Chapter 404 Air Infiltration
Faced with how to break into the village where the extremists were located, everyone argued endlessly, and in the end they could only seek answers from Lei Wanshan.
But Lei Wanshan on the TV screen in the conference room had no intention of speaking.
"I think we now need a high-precision satellite map first."
Just when the whole audience fell into a brief silence, someone suddenly said something.
Everyone looked around and found it was Gu Ji.
He looked at the ordinary satellite map provided by Iran on the computer screen, and said in a deep voice: "The accuracy of this map is too poor. I can't see the shape of the village at all, and I don't know the undulations of the nearby terrain. It's difficult to formulate an accurate action plan." , Thunder Team, we need the support of the national satellite system!”
Before Lei Wanshan could speak, Li Ruilin, who had been sitting there, picked up the phone and said, "Contact the Satellite Navigation System Management Office immediately."
Such a simple sentence represents the national support that only top superpowers can have.
Currently, there are only three countries in the world with mature satellite navigation systems:
The United States’ GPS global positioning system, Russia’s GLONASS satellite system, and Xia’s BDS Beidou satellite system.
In a short time, Zhao Hua's computer obtained the high-precision map authority of the national satellite system.
As the mouse continues to zoom in, not to mention the ups and downs of the desert hillside, even the few houses in the village can be clearly seen, except for the human figure!
"This Beidou satellite system is so awesome!"
Gao Bo also witnessed high-precision satellite reconnaissance for the first time.
You know, this is not an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, but a picture taken directly by a low-altitude satellite.
"I got the map for you, tell me what you think!"
Li Ruilin's calm and low voice came from the TV video screen.
Gong Qingyong looked around and saw that Captain Lei Wanshan also had a calm expression on his face, as if neither of them was in a hurry.
Only then did he suddenly realize that the reason why they had been silent was because they were all waiting for Gu Ji's idea.
Although he had known for a long time that this boy was very powerful, he never expected that Captain Li Ruilin would value him so much.
This was obviously intended to train Gu Ji's tactical thinking and commanding abilities.
Facing Li Ruilin's test, Gu Ji showed no timidity.
"There are three options: First, take a helicopter and fly around from the southwest. The terrain in the southwest is undulating. As long as the distance is not too close, the guard post in the village cannot be found. We can choose to rappel under the target mountain. Walk over the top of the mountain and raid the village; the advantage of this plan is that it is extremely fast, it only takes half an hour to fly from the center of Tehran to the target point, but the disadvantage is: the walk is long and consumes a lot of energy."
"Oh? Where are the other two sets?"
Li Ruilin raised his eyebrows.
Gu Ji raised his wrist and took a look, then continued:
"The second option is to drive. It is now three o'clock in the afternoon. It takes about 4 hours to go southwest from downtown Tehran. After dark, all vehicles turn off their headlights and drive. Since the noise of car engines is much less than that of helicopters, we can drive Get halfway up the mountain and start hiking again!”
The disadvantage of the second solution is naturally that it is too slow.
As for the last resort, it is to combine the two.
But it requires at least two medium-sized or above general-purpose helicopters or one heavy-duty transport helicopter to hoist two large off-road vehicles for tactical delivery.
Such "generous" logistical support depends on whether the Iranian officials are interesting enough.
"Ultimately, you want to fight at night."
Lei Wanshan was indeed the top combat commander in Wu Province, and he could see through Gu Ji's thoughts at a glance.
Gu Ji nodded.
"Yes, according to the interrogation information provided by the Iraqi Ministry of Security, Shalam has controlled at least 25 people in the village, and possibly more. If we do not have the advantage in terms of numbers and firepower, we can only create information gaps and use night battles. , weaken the enemy's vision and take the lead!"
Even though the extremists are very terrifying, their individual equipment is difficult to compare with the "regular army".
A set of night vision goggles is enough to give Gu Ji an advantage in his field of vision.
"Okay, let's implement the third plan, Director Qu. The rest is up to you!"
"Don't worry, we will do our best to meet your requirements!"
Qu Ya, director of the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office who was sitting nearby, immediately took out her mobile phone and called the embassy in Iran, preparing to use diplomatic means.
The answer came quickly: Yi Fang agreed!
"Damn! He's so handsome. We've never performed an aerial rappelling mission in our lives. Our previous training can finally come in handy!"
When Gao Bo heard that he was really going to fly on a helicopter to carry out the mission, he put his arms around Gu Ji and Wu Kang and swore in excitement.
It's not just him.
