Girls und War

The command group that Xia Shu belongs to is called Alpha Group, and Xia Shu is in charge of combat command with two communicators, Ghost and Lark.

Nya Nya is the rear guard, responsible for maintaining communication in the safe rear area.

In addition, four groups were divided into Beta, Gamma, Delta and Ipsilon, led by four team leaders of the ordinary combat team (tentative).

Each team consists of two people, including Xiaobai and Seasoning Bag (β group); Tingchao and Shuibian (γ group); Lazy Bear and Sparrow (δ group); Smile and Reckless Woman (ε group).

In addition, War Blade and Rush were assigned to Team Omega to provide sniper cover, while the remaining Asheng and Xiaotang followed Xia Shu's command team as a reserve team ready to fill in at any time.

The three-member medical team and the two-member logistics team in the rear were under the command of the rear guard team leader Nya Nya, and were ready to follow Xia Shu's orders and provide support in the battle at any time.

After the grouping was completed, everyone in the team confirmed their combat positions.

Then they took out the battle map of the ice area and briefly discussed the next route of action.

After three or four routes have been planned, the plane will begin to slowly descend and prepare for landing.

After a few brief reminders from the crew officer, the girls stopped discussing and sat quietly in their seats, waiting for the plane to land on the airport runway.

The landing was very bumpy, and it seemed that the airport's road conditions were not very good. After they got off the plane, they found out that the runway was built on ice.

If there is a problem with the foundation, it will naturally become bumpy after a long time of use.

After the team members got off the plane, what they saw was an endless ice field.

This is an air force military base established by the Snow Region near the polar regions. In addition to a large number of aircraft, there are also countless air defense equipment operating around the base.

The time here "seems" to be dusk, the sun is hanging in the west, as if it is about to set, cold and lifeless.

Xia Shu knew that this was an illusion caused by the polar day phenomenon in the Arctic Circle.

It was late summer, and the northern hemisphere's polar occultation period was just a few months away. That was when the Arctic Circle would enter its polar night, a period of total darkness without sunlight.

Ignoring the busy scene at the base, the team members, led by a snow zone officer, came to the polar command center.

There is already a commanding officer from the Flower District waiting at the command center. He is none other than Major General Jingxian, the person in charge of the North Ocean Island Chain in the Flower District.

The person in charge of accompanying us in the snow area is also a powerful person.

The lieutenant general in charge of the frontline integration department of the snow zone, Snow Princess Bella.

Anna's direct superior, and also the commanding general who is rumored to have a close relationship with her.

After seeing Xia Shu, Bella, the "Princess" who also had snow-white hair and a handsome face, extended her hand to her and shook hands with Xia Shu cordially.

Xia Shu was a little flattered, and didn't know why this lieutenant general in the snow district was so kind to him.

And looking at her like this, it seems that she is very familiar with me.

Without even asking for the name, he looked up at himself in the team, as if he had already confirmed that he was definitely the leader of the team.

However, Major General Jingxian showed an expression of surprise when he saw the people Xia Shu brought.

"Eh... an ordinary... an ordinary combat team? Tentative?" Jingxian looked at the telegram sent by the headquarters with some surprise and asked Xia Shu, "You only brought this small team? Is that enough?"

"That's enough." Xia Shu nodded and said very confidently.

Seeing this, Jingxian buried her doubts deep in her heart.

After all, she knew who Xia Shu was and she had personally met him before.

In Jingxian's opinion, Xia Shu is definitely a steady person, regardless of other things.

Since the other party knows the situation, he can only trust this ace sniper whom the company commander highly respects.

Jingxian then said directly, "Then I'll skip the introduction. Let me just tell you the details. Here's the current information on the mission target, as well as the latest situation analysis. Now I'll hand it over to you. I hope you can complete this rescue mission."

As he said that, he handed Xia Shu a few sheets of handwritten paper still stained with snow water.

After Xia Shu took it, he flipped through it without saying a word.

It contained combat data that had just been copied from the Communications Department, covering the time span from the reconnaissance operation a few days ago to all the communication records of the target team before Xia Shu's plane landed.

It is first-hand information.

Natsuki saw the squadron's name and members, and also saw a familiar name in it.

