"There are still over 30 million there."
Xia Yu confirmed over the radio.
"Yes, the estimated number of echidnas is this many, but the exact number may be even higher."
Old Ke replied with certainty.
Even if only 30% is given to Gna, the remaining amount is still a considerable sum.
He had doubts about whether the revenue from this deployment could exceed 100 million, but now, with the income from the spoils, the total revenue is definitely over 100 million dollars.
This year has really gotten off to a good start, and Xia Yu hopes that it can continue to thrive and achieve its goal of over 500 million yuan in net profit.
With the War Museum acting as a money-printing machine, breaking 1 billion for the whole year is not a dream.
With expected profits and fixed assets, his personal net worth is expected to break into the top 500 of the Forbes Global Billionaires List.
That's the problem with having limited ammunition. The remote weapon station of the armored ambulance only has 300 rounds of 12.7mm machine gun ammunition. Switching to 7.62mm caliber would allow it to carry 200 more rounds, but that improvement is not as good as just going for a larger caliber.
"Knock knock knock"
Upon learning that a pursuing force was tailing the convoy, Andrei immediately increased his altitude and charged towards the overconfident Ace members.
"All personnel withdraw from the battle and proceed to the ammunition supply point for regrouping."
“Hold that position. My convoy and I are almost out of ammunition and will soon be withdrawing for resupply. The pressure will be on your side.”
"Well done, you've wiped out this convoy. Elek's Ace has at most three hundred men left. With Fennec Fox and the others helping to hold off the remaining main force, a basic load of ammunition is enough to wipe out these guys."
"Commander, they're trying to escape."
The Super Hornet, having passed the Deer and Tiger, swooped down towards the pursuing convoy two kilometers away.
It can only be said that they are indeed a second-tier force. They have the courage to fight, but their combat skills are far from adequate.
"Buzz"
Two members of the village guard, trained as door gunners, operated their CS/LM12 Gatling guns and HCBT (NSV) heavy machine guns, ready to fire.
Xia Yu gave Lao Ke some instructions.
Soon, more than a dozen pickup trucks and modified Hummers sprang out from every corner of the production area.
With such intense firepower, these ruthless individuals must be out of ammunition, so now is their chance to retaliate.
The Mole and Cosmog crews had only 15% of their shells left, and only one missile left for self-defense. The Mongoose and Panda crews, on the other hand, had emptied all the grenades from their autoloaders.
Manual loading could still keep up for a while, but the remaining ammunition for the coaxial machine gun and remote weapon station had reached the warning line.
"Whoosh!"
The weasel crew had run out of ammunition, while the glider crew, who remained at the ammunition resupply point, were still fully loaded.
And so, the remaining men persisted in fighting, despite the agreed-upon number of casualties that would render them completely incapable of fighting.
Extreme religions cannot be judged by common sense. These people truly believe that if they die in battle, they will be able to serve pearls, unless they are killed by a woman's bullet.
They unleashed a barrage of firepower in the oilfield production area, and their ammunition quickly dropped to below 30%.
Of course, due to the special nature of his industry, Xia Yu's name could not appear on the list, just like those hidden tycoons who make a fortune quietly.
Rocket Nest fired two darts in quick succession, and Xia Yu ordered everyone to temporarily withdraw from the battle.
Knowing they were no match for tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, these combat units were pinned down in the buildings by Arshebul, and now it was finally their turn.
All the tank commanders in the armored vehicle convoy responded in unison. They no longer hesitated to use their last bit of ammunition and retreated into the desert while fighting.
"Knock knock knock..."
But these people seem to have forgotten one thing: Jihuo Defense deployed two helicopters this time.
Old Ke and his men conservatively eliminated more than 100 people inside and outside the residential area. On the production side, the armored vehicle convoy and attack helicopters took out 200 enemy personnel, bringing the casualty rate close to 50%.
Without rockets and machine guns, it would indeed be difficult to break through tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, but Ace's pursuit convoy only consisted of pickup trucks and Humvees, which was perfect.
"They're not running away, they're out of ammunition. Hurry, send a convoy to follow them."
Come on, chase us! If you catch up, you'll die. You might as well stay in the production area!
"Calling the boss, the pursuing convoy has been dealt with and is returning."
The Super Frelon is indeed a transport helicopter, but given that the Mi-8 Hippo can carry rocket pods, the Super Frelon, with its two door-mounted machine guns, can truly be described as conservative.
