Chapter 1 The Dragon City Rises

In the territory of Lao Mo, a certain mountain range.

A large number of military dependents and families were frantically fleeing towards the mountains under the cover of soldiers.

In the dense forest behind them, gunfire was intense, causing great anxiety among the fleeing crowd, with screams and the sounds of running echoing incessantly.

Regimental Staff Officer Lu Yan followed at the rear of the group, watching the panicked crowd. He immediately picked up the communicator and instructed the soldiers, "First Battalion! Move immediately towards the regimental commander's location. Hold the flank attacks and cover the main force's retreat! Everyone else, continue protecting the families. Ignore everything else and advance quickly into the mountains!"

"First Battalion, roger!"

The voice of the First Battalion Commander came from the communicator. Immediately afterwards, a unit of several hundred soldiers quickly detached from the main force, holding automatic rifles, and moved through the dense forest to support Su Tianbei.

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A few minutes later, on the other side of the dense forest.

Yuan Biao crouched on the ground, hearing the gunfire intensify. At the same time, the advance of the assault team at the front slowed down.

He felt that the firepower from the front had significantly increased. He then opened the communication channel and began to shout, "Observer! Immediately report the overall movement patterns of the enemy forces!"

At this time, the observer, who was using several multi-functional drones for reconnaissance at the rear of the team, heard the order and replied, "Report! The enemy has sent a battalion of troops to approach us head-on. They are very close! At the same time, the enemy's main force is behind the covering units, moving quickly towards the mountains! From the thermal imaging, the people in the front are scattered and disorganized. The military families have been panicked by our surprise attack and are running around aimlessly!"

Hearing this, Yuan Biao licked his chapped lips and quickly thought about how to respond.

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Across the dense forest, Su Tianbei was commanding two companies of soldiers, resisting the enemy's attack!

"Da da da!"

Just then, a burst of dense gunfire suddenly came from behind. Su Tianbei turned his head sharply and saw a dense line of soldiers emerging from the rear. He was immediately invigorated, picked up the communicator, and shouted, "Reinforcements have arrived! Everyone, quickly hold your ground! First Battalion, move forward with me, push the enemy back, and buy more retreat space for our rear!"

"First Battalion, roger!"

The response came quickly from the communicator. A large number of soldiers quickly moved towards Su Tianbei's direction, opening fire with him towards the dense forest.

Su Tianbei observed the battlefield situation, picked up the communicator, and continued to direct the battle, "First Battalion, hold the front! Guard Company, Reconnaissance Company Two, launch an attack from both flanks and encircle the enemy. If you don't suppress them, they will charge up!"

"Yes!"

The three units were deployed in an orderly manner, dividing into three directions, and launched a counterattack against the enemy.

For a time, the gunfire intensified. Relying on their numerical advantage, the enemy's offensive momentum was instantly halted, and they suffered a large number of casualties.

...

"Da da da!"

After a burst of gunfire, several members of the Marine Corps fell into the pool of blood but were quickly rescued by their comrades.

Observing the situation on the ground, Yuan Biao ordered again, "Assault team, do not engage in frontal impact with the enemy. Retreat quickly! Sniper team, pay attention to fire blockade. Do not kill, wound instead!"

"Yes!"

"Sniper team, roger!"

The reply was quickly received on the communication channel.

The next second, more than a dozen snipers lying on distant high points immediately raised their large sniper rifles, aimed at the local soldiers, and opened fire almost simultaneously, launching a round of attacks.

"Bang bang bang!"

A row of bullets cut through the air and struck. Amidst a series of screams, a dozen soldiers in the First Battalion at the front were hit in the legs, arms, or shoulder blades, and fell to the ground.

"Stop advancing! Conduct fire blockade, pay attention to cover! Snipers, find the enemy's sniping points and find a way to suppress them!"

"Yes!"

Su Tianbei quickly ordered the troops to temporarily stop the offensive rhythm and began to think about countermeasures. There was clearly a powerful commander in the enemy's troops, with a strong ability to adapt on the battlefield.

The main force swept the dense forest with a round of fire. At the same time, the wounded who fell on the ground were dragged back and sent to the rear of the team for treatment.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yuan Biao's assault team quickly retreated.

Whether it is the Marine Corps or the special forces, their individual abilities are indeed very strong and can play a key role in some unconventional tasks.

However, once they enter this kind of frontal battlefield melee, this kind of troops cannot exert their greatest advantage, because it is difficult to compensate for the firepower gap between few people fighting many through shooting accuracy and combat skills.

As the troops retreated, Yuan Biao continued to shout into the communication channel, "Contact air support, continue to suppress the enemy's fleeing vanguard with firepower! Note, the target is military family members, do not attack their main force, force them to retreat! Provide mental intimidation!!"

"Received, contacting!"

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At the same time, on the mountains behind Su Tianbei and the others.

A large number of military family members were fleeing towards the mountains under the cover of soldiers.

