Strongest Soldier King

In the gray valley, Luo Zheng's face was cold as he stared at the dense forest ahead. There were already thirteen exposed fire points. Not only was their attack flexible, but their movement speed was also incredibly fast. Moving quickly through the dense forest at night is not something ordinary people can do; evidently, they were all well-trained experts. Luo Zheng had to seriously assess the situation, shooting while contemplating a solution.

Everyone has been exposed. It seems unlikely that they can attack the mountainside in a short time. Once the people inside the cave react, the fight will become even harder. No wonder even the powerful Pot Lid Head Special Warfare Group couldn't deal with Bloodsucker; they had to retreat while fighting, gradually eliminating the enemy in motion. This group's alertness was indeed very strong, and their response was swift, making them difficult to handle.

"Retreat." Luo Zheng decisively made a decision and issued an order, knowing that hesitation on the battlefield is a fatal mistake. There are too many examples of hesitation killing entire armies, and Luo Zheng did not want to make the same mistake. The order was quickly transmitted to everyone's ears through their earpieces. Mountain Eagle and others stopped shooting, then swiftly retreated under the cover of night.

As long as they didn't fire, they wouldn't expose themselves in the dark forest. The retreat was determined; with Night Vision Devices, it wasn't difficult. Luo Zheng swapped in Incendiary Bombs and shot at the enemies at the exposed fire points. Flammable Agent splashed everywhere, instantly igniting the surrounding trees, causing many lights to appear on the mountainside.

In the light, one's vision wouldn't reach far. Considering that they could easily be exposed in the light, everyone looked for places to hide. Mountain Eagle and others took the opportunity to quickly retreat. After regrouping, they didn't leave immediately but set up a defense on the spot. Luo Zheng gathered Lan Xue, Ghost Hand, Mountain Eagle, and brought Cheng He into the discussion, sitting in a circle to deliberate countermeasures.

Under the night sky, Bloodsucker's men worried about a trap and dared not pursue rashly. Luo Zheng was not worried at all. Instead, he looked at everyone with a serious face and said, "Bloodsucker is much stronger than we imagined. We can't continue like this. We need to find a way. Let's all share our thoughts."

Without reinforcements, the enemy's strength was formidable, and completing the mission indeed seemed very difficult. Everyone felt unprecedented pressure and focused their minds in deep contemplation. Mountain Eagle looked around at the terrain and said, "If Bloodsucker still has more than two hundred people, we should occupy this peak and fight a positional battle, exposing ourselves, putting ourselves in a desperate situation, and luring them to come over. Perhaps we can have a fighting chance."

"Exposing ourselves deliberately, putting ourselves in a desperate situation? That's a concept, but it's too risky." Luo Zheng mused, neither opposing nor immediately agreeing but instead looked at the others, finally stopping his gaze on Cheng He, and asked, "What do you think of this proposal?"

"No, it's too dangerous, and Bloodsucker has heavy machine guns and RPGs. Under the tactic of targeted elimination, we have no ways to counter and would only be passive targets." Cheng He quickly said, "Of course, it's not that it's impossible. Everyone can engage in earthwork, digging trenches. Perhaps it's worth a try when no better methods are available."

"If it were daytime, like the Pot Lid Head Special Warfare Group, using maneuver warfare, could we wear them down?" Luo Zheng asked everyone in return, his expression heavy, his eyes gleaming.

"That's relatively safer; if we can't beat them, we can still run. But the downside is that it requires too much time and the risk level isn't low. Is it possible to set up traps, luring them into a chase, and eliminate Bloodsucker in the traps as we have done before?" Lan Xue suggested.

Everyone's eyes brightened, looking towards Luo Zheng, who thought for a moment and said, "Bloodsucker's capabilities are very strong. Traps can only serve as delays. If they sense the situation turning unfavorable, they will retreat decisively, so the effect of killing may not be high." He lifted his head slightly, realizing there was only about an hour left before dawn, and they needed to come up with a plan quickly.

"Before dawn, Bloodsucker won't attack, but after dawn, they will definitely send people to inspect this forest. I suggest we dig foxholes, digging as many as possible, and engage the enemy in a positional war. The current situation is that besides us, Pot Lid Head is also troubling Bloodsucker. Bloodsucker is definitely worried about whether there's a third team, so they won't pursue en masse, let alone move their entire force. They don't pose a fatal threat to us; if small teams come after us, we can just retreat." Lan Xue suggested.

"Makes sense. Bloodsucker appears to have the advantage in numbers, but the advantage isn't obvious. If managed properly, it could turn into a disadvantage. In a positional battle, there should be no major problems for our dozen people to deal with their dozens. Fighting a battle would also be good for probing how much combat power Bloodsucker has left. They surely suffered losses in the fight with Pot Lid Head. What does everyone think?" Luo Zheng's eyes lit up, immediately proposing.

"Achieving the goal of testing Bloodsucker's combat power, I think it may work." Mountain Eagle immediately expressed his opinion, feeling a belly full of frustration from the failed infiltration battle earlier and naturally wouldn't oppose it.

"It could work." Ghost Hand thought it over and agreed too.

Seeing Lan Xue nodding in agreement, Luo Zheng said, "Since we're going to fight, we must make it substantial. There's another hour before dawn. Everyone, dig at least ten foxholes, spread them out as much as possible. Additionally, mine the mountainside, use up all the captured bullets, and fight a hard battle with Bloodsucker. Without inflicting pain on them, we can't probe their combat power. Mountain Eagle, you take people and dig foxholes. Ghost Hand, you and I will lay mines. Xue Er, watch Cheng He, and if he dares to act up, kill him immediately. Let's move."

"Yes." Everyone stood up and responded.

"Don't assign someone to watch; count me in. Just give me a combat shovel, and I'll dig foxholes." Cheng He quickly said, looking at Luo Zheng with some expectation in his eyes.

Luo Zheng seriously stared at Cheng He, sensing his sincerity, took out his portable folding combat shovel from his backpack and handed it to Cheng He. He looked at Lan Xue, who gave Luo Zheng a reassuring glance. Luo Zheng nodded secretly and said, "Let's act."

For Luo Zheng, laying mines wasn't a big deal. Back in the military district's Special Forces, the Thunder King, Captain Li himself, taught him techniques. Even the mines set by Luo Zheng could catch Thunder King off guard. Luo Zheng collected everyone's grenades, and there were also a lot of captured bullets.

Soon, Luo Zheng arrived beside a tree on the mountainside, observed the surroundings for a moment, and immediately took out a thin wire from his backpack, securing a grenade under a bush beneath a large tree, binding the pull ring with the wire, and extending it along the ground to another small branch, twining it twice. The wire was stretched taut, about two centimeters above the ground, not easily noticeable, and just above the shoe surface, easily tripped by a passer-by.

For Luo Zheng, this mine was merely a decoy; success would be best, but failure wouldn't matter. Let the enemy dismantle it. Luo Zheng placed grenades conspicuously within ten meters of the trees around him. When the enemy discovered a grenade, they would hide under a tree ten meters away. By then, just triggering the grenade would kill the opponents hiding under the tree. Laying mines doesn't have to be covert; being practical or even openly exposed, using other tactics to coordinate killing is the ultimate in mine-laying.