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

Chapter 261 Do you want to join us?
The two forms of combat, a prepared ambush and an unprepared counter-ambush, cannot be said to be completely unrelated. Rather, they are worlds apart.

After determining the location of the Guards Brigade led by Jin Zhong, Chen Jian first determined the ambush position, and then arranged for drones to drop a large number of small heat sources made of lime around the ambush point as bait.

Then, he arranged the 14.5-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns in advance, matched them with the two 12.7mm heavy machine guns installed on the cat vehicle, several 201 machine guns, and the arm shield close-in defense gun on the Mengshi vehicle, forming an airtight circular defense line.

After the Guards Brigade led by Jin Zhong arrived at the designated ambush position, he immediately arranged for the accompanying team members to take the initiative to open fire to expose their position, attracting all the surrounding mantis monsters to the vicinity of the ambush point.

At this point, although the mantises, without the unified command of higher-level monsters, still had a certain degree of intelligence and could even use the cover of darkness and jungle to launch a fairly perfect small-scale attack strategy, it was obvious that the battle was already over when one of them stepped into the trap.

Chen Jian carefully controlled the rhythm of the battle, using the constantly disappearing bait heat source to create the illusion that "the number of enemies is decreasing."

The monsters who were locked in a bitter fight completely misjudged the situation of the battle. They were like fish that had swallowed a hook and thought that if they exerted a little more force, they could drag the fisherman on the river bank into the water completely.

But it is obvious that all these struggles are just the process of reeling in and letting out the line.

When the potential energy accumulated by the gathering of a large number of monsters is finally exhausted, it is time to counterattack.

Nearly a hundred soldiers from the Guards Brigade, together with more than a dozen Chinese Army soldiers, all rushed forward and rushed towards the monster that was still trying to move forward.

At this time, Chen Jian no longer deliberately suppressed the density of his own firepower.

When the flames from the close-in defense guns and anti-aircraft machine guns illuminated the night sky on the southwest side of Jingkou City, the monster's angry roar turned into a howl of fear.

The gunfire stopped completely in less than 10 minutes, and no less than two hundred monster corpses were left on the open space on the hillside in front of Chen Jian.

Jin Zhong numbly watched the Chinese soldiers who were clearing the battlefield and shooting the monsters one by one, his eyes filled with confusion that was even deeper than "shock".

He didn't know how these people did it.

The Chinese army was facing hundreds of monsters, while they had only 12 people.

But they were so calm, as if they were not here to fight, but just to practice shooting or have a picnic.

Is it the difference in firepower?

That may not be true.

It was only in the last 10 minutes of the battle that the Chinese army really began to show its fangs and expose its unparalleled firepower.

Before that, they even deliberately avoided using too much firepower, and instead relied more on point-and-shoot and precise shooting to intercept the monsters.

What is the difference between that kind of firepower and the firepower of the nearly 100 soldiers of the Guards Brigade in his hands?
But why can they stop the monsters, but their own team can’t?

Jin Zhong's mind is in a mess.

He subconsciously walked towards Chen Jian, took off his helmet, and said:
"Thank you for your help, sir."

"Small things."

Chen Jian waved his hand and then asked:

"What are your casualties? Do you need to go to the new city to rest and receive help first?"

“If you can, that’s best.”

Jin Zhong was not hypocritical. He bowed to Chen Jian gratefully and said:
"My brothers and I will remember the kindness of the Huaxia Army."

"That's not necessary - it's just mutual assistance between allies."

Chen Jian answered casually, while Jin Zhong said firmly:

"We will repay you."

"How do you repay me?"

Chen Jian shook his head with amusement and continued to ask:

"Do you have anything we need? Or do you plan to surrender with your people and join the Chinese Army?"

This sentence stunned Jin Zhong. He smiled awkwardly and then changed the subject abruptly:
"You are joking, sir. But fighting side by side again today has indeed made us feel the unrivaled strength of the Chinese Army."

"It's really impressive that just a dozen people were able to fight a annihilating battle against a group of monsters."

"It's not that difficult."

Chen Jian shrugged and replied:

"As I said, we have figured out the monsters' habits and fighting methods."

"They are intelligent, but only to a limited extent."

"We just used their ability to sense heat sources and set a small trap."

"Of course, I don't deny that your Guards Brigade was originally part of the bait."

