119: Chapter 119 Black Soil Tribe Medical Team!

The Black Earth Tribe's vanguard was quite large, numbering roughly ten to twenty thousand, and like the Vanguard Battalion, they were almost entirely composed of elite soldiers.

Their average cultivation level had even reached the Blood Transformation Realm; they were likely the Black Earth Tribe's most elite unit.

Fortunately, this vanguard had not discovered the Vanguard Battalion, so Li Mo immediately issued an order to the entire force.

"Take cover!"

The reason Zhao Zhenyuan favored sending small detachments to harass the enemy's main force, beyond his own solid military expertise, was partly due to a piece of individual combat equipment developed by Daxia's research department.

This equipment was called the Stealth Suit!

Of course, although it was called a Stealth Suit, it didn't provide true invisibility; rather, it masked the wearer's aura!

Once Daxia soldiers donned this Stealth Suit, they wouldn't be detected by the enemy's martial aura, provided they didn't get too close.

It might seem useless at first glance, but in reality, it could leave the enemy utterly frantic.

It's like when two armies clash; you need to see me with your own eyes to detect me, whereas I can detect you from a thousand meters away simply by sensing your aura.

How could anyone fight against that?

Especially during surprise attacks!

Both the Baiou Empire and the Black Earth Tribe suffered immensely from Daxia's surprise attack tactics.

Not to mention that Daxia was universally recognized as the best at guerrilla warfare.

They were often able to inflict heavy damage on the enemy while keeping their own casualties to a minimum.

"Boss! Are we attacking?"

Xu Feng ran over at this moment; seeing The Military of the enemy, he was already impatient.

Zheng Jiahao looked at him, speechless. "Attack? What are you talking about? Do you think we're here for a positional battle? We have only two thousand people, while the enemy has over ten thousand! And our strength levels are similar! Do you want us to lose all our men the moment we engage?"

Li Mo smiled slightly; Zheng Jiahao's words were exactly what he had in mind.

Their main mission was to intercept the enemy's main force, not to clash head-on. Two thousand versus five hundred thousand was already akin to throwing an egg against a rock. Attacking the enemy's vanguard now would be tantamount to making their two thousand men the target for the entire enemy force!

In less than an hour, the Vanguard Battalion's two thousand men would likely be completely wiped out.

Li Mo's plan was to strike at the enemy's key units and find their weak point, throwing them into disarray. Then, by employing guerrilla tactics to harass them relentlessly, they would be able to complete their mission!

"Let these people pass. Make sure not to attract any of their attention!"

Following Li Mo's order, the enemy's vanguard passed through first.

Li Mo opened the map to take a look. Morpheus had certainly been cautious in his route selection, choosing mostly mountainous terrain and narrow paths, but this actually gave Li Mo an opportunity.

Most mountainous terrain offers a height advantage, and attacking from a higher position is ideal for ambushes regardless of the circumstances. Furthermore, Li Mo had so many heavy weapons that once he located the enemy's key units, he could execute precision strikes.

And the enemy would find it very difficult to escape!

Conversely, should the enemy react and attempt to provide reinforcements, it would be extremely easy for Li Mo's Vanguard Battalion of just over two thousand men to retreat!

After observing the terrain, Li Mo determined that the most suitable place for an ambush along the entire route was a location called Snow Dragon Mountain. The mountain had only one main road, which the enemy was bound to pass through.

"Attention everyone, listen to my command: forced march to Snow Dragon Mountain immediately!"

Snow Dragon Mountain wasn't actually very far, only about twenty kilometers away, and the Vanguard Battalion arrived in less than half an hour.

Upon arriving at the location, Li Mo found a suitable mountain pass, deployed all the heavy weapons they had brought, and established a Heavy Artillery Position.

The members of the battalion with weaker cultivation levels were tasked with operating the heavy weapons to strike the enemy, while those with greater strength would join Li Mo on the front lines to engage the enemy.

Li Mo and the officers of the Moyu Squad lay on the cliff face of Snow Dragon Mountain, peering down. Below, on the main road, the enemy troops were marching forward in an orderly fashion.

With just one glance, one could see a dense mass of heads.

"Hiss!"

Qin Zhengnan couldn't help but gasp at the sight, then sighed, "So many people! Can we really fight them with so few?"

"No way, why are you boosting their morale and dampening our own? With Captain Li here, what's there to be afraid of? Let's just do it!"

Xu Feng believed in Li Mo, as always.

In truth, this was also Li Mo's first time on a real battlefield, and he felt uncertain as well; he was simply executing his tactics as planned.

At this moment, Zheng Jiahao said slowly to Li Mo, "You've been holding back your strike; you're looking for the enemy's medical or supply units, aren't you?"

Zheng Jiahao was as sharp as ever; he had guessed Li Mo's intentions immediately.

Li Mo nodded slightly. In reality, the two most critical types of units within the Black Earth Tribe were their medical units and supply units.

Especially the medical units!

These medical units were unique to the Black Earth Tribe; they were unlike the medical units of any other nation.

Some individuals within the Black Earth Tribe awakened very special talents. These talents were not suited for direct combat, but they could heal others.

For instance, when their soldiers were injured on the battlefield, the medical units could step in and instantly heal their wounds. That wasn't even the most impressive aspect of these medical units; even more incredibly, they could restore the vital energy of their own forces or even enhance their attributes!

The people of Daxia and the Baiou Empire lacked such talents—or rather, those who possessed such talents were so rare that they couldn't form specialized units.

Yet, the proportion of medical personnel within the Black Earth Tribe's army reached as high as one in forty!

This meant that out of an army of five hundred thousand, there were at least ten thousand members of the medical units!

Precisely because the role of these medical units was so significant, Daxia and the Baiou Empire prioritized eliminating all of the Black Earth Tribe's medical personnel whenever they engaged them in battle!

"They're here!"

After waiting for a while, Zheng Jiahao seemed to spot something and suddenly spoke to Li Mo.

Li Mo took one look and immediately sensed that something was amiss. An exceptionally strong force had suddenly appeared at the front; this unit consisted of only about fifty people, but every single one of them was at least at the Liangyi Realm, and their commander had even reached the Sanhe Realm.

It was highly unusual for such a small squad to suddenly appear within the main force; they were likely the enemy's special forces. When a large army was on the march, special forces typically appeared as a protective escort for special units.

Li Mo then looked further back, and sure enough, behind this special unit, a sizable contingent appeared. The soldiers in this unit wore uniforms that differed from those of the regular Black Earth Tribe personnel; most of them were wearing green uniforms.

If Li Mo's assessment was correct, these people had to be the Black Earth Tribe's medical units!