Chapter 262 - 257: Ultimate move of War
There are three principles to launching an attack: night raid, stealth raid, and surprise assault.
Launching a stealthy attack at night is the basic principle. First of all, initiating an attack at night is the most fundamental rule which must not change. Then comes the question of whether to transition from stealth to surprise.
A stealth raid, huh? Hit them quietly and then run, without getting too entangled with the enemy. But if you want to expand the victory and maximize success, you still need to penetrate the enemy’s core and cause as much chaos as possible while intertwined with them.
A stealth attack also allows for easier retreat. But once you’ve stormed into enemy territory, it’s not guaranteed that you can withdraw. Therefore, according to Gao Yuan’s plan, a night raid is the basic premise, a stealth raid is the goal of this mission, and a surprise assault depends on how the situation unfolds.
The squad has been chosen—Gao Yuan, Panxin, Li Jingang, Yu Shunzhou, Nie Erlong, and Liu Chunxiao.
The prisoners must be watched; it’s not as if we can just let these people run off. Cao Zhenjiang had no choice but to take on the responsibility of guarding the prisoners of war and thus couldn’t participate in the stealth raid.
Even Lizhizi took up arms to watch over the prisoners.
With the personnel selected, the choice of weapons naturally required careful consideration.
A sniper rifle with thermal imaging for night vision, which Panxin would use. The rest of the men were all equipped with rifles, not even a machine gun among them. The only special weapon was Liu Chunxiao’s flamethrower.
This time, Gao Yuan didn’t bring his long sword or Steel Mace because they were not conducive to stealth. So, he wore a bulletproof vest, carried only a dagger and an axe, then an AK47 rifle, and a large number of grenades.