Chapter 19, Riverdale Manor
The Floodplain Valley Manor is indeed a rare and beautiful place in this wasteland world.
At least that's how it looks from a scenic perspective.
A small river, not wide, flows gently. The unpolluted water infiltrates the surrounding land, forming a patch of green.
A wall made of gravel surrounds a large area of green shade. Several buildings are dotted among them, and the crops in the fields are growing vigorously and moving with the wind, as if showing off the upcoming harvest to the world.
It was almost dusk now, and the water surface of the river bend reflected the light of the setting sun and shone with golden light, as if it were a mirror, making the surrounding scenery even more beautiful.
The sky slowly turns to a light orange, and the afterglow of the setting sun gradually disappears, replaced by a bright starry sky - the Raging Owl star has no companion satellite and no moon - at this time, half of the farm in Xiaohewan is bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun. , half of it is illuminated by starlight, showing a beautiful and peaceful scene.
"It's so beautiful." Yan Fangxu sighed with emotion, "I haven't seen such a scene for a long time. For a long time, if I was not on a starship, I would see everything devastated after landing on the Raging Star. The last time I saw this This scene happened many years ago.”
"I can't bear to break it." Gu Hang replied in a casual manner, "But I don't want the supplies I want just to be left here, and then be used by that man named Wohan as a way to harvest the people after raising food prices. The means. Such a beautiful manor and farm are destined to me, and we will make it better.”
An hour ago, the troops led by Gu Hang had arrived here and eliminated the sentries on the outside.
Then they began to rest nearby. The manor became tense because of the sentry's loss of contact, but he didn't care. His people have surrounded the area. If someone wants to run away, they can ignore it, but if they want to leave with a large amount of supplies, that is impossible.
The soldiers were resting, Gu Hang was looking at the scenery, and the people in the manor were trembling.
When the sun had just set, it was the scheduled time for the attack.
He said to Yan Fangxu next to him: "Let's do it."
The skirmishers began to attack outwards, and four black armored vehicles drove out from the sparse forest, the roar of their engines echoing through the empty valley. The servitor soldiers in the lead rushed towards the defense line of River Valley Manor with ‘Assaulters’ in their hands. The bullets they fired pierced the air and made an ear-piercing scream.
At the same time, mortars also began to bombard the River Valley Manor. The bursts of explosions were like the roar of hell, and the smoke filled the air and surrounded the manor. Wherever the artillery fire hit, vegetation was burned and the land became shattered. Sparks and debris hit the stone walls and roofs of the manor hard, making bursts of banging sounds.
The looters immediately launched a resistance, relying on buildings and rubble walls to fire outwards. The gunshots were so intertwined that it was impossible to tell who was shooting. All you could see were bullets flying through the air, kicking up dust and gravel.
The resistance of these looters was very tenacious, and it was estimated that there must be one or two hundred people inside. Despite mortar bombardments, hail of bullets, and casualties, they still dared to stand firm and fight back ferociously.
Regardless of the equipment level or fighting will, he is much stronger than the 'Prisoner' bandit he encountered before.
The 'Prisoner' bandits still used hand-made iron pipe rifles, which not only had poor accuracy but also poor power. If they hit the servitor soldiers, they would not be able to penetrate the plastic steel plate individual vests. The battle casualties at that time were mainly caused by mutated green-skinned beasts.
At present, the mercenary teams active around Fuxing City have less expensive equipment. After all, they have automatic rifles in their hands. The firepower is much stronger, the bullets are more powerful, and the accuracy is high enough. They even have machine guns in hand.
By using the bunker to attack the attacking servitor soldiers, they had an advantage. From time to time, the servitor soldiers would be shot and fall down.
The fallen soldiers were not necessarily killed. Although their bulletproof armored vests and helmets were lightweight, they were made of alloy plastic steel and had excellent performance and could save their lives. Those who fall to the ground are usually shot in the legs, and a considerable proportion of them can return to the team after recovering from their injuries.
But overall, the offensive woes are visible to the naked eye. And as the attacking soldiers got closer to the manor, things got worse. At a closer distance, the enemy's firepower will become more precise and fierce, and the soldiers will suffer particularly heavy casualties.
If you are far away, it is not easy for the enemy to break the individual vest. If you are close, not only it will be penetrated, but at least the unprotected face, neck, and limbs are more likely to be shot. Under normal circumstances, if Gu Hang wanted to take over this manor quickly, he would have to pay the casualties he deserved. If we fight hard, I'm afraid half the company will be injured or killed.
If you don’t want to pay too much loss, you have to be prepared for the long term. Dig trenches on the outside and extend inward, engage in long-term confrontation and fire, and keep bombarding with mortars until the opponent's manpower and ammunition are reduced to a relatively low level, and then the final general attack can be carried out, so that the casualties will be reduced. Controllable.
However, Gu Hang did not intend to pay excessive casualties, nor did he intend to spend a long time with these mercenaries.
He does have a decisive weapon in his hand.
And there are two of them.
One is the four Rambler V-type armored vehicles. After closing the distance, the vehicle-mounted cannon roared with continuous fire. The side-by-side 45mm double-barreled cannons fired rapidly. It was unclear whether they were bullets or artillery shells, and they swept across a rubble wall.
Every super-large-caliber bullet carried powerful destructive power, causing rubble to scatter and the wall to be destroyed beyond recognition.
The mercenaries relied on the wall for cover, but they were unable to withstand such a violent attack.
The four Ramblers advanced while firing mercilessly.
The shells tore apart the wall and tore into pieces the bodies of many mercenaries. The bloody scene made people around them terrified.
After Edifier V opened fire, the mercenaries' resistance was immediately suppressed.
After the Servitor Infantry Company was suppressed, the Waste Cave Infantry Company accompanied four Ramblers to form the second wave of attack. Even the mortar positions began to move forward as the Ramblers pressed forward. After closing the distance, the accuracy and destructive power of the mortar will continue to increase.
At this moment, a mercenary suddenly appeared from the side, carrying a straight-cylinder weapon in his hand. This thing looks a bit crude in structure, but it is undoubtedly a rocket launcher.
I don’t know if this guy is blessed by his spirit, or if he is really an elite veteran with extraordinary abilities, but in short, he is absorbed in his soul.
Aim and launch, the rocket trailed a long tail flame and hit an armored vehicle that was firing.
The mercenary smiled and immediately dropped his trap, preparing to find a new bunker.
However, as soon as he returned to the wall, he felt the wall beside him collapse. He was knocked over with great force and fell to the ground, with a blood mist in front of his eyes.
He saw his hand fly out and his lower body not far away.
He desperately understood the current situation: he was hit by a large-caliber machine gun and his waist was broken. The bunker he relied on failed to provide him with help, and the rubble wall was even more rotten.
But what made him think it was even more impossible was that the car that killed him was the one he hit with a rocket launcher.
The last scene in his eyes was the armored vehicle walking out of the smoke, with no skin broken at all.
why is that?
He died in pain and confusion.
(End of chapter)