Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 142 Materials that can be made

On the other side, outside Anqing city.

Chen Jian led the team to leave Anqing City in a low-key manner. At this time, all their preparations in Anqing City had been completed.

The rumor has spread thoroughly, and the medicine has been delivered to the city defense forces.

They even verified the effectiveness of this drug during the sporadic attacks on Anqing City by terrifying demons the night before.

Just as Chen Jian expected, the demons had almost formed a conditioned reflex.

When the gas that could make people fall into the abyss drifted away, almost all the demons fell into a brief confusion.
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Of course, such confusion did not suppress their bloodthirsty desire, but made their attacks even more fierce.

But it was precisely this result that made the Mechanicus even more convinced of the "stories" circulating in the city.

After all, the Blood Skull was really affected by the drugs, which was obviously the first step to "control".

So, that night, the meeting hall in Anqing City was brightly lit.

When Chen Jian and his companions left Anqing City, a large number of crusader troops began to gather. The Holy Blood Guardians of the Holy Blood Temple, just like they had done in Hanshui City, wore blood-stained uniforms that were only worn in regular and unified operations.

They were ready for a big battle, but there was only a thin barrier standing in their way.

Now, Chen Jian is going to break this obstacle.

Just use the few bombs you just got from the Ring Chamber of Commerce.

The team walked all the way towards the warehouse. After leaving Anqing City's surveillance range, Chen Jian turned on the radio and contacted Huangshi City again.

But this time, he heard news that shocked him greatly.

".What are you talking about? Huadu has already launched an attack on Huangshi City?"

"what's the result?"

Chen Jian's expression showed some surprise, but not much nervousness.

Because from Huang Yu's tone, he had already guessed the outcome of the battle.

Obviously, the flowers failed.

Come to think of it - if we have to hastily pull together a combat team in such a short period of time, how strong can the combat effectiveness be?

It was impossible for them to mobilize manpower directly from Huadu. Maybe they drove over a group of demons and water ghosts from somewhere, or hired a few mercenaries from somewhere, and then launched an attack directly.

To be honest, such a team can indeed pose a huge threat to other small settlements.

But Yellowstone City is not ordinary. Every combatant there is equipped with automatic weapons!

It is not easy to break in. What Chen Jian is most concerned about is how many people Huangshi City lost in this battle.
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However, Huang Yu's next answer made his expression change from surprise to disbelief.

".The enemy had more than a hundred people in total, and we almost wiped them out, and some of our own people were injured."

"Four people were hit by the enemy's bullets and are now unable to fight."

"But fortunately, their injuries are all on their limbs, so they shouldn't be fatal."

"The biggest loss was ammunition. We really couldn't control the use of ammunition, so a lot of it was wasted."

After the words fell, not only Chen Jian, but everyone who heard Huang Yu's speech on the radio fell silent.

More than a hundred people, almost all wiped out.

The biggest loss for our side was just ammunition.

What is going on? ?
How did they do it?

Chen Jian asked Huang Yu his question. After a few seconds of silence, Huang Yu answered:

"We don't actually know how we did it. But I gave them a few drills based on what Captain He Shuo had taught us."

"It just so happens that the other party's actions match the content of our exercise."

“So, we played well.”

".Understood."

Chen Jian let out a long sigh and did not ask any further questions.

He really didn't expect that the yellow croaker would be so proactive.

After receiving their own warning, they not only immediately arranged defenses, but also organized exercises.
This is definitely a promising person, and a very promising one!
Although their opponents might not be that strong, being able to achieve such a result was beyond Chen Jian's imagination.

At this moment, Chen Jian deeply understood the surprise of "a general meeting a talented person".

And it's not over yet.

This was not the only surprise the yellow croaker brought him.

After reporting the details of the battle to Chen Jian, he continued:
"We didn't seize much useful equipment this time, and the guns they used were not as advanced as ours."

"However, at the beginning of the battle, we were hit by their cannon."

