102: Another strong enemy!

At this moment, Di Yun, who was staying inside the infantry fighting vehicle, said calmly, "Vehicles five, six, seven, and eight, one TOW missile each, prepare!"

As the soldiers powered up the TOW anti-tank missile launchers, the launch bay covers opened automatically, and the monitors inside the vehicles entered pre-fire preparation mode.

The gunners began to rotate the turrets, aiming the optical sights in the direction of the incoming mortar shells.

Since the infrared thermal imager had not captured the situation at the mortar position, and their own troops could not provide detailed information for the time being, Di Yun could only fire first and lock onto the target later.

"Fire!"

At Di Yun's command, the gunners pressed the launch buttons, and four TOW anti-tank missiles, trailing long black coils, flew out of the launch bays in an instant.

The TOW missile launch technology was inferior to the thunder serpent anti-tank missile used on Li Xiao's blade ifv, which utilized infrared tracking technology.

It used fiber-optic manual wire guidance; although it had high accuracy, its range of only three to four kilometers was a major drawback.

Fortunately, the mortar position of the Blue Ice Squad did not seem to be far away; as soon as the TOW missiles took flight, the cameras on the warheads captured the target.

The monitors showed the launch position located by the highway in the rear, and the smoke produced after the mortar fire was clearly visible.

Under the precise control of the gunners, the anti-tank missiles flew directly toward the mortar position.

With four consecutive loud bangs, the dozens of infantrymen at the mortar position were sent sky-high, along with their artillery, before they could even react.

In addition to attacking light and heavy armored targets, all anti-tank missiles also targeted general fortifications and dense groups of personnel.

Seeing that his only countermeasure was gone again, Blue Dragon panicked and hurriedly ordered his troops to retreat.

How could Di Yun let them have their way? Large numbers of soldiers from the Xiaoyao Squad rushed out, quickly moved the wrecked vehicles off the road, and the blade ifv fleet charged forward at full speed.

The autocannons caught the retreating enemy crowds and opened fire violently; the armor-piercing rounds would blast a person into minced meat on the spot upon impact.

Not to mention that the powerful kinetic energy made the warheads pierce through people like a skewer, hitting several at once.

Seeing this situation, Blue Dragon had no choice but to leave all the military off-road vehicles behind to cover the retreat.

But just as Di Yun and his men were in the heat of the chase, Li Xiao in the command center received an urgent voice message from Yun Dongliu.

"What! Two hundred and fifty thousand people! Where did they come from!"

Cold sweat broke out on Li Xiao's forehead. Yun Dongliu had actually told him that a large group of enemies had suddenly appeared on the northern highway, and their numbers were the same as the Blue Ice Squad.

"The enemy squad is called the Jiantu Squad. They must have come from the north, and I reckon they are operating in coordination with the Blue Ice Squad!"

"Damn it!"

Li Xiao slapped the electronic sand table. They were in danger now. The ammunition he had purchased was only enough to deal with the Blue Ice Squad's forces, and it would be very difficult for him to hold off such a large-scale force.

"Li Le! Notify Di Yun immediately, half of the blade ifvs must head to the north city immediately!"

"Yes!"

Li Le had been staying by Li Xiao's side, ready to communicate with the base and dispatched troops at any time. The importance of a communications soldier was evident at this moment.

"Then, notify Yang Chao's Second Company to immediately reinforce the northern highway!"

At this point, Li Xiao had no choice but to risk the base being raided and send the First Company over. Di Yun had left the remaining ten meng hu off-road vehicles with one million durability at the base.

By now, the firepower of the blade ifvs was insufficient, and ammunition was running low, so they could only rely on the vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns.

"I hope they can hold out for a while."

After deploying the troops, Li Xiao prayed silently, but then he immediately had Li Le contact Wang Si and Chang Zhan.

"Brother Wang, I have to ask for your help again. My territory is currently under attack by a large force, and I would like you to help me contain them. I will definitely reward you handsomely afterwards!"

"Since Brother Li Xiao has asked, how could I not help? We can easily discuss the money!"

Wang Si's vehicles had just been upgraded, and combined with the power of the rocket launchers, they should be able to cause some damage to the Jiantu Squad.

As for Chang Zhan, he did not expect the other party to help with the interception, as their numbers were limited; he just wanted Chang Zhan to help investigate the details of the Jiantu Squad in the north.

Due to the enemy attack from the north, Di Yun was ordered to stop the pursuit and hold Po Xia Town. The Blue Ice Squad did not seem to have any intention of making a comeback and instead retreated directly toward the Yuling Tunnel.

This gave the Xiaoyao Squad a chance to catch their breath. Liu Nian tallied the troop numbers; currently, over thirty thousand men had died in the fierce battle against the Blue Ice Squad in Po Xia Town, plus the casualties at the Huangsha Factory.

Their surviving forces were reduced to only ninety thousand.

However, the Blue Ice Squad was also in a miserable state; besides losing almost all of their military off-road vehicles and several civilian vehicles, they also suffered over seventy thousand casualties.

More than ten thousand of these losses occurred after the blade ifvs entered the battle. It can be said that the suppression power of armored vehicles is absolutely dominant in land warfare when there is no aerial threat.

Worried that Yun Dongliu's side might not hold out, Li Xiao personally went to the front line to take command.

The blocking position chosen by Yun Dongliu was excellent; it was directly at the head of an overpass on the northern highway.

The Jiantu Squad coming from the north had to pass through this point before they could begin to spread out.

Before Yang Chao arrived, Yun Dongliu had already lost over six thousand men at the bridgehead, all of whom were taken down by the enemy group's charging off-road vehicles.

Fortunately, the bridge deck was narrow, and the Jiantu Squad's first charge failed to break through Yun Dongliu's defensive line, but this charge resulted in the loss of all the C4 explosives and military off-road vehicles that Yun Dongliu had deployed.

When Li Xiao arrived, the Jiantu Squad had retreated to the other side of the overpass, preparing to start a second charge.

"How is it! What is the enemy's firepower configuration?"

"It's all a large number of meng hu off-road vehicles. I don't see any armored vehicles." Yun Dongliu held his binoculars and kept observing the other side of the bridge.

Li Xiao patted Yun Dongliu on the shoulder and said calmly, "Don't worry, I've brought ten 'super tank' meng hu off-road vehicles to block the bridge. I'll make sure they don't return if they try to cross!"

"That's great!"

In the previous few battles, Yun Dongliu had already witnessed the prowess of Li Xiao's troops. He nodded and said, "I will organize everyone to deliver heavy machine gun ammunition to you in a while."

Compared to autocannon shells, the sources of heavy machine gun ammunition were much more extensive; it could be acquired through looting, trading centers, and occasionally from black market arms dealers.

Soon, Yang Chao's Second Company entered the bridgehead position, with five meng hu off-road vehicles distributed in two staggered rows. Fifty people were responsible for firing from inside the vehicles, and fifty people were responsible for transporting ammunition behind the vehicles.

To ensure the Second Company's sustained combat capability, Li Xiao added all of the over ten million life points collected from the battles with the Blue Ice Squad over the past two days and today to the fifty men in combat.

Of course, there was also durability. In the battle of Po Xia Town, the blade ifvs made great contributions, destroying nearly two thousand meng hu off-road vehicles and over one thousand civilian off-road vehicles, which earned him a total of twenty-two million durability points.

However, he was not in a hurry to add them to these meng hu off-road vehicles; instead, he would wait and see how the situation developed.