Iron Ship Man's Traveling Journey

Chapter 22 Japanese Meat Grinder

The Japanese island of Kyushu, in Fukuoka's Holy Britannian Empire-occupied zone.

The raid on Japan has lasted for more than a month. The initial raid on the Sasebo Naval Base on Kyushu Island was successful, and after the Japanese Pacific Fleet's squadron at the Sasebo Naval Base was wiped out, the landing forces of the Holy Britannian Empire easily swept away. Sasebo Naval Base and several surrounding cities.

When Japan barely reacted from the raid, the naval fleet was completely wiped out. Japan, which suffered heavy losses in both the air force and the army, directly lost the most critical sea power and part of the air power. The imperial army was similar to its counterparts in Hokkaido. It launched a fierce offensive that was as powerful as a bamboo. In just half a month, it took down Nagasaki, the most prosperous island in Kyushu, and many cities. In addition to the illustrious military exploits, the soldiers and officers made a lot of money for themselves. benefit.

——In the world of "Lelouch of the Rebellion", Japan's economic level is almost comparable to the three superpowers, and its population is even only the Holy Brittany with the smallest total population One-fifth of the Niah Empire (including South America and several numbered areas, with a population of about 70 billion), even if the vast majority of the wealth is occupied by the Six Houses of Kyoto and other chaebol families, the rest of the soup will still make Japan The life of the civilian class is quite comfortable, and the expeditionary army of the Holy Britannian Empire, as the invader, is not a civilized division that has never committed any crime. After earning a fortune by himself, the big soldiers below are constantly refreshing the lower limit of their morality, and things like burning, killing, looting and the like are endless.

For the high-level expeditionary forces of the Holy Britannian Empire, the various things that happened below naturally cannot be hidden from them. It is to ensure that the conduct of military operations will not be disturbed. For example, the various actions of officers and soldiers in private, they all take a blind or acquiescing attitude, and occasionally some high-level officials clearly indicate to carry out search operations.

In fact, even in the real world before Liu Yuan crossed, the armies of the United States and other countries were very worried about military discipline. An army with the concept of people's soldiers like the Chinese army is an extremely rare example, but in the world of "Rebellious Lelouchi" In other words, it is okay for the armies of various countries to speak in their own countries, but if they invade the enemy's country, they cannot be expected to be innocent.

Therefore, the Holy Britannian Expeditionary Army on the Honshu side is deducted, and it is fighting the main force of Japan. The Holy Britannian Imperial Army on both sides of Kyushu Island and Hokkaido, from time to time, officers take the lead to go privately. Engaged in activities.

However, the garrison of the Holy Britannian Empire on Kyushu Island will soon usher in a different day!

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Kyushu Island is located in the area between Nagasaki and Fukuoka, which belongs to the area that the Holy Britannian Empire has actually controlled.

A squadron of the Expeditionary Force of the Holy Britannian Empire, led by two infantry fighting vehicles, followed by dozens of infantrymen in six trucks, the entire squadron clearly revealed a sense of ease as if going hunting atmosphere.

After all, having controlled the occupied area for more than a month, the days of the Expeditionary Force of the Holy Britannian Empire on Kyushu Island were quite chic. After destroying the Japanese Sasebo Naval Base and defeating the main force of Kyushu Island, they were the only ones who took the initiative to attack the enemy. The bases were destroyed one by one, and the cities were occupied to enjoy the glory and spoils of the victors. They didn't receive any decent counterattacks at all, and their vigilance was naturally that way.

In the convoy, the soldiers sitting on the truck were chatting with each other, and they discussed from time to time what they would gain from going out to "hunt", such as whether they would encounter rich prey, or beautiful animals that interested them. Women, their garrison in the city is not like going out on patrol now. Many things are not easy to do.

At the very least, the garrison of the Holy Bretanian Empire still cares about the order of the city, unlike the countryside in the occupied area or the unoccupied area, no one cares about what the patrol team does.

However, when the convoy had just passed a curve, a figure lurking in the dark suddenly pressed the button in his hand.

Boom!Boom! ! !

On the side of the highway, several blasting devices disguised as stones or waste were detonated instantly, and the expanding flames swept across the road with thousands of steel balls.