"The power of that shell seemed to be greater than the smoothbore cannon used by the Mechanicus, so after the battle, I took the risk and led people to search for the location where they fired the shells."

"Then I discovered that their artillerymen had been killed by our machine guns, but the guns remained."

"That cannon is really not an ordinary smoothbore cannon. It is relatively small in size, but it is not the mortar you guys are using, Commander."

"I can't tell you exactly what it is. Maybe you won't know until you come back."

"Understood. Keep it well."

Chen Jian turned to He Shuo, and their eyes met. Without much communication, they both had the same idea in their minds.

It is not a smoothbore cannon, it is small in size, and it is not a mortar.

Could it be a field pomegranate?

If it is really that thing, then it is really a treasure.
Chen Jian paused, and praised Huang Yu generously on the radio, then told him to stay alert and continue to guard against possible attacks.

This time, Huang Yu still had an attitude of "resolutely completing the task", but compared with before, Chen Jian's confidence in him was unprecedentedly high.

If he could hold on the first time, he can hold on the second time.

Because he still has some strength to spare, and a lot of it!

In contrast, it was impossible for Huadu to organize a large-scale attack in a short period of time.

Because the action on my side is about to begin.
After cutting off the radio communication, a smile appeared on Chen Jian's face.

He opened his mouth and said:
"I never thought that Huadu would take the initiative to cooperate with us in acting."

"I was thinking earlier about how we could make the 'retreat' scene more realistic."

"But now it seems that I don't need to worry about it anymore."

"If they start attacking Yellowstone City, then we must return to defend it."

"This gives us a perfect reason to evacuate, and is also enough to make the Mechanicus tempted to take advantage of the opportunity."

"So next, there is only one thing left for us to do."

"That is, transport the bombs to the Anqing ruins and detonate them."

"This may be the easiest part of this round of battle plan. However, we still need a bait."

"Bait?"

Ji Xing looked at Chen Jian and asked blankly, "Is it still me?"

"I won't need you this time."

Chen Jian smiled slightly and replied:
"Lei Jie has completed contact with the Ring Caravan and checked the status of those weapon stations."

"Although it cannot be completely repaired and cannot be remotely controlled, it has restored the most basic functions of the weapon station."

"Now, there are two weapon stations that can fire automatically."

"These two weapon stations can serve as our bait!"

An hour later, Chen Jian's team arrived at the warehouse.

Two hours later, the ship prepared by the Ring Chamber of Commerce set out from the warehouse and sailed upstream along the Yangtze River waterway.

Five hours later, a ship carrying a total of five bombs of different specifications docked at a temporary pier built by Lei Jie's team outside the Anqing ruins. With the assistance of Li Shi, all five bombs were unloaded from the cargo ship and hidden in a nearby stronghold.

这5枚航弹的重量其实算不上太重，体积最大的集束4也只有区区230公斤，250-3低阻弹则只有210公斤。

Such a weight can be barely lifted by Holy Blood People like Li Shi and Zeng Yi, even an ordinary person like Chen Jian can do it with the help of the exoskeleton.

The only problem is that it will take more effort to deploy these bombs to the corresponding locations.

After hiding all the equipment, Chen Jian took a short break and then asked Lei Jie:
"Have you chosen the location? Have you deployed the weapons station?"

Hearing his words, Lei Jie replied:
"It has been chosen. It is near the intersection of Linghu South Road and Huxinzhong Road."

"There is a piece of open space burned by wildfire. The terrain is open and relatively close to the main activity area of the Terror Demon. It has high tactical value."

"After Xie Liu completed the reconnaissance, I led the team to deploy the weapon station to the corresponding position and prepared camouflage and preliminary protection."

"However, due to time constraints, we only set up simple shelters around the weapon station, which can protect against gunfire, but not necessarily against artillery fire."

"When we move forward to deploy bombs later, we will also have to find ways to further reinforce the bunker."

