The bloody mist that exploded from the barbarian's head was still lingering in the air. However, this shot did not seem to scare the other barbarians away.
There were still three barbarians lying in ambush in the river. They were holding huge axes and looked like ghosts in the river.
When the cookhouse came to the river to fetch water, they did not even bring the most basic weapons. To be honest, they did not expect an enemy to be hiding here.
A barbarian roared, "Don't retreat! We won't be able to escape with the sniper here. Kill as many as you can!"
Behind them was the river. Even if they jumped back into the river, it would still take time. Therefore, these barbarians knew that they would definitely die, but they wanted to drag a few people down with them before they died.
The remaining three barbarians continued to chase after the chow squad. They moved extremely quickly, but before they could take two steps, two more sniper bullets flew over and pierced through the hearts of the two barbarians.
The cookhouse soldiers were so frightened that they almost threw the water buckets away. In the end, they realized that only one of the four barbarians who had just crawled out of the river was left in the blink of an eye.
While they were still in shock, the cookhouse's platoon leader said fiercely, "Don't freaking scare yourselves. There's only one person left. If he can scare us like this, it'll be too embarrassing when we get back. Let's attack together and kill him! "
At that moment, the cookhouse soldiers were stirred up. Although they had never fought in battles, they were still soldiers who had undergone formal military training!
As they spoke, the cookhouse soldiers stopped retreating. Instead, they slowly approached the remaining barbarian. In just five seconds, the cookhouse soldiers had already formed a battle formation.
The barbarian stared coldly at them and sneered with his axe in hand. The next second, he suddenly charged forward.
The cookhouse's platoon leader roared and pounced forward. "Kill him!"
However, the sniper did not intend to give them a chance to show their faces. The three gunshots from the sniper rifle in the distance had yet to stop, and the rumbling sounds were still ringing in their ears. In the end, blood spurted out of the barbarian's chest again, and his leather jacket was blown apart like a rag doll.
The battle started and ended quickly. The cookhouse soldiers stood rooted to the ground in a daze. It ended just like that?
The platoon commander said to a soldier, "Quickly go and report to the commanding officer. Just say that we've been ambushed by the barbarians here!"
After that, the two cookhouse soldiers ran back to the military camp in a frenzy. About ten minutes later, they brought P5092 and the others to the river.
A group of soldiers surrounded P5092 with explosion-proof shields in their hands. They were afraid a sniper might be hiding somewhere and plotting something.
However, P5092 waved it off and said, "Get out of the way, everyone. I can't see anything with y 'all shielding me so tightly."
The adjutant said anxiously, "Sir, your body won't be able to withstand a sniper rifle."
P5092 pushed the soldiers around him away and said with a smile, "Don't worry, these two snipers are not our enemies, so there's no need to be so afraid."
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu, who was hiding in the distance, saw P5092 crouching next to the barbarian's corpse through his spotting scope. He muttered, "Isn't that P5092? He doesn't seem to be afraid of snipers at all. He's quite bold."
P5092 crouched down next to the barbarian's corpse and asked calmly, "Y 'all mentioned that they suddenly appeared when we came to fetch water, right? Get the two T4s to go into the river to see if there are any clues."
After that, the two T4s took off their jackets and dove into the bone-chilling river. Immediately after, they came ashore and said, "These barbarians should've been lying in ambush here since a long time ago. There are also fish skeletons that have just been gnawed on at the bottom of the river."
Those fish were caught by the barbarians in the river and were eaten raw without any preparation.
P5092 nodded. "Those bastards really like to launch sneak attacks. They must've guessed that some of us would come to the river to replenish our water supply in the morning, so they laid in ambush here. Pass down my orders. From now on, everyone must be equipped with live ammunition and hand-held grenade launchers when they enter and leave the campsite. When the cookhouse squad, engineers, and other technical personnel go out, they must be escorted by two platoons. "
"Roger." The adjutant made a note of this.
However, P5092 was even more puzzled. "Each of the four barbarians was killed with a single shot. Even we didn't know there were barbarians hiding here, so how did those two snipers manage to predict it in advance?"
This was a very strange feeling. It was like the barbarians were out hunting but had not expected they would also be treated as prey by others.
The barbarians had been hiding in the mountains and boasted that they were experienced hunters. They had the attitude of toying with the Central Plains people. But they did not expect there would be hunters even more experienced than them in the mountains who also treated them as prey. Moreover, they knew what the barbarians were trying to do and could guess where they were hiding.
P5092 looked up at the other side of the river and actually waved in the direction of Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin to express his gratitude. Ren Xiaosu was amused. "That P5092 is quite capable. Let's go and continue looking for the other barbarians."
Ren Xiaosu was certain P5092 could not see them. Even he would need the help of a spotting scope to see P5092 clearly. P5092 must have determined the trajectory of the bullets from the bullet holes in the barbarians' bodies.
When the adjutant next to P5092 saw his commander waving at him, he wondered, "Sir, did you see those two snipers?"
"No." P5092 smiled. "But I know they must still be there. Alright, let's all go back. We'll head into the mountains again in an hour's time. We'll search another 12 areas today and herd those barbarians into the vicinity of Longtan Canyon."
"Then are we just going to ignore those two snipers? With such an unknown factor suddenly appearing on the battlefield, it might interfere with our battle plans. At the very least, we have to get in touch with them. It would be even better if they could cooperate with us, "the adjutant said.
"I don't care anymore." P5092 teased, "Don't you think that with those two around, we'll have fewer casualties? That's the most important thing. Remember, our real battlefield is at the northern defensive line. The barbarians here are just giving us a chance to warm up. Before we get to the northern front lines, I need our soldiers to have enough morale to face even more brutal things. "
An hour later, when the main forces entered Mt. Dashi again to complete the encirclement mission for the day, they suddenly discovered something strange.
"Sir, there's news from the front lines. Three barbarian corpses have been found at Python Ridge in Zone 17."
"Sir, there's news from the front lines. Two barbarian corpses have been found at Kun Stream in Zone 15."
"Sir …"
In just half a day, the main forces at the front responsible for searching the mountain range of Mt. Dashi discovered more than 20 barbarian corpses in one go. Among these corpses, some had been killed with a single shot from a sniper rifle, while others had been killed by sharp weapons.
There were seven barbarian corpses in the area with the most corpses. They had clearly experienced a head-on battle, but all of them were still dead. In other words, the people who were helping them clear out the barbarians in the mountains had the strength to kill seven barbarians head-on.
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