Chapter 135: The First Battle of the Dragon Guard (Part 1)

  More than 100 people brought out from the underground base of the gun group are now being taken to hospital by helicopter for treatment. Most of them were not physically injured, but they had been starving for too long and still needed treatment.

  After sending them away, I lied to the appearance of my arch-nemesis Dongfang Yihao and Zheng Yiming's female enemy, telling all the personnel who came from the Dragon Guard Team: "This battle is the first battle since our Dragon Guard Team was established. Everyone, cheer up and we must eliminate this group of enemies."

  The Hu Long team this time came to perform the task, except for those on duty, basically all personnel. However, due to the special mission of the Hu Long team, Captain Sun Xiao Yi did not come in person, and was led by Ding Hui.

  Ding Hui relayed my order without any hesitation, loudly passing on my command: "All aboard, pursue the enemy. The target's position and tactics are all on the terminal, each battalion commander must be careful not to make a mistake."

  Several battalion commanders said in unison: "Understood!"

  What happened next was very simple. All the warriors in the team chased after the enemy's escape route, pursuing them all the way, and hated to catch up with the enemy immediately, destroying all the enemies.

  This time, the enemy of the assault team was too arrogant, actually taking action near the military department's garrison in the capital city, and even taking the members of the assault team as hostages. It's as if they didn't put any of our soldiers in their eyes. This made all of us soldiers choke with anger, wishing to have a real battle with them immediately.

  Although I also feel indignant, I won't be blinded by anger. The fact that the enemy can quietly take action against our gun squad in the capital city is enough to show how powerful they are. Our opponents are very strong, so strong that I have to be more careful when dealing with them.

  I told my thoughts to the three battalion commanders along the way, ordering them to be highly vigilant and never take it lightly. The three battalion commanders were also old soldiers who had been tempered for a long time, and after listening to my analysis, they all put aside their minds to fight the enemy to the death and began to think about how to win this battle.

  First, you must be able to win the fight, and then consider the outcome of the war.

  Although a long command is war decision, if we rely solely on our dragon protection team, the twelve-hour time limit will make it difficult for us to catch up with the enemy and wipe them out.

  Fortunately, there are still many friendly troops helping us now. They are either intercepting the enemy or providing assistance to us. In short, they have been of great help to us.

  Considering that the enemy might harm the hostages when they get anxious, we didn't dare to pursue them too aggressively. Moreover, once the enemy discovers our plan and disperses, our mission to pursue them will become even more difficult.

  The city is densely populated, and the enemy can easily hide among the crowds. It's hard for us to find them out. We can't just round up everyone without distinguishing between friend and foe, or we'll be scolded by our superiors as being brainless later on.

  There were concerns, so we had to change our tactics. I and the three battalion commanders discussed it together and finally decided to change our original plan. The people of our three battalions would no longer go after the enemy as a whole, but instead be divided into three teams, that is, each battalion would fight on its own. However, my requirement was that whichever battalion encountered the enemy first must notify the other two battalions immediately, and then we would adopt a strategy of surrounding the enemy from three sides and attacking them together.

  I and Zheng Yiming then took a commandeered civilian Audi, setting out ahead of time to search for the enemy's specific location.

  The satellite only passed over a general area, and we need our ground troops to confirm the detailed address.

  Zheng Yiming was also supposed to be sent to the hospital for treatment, but he was worried about the safety of the kidnapped gun group members and insisted on going with me to rescue them, so I had no choice but to let him come along.

  Our car was very fast, after all, it's a famous car, and there are some advantages. So when we ran for two hours, Zheng Yiming suddenly slowed down the car, then said to me: "Chang, it seems like there is a military vehicle in front of us, I don't know if it's our gun squad that was taken away by the enemy."

  I signaled him to stop the car and got out alone. In a flash, I had already jumped into the small woods on both sides of the road.

  The woods were artificially planted, the trees were not big and very sparse, and they couldn't hide my figure at all. But it's still better than walking on the highway, so I chose to approach those military vehicles from the small woods ahead.

  There were fifteen military vehicles in front, except for the two military jeeps leading the way, all the others were armored vehicles, looking very majestic.

  I didn't dare to get too close, fearing that the enemy would discover me and then add to their escape. So when I climbed up a small tree that was slightly larger than usual, I took out my portable binoculars and carefully observed these vehicles.

  The armored vehicle's windows were too small, and there was also a camouflage cover, so I didn't see anything valuable at all. However, those two jeeps, I could see them very clearly. The people sitting inside were all soldiers, but looking at their uniforms, they seemed to be somewhat worn out, as if they had just come down from the front line.

  This is a doubt, I quietly returned to Zheng Yiming's Audi and said to Zheng Yiming: "Are all your military vehicles armored? Don't you have ordinary military trucks?"

  Zheng Yiming shook his head: "We are all military jeeps and armored vehicles, and then there are various tanks. However, the front line was tight some time ago, and all the tanks were transferred away. Now our gun group is left with only armored vehicles and jeeps like before."

