Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 174 Tactical Advancement
"When Company A launches its attack, we will take up sniper positions. Your squad will be responsible for perimeter defense on the outside."

Vincent gave orders to Song Heping in a stiff tone.

"Understood, no problem, just keep your distance."

"Is that even a question?" Vincent complained. "The optimal distance is 300 meters, and you don't even know that?"

Song Heping wanted to refute, but after thinking it over, he decided not to.

The distance of outer defense is not fixed. 300 meters is just a common distance. In actual situations, it depends on the number of enemy troops and the actual battlefield situation.

"I understand." Song Heping gave a calm answer.

As soon as the call ended, Samir on the side started to slander Vincent with a look of disgust on his face.

"Look at their tone, they really treat us as their vassal army!"

The vassal army he was referring to was the 1st Independent Brigade of the Irig Army, which came to participate in the Mosul operation today.

The brigade was the first army unit formed by the Americans to assist the provisional government. Prior to this, the military force of the Irigo Provisional Government only consisted of the ICDC Civil Defense Force and the ISF (also known as ISOF) Special Forces.

This is the first time that the 1st Brigade has participated in a regular combat mission. Previously, they had been trained by the US military and had never participated in a formal mission. Mosul was their debut.

Cooperating with Company A is a battalion-level unit of the brigade, and the US military gave them a nice name - the Scimitar Battalion.

From the advancing formation, Song Heping could see the cunningness of the US military.

They sent the Scimitar Battalion forward.

It is obvious that they are used as cannon fodder.

"I think they're taking good care of us." Song Heping, however, had a different opinion: "It's better than asking us to run ahead of Company A and lead the charge, right?"

"That's right!" The hunter in the back seat said with a grin, "I just took a closer look at the Scimitar Battalion's tanks. They're monkey-sized Abrams tanks."

The Scimitar Battalion is currently equipped with American-made Abrams main battle tanks and Humvee armored vehicles.

If you are not an expert, at first glance, it looks like a low-end version of the US military, with no difference.

"The monkey version?"

Song Heping had not paid attention to the equipment of the Scimitar Battalion before, but he saw that their equipment seemed similar to that of the US military's mechanized infantry battalion.

"Yes, they're all monkey versions!" said the hunter. "The Americans won't give us full versions. Any equipment they give to the Irigos is basically monkey versions, because it's much cheaper. Besides, who knows how effective those vassal armies are? If they give us full Abrams tanks, and they just throw them away during a fight, and they fall into the hands of the militants, not only will the US military be embarrassed, but it'll also leak secrets."

The hunter was right.

These tanks were refurbished by the Americans after being dragged out from their own Nevada tank graveyard, but they are just monkey versions.

The monkey version of the Abrams tank has reduced protection and performance compared to the same type of tanks used by the US military. The most obvious thing is that the original highly confidential depleted uranium armor, identification chips, advanced reading, writing and communication electronic equipment, etc. have been removed, under the euphemism of being simpler and easier to use.

"Do you think that thing can protect against RPGs?" asked Samir.

Hunter said, "RPGs are old stuff. They can be defended head-on, but if the tanks enter the city, it's hard to say. They'll probably be shot in the back by the militants. So I don't think the tanks dare to enter the city. They'll probably stop at the edge of the city, and everyone will get off and walk in, leaving some Bradley armored vehicles to follow as cover fire."

Song Heping stuck his head out of the car and looked ahead.

The convoy was long, winding along the empty dirt road leading to Mosul, with tanks at the front and Bradleys and Humvees in the middle.

His off-road vehicle followed behind the two Hummers of the Navy SEALs and was the tail end of the team.

He subconsciously looked back.

Logically, there shouldn't be armed men behind them.

Better not to show up.

Otherwise, even though these two off-road vehicles have been modified, they still cannot defend against RPGs.

After about fifteen minutes, buildings appeared on both sides of the road.

The convoy began to enter the edge of Mosul.

None of the buildings Song Heping saw were intact.

All the walls were riddled with holes and craters, and many buildings even had half of their sides collapsed, looking shaky.

Before the war, Mosul was the political and economic center of the northwestern region of Iriga and the second largest city in Iriga, but the war left this once prosperous city in ruins.

The morning light shines on the buildings, leaving mottled shadows.

A woman came out of the dilapidated house carrying a bucket. When she saw the armored convoy passing by the dirt road in front of her door, she was stunned. A moment later, a little girl appeared behind her, looking at the rumbling steel monster in confusion.

The woman quickly dropped the bucket, picked up her daughter and ran back to her shabby house, tightly closing the door that was actually completely unnecessary.

As they had entered the urban area, the convoys of the Warrior Battalion and the Scimitar Battalion became cautious and began to slow down. The machine gunners on the roofs of the Humvees nervously gripped the machine gun handles and kept looking around, fearing that a gun barrel would seep out of a building and fire a few bullets, sending them back home.

The radio station became active at this moment. The soldiers of the Scimitar Battalion who were leading the charge reported the road conditions ahead and the surrounding situation to Lieutenant Colonel Manders in the command vehicle in the middle of the convoy via radio from time to time.

Drones have been deployed and are constantly hovering in the air, providing ground troops with real-time aerial reconnaissance to help avoid possible ambushes or traps.

