Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 457 The Hidden Concerns Behind Victory

The commander of the government forces felt his hair stand on end and he subconsciously fell down in the car.

There were a lot of spider-web cracks on the car windows.

Standing up again, the commander looked out of the car in panic.

Through the blurry glass, with the help of night vision goggles, he saw the bodies lying on the ground in all directions.

"God……"

He could no longer describe his fear.

"Turn around! Get out!"

Staying here is a dead end. The crackling sounds just now were the sounds of steel balls hitting the car body when directional mines exploded.

He didn't know exactly how many directional mines the ELN ambushers had buried here, but judging from the sound of the explosion and the people lying on the ground, there were definitely no less than ten.

Suddenly, a terrible idea popped into the commander's mind - the ELN armed forces definitely have external support.

This was not the first time he had dealt with these guerrilla forces, but over the years, ELN militants generally made their own IEDs. This was the first time he had seen such a large number of mines used in batches.

If you don’t run away now, when will you wait?

At his urging, the driver continued to turn around in a panic.

But just as I started to reverse, the wheels seemed to run over something, and the cab suddenly shook again.

A government soldier who fell behind the car was unlucky.

He was originally hit by the steel ball of the directional mine and fell to the ground, but he was still alive and could be rescued.

But the Hummer, which weighed more than two tons and was close to three tons, pressed down on him and stuck directly to his stomach, causing him to shit and piss all over the place and let out a shrill scream that made the hairs on his head stand on end.

"I ran over someone..."

The driver had a look of fear on his face, holding the gear lever in his hand, not knowing whether to shift into forward gear.

"Don't worry about that, just run. If you don't run, you'll die!"

The commander was much more ruthless. Without saying anything, he grabbed the driver's hand, pushed the gear forward, and yelled, "Hurry!"

The driver gritted his teeth, swerved the steering wheel, and stepped on the accelerator.

The Humvee turned around in the middle of the road, running over the bodies and soldiers who were still breathing several times.

Every time it was crushed, a scream could be heard.

The driver's face turned increasingly pale, his lips trembled constantly, and he kept praying to God in his heart to forgive him as a sinner.

Finally, after leaving a trail of blood, the Hummer successfully turned around and began to flee quickly along the same route.

Along the way, seeing the corpses and destroyed vehicles, the commander and the driver remained silent and were completely speechless.

A burning Humvee suddenly appeared in front of us. It was probably blocked in the road after being destroyed by anti-armor weapons such as RPG rockets.

"Bump it! Bump it!"

The commander sat in the co-pilot seat with bloodshot eyes, like a mad dog.

The driver stepped on the accelerator and rushed towards the front of the Hummer.

Just as the two were gritting their teeth and making a last stand, they saw a figure suddenly flash by on the roadside not far away.

"careful!"

The commander yelled, pointing at the figure that jumped onto the road.

"Kill him!"

Before the roar was finished, a flash of fire appeared on the black shadow's shoulder.

boom--

The hood of the Hummer was up in the air.

The commander felt the temperature in the entire cab suddenly rise, as if he had been thrown into a crematorium, and pulled the ignition switch.

The Hummer's engine stalled instantly, the front of the car tilted, and crashed into the ditch on the side of the road.

The black shadow threw down the M72 launcher on his shoulder and rushed forward with the gun in hand.

The commander was in a dazed state at this time.

The explosion just now made him feel like his clothes were on fire and his body was in pain all over.

The car door was quickly opened. He wanted to reach for his gun, but was soon hit on the forehead by the butt of a gun. Immediately, the sky was full of stars in front of his eyes and he became even more dizzy.

He was roughly dragged from the passenger seat, thrown heavily to the ground, then dragged away like a dead dog and finally thrown on the side of the road.

The shadow seemed to be admiring his own masterpiece. After seeing the commander's rank, he laughed heartily: "There's a captain here! The highest-ranking one!"

The commander begged weakly: "Let me go... don't kill me..."

"We have received orders to leave no one alive."

After the black shadow finished speaking, he raised his hand and a tongue of fire shot out from the muzzle of the gun.

bang bang——

The short burst of fire was completed instantly. The commander's brain exploded and he immediately saw God.

"Principal, you are truly a master of predictions!"

On Highway 86, which was full of flames, Anthony excitedly reported the battle situation to Song Heping using the radio.

"We wiped out an entire company! They really were planning to sneak in behind us from Highway 86 under cover of darkness. What do you think we should do next?!"

"Clean up the battlefield and take away their equipment, weapons, and ammunition. You'll need them for the next two days, especially the night vision goggles. They're useful for your guerrilla warfare at night."

"Okay! Everything will be carried out according to your orders!"

At this time, Anthony was so impressed by Song Heping that he no longer questioned the accuracy of his principal's orders.

"Anthony, there is something I must remind you of."

"You said."

