Chapter 578 150 minutes behind
Half an hour after arriving at the temporary airport, the plane arranged by Xia Xing arrived as scheduled.
Xia Xing's calculations can be said to be extremely accurate. With the loading capacity of DHC-5 and the size and weight of FATEH-110, after the plane was equipped with a set of launchers and three missiles, the remaining load was only 400 kilograms, which was just enough to accommodate the four people of the Dongfeng Corps and the combat equipment prepared in advance.
Moreover, the cabin of this plane had been almost completely emptied. The tip of the missile warhead was less than two meters away from the driver's seat, and Chen Chen and the other four were squeezed in this two-meter narrow space.
The pilot who flew the plane had a typical Russian face. The two sides did not communicate at all. They just started the flight mission immediately after simply confirming their identities.
Then, accompanied by violent vibrations, the DHC-5 took off from the uneven dirt runway, rushed directly into the sky, and flew towards the southwest Sudan border.
The flight range of this plane is only 1,200 kilometers, so after entering South Sudan, Xia Xing arranged a second temporary airport for resupply.
During the process, the flight of this plane was not disturbed at all.
The reason is simple. There is no such thing as "air force" or "radar" in all the areas they crossed.
After taking off again, the plane turned north and arrived over Khartoum after 3 hours.
Here, the radar of the North Sudan Army Air Defense Force successfully identified the plane, and the Air Force sent two strong five escorts.
It is undeniable that when Chen Chen saw the familiar figure outside the window of the plane, he was a little excited.
However, he also knew very well that this did not mean that the other party was his friendly army.
This mission and this action are essentially a transaction, and he is the "escort" of the goods to be traded.
Once any details are handled improperly in the process, it is not only likely to lead to the breakdown of cooperation, but also the four of his own people are likely to be explained here.
Therefore, before the plane continued to fly to Port Sudan and landed, Chen Chen gave a final briefing to the other three people.
The "warning" significance of this briefing is far greater than its intelligence significance.
"In 5 minutes, we will land near Port Sudan."
"After arrival, we will continue to perform security escort missions, and only perform security escort missions."
"We will hand over the goods to Russian personnel, and we will no longer take the initiative to intervene unless the other party makes a request."
"In other words, after getting off the plane, what we have to do is not to look, listen, or talk, just deliver the goods."
"It will take 11 hours of offshore shipping or 6 hours of land transportation from Port Sudan to the final destination."
"Our mission is to ensure that the goods are not damaged or other accidents occur during transportation. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Three people in the cabin Answer immediately, and then Li Bang shouted and asked:
"Who is Russia sending this time?"
"I don't know!"
Chen Chen answered:
"This is not something we should care about!"
"After the things arrive in Sudan, our mission will be mostly completed!"
"Next, we only need to follow the team to carry out the mission and ensure our existence - or to put it more clearly, to replace a certain force, that's enough."
"So, put away your curiosity. If you don't need to fight, don't take the initiative to find a war, understand?"
"Understood!"
Everyone answered again, and at this time, the tires of the plane had begun to rub against the ground.
After the violent impact of the ground, the speed of the plane finally stabilized.
Chen Chen's head hit the seat several times, and even with the protection of the helmet, he felt that he was about to have a concussion.
"Damn. Don't these Russian pilots know that they are transporting important items?"
"If it breaks, everything we did before will be in vain."
While complaining, Chen Chen stood up.
Sitting in a twisted position for a long time made his legs numb. After struggling to get out of the cabin, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
There was no huge crane or machinery as expected, no well-equipped Russian special forces, and even no Sudanese military personnel appeared.
The two J-5s had returned after completing the escort mission. At this moment, they were in a wilderness.
There were no lights on the temporary runway, and several flares that had been burned out were emitting the last light.
Looking a little further away, there was a desolate next door and a dark black sky.
No one could be seen in the venue. After the engine of the plane was turned off, the air was so quiet that it was even a little scary.
"Turn on the communication."
"Turn on the night vision goggles, release the weapons, and prepare for battle."
Chen Chen spoke in a low voice, and his legs, which had just been inconvenient to move, miraculously regained vitality.
He walked down the gangway carefully and observed the slightest movement around him.
And at the moment when his figure appeared, red heat signals suddenly emerged one after another in the sand in front of him.
Chen Chen raised his gun and aimed forward vigilantly, and the three people behind him immediately lay on the ground and took a defensive posture.
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But fortunately, their worries were unnecessary.
Those heat signals gradually took on human shapes. Chen Xing looked at the lights on their chests and used his arms to send the agreed flag signal.
"Friendly forces."
Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief and lowered the muzzle of his gun, but he did not relax his vigilance.
It was not until those empty-handed figures stopped ten meters in front of him that he finally took off his night vision goggles and looked at the face of the person coming.
It was undoubtedly a Maozi face, but it seemed a little familiar.
Before he could speak, the Maozi on the opposite side stretched out his hand first and said with a smile:
"Long time no see, Mr. Shipwreck."
"Don't you remember me?"
"I think the first time we met was in Turkey."
Turkey.
As soon as this word came out, coupled with the other party's poor English, Chen Chen suddenly remembered who he was.
After killing Andrea in Turkey, he was the one who helped his evacuation on the beach!
After several months, I didn't expect that I would meet him again, and in a new round of missions!
Chen Chen stretched out his hand in astonishment, and said with a little sigh:
"It turned out that it was your signal flag that came."
"I thought that your superiors would at most send a relatively elite mercenary group, just like they did in Mogadishu."
"It is undeniable that it was a stupid decision."
The visitor laughed unabashedly, and then said:
"In fact, if we can get the combat mission intelligence in advance, deploying us to Mogadishu is the best choice."
