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Chapter 28 Flares and smoke bombs!

Chapter 28 Flares and smoke bombs!
Macharius's judgment was absolutely correct. The Zeon army had been busy dispatching personnel and supplies in preparation for a night attack the entire afternoon. Therefore, apart from having to dodge artillery shells, everyone was relatively relaxed throughout the afternoon.

Even Red Dragon III completed its repairs before nightfall. Afterwards, everyone experienced the colony satellite switching from day to night.

It can be seen that the controllers of the colony satellite wanted to make this switch more realistic, but the light that dimmed every second still made people feel a distinct sense of awkwardness. In the end, the so-called simulated moonlight was even more so. However, this was already the best that a closed satellite could do. In Zeon's several slum satellites, the switch between day and night was just a light switch.

The federal troops on the position had already prepared their own thermal fusion night vision goggles early on, and the crews on the tanks were no exception. They also had higher-definition vehicle-mounted night vision goggles that allowed the crews to see a rabbit clearly from four kilometers away.

Under the cold and empty simulated moonlight, Macharius suddenly felt that his perception seemed to have been slightly enhanced, but he would rather attribute it to the fact that it was much quieter at night. Therefore, he heard the hurried footsteps of the Zeon army from the slightest movement in the forest.

"John, someone's coming from the front!"

"Ah, my people didn't find anything. You have such sharp ears, boy?"

After confirming that the infantry were ready, Macharius turned his attention to the rear. Through the vehicle-mounted night vision goggles, he clearly saw many Zeon soldiers infiltrating from the high slopes in the rear. Unfortunately, because the thermal imager was not clear enough for facial recognition, he could not recognize where Char was.

"Someone is coming from behind. Are your people ready?"

"Of course, I'm just waiting for your order!"

"Okay, then get ready!"

Macharius picked up the infantry's rotary grenade launcher that was lying nearby. Six flares were already loaded into it. This was his surprise for the Zeon army.

"The enemy in front is 400 meters away!"

"The enemy behind us is three hundred meters away!"

"The enemy in front is two hundred meters away!"

"The enemy behind us is one hundred meters away!"

When the sentry finished his last report, Macharius picked up the launcher and fired six shots into the sky. Then, it was dawn!

Six flares flew into the sky at the same time, releasing a dazzling light of millions of lumens. This light made the Zeon military cadets who were advancing cautiously wearing night vision goggles scream.

The federal army was well prepared and had taken it down before this.

"It's a trap!"

Someone from the Zeon army shouted, and then the crackling sound of gunfire rang out.

"Oh, you still couldn't get close enough?"

Char, who was also caught off guard by the flares, sighed. They saw the Federation tanks hiding behind the bunkers on the high ground. They wanted to get closer so that they could launch a better attack, but they failed in the end.

But it doesn’t matter. The coordinates of the tanks have been passed to the artillery. Although the incident happened suddenly, the artillery will immediately open fire as soon as the gunshots are heard. Those federal tanks are finished!

"Follow me, let's go!"

Then, Char rushed to the front of the team with a rifle.

After firing the flare, Macharius on the tank ordered everyone to drive without retracting the tank.

Then, the Red Dragon Team drove the vehicles toward the depth of the position, giving up the outer positions.

"The enemy has retreated!"

The Zeon trainees who rushed over from the rear were overjoyed. Victory seemed to be just around the corner for them. Everyone sped up, trying to reach the position in the shortest time possible.

"Now, smoke bomb!"

The eight main guns of the four tanks simultaneously fired a line of smoke towards the rear position, and then fired a second round and a third round, directly creating a curtain wall on the position, making the Zeon army lose sight.

Furthermore, the flares had burned out, and the light was dimming again. "Beware of an ambush!"

As soon as Char saw the smoke, he knew something was wrong and shouted around, but the sound of mortar shells exploding from the sky drowned out his warning.

Then, dense bullets were fired from the front of the smoke!
"Open fire and hit them hard!"

The Zeon trainees, startled by the rain of bullets, began to fight back with even more fierce bullets, but the other side fought back even more fiercely. For a while, people were hit continuously.

"Karma, the enemy firepower on my side is very strong. We are suppressed. How is the situation on your side?"

"We are also engaged in a fierce firefight with the enemy. Hold on, we will soon be able to break through!"

"understand!"

Learning that both sides had encountered fierce fighting, Char was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, the firepower of the Federation Army should not be so strong. They did not have enough manpower, and they could not stop Karma!

"It's probably the last struggle!"

Senamia on the side wiped the sweat from her head, then took out a new magazine, loaded it into the rifle, and continued to fire towards the other side of the smoke.

Amidst the chaotic gunfire, Kalma's mortars also fell. But the more Char listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Why were the shells landing closer and closer to us?
Then, Char in the trench felt panic for the first time, because dense rain of bullets fell directly on them, accurately covering the company he led. In this round of attack, his company lost a full two-thirds of its troops!
"Cease fire, Karma, you are hitting friendly forces!"

"What? We are attacking friendly forces? Cease fire, immediately cease fire!"

Kalma on the other end of the radio hurriedly ordered and grabbed the microphone.

"But we were firing according to the firepower coordinates required by the Second Company!"

"The coordinates of the Second Company?"

Char seemed to have grasped something. His expression was stunned at first, and then he returned to his previous expressionless and indifferent look, but his words were full of mockery.

"Karma, it seems we've been deceived!"

"What do you mean, Char?"

"It means we've all been tricked, and you tell them to cease fire!"

Then, the firepower from Char's front disappeared without a trace.

"This is?"

Senamia opened her mouth and eyes wide.

"We're shooting at our own people!"

Char looked forward through the gradually dispersing smoke on the battlefield, and then he saw several old acquaintances of his.

"We were all fooled!"

"The Federation troops aren't among us? Then where are they?"

"On our flank!"

Char pointed to the flank of the friendly forces in front of him. Only the sound of gunfire could be heard there without stopping.