In the darkness of the night, a small squad of twelve people was rapidly weaving through the forest without the aid of any illumination.
Two hills away from the squad, nine Red Team soldiers were retreating under the pursuit of the Blue Team.
"Squad Leader Liao, Sanshui and Gangzi are done for. Wu Di and I will stay behind to hold them back. You guys retreat," a Red Team soldier shouted after firing a burst shot from behind cover.
"Hold them back my ass. There's only a few of us. What's the point of running? Let's engage them in guerrilla warfare and kill as many as we can. " Liao Genzhu replied, then got up and quickly retreated a few steps in a crouch. He ran to a small reverse slope and laid down on the ground to continue firing back.
Two hills away, Qu Sen's squad heard the gunshots from afar. Everyone was on high alert.
"Xu Zhangyou, Liu Bing, go scout. We'll wait for you at the rocky area on the right side of the ridge. " Liu Fei quickly instructed and led the way to the right side of the ridge. When the squad members followed, two soldiers who received the order left the squad and quickly crept in the direction of the gunshots.
Qu Sen followed the recon squad to the rocky area on the ridge. After waiting for about ten minutes, Xu Zhangyou ran over, panting heavily. He crouched beside Liu Fei and reported in a low voice, "Squad Leader, Blues is chasing our brothers on the other side of the mountain."
"Be more specific," Liu Fei said unhappily.
"There are about seven or eight of our people. They're retreating in our direction. They should be the brothers who were separated from us in the afternoon. The Blues behind us look like a squad of gunfire. It's too dark, so I can't see the situation clearly. Liu Bing is still watching from the observation point. "Xu Zhangyou organized his words and described the situation in detail.
Liu Fei didn't say anything after hearing this. Instead, he turned to look at Qu Sen beside him.
In front of them, the red and blue groups were blocking the path of the small team. Qu Sen and the others' best choice now was to avoid them or hide first and wait for the two groups to pass before continuing on.
Getting involved was definitely out of the question. Everyone knew that they had an important mission on their shoulders. Even if they helped those Red Team stragglers get rid of the enemies behind them, everyone would likely be exposed as a result. Then, they would be held back by the Blues who arrived later, or even eliminated.
"Let's hide here and let them pass. After that, we'll continue to weave in and out of their way." Qu Sen did not know if the Blues would chase after them in a fan shape, so he did not choose to take a more risky detour. Instead, he chose to hide in place.
Qu Sen's choice was also in line with Liu Fei's judgment of the current situation. He decisively ordered his soldiers to scatter and hide in the rocky area. He also told them that if any of them were discovered, they should immediately retreat with the scattered soldiers on their side, so as not to expose everyone.
After everyone had scattered and concealed themselves, Liu Bing, who had stayed behind to observe, also ran back and reported that his scattered soldiers were circling around the mountain and retreating in this direction.
According to Loki's normal deduction, the Red Team stragglers would definitely retreat along the forest at the foot of the mountain in order to hide their tracks and save their strength. They would not choose to run toward the top of the mountain where the trees were relatively sparse.
Therefore, Qu Sen and his group, who were hiding in the rocky area of the mountain ridge, were not very worried. They were all secretly observing the two sides that were about to enter their line of sight from their hiding spots.
The sound of the Type 81 rifle was getting louder and louder. Although they could not see the figures clearly, they could already vaguely see the muzzle of the Type 81 rifle in the distance.
To be honest, it wasn't a good experience for him to lie in the corner and watch his brother being chased all over the mountain like a rabbit. However, all the soldiers in the reconnaissance squad knew that they were carrying a mission. They forcefully suppressed the impulse in their hearts and continued to hide.
"Squad leader, I can't run anymore. You guys continue to retreat. I … I'll stay and hold them back." A soldier in Liao Genzhu's squad staggered and completed a tactical action of alternating cover. He fell behind a bush and panted violently as he spoke.
Liao Genzhu looked at the soldiers around him. They all looked exhausted. He couldn't help but curse, "You guys are done for. You just sat in the armored car too much and only ran a few steps. Let me tell you …"
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by someone, "Liao, that's enough. We all know that Qu Sen, who ran more than 60 kilometers in one night, is your soldier. Stop bragging all day." Another squad leader who was mixed in with the team mocked Liao Genzhu after lying down not far away. He shot two short bursts at Blues who was following closely behind.
When the other soldiers heard Squad Leader Liao being mocked, they still laughed for a while even though they were panting heavily. The soldier who said that he couldn't run choked when he laughed. He lay behind the bush and coughed for a long time.
