"We finally locked onto the Grand Chief of the Asok Tribe, Takliu Asok. He's 179 centimeters tall, weighs 77 kilograms, and is 43 years old..."
"... His rise began half a year ago. It's said that someone has been secretly funding him all along behind the scenes, which has led him to become one of the biggest warlords of this generation. The background and specific strength of the other party are both unknown..."
"... The town of Vra is the center of Takliu's power. His armory, residence, barracks, etc. are all concentrated in the core area of that region. The top priority is his three tanks. However, it's unlikely that they'll use mortars in urban warfare..."
"Leave the tanks to the drones."
"What if the other side has surface-to-air missiles? Drones have to glide when they attack. Don't forget the lesson from Craig. We lost so many people because we relied too much on Department D!"
"Hey, buddy, do you think these jihadists without any discipline are those red-scarved guys?"
"I swear by my grandpa's cane that it must be them. Damn it, let's beat the hell out of them."
"There are two wells on the east side of the town. As the water source, maybe we can make use of them..."
"Department C has submitted a comprehensive work and rest schedule..."
"Professor, the governments of France and Austria-Hungary have indicated that we can borrow their Nolan-1 satellite for observation..."
"Reject it."
"The combat mission plan has been completed."
"This is Elsa McWill and Wilson Hercules. Now we announce that the 'Tit for Tat' operation has been officially approved. The time is 12:59:53."
"Received. Team Five is in position," I replied.
I'm currently about 300 meters west of the town of Vra and can clearly see the edge of the town. Looking closely, there are shadows moving back and forth, and people are bustling around, completely unaware of the upcoming war.
There are three possible locations where Takliu might appear. The first is his residence in the center of the town. It has a cloister structure with courtyards on both sides and is completely covered by a re-enclosed tower structure, looking extremely gloomy and dark. From a distance, this residence looks like a medieval castle, standing conspicuously and uniquely in the middle of the town. I can't help but think of the prison where Edmond Dantès was imprisoned.
At the same time, this is also the most likely place where Takliu will appear. The castle is heavily guarded. Reconnaissance personnel reported that the entire castle is guarded by Takliu's elite troops, the "Jihad Army". There is a T-72 tank inside the castle, and it's very likely that snipers trained externally are equipped in the high tower of the castle. Although this type of soldier is not common in ** forces and the training level is generally low, for an ordinary infantryman like me, the weapons equipped by the other side, whether it's the ancient SVD or the even older Mosin-Nagant rifle, are all deadly blows.
According to the joint regulations of Elsa and Wilson, the castle has been designated as Target Location One and will be attacked by Team Zero, Team Four, and Team Seven.
Among them, Team Four is responsible for taking on the main attacking task, Team Zero will conduct a semi-stealthy capture operation, and Team Seven is carrying two "Javelin" anti-tank shoulder-fired missiles. The top-attack mode is enough to turn the T72 into scrap metal at once. What's more, just 50 kilometers away, there are two MQ-1 reconnaissance and strike integrated drones on standby in a cruising state, ready to carry out ground strikes at any time.
Teams One, Two, and Five are responsible for attacking the barracks, which is designated as Target Location Two. The barracks usually have between 300 and 400 people, all of whom are from the Jihad Army. There's a certain probability that Takliu will appear there to supervise their daily training.
The entire barracks was built on the basis of an abandoned old school. Thanks to the similarities among schools all over the world, we don't have to worry about being unfamiliar with the terrain and thus losing the battle. Maybe we can even fulfill the dream of blowing up the school that we had back in the day.
It's impossible for just a few dozen people to defeat the three or four hundred people of the Jihad Army. Special forces can hardly defeat regular troops head-on in the battlefield. So the 252 Special Operations Brigade adopted the method of "fighting fire with fire" - using Department B, which is trained as regular troops, to deal with them.
This so-called regular army is the only class in Department B that I saw at the meeting that day, Class B19, named the Firepower and Support Battalion.
By standards, Class 19 is an absolute supporter of the Truth Society and is full of hidden talents. On the premise that the weapons area is not open to Department B (otherwise, who would still use the crappy M16A4? The fourth-class troops have already replaced it with the M27 IAR, okay?), these guys still managed to get various weapons through all kinds of means.
They possess, but are not limited to, the following equipment: The MG4 general-purpose machine gun, which Chinese students jokingly call the "German Luo Zhixiang", has become the standard equipment for riflemen. The machine gun teams all use the upgraded MG5 squad machine gun version 2.0. It doesn't show its power usually, but it shows great prowess in room-clearing and close combat. Assault soldiers, who are like flying dragons taking off in terms of firepower output, are generally carrying the large-drum version of the Atchisson AA12. The sniper team, which is usually only one in a class in Department B, is even more outrageous in Class 19. They sold the standard M24 and replaced it with the Chinese-made Type 10 grenade launcher, perfectly demonstrating, "Do you want to have a sniper duel? I can cause damage within a range starting from 15 meters"; plus all kinds of anti-tank weapons they carry... Who can withstand this? What can we use to resist?
The armory, which has both threats and a certain possibility of the target being there, is assigned to Team Six as the best Target Location Three. One of the reasons why Team Six, all of whom are from the United States, was selected into the 252 Special Brigade is their excellent ability to destroy enemy buildings.
The distances between the three target locations are not far. Each of them is a part that can trigger a situation where one move affects the whole situation. So, what will happen if these three crucial parts are attacked simultaneously?
This is also an important idea in the strategy against the enemy in this operation. The strategy of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao" has been understood by our ancestors thousands of years ago. So, if we take it a step further, the three nodes will not be able to support each other but will instead drag each other down and become a burden to each other!
And another key point is the water source.
The only two water sources in the town are the two wells on the east side. Just like when Jiang Li put bitter essence into the water source during the tactical assessment and caused Team A to not only have no water to drink but also eliminated two people, Team Zero, which successfully infiltrated 40 minutes ago, added the potion "Advanced Mathematics No. 2" configured by Li Sifield, a student from the Tactical Equipment Group, into the wells. It's said that this colorless and odorless drug has only one effect, which is to put the drinker into a drowsy state where they struggle between sleeping and not being able to sleep, just like when I was in high school math class. According to previous experimental data, it's unlikely to have an impact on the cerebral cortex development of infants and minors, so it can comply with the Geneva Convention and is indeed an understandable choice in this operation.
In terms of support, Department E can provide us with two drones carrying different equipment at any time, and Department C already has two relevant teams lurking in the town of Vra at present. Another team has provided a site 25 kilometers away. The Army Aviation and the Rapid Reaction Force led by Angelia had already moved here under the cover of night last night and are now on standby.
As for me, I've finally got what I've been waiting for. The thin wisp of cooking smoke over the town is slowly dissipating. Gray in the blue sky without white clouds, it stands out conspicuously, indirectly telling us an obvious signal: The enemy is having a meal.
"Zhuge, launch it."
"Received, Captain," Zhuge Yu replied in a low voice. The small and flexible four-winged drone took off from her hand, light and without making any noise. The single-soldier drone named Y-3 is the standard equipment for the Itlan communicators. It integrates observation, communication, and air strikes. When operated through the tactical tablet, it can directly provide the camera's field of view. And when in combat mode, it will automatically follow its user and provide relevant information through the miniature display on the communicator's rifle. Another special state of the Y-3 is the communication mode, where it can provide communication signals for friendly troops within the range when the radio fails.
As for the retreat, it's the easiest thing to handle. An hour later, the biggest sandstorm in Akria this year will pass through here, which will just happen to provide cover for us who are fleeing on the road.
Of course, if we fail to escape, that will be another sto