Chapter 2045: Night Action Unit

On the front lines, artillery fire flew everywhere, and the French Army was left dazed and confused by this assault.

After the Longyan Special Forces crept up from the cliffside on the other side, they did not carry cannons, but they did carry more convenient muskets.

Operating in groups of ten, a total of ten groups infiltrated the French front lines.

Within the French front lines, there were dozens of times more troops than the Longyan Special Forces.

However, carrying the highest-standard weapons of Longyan, they were incomparable to the French Soldier in terms of mobility and combat effectiveness.

The Longyan Army was able to erupt with very strong and powerful offensives in a short period of time.

No artillery, but they possessed Hand Grenade.

The power of the Hand Grenade was no weaker than the Cannon, only the attack range was much shorter.

The French Soldier was completely suppressed by the artillery power of the Longyan Special Forces.

The French Soldier guarding the passageways was beaten into a chaotic retreat, and their commander, not even wearing his military uniform, rushed out of the camp in a bathrobe.

Watching the French Soldier urgently mobilizing on the battlefield, they rushed toward the direction where the sky-high artillery fire and continuous explosions were coming from.

He grabbed a French Soldier rushing past and asked in a deep voice: "What unit is the enemy, how many troops do they have, and where exactly did they launch the attack from?"

A series of questions left this French Soldier, who hadn't regained his senses, looking bewildered; he didn't know the person asking was the commander, and he said hurriedly: "We encountered an attack by monsters; they are few in number, but they can throw iron balls that explode, and they also fire bullets more terrifying than a Musket. It has killed many of us; if you are a qualified soldier, go fight, instead of asking me these things!"

On the battlefield not far away, earth-shattering screams rang out; the soldier shook off the commander and charged toward the opposite direction without a moment's hesitation.

Watching the French Soldier who wanted to flee the battlefield, the commander's expression turned cold, and he raised his hand and fired a shot, executing the soldier who had urged him to fight while trying to escape himself.

The French commander looked toward the direction of the gunfire, his brows furrowed tightly; with no time to think, he hurriedly searched for his Deputy to issue orders for the entire army to prepare for battle.

The French Soldier, already alarmed by the sound of explosions, received the order to fight.

At this moment, the French Army had already finished gathering urgently and charged toward the torn-open defensive line.

And just at this time, on the defensive line where they were guarding against the Longyan Army's attack, they also encountered an assault.

"The Longyan Army is attacking from over there!"

The French commander's mind went blank, and he instantly realized what this attack was about.

But he did not know how the Longyan assault force had managed to sneak up.

"Concentrate our forces and wipe out the Longyan Army that has already entered the front lines first; their existence will affect our subsequent operations."

"Mobilize the troops and hold our defensive line; we absolutely cannot let the Longyan Army break through our defense!"

Before the words had faded, the Deputy, with a face full of bruises, rushed in and said urgently: "The Longyan Army has already broken through our lines; we can't hold them, General."

"Retreat!"

The atmosphere sank; the French commander's body trembled, and upon hearing the bad news, he nearly fell, but fortunately, he braced his body with both hands.

The battle had not even started for half an hour, and their defensive line had been broken; this sounded just like a nightmare.

If this place were lost, their entire route for defending against the Longyan Army's offensive would collapse.

The routes into the two areas behind would have no defenses to rely on.

Their troops would completely collapse.

The entire French Colonial Area in Egypt would also completely collapse, be occupied by the Longyan Army and the Insurgent Army, and they, the French, would be kicked out of the passage to the Mediterranean Sea coast.

The French commander exhaled deeply at this thought; he told himself there must be a better Method, as they still had enough troops.

"We still have troops; we still have the forces to contend with the Longyan Army." He wavered, just like a roly-poly toy.

Others looked at the commander anxiously: "General, give the order quickly; which side should we attack first?"

"If we don't attack now, our troops will be wiped out by the Longyan Army!"

The commander looked at the battlefield and rushed outside the command room: "Hold the line first; I will personally lead the Suicide Squad to surround and attack the Longyan Army that has infiltrated!"

The number of Longyan Army troops that had infiltrated was not large, but the firepower of these Longyan Army troops was too fierce.

After the French commander made his decision, he immediately led a crushing force of three thousand men to surround the Longyan Army.

The other officers, upon seeing that the commander could make such a decision, had their expressions change sharply.

This was something they had not anticipated at all.

They had never thought the commander would dare to do this.

Without too many words, the other generals also led their remaining troops to rush to the battlefield.

They all knew the true situation on the battlefield now.

Although the number of Longyan Army troops that had infiltrated was small, they didn't know what strange equipment they were carrying, as they actually possessed Hand Grenade that could be thrown like a Cannon.

They also possessed Musket that did not need to be reloaded with Bullet and could fire continuously.

The force was not large, but the firepower was not weak; it could even be said to be quite explosive.

By the time the French commander arrived at the battlefield, he saw the Longyan Army hidden in the darkness; although he could see the sound of gunfire and the flashes of light.

They had no way of seeing clearly where the enemy was located.

It was night now, and there was not a shred of light here, relying entirely on torches, and in such darkness, they could see the Longyan Army even less.

But the Longyan Army could aim at them; even if their torches were extinguished and they were in the same dark environment as the Longyan Army.

The Longyan Army soldier was actually still able to attack them.

Recalling this battle afterward, the French commander said fearfully: "We were fighting against ghosts in the darkness, not fighting against an army."

"Kill, attack toward the darkness!"

Even if he couldn't see the enemy army, the French commander still had to find a Method to suppress the enemy army.

Doing something was far better than doing nothing at all!

As for the Longyan Army lurking in the darkness, the reason they could see the French Army relatively clearly in the dark was, first of all, that their physical fitness was not something the French Army could compare to.

They ate carrots for a long time, and their training took place in the dark.

They had honed the ability to see the enemy army clearly even in the dark.

More importantly, the blue and white military uniform worn by the French Army made it difficult for them not to be seen.

That thing was simply like a firefly in the darkness.

Not only that, the unmasked sound of gunfire from the French army on the battlefield was also the simplest and most direct reason for pinpointing their location.

The firearms of the Longyan Special Forces had all undergone special modifications.

They were equipped with a silencer and a device to suppress the flame produced when the musket was fired.

The French army could only watch their comrades fall one after another, yet they could not hear the sound of shots from the Longyan Firearm.

In their terror, they used the most powerful weapons in their hands to attack into the darkness!