Da da da da da——

Dangdangdangdang——

In this extremely tense atmosphere, when the convoy passed a dry ditch, the armored vehicle in front was suddenly attacked. A roof-mounted machine gunner from the Scimitar Battalion became the first target of the attack. Half of his body was penetrated by machine gun bullets. He tilted his body and slid back into the Hummer.

Immediately afterwards, gunshots rang out all around like popping beans.

Da da da--

blah blah-

call out--

Song Heping heard dense gunfire.

However, they were at the end of the team, about seven or eight hundred meters away from the front Scimitar Battalion vehicles, and could not see the enemy at all.

This is the typical feeling of large-scale combat.

The battle was intense up front, but the convoy had not yet fully deployed, so the car at the rear had no sense of engagement.

The radio station immediately began to explode.

"Man down! Man down!" "Twenty! Twenty!"

“Taking fire!”

……

Various military terms came out of the radio in a chaotic mess.

"Get out of the car, don't stay in it!"

Song Heping made a judgment immediately.

He looked around.

There are not many buildings on this side of the small river. There are two dilapidated buildings about 150 meters on the left, and a row of bungalows about meters on the right.

Apart from that, the rest of the area is open, and there are some earthen slopes in the distance.

However, staying in the car is obviously not a good idea, especially since the fighting has already started. Although it has not affected the rear, the many armored vehicles and tanks crowded on the dirt road must deploy into formation.

What if there really is an ambush behind you, and someone pops out from nearby and fires a deadly RPG rocket at your off-road vehicle? Everyone will be killed!

Everyone opened the car doors and got out, spreading out nearby to look for mounds and ditches as cover and hid temporarily.

"Cook, the people in your car are responsible for the left rear, and our car is responsible for the right rear."

"no problem."

Everyone stood on both sides of the dirt road and established a defense line.

then……

Then I can only watch the show.

After all, his mercenary group was not included in the combat sequence of the Warrior Battalion and the Scimitar Battalion. When Lieutenant Colonel Mendes was in command, he would not consider letting them deal with the militants who attacked from the front.

The Navy SEALs also came down.

They had packed all their equipment, were carrying large backpacks, and were armed to the teeth.

It looks like we're going to do something big.

"They seem to be coming forward." The cook gestured to Song Heping across the road, "Should we follow them?"

"If they move forward, we'll just follow them. Aren't we responsible for the perimeter? We'll just stay on the periphery, within 300 meters of them."

Song Heping glanced at Vincent and the others.

The SEALs pulled the Humvee over to the side of the road, then spread out in a loose formation, hunched over and moving forward.

Song Heping said to Samir, "Looks like we'll have to rely on our two legs for the rest of the trip. Go park the two cars and then meet us up front."

"Okay, boss."

Samir got up and ran to the SUV, started the car and began to park.

Song Heping called out to everyone: "Spread out the formation and follow those seals."

Everyone came out from their hiding places, and then spread out into a horizontal line about ten meters apart, and slowly followed the SEALs towards the direction of the firefight.

The current exchange of fire was very far away from Song Heping, so he was not worried about being attacked by the other side. There were so many armored vehicles and tanks in front of him, and judging from the gunshots, the firepower of the Scimitar Battalion leading the way had completely suppressed the other side.

The gunfire from the militants gradually faded away, indicating that the counterattack had begun to weaken.

The SEALs moved forward to find a sniper position and prepare to monitor the surroundings to see if the "Hunter" sniper would appear here.

So Song Heping judged that they would not go too far.

Sure enough, after they walked for a while, Vincent pointed to the right.

It's those two small buildings.

Song Heping realized that they were going there to establish a sniper position, set up an observation post, and wait for the "hunters" to appear.

"where are we going."

Song Heping pointed to the slope about a hundred meters away from the small building.

"Go over there and establish a position."

After Vincent determined the location, the SEALs started running. They quickly reached the small building and after a series of rough door-breaking techniques, they rushed in without caring whether there was anyone inside.

Song Heping and his team members also arrived at the slope.

The earthen slope is about 5 meters high, which is not a very good observation position, but the surrounding terrain is relatively flat. Only the Mosul city is directly in front. A large area of ​​densely packed buildings can be seen in the distance. It is estimated that the lead vehicle of the Scimitar Battalion was attacked near the entrance of the city.

Song Heping took out a telescope and began to observe the direction of Mosul.

He soon saw flashes of muzzle flashes in a row of windows on the second floor of a row of factory-like buildings on the right side of the road leading to the city.

It is estimated that the previous attack started from that place and the militants are hiding there.

"Gray Wolf, Disaster Star, White Bear, the three of you keep an eye on our rear. If you're on perimeter security, you should act like you're on perimeter security. Don't let anyone come up from behind and get you anally raped."

After Song Heping finished his instructions, he turned to the hunter and said, "Hunter, do you see the second floor of a warehouse-like building at two o'clock in front of you on the right?"

"Yes, there is a flash of muzzle flash," the hunter replied.

Song Heping said: "From the sound of gunfire, that's the main attack position of the militants."

The hunter asked, "Do you want me to do it?"

"Forget it." Song Heping looked at the small building in front of him on the right: "Don't steal the show from the seals, otherwise that Vincent will go crazy again. Let's just watch the show."

"Okay." Hearing him say that, the hunter relaxed.

Everyone sat together on the slope, half on guard, half watching the show, waiting for the seals to perform.

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