Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 454 Air-Ground Cooperation, Like Killing a Chicken

In the original storyline of "Wolf Warrior 2", Zhuo Yifan is a die-hard military enthusiast who is full of youthful passion and drive, but also a bit of a show-off.

He traveled all the way from China to this godforsaken place in Africa just so he could play with guns freely.

Zhuo Yifan's military enthusiast status, even in his early twenties, prevented him from being terrified when facing real enemies with guns and cannons.

Instead, he was full of energy, displaying the fearlessness of a newborn calf.

"Old He, hurry up and install the cannon. Let me try it out first. I've played with all sorts of high-end guns in my life, but I've never played with a tank or a cannon. I'm going to have a good time this time."

After Zhuo Yifan finished speaking excitedly, he added, "If we can take down a tank and kill a few of the other side, it would be worth dying for."

"Zhuo Yifan, you're in charge of contacting Eagle. You'll also be in charge of loading the cannon later. Just take the ammunition from the rear magazine and put it in. I'll take aim and fire." Old He ruthlessly extinguished Zhuo Yifan's fantasy.

"Me, load a cannon? No way, I..."

"This isn't the handheld console you play with every day. Even if you were given the real thing, would you know how to aim it?" Old He said bluntly.

"I...I don't know how, but I can learn. I learn super fast," Zhuo Yifan pleaded.

"Are you quick to learn or quick to die? The Red Turban Army is already on your face. By the time you learn it, we'll all be dead," Old He said sternly.

"Uh, well... okay, wait a minute, I'll call again."

Zhuo Yifan was speechless after being roasted by Lao He. It was the first time he had ever seen Lao He, who rarely spoke, be so quick-witted when he started roasting people.

Jackie Chan had just heard the call, but at the crucial moment of turning around, he did not respond immediately.

On the way to turn around, I could hear Lao He's lively discussion through my earphones.

Jackie Chan agreed with Lao He's arrangement. Such an important matter as firing the tank cannon should not be left to some mischievous kid who just wants to "join in the fun." Lao He had to take charge personally.

With a tank providing ground support and him piloting a helicopter for air suppression, coordinated air-ground operations would be much easier.

"Eagle received. Invincible Little Prince, prepare for action. I'll give you directions. Target: Tank. It's in the alley at the 10 o'clock position. I'll bring the men over."

Jackie Chan focused his attention on the "HUD," which synchronized and coordinated the data detected by radar and far-infrared sensors to the tank.

The stone falcon is inconvenient to attack from the air, as the roof in the middle blocks its path.

Old He's tanks don't have this problem. As long as Old He can see a unit, theoretically he can take it down if he aims correctly.

Most of the Red Turban Army's tanks did not have anti-tank armor, so as long as you hit them squarely, you could take them down.

"There's a tank coming from the left fork in the road. Quick, Wang Jianguo, drive over there and get into position. Lao He, aim at the intersection and shoot it down as soon as it comes out. We can't let it get away."

The situation is dangerous. The kid, a die-hard military enthusiast, is thinking about being able to drive a tank and fight right away, but he is not afraid at all. He is only excited and his face turns red.

If he could fire the cannon himself, Zhuo Yifan would probably be so excited he'd pee himself.

"Click click click..."

Old He reacted quickly, immediately adjusting the position of the cannon muzzle. As the turret began to turn, the cannon muzzle was positioned at the alley entrance.

Professional tank soldier Wang Jianjun was also quick, moving the tank forward a distance.

It was positioned right in the middle of the alley entrance, less than twenty meters away, ensuring that it could hit the Red Turban Army tanks with a single shot as soon as they appeared.

Old He is all ready; now it's up to Jackie Chan to put on a show.

"Whoosh—Bang!"

A rocket shot through the sky.

Just like kneading tofu, the roof of the factory building on the left front was easily blown up, and various large pieces of broken stones and tiles fell down the path below with a whooshing sound.

Affected by the shockwave of the explosion, even the more than two-meter-high concrete wall on the second floor shook several times before collapsing.

With a loud thud, it slammed down.

The tank, hidden between two factory buildings, was hit by falling cement bricks, its body making a ping-pong sound.

The tank driver, realizing his position had been exposed, feared an anti-tank missile would come flying from the sky and blow his skull off.

They hurriedly started the tank and drove it away, preparing to move to a concealed position.

Who would have thought that this would be exactly what happened?

The Red Turban Army drove their tanks out of the alley, only to be attacked at the alley entrance.

Old He, who had been prepared there, saw the tank appear sideways in the scope and fired a shot without hesitation.

