Chapter 380 Evacuation
Gurkha made almost all the mistakes that could be made in the VBSS operation. In contrast, the Dongfeng Corps also avoided almost all the mistakes in the anti-VBSS operation.
First of all, in terms of terrain selection, the Dongfeng Corps limited their control of complex terrain and avoided the fate of being trapped in the cabin and sinking with the cargo ship, while the Gurkhas followed their "training manual" and followed the plan step by step from the stern of the ship. Although the nearby air landing process did achieve certain advantages in the early stage, it invisibly downgraded their biggest mission.
That's right, they are not actually here to save people.
After witnessing the massacre of their "bigwigs", their mission has shifted from rescue to cleanup.
They must ensure that all members of the Dongfeng Corps are killed in order to save the remaining "innocent passengers" on the ship, and at the same time, they must completely cut off the chain of evidence linking the United States to IS-K.
However, the mission has changed, but their consciousness has not changed with it.
Their actions were too conservative, their attacks were too reckless, or in other words, they were too confident.
He was even so confident that he felt that he could completely crush the Dongfeng Corps with these 20 men without relying on helicopter cover! ——
Of course, in fact, they did have an even match, or even a slight advantage.
But as the bridge was blown up by an RPG, in an instant, the entire battlefield changed drastically.
Chen Chen led the team to establish a supporting firepower point in the middle of the deck. Relying on the surrounding heavy plate cargo, the Dongfeng Corps built a simple "barricade" that completely blocked the entire area from the middle of the deck to the tail.
At the same time, Shi Dakai had led a team to occupy the forecastle. Two snipers fired continuously to suppress the Gurkha mercenaries retreating to the stern. The large-caliber 12.7mm ammunition became the decisive force in this battle.
After more than four people were killed, the formation of the Gurkha mercenaries completely became disorganized.
Chen Chen was keenly aware of this opportunity, so he immediately ordered:
"The remaining 12 enemies are on the left side of the poop, in the middle of the deck, and at the end of the deck!"
"Group 3 follows me forward to suppress, group 1 helps me clear the passage, and group 2 follows up from the left with projectile cover!"
"Divide the battlefield! Clear out the enemy team in the middle of the deck first!"
"clear!"
In an instant, 11 people from the Dongfeng Corps rushed out like tigers leaping through the forest. Under the cover of advanced night vision equipment, this team achieved a strong balance in agility and accuracy. Chen Chen felt it for the first time. , this night vision device that I don’t think much about can also play a huge role in certain environments.
"Machine gun fire at the stern!"
"Sniper, an enemy machine gunner behind the bunker on the second floor of the bridge at 14 o'clock!"
"Groups 3 cover the short legs! Go forward to establish a fire support point under the bridge!"
"Alternate cover and jump forward!"
Chen Chen kept giving instructions one after another, and the mercenaries of the Gurkha Rifles fell one after another.
It has to be said that the fighting will of this team is actually extremely strong. Even though they have reduced their number by nearly half and have not been able to cause effective damage to the Dongfeng Corps, their team has not yet collapsed, even relying on the stern. After Lou launched a wave of blocking attacks, he successfully established a new counterattack position.
However, this is still in vain.
In a light weapons attack, whoever throws more objects will have a greater advantage.
And the Dongfeng Corps?
On the premise that there was no way to obtain more "heavy weapons", each of them was almost full of throwing objects!
After another round of shock bomb saturation strikes, Gurkha's secondary defense line collapsed completely, the bridge was completely lost, and the Dongfeng Corps occupied the cab that was originally used as a firepower point by Gurkha.
In fact, the forwardmost cab has been completely destroyed, but the radio room on the left and rear side of the cab has survived.
The ship-wide public address system was set up here. Liu Siyuan, who occupied the news room, immediately persuaded the Gurkha mercenary regiment to surrender in English and directly identified himself as the SMP.
But his attempts to persuade him to surrender did not have the desired effect.
At this time, the only remaining mercenaries had already contacted their Lynx helicopters and reported the tragic battle situation on the Bangao.
They tried to stall for time, trying to regain their advantage and victory after the helicopters arrived.
The two sides were once again in a stalemate, and this time, the offense and defense had interchanged.
