Chapter 178: Encirclement of Lurkers

The fiery red sun slowly rose, breaking through the darkness of the night and bringing the warmth of light to the world.

A large group of soldiers drove quickly on the dry riverbed, the tracks of tanks and armored vehicles moved on the cobblestone riverbed, helicopters flew low in the sky for alert, and the artillery fell at the back, pulled forward by tractors.

The soldiers of the large group were all sitting in armored personnel carriers, the machine gunners on the tanks were responsible for alert, and there were also highly mobile infantry fighting vehicles patrolling on both sides of the riverbed, cooperating with helicopters to build a double air-ground patrol line.

In order to get there as soon as possible, the Lingnan base had been prepared and set off at dawn.

So far, they have walked a distance of 20 kilometers, walked half of the riverbed of dozens of kilometers, and came to the middle of the riverbed. At this speed, they can pass through the riverbed in less than two hours and bypass the winding mountain road to get out.

"Uncle Chen, can we get out now?"

In the command vehicle, Liu Lang, who had been unconscious for several days, finally woke up and asked with a pale face.

He already knew what happened in the army during this period, and knew that the army was trapped in the Great Mountains. He was also very nervous about this, afraid that Wang Jin would come to trouble him again, and couldn't wait to get out of the Great Mountains.

Chen Jie looked at the map, and then looked at the quiet forest that was constantly retreating outside the riverbed, nodded and said: "If we pass the riverbed and get back on the road for a few hours, we can get out of the Great Mountains and return to the Lingnan Plain this afternoon."

"That's great, but Uncle Chen, that Wang Jin won't stop us, I don't think he will let us go so easily!"

Liu Lang was happy but also a little worried. The last battle with Wang Jin left Liu Lang with a deep psychological shadow. Thinking that Wang Jin might appear, he felt a dull pain in his head, as if the tsunami-like mental shock appeared in his mind again.

"I have long been on guard against Wang Jin's flying mutant beasts harassing us. Anti-aircraft guns and helicopters have been on standby alert. Don't worry, Wang Jin can only harass us for a while. With his flying mutant beasts, he can't stop us from leaving."

Chen Jie took a sip of coffee and comforted Liu Lang, without any worry on his old face.

Although Wang Jin's flying mutant beasts are powerful, they are too few in number. At most, they can harass them. It is impossible to fight against their 30,000 mechanized troops.

Chen Jie knew this and ordered the soldiers to take this dangerous riverbed. You must know that such a narrow environment is very easy to be ambushed by the enemy, which is a taboo for military strategists. Chen Jie also saw that Wang Jin did not have the strength to confront head-on, so he chose to take this road.

"Uncle Chen is right. We have 30,000 people. Wang Jin has only over 100 mutants. We can't kill them all even if we stand there."

When Liu Lang thought of this, he smiled again, but he didn't notice that Chen Jie on the opposite side looked a little strange. He muttered to himself in a voice that Liu Lang couldn't hear: "I just hope Wang Jin doesn't bring other mutants. According to Jiang Bin, Wang Jin still has tens of thousands of ferocious mutants. If they attack together, it will be troublesome."

Chen Jie's worry is not unreasonable. Wang Jin really did it. It's just that the number of Zergs is several times more than the 10,000 that Chen Jie thought, and the quality is much higher. The appearance of advanced Zergs and the evolution of Zergs to the second level will definitely give Chen Jie a big surprise. This is not just trouble!

The Lingnan base troops continued to advance. At the forefront of the troops, a row of scouts drove infantry fighting vehicles to patrol around, vigilantly observing the surrounding movements.

Han Yong is a veteran, now in his thirties. He was a scout pioneer in the army before the end of the world. Although he did not become a mutant after the end of the world, he has experienced countless battles and has been fighting bloody battles for Lingnan Base.

With his first-class combat level and achievements, Han Yong became the scout platoon leader of Lingnan Base, managing the fifty scouts, which is also a little famous.

Now his reconnaissance platoon is arranged to be on guard at the front of the army, to detect dangers and defend them in advance for the troops behind, which is a very important position, showing the trust of the army in him.

This is also related to Han Yong's performance. In the battle with Wang Jin Feilong, Han Yong's reconnaissance platoon found Feilong's attack traces many times. For this, Han Yong was praised by the superior, and told him that as long as he returned to the base this time, he would let him be the company commander.

Because of the superior's words, Han Yong worked harder in reconnaissance, and his eyes kept patrolling around, trying not to make any mistakes and let the enemy's sneak attack succeed.

At the beginning, it was fine. Han Yong was relieved that Wang Jin's flying dragon did not attack. However, as he entered the middle of the riverbed, especially the section of the riverbed he was walking on now, Han Yong gradually found that something was wrong.

Although the ground under his feet was no different from other riverbeds, Han Yong, who had undergone rigorous reconnaissance training, saw something fishy, ​​that is, the ground of this section of the riverbed was relatively soft, and the soil on the surface was also somewhat different from the surrounding soil, as if it had been rolled over by someone.

And there was another phenomenon. The many pebbles originally scattered in the riverbed were much less in this section of the riverbed. Han Yong dug into the soft ground with his hands, but dug out many pebbles buried in the soil.

This situation made Han Yong's face change, and he began to feel uneasy. An idea came to his mind that there was something strange and dangerous underground.

But Han Yong didn't know how to report to the company commander. His company commander was a rather old-fashioned guy who relied on connections to get to the top, and he would most likely not believe him.

When he thought that tens of thousands of his companions were walking towards a dangerous area, he couldn't help but feel anxious. He picked up the walkie-talkie and reported to the company commander: "Report to the company commander, there may be danger in this area. The danger comes from underground. Please quickly inform the superiors and ask the troops to stop advancing."

"What, the danger comes from underground? How did you know!"

A sarcastic voice came from the other end of the phone. The tone of speaking was not like asking, but more like mocking. It can be seen that the relationship between this company commander and Han Yong is not good.

"This is what happened!" Han Yong told his discovery and prediction, causing the company commander to laugh and laugh through the intercom: "Han Yong, you really take yourself seriously. Do you think you are a geologist? There are dangers underground. Are you crazy? Wang Jin has flying mutants, not underground mutants. Think about it with your pig head."

After the call, Han Yong's face turned blue with anger, and he could hardly hold back his anger.

However, looking at the large army that was still advancing, Han Yong's heart tightened, and he didn't care about being angry anymore, and drove an infantry fighting vehicle back.

The company commander was desperate and was ready to tell the battalion commander about his discovery, even if he had to bear the blame for leaving his post one by one.

"The enemy has entered the ambush circle, do you want to attack!" At an altitude of 10,000 meters, Wang Jin heard the mother nest's prompt and coldly spit out two words: "Attack!"

Just as Han Yong turned the car around and was about to drive to find the battalion commander, the ground suddenly shook, and a series of two-meter-long spikes drilled out of the ground.

Along with the soldiers' screams, countless soldiers were pierced by the spikes that rose and fell like waves. The sharp spikes pierced the soldiers' crotches and finally came out from the top of their heads, hanging them alive on the spikes, like a human skewer.

Han Yong opened his mouth wide. His guess came true, but he was not happy at all. He suddenly shouted: "The enemy is underground, get out of this area quickly."

He was about to drive the infantry fighting vehicle to escape, but in the next second, the chassis of the infantry fighting vehicle cracked, and a spike pierced Han Yong's body, with white brain matter coming out of his head, killing Han Yong with a stunned face.

Han Yong never thought that he would die here. He still had to tell the intelligence to the battalion commander, and he still had the position of company commander. Now everything has vanished with his death.