Chapter 384: The Visitor
Li Mu lifted the windproof cloth and climbed out of the single soldier pit. He didn't sleep comfortably, the mountain breeze at night was a little cool, especially in the second half of the night, even through the sleeping bag, the ground was still very strong. Fortunately, they were not attacked by the Hindustani last night.
The warriors on duty in the evening were still resting, and he called out to the other warriors.
After observing the nearby terrain, he decided to set up two lookout posts on the east and west sides of the outpost to prevent a surprise attack by the Hindustani, and to dig trenches on the hillsides. A single blast wall was too weak under the offensive of the Hindustani.
Once the blast wall is breached, they have nowhere to defend. With a trench position, even if the position is breached, it can still be defended by returning to the outpost through the communication trench.
The valley below the outpost needs to be mined, as a diversion, and it is a necessary place to attack the outpost.
There is so much to do today, and there is also a need to guard against a sneak attack by the Hindustani, and the platoon is already stretched thin. Li Mu was already prepared for the worst, with just a platoon of people, there was no way to stop the Naga tribe.
In the previous battle, Li Mu had already established absolute prestige in the platoon, and the soldiers in the platoon also knew that the big war was coming, so even if the mountainous terrain mixed with large pieces of gravel was extremely difficult to excavate, no one complained.
Li Mu took two warriors to the valley to lay mines, and the mines stored in the outpost were fortunately saved under the attack of the ground-dwelling basilisk. He did not lay only anti-infantry jumping mines, but also heavy anti-tank mines, which exploded only after sensing a pressure of more than two hundred kilograms.
The Naga tribe is not just a small to medium-sized tribe with a few biochemical velociraptors, they have power armor and even heavy weapons such as infantry fighting vehicles.
These heavy anti-tank mines weigh 8.6 kilograms and are a lot of effort to lay. Built-in advanced sensing equipment, it can distinguish between power armor, infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, and choose the way to attack. Can easily blow a heavy power armor to pieces.
Li Mu not only laid mines on land, but also laid a lot of mines in the streams, wanting to surprise those unlucky people who waded into the water.
Finally, when he was digging the ground like a groundhog, he received reinforcements from the division, there will be a platoon of power armor and infantry fighting vehicles, and two infantry platoons will come to support, and the artillery battalion directly under the division will also send forward observers to the platoon to provide artillery support at any time.
The division's 155-mm howitzer has a range of more than 80 kilometers when firing rocket range extenders, which can easily cover the entire Ladakh Mountains.
The most important thing is that the commando team of the division will also send a combat team to the Ladakh Mountains, and most of the commando members are fourth-level professionals, these professionals are different from the adventurers in the wilderness, they are all masters selected by the military competition, and they have strong combat effectiveness under a large amount of resource tilt and harsh training.
They will reconnoiter the movements of the Hindustani in the mountains of Ladakh. Ordinary soldiers simply cannot operate in such a complex and dangerous area.
Li Mu returned to the outpost, and only a small part of the outer trenches and firing points were completed, and the soil here was too hard.
In the afternoon, reinforcements arrived, and heavy helicopters with power armor and infantry fighting vehicles appeared in the sky.
There are no roads in the mountains, and they are not suitable for airdrops, only these transport helicopters with high carrying capacity can transport heavy power armor and infantry fighting vehicles to the outposts.
The otherwise calm outpost was filled with the sound of high-energy batteries discharging and the roar of diesel engines, and groups of soldiers jumping from helicopters. The soldiers in the platoon guided the infantry fighting vehicles to the south of the outpost, which was the safest place for the entire outpost.
"Platoon Commander Liu, no, you should be called Company Commander Liu now, this is the appointment letter in the division, now you will command everyone, I hope you don't lead them to death."
The staff officers in the battalion sent the appointment. Because Li Mu commanded his platoon brilliantly and thwarted the intentions of the Hindustani, the division decided that he would command all the reinforcements.
After appointing Li Mu, he hurriedly took the prisoners and left in a transport helicopter.
Now even fools know that the Ninth Outpost is already a dangerous place, and no officer wants to come here, so he will let this dirt bun be promoted.
The men of the divisional commandos left after a few moments of recuperation in the outpost, disdainful of interacting with ordinary soldiers.
Li Mu ordered the new reinforcements to dig the trench with the soldiers in the platoon, and these newcomers were not as easy as the soldiers in the platoon. They disregarded the order to dig trenches, and the firepower of power armor and infantry fighting vehicles was enough to deter the incoming Hindustani, and there was no need to do such thankless tasks.
Li Mu forced their complaints to be suppressed, and ordered all but the necessary garrisons to devote themselves to the construction of the fortifications.
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There was a single pit on the perimeter of the trench, where two soldiers of the second platoon monitored the enemy outside the outpost, and there were nine such individual pits, which monitored each other and were cross-placed on the perimeter of the outpost.
One of the soldiers shrank into the pocket, pulled a crumpled pack of cigarettes out of his pocket, took one, tapped it on the shell, held it in his mouth, lit it with a lighter, and took a deep breath.
"Hey, get me a branch."
The soldiers on the other side also shrank in with their rifles, and it was too cold in the Ladakh Mountains at night, and the two men had cigarettes in their mouths, swallowing clouds and mist, and forgot about the company's orders.
In the darkness, suddenly a hand reached out and pinched the cigarette, extinguishing it.
The two soldiers were startled, and raised their rifles in horror to shoot, but halfway through the guns, they were held down.
"If it's a Hindustani, both of you have your heads cut off. Run ten laps around the outpost tomorrow, and now, lift my spirits, and don't show me any more smoke from you. ”
Li Mu scolded a few words in a low voice.
"I've never seen a company commander like this, shouldn't he sleep in the camp at this time?"
The two soldiers grumbled for a while, then poked their heads out and stared at the night without a single movement.
Suddenly, there was a slight sound of footsteps in the darkness.
"Is it the company commander, we're not lazy."
The footsteps paused, then continued to approach.
A hand suddenly reached in and strangled one of the soldiers by the throat, and then a flash of silver light sent the dagger into the neck of the other.
"Woo... Woo! ”
The soldier struggled desperately to scream, but a dagger was plunged into the back of his head, muffling his voice.