Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 405 Sniper Grenade Unleashed

Ivia is mostly desert terrain. There are mountains in sight, and the terrain is undulating like hills, but there are no large areas of greenery.

The civilian escort convoy traveled on dirt roads, offering absolutely no concealment.

Ivia's special forces were clearing the way when they arrived at a pass between two mountains and suddenly stopped their vehicle in the middle of the road.

The convoy behind them had no choice but to stop.

While Wu Zhe and the others were still wondering what was going on, and why the captain of the Ivia Special Forces got out of the car and ran over when they stopped on the road for no apparent reason.

When Jackie Chan saw the captain running towards him, he opened the car door and got out of the car in advance.

"Captain Cheng, we just received a message from our informant that there may be danger lurking ahead. For safety's sake, we may need to change our route," said the Iraqi special forces captain.

"Hold on."

Jackie Chan frowned.

Changing course midway means a longer march time, and there is a high probability that he may not be able to arrive within the designated time. He needs to communicate with the warships.

However, before reporting to the Yangzhou, Jackie Chan had one more thing to do.

The mountain pass in front of him looked very familiar. Jackie Chan took a closer look and realized that it was the location where the escort team was attacked by rebels in the original movie plot.

Jackie Chan didn't want to repeat the same mistake of talking in such a dangerous place.

"Wu Zhe, get in the car and retreat. Then contact the warship and report the situation."

After giving Wu Zhe his orders, Jackie Chan then addressed the government special forces captain: "This isn't a place to talk. The mountains on either side are too dangerous. We need to retreat immediately, at least one kilometer. Understand?"

"OK!"

The Iraqi special forces captain looked up and realized something was wrong. Having already received clear intelligence, he immediately ordered, "Retreat! Front ranks become rear ranks, retreat 1 kilometer, quickly!"

Following the order from the Iraqi special forces captain, the convoy began to turn around on the spot.

We were driving on a barren field with no distinction between roads and bumps, so the convoy didn't need to give way; they just needed to turn all the way to the left.

The convoy quickly made a U-turn and began to slowly accelerate backward.

Just then!

"call out--"

The whistling sound of a mortar came from the sky above the convoy.

"Bang!"

The earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

The explosive power of at least 80mm mortar shells is extremely exaggerated; not only does the ground tremble, but the shockwave is also visible to the naked eye.

It swept past, skimming the ground, easily blasting away even rocks the size of a human head.

Fortunately, the convoy had already moved, otherwise the shell would have landed squarely on the lead special forces Humvee, easily destroying most of the Iraqi special forces.

"Damn it, I still didn't avoid them all. If only there were maps in the movie, I could know the exact locations and wouldn't be in such a passive position like this."

Jackie Chan couldn't help but swear, shouting into the radio, "Mortar, speed up, speed up, get out of this area!"

Upon receiving Jackie Chan's order, the members of the Flame Dragon Team immediately accelerated their vehicles.

However, the rebels chose to launch their attack here because the terrain was rugged with many passes, making it impossible for multiple vehicles to pass at the same time.

No matter how fast the Yanlong team's vehicles wanted to go, it was useless; the last vehicle in the rear column became the front column and belonged to the government army.

As a Hummer pickup truck fully loaded with supplies, it can't run fast at all; acceleration in a short time is not its strong point.

Even worse things were yet to come.

The ambushing rebels, not wanting the escort convoy to escape, cleverly chose to strike a key point, aiming their mortars at the lead Humvee pickup truck.

The person firing the mortar was also a top expert, possessing exceptional talent in prediction.

The Hummer pickup truck, which had already reached a speed of over 50 miles per hour, could not escape the lock of the mortar and was hit squarely in the driver's cab by a mortar shell that fell from the sky.

"Boom!"

Another super-large firework exploded.

The Ivia special forces soldiers on the vehicle vanished on the spot, blown to pieces by mortar fire, turning into countless chunks of flesh.

Even sturdy pickup trucks and Hummer military vehicles were blown up and bounced in place.

After flying two or three meters into the air, the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. Only the frame and scattered parts remained after it landed.

Wu Zhe, Xu Sanduo, and the others who were following behind immediately slammed on the brakes upon seeing this.

They tried to go around it, but found there was no way.

Things suddenly became complicated!

"Get off the bus, get off the bus, quickly."

Once the convoy stopped, it would become sitting ducks, easily blown to pieces by mortars. Jackie Chan had no choice but to decisively order the convoy to abandon the vehicles and save their lives first.

"Come on, get down quickly."

"The enemy is on the left hill. Go to the right."

