Chapter 289: One Hole-in-One
Night fell completely, and the streets behind him burst into flames.
Even if he didn't look at it, Chen Shen knew how fierce the battle would be on that narrow street.
With only 20 men left, they could still hold out for quite some time with plenty of firepower and the cover of the fume trucks that were lucky enough to still be working, and even after the helicopters rushed back to support, they could put on a beautiful comeback from defeat to victory.
However, the price they will have to pay will also be dearly.
Because the street has turned into a real meat grinder, and there are already white phosphorus mortar shells falling on the street.
With each passing second, the dangers they face keep rising.
Therefore, Chen Shen gave the left-behind people a choice.
If they can't sink it, they can retreat into the building, abandon the interception of the enemy, and wait for a large force to support.
He has only one request, if he wants to give up the interception, he must notify himself as soon as possible, so as not to encounter uncontrollable enemy situations in the decapitation operation on his side.
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However, 5 minutes have passed, Cheng Lei has already returned to the battlefield in a helicopter, and Chen Shen's 1 group has also successfully touched the enemy's defense line and arrived near the Golden Buddha Temple.
But from beginning to end, Chen Shen did not receive any news of the retreat of the Dongfeng Corps.
Maybe they played well?
Chen Shen couldn't think too much, all he could do was to speed up his pace as much as possible and do his best to find Zhao Jialiang's hiding place.
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In fact, the task is not complicated at all.
Because after climbing to the top of the mountain where the Golden Buddha Temple is located, Chen Shen found that this Buddhist temple has completely changed.
The monk's house in front of the temple has been completely turned into a barracks, but its camouflage is so good that it is difficult to detect anomalies from the air or from the bottom of the mountain.
Only when you get close enough will you find that the so-called "monks" are wearing body armor.
And those altars that are supposed to be dedicated to Buddha statues are set up with machine guns.
However, there are very few private soldiers of the 505th Brigade who are still here.
It was obvious that Zhao Jialiang had already run away, and the moment the armored company launched an assault, he had already run!
Chen Shen still couldn't stop him after all, but this didn't mean that the other defenders in the Great Golden Buddha Temple could escape.
Now, the decapitation detachment no longer had heavy weapons in their hands, but with the help of the cover of night, the remaining dozen or so defenders were quickly disposed of like chopping melons and vegetables, and with the help of the last living confession, Chen Shen also got the key information about Zhao Jialiang's whereabouts for the first time.
He was indeed in the city before, but now he had fled west.
No one knew where he was going, but Chen Shen could guess.
Zhao Jialiang must have been out of the city, and based on the nearest crossing point that could be quickly reached by the road on the west side, it was very likely that he would cross the border at the Litaohan Bridge.
Fifteen minutes have passed, and he may well have reached the periphery of Tachili.
It's too late to chase him now.
Chen Shen's brows furrowed tightly, he quickly replaced the magazine, and sighed deeply.
In fact, this battle has not been chaotic at all.
One side makes a move, one side takes it, and then a new move is made.
Every move and style is a collision of tactics and firepower.
It was supposed to end like this, but the problem is. It's all happening so fast!
The battle, which should have been fought in a few days or even weeks, was compressed into 12 hours, so that both the coalition forces and the 505th Brigade were in a state of complete deformation and out of control in terms of tactical execution.
The traffic arteries that were supposed to be enclosed were not enclosed, the martial law that was supposed to be organized was not organized, and the Dongfeng Corps assault group, which was supposed to be used as a mobile group to observe the movement of the camera to support the decapitation, was forced to become the main force of the attack.
And the result of all this finally boiled down to one, that is, Zhao Jialiang ran away.
And, there is a possibility that you won't be able to catch up.
Chen Shen couldn't turn the helicopter away at such a time, which would put the assault group blocked on the road directly into a desperate situation.
As a result, he could only ask Bao to use drones to monitor the west of the city, and then ask assault boats to continue patrolling and monitoring the surface of the Rock River.
However, in these two reconnaissance directions, no trace of Zhao Jialiang's escape was found.
Do your best, peace with the destiny of heaven, there is no room for regret on the battlefield, and what Chen Shen can do now is to return to the battlefield as soon as possible and end this high-intensity conflict as soon as possible.
The result is the same, after this battle, Zhao Jialiang's main armored company will inevitably be wiped out, and the defenders in the city will have no need to resist.
Looking at the helicopter that was constantly pouring fire and rain in the sky in the distance, Chen Shen breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Lei has gone crazy, and this "firebird" has become a real firebird.
The die is cast.
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However, it always felt that something was wrong.
If Zhao Jialiang was going to run in the end, why didn't he command from the Thai side in the first place?
What is the difference between him staying on the Bagan side and staying on the Thai side?
Wrong.
The third regiment has been reversed, and the senior officers under him can be said to be fluctuating.
Therefore, it is inevitable that he will not go to Thailand, because once he goes, his entire command system will be completely finished.
Of course, the situation is different now.
He has given up resistance, he can go to Thailand.
But at this point, can the Thai side still accept him?
Chen Shen originally didn't have time to think about the ZZ mediation operated by Bao Xiaomei in the back, but now, he suddenly found that it was ZZ that played a decisive role in the end of the war.