It's Smiley Face, and the My Little Pony Squadron she leads.

This information was kept absolutely confidential until Xia Shu landed. Now, I see that it's someone I'm familiar with.

It seems that Smiley owes Xia Shu another life.

After Xia Shu quickly browsed through the combat records, he handed the information to the team members behind him so that they could understand the situation as soon as possible.

At the same time, Xia Shu also asked Jingxian, "What other support is there? How about the air force?"

At this point, Jingxian let out an apologetic expression and said, "All our own troops are deployed in the fifth island chain. Furthermore, the geographical location here is not favorable, and the cold-resistant armored troops cannot arrive in a short time. Therefore, we can only ask for help from the snow region."

Bella heard this and took over the conversation, saying, "It's difficult for the armored forces to deploy on a large scale because we're running low on antifreeze. So the support we provide you is only from two frontline combat units. And you see..."

Bella seemed to have a hidden agenda. Xia Shu immediately replied, "Don't worry, we'll handle the contact operations. Your troops will just cover the rear."

Bella nodded and said, "Then I'll have them prepare for support. The vehicles you requested are already ready. They can be deployed at any time. As for the air force..."

Bella said, then turned to look at Jingxian.

Jingxian continued, "If the air suppression is carried out simultaneously by the Snow Zone and the Phoenix King, we can guarantee an hour of high-altitude first-mover advantage. However, if it exceeds this time, the losses will increase..."

In other words, the Eagle Zone was now in a period of air superiority. Even if they forced their way in, they could only create an advantage for an hour.

But Xia Shu nodded and said, "One hour is enough."

803. The Special Operations Team of the Richest Women

After completing the pre-war communication, Xia Shu did not waste any time and directly took the team members to the starting point of the battle.

There were already several snowmobiles parked there for polar warfare. The structure of this type of snowmobile was somewhat similar to that of a military off-road vehicle, but with a simpler shape and lighter size.

The snowmobile's power comes from rear-mounted power tracks, and the front steering is not provided by tires, but by two directional sleds.

The car body adopts a fully enclosed structure, which can isolate most of the wind and snow outside, and keep the temperature at a level where you will not freeze to death even if you don't wear warm clothes.

This kind of professional snowmobile has a small production in flower areas, and is more common in snowy areas.

However, Xia Shu had included special combat vehicles for snow and ocean use in his special combat driving course, so several team members who chose to take the driving course would be able to drive such vehicles.

After declining the polar equipment offered by the logistics officers in the snow zone, they came to the front of their combat vehicles.

The two combat companies from the Snow District had been waiting here for a long time. When they saw the special forces from the Flower District coming over, they all looked curious.

They hadn't heard anything about the Flower District's special forces. They only learned from their contact that this team seemed to be an elite unit in the Flower District.

They couldn't figure out whether they were truly elite or how elite they were.

However, teams that are not familiar with snow combat will generally encounter various problems when they arrive in the polar regions.

Things like the gun barrel was frozen and cracked, the clothes were too thin, the camouflage wasn't white enough, the water bottle wasn't keeping the water warm, and so on.

When Smiley Face and the My Little Pony Squadron came here before, they made a big fool of themselves because of these problems.

But looking at the combat equipment of this team, it has indeed reached an extremely professional level.

The girls in the snow area soon discovered that something seemed wrong.

Fully enclosed insulated bulletproof vest, heated gun holster with built-in battery, snow radiation-proof fog-free glasses, and lightweight snow walking combat boots.

How could this be equipment that an ordinary polar combat team could afford?

After all, the price of individual equipment is 800,000 per person. Compared with the polar equipment that the snow zone logistics can provide, it is like a Honda Civic to a Lamborghini, right?

Only a sniper of Anna's level can be equipped with such good equipment.

As a result, every member of this team has a Lamborghini!

per capita!

The first reaction of the girls in the snowy area was jealousy.

Very sour.

But they still comforted themselves, after all, combat effectiveness is the standard for judging a team.

What’s the point of having good equipment? What’s the point of having expensive equipment?

Isn’t my Civic the coolest when I step on the accelerator?

With this loser mentality, the combat personnel in the snow zone squeezed onto their snowmobiles with a sour look on their faces.

