Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 420 Pursuit Artillery Execution

Old Cannon excitedly charged towards the tank, and Jackie Chan gave the order: "Call Gun God, retreat immediately. The enemy is Old Cannon's responsibility. Over."

Jackie Chan wasn't particularly concerned about whether the rebel snipers would die.

He didn't want to bother with the sniper as long as he didn't appear to interfere with the rescue, but Cheng Cai's continued refusal to withdraw was a serious matter that delayed the evacuation.

Killing the rebels was a last resort; saving lives was the only option.

"Gun God, received. Withdrawing immediately. Over."

Cheng Cai himself really wanted to witness the assailant sniper he had been arguing with for half a day ascend to heaven, but he had to obey Jackie Chan's orders even more.

Therefore, they had no choice but to suppress their desires and quickly retreat from the sniper position to the hostage camp.

Snipers excel at stealthy movement, moving without being detected, making it as easy for them as Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts.

Now, all the rebel soldiers' attention has been drawn to the hostage camp.

As long as Cheng Cai doesn't cause trouble on the way back, nothing bad will happen. After giving the order, Jackie Chan stopped paying attention and focused his attention on Lao Pao.

The veteran, his enthusiasm fully aroused, rushed to the tank in a few quick steps.

He nimbly jumped onto the tracks, climbed onto the turret, and slipped into the tank in a flash, skillfully maneuvering the cannon to the direction Cheng Cai had indicated.

"Target locked, fire."

The veteran was afraid that if he dragged it out too long, the enemy would escape, so he opened fire as soon as he had his sights on the target.

"Bang!"

The sound of the cannon firing was like thunder, and the tank shook violently.

The 125mm shell, traveling at supersonic speeds, whistled like the death itself, and struck the second window squarely in the old gunner's sights.

A loud "boom" resounded.

The 125mm shells were incredibly powerful; as flames and thick smoke shot into the sky, they instantly engulfed the entire building.

Even from hundreds of meters away, you could clearly hear the booming and crashing sounds of the houses being blown up and falling to the ground.

Having witnessed this scene, Jackie Chan was certain that if the sniper was really inside, he was definitely dead, with no chance of survival.

Even just one percent!

The veteran gunner, who personally fired and hit the target, couldn't contain his excitement and let out a strange shout in the car, venting the overwhelming joy in his heart.

Before the thick smoke that filled the entire house had dissipated, no one paid any more attention to Jackie Chan and the rest of the Flame Dragon team.

Everyone began preparing to break out and evacuate!

Even though Cheng Cai hadn't returned yet, Jackie Chan still gave the order: "Chu Tou, Twelve, and Idiot, the three of you are responsible for protecting the minibus. Set off first and evacuate through the back door now."

Because Jackie Chan brought a minibus, all the hostages were transferred to the minibus.

Including key hostage Deng Mei!

Therefore, Jackie Chan arranged for three team members to protect the hostage transport vehicle and ensure that there was sufficient armed force during the evacuation.

Wu Zhe and the other two, upon receiving the order, were well aware of the weight of the responsibility they bore.

Hostages are paramount; their safety must be ensured.

"Be careful, we'll see you at the support point."

Wu Zhe didn't hesitate or dawdle, nor did she act like a woman about life and death. With a brief explanation, she led the people onto the minibus.

"Humph~~~"

The minibus started up, emitting black smoke, and drove ahead towards the back of the hostage camp.

After circling around halfway on the left, you can quickly see the exit that Lao Pao blasted out at the back with explosives; the entire three-meter-high wall was blown down.

It revealed a gaping hole more than three meters wide, as if a giant beast had stepped on it.

The fact that this effect could be achieved with such a limited amount of explosives shows that the veteran has truly mastered the art of pinpoint blasting.

No other demolition expert could have achieved such a perfect result.

Fortunately, the minibus has a sturdy front end, and its truck-like structure gives it a high enough chassis, making it far more capable of passing than ordinary off-road vehicles.

Therefore, even if some stones and bricks fell into the gap in his wall after it was blown up.

Even minibuses can force their way through!

"Boom!"

The minibus had only gone halfway when a loud noise suddenly came from the North Archway on the other side.

The North Arch, which had withstood the fierce battle between the two sides and thousands of bullets, collapsed with a deafening roar in this explosion.

The fallen archway completely blocked the road, as if it were helping the Flame Dragon Team cut off the enemy's pursuit route.

