North of Apaltado, it was a mountainous area covered by tropical rainforest. It was far from the road and far from the city. Except for a few villages scattered on the edge of the rainforest, there was no trace of human habitation.
The heavy rain in recent days made the old road even more muddy because of the muddy water washed down from the mountains. Even the most experienced explorers and backpackers would not choose to enter this jungle at this time.
At this moment, in the depths of this jungle, a group of soldiers armed to the teeth were advancing in the direction of the Port of Turbo in an orderly manner.
"We're almost there. We'll reach Apaltado in twenty kilometers, which is the edge of this jungle! Then we'll reach Turbo along the road! " Andre, the captain of the South Colombian guerrillas who acted as a guide for the Celestial Trade Army, said to the Celestial Trade soldiers walking next to him.
"Are you familiar with this area?" Gao Jian asked after he glanced at the satellite map on the holographic screen on his left arm.
"Of course." With a hint of pride on his face, Andre continued to speak in Chinese that was not fluent. "I grew up in this area. Even with my eyes closed, I can get out of here. "
"It's better to keep your eyes open." Gao Jian looked around, "We're getting closer and closer to the UA's position."
…
Port of Turbo. The streets were deserted, and not a single civilian could be seen.
Because it was close to the front line of the war, the local residents had been evacuated to the nearby city of Monteria by the North Colombian government forces. Port of Turbo at this moment was completely under the military control of the NATO Coalition Force. Not only were checkpoints set up at several main entrances, but soldiers in urban camouflage could occasionally be seen patrolling the streets.
The 27th Infantry Brigade of the UA and the legendary First Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment were stationed here.
Although most of the supplies were transported from Monteria to the front line, Turbo, as the frontline of the war zone between North and South Colombia, still had a strategic value that could not be underestimated. As the elites of the UA and even the entire NATO Coalition Force, they were responsible for guarding the blind spots of the Coalition Force's offensive line. In addition to guarding against the South Colombian guerrillas suddenly emerging from the rainforest and threatening the supply line of the NATO Coalition Force, they would use their advantage in mobility to directly pass through the rainforest to launch a surprise attack on the rear of the South Colombian forces.
This force was a sharp knife hidden in the sleeves of the NATO Coalition Force.
"Sh * t, I don't know how long this storm will last." Sitting at the checkpoint at the entrance of the town, a young UA soldier looked at the rainstorm outside the window and cursed impatiently. "Compared to here, I'd rather stay in the desert and feed camels."
It was raining, but it didn't make people feel refreshed at all.
The air here was so humid all year round that it was as irritating as breathing through a wet rag. Coupled with the stalemate of the battle, all the UA soldiers who were looking forward to driving their Humvees to attack the city felt disappointed.
"There's nothing wrong with the rain." The bearded veteran grinned. "It's better than going to the front line to die."
"You must be joking." The soldier raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully, "Just because of those monkeys that haven't evolved properly?"
"The guerrillas in South Colombia are a problem, but not a threat." His eyes were immersed in his memories. After a pause, the veteran continued, "But Celestial Trade is different. They are not only a threat, but they are fatal."
As if he heard something funny, the soldier curled his lips and said in a half-joking tone.
"I admit that Celestial Trade is strong, but don't you think you're overestimating them? We have ten times the number of them. Our aircraft carrier battle group is cruising in the Caribbean Sea. What about their aircraft carrier? I almost forgot, they don't have that thing at all. "
After a moment of silence, the veteran said.
"If you participated in the last Colombian Civil War, you wouldn't say that."
"Really?" The soldier pouted and said in a half-joking tone, "I think if we stood here last time, maybe this civil war would have ended last time."
When the veteran heard such an arrogant remark, he smiled and was about to retort. Suddenly, a warning sign suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart.
His hand suddenly reached for the rifle next to him. Just as he stood up vigilantly, a few short gunshots sounded almost at the same time!
Tututu-!
The orange-yellow trajectory flickered, and without the slightest warning, the UA soldiers at the checkpoint fell straight into a pool of blood. The soldier who had a disdainful look before had his pupils dilated, and it took a while for his pupils to regain their focus.
The thunder that exploded in the air masked the gunshots that cleared the checkpoint, so no one noticed.
The invisible boots stepped over the puddle, and the falling raindrops outlined the outline of the exoskeleton. After confirming that the entire checkpoint had been cleared, a dozen soldiers in K2 kinetic skeletons gathered under the checkpoint and gradually appeared in the rain.
The leader reached out to his helmet and reported in a deep voice.
"Team B is in position, the checkpoint has been cleared."
"Roger, all combat units pay attention, enter the town."
"Roger!"
Like a ghost, a force covered in dark kinetic skeletons appeared from the shadows of the rainforest. Pairs of iron boots stepped on the muddy road, and the heavily armed soldiers quickly passed through the cleared checkpoint and broke into the Port of Turbo controlled by the UA military.
Finally, when Celestial Trade's soldiers infiltrated two streets, the patrolling UA soldiers finally discovered these uninvited guests.
"Enemy attack!"
With a loud roar, the patrol team under attack immediately buried their heads behind cover and fired back at the Celestial Trade soldiers across the street with their rifles. A rifle grenade flew out and exploded in front of a shop tens of meters away.
With the roar of this explosion, it completely ignited the battle between the two sides!
"All teams pay attention, open the safety, fire at will! I repeat, fire at will! "
The entire town was boiling.
The orange-yellow trajectory shuttled through the rain and weaved a large net of death.
Behind the bunker, Gao Jian's fingers quickly tapped a few times on the holographic screen on his left arm. The Hummingbird drone hovering in the air immediately pounced on the UA soldiers hiding behind the bunker. The muzzles under the chassis instantly spat out terrifying flames.
The soldiers who were shot screamed and fell to the ground, and they were dragged into cover by their comrades who weren't shot. A few light machine guns swept into the air, and soon two drones fell, but its mission was completed.
Taking advantage of the pause of the UA soldiers' firepower, Celestial Trade's soldiers quickly rushed forward.
Just as the UA soldiers stationed on the other side of the street rushed to respond, the roar of propellers suddenly sounded. Camus, the commander of Company C of the First Ranger Battalion, who was in charge of the battle, suddenly looked up, and a hint of ecstasy suddenly appeared on his face …
"It's our plane!"
The Apache helicopter that suddenly emerged from the building complex, the bullet nests on both sides and the M230 cannon in the middle were aimed at the Celestial Trade soldiers advancing toward the Rangers. However, Camus was only happy for two seconds before his smile froze on his face.
Dragging a thick and long white smoke column, a surface-to-air missile shot up from the other end of the street, ignored the heat-seeking bombs flying in the sky, and headed straight for the Apache helicopter!
With a loud bang, the Apache, who had only appeared for less than two seconds, fell head-first into the commercial street not far away, black smoke rising from its body.
The high-temperature launcher burned the raindrops into mist, and a "Crocodile" armored vehicle from the back of Celestial Trade's position slowly drove onto the street. The machine cannon in the center of the turret, which was as thick as the mouth of a bowl, slowly stopped in the center, and it was reflected in pairs of pupils that were gradually filled with fear …
There was only one thought in Camus' mind at the moment.
How did their armored vehicle pass through the rainforest?
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