The only crew with surplus ammunition was the Snow Leopard crew. With ammunition reimbursed by the client, the Cheetah A9 also provided over 200 rounds of programmed ammunition with its gun barrels lowered.
"Splash splash"
Xia Yu, who was loading ammunition into a Mi-24V, received a call from Andrei.
Looking at the retreating convoy, Arshebur's deputy asked him a question.
Liv's primary role is battlefield first aid. Before anyone gets injured, she helps to kill some "small monsters." Liv is relatively frugal, as she has already run out of ammo. The others are in equally bad shape.
The Weasel K1, which was used for auxiliary output, suddenly stopped firing. Liv pressed the fire button several times but there was no response. Only then did she realize that she had run out of bullets.
The tracer armor-piercing projectile pierced the fuel tank, and the armor-piercing incendiary bomb detonated the vehicles. More than half of the 10 vehicles exploded into fireballs, illuminating the desert.
A metallic storm of 7.62mm and 12.7mm bullets slammed into the armed convoy, which consisted of 10 vehicles and dozens of RPG shooters and machine gunners.
"Boom boom boom"
"Yes, boss!"
Xia Yu said excitedly.
Only by taking down all of Elek can the concentrated firepower defenses focus their forces on attacking Balmira.
The double whammy can wait, but Elek has to deal with it tonight.
"Calling the glider, keep an eye on the situation in the Balmira direction, and contact us immediately if there are any problems."
Xia Yu issued new orders to Andrei.
They cleared out Balmira's shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. The glider crew will be fine if they stay far away. Even if there are one or two left, the modified Super Frelon can withstand them.
"Yes, boss!"
The hovering Bumblebee flew towards Balmira.
"Splash splash"
Hosseini was torn between abandoning Balmira and taking the remaining tanks and men to rescue Elek, but the sound of helicopter rotors dissuaded him from that idea.
They cannot leave the city, because as soon as they leave the environment of urban warfare, they will immediately become live targets.
With Elek's loss a foregone conclusion, all they could do was stay in Balmira and try to wear down the enemy by trading one life for another.
If you didn't know the true colors of these people, it would feel quite tragic, let alone the delusion of exchanging one's life for another.
Faced with overwhelming strength, everything is in vain. As for your point about how difficult urban warfare is, the government forces and Grenadier have already captured most of the main urban area.
As long as civilians are not accidentally injured in the last few blocks, the rest are not a problem at all.
"boom"
A huge explosion rang out, and the group, who had just finished resupplying, looked in the direction of Elek.
Flames illuminated the sky, and billowing black smoke shot straight into the heavens.
It was Ace from the production area who made the move. They probably blew up a large oil storage tank in the oil field. If they couldn't get it, they would destroy it. But these robbers still managed to seize the opportunity.
"Hurry, hurry, we need to speed up our operation."
As Xia Yu shouted, he climbed into the cockpit of the Mi-24V and took off in his attack helicopter.
The distance of several kilometers was covered in the blink of an eye, just in time to run into the Ace Ace Demolition Team, who had planted a bomb on the second oil storage tank and were about to detonate it.
"beep"
The machine gun turret opened fire immediately, and hundreds of large-caliber bullets decimated them.
Why blow up latrines or fishponds? Why blow up oil storage tanks? Xia Yu bought crude oil, which costs tens of dollars a barrel, for a long time before achieving self-production and self-sales.
So you guys just blew it up like that? He needs to teach these people a lesson so they'll remember to be frugal in their next life.
"A great opportunity!"
"Pfft"
An old Igla missile left the launch tube and flew rapidly toward Xia Yu.
After learning that the pursuing convoy had been completely wiped out, Arshebur ordered his men to blow up the first oil storage tank.
He knew that blowing up an oil well would be more destructive, but there was oil in the storage tank, so the explosion would be even more loud and would definitely provoke the other side.
The attack helicopters are the fastest way to get back, and if the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns can't keep up, they'll have a chance to shoot down the enemy's helicopters.
But if they could think of that, surely Xia Yu could too?
You can fire as many portable anti-aircraft missiles as you want. If he cries out in pain, he's a coward.
What cheaters fear most is being targeted by a double-digit number of missiles, but after three missiles were already destroyed, Elek and his gang of Ace Ace no longer had the ability to focus fire.
"Puff puff whoosh whoosh"
Following the old Iris missile, two more relatively new Iris-S missiles were launched, targeting the Mi-24V.
"Puff puff puff puff"
"boom"
Xia Yu remained calm in the face of danger and quickly launched dozens of heat-generating decoys, which were directly detonated upon impact with the needle-shaped ones.