Several trucks were overturned in an instant, and the infantry on board were smashed into a hornet's nest by the dense steel balls before they could react. Occasionally, some lucky people who were lucky were not killed, and the flames and shock waves that exploded directly killed them , Many people even failed to keep the whole body.

In contrast, the situation of the two infantry fighting vehicles was slightly better. One infantry fighting vehicle was overturned and knocked to the ground, while the other infantry fighting vehicle rushed out of the road and crashed crookedly into a damaged on the vehicle.

When the members of the infantry fighting vehicle opened the upper hatch in a daze, and were about to climb out of the tank to check the situation, they saw several figures rushing out head-on!

"Da da da------!"

Accompanied by the crisp gunshots, the lucky guy was beaten into a colander, and fell limply on the edge of the hatch door, while the other infantry fighting vehicle crew members who heard the gunshots all woke up and started Prepare to reactivate infantry fighting vehicles.

At this time, including the deputy squadron leader staying in the infantry fighting vehicle, none of them foolishly asked what was going on. They were obviously ambushed by the enemy!

"Fire now!"

Seeing that the infantry fighting vehicle began to back up, Captain Kato, who was in charge of the ambush, shouted an order to let the three mortars behind him open fire immediately.

The long-awaited mortar team fired directly, and a round of 60MM and 82MM mortar shells directly hit the infantry fighting vehicle, and one shell hit the top of the infantry fighting vehicle by coincidence, and was blasted. The infantry fighting vehicle that blasted off the top armor stopped immediately, and the members inside were wiped out.

At this time, the soldiers ambushing around climbed out of the bushes and woods on the side of the road, each holding a PPS-41 submachine gun or SKS rifle, and even a light fire team holding a PPK light machine gun. People feel inexplicable joy.

However, Captain Kato, who was in charge of leading the team, was very satisfied with the new equipment of his subordinates. After looking at the battlefield, he waved and ordered:

"Search the battlefield and report the situation to Nakamura Sato!"

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"Boom, boom, boom!"

More than ten minutes later, when I heard the big noise of the explosion, several helicopters of the Holy Bretanian Empire flying over from the nearest city encountered the ambushing firepower before they could get close to the range of the ambush battlefield. network.

The double-barreled machine gun designed to use multi-purpose 30MM*170MM shells is powerful enough to match the light tanks of the Holy Bretanian Empire. The helicopter that can defend against ordinary infantry light weapons really can't carry it Live, especially the ambush circle composed of multiple light infantry fighting vehicles below, with laser sights and multiple rockets attached, the intensive firepower directly shredded one helicopter after another.

When a helicopter escaped from the fire circle by chance and left the battlefield, and the sweaty pilot reported the battle situation loudly to his superiors, the ambushed light infantry fighting vehicle team wisely chose to evacuate, and the leader of the team, Sato Zhongsa, was a chicken thief He went around in a circle, erasing the traces of his actions leading the assault.

Later, when the large troops of the Holy Britannian Empire arrived, they could only collect the corpses of their own people, and there were already many infiltrating troops in the occupied area of ​​​​Kyushu Island to carry out strangling battles. The newly dispatched Japanese high-level The commander is full of fighting spirit.

In just one day, the Holy Britannia Empire Expeditionary Force on Kyushu Island fell into a headache-inducing strangulation battle!

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Chapter 23 Japanese Meat Grinder

"Bah bah———"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"Helicopter?! Hurry up and fire, shoot me those crispy things!!!"

"Sir, John's team has lost more than half of its troops. We had better choose to evacuate immediately and report these new Japanese weapons to His Excellency the Baron!"

"Shut up! I am the captain of John's team, I must launch a counterattack!"

"what!!!"……

In the mountains of Hokkaido, a small group of Holy Britannian troops led by KMF are scattered like birds and beasts. What they are facing are six improved Hind gunships, which are recklessly harvesting the enemy from hundreds of meters above the ground. life.

For the Holy Breton army, they came to the nearby mountains to conduct armed reconnaissance operations, trying to find the remnants of the defeated soldiers who harassed the surrounding garrisons from time to time, a small group of 9 KMF and more than 300 infantry armed forces For those remaining Japanese troops with at most light weapons, they are already an unmatched enemy, and this group of Holy Breton troops who entered the mountainous area did not have the mental preparation for encountering hard stubble.

