Chapter 528 Dead?
The battle situation in the distance changed very quickly. After just five minutes, what was supposed to be a one-sided attack actually came to a standstill under the resolute resistance led by bin Laden, and quickly turned into a confrontation.
Chen Chen carefully observed the confrontation between the two sides, as if he was watching a strategy game from God's perspective.
The performance of both parties did not disappoint him at all.
After the first helicopter crashed, other helicopters from the United States quickly used terrain cover to get out of the strike range of the opponent's anti-aircraft artillery, and completed their landing in a depression nearly 400 meters away from the combat zone.
At the same time, after sensing Lao America's intention to land, the militants quickly adjusted their strategy. The mortar team deployed 800 meters away from the flank resolutely launched a round of artillery fire on the landing site, regardless of the fire suppression from the air. .
They only get one chance, but their accuracy is astounding.
Four of the eight shells fired landed at the landing site. The explosion fragments destroyed the front rotor of a Chinook and also penetrated the radome of a Black Hawk that apparently belonged to the Turkish military.
This round of bombing can be said to have disabled two helicopters, and at the same time, there were many casualties caused by the explosion.
Chen Chen was temporarily unable to count the number of personnel dispatched by the United States, nor was he able to determine which ones belonged to SEAL Team 6 and which ones were other levels of special forces in joint operations. However, the number of people who fell to the ground that he could see with his naked eye alone had reached more than six.
6 people, this is definitely not a major loss for an ordinary team, not even a loss. It can only be said to be a normal "loss".
But the problem is, this is Operation Neptune's Spear, and those who appear here are all elites!
Chen Chen shook his head with emotion and said loudly:
"The old American really suffered a big loss this time. I really can't figure out who is on the other side."
"Their tactics cannot be said to be very effective, and at the same time their own battle losses are not low."
"However, to be able to achieve such a record under complete suppression in the air is really quite exciting."
"Moreover, they use wire-guided missiles to deal with the other party's electronic attacks."
"It can be said that they are really well prepared and have a very clear understanding of the enemy."
"I don't believe that ordinary terrorists can achieve this level. It can even be said that it is difficult for regular armies around the world to achieve this level."
"So who is it? Is it really GCP?"
Hearing Chen Chen's words, Xia Xing frowned. After a few seconds of silence, she asked:
"Analyzing it from your perspective, do you think it is possible?"
"Technically and logically, it's impossible."
Chen Chen shook his head and continued:
"But you can't use common sense to think about the French way of thinking."
"The current situation in Europe is a bit confusing. The UK is considering a referendum on leaving the EU, and France is extremely dissatisfied with this. As a leader, they may indeed take some actions to seek a more solid leadership position."
"But it would be unwise to directly confront the United States, right?"
"Yes."
Xia Xing nodded slowly and said nothing more.
At this time, the battle situation in the distance has undergone further changes.
More than 50 special forces without any identification quickly surrounded the combat zone after completing the landing. The helicopters took off again and began to clean up high-value targets in the combat zone.
The anti-aircraft artillery and mortar positions were destroyed in the blink of an eye, and with the support of aerial vision, several snipers had already occupied the commanding heights and began to kill militants armed with portable anti-aircraft weapons.
The number of militants was finally reduced at a faster rate. For a moment, Chen Chen even felt that the overall situation had been decided.
But at this time, the militants who were already in a desperate situation once again came up with counterattack methods that stunned Chen Chen.
A bomb exploded, a huge amount of smoke was released, and the combat zone was completely blocked.
"clever."
Chen Chen switched the telescope to thermal imaging mode, but because the distance was too far and the image quality was too poor, what he could see was extremely limited.
The white dog beside him put down his telescope inexplicably and asked:
"Smart? Why?"
"The other party has a thermal imaging camera, but they don't. Wouldn't releasing smoke bombs give the other party an advantage?"
"The issue now is not about advantages and disadvantages, they need to stay alive."
"Smoke bombs are indeed a tactic to quench thirst, but what if they were quick enough?"
