The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 749 Confronting Armored Forces!!!

While talking to He Qiu, Zhang Jin was nervously thinking of countermeasures. Only 200 meters away from their location, five enemy T-62 tanks were arranged in a three-in-front, two-in-back attack formation, almost occupying the bottom of the entire valley.

A dozen or so wheeled armored personnel carriers following behind the tanks also dispersed and rushed menacingly toward Zhang Jincheng and his men.

The roar of more than a dozen high-powered engines echoed throughout the valley, and the tank tracks crushing the rocks on the ground made the whole valley feel like it was shaking.

The birds that lived in the valley were startled and flew to the cliffs.

Seeing the various birds taking flight, Zhang Jincheng suddenly had an idea. He immediately gave an order over the radio: "Attention everyone, Monkey, you immediately climb up the cliff next to us."

Everyone else scattered and hid on this slope, trying to find blind spots for the tanks and armored vehicles.

Do not fire indiscriminately. Let the tanks and armored vehicles pass. Once we get close to the cave, the enemy will definitely come out of the armored vehicles. Then, fire only when you are on my orders.

Did everyone understand? That's all!

"Understood, all done!"

"Understood, all done!" the team members replied in succession.

"start to act!"

After giving the order, Zhang Jincheng quickly checked the assault rifle in his hand, confirming that the magazine was full and the safety was ready to fire.

He took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on the approaching enemy armored forces.

The tank's cannon gleamed coldly, and the armored vehicle's machine gunner vigilantly scanned the surroundings; clearly, the enemy was also advancing with high alert.

Zhuang Yan nimbly climbed the cliff, as agile as a real ape.

The sky was not yet fully bright, and the enemy did not notice that he was climbing the cliff.

After the enemy's armored convoy passed, Zhuang Yan climbed to the top of the cliff. He found a protruding rock, quickly set up his sniper rifle, and observed the enemy's movements through the scope.

"Instructor, Ye Peng, you two quickly move to the vicinity of the cave entrance."

Wang Tao, move to a location 500 meters west of the cave entrance.

"Everyone, be careful to spread out and attack the enemy soldiers getting out of the armored vehicles one by one. Over!" Zhang Jincheng ordered again.

"Understood," the other team members immediately replied via portable radio.

After adjusting the external deployment, Zhang Jin immediately contacted He Qiu, saying, "Calling 002, please respond if you hear me."

"I am 002, please speak!"

When will the reinforcements from headquarters arrive?

"Headquarters has sent armed helicopters to provide reinforcements, but it will take about forty minutes."

During this period, we must rely on our own strength to hold off this enemy force and ensure the absolute safety of these toxic wastes.

"Understood, 002. Retreat a short distance from the cave entrance. The armored vehicles won't dare to enter. Wait for the enemy to come out of the armored vehicles before you retaliate. Over."

"Alright, you guys be careful too, that's all!"

Zhang Jin said he turned off the radio and quickly crawled to the back of a protruding rock.

The morning mist drifted slowly through the valley, providing them with natural cover.

He noticed that the enemy tanks' gun barrels were slowly rotating, clearly searching for suspicious targets.

After searching for a while, they continued towards the cave entrance.

The commando team members heard through their headsets that headquarters had dispatched armed helicopters to provide reinforcements, which immediately put their minds at ease.

Using the most advanced domestic attack helicopter, the Z-10, to deal with these old-fashioned T-62s and armored vehicles is like an eagle catching chicks—a piece of cake.

To be honest, everyone was terrified when they saw those tanks and armored vehicles, but now they're not afraid anymore.

"Great, damn it, I'll teach these bastards a lesson they won't forget." Wang Tao was seething with hatred as he watched the tanks and armored vehicles swaggering and crashing past him.

At this moment, a group of tanks and armored vehicles passed by Zhang Jincheng's hiding place with a deafening roar. He felt the stones under his feet trembling. It was the first time he had ever faced an enemy armored group at close range in actual combat.

Faced with such a breathtaking scene, the human body is utterly insignificant in the face of such a torrent of steel.

Zhang Jin suddenly truly understood the meaning of the saying "a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

As the last wheeled armored vehicle drove past him, he suddenly realized that the machine gunner on top of the vehicle had his back completely exposed to his firing range.

It turns out that the machine gun turret had armor on the front and both sides, but there was a gap at the back.

Zhang Jincheng's finger rested lightly on the trigger, and his breathing became slow and even.

Through the iron sights of the assault rifle, he could clearly see the beads of sweat seeping from the back of the machine gunner's neck.

The machine gunner on the armored vehicle was focused on the front and completely unaware of the threat coming from behind.

The roar of the armored vehicle's engine drowned out all other sounds; it was a godsend.

"Attention everyone, take out the machine gunner on the armored vehicle first," he reported over the radio in a low voice.

"Okay, be careful." He Qiu's calm response came through the earpiece.

Just as Zhang Jincheng was about to pull the trigger, the tank at the front suddenly stopped, and its turret began to spin rapidly.

His heart sank – had he been discovered?
"Everyone stay hidden!" he ordered immediately, burying himself even deeper into the crevices of the rocks.

