Chapter 174 Approximately Twenty Minutes Later

Approximately twenty minutes later.

On the south side of Island No. 7, Hou Guoyu, clad in a diving combat suit, waved over Fu Jiangjun's men. The two squatted in the weeds, quickly discussing their plan.

Hou Guoyu's understanding of Island No. 7 came entirely from Su Tiannan's descriptions and written information, so he couldn't directly produce a map to guide them.

However, Hou Guoyu had served in a special naval unit in District One. Basic combat mapping was child's play to him. Based on the information from Su Tiannan, he directly drew a simple three-dimensional diagram on his military combat instrument, marking precise directions.

Inside the weeds, Hou Guoyu showed the combat instrument on his left wrist and said in a low voice, "Our attack direction is the southernmost side of Island No. 7. There's a restricted area of about five kilometers, with a garrison of about one hundred and forty soldiers, working in three shifts, changing every four hours. That means their initial response force will be at least forty to fifty people."

The team officer sent by Fu Jiangjun was named Chang Song, a major in the Hua District intelligence department. At twenty-four years old, he was in his prime. Chang Song graduated from Yanbei Army University and had served in the special operations division of the Northern Theater Command. Those familiar with the history of Shenzhou after the Epoch Year knew that the founder of this special operations division was Lin Xiao, who was once a legend in the field of special operations in the Asian Alliance, winning many battles with outnumbered forces. However, Hou Guoyu, Su Tianyu, and the others were completely unaware of these inner details. They still thought these people were hired by Shen Fei, the boss of Sanfeng Group.

Listening to Hou Guoyu's words, Chang Song frowned and asked, "How long before we're exposed after entering the water?"

Hou Guoyu shook his head and replied, "To be honest, I'm not sure. We don't have their radar or detection information."

"So, we don't know anything about their electronic defense systems?" Chang Song asked.

"That's right." Hou Guoyu pointed to the three-dimensional diagram he had drawn and said, "But judging by the strictness of the island's management, we can deduce some things."

"Island defense system?" Chang Song asked directly.

"Yes!" Hou Guoyu nodded.

"Then we have a maximum of five minutes to approach the island." Chang Song paused, pointing to the sea area on the three-dimensional diagram and said, "Enter the water, seize positions, and provide cover for the landing."

"Exactly, that's what I mean." Hou Guoyu nodded. "After landing, you take your men to attack point one, and I'll take my men to attack point two. We'll hit the hostage camp, capture the highest-ranking commander on the island, and the mission is complete."

"No problem!"

"Then let's go." Hou Guoyu stood up and waved to Lao Hei and the others.

After the two finished communicating, Chang Song led fifty soldiers in diving combat suits, diving into the water from the left side of the cliff, while Hou Guoyu and Lao Hei led fifty brothers from the Chi Army, entering the water from the right side.

As soon as the two groups left, the two hundred and fifty soldiers under Fu Jiangjun, who were waiting on top of the cliff, began to quickly assemble diesel-powered speedboats, awaiting further orders.

...

On a hillside far from the operation site.

Fu Jiangjun sat in a hidden command post, holding a walkie-talkie and shouting, "Have the men entered the water?"

"Report, First Company has been underway for two minutes." Someone quickly responded.

Fu Zhen paused for a moment and ordered, "Don't wait for the gunfire to start before going into the water. Time it precisely, get a head start. If the island's defense alarm is triggered in five minutes at the latest, then you can charge into the water in three and a half minutes. Spread out the formation!"

"Yes!" The other party immediately responded.

About three and a half minutes after entering the water, the two hundred and fifty soldiers lurking on the cliff began to run towards the water's edge in formation. Before they even reached the beach, hundreds of soldiers had already dispersed, looking for points to launch the diesel-powered boats.

Around four minutes and forty seconds.

"Buzz!"

A deafening alarm sounded instantly on the south side of Island No. 7. In less than 0.1 seconds, the entire south side of the island became brightly lit, with red and blue flashing warning lights, glaring and dazzling.

Inside the security command center on the south side of Island No. 7, a private armed officer on duty immediately rushed out of the office and shouted, "Quick, report to the higher-ups! Radar in the adjacent sea area has detected a large number of infiltrators. The number of people is currently unknown. They're very close..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Haiwei, one of Wang Zhen's self-proclaimed "Four Great Guardians," who was responsible for security on the south side of the island, rushed out of the lounge, his eyes bloodshot, and asked, "There are people in the sea?!"

"Yes, Chief Liu!"

"How many people?"

"Currently unknown, at least dozens." The officer shook his head and replied.

While the two were talking, another young man rushed out of the monitoring center, yelling, "...The shore...the beach...detected a large number of people preparing to cross with rafts, they've already entered the water!"

Liu Haiwei was briefly stunned, then immediately roared, "Notify headquarters immediately, no, call Commander Wang directly! At the same time, sound the island-wide alarm. All armed personnel on the island, immediately support me here!"

"Yes!"

The two turned and ran.

Almost at the same time, a large number of duty officers also rushed out of the lounges on both sides of the corridor.

Liu Haiwei looked at them and immediately shouted, "Notify the beach defense positions, the sentry towers, immediately mount machine guns and provide a fire blockade of the beach area!"

With the order issued, the panicked crowd in the corridor steadied themselves and immediately ran to their respective work areas to begin emergency command.

...

Underwater.

While swimming, Chang Song glanced down at the millisecond diving watch on his wrist, then immediately poked his head out of the water and gave a concise order into his built-in headset, "You don't need me to tell you where the machine guns are, right?! Mid- and long-range firepower, surface and show yourselves, concentrate fire on the beach defense positions; everyone else, don't stop, sprint a hundred meters to the shore, quickly clear the landing zone!"

Three seconds later.

Sixteen people surfaced from underwater, opened waterproof boxes, took out portable rocket launchers, and deftly loaded a round of ammunition. Then, the soldiers behind leaned forward, pushing their prone comrades in front of them with both hands.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Eight rocket-propelled grenades rose from the water like swimming dragons, scattering in all directions.

Seconds later, a series of violent explosions echoed across the island, and six sentry towers and machine gun positions near the beach were directly destroyed.

In the space of a few breaths, the people rushing in the front from underwater had already set foot on the sandy beach.

While running forward with his back hunched, Chang Song shouted at top speed, "Quickly take positions, take positions! Their machine gun fire will be back up immediately, we have to buy time for the people behind us."

...

Fuller Living Town.

Wang Zhen, with a cigarette in his mouth, answered the phone, "What's the matter? Ah? What did you say?!"

"Clatter!"

Wang Zhen exchanged less than two sentences with the other party on the phone, and his expression suddenly became horrified. The cigarette in his mouth instantly fell and burned his crotch.