"Fuck you, that son of a bitch hit the target perfectly."

……

Amidst the shouts of the Yanlong team members, everyone abandoned the Hummer military vehicle and ran to the roadside to find cover and hide.

"Whoosh—Boom!"

Just as the Yanlong team got out of the vehicle, another mortar shell fell from the sky, turning Wu Zhe's Hummer into a pile of scrap metal.

Fortunately, Jackie Chan gave the order in time, otherwise Wu Zhe would be in pieces by now.

Even if it's only 10 seconds slower, it's still over!

The Ivia special forces reacted quickly; after all, they are a special forces unit. Two of their vehicles were abandoned, following the Flame Dragon team.

Only one car, seemingly defying the odds, drove off the shoulder in an attempt to overtake from the side.

As a result, bad luck followed.

The three vehicles protected in the middle, including two trucks, were also filled with civilians being escorted away; the rebels seemed to have mistaken them for military vehicles.

The mortar shells whistled in, and one hit the truck in the middle with pinpoint accuracy.

"Boom!"

The truck was dismantled on the spot.

The immense power of the explosion swept around, shattering all the windows of the bus several meters ahead, and knocking some of the civilians inside unconscious.

Another truck was following closely behind, its front end even engulfed in flames from the explosion.

The entire vehicle was deformed by the explosion and moved back several meters.

The most unfortunate ones were the special forces military vehicles that wanted to bypass them and overtake them to escape.

Because the distance was less than three meters, the driver was passing the truck very close when overtaking it, and was completely engulfed by the powerful explosion, and was blown away on the spot.

The Hummer, weighing several tons, flew through the air and circled twice before landing.

In the next ten seconds or so, the Humvees in front of and behind the now-empty convoy were each hit by a mortar shell.

The scene became incredibly chaotic and tragic; even bulletproof military vehicles were as fragile as tofu in the face of artillery shells.

In the blink of an eye.

The original convoy of more than a dozen military vehicles has been reduced to just the bus in the middle, which looks like it has survived, but in reality, it is in a terrible state.

The mortar bombardment, which had been going on for half a day, finally stopped at this point.

Concerned for the safety of the Flame Dragon team, Jackie Chan immediately inquired over the radio: "All units, report back immediately! Has anyone been injured?"

"I'm fine, I'm still alive."

"The gunslinger is fine."

"The Siberian wolf is searching for the enemy."

"I'm a military medic, how could anything happen to me? I'm waiting to save you all."

……

The team members reported one after another, and despite their fear that the mortars might fall again, they all hid behind road embankments or rocks, not daring to show even half their heads.

Overall, the morale was good, and no one was injured in the shelling.

This was thanks to Jackie Chan's advance arrangements, which allowed the convoy to move and avoid becoming easy targets, thus greatly affecting the accuracy of the mortars.

"Gun God, Bald-tailed Wolf, find a high vantage point and locate the enemy's mortar, which should be on the left hill. Also, watch out for the enemy's snipers."

"Twelve, Old Gun, prepare for a firepower counterattack."

"Siberian wolf, you idiot, provide fire support for the Iraqi special forces."

……

Jackie Chan incorporated the information he knew into his orders and relayed them to each member of the team.

Just as the team members received their orders and prepared to launch the operation according to Jackie Chan's command, two pickup trucks appeared at the pass behind them.

Both were armed pickup trucks equipped with heavy machine guns mounted on the back, making them extremely lethal.

The government special forces were also unlucky; most of them survived thanks to Jackie Chan's reminder and were just preparing to launch a counterattack up the mountain.

As soon as they emerged from behind the bunker, they rushed to the foot of the hillside on the left.

The two suddenly appearing armed pickup trucks immediately opened fire on them with fully automatic fire, bombarding the Iraqi special forces with 12.7mm bullets.

The special forces were caught off guard by fire from the flanks, and several were killed on the spot before they could react.

"Find cover! Find cover right here!" the special forces captain shouted, seeing the situation was dire.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the enemy appeared on the mountain. A row of rebel soldiers wearing headscarves fired down from the mountain, using their superior position to attack from below.

The situation for the Ivia special forces became even more dire, as they were attacked from both sides and suffered even greater losses.

With so many rebels emerging, it would be extremely difficult for the Flame Dragon Team to fight them off alone. Jackie Chan couldn't just watch all his shields die.

He ordered his teammates from the Flame Dragon team to move quickly, and he himself began to unleash the power of his mobile turret.

The M249 light machine gun should simply be put away. It might be useful in this situation, but it can't turn the tide and is no longer suitable.