"If you weren't here, even if we could drive the monsters away, we wouldn't be able to achieve such great results."

After saying this, Jin Zhong felt as if a thorn had pierced his heart.

Of course he understood what Chen Jian meant.

It’s not that the Guards Brigade was so weak that it was used as bait by the Chinese Army.

But even in the eyes of monsters, the Guards Brigade was so weak that it had to become bait.

This made him feel much more uncomfortable than the "contempt" vaguely revealed in Chen Jian's words, because this was an indisputable fact.
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But since it is the fact, what is there to argue about?

Jin Zhong took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and said with a look of relief:
"We are indeed inferior to the Chinese Army."

"To be precise, it is too different."

"I can't even fathom this gap. How did you do it?"

"With limited firepower and limited manpower, we achieved results that we could never have imagined."

"This is not a problem that can be explained by the phrase 'equipment gap', you guys" "Of course it's not an equipment gap."

Chen Jian interrupted Jin Zhong and said:

"It's not even a tactical gap, it's a systemic gap."

At this point, Chen Jian casually took a 191 rifle from Huang Meng beside him, handed it to Jin Zhong, and asked:
"If you were allowed to use this gun, how many bullets would you need to kill a mantis monster?"

Jin Zhong was stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively:

"Maybe 10 rounds, or 20?"

"wrong."

Chen Jian shook his head and replied:
"One is a deterrent, three is incapacitating, five is a sure kill - no matter where it hits."

"After being hit by a bullet, the monster will be frightened by the wound that penetrates its body and will lose its mind. It will lose its target and forget the strategy it and other monsters have agreed upon in advance. It will panic and expose a large number of weaknesses."

"If you hit it three times, the monster will be disabled. It may still be able to move and attack, but its movements will become slow and inaccurate."

"If it's hit by five bullets, it will definitely die within 5 seconds, regardless of whether it's still moving at the moment of being shot."

"So, the number of bullets we can fire at a monster is limited to five."

"If there are more, maybe 10 rounds will be fired, but definitely not more than 15 rounds."

"Now the question is, with the weapons in your hands, with your so-called 'Conqueror' double-barreled rifle, how many bullets do you need to kill a monster?"

Having said that, Jin Zhong vaguely felt that he had understood what Chen Jian wanted to express.

He thought for a moment, frowned and replied:

"50 rounds, or 60 rounds?"

"So, this is still the difference in equipment?"

"Do not."

A playful smile appeared on Chen Jian's lips.

He opened his mouth and said:
"Five rounds still."

"In fact, because the bullets you use have a larger caliber and a more unstable trajectory, at close range, the stopping effect of your weapons is stronger than ours, and the lethality is also greater."

"But why did you come to the conclusion that it was 50 or 60 rounds?"

“Because you have no confidence.”

“Because you have no faith.”

"You don't trust the weapons in your hands, which are so different from each other, and you never truly trust your comrades."

"So, as long as you see the monster is still moving, you will continue to shoot bullets at the same target without hesitation."

“It’s a huge waste.”

"On the surface, this is a battlefield resource management issue."

"But in essence this is a systemic problem that can never be solved."

"You don't have a system, so of course you can't form a standardized combat strategy."

"This is the difference between you and us, do you understand?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Zhong instinctively widened his eyes.

Chen Jian's words were like enlightenment to him, making the hairs on his body stand up instantly.

Systematization and standardization.

These two words kept echoing in his mind, and he vaguely realized that all his previous efforts to improve his combat effectiveness were nothing but castles in the air.

At this time, Chen Jian had not yet closed the mouth that spit out the knife.

He continued:
"So do you understand why some places still retain line infantry in the Skitarii?"

"Because at your level, that is indeed the best solution to the problem of battlefield resource management."

"In a sense, your Guards Brigade may even be inferior to those line infantry."

After saying this, Jin Zhong was completely dumbfounded.

He stared into Chen Jian's eyes, wanting to say something, but ultimately couldn't speak.

After a long silence, he finally opened his mouth tremblingly.

"So, can this problem be solved?"

"No."

Chen Jian laughed and replied:
"You don't have anyone to back you up, so how can you have confidence?"

"We have a scientific training program, standardized equipment, close-in weapon systems, and 14.5mm machine guns. Do you have them?"

"Stop it."

"There is only one way to solve this problem."

"join us."

"How about joining?"

(End of this chapter)