It is impossible for Zhao Jialiang to go to Thailand, because he will have to come back after he goes.
Only in this land can he continue to survive.
And how could he be able to go out of the city and go "outside his territory" at the risk of helicopter patrols and assault boat attacks with heavy firepower on the water?!
He must still be in the city.
But now the problem is coming again.
Now there is a war going on in the whole city, and there is not a single moving vehicle on the streets.
If there is really a team movement, it will be quite eye-catching, and it will also be quickly reported to He Bangxiong's command in the rear, and finally fed back to Chen Shen here as a reference for the decision-making of the Dongfeng Corps.
That's why as soon as the armored car drove out of the Golden Buddha Temple, Cheng Lei would immediately find out.
And the rear did not report the new situation, doesn't that mean that there is no vehicle to leave the Golden Buddha Temple?
Zhao Jialiang was either on foot or in an armored vehicle.
The former is not possible, the latter.
"No. 2, reduce the height of the drone and conduct low-altitude reconnaissance with the Golden Buddha Temple as the center!"
"Zhao Jialiang is running on foot, he must not be able to go far, it is near here!"
"Understood!"
Bao Qi replied immediately, and in less than a minute, the latest information had arrived.
"Regina Hotel & Casino! Golf course! ”
"Two kilometers in a straight line! There is a lot of human activity! A conservative estimate is that there are more than 40 people! ”
"They're in the bushes, moving in the direction of Tachili Central Hospital!"
"Is there a gun? Is there a weapon? ”
Hearing this series of familiar place names, Chen Shen couldn't wait to ask.
"There are guns, and they all carry weapons!"
"Can you touch the heavy artillery?"
"I can't necessarily hit 19 kilometers, I can try."
"Then fight!"
Chen Shen said decisively:
"You've got two minutes, quick!"
"Understood!"
The radio returned to silence, and Chen Shen stood on the high point of the Golden Buddha Temple, looking out to reconnoiter the golf course in the distance with a telescope.
But unfortunately, from his point of view, there were so many obstacles that he couldn't see anything at all.
So, he ran to the stupa of the Golden Buddha Temple, forced away the monks who tried to stop him with a gun, and climbed directly to the top of the golden pagoda.
Standing here, he finally saw the squad playing on the golf course.
They weren't very fast – they walked all the way through the bushes of the golf course for the sake of concealment.
In these tens of seconds, they didn't go far at all.
I can't do anything by myself, everything has to be handed over to those players who have trained by themselves.
On the south side, the battle on the streets of Ike's nightclub is nearing its end, and without sufficient anti-aircraft fire, no one can withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of helicopters carrying 108 rocket launchers.
Even if you are 69, you can only quietly wait for the fate of being canned.
At the same time, the supporting infantry mobilized by He Bangxiong had also arrived, and they shouted slogans that were not too neat, but loud enough, that even Chen Shen's current position could be faintly heard.
"Lay down your arms, shoot and don't kill."
"Zhao Jialiang ran away, brother, don't fight."
"They are all fellow countrymen, and they are all their own people"
And with the blessing of such slogans, they really did not encounter too many obstacles.
Someone tentatively fired a few shots, but they quickly figured it out-—— they were still fighting Zhao Jialiang's private soldiers, they really got a benefit from their own death, and what could they get by killing themselves?
As a result, the support battalion quickly rushed to the battlefield, and under their onslaught, Zhao Jialiang's last elite private soldiers were finally drowned in the torrent.
The battle gradually subsided, and the helicopter pulled up again, reporting to Chen Shen:
"Shipwreck, Firebird completes the scheduled combat mission, does it need to be answered?"
"Golden Buddha Temple, come and pick me up."
"Understood."
After a brief exchange, Chen Shen once again set his sights on the golf course.
Two minutes had passed, and the team had reached the edge of the golf course.
By stepping over one more railing, they can enter the street and disappear into the houses.
But it's too late.
The falcons at high altitude were already staring at them, and the heavy artillery, which was 19 kilometers away, was already aimed at them.
Chen Shen looked at the sky on the northeast side, and at this moment, in the deep night, a faint firelight flashed.
Immediately after, the shells whistled!
"Boom!"
Several 155mm howitzers fell on the edge of the golf course.
The green was blown to the ground, and the bones of those on the green were gone!
Hole-in-one!
Half an hour later, the fighting in Tachili subsided again.
Inside the golf course of the Regina Hotel, Chen Shen cleared the last remnants of armed men.
It's still a familiar place, it's still a familiar explosion.
Only this time, the yield of the explosion has increased more than tenfold.
With the help of "Living Mouth", Chen Shen finally recognized Zhao Jialiang, who was killed by the bombing.
It was indeed him.
From the gold watch in his hand that was broken more than ten seconds away, his identity could be basically confirmed.
This time, Chen Shen did not shoot the prisoners again.
He just asked people to take the captives down, and then called He Bangxiong in the rear.
"Send a team to the Recina Hotel."
"That's right, Zhao Jialiang is dead."
"I need to build a line of defense and get the word out quickly."
"Corpses?"
"Body bags won't work, you can bring a big plastic bag."
(End of chapter)