I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar - #422 - Chapter 415 Another bait

“We found the person, two kilometers away, the coordinates are confirmed.”

“The coordinates have been transmitted, the calculation of the various elements has been completed, and the artillery attack can be launched.”

“Shipwreck, please confirm whether it is shelled.”

Lying in the grass far away from the watchtower, the veteran reported the situation to Chen Chen in a low voice, while Chen Chen stared intently at the target in the telescope’s field of view, having difficulty making a decision for a moment.

In fact, if no unexpected circumstances occur, after they have determined the location of the enemy’s artillery reconnaissance team and calculated the strike coordinates, the M56 shells should have already flown to the opponent’s head.

But the problem was that Chen Chen saw something strange on that watchtower.

A huge, cylindrical thing that rests on a tall mast.

Although the thing had been camouflaged with various branches and camouflage nets, Chen Chen still recognized what it was at a glance.

Gun detection radar, and it is definitely the most advanced portable gun detection radar.

It’s actually not surprising that this kind of equipment appears in Pubei. What makes Chen Chen feel incredible is how can it appear there so suddenly and conspicuously, as if it is not afraid of the Dongfeng Corps’ attack at all?

This looks like a trap because the value is so high.

The value is so high that the opponent’s current concealment and defense methods completely do not match its value.

Chen Chen didn’t know what the result would be if he fired the shot, but it seemed that at this time, he had no other choice but to hit him with one shot.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Chen Chen raised his hand and glanced at his watch.

Two and a half hours have passed since the last defensive battle across the river ended.

Theoretically, no matter how slow the Kachin response is, they should be able to reorganize their troops, formulate strategies, and prepare to launch an attack.

Our side is very pressed for time. If we cannot complete the attack on the forward artillery reconnaissance positions before the launch of their next round of offensive, then the other side only needs to carry out another suppressive artillery bombardment, and the Allied forces can completely give up resistance.

Once they give up resistance, the Wa State Army, which has begun mobilizing, will immediately change its strategy and no longer go to Qingshui River for support.

Once the Qingshui River is lost, the entire Wa State and Northern Shan State will be wide open, with transportation lines extending in all directions. It will be extremely difficult to defend.

A single move can affect the whole body, and battles on the battlefield are sometimes like this.

Chen Chen frowned tightly. He picked up the thermal imaging telescope and carefully searched the watchtower above.

The heat signal on it is still vague and unclear, and due to the light, pure optical search is no longer effective.

Time continues to pass, and when the sky darkens completely, I will completely lose the chance to make a decision.

“Captain, do you want to fight?”

The veteran asked at the side, but Chen Chen did not answer directly, but asked instead:

“Do you think something is wrong?”

After hearing Chen Chen’s words, the veteran nodded immediately and then replied:

“It went so well.”

“Our process of finding them was so smooth.”

“Artillery reconnaissance is the most concealed team. Even if it has large equipment, we can’t detect it at a glance from several kilometers away.”

“Theoretically, they will at least take anti-infrared measures well.”

“Now it looks like a trap.”

“But it’s hard to say. If the people on the other side are really Kachin people, I’m afraid they really don’t have this awareness.”

“impossible.”

Chen Chen immediately shook his head, exhaled slowly, and said:

“There must be an anti-artillery radar on the opposite side, which also explains why Kachin’s artillery responded so quickly.”

“The interval between their attacks is only two minutes at most. If it were manual artillery reconnaissance, no matter how good the scouts are, they will never be able to achieve this level.”

“It is necessary to use the comprehensive mast and data link system for joint front-end and back-end verification to get the results as soon as possible.”

“In other words, all their ‘process time’ was actually spent on adjusting the shooting elements.”

“Two minutes is consistent with the true strength of the Kachin Army.”

“But the problem is, they have anti-battery radar, but that doesn’t mean what we see is an anti-battery radar.”

“It’s more like a bait. They try hard to make it look hidden, but the underlying logic doesn’t make sense at all.”

“If they are really hidden, where can we find them?”

“I feel something is wrong too.”

