Everyone's face turned deathly pale in an instant.
Their supposedly stealthy raid was exposed to the enemy from the very beginning! They were like a bunch of foolish mice, gleefully darting into the cat's mouth!
"The plan has been exposed! Teacher Su, we have to retreat!" Gao Kai said in a low voice, "If we don't leave now, and their main force surrounds us, none of us twenty-odd men will escape! We'll all perish here!"
retreat?
Su Tang's brain was working at lightning speed.
Retreat now? Where to? Returning the way we came would be like telling the enemy, "We came, we chickened out." The enemy only needs to send a small squad to follow behind, and they could be dragged to their deaths in this swamp. Besides, who can guarantee there weren't second or third traps along the way?
Retreat would mean the complete failure of the "surprise attack and decapitation" plan. Battalion No. 3 would have no chance of turning the tide and could only wait in the main camp to be bombarded to pieces by Yuan Bao's howitzers.
Her gaze returned to the sentry post.
The outpost had a simple structure, and although the field of vision was wide, the effective observation distance in this foggy weather would not exceed fifty meters. Wang Xiaoya only smelled a very faint odor of smoke, and the footprints she found were also very shallow, indicating that the other person had only come out briefly, or perhaps just to relieve themselves.
A bold deduction formed in Su Tang's mind: the enemy may not have discovered them at all!
They are now most likely in the enemy's blind spot.
Thinking of this, the last trace of hesitation in Su Tang's eyes disappeared.
She looked at Gao Kai, who was anxious and almost grabbed her and ran away, and calmly uttered a few words.
"Retreat? No."
Gao Kai was stunned.
He wondered if he had misheard. Not retreat? Stay here and wait to die?
Su Tang's gaze swept over him, then turned to the sentry post hidden in the fog. "Let's go and pull it out."
"Pull...pull it out?" Gao Kai was completely dumbfounded.
That's an enemy outpost! The people inside are armed, have a commanding view, and have the best position! With so many of them and such a large target, how could they possibly sneak over there unnoticed?
"Teacher Su, this is too risky!" Gao Kai waved his hands anxiously, sweat streaming down his forehead. "We don't know how many people are inside. If we attack rashly, we'll all be exposed as soon as a shot is fired!"
“So, we can’t fire.” She turned her head, her clear eyes looking at Gao Kai. “This is our only chance. If we can’t take it down, our Third Battalion will have no chance of turning the tide.”
Gao Kai's heart pounded wildly.
But looking into Su Tang's calm, almost indifferent eyes, he recalled the miracles this woman had created.
That incredibly modified gun, that unbelievable marksmanship, that masterful tactical planning…
Every time, when everyone thought it was a hopeless situation, she always managed to find the only way out.
To gamble or not to gamble?
Gao Kai gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
Damn it, I'm taking the gamble! At worst, we'll both "sacrifice"! Following Teacher Su, even death is better than being a coward!
“Okay! Teacher Su, whatever you say, I’ll do!” Gao Kai’s voice became firm again.
Su Tang withdrew her gaze and began issuing instructions.
"Everyone, stay put! Do not make a sound or move an inch without my order!"
Although the team members were afraid, seeing that Gao Kai had expressed his stance, they could only hold their breath and nod in agreement.
Su Tang turned her gaze to Gao Kai and Liu Landi.
"Gao Kai, you're a good shot, so you'll be in charge of guard duty and long-range support. Liu Landi, you're skilled in combat, so you'll be in charge of close-quarters assaults."
She paused, then added, "You two, come with me. The three of us will go and pull this nail out."
"Yes!" Liu Landi did not hesitate at all, and gripped the dagger at her waist with her other hand.
Gao Kai also took a deep breath and checked the safety of his rifle.
Su Tang glanced at the main group one last time, gestured to Wang Jin to take charge for the time being, then lowered her body and, like an agile cheetah, took the lead and disappeared into the bushes ahead. Gao Kai and Liu Landi followed closely behind on either side, and the three of them vanished instantly into the thick white fog.
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