272: Chapter 272 First Battle a Success

Following Lin Heng's command...

Soon, a multi-barreled firefighting truck appeared from the rear.

Where the high-pressure water tank usually was, the side door opened to reveal rows of dark, gaping barrels...

It was unclear what substance they were filled with, but after this burst erupted, a pillar of fire shot up in front of them.

Boom...

A terrifying explosion erupted.

The violent blast caused considerable shockwaves, throwing the surrounding people backward...

And the immense power was enough to tear apart those at the very center on the spot!

"Damn it!?"

The men charging at the very front were completely terrified when they saw the people beside them continuously falling, their faces extremely grim.

Before they could even react, the terrifying explosion rushing toward them made them feel an intense heat, and in the next second, they quickly melted away...

General Max and the others running behind immediately slammed on the brakes.

What a joke!

Continuing forward would only lead to one consequence...

Death!

General Max's face was ashen.

He never expected that after a lifetime of brilliance, he would stumble here...

However, they were now trapped like turtles in a jar. If they couldn't break out in time, they might soon be annihilated by the enemy's superior firepower!

"Go! We'll leave in the opposite direction!"

General Max coldly glanced at the artillery fire ahead, then spoke indifferently.

But at this moment...

A person soon emerged from behind them.

It was Colonel James.

"No, the rear is already surrounded..."

"Huh?!"

What was going on!?

General Max, who was just about to turn his horse around, froze upon hearing those words.

Good heavens...

Weren't they told the enemy only had five hundred men?

How were they surrounded on all four sides?

Did those people from South Africa suddenly betray them... and everything before was just a pretense?

General Max's face quickly turned deathly pale.

Losing two thousand men just moments ago didn't bother him much, but if they were truly surrounded, they would certainly die here today...

Under the siege of modern weaponry, they didn't even possess the ability to break through...

And just then, Colonel James managed a wry smile.

He quickly shook his head.

He didn't say much.

But his bitter expression seemed to say everything.

"It's come to this... Speak up!"

"If you don't speak... Fine! You can die here today!"

General Max snorted coldly, grabbed the other man's collar, and roared.

Upon hearing this, under General Max's threats and inducements, Colonel James quickly shook his head with a bitter smile.

He quickly denied it:

"No... There is no one around. It's just that the surroundings are all traps... but it won't be easy for us to get through..."

Hmm!?

General Max was still contemplating countermeasures when he suddenly heard this explosive news.

Good heavens...

Did that mean...

They were only being attacked by five hundred men!?

Keep in mind, they had over ten thousand men here!

And yet, they were being driven around by the enemy's mere five hundred men...

For a moment, General Max's face turned somewhat ashen...

The surrounding chiefs who had retreated were just a moment ago discussing how to divide this land, who could have imagined that now they were surrounded by a mere five hundred people.

Moreover, their current casualties had exceeded everyone's expectations...

"The cannons have been destroyed. We currently don't have enough firepower to blast a path open!"

Soon, a squad leader rushed up to report the situation.

The man looked completely disheveled.

According to him, if he hadn't run quite fast, he probably would have already died in the blast of the artillery fire...

General Max was already in a bad mood, and hearing this news made it even gloomier.

The other chiefs quickly turned hostile at this point.

"General Max, what is the meaning of this? You are clearly leading the troops, and we all followed your instructions. Now that we have suffered such losses... I wonder who should be held accountable!"

"Exactly... We were all following your orders, doing what you told us to do... There's no way you can just deny everything with one sentence!"

"You must give us an explanation!"

"..."

Many Black chiefs spoke up indignantly.

General Max's expression was already bad, and now it became even uglier.

He calmly swept his gaze over the people present, then coldly raised his gun.

Seeing this,

One of them quickly widened his eyes.

"General Max, what is your intention? Do you think you can resort to force because you can't argue with us?"

"Do you really think we are afraid..."

Bang!

Blood splattered!

In everyone's sight, one of the North Africa chiefs quickly fell straight to the ground...

Hiss...!

When everyone saw that commotion, they instinctively paused, swallowing a mouthful of saliva almost simultaneously.

They had been chattering incessantly moments before, but now they all fell silent.

Seeing this, General Max was slightly satisfied.

These Black people... they just needed discipline!

He quickly spoke coldly.

"Gentlemen... If you don't want to die here, you had better follow my advice... Otherwise, I won't mind letting others among you meet the same fate!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the Black chiefs shivered.

They licked their dry lips and remained silent.

However, General Max had already turned and left. After exchanging glances with each other, they gritted their teeth... and followed behind General Max.

...

There was nothing much to say about this battle.

Lin Heng only had a mere five hundred men. The traps they set could only delay things slightly.

It was impossible to truly keep them there.

In the end, General Max escaped from Lin Heng's hands after paying a heavy price, fleeing back north in a sorry state.

And this battle was naturally the campaign that made Lin Heng a legend!

...

"Advisor... Should we pursue?"

Watching the fleeing group ahead, Lubisang and the others licked their dry lips, excitement flashing in their eyes.

If they pursued now, perhaps they could wipe out all the Black chiefs of the north!

Then South Africa wouldn't have to exert so much effort.

To this, Lin Heng quickly shook his head.

"Do not pursue a cornered foe..."