Including Zhou Yang, Liu Weijun, and even many special policemen from the Second Squadron, everyone could not help but grin.
After all, except for a few areas in the country that have trained amphibious combat teams, most other special police officers only operate in urban environments.
Even the selected children like Gu Ji had only practiced rappelling since the Jinbang training camp.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards are responsible for providing them with weapons and equipment.
At this level of anti-terrorism operations, the conventional things of Savarma or the Iranian Police Department are no longer enough.
So, under Milburn's arrangement, Gu Ji and the others took a van and headed to the nearest Iranian Revolutionary Guards military base in Tehran.
This time he specially brought a stinger.
Previous operations were unable to carry police dogs due to the need for camouflage, but this operation happens to be in a desert mountainous area, which is most suitable for the Stinger of the Chunzhou dog bloodline.
After arriving at the equipment depot at the military base.
Rather unexpectedly.
Iran's current special warfare equipment has gradually been westernized, using American OCP camouflage combat uniforms, new integrated defense and combat equipment.
The rifle uses a modified Iranian-made AK-103. The Revolutionary Guards Special Operations added a Picatinny rail to the upper receiver and replaced it with a new telescopic stock equipped with an adjustable cheek plate. Laser sights, tactical Flashlight, grip and muzzle brake.
The most important night vision device is the AN/PVS-15, the most common among American special operations units.
After putting on a complete set of equipment, except for weapons, he looks like half an American soldier.
Gu Ji and the others took some shock bombs, smoke bombs, demolition explosives, unmanned reconnaissance drones, etc.
When they arrived at the airport, the Revolutionary Guards had already prepared helicopters for them.
A CH-47 Chinook heavy transport helicopter can easily accommodate 14 of their party, plus a police dog. Two military green open-top off-road vehicles are also mounted on the outside.
Iran also seems to know that it has spent a lot of money.
For fear that it would be destroyed by Shalam's rockets, two AH-1 armed helicopters were sent to escort it.
With the deafening propeller starting, the helicopter slowly rose into the air and flew towards the target point that Gu Ji and the others had already set.
Along the way, everyone had complicated expressions on their faces.
Excited, nervous, serious.
Aside from the fact that this was their first hostage rescue through air infiltration, the enemy was also the "famous" Shalam, an extremist terrorist organization that even gave the US special operations forces a headache.
Therefore, everyone is well aware of the difficulty of this operation.
"Gu Ji, the palace team, if possible, hopes to capture the target leader alive. The ministry needs his confession to kidnap Professor Kang."
Just when Gu Ji was using the ghost server and was about to communicate with A Ming about the specific situation of the village, Zhuang Feng, who was sitting diagonally opposite him, suddenly called him.
This operation was divided into two combat teams, seemingly led by Liu Weijun and Gong Qingyong.
But after Zhuang Feng inquired, he learned that the command of the third squadron was in the hands of Gu Ji.
This is also the "old tradition" of the Third Squadron. When Zhang Wenjun was still there, Gu Ji was often in charge of command, not to mention that he is still the deputy captain now.
Gong Qingyong pondered slightly.
As we all know, it is much more difficult to capture an enemy alive than to kill the enemy directly.
This involves identification, and special personnel must be sent to control it to always be on guard against enemy counterattacks.
It is a waste of time and manpower.
These two are precisely the most valuable factors in high-risk operations.
Gong Qingyong glanced at Gu Ji and saw that he had his head lowered and showed no intention to refute, so he made the decision and agreed, "Based on the situation on site, we will do our best."
"Thanks!"
Zhuang Feng shouted two words heavily.
In fact.
Gu Ji actually didn't hear what the two were talking about at all, because his attention at the moment was all on the message Barron had just sent.
This guy saw with his own eyes that PM's mercenaries came into contact with a group of terrorists wearing turbans and robes.
That's right.
Under his command and arrangement, Jiang Na, Wang Xueming, and Barron were responsible for tracking the footsteps of Shigemoto Abe and the PM mercenaries respectively, and they all happened to end up in Iran.
"terrorist……"
Gu Ji's pupils were dilated.
At this juncture, it can only be Shalam!
From this point of view, the kidnapping of Professor Kang Wenkun was probably the work of PM behind the scenes.
After all, this is not the first time PM has cooperated with terrorist organizations.
But he couldn't figure out why, whether it was PM Company, Shalam, or Mossad, these forces were all involved in the oil mine project that Iran cooperated with Xia Guo.
Is there any secret inside?
"The mountain marking spot is ahead!"
"Roger, we're about to lower the altitude!"
