Chapter 287, Let the grenade launcher roar!
Valen Zu'an's 9th Platoon needed to cross a 35-kilometer stretch of barren desert within two hours, three at most, to reach the designated battle location.
While there was a relatively ample amount of time, it was still impossible to cover the distance on foot, loaded down with heavy equipment; they had to drive.
He sat in the passenger seat, holding two maps in his hands. One was large, the other small.
The large one had been drawn before departure, with a large scale, roughly plotting out the route for his platoon only. It was copied from the corps staff during a meeting at the brigade headquarters. The small map, on the other hand, was just created following the large map and scaled down according to the mission briefing given by the corps chief of staff during their recent communication.
He examined the maps while directing the driver beside him to adjust their course.
Marching in the desert, even with vehicles, was difficult.