hsntnovel Chapter 28: Dilemma
Chapter 28: Dilemma
In a concealed spot some distance from Tanglian's camp, a special operations officer glanced at the enemy observation post on the screen, its body mangled by the autonomous dogs, and calmly reported to Li Mu, "Report, the eye has been removed!"
"Okay, go and support the alligator snapping turtle (Old Wang) right away."
"Yes."
"..."
"stop!"
In the dense forest, Tang Lian suddenly stopped the group and signaled everyone to rest on the spot. Then he listened attentively to the commands in his earpiece.
A short while later, Tang Lian and Zeng Shaokai gave the order: "Third platoon, sniper team, all marksmen except Shaokai, follow me. I will be in command."
The rest are in Group B, commanded by the platoon leader.
"Shao Kai, you're now on Command Channel One."
After Zeng Shaokai joined the command channel, Li Mu said to Tang Lian and the others, "I am the commander-in-chief of this operation, codename Shepherd."
The next action plan has been communicated to you. Please take your positions and remain hidden as soon as possible.
"..."
After reviewing their respective action plans through the individual information terminals on their wrists, Tang Lian and the others looked up at each other in unison.
Then, the two, looking excited and expectant, led their respective teams to the designated combat location to carry out the next part of the plan.
"..."
"Whoosh~ Puff~ Hmph~"
In the dense forest, accompanied by a gunshot, a person's lower leg was suddenly severed from their body, causing the person to faint instantly from the pain.
Meanwhile, the man's teammates, Lao Wang and Zhou Luming, didn't even turn their heads back; instead, they ran forward at an even faster pace.
"Da da da~"
Behind Lao Wang and his group, a disciplined dog immediately crossed over to block the unconscious man's body, then extended its machine gun and began firing wildly in the direction they had come from.
Meanwhile, another self-disciplined dog bit the bulletproof vest of the unconscious man and dragged him to keep up with Lao Wang and the others.
"There's a trap!"
Suddenly, Old Wang's eyes lit up. He gave Zhou Luming a signal and then lunged into the ditch in front of him.
"Bang!"
Just as Lao Wang and Zhou Luming plunged into the ditch, a gunshot rang out again in the dense forest.
A second before the gunshot, the self-disciplined dog that was firing in place was shot in two and completely destroyed.
However, the self-disciplined dog had already completed its task: the man with the broken leg was dragged into the pit by another self-disciplined dog.
"Scarecrow, hang in there!"
While softly calling out to the man with the broken leg, Old Wang awkwardly performed battlefield first aid on him.
At the same time, Zhou Luming and Lao Wang communicated simultaneously: "The first sniper position should be about 900 meters away from us, and the second sniper position should be about 300 meters away from us."
Including the people behind us, the enemy must have been divided into more than three action groups.
After the synchronization was complete, Zhou Luming asked, puzzled, "Captain, why were only you and the Scarecrow there to rescue me?"
"Their meeting point has suddenly been moved up, so we have to rescue you first."
As Old Wang explained, he stopped the first aid: "Fortunately, it only lasted a few seconds, so there shouldn't have been any hemorrhagic shock. The scarecrow's life should be saved."
After saying that, Lao Wang quickly checked the information terminal on his wrist.
Then, Old Wang said with a wry smile, "The support team of autonomous dogs won't arrive for another ten minutes."
"Hold on for ten minutes!?"
Zhou Luming compared the combat strength of both sides, surveyed the surrounding environment, and then a wry smile appeared on his face...
Our own forces: two people, two dispensable pistols, and two self-disciplined dogs.
Opponent's combat strength: Locate and establish at least two sniper positions with a fully armed 30-man special forces unit.
Friendly environment: A depression that allows the three of them to be fully concealed, but is locked in place.
The other party's environment: integrated with nature.
Compared to the strength of the enemy and the environment, let alone lasting ten minutes, Zhou Luming felt that if they could even last five minutes, it would be because their ancestors were protecting them.
"Captain, how about I lure the enemy away while you take the scarecrow to find reinforcements and then come back to rescue me?"
Zhou Luming quickly came up with his plan: "The enemy's target is me, so they probably won't kill me."
"Have you lost your mind from being suffocated?"
Old Wang retorted to Zhou Luming, explaining, "The reason we acted ahead of time to rescue you was because we were afraid the enemy would see we couldn't take you and execute you on the spot!"
"I'll stall for time."
Before Zhou Luming could speak, a disciplined dog suddenly interjected, "You guys hide here well, don't get sniped."
Before Lao Wang and the others could react, the two perfectly healthy, self-disciplined dogs sped off in opposite directions, accompanied by the roar of the motor.
"Bang~ Bang bang~ Tap tap tap~"
As the autonomous dogs took the initiative to attack, the gunfire in the dense forest gradually intensified, prompting Zhou Luming to exclaim in surprise, "Captain, those two autonomous dogs are the brand new version of autonomous dogs!?"
"If I have brand new versions of self-disciplined dogs, why would I only bring two, instead of bringing all of them brand new versions?"
"..."
Zhou Luming listened intently and noticed that the gunfire didn't seem to be subsiding. He asked in confusion, "Then why are those two disciplined dogs so strong? How come they survived longer than the six disciplined dogs that covered the rear?"
"Who knows? Maybe someone is controlling it remotely."
After Lao Wang inadvertently revealed the truth, he carefully took off his bulletproof vest and threw it out of the crater.
"Bang~ Bang~"
With two gunshots, not only was the bulletproof vest in mid-air blown away by the bullets, but a crater was also created on the edge of the pit, which scared Old Wang so much that he quickly changed his position to hide.
"Around 900 meters, at the 2 o'clock position, high ground to low ground, another sniping position!"
Zhou Luming also curled up, saying dejectedly, "The people watching us are probably from the CIA's Special Operations Department, not those few special forces teams that are all talk and no action."
It seems we really have no choice but to wait now.
Many people believe that SEAL Team Six and other special operations teams are the strongest special operations teams there, but that's not actually the case.
The strongest special operations team over there actually belongs to the CIA's Special Operations Division.
There are two reasons. First, the members of the Special Operations Division all come from so-called top special operations units such as SEAL Team Six, have more than six years of front-line service experience, and have completed a specified number and level of combat missions.
Secondly, the CIA frequently engages in mischief, so the Special Operations Division has far more combat experience than SEAL Team Six and other special operations units.
"Luckily, it wasn't them who were following us to capture us, otherwise we would have been dead long ago."
Old Wang made a sarcastic remark, then quickly contacted Li Mu: "Boss Li, we..."
"No need to report anymore, I already know about your situation."
Before Lao Wang could finish speaking, Li Mu angrily scolded him, "You tried to outwit the unsuspecting, and you've managed to turn things into this mess! When you get back, you'll write a 100,000-word self-criticism!"
"Li Tou, we probably can't go back."
Old Wang glanced at the information terminal, which now only had one self-disciplined dog tag left, and said calmly, "So, I won't write that 100,000-word self-criticism."
"Ha, punctuation marks don't count. A 100,000-word self-criticism—if you're missing even one word, I'll make you run a full-on 5km cross-country race!"
After saying that, Li Mu ended the communication: "Alright, stop talking nonsense and get ready for the attack. There will be an attack on your side in one minute."
"..."
Old Wang hesitated for a moment, then urged Zhou Luming, "Boss Li said there will be an impact in a minute, hurry up and come help the scarecrow!"
"They're here."