"It takes at least a minute to switch the thermal imager to adapt to fighting under thermal imaging. This minute is enough for them to do a lot of things."
"Can you run?"
"I probably can't run away."
"Keep reading, their ideas are very advanced."
"How do you compare with us?"
Bai Gou asked subconsciously.
"To be honest, I feel like I'm seeing my own shadow."
After Chen Chen finished speaking, he raised the telescope again.
And just as he expected, the militants did not intend to use the smoke to evacuate, but quickly launched a counterattack after the smoke dispersed.
A large number of homemade incendiary bombs were thrown, and a circle of fire instantly ignited in the center of the battlefield.
The line of sight of the thermal imaging camera was blocked. Taking advantage of this "blinding" gap, the militants launched a strong counterattack.
Light and heavy machine guns hit the water in the sand and dust, and precision shooters ventured out to shoot. In just a few seconds, more than four members of the special forces fell to the ground.
"Holy crap. Is this an armor-piercing bullet??"
"What kind of gun did the other party use?"
From Chen Chen's position, although he could not clearly see the real extent of the opponent's injuries, judging from the spreading blood stains on the ground, the bullets should have indeed caused damage to the target wearing a body armor.
Moreover, the killing effect is not the same as that of large-caliber bullets that cause blood and flesh to fly everywhere. It should not be shot by a heavy machine gun.
"We have to go."
Chen Chen said in a low voice:
"We can't watch this excitement anymore. If we continue watching, don't let them vent their anger on us."
After hearing his words, Xia Xing replied:
"I have just informed the Syrian government that they have announced our identity. Now we belong to the Syrian government forces. The other side should not attack us without confirmation."
"That's impossible to say."
Chen Chen smiled mockingly and replied:
"If they do catch bin Laden, then everything will be fine."
"But if we are not caught, our safety may not be guaranteed."
"Let's go, we can't intervene anyway, don't risk your life."
"clear."
Chen Chen has made a decision, and it is naturally impossible for everyone in the Dongfeng Corps to object.
After a while, all vehicles were ready, and the Dongfeng Corps began to maneuver toward the No. 1 evacuation point.
Chen Chen glanced at the battlefield in the rear with some nostalgia, where the two sides were still exchanging fierce fire, but the resistance of the militants was obviously weakened.
Even though their technical level, equipment level, and battlefield awareness are all lagging behind, they can survive for 15 minutes, which is really ridiculously strong.
Chen Chen was very curious about where they came from, because he knew that such a team appeared in Syria, especially as bin Laden's "personal bodyguards" in Syria, not to mention what they planned to do, just this one "Existence" already represents many things.
If there is a chance to get their intelligence, even if bin Laden cannot be defeated, in theory it will not be a big loss.
However, now is clearly not the time.
——
Maybe, take a little risk?
Leave a small team behind and try to take a look at the center of the battlefield after the battle is over?
Yes, this is the choice to maximize profits.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen decisively issued the order.
Then, under the cover of sand and dust, a team of five people left the convoy and began to advance on foot toward the battlefield.
The distance is 3 kilometers, the terrain is flat, and it takes about 10 minutes to reach the destination on foot.
At this time, the battle on the opposite side should have just ended.
But it’s hard to say whether they will evacuate in a short time.
Wearing tin foil masking suits used to avoid aerial thermal imaging detection, Chen Chen, Li Bang, Bai Gou, Lin He, and Xia Xing walked quickly. After a 6-minute trek, the gunfire in the war zone finally stopped. , five people approached the militant mortar position 800 meters away from the combat zone.
Chen Chen crouched down and tried his best to avoid making large movements to attract the attention of the air units. At the same time, he began to check the bodies of the people on the ground and the equipment they used.
"Ordinary 5 ordinary M224 mortars, nothing special."
"Ordinary Arabs, ordinary bearded men. At least these artillerymen really don't have any problems."
Chen Chen frowned. He didn't find anything unusual in the destroyed artillery position.
