<h4>Chapter 1803: Chapter 1804: The First Battle Easily Settled</h4>


    Back then, Commander No. 3 took on this mission, thinking it was just a small group trying to break someone out of prison—something easy and pleasant.


    However, since this was personally arranged by Ailock, a certain level of attention was necessary. So, he specifically dispatched three helicopters to remain hidden in the dark.


    With this setup, there was no room for failure. As long as the enemy didn’t bring arge force, his team could easily eliminate any intruders.


    "Call over there for an update on the situation," Ailock ordered.


    He always found Xiang Yu a bit mysterious, and letting him sessfully rescue someone from prison would be aughing matter.


    Commander No. 3 nodded and then took out his phone, which happened to ring at that moment.


    "What’s the situation over there?" Commander No. 3 asked directly.


    "Sir, our aircraft have been shot down, and we are currently pursuing them," the person on the other end said anxiously.


    "What?" Commander No. 3 stood up abruptly upon hearing this.


    His sudden movement startled Ailock, who red at him and said, "Why are you so nervous? Sit down."


    Realizing his loss ofposure, Commander No. 3 calmed himself and said, "Exin the situation clearly."


    "We didn’t know they had rockets, so we were caught off guard. All three helicopters were shot down," the person said dejectedly.


    "Have they been caught?" Commander No. 3 was eager to rush over immediately.


    "Not yet. We are still pursuing them. They’ve run into the woods," the person replied.


    "I want them captured alive. Capture them alive for me," Commander No. 3 said and hung up the call.


    Seeing his expression, Ailock knew things were not going smoothly and asked, "What’s the situation on the ground?"


    "The helicopters were shot down," Commander No. 3 replied, feeling guilty.


    No matter if they could capture Xiang Yu, losing three helicopters already signified defeat.


    Xiang Yu was just a minor character; his worth did not equal three helicopters.


    They had only intended to capture Xiang Yu to then trace and capture Rff.


    "How many?" Ailock asked grimly.


    "We lost three," Commander No. 3 said softly.


    "Bam!"


    Ailock pped the table hard upon hearing this.


    "Useless," Ailock shouted in anger, "Take your men over there immediately. If you don’t capture Xiang Yu and his aplices, don’te back."


    Commander No. 3 understood that Ailock was really angry, so he quickly stood up and said, "Rest assured, sir, I’ll definitely bring him back."


    With that, he walked towards the exit.


    Meanwhile, Xiang Yu and his group had not left the woods but were instead lying in ambush around the area.


    Today, he was going to teach Ailock’s people a lesson, making them realize that there are some people they shouldn’t mess with.


    "Brother Yu, they are already within the encirclement," Ren Qing whispered through the radio.


    "Everyone get ready," Xiang Yu paused in the shadows and then suddenly said, "Fire."


    With that order, a sudden burst of crackling sounds erupted from around.


    Ren Qing led the second squad to charge in from the rear. They had been doing training for a while and seldom engaged in real battles, so today was an excellent opportunity to train the brothers thoroughly.


    "Hit them hard! This is your test!" Ren Qing shouted excitedly.


    Coming from a**** background, he never imagined standing on such a grand battlefield, engaging directly with the enemy’s troops. It was immensely thrilling.


    In the dark, sparks from the bullets formed a fiery, weaving back and forth, dazzling to the eyes.


    "Shoot! Shoot hard! Aim for those at the forefront!" Tie Zhuzimanded from atop the armored vehicle.


    The armored vehicle roared as it charged forward, bullets nging against its body with an ear-piercing metallic sound.


    The members of the Heavenly Dragon Mercenary Corps followed behind the armored vehicle, advancing onward.


    The enemy troops were utterly disoriented. They never expected their opponent to have so many men; moreover, they were surrounded.


    Even more terrifying was that the adversary had armored vehicles, which was beyond their psychological tolerance.


    The encirclement grew tighter, as the people around him kept falling.


    At this time, he picked up the phone and called Commander No. 3.


    "Commander, we’re surrounded," he said, on the verge of tears.


    "What, surrounded? How many are they?" Commander No. 3 asked anxiously.


    The information he had said Xiang Yu had only a few people, not more than ten. Yet now, a whole battalion was surrounded, and three helicopters were down, making it impossible for him to stay calm.


    "We don’t know how many there are around. Gunfire is everywhere, it looks like hundreds," the person sitting there had lost all fighting spirit.


    "Hold your ground. I’ll call for reinforcements immediately," Commander No. 3 said and then quickly made another call.


    "Send reinforcements to the third battalion promptly; they are surrounded. As fast as possible," Commander No. 3 shouted.


    No one on the other end had ever seen theirmander so panicked; clearly, something major had happened.


    On Xiang Yu’s side, the encirclement kept tightening, but just as they were about to wipe out the enemy, the other soldiersunched a desperate counterattack.


    "Brother Yu, they are quite tenacious," Tie Zhuzi shouted as he stood there.


    "Have the armored vehicles push through, and Xiaoxuan, support from higher ground," Xiang Yumanded.


    "Got it, bro," Xiaoxuan replied calmly.


    He was currently stationed on high ground, using a night vision scope on his sniper rifle to clearly observe everyone’s movements.


    To the enemy troops, Xiaoxuan posed an even greater threat since every shot took someone down, and no one knew who’d be next.


    Xiaoxuan pinpointed where theirmander was hiding and took out the people around themander, one by one.


    Themander was shaking in fear, unaware of where the bullets wereing from.


    With the armored vehicles roaring up front, he lost all will to fight, initially intending to gather his men to break through from one point.


    But now, with people around him constantly falling, he had no protection anymore.


    "I surrender, surrender!" Themander, unable to withstand the fear, finally knelt.


    Seeing theirmander surrender, the other soldiers dared not resist anymore and threw down their weapons, kneeling too.


    Facing the threat of death, they chose humiliation.


    This might be part of their culture, as such a scenario would likely never ur in China.


    Seeing the group kneeling ahead, Tie Zhuzi and his men rushed over, confiscated their weapons.


    "You guys are pathetic! How can you surrender so easily?" Tie Zhuzi said angrily, kicking one of them.


    Ren Qing also rushed over, a joyful smile on his face. This was his first battle with Xiang Yu’s group, surprisingly resolved so effortlessly...