"For the next one or two days, your Tame Defense Sector will be the toughest unit on the entire front. Be careful. Don't force a head-on fight. Try to use the characteristics of the jungle to deal with the government forces. Their armored vehicles can't get in, which is your advantage. But pay attention to the air force. If I'm not mistaken, they've learned their lesson after a day of fighting. I estimate that the air force's bombers will form a coordinated operation with the ground infantry at the same time. Therefore, remember that the exchange of fire must not be too long, preferably no more than ten minutes. You don't need to kill many enemies. My order to you is to protect yourselves, delay the enemy, and buy time!"

"Is it that serious?"

Anthony felt a chill down his spine when he heard this.

The battle started today, and in less than 24 hours, we have destroyed a full battalion of the enemy, with only more than casualties. The situation looks very good.

But Principal Song said the future will be difficult...

"Yes. Mark my words! Don't try to be brave! Don't fight for too long! Fight and run, and disappear into the jungle before their air force can reach the combat zone!"

"Okay, I will follow your instructions!"

After the conversation was interrupted, Song Heping sat in his chair in a daze, holding the walkie-talkie.

It was only after Morins came over and called out twice that he reacted.

"The ambush was just as you expected. Aren't you happy that we won?"

"What are you happy about?"

Song Heping asked in return, "Tell me, what should I be happy about? The two government army regiments in the Tame direction, with the assistance of the air force, were able to gain so many advantages today. It's simply because they are not used to our tactics. The American advisor is not stupid. I think he will adjust his strategy after he realizes it tomorrow. Then it will be difficult to fight."

"With you here, I'm not worried," Molins said.

Song Heping said, "I'm human, not a god. If the gap in strength is small, I can still make up for it with tactics. But the current situation is that the government coalition has an absolute advantage. If I can't force the government troops to retreat, the two attack aircraft I stationed in Venezuela won't dare to take off. If they can't take off, they won't be able to defeat the AUC's command center. Do you think your three or four thousand people can withstand the attack of the AUC's 30,000 troops?"

As he spoke, his gaze returned to the map.

Song Heping can even recite the place names above.

In his eyes, every small flag used to mark different camps and combat units came alive, creating a dynamic picture in his mind.

He could simulate in his mind how each troop would move and where they might be transferred.

"Tomorrow, Tame's offensive will be the most intense. The government forces' lack of air-ground coordination led to their disastrous performance the previous day. Morins, if I were a US military advisor, do you know how I would fight tomorrow?"

He sent Molins a question.

Morins pondered the map for a long time before finally saying, "Besides increasing our strength and deploying more combat troops, I can't imagine what other tricks they can pull. They've already crippled you with two infiltration attempts. I don't believe they'd dare pull that tactic again. We can only attack head-on."

"I'm not afraid of a head-on attack... It's all jungle over there, armored vehicles and Humvees can't get in. They can't unleash the full power of armored vehicles. As long as Anthony and his men make good use of the jungle, they can hold back the government forces."

Song Heping said, "You're missing the point. There's no need to send in additional troops. In fact, if that military advisor had a bit of brains, he could just leverage the air force's strengths. Anthony and his men wouldn't be able to hold out for a single day."

Morins was a little incredulous when he heard this. "Today they also took turns using the air force, but the result was also slow. Will the situation change tomorrow?"

Song Heping said, "You haven't discovered the secret at all. They didn't use their air force well today."

He pointed to an airport south of Tame on the map and said, "This is a civilian airport. If I were the commander, I would immediately requisition it for temporary military use. I would then land two teams of A-37 bombers there. One team would take off and circle over the engagement zone, synchronizing with the ground infantry. As soon as there's a ground firefight, they'd immediately drop bombs on the enemy. Today, they're parking their bombers at the rear airport and only taking off when they receive a call from the front. The shortest flight from their military airport to the engagement zone is 30 minutes, so Anthony and his men still have plenty of time to escape."

"But if the airfield is here, we can reach the engagement zone in less than fifteen minutes after takeoff. Then, two teams can take turns patrolling the air, one on duty while the other awaits orders at the airfield. Together, the two bomber squadrons can maintain a constant supply of aircraft over the engagement zone, ready for deployment at any moment. They can then accurately drop bombs in about ten minutes. Tell me, how can we fight?! This is an equipment gap that can't be compensated for by tactics."

When it comes to military command, Morins is no match for Song Heping.

After listening to Song Heping's battlefield simulation, he also realized that the problem was very serious.

"What should I do?"

"What should we do? We still have to rely on your informant! Where are the photos?! Why haven't you got them yet?"

"report!"

Just as the two were deducing tomorrow's military deployment, a communications soldier took off his headphones and shouted.

"Reconnaissance Team 1 is online, looking for Commander Song!"

Reconnaissance Group 1 is a reconnaissance team led by Jiang Feng himself. Their mission is to put on makeup and sneak into the AUC controlled area by means of transportation and find their headquarters there.

Looked at the watch.

It's almost twelve o'clock.

If they were looking for me at this time, I'm afraid they had already reached the AUC defense zone and found their headquarters?

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)