  I nodded: "That's right, the convoy in front is the enemy who escaped from your gun group. Now we'll contact the people of the Hu Long Tuan and let them think of a way to surround this convoy."

  Zheng Yiming immediately picked up the communication device that had been prepared long ago and began to contact the three battalions of the Hu Long Tuan behind us.

  The entire combat personnel of the Hu Long Tuan who received the news rushed over quickly. By this time, the enemy's convoy had already disappeared from my and Zheng Yi Ming's sight. Because we had to wait for the three battalions behind us, we had to slow down the vehicle again and again, resulting in letting the enemy's convoy run far away.

  As soon as I saw the three battalion commanders, I said: "Now contact our troops in the front and ask them to intercept this convoy, wait for us to arrive, attack from both sides and wipe out the enemy. If possible, also inform the friendly forces on both sides, it's best to surround them from all sides, so they can't escape."

  Three battalion commanders were ordered to contact the friendly forces, and I and Zheng Yiming still took the lead, following up on the enemy's convoy. Our vehicle speed was extremely fast, and we caught up with the front convoy in less than ten minutes. I contacted the three battalions of the Guard Dragon Regiment again, reported the current location of the enemy, and then said to Zheng Yiming: "Speed up, let's pass these armored vehicles, and talk about it when we get to the front of the convoy."

  Zheng Yiming nodded, stepped on the accelerator, and the car rushed to the front of the convoy like a flying bird. The two jeeps in front of the convoy had people inside who didn't even glance at us, seemingly completely uninterested in us.

  I took a close look at the people in the car through the rearview mirror, originally not planning to find that woman among the enemies or Dongfang Yonghao's, but unexpectedly, they were sitting right there in the first car.

  My anger flared up, but I also knew it was difficult to stop the entire convoy at once, so I could only hold back my anger and said to Zheng Yiming: "Don't slow down, let's keep moving forward."

  Zheng Yiming seemed to have seen my displeasure and the car accelerated again, leaving the enemy's convoy far behind in just a few seconds.

  We ran out for two kilometers and then drove the car to a fork in the road and stopped. Zheng Yiming only said at this time, "Liang, are we waiting here?"

  I shook my head: "I reckon it won't be long before our helicopter squadron arrives, once they engage the enemy, it'll be chaotic. At that time, you come with me to rescue people."

  Zheng Yiming nodded: "Understood."

  We just sat quietly in the car, waiting. In less than three minutes, I heard the sound of a helicopter coming from the sky. This time, the incoming helicopter should be our friendly forces, so Zheng Yiming and I were excited to prepare for the attack on the enemy as soon as the helicopter arrived.

  The helicopter's speed was very fast, we had just finished preparing and the helicopter had already arrived above our heads. Next, I saw a helicopter's head slightly dip, a rocket projectile had flown towards our car.

  I was shocked and grabbed Zheng Yiming who was stunned beside me, pushed open the car door with my backhand, and rolled on the ground with Zheng Yiming.

  A violent explosion occurred right next to us, and Zheng Yiming and I had just left the center of the explosion, so we didn't suffer too much damage. However, our bodies were more or less injured, after all, this attack was too sudden, and we didn't have enough time to react, and couldn't completely leave the lethal range of the explosion.

  After we calmed down, it turned out that the helicopters that came this time were not our friendly forces at all. These helicopters looked like they were produced abroad, and I don't know how they entered our country and arrived in Beijing. The defense of Beijing seems to have really gone wrong.

  I immediately reported the situation to the military department at the fastest speed, and then stayed with Zheng Yiming. Because I didn't know when, our surroundings were filled with enemies, countless gun barrels were aimed at us.

  Our car has been reduced to ashes, and our people are being pointed at by the enemy's guns, seemingly having lost the ability to resist.

  Zheng Yi Ming glanced at me, his hand quietly reaching for the gun at his waist. Just as I was about to stop him, a gunshot rang out, and his wrist was already bleeding from the wound.

  Zheng Yiming is also a good fellow, his wrist was injured, but he didn't even frown, instead he glared angrily at the person who shot him.

  I dodged in front of him and turned back to whisper: "How is it?"

  "I'm fine, don't worry!" Zheng Yiming said gritting his teeth.

  I nodded slightly, and then I heard someone say: "Unexpectedly, this time we can actually lure out a big shot from the military department. It seems that our previous decision to take action against the gun group was correct."

  I looked at this person with a face full of scars, seemingly someone with a story to tell, and also a very cruel person: "What kind of people are you? Why did you have to use force on us?"

  Before he could speak, Zheng Yiming had already said: "I can tell by his voice that he is the leader of the enemy, named Ah San."

  Zheng Yiming's words were also heard by this "A San", who burst out laughing and said loudly: "Director Zheng has good hearing, he can actually hear my voice. That's right, I am the A San you mentioned, and I am also the leader of this operation against you."

  I frowned and said: "You seem to be a Chinese too, why would you take action against us Chinese?"

  "I am a Chinese, but I just can't stand what the current government is doing. Only by killing all of you will we poor people have the chance to turn things around and become the masters."