Liao Genzhu didn't care about being mocked. He laughed and turned his head to observe the terrain in the distance. He said to the squad leader who mocked him, "Big Ass, look at the five o 'clock direction. Is the ridge line in the rocky area?"
The first sergeant nicknamed "Big Ass" turned his head and looked at the direction Liao Genzhu pointed. He then shouted to Liao Genzhu, "It's the rocky area. Liao, what do you want to do?"
"Since we can't run anymore, let's move over there and get into formation. We'll compete with those bastards behind us in marksmanship." After Liao Genzhu said this, he lowered his body and moved to another hiding spot.
"Okay, I'll listen to you! Let's move to a good location. We can't decide who will win. " Big Ass responded. He called his brothers who were scattered around and adjusted the direction of retreat. They retreated to the rocky area.
"F * ck you. Why are they coming here?" Liu Fei carefully looked through the binoculars for a while. He couldn't help but curse.
Qu Sen didn't have night vision binoculars and couldn't see the situation on the opposite side of the mountain. He didn't need to look at the changes in the position of the gunfire to realize that a few Red Team stragglers had changed their direction of retreat and were retreating to the rocky area.
He quickly said to Liu Fei, "No, we have to move quickly. I think those guys are planning on using the terrain here to fight with the pursuers."
"F * ck, why do I think I see Liao!" Liu Fei suddenly said after Qu Sen finished speaking.
"Let me see!" Qu Sen heard and reached out to grab Liu Fei's night vision binoculars.
In the night vision binoculars, the movements of the Red Team stragglers were clearly seen. Qu Sen identified them one by one. He suddenly realized that when one of the soldiers was on the ground, his butt was tilted to the left and his two legs were swinging to the right. Wasn't that the Liao Genzhu's habitual posture?
He subconsciously said, "F * ck, isn't that the squad leader?"
"What should we do?" He originally thought that they were a few irrelevant Red Team stragglers. But now that he saw the Liao Genzhu, Liu Fei's previous thoughts couldn't help but waver.
"Don't worry, let me see." Qu Sen held the night vision binoculars and didn't move. He carefully observed the Blue Team's pursuers for a while. He silently counted in his heart and then said, "Seventeen! Even the squad leader can't do it. He's being chased around the world by less than two squads. "
"Tell me what to do!" Liu Fei asked again.
"Let's quietly move forward a hundred meters and set up ambushes on both sides of the mountain. When the squad leader leads the Blues over, let them continue to retreat. We'll wait for the pursuers to get close and suddenly attack. It'll definitely be done in a minute!" Qu Sen immediately gave a reinforcement plan.
"After saving Old Liao, what if the Blue Team pursuers come over?" Although Liu Fei liked Qu Sen's arrangement, he still didn't feel at ease and asked.
"Then let the squad leader rest for a while and continue to lead the pursuers in circles. We'll do what we need to do." Qu Sen replied with a smile on his face.
"Okay, let's do that!" Liu Fei gritted his teeth and ordered his soldiers to start hiding and pressing forward. As for Qu Sen, he was left in the rocky area to continue hiding.
Liu Fei was worried that Qu Sen would follow them. If he was hit by a stray bullet, then the following mission would be over. In this regard, Qu Sen expressed his understanding. The operation to save the Liao Genzhu was already a risk. If he were to lose himself, then it would be called 'saving a little and losing a lot'.
After finding a safe place to lie down, Qu Sen nervously observed the movement in front of him through the gaps in the rocks. When they saw the Liao Genzhu, a few of the Red Team's soldiers quickly retreated to the mountain stream between the two mountains. They started to throw grenades one after another and used the cover to retreat in the direction of the mountain ridge.
Soon, a few of the soldiers passed through the ambush line set up by the recon squad and threw grenades at the same time. When a series of explosions sounded, a few of them started to run at full speed towards the rocky area.
"Squad leader, haha!" Qu Sen saw the Liao Genzhu lying in the gap between two large rocks and started to reload. He couldn't help but yell out in a low voice.
"Who is it!" Although Qu Sen's yell wasn't loud, it still scared the Liao Genzhu. When he turned his head, he also aimed his gun in the direction where Qu Sen was hiding.
"Can you guess who I am?" Qu Sen held back his laughter as he hid behind the rock and asked again.
Liao Genzhu wasn't the only one who heard this. The other soldiers around him also heard this. They formed a group and aimed their guns in the direction of the sound with a look of suspicion.
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