After Chen Chen finished speaking, Lin He continued to speak:

“Things aren’t quite right with the vegetation.”

“If they were to transport such a large piece of equipment, it would be impossible for them to have only a small impact on the surrounding vegetation.”

“But if you look at the vegetation near the observation tower, there are no signs of being cut down.”

“In other words, they may not have large-scale equipment there at all, and that thing might just be a piece of orchid wood.”

Chen Chen frowned. If he alone felt something was wrong, it might be a misjudgment on his part as the commander. But if everyone felt something was wrong, then the problem would be serious.

So, he immediately said:

“Contact the rear and ask them to postpone the attack.”

“We continue to push forward and try to find ways to touch it and take a look.”

“We have already come this far. If it is false, we will withdraw after verification.”

“If it’s true, then give them a close-range beheading!”

“clear!”

The veteran answered immediately, and then, under the leadership of Lin He, the group continued to move forward, quickly and covertly advancing towards the watchtower.

It has to be said that Lin He and Chen Chen have made the right move. In the jungle, the role he can play is unique.

The distance of two kilometers would have taken at least more than an hour at normal jungle travel speed, but Lin He boldly made use of the animal trails between the woods and the trails made by the forest rangers, which greatly increased the speed of everyone’s advancement.

According to him, if there is no tracking, there is no need to be too careful to avoid leaving traces. This can be regarded as a trade-off.

It only took less than 40 minutes for everyone to advance to a position less than 500 meters away from the watchtower. Through the gap in the forest, the watchtower was completely presented to everyone for the first time.

But this time, when Chen Chen raised the thermal imaging telescope again, he immediately discovered the so-called “heat signal” anomaly.

Then they are not heat signals that humans can emit at all.

It is divergent, intense, stable, and motionless.

It’s like someone buried an infrared searchlight in a branch and deliberately turned it into an observable target!

“Damn, there’s something really wrong.”

Chen Chen cursed in a low voice.

I have to say that my enemy is indeed cunning enough.

If they really hit this target with artillery fire regardless, then the next second, the enemy’s artillery will quickly destroy the Allied forces’ already few long-range fire positions!

This is a bait!

Moreover, there must be more than one such bait!

“It’s a bit troublesome.”

“Contact the reconnaissance team and ask them to carefully survey the terrain of nearby hills and highlands to find out for us where artillery reconnaissance positions may be deployed.”

“clear.”

The veteran answered immediately, and after a brief silence, Chen Chen spoke again:

“One additional point, there is a criterion when determining the position. The coverage range of the anti-artillery radar of the artillery reconnaissance position must be on the ballistic trajectory of both the enemy and ourselves at the same time.”

“I suspect that the other party is not using a simple anti-artillery radar. They may be using a comprehensive artillery detection system, which is calibrated by friendly forces.”

“clear.”

The group of people lurked among the woods again. At this time, the sun had completely set on the mountain, the sky was getting darker and darker, and the woods were already pitch black.

Everyone has put on the thermal fusion night vision goggles seized from Indonesia, and all the movements in the forest can be seen at a glance.

The sound of birdsong was everywhere, and red dots even kept flying in front of Chen Chen’s eyes. This is because the body temperature of birds is often higher, which is more obvious in the thermal imaging field of view.

While waiting for a response from the reconnaissance team, Chen Chen also kept trying to search for the enemy near the false target, but he soon discovered that the opponent did not deploy any force near there.

That being the case, why not try to use that as a starting point for tracking?

Chen Chen gave the order in a low voice, and then the team followed Lin He’s footsteps and quietly approached the watchtower in a fast Z-shaped search formation.

As Chen Chen expected, they did not encounter any resistance.

After a round of investigation, Lin He also gave his judgment.

“Someone has been here before, and the direction extends to the north.”

“But it took too long, and the traces are very inconspicuous, and it may be impossible to trace them.”

“If you have a general goal, you can use traces as a verification method.”

“It’s enough that it can be used for verification!”

Chen Chen immediately felt confident. At the same time, the intelligence from the reconnaissance team had been sent back.

Three locations are marked on the map, and one of them is directly north of the watchtower!

