29: This wave is called closing the door to fight the tiger

Driving along the road to Banshan Steel Factory and then another sixteen kilometers, a one-way trip of over thirty kilometers would take less than an hour.

Within three hours, his troops had already gathered and were on standby about two to three hundred meters from Luo Feng's base.

"It's so much faster with vehicles..."

Compared to traveling on foot before, the time saved was over eighty percent.

By the time Li Xiao arrived at the gathering point, dusk had already fallen.

Zhao Feipeng saw him and immediately began his report.

"Boss! Luo Feng's base is currently Level Four, and his own troops number seven, including one Logistics Soldier, two Engineers, and the rest are Infantry and Scouts."

"What about his reinforcements?"

"Reinforcements came from four bases, with each base sending about a squad's worth of troops. At first, I thought they were just assisting in defense, but now it seems they are also gathering."

Li Xiao sneered, "They're eager for revenge, aren't they? They're probably planning to attack Banshan Steel Factory first, then find an opportunity to ambush us."

"What's the firepower configuration of those four squads?"

"All Infantry, Scouts, and Machine Gunners, with as many as six Machine Gunners. Their firepower is extremely strong!"

"It looks like it won't be an easy fight," Li Xiao mused inwardly, then said after a moment, "We'll hold our position for now and see what else they do. Also, continue to use drones to confirm the locations of the other bases. I must eliminate this Tian Chao Squad!"

"I've already marked them! Boss, you can see them if you open the map!" Zhao Feipeng added.

Li Xiao opened the map and, sure enough, found four locations that Zhao Feipeng had identified.

"These were all found by tracking with drones. They send troops here every day, and I found them all within two days."

"Well done!"

Li Xiao punched Zhao Feipeng, "When we get back, I'll have Du Ziteng bake you some flatbreads!"

Ever since Zhao Feipeng first tasted Du Ziteng's flatbreads, he had been clamoring for more, but making them was a bit time-consuming, so Du Ziteng hadn't made them often.

"Thank you, Boss!" Zhao Feipeng's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing about the flatbreads.

Time passed quickly. As Li Xiao and his men were eating dinner, the opposing base also began their meal in the dining hall.

"Feipeng, use the night vision goggles to check if there are any hidden sentries nearby."

Li Xiao suddenly thought that ambushing them while they were eating was a good idea.

"Confirmation complete, no unusual activity nearby!"

Upon receiving Zhao Feipeng's reply, Li Xiao opened the information panel for the six new recruits from last night and added one thousand health points to each of them.

The previous night's battle had eliminated over ninety Black Hawk Unit members, accumulating over twelve thousand health points. Coupled with the remaining points, it was nearly fifteen thousand.

After adding health to the new recruits, Li Xiao added another two thousand nine hundred health points to Di Yun, bringing him to ten thousand. He would be leading the charge in the upcoming assault.

"Di Yun, you and Zhang Shuang will lead two others as the assault team. Yan Yizhou, go ambush outside the East Gate. Once we engage here, you'll flank them and stab them in the back!"

After outlining the plan, Li Xiao looked at the remaining health pool. He wouldn't touch these six thousand health points for now. Since the health pool could offset the damage he took, he needed to save enough health for his own survival.

Luo Feng's Level Four base had two-meter-high concrete brick walls with barbed wire, and there were gate controls in all four directions.

The assault team, consisting of Di Yun, Zhang Shuang, and two Infantry, stealthily approached the West Gate and found no one guarding it. After confirming it was safe, they signaled Li Xiao and the others to follow.

"I have a bad feeling about this. With so many of them, it's impossible for the base gate to be unguarded, right?"

Li Xiao arrived at the gate. Inside, the dining hall lights were bright, while the barracks and command center only had streetlights on. Di Yun and his team headed straight for the barracks near the command center.

This was not at all like something someone who had just suffered a defeat would do. Even someone with no military knowledge would understand the importance of setting up both overt and covert sentries.

The more he thought about it, the more something felt off. Just as he was about to recall the assault team and reconsider the attack plan, a sudden flash of white light erupted ahead, and a violent explosion wave spread outwards.

"Di Yun! Zhang Shuang!"

Li Xiao screamed in horror, but it was too late. The four members of the assault team were instantly engulfed by the shockwave.

"It's C4 cluster bombs!" Ye Ming shouted.

Before Li Xiao could even get a clear look at the blast site, gunfire from three directions instantly forced them to the guard post on one side of the gate, and the West Gate was also closed.

"Damn it! We fell for it!" Li Xiao instantly broke out in a cold sweat. He had been too careless, thinking Luo Feng was too simple.

Fortunately, there were a few off-road vehicles near the guard post that could be used as cover. All twelve of Li Xiao's men huddled behind the cars.

Bullets rained down on the vehicles as if they were free. The tires of four or five cars were all blown out. They were trying to concentrate fire to blow up the vehicles, to deplete Li Xiao and his men's health, and destroy their cover.

At the same time, Li Xiao heard a familiar voice.

"Li Xiao! How does this feel? Today, I'm going to make you bury my Xiao Ai! Brothers, hit them hard!"

It was Luo Feng speaking. At this moment, his face was contorted with rage, as if he could devour human flesh at any moment. He laughed maniacally, "Did you think my Scouts were vegetarians? My Scouts saw your men wandering around in front of me two days ago!"

After he finished speaking, the Tian Chao Squad's firepower intensified. Various grenades and flashbangs were thrown in turns. In just a few minutes, every soldier around Li Xiao was wounded and bleeding, their health dropping by twenty to thirty percent.

"This won't do! These cars are about to explode, we need to find a solution quickly!"

Li Xiao, gripping the large-caliber pistol he had confiscated from Luo Feng's woman that day, said nervously to Zhao Feipeng.

"Boss! We need to throw smoke grenades now and retreat towards the gate. Once these vehicles explode, we won't have anywhere to hide."

"Good! Hurry!"

Under a unified command, they threw all thirty to forty smoke grenades they had previously confiscated. In a moment, the entire area near the West Gate was covered in thick smoke.

In this state, let alone at night, it would be difficult to see anything even during the day.

"Ignore the smoke! Cover fire with me! Mo Shang, immediately move your men to outside the West Gate and block their escape route!"

Luo Feng roared into the squad channel while sweeping wildly with his squad machine gun. Within seconds, the sound of two off-road vehicles exploding in succession could be heard.

Under the cover of the smoke grenades, after taking many bullets, everyone successfully reached the West Gate. However, members of the Tian Chao Squad were already waiting there. Five Infantry lined up and unleashed a barrage of fire at the charging soldiers.

But their bullets caused no casualties to Li Xiao's troops. Instead, Zhao Feipeng and another Scout reacted swiftly, taking down three Infantry outside the gate with a few precise shots, who had no cover.