Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 414 Grenade Bombardment

The rebel leader issued two orders: to kill Deng Mei, a hostage of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and to destroy the CCP's warships. Both orders have now been carried out.

Fortunately, Xu Sanduo performed exceptionally well on Deng Mei's side, handling the crisis almost perfectly.

Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometers away, the crisis facing the Yangzhou was only just beginning at this moment.

"Reporting to the captain and political commissar, the terrorists' vehicles on the mountain are now armed with weapons aimed at us, indicating that they have locked onto the target and will launch an attack soon."

Upon receiving the observer's standard warning report, the warship's command center immediately entered a high-pressure state.

The fuse of battle has been lit!

"The entire ship is on Level 1 combat readiness." Captain Zhang decisively issued the order.

"Emergency order: Switch to Level 1 combat deployment! Switch to Level 1 combat deployment..."

Commands were relayed from one command to another, quickly reaching the command center. The warships were like hedgehogs in distress, raising all their bristles.

Just as the battle order was given to the warships on this side, the rebels on the other hilltop launched their attack.

"Pfft pfft pfft pfft..."

Ten vehicle-mounted rocket launchers, trailing plumes of fire, hurtled menacingly towards the warship.

The warship's radar immediately detected the rocket launcher, displaying it in red on the radar screen and emitting a series of sharp buzzing alarms.

This serves as a reminder to every sailor on board that the warship has been locked onto by enemy fire.

"Secondary guns, prepare to intercept!"

Despite seeing the threat on the screen, Captain Zhang remained calm and issued orders.

In this era of high-tech explosion, secondary gunners on warships no longer need to aim manually; they can simply press a few buttons.

Leave everything else to the computer program!

The high-speed close-in weapon system, controlled by the fire control program, automatically locked onto ten incoming targets, completed the analysis within milliseconds, determined the order in which the ten targets arrived, and then began intercepting fire.

"Sizzle sizzle—"

The roar of the electric motor.

The close-in weapon system fired more than 10,000 rounds per minute at the incoming barrage of rockets, the bullets almost forming a continuous line in the air.

It was like a long whip made of bullets, lashing out from left to right with terrifying force.

The ten rockets fired were all destroyed in mid-air by the high-speed close-in weapon system in less than two or three seconds.

Not a single rocket escaped and caused damage to the warship.

Just those three short seconds.

The sheer power of the ship's self-defense firepower was on full display.

Captain Zhang is no pushover; he is a tough, ruthless man with great courage and a bloodthirsty nature, and he will not tolerate such provocation from foreign powers.

Having successfully defended against the enemy's threat, it was time for the Yangzhou to unleash its power.

"The main gun is aimed at the target on the mountain."

"yes!"

Upon receiving Captain Zhang's order, the main gunner aimed the ship's main gun at the hill where the rebels were located and reported, "Target engaged."

"emission!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Captain Zhang firmly issued the attack order.

The gunner reacted quickly upon receiving the order and opened fire in less than three seconds.

With a loud "bang!"

The Yangzhou's main guns fired shells that traced a slightly curved parabolic arc in the air, striking the cliff behind the rebel convoy.

The explosion created a large crater in the cliff, and large chunks of rock and sand crashed down.

It was like a landslide!

The rebel convoy below appeared extremely small in the face of the massive chunks of earth and rocks that collapsed, and was instantly buried beneath them.

……

When faced with a provocative enemy, the Yangzhou warship swiftly and decisively annihilated it, its actions swift and clean, without any hesitation.

Meanwhile, the battle in the town of Basem is only just beginning.

Xu Sanduo, along with Deng Mei and Xia Lan, got into the car by the door and started it, intending to try it out without alerting anyone else.

But the car had only driven less than two meters when it heard hurried footsteps behind it.

The scarred sniper's phone call worked!

"Idiot, people are coming from behind. You've been exposed. Prepare for battle."

Cheng Cai had been keeping an eye on the hostage camp. When he saw three rebels running from behind the camp with guns, he immediately made a judgment, reminded Xu Sanduo, and aimed his crosshairs at the three rebels.

"PIU~"

One shot, and it hit the target squarely.

The rebel soldier running at the front was shot and fell to the ground dead on the spot.

The two rebel soldiers following closely behind immediately judged from their experience that there was a sniper, and almost instinctively stopped advancing and hid behind the wall.

Hearing Xu Sanduo's car outside, he couldn't hold back any longer and fired in a gun-raising posture.

"Da da da da da..."

The rebel soldiers only extended their gun barrels and fired a burst, but their aim went astray and landed on his grandmother's house.