Judging from this, it must have been done by Jackie Chan and his group!

However, the only weapon in the entire hostage camp capable of producing such a devastating effect was the main gun of the T72.

However, the main gun has not moved; it is still at the same angle as when it fired the first shot, aimed at the scarred sniper in the distance.

This proves that the only one who fired that shot could have been a rebel soldier outside.

Why was the pursuit route blown up?

Have the rebels been driven mad by the defeat?

Obviously not.

Less than five seconds after the explosion, a second shell came flying in with a whoosh, blasting a large hole in the right side of the archway with a bang.

The billowing smoke and thick dust instantly filled the air, completely enveloping everything nearby.

A few seconds passed.

A figure staggered out of the dust and smoke, dragging himself in the dust as he headed straight for Jackie Chan, looking both disheveled and lucky.

To be able to escape such a massive explosion and run steadily seemingly unaffected must mean that one has avoided most of the blast's damage.

After his initial surprise, Jackie Chan and Shi Dafan ran up to him.

It turned out that it was Cheng Cai who ran in.

"How are you? Are you alright?"

Shi Dafan used his expertise to quickly examine Cheng Cai's body as soon as he got close, so that he could treat his injuries as soon as possible.

"I'm fine, let's go, let's go quickly, their tanks are coming."

Cheng Cai, disregarding the dust and grime covering his face, headed straight for the T72 tank, carrying out the orders Jackie Chan had initially given him.

"Let's go, get in the car, medic, you'll be in charge of driving the armored vehicle."

Jackie Chan immediately knew what was going on and called Shi Dafan to run towards the armored vehicle.

At this moment, the area outside the north gate of the hostage camp had indeed become extremely dangerous. If Jackie Chan and the others were to move too slowly, they might not be able to escape.

The reason why the North Archway was bombed was not because the rebel soldiers deliberately blew up the road to block their way.

Instead, the rebels' tanks, which had already been activated, saw Cheng Cai retreating in this direction and didn't want him to get in smoothly, so they used the tanks to try and kill him.

Because two tanks were activated, two shells were fired in succession.

The rebel soldiers assembled two tanks, indicating that they were ready for the final battle and determined to wipe out the entire Flame Dragon Team.

Jackie Chan had no desire to engage in tank battles with the rebels in the cramped space of the hostage camp.

This is the rebels' stronghold. Even though dozens of them were killed in this battle, they still have ten times the strength of the Flame Dragon Team.

If you really get stuck in this "pit," you'll truly become a frog at the bottom of a well.

Jackie Chan's side hurriedly made their escape, and the rebel soldiers also realized that Jackie Chan's side was preparing to leave, with thick smoke billowing from the rear of the tank.

The rebel soldiers nearby were also busy, shouting and yelling as they searched for a vehicle.

Get ready to get in the car and begin a new round of pursuit.

It didn't matter that the North Arch was blocked; these rebel soldiers weren't worried at all.

As the tank, billowing smoke from its rear, advanced with a series of thuds, it fired two more shells at the collapsed North Archway.

The shelling was all located in the ruins near the entrance, and the area was completely cleared by the shells.

The remaining rubble and craters were flattened by the successive crushing of the two tanks, much like a road roller.

The ride will be a bit bumpy when the pickup trucks behind come along, but it won't be so bumpy that you'll be blocked from passing.

The rebel tanks, ready to fight, with their gun barrels leveled and poised to fire, ended up seeing nothing but emptiness upon entering.

Regardless of whether it was the Flame Dragon Team, which had fought them for half a day and inflicted heavy casualties on them.

They still brought in and locked up those twenty-odd hostages, intending to execute them.

They're all gone!

"They ran away from behind. Chase them! We must kill all the intruders, execute them all, and punish them all."

The rebel leader was so angry that his face turned red. He sat in an SUV and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Upon receiving the order, the tanks immediately turned around and drove halfway around towards the rear of the hostage camp.

But the tank had only gone halfway when a loud bang came from behind, and then the walls and roof of the hostage camp collapsed.

impartial.

They completely blocked the passage that the old gunman had blasted open from the inside.

It's no surprise that the culprit behind this blast was a seasoned veteran who had mastered the art of demolition, precisely targeting the building's vitals.

This is how a single tank shot was used to completely block off a road more than three meters wide.

The person who came up with the idea of ​​blowing up the house and blocking the road was undoubtedly Captain Jackie Chan, as only he possessed such a steady and clear operational strategy.

