Chapter 229.2: Operation Spring Thunder

Before dark...

It seemed that they had to spend the night in the snow tonight.

Knowing that urging was useless, Black Snake could only curse a few words in his heart, and then continued to wait impatiently.

The night before, the scout he sent to the south found that a fierce battle had broken out in the direction of Longevity Town, and during the period, a flare was seen rising into the night sky.

Although the specific situation of the battle was unknown, his scout reported that there were at least 300 or more people exchanging fire based on the gunshots he heard.

There were 2 or 3 companies.

It seemed that his old acquaintance Lion Fang had seen through what he was thinking, and was determined to get ahead of him this time. He definitely wanted to push his troops south and directly capture a large piece of land in the northern suburbs of Clearspring City before the snow melted away.

Black Snake knew that he had to make a move.

If he continued to wait until spring, he might not even be able to get anything.

Sitting next to Black Snake, Vaders spoke cautiously, "Marching in heavy snow is not a good idea. Our armored units can't exert their maneuvering advantages in half-meter-thick snowdrifts."

Whether it was an armored pickup truck, a tank, or two 100mm howitzers pulled by trucks, these heavy equipment could get stuck in the snow easily if not careful, and if they got stuck in an untimely place, they were likely to be living targets.

But Black Snake didn't care, or didn't take the warning to heart.

Judging from the strength shown by the survivors in the northern suburbs in the first 2 battles, they were only at the level of 2 companies at most.

There were four companies right next to him, and six more had already set off first, exploring the way in front of the main force.

Can't take advantage of mobility?

Don't be ridiculous.

Do I need that?

In the face of absolute power, he only needed to slap the gun muzzles on those survivors' faces, and then those people would naturally drop their weapons and surrender.

"The blizzard has stopped, and the worst is over. Our infantry will clear the obstacles ahead, and our armor and supplies will follow. If everything goes well, we will be able to live in their houses tomorrow night."

Vaders asked. "What if things don't go well?"

"Then it will be the day after tomorrow," Black Snake patted Vaders on the shoulder with a happy look on his face. "Don't worry, my friend, I know you like careful planning, but having an ability to adapt from time to time is also important,"

Vaders said, shaking his head. "This is not about adapting, it's gambling."

"Gambling? I don't hate that word." Black Snake continued with a smile. "I know what you're worried about. If our frontline troops are attacked, our tanks won't be able to provide assistance in time, right?"

"..."

Before he could speak, Black Snake continued proudly, "This worry is completely unnecessary. It's not just us who are hit by the heavy snow, they are the same. No matter how long my front line is, it is still within the range of artillery fire. Without vehicles, they will be like ants stuck in the snow and crushed to the ground by our artillery!"

"What if they choose to attack our rear?" Vaders couldn't help but mumble, "If I was them, I wouldn't be foolish enough to charge from the front."

A look of displeasure appeared on Black Snake's face.

Although the staff officer could occasionally provide some very constructive advice, there were times that what he said was really unpleasant to the ears.

Especially since he didn't think attacking his rear was a good idea.

"Do you think I didn't consider this situation? Otherwise, why would I leave 4 companies behind? Even if they miraculously bypassed the troops in front of us and appeared behind us. 4 companies would be enough to overwhelm them."

Besides, it was impossible to bypass his main force.

Everyone was equal in the winter, and those survivors didn't have the ability to fly.

If those survivors wanted to bypass the detection of the 6 companies, they could only circle from the east, but that would be a long detour.

It was conservatively estimated that their marching route would be extended to 30 kilometers, and during this period, they would need to pass through large areas with thick snow, as well as scattered forests and ruins. By the time they managed to reach their rear with all their effort, maybe their armored units had already entered the urban area of Clearspring City!

Even if they reached them in time, it wouldn't matter.

While their tank might be stuck in the snow, at most the tank would not be able to move; its gun would not be affected.

With the cooperation of the companies, the dense bullets and cannonballs would slap those damn bugs on the snow like swatting flies!

He had been waiting the day for over a month!