However, the rebel soldiers missed Xu Sanduo, but the gunshots were like water poured into a hot oil pan, causing an uproar throughout the entire town of Basem.

"There are intruders! There are intruders!"

"Hostage camp, intruders in hostage camp."

"Quick, go and kill them! We absolutely cannot let them get away!"

……

The rebel soldiers, like wasps whose nest had been disturbed, shouted frantically and began to prepare for battle.

"piu~"

Cheng Cai fired another shot.

The bullet flew over 200 meters and hit the rebel soldiers firing their guns near the wall. The bullet went through the wall and struck a rebel soldier in the head behind him.

For rebel soldiers to expose their guns and fire is tantamount to suicide in the face of a top-notch sniper.

Cheng Cai aimed his sniper rifle at the rebel soldier, killing him instantly. He didn't care that there was still one rebel soldier hiding behind the wall, and turned his scope toward the archway.

Four rebel soldiers are guarding the exit, ready to deal with Xu Sanduo.

Without external help, Xu Sanduo, driving just an ordinary pickup truck, would have had no chance of getting through this place.

"He's coming! Fire! Fire!"

When the rebel soldiers at the exit saw the pickup truck approaching, they shouted a warning to the others.

With four rifles about to be aimed at the pickup truck, the people inside would definitely be overwhelmed by the four bursts of bullets; even if they didn't die, at least two would be injured.

Xu Sanduo was well aware of this situation, which is why he specifically used the radio to call for cover before setting off.

At this moment, he drove straight towards the gate, facing the prospect of certain death or serious injury without anyone's help, yet Xu Sanduo remained undeterred, demonstrating his absolute trust in his teammates.

Trust is the soul of special operations, and Jackie Chan puts a lot of effort into this aspect when training every special forces unit.

The Yanlong team members who were responsible for providing cover did not disappoint Xu Sanduo's trust.

Zhuang Yan had already returned to the edge of the square and launched an attack on the rebels in the center of the square.

"Bang bang~"

They started with two grenades.

The rebel gathering point outside the southern archway was essentially a gatehouse; all five rebel soldiers who were focused on the area inside were wiped out.

Having secured the south archway of the square, Zhuang Yan immediately launched an attack into the square.

The rifle in his hand was like a reaper's reaper. Standing by the doorway, he fired a burst of bullets into the room, killing three people in two seconds.

They thought the invading rebels were only at the hostage camp, but Zhuang Yan caught them off guard.

Nearly ten people were killed or wounded in an instant. The rebel soldiers realized the danger here, and some of them began to turn around and fight back against Zhuang Yan.

The number of rebels in Basem Town is fixed. Some of them turned their attention to attacking Zhuang Yan, which relieved the pressure on the hostage camp.

When Zhuang Yan fired the first shot, Shi Dafan and Cheng Cai also began to provide cover.

The four rebels at the North Arch were focused on Xu Sanduo and never expected that someone would suddenly appear from behind them.

This gave Shi Dafan an excellent opportunity to deliver a satisfying butt-kill.

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp".

Shi Dafan fired five shots from behind, taking down three of the rebels, as if he were shooting at a target.

The remaining one wasn't spared by Shi Dafan, but rather Cheng Cai killed him with a single shot to the head.

The four rebel soldiers fell to the ground in a matter of minutes, relieving Xu Sanduo of the crisis he was about to face, and the battle officially began from that moment.

The first wave of rebels from the outer square finally arrived outside the North Arch.

"Da da da da da..."

The bullets raining down forced Shi Dafan to take cover in a nearby house.

"We can't get through the square. Get out of the car, get out quickly, go inside the building, let me out from the inside, I'll cover you, hurry up."

Cheng Cai, with his high vantage point and broad perspective, reminded Xu Sanduo over the radio.

"get off!"

Xu Sanduo trusted Cheng Cai unconditionally. He parked the car under the North Archway, got out, and called to Deng Mei and Xia Lan to follow him.

To cover Xu Sanduo's entry into the house, Cheng Cai continuously sniped from a distance.

The soldiers charging forward weren't fools. Realizing there was a sniper lurking in the shadows, they immediately abandoned their mindless charge.

Instead, they took cover behind bunkers and began firing towards the north archway.

Does hiding really help?

of course not.

Shi Dafan was only forced to hide; he didn't completely lose his fighting ability.

Seeing the rebels huddled behind various obstacles such as cars, walls, and oil drums, he pulled out a targeted grenade and threw two in a row.

