418: Crash

"Not good!" Cheng Xiao naturally knew what was going on, but Ellie looked completely confused.

But the two women heard the urgency in Pan Han's tone, so they immediately rushed back to the car.

"Let's go, back to the base to find Lao Wu!" Pan Han sat in the driver's seat, his foot already on the accelerator.

Vroom! The car raced back to the base at top speed.

...

"Lao Wu, what's going on?" Pan Han pushed open the doors to the command room and asked loudly.

"Commander!" Lao Wu immediately stood up to welcome everyone.

"No need for formalities, just tell me."

Pan Han was followed by Cheng Xiao, Ellie, Lao Liu, and even Second Sister and Lao Wu rushed over.

"Yes! Boss Qin led a team to attack Inner Dameng State in the north, and we sent air support. However, when two pilots were performing maneuvers, they blacked out, and the planes went out of control." Lao Wu explained the situation.

"Blacked out? Are they still alive?" Pan Han frowned.

"They have been killed in action, and the planes were destroyed."

"Hiss!" Pan Han felt a pang of heartache.

Planes and pilots were both treasures; losing one meant one less, and they were very difficult to replace.

"Why did they black out?" Cheng Xiao asked.

"I don't know! We need to wait for the Air Force captain to return before we can give a detailed report." Lao Wu didn't know exactly what happened either.

But he knew that the Air Force was very important to Dawn Base, which is why he reported it immediately.

"Second Sister, please investigate this matter clearly and write a report for me."

"Yes!"

"Cheng Xiao, put on your mech suit; we're going to Inner Dameng State."

"Yes!"

"Lao Liu, go back and prepare; you might need to step in at any moment!"

"Yes!"

"Ellie, stay with Lao Wu and get an understanding of the battlefield."

"Yes!"

Pan Han issued four orders in one breath, and everyone immediately entered a combat state; the atmosphere instantly became tense.

Emerging from the command room, Pan Han took Cheng Xiao to make pre-battle preparations.

A few minutes later, they ascended directly to an altitude of 50,000 meters and headed straight for Inner Dameng State at ten times the speed of sound.

"Calling Qin Zhong!" Pan Han called out from inside his mech suit.

Crackle, crackle! The signal on Qin Zhong's end wasn't very good; his voice was intermittent, but the sound of explosions could be faintly heard.

"It seems Qin Zhong has encountered a formidable enemy; Cheng Xiao, let's go faster."

"Yes, Commander." In combat mode, Cheng Xiao still used Pan Han's formal title; this rule could not be changed.

In less than ten minutes, the two arrived over the battlefield.

They didn't rush to land, but instead circled at high altitude to observe the situation on the battlefield.

The helmet display clearly showed two groups of firepower fiercely exchanging fire around a town.

The army on the outskirts of the town was Qin Zhong's side.

They had already surrounded the town on three sides and were pushing inward.

Planes swept through the sky, and at a lower altitude, armed helicopters provided fire support.

The town's defenders had fewer than 1,000 people, but they were well-equipped with various types of firepower.

The anti-aircraft fire filling the sky was proof of this.

Not to mention, there were dozens of permanent bunkers on the ground, also constantly firing bullets.

"It seems those two planes performed major maneuvers to avoid anti-aircraft fire," Pan Han muttered to himself.

"Boss, the Commander and I have arrived, we are right above you." Cheng Xiao was quite worried about Qin Zhong's safety.

Although the enemy was few in number, they were holed up in bunkers, making them difficult to fight.

Given Qin Zhong's personality, he was surely charging at the very front of the team. Cheng Xiao was afraid her big brother would be hit by a stray bullet.

"Seventh Sister! You and the Commander are both here? Why can't I see you?"

At this moment, Qin Zhong was injured in the arm and was lying in a vehicle commanding the battle.

He quickly poked his head out to look at the sky, but found nothing.

"We are at an altitude of 50,000 meters. Naturally, you can't see us." Pan Han took over the conversation: "What's the situation with the enemy? It seems the attack isn't going well!"

"Commander, the situation is this. The enemy was a military unit before the apocalypse, and their firepower and defenses are very well-positioned. We have already suffered over 170 casualties, but we still haven't broken in."

"The plane crash just now happened because they fired man-portable air-defense missiles; the pilot made an emergency maneuver and eventually lost control. That's how it crashed."

Qin Zhong quickly reported to Pan Han.

"Understood. We'll talk about the pilots when we get back. Cheng Xiao, come with me to check out the battlefield."

After speaking, the two mechs gradually lowered their altitude, stopping at about 10,000 meters.

At this distance, the enemy couldn't detect them, yet they could still visually monitor the battlefield.

Qin Zhong's troops were pushing forward, relying on tanks, with the infantry all hiding behind them.

In the rear, there was artillery clearing out bunkers and other firepower points.

But the enemy was also very experienced; their firepower points were not only numerous but also scattered.

Machine guns and artillery often changed positions after firing a few shots.

Therefore, although many bunkers were blown up, the enemy's firepower remained undiminished.

In the center of the town, there were also several self-propelled anti-aircraft guns that moved to provide support at any time.

After Pan Han finished observing, he thought that if the Dawn Army wasn't an armored unit, they surely wouldn't be able to handle this place.

If any ordinary faction dared to attack, they would have to retreat within half an hour.

"Qin Zhong, Cheng Xiao! Listen to my orders!" Pan Han thought for a moment and prepared to take action.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Qin Zhong's troops, cease fire for three minutes; when you see explosions in the town later, charge forward at full speed!"

"Remember! You only have three minutes to rest, then you give me everything you've got and charge! If vehicles break down, don't send anyone to fix them; if personnel are injured, don't worry about them! Just charge!"

"Understood! Commander!" Qin Zhong immediately relayed the order.

"Cheng Xiao, let's dive into the town at top speed, take out those self-propelled anti-aircraft guns first, and then let the armed helicopters enter."

"Alright! I've been waiting for your order."

"Alright! Move out!"

Suddenly, two dazzling beams of light appeared in the sky, diving straight toward the ground.

Although the enemy in the town spotted them, by the time they reacted, the two mechs had already landed.

The rest was very simple; they went on a rampage!

Two Intermediate Evolvers, combined with their mechs, moved with a speed that far exceeded human comprehension.

One second they were bombing the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and the next second they were already a hundred meters away, strafing with machine guns.

The enemy forces in the town immediately organized, mobilizing all their troops to surround and attack Pan Han and Cheng Xiao.

Three minutes were up, and the three armies outside the town charged into the town at top speed.

Attacking from the center, storming from the outside, with helicopters strafing from the sky.

Any normal person knew that this place couldn't be held anymore.

And Qin Zhong happened to adopt the strategy of "encircling three sides and leaving one open," deliberately leaving a gap for them to escape.

After Pan Han and Cheng Xiao killed over 100 people, the enemy began to retreat.

Fighting wars is a strange thing.

Once morale is gone, even knowing that a path is a dead end, people will still desperately run towards it.

Dying earlier or later makes no difference to the victor, but for those facing death, every minute is important!

Qin Zhong didn't leave a gap for no reason; ambush troops were already waiting on the road.

Pan Han didn't follow to pursue the fleeing soldiers; leaving the cleanup to the troops was sufficient.

He needed to investigate the matter of the pilots immediately.

"All air force units return immediately; until this is investigated clearly, all flights are grounded!"

As the order was issued, the Dawn Army's aircraft, led by Pan Han, withdrew from the battlefield.