"The time to attack is now. We must defeat them in one go!"
Buck, who noticed the change in the situation, spoke very quickly:
"The fight has been going on for nearly an hour, and the opponent's support will arrive soon."
"We have no time, we must solve the problem as soon as possible!"
"Just give it a try, even if there are casualties."
"We can't fight, the opponent has occupied the stern cabin!"
Chen Chen interrupted Buck without hesitation and continued:
"If we continue to attack, we will fight VBSS!"
"This kind of casualty exchange is meaningless. Should it be turned into a turn-based game?"
"What should we do?"
"What else can we do? Withdraw!"
"Immediately make a broadcast to the whole ship and ask the crew to evacuate to the middle of the deck. Now that the sinking speed is not fast and there are no low-pressure vortices around the ship, let them put on their life jackets and jump into the sea to escape!"
"No one can be drowned in such a calm sea!"
"We deployed all the remaining bombs on the hull and detonated them after the crew evacuated!"
Buck was stunned again.
After a few seconds of silence, he finally spoke:
"I understand you want to hold the helicopter back."
"That's right."
Chen Chen didn't have time to explain too much, and a series of strategies began to be implemented immediately.
While Group 3 continued to suppress the stern of the ship, Group 1 and Group 2 had completed the evacuation along the ladder.
At this time, just an hour had passed since they blasted the Bangao, and the tilt angle of the ship was less than 5 degrees, so their actions were not greatly affected.
But the ship's balance has actually reached the edge of collapse. As long as it crosses that line, its sinking speed will immediately accelerate.
And Chen Chen planned to push it.
Three minutes later, the first rubber boat was full of people, and Group 3 continued to suppress them. Without high-altitude vision, this was a risk they had to take.
"Alternate cover, hellfire tactics, dive from the bow to evacuate!"
"Throw out all the smoke bombs and grenades to suppress the opponent's firepower!"
"Shortfoot, you retreat to the forecastle first and establish a fire support point!"
Even as a precision shooter, Chen Chen was performing his duties with utmost dedication.
His touch returned to a fiery state, and at a distance of tens of meters, his crosshairs were the spell of death.
With just one HK416, he achieved absolute suppression.
Within ten seconds of running short, Yang Shu and Chen Chen fired alternately, killing two enemies who tried to intercept them directly on the deck.
Then, the M240 in Shortfoot's hand sounded, and Chen Chen quickly ran to the forecastle to establish a firepower point. Under his cover, Yang Shu also evacuated to the forecastle, and behind them was the bottomless sea water.
"The ship's speed is very low! Jump to both sides and quickly escape from the low-pressure area!"
Chen Chen shouted loudly.
Afterwards, the three people dived in turn.
The arriving rubber boat quickly picked up the three people in the water, and the two RPGs on the rubber boat opened fire instantly.
Immediately afterwards, the C4 placed by the team members who had evacuated early also exploded.
There were patches of fire on the poop, and the Gurkha team members above seemed a little at a loss.
At the bow of the ship, the crew of the Bangao had jumped into the water one by one to escape just like Chen Chen.
30 seconds later, the arriving traffic ship took over the rubber boat and suppressed the deck of the Bangao.
The 12.7mm large-caliber machine gun blocked all the opponent's evacuation routes. The rubber boat was abandoned, and the traffic ship was pulled to top speed and "escaped" toward the coast.
At this time, the roar of helicopters could be heard in the air.
In the darkness, Chen Chen was completely unable to capture its location.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
Chen Chen had already dialed Xiaoyu's phone number through Pingchuan, and the Indonesian military had received new instructions.
Just as the helicopter arrived over the traffic ship, two "significant targets" traveling at high speed also appeared on the helicopter's radar.
The two Bobcats were in a dilemma.
Or take a gamble and kill the traffic boat first, and then be killed by the fighter jet.
Or, turn around and rescue their team members trapped on the Dao.
In fact, this choice is not difficult.
After circling the traffic ship for two weeks, the helicopter had no choice but to leave.
Chen Chen stood on the bow of the transportation ship, spat at the distant fire of the Dao, stretched out his middle finger and cursed in a low voice:
"Fuck you."