Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 79: Change of Plan

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Change of Plan

PM at night, Yellow Stone City, inside the hall of the Mechanical God Sect, Chen Jian and his group had just finished treating the wounds of all the injured.

They won this counter-ambush battle, but the price was heavy.

Among the already few city defense team members, three unfortunately died under the knives of the Holy Blood who charged into the bunkers, and two were severely wounded by bullets shot by Mechanical God Sect miners.

Besides this, among the total of 62 combat personnel, 5 were lightly injured. With their lack of professional training, they couldn’t possibly participate in the next stage of combat operations.

In other words, the number of combat personnel Chen Jian could use was only 52.

This was definitely not good news.

But it was not without good news.

The weapons Lei Jie brought back were more than enough to fully arm all the combat personnel.

And after going through the baptism of a fierce battle, Chen Jian believed these people deserved better weapons.

Thus, numerous Type 191 rifles and two Type 201 machine guns were quickly distributed to all combat personnel, and after simple instructions and training, all those who got a gun easily learned to aim and fire.

What was that saying again?

A group of peasants with guns could easily rout a group of well-trained heavy armored knights.

And that was in the age of highly complex muzzle-loading guns.

Modern firearms are much simpler: changing the magazine, aiming, pulling the trigger, and then quietly waiting for the enemy to be hit and fall, that’s all.

The previously low morale was quickly boosted by this batch of new weapons, and many even forgot the brutality of the recent battle.

They couldn’t wait to go and fight something, eager to use bullets to vent their oppression and anger.

But Chen Jian stopped all irrational actions.

He knew the key to winning this battle wasn’t inside Yellow Stone City.

The kite released far away was the real key to victory.

Standing in the temporary command center, Chen Jian looked at the map displayed on the PDA and said:

"Currently, Lei Jie’s operation is proceeding smoothly, and he’s 15 kilometers away from us. According to his estimate, he will reach the designated drop point in 8 hours."

"Then, within 9 hours, plus or minus 1 hour, the nuclear device will reach near Yuqing State with the flow."

"It’s the dry season now, and the river here is only 700 meters wide. No matter where the device explodes, the combined killing range is sufficient to cover a depth of about one kilometer on both banks."

"This means the only thing we need to ensure is that the device explodes near Yuqing State."

"That’s almost no difficulty."

"But the premise is, when the explosion occurs, the enemy is still there."

After Chen Jian finished speaking, He Shuo nodded thoughtfully and then spoke:

"In other words, we must ensure that the enemy does not launch a full assault before 2 PM tomorrow."

"Is that possible?"

"I think it’s unlikely."

Shen Yue reflexively tapped on the metal table, his eyes moving, instantly transferring the intelligence recorded in the PDA to the smart glasses of the other three.

"From the drone reconnaissance, a reinforcement force has already approached from the lower Yangtze River near Jiujiang, with two steamships and about 300 combat personnel."

"Including the enemy forces from the Xianning and Han Shui directions, the total enemy number has reached nearly 2000."

"Encircle with ten, attack with five, even if they are cautious, they should attempt a real attack."

"Not necessarily."

Chen Jian shook his hand, then said:

"They do have 2000 people, but you have to know that among those 2000, at least 500 are artillery priests responsible for operating the cannons, along with a large number of mechanics, priests, and other inexplicable religious personnel."

"That means the number of infantry that can actually engage in close combat is less than a thousand."

"In the first two rounds of attacks, they have already figured out Yellow Stone City’s defensive strength."

"If it were you, would you use that thousand infantry to try to assault Yellow Stone City?"

".... I wouldn’t, can’t break through."

"Yeah, it’s impossible to break through."

Chen Jian spread his hands, then said:

"It’s not that I’m overconfident, it’s just the truth."

"Whether it’s the Church Protection Army or the Holy Blood, they are too fragile in the face of concentrated automatic fire, and blindly attacking would only cause unnecessary losses."

"Their current artillery bombardments pose almost no significant threat to us, and to truly form suppression, more large-caliber artillery must be deployed."

"And currently, the number of artillery they have at their disposal is obviously insufficient."

"So, they will keep waiting."

"But we don’t know exactly how long they will wait."

As Chen Jian finished speaking, Shen Yue furrowed his brow and said:

"I don’t think they’ll wait too long."

"These lunatics from the Mechanical God Sect are not like those brainless villains in TV dramas who come one by one like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather to deliver themselves to us."

"They will definitely give their all."

"If they want artillery, they’re likely to transfer it from their controlled large cities."

"We know the cruising speed of steamships, with an average speed of about 12 knots, and a maximum speed estimated to reach 15 knots."

"The total waterway distance from here to Jinling City is 400 kilometers. Considering their mobilization capacity is actually not low, within 30 hours, artillery or warships from Jinling City could arrive at Yuqing State."

"If we calculate it this way.... by around 8 AM tomorrow, they will receive new reinforcements."

"From deployment to launch, using a few more hours, they might launch a full assault before 2 PM."

"Once they start attacking, who can our nuclear bomb hit?"

"Unless someone carries it into the crowd, but that’s a last resort."

"The main problem is the timing difference.... Lei Jie was too slow."

After Shen Yue finished speaking, everyone present fell into silence.

After a moment, He Shuo spoke:

"We can’t speed up the flow of the Yangtze River, which means... there is only one way."

"Let them deploy in a closer location."

"Impossible."

Chen Jian exhaled deeply, then said:

"If they could deliver from a closer spot, they wouldn’t have had to go so far initially."

"You yourself encountered the Holy Blood; that indicates they must have plenty of reconnaissance forces deployed upstream."

"That’s an important supply line, they’re experienced in warfare, how could they leave a gap?"

"Especially as Lei Jie needs to approach the river for the drop, if discovered, it would be very hard for them to escape."

"Even if they could escape and indeed fight back, after being locked onto, they would lose the opportunity to deploy, which is the key."

"So we need to create an opportunity for them."

He Shuo spoke firmly:

"Having been surrounded for so long, it’s time to take the initiative."

"There are Holy Blood near them, and we have Holy Blood near us. What if all the Holy Blood near us die?"

Chen Jian immediately understood He Shuo’s meaning.

Indeed, the enemy’s primary reconnaissance force was the Holy Blood scattered at various key points.

But the number of Holy Blood was limited.

If their squad could eliminate a batch of them... then as some fall while others rise, upstream would inevitably expose a huge gap.

"We can do it!"

Chen Jian nodded heavily, then said:

"The timing is just right, they know the night is our domain, so they are sure not to organize a large-scale attack."

"Taking advantage of this opportunity, let’s go hunting!"

"Understood!"

With an order given, everyone sprang into action.

Meanwhile, aboard the large ship in Yuqing State, Xu Lie—who thought he had already seen through these "chosen ones"—was unaware that, aided by modern intelligence analysis techniques, his enemies had long since outpaced him....

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