The Dragon City Rises
Chapter 177 Trap

In a dense forest near the No. 2 Water Plant in Longkou District, Dragon City.

Yuan Biao and the others lay silently on the ground, not daring to move.

Although one of them had been killed on the spot, the others didn't panic. Instead, they patiently and slowly pulled out smoke grenades from their waists, holding them in their hands.

Yuan Biao lowered his voice, opened his team's communication channel, and said, "Attention all units, the road we came from is no longer an option. The left and right sides may also be blocked by the enemy. When you hear my signal, throw smoke grenades in three directions, and then immediately move towards the water plant. After we've put some distance between us and the enemy, retreat to the northern area."

"Team One, roger!"

"Team Two, roger!"

"Team Three..."

After everyone responded, Yuan Biao made a slight gesture and ordered, "Action!"

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Almost at the same time, all the team soldiers threw the smoke grenades in their hands. These people were well-trained, and their technique for throwing smoke grenades was extremely precise. The distance and angle were just right.

"Pfft!"

All the smoke grenades landed in the target area, spinning and emitting a gray-black smoke. In the blink of an eye, thick walls of smoke rose up on three sides.

"Retreat!"

"Yes, sir!"

The moment the smoke walls went up, Yuan Biao's team immediately got up and orderly retreated towards the water plant.

At the same time, Yuan Biao cautiously waved his hand, and two of the teams stayed behind, setting up automatic rifles and hiding in the smoke walls, not retreating with the others.

...

Meanwhile, Yao Doudou and his team saw the smoke walls rising.

The spotter next to him immediately stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "They should be preparing to retreat. Should we send in the assault team?"

Yao Doudou waved his hand, seeing through Yuan Biao's plan: "There must still be some of their people in the smoke walls. Rushing in will only lead to an ambush. Listen to me, tell the assault team to adjust their firing angles and use only airburst rounds, firing three volleys towards the water plant, with intervals."

"Understood!"

The spotter immediately relayed the order. Soon, the assault teams ambushing on the left and right sides all raised their automatic rifles and attached grenade launchers under the barrels.

"Everyone, adjust your angles! Ready—"

Swish, swish, swish!

The gun barrels were pointed at the sky, adjusted to the right angle.

"Fire!"

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A series of bottle-opening sounds rang out as a large number of airburst rounds were launched into the air, drawing graceful parabolas as they flew over the smoke walls and landed in the distance.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A moment later, these airburst rounds exploded among Yuan Biao's hundred-man squad. One airburst round could tear apart the bodies of three or four soldiers, turning them into a pile of minced meat.

"Ahhh!"

"Thump!"

A chorus of screams rang out, as people were torn apart one after another behind them. Even those who survived fell to the ground, twitching in pools of blood.

Yuan Biao turned his head and found that in just a short time, more than twenty people had fallen behind him. He felt restless and uneasy, knowing that he had met a real opponent this time.

The enemy wasn't charging in to pursue them, but instead using this method of launching airburst rounds to eliminate them.

Just then, a team leader under Yuan Biao, his eyes bloodshot, roared into the communicator, "Don't abandon the wounded! Lay down another smoke screen at close range and pull them all out, quick!"

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Many soldiers quickly threw out smoke grenades, creating a layer of smoke, and then rushed over, reaching out to grab the wounded lying on the ground, trying to take them all away.

They weren't just some hastily assembled team, but a group that had trained and fought together for years, with deep bonds between them.

When Yuan Biao saw this, he shouted at them, "Don't go!"

Sure enough, another volley of airburst rounds flew over in the sky, heading towards the crowd.

"Dodge! Quick!"

Amidst shouts, the soldiers who had gone to drag the wounded immediately dodged behind the surrounding trees, but many were still knocked to the ground by the impact of the airburst rounds.

At that moment, the sound of bodies falling to the ground was picked up by Yao Doudou's snipers, who immediately pulled the triggers, firing a round of blind shots through the smoke screen.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A dozen wounded soldiers who hadn't died yet were immediately hit by the sniper rifles, their bodies erupting in blood mist, and they were killed on the spot in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Biao gritted his teeth, clenched his fists and shouted, "Abandon the wounded! Everyone retreat quickly, or we'll all be buried here!"

Everyone gritted their teeth and quickly retreated from the area.

While retreating, Yuan Biao observed the situation at the water plant.

Because of the previous aerial support, the fighter jets had cleared all the obstacles in the factory, and Ni Huan's team had penetrated deep into the water plant, leaving them no room to retreat. Although the smoke walls created by the smoke grenades were blocking the enemy's fire, because the area to be evacuated was too large, many people were still being shot and killed, and the situation was very tragic.

Yuan Biao looked at the situation there and surveyed his surroundings, knowing that it would be difficult to escape the enemy's trap with just the people he had. So, while running, he dialed Lü Zhen's phone.

The phone was quickly answered, and Lü Zhen asked directly, "How is it? Did you succeed?"

Yuan Biao paused and said, "Listen to me, we've fallen into the enemy's trap and are surrounded. We can't fight our way out with our own strength. You must send fighter jets to protect us, strafing both sides of the forest west of the water plant."

Lü Zhen was stunned by his words, and his voice couldn't help but carry a trace of anger: "I had to use fighter jets to clear the way for you to get there, and now I have to use fighter jets to bring you back before you've even finished the job. What exactly are you doing?!"

Yuan Biao also suppressed his anger and said through gritted teeth, "Do you understand the importance of information warfare? We're an assassination squad, not an army! We're three hundred men strong and we've fallen into the enemy's trap. If you don't support us, how are we supposed to get out? We've already lost the opportunity to kill Li Mingsheng. If you don't protect our squad, we'll all be buried here!"

Lü Zhen was silent for a long time, and finally had to suppress his anger and said, "I understand. Wait for me."

The two ended the call. Lü Zhen put down his phone, for the first time questioning Yuan Biao's abilities. But recalling their previous collaborations and Yuan Biao's performance at that time, he dismissed the thought.

At the same time, he was also very puzzled as to how Yuan Biao's plan for this operation had been leaked.

While thinking, Lü Zhen contacted Kang Dinghuang on his phone.

...

A few minutes later, the First Corps' front-line suppression base.

In a corner of the war room, Kang Dinghuang held his phone and listened to Lü Zhen's report. He couldn't help but ask, "The news was leaked?"

Lü Zhen loosened his collar, somewhat agitated, and said, "Yes, I suspect it was leaked from the highest level, because only you, me, and some people in the commander-in-chief's office know about this."

Kang Dinghuang frowned, subconsciously turned his head to look at the busy people around him, and said in a low voice, "Okay, I understand. I'll send fighter jets over now."

...

At ten o'clock in the evening, Anhe Street, Dragon City.

Wang Xiao's troops were ambushed from two sides and suffered heavy losses after an hour of continuous fighting.

The Fifth and Sixth Regiments were being held up by the need to protect nearly ten thousand family members who were fleeing, and they couldn't retreat smoothly towards the Haiyan Pit. They could only fight hard to block the attack of Su Tianbei's troops.

During the pursuit, Su Tianbei made a phone call to Xin Xiaodong, speaking rapidly: "The two Wang family armed regiments on our side are about to be wiped out. They're moving towards the Haiyan Pit with their dependents. As long as you block that gap, these traitors are finished!"

"Okay!" Xin Xiaodong agreed and then hung up the phone.

...

At the same time, inside the Dragon City garrison headquarters.

"Ring ring ring!"

Tan Mingchao, who was preparing to evacuate at any moment, suddenly received a call. He immediately answered it and asked, "Hello, Uncle Zhang, you're looking for me?"