At this moment, the helicopter pilot's shout interrupted Gu Ji's contemplation.
Under the escort of two AH-1 armed helicopters, he began to operate the Chinook helicopter to slowly descend. After reaching the first height, he only heard a "crash", the front end rope fell off, and the first off-road vehicle landed smoothly on the wasteland. .
Then continue to descend to the second height and repeat.
"The vehicle has been dropped to the designated location and is ready to be rappelled!"
The pilot turned back and shouted to them. After the cabin door was opened, the dusk sunlight penetrated into the cabin, and the harsh noise of the propeller mixed with the strong wind hit their faces.
Gu Ji instinctively narrowed his eyes, and then pressed the rope descent device.
The next second, there were a few "swish, swish, swish" sounds, and several thick black ropes were thrown from the hatch of the aircraft and landed on the ground below.
Gao Bo stood at the door of the cabin and looked down. Two off-road vehicles were parked on the ground. They looked only about the size of fists. The distance between them was about fifteen or six meters high.
"Gudu."
He swallowed subconsciously.
Although everyone has conducted aerial rappelling training before and after Jinbang and Longhu Commandos, training and actual combat are two completely different mental states.
At this time, Gu Ji tied the sting to his chest, walked over and patted him.
"Are you okay?"
"fine."
Perhaps because he didn't want Gu Ji to look down on him, Gao Bo gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, held the thick rope tightly with his left hand wearing a flame-retardant tactical glove, and looked out.
The strong wind from the two huge propellers at the front and rear of the Chinook blew through the sand-colored towel, making him unable to open his eyes.
But Gao Bo still endured the interference from the outside world and jumped out directly.
"laugh--!"
"oh!"
In just over a second, he slid from the rope to the ground.
The moment he let go, Gao Bo temporarily suppressed his inner excitement, hurriedly raised his AK-103 rifle, and began to alert the surroundings, "Gu Ji, come down quickly! This feels so good!"
"coming!"
With Gao Bo taking the lead, Gu Ji, Wu Kang, Liu Weijun, and several people from the second team grabbed the ropes one by one and left the cabin at the same time.
The moment he fell from a high altitude, Gu Ji could feel the rapid and blurry changes in the scenery in front of him, as well as the sound of wind beside his ears.
Until the moment when the gravel on the ground got closer and closer to him, he suddenly clamped the rope with his feet to slow down.
"Crack!"
"alert!"
After landing, Gu Ji let out a low voice and directed several people to cooperate with Gao Bo, pointing their guns in all directions and checking the surroundings.
"Safety!"
"I'm safe here too!"
As Wu Kang and others reported one after another, everyone in the cabin also landed.
Gu Ji was a little surprised, but it was also expected.
Zhuang Feng and Milburn did not need help and completed the rappelling alone.
Although Milburn was an intelligence police officer, after a quick glance, Gu knew that he had served in the army and his combat skills were definitely not weak, otherwise Harsha would not have sent him here as a liaison officer.
But Zhuang Feng is different. For a policeman from the Ministry of Public Security, the skill of rappelling is already a bit "over the top."
But no one paid attention to this issue.
Because what was before them was how to penetrate into the vicinity of the village as quickly as possible.
By the time the three helicopters turned around and returned, Liu Weijun and Gong Qingyong had already led people into the open-top off-road vehicle.
"Test test! Report to the command center that we have successfully reached the bottom of the target mountainous area and are preparing to drive into the mountain!"
While Gu Ji was detecting the radio signal, he and Stinger climbed up from the trunk and sat down, holding on to the railing with his left hand and holding a rifle in his right hand, guarding the rear.
The engine starts.
As the vehicle drove into the barren mountains, Zhao Hua began to control the drone and conduct high-altitude reconnaissance.
Iran has a continental climate, dry and with little rainfall.
June is a hot time, and even at dusk, the air is full of residual dryness.
In addition to being covered with yellow-green weeds, the wasteland is filled with shrubs that are half as tall as a man and various strange-shaped boulders.
This also became the only cover for them to infiltrate by car.
The performance of the off-road vehicles provided by the Revolutionary Guards was pretty good. Everyone drove all the way, crushing weeds and gravel and climbing continuously.
As the sun gradually sets, the surrounding light begins to dim.
Both vehicles turned off all light sources according to the request of the caregiver in the conference room until they reached the halfway point of the mountain. The vehicle tires frequently skidded, indicating that the slope was too high and the vehicle had reached its limit.
"Turn off the engine and get out of the car, and get ready to walk!"