The tank's gun barrel eventually pointed towards the cave entrance, clearly indicating that the enemy commander had doubts about that location.

The infantrymen on the armored vehicles began to disembark one after another. About twenty fully armed soldiers quickly dispersed and advanced towards the cave entrance in a fan shape.

Zhuang Yan's voice came through the earpiece: "Captain, I saw two snipers on the high ground, positioned at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock respectively."

"Received." Zhang Jincheng squinted, noticing that the enemy soldiers' tactical movements were quite professional, clearly indicating they were not ordinary troops.

He quietly adjusted his position, making sure he remained in the shadow of the rock.

Zhang Jin said he knew they couldn't wait any longer: "Attention all groups, proceed according to the plan! Zhuang Yan, prioritize taking out the enemy sniper!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously from above the cliff.

Through the scope, Zhang Jin clearly saw that the helmets of the two enemy snipers simultaneously burst into a cloud of blood mist.

"Sniper eliminated!" Zhuang Yan reported calmly.

Zhang Jin seized the opportunity and pulled the trigger on the machine gunner whose back was exposed.

The bullet pierced the enemy's back with pinpoint accuracy, leaving him utterly visibly wounded, and the machine gun fire ceased abruptly.

"Zhuang Yan, Wang Tao, you take care of the machine gunner first. The rest of you continue to deal with the enemy soldiers who have disembarked," Zhang Jin said, while simultaneously aiming his gun at another machine gunner on an armored vehicle.

"Fire!" With Zhang Jincheng's order, the assault team members who were lying in ambush in various places launched an attack at the same time.

Bullets were fired at the enemy from different angles, and four or five machine gunners on armored vehicles fell instantly.

The roar of the tanks, combined with the echoes of the valley, masked the sound of their gunfire.

By the time the tanks in front stopped in front of the cave entrance, the machine gunners on the armored vehicles had almost all been killed.

The lead T65 tank stopped about ten meters from the cave entrance, then turned ninety degrees, with the two tanks side by side, their fronts facing the entrance. After a brief observation, the crew inside were probably wondering why they hadn't encountered any resistance, and the area around the cave was completely silent, with not a single person in sight.

The enemy is still unaware that most of the machine gunners on the roofs of the dozen or so armored vehicles behind them have been killed, and that Zhuang Yan has also silently eliminated the two snipers who were setting up the perimeter.

Perhaps for safety reasons, the machine gunner in front of the tank suddenly fired a burst of fire at the entrance of the hole, conducting a reconnaissance mission.

The bullets struck the rocks at the cave entrance, sending sparks flying and scattering gravel everywhere.

The enemy commander was clearly alerted by the silence around the cave.

Although the tank's machine gun was ordered to continue firing several more times, the tank was not ordered to fire into the hole.

This was all thanks to Boss Lang's explanation that the cave was a warehouse containing a large number of "Number Four" tanks; otherwise, if the enemy tanks had fired two shots inside, He Qiu and the others inside would have been killed without a doubt.

However, on the other hand, if Boss Lang hadn't lied, Sang Duoma wouldn't have sent troops to help him and gotten involved in this mess.

At this moment, the commander of the 16th Division of the Allied Forces, Sandoma, was in a tank in the back. Compared to riding in an armored vehicle, Sandoma felt that riding in a tank was much safer.

Sangduoma was able to maintain a "semi-independent" status for decades while fighting in the "Golden Three Regions" by being cautious and adept at navigating both sides.

"How come there wasn't a single person putting up a fight? Didn't Old Fox Lang say that these people were very powerful and a tough nut to crack?"
What happened? Did they get scared away by my armored formation?

Haha, that would be perfect.

Yes, we still can't be careless; it's best to be cautious.

Seeing that there was no movement inside the cave, Sang Duoma immediately ordered his soldiers to get out of the vehicle and scout inside the cave.

This old fellow was always cautious in his actions. He didn't let all the soldiers get off the vehicles, but instead let more than ten soldiers from the two vehicles get off and tentatively approach the cave entrance.

The soldiers, guns at their sides and backs bent, advanced cautiously.

Their tactical boots made a slight crunching sound as they stepped on the gravel, which was particularly clear in the silent valley.

Inside the cave, He Qiu and the others held their breath upon hearing the commotion outside, preparing to fight desperately as they observed the cave entrance through infrared telescopes.

At this moment, the soldier leading the way outside the cave suddenly stopped and raised his fist to signal the soldiers to halt their advance—he had discovered traces of the previous night's firefight on the ground.

Zhuang Yan had already hidden himself on the cliff top of the cave, about forty or fifty meters above the ground.

He leaned over the thick trunk of a tree that jutted out from the cliff, getting a clear view of the scene below.

When he saw the enemy emerge from the armored vehicle, he immediately prepared a grenade, pulled the pin, and waited for Zhang Jincheng to give the order.

Seeing that the ten enemy soldiers were about to enter the cave, Zhuang Yan anxiously spoke into the miniature microphone: "Captain, the enemy is about to enter the cave. If we don't act now, they'll be inside."