Having mastered the Type 87 automatic grenade launcher, I must show the rebels what a "sniper grenade" is all about.

Aim, fire.

Two rapid-fire shots!

"Bang~ Bang~"

Two 35mm grenades flew less than 0.5 seconds apart, heading straight for two pickup trucks parked at the pass behind them, and accurately hitting both vehicles.

"Bang, bang."

Two explosions followed.

The armed pickup trucks that were just firing at full power suddenly shut down at the same time.

The rebel soldiers on the vehicle weren't blown to pieces like mortar shells, but they weren't much better off either; they were either killed or wounded.

The rebels in the driver's cab were hit directly by grenades, and their bodies were blown to pieces.

The rebel soldiers firing from under the vehicle were not affected by the grenade blasts, as they were only 35mm grenades and their power was insufficient to cover the area.

Seeing the people in the pickup truck blown away, the heavy machine gun was left idle.

Without a second thought, the nearby rebel soldiers immediately climbed onto the pickup truck, ready to take control of the heavy machine gun and blow Jackie Chan to pieces.

However, Jackie Chan didn't give them a chance; his grenade launcher had more than just two bullets.

"Bang bang bang bang~"

Jackie Chan fired four more grenades in succession.

Not only did they kill all the remaining rebel soldiers, but they also specifically targeted the heavy machine gun behind the armed pickup truck and blew it into a giant twist.

With the pressure from their flanks gone, the Ivia special forces finally had a chance to catch their breath.

They began to focus on finding cover facing the mountain, looking for opportunities to attack the rebels on the mountain, suppressing their firepower, and creating a chance for their own survival.

The machine gun team consisting of Wu Liuyi and Lao Pao had already reached the foot of the mountain on the right.

They began firing machine guns at the enemies on the left side of the mountain.

"Da da da da..."

Wu Liuyi's machine gun control technique has reached 50% of Jackie Chan's firepower, and he has mastered the essence of Jackie Chan's technique, firing in a standard line.

The rebel soldiers who agreed to fire in a volley were all caught in Wu Liuyi's line of fire.

The veteran's marksmanship was also quite good.

Unlike Wu Liuyi, who used full firepower to suppress the enemy, he opted for rapid, precise single-shot bursts, which were just as lethal as Wu Liuyi's.

With the combined efforts of the two, it took less than five seconds.

Four of the rebel soldiers on the hillside were knocked to the ground on the spot and disappeared from sight, their fate unknown. The rest were all frightened and quickly lay down.

They dared not stand there and fire like they had before.

On the battlefield, both sides are essentially operating a sewing machine; if the enemy is strong, our side can only be weak, and if the enemy is weak, our side must be strong.

The suppression of the rebel soldiers' firepower gave sniper Cheng Cai and observer Shi Dafan room to find ways to get up the mountain and find the best sniping positions.

On the one hand, observe and locate the enemy's artillery positions; on the other hand, eliminate the enemy's snipers or key personnel.

Chongshantou is a mandatory training subject for our army, and it has been extended to the Army Special Forces and upgraded to make everyone a Chongshan King.

Cheng Cai and Shi Dafan, as elite soldiers among elite soldiers, are particularly skilled at commanding mountain strongholds.

It took less than a minute.

With the help of their teammates, Cheng Cai and Shi Dafan successfully rushed from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside and found the best sniping observation point.

Seeing another armed pickup truck coming to reinforce from afar, Cheng Cai locked onto it and shot the driver dead.

The rebel Land Rover Defender, which was driving on the road, suddenly slowed down because it was no longer driven, and eventually came to a stop on the road.

They were hit even when they were still several hundred meters away, which startled the rebel soldiers in the vehicle.

However, they received orders from their superiors to go and support the ambushing rebels. Therefore, the rebels on the vehicle did not give up, and some of them got off and ran to the driver's side.

Judging from their posture, they were preparing to get back into the car and continue driving to the ambush point.

"Bang!"

The gun fired again.

The rebel soldier had barely touched the driver's side door when blood gushed from his head, and his body collapsed like a cooked noodle.

The remaining rebels were terrified as they watched the second person be sniped to death.

They all hid behind the car, too afraid to continue driving.

Cheng Cai couldn't find a suitable sniping angle to take out the remaining rebels, and he didn't have time to wait because he still needed to find a mortar position.

So he opted for a simpler approach, aiming at the car's engine and firing a shot.

"Bang!"

The bullet pierced the hood, spurting out a stream of black engine oil.

(End of this chapter)