Chapter 33: Lurking (please collect, recommend, and vote monthly)
Chapter 33 Lurking (please collect, recommend, and vote monthly)
"We have the best pilots. As long as it has an engine, he can fly." Xu Chuan, wearing a turban, pinched Modoc's chin from behind and exposed the teeth in his mouth, facing the man who was registering for the draft. said the rebel officer.
This rebel officer looked at the few people in front of him, as well as the pilot who looked very nervous, and shook his head indifferently. Anyway, there were already a lot of lunatics in the military camp behind him who were not afraid of death for money, and he didn't care about a few more.
After registering the names of Xu Chuan and the mercenary group, the officer arranged their residences and left in a hurry. Xu Chuan and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, then grabbed Modoc's neck and shook it. "Fuck, you just wanted to say Umbrella, right?"
I was almost killed by this lunatic on my first day here. If Xu Chuan hadn't been quick-sighted, the word Umbrella would have popped out of his mouth when the officer asked him the name of the mercenary group.
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“Shit, don’t call me Bell, my current name is Ed Stafford.” Xu Chuan once again playfully gave himself the same name as another master in the wilderness survival show in his previous life.
After everyone arrived at the outskirts of Sana'a by plane, they kept contacting everyone's connections. After all, except for Masuku, who was once a member of the Royal Engineers, everyone else here was American. No one wanted to see what they had been. Comrades in arms or troops who had served in the army just stepped into the trap and died so cowardly.
But it turned out to be the opposite. Except for a friend of Swager's who worked at the CIA and Parker's ex-wife from the Department of Defense who was willing to conduct verification, basically no one was willing to spend time on such a seemingly unfounded matter, or even send it to the police. Didn't even look at the file. In order to find Alder, Xu Chuan led four rangers, John Smith, Pike, Albert and Modoc, into the rebel camp.
This is a military camp close to Sana'a Airport. Due to the sudden outbreak of war in Yemen, many small mercenary groups and freelance mercenaries came to Yemen to hunt for gold. Of course, some joined the government army and some joined the rebel side. The difference is who paid the money. There are many, and in this aspect due to the Shah's generous assistance, the government army is obviously superior to the rebels.
Everyone received a rebel military uniform, camouflage uniforms and carrying equipment that had been used for an unknown number of years. Light weapons could be collected at designated locations. A young officer told everyone that someone would release tasks every day and pay according to the difficulty of the task. Most of the commissions are for combat missions with government troops. If there is no combat, then there is only a basic commission of US$100 per person per day.
Each person was given an identity card. Without this, he could not enter or leave the military camp. John Smith, an old man, asked a lot of useful information in just a few words. Since the US military had landed in Hodeidah, if everything went well, they could pass through Sana'a. The US military on the highway connecting Hodeidah can quickly threaten the security of Sana'a. The mercenaries in this military camp are to assist the rebels in defending the city. The commissions at that time will be much higher than now.
Xu Chuan walked out of the barracks and walked around. The perimeter of the military camp was very strictly guarded. Rebel soldiers guarded each entrance and exit. The nearly 3-meter wall was surrounded by patrol vehicles. The machine guns on the sentry tower were pointed at the interior of the military camp. The rebels It was obvious that the army could not trust these so-called mercenaries.
But the interior seemed extremely loose. Xu Chuan encountered two troublemakers and fights just after walking 50 meters. However, everyone seemed to have formed a tacit understanding, and no one used weapons or caused death.
There are no important facilities in the military camp. There are simple barracks, canteens, various living facilities and weapons depots. Of course, there are no entertainment facilities. A group of energetic mercenaries who have nowhere to vent have cleared an open space and are playing football. A large group of people are surrounding them. People shouted to place their bets.
Xu Chuan walked around and recorded everything he saw in his mind, including the number of guards, their locations, the time of changing defenses, the location of vehicles, suspicious buildings around them, etc. Combining the maps he knew well, Xu Chuan could draw a conclusion that if a war started, this A military camp so close to the airport will definitely be within the first wave of strikes by the US military.
Back in the barracks, Pike and others have set up a table in the corner of the room and are assembling some of the equipment they brought in, mainly communication equipment, which can make it easier to contact other people who are making preparations in Sana'a City.
"Where's Smith?" Xu Chuan looked around and couldn't find John Smith. He originally wanted to communicate with him.
"Hannibal? He saw a friend and went over to say hello." Pike replied without raising his head.
Xu Chuan lamented that the old man really had friends all over the world, while weighing whether this acquaintance would bring trouble to people like himself.
“Vasili didn’t know our identities. He always thought I was working as a free mercenary.” John Smith came back from outside 2 hours later.
“Is that Dimitri Vasily of the Russian 76th Airborne Division?” Pike asked in confusion, “Why is this guy here?”
"He has retired and organized a mercenary group called Lethal Force. Now there are nearly 20 people here." Smith said with some regret, "He was the one who led the people to raid Pristina Airport. , which made us very passive.”
When talking about the Kosovo war many years ago, Smith had many emotions, but Xu Chuan curled his lips and said nothing, and did not say anything more.
"He told me a piece of information." Smith took out half a cigar and lit it. "The mercenary group has been working as a security guard for a big shot recently. Of course, it was only responsible for peripheral work, but he said he saw a lot of Chechen armed personnel. "
“Why is he telling you this?” Xu Chuan frowned and was confused.
“Because the big shot had already left, just an hour before the US air strike.” Xu Chuan immediately thought of a person, Imran Zakayev.
"It can't be Ald, is it? This guy ran away?" Several people were shocked. Ald was the key to the nuclear bomb. If he ran away directly, how could he be found in a short time.
"Probably not," Smith replied, "Ald won't let Chechens serve as his guards."
(End of this chapter)