"Someone has been found, two kilometers away, the coordinates are determined."

"The coordinates have been transmitted, the calculation of the elements has been completed, and the artillery bombardment can be launched."

"Shipwreck, please confirm if there is shelling."

Lying in the grass far from the watchtower, the veteran whispered to Chen Shen to report the situation, but Chen Shen stared intently at the target in the telescope vision, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

In fact, if no unexpected situation occurs, at this time, after determining the location of the enemy's artillery reconnaissance team and calculating the strike coordinates, the M56 shells should have already flown to the opponent's head.

But the problem is that Chen Shen saw a strange thing on that watchtower.

Something huge, cylindrical, ribbed on a towering mast.

Although the thing had been disguised with various branches and camouflage nets, Chen Shen still recognized what it was at a glance.

Artillery detection radar, and definitely the most advanced portable artillery detection radar.

It was actually not surprising that this kind of equipment appeared in Pubei, what made Chen Shen feel incredible, how could it appear there so abruptly and conspicuously, as if it was not afraid of the blow of the Dongfeng Corps at all?

This looks like a trap because it's worth too much.

The value is so high that the current other party's covert and defensive means do not match its value at all.

Chen Shen didn't know what the result would be if he went down with this shot, but it seemed that at this time, he had no other way than to hit it with one shot.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Chen Shen raised his hand and glanced at his watch.

Two and a half hours have passed since the end of the last battle to defend the river crossing.

Theoretically, no matter how slow the Kachin side is to react, they should be able to regroup, strategize, and prepare for the attack.

Time is tight, and if they can't complete the attack on the forward artillery positions before the next offensive starts, then the opponent only needs to carry out another suppressive artillery bombardment, and the Allies can completely abandon resistance.

And once they give up resistance, the Wa State Army, which has already begun to mobilize, will immediately change their strategy and no longer go to the Qingshui River to support.

When the Qingshui River is lost, the gateway of the entire Wa State and Northern Shan State will be opened, and the communication lines will extend in all directions.

Pull a hair and move the whole body, and the confrontation on the battlefield is sometimes like this.

Chen Shen's brows furrowed tightly, he picked up the thermal imaging telescope and carefully searched the watchtower above.

The heat signature on it is still faintly visible, and because of the light, pure optical search is no longer effective.

Time continues to pass, and when the sky is completely dark, I will completely lose the opportunity to make a decision.

"Captain, do you want to fight?"

The veteran asked on the side, but Chen Shen did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically:

"Do you think there's something wrong?"

Hearing Chen Shen's words, the veteran immediately nodded, and then replied:

"It went so well."

"The process of finding them was so smooth."

"Artillery reconnaissance is the most stealthy team, even if there is large equipment, it will not allow us to detect it at a glance from a few kilometers away."

"Theoretically, they would at least do a good job of anti-infrared measures."

"Now it looks like a trap."

"But it's hard to say. If the Kachin people on the other side really do, they probably don't have this kind of awareness."

"Impossible."

Chen Shen immediately shook his head, and after slowly exhaling a breath, he said:

"There must have been a counter-battery radar on the opposite side, which also explains why the Kachin artillery reacted so quickly."

"The interval between their strikes is only two minutes at most, and if it is a manual artillery reconnaissance, no matter how good the scouts are, they will definitely not be able to do it to this extent."

"It is necessary to carry out a joint front-end and back-end calculation with the help of an integrated mast and datalink system in order to get the results the first time."

"In other words, all of their 'process time' is actually spent on the adjustment of the shooting elements."

"Two minutes is in line with the true strength of the Kachin army."

"But the problem is that they have counter-battery radars, it doesn't mean that the ones we see are counter-battery radars."

"It's more like a bait, and they're trying to make this thing look like it's very hidden, but the underlying logic doesn't make sense at all."

"If they are really hidden, how can we find them?"

"I don't think it's right, too."

Chen Shen's voice fell, and Lin He on the side continued to speak:

"The vegetation is not quite right."

