Chapter 81: The Ceylon Island Dispute (Part 1)

The next day, 8:00 AM.

The Sinhalese armed forces launched an offensive against the Tamil defense line as expected.

The 7th MS Squadron was deployed for coordinated operations, with Li Boyong and Shihe's two Tieren units stationed at Gaodi 303 on the left flank of the defense line.

Upon arriving at Gaodi 303, a system prompt appeared.

【Faction Mission: Human Reform League】

Defeat the Sinhalese armed forces and hold the Tamil defense line. (Completion reward: 100 Human Reform League reputation points.)

【Combat Mission】

Shoot down three Enact units. (Completion reward: 1 Battle Merit point.)

Li Boyong: "............"

Only one Battle Merit point for shooting down three MS?

System, have you become stingier since your upgrade?

Or do you look down on my Enact?

But never mind, since this is the first mission in the Gundam 00 world, I'll just treat it as a beginner's mission.

As for the faction mission, this was also his first time encountering one; he didn't know what reputation points could actually be used for...

The battle began, and the Sinhalese armed forces appeared on the opposite side.

Li Boyong observed them; seven or eight Enact units were swarming out of the woods.

The so-called Enact is the old-fashioned MS commonly equipped by Middle Eastern countries, characterized by a long, nose-like head. It was modified from the Human Reform League's Faut, and the Faut was the predecessor to the Tieren in terms of design.

Therefore, even though seven or eight Enact units appeared at once, Li Boyong wasn't worried at all.

He and Shihe's two Tieren units occupied the topographical advantage of Gaodi 303, and combined with the Tieren's armor superiority, fighting seven or eight enemy machines wasn't a difficult task.

After all, although he and Shihe had no actual combat experience on their resumes, they were actually battle-hardened MS pilots.

And the enemy MS team's chaotic formation looked like untrained militia at a glance.

Sure enough, as soon as the Sinhalese MS unit entered the Tieren's firing range, Li Boyong and Shihe fired simultaneously, accurately destroying two Enact units.

The enemy seemed frightened by the precision of the Tieren's artillery fire and began to scatter, firing at Gaodi 303 while moving laterally.

Most of the shells hit the dirt slopes of Gaodi 303, kicking up large clouds of dust, but they didn't damage the two Tieren units at all.

Watching the clumsy running movements of the Enact units, Li Boyong curled his lip and continued to fire.

To be honest, the so-called battle was trending toward shooting moving targets.

Ten minutes later, the last Enact unit was hit in the leg by a shell and lost its combat capability.

Li Boyong didn't have the heart to destroy the enemy machine completely; he just issued a surrender notice to the enemy. After the enemy pilot left the cockpit and raised their hands, he lowered the smoothbore cannon in the Tieren's hand.

The battle ended, and the two Tieren units only took a few hits on their shields...

Below Gaodi 303, it was a mess. It's worth mentioning that the Enact units still used old-fashioned fossil fuel power, making them highly prone to explosions when hit.

"Report to headquarters, this is Second Lieutenant Li Boyong. The enemy MS attacking Gaodi 303 totaled eight Enact units, all of which have been destroyed. Please provide further orders."

Li Boyong reported the situation at Gaodi 303 to the command post via radio.

A moment later, an incredibly surprised inquiry came over the radio: "This is headquarters, Second Lieutenant Li Boyong, please repeat your report."

It was the voice of that Maozi Major.

Li Boyong raised an eyebrow. Isn't winning against such enemies a matter of course?

What was with this Maozi Major's tone of extreme shock?

"Yes, after the battle began, Gaodi 303 was attacked by eight enemy Enact units. After the engagement, all enemy MS have been destroyed."

Li Boyong repeated it according to the Maozi Major's request.

"U... understood. Radar Operator, confirm the situation quickly."

The Maozi Major's voice came over the radio, and then the communication was cut off.

Li Boyong realized what was happening now: did I accidentally show off in front of a bunch of cannon fodder?

He smacked his lips, feeling that this show-off wasn't satisfying; it lacked the ups and downs of a typical "face-slapping" novel.

Inside the 7th MS Squadron command post.

"Confirmed, the enemy MS signals in front of Gaodi 303 have disappeared. It is presumed they were indeed shot down."

The Radar Operator's report made the Maozi Major swallow hard.

In just ten minutes since the battle began, two Tieren units had wiped out eight Enact units.

Although Li Boyong had the advantage of machine performance and terrain, this annihilation efficiency was too high.

