143: Chapter 142: Music as a Companion, Forward!
143: Chapter 142: Music as a Companion, Forward!
As an assault force, Gao Yang’s current strength was undoubtedly very powerful; they had two T72 tanks and one T55 tank.
Besides the three tanks, Coleman Company’s firepower was also formidable; they had four 60mm mortars, eight RPG-7 rocket launchers, twelve light machine guns, and six snipers.
In addition to these weapons, there were more than one hundred and seventy well-trained infantrymen, basically the equivalent of two infantry platoons.
After summoning Li Jinfang back with the walkie-talkie, Gao Yang, Li Jinfang, and Glolov entered a T72 tank, while Cui Bo and Frey took a T55.
They had to separate because the T72 tank could only fit three people, while the T55 could accommodate an extra person due to having an additional loader.
Because they were to fight from within tanks, Gao Yang and Glolov swapped their guns for AK74Us.
The reason for choosing the AK74U was its compact and sturdy build, which not only made it convenient to carry inside a tank but also offered significant power at close range, fitting well with the combat situation Gao Yang was about to face.
Gao Yang, Li Jinfang, and Glolov boarded a T72 tank.
Li Jinfang served as the driver, naturally, Glolov was the gunner, and Gao Yang could only be the tank commander.
However, Gao Yang’s role as commander was nominal; his main purpose was to be ready to jump out of the tank and engage in combat with his AK74U to rescue Abdul at a moment’s notice.
Cui Bo and Frey got into a T55, where Uriyangko himself took on the roles of both gunner and commander.
As for Frey, his primary task was to safeguard the gold, for the T55 lacked an autoloader and had slightly more space.
Therefore, Gao Yang and his team had placed all the gold and money inside the T55, feeling more secure with these assets by their side.
The T55 carried less than ten shells.
The reason for this was not only to make room for the gold but also because they hardly needed the T55’s main gun.
The T55’s role was essentially to follow right behind Gao Yang’s tank and provide machine-gun cover for their combat operations.
The remaining T72 was operated by Uriyangko’s crew, as the cargo they delivered happened to include tanks.
Everyone Uriyangko brought with him was proficient in operating tanks; ironically, this T72 turned out to be the main strength of the tank operations.
As for the Green Mamba’s men, they were tasked with accompanying and protecting the tanks, while also needing to quickly locate Hamis’s hiding place.
Once all preparations were in order, the three tanks formed a wedge formation at the front, with Green Mamba leading Coleman Company’s infantry in vehicles.
Together, they set off.
The thunderous roar of the tank engines meant they no longer needed to worry about approaching stealthily.
Now, the objective was to surprise Hamis’s escorts with the swiftest assault possible.
All the operational tank and vehicle lights were switched on, standing poised for Gao Yang’s command.
Gao Yang’s tank was at the very front.
Upon his command, the T72 tank surged forward at top speed.
As the tank got close enough to see the buildings where Hamis was hiding, Glolov suddenly reached out and flipped a switch inside the tank.
The tank was equipped with a player connected to two massive loudspeakers.
Glolov had set his chosen music in advance, and when he turned on the speakers, Wagner’s “The Ride of the Valkyries” began to play.
The speakers faced forward, opening the scene with a classical piece symbolizing victory.
The implication was no doubt quite good.
Gao Yang and his colleagues inside the tank did not notice much, and the people on vehicles behind the speakers only perceived a loud noise, not yet to unbearable levels.
However, those exposed to the speakers’ direct blast were less fortunate.
Even at a distance of four to five hundred meters, the super-loud noise was intolerable unless one covered their ears; otherwise, those directly exposed to the speaker’s noise would be afflicted with dizzying disorientation.
“Kill!
Kill!
Kill!”
Accompanied by the spirited background music, Gao Yang held the microphone and let out a roar.
Although he knew most people couldn’t understand what he was saying in Chinese, it just felt exhilarating to shout in his mother tongue.
Upon hearing Gao Yang’s three resounding roars, Uriyangko, with a fierce expression, said to Cui Bo and Frey, “Did you hear that?
That’s a noise attack!
See how powerful the tanks I brought are!”
No sooner had Uriyangko finished his words than the tank cannon operated by Glolov fired.
Despite being fired on the move at top speed, a 125mm high-explosive shell accurately hit the corner of a house, and after an explosion, the building immediately burst into shrapnel flying everywhere.
Glolov’s cannon inaugurated the tank bombardment sequence.
Every time the autoloader reloaded a shell, Glolov immediately fired it off.
When they were a hundred meters from those houses, Gao Yang shouted in Chinese, “Abdul, we’re coming to save you!
Find somewhere to lie down; if I accidentally kill you, I’m really sorry!”
The reason Gao Yang used Chinese to shout was that Abdul could speak Chinese, and aside from him, Lee, and Cui Bo, Abdul was the only one who could understand.
After putting down the microphone, Glolov, amidst the chaos, changed the classical music piece “The Ride of the Valkyries” because he felt it wasn’t shocking enough, or rather, it didn’t create enough noise.
He switched to a song from the Soviet era, “Dakangka.”
As if changing the music wasn’t enough, Glolov began to sing.
The deep and resounding tenor voice coming from Glolov’s mouth took Gao Yang by surprise.
It wasn’t just that Glolov was singing; the key was he sang damn well.
For a moment, Gao Yang couldn’t help but feel that like daughter, like father; both should have gone into music.
The three tank cannons began firing non-stop, while from the rooftops and corners of the houses, a faint resistance started.
Hamis’s guards fired bullets with their rifles, but the effect of bullets on tanks goes without saying.
The three tanks didn’t even think of stopping to wait for the infantry to deploy; what they were after now was to completely confound Hamis’s guards, beating them senseless and unsure of what to do.
The Green Mamba’s men began to dismount.
The mortar team stopped at the furthest distance, but even they were only about three hundred meters away from the buildings.
They placed the light mortar’s base on the ground, set up the barrel, and began shelling immediately.
The 60mm mortars didn’t have massive firepower, but the four mortars firing their vertically falling shells incessantly were still lethal against exposed soft targets.
The building where Hamis was hidden was just an ordinary residence.
Although it was temporarily modified to serve as his hideout, against tank and mortar shells, as well as rockets and the barrage of bullets, Hamis’s guards couldn’t organize any effective defense, let alone counterattack.
Amidst the cheerful and uplifting singing of Glolov, the sounds of explosions and gunfire merged into one.
Hamis’s guards, whether exposed or not, fell one by one under the storm-like assault.