Chapter: 3266

Ye Chen's mind was taken aback, and he quickly asked: "What's going on?!"

Hamid let out a long sigh: "The government army has hired a team of well-trained mercenaries from overseas. In a short period of time, they have already destroyed many more troops than me. Now, there's an eight-thousand-plus member unit just thirty kilometers away from here, and I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out this time!"

Ye Chen listened to this, his entire person suddenly lit up with excitement, hurriedly pulled over to the side, and said: "Old brother, don't panic yet. I'll ask you, what's the overall level of the government army like?"

"It's not good." Hamid said: "But these mercenaries are very powerful. They're one of the top five in the world, Dragon Pavilion, and they claim to have sent over ten thousand troops to help the government army at once."

Ye Chen frowned and asked: "What's this Dragon Pavilion?"

"I'm not very clear about it either." Hamid replied: "According to what I've heard, it's a Chinese-established mercenary organization that has developed rapidly in recent years. Its scale and strength are both very strong! Their individual fighting quality is much higher than the government army's!"

Ye Chen exclaimed: "This organization, I haven't really heard of before. I only know about American Navy SEALs and Russian Cossacks. This Dragon Pavilion, it's the first time I've heard of it."

Hamid sighed: "You don't have many opportunities to interact with mercenaries in your daily life, so you wouldn't understand them. They're basically commercialized professional soldiers who get paid for their services. In places like ours where there are more wars and chaos, they're most active. This Dragon Pavilion claims to have tens of thousands of people under its command, including nearly a hundred top-notch fighters. Its strength is very strong... They even sent one of their strongest four dragon warriors, War God, to Syria..."

Ye Chen asked him: "Don't panic yet. Even special forces will die if they're shot. Your individual fighting quality may not be as good as theirs, but you have the advantage of terrain and position. As long as you can play to your strengths, you won't necessarily lose in a fight."

As he spoke, Ye Chen asked again: "How's the preparation for your permanent installation and anti-slope trench going?"

Hamid hurriedly said: "I've been having them work overtime lately! However, the workload is indeed too big to accomplish in such a short time..."

Ye Chen said calmly: "I understand, just tell me if your current permanent installation and anti-slope trench are ready for use?"

"It can," Hamid said. "My main installation at the base entrance is almost done, after all this is my strongest defense line. As for the anti-slope trench, I've dug it out in all directions, but the internal network isn't formed yet, although I've stockpiled a lot of supplies inside according to your instructions. It won't be a problem if we can hold on for one or two years."

"Alright!" Ye Chen exclaimed: "Then I'll ask you, do you know how the enemy's 8,000-man unit arranges its firepower?"

Hamid said: "10 armored vehicles, over 30 towed cannons, and about 50-60 trucks, which should be carrying supplies and ammunition."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and asked again: "Do you know what caliber and type those over 30 towed cannons are?"

Hamid said: "The reconnaissance team estimates they're Russian-made 152mm cannons."

Ye Chen's father, Ye Changying, was a standard military enthusiast. In the past, their house had a room full of weapon models, and numerous books and data on various weapons.

As a child, Ye Chen learned about various weapons under her father's influence and had a deep understanding of them.

"So, he hardly hesitated and said: 'There are many types of Russian-made 152mm cannons, but I estimate they can reach Syria, and most likely they're from the 1970s or even older production lines, so their effective range should be around 20 kilometers.'"

Hamid was astonished and asked: "Old brother, do you understand all this?"

Ye Chen nodded slightly and asked again: "Do they have airpower on their side?"

"No," Hamid said. "The government army only has a few dozen Su-24s that are mostly grounded in the hangar, can't fly, and those that can still need to defend the capital and occasionally strike at terrorists. They won't have enough energy to launch an attack against me, and even if they did, it wouldn't mean much because the Su-24 only carries bombs."

Hamid continued: "As for armed helicopters, I'm not worried about them coming, anyway their performance isn't that great, and I have a few shoulder-fired missiles here that can take down helicopters easily. I estimate they won't dare to send their helicopters over to die."

Ye Chen slightly relaxed and said: "So it seems like it's likely to be a purely ground war, so you don't need to worry for now." JrNovels.com