I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar.

Chapter 581 Encirclement

That night, everyone who looked up at the sky in northern Sudan and southern Egypt noticed three unidentified luminous objects that streaked across the sky like shooting stars.

After flying hundreds of kilometers, three luminous objects fell in Egypt, landing precisely inside the Aswan Air Force Base.

At the same time, more than a dozen Conqueror missiles launched from Homs destroyed the temporary air force base in Gilis in a nearly saturation bombing. The defense and interception system failed completely. The Turkish residents in Gilis witnessed this horrific scene that was like a punishment from heaven.

This was the most important turning point in the war.

Although, in the news reported at the first time, there was only a short sentence.

"Syrian government forces attacked Turkish military bases with ballistic missiles."

"Extremist militants in northern Sudan used rockets of unknown type to attack an Egyptian air force base."

However, when the news is released, the attention of the whole world will inevitably be drawn back to this battlefield that has "lost its interest".
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However, Chen Chen now has no time to think about these things.

The convoy's position had been compromised, and the signal flag escort had suffered heavy casualties and was attempting to escape.

What's worse, they were surrounded by the Sudanese rapid reaction force that rushed from the ferry.

"Do you want to save me?"

Li Bang asked.

At this time, the signal flag team members had already started the first round of fire with the enemy who was coming at high speed in vehicles. Their heavy equipment was basically left on the vehicles, and the vehicles had long been destroyed by two rounds of ground attacks by fighter jets.

The situation was extremely critical. The signal flag team members could only rely on the light weapons they carried with them to fight the enemy. However, under the suppression of the enemy's heavy machine guns and rockets, it was extremely difficult for the signal flag team of only 12 people to even maintain basic formation stability.

And there is at least one heavy machine gun on the pickup truck of the Dongfeng Corps.

"How many heavy machine gun bullets do we have?"

Chen Chen asked.

"600 rounds, and I have a 12-round grenade."

Li Bang answered immediately.

"We have to rescue them, or at least get them out of the encirclement."

"It has been confirmed that the enemy is Sudan's rapid reaction force. They are not completely part of the same system as the government forces."

"This should be a military coup against Bashir, and something must be happening in the capital."

"But now Bashir's authority is still strong and the rebellion will be quickly quelled."

"It is impossible for them to get further support. As long as they escape the encirclement, they will be safe."

"Everyone, get ready for battle."

"After approaching the combat zone, Li Bang and Ping Chuan drove pickup trucks and used their mobility advantage to destroy the enemy's light vehicles."

"Lin He, follow me. Find the enemy's weak points and guide the signal flag to break out."

"understand!"

At the command, the four of them immediately took action.

Chen Chen shattered the pickup truck's front windshield with two shots, and then he and Li Bang quickly removed the glass completely.

The purpose of doing this is simple, which is to maximize the role of the night vision equipment held by the four people.

As long as the windshield is removed, the thermal signal will not be blocked by the windshield, and the superiority of the thermal fusion night vision goggles can be maximized.

They were nearly 1 kilometer away from the signal flag battle area. The pickup truck sped all the way, circling hundreds of meters and then went straight to the rear of the Sudanese rapid reaction force.

Pingchuan, who was operating the heavy machine gun, opened fire immediately, while Chen Chen used Li Bang's RG-6 revolver grenade launcher to begin "bombing" the small-scale infantry cluster of the quick reaction force from the rear.

The tongues of fire spurting out of the muzzles were the only sign of their exposure. The soldiers of the quick reaction force who were swept by machine guns didn't even know where the bullets came from.

The night provided excellent cover for the four-man team. When all the lights were pointed at the signal flag team ahead, they were like ghosts blending into the darkness, slaughtering the targets in front of them without restraint.

"Burst fire! Burst fire! Be careful to save ammunition!"

"understand!"

Pingchuan responded immediately, but he did not slow down the speed of pulling the trigger.

Just in front of him, a pickup truck carrying the most common 107 rocket in Africa was launching. Fire had already started from the launch pad, but at the moment the rocket was fired, Pingchuan's bullet hit the launch pad just right.

"boom!"

A loud explosion was heard, and the rocket that had not yet flown out exploded in the barrel.

Immediately afterwards, a martyrdom explosion occurred, and the rocket pickup truck and the team that had been deployed nearby and was responsible for transporting ammunition were completely destroyed.