He had originally placed Li Boyong and Shihe, two pilots with no combat experience, at Gaodi 303, which had a clear topographical advantage, simply hoping they could hold out until other units could free themselves to provide support.

As a result, while other units on the defense line were still engaged in battle, Gaodi 303 had already wiped out the enemy...

These two guys, could they be the kind of elites who participated in classified operations but left no combat records?

No wonder the military top brass transferred these two over at such a time...

The Maozi Major stroked his chin, thinking he had guessed the reason.

"Major, Gaodi 303 is still waiting for instructions. What orders should you give?"

The adjutant didn't know the Maozi Major was thinking so much nonsense and dutifully reminded him.

"Have Second Lieutenant Li Boyong support Gaodi 304, and Second Lieutenant Shihe continue to defend Gaodi 303."

The Maozi Major issued the order to the communications soldier.

Since the higher-ups sent skilled hands, he should make good use of them.

At the same time, Li Boyong received the new order from headquarters.

"Shihe, I'm going to check out Gaodi 304, you stay here." Li Boyong maneuvered the Tieren off the high ground, not forgetting to instruct: "Although I don't think the enemy has a reserve force, if you find any enemies heading toward you, notify me immediately, and I will rush back at once."

"Understood. Also, be careful."

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's just shooting some moving targets."

After leaving the high ground, Li Boyong drove the Tieren toward Gaodi 304.

Once this Tieren started running...

Li Boyong felt like he had become a moving target himself; it didn't seem much faster than the Enact...

About a minute and thirty seconds later, Li Boyong's machine crossed a small forest and approached Gaodi 304.

Defending Gaodi 304 was the Tamil's own MS unit, totaling four Faut units.

The enemy had six Enact units, and since the topographical advantage of Gaodi 304 wasn't obvious, the battle situation was somewhat intense.

Both sides were exchanging fire with smoothbore cannons; a total of ten cannons were banging away. Both sides had sustained damage, but none had been shot down.

Li Boyong glanced at it; despite the lively fighting, it felt like a bunch of noobs pecking at each other.

Sensing the approach of Li Boyong's machine, the enemy MS unit split off two Enact units to deal with the Tieren.

Li Boyong stopped the Tieren and entered the best static firing state.

Anyway, given the Tieren's mobility and the enemy's shooting accuracy, hitting anything was all up to fate.

He might as well stay quietly in place; maybe if he didn't move, he wouldn't get hit, and he could even improve his own shooting accuracy.

The two Enact units approached and began to fire while moving at Li Boyong's Tieren.

"1-2-3-4... 2-2-3-4... 3-2-3-4... one more time."

Li Boyong muttered to himself while firing at the enemy MS.

After being attacked by artillery fire, the two Enact units began to move left and right to shoot, but it was meaningless. They were both hit quickly, and their machines lost combat capability.

I don't know if the two Enact units were lucky; although they were hit and lost combat capability, they weren't destroyed in one hit. After the two surviving pilots climbed out of the machine wrecks, they just slipped away...

Seeing this, Li Boyong scratched his head and continued to flank the Enact units under Gaodi 304.

I don't know if Li Boyong destroying two Enact units so quickly boosted the morale of the friendly forces.

The Tamil's four Faut units actually charged down from Gaodi 304 to launch a counterattack against the enemy.

Li Boyong glanced at them; four Faut units, at least two of which were in a damaged state.

Who gave you the courage?

Liang Jingru?

Li Boyong made a snide remark and quickened his pace.

Under Li Boyong's flanking, three of the remaining four Enact units were quickly destroyed, but two Faut units were also taken out.

So what exactly were you guys here for?

Li Boyong was planning to take out the last Enact unit along the way, only to find that his ammunition was exhausted...

He had been fighting with a peaceful mindset the whole way, like target practice at a training ground, so he hadn't noticed his remaining ammunition.

While passing by the wreck of a Faut unit, he casually pulled out the other side's carbon fiber spear and, using the momentum of his sprint, pierced the head of the last Enact unit in one thrust.

After shooting down the enemy machine, Li Boyong still had the mood to maneuver the Tieren to wave the carbon fiber spear; it felt quite good in his hand.

Although the Tieren was also equipped with carbon blades, he had tried that fist-blade style and found it very uncomfortable to use.

Now that he had picked up a carbon fiber spear, which wasn't among the Tieren's common equipment, it felt very handy.

Sure enough, once you've tried something big, you can't go back.

Having used a ship-slicing blade, how could he still be used to small carbon blades? ===== CHAPTER 82 =====