  I was shocked: "Your purpose is actually this? Don't you know that the common people are now living in peace and contentment, with enough food and clothing. Who would follow you to rebel? With just a few of you, wanting to oppose our government, isn't it also too arrogant?"

  "Never mind about that, we will take care of recruiting new soldiers ourselves. Now you should think about your own outcome."

  Just as I was about to speak, Zheng Yiming had already angrily said: "If you fall into their hands, whether you want to kill or cut us up is up to you. If you want us to surrender, forget it!"

  Ah San smiled coldly and turned around to say to an enemy with a covered face: "Go call the young lady over, this matter requires her to give the order!"

  The young lady in Ah San's mouth is unknown, but I vaguely thought that this person must be the highest commander here. Otherwise, this self-proclaimed leader would not have sent someone to call the so-called young lady.

  Before long, another person I was somewhat familiar with appeared in front of me. This person was none other than the female enemy that Zheng Yiming had drawn.

  I see that this person is at least 1.7 meters tall, which is even taller than the average man. Moreover, he has a good figure and a beautiful face, and is still very young. If he weren't an enemy, I would definitely take a few more glances and sincerely compliment him a few times.

  But now we are enemies, and I have no loving thoughts for her. I just look at her calmly, waiting to see what she will do with us.

  Now there are many enemies, we only have two people, and one of them is injured. Forcing a fight will only lead to more deaths, so I choose not to act for the time being.

  When this woman saw me, an unusual expression appeared on her face almost immediately. This was not the kind of unusual expression that a beauty would have when she sees a hero, but rather the kind of expression a hunter has when he sees his prey. It seems that this woman is quite belligerent and should also be a radical.

  "Bring the gold warehouse on board, and kill the other one."

  The woman's words were devoid of any emotion, and as soon as they left her mouth, they could kill a person. It was truly ruthless. I, on the other hand, felt a great sense of urgency in my heart and hastily said, "Wait!"

  The woman had already turned around and was about to leave, but stopped in her tracks and said coldly: "What is it that you want to say?"

  I took a glance at the woman's back and had an epiphany: "This is the leader of the gun squad, also one of our key figures. If you kill him now, won't that just waste the best opportunity to use him as leverage against your troops? You should know that our troops have already surrounded you, and without a hostage, you're not going anywhere."

  The woman heard my words, slowly turned around: "Do you want to save your comrade's life? Well, I'll give you a chance now. Just tell me how many people are chasing us from behind, and I won't kill you or your comrade for the time being."

  "I said without thinking: 'The troops near the capital are all chasing you. As for the specific number, I think there are no more than 100,000, but also as many as 80,000.'"

  The woman was taken aback, then sneered: "You think you can scare me? The total number of troops in the capital is only over 30,000, and you claim there are 100,000 people chasing us. Hmph..."

  I laughed and said, "You don't know that your actions this time have even startled the highest leaders. The orders we received are to capture you at all costs. Now it's not just our army that's chasing you, but also the police, armed police, militia, and so on. In total, isn't that around 100,000 people?"

  The woman slightly furrowed her brow and then said, "With you and the Gun Group people serving as our shields, I have confidence that we can rely on your blockade to leave the capital safely."

  I forced a smile and fell silent. After all, she was right. Although our side had made good preparations for the war, the enemy had so many hostages in their hands, how could we fight this battle?

  The woman seemed to have seen through my mind and said disdainfully, "Now we are the ones who have the upper hand. Don't think that we will let you go just because we're afraid."

  I know it's useless to say anything now, so I just glanced at Zheng Yiming and whispered: "Later if there's a chance, you escape on your own, don't worry about me. I'll do the same, we can each take care of ourselves."

  Zheng Yiming nodded slightly, indicating he understood what I meant.

  We were disarmed by these masked enemies and tied up, then sent into an armored vehicle.

  Inside this armored vehicle, apart from the four guards who are our enemies, all the others wearing military uniforms are actually members of our gun squad. As soon as they saw Zheng Yiming, they immediately became excited and shouted: "Squad leader, how did you also get caught?"

  Zheng Yiming smiled wryly, looked at me and said: "This is...my benefactor, everyone should be more polite to him."

  I smiled slightly: "Everyone doesn't need to be polite, we are all hostages and prisoners of war. What will happen next, none of us know, so there's no need to worry about the rules in the troops anymore."

  Zheng Yiming looked at me with a slightly dim gaze and said in a low voice, "Does everyone understand? If we fight later, does everyone know what to do?"

  The dozen or so people on the bus were all intelligent individuals, and they nodded in tacit understanding, none of them speaking again.

  The armored vehicle was driving on the highway, and the helicopter above its head was still hovering, as if it was protecting this convoy. I was secretly anxious, from the time we were captured to now, fifteen minutes had passed, but the people of the Dragon Protection Squad hadn't caught up yet, nor had anyone else's troops caught up, it seemed that this time's enemy wasn't easy to mess with and had been prepared early on.