jin, wearing night-vision goggles, could no longer see anything.
Having successfully launched a sneak attack, Qi Huan revealed a smug smile and immediately fired a pinpoint shot at Shi Jin's position.
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