Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 343 - 327: Why an Air Raid

Chapter 343: Chapter 327: Why an Air Raid

Air strike.

Not a sneak attack, not a raid, not a forceful assault, but an air strike.

Why an air strike, what basis is there for an air strike?

Where did Freedom Wind get aircraft for an air strike?

That question would have to be asked to Guerra, but the phones were out of service now.

Even riddled with questions, Gao Yi couldn’t admit it was an air strike at that moment. The reason was simple—if it was an air strike, both the War Axe Mercenary Group and the Lego Mercenary Group had the right to leave immediately without any liability and still get paid.

"It’s not an air strike!"

Gao Yi shouted, then he yelled furiously, "It can’t be an air strike!"

It wasn’t that Gao Yi was stubborn, the key was that he truly believed in Guerra.

However, it was Feng Biao who first shouted about the air strike, which complicated matters.

Feng Biao’s eyes were somewhat red. He didn’t help Lin Xianghua, who was knocked down by the blast wave, but instead picked up his sniper rifle and said to Gao Yi, "There’s nothing impossible on the battlefield. Whatever happens, that’s what it is!"

Feng Biao didn’t have time to explain any more to Gao Yi, he only shouted harshly, "Don’t say anything, retreat! Retreat with War Axe!"

Let the War Axe Mercenary Group flee if they wanted, because now he had to run too. Why bother with what others do?

Why force others to die in this building with no defensive value? What sense does that make?

So, the best outcome was to follow the experienced War Axe Mercenary Group. As for making them stay and fight to the end, that should not even be mentioned.

Feng Biao ran towards the end of the hallway, darting into an empty room with its door ajar.

At that moment, Donkey said to a vastly bewildered Gao Yi, "It can only be an air strike, because if the enemy were approaching from the ground, we would have noticed them by now."

This was Gao Yi’s first battle, his first real battle as a soldier and not as an assassin, and his performance was not good.

After all, it was his first time.

Lucy went to pull Lin Xianghua aside, while at this time, Donkey wasn’t panic-stricken or furious. He instructed his men, who had jumped up from every corner, "Spread out, confirm the enemy’s direction of attack."

They didn’t hurry to run because fleeing the building at this time would only lead to an unresisted massacre. They definitely needed to run, but they had to figure out how first.

After giving a simple order to his men, Donkey continued speaking to Gao Yi, "It has to be an air strike, because the explosive power wasn’t very high, but the precision was extremely high. It couldn’t have been artillery shells or bombs, it could only have been small missiles or rockets. Three explosions occurred in the same room. With such accuracy, it can only be missiles. But since they didn’t blow up the walls, there’s only one answer, Air-fired anti-tank missiles!"

Professional jargons could really make one profession as separated as mountains from another.

From just one explosion, Donkey had already mostly discerned what kind of weapon the enemy used, thus concluding the enemy was from the air. If there was time, he could even further explain where the attack originated.

Whereas Gao Yi, an amateur, could only be bewildered after the explosion.

Donkey turned, pointed at the room where the explosion occurred, and shouted, "Within a thousand meters, low altitude, altitude over five hundred meters, direction north-northwest, visually search the area."

Gao Yi did not understand what Donkey meant.

Just then, Feng Biao ran out of the room he had entered earlier, he screamed, "I can’t see any-"

With a booming sound, the room Feng Biao had just exited exploded.

This explosion seemed much more powerful than before because the previous explosions hadn’t penetrated the walls, but this one had blown a large hole behind Feng Biao.

Dust clouded the air, and choking smoke instantly filled every inch of the building’s corridor.

Gao Yi shouted, "Wind Vane!"

"I’m not dead!"

Donkey’s voice was still calm as he gently coughed twice, then orderly said, "Drop the damn night vision device on your helmet, that’s not a prop for you to look cool. Now, start turning off all the lights, we are being hunted."

Gao Yi didn’t fully understand, or at least not completely.

The jargon of mercenaries? How could Gao Yi possibly understand it all.

Lin Xianghua was struggling to rise from the ground and loudly cursed, "This damn-"

Donkey began to shout loudly in Russian, as the radios were unusable.

And Gao Yi couldn’t comprend what Donkey was saying.

But soon after issuing two brief commands to his subordinates, Donkey turned again to Gao Yi, "The enemy is using Tao’s Anti-Tank Missile. This missile, with its shaped charge warhead, is effective against armored targets and cover, but not very on personnel within large buildings."

Having said that, Donkey seriously told Gao Yi, "So, this is an air strike. With air strikes, we are defenseless and per the agreement, we can legitimately withdraw."

Donkey explained this to Gao Yi for one reason: he wanted to leave, and by having Gao Yi acknowledge the air strike, he wouldn’t have to refund the fee. It was that simple.

Gao Yi could only say, "Alright, it’s an air raid, retreat, everyone retreat!"

Gao Yi, hurriedly finishing his words, quickly ran towards Wind Vane.

He really feared that Wind Vane might get bombed to death.

