Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 936 - 929: Adjusting Strategies

Chapter 936: Chapter 929: Adjusting Strategies

"I will always be keeping an eye on you, and if you encounter any danger, I’ll be there to protect you the moment it happens," said Fulajie’er earnestly.

"Don’t just focus on me, everyone else needs your attention too," Hu Daoke said, rubbing his hands together contentedly.

"Mmhmm, I know, I’ll be keeping an eye on everyone," Fulajie’er nodded vigorously.

Hu Daoke took a deep breath, then took off his sunglasses to wipe the grime off before putting them back on. The wilderness was still a blinding expanse of white, and without protection, snow blindness was a real risk.

He briefly checked the weapon in his hand and found it functioning normally. Even in these low temperatures, the metal components of the gun mechanism moved smoothly.

Hu Daoke’s light machine gun was a modified 47-type stockless rifle converted by changing out modules, firing 7.62X39mm headless caseless rounds and could also be compatible with most of the 7.62X39mm M43 bullets available on the market.

With the machine gun module switched out, this light machine gun could achieve impressive accuracy and its suppressive capabilities were no less than most of the light machine guns on the market. The gun used a 60-round high-capacity magazine, and although its firepower sustainability couldn’t match the 100-round drum, it was more convenient to carry.

Although nominally a machine gunner, Hu Daoke didn’t have an assistant to carry ammunition for him, so he had to carry it himself. For him, the boxy high-capacity magazines were indeed more practical than the drum magazines. At the very least, they weren’t in the way.

Mounted on the rail of his stockless light machine gun was an ACOG advanced combat optical sight, colloquially known as the "little snail." This type of sight used fiber optics to provide light for the reticle, requiring no power source at all. Until the development of magic crystal reflection sights, these optical sights had always been the mainstay equipment for the advance teams.

Although more advanced optical sights had since supplanted these, in the Otherworld, these old but durable sights were still very popular with the locals, especially adventurers and mercenaries. Therefore, Trijicon was happy to maintain the production line and had not phased them out completely.

"Currently, Little Ke is positioned here. To his northwest, 150 meters away on the slope is Yue’er. She will do her utmost to prevent these people from getting close to the cabin we are in... Ziang is lying in ambush 80 meters to Yue’er’s direct north, creating a semi-encirclement with firepower netting. He will open fire on the enemy group targets together with Little Ke..." Inside the cabin, Luo’er was hunched over a map discussing deployment issues with Tangmo.

"What do you plan to do with Feng and that old lady?" Tangmo asked.

"Well, I plan to have Feng flank the enemy’s side and rear wing. When the encirclement launches its attack, she’ll thrust from the flank and violently break through the enemy’s formation, forcing them to split, thus achieving the goal of dividing the battlefield. As for Axia, I’m thinking of placing her to the southwest to engage isolated enemy targets," Luo’er said.

So engrossed was Luo’er that he completely ignored Tangmo’s comment, laden with jealousy, and seriously answered her questions.

"In the end, it all depends on Feng’s formidable combat power, so is this still a sparrow warfare?" Tangmo couldn’t help but question.

"I would also like to fight a sparrow warfare, but communication is indeed a big problem, so we need to rely more on Feng," Luo’er sighed helplessly.

"It doesn’t matter, as long as we win," Tangmo shrugged and came over to Luo’er, staring at the map for a long time, then continued, pointing to the map, "We don’t have much ammunition, so we need to use the least ammunition to achieve the greatest results. The best course of action as of now seems to be to fully support Feng’s incursion, drawing the enemy’s attention with the sound of gunfire and suppressive fire, allowing Feng to break through the enemy’s formation as soon as possible."

"Right!" Luo’er nodded in approval.

"But this way, communication becomes a big issue, and how to avoid Feng, who is thrusting into the enemy group, from being accidentally hit by friendly fire becomes the top priority," Tangmo said with a frown.

"In that case, we can only hope for Fula," Luo’er sighed.

"How about I join the battle too, to provide fire support?" Seeing Luo’er in a dilemma, Tangmo volunteered.

"You..." Luo’er looked at Tangmo with a strange expression, at a loss for what to say.

"I know what you’re thinking," Tangmo rolled her eyes and then said, "You think I’m as childish as someone else?"

"That’s not a very nice thing to say about your sister," Luo’er said with a wry smile.

"Luo’er, I’m back, the enemy has already entered our encirclement." At that moment, the magic in the air twisted, and Fulajie’er suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.

"Good, tell me about their situation!" Luo’er nodded, quickly regaining a serious expression.

"They’ve only brought about thirty people; the rest are hiding outside the encirclement," Fulajie’er said seriously.

"Have they realized we’ve set an ambush?" Luo’er asked with a frown.

"Probably not," Tangmo stepped forward, shaking his head, "When they met with Axia, we didn’t show ourselves. I guess they plan to capture Axia with these men, and if they fail, they will continue to send in more troops. Their target is only Axia, to invest over a hundred men for one person is madness, just setting up the battlefield is a problem."

"What should we do? It looks like we might need to adjust our battle deployment," Luo’er inhaled sharply, speaking worriedly.

"Then let’s attack the reinforcement points!" Tangmo pointed at the map and said.

"Attack the reinforcement points?" Luo’er was taken aback.

"Yes, look," Tangmo pulled Luo’er’s hand towards the map, "If our ambush is effective, at the very least we could eliminate about ten people in the first minute, practically crippling this contingent. After that, we maintain pressure on the lead squad to force the enemy from the rear to send reinforcements. Then, we’ll have Feng ambush them on their support route, taking them out one by one."

"But if we do that, wouldn’t Feng be caught in a pincer attack if the enemy’s lead squad retreats? Can she handle that?" Luo’er asked hesitantly.

"If Fulajie’er helps her, I think it shouldn’t be a problem," Tangmo answered.

"Hiss, but with that..." Luo’er’s brows furrowed even tighter.

"Right, with that, Fulajie’er’s pressure will become very great—having to command and coordinate, cover teammates, and also report back on the enemy situation. So, it might be better to omit the last part, and only report back on the overall battle situation and troop movements to the rear when there’s spare time," Tangmo suggested.

"Are you saying I should command them myself?" Fulajie’er seemed to grasp the implications of their conversation and asked, pointing to herself in surprise.

"Hmm, as it stands now, we can only offer strategic advice from the back. The main command is up to you," Luo’er said with a trace of apology in his voice.

"But, I—I..." Fulajie’er was clearly flustered.

"Fulajie’er, people can do anything when pushed to the brink—except math. We’re not asking you to solve math problems, just to command this battle. As you’ve seen, due to various reasons, we can’t continuously assist you; hence, it’s all on you. Can you handle it?" Tangmo looked at her and asked earnestly.

"I, I, I can’t..." Fulajie’er’s eyes were unsettled.

"I should take command on the battlefield, it’s too hard on her like this, entrusting her with the safety of the Advance Team, it’s truly irresponsible," Luo’er sighed, trying to find a weapon, only to realize that Ziang had taken his rifle.

"I’ll try, I’ll try," Fulajie’er breathed rapidly—though she didn’t need to breathe, it was just her way of showing she was nervous.

"If I fail, everyone is going to die, right?" She lifted her head, trying to find a shred of comfort from Tangmo.

"Yep!" Tangmo nodded earnestly.

"Momo..." Luo’er tried to speak up but was blocked by Tangmo.

"I won’t let everyone down, Luo’er, can you tell me more about command tactics?" Taking a deep breath, Fulajie’er finally made up her mind.