Chapter 1 The Trap

Around two o'clock in the morning, Yuan Biao and Ni Huan, along with others, had already arrived near Highland 048, enduring the bitter cold of the mountains as they lay in ambush for nearly two hours.

By about four o'clock, the forest was pitch black, and the surroundings had fallen into complete silence. Even the sounds of gunfire from the old Mexican border had ceased.

The entire area was as quiet as a ghostly realm.

Ni Huan remained prone in the grass the entire time, motionless, constantly watching for any movement around them.

Yuan Biao glanced down at his luminous watch, then took out his night-vision binoculars. He crouched low, half-squatting on a hillside, peering ahead.

Hidden within the forest in front of them were rows of military tents, with some very well-hidden sentry posts scattered around.

Yuan Biao carefully examined the scene, thought for a moment, then returned to his original position and kicked Ni Huan, who was lying on the ground. "Get up!"

Ni Huan shook off the blades of grass on his body, half-squatted up, and looked at Yuan Biao, asking, "What's the situation?"

"The time is almost right." Yuan Biao gestured, speaking in a low voice, "Notify all teams, get ready to move out."

Ni Huan couldn't help but say to Yuan Biao, "I admire you, you don't go for the easy targets, you just have to gnaw on this hard bone."

Yuan Biao smiled. "What's the fun in picking on the weak? If I'm going to fight, I'll fight the toughest!"

"Alright, wait for me to observe."

Ni Huan was also cautious. He took out his night-vision binoculars and walked to the front, scouting the distant camp.

Yuan Biao wasn't in a hurry, squatting on the ground waiting for him.

After a while, Ni Huan returned, put away his binoculars, and estimated, "Judging from the arrangement of the tents and the surrounding guards, there are at least three to four hundred people in this camp. We only have a little over a hundred troops. If we engage in a head-on confrontation, it will be very troublesome if we get bogged down. My suggestion is pinpoint strikes, flanking the central command tent from both wings."

"Alright, let's go with your plan!" Yuan Biao nodded and immediately ordered, "Pass down the order, get the fire teams ready. Find three points in a fan shape to set up positions for the Type 40 rocket launchers and portable mortar batteries. Prepare for area suppression. Four assault teams, in pairs, flank the enemy command post from the left and right! Capture prisoners along the way if possible, and find out the location of the command post!"

"Yes!" Ni Huan nodded immediately, took out his walkie-talkie, and began to deploy the mission.

After the orders were given, hundreds of figures suddenly rose from the dense forest and began to move.

The fire teams set up their Type 40 rocket launchers and mortar batteries at high points, then quickly adjusted their range, aiming at the distant camp.

Yuan Biao and Ni Huan led that twenty-man team, moving extremely quickly and with tremendous impact, rushing towards the camp at target number three, joining the other teams in a coordinated encirclement!

About five minutes later, they had reached the line of attack!

Not far ahead, a guard post had been set up on a high point, with garrison soldiers patrolling.

"Enemies spotted at nine o'clock ahead, snipers, take your positions!"

Yuan Biao ordered into his walkie-talkie as he ran.

"Yes!"

Not far behind him, two soldiers quickly ran at a forty-five-degree angle, scrambling up a hillside in the blink of an eye and occupying the high ground.

The sniper lay prone on the ground with a thud, aimed his scope at the soldiers in the guard post, and said, "Sniper in position!"

Yuan Biao immediately ordered, "Permission to fire, eliminate!"

"Yes!"

As the order was issued, the spotter lay beside him, using a monocular telescope, reporting data to the sniper, "High point at nine o'clock, one enemy soldier, standing upright, forty-five percent of body exposed, good shooting conditions..."

The sniper held his breath, adjusted his range, and aimed the crosshairs at the soldier, ready to pull the trigger.

"Bang!"

Just then, a sudden, violent gunshot rang out in the air!

"Pa!"

The sniper who was about to fire had his head blown apart, splattering red and white matter everywhere. His headless body fell down with a thud, rolling down from the high point!

Hearing the sudden gunshot, Yuan Biao subconsciously looked back, and his heart sank when he saw the sniper lying in a pool of blood!

At the same time, a familiar shout came from the distance: "We meet again, welcome to Highland 048!!!"

The voice was none other than Yao Doudou, who had been waiting here!

Yuan Biao's head buzzed!

"Da da da!"

Immediately afterward, a burst of intensive gunfire erupted around them!

A large number of soldiers hidden in the shadows began to emerge, firing at the onrushing assault teams!

In an instant, three or four of Yuan Biao's soldiers were caught off guard, their bodies exploding with puffs of blood mist as they fell to the ground.

"It's over!!"

Yuan Biao's head buzzed. He immediately retreated, shouting quickly, "Quick, alternating retreat! Cover fire for the advance!"

The communication channel was in chaos.

"Report! Second assault team has encountered an attack along the way! The enemy's firepower is fierce and they are encircling us!"

"Report, enemy snipers are targeting our fire positions!!"

"Report..."

Yuan Biao gritted his teeth, his face pale, while Ni Huan beside him unhesitatingly pushed him and shouted, "We've been had! Go! Get out of here!"

As he spoke, Ni Huan took out a smoke grenade and gripped it in his hand.

Yuan Biao turned his head abruptly, glancing at him subconsciously.

At the same time, on a distant high point, Yao Doudou, wearing light combat gear, aimed his sniper rifle at the direction of the dense forest.

The spotter lay beside him, reporting data, "There are trees blocking the way ahead, the shooting visibility is very poor. I can't see target one clearly, target two..."

"Shut up! I'll do it myself!" Yao Doudou interrupted him expressionlessly, adjusting his breathing, holding the large sniper rifle, and focusing his eye on the scope.

In the scope, he saw that Ni Huan's body was almost overlapping with a tree, with only one leg slightly exposed. The shooting angle was very narrow.

Yao Doudou gently moved the muzzle, aimed at the position of the tree trunk, and decisively pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

A bullet accurately penetrated the bark on the edge of the tree trunk, piercing into Ni Huan's left calf.

"Puff!"

"Ah!!"

In the sniper scope, Ni Huan's left calf exploded, sending out a cloud of blood mist! He fell to the ground, screaming in pain.

"Old Ni!!"

Yuan Biao's eyes turned red as he desperately dragged the injured Ni Huan, pulling him back behind the tree.

On the high point, Yao Doudou put down the sniper rifle and said into the communication channel, "All snipers, give me targeted elimination! Besides the main personnel, kill everyone else you can! Outer perimeter assault teams, seal off all the escape routes! I made a military pledge to the higher-ups, if even one of these hundred people manages to escape, I'll put down my gun and quit this line of work forever!!"

...

At the same time, at the front lines of the old Mexican Allied Forces.

"They're at Highland 048!" In the command room, Gu Bai Shun stood up, saying excitedly, "After a whole night of messing around, they finally fell into the trap!"

Su Tian Yu thought for a long time, turned his head and said, "Prepare the helicopter, I'm going over there personally to give this son of a bitch the highest-level reception!"