Chapter 215 Jungle Chase
Although it is not equipped with a long gun, the alumina ceramic plug plate is no less than the polymer material plug plates of later generations. Several pieces together weigh more than ten pounds.

Including other equipment, the actual weight of each bodyguard exceeds 40 kilograms.

It sounds like the burden is much lighter than that of special forces, but bodyguards are not soldiers after all, and their normal training is far from comparable to that of special forces.

All I can say is that if these people are really going to be put into actual battlefields in the future, they will need to undergo physical retraining.

However, their actual combat experience is not inferior to that of active-duty military personnel.

The eight people were actually divided into three groups. Xu Guohua personally led Chen Liang into one group. They searched and advanced towards the dense forest in a left-center-right battle formation.

Since almost all of them had experience in jungle warfare, tracking traces was no problem at all, so the search was relatively fast, without having to take two steps and then stop.

However, as fast as they were, the gangsters were not slow in evacuating after taking the hostages.

This is a group of premeditated criminals with actual kidnapping experience, and their combat capabilities should not be underestimated.

This was the conclusion Xu Guohua came to, and he also carefully warned the other seven people - never be careless and never underestimate your opponents.

Although it was 8 people versus 5 people, accidents often come from negligence and complacency.

The men searched about eight or nine hundred meters away but still did not find the robbers.

However, after walking a few dozen meters forward, we came across a small river about 3 meters wide. The water was not very fast, after all, it was only the end of March.

When they were about to cross the river, a gunshot was heard from the opposite side. The sound did not sound like a regular gun, but rather like a musket used by mountain people for hunting.

As soon as the gunshots stopped, a bodyguard was seen falling down with a muffled groan.

Xu Guohua shrank his neck in shock:
"Everyone get down, there are people on the other side!"

After saying this, he did several rolling movements and moved closer to the man who had just been hit.

"How are you? Where are you hurt?"

This man is called Liu Chao, he is the third group of bodyguards to come to Hong Kong. He said with some embarrassment:
"No, no, head, something hit my helmet, I thought I was shot."

Xu Guohua angrily slapped the other person’s helmet three times and cursed:

"I told you not to be careless. You almost peed your pants. Go back and run ten kilometers with a weight."

He had reason to be angry. Before coming to Hong Kong, everyone received six months of special training. After coming to Hong Kong, they did not give up training even when they were not on duty.

But no matter how much supervision there is, people will inevitably become lazy after changing their environment, and once they suddenly encounter danger, they will be unable to react in time.

To put it bluntly, it is impossible for the mainland to allow truly elite soldiers to retire. Even if they have to leave the army due to injuries, it is difficult for them to return to the civilian population.

Fang Hexuan's bodyguards were very powerful in the first two periods, and some of them were even recruited from special forces. However, in the later periods, they could not be said to be average, but only a little short of his expectations.

Xu Guohua took off Liu Chao's helmet and found several small pits on it, with some iron filings left on it.

Fortunately, the helmet is of good quality, otherwise injuries would be inevitable.

After Chen Liang lay down, he took out a high-power monocular and searched the ground carefully.

"Head, I found a suspected robber, lying in the grass at 11 o'clock ahead, 60 meters away."

Xu Guohua let Liu Chao go. He moved his body and took out a monocular from a small bag in his carrying gear.

"No other suspicious targets were found. This person may have stayed behind to intercept us. I think the hostage is not far from us." "Boss, I think so too. How about leaving this person to me?"

As Chen Liang was one of the first veteran team members to arrive, Xu Guohua was relatively confident in him.

"Well, bring two more people to keep watch and capture at the same time."

"understand!"

After saying that, Chen Liang called out to the bodyguards lying on his left and right sides. The three of them quickly moved backwards, then bent over and reached out from one side.

About five minutes later, I heard the sound of fierce fighting from the other side, and then there was silence.

Chen Liang's voice came from everyone's headset:
"Boss, it's done. There are no other gangsters here, and there are no hostages."

Xu Guohua then felt relieved a little, and he led the remaining few people across the river.

The gangster who had just fired the gun had been tied up tightly by Chen Liang and his men, but the murderous intent could not be hidden in his eyes.

"Boss, do you need to interrogate me?"

"Interrogation, do you think he will easily tell us any useful information? Let's find the criminals and the hostages first!"

Eight people left this bandit behind, but Liu Chao put two circles of cable ties on this person's hands and tied two more around his ankles.

After being delayed by the robbers for six or seven minutes, Xu Guohua estimated that the distance between the two parties should not exceed 800 meters.

After crossing the river, they still advanced in three groups. At this time, they sped up without caring whether there were other bandits blocking their way.

The longer you procrastinate, the more afraid you become of unknown risks.

Xu Guohua and his men were not sure whether the people in front were the old gang members or had other helpers.

If they don't catch up quickly, if they enter the enemy's territory, the difficulty of their rescue will increase exponentially.

Finally, after they walked about one kilometer, they found the exact location of the bandits.

Xu Guohua didn’t know why this group of people suddenly stopped, but it was imperative to take this opportunity to rescue the hostages!

There were five big trees about 100 meters ahead of them. These trees looked quite old, and the roots closest to the ground were more than one meter wide in diameter.

The criminals and hostages were hiding behind these trees. Even if they had rifles, they couldn't aim and shoot, not to mention that they only had short-range firearms.

The eight people gathered together to discuss and decided to send out two teams of six to go around from the left and right sides to double-team.

There is really nothing fancy about a single tactical action; it just requires simplicity and ease of execution.

After the two teams arrived at the designated location, they confirmed with Xu Guohua through their headsets.

Xu Guohua has a habit of carrying at least two pistols with him. He puts one in a holster on his right thigh and the other in a holster designed for his ankle.

Then, he slowly stood up, took a few steps forward, raised his hands and held his head, and shouted to the other side with a sincere and majestic tone:

"Brothers, we are all here to make a living. There is no need to throw away your lives. As long as you hand over the hostages, I will ensure that you leave safely and I will never pursue the matter further."

Liu Chao, who was still lying at the back, held up a high-power monocular and carefully observed the situation on the opposite side. If there was any problem, he would immediately tell Xu Guohua through the headset.

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(End of this chapter)