"Boom~ Boom~"

Two explosions were heard in succession.

The two groups of rebels suffered heavy casualties, with at least eight people injured or killed by the bombs.

But the rebels were too numerous. There were still over a hundred rebels in the entire Eight-Point Injustice Campaign, so a few deaths or injuries were insignificant.

The counterattack launched by other rebel soldiers pushed Shi Dafan back down once again.

Cheng Cai also encountered considerable trouble. Just as he was continuously sniping, the scarred sniper finally made his move.

"Bang!"

Soil and rock debris flew everywhere.

Fortunately, Cheng Cai's location was well hidden, situated in a recessed pit, which provided him with cover from three directions.

The exposed side is also well concealed, with a platform in front that can block attacks from below.

This made it difficult for the scarred sniper to find a suitable angle, and he couldn't just watch Cheng Cai keep sniping his comrades, so he had no choice but to fire.

Although the scarred sniper missed his shot, he still posed a significant threat.

If Cheng Cai remains stationary, the shrapnel from the bullets will most likely injure him, or even hit his eyes.

In addition, the way this shot was fired was very familiar, which reminded Cheng Cai of the sniper he had encountered on the road.

That's a top-tier expert!

These two factors combined forced Cheng Cai to temporarily halt the killing and attempt to locate the enemy sniper based on the ballistic trajectory.

Cheng Cai and Shi Dafan were both suppressed and unable to provide any further assistance for the time being.

Fortunately, with the two of them providing cover, Xu Sanduo had already led Deng Mei and Xia Lan into the house and began to protect them as they passed through the walls inside.

Shi Dafan chose to leave with Xu Sanduo, one in front and one behind, to protect the target and leave.

The North Archway, which had been suppressed by Cheng Cai, was now free of Cheng Cai's sniper presence, and the rebel soldiers all emerged.

They all knew that Xu Sanduo had entered the house, and they all used their own methods to pursue him.

With houses providing cover, the fighting wasn't intense.

Instead, the most intense firefight took place in the South Archway area on Zhuang Yan's side.

Twenty or thirty rebel soldiers swarmed in and fired at Zhuang Yan from all directions, the bullets falling like rain.

Despite his top-tier special forces skills, Zhuang Yan was pinned behind the wall and unable to move.

You'll get beaten up as soon as you go out!

Just when Zhuang Yan could no longer hold on, seeing that the outer wall had already been chipped away by bullets, and that bullets were already able to penetrate the wall.

If this continues, it won't be long before his location becomes riddled with holes, and he'll need to prepare to radio for help.

Jackie Chan appeared just in time, like a timely rain.

Its location was also very domineering.

Taking advantage of his height and long arms, Jackie Chan hopped and jumped up to the top of the archway and arrived at this area that resembled a small city wall.

Holding an 87-type automatic grenade launcher, he transforms into a super-enhanced version of a future warrior.

"Bang bang bang bang bang..."

With its 15-round heavy drum magazine and a natural stabilizing support for a two-meter-tall muscular man, the Type 87 automatic grenade launcher became a "miniature cluster bomb."

Jackie Chan blew up everything within a radius of several dozen meters outside the South Archway.

The rebel soldiers had never seen such terrifying, inhuman individual firepower, and suffered heavy losses, with many being blown to pieces.

The total number of rebel soldiers killed or wounded was at least eighteen, if not twenty.

The local tyrant in Basem was stunned by Jackie Chan's exaggerated firepower, and it took him several seconds to recover.

Realizing that Jackie Chan was the biggest threat, they immediately began to mobilize their troops.

A portion of the rebel soldiers who were chasing Xu Sanduo were transferred to Nan Gongmen to strengthen the combat capabilities there, and several technical soldiers were also dispatched.

The target is a large vehicle that can be parked in the center square and is not afraid of being bombed by Jackie Chan.

Specifically designed to deal with big guys!

Jackie Chan, having emptied the drum magazine of fifteen rounds in one go, took advantage of the lull when the enemy restocked and left the archway to hide behind the wall next to it.

He knelt down on one knee, grabbed a tactical backpack, pulled out grenades, and while loading them, asked, "This is the August 1st Tank. All units, report your situation immediately!"

The battle has now fully commenced, and the entire central square is resounding with noise.

Jackie Chan needs to know the situation of all his team members in order to adjust the best course of action in time amidst this chaotic situation.

I recommend this book. It's a cyberpunk/Cthulhu fantasy with a dual-world setting. Fans of this genre shouldn't miss it. The title is: *Border Wanderer*.

(End of this chapter)