Through the night vision goggles, I could see targets inside the house: some were wrapped in blankets pretending not to see me, some were wearing shorts and fumbling for flashlights, and a few others with some military awareness knew to take out their guns.
But just as he touched the gun, before the safety was even off, he found a flashlight, turned it on, and a beam of light, almost dead from its battery, shone out, illuminating the three strange men with four eyes inside the room.
"Bang bang bang"
This broken flashlight couldn't even trigger the glare protection of the night vision goggles. Lao Si raised his gun and shot down two black men with guns. The lynx next to him fired two shots and took down the one with the flashlight.
Old Wu, carrying three bullets, arrived in front of the cot, pulled out the NZ75 from his leg holster, aimed at the trembling figure, and pulled the trigger twice. The other person immediately stopped trembling.
Playing dead is impossible; only by surrendering will Xia Yu hand the other party over to Zhong Fei or the Zha De authorities.
Because the uranium mine's oil wells needed to be transported to tsuna for refining, he also got to know the commander of the border troops there.
Truckloads of crude oil in the desert always attract the covetous eyes of ruthless bandits.
The village protection team members, after killing these ill-intentioned individuals, would not abandon their bodies in the wilderness; instead, they would call in reinforcements according to the channel Xia Yu provided to handle the aftermath.
"That's right, the whole village has over 100 houses, the boss owns half, and we own the other half, listen up!"
"Uncle Zoet, let's fight them!"
"Put-put-put"
The MG3 behind the earthen mound began to roar, dozens of full-power rounds penetrating directly into the engine compartment of the lead vehicle, while six or seven AKs also concentrated their fire on the vehicles behind.
My dream of flying attack helicopters has been shattered, but joining the army as a mechanized airborne soldier isn't so bad.
"The grenade can be thrown from this distance, but there's no guarantee it will hit the target."
He can't see the door from this angle, but the rocket launcher can hit it directly through the window.
Rob took the rocket launcher off his back and handed it to Lao Wu. He then put down his night vision goggles and led his team outside.
"I like it too, but the boss's aerial rockets would be more efficient."
Just as he was thinking this, two pickup trucks parked under the thatched shed took advantage of the two armed helicopters being deployed in another direction, smashed through the wooden fence, and sped off towards the path behind the village.
In the dimly lit room, a flash of light appeared on the fiberglass tube, and Lao Wu, having completed his aim, fired the rocket with the fuse set to airburst mode.
Even in Afica, cross-border military pursuits are somewhat sensitive, but cross-border strikes by private military contractors are not only fine, but also welcome, as long as both sides have been informed.
This is more than 20 rocket launcher gunners; the vehicle team completely outmaneuvered the manned team.
At this moment, Ernest's confidants also sensed their leader's utter despair; the other side truly wasn't giving them any way out.
Weapons are not necessarily better the more powerful they are; the best approach is to keep them moderate in terms of their effectiveness. That's why there are so many different types of rocket launchers, even within the category of rocket launchers alone.
Gun muzzle flashes pierced the darkness through the windows and doors; the old man inside had already realized that they were firing outwards to prevent people from approaching.
He, as a marksman, doesn't have many opportunities to hit the target, but the power of his shots can still be judged.
"Da da da"
Major Bukar of the Zha De Army led a border defense battalion to defeat an illegal armed group within the country, successfully killing more than 200 leaders and members. Who wouldn't want such a feat?
Old Bu, who had been languishing on the border for many years, was practically saying to Xia Yu over the phone, "Sir, I'm so eager to improve. Gather your men immediately and come over to clean up the mess."
Just as the three men finished clearing all the targets inside the house and were preparing to leave and search the next house, AK gunshots rang out from a mud house only 50 meters away.
"This Type 11 is much more powerful than the RPG-7 Little Pencil, but it's not as powerful as the WPF-89-2, which can demolish houses (mud houses) directly."
Being covered in odds and ends at night, my grenade-throwing accuracy is definitely not as good as it is during the day when I'm lightly equipped.
After Rob finished speaking, the three-person team arrived at the third earthen house.
Lao Si and Lao Wu exchanged a glance, then turned to discuss with Rob, who was holding a gun at the window.
After locking onto a target with half of its body exposed at the window using a thermal imaging scope and firing two shots, Rob said to Lao Wu.
"yes!"
Old Wu glanced at the Mi-24V not far away and said.
However, he can only carry three or four 80mm rocket launchers at most, while a Hind rocket launcher with four rocket pods can carry 80 rockets at once.
Without steel plates and with bulletproof glass, the armed pickup truck was more vulnerable than a lightly armored vehicle like a Humvee. The village protection squad didn't even have a heavy machine gun; they destroyed two vehicles with just a machine gun and an AK.
