On the large tactical screen at the command post, high-definition real-time images transmitted by the drone quickly appeared.
More than a dozen armed pickup trucks, equipped with heavy machine guns and recoilless rifles, were kicking up dust, advancing cautiously in a sparse skirmish line, maneuvering towards the rear flank of the right-wing position.
1515 Armed personnel on the vehicles clutched their rifles, watching their surroundings vigilantly. It was apparent that they intended to probe and uncover the firepower configuration and defensive weaknesses of the "motionless" enemy outside the city through this tentative attack.
What they didn't know was that the eyes of the Grim Reaper had already locked onto them from high above.
"Coordinates transmitted! All elements set!"
The artillery command post reported.
Song Heping stared at the slow-moving red target markers on the screen and, without hesitation, issued the command to fire: "All batteries, five-round salvo, fire!"
