Chapter 1

In the old Mexico region, on a winding mountain road.

The sound of gunfire echoed from a distance, and Lu Yan, the regimental staff officer sitting in the command vehicle, suddenly straightened up.

Immediately afterward, the communicator in the vehicle crackled with the urgent voice of the reconnaissance company commander: "Report! We've been attacked! Deputy Commander, lead the men to retreat up the mountain!"

Lu Yan instantly entered combat mode. He grabbed the communicator, switched to the regimental channel, and ordered the troops: "All personnel, listen up! Quickly provide cover for the families and retreat to the mountain next to us! Move!"

The entire force sprang into action, soldiers jumping out of military vehicles and directing the crowd.

"Everyone, get out of the vehicles!"

"Everyone, keep up, evacuate on foot to the mountain!"

Hearing the commotion outside, Wen Xiaorou, who had been dozing in the vehicle, woke up with a start. She pushed open the car door and stared blankly at the chaotic crowd outside, momentarily disoriented.

"Sister-in-law!"

Just then, Zhou Tonghui pushed through the crowd, ran over, and yanked her out of the vehicle, shouting, "Run!"

"Buzz!"

A buzzing sound suddenly filled the air above them.

Zhou Tonghui and Wen Xiaorou instinctively looked up at the sky. In the pitch-black night, more than twenty unmanned combat drones streaked through the air with fiery tails, diving toward their direction.

"Take cover! Everyone, take cover!"

Almost on instinct, Zhou Tonghui grabbed Wen Xiaorou and jumped into a nearby ditch, lying flat on the ground.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

In the blink of an eye, the drones dropped their bombs, scattering them onto the mountain road.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Explosions erupted one after another, flipping over many military vehicles and causing numerous casualties.

"Ah! Ah!"

"Help me! The vehicle's on fire!"

Screams and wails filled the air.

"Da-da-da!"

At the same time, anti-aircraft guns mounted on several military vehicles opened fire, spraying a dense barrage of bullets at the sky.

"Boom, boom!"

Several unmanned combat drones were instantly blown up, turning into burning fireballs and plummeting to the ground.

Wen Xiaorou shook her dizzy head and looked up. The entire road had turned into a crimson sea of fire, filled with endless cries and screams!

…

"Static!"

The communicators of all the soldiers crackled to life, and then Su Tianbei's steady voice came through: "I am Su Tianbei, everyone stay calm, all units provide cover for the families and evacuate in an orderly manner to the mountain!"

While Su Tianbei was remotely commanding everyone, in a dense forest, Yuan Biao squatted next to a tree, his men controlling a small drone circling in the air.

Using thermal energy, the drone quickly locked onto Su Tianbei's location.

Through the transmitted images, Yuan Biao saw Su Tianbei's face, overjoyed, and turned to Ni Huan, saying, "The intelligence is accurate, we've finally cornered the big fish! Notify all squads, prepare to attack!"

"Yes!"

This time, Yuan Biao had brought not only his elite squad, but also three hundred members of the First District's Marine Corps.

At his command, these men quickly sprang into action, launching an attack toward Su Tianbei's location.

"Da-da-da!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Gunfire and explosions erupted, and a fierce gun battle broke out in the forest.

Su Tianbei's side only had the reconnaissance company and the guard company, desperately resisting the enemy's attack. After thinking it over, he immediately ordered: "We retreat to regroup with the main force!"

"Yes!"

"Smoke screen, cover the retreat!"

The two company commanders quickly executed the order, leading their soldiers to pull out smoke grenades and toss them out.

"Pfft!"

In the blink of an eye, a thick wall of smoke rapidly rose between the two forces.

These two companies were also well-trained troops, and their combat capabilities were no less than those of the enemy's elite.

While they engaged the enemy, they covered Su Tianbei and the others as they retreated toward the main force.

Su Tianbei didn't stand idle either. Before leaving, he pulled out his pistol and shot and killed the several garrison soldiers who had been restrained.

Things had reached this point; there was no use in keeping them alive.

While retreating, Su Tianbei shouted, "Lay mines along the way, set up staged defenses, don't let the enemy get close!"

"Yes!"

…

As Su Tianbei and his men retreated, Yuan Biao glanced at the images transmitted by the drone and immediately shouted, "Firepower team, suppress them! Everyone else, follow me, leave Su Tianbei to me!"

Several soldiers quickly stepped forward, set up RPGs, and launched missiles in the direction of Su Tianbei's group.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A series of violent explosions followed, and taking advantage of this opportunity, Yuan Biao led all his troops down the mountain road, firing as they charged at the enemy.

"Da-da-da!"

The gunfire grew more intense, and in just a few minutes, both sides suffered heavy casualties.

In the dense forest, Su Tianbei heard gunfire from both sides and turned to shout to the reconnaissance company commander, "Coordinate with flares! Launch the drones!"

"Yes!"

The other party immediately understood and quickly gave the order to his soldiers.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

In the blink of an eye, along with several drones, more than a dozen flares shot into the sky, flying into the surrounding dense forest.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The flares exploded in the air, and in the blink of an eye, the surrounding forest was lit up like daylight. At that moment, all the enemies were exposed to the drone's reconnaissance cameras!

Through the screen, Su Tianbei saw no fewer than three to four hundred enemy troops, and his brows furrowed.

There were so many enemies on just one side; the situation was far more serious than he had imagined. Thinking of this, Su Tianbei picked up the communicator and shouted to Lu Yan, "Old Lu! There are a lot of enemy troops, and they are well-equipped! They are coming from the southeast, and they haven't yet gathered, but we discovered them in advance! Quickly send a battalion of soldiers over to help us hold them back! Take this opportunity to get the families out of here!"

Lu Yan immediately replied, "I understand! Hold on!"

…

At the same time, at the First Corps' frontline suppression base.

Kang Dinghuang stood in the operations command center, looking at the large screen in front of him, holding the communicator, and ordering the Third Fleet sailing on the screen: "The forward troops have confirmed it. The bulk of their retreating forces are there. Immediately send another batch of troops to drop in by air, make sure to devour them for me!"

"Received!"

…

In the New Lyle region, behind a mountain range.

Gellman stood in the military tent, about to direct the next attack.

"Report!"

Suddenly, an intelligence officer ran over from the side, saluting him: "Heavy fighting has broken out in the five o'clock direction behind our lines!"

Gellman was a little confused and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? Is someone attacking from the rear?"