Chapter 593: Network
"it's over?"
"It should be over."
Chen Chen sat down on the ground limply. In front of him were a row of wounded people, some of whom had stopped breathing forever.
After this battle, the Dongfeng Corps suffered more than 60% casualties. Most of the wounded were seriously injured, and it is very likely that they would be converted from "wounded" to "killed" within the next two hours.
Pingchuan had tried his best to do everything he could, but due to the lack of medical equipment, the wounded could only receive the most basic treatment.
Whether you can survive or not depends on your fate.
The good news is that their lives appear to be okay.
After the beheading team was completely annihilated, the battle in the city quickly came to an end.
The Turkish armored forces withdrew from Azaz and returned to the border to form a confrontation with the Syrian government forces who came to support them.
At the same time, the defenders scattered in the city also began to attack everywhere to clear out the remaining enemies. The town, which had almost changed hands, finally returned to the control of the Syrian side.
The cost is huge.
In Syria, the direct casualties caused by the fighting exceeded 3,000, and the death toll of civilians who were not able to evacuate in the future due to white phosphorus bombs, incendiary bombs, and large-scale indiscriminate shelling and bombing used by the Turkish side reached 600.
Abboud's armored vehicles were wiped out, literally.
The entire city was almost burned to ashes, and fires and debris could be seen everywhere, all telling the story of the tragedy of this battle in a special way.
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But in the end, they won.
Just as Chen Chen expected, they did not win the victory on the battlefield, but in politics and public opinion.
After the crazy offensive extending along the border was fully launched, public opinion in Turkey exploded instantly.
In less than an hour, more than 4 million "refugees" have appeared on the border.
These people crowded on the highway and fled frantically towards the capital, as if they would lose their lives in their hometown if they slowed down for a second.
In fact, the distance between the Syrian army and them may be more than 100 kilometers, and even the longest-range artillery cannot touch them at all.
The Turkish government also announced and reassured in this way, but so what?
If the artillery shells can't hit, what about the missiles?
They had ballistic missiles and used them.
For civilians, this is the most terrifying threat and the one that cannot be ignored.
So, an avalanche happened.
It happened even faster than Chen Chen expected.
Two hours after the raid, the Syrian armed personnel who entered Turkey achieved the first-stage strategic goal, forming a strategic fulcrum through towns and villages that was conducive to subsequent operations, creating the basis for "protracted warfare" and "mobile warfare."
They formed a confrontation with the Turkish army that came to encircle and suppress them, and successfully maintained their position.
And this also means that the Turkish government has to compromise with Syria and have to solve the problem in a more "soft" way.
It sounds incredible, negotiating with an enemy invading territory?
But the problem is that this is actually Turkey's only solution.
Even if they want to fight back and retaliate, they will need more time under the huge civil unrest.
Negotiation is the best way to buy time.
So, while there was a ceasefire in other directions on the border, Azaz also ceased fire.
When the fighting in Azaz is over, for Chen Chen, everything in Syria is over.
He raised his head, and a red flare lit up at the main entrance of the community not far away. This was the identification friend or foe signal they had agreed on in advance.
Li Bang, who was sitting next to him, immediately stood up and waved a simple torch to indicate the location to the arriving support forces.
Two minutes later, the first medical team that was urgently gathered picked up the wounded soldiers of the Dongfeng Corps and carried away the bodies of the members who unfortunately died in the battle. However, Chen Chen remained in the community and did not leave with the team.
This is his last shift.
Chen Chen breathed a long sigh of relief and said to Li Bang:
"Li Gang, you will lead the team."
"Organize everyone who came to support and clean up the battlefield."
"Try to keep those who are alive alive. If you try to resist, you don't need me to teach you, right?"
"I see."
Li Bang nodded, turned and left.
Chen Chen took out his satellite phone from the belt around his waist and dialed the extremely familiar number.
The call was quickly connected. Before the person on the other side could speak, Chen Chen said first:
"It's all over."
"I will not be involved in what happens next."
"Overall, the way we achieved our objectives was a little different than we expected, and our casualties were much greater than expected."
"But at least, in the general direction, we have not deviated."
"How's the situation over there?"
"Can the things we agreed on before be fulfilled?"
"There are difficulties, but no problem."
A slightly cold voice came from the other end of the phone. It was obvious that it was Xiaoyu.
"Turkey is still negotiating with Syria, but as far as the current situation is concerned, Bashar has the upper hand in the negotiations."
"Multiple attacks led by NATO have triggered a chain reaction. Coupled with the previous religious turmoil, the domestic situation in Turkey is quite turbulent."
"On the other hand, Egypt has stated that it will intervene in the Syrian war. They will provide military and equipment support to attack the 'extremists' in Syria."
"It's hard to say which side they will end up on, because they are always on the fence."
"But whether their enemy is the Syrian government or NATO, it is not good news for Turkey."
"so."
"I really don't want to hear this now."
Chen Chen interrupted Xiaoyu's words, and then said tiredly:
"A lot of people died here."
"Their bodies have just been removed."
"Me, Li Gang, Lin He, and Yang Shu are all injured."