"Bang bang"
"Neither the boss nor the shrew are in our direction, let's just use the rocket launcher!"
The battles on the ground and in the air continued, and Ernest's confidants knew they could no longer sit idly by and wait to die; they had to find a way to break out.
"call out"
The other side's convoy is heading this way now, and they should arrive around the time they finish their fight.
The slender projectile that entered through the window was detonated directly, maximizing the kill of all personnel and soft targets inside the building.
"boom"
This is also about cleaning up the mess, only on a larger scale than before.
He was a paratrooper, but when he was in his senior year of high school, he was selected to be a pilot. He passed the C-chart vision test, but failed the swivel chair test.
Old Wu took down a launch tube that looked like the Type 08, but it was a different rocket launcher that was better at penetrating and killing than a multi-purpose assault launcher.
"We're doomed, they've set up an ambush outside the village too."
"Buzz"
Young Enest picked up the gold-plated AKM his father had given him, cocked it, and said directly.
You have to have the resources to fight back. Even if your AK is studded with diamonds, it can't take down an attack helicopter, but the other side can easily wipe you out, like this.
"Whoosh!"
After clearing out two rocket pods, Xia Yu, who had less than half of his ammunition left in the other two pods, fired two more S-8S darts.
Such projectiles might only penetrate the roof, scattering arrow-shaped fragments throughout the attic, having no lethal effect indoors.
However, this village didn't even have a single brick house, unlike the ones in Marie. Rockets could penetrate the thatched roofs and hit the houses inside, covering every inch of the interior with four-figure fragments.
So they really are here to bully the weak. Rebellions nurtured by poverty are so weak. They claim to fight for their beliefs but lack the courage of members of extremist organizations.
Against such a weak opponent, not deploying armored vehicle convoys was the right choice. Using infantry fighting vehicles would at least improve the effectiveness of the attack. Tanks are like using anti-aircraft guns to kill mosquitoes, a waste of their potential.
"Whoosh!"
They continued to fire rockets at the few relatively well-built mud houses for a final burst of fire. The confidant who wanted to make one last desperate attempt with the little leader was riddled with bullets and even his AK was riddled with shrapnel.
It's a bit wasteful, but it's better than firing a high-explosive rocket and setting the whole house on fire.
After clearing all the rocket pods, Lyman's 20mm cannons also ran out of ammunition and fell silent, and the operation officially entered garbage time.
"No need to guard anymore. 2nd and 3rd squads, go into the village to clean up the battlefield. The airborne team should also speed up and try to withdraw from Zha De before dawn."
The gunfire gradually subsided, and Xia Yu gave orders to everyone.
"Yes, boss!"
Having received a positive response, the fleet retreated to a safe distance and landed, having only enough fuel left for their return trip.
The two combat squads of the village protection team first searched the four pickup trucks that had rushed out and stopped on the road. After confirming that there were no survivors, they contacted Lao Ke to enter the village. They turned on their flashlights according to the assigned areas and conducted a second search of the mud houses one by one.
They searched from the outside in, while the airborne team searched from the inside out.
"Squeak"
As soon as he entered the room, Mariano's combat boots began to creak.
The walls and floor are covered in shrapnel; if you fall, you could probably poke a dozen holes in the ground.
"Unfortunately, the Golden AK is almost completely destroyed."
He crouched down, picked up the AKM from Little Ernest's hand, and after confirming it couldn't fire, threw it aside.
However, the person who can use this thing, who died with his eyes wide open and unable to close them in death, is definitely a big fish.
Mariano removed his fingerless tactical gloves and put on a new pair of cut-resistant gloves before searching the other man.
He quickly found a 1-kilogram gold slab with two arrow-shaped fragments stuck in it.
If it's a bullet, as long as the caliber isn't too big, you can survive two bullets if you block them with a gold brick. But there's nothing you can do against darts that leave a trail of shrapnel.
"Guys, do you know what good stuff your otter brother has found?"
Mariano shouted in the team's public channel.
Happiness is meant to be shared; a piece of gold like this is worth tens of thousands of dollars!
"This is a lynx, Uncle Otter, you've found dollars too!"
"We found $1.2 million in Franklin and more than $1 million in loose bills, all of which were darts stuck with the boss's rockets."
The flashlight illuminated a stack of Franklins, their eyes now one-eyed from being pierced by arrow-shaped fragments. Rob called out to Mariano, with whom he had a good relationship even before joining the company and who had introduced his niece to him.
"Hey lynx, just call me Otter at the office, and Uncle Mariano at home. Don't you think Uncle Otter sounds weird?"
