When he heard Gu Xifeng's roar, Xu Le's pale face moved slightly. A burst of bullets swept over. In front of the beautiful gunfire, the leaves in front of him were cut into pieces and shrapnel flew everywhere. The imperial soldiers who had just charged into the forest were all forced to the ground.
He released a muffled groan. His military boots dug deep into the earth. The countless pairs of muscle fibers on his legs suddenly collapsed and loosened, erupting with powerful strength. He turned into a gray shadow as he retreated backwards. While he was retreating, his right hand shot out like lightning, grabbing Xi Peng's neck. Like a hunter carrying a rabbit, he charged into the gloomy forest.
With just a few leaps, his figure already rushed out of the dense forest by the river. Carrying a few slightly curled leaves, he charged like a storm into the rugged mountain rocks, immediately catching up to Gu Xifeng.
"F * ck!" Gu Xifeng, who had already thrown away all of her equipment and even her heavy helmet, looked at the gust of wind that rose around her. She looked at her boss who had passed her. She gasped for breath and cursed. Her fingers spun the wrist watch in a complete circle, and then she suddenly threw herself into a crack on the side of the mountain road.
Pu! An extremely weak explosion sounded from the forest not far below. Immediately after, a second explosion that was slightly louder, a third … In a short second, the eleven bullet burying points between the forest and rock quickly exploded one after another. Like firecrackers, not a single gap was left. In the end, that string of explosions condensed into a fierce and deafening noise. The entire riverbank was shaken up!
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It was as if a powerful gust of wind had swept up from this place. The dense forest by the riverbank suddenly collapsed, collectively bending over. Some of the thinner tree trunks were even directly blown apart, revealing the fresh but ugly tips of the tree hearts.
The crushed rocks that were blown up were like bullets, not distinguishing friend from foe, not distinguishing between friend and foe, shooting in all directions. It was like a torrential rain hitting a wide leaf, making pa pa sounds. It was unknown how many layers of smoke were scattered, how many layers of bloody earth were penetrated.
After an unknown amount of time, the aftershock of the explosion gradually subsided. The cries of countless imperial soldiers in pain echoed in the woods. Two burning bodies fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then stopped moving.
Gu Xifeng removed her hands from the back of her head and wiped away the dust on her face. She widened her eyes and quickly swept her gaze down the mountain. After confirming the aftermath of the explosion, a trace of joy and fear appeared in her eyes. She did not notice that the back of her hand was already drenched in blood.
It was a hasty explosion, but the explosion produced a perfect result. This kind of luck that he didn't dare to believe before made him sigh with emotion. Were the souls of his companions who had died by the river blessing him?
The forest between the rocks in front of them became much sparser, and a sharp whistle faintly sounded. Gu Xifeng lowered her head and used the remaining smoke to quickly climb up. Dozens of meters behind her, the rugged mountain path that was difficult to traverse had already been completely covered by the collapsed rocks. The bullets fired by the imperial soldiers whistled past the shattered rocks, but they were no longer a threat to the retreating Group Seven.
The mountain collapsed, fiercely blocking the path of the imperial soldiers pursuing them. This explosion cut off Group Seven's path of retreat, and also left behind the corpses of their comrades by the river.
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In the Battle Command Room of the Federation Battleship in outer space of planet 163, the situation on the surface of the planet was constantly changing on the huge holographic screen. The senior officers of the Federation were in a hurry, and their expressions were solemn. A sense of urgency like an arrow on a bowstring silently filled the huge space.
On the screen, the outer armor bunker of the missile base had already been moved away, and the sharp missile body pointed straight at the sky. The fighter jets on the simple military airport had already slowly taxied out of the hangar and were preparing to enter the runway, ready to take off at any time. Countless heavy armors were silently parked in the valley, waiting for the last shadow of the setting sun to cover their bodies. 350 heavy M52 mechas coldly walked through the forest, startling the birds. There were also dozens of the latest black MX models silently traversing through all kinds of complicated terrain, taking the lead step by step to approach the defense line of the Empire.
The Federation's general attack on Planet 163 would begin in full force in the evening. A total of 14 armored divisions would launch a fierce attack from four directions. However, at this time, the atmosphere in the command room of the battleship was a bit strange. The generals with golden stars on their shoulders and the young staff officers didn't have much of the excitement before the big battle. They only silently stared at the screen in the middle of the light screen.
The surveillance satellite had just transmitted a battle that happened on the two sides of an unknown river. The Federation and Empire didn't have many soldiers involved in the battle, and the battle wasn't very intense, but everyone in the hall knew what this battle meant.
The deputy commander of the Federation's First Military Region, Yi Changtian, was specially sent from the capital ring to the West Woods to be in charge of the general attack plan on Planet 163 because of the victory military operation.
This highly respected general silently stared at the light screen. His hand didn't habitually stroke his white hair, and his calm facial features didn't reveal any of his true emotions. Even though he had already cursed all the officials of the Bureau of Proclamation and their ancestors in his heart.
