Pingchuan Valley.

The Wanshi Group has urgently started constructing defense fortifications here. To speed up the construction, Zhou Yingting specially arranged for people from other companies to help.

Once the fortifications are completed, others will be sent away.

Besides this, Zhou Yingting also arranged for some personnel to carry out interception tasks along the retreat route.

To ensure that the enemy is delayed while the defensive fortifications at Pingchuan Valley are not yet fully completed.

"This Iron Blood 17th Company is incredible! Several successive interceptions have greatly slowed the enemy's advance!"

In the rear headquarters of Pingchuan Valley, the adjutant wore a look of delight.

Previously, this 17th Company was formidable, but overall, they weren't as impressive as they are now.

This time, several of their sniping missions were executed beautifully.

Zhou Yingting stood nearby, looking at the map in front of him, and based on the red dots on his Golden Finger, he started marking the enemy's troop distribution on the map.

This was just a rough distribution. As for how many the enemy has, and the firepower configuration, that was unclear.

But even this was sufficient.

"How's the construction of the defensive fortifications going?"

Zhou Yingting bent over the map, jotting down notes as he asked the adjutant beside him.

"Commander, it's almost completed and can be put to use at any time."

"And the enemy, approximately how long before they reach the front lines?"

Zhou Yingting continued to ask while looking at the map.

"Estimated to arrive before this afternoon, and they might rest for the night before launching their attack tomorrow."

Having engaged with the enemy multiple times, the adjutant has somewhat gauged their combat style.

Zhou Yingting nodded, then inquired about the enemy's artillery range before drawing a circle on the map.

When the attack begins tomorrow, if the front lines come under artillery fire, the enemy's artillery positions can be pinpointed within the circle.

At that time, those moving near the edge of the circle after the fire coverage would be the enemy's Artillery Battalion.

"Commander, is this troop distribution map reliable?"

Seeing Zhou Yingting fiddling with the sand table, marked with enemy troop maps, the adjutant couldn't help but ask.

Earlier, he didn't sense much, but now it seemed the troop distribution was constantly updated, which seemed odd.

However, compared with the information they received, Zhou Yingting's troop distribution map indeed matches where the enemies' main forces are located.

"Reliable or not, haven't you seen it already?"

Zhou Yingting responded mildly.

"And these small points nearby, they seem to be a small number of scouts?"

The adjutant couldn't help but glance at the small flags Zhou Yingting had stuck around them.

These small flags represent the enemy.

"These ones? They can be removed."

Hearing this, Zhou Yingting took a glance at his small map, saw these small red dots disappear, and removed the small flags.

This act left everyone around a bit puzzled.

Wasn't there supposed to be an enemy here? Why remove them now?

As they were filled with doubt, Qi Ming walked in with large strides.

"Commander, the infiltrating scouts have been eliminated!"

Qi Ming entered with a look of joy.

Previously, during infiltration, he was chased all over.

But now, encountering peers, with precise positioning, he had a better chance of catching them and knowing where they were located.

But now, thanks to Zhou Yingting's precise positioning, he led his men to ambush the opponents directly.

In just a moment, the entire group was wiped out!

"What did you say, the people at this location have been destroyed by you?"

The adjutant stood up and asked loudly in disbelief.

He couldn't believe how Zhou Yingting knew there were enemies at this position.

"Yes, they have been eliminated."

Qi Ming nodded emphatically, "However, Commander, from the intelligence we gathered after clearing the battlefield, it seems the enemy has a rough idea of your headquarters' location and is now attempting precise targeting."

"Once they pinpoint it, you might be in danger."

Qi Ming was concerned that if Zhou Yingting was discovered, he would be subjected to artillery fire.

Alternatively, the enemy might send a squad for a decapitation strike.

Zhou Yingting's risk level was very high.

"Do you think I need to worry about those people getting close to me?"

Qi Ming knew Zhou Yingting's abilities well, so Zhou Yingting's words made him pause, then he relaxed.

Indeed.

The current commander can sense the proximity of other enemies, so there's no need to worry about any enemy getting close undetected.

Before these people could approach, Zhou Yingting would discover them and arrange for them to be ambushed.

"This mission was well completed. Go and rest well; there might be more important tasks for you to handle later."

Zhou Yingting gestured for him to rest.

After Qi Ming left, Zhou Yingting still focused on the map in front of him.

Retreating the defensive line here, the opponent's forces should be drawn to the front line. At that moment, if the enemy commander moves, there will be a chance to eliminate the opponent.

However, finding the enemy's position remains challenging and requires extensive reconnaissance of these areas.

