Simulation Game: Crisis Management

Chapter 698: Chapter 314: Rapid Assessment

The power of the 20mm cannon is extremely exaggerated.

Although it seems to be only slightly larger than the 12.7mm caliber of a conventional heavy machine gun by less than a third, from the perspective of the three-dimensional real world, the 20mm round is much bigger than the 17.2mm.

What’s more, the 20mm shell explodes, and its destructive effect compared to a 12.7mm bullet is like magical damage.

Coupled with a firing rate of up to 1500 rounds per minute, it resembles a ray of death.

The moment the muzzle swept across the mine entrance, the ground immediately erupted with a series of earth waves. The lead gunman didn’t even have time to react before a shell pierced through his left chest, his entire shoulder bursting open with a "poof," leaving a blood hole the size of a human head.

The thug beside him was hit in the leg by bullets, breaking it instantly.

In the blink of an eye, four or five armed robbers were knocked down by the cannon, leaving only one who was so scared that he turned to flee back into the mine, only to have his neck severed by a stray bullet, sending his head flying into the sky.

The bloody smell pervaded the sandy ground, dark brown pupils spun in the air, reflecting Gu Ji’s orange-red figure sliding down the hill with a gun.

By the time the head hit the ground, Gu Ji had already rushed to the mine entrance.

Blood painted the scene red, the air thick with the smell of iron, three robbers dead in gruesome positions, while the other two, fortunate to survive, wailed as they struggled to resist.

"Stop immediately! Hands on the ground! Rat-a-tat!"

With a failed warning, Gu Ji directly pulled the trigger, killing one of the robbers who attempted to raise his gun, and swiftly re-aimed at the other.

The thug with a shattered shin seemed utterly terrified.

Seeing the gun pointed at him, he immediately raised his hands painfully, pleading in English, "No, don’t kill me! Please, don’t shoot!"

Though the opponent had surrendered, Gu Ji still did not lower his weapon, but instead steadily approached him.

"Bian Shizhang! Stop now!" Han Yue shouted urgently from behind, both running and sliding, intending to make Gu Ji halt, only to find that he was just trying to kick away the thug’s nearby firearm.

"Xi Zi, search him!"

"Coming, coming..."

Wang Yuexi hesitated briefly before quickly catching up, starting to feel around the thug’s body and pulling a dagger and grenade from his waist.

Zou Lei and the rest of the rescue team exchanged shocked glances, looking at Gu Ji with amazement.

Although they were all soldiers, the primary duties of the Engineering Corps were to ensure field engineering construction support, such as bridge building and demolition, and they had never experienced armed conflict.

Indeed.

Heavy weapons truly crush light weapons.

Even those who had witnessed the horrific scenes of earthquakes couldn’t help but be deeply shaken by the hell-like scene before them.

Once confirmed that the thug no longer carried any dangerous items, Han Yue hurriedly called Ying Wanyu and other medical team members forward for immediate aid.

Meanwhile, Gu Ji began the interrogation.

The primary aim was to ascertain the origins of the group, the purpose of the attack, and gather crucial intelligence on the number of comrades left in the mine, their weapon configurations, and more.

"Looks like you were right; this group is indeed linked to a terrorist organization."

Since the thugs were mixing English with the local dialect, only Han Yue and a few could understand.

It turned out they were ordered by an armed group called "Shaye," which usually lurked in villages and towns near the Lahore metropolitan area.

After the earthquake, they and the armed organization suffered severe destruction, losing many comrades, with essential materials, medical supplies, and weapons buried underground.

With the post-quake economy collapsing completely and resources scarce,

to keep the armed group running, "Shaye" dispatched them to seize food and medicine from nearby villagers and transport vehicles until someone saw Saudi and American rescue teams operating around the mine.

It’s known that Saudi Arabia and the United States had long formed a counter-terrorism alliance, establishing joint counter-terrorism groups continually targeting armed terrorist organizations in the Middle East and Asia and Africa.

After intelligence circulated in the Middle East, the Shaye Organization confirmed that a team member in the Saudi rescue team had a brother who was a high-ranking official in the Saudi national security department, specializing in counter-terrorism!

Therefore, to control this high-value target and to possibly extort money and resources,

Shaye organized 26 men to attack the mine.

"So it’s Shaye!"

The injured Bafang soldier took over the conversation, gritting his teeth and glaring at the thug being given first aid by Ying Wanyu.

"The Counter-Terrorism Bureau and national security forces have been investigating the organization’s location recently, without realizing it was hiding in the Lahore metropolitan region; Shaye is one of the newly emergent armed groups in recent years. Although small in number, they are extremely ruthless, and their notoriety even overshadowed old organizations like Lidoban!"

"Out of 26, with 9 down, there should be 17 robbers left inside, armed with rifles and pistols equally, several grenades, and explosives. Since it’s an armed terrorist group, they will certainly attack ruthlessly."

Hearing all the chatter, Gu Ji combined the intelligence for a speedy assessment.

"Mr. Han, I suggest reporting this immediately to Mr. Yian, and splitting the team in half, with one part remaining outside the cave awaiting backup. Use Lark 3’s helicopter firepower to disrupt possible enemy reinforcements, and the other part sorts the existing weapons to enter the mine and rescue the hostages!"

"Won’t that be too dangerous, given that we’re not a military police unit?"

A technician retorted with a question.

Indeed, the severity of this matter had already far exceeded the responsibilities of their rescue team.