"The combat effectiveness of the mercenaries of the Slavic Corps is not weak, but compared with DEVGRU, it is still far behind."
"Maybe we shouldn't talk about this now-my code name is Nighthawk, and I'm glad to see you again."
"I'm glad too."
Chen Chen said from the bottom of his heart.
At this point in the mission, he can be said to have formed a stress response to the unreliability of the Russians, so much so that when he was sitting on the plane just now, he was worried that the pilot in front of him might fly to the wrong place or forget to contact the Sudanese military, causing the plane to be directly destroyed.
But fortunately, after the equipment was loaded onto the plane, all operations went quite smoothly.
This is probably one of the biggest differences between the regular army and the "outside the system".
After a brief pause, Chen Chen continued to ask:
"What is the current plan? Why don't I see any large equipment here?"
"Are we going to change the original plan? Refuel here and fly to the destination directly?"
"No, this plane is here."
Nighthawk shook his head and replied:
"This plane must not move any further north, because our destination is close to the identification range of the Egyptian air defense radar."
"We can only use water or land transportation to move forward, but the specific method cannot be decided yet."
"It can't be decided yet?!"
Chen Chen asked in amazement:
"We have all arrived, and you tell me that even the subsequent transportation method has not been decided yet?"
"What is this ridiculous plan? What went wrong?"
"The situation is complicated."
Nighthawk glanced at the three people behind Chen Chen and motioned Chen Chen to follow him.
After a slight hesitation, Chen Chen followed Nighthawk to one side.
Then, Nighthawk turned off the communication device on his body, and Chen Chen followed suit.
This is not a strict information isolation, but a "must go through the process".
Then, Nighthawk said:
"There is a problem with AQTN."
"What problem? Refusal to receive?"
Chen Chen frowned and continued to ask:
"Isn't AQTN just a cover? Do you really need their assistance, or do you really need to cooperate with them?"
"We don't need to cooperate with them."
Nighthawk shook his head and then said:
"But we need their territory."
"We need them to give up the training camp near Wadi Halfa, and we need to establish a chain of evidence through them so that they can issue a convincing statement after the attack."
"All this was already discussed before the things landed. , but because of the problem in Mogadishu, the leader of AQTN has wavered. "
"Now, some brokers in the Sudanese military are communicating with them further. If the communication goes well, we can continue to deliver the goods by water as planned."
"However, if the communication is not smooth, we need to implement a more complicated plan."
"Of course, you don't need to consider this part. All you need to know is that if the communication is not smooth, we have to take the risk of transporting by land."
"Do you understand what this means?"
"I understand."
Chen Chen exhaled lightly, secretly cursing the ancestors of these Maozi for eighteen generations in his heart.
This mission can be said to be one of the most unstable missions he has ever seen. Accidents occurred one after another. Although the final result was good, it was really unpleasant.
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However, considering the difficulty of this mission itself, Chen Chen had to suppress his anger.
Then he asked:
"How long do we need to wait?"
"20 minutes."
Nighthawk immediately replied:
"All equipment is ready and hidden in the outer bunker."
"In 20 minutes, we will receive the next order."
"At that time, no matter which plan is implemented, we will set off immediately."
"Let your people be prepared. This is the last step. Hold on."
"clear."
Chen Chen nodded solemnly, turned and walked towards his team members.
This is indeed the final step.
No matter what, you must complete the task.
At the same time, inside the JSOC office.
Craven looked at the information in front of him with a solemn expression. After a long silence, he asked the adjutant beside him:
"Are you sure the intelligence we received is accurate?"
"The attack on the Sinkadir military camp was not only carried out by al-Shabaab militants, but also other armed factions in the city, and even some Chechen mercenaries?"
"Think it through first and then answer me."
"A simple terrorist riot is completely different from a premeditated attack involving multiple forces."
"Especially those Russians - if there is conclusive evidence that they were indeed involved in the operation, regardless of their identity, whether they were regular troops or mercenaries, the nature of the incident will change."
"This will no longer be a military issue, this will rise to a political level."
“Somalia could very well be the next Syria, you understand?”
"I totally understand."
The adjutant nodded slowly and replied:
"We are still unable to determine the specific identities of those militants, but judging from the bodies, their characteristics are highly similar to those of the Slavic Legion active in Somalia."
"Similarly, we don't know their purpose - we don't know if they were simply employed by some armed group or if they directly organized the operation."
"However, one thing is certain."
"That is, the force they invested in this attack was quite large, and the casualties were equally staggering."
"This is not the fighting style of the Slavic Legion. They are indeed crazy, but in most cases, they must be so crazy when the benefits far outweigh the returns."
"This means that the unrest in Mogadishu is just the tip of the iceberg, and the so-called purpose of 'rescuing Nader' is just a lie."
"We judged that they were not trying to save people, they were trying to kill people and silence them."
"Nadir must have more important information, but it's a pity that we didn't ask for it."
"Why didn't you ask?"
Craven asked with a frown.
"There are no interrogation conditions - judging from past experience, we have not been successful in interrogating these extremist armed leaders locally."
"So this time, we plan to transport him directly to the rear for interrogation."
"This was a misjudgment. But the good news is that we have intercepted new clues."
"What clue?"
"Al-Shabaab continues its activities after Nadir's death."
"There are new important people arriving in Mogadishu and they are quite active."
"Their purpose is currently unknown. However, we have begun preparations for the next arrest operation, and we expect the results to be available within two hours."
"This time, we will start the interrogation directly on the ground. We will not miss the opportunity again."
"Okay, as soon as possible."
Craven put down the information in his hand and continued:
"No matter what they are trying to do, we are already at least 150 minutes behind them in terms of intelligence."
"I want you to close this gap as soon as possible, otherwise."
"The consequences are likely to be serious."