"After all, we must ensure the long-term survival of the weapon station so that it can play the role of bait."

"Then the shelter we build must at least be able to withstand the bombardment of small-caliber artillery."

"Reasonable."

Chen Jian nodded slightly, then said:
"Then let's go tonight."

“The distance is three kilometers, and we can make two round trips.”

"After we bring the bombs over, we'll still have plenty of time to build fortifications."

"But we can't expose it in advance."

"So, someone has to attract their attention while we set the trap."

"There's no need for Ji Xing to risk approaching and harassing us this time."

"He Shuo, come here."

"The trap is set on the west side, so you and Xie Liu go around to the east side, find a commanding height, and harass them with your 10mm sniper rifle!"

"understand!"

He Shuo nodded immediately.

At this time, the sun has gradually fallen to the west, and the team's last "harassment" before the official battle is about to begin.
At the same time, in Hanshui City.

Li Xian was sitting in his room, facing the scout who had just returned to Hanshui City.

His expression was serious, and he sat upright. Looking at the slightly embarrassed and exhausted scout opposite him, he asked directly:
"Have you collected the intelligence I asked you to confirm? Did a battle take place in Yellowstone City? What was the outcome?"

Hearing his words, the scout immediately stood up straight and replied:

"Your Excellency the Bishop, all the information has been confirmed."

"As you guessed, there was indeed a battle in Yellowstone City, and the battle took place early this morning."

"A team of unknown origin attacked Yellowstone City and caused some damage to them."

"But judging from the current situation, the losses in Yellowstone City are not that great."

"No more than 10 of them were injured, and no one was killed in the battle."

"On the other hand, the group that attacked them, which was most likely composed of mercenaries and hunters, suffered heavy losses."

"According to the surviving Holy Blood warriors, they were almost wiped out."

"However, he also pointed out that the reason for the disastrous defeat was not because their fighting power was not as good as that of Huangshi City, but because they underestimated the enemy."

"underestimate the enemy?"

Li Xian sneered, interrupted the scout, and then said:

"This is just an excuse for failure."

"The strength of Yellowstone City should not be underestimated. Even the Holy Temple Guards Brigade will not gain much advantage in a head-on battle."

"Okay, don't tell me these useless things."

"There are only two pieces of information I need."

"First, are the mercenaries who attacked them related to Huadu?"

"Second, are those most powerful Mimic Heretic Primarchs still in Yellowstone City?"

"It's related to the Flower City. The Primarch is not in the city."

The scout replied immediately, and then added:
"According to the Holy Blood, the merchants from Huadu hired them."

"Those merchants seemed eager to launch an attack on Yellowstone City, so they recruited this group of people in a hurry."

"They were clearly ill-prepared and did not achieve the desired results."

"However, this attack is only the first one. It is said that they will launch new attacks in the future."

"I see. That's enough of what I have to say. Now go."

Li Xian waved his hand to signal the scout to leave. The latter bowed to him respectfully and then turned and left.

After the door of the room was closed, Li Xian quickly walked to the radio stored in the dark room.

He tuned the radio to the frequency he knew by heart, called the number and said:
"Holy Church, I am Li Xian, the bishop of Hanshui City."

"I have followed your instructions to collect the latest reliable intelligence about Huangshi City and Huadu."

"I already have three pieces of verified intelligence."

"First, the ones who attacked the Blood Skulls in the Anqing Ruins were the most powerful Primarchs of the Mimic Heretics."

"Second, Huadu launched an attack on Huangshi City. The purpose does not seem to be to strangle them, but to put pressure on the Mimic Heretics and force their main force to return."

"Third, Huangshi City withstood Huadu's first round of attack, but Huadu's attack will continue."

"Based on the above information, I believe that the original leader of the Mimic Heretic is likely to be forced to abandon the operation in the Anqing Ruins and return to Huangshi City for rescue."

"So, if the Temple decides to do something."

"The next few hours will be our best chance!"

(End of this chapter)