Is it really a coincidence, or am I thinking too much?
The five people quickly moved laterally away from the artillery position to avoid possible infantry searches. Just two minutes after they withdrew, the US assault team that had ended the battle began to search for the artillery position.
There is no doubt that this proves that they have completed cleaning and searching the center of the battlefield, and they did not find the target they wanted!
At this moment, Chen Chen was even more nervous than them.
He was like a witness at the scene of a gang fight. After watching the gang fight, the other party failed to find the goods he wanted and began to expand the search scope.
He didn't know if the other party would find him.
Of course, he was also extremely curious about where the "goods" worth thousands of gold were.
A few minutes later, the five-person team moved to a more secluded observation position and hid under a sand dune covered by sparse vegetation.
From this angle, they could clearly observe the conditions at the scene, and just as Chen Chen expected, the battle and search were nearing the end, and the special forces involved in the operation had begun to evacuate.
Two helicopters took off first carrying the wounded, and fighter jets in the air followed after a final round of search.
The remaining team members are gathering all the bodies for final identification.
However, they found nothing.
It was not until 20 minutes later that all the special forces who had experienced a fierce exchange of fire withdrew, but they did not take away even a single body.
Looking at the helicopter gradually disappearing, Chen Chen looked puzzled.
Just like that, just leave?
This operation was undoubtedly a failure, but they actually accepted their failure and gave up calmly?
Call it unreasonable, they really have no other choice.
The armistice period has not ended yet, and negotiations are still ongoing. If they do not withdraw now, it will have a significant impact on the "strategic success" they hope to achieve.
But you have to say it's reasonable
Chen Chen also felt that this was not their way of doing things.
Full of questions, after all the opponents evacuated, Chen Chen finally led the team into the center of the battlefield for the first time.
There were corpses everywhere, and craters formed by the bombing of large-yield explosives.
The incendiary bombs thrown by the militants burned the ground black, and in some corners, tiny flames were still burning.
"Lower the alert and tell the convoy not to come back yet."
"There may be drones monitoring the situation in the sky, so try to avoid exposure as much as possible."
"clear."
After receiving Chen Chen's order, Bai Gou immediately conveyed it to the rear. Immediately afterwards, Chen Chen walked to the "morgue" where Lao Mei conducted corpse identification and began to examine the corpses on the ground one by one.
Most of the bodies were Arabs, which was normal.
However, the face of one of the corpses made Chen Chen freeze on the spot.
Asian.
East Asians with unusually obvious features!
Chen Chen took a deep breath. At this moment, an incredible thought flashed through his mind.
Chaisili?
It's indeed possible.
They have indeed projected power to Syria in the near future, and they have indeed established a part of their "presence" here.
This can completely explain the familiarity Chen Chen felt from this armed group, because their fighting methods were all learned from the Dongfeng Corps!
But the question is, why do they do this?
They had just reached cooperation with the Syrian government forces, and then they turned around and supported the enemies of the government forces?
Moreover, he still risked the disapproval of the world to support a notorious terrorist? !
Are they crazy or stupid? Are the leaders of Chaisili so confused?
To take a step back, even if they really did it, Jackal would not be able to hide it from him.
The cooperative relationship between him and him is a "composite cooperation" that is more stable and transcends emotions. No matter what angle he considers, he should not betray the Dongfeng Corps.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen took a deep breath and stood up. His eyes scanned the body again, and it was at this glance that he discovered something unusual.
wrong.
These people died too determinedly.
Almost no one was shot in the back, they were all killed in crossfire.
However, in the later stages of the battle, these militants were clearly at a complete disadvantage. Even if they didn't vote, they should at least run away, right?
Their performance is not like a dead end, but more like stalling for time.
The target is still running.
He's not dead yet!
Where is he?
Chen Chen looked around subconsciously, but at this moment, the sound of a camel suddenly came from the radio.
"Shipwreck, you can retreat."
"The United States has just informed the Syrian government forces of their raid."
"They confirmed that bin Laden had been killed."