Although the other members of the Flame Dragon team are very talented, they still seem quite inexperienced compared to Jackie Chan.

After all, this was their first time fighting against a real army.

but.

After this hellish operation, the "rookies" of the Flame Dragon Team will surely be transformed and grow into true veterans of the battlefield.

Instead of just engaging in petty squabbles with drug dealers and thugs, or playing around with tender riot control tactics.

Seeing the road out destroyed by the bomb, the rebel leader was so angry he was practically fuming.

Realizing that reopening the road would take far too long, by then they wouldn't even be able to catch up with the hostages, let alone see their taillights.

Enraged, the rebel leader gave the order to have two tanks ram through a path.

Even if he crashed into another location, there were rows of residential buildings behind him, and other accidents might happen, but he couldn't care less.

The rebel tanks, having received the order, did not stop but randomly chose a section of the wall and rammed into it.

have to say.

These rebels are pretty lucky.

There were no houses outside where he crashed; it was right at a T-junction between two houses, and he ended up in the middle of the intersection after crashing into it.

There's an alleyway to the right; walk a dozen meters ahead and you'll find the path Jackie Chan and his crew took.

The tank's body is more than three meters wide, while this alley is only a little over two meters wide. Ordinary vehicles can only stare helplessly, unable to get out at all.

Tanks, however, are an exception!

The M60 main battle tank, weighing tens of tons, was driven by a rebel driver and simply drove over, demolishing a section of a nearby house.

It was like a high-powered bulldozer that brute forcefully pushed its way out.

The tanks that followed acted like road rollers, crushing the walls and bricks that the tanks in front had unloaded and spreading them on the road.

This paved the way for the convoy of pickup trucks that followed, allowing them to drive out smoothly as well.

The M60 tank has a maximum speed of only 50 kilometers per hour, even when the accelerator is just starting to smoke, while the T72 has a maximum road speed of 60 kilometers per hour.

Normally speaking.

The M60 has no chance of catching up.

But this refers to highway speed, which is the speed at which you drive on a flat road.

In reality, the off-road speeds of the two types of tanks are basically the same, both around 30 kilometers per hour, and neither is significantly better than the other.

The roads outside the town are in desert terrain. Although they are relatively smooth, they are still a bit bumpy and can only be considered off-road roads.

Because the rebel leader's orders were timely, the T72 did not get very far.

The rear of the truck, billowing black smoke, was only three or four hundred meters ahead. The rebel tanks could catch up with it and harass it by firing from behind.

It's still very possible to catch up.

However, because the tanks have not yet left the town and there are various buildings in between that make it difficult for them to fire, the rebel tanks are willing but lack the scene.

The tanks aren't the main characters in the battle yet; they're just supporting characters watching the show.

The real protagonists at this moment are the pickup trucks and off-road vehicles.

Armored vehicles filled with rebel soldiers, thanks to their lightweight bodies and acceleration far exceeding that of tanks, quickly overtook the enemy.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Rebel vehicles roared past, chasing after the T72Bs ahead.

"They're catching up, old man, take them down."

Cheng Cai, who was in charge of observation as the vehicle commander, poked his head out of the vehicle roof and saw a large number of assembled vehicles rushing onto the back. He frowned and shouted loudly.

The veteran has now completely immersed himself in the role of a gunner, and shooting at real targets is incredibly exciting for him.

He quickly turned the gun barrel 180 degrees to the rear, making the tank appear to be running backward.

"Ready, fire."

As Cheng Cai gave the order, Lao Pao was in charge of firing, and a shell was launched.

Spanning several hundred meters, the shell struck an armed pickup truck, disintegrating the entire vehicle on the spot and turning it into countless fragments amidst the flames.

The other pickup trucks nearby immediately erupted in screams of agony.

The fragments from the explosion were extremely lethal; hitting a person was like rubbing tofu with chopsticks—effortlessly creating a hole.

Slightly larger pieces can easily sever limbs or hands, and even decapitate someone.

In this wave alone, seven or eight people were killed or injured.

One of the Toyotas was even more unlucky; half of its engine, which was blown off, hit the front of the car, causing it to somersault on the spot.

It flipped over into the house next door and was buried alive by the collapsed mud house.

The loss of two vehicles and a dozen or so rebel soldiers did not dampen the morale of the other rebels; instead, they chased after them with even louder shouts.

(End of this chapter)