Although the soldiers were trying their best to maintain order, these family members were frightened by the previous attack and ran in a very scattered manner. Many people had even left the team and fled randomly.

Just then, a burst of airflow noise suddenly came from the sky.

"Buzz..."

Everyone looked up and saw that the dozen or so drones that had flown away had returned again and were rushing towards them.

"Ah ah!"

"The drones are coming again! Run!"

The crowd suddenly turned into a mess, and many people began to run around in their arms because of fear.

"Da da da!"

The drone launched a round of shooting, directly killing two or three military family members running in the front.

At this moment, the crowd was completely chaotic. Fear spread among the crowd, and the entire team retreated uncontrollably.

"Don't panic, find cover and hide!"

"Quick, lie down!"

The soldiers directed the crowd, trying to control order.

"Everyone, don't panic, pay attention to avoiding the drones in the sky! Don't retreat! Evacuate along the tree cover. They don't have many people, don't be scared back...!"

Lu Yan also held a loudspeaker and began to shout at the crowd. But at this moment, the crowd was already in chaos and could not be commanded at all.

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"Quick, everyone hide first!"

While the crowd was in chaos, Wen Xiaorou appeared relatively calm. She led the people from her company to hide behind a nearby rock.

Although she had retired from the military, she had also been a soldier and grew up in a military camp since she was a child. Her psychological quality could not be compared to that of ordinary girls.

"Sister Xiaorou, Hua, Hua Hua didn't keep up!"

A companion shouted in panic. Wen Xiaorou looked back and found a little girl in the team was so frightened that her legs were weak and she sat on the ground, unable to keep up with the team.

"Buzz!"

The drone was getting closer and closer. Wen Xiaorou did not hesitate and immediately shouted to everyone, "You guys hide in there quickly!"

With that, she ran and rushed to the little girl, grabbed her, leaped aside, and lay on the ground.

"Bang!"

The two fell into the grass next to them.

"Da da da!"

The drone had already approached and launched a round of shooting at the crowd!

Two family members were unable to dodge, and their bodies were instantly torn apart by bullets like paper, turning into a cloud of blood mist scattered around.

"Quick... run..."

Wen Xiaorou patted the dust on her head and took the opportunity while the drone was circling in the air to pull the little girl away from here. But her feet suddenly softened and she almost fell to the ground again.

She accidentally sprained her ankle when she jumped just now, and it hurt badly even when she moved.

"Buzz..."

The sound of the drone approached again. Wen Xiaorou's face was pale, her forehead was covered with cold sweat, and the little girl in her arms was shaking into a ball in fright.

"Sister-in-law!"

At this moment, Zhou Tonghui, who had already run far away, discovered that Wen Xiaorou and the others were not there and rushed back. Seeing that Wen Xiaorou's feet were injured, he hurriedly said, "Quick, I'll help you walk, leave here quickly!"

"Whoosh!"

Just as he helped Wen Xiaorou up and took two steps forward, a sound of airflow suddenly came from behind!

Zhou Tonghui suddenly turned around and saw a missile flying towards them!

Without thinking, Zhou Tonghui used all his strength almost instinctively to push Wen Xiaorou and the little girl away.

"Bang!"

The bodies of the two fell behind the rocks in front, and the next second, the missile landed not far behind Zhou Tonghui.

"Boom!"

A ball of flame soared into the sky, and the earth trembled violently.

Zhou Tonghui was within the explosion range, and his body was blown away, falling to the ground with a thud. Half of his face was emitting white smoke, and his body was covered in blood.

"Ah ah!"

Zhou Tonghui was in extreme pain, rolling back and forth on the ground.

"Tonghui!"

"Don't come over!"

Zhou Tonghui was in so much pain that he was rolling on the ground, but he was still shouting: "Lie there and don't move! Don't move!!"

In the sky, the drone was circling, preparing for the next round of attack.

On the ground, Wen Xiaorou's eyes were red, and she was being pulled by several companions, continuing to hide behind the rocks.

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In the direction of the dense forest, Su Tianbei commanded the troops and continued to attack the retreating enemy.

As the two sides continued to exchange fire, he felt that the enemy's team was very difficult to deal with. The other party's thinking was very clear, and they did not engage in direct contact with them at all, but kept conducting remote harassment!

"Crackle!"

The communicator suddenly rang a few times, followed by Lu Yan's voice, "Su Tuan, we are being attacked by air strikes from the front! The military families are panicked and keep running backwards. The formation of the entire evacuation team is in chaos and cannot be controlled at all!"

Su Tianbei clenched his fists and couldn't help cursing, "Damn it, we must find a way to protect these military family members. They are all family members of high-ranking officers in the garrison. Once they are caught, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Just as he was frowning, Su Tianyu looked at the dark mountain and suddenly had an idea. He quickly shouted into the communicator, "Lao Lu, Lao Lu! Immediately help me contact the official army of Lao Mo! Quick!!"