494: Chapter Four Hundred and Ninety-One: Finally Retreated 494: Chapter Four Hundred and Ninety-One: Finally Retreated The assault operation took twenty minutes, and during those twenty minutes, Bruce hurriedly administered first aid to Gao Yang.
The assault progressed very smoothly, and the treatment of Gao Yang’s wound also went well, except that it nearly killed Gao Yang from pain.
Gao Yang didn’t use anesthesia; he wanted to endure and let Bruce handle the wound briefly and be done with it.
However, Gao Yang soon realized this was purely self-inflicted suffering.
Bruce’s technique was simple and brutal; he was a battlefield medic, accustomed to performing surgery in the quickest way possible.
During emergency treatment, the patient’s feelings were not within his scope of consideration.
Before Bruce began, Gao Yang thought he could act like a hero, quietly gritting his teeth and enduring, but once Bruce started, Gao Yang realized that being a hero was not that easy.
When Bruce took a roll of gauze and roughly stuffed it into Gao Yang’s wound, Gao Yang’s face twisted in agony.
He started to move involuntarily, trying to escape Bruce’s clutches.
“Endure it, don’t move.”
Gao Yang couldn’t stay still; he was in so much pain he wanted to run around, so as Bruce continued to stuff the roll of gauze into his wound, Gao Yang twisted even more violently.
“F**k, stop moving!
It was you who refused anesthesia, just bear with it.”
After being sharply reprimanded by Bruce, Gao Yang clenched his teeth and gasped, “It hurts!
Isn’t there any anesthesia that doesn’t affect the brain?”
“There is.”
“F**k, you damn bastard, if you have it, then use it on me.”
“It’s all gone.
The only anesthetics are from Andy He’s clinic, and using them will definitely affect your brain.”
After the brief exchange, Gao Yang was completely helpless.
Looking at Andy He, who stood in front of him with a smile, Gao Yang shouted, “Help me, come and hold me down.”
Once Andy He took hold of Gao Yang’s arms, Bruce resumed his work, and this time, Gao Yang couldn’t help but scream out loud.
Bruce worked quickly, and with speed came brutality.
However, Andy He actually admired Bruce’s method of work, keeping Gao Yang pinned down while he remarked, “Nicely done, fast and effective.”
“Thank you, it’s just a simple operation, nothing much.”
Debridement, hemostasis, suturing — Bruce’s hands moved very quickly, and he even started chatting with Andy He, all while Gao Yang suffered immensely, his agonized howls not affecting their conversation.
As Gao Yang howled in pain, he also had to focus on the content he heard through his earpiece.
“Report, the assault team is advancing smoothly.
The enemy on both sides of the main attack direction is attempting to conduct a rescue.”
Hearing the support team’s report, Gao Yang shouted, “Mortars, fire!
Block the enemy reinforcements, don’t let them establish contact, ah, f**k, a little gentler, Big Dog, the main attack direction doesn’t need anti-aircraft machine gun suppression, f**k, go stop the enemy’s movement.”
While issuing orders, Gao Yang’s screams were interspersed, but his commands were well executed.
Three mortars fired, delaying the enemy’s rescue operation.
Glolov’s anti-aircraft machine gun played a key role.
The 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun had a range of up to two kilometers and provided direct-fire support, rendering more effective fire blocking than the mortars.
Nate had already personally led the assault squad into battle, leaving Gao Yang behind to coordinate everyone, and particularly to ensure that the other enemy forces didn’t flank them now that their main force had moved up.
“The assault team is making good progress and has occupied the prominent part of the enemy’s defense line.
The enemy’s defense line is widely placed, and their will to fight is tenacious.
It will take some time to clear up.
Personnel in the rear, pay attention, prepare for evacuation and await notice before evacuating.”
After hearing Nate’s voice, Gao Yang gritted his teeth against the pain, striving to keep his own voice steady as he said, “Understood, non-combat personnel should prepare for evacuation and await evacuation notice.”
The battle was proceeding smoothly, and the radio communication channel was quiet throughout, except for the occasional call for mortar or anti-aircraft machine gun support from the assault team—there were hardly any other sounds.
“Rabbit, there are several kinds of sniper rifles here, M21 and M40A3, and I’ve even found an M24 here.
Which one do you want?”
“Oh, there’s an M24?
Then I’ll take the M24, I’m more comfortable with it.”
In the midst of the calm, Gao Yang suddenly heard the off-topic conversation between Li Jinfang and Cui Bo.
An annoyed Gao Yang shouted angrily, “Keep the channel clear.”
After a gruff shout, Gao Yang then heard Bruce loudly say, “Alright, the surgery is over, let go of him.”
Gao Yang, who felt like he had lost half his life to pain, could hardly believe his ears, but Andy He did release his arm.
Gao Yang, nearly passing out, raised his head and looked at Bruce, asking, “Is it over?”
Bruce nodded and said, “It’s over for now.
We’ll treat it again once we find camp.”
The wound was still incredibly painful, so much so that Gao Yang felt he couldn’t move the left side of his body.
He grabbed his left hand, lifted it to check the time, but when he flipped his wrist over, he realized that something was wrong with his watch.
Gao Yang was astonished to find that the minute hand of his watch had fallen off.
After rubbing the face of the watch vigorously, Gao Yang confirmed that he was not mistaken—his watch’s minute hand had indeed fallen off.
“F**k, it’s broken already?
Test Tube, tell me the time, my watch is broken.”
After checking his watch, Bruce said softly, “The battle has been going on for twenty-four minutes.
Um, what’s wrong with your watch?”
Gao Yang tapped on his watch with his index finger, saying incredulously, “The minute hand fell off, f**k, how can this happen?”
Bruce nodded and said, “Oh, that’s a Rumei for you, it does have this problem.
If it gets knocked, the hands might fall off.
Looks like you’ll need a new watch.”
Gao Yang’s watch was a gift from Catherine and was a professional military watch.
He had always used it without any problems, but now it had inexplicably broken.
Not dwelling on his frustration, Gao Yang commanded in a deep voice through the walkie-talkie, “Get all the wounded onto the vehicles and prepare to evacuate.
Keep a close eye on the movements of the enemy behind us, and evacuate immediately if they approach.”
After Gao Yang finished speaking, he immediately heard someone say over the walkie-talkie, “Report, enemy forces behind us are approaching rapidly, less than twelve hundred meters away.
They are coming down the road and closing in fast.”
“Fire!
Leave only the vehicle drivers for transporting the wounded; all other combat personnel, resist with full force.”
The Air Force Special Command Group, which had been air-dropped to the west of Gao Yang and his group, was originally quite far away, but they had finally arrived.
After giving the order, Nate’s voice finally came through, “Ram, the evacuation corridor is clear.
You can evacuate.”
Gao Yang’s spirits lifted as he said, “Order canceled, don’t worry about the enemy forces behind us anymore, everyone evacuate immediately, vehicles transporting the wounded have priority.”
After issuing the order to evacuate, Gao Yang suddenly remembered something.
He quickly said over the walkie-talkie, “Members of the assault team, if anyone finds a watch on the enemy, grab one for me, my watch is broken.”(To be continued.
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