When six improved Hind gunships surrounded them, the armed search team of the Holy Britannian Empire was out of luck. The fourth-generation KMF [Glasgow] installed by the Nia Empire can't withstand this kind of attack. It can directly penetrate the frontal armor of [Glasgow] with one shot, and if those unlucky infantry suffer a shot... look at that The mosaic-like unidentified objects are painted all over the ground. It is estimated that even the procedure of collecting the corpses can be omitted, not to mention the hanging honeycomb rockets. Whether it is KMF or infantry, they will die when they touch it. It is nothing more than a dead body. Probably a little more complete, the other is the end of no bones left.

In less than 3 minutes, the six Hind gunships showed their terrifying firepower to the fullest. The Holy Bretanian Army, which was devastated by the firepower, directly lost more than half, and the nine KMFs directly lost five. There are so many platforms, and the accompanying infantry units have completely collapsed. Except for a few individuals who still maintain the will to fight, the others have either become corpses or completely herded sheep.

For this kind of result, Captain John, who had a knight title at least, was red-eyed. Regardless of his deputy captain's persuasion to retreat, he drove his KMF and raised the weapon in his hand, frantically shooting at the Hind helicopter gunship!

"Hahaha, bloody Breton, give me this!"

Among the remaining four [Glasgow], one did not quickly maneuver and dodge, but instead carried the 20MM KMF special submachine gun to attack. A hind gunship pilot wearing a photoelectric sight helmet, With a grinning grin, he activated the rocket pod launchers on both sides of the helicopter.

A series of 60MM rockets whizzed past, blasting Captain John into a panic. The thin armor of the KMF was completely unable to resist this kind of attack. He could only desperately operate the body to dodge. The hook lock is used for fast maneuvering, and the dedicated 20MM cannon held by the KMF is also trying to attack the Hind helicopter gunship, trying to disrupt the opponent's attack or simply shoot down the opponent.

It's a pity that Captain John is too high on his driving skills. The KMF with the knight badge and the captain's logo struggled for less than ten seconds in the rain of bullets, and was torn to pieces by the machine gun!

"Damn it! Everyone hurry up and withdraw... huh?!"

Seeing the hard-headed sand sculpture captain hanging on the granite, the deputy captain heaved a sigh of relief. When he was trying to order a retreat, he suddenly found that there was a damaged alarm from the KMF, and he was about to press the life-saving button of the ejection cockpit. At that time, a 60MM rocket just hit the cockpit of the KMF whose leg was broken, leaving only the sharp scream that ended with the rising fireball.

The remaining two KMFs did not struggle for too long, and were KO'd within 1 minute by the fiercely fired Hind gunships. Together with those unlucky infantry, they became the numbers of the Hind gunships!

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Later, on the edge of the mountainous area in central Hokkaido, six Hind armed helicopters docked at a secret military base one after another.

It should be said that the main driving force behind Japan's development in Hokkaido was the skyrocketing price of cherry stone resources decades ago. Only when Japan has funds in hand can it be considered that it has really invested manpower and material resources to develop Hokkaido, which was originally regarded as a wild land.

However, compared with the three main islands of Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku, Hokkaido's annual statistical population barely passed the 1000 million mark. Compared with the population density, it is definitely the most affluent place in Japan, and the main population is concentrated in several major ports. Cities and characteristic tourist towns, even Hokkaido’s coal resources, which were very important to Japan in the past, were not mined by many people. Like the construction of military bases, a secret military base was built in the mountains of Hokkaido decades ago. .

However, when the Holy Britannian Empire succeeded in raiding Japan and the Hokkaido naval base was captured by the enemy, several secret military bases in the mountains became the life-saving straw for the Japanese army in Hokkaido. When the army's armored wing was completely lost, about 5000 Japanese troops successfully evacuated to the mountains of Hokkaido, and most of the remaining Japanese troops in Hokkaido, except for the casualties in the previous battle with the Holy Britannian Empire, were already dead. They were captured by the Holy Bretanian Army, or simply hid in the civilian population scattered.

In the previous words, the morale of the remnant troops in Hokkaido was low, not only because they were beaten badly by the surprise attack of the Holy Britannian Empire, but also because the Japanese side showed signs of retreating steadily, and the Honshu side was completely withdrawn. Without strength to support Hokkaido, they could only watch as Holy Britannia swept across Hokkaido.