"Alright, fire." Zhang Jincheng finally gave the order to fire. The reason he hadn't given the order to fire immediately was because he noticed that only two enemy vehicles had come out, and the other enemy soldiers hadn't disembarked.

The enemy remained inactive, and Zhang Jincheng was happy to wait a little longer. In any case, the longer the time dragged on, the more advantageous it would be for them. It would be good if the enemy discovered them a minute later.

But the enemy wasn't stupid either; those ten enemy soldiers who came down would eventually go into the cave.

If this group of enemy troops were to enter, and a firefight were to break out in this confined space, He Qiu and his men's combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced, potentially resulting in casualties.

Zhang Jin said he decided to put the pressure on them, so he decisively ordered them to open fire.

At Zhang Jincheng's command, Zhuang Yan, who was prepared, released his grip, and the grenade fell with a whoosh, exploding right above the enemy's head.

To put it simply, the assault team was equipped with M-26 defensive grenades, which were purchased at a high price from the arms market in the "Kim Jong-il region".

This grenade was designed and finalized in 49 and began to be adopted by the M Army in the early 50s, mainly for positional defense and combat against biological targets in urban warfare.

The grenade is cylindrical in shape, tapering at both ends, and is detonated using a flip-plate firing pin method.

The firing pin is usually held in place by a safety pin, which is secured by a pull ring.

The standard procedure for using this grenade is as follows: First, hold the grenade body in your hand, and at the same time, press the safety clip with the web of your thumb and forefinger;
Then pull the ring, while the thumb and forefinger of your right hand are still pressing down on the fuse.
After throwing the grenade, release the pin, which will disengage the safety pin, releasing it from the firing pin and causing it to strike the percussion cap, thereby igniting the delay agent.
After a final delay of approximately 3.5 seconds, the detonator was detonated, which in turn triggered the Type B explosive.

During this process, the grenade will not explode as long as the safety pin is not released. The pull ring can be reinserted for future use.

This M26 round has a diameter of 57mm, an overall length of 99mm, and a weight of 454g.

Its explosive type is B explosive, with a charge weight of 156g. The fuse is of type M204A1, with a delay time between 3.5 and 5 seconds. The effective kill radius can reach 15m, and the throwing distance is about 40m.

This type of flip-type firing pin grenade is small in size and produces a large number of fragments, and more importantly, it improves safety.

In addition to the M26 grenade, the commando team was also equipped with an M67 grenade.

This projectile is spherical in shape and uses a flip-plate firing pin detonation design. It has a diameter of 63.5mm, a total length of 89.7mm, and contains 184 grams of high-performance B explosive. Its kill radius is 15m, fragments can travel up to 250 meters, and the throwing distance is between 30-35 meters.

Its usage is the same as that of M26.

Because the kill radius exceeds the throwing distance, after throwing a grenade, the thrower must lie down or hide behind cover and shout "Fire in the hole" to alert nearby comrades to quickly take cover.

These types of grenades are called "defensive" because they have a large explosive charge and a large number of pre-fragmented shrapnel.

Once detonated, shrapnel will be widely dispersed, causing significant damage and effectively deterring the enemy's offensive.

The commandos chose this grenade because it was powerful, easy to carry, and relatively familiar to them.

In fact, as early as the 80s, our army also began to develop and equip itself with such grenades.

However, due to the large stockpile of early-produced wooden-handled grenades, they are still the primary type used in routine training to ensure efficient use and consumption of resources.

Apart from the period of fighting between the two mountains, only special forces use this type of grenade in training or missions.

As the top special operations force in the entire army, the "Black Panther Special Forces" has always served as a "sharpening stone" for the opposing force, and imitating foreign military training is an essential subject.

This is why the commandos became proficient in using M Army equipment after arriving in the "Kim San area".

Imagine the devastation of a grenade with an blast radius of only 15 meters exploding overhead; you can only imagine how terrible the consequences would be.

Five or six enemy soldiers were killed instantly, and the rest fell to the ground and could not get up.

The others who weren't killed were lying on the ground, dazed and confused by the bombing, not knowing where the attack came from.

Sang Duma was hiding inside the tank, observing the situation ahead through the periscope. The sudden explosion startled him, and at that moment, a series of reports rang in his ears.

The crew members of the armored vehicles behind were reporting that they had been attacked and that the machine gunners on board had been killed, but they did not know the direction of the attack.

There was nothing going on just now, how did we get attacked in the blink of an eye?

After a brief moment of panic, Sang Duoma quickly calmed down. The enemy didn't have many people, but he had so many soldiers; they could overwhelm them even if they were just piled up.

So, Sandoma immediately ordered five soldiers to get out of their vehicles and engage the enemy. The soldiers, hiding inside the armored vehicles, were unable to fight or detect the enemy.

Upon hearing Sandoma's order, the rear doors of the five armored vehicles opened.

However, the enemy troops were attacked by Zhang Jincheng and his men as soon as they came out, and many were killed or wounded.

Zhang Jin claimed that they were infallible, and every shot they had was fatal.

Two armored vehicles were also attacked by rifle grenades, with two grenades hitting the vehicles very accurately through the open rear doors.

"boom!"

"boom!"

(End of this chapter)