Chapter 2989

Although it has entered December, there is no winter in the tropical island of Cebu, and the daytime temperature is still around 30 degrees. Fortunately, the rainy season has ended, and we are now in a long dry season, so there is no need to worry about the impact of frequent rainfall.

The combat efficiency of troops marching in the mountains and forests.

After leaving the city and heading into the mountains, there are no ready-made roads, and the group can only be led by local guides who are familiar with the terrain.

Although the environment in the mountains is extremely hot and humid, in order to prevent the ubiquitous snakes, insects, rats, and ants from invading, the soldiers did not dare to take off their clothes to dissipate heat. They tied their trousers tightly and wore leggings. Their collars and cuffs were also coated with insect repellent.

Zheng Agui was also sweating profusely at this time. Not only the clothes on his body were wet, he could feel that the shoes under his feet were also wet. When he set off, there was still less than half of the bottle of water on his back, but he didn't know when he would be able to stop and rest.

He did not dare to drink up the water easily, so he could only endure his thirst and continue marching.

The conditions of his men were also similar. Each of them carried a marching load of about thirty kilograms. They had been walking in the mountains and forests for several hours, and the physical exertion was quite large.

Before the operation, the Haihan Army had gathered all the local pack horses in Cebu, but the number was only more than a hundred. Almost all of them were used to carry various logistics supplies, and the soldiers still had to carry their own individual equipment.

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Finally, the order to rest came from the front. Zheng Agui quickly found a flat and dry place to sit down and unloaded the heavy backpack on the ground so that his sore shoulders could relax.

Qin Bo, who was following him, was so tired that he lay sprawled on the ground, breathing heavily. It took him a while to recover.

"When we reach our destination, everyone will be exhausted. How can we fight this battle?" Qin Bo complained.

Zheng Agui said: "Hurry up and recover your strength. I guess this is the last time to stop and rest before starting the fight."

In order not to expose their whereabouts too early and alert the enemy, no fires were allowed during the march, so there was no hope of a supply of hot food and hot water at this time. The soldiers could only eat cold water and eat some dry food to fill their stomachs.

However, the military rations distributed before this operation were more advanced than before. There were compressed biscuits and dried meat packaged in oil paper. After eating a little and drinking some water, it is easy to feel full. Even for a hungry player like Qiu Yong

, after eating two or three pieces of compressed biscuits, I can almost feel seventy percent full.

When everyone was seizing the time to eat, they saw a group of people approaching quickly in front of them, and an officer was shouting to give way. They also quickly stood up and made way for them.

The military uniforms worn by this group of people are different from the gray cloth military uniforms worn by Zheng Agui and others. They are colorful and mottled. Their heads, backpacks, and even the rifles in their hands are covered with grass leaves, and their faces are covered with grass.

The facial features were painted with green or brown oil paint so that it was difficult to distinguish him. Once he burrowed into the forest, it was really hard to see his figure clearly from a little further away.

Zheng Agui knew that this military uniform was called camouflage uniform, and only a very small number of elite troops in the army were qualified to wear it. Most of them were the top soldiers who went out to perform reconnaissance missions in such special clothing.

Sure enough, when I got closer, I found that they were carrying a prisoner on a branch. The prisoner's hands and feet were tied, strung on the branch, and his mouth was tightly gagged. The four people carried him as fast as flying, as if he was returning home with a load.

hunter.

"The scouts have arrested him alive, and it looks like he is going to be sent to the headquarters for sudden interrogation." Upon seeing this, Zheng Agui had already deduced what had happened.

"Squad leader, have you seen that the rifles they use are different from us!" Qin Bo said with envy.

Zheng Agui said: "Not only are they rifles, they also carry two crossbows on their backs. I have seen officers from the battalion try out these crossbows on the shooting range before. They are extremely lethal and are specially used to kill sentries."

Although the Luzon Region's military strength is not at the first-rate level among the various overseas regions, and its actual combat experience and equipment level seem to be obviously insufficient, there are actually a few elite troops who are well-equipped in the army.

The unit responsible for carrying out the forward reconnaissance mission this time is the reconnaissance company directly under the Guards Battalion of the Luzon Management Committee. It has only 200 personnel, but its military expenditure even exceeds that of the entire Bangui Battalion.

In addition to the seven-shot rifle, the main weapons installed in this reconnaissance company also include the Type 50 rifle, which is still in the testing period. This is also the first bolt-action rifle manufactured by Haihan Ordnance Industry, using a rotating rear-pull bolt action.

The structure and use of copper-cased rifle bullets filled with smokeless gunpowder are fundamentally different from various rifles manufactured by Haihan in the past.

Although this rifle has only five rounds of ammunition, which seems not as good as the seven-shot rifle previously installed in elite troops, the power and accuracy of the Type 50 far exceed that of its predecessors, and its effective range is as far as two hundred feet.

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Of course, the design of this rifle has long been stored in the database of Haihan Ordnance Industry. The main reason why it took so many years to start trial production is that the cost of manufacturing and use is too high, and the price-performance ratio is not cost-effective.

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It was not until Haihan's industrial level improved in recent years that the precision and cost of machining reached a new balance point that the plan to develop a new rifle was put back on the agenda of the Ministry of National Defense.

However, due to cost and production capacity, this advanced weapon cannot be mass-produced in a short period of time. It can only be trial-produced in small batches and then given to some elite troops for trial use.

If trial candidates are selected based on pure military strength, the Luzon garrison will most likely not be selected. However, the trials of new weapons must take into account various environments and use them in a wider geographical range as much as possible in order to obtain the desired results.

With comprehensive results, the Luzon Region, which guards the southeastern border of the empire, got the opportunity to try out the Type 50 rifle.

Even so, the high purchase price and strictly limited supply can only allow the Luzon garrison to equip a very small number of elite soldiers selected from a thousand with this new weapon.

Zheng Agui actually didn't know the value of the rifle carried by the scouts, because it was the first time for him to see this new type of rifle, and the gun was also covered with branches and leaves, so it couldn't be seen clearly at all. In comparison, it was actually

It is the special costume of the scout that attracts more attention.

They are envious, but everyone also knows that their strength is far different from that of these scouts, and they are not qualified to use the same weapons and equipment. Apart from anything else, looking at others who can still walk as fast as they can while carrying prisoners, and then seeing how they can do just marching

I'm as tired as a dog. I don't know how long it will take to make up for the gap in physical fitness.

Soon after, the latest intelligence and orders were conveyed to each company. Their current resting place is only about three miles away from the enemy's station. Next, each company will march separately to form a fan-shaped surround of the target before launching an offensive.
Chapter completed!