The Fifth Company's temporary command post was located on a hillside 5 kilometers away from the Fas Khan army's stronghold.

There is a platform protruding from the mountain, with relatively flat terrain. In front of it is a cliff, and there are only small paths on both sides leading to the platform, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Moreover, the terrain here is open, offering a panoramic view of the entire battlefield. Although it's described as an overview, one can only see the dense canopy of the primeval forest; the actual fighting situation inside remains completely unknown.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A white light flashed in the tree canopy, and the tripwire mines set up by the soldiers of the Fifth Company using energy blocks were detonated.

The fifth company only had five guns. There were too many obstacles in the forest, which greatly reduced the advantage of long-range rifle shooting. This was their advantage because the Fas soldiers encountered the same obstacles.

The Fas soldiers dared to pursue the Fifth Company into the primeval forest because they initially discovered that the company's equipment was extremely poor and posed almost no threat to their well-equipped troops.

This is the rear area of ​​the Fas Khan army. No other Ryan army was found nearby, meaning this is an isolated force.

If we can eliminate or even capture this force that has infiltrated the rear of Fas Khan's army, this logistics outpost will surely attract the attention of our superiors.

Moreover, based on previous intelligence, this isolated force is very likely the same Ryan student army that escaped before, the prisoners who were being held back by five Phos soldiers. What is there to be afraid of?

Walking a dozen steps into the primeval forest, you'll barely see the other person. There are no roads in the primeval forest, so navigation is useless.

The Fifth Company pooled the remaining energy blocks to create three tripwire mines. Although only a few Phos soldiers were killed, the psychological pressure was immense, as they didn't know how many of these tripwire mines there were.

Moreover, while walking in the forest, comrades-in-arms would disappear in various forms.

Some were suddenly tripped by vines and hung from trees to their deaths; others suddenly stepped on fallen leaves and fell into pits, where they were impaled by bamboo spears; and bamboo arrows would suddenly shoot out from nowhere.

Although the poisoned arrows wouldn't kill immediately, the poisoned arrowheads would quickly leave the Phos soldiers weak and foaming at the mouth, only able to watch helplessly as a Ryan soldier emerged from the dense forest and took the weapon from their hands.

Moreover, these seemingly young Ryan soldiers were all ruthless. After taking their weapons, they didn't forget to kick the poisoned Fass soldier into a pit filled with sharp bamboo spears.

After a day of maneuvering, half a company of the Phos soldiers responsible for the pursuit had been broken up, with generals unable to find their soldiers and soldiers unable to find their generals, resulting in complete chaos.

At this point, the Fifth Company's advantage became apparent, because every recruit in the Fifth Company clearly understood the operational objectives and knew what they were supposed to do. Even without command, when everyone was spontaneously moving towards the same goal, the impact on communication was minimized.

Moreover, the Fifth Company had already developed its own set of rudimentary communication methods.

The chirping of birds in the forest was mostly made by soldiers from the Fifth Company, and very few of them were actually birds.

The soldiers in the independent platoon were all agile and nimble, the so-called "scouts." They constantly traversed the dense forests and hillsides to bring back frontline intelligence for the company command.

"The battle in the forest is basically over," Brandon reported to Zhang Fan. "In the early stages, we focused on luring the enemy deep into our territory, minimizing direct contact with the Phos soldiers, and primarily using traps to inflict casualties on them."

"After the enemy's organization was broken up, we also captured some of their weapons and began to deliberately encircle and annihilate the lone Fass soldiers."

"Later, the enemy seemed to have discovered our intentions and tried to gather our forces. The first and second platoons immediately took advantage of the terrain to infiltrate the enemy. By noon, the enemy forces were divided and surrounded."

"At noon, the remaining enemy forces on the outer perimeter were eliminated, and the two FAS squads that had joined up in the central encirclement were pinned down in a depression..."

"How many people are in these two Fass squads?" Zhang Fan suddenly asked.

“Seven men,” Brandon replied. “They are all understrength, wounded, and not very strong in combat. Eating them up will not be a problem.”

“Actually, we could try keeping them…” Zhang Fan suggested.

“We’ll keep them.” Brandon nodded. “Three squads will surround them, leaving one open to allow them to escape. This will allow two of the Phos soldiers to successfully escape and return to their stronghold.”

"Hmm?" Zhang Fan was somewhat surprised. "And then?"

"The second and third platoons have already positioned themselves on both sides of the route leading from the stronghold to the encirclement, ready to ambush."

A classic tactic of besieging a point to attack reinforcements.

Zhang Fan was both surprised and pleased. As expected, the soldiers who graduated from the higher military academy were different. They had an exceptional ability to learn by analogy and quickly understand the tactical intentions of their superiors and put them into action. No wonder the Blue Star China military exercises often turned into a battle between the Shijiazhuang Ground Command and the National University.

No matter how good the tactics are, the deciding factor is still the person who executes them.

Boom! Boom!

The second wave of battle has begun, and it is even more intense than before. Relying on the weapons captured from the enemy, the equipment of the Fifth Company has undergone a qualitative leap.

The second wave of Phos soldiers who went to provide support were dealt a heavy blow before they could even form a formation, and more than a dozen lives were lost.

What's even more infuriating is that the enemy fled immediately after succeeding, leaving them no chance to retaliate. Even though they were the ones caught in the crossfire, and the enemy had the advantage of terrain, their retreat was swift and decisive. Either they were afraid to die, or they valued their lives more than their own and were unwilling to trade places with them.

Does the other side want to achieve a 0-exchange ratio?

This was the first time these Phos soldiers had encountered such an arrogant opponent; they were even more arrogant than the 3rd Division!

The 3rd Division's arrogance lay in its soldiers' fearless charge, risking their lives for theirs. But the unit they were facing now was afraid to die, didn't want to die, yet still wanted to take their lives!

The Phasian soldiers seemed to have learned their lesson, advancing in tight formation, likely thanks to intelligence brought back by soldiers who had escaped.

But what's the point of the opponent advancing in a dense formation if they don't engage you head-on?

The soldiers of the Fifth Company, in three-person squads, once again broke into smaller groups and harassed the Fass soldiers in trees, under trees, in water, in mud pits, and anywhere else.

Once the shot is fired, regardless of whether it hits or not, they immediately flee, running faster than a rabbit.

The formation of the Fass reinforcements was slowly peeled away, like an onion.

When they finally reunited with the surrounded Phos soldiers... damn it, it would have been better if they hadn't reunited at all; there were still only 7 of them.

However, the Fifth Company did not leave any gaps this time, because it was impossible for Fass's stronghold to send out the remaining reinforcements.

As evening fell, soldiers dressed in Phos uniforms shouted victory cries and led a group of captured Ryan soldiers toward the stronghold...