'Chameleon' was shouting, ordering problems to be handled by the book when the convoy had already entered the Tikrit section.
As the convoy reached the halfway point, 'Chameleon' had 'Keeper' recall the military dogs before he brandished his weapon, loudly telling the men to get down while instructing the women on the vehicles to disembark.
But it was at this moment that the sound of a heavy machine gun rang out from the residential area situated on high ground...
A series of bullets hit the highway, and sporadic ones struck the armored vehicle, emitting a 'clang clang clang' as they collided.
However, as soon as a Milosh fired back, an anti-tank missile was sent flying, and soon the opponent's heavy machine gun fell silent.
By then, 'Chameleon' had determined that the men and women next to the vehicles were innocent civilians, as they were so frightened they clung to each other, forgetting even to flee.
Meanwhile, some figures appeared on the distant factory walls. 'Dandelion,' who had been observing through binoculars the entire time, saw someone holding a mobile phone and immediately waved to the man and woman, shouting, "Run, run..."
Just as 'Dandelion' was shouting, a crisp gunshot sounded beside her...
The bullet fired by the sniper 'Mountain Demon' hit the man holding the mobile phone with precision.
The bullet struck the guy in the chest, causing him to fall backward.
Then 'Mountain Demon' glanced at 'Dandelion' beside him and said, "Send the coordinates, call for mortar fire to bomb the front of the factory."
'Dandelion' hesitated for a moment before nodding decisively and picking up the Arctic Cat's radio to report the coordinates.
After ending the call, 'Dandelion' looked at the man and woman in the distance, who still dared not make a move, and frowned, saying, "There must be hostages in the factory..."
'Mountain Demon,' eyes fixed on the targeting scope, said, "Yes, that's why we blast the front entrance to rescue them..."
As 'Mountain Demon' spoke, the booby-trapped sedan exploded...
After a loud "bang," smoke billowed from the site, followed by the muffled sounds of mortars within the far-off factory.
Several 60mm mortar rounds hit the highway, cutting off the armored convoy and blocking the extensive supply truck convoy behind them.
The armored convoy that had already entered Tikrit seemed to be prepared, quickly accelerating and grouping into threes to cover the special forces team as they launched an assault on the now-exposed firing points.
'Chameleon' saw that the old squad leader, Bahrain, had become silent since the battle had started. Decisively, he jumped onto the vehicle and commanded, "'Mountain Demon,' 'Dandelion,' find your own positions, everyone else, get in, we're going to the factory area..."
As two Arctic Cats started up, 3 mortar rounds landed near the factory's main entrance. The massive explosion kicked up dust in the area, and then the mortar fire from the courtyard temporarily ceased...
'Dandelion' followed 'Mountain Demon,' sprinting tens of meters to a pile of construction rubble, and after tucking between scattered rocks, shouted into the radio, "The main gate didn't blow open, send 3 more rounds..."
While Rabbit Squad was assaulting, the entire convoy was completely blocked...
An RPG hit the front wheel of a Longhead Warrior, the explosion pushing the heavy vehicle sideways for a few meters, blocking two-thirds of the road, and then two more RPGs hit the Longhead Warrior's engine.
The explosion left the people inside dazed; however, the top-quality Longhead Warrior was durable enough that, despite being rendered immobile, the people inside were all saved.
With the automatic weapon towers on the following vehicles beginning to cover fire, several Colombians rushed over to pry open the doors...
Seeing their teammates inside, clutching their ears in pain, crouched in their seats, they cheered excitedly, roughly dragging them out and sending them to the rear.
Only minutes after the firefight began, a strange roar sounded from the sky.
It was already dark, and no one knew what it was, but Joe Ga knew the enemy fighters were coming.
At that time, Joe Ga was stuck in the blocked convoy, and when he realized the convoy could no longer move, he decisively opened the door, pressed the communicator, and called out, "Everyone in the trucks, get out and take cover, those in front, break through, get all the armored vehicles moving..."
As Joe Ga was shouting, two L-159s tore through the dark clouds, appearing above the MiG-21s like specters in the night...
The sudden appearance of the combat aircraft panicked the MiG-21, which was diving towards the convoy, causing it to sharply turn right in an attempt to escape the annoying radar warning sound.
However, the MiG's maneuvers were useless; no matter how it moved, it could not escape the L-159's pursuit.
The agile L-159 was like a hawk chasing a weary goose...
Occasional bursts from the 20mm caliber cannon under its belly sent the MiG into a frenzied attempt to escape, directly into the line of fire of another L-159.
'Cobra' fired three cannon rounds that hit the MiG's wing, causing it to instantly destabilize, followed by 'Archerfish,' who had been teasingly following the MiG, pulling the trigger...
Three more cannon rounds struck the MiG's rear engine. Suffering consecutive heavy blows, the MiG went into a stall, its body tumbling chaotically as it plummeted towards the ground...