"With such a large piece of equipment, if they want to bring it over, it is impossible to have only a little impact on the surrounding vegetation."

"But if you look at the vegetation near the watchtower, there's no sign of it being cut down."

"In other words, they probably don't have any large equipment there, and that thing is just a piece of stake."

Chen Shen's brows furrowed, if he felt that something was wrong alone, it could be that he had misjudged as a commander, but if everyone felt that something was wrong, then the problem would be serious.

So, he immediately spoke:

"Contact the rear and let them suspend the strike."

"Let's keep pushing forward and find a way to touch it and take a look."

"It's all already here, if it's fake, we'll withdraw after verifying."

"If it's true, then give them a close-range decapitation!"

"Understood!"

The veteran replied immediately, and then, led by Lin He, the group continued to move forward, quickly and covertly in the direction of the watchtower.

I have to say that Lin He's person Chen Shen is the right person, and in the jungle, the role he can play is unique.

The distance of two kilometers would take at least more than an hour if the normal jungle speed was followed, but Lin He made very bold use of the animal path between the trees and the path stepped by the rangers, which greatly increased the speed of everyone's advancement.

According to him, there is no need to be too deliberate to avoid leaving traces in the absence of tracking, which is also a trade-off.

In less than 40 minutes, the crowd had advanced to a position less than 500 meters from the watchtower, and through the gap in the forest, the watchtower was fully presented to everyone for the first time.

And this time, when Chen Shen raised the thermal imaging telescope again, he immediately discovered the so-called "heat signature" anomaly.

Then it's not a heat signal that humans can emit at all.

It is divergent, intense, stable, and motionless.

It's like someone buried an infrared searchlight in a tree branch and deliberately made it an observable target!

", there's a real problem."

Chen Shen scolded in a low voice.

I have to say that his enemies are indeed cunning enough.

If they really carried out artillery fire on this target regardless of the situation, then in the next second, the enemy's artillery would quickly destroy the already small long-range fire positions of the Allied forces!

That's a bait!

Moreover, there must be more than one such bait!

"It's a bit of a hassle."

"Contact the reconnaissance team and ask them to carefully survey the terrain of nearby hills and high grounds, and find out the location of possible artillery reconnaissance positions for us."

"Understood."

The veteran replied immediately, and after a short silence, Chen Shen spoke again:

"To add, there is a criterion when determining the location, and the coverage range of the counter-battery radar of the supposed artillery reconnaissance position should be on the ballistics of both the enemy and the enemy."

"I suspect that the other side is not using a simple counter-battery radar, they may be using an integrated artillery detection system, which is calibrated by friendly forces."

"Understood."

The group lurked among the trees again, and by this time, the sun had completely set over the mountain, the sky was getting darker and darker, and the trees were already pitch black.

Everyone has put on the thermal fusion night vision devices seized from Indonesia, and all the movements in the forest are in full view.

Birdsong erupted, and red dots even kept flying in front of Chen Shen's eyes, because the body temperature of birds is often higher, which is more obvious in the thermal imaging vision.

While waiting for the reconnaissance team to respond, Chen Shen also kept trying to search for the enemy near the false target, but he soon discovered that the other party really did not deploy any forces in the vicinity.

In that case, why can't you try to use that as a starting point for your tracking?

Chen Shen gave the order in a low voice, and then, the group followed Lin He's footsteps and quietly approached the watchtower in a rapid Z-shaped search formation.

As Chen Shen expected, they did not encounter any resistance.

And after a round of investigation, Lin He also gave his judgment.

"People have been here, and the direction extends due north."

"But it's been too long, and the traces are very inconspicuous, and there may be no way to trace them."

"If you have a general goal, you can use the traces as a means of verification."

"It's enough to be able to use it for verification!"

Chen Shen immediately gained confidence, and at the same time, the intelligence of the reconnaissance group had also been transmitted back.

Three locations on the map are marked, and one of them is just north of the watchtower!