"From the scouts sent out earlier, any intelligence returned?"

"Report, no news whatsoever."

The communications officer nearby immediately responded loudly.

"Could they have already perished?"

The adjutant, seeing this, couldn't help but feel worried.

The squad that Zhou Yingting sent out was also vanguard, but once this vanguard dives deep, it's very easy to lose contact.

Zhou Yingting was well aware of the adjutant's concerns.

The squad sent out was designated as Hell's Vanguard. The deeper they go behind enemy lines, the greater their power increases.

But the downside is that they would lose contact with the base and could not receive any intelligence support.

Such side effects are quite significant.

However, with the troop distribution map provided by Zhou Yingting, this Hell's Vanguard team is like having x-ray vision on the battlefield, allowing them to clearly bypass those sentry posts, mines, and other obstacles.

Then, they only need to clear a few fixed positions, find the enemy's airfield, and capture it.

Zhou Yingting has a way to deal with the enemy's artillery battalion, but the airfield is indeed beyond his capabilities.

The distance is too far, the artillery range is not enough, so Hell's Vanguard must be sent to complete this mission.

....

Evening.

The main enemy force finally arrived outside Pingchuan Valley, but instead of attacking immediately, they chose to rest where they were and began to consolidate their defenses.

The next day.

Before dawn, Zhou Yingting, half-asleep, heard a loud explosion from afar.

Immediately, a continuous bombing sound erupted.

Hearing the commotion, Zhou Yingting immediately stood up, grabbed the binoculars next to him, and looked into the distance.

He saw that the front line had turned into a sea of fire, and everything in sight was red.

The fierce bombardment lasted for half the day, and after it ended, the sound of intensive gunfire continued to echo from the front.

When the sound of explosions finally subsided, Zhou Yingting turned his gaze to his mini-map.

On his mini-map, three red dots immediately began to move, heading out of the circle Zhou Yingting had drawn.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yingting couldn't help but chuckle.

"These three concentrated red dots must be the enemy's artillery battalion!"

"So sneaky, firing and then immediately retreating!"

The artillery's retreat put them beyond our range.

But now that those three red dots are locked, even if they retreat beyond the artillery coverage, so what.

The target is locked; we'll just wait for them to enter our range next time!

After pinpointing the artillery's position, Zhou Yingting pondered, and for safety's sake, summoned a scout team to go and verify the positions of these three artillery battalions.

Once confirmed, the next time they move into range, we can directly take out their artillery.

After giving these orders, Zhou Yingting marked the artillery names on the map to avoid forgetting later.

Then, Zhou Yingting looked around to ensure no enemy troops had infiltrated.

The Wanshi Group on the distant front line was still holding on, fighting into the night and continuing into the early morning without signs of stopping.

At midnight, the scouts Zhou Yingting dispatched brought back news, confirming the three positions he marked were indeed the artillery battalion locations!

With this news back in command, everyone was astounded.

Earlier in the day, they had heard Zhou Yingting's orders.

At that time, they thought it was absurd to casually mark three locations and claim they were the enemy's artillery battalions. How could that be possible?

Yet, unexpectedly, the scouts returned and confirmed they were indeed the artillery battalions.

Did they really guess it right?

"The artillery battalion moved."

Zhou Yingting glanced at his mini-map, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Scout report, the artillery battalion moved!"

As soon as Zhou Yingting's voice fell, the communications officer's voice followed shortly after.

Everyone in the command center instantly felt chills run down their spines.

Zhou Yingting's voice was faster than the communication officer's by half a minute!

What kind of ability is this?

Does this commander have foresight?

Or does this commander have the ability to see the entire battlefield clearly?

At this moment, everyone looked at Zhou Yingting, dumbfounded. With this capability, do we even need to send out scouts?

Didn't he already know the artillery's location?

"Contact the artillery battalion, prepare for battle!"

Seeing the movement of these three artillery battalions, Zhou Yingting knew they were preparing for another barrage on Wanshi Group's position.

Previously, not knowing their location allowed them a free pass, but not this time.

As long as we take out the artillery, the pressure on Wanshi's position will be greatly reduced.

Without their artillery threat, we can bombard the enemy forces ourselves.

After being suppressed for so long, it's time to fight back.

"Yes!"

"Connect to the artillery battalion!"

In the command center, everyone's blood was boiling at this moment.

Being under attack for so long, even they were filled with rage.

Now, they finally had the chance to retaliate, and their hearts were infinitely excited.

The communications officer immediately connected the line to the two artillery battalions that had long been prepared, and all the artillery personnel immediately sprang into action.

In terms of firepower, they far surpassed the enemy!

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.