Simulation Game: Crisis Management

Chapter 446 - 209: Interdiction Tactics_2

Miliburn was still a bit hesitant: "We can’t outrun the drug dealers with a bus in the jungle, they’ll catch up to us!"

"That’s why we need to set up an interception. The pickup I stole has military C4 explosives in the back."

"You know how to do demolition?"

"Yes."

"Interception point."

"13 degrees west-northwest, about 800 meters, there’s a dirt road flanked by two small hills where we can set up an interception point and use ambush tactics to delay them!"

The two of them conversed rapidly, leaving all the officers momentarily stunned.

Lutz finally understood the meaning of "being prepared prevents troubles."

It turns out Mr. Yasen had long been ready for an encirclement by the drug dealers, even researching topographical maps beforehand to establish counter-attack points and tactics. Using Xia Kingdom’s words, he’d thought this through meticulously!

For Gu Ji, absorbing lessons from the Indian flood blockade, he knew the importance of having a bird’s-eye view.

This is an essential quality for a commander.

Gu Ji’s firm and decisive tone finally made Miliburn resolve firmly.

His eyes turned towards the dust and smoke stirring from the distant drug dealers’ convoy, the orange glow of dusk gathering at the cold muzzle of the G36 rifle.

"Everyone, turn west to the forest!"

"Yes!"

...

In less than ten minutes, the convoy arrived near the location Gu Ji described.

A hook-shaped dirt road, flanked by hills on both sides and dense woods.

Gu Ji had pored over satellite maps for a long time; this was the only spot where varied elevations and crossfire could be established, and once the interception was successfully set, it would be hard for the drug dealers to break through.

"Captain Miliburn, I need a group to go to the eastern dirt road gorge to keep them at bay, the assault team will ambush on the hillside of the dirt road for flanking attacks, the fire support team and sniper group will guard the turn of the dirt road, in charge of the main assault, I’ll set up roadblocks below the assault team, HVT will retreat to the northern dirt road gorge and wait; if the operation fails, retreat at any time."

"Is this the L-shaped tactic? Perfect, it’s the best use here..."

Miliburn looked back at the terrain and couldn’t help but praise.

The L-shaped tactic is a type of ambush tactic that maximizes firepower advantage, creating a crossfire without interference, compared to straight-line and V-shaped tactics.

Gu Ji ingeniously reorganized the operational subgroups into three: the alert group, the assault group, and the fire support group.

When the drug dealers’ convoy pursued along the dirt road, the alert group would spot them first, providing early warning for the team.

They could then accurately execute explosive interception. If the dealers opted for a strong counterattack, they’d face flank fire from the hillside’s assault group and front heavy fire from the support group. Meanwhile, the alert group could close off their retreat from behind.

Almost completely sealing off all escape routes for the enemy.

Though this is a course armies need to learn, executing it well is difficult, especially under such pressing crisis circumstances. An average person wouldn’t have time to react. But from discovering the explosives, planning the approach, finding the terrain, controlling the fire points, Gu Ji executed it swiftly and even personally handled the demolition.

Truly unbelievable.

This person is definitely not an ordinary paratrooper!

As the officers followed Gu Ji’s instructions to position themselves, he drove the drug dealer’s armed pickup to the interception point and glanced at the tree trunks on the hillside.

He prepared to use explosive methods in conjunction with the trunks of the Mexican cypress and the armed pickup to form a large barrier and intercept the drug dealers’ convoy.

The Mexican cypress is a large tree, growing up to thirty meters and capable of crushing standard vehicles, making it difficult to clear without special equipment.

This method sounds simple but is quite challenging to execute.

It requires considering the correct demolition technique, appropriate amount of explosives, and ensuring the trees fall towards a specific position post-explosion, which necessitates professional demolition knowledge—just placing some TNT detonators isn’t enough.

Luckily, demolition is one of Gu Ji’s specialties.

Through multiple frontline experiences, he mastered the USMC demolition methods well.

"Report! The drug dealers are closing in! We’ve got one injured on our side; we’re barely holding on!"

"Let them in!"

Receiving the alert from Lutz of the alert group, Gu Ji squinted his eyes, retrieved the from his backpack, swiftly climbed the hillside, placing landmines under a bush midway, and then regrouped with the officers in Miliburn’s assault group.

Just as he left, the drug dealers’ convoy barged in.

The leading armored Ford Raptor showed no signs of slowing, seemingly intending to ram through the pickup Gu Ji had placed in the dirt road’s center.

As the convoy neared the barricading pickup, he pressed the C4 detonation button without hesitation.

"Boom! Boom!"

In an instant, the series of explosions resounded, even those prepared police officers were startled; three enormous Mexican cypress trees simultaneously collapsed onto the drug dealers’ convoy below the hillside, "Boom!" One tree trunk fell right on the hood of the armored Ford Raptor, denting even the bulletproof steel plate.

The remaining trunks blocked the center of the dirt road, raising a cloud of dust and completely sealing the path.

Everyone gaped at how Gu Ji had so precisely controlled the trunks to fall onto the convoy.

The next moment, his voice echoed into every officer’s ears:

"Open fire!!"

The gunfire preceded the shout by a step.

"Rat-a-tat-tat..."

"Bang—!"

No one even processed it was Gu Ji commanding; they instinctively opened fire downhill simultaneously, showering bullets into the drug dealers’ convoy, many machine gunners behind the pickups couldn’t even pivot their guns before being shot into sieves.

"Damn! Kill these cops for me! Leave none alive!"

Inside the armored vehicle, Alemann yelled angrily in Spanish.

The drug dealers, regaining composure, immediately counterattacked fiercely. An RPG struck the hillside.

Four or five armed pickups took advantage of the situation to drive to the base of the hillside, doors flung open as seventeen or eighteen drug dealers wearing body armor and holding AR rifles alternated covering for one another, trying to eliminate the assault group on the side hill first.

Seeing this, Miliburn hurriedly called for fire support.

"Fire support group! Fire support group! Hold them back!"

"We’re attempting to pin down the enemy’s heavy firepower!"

But there were more than a hundred drug dealers, and the fire support group was struggling to cover.

Just as Miliburn feared the interdiction would fail, suddenly "Bang" echoed from below the hillside, followed by the drug dealers inexplicably holding their faces and screaming in agony.

"Could it be?" Miliburn thought Gu Ji had laid another trick mine, without hesitation he opened fire, ending the drug dealers hit by the one by one.

After blocking the first wave, the officers regained confidence.

It’s hard to imagine, but an armed police contingent of only about thirty could temporarily fend off a hundred-strong drug dealer force, heavily armed no less.

Yet, as time wore on,

The National Guard’s ammo supply dwindled, exhausted of low-velocity grenades and hand grenades, and even the rifles had only one magazine left.

"Damn! Why hasn’t reinforcements arrived? How long do we have to keep fighting?"

"Yeah, command center isn’t planning on abandoning us, are they?"

"Captain, reports say another armed convoy is approaching rapidly from behind the dirt road, appearing to be the drug dealers’ backup!"

"What!?"

This message seemed to become the last straw for many officers, breaking their mental defenses.

Meanwhile, the drug lord Alemann, with a loudspeaker hidden below the hillside, declared:

"Listen, I’m giving you one last chance, surrender your weapons and hand over the AM649 flight passengers, and maybe I’ll consider sparing your lives. Otherwise, not only will you all die today, but your families will be buried with you!!"