Set the location on the GPS, Lin He immediately set off-—— of course, in the past, he didn't need GPS to discern the direction in the forest, but with the blessing of modern equipment, he is obviously more like a fish in water.

After 20 minutes of continuous tracking, Lin He suddenly stopped, raised his hand and made a "stop" gesture.

Chen Shen looked up vigilantly, but from his vantage point, he couldn't see any trace of the enemy at all.

Lin He lowered his figure, and waited for Chen Shen to approach him before he whispered:

"The traces have become denser."

"This could be a patrol area, or an activity area."

"If we go forward, there are too many of us, and we are likely to be directly exposed."

"I'll go and explore first, there is a small river on the left, and the team will go to the river to hide first."

"Understood."

Chen Shen also replied in a low voice.

By this time, everyone's radios had gone silent, and they couldn't speak loudly, so they had to pass them one by one through gestures with great inefficiency.

Fortunately, all went well, and the group turned left and followed Lin to what he called the "little river", where Lin slowly lowered himself and immersed himself in the water.

This was the easiest way to reduce the infrared signature, and after him, everyone also chose their positions and entered the water in turn.

The water here is shallow, and even if you lie down completely, you will only be submerging your back, which is certainly not enough to be used as cover for shielding infrared signals, but it is very suitable.

After everyone had finished lurking, Lin He gently got up and entered the forest, and the group quietly waited for his action, like crocodiles in the water.

However, they did not wait for the Lin River, but waited for the prey.

A small heat source suddenly appeared in the woods directly in front of Chen Shen.

At first, he thought it was just a wild bird flying around in the woods, but when the shape of the human body was gradually outlined in the thermal fusion picture.

Enemy!

Enemies armed with guns, body armor, and night vision devices on their heads!

The other party has a gun in his hand, and the direction of travel is parallel to the river, he is not here to fetch water, no one will make such a mistake.

He was just carrying out routine patrols.

The other party's movements were very light, and his gaze did not shift in the direction of the river from beginning to end.

Chen Shen quietly held his breath and buried his face in the water, revealing only a pair of eyes.

The heat signature of his whole body has been reduced to a minimum, and even if the other party turns on the thermal imaging, it is impossible to find himself.

——

But at a certain moment, the other party suddenly stopped.

He then raised his gun and aimed it in the direction of the river.

Chen Shen's heartbeat suddenly broke a beat, and he didn't hesitate and immediately got up and took the gun.

It's exposed, and once it's exposed, don't think about hiding it anymore!

His hand was already on the trigger, and in just half a second, the bullet would be discharged, knocking out the enemy who was aiming at the gun.

But someone moves faster than him.

A second before he fired, a figure burst out from behind the enemy, and then slammed his right hand over the enemy's mouth and nose, his left hand backhanded the back of the enemy's head, and his fingers clasped the enemy's right ear.

It was just a force, and after a crisp sound of a broken cervical vertebrae, the enemy's body immediately softened!

Lynn River.

Obviously, he discovered the enemy before Chen Shen, and after Chen Shen and his party were exposed, he successfully completed a close-range kill during the narrow window when the enemy's attention was diverted!

"Safety!"

Lin He made a gesture, Chen Shen cautiously raised his gun on guard, and quickly came to Lin He to cover.

He glanced at the enemy who was still twitching, and subconsciously asked:

"How did this man find out about us? He didn't even look at the river! ”

"Got drones? Or other patrol posts? ”

"It's not."

Lin He shook his head as he removed the radio from the enemy's body, and then replied:

"We made a mistake and shouldn't have been in the water."

"The water is getting louder, and it obviously doesn't sound normal."

"But it also shows that this person is very vigilant and very professional. Their camp is in front, captain, how to fight? ”

Hydroacoustics lead to exposure.

If it weren't for Lin He, this "tracking" would have been a failure.

Chen Shen's face sank like water, looking at this iconic white face and the M14EBR on the ground, he said:

"I can't beat it."

"Determine the location and call in artillery support."

"Blow them up!"

(End of chapter)