In the evening, it was very quiet at the Pyro Company's 3rd Division's camp. Everyone had already eaten dinner in the afternoon. The sudden change in meal time was a sign that they were preparing for a surprise attack.
On top of the city walls, the artillery troops were already in position. This time, an infantry brigade would be advancing into the northern forest, and the artillery troops would be responsible for covering the infantry brigade's retreat.
The Pyro Company did not choose to set off at night because there were searchlights on top of the city walls. When all the searchlights were switched on at night, their troops would be exposed to the barbarians.
But if they deliberately turned off the searchlights, it would also attract the attention of the barbarians. After all, they had the searchlights on time every day. If they did not turn them on today, everyone would know they were up to no good.
Therefore, the best way was to march directly in the evening and quickly pass through the area illuminated by the searchlights.
They did some calculations. Although it was already spring, the sky in the north would turn dark at around 5 PM. They still had 38 minutes to traverse the terrain.
Ren Xiaosu had also wondered why they did not just carry out saturation bombardment since they had artillery troops. Didn't the Pyro Company also plowed through the forest with artillery fire? Why couldn't they do it now? After all, this forest was still within range of the artillery fire, and it was only a few kilometers away.
However, P5092 explained to him that the forest in the north covered an area of nearly 10,000 acres. Even if their supplies were not destroyed, it would be impossible for them to carry out saturation bombardment on an entire forest. In comparison, it would be more worth it to use human lives in exchange for a more accurate strike.
Ren Xiaosu had to admit that this was probably the mindset of a commander. Weapons and people were just chess pieces on a chessboard. All they cared about was winning. Which of their chess pieces would be more worth it for them to win was what they had to consider.
Ren Xiaosu thought he would have to have a good talk with P5092 when he really brought him to the Northwest in the future. The people in the Northwest were not afraid of sacrifice, but it would be better if they did not have to sacrifice themselves.
In Ren Xiaosu's eyes, he always felt that as long as the people were still alive, everything was still possible.
Of course, this was also the reason why he could not become a military commander.
P5092's supplies were tight now, so he had to be even more careful when using ammunition. At noon today, Ren Xiaosu discovered the food rations at the field hospital had been reduced to half of what it used to be. Many people were complaining that they were not full.
From this, it could be seen that there was indeed a problem with the Pyro Company's supplies. The destruction of the forward operating base at the rear had a huge impact on the Pyro Company.
At this moment, the sun finally set over the horizon in the distance, and the sky rapidly darkened.
The sluice gate at the foot of the Great Wall was slowly raised to the height of half a person. The infantry brigade of the 3rd Division quickly passed through the sluice gate.
Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu met up with an independent recon company. He put on the Pyro Company's combat uniform and tactical vest before carefully checking his night vision goggles, automatic firearms, pistols, and so on.
It had to be said that the Pyro Company's recon company was equipped with very luxurious equipment. Each automatic rifle was equipped with two sights, one for optical sight and the other for holographic sight.
Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu met up with an independent recon company. He put on the Pyro Company's combat uniform and tactical vest and carefully checked his night vision goggles, automatic firearms, pistols, and so on.
Ren Xiaosu sized up his other "comrades" and realized they were even equipped with a 40 mm single-shot grenade launcher. Each platoon had six people who could provide heavy firepower support.
While Ren Xiaosu was sizing them up, the elites of the recon company were also sizing up Ren Xiaosu. They already knew Ren Xiaosu was a friend of Commander P5092, but they did not expect this young man to participate in this battle as well.
To be honest, Ren Xiaosu had not shown his combat prowess all this while. And the mission given to them by the General Staff this time was not to launch a surprise attack, decapitation, or infiltration, but to protect this young man.
As for the rest, they just had to follow this young man. Ren Xiaosu would become their temporary commander.
The recon company's commander hesitated for a long time before instructing, "When we enter the battlefield, you'll stay in the middle of the group. Don't do anything unnecessary. That's the only way to ensure your safety."
Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. The other party had spoken rather politely, so he nodded. "Don't worry, I know your mission is to protect me, but I don't need your protection."
The recon company's commander thought to himself, 'You don't need my protection?' You're really bragging too much. However, they had also seen people like him before. Before they went on the battlefield, they would be so confident that they would not even know where to go.
A combat force like the recon company had been through hundreds of battles, so they naturally had their own pride. On the battlefield, they had always been the most trustworthy comrades of others. If an all-out war broke out, all the soldiers would hope to have such an elite unit by their side to fight together.
Therefore, they understood the battlefield very well and had also dealt with the barbarians before. The recon company's commander knew very well that even supernatural beings would not end up well if they were surrounded by the extremely strong barbarians.
He asked again, "Sir, may I ask what your mission is if our mission is to protect you?"
"Oh, what's my mission?" Ren Xiaosu frowned and pondered it. "I don't know what my mission is exactly either. Let's just adapt to the situation."
The recon company's commander did not know what to say. Why did they not even have a target?
What on earth were they going to do on the battlefield?
Ren Xiaosu patted him on the shoulder with a smile. "Relax, it'll be fine. Just follow behind me and provide cover fire. By the way, what's your serial number?"
"T 40219," the recon company's commander replied. He sighed in his heart. They were probably going to have some trouble entering the battlefield this time.
Ren Xiaosu asked again, "T4, that's not bad. What's the level of the other soldiers?"
"They're all T3s," T 40219 answered.
Ren Xiaosu nodded. They were all T3s, and the overall physical fitness of this recon company was pretty good. It looked like they were the elite soldiers of the 3rd Division. He said to T 40219, "Since they're all T3s, follow closely behind me when I speed up later. Don't fall behind."
T 40219 nearly burst out laughing. Fall behind? How could the recon company possibly fall behind?
However, Ren Xiaosu did not say anything else. Instead, he led the recon company out of the gate. The gate slowly closed behind them, and T 40219 said coldly on the radio, "All squads, check the communications channel."
"Roger."
"Roger."
"Roger."
When they quickly passed through the area illuminated by the searchlights, T 40219 said, "Bullet, turn on the helmet camera."
This way, their combat footage would be transmitted back to the command center in real time. Meanwhile, Bullet was the code name of one of the team members.
As dusk turned to night, Ren Xiaosu turned around and glanced at the recon company behind him. He did not expect they would even have code names. He thought they would address each other by their serial numbers.
At some point, Ren Xiaosu wondered if the Pyro Company soldiers would desire to have a real name instead of just a serial number.
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