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21: Chapter 21 They're using us as reinforcements? They're lucky they didn't beat us up too!
"Vroom!" The armored vehicle roared as it charged toward the scattered crowd!
"Bang!" Qin Yang fired a shot, hitting the fleeing man in the thigh!
"Ah!" The soldier stumbled and fell to the ground, clutching his thigh and wailing!
The armored vehicle stopped in front of him! Qin Yang pointed his gun at the man and asked coldly, "Speak! Whose men are you?"
"Ah! We are General Ralph's men!"
Qin Yang narrowed his eyes. He hadn't even gone to find trouble with him yet, and this Ralph was already acting so arrogant?
"Where is your boss now?"
The soldier clutched his thigh, cold sweat pouring down his face.
"Our boss died in the artillery fire just now!"
Qin Yang fell silent for a moment. So, that idiot who was talking to him earlier was Ralph?
"Bang!" Qin Yang shot the man dead, then cursed, "Consider yourself lucky to have died quickly! Otherwise, I would have made sure your death was far less pleasant!"
"Move out! Continue the pursuit! Don't leave a single one behind!"
"Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!" Just then, a series of gunshots rang out in the distance. The sounds were mixed—Heavy Machine Guns and AK47s. One could tell immediately that it was a local faction!
"Advance slowly! Let's see who is on the other side."
Qin Yang frowned slightly. It was quite lively on his side today! Everyone wanted to come and get a piece of the action?
As the unit advanced slowly, Qin Yang saw a pile of corpses lying on the ground ahead—they were exactly the ones who had fled earlier!
Then, Qin Yang saw someone he recognized!
"Damn! So it's you! I thought some other blind fool had attacked us!"
Upon seeing that it was Douglas, Qin Yang smiled immediately and teased him.
Douglas hurried forward and laughed, "I received the news and intended to come and help! I didn't expect you to be so fierce, brother! You crushed Ralph!"
Qin Yang shrugged, "Who knew why that idiot gathered his men together just for me to bombard? I'm almost embarrassed!"
Douglas laughed heartily, "By the way, brother, do you know where that Ralph ran off to? I didn't manage to intercept him on my end! The information I received said Ralph was leading the team!"
Qin Yang pointed toward the battlefield and said, "If you're looking to collect the bodies, it might be a bit difficult! After all, the corpses are in pieces, so they're really not easy to find!"
Douglas was stunned, but then he immediately became happy. His arch-rival had just died like that?
"Good that he's dead! Good that he's dead! By the way, brother, can we exchange contact information? I originally wanted to call to notify you, but I didn't have your number!"
Qin Yang slapped his forehead, "No wonder no one has come to me for business for so long! I completely forgot about that!"
Douglas hesitated, seeming to want to say something, "Brother! About our weapons?"
Qin Yang smiled, "First of all, I am an arms dealer! Secondly, we are allies!"
"How about this! I will not sell armored vehicles or Mortars to warlords on the Rebel Army side! The prices certainly won't be as favorable as they are for us. How does that sound?"
Douglas quickly smiled, "As expected of you, brother! Don't worry, the General has already agreed to the previous agreement! The materials are all prepared, too! We're just waiting for the right moment to make it public to the whole world!"
"By then, that area and that strait will all be your territory, brother! It will be legitimate!"
Qin Yang nodded, "Are you going to attack Ralph's army now? After all, the news hasn't spread yet!"
Douglas slapped his forehead, "Oh, damn! I almost forgot about that! Thanks for the reminder, brother! I won't overstay my welcome then! If you need anything, just give me a shout, and I'll be there in a flash!"
Qin Yang waved with a smile, "Go on then! By the way, call me if anything comes up! Don't forget, my main profession is a mercenary!"
"Hahaha! Don't worry, there will definitely be no shortage of battles for you to fight, brother!"
The army of ten thousand began a grand mobilization, and at the same time, Douglas gave orders to his men to strike on multiple fronts! Attack simultaneously!
Ralph had a total of over thirty thousand men, and after Qin Yang wiped out six thousand, over twenty thousand remained! And he was a major warlord with a full army of fifty thousand! Even within the Government Forces, he could rank in the top ten!
Now that Ralph was dead, it was the best time to attack! Most importantly, the General had already agreed to lend him the twenty armored vehicles they had previously purchased!
If he couldn't swallow up Ralph's twenty-thousand-strong army in one go this time, he would have wasted his life!
As for what Qin Yang said about selling weapons to the Rebel Army, as long as they didn't buy strategic weapons like armored vehicles or Mortars, everything else was negotiable!
After all, in terms of weaponry and equipment, their Government Forces had always been inferior to the Rebel Army! After all, the Rebel Army had that country backing them!
Therefore, more arms dealers were providing weapons to the Rebel Army! The prices on their side were always higher! At the same time, there weren't many arms dealers willing to take risks for profit!
Now, it was hard to come by someone like Qin Yang, who was willing to sell weapons at a low price, and they were the ones they urgently needed. Most importantly, the equipment was brand new! It was much better than the defective goods from those other arms dealers!
Qin Yang watched Douglas leave and ordered Qin Yi, "Go back and tell Ah Long and the others to clean up the battlefield. At the same time, have them expand our fighting force. I want a five-hundred-man garrison unit!"
"Yes!"
Qin Yang didn't care for the weapons left on the scene and dumped them all on Ah Long! His future base would basically not include Baibei Town!
However, the populations of the several cities within his base's range all had to be relocated to Baibei Town! Ah Long's current men weren't enough to handle that!
At the same time, Qin Yang also had people spread the word and distribute his phone number! Damn it, he had forgotten about that earlier! No wonder, apart from a few nearby warlords, Qin Yang hadn't had any dealings with anyone else!
After returning, Qin Yang began to take stock of the combat losses! Of course, he meant the weapons. Qin Yang's expenditure of artillery shells was quite significant! A full ten-plus minutes of uninterrupted shelling!
A total of over three thousand shells had been fired! The price of a single shell was five hundred dollars! That was one point five million dollars!
The most critical thing was that this battle had brought in absolutely no revenue! That pile of scrap metal wasn't even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth!
"Damn it! Ralph! I'll remember you! You made me lose one point five million dollars for nothing!"
Qin Yang was very angry! But at the same time, he had his men start to rest and recuperate, because the big battle on Douglas's side couldn't possibly be smooth sailing!
Even if Ralph was dead, those twenty thousand troops weren't made of clay! Most importantly, the losses for the attacking side would definitely be higher than for the defending side!
If everything went as expected, it wouldn't be long before it was time for him to step in!
Just as Qin Yang was waiting, a piece of news exploded throughout all of Syria! The Government Forces released word that they would cede the original four-battleground area and the Taya Strait to the Leopard Mercenary Group!
They also promised that they would never take it back. From then on, that place would be the private territory of the Leopard Mercenary Group, and within their territory, everything would be decided by the Leopard Mercenary Group themselves!