Chapter 541 The Difficulty of the Mission
As the threat from the sky diminished, so did any signs of life in the area.
Half of the Blue Team had been killed, leaving only fifty or so, and a considerable number of them were seriously injured.
Because the Red Team hid in time and used shielding equipment, they did not suffer too many casualties for the time being.
Allen crawled to Yunmo's side, his face excited: "Yunmo, oh no, Mr. Yun, what should we do now? Get them out?"
After this round of attacks, the strength of the red and blue teams reversed significantly. If the red team counterattacked instantly, it would definitely win.
Yun Mo shook off the sand from her head, her face cold: "No, it's too late, run!"
"W...what?" Alan was confused.
"Luo Yuezhen, let's go!"
Following this low shout, the members of the Red Team jumped out of the sand and rushed towards the east as if their butts were on fire.
No one objected to the order to retreat.
Why?
Because we can't win, even if the other side is just a ragtag army.
During the Great Earth Era's First World War, the Lancaster equation used in military simulations was able to answer this question.
[Assume that the individual strength of the Blue Army is 4 times that of the Red Army, and the number of Blue Team and Red Team is 100:400 in a battle]
Lancaster's linear law——
In the era of cold weapons, hand-to-hand combat could result in mutual destruction, with neither side gaining an advantage and ultimately resorting to attrition.
Lancaster's square law
[In battles dominated by long-range firepower, the strength of an army is linearly related to the square of the number of troops.
That is, when all 100 members of the Blue Army are wiped out, the Red Army will only lose 54 members, sqrt(400^2-4*100^2)=346 members.
Conclusion: unless crushing mecha weapons are used against light infantry, the losses of the side with superior numbers will be less than those of the side with inferior numbers.
It is extremely difficult to fight one against a hundred in modern light infantry warfare, and the probability of being directly defeated is high.
Therefore, various military manuals emphasize that in special operations, every effort should be made to avoid direct confrontation with the enemy's organized combat units.
Yun Mo and his men were originally sent to this battlefield as "vanguards".
Although Zuo Ge's army was a ragtag group, their numbers and familiarity with the environment far exceeded theirs.
They are equipped with special equipment, and their advantages are weapons and surprise attacks, but not face-to-face sniping.
No matter how strong the federal armed forces' soldiers are, they cannot withstand the fire support of desert tanks.
No matter how strong they are, they cannot withstand the fire suppression after the encirclement is formed, not to mention aerial search and crowd tactics.
From the moment the landing ship was captured, Yun Mo understood that they had lost the opportunity to infiltrate quietly.
At this point, the possibility of completing a covert approach and extracting the hostages is zero.
Although the Blue Team suffered more casualties, the possibility of annihilating the Blue Team before Zuo Ge's men arrived was basically zero.
So, there is no choice.
The only thing we can do now is to quickly disengage before the enemy and us engage in a firefight, and then make plans for the next step.
The only chance is to approach the city, rely on street fighting, render their heavy weapons ineffective, and escape the enemy's fire suppression.
Huo Chuan took the lead, running and jumping with big strides, heading towards the east.
Luo Mu's eyes were fixed on their figures. After a "beep..." sound, everyone's intelligent brain received a map.
This was the message sent by Gu Ganxing's undercover agent half a minute ago.
The news was very important. Xiao Feng opened the system and watched it while running, and at the same time called up the intelligent analysis to assist in the calculation path.
This information is like a life-saving straw to them.
Sun Yangbo also panted and lowered his head to click, glanced at the red dot in the southwest direction, and adjusted the speed to the maximum.
In the distance, the desert was stirring up billowing dust, accompanied by roaring sounds. It went without saying that it was a desert tank.
The other party could only capture the approximate location, but with the help of a swarm of drones, they have now basically locked down the area.
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
There was another black spot in the northwest sky, obviously the enemy's drone swarm was launched again.
Isn't this bullying?
This task...is this task something that can be accomplished by humans?
"Didn't they say they were a ragtag army?"
"A ragtag army is so tactical?"
"Is there an H on Master Huo's drone? Is it a part of your family property?"
Everyone rushed forward hurriedly, cursing a few times. The hot wind mixed with sand and dust filled their heads and mouths.
"Stop talking and let's go!" Yun Mo put on his windshield glasses and shouted.
Everyone ran forward desperately. Yun Mo tried to calm her breathing. "Logistics Team Four, hurry up! There's something in the bushes at the east bend. Go get it!"
"Follow me!" Liu Yue roared at Mo Mo, Hong Ning and others.
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”
Luo Mu's breathing became much calmer. This situation was the same one that the advance team had encountered before. The federal rescue team almost never returned.
In the rescue mission, the attack methods are very monotonous, charging, breaking down doors, throwing explosives, rushing in and fighting with guns...
However, without the support of an intelligence system, the attacking team would be sending themselves to death if they entered an unknown scenario.
The command center's grasp of intelligence is the key to determining the success or failure of the mission.
In the dedicated communication channel, Luo Mu's voice was like the sound of nature.
"Go south, there's a car at ST78, go quickly!"
Xiao Feng didn't think twice and took his men there.
"Yunmo?" Lin Fancheng, who was leading a team to cover the retreat, asked him on the public channel.
“No!”
Yun Mo's voice was very decisive, "The original plan was to continue to Luoyue Town."
"receive!"
Luo Mu's fingers paused: "Yun Mo, report the reason!"
Yun Mo panted while carrying the gun: "The intelligence is wrong, I suggest you check it."
Luo Mu quickly zoomed in on the ground scene. There was a car at the ST78 position, and no other traces around.
"Tell me your reasons," Luo Mu said.
"It's too late," Yun Mo simply said, and continued to advance eastward.
In fact, it was not that there was no time, but he would not believe it even if she told him. Besides, it was too difficult for her to talk too much while running.
Alan followed Yunmo, raising a lot of dust under his feet as he ran.
"Yunmo, Colonel Luo is the commander," implying that you are disobeying orders.
Yun Mo squinted his eyes and looked ahead: "It's okay, he will understand soon."
Hong Ning carried a heavy backpack and said, "We're almost there!"
The members of the Red Team felt a contradictory joy in their hearts for disobeying Luo Mu's orders, as if they were suddenly excited to do something extraordinary while following the rules.
Besides, Commander Yun, from jumping off the aircraft carrier, from the coordinates to the airstrike, everything she said and did was right.
Being lucky once is called luck, being lucky twice is called strength. They wanted to believe that she would still be right the third time.
They only need to remember one thing: obey orders and follow instructions!
At the same time, the smile of the Guganxing NPC commander reappeared: "The cat and mouse game is the most interesting."
The adjutant also chuckled: "Look, a way out suddenly appeared in a desperate situation, no one can refuse it."
The commander shook his head: "Too stupid, too weak, and boring!"
Xiao Feng's frantic pace slowed down and he raised his right arm: "Stop!"
More than thirty veterans followed him, turned on the shielding system, and rushed into the stone forest's position again. The threat of drones was much less.
Sun Yangbo followed Xiao Feng: "I feel something is wrong. It's too quiet. It's like they're deliberately leaving a path here."
"Where are the Red Team members?"
Xiao Feng turned around and asked. As he ran all the way, sweat dripped down his neck, mixed with the dust in the desert, forming obvious traces of sweat.
"have no idea!"
Lancaster equation, from Zhihu
(End of this chapter)
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