Chapter 146: Retreat to Raqqa Town
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When night fell again on the town of Raqqa, the small city finally regained some calm. Although the occasional roar of the engines of large chariots and mechs, and the rumbling of strings of armored boots resounded sporadically in all corners of the city, the rumbling of gunfire during the day was gone.
"Buzzing" a banshee fighter plane did not even turn on the stealth force field, shaking the black fuselage, swaggering ultra-low altitude and skimming an avenue in the city. Immediately afterward, a group of Marines in white CMC armor slowly advanced down the block with a Marauder mech. The mech's scarred steel shell was emblazoned with the Sharon rebel's double-headed eagle, and a pair of red holographic scanning eyes were scanning the dark corners of the ruins on both sides of the street. The Marines also turned on the tactical spotlights on their armor, spears in their hands, and nervously searched the corners of the ruins along the streets.
Patrols like this are scattered throughout the town of Raqqa, and it is clear that the town has been retaken by the Sharon rebels. Entering the town was the 120th Brigade of the 57th Armored Division under the 109th Corps of the Sharon Army, and the position that attacked Haoyi's 12th Company during the day was the unit.
A crisp and faint sound sounded faintly in the dark corners of the alleyway, and a rebel Marine walking in the queue turned his head curiously. A bright tactical spotlight shone into the corner, and an empty tin box whirled around on the ground. The rebel Marine became nervous when he saw this, and the holographic helmet scanner locked onto the can box, and tried to open the call channel to call his teammates who had already walked to the front.
"Meow, meow," and then there was a string of wild cats in the corner.
"Dog's day, scare Lao Tzu!" The rebel marine let out a long sigh of relief, crooked his mouth and cursed, and was about to turn around to catch up with his teammate in front of him, when a crisp metal bump suddenly came from the side of the holographic helmet, which seemed to be a thing gently pressing against his head.
"If you don't want to die, be honest!" A deep, hoarse voice reached the rebel's headset through the armor's external sound sensing system, causing the rebel's heart to skip a beat. Although he couldn't make out what the hard black thing next to the helmet was, the familiar edges and corners that he glimpsed out of the corner of his eye told the rebel that it was obviously a spike rifle that he was most familiar with.
"Turn on the helmet and turn off the call channel! Fast! Otherwise, Lao Tzu will immediately make your head a mess! The rebel's heart was cold, and he had no thought of resisting, so he let a large hand wrapped in CMC armor reach out on the other side snatched the rifle from his hand, and he opened the mask tremblingly.
"Bang!" As soon as the mask was opened, a huge steel fist stamped the rebel's soft temples, and the poor creature felt that it was dark before his eyes, and he was unconscious.
"Quick!" As soon as the rebel marine collapsed, he was lazily hugged by a vague blue figure behind him, and a deep voice came, and another blue figure in the darkness dragged the rebel marine to the dark corner of the street.
Moments later, in an abandoned house deep in the neighborhood, a Sharon rebel Marine with cracked eyes, bruised face, and bloodshot lips on his mouth, wearing only a close-fitting gray and white military uniform, was tied to a large stone pillar with his backhand, looking dying, as if he was about to die.
"Brother Hao, don't talk nonsense with dog days, he will be counted directly!" Hu Erfat, who was wearing a scarred land armor, had his mask open, and he was carrying a stainless steel dagger with a hideous face, and he was about to step forward to kill the rebel.
"Spare your life! I, I know, I've said it all! The poor rebel begged for mercy in a huff.
"Forget it, it's all poor babies!" Hao Yi, who was sitting with Erlang's legs crossed on the side, took a cigar that he didn't know where to find it, and took a puff, but he choked and coughed repeatedly, and said with a wave of his hand while snotting. With that, Hao Yi took off the cigar and extinguished it on the table, stuffed it into the armor's ammunition in the dark compartment, grabbed the rifle on the table, hummed a little song and shook his head and walked out.
"That's it?" Hu Erpang scratched his head and muttered in confusion, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Haoyi's figure having left this private house, so he hurriedly put away his dagger and followed out.
"Brother Hao, wait for me!" Hu Erpang caught up with Hao Yi, followed him quietly into another dark alley, shook his head and carefully looked at the scene, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Hao, why didn't it end up that dog, what if that guy ran to report the news?" ”
"You second bastard, didn't you see me hanging a plucked grenade on the belt buckle behind that guy?" Haoyi turned his head and glared at Hu Erpang, closed his mask, turned on the night vision mode, and said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and meet Lao Chen and see if they have any valuable information?" With that, the figures of the two disappeared into the darkness at the end of the alleyway.
Maybe the officials will ask why Hao Yi and the two appeared in Raqqa Town, which has to start with the fierce battle during the day.
At that time, on the eastern hill, the brothers of the 12th Company, under the leadership of Hao Yi, rushed into the rebels' attack queue desperately, so that the rebels' long-range superior firepower was ineffective. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle at close range, and even those mechs did not dare to fire the powerful Punisher grenade. As a result, under the brave fight of Haoyi and the brothers of the 12th Company, the rebels' attack was repulsed again.
