Chapter 579: Remove the fuse
"The result is out. We will go directly to Salala by land transportation instead of Wadi Halfa."
"The whole journey takes 6 hours, along the coastline."
"The team is too large, and the target is too obvious during the day. We will set off immediately!"
In the temporary airport, Nighthawk finally received the final order.
As expected by Chen Chen, they still couldn't take the safer sea route in the end.
This means that the risks they will face are increasing exponentially.
You know, Sudan has just experienced a divided civil war. Various armed factions in the country are acting independently. On the Egyptian border in the north of Sudan, there are various tribal armed forces and JD elements, which is very dangerous.
Of course, with the protection of signal flags, the probability of these armed elements causing a big wave is very small. What Chen Chen is most worried about is another problem.
That is, the scattered armed forces in northern Sudan may be used by some force to become an obstacle to this operation.
If this happens, then this operation can be directly declared a failure anyway.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen said:
"We must move forward in two groups."
"One group is empty, and the other group is loaded with cargo."
"In this way, if there is a risk of intelligence leakage and exposure of combat intentions, we at least have room to turn around."
"Otherwise, once we are targeted by NATO, fighter jets taking off from Egypt can fly directly over our heads, and we will not even have room to resist!"
"I know."
Nighthawk nodded immediately and replied:
"The plan is this, we are responsible for escorting the cargo to the designated location, and you lead a shadow convoy to the west."
"After arriving near Abatela, you quickly disengage and evacuate south along the Nile River."
"Let us be bait?"
Chen Chen With a frown on his face, Nighthawk smiled bitterly and replied:
"If possible, I would also like to be the bait, because your job is much safer. If the intelligence is not leaked, you may not even be attacked."
"But the question is, can you deploy missiles? Can you locate the position of the aircraft carrier? Can you carry out a quick strike?"
"Obviously, none of them."
"So, you can only do what you can do."
"Don't complain, we are just working for a bigger boss."
"No one can survive. You know, we are facing the threat of an entire aircraft carrier fleet."
At this point, Chen Chen was speechless.
He knew that what Nighthawk said was correct.
Attacking an aircraft carrier is not as simple as just firing a missile. The most likely scenario is that in the first second after the missile is launched, the radar of the aircraft carrier fleet has already discovered the high-speed target, and then quickly locates the launch site, completes the orbit solution, and makes a decision within 30 seconds to launch a counterattack.
Then, the ship-borne missiles will destroy the Nighthawk's launch position with thunderous force, and the air strikes that will follow will make their chances of evacuation extremely slim.
Under the siege, they may really only rely on luck to survive
In this case, what is there to complain about?
Chen Chen took a deep breath and said:
"Get ready to go, where is the car?"
Nighthawk did not answer, but made a gesture.
In an instant, a circle of bright lights lit up outside the temporary airport.
Then, various hoisting machinery began to enter the site. Within a few minutes, the "cargo" was loaded. After everyone got on the car, the two convoys parted ways.
The convoy was moving very fast, and the engine of the truck was obviously modified. This may be a tradition of the Russians.
After all, they have a truck convoy that can run at a top speed of 270 kilometers in Dakar.
In just less than two hours, Chen Chen's convoy had crossed the desert and arrived near the Nile River. From here, the convoy will go all the way north to the "nest" where the JD armed forces gathered.
Along the way, Chen Chen kept communicating the details of the mission with Nighthawk via radio.
Following his guidance, Chen Chen completed the docking with the Sudanese contact personnel, determined the final evacuation location, and finally truly understood the full picture of the plan.
At the beginning, he only proposed a plan to attack the Eisenhower.
According to this plan, the Russians did a huge amount of work in a very short time.
They originally planned to pry the Sudanese government and AQTN to reach an agreement, and directly hand over the missiles to AQTN after entering Sudan, and their personnel would lead the launch of the missiles under the supervision and guidance of the Russian special forces.
But after the Mogadishu incident, the militants of AQTN also keenly realized the huge risks behind this matter, so they temporarily proposed that the missiles could not be transported to their base camp, but should go directly to Salala to carry out the attack mission there.
There is no doubt that they are afraid.
They are afraid that their position will be exposed and that the Americans will go crazy and wipe them out.
They must make limited cuts and limit the price they pay to a relatively acceptable range.
So, the situation has developed to the current situation.
Six hours later, after the deployment, the signal flag will immediately launch an attack on the Eisenhower aircraft carrier formation in the Red Sea.
According to their prediction, at that time, the US aircraft carrier formation will just pass through the waters west of Jeddah, and the missiles can break through the coastal radar monitoring of Egypt and Saudi Arabia at a very tricky angle and go straight to the target.
Their goal may not be to hit the aircraft carrier directly, but when three missiles appear over the aircraft carrier formation, the whole world will be shocked.
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However, before that, Chen Chen must make arrangements for some things.
The missile attack on the aircraft carrier formation must be carried out at the same time as the attack on the Syrian coalition forces. Only in this way can NATO's air defense warning not be raised in advance, and the attack in Syria can achieve the expected effect.
According to the previous communication, Yang Shu has left Hasakah and led the team to organize reconnaissance along the border of Aleppo Province. It is currently near Gilis.
They identified several high-value targets, but still failed to locate the specific location of DEVGRU.
Chen Chen judged that DEVGRU may have left Syria.
After all, the number of people they can flexibly deploy is limited, and the DEVGRU that appeared in Mogadishu is likely to be the same as the one in Syria.
Therefore, Chen Chen decisively gave up the retaliatory action that was almost impossible to achieve results.