"Bang!"

The shell hit the mark perfectly!

Suddenly, an armor-piercing howitzer shell flew in and easily pierced the side armor of the Red Turban Army's tank.

Fragments of the shell flew in and shattered the inner layer. Combined with the fierce and unstoppable shockwave, all the Red Turban soldiers inside the vehicle were wiped out on the spot.

"Good, great, Lao He, well done! As expected of someone from the army, very steady, took them out with one shot, that was fucking satisfying, haha."

When Zhuo Yifan saw the tank smoking, he excitedly put his arm around Lao He's shoulder and shook him repeatedly.

The excitement is beyond words.

"Good job, keep going. There's another big turtle in the three-story factory building at the second intersection, seven o'clock behind you. I'll go around to the back and poke it. You guys go to the front and wait."

Jackie Chan was also very satisfied with Lao He's performance and decided to press his advantage immediately.

The helicopter maneuvered again, closing the distance to about 1000 meters, and opened fire on the factory ahead.

In order to conserve firepower that could be used to deal with tanks, Jackie Chan did not use rockets and missiles.

Instead, they decided to attack with aircraft cannons.

The main idea is to scare the snakes out of their hiding places, so that the hunters lying in ambush can kill them.

"Bang bang bang..."

One after another, cannon shots flew out.

The seemingly aimless chaos, with bricks and stone chips flying everywhere in the factory, was actually very targeted; the bombing was aimed at the load-bearing columns on the factory's exterior.

A 20mm cannon is somewhat inadequate for engaging tanks.

However, when used to demolish reinforced concrete buildings, it creates huge craters with each strike. Even a pillar as thick as a person cannot withstand continuous, targeted bombardment.

Jackie Chan fired less than twenty cannon shots, and three-quarters of the locked pillar was cut off.

The remaining quarter could not withstand the weight and collapsed with a creaking sound under the pressure of the superstructure.

Without the support of the load-bearing columns, the wall began to collapse from the outside in.

In less than 10 seconds.

The outermost frame of the factory building and its rooms almost entirely collapsed.

Startled, the tanks hiding in the room began to move towards the direction where the buildings had not collapsed, in order to avoid being buried by the collapsed factory buildings.

Although tanks are said to be thick-skinned and indestructible, it would still be quite difficult to drive them out if they were actually buried inside.

If you can avoid it, you should.

Seeing that his attack had been effective, Jackie Chan prepared to press his advantage and fire another burst of bullets, aiming to destroy another load-bearing column and demolish the entire factory.

This left the Red Turban Army tanks with nowhere to hide, forcing them to leave through the exit in front.

Sudden!!

"Bang bang bang..."

From the right side of the Ishikatsu attack helicopter, the sound of anti-aircraft guns firing rang out.

"Bang!"

Caught off guard, the "Stone Falcon" was hit in the stomach.

"Toot-woo~ Toot-woo~ Toot-woo..."

A piercing alarm suddenly sounded, accompanied by flashing red warning lights.

The attack on Ryder was so sudden that Jackie Chan didn't even notice it. Startled, his back went cold and his heart rate spiked to 200.

However, nervousness is a natural physical reaction, and Jackie Chan's mind did not go blank.

It remains in top condition.

Immediately pull the rudder to get the hovering helicopter moving and perform an emergency maneuver to the right to avoid being hit by subsequent bullets.

Then, during the maneuver to avoid the enemy, the extent of the helicopter damage was assessed.

Lady Luck is on your side.

Because Jackie Chan remained cautious throughout, even with a significant advantage, he did not act recklessly but maintained a distance of one kilometer.

This makes it very difficult for anti-aircraft machine guns to hit accurately, and even more difficult to hit the target with a burst of fire.

The Ishigaya Falcon, which was ambushed by an anti-aircraft machine gun, can be clearly seen on the HUD that it was only hit by one bullet, causing one side of its right landing gear to break off.

Has little effect.

"Where did this guy come from? He managed to evade my intuition and observation, and also bypass the helicopter's fire control system. He seems to be a master."

Jackie Chan breathed a sigh of relief, but also realized that he had encountered a master.

Eyebrows raised, ready to retaliate!

sigh~

Press the pedal and swing the control lever to the right.

The Rock Falcon helicopter, operated by Jackie Chan, performed a large swing in the air, temporarily escaping the barrage of bullets from the high-altitude aircraft, and the nose of the helicopter was also turned around.

I locked the bullet trajectory at the helmet scope and decisively pressed the fire button.

"Bang bang bang..."

The heavy machine guns on the armored vehicle were still firing.

