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Chapter 139 - 45: The War Begins
Chapter 139: Chapter 45: The War Begins
Early the next morning, Chen Jian led the team back to the temporary camp near the bridge.
At this point, Lei Jie and Xie Liu had already been out for two hours, establishing a forward base across the river and clearing out surrounding scattered enemies.
They still hadn’t been exposed, maintaining maximum concealment.
In reality, although "exposure" is the most crucial aspect of combat reconnaissance, how and when to expose is also an art.
A successful combat reconnaissance must mobilize the enemy forces to the maximum extent, understand all enemy deployments as much as possible, and with minimal force, leverage the largest possible battlefield and gather enough intelligence for the subsequent main force to launch a full assault.
Precisely for this reason, reconnaissance teams often carry a considerable amount of heavy weaponry during combat reconnaissance missions.
This isn’t to cause damage, but to make the feigned attack appear more credible.
Chen Jian is doing the same thing now.
He counted all his weapons and carried all the equipment he could.
Apart from keeping the necessary reserves for future battles, he practically emptied his arsenal.
The weapon rack on the exoskeleton was fully loaded with the DZJ19 rocket launcher, the PBW024 recoilless rifle, the Sleeve Arrow single-soldier missile, and the 201 squad machine gun...
His personal load reached an astonishing 120 kilograms. Without the exoskeleton for support, moving quickly would be out of the question; even walking would be quite difficult.
The other members faced the same situation. Even the Holy Blood, who did not have exoskeletons, carried as much equipment and ammunition as possible.
Ji Xing wasn’t adept at using firearms, and merely having her act as a "human pack mule" seemed too wasteful.
Thus, Chen Jian gave her a rather daunting task.
Advance to lure the enemy.
Moreover, advancing here doesn’t simply mean exceeding one’s own frontline. It involves penetrating deep into enemy territory from the front lines and using explosives, including grenades, to harass the enemy continually.
She is like a catfish, a catfish that will stir up the entire Anqing City.
If she, this catfish, can perform as expected, even if Chen Jian’s combat doesn’t go so smoothly, the result of the combat reconnaissance should still be assured.
While advancing toward the forward base on the cat cars, Chen Jian said to Ji Xing:
"Remember, your mission is harassment, and it’s purely harassment, with no other tactical requirements attached."
"Advance covertly, find a suitable position, throw a grenade, and then quickly retreat. This is all you need to do."
"Don’t worry about causing damage or conserving ammunition."
"If you run out of grenades before completing all the harassment points, just withdraw without any hesitation, understand?"
"... Understood."
Ji Xing nodded slowly and then asked,
"Do you really have to do it this way? Is such... combat reconnaissance really meaningful?"
"Haven’t you already learned the number of Terror Demons there? You even know how many Level 4 Monsters are there."
"Isn’t this information enough? Why take the risk?"
"It’s not enough."
Chen Jian shook his head and replied,
"If it was about making a withdrawal decision, this information would suffice."
"But since we’re making an offensive decision, we must gather as much information as possible."
"This isn’t something you need to consider—though, strictly speaking, you’re not my subordinate."
"However, if you want to cooperate, I still hope you will carry out my orders."
"If you have any reservations, withdraw now, and Zeng Yi will take your place."
"But once the mission starts, if you withdraw halfway, we will consider it betrayal, and you will immediately become our enemy. Understood?"
".... Understood."
Ji Xing answered solemnly, although her expression wasn’t quite determined, she didn’t seem to imply giving up either.
At this point, the two cat cars had arrived at the forward base, and after reuniting with Lei Jie and Xie Liu, Chen Jian made the final combat deployment.
"After departure, we will advance in single-file formation along the G206 highway heading west for 500 meters, then continue westward along West Huazhong Road, turn right at Linghu South Road intersection, and head north to the vicinity of Linghu Park."
"The route is wide in the front and narrow in the back. Once entering Linghu South Road, the buildings on both sides rise in height and the terrain complexity increases rapidly."
"A drone reconnaissance has been conducted, with no abnormal heat sources or signs of enemy activity discovered."
"However, to ensure absolute safety, we still require two individuals to monitor the buildings on both sides, with Lei Jie and Shen Yue responsible."
"Xie Liu will monitor the rear, and the rest only focus on the direction of advance."
"Our goal is to advance as quickly as possible to the riverbank memorial hall in Lianhu Park and establish a fire point in the plaza on the right."
"From this position towards the northwest, past Linghu, we will have an unobstructed field of fire directly to Anqing Central Square."
"Upon arrival, Li Shi, Lei Jie, and Zeng Yi will quickly set up the 301 heavy machine gun and two automatic grenade launchers."
"He Shuo will find a high vantage point to establish a sniper position and eliminate scattered enemies."
"Shen Yue will block the western passage. The number of enemies on the east should be fewer, which Xie Liu will handle while advancing east to clear an evacuation route for us."
"I will handle all high-value targets, specifically the Horror Demon Leader."
"Unless necessary, no one may alter targets or change tasks without authorization."
"All battlefield command is entrusted to He Shuo, who will also manage firepower resources."
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