At this moment, the quick reaction force finally discovered the abnormality in the rear.
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Of course, no matter how low their combat quality is, if they haven't noticed it even after fighting to this point, it would be extremely stupid.

After all, three vehicles had been destroyed, and the originally airtight encirclement had been torn open!
A six-wheeled armored vehicle began to turn around, and Chen Chen recognized it at a glance. It was a BTR-6 armored personnel carrier.

This thing is considered a star equipment in Sudan - of course not because of its strong combat effectiveness, but because, starting from 2011 and for more than ten years thereafter, this thing was the first to appear every time a civil war broke out in Sudan!

It has almost become part of the rapid reaction force and has become an essential equipment for firing the first shot.

To be honest, if Chen Chen were the President of Sudan, he would probably order all of this unlucky equipment to be eliminated.

But now, elimination is impossible, and we can only find a way to destroy it.

"Do you have a bazooka?! Do you have a bazooka?!"

Chen Chen asked loudly.

"Without a bazooka, can a heavy machine gun penetrate it?"

"If you can't penetrate, don't waste bullets."

"You and Pingchuan keep circling and let us down. We need to seize a bazooka!"

"understand!"

The pickup truck braked suddenly and stopped, Chen Chen and Lin He jumped out and quickly rushed to the quick reaction force position a hundred meters away.

There, the rocket pickup truck destroyed by Pingchuan was burning fiercely. Several rapid reaction force soldiers rushed towards the burning pickup truck, apparently wanting to grab a few unexploded rockets from nearby.

The scene was in chaos, and Chen Chen and the other man approached silently.

With just a few short bursts of fire, all six enemies fell.

The advantage of vision was magnified to an almost overwhelming level. The rapid reaction force of more than 200 people and more than ten armed vehicles had not yet found the specific location of the Dongfeng Corps group.

"Fuck, how come these people are even worse than the people from Pubei?!"

Lin He took the rocket from Chen Chen and couldn't help complaining. Chen Chen took a breath and replied:

"You really don't think we are Pubei people. The quick reaction force can't be bad, but this unit should not be the core team."

"Their elite troops are probably besieging Khartoum right now, and those here are most likely mercenaries who have switched jobs."

"Mercenary retraining? What does that mean?"

"The mercenaries exported by Sudan to Saudi Arabia join the rapid reaction force after being injured or sick."

Chen Chen continued to answer while quickly digging a hole in the ground:

"Most of these people are veteran soldiers. They are not very strong in combat, but they have rich battlefield experience."

"Didn't you see that the signal flags didn't suffer many casualties after fighting for so long? This is the style of the Sudanese mercenaries."

"It doesn't matter whether the enemy dies or not, but I must not die."

"If it weren't for our surprise attack, they might have continued the stalemate until the signal flag ran out of ammunition."

Dust was flying, and the sand pit dug by Chen Chen had taken shape.

Lin He quickly placed the 107mm rifle on the sand pit, then carefully adjusted the position and aimed, while saying to Li Bang who was still pulling:

"Li Bang, hold down the armored vehicle and make it stop!"

"received!"

"Hurry up, we are under a lot of pressure!"

"Keep firing! The commander said the enemy on the other side doesn't dare to fight back!"

"I didn't. Never mind. I mean the same thing, Pingchuan, suppress the enemy with firepower at all costs!" "Got it, got it!"

The trajectory of the heavy machine gun without incendiary bullets and tracer bullets was completely invisible in the darkness, and the flames on the BTR-60 armor seemed to come out of nowhere.

The intensive attacks made the armored vehicle driver subconsciously want to reverse, and at this time, Lin He had completed the aiming of the rocket.

The distance is less than two hundred meters, so theoretically, you can hit it with a firework.

"ignition!"

"understand!"

The miniature ignition rod burst into a blazing flame, igniting the sheet gunpowder that Lin He had removed from the bullet in advance.

Immediately afterwards, the rocket's primer was ignited and it flew straight towards the armored vehicle in the distance.

Pass by.

"Second round fired!"

"puff--"

The rocket flew out again, and this time, it hit the target accurately.

"boom!"

A violent explosion sounded and the armored vehicle was blown to pieces in an instant.

"The passage has been opened! Notify the signal flag to evacuate in my direction!"

"Roger that!"

On the radio, Li Bang began to call the signal flag team members. A moment later, the gunfire in the center of the battlefield suddenly became dense.