After setting the location on the GPS, Lin He set off immediately – of course, in the past he could identify the direction in the forest without a GPS, but with the support of modern equipment, he was obviously more at ease.

After 20 minutes of continuous tracking, Lin He suddenly stopped and raised his hand to make a “stop” gesture.

Chen Chen raised his head warily, but from his perspective, he could not see any trace of the enemy at all.

Lin He lowered his figure and waited for Chen Chen to approach him before speaking in a low voice:

“The traces are getting denser.”

“This may be a patrol area or an activity area.”

“If we continue forward, there are too many of us and we may be directly exposed.”

“I’ll go check it out first. There’s a small river on the left. The team will take cover in the river first.”

“clear.”

Chen Chen also replied in a low voice.

At this time, everyone’s radios have entered a silent state, and they cannot speak loudly, so they can only communicate one by one through gestures in an extremely inefficient manner.

But fortunately, everything went smoothly. After turning left, the group followed Lin He to what he called the “small river”. Lin He slowly lowered his body and immersed his whole body in the water.

This is the simplest way to reduce the infrared signal, and after him, everyone also selected their positions and entered the water one by one.

The water here is very shallow. Even if you lie down completely, your back will just be submerged. This depth is definitely not enough to be used as a shelter. It can be used to block infrared signals, but it is perfect.

After everyone finished lurking, Lin He stood up gently and entered the forest. The group waited quietly for his actions, just like crocodiles in the water.

However, they did not wait for Linhe, but instead waited for prey.

A small heat source suddenly appeared in the woods directly in front of Chen Chen.

At first, he thought it was just a wild bird flying around in the forest, but when the shape of a human body was gradually outlined in the thermal fusion picture.

enemy!

Enemies armed with firearms, wearing body armor, and night vision goggles on their heads!

The other party held a gun in his hand and was traveling parallel to the river. He was not here to get water. No one would make such a mistake.

He was just on routine patrol.

The other party’s movements were very light, and his eyes did not shift towards the direction of the river from the beginning to the end.

Chen Chen quietly held his breath and buried his face in the water, leaving only his eyes exposed.

The heat signature of his whole body has been reduced to the lowest level. Even if the other party turns on the thermal imaging, it is impossible to find him.

——

But at a certain moment, the other party suddenly stopped.

Then, he raised his gun and pointed it in the direction of the river.

Chen Chen’s heartbeat suddenly stopped for a beat. Without any hesitation, he immediately stood up and picked up the gun.

It’s exposed, and once exposed, don’t think about hiding it again!

His hand was already on the trigger. In just half a second, the bullet would come out of the chamber and knock down the enemy who was aiming the gun.

But someone moved faster than him.

The second before he fired, a figure jumped out from behind the enemy. Then he violently covered the enemy’s mouth and nose with his right hand, held the back of the enemy’s head with his left hand, and clasped the enemy’s right ear with his fingers.

With just one exertion, after a crisp sound of the cervical vertebra breaking, the enemy’s body immediately collapsed!

Linhe.

Obviously, he discovered the enemy before Chen Chen, and after Chen Chen and his party were exposed, he took advantage of the narrow window when the enemy’s attention was diverted to successfully complete a close-range kill!

“Safety!”

Lin He made a gesture, and Chen Chen cautiously held his gun on guard and quickly came to Lin He to cover.

He glanced at the still twitching enemy and subconsciously asked:

“How did this man find us? He didn’t even look towards the river!”

“Is there a drone? Or another patrol post?”

“no.”

Lin He shook his head, took off the radio from the enemy, and then replied:

“We made a mistake and shouldn’t have stayed in the water.”

“The sound of water running became louder and it sounded obviously abnormal.”

“But this also shows that this person is very vigilant and very professional. Their camp is right in front. Captain, how do we fight?”

The sound of water causes exposure.

If it weren’t for Lin He, this “tracking” would have been considered a failure.

Chen Chen’s face was as dark as water. Looking at the iconic white face and the M14EBR on the ground, he said:

“Can’t fight.”

“Determine the location and call for artillery support.”

“Blow them up!”