The military industry of Nanzhao Kingdom was much stronger than that of Seongma Province. At the very front were the heavy machine gun sentry posts built from trenches and sandbags. In the middle were the mortar units, and at the very back were the heavy artillery units. They were arranged in layers and densely packed together. It was almost impossible to break through on a large scale.
Gao Gang was writing and drawing on a piece of hard paper as they walked. Luo Kai took a closer look and saw that he was actually drawing a military map by hand. The simple lines outlined all the sentry posts they had passed along the way. If this guy was in his previous life, he would have been a painter!
At midnight, the small team arrived at a narrow valley. They crouched in the grass and looked inside. Outside the valley, there were many concrete sentry posts and many wheeled light vehicles. The tents in the valley were brightly lit. This was the command post of the First Division officers.
Hei Xiong touched his beard stubble, his eyes bloodthirsty. He whispered, "Boss, do you want to do a job?"
"No."
Gao Gang shook his head and pointed to the sky. "There are big-eared bats."
Luo Kai looked up at the sky. There were several black shadows hovering over the valley. They were strange, big-eared bats. These bats were about the size of mice, but their ears were surprisingly large. They were almost half the size of their bodies.
"What are these bats doing?"
Gao Gang looked around and waved his hand. He led the team to a concave cave.
Luo Kai thought that something had happened, but he saw Gao Gang take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and give one to each person. It turned out that this guy was addicted to smoking. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. The group of people began to smoke.
Gao Gang took a few deep puffs and explained, "These bats can actively emit sound waves to detect the environment. They are natural sentries. If we get close, we will definitely be discovered. It is said that Seongma Province's Combatant Division has a stealth suit that has the magical effect of sealing the leakage of breath. The Combatant Division is best at assassination, and with this equipment, they are like tigers that have grown wings.
Nanzhao Kingdom suffered a great loss because of this, so they bought a batch of big-eared bats from the Genetic Research Institute in Higashimogami Province. Like hounds and us humans, we need to rely on the breath or movement of the target to detect. These bats can actively detect with sonar. It is much stronger than passive detection. Even if we wear stealth suits, we can't hide. "
Luo Kai suddenly realized that this was a radar. Then he thought of the little female soldier named Yue Han. So she was wearing a stealth suit.
"Boss, what should we do? Should we let Old Gu kill these bats?"
"No, these bats have extremely high reaction speed and sensitivity. Bullets may not hit them. We are just investigating the situation. There is no need to get into a conflict. Let's rest for a while and climb over the mountain."
The mountain was not high, but it was extremely steep. It was almost as if the rock walls were cut with knives. It was very difficult to climb. Ah Shan led the way. This guy looked like a gibbon and was born to be a mountain climber. He used a sharp knife to dig small holes in the rock wall and slowly climbed up.
The steep mountain wall was quickly passed. In front of them was a rocky slope. The difficulty of climbing was not lower than the mountain wall.
Luo Kai was still at the back. As he climbed, he quietly talked to Gu Shun in front of him. Gu Shun was the brother of the sniper Gu Ming. The two had completely different personalities. Gu Ming was more cold, while Gu Shun was much more tactful.
"Old Gu, you … do you smell a strange smell on the black bear?"
Gu Shun chuckled and said in a low voice, "You smell it too. This guy used to be a slave soldier. He was once buried alive in a corpse pit. It was summer and all the corpses were rotten and smelly. This guy soaked in the corpse pit for a few days. When he came out, there was a strange smell on his body."
"Old man, you're talking bad about me again!" The black bear threw a stone at him.
Gu Shun dodged it and continued in a low voice, "This guy still can't find a wife because of this problem. Even the price for prostitutes is higher than others!"
Luo Kai chuckled and asked, "Do you have a wife?"
Gu Shun's face was full of smiles. "Of course I do. My son is almost an adult."
Then he cursed, "Motherf * cker, the sports school's tuition is too expensive. That little bastard is asking for gene medicine every day. He's drinking it like water."
It seemed that these people were just like ordinary people. They also had to work hard for a living. Luo Kai hesitated and asked the most important question in his heart. "That … Does Red Cloud have a family?"
Gu Shun was silent. After a while, he said, "Yes, Sister Red's husband is also a mercenary."
Luo Kai's mood immediately fell. It wasn't that he had fallen in love with the red-haired beauty, but that the resonance of the frequency of the two people in front of him had produced a kind of spiritual fusion. That kind of feeling was too wonderful, like first love. It was hard to forget.
After a long time, Gu Shun suddenly said, "Young man, I think you have a chance. You can give it a try."
Luo Kai was a little confused. "What chance?
Isn't she married? "
"Sister Red is married, but her husband died three years ago. It was the second day of their wedding."
"Ah!"
Luo Kai exclaimed softly. He could not help but feel a little distressed. He did not expect this beautiful woman to be a widow.
Although their voices were low, the people in front of them heard it. Gao Gang slowed down and turned back with a smile. "Xiao Luo, you're also a Water Elementalist. You two are a good match. I support you!"
"Hey, you all know?"
"Of course. Do you think it's so easy to join the Sun Mercenary Group? I was a peripheral member for three years before I was chosen by Sister Red."
Black Bear also turned back and said, "I support you too. Do you want me to teach you some ways to seduce … attract girls?"
Luo Kai said embarrassedly, "Don't misunderstand. I'm just asking."
"Hehe, we're all men. We understand!"
They talked and laughed along the way. Luo Kai knew a little about his five companions. They had all been soldiers and fought countless battles. Later, they left the army for various reasons.
Military life was actually disconnected from society. Soldiers who had been on the battlefield for a long time would have a kind of addiction to war. Once they left, they would be at a loss, so they joined the mercenary group.
Except for Black Bear, the others were all married. They had a lot of wives and children at home. The mercenary business was both risky and profitable. In order to let their children have better conditions, even if they wanted to quit, they could only persevere.
Soon, they crossed the mountain. The road below was much easier, and there were no Nanzhao soldiers patrolling.
When the sky was slightly white, they finally arrived at Pingshan Port. Pingshan Port was a small military port. It was a depression that extended into the sea from Tieheng Mountain. After several generations of construction, it was finally built. As long as Pingshan Port existed, Seongma Province could continuously deploy troops from the sea. Its importance was above Ironwood Fort. The Highlord, Duke Yin Wen, was here.
Pingshan Port was guarded by 30,000 soldiers. Although there were not many people, there were several large warships at sea. Nanzhao Kingdom did not have a navy. The only threat to warships was aircraft. However, the aircraft of this era did not have advanced ground-to-ground missiles and precision-guided bombs. They relied on the pilot's experience to throw them. Generally, they were diving and could be easily shot down by anti-aircraft fire.