However, the more sensitive Needle-S missile was immune to this tactic. The Luhu managed to evade one missile with its maneuverability, but it couldn't avoid the third.
"Beep boom"
The proximity fuse was activated upon target detection, detonating the warhead at close range. Countless fragments clattered and struck the belly of the Mi-24V.
Xia Yu really missed this long-lost feeling.
In the PMC business, it's not good to always be unscathed, so let's have a little feast to show for it!
Xia Yu made a token effort, but after hitting the target, the anti-aircraft gunner who found that the target hadn't fallen was starting to question his life choices.
Are those Ossiers' anti-aircraft missiles really that weak?
Even if you switch to the powerful starlight from the British, the result is the same: you just can't break through.
The only weakness is the tail rotor, which has been hidden and cannot be locked, so things can only develop as they are now.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
It is only polite to retaliate, so Xia Yu directly returned fire with four S-8 rockets.
"Boom boom boom"
Several anti-aircraft gunners who had gathered together were instantly wiped out, and from then on, apart from a few broken machine guns, Elek had no more anti-aircraft capabilities.
"call out"
An RPG was launched from a corner, its target not Xia Yu in mid-air, but an oil pipeline exposed on the ground a hundred meters away.
The explosion of the oil storage tank was a big deal, but the oil pipeline connecting dozens of oil wells was a different story.
"boom"
The hollow explosive warhead, capable of penetrating 300mm+ homogeneous steel armor, easily tore through the thick tube wall, igniting a towering fire.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
Three more RPGs fired, creating a large hole in the long pipe and instantly igniting a raging fire.
"Knock knock knock"
The Weasel S30, arriving late, finally opened fire, riddling the RPG shooters with holes in their bodies with programmable airburst rounds.
"Calling the boss, we're late."
Kuhn said over the radio.
"It's not that you're late, it's just that operating in the oil field is so restrictive."
This is not the employee's responsibility, so Xia Yu naturally wouldn't push it away.
Who told them to run into bad guys like Ace? They didn't have time to destroy every oil well, and attacking the main pipeline was the same, because the enemy couldn't put out the fire at all.
"First, we need to clear out the remaining enemies. This fire can't be extinguished for now, but it won't spread further either."
Xia Yu said calmly.
After acquiring his own oil well, he gained a lot of knowledge about crude oil extraction.
Compared to explosions, fires are more common in oil fields, often burning for days and nights and difficult to extinguish. So it's better to deal with the remaining oil first before putting out the fire.
"Yes, boss!"
The hatches of the two weasel trucks opened, and groups 1 and 3 got out to accompany the convoy and clean up the entire crude oil production area.
Xia Yu checked for any omissions at low altitude and inquired about the situation on Lao Ke's side.
"After you withdrew, we took out about 100 more enemy targets. Now we don't show ourselves much anymore. Only Pallas's cat sniper is still getting kills."
Old Ke gave a concise report.
After suffering heavy machine gun fire and leaving behind a large number of corpses, these men finally learned their lesson, but snipers in the dark are still deadly.
With the drones, Paul could know the approximate location of those individual Ace soldiers, and then patiently wait for a fleeting opportunity.
Again, using drones, they can spot those clever guys who want to bombard them with mortars, and then the FPV drones can take off and blow up those mortar positions along with the people and the mortars.
"So all the Ace members in the living quarters are hiding inside the buildings, right?"
"That's right, and they're all far from the windows, so they're impossible to attack."
Automatic grenade launchers can fire 40mm grenades through windows, and 12.7mm machine guns can penetrate walls, so these guys naturally stay far away from the windows.
"I understand. You can take turns resting. We will meet up with you after dawn."
Xia Yu ended the communication after speaking.
There are still two hours until dawn. The buildings in the production area are relatively simple, and we can search them all before dawn.
The focus is still on the residential areas, where the houses are more densely packed.
However, before he could begin the actual search, he needed to ask old Yev for a favor.
"...That's the situation, we need that thing."
"Leave it to me, I can find it by tomorrow night."
Old Ye said he would take care of it. Luckily, this was Syria, otherwise Xia Yu would have to fly back to Guo. It doesn't seem to be that far, since that kind of thing is available in the country.
"Thank you so much. And if possible, could you lend me a platoon of skilled soldiers?"
Xia Yu climbed up the pole.
His small number of combat personnel were simply not enough to conduct the search in a dispersed manner.
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