In this kind of battle where the enemy’s location was unknown, there was no point in fighting. Gao Yi didn’t want to send himself to death. Since the ambush had already failed and turned into being ambushed, the natural course was to run fast.

Gao Yi went to check on Feng Biao, who was lying prone on the ground, but Feng Biao was already trying to crawl up by supporting himself.

Being pulled up by Gao Yi, Feng Biao said frantically, "I’m fine, just stunned by the blast, it’s definitely helicopters. Now we’re in trouble, going out means certain death, staying here means waiting for death."

The infantry, without any means of anti-aircraft defense, no, even with anti-aircraft defenses, were sitting ducks outside their cover against the helicopters’ attacks.

There was absolutely no way to counter, the helicopters could leisurely strike from the air, using their machine guns and rockets to reduce ground targets to ashes.

Gao Yi helped Feng Biao up, and Feng Biao picked up his dropped rifle, a bit unsteady as he ran forward, urgently asking Donkey, "What do you think is happening?"

"Tao’s Anti-Tank Missile, by the accuracy and power, it could only be this missile. In all of Iraq, only this type of missile could produce such an attack effect, so the incoming helicopters must be AH-64 Apaches."

Donkey still appeared unhurried.

Feng Biao nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, that’s also my assessment."

Donkey held up three fingers, saying, "At least three Apaches."

"Exactly, at least three."

Feng Biao once again agreed with Donkey’s judgment.

Gao Yi chose to remain silent, as he had no right to speak in such a discussion.

What could a rookie who had never been on a battlefield say? Keep quiet and just listen.

At that moment, Lin Xianghua, who had just managed to stand up, suddenly said, "Ah, isn’t it guided bombs?"

Feng couldn’t help but say, "What nonsense are you talking about? Even the smallest five hundred-pound bomb would have blown us all away, how could it be laser-guided bombs, and besides, you can tell from the angle of attack."

Donkey still appeared confident and didn’t bother explaining to Gao Yi but said to Feng, "In this situation, we definitely need to retreat. The original fee is non-refundable, and if a battle occurs during the retreat, you’ll need to pay an additional fee."

Feng Biao replied without hesitation, "Five million, it’s now a cover escape mission, a new task, new fee!"

Donkey looked at Gao Yi and said, "That boss using the Christmas tree, he doesn’t seem very knowledgeable, can you make decisions?"

Feng Biao looked at Gao Yi, who immediately said, "Yes, what he says goes."

Donkey having received the promise, promptly shouted, "Listen up! The previous fee is non-refundable, now let us protect this Christmas tree boss during the retreat. Sasha, take your men to the top floor and establish a machine gun post, be careful, prepare a few backup positions."

Four men immediately ran off.

Donkey then said, "Lion, take your men to guard both ends of the first floor, watch both sides, don’t let anyone break in."

The remaining eight men left.

Gao Yi had questions, but he knew this was not the time Donkey would have the patience to explain anything.

It had to be Feng Biao.

Feng Biao stood next to Gao Yi and said softly, "It can’t just be armed helicopter airstrikes, certainly the armed helicopters first launch precise strikes. Our cell phones have been located, they know the cell phone’s position, a decapitation strike to take out the most valuable targets, followed by a helicopter landing, the assault team enters, conducts a reconnaissance by fire, retreats if resistance is encountered, allowing for another precise strike by the armed helicopters. So we can’t go out now, going out means certain death, we can only wait, wait for the enemy to attack, and defend while dodging inside this building, you have to stay far away, or you might get bombed by the helicopters."

After finished speaking, Feng Biao clenched his teeth and said, "To do all this, to use this tactic, in the entire Middle East, other than the US Army, there’s nobody else; we’ve been betrayed, damn it! We’ve definitely been sold out!"

Gao Yi listened in despair, his heart filled with sadness.

He had set a trap relying on an insider on the other side, not expecting that now, he was the one sold out.

How did that saying go, what were the words, it just meant poetic justice.

Gao Yi wasn’t Mu Tianwen, in such a critical time, he couldn’t remember the exact proverb.

But Feng Biao was formidable, he indeed knew how to survive.

Gao Yi spoke softly, "We should have received a message, but I don’t see any reason for Grasse to betray us, something must have gone wrong."

Grasse was involved, but Gao Yi didn’t receive any message, so the problem had to be with Grasse; thus, Gao Yi’s incomplete sentence meant to exonerate Grasse, he didn’t believe Grasse had betrayed him.

Feng Biao urgently said, "What are you talking about that for now? What matters is how to escape!"

"How do we escape?"

Feng Biao sighed in extreme helplessness and said, "Defend, prevent the enemy from entering this building. Currently, our hope is that Lego won’t escape, hoping they know that leaving the building is a dead-end, we can only rely on each other now. With Lego’s High Altitude Guns and machine guns, the enemy’s ground troops can’t possibly breach!"

Gao Yi hesitated, then asked, "What if Lego runs?"

Feng Biao didn’t answer Gao Yi’s question, but just patted him on the shoulder and spoke in a low voice, "This is what war is like, be smart, keep your head down."