Mercenary’s War
Chapter 1426: 1407th : Raising the White Flag

Chapter 1426: 1407th Chapter: Raising the White Flag

Gao Yang didn’t have binoculars, so he couldn’t see the battle happening in the distance very clearly, but it was obvious that the fight was still intense.

Gao Yang felt devastated, leaning against the car, watching his reinforcements and the enemy’s reinforcements clash again and being unable to help or do anything about it. This feeling was frustrating.

Andre’s voice came over the radio, slightly bewildered, saying to Gao Yang, “Ram, they can’t come over to support you anymore.”

Gao Yang sighed and said in a deep voice, “How many people did you bring?”

“More than one hundred and fifty, but in the first battle, we already lost over twenty. Now, I don’t even know how many I have left…”

Gao Yang said helplessly, “Big Bird, send the drone over to see how many reinforcements the enemy has.”

The drone was constantly monitoring and scouting the situation at the small building, but there was no other choice now. Jansen had to redirect the drone to see what was going on with the enemy’s reinforcements. If the enemy had much more, there would be no choice but to fight through it.

The drone flew fast enough, and soon, Jansen shouted, “Wow, Boss, the situation isn’t good. The enemy’s reinforcement vehicles are blocking an entire street. I roughly counted, hmm, at least fifty or sixty vehicles. Most of the people have disembarked, and besides some engaged with us at the crossroads, no, with our reinforcements, the rest are maneuvering over here on foot.”

Gao Yang immediately said, “Fifty or sixty vehicles? That’s about two hundred people, at most two hundred. Not bad, let’s see the situation with our reinforcements.”

A moment later, Jansen said gravely, “The good news is that our reinforcements are very well-trained, and they’re fighting well. The bad news is our reinforcements can’t maneuver over to support us; they only have one path to get here.”

Gao Yang smacked his forehead a few times before saying helplessly, “Then let our reinforcements block the enemy’s reinforcements. Do we have that route?”

Jansen replied with a wry smile, “There’s a shooting sector at their crossroads that can block one of the enemy’s essential paths, but the area is small. I think they can’t block the crossroads entirely, so the enemy’s reinforcements can get through.”

Gao Yang and his group couldn’t attack the small building, but they could attack the enemy’s reinforcements, whereas the enemies in the building could also attack their reinforcements. However, there was no movement from the building, so Gao Yang didn’t plan to support his reinforcements either, for the reason that, if the enemy didn’t move, neither did he, to avoid turning the standoff into a deadly duel.

Eight hundred meters away, gunfire roared, but by Gao Yang’s side, it was deadly silent. Nevertheless, the danger was no less real for them. Gao Yang didn’t want to die, nor did he want any of his brothers to die, so they would drag this out as long as they could.

Number Thirteen suddenly said, “This situation is really troublesome, why not negotiate for peace?”

Gao Yang frowned slightly and said in a low voice, “Negotiate for peace?”

Number Thirteen nodded and said, “That’s right. We don’t want to die, and the people in the building probably don’t want to die either. Since neither side wants to die, and if fighting means someone will certainly die, then negotiate. We can settle it at a more suitable time in the future.”

Gao Yang took a breath and laughed, “As a skilled master, extremely confident about annihilating the opponent in a different setting, I really don’t want to suffer casualties in a situation like this. If the opponent feels the same way, then I think negotiating for peace is feasible. Negotiating isn’t shameful; let’s give it a shot.”

After saying this, Gao Yang spoke into the radio, “Hey, Andre, we’re going to negotiate for peace with the enemies inside the building. Let’s wrap up this mess for now, and next time, we’ll settle who’s the winner.”

Gao Yang just wanted to inform Andre, not to seek his opinion. But Andre hurriedly said, “Do as you please, the situation’s too damn chaotic now. If this keeps up, I might have to die with you. Peace it is, peace it is, let’s just get the hell out of this place first.”

Gao Yang cleared his throat softly and shouted, “Guys, you all heard that, right? We’re negotiating for peace. Don’t shoot recklessly. We have to reach a peace agreement before the enemy’s reinforcements arrive.”

After saying this, Gao Yang asked Frey and Number Thirteen, “Do you have anything like a white cloth or tissue? I’m going to wave a white flag now.”

Number Thirteen took a packet of wet wipes from the car door’s storage slot, pulled one out, and then raised it over his head, waving it a bit. After a few seconds, he raised it again to wave a few more times.

Gao Yang said softly, “Give me the wet wipe.”

Number Thirteen shook his head, then lifted the wet wipe again, waving it vigorously in the air for more than ten seconds before putting it down.

They waited and waited, but there was no white flag coming from the small building.

Cui Bo said gloomily over the radio, “Looks like they have no intention of negotiating.”

Waving a white flag wasn’t about surrendering; it was to negotiate. If the other side was willing to negotiate, they should wave a white flag too, then one person would come out from each side, ensuring that each has someone potentially exposed to fire during negotiations.

At this moment, Jansen suddenly said, “Enemy reinforcements broke through the blockade, four people rushed over, and again, F**k, two more came over! They lost four people but six made it through! The shooting sector’s too narrow to fully block it!”

Gao Yang took a deep breath and said, “We can’t drag this out. Any longer and we’ll be caught in a worse crossfire.”

Number Thirteen said with a frustrated look, “Do we retreat or advance?”

Gao Yang smiled wryly and said, “Retreat would mean crossing over two hundred meters of danger; advancing, less than fifty meters. If someone has to die, I’d rather die advancing.”

He sighed and said with resignation, “Sorry, everyone, that it turned out like this without any rhyme or reason. In the end, we’ll have to solve this ourselves. People must rely on themselves.”

After saying this, Gao Yang’s tone changed from resigned and frustrated to determined. Once a decision was made, it had to be carried out resolutely.

“Orders! The support group must block enemy fire at all costs. The assault group, at all costs, charge into the enemy-occupied building for close-quarters combat and eliminate the enemy completely! I will join the assault group. Little Fly and Number Thirteen will stay outside. If the assault group fails, there’ll be no need for any rescue operation. Little Fly, seize every opportunity to launch the Cloud Burst Bomb.”

Frey exclaimed in shock, “Boss, are you crazy!”

After giving the orders, Gao Yang’s face turned ice cold, “This is an order; no one is to disobey. Ten-second countdown to preparation.”

Number Thirteen silently leaned into the car, pressed the brake with his hand, and engaged the drive gear. Gao Yang gripped the car door’s B pillar with his left hand, eyes on his watch, shotgun in his right hand, then said softly, “Three-second countdown, 3, 2, 1, action!” (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)