After listening to Black Snake's words, Vaders chose to remain silent because he really didn't know what to say.

Not sending everyone to the front only showed that he was not stupid, but it did not mean that it was a smart enough decision.

If this guy were to be the commander of the expeditionary army, they probably wouldn't be able to last for a week, and he would get a million soldiers killed in 3 days.

Vaders sighed silently in his heart, and now he could only pray that those survivors were also a group of ordinary men.

However, he didn't know why, whenever he thought about it like this, there was an uneasy feeling in his heart.

This was the instinct he had developed while fighting the people of the Great Rift Valley on the Northern Front, and this instinct had helped him avoid danger countless times.

Will it really be that smooth?

...

At this moment, neither Vaders, Black Snake, nor the patrols following the trucks noticed that on the snowy slope 3 kilometers to the east, a pair of eyes had fixed on them.

Holding the binoculars that were wrapped with gauze, Night Ten, who was lying on the snowdrift, held back the excitement in his heart, stretched out his frozen index finger, and pressed on the uniquely shaped earphones. "Attention all squad leaders! The target has passed the marked area A and is moving to area C on the map... They should be heading the interprovincial highway. You sure won't let this big fish pass, right?"

In the sleeping bag not far away from him, Gale's character was sleeping, and he was currently offline.

Night Ten knew that later, he had to go offline and tell Gale to get online.

They'd been hiding here on shift for two days.

For the past two days and nights, the two of them never returned to the base once.

Night Ten didn't even know how he persevered!

The voices of the squad leaders quickly came through the communication channel one by one.

Escaping Mole’s voice rang right in his ears. "Right my butt! They aren't heading my way!"

Midnight Pubg roared, "Hell yeah! Brothers, time to get to work!"

In the snow field 5 kilometers away from the target, Spring Water Commander standing next to the truck returned to the passenger seat and told Battlefield Cheerleader in the driver's seat. "Drive, let's go to Area C. Later, control yourself when you see the enemies, and stop the truck before you rush out to fight."

"They are finally here. Damn, this mission is really long enough... I almost lost my connection." Battlefield Cheerleader shook his head to wake himself up and started the engine.

Spring Water Commander ignored him and put his index finger on the earphone. "Moving to the target C area... Attention, Sideline team, those people are heading straight in your direction, this time I am afraid that you are going to be the first to fight the enemy again."

By the interprovincial highway four kilometers away from the target potion.

A team of players in white camouflage was crawling on the snow, with a forest behind them and a gentle slope in front of them.

This was the closest road to the interprovincial highway.

Sideline Slacking reached out and pressed it on the earphone, answering calmly, "Copy that."

After finishing the communication, he looked at the eager comrades behind him, took a deep breath slowly, and said with a serious expression, "Brothers, the enemy is heading straight towards us, and they are roughly 4 kilometers away. This will be the center of the battlefield."

After that, he looked at Construction Boy. "... Please aim at the track of the tank later, and whether you hit it or not, change your position immediately after firing the shot. If the track is broken, then leave it to Eye Owe Money."

Construction Boy said excitedly with the nearly two-meter-long Lance rifle before him. "Leave it to me!"

"Same," Eye Owe Money took out the small robot from his backpack, and after confirming that the explosives were tied on top of it, he continued with a smile, "Are we going to set up a bet this time? I bet..."

"Get lost!"

"Don't jinx us, you idiot! Stop talking so much and hurry up deploying your robot!"

Seeing that everyone was angry, Eye Owe Money coughed dryly, "I was just joking."

It was going to be a tough fight.

The enemies they would face would be several times more than the last time.

However, no one was afraid.

Sideline Slacking could feel that the twinkling rays of light in the pupils beside him were all excitement and fearless courage.

All the marauders would be stopped here. If they believed that they could defeat those players easily, they were welcome to try it.

Sideline glanced at the VM on his arm and saw a line of light blue text appearing on the screen.

[Mission:

Operation Code, "Spring Thunder"

]

This thunder will shatter all darkness!