602: Chapter 597: Do you want to play me to death?
Officer!
602: Chapter 597: Do you want to play me to death?
Officer!
Gao Yang clapped his hands and said loudly, “Guys, retreat, let’s leave enough buffer space.
One thousand mi is too close; I don’t want to have enemy tanks rushing over my head again.
So before our reinforcements arrive, let the British show off for a while.”
After finishing his speech, Gao Yang said into the walkie-talkie, “Change of plans: the first and sixth platoons are to pull back two thousand mi, re-establish our lines of defense, dig trenches, and antitank pits.
The second and third platoons, move into the woods on the right flank and set up positions, making sure to keep a safe distance to prevent enemy sneak attacks, especially watch out for their night raids.
The rest of the troops are to protect our supply landing site.”
Before the battle, there would be discussions about any matters, but once the fight started, decisions were made based on the situation on the battlefield; there was no need to consult with Maide.
Furthermore, for the sake of secrecy, Gao Yang only gave orders without explaining to the soldiers of the Skull Gang why, nor did he tell them that he had rented helicopters.
The troops of the Skull Gang would, of course, follow the orders without question; they weren’t in a position to ask even if they wanted to.
After giving out the most critical orders, Gao Yang pointed to the woods on the right and said, “We’ll retreat first and shift to the woods after moving out of the enemy’s range.”
Gao Yang and his team had retreated to a safe area and were moving towards the woods when the new defensive line had already been established.
Confident that they wouldn’t encounter any sudden attacks on the way, Gao Yang raised his arm and shouted, “Alright, gather around me.”
Once everyone had gathered around Gao Yang, he nodded to Glolov and said, “Big Dog, while we still have some time, you can talk about the Holmesny Mercenary Corps now.”
Golov thought for a moment, then said solemnly, “Alright, I’ll tell you what I know.
The Holmesny Mercenary Corps has about forty-five to sixty members.
It’s founded by the British, and most of its members are also British, at least half of them.
This mercenary group is unique.
In comparison to their combat strength, their reputation is not very well-known; you could say they are low-key.
But the most special thing is, they are essentially a team of pure snipers.”
Cui Bo exclaimed in surprise, “A mercenary group made up purely of snipers?
Isn’t that playing big time?”
Golov nodded and said, “Yes, the majority of Holmesny’s members are snipers.
If we go by the scale of fifty-two people back then, they had thirty snipers.
The rest were there only to provide cover to prevent being attacked up close without any power to resist.
In short, Holmesny Mercenary Corps is essentially a team of pure snipers, and they only accept tasks suitable for them.”
Gao Yang motioned with his hand to quiet the curious Cui Bo and nodded, “Keep talking.”
Golov thought again and then continued, “The founder of Holmesny Mercenary Corps was a sniper, seemingly with the surname Holmesny.
His background is unknown, but he was very skilled; some say he came from the SBS snipers.”
Gao Yang immediately thought of the sniper who had amputated Maide’s arm and whom he had killed afterward.
Unless something went wrong, that was the most dangerous confrontation he had ever encountered in his life.
One mistake, even a bit of bad luck, and he would have been the one dead.
Golov also glanced at Gao Yang, remembering that person.
After a pause, he continued, “The characteristics of the Holmesny Mercenary Corps mean they basically don’t have the capacity to fight on their own, so they always work in conjunction with other mercenary groups.
However, they charge very high fees.
Just think about it; a team of pure snipers, with such large numbers, would be able to play a decisive role no matter who they join.
Despite this, the mercenary corps is extremely low-profile, mostly just cooperating with other mercenary groups in combat, so often their enemies don’t even realize who they are facing, like, for example, us back then.”
After sighing, Golov spoke in a heavy voice, “The news I’ve gathered is that Holmesny works closely with the Armored Group, but Holmesny doesn’t belong to them.
They just frequently collaborate with the Armored Group on some shady operations.
They have plenty of missions to carry out, thus rarely appearing on the mercenary market.
It’s difficult to run into them, or even if you do, you might not know it.”
Cui Bo waved his hand and asked, “So are the Holmesny Mercenary Corps that impressive?
I mean, what is the level of their snipers?”
Golov shrugged and replied, “They’re very impressive.
Their trait, how should I put it, is not to engage in war independently.
But whichever side they team up with becomes much stronger.
Just think, at least thirty experienced snipers joining all at once, that’s quite a concept.
Even though Holmesny is primarily composed of snipers, their protection team or, say, assault force is also very strong.
After all, you can’t have an invaluable team of snipers protected by some subpar close defense.”
Cui Bo seemed excited, saying, “So you’re telling me, I killed two guys from Holmesny?
They were all snipers, right?”
Golov shook his head and replied, “I don’t know, but honestly, I don’t think so.
They didn’t seem as skilled as I remember.
But who can be sure?
Maybe the quality of Holmesny’s personnel has declined or perhaps it was just bad luck on their part to run into you.”