Now, the previous pessimistic atmosphere was swept away in the military base. The soldiers excitedly watched the ferocious and mighty Hind gunship land, and listened to the pilot and soldiers discuss the results just now!

"Report to Major General Li Yuan, our flying squadron annihilated an armed Britannian search team this time, without any loss!" Seeing the highest commander in Hokkaido, Major General Li Yuan with the rank of Major General He came out to greet him in person. Major Yamamoto, the captain of the Hind Helicopter Reinforced Squadron who came over yesterday through a disguised transport ship, respectfully saluted Major General Li Yuan and reported loudly.

"Haha, Major Yamamoto, I already know about the impressive achievements you have made, but you gave us a bad breath..." Major General Li Yuan seemed very happy about Major Yamamoto's report. They all laughed and praised happily.

Not only Major General Li Yuan, but several other officers around him who had a higher rank than Major Yamamoto all smiled happily. Apart from looking enviously at Major Yamamoto, they also stared at the Hind armed with amazed eyes. Helicopters, and several large transport helicopters that arrived yesterday.

When they just received the long-lost support yesterday, the soldiers and low-ranking officers at the military base were very excited. Major General Li Yuan and several senior officers were actually not very optimistic about the arrival of the reinforcements—in fact, the support for the three superpowers and other countries For an orthodox military officer, the reinforcements with just over 100 men are indeed a bit shabby. Even if there are six armed helicopters and eight large transport helicopters, they are not very strong compared to the army currently commanded by Major General Li Yuan. Powerful reinforcements are equivalent to strengthening the air power that is almost non-existent, right?

However, Major General Li Yuan and several senior officers are the same as those who have never seen the improved Hind gunship. Major Yamamoto, who has the power of the helicopter, is well aware of the power of the Hind gunship he is driving, so naturally he will not be afraid of the small force of the Holy Bretanian Empire in Hokkaido.

Therefore, Major Yamamoto directly asked to take the initiative to attack this morning, and a formation composed of six Hind gunships rushed out, but they happened to run into the scout team sent by Major General Kurihara before, who came here to conduct an armed search. The Britannian army immediately launched an attack directly.

Facts have proved that the combat power of the Hind gunship is really strong, especially the Holy Breton Army is not equipped with anti-aircraft weapons such as stingers, and it is a tragedy when it encounters the enhanced and improved Hind gunship!

"Major Yamamoto, what are you going to do next?"

Later, in the internal meeting room of the military base, Major General Kurihara looked at Major Yamamoto who had just sat down. He did not have the somewhat disappointed and indifferent attitude yesterday, and asked the other party kindly about the next action.

Not only Major General Kurihara's attitude has changed drastically, but the surrounding officers and lieutenant officers are all looking forward to Major Yamamoto at this time!

"Your Excellency Kurihara, I'm going to set off with a helicopter squadron to carry out raids directly on the towns on the edge of the mountain, trying to drive the enemy out of the occupied cities!"

Facing the expectant eyes of Major General Kurihara and other officers, Major Yamamoto, who has already made a contribution, was not polite, and directly made a rather bold proposal, and then did not wait for Major General Kurihara and others to question this too bold plan, He directly stated his plan: "We must launch a counterattack. Hokkaido has not been occupied by the enemy for a long time. The enemy's main force is actually in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Honshu Island. We must at least contain the enemy's strength in Hokkaido..."

Hearing the powerful reason given by Major Yamamoto, Major General Kurihara and the other officers were speechless. Although they didn't want to take too much risk, they couldn't express what they thought in their hearts. What Major General Yamamoto did was The biggest support for the main battlefield in Tokyo, they can't refute it from any angle!

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"Attention all crews, do not descend to a height below 300 meters from the ground, the enemy's KMF will hardly threaten us, and maintain the essentials of maneuvering operations..."

In the morning of the next day, Major Yamamoto, who boarded the co-pilot position of a Hind gunship, gave instructions on the radio communication channel while paying attention to the faintly visible town below.

