Chapter 827 - 772: Forced Assault
The moment Mountain Eagle discovered the enemy command center, the entire battle's priority shifted...
Since forcing the enemy to accelerate their actions with a phone call, leading to their complete exposure of radio signals, Brown Bear Camp held advantages in every aspect except numbers.
Thus, Mountain Eagle naturally focused the key strike on Saint Mary's...
By ending this, the battle would also end, forcing those trapped on the ship and blocked on the southern shore to surrender, preventing them from fighting desperately and causing casualties once the pressure on others exceeds the threshold...
The Yukon River was like a natural barrier...
The enemy coming from the north had to cross snowfields and mountains, making it almost impossible for large troops to advance.
Approaching from the south required crossing the river, while coming from the east and west required boating.
Approaching by boat made them sitting ducks for the current Brown Bear Camp.
Facts proved this right!
Instead, the southern wetlands and shrubs provided enough cover for those people, although crossing the river was still wishful thinking, but because the camp lacked manpower and firepower, once the enemy's line extended, the camp's frontline would endure immense pressure.
General Sid's tactical arrangements were not flawed; if the mortars on the ship could fire smoothly for cover, Brown Bear Camp would be indefensible. Once the camp was breached, they would gain all initiative.
However, war doesn't abide by 'ifs'. Technological disparities reduced the battle's intensity by half, and meanwhile, the largest southern shore forces just got stalled.
Everything was progressing towards Mountain Eagle's intended direction, but surprisingly, the juicy target he eyed turned out to be a tough bone...
When night descended, Mountain Eagle and others dragged sleds packed with weapons and equipment, reaching two kilometers away from the abandoned State Police office, then walked to the outskirts.
General Sid was meticulous in protecting the command center...
The abandoned State Police office was at the vertex where the main river channel of the Yukon River and a smaller tributary flowing north intersected, surrounded by large rivers on both sides, leaving only approaches from the east and south feasible for an attack.
Mountain Eagle approached from the east, and surprisingly, General Sid arranged two layers of mobile sentries in this direction, with soldiers patrolling in groups of four, moving in one team clockwise and another counterclockwise along plotted paths.
The heavy snow provided excellent cover for Mountain Eagle but also increased their operational difficulties.
To disrupt the enemy's patrol pattern and produce confusion, Mountain Eagle used Magengxi Wolves to divert one patrol team's attention...
Four wolves took down two patrollers, and Mountain Eagle and team took down two more, narrowly missing a chance for the enemy to fire a warning shot, while one Magengxi Wolf was almost wounded.
Mountain Eagle instructed 'Sled' and Chakdi to remain near the bodies with the four wolves while he returned to the sled's hiding spot...
He briefly checked the spring knife and Spearhead missile launch box, set down the VSS he carried, and placed the magazine removed from his chest into the sled.
Then, he rummaged in the equipment bag, slung his M2 shotgun over his back while affixing a 16-round quick-loader with velcro to the right side of his tactical vest, and also hung an ammo pouch with 20 solitary bullets on the left belt.
After assembling the M2 shotgun, Mountain Eagle slung an AK-105 over his back, fixed four magazine pouches to his chest, opened the tactical backpack on his back and stuffed in four more magazines and a pack of twenty 12-gauge deer bullets.
'Sled' and Chakdi did not carry spare guns, so Mountain Eagle checked his CZ75 caliber 10mm pistol, replaced all magazines with 10mm hollow-point bullets, then packed twenty 5.45 armor-piercing magazines for the AK-105, ready to provide them to 'Sled' and Chakdi.
If power is insufficient, then quantity makes up!
After grabbing the gear, Mountain Eagle swiftly covered the sled again, then quickly returned to his two companions...
Handing over the spare magazines, Mountain Eagle used Crow to scout and noticed that the enemy realized one patrol group was delayed in returning, and two groups of eight with snowmobiles deviated from their patrol paths, heading towards them...
The heavy snow severely reduced visibility; even with headlights on, it only illuminated about 10 meters, limiting the snowmobiles' speed.
Mountain Eagle calculated the enemy's route; he told 'Sled', "Sled, take two wolves to intercept them...
It's unlikely we can silently approach them; directly use Jump Mine, draw their attention, and hold them for a few minutes...
Understood?"
'Sled' hugged the necks of two she-wolves tightly, grinning as he replied, "Understood..."
After speaking, 'Sled' covered his head with the camouflage cloth draped over him, stood up quickly, and ran a few steps, disappearing like magic into the snow...
Mountain Eagle watched 'Sled' vanish, then patted Chakdi's back, speaking solemnly, "Let's move, no matter what happens later, you just need to cover me..."
Chakdi nodded slightly, crouched next to several bodies, crafted some trick mines with hand grenades, and took a Burning Stick meant for distress signals from a corpse...
After lighting it, he tossed it a few meters from the bodies, then quickly followed Mountain Eagle's steps.
The two humans, a dog, and two wolves circled around, seizing a gap in the enemy's patrol, using the blizzard's cover to swiftly approach the abandoned State Police office.
Mountain Eagle and Chakdi were prone in the snow, alongside Balang and two Magengxi wolves, with only their noses exposed, breathing...