After closing his eyes and thinking for a moment, he walked into a secret meeting room next to the command room. Looking at the nine Bureau of Proclamation officials wearing black uniforms, he said in a deep voice, "The team that the Ministry of Defense and you jointly recommended was attacked on the river bank earlier. We haven't been able to contact them for the time being. According to the analysis of the satellite images, the data has been destroyed."
The walls of the battleship room made of high energy plastic mixed with alloy gave off a trace of a cold feeling. The nine Bureau of Proclamation officials in the room were male and female, but they were all relatively young. When they heard this, they all stood up in shock.
Looking at the expressions of these Bureau of Proclamation officials, Deputy Commander Yi's eyes narrowed slightly. He sighed in his heart. Who would have thought that when the Federation's general attack was imminent, the Empire would suddenly go crazy? They didn't care about the loss of lives at all and sent countless guerrilla battalions into the Rocky Mountain Region. In the end, it was that team that had extremely bad luck.
"General, you also know that the Federation hasn't entered a large-scale network like this for many years. I'm not defending the Bureau of Proclamation's mistake, but … since a problem has appeared, we must immediately solve this problem."
A female Bureau of Proclamation official said coldly. She had a face that could be considered pretty, but because the outline of her face was too obvious, she appeared a little stiff. Even with a pair of round glasses, there was no way to improve her appearance.
This wasn't a defense, but this cold and matter-of-fact tone showed the Bureau of Proclamation's extraordinary position in the Federation's structure. Facing an important general of the military, the Bureau of Proclamation official was still so unyielding.
"Right now, the network is already eighty-six percent complete. Once it is activated, this general attack will definitely be victorious." This female official frowned and said, "We need to fix that small problem. The problem right now is that the only team that can make it to that area is that team."
She stared into Deputy Commander Yi's eyes and said seriously, "The data is destroyed. We can apply for permission to transmit it again, but that team must continue to move forward and complete the mission."
Deputy Commander Yi was silent for a few seconds. He reached out and pulled up the holographic screen on the table. Looking at the video of the previous battle on the screen, he said, "This team has already suffered heavy losses."
The nine Bureau of Proclamation officials in the room didn't say anything. They just looked at him quietly, using this silence to express some kind of firm attitude.
A bitter smile appeared on Deputy Commander Yi's lips. As a soldier, he had seen too many Federation soldiers die, but Group 7 was different. In this group that suffered heavy losses, there were many children of important people in the Federation, and that Xu Le … It wasn't that the general didn't dare to take responsibility, but after all, he was a person with feelings, not a cold organization like the Bureau of Proclamation that only followed logic and regulations.
"Connect me to 3320. I want to talk to Commander Zhong," the general said in a deep voice.
A trace of confusion appeared on the face of the Bureau of Proclamation official. He didn't understand why a simple mission would alarm the highest commander on the front line of the West Woods.
A moment later, Ning He, the second-class staff officer of the headquarters, walked in quickly and said quickly, "Group 7's signal has been connected. Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le wants to talk."
Deputy Commander Yi had just finished a call with the Tiger of the West Woods. Hearing this, the corner of his eye twitched. He connected the line and said in a deep voice, "Report the status of your group."
Xu Le's hoarse and tired voice sounded from the communication device. "11 dead, 4 seriously injured. Our group is located at 12 bases to the right of the Chiqiao Mountain Range. The geographical deviation is 300 meters. We urgently need backup and medical assistance."
The screen on the table immediately showed the satellite map of Group 7's location. However, due to the electronic interference of the Empire, the real-time image was a bit blurry. One could only vaguely see some gray rocks and green plants with some black dots scattered in between.
Ning He stood quietly behind Deputy Commander Yi. His eyes fell on the screen, but his right hand was clenched tightly behind his back. On that bald mountain were his closest friends and comrades, but now, he couldn't help them. He even had to send them to a more dangerous place.
Deputy Commander Yi thought of the previous phone call and the opinion of the Bureau of Proclamation. Without hesitation, he ordered, "I order you to continue to the designated operation area to complete the mission. Before entering the signal isolation area, the Bureau of Proclamation will send the relevant data. Please keep the signal channel open."
The other side of the communication device was silent for a moment. Then, Xu Le's tired and slightly mocking voice sounded again. "That's the data of level two clearance. Given the rigidity of the Bureau of Proclamation, will they be able to apply for clearance in time?"
Hearing this, the expressions of the Bureau of Proclamation officials in the room turned a bit ugly. One of the officials who was constantly exchanging information with the Bureau of Proclamation in the capital ring raised his head and said, "There shouldn't be a problem."
Everyone in the room sighed in relief.
However, at this time, Xu Le's tired voice sounded from the communication device again. "Many of my people have died."
Before Deputy Commander Yi could say anything, the female Bureau of Proclamation official with a poker face pressed the call button and said coldly and forcefully, "I don't care how many of your people have died. You must arrive at the designated location in forty-seven minutes!"
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