As one of the helicopter commanders who received short-term training, Major Yamamoto can barely operate the rather simple Hind gunship (improved Hind gunship, deducting the power of the high-energy battery and the optimized propeller, and the operation is foolish. Its biggest advantage) is to memorize the fighting characteristics and taboos of the Hind gunship by rote.

At least, during yesterday's battle, Major Yamamoto sensibly maintained the regulation that the Hind armed helicopter should stay at least 300 meters above the air. Maintaining this altitude and flying at a high maneuvering attitude from time to time, the KMF pilot wanted to attack. It's not a small difficulty, not to mention the bulletproof capability of the Hind gunship is also quite good.

Today, Major Yamamoto is continuing yesterday's tactics, and the decision is to kill the enemy as much as possible. A prerequisite is to ensure the safety of the Hind gunship in his hand to strengthen the squadron!

"Yes! Sir!"*5

Hearing Major Yamamoto's order, the pilots of the five Hind helicopter gunships answered without hesitation.

A few minutes later, it was found that the small town in front was already within sight, and the six Hind gunships spread out directly, like falcons looking around for reconnaissance before hunting their prey, and began to move towards this place with many holy Bretons. The town where the runner-up was stationed was surrounded.

When the Holy Bretanian Army stationed in this town reacted, the Hind helicopter gunship had already launched an attack. Under the dense rocket bombs flying across and the deadly strafing of the machine guns, it was expected to clear the enemy hiding in the mountains. The Holy Bretanian Army of the remnants of the army was in bad luck. Thousands of Holy Bretanian soldiers stationed in this town were like the Japanese who were raided before. They didn't expect the enemy to come suddenly. He was on guard, and was beaten up directly.

It's not that there are no holy Britannian soldiers to resist, like carrying out armed reconnaissance and suppression operations against the mountainous area, and in the barracks specially equipped with more than a dozen KMFs, another KMF team that was lucky not to go into the mountain to search yesterday, just The KMF on duty tried to resist, but was directly smashed into pieces by the 30MM cannon.

In less than half an hour of action, Major Yamamoto, who had bloodbathed the barracks, was pleasantly surprised to find that he easily mobilized the residents of this town, and many of the young and old came from the previous Holy Bretanian occupation army He took the initiative to join the army because of the hatred he created.

Discovering that the situation was good, Major Yamamoto quickly reported the situation to his superiors and asked for more reinforcements and supplies to be sent to Hokkaido!

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Soon, the Holy Bretanian Army occupying Hokkaido discovered that the armed search teams it had sent were missing one after another, and occasionally there were radio signals that sent short-lived news such as the discovery of enemy helicopters and powerful firepower.

This kind of thing made the Hokkaido occupying army of the Holy Britannian Empire feel very uncomfortable, but they immediately discovered that the occupied towns near the mountainous areas had been regained control, and the commander of the Hokkaido occupying army naturally It is impossible to watch this kind of thing happen under his own command, but the first army he organized encountered an ambushe in the middle of the air and ground, thousands of casualties of Holy Breton soldiers and more than fifty KMF The battle damage caused the Holy Bretanian occupying army that swept across Hokkaido before to lose the aura of "invincible".

When the Hokkaido occupying army of the Holy Britannian Empire discovered that the Japanese civilians who had been frightened by killing and death began to join the remnants of the Japanese army in an organized way, and the remnants of the Japanese army hiding in the mountains began to attack on their own initiative Only then did they realize that the situation had become a little different, but it was too late to take action to encircle and suppress, and the remnants who had boosted their morale began to fight back.

In less than ten days, Hokkaido, which was previously forcibly ruled by the Holy Britannian Empire with its tyrannical military force, became extremely lively. The remnants of Hokkaido, which strengthened the army aviation power, were strengthened through the continuous delivery of arms and materials and some combat personnel. The army still set off a frenzy and contained the holy Bretanian occupation army in Hokkaido.

However, neither the Hokkaido battlefield nor the Kyushu battlefield, which were fought very lively, are the most critical battlefields in Japan. The defense of Tokyo, which has been fought for more than two months, is the most critical place in the Japanese battlefield!

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Chapter 24 Japanese Meat Grinder

The Tokyo metropolitan area on the Japanese island of Honshu on the 70th day of the raid by the Holy Britannian Empire.