Mariano quickly replied after finding a few more planks.
Introducing his niece to a millionaire was probably the best decision he ever made.
Of course, he still can't compare to Hans, who married his sister off to the boss and was also a company veteran, so becoming a multi-millionaire was only a matter of time.
"No problem, Uncle Otter."
Rob still liked this special title, which made everyone laugh.
The punctured gold plate can be melted down and recast, and the damaged US dollar bills can be exchanged for new ones at the bank.
But there are so many people in movies who are wielding knives and smoking cigars, so we know that these things don't burn very well. Therefore, in operations that focus on capturing spoils, concentrated firepower on defense will be more restrained.
Young Ernest, who died with his eyes wide open, did not think so. This battle was completely different from what he had imagined. He was killed in the house without even seeing the enemy's face.
Major Bukar, who arrived late, was also shocked by the sight of the corpses scattered on the ground.
To defeat an armed force of nearly 300 people like this, the entire border defense brigade responsible for the two areas would need to be deployed, while Jihuo Defense only sent fewer than 50 people this time.
This is a complete and utter defeat due to superior equipment, high-quality personnel, and superior combat concepts.
The Tsuna Air Force has five Mi-24Vs, which look the same as those used by Jihuo Defense, but three of them are immobile, and the two that can take off for combat are blind at night and can only sortie during the day.
However, to accurately hit an unguided rocket during the day, you need to get within 2 kilometers.
Even if the target doesn't have portable air defense missiles, rockets, anti-aircraft guns, and anti-tank missiles can all shoot down your helicopter.
The darkness is the best cover for modern asymmetric warfare. If it were a daytime attack, Xia Yu would not have entered the cockpit without the accompaniment of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.
The personnel disparity was even greater. The Tsai government forces found it difficult to fight, and the concentrated fire defense treated the enemy as nothing more than a bunch of chickens and dogs. In that case, the government forces were also ≈ chickens and dogs.
Especially for border troops with only some dilapidated vehicles, the Mi-17 at the brigade headquarters had been out of service for three years. The only two Mi-24Vs that could fly were used to guard Njamena and maintain appearances.
They wouldn't get a chance to go to such a remote and inaccessible place.
"If you take this credit back, what rank will you get promoted to?"
Xia Yu asked Bukar, who was grinning obsequiously with a bright white smile.
"The lieutenant colonel is definitely no problem, but the colonel needs to show his support. I'm planning to bring our brigade commander along."
In the military, merit isn't earned by one person alone, and in the government army, every position is filled by a specific person; if the leader doesn't promote you, how can you get promoted?
"You're quite capable, then congratulations in advance, Colonel Bukar."
Xia Yu congratulated him in the same tone.
"This is all thanks to the Firepower Defense and your support, Mr. Sherlock. As long as I am not transferred, the Firepower Defense's transport convoys will always be safe when crossing the border."
Bukar immediately promised.
He knew who was behind this opportunity, so of course he wanted to cling to Xia Yu's coattails.
"A colonel alone isn't enough. I think your brigade commander position would be more suitable. Also, your equipment is too poor. Ask Njamena for a Mi-24V in decent condition, plus that Mi-17. Try to get some funding, raise some yourself, and scrape together $2 million. I'll help you refurbish it to a usable condition."
If the other party is willing to be on good terms with Jihuo Defense, then Xia Yu will not hesitate to invest and provide guidance.
Border troops prioritize combat effectiveness. If their combat effectiveness is insufficient, and Njamena doesn't provide funding, Bukkar won't be able to afford concentrated fire defense or hire substitutes.
Why not take this opportunity to ask the higher-ups for some money and scrap metal, and have them help upgrade it?
The addition of an attack helicopter and a transport helicopter will significantly enhance the strength of this border defense brigade and help Bukar secure his position as brigade commander.
This isn't enough for fruit, but it's definitely enough for oak.
Moreover, the vegetation here is sparse, so equipping ourselves with helicopters would be more effective than buying infantry fighting vehicles.
Furthermore, it cannot achieve large-scale deployment; attack helicopters are more likely to produce results.
Tonight is the best example. Bukar's original Mi-24V couldn't take down such a tough nut, but it could still bully small armed groups of less than 100 people.
Targets like these are unlikely to have portable anti-aircraft missiles, thus ensuring safety.
Not to mention that Xia Yu gave a friendly price; Busa would have to pay 1.2 million yuan per old doe to have him refurbish it, but this time he rounded it down to the nearest yuan.
However, he won't lose out either. Once these two helicopters are ready, they'll be a living advertisement, and Njamena will still have to come to him later.
But the price needs to be renegotiated, as prices have been rising steadily over the past few years.
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