"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh..."

Helicopter cannons descended from the sky.

Shells and bullets crisscrossed each other in the air, each carrying its own mission towards its target, making it an epic battle in the imperial city.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

The 20mm cannons rained down, completely covering the armored vehicle.

Most of the aircraft cannons landed nearby, blasting large craters in the ground. The tops of the armored vehicles were also hit, leaving several large craters and deep depressions.

The interior of the vehicle was even more horrific, completely destroyed by the penetrating cold air.

The armored vehicle, including the driver, the machine gunner and assistant machine gunner, was blown to pieces. One Red Turban soldier was even blown in two.

The smell of blood was overwhelming.

It even masked the smell of gunpowder.

The bullets fired by the armored vehicle formed a beautiful line in the air, but that was all that mattered about it.

Under Jackie Chan's superb skillful control, the bullets didn't even touch the exhaust fumes, let alone the edge.

All the bullets missed their mark and hit nothing but air.

While Jackie Chan was battling an armored vehicle in a helicopter, and the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, Lao He and the other two were not idle either.

Taking advantage of the fact that the tanks hiding inside the building were distracted by the battle in the sky, they launched a preemptive attack.

Instead of listening to Jackie Chan's advice to wait for the enemy to come to them, he accelerated to the front gate, actively found the tank hiding there, and fired a shot from the cannon.

With a loud bang.

The 59D, which was completely focused on the enemy's only helicopters in the sky and never considered the threat on the ground, was instantly killed by a shell fired by Lao He.

Lao He fully demonstrated the elusive ability of a reconnaissance soldier on the battlefield.

Having successfully launched a preemptive strike and destroyed a tank with a single shot, Lao He didn't linger for even a second and immediately ordered Wang Jianjun to reverse back to the spot.

Because Lao He rushed out to launch the attack, it was at the same time as the battle between the helicopters and armored vehicles.

The other Red Turban Army soldiers didn't even realize that there was a traitor in their tank, and in that short time, they had destroyed another tank.

Old He won two consecutive victories against the Red Scarf Legion, completely boosting his confidence.

They continued to hide in the factory, waiting for Jackie Chan's instructions.

There were simply too many buildings in the factory area, and the layout was extremely complex, which greatly limited the observation and attack angles of the stone falcon.

Having learned his lesson from the earlier sneak attack, Jackie Chan no longer risked close-range artillery attacks.

Just because it wasn't hit in a vital area during the previous attack doesn't mean it won't be hit in the engine or fuel tank during a subsequent attack.

Preventing problems before they arise is essential!

Having readjusted his combat strategy, Jackie Chan simply abandoned the attack and instead used the advantage of high-altitude visibility, along with Lao He and others' tanks on land, to begin guerrilla warfare within the factory area.

The eyes and brain of the tank sit comfortably in the sky, directing it to wreak havoc on the ground.

A tank with the "God's Eye" ability activated is like playing League of Legends without the fog of war, playing a game with the entire map open.

How significant is this advantage?

No need for words; the actual results speak for themselves.

The battle lasted only 20 minutes. With the help of Jackie Chan, the tanks controlled by Lao He, Wang Jianjun, and Xiong Haizi destroyed five Red Turban Army tanks.

One of the remaining armored vehicles was also taken out, which was much easier than taking out a tank.

When Lao He fired a tank shell, the armored vehicle was instantly blown apart on the spot, becoming as brittle as an eggshell.

Even the tank that Old D was riding in exploded!

The enemy's attacking tanks and armored vehicles were all destroyed, while our side still had one tank and one attack helicopter.

The factory guards, who had been running around being attacked before, no longer had to worry about being buried alive by artillery shells without the threat of enemy tanks.

Fueled by pent-up anger, they finally launched a sharp counterattack.

Old D and Mantis, who climbed out of the tank early, luckily escaped being blown up inside, but were so angry that their faces turned as black as charcoal.

Driven by his proud and competitive spirit, Old D did not retreat in disarray, but chose to continue fighting.

The remaining Red Turban Army soldiers outnumbered the factory's security force by more than a dozen. If they could stall until the Red Turban Army's armed helicopters arrived to provide support and destroy the helicopter piloted by Jackie Chan, they could eliminate this biggest problem.

Old D believed that, based on his abilities...

He will still win this battle, and he will definitely be the one laughing last.

However, Old D's confidence didn't last long before it was doused with cold water, turning his already dark face into a liverish color with anger.

This bucket of cold water didn't come from anyone else, but from General Audu, whom Old D looked down on the most.

(End of this chapter)