Once the most prosperous in Japan, the Tokyo metropolitan area, which covers the core Tokyo and surrounding counties such as Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, and Yamanashi, is the most prosperous and rich core area in Japan.

However, Kanagawa Prefecture, which is close to the Yokosuka Naval Base, and large bustling areas around Tokyo have been reduced to ruins. The once densely populated villages and towns are dead. When the flames of war burned to his homeland, he desperately chose to escape instead of staying and waiting to die.

The tug-of-war between the Holy Britannian Empire and Japan directly turned most of Kanagawa Prefecture into hell. For example, Tokyo Metropolis has lost its former prosperity. Some urban areas have directly turned into battlefields, and the two sides combined more than 50 troops to fight back and forth. Even if the world of "Rebellious Lelouch" does not have the concept of artilleryism, the two sides use the air force and navy to participate in the battle. Under it, it is enough to turn large areas of buildings into ruins. Tens of thousands of urban residents and rural farmers have directly become a number who were sacrificed in the war.

It's a pity that no high-level executives from both sides would care about it. Even the Japanese Prime Minister Genbu Sukiki, who initially ordered the residents to evacuate to the rear city, did not have time to evacuate or those who were unwilling to leave just gave up and let them fall. The two sides are fighting, and the Japanese side has obtained a steady stream of munitions and supplies a month ago, plus the conscripted reserves and young and middle-aged people have joined the army, which can be regarded as stabilizing the front and starting to counterattack.

Now, a holy Bretanian army of nearly a thousand people, under the command of more than 20 armored vehicles and six KMFs, is advancing in a battle formation towards an area where the two sides are entangled!

【Unlucky, it's our turn to be the bait today! 】

Among the entire team, Second Lieutenant George, who was dressed like ordinary soldiers but was a second lieutenant of the Holy Breton Army, looked at the original building complex that was obviously in ruins, and sighed silently in his heart.

As a native resident of the Holy Britannian Empire, Second Lieutenant George has been in the army for five years, but he has no noble status, not even a descendant of nobles. He has no one to support him, and he has not made any military exploits to show any talent. , It was only after several years of service and a little luck in the army that he climbed to the position of second lieutenant of the infantry, who stepped into the basic officer position, and then he participated in the raid against Japan.

It has been more than two months since he landed in Japan, but Second Lieutenant George began to feel heavy from the joy at the beginning. He witnessed the Japanese army from being vulnerable at the beginning to being about to invade the country's capital, Tokyo. Desperately resisting, when Second Lieutenant George and his colleagues bet on how long it would take to enter Tokyo, the other party was beaten from passive as if suddenly full of blood, and turned into an active counterattack against the Holy Breton Army, which surprised him What is surprising is that the equipment of the Japanese army is actually getting better and better. Even the KMF that came out of this war, those so-called knights with eyes growing on their heads, were all killed by the opponent's similar weapons. The morale of the knights of the knight order has plummeted recently.

Of course, what makes Lieutenant George feel very gloomy is that he is now in the armed reconnaissance unit that just appeared recently. After deducting the supplementary soldiers who arrived just two days ago, none of the veterans in the squadron knows that this so-called reconnaissance unit is A synonym for "bait"!

"Lieutenant George, you lead people to the left for search operations!"

While Second Lieutenant George was complaining in his heart, the troops that were approaching the dead and silent ruined building began to stop, and a familiar voice that made his heart tense suddenly gave him an order through the communication channel.

"Yes! My, Lord!"

Hearing the order from the squadron leader Rand, who had just taken office, Second Lieutenant George wanted to use his submachine gun to beat this bastard who was said to be from a knight family into a hornet's nest. However, he knew the military discipline of the Holy Breton Army Being so strict, he can only answer loudly according to his own thoughts.

Although Second Lieutenant George obeyed orders because of the other party's military rank and status, he took the team's subordinates to search together, and he stood slightly behind in sequence, with five or six soldiers in front of him. As a human shield.

Da da da------! ! !

When Second Lieutenant George and his party came to the building that had obviously collapsed in half, several figures suddenly stood up from the window, and the submachine guns in their hands fired directly.

Almost as soon as he saw the figure flashing, Second Lieutenant George hid directly behind a large concrete block with his familiar sideways. Several veterans had the same dodging movements as him. The action of rolling and dodging.