However, after returning to the position, Hao Yi and the others found that the two companies that were supposed to cooperate with the 12th Company on the left and right flanks had long since disappeared. On the positions on both flanks, the figures of the gray-and-white rebel marines could already be seen. This unexpected discovery surprised Haoyi, and he hurriedly ordered the herald to contact the battalion headquarters or regimental headquarters to find out what was going on. However, no matter how the heralds fiddled with the communication device, they were never able to contact the higher-level combat headquarters, and they could not even contact the division headquarters in Zuihou.
"Holy shit, what the fuck are these uncles trying to do?" In the electronic telescope, there was no trace of federal troops in the city of Raqqa Town, it was empty and deserted, and it was obvious that the large force of the 17th Division had already withdrawn. Not only did the other two companies that were covering Haoyi's 12th Company disappear, but even a battalion of friendly troops that had been scheduled on the hill west of Raqqa Town quietly disappeared at some point. Looking at the scene in front of him, Hao Yi punched the cover and gritted his teeth and cursed, and a cold chill immediately climbed up his back.
There is no doubt that the only remaining twenty or thirty marines of the 12th Company have been abandoned by the entire 17th Division.
The brothers of the 12th Company who heard the news were all surprised and dazed, and an indescribable sense of fear permeated the team members. The soldiers were not afraid of dying on the battlefield, but of this feeling of abandonment and abandonment.
Looking at the rebels who were regrouping at the foot of the mountain, Hao Yi's small eyes narrowed and his heart sank, and then he decided to abandon his position and withdraw to Raqqa Town.
Haoyi made this decision for his reasons. On this position, although there were strong fortifications to resist heavy artillery bombardment, it was so lonely that it was surrounded by the rebels on three sides, with no flank cover and no backup, and the more than 20 marines of the 12th Company, Zuihou, would all fall under the guns of the rebels sooner or later. Only by retreating to Raqqa Town in advance before the rebels could they retreat to Raqqa Town and rely on the complex terrain in the city to deal with the rebels, it was possible for the 12th Marine Company to avoid annihilation.
When they heard Haoyi's decision to abandon the position, some non-commissioned officers and veterans of the 12th Company were still a little hesitant, after all, the order given by the division headquarters to the 12th Company was to hold on for more than 24 hours, and it was not allowed to retreat without an order.
"Shut up the fuck! The whole company listened to me, and immediately planted all the grenades and mines that could be collected on the position, and then immediately withdrew to Raqqa Town! Hao Yi roared angrily at the marines around him: "The commanders of those dog days have abandoned our 12th company, and Lao Tzu still cares what bird orders him!" If you want to live, you will listen to me, as long as you can go back alive, if something happens, Lao Tzu will hold his head alone! ”
Although he has been the acting company commander for less than 24 hours, Hao Yi has fully entered the role of company commander. In any case, he didn't want his surviving team members to be abandoned by his boss and sacrifice in vain in this ghost place. Moreover, it is clear that the top bosses of the 12th Company must have some kind of ulterior conspiracy.
Although it was just speculation, no matter who it was aimed at, those commanders had already completely provoked Haoyi. Haoyi even planned to go to the division headquarters to ask for a clear explanation as long as he could go back alive, otherwise he would go to the military headquarters and the theater headquarters, in short, to get to the bottom of this matter.
Under the persuasion of Haoyi's yelling and scolding, the remaining marines of the 12th Company finally began to quietly withdraw from their positions by taking advantage of the gap before the rebels attacked again. A few minutes later, the rebels who had cautiously attacked the position not only did not see the shadow of a single Union soldier, but were also blown up by the grenades and mines left behind by the brothers of the 12th Company when they left.
After entering Raqqa Town, in order to avoid the pursuit of the rebels, Haoyi and the brothers of the 12th Company began to break into pieces, hiding in the ruins in small groups of two or three people, and fighting with the rebels who attacked Raqqa Town. In the scene of Shicai, Haoyi and the two looked for an opportunity to catch a lone rebel patrol member and tortured the relevant information of the rebels.
"Boom!" When Hao Yi and the others came out of the darkness at the other end of the alleyway, and were about to cross the street and enter the opposite floor, there was a muffled sound behind them, and a fireball rose from the house that had been held prisoner.
"Hehe, it's estimated that the dog day will at least pull a few more pads!" Haoyi looked back at the fireball that flew up in the air, and said with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
"Brother Hao, what, I'm hungry!" Hu Erpang followed Haoyi and turned his head to look in the direction of the house, while touching his belly through the thick armor and muttering quietly.
"Who?" When Haoyi glanced back helplessly, and was about to comfort this foodie, suddenly two gray figures appeared at the corner of the street not far away.
"Enemy Army!" Before Hao Yi could react, two bright tactical spotlights shone on him and Hu Erfat, and a loud shout suddenly sounded in the originally empty street.