Since it was a firepower reconnaissance mission, Gao Yang didn't order the troops to deploy fully. They were to start the attack from Target Point One to test the enemy's firepower strength.
The Skull Gang was outnumbered, but they possessed ample heavy artillery. So, Li Jinfang led the Instruction Platoon to halt at a distance of one thousand five hundred meters away from the roadblock, preparing to launch an attack under the cover of artillery fire.
Gao Yang reached the front line and crawled next to Li Jinfang, lifting his binoculars to take a look. They were currently positioned near the coast, in the northwest corner of Bosaso. A road led directly to the downtown area of Bosaso, where the Mokadi Faction had set up a roadblock and established a machine gun position on both sides of the road.
"Has the enemy always been like this? Neither retreating nor receiving reinforcements? No reaction whatsoever?"