Since the big brother is gone, let the younger brother take the blame.
He asked Yang Shu to continue to approach, lock the temporary airport deployed by the Turkish army in Gilis, and attack the air assault troops there.
If this attack is successful, then in the subsequent operations, the pressure on the Syrian government forces will be greatly reduced, and the attack on the homeland may also continue to increase the anti-war sentiment in Turkey.
After all, they are not a fighting nation that shouts to launch a war of annihilation and fights more and more when they are bombed.
They will definitely be afraid, they will definitely hesitate, and they will definitely retreat.
And as long as they start to retreat, the end of this battle will soon come.
On the other side, Damascus.
In a secret office in the People's Palace, two middle-aged men sat opposite each other.
Sitting on the left was Bashar al-Assad, the then President of Syria, and sitting on the right was a person who should not have been here.
Suhail.
He had not taken off his bulletproof vest yet, and his face was covered with dust and frost from the battlefield. It was obvious that he had just arrived in Damascus and immediately came to Bashar without stopping.
In fact, until now, he didn't know what Bashar wanted to say to him.
However, from the other party's eyes, he could also see that today's conversation must be of great significance.
It might even affect the entire war situation and the future direction of the entire country.
Therefore, Suhail did not dare to slack off. He sat upright and looked at Bashar, waiting for him to speak.
Bashar stood up and handed a cup of hot tea that had been prepared long ago to Suhail, and then said:
"Suhail, I don't want to say too much useless nonsense to you."
"The reason why I asked you to come to see me is just to get the most direct and true information from you."
"So, I hope that in the next conversation, you will not hide anything, and don't try to convey any "overly optimistic" speculation to me."
"I just want you to tell me the current situation of the war in a realistic way, where we lost and where we won."
"Now, let's start from Raqqa."
"What is the situation in Raqqa now?"
Hearing Bashar's words, Suhail frowned slightly.
After hesitating for a few seconds and organizing his words, he answered:
"Mr. President, the situation in Raqqa is actually a vague question."
"I don't want to perfunctorily answer you with a bunch of military terms and data, but it is also difficult for me to fully describe the situation there in simple language."
"So, I can only tell you a few facts."
"The first fact is also the most obvious fact."
"We have completely lost Raqqa, and there is no possibility of regaining it in a short time."
"The second fact is that in the direction of Raqqa, our military deployment, combat equipment, and troop combat effectiveness are all backward, and we are not the opponent of Turkey and the so-called coalition forces at all."
"The third fact is that the tactic of attacking Turkey's logistics supply line is completely wrong, which will only consume our strength in vain."
"The fourth fact is that we almost have no chance."
After the voice fell, Bashar's eyes changed instantly.
Then, he asked:
"What do you mean there is no chance?"
"Literally."
Suhail continued calmly:
"We can't defeat our many enemies on the front battlefield. Even if the Free Army is eliminated, more Democratic Army and Equality Army will emerge."
"At the same time, Turkey's attack is not just for the so-called "justice". They have almost revealed their territorial ambitions."
"On the other hand, ISIS extremist armed forces have not been completely eliminated. If we can't end the war in a short time and free up our hands to fight them, they will inevitably continue to grow and develop."
"The whole of Syria will be torn apart, and our country will no longer exist."
"Why do you make such a judgment?"
Bashar looked into Suhail's eyes and continued to ask:
"Russia has intervened, and most people in the decision-making community are quite optimistic about the future situation, but you are exactly the opposite."
"Tell me, why is this?"
"It's simple."
Suhail put down the cup in his hand and said word by word:
"There are limits to Russia's involvement."
"If they really intend to help us win this war, there is no way Raqqa will be lost."
"They had the means and the ability, but they didn't do it."
"Isn't that obvious enough?"
"The so-called 'intervention' they can accept is extremely limited. All we can do is use this limited intensity to provide some help to our own army."
"It is unrealistic and impossible to rely solely on them to win the war."
"Your thoughts are the same as mine."
Bashar's face suddenly softened, and then he leaned on the sofa and said:
"I didn't misjudge you, and Issam didn't misjudge you either."
"You need to take on greater responsibilities - but before that, I have one more question."
"Where is your reconnaissance team now?"
"Which one?"
Suhail was keenly aware of the trap in this question, but he did not choose to be honest the first time.
"You know which one I'm talking about."
"The one on the border."
".They have crossed the border and are heading to Gillis to organize reconnaissance."
"Has the location of the Turkish army's temporary airport been determined?"
Bashar continued to ask.
".confirmed."
Suhail slowly raised his head and asked:
"Did our proposal pass?"
"No."
Bashar shook his head slightly and replied:
"That's why you're sitting here today."
"In order to advance your battle plan, I withstood considerable resistance."
"These resistances are so great that they cannot be eliminated by conventional means."
"So, I need you."
"Tonight, within 20 minutes, you need to solve my problem in your own way."
"After that, Issam will take over as commander-in-chief."
"The missile has arrived near Homs and we all want to press the button, but before that we have to remove the safety first."
"Do you get me?"
".I see."
Suhail nodded again and then asked:
"The list. I mean, where are the targets?"
"Someone will tell you. All you have to do is show up."
"I see."
Suhail stood up, while Bashar walked to the door and opened the office door.
Four heavily armed soldiers walked up to Suhail, and Suhail slowly took the gun they handed over. At this moment, his heart finally ignited hope for this war again.
Ten minutes later, intensive gunfire rang out in the People's Palace.
The blood flowed into the fountain under the steps. The flames that burned that night complemented the blood-red fountain, creating a strange but extremely heroic scene.