The snowmobiles prepared for Xia Shu and the others in the snow area seemed a bit too many to the team members.

Because according to the original plan of the snow zone, the team coming to carry out rescue should be a full-strength company.

As a result, Xia Shu and the others only brought a reinforcement team of about twenty people.

But Xia Shu did not refuse the kindness of the snow zone. After checking the condition of the vehicle, the team members, under her command, got on the snowmobiles in groups of two.

Then the snowmobiles stepped on the accelerator, lined up in a long line, and drove towards the endless snowfield.

After coming out of the military base in the snowy area, the girl on the snowmobile clearly felt the sudden drop in temperature.

Although they could not feel the extreme temperature outside in the car, the changes in the windows and the power of the air conditioner were very obvious.

Xia Shu guessed that when the base was built, a special structure was used to make the temperature inside the wall more than ten degrees higher than the outside temperature.

In this way, the internal maintenance of the base becomes much easier compared to the unprotected polar ice field.

Snowmobile drivers are still just tools. However, these tools seem to be very cold-shy, and a small compartment has been built inside the vehicle just for the driver.

The temperature inside seemed to be above zero. Xia Shu touched it with his hand and could feel the "warmth" inside through his gloves.

However, this does not fundamentally solve the problem of traffic difficulties, because if a vehicle breaks down, it is difficult for the technicians on the vehicle to carry out vehicle maintenance work in an icy and snowy environment.

So in the final analysis, it is better for soldiers to learn how to drive themselves.

This way, they won't be helpless when encountering special situations.

As the head of the communications team, Nya Nya naturally shared the car with Xia Shu. After getting in, she subconsciously clung to the driver's cab window like a house cat lingering over a warm stove.

Xia Shu smiled and shook his head. After turning on the communication channel, he quickly conducted a communication test with the team members.

After confirming that the communication was correct, she chatted with the leading officer in the snow area for a while and asked about the polar combat environment.

The feedback given by the officer over there was not much different from what Xia Shu knew, so Xia Shu put aside those unimportant details and confirmed the combat situation with the team members again.

"Twelve hours of rescue time. Excluding the pointless rescue efforts and the time wasted before we got here, there are only six hours left." Xia Shu looked at the current time and said to the others, "Six hours, including the journey there and back. I want to see the mission completed. Do you understand?"

All groups replied that they understood.

Xia Shu then pulled out the mission information and analyzed it while saying, "The My Little Pony Squadron has been fighting continuously for over 24 hours. Considering they have no supplies and their casualties and surrender rate, it's likely over half. So there's no need to consider whether they can assist in the battle."

"The target team's highest-valued target is Sniper Smiley. If possible, prioritize rescuing her from the encirclement. The others will then decide whether to rescue her based on the situation.

"Reviewing the combat report on the target being surrounded, we can preliminarily conclude that the target team's command errors led to the current situation. Furthermore, based on the details of the report, we can also conclude that the target squadron was completely exposed relative to the Eagle Zone.

"The latter half of the communication was disrupted, and the communication four hours ago was completely lost. Therefore, it is highly likely that the Eagle Zone has signal coverage of the target area. Therefore, once we enter the target area, we must be prepared for combat without communication.

"Nya nya, is the laser communication drone ready?" Xia Shu said, asking the cat girl with a "stove" in front of her.

The cat girl patted the communication box behind her and said, "It's ready."

So Xia Shu added, "Switch to the laser communication channel when necessary and keep an eye on the signal flares in the sky. Understood?"

"Understood." The team members responded one after another.

804. Polar March

The polar ice sheet actually does not cover a large area.

Taking the occupied area of ​​the Flower District as an example, the span of the alpine front almost exceeds the area of ​​the ice sheet.

Or, to make an analogy with a large oil field area, a single Tuqu mountain range or Langqu plateau is comparable in size to the polar ice sheet.

In other words, if we only talk about the straight-line distance, it takes about an hour to drive a snowmobile across the entire Arctic ice cap.

But the surface of the Arctic ice sheet is not entirely flat.

Of the entire Arctic polar ice and snow zone, only five percent is land or islands.

The remaining 95% is a huge ice sheet covered by hundreds of meters thick ice all year round.