Chapter 849 - Attacking the camp! (1/2)

After the creatures in the wilderness started mutating, the rivers started becoming dangerous as well.

In the earlier years, there were still people who went into the rivers to catch fish. But now, the fishermen had to be extremely cautious. If they did not catch hold of the fish properly, they might just get their fingers bitten off by the omnivorous fish.

As the Kong Consortium’s east bordered the sea, its fishing industry was very advanced. But in just the recent few years, the industry had rapidly declined. It was not that there was no demand for fish, but that it was becoming impossible to go out to sea.

It was unknown what kind of animal skeleton the northern barbarians had used to frighten off the ferocious schools of fish. But from the look of it, it seemed like they were already prepared for this.

The Qingyan River was the main river in Mt. Dashi, and it ran from the northwest to the southeast. To cross this river, the Pyro Company even built sturdy arch bridges specifically for this purpose.

Now, the Qingyan River was acting as the water source for the main forces led by P5092. The riverbank closest to the camp was only 300 meters away.

When P5092 gave the order for the main forces to attack Longtan Canyon, the entire Pyro Company’s camp was left quite empty. It was no longer bustling with activity like before, and from the outside, it even looked a little deserted.

The Pyro Company’s main forces had spent several days driving all of the barbarians into Longtan Canyon. Now that it was time to reap the fruits of their labor, in order to ensure that the main forces would be able to overwhelm and surround the barbarians, they sent out all their troops except for those on chow duty. As such, when dawn arrived, no one noticed danger approaching.

Outside of Longtan Canyon, the Pyro Company’s mortar units had already carried out their final adjustments and aiming. Meanwhile, the temporary defensive fortifications were completed for the passageways that could be used to get in and out of the canyon while heavy machine gun positions were used to seal off the roads.

In this way, the Pyro Company could ensure that no barbarians could walk out of the canyon alive.

The commander at the front line reported to P5092 over the radio, “Sir, we’ve completed our deployments. We’re just waiting for the recon company to confirm the number of barbarians in the canyon.”

“Recall the recon company and open fire immediately. I want full coverage fire support bombarding the canyon. Let’s plow the area once over before proceeding,” P5092 said calmly in the command vehicle back at the camp.

Mortar shells did not cost much. Previously, they did not resort to using fire support because they were unable to determine the locations of the barbarians in the wilderness. But what they had been doing these past few days was to gather the barbarians together so they could use artillery fire to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Longtan Canyon did not span a large area, so it was not difficult to cover it entirely with fire support.

Of course, quite a few barbarians would still survive the bombing. But at that time, their combat capabilities would have plummeted.

A moment later, the commander at the front line gave his orders to the mortar units after ending the call with the command center. “We’ll carry out an areawide bombardment on the canyon. Open fire!”

This time, the barbarians were no longer facing small-scale guerrilla warfare. Instead, they were about to experience the power of firearms and explosives that had ensured the survival of the Central Plains all this time!

Explosions, screams, and angry roars sounded in the canyon. It was only at this moment that the frontline commander felt relieved. Earlier, the reconnaissance troops had been recalled from their scouting before they infiltrated the canyon. Therefore, the Pyro Company was also unsure if the barbarians were really in there.

Although the plan was very meticulous, and P5092 had already led the troops to progressively seal off the entire wilderness, no one could be sure they had really forced the barbarians into the canyon until they heard this definitive answer.

As long as there was still a 1% chance of something going wrong, there would still be unforeseen circumstances that could affect the actual war itself.

But now, the frontline commander could finally heave a sigh of relief.

When the artillery fire petered out, the frontline commander immediately ordered the infantry regiment to enter the canyon and finish off any survivors.

The infantry regiment put on their gas masks and launched a large number of tear gas grenades into the canyon before moving in.