After several vehicles were destroyed, a huge gap had been opened in the encirclement of the quick reaction force, and the members of the Signal Flag relied on precise and fierce firepower to quickly break through in the direction of Chen Chen.

"Clear out the remaining enemies in the rear and stop them in front!"

"understand!"

Ten seconds later, the four-member team reunited.

The machine gun pickup that had run out of bullets had been abandoned by Li Bang, and Chen Chen had fired all the grenades in his hand.

The sudden and intensive firepower shocked the enemies of the quick reaction force, and in this narrow window, the members of the signal flag team rushed out.

The two groups of people quickly joined together without any pause. Chen Chen led everyone to evacuate quickly, trying to merge into the darkness again.

The quick reaction force would no longer have any air support at this time. As long as they could get out of their pursuit, everyone would be safe.

"where are we going?"

The leader of the signal flag asked in slightly broken English.

"Evacuate southward along the Nile River as planned!"

"Government troops will definitely march north along the river to eliminate counter-revolutionaries. We have to join them!"

"understand!"

The 16 "ruined soldiers" retreated rapidly. At this time, they were only less than 600 meters away from the Nile River.

However, they could not go directly to the ferry because no one knew whether there were still enemy quick reaction forces stationed there.

They had no choice but to detour southward, and the lack of vehicles became their biggest weakness.

The quick reaction force in the rear had reorganized its formation. Just as Chen Chen had expected, after witnessing the super combat power of this team, they chose a more conservative tactic.

Then, use long-range indirect fire weapons to attack continuously, but never get within 200 meters, and never give the team a chance to shoot!

The battle turned into a reverse kite-flying, with 107 fire continuously falling in the direction of the team's advance, and the RPGs hardly stopping.

The most exaggerated thing is that the veteran of this quick reaction team can actually use a rocket launcher for indirect shooting.

It really brings out Lao Liu's temperament to the extreme.

Chen Chen kept walking, he knew that in the current situation, everything depended on luck.

What S-shaped movement, what alternating cover, it's all complete nonsense.

Various evacuation tactics are only aimed at the situation where the marching speeds of both sides are similar. But now, the mobility of the Dongfeng Corps is simply not comparable to the quick reaction forces pursuing from the rear!
The game of cat and mouse has begun.

When the mouse is tired to death, the cat wins.

Their only chance was to run to the Nile River in advance and get rid of the enemy by swimming.

Chen Chen's breathing was rapid and he felt like his lungs were about to explode.

At this moment, a rocket fell from the sky and hit him less than 60 meters in front of him.

"boom!"

Chen Chen watched a figure flying up. It was a member of the signal flag team.

"Set it up and go!"

Chen Chen gave a loud order, and the man on the ground struggled to turn over, as if he wanted to sit up, but eventually fell down.

"Lin He, go up and help!"

"Roger that!"

Lin He, who had the best physical strength, had already rushed forward, but someone was faster than him.

The leader of the signal flag rushed to his side, raised his hand in front of his teammates on the ground, and pointed to his forehead.

Without any pause, the leader raised his gun and pulled the trigger.

The team member's head was pierced by a bullet and fell heavily to the ground.

The total time from explosion to shooting was no more than 15 seconds.

And it was within this extremely short period of time that the leader of the signal flag made the decision to send his team members on their final journey.

This couldn't have been a spur-of-the-moment idea; perhaps, this was their rule of survival on the battlefield.

The crowd did not stop because Chen Chen had already seen the river bank in the distance and the quick reaction force vehicles that had arrived at the river bank in advance.

Can't get over it.

"Depend on!"

Chen Chen cursed angrily, turned around and continued walking south along the river bank.

His only hope now is support from government forces.

But the question is, how long will it take them to get there?

This thought flashed through Chen Chen's mind, and almost at the same time, a huge noise of a fighter jet flying at low altitude came from above his head.

gust?

Chen Chen stopped subconsciously.

wrong.

It's a strong five.

Flying almost close to the ground, Wuye dropped two heavy bombs on the banks of the Nile River. Lacking any truly effective means of attacking infantry, they were declaring their presence in this way.

One of the bombs fell into the Nile River. After a dull explosion, the stirred up river water created a localized rain shower.

His dry and cracked lips were moistened by the rain, and Chen Chen turned his head to look at the quick reaction force that had stopped chasing in the distance.

He knew that the battle for the capital was over.

This coup, which was doomed to fail, should have come to an end.

Alive.

But what about Nighthawk?
(End of this chapter)