Watching an inner patrol group pass within ten meters, then observing towards the State Police office's fence, roughly fifty meters away...
There were no watch towers or the like, but the front guard room held two soldiers, the boiler room aside held two more, plus soldiers on the front and back porches; scaling the iron fence was a very hazardous task.
Taking advantage of the gap as patrol soldiers passed, Mountain Eagle made a hand gesture, swiftly rose, crouched, and sprinted tens of meters forward, quickly burrowing in the snow...
The large snowflakes and camouflage outfits provided excellent cover, neither the soldiers in the front guard room nor those upstairs noticed their movements.
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Mountain Eagle crawled in the snow, glanced back at Chakdi tightly following behind, and found that this guy vanished as if he disappeared, only lifting his forehead to expose his eyes and nose, staring intently at the soldiers on the second floor.
Mountain Eagle made a waiting gesture for stealth, then remotely activated the Spearhead Missile and Spring Knife left behind, just as he was about to inquire about the progress over at "Sled," a series of muffled explosion sounds came from afar, along with faint calls...
Followed by a string of crisp gunfire, then there was a commotion inside the small building as a dozen gunmen rushed out, mounted their snowmobiles, and charged out of the courtyard.
Mountain Eagle seized the moment when the enemy's attention was diverted, decisively rose, and dashed towards the courtyard wall, covering twenty meters in less than ten seconds...
But just as he reached the wall, a gunshot rang out from inside the building, and Chakdi, following behind Mountain Eagle, suddenly let out a muffled grunt before diving forward, tackling Mountain Eagle to the base of the courtyard wall, then rolling to the right, keeping his body close to the wall while pointing his gun towards the direction of the guardroom...
"Bang bang bang bang..."
When the two soldiers in the guardroom heard the commotion and rushed out, a series of bullets forced them back into the courtyard.
Meanwhile, upon hearing the gunfire, Balang and two subordinates began swiftly spreading out horizontally; one dog and two wolves dispersed, roaming around fifty meters from the courtyard's main entrance, ready to sprint on command.
"Bang"
"Bang"
"Bang bang bang bang bang..."
The main structure of the police station's courtyard wall was iron railings, but the lower part was a 60-centimeter-high brick and concrete structure, with a sturdy brick and concrete pillar measuring 60x60 every eight meters.
A string of gunshots erupted inside the small building, with Mountain Eagle pressed close to the vibrating wall behind, as numerous bullets whizzed past above his head.
"We've been deceived!"
This was Mountain Eagle's first thought...
The enemy should have infrared observation equipment; in this weather, a few live humans and a couple of wolves outstanding in the icy snow couldn't possibly go unnoticed; the enemy should have discovered them long ago.
Those patrolling soldiers on the periphery weren't their main reconnaissance means, but it's precisely because of their presence that Mountain Eagle misjudged the enemy's equipment within the small building.
Moreover, during the first wave of tentative probes, the opponent didn't react immediately but lured them closer before launching an offensive.
At this point, Mountain Eagle and Chakdi's positions were extremely awkward, unable to attack through the courtyard wall, with a vast expanse of snow behind them, making it impossible to outrun the enemy's shooting range on foot...
"'Sled,' be aware, the enemy's noticed us long ago..."
"Chakdi, how are you?"
"Boss, the opponent has a sniper, those guys that rushed out have turned back..."
Mountain Eagle glanced towards the direction the gunmen had fled earlier, noticing they were turning around, so he dragged the particularly silent Chakdi a few meters back...
The enemy's ammo relentlessly chasing him, incessantly striking the base of the surrounding wall...
Once confirmed the enemy could see him through the wall, Mountain Eagle glanced in Balang's direction, then utilized Crow's perspective to lock onto the sealed window on the second floor where gunfire appeared...
"Spearhead Missile, 4 rounds, fire..."
"Spring Knife, 4 rounds, fire..."
"Balang..."
Following Mountain Eagle's command, four mini missiles soared from the distant woods...
The missiles weren't fireworks; the Spearhead Missile with a range of less than 3 kilometers rushed straight toward the second floor of the small building, taking less than two seconds...
"Boom boom boom boom..."
After four explosions, the enemy's gunfire momentarily ceased...
Meanwhile, Balang and two Magengxi Wolves sprinting through the snow dashed toward the main entrance of the courtyard.
The two main entrance guards attracted by the explosion sounds were caught off guard as the two Magengxi Wolves lunged forward, slamming into their chests and knocking them to the ground, followed by a tearing pain in their gun-holding right hands...
Balang darted like a shadow across the battlefield, crossing through the snow and smoke to the right side of the small building, where a few gunmen just happened to be on guard...
"Twong, twong" two light sounds echoed as Balang darted past them, two Jump Mines triggered...
A few gunmen clearly unaware of what happened couldn't react at all...
"Boom boom..."
Meanwhile, Mountain Eagle grabbed Chakdi, pulled the pin from a hand grenade, and led the charge towards the courtyard gate...
Seeing the two gunmen being torn apart by the Magengxi Wolves, Mountain Eagle threw the hand grenade towards the small building's front door while firing at the two on the ground with his left hand...
"Bang..."
"Bang..."
"Boom..."