"My leg was cut by shrapnel, more than ten centimeters long, and the muscle was almost severed."
"I feel like I'm losing blood. I might not be able to say a few words for a while and I'll faint."
"Just wait a moment."
Before Chen Chen finished speaking, Xiaoyu interrupted him in return.
Then, Xiaoyu slightly raised his voice and said:
"Don't tell me that you are acting coquettishly with me now."
"It's just a minor injury, you won't die."
"Don't talk in this lifeless voice in front of me, cheer up."
"Your place is not completely safe yet. You need to stay vigilant, otherwise you will really die. Do you understand?"
After Xiaoyu finished speaking, Chen Chen couldn't help but sigh.
After a few seconds of silence, he spoke:
".I don't want to talk to you anymore. Let's find another political commissar."
"Change your uncle's political commissar!"
The angry voice sounded particularly harsh in the receiver. Chen Chen couldn't help but take the phone away, but before he could speak, Xiaoyu on the other side continued to curse.
"Give me good treatment!"
"The matter is not over yet, the battle is not over yet, now is not the time for you to vent your emotions!"
"The support sent by the Syrian government forces are not elite. They have no experience in defending important personnel and have never received any special operations training!"
"They can be used as a temporary security force, but you must personally command them!"
"The decapitation operation may be once, it may be twice, or it may be countless times."
"DEVGRU is in Gillis and we have tracked their aircraft."
"Are you sure that the one you killed is all their strength?!"
"Now listen to me, pick up the gun in your hand, and buckle the neck protector on your body armor for me!"
"I have contacted Jackal. He also has a helicopter over there. He will be there soon."
"Hold on for an hour. After I pick you up, you fly directly back to Damascus and then fly to Tunisia."
"No matter what emotions you feel, we'll talk about it when we get to Tunisia, do you understand?!"
".I am not going to Tunisia."
Chen Chen shook his head with a firm tone.
"The flight to Tunisia has to pass through the Mediterranean Sea. I'm afraid that the United States will shoot me down with missiles."
".Is this something you should worry about?"
Xiaoyu asked dumbly, but after hearing Chen Chen's half-joking tone, she finally relaxed a little.
"Who is directing the scene?"
she continued to ask.
"Bang Li, he is completely in control of the situation."
"Don't worry, I'm just complaining, I'm not as stupid as you think, okay?"
"You better be."
Xiaoyu let out a long sigh on the phone, and Chen Chen could even imagine her rolling her eyes on the other side.
"No matter what, you can't understand the principle that a person who travels a hundred miles will be half a mile."
"Now is the last step. You have done so many great things. Think about how ridiculous it would be if you died on this last step."
"Okay, I won't tell you so much anymore."
"You have bright eyes, hide them if you can."
"Intelligence update, Jackal will arrive in 40 minutes, be ready to respond."
"clear."
Chen Chen nodded and wanted to say something more, but at this moment, Gang Li's call came from not far away.
"captive!"
Chen Chen's eyes narrowed, and his aura that seemed a little relaxed just now changed instantly.
"Hang up, I have to get down to business."
"40 minutes, Mi-8 helicopter, 3 red flares for identification of friend or foe"
"clear."
With a bang, Chen Chen hung up the phone.
Then, he propped up his injured left leg and walked towards the direction of Li Gang. Under the light of many flashlights, he saw the white man lying on the ground at a glance.
A very typical American face - Chen Chen didn't know how to describe it, but he just knew that this person could never be an Arab.
"DEVGRU?"
Chen Chen asked bluntly.
"That's right."
The man on the ground seemed to have given up resistance completely. He raised his hand to slightly block the light shining on his face. After carefully staring at Chen Chen's face, he slowly shook his head and said:
"I knew those bitches in the CIA were unreliable."
"They said you were dead, but when I think about it, that's not possible."
"How could you die so easily? Even if you were to die, you wouldn't die in a beheading operation we launched."
"What a pity. To be honest, when you launched the counter-siege, I knew something was wrong."
"I should have led the team to evacuate immediately, but I underestimated your strategic level."
"Objectively speaking, your strategic vision is definitely not inferior to tactics and technology."
"Harassment at the border is a really good move. If it were me, I probably wouldn't even think of doing it."
"how do you know?"
Chen Chen interrupted the man.
"Nonsense, we have an early warning aircraft above us. When we called for support, they already informed me of the troops that can be mobilized by the Turkish side."
"Are you the boss?"
"Yes."
The man answered unabashedly.
"Why not hide your identity?"
"Does it make sense? Hide your identity and wait for you to send me to a vacuum cell?"
"Except for Satan himself, probably no one can withstand such torture. I don't want to live like a madman for the rest of my life."
"To think about it differently, if I told you who I am in advance, a lot of trouble could be avoided in advance."
".You seem confident in who you are."
"I'm Donnie Davis. Believe me, someone should have reported this name to the Syrian military in advance by now."
"As long as I live, I must be at the top of the prisoner exchange plan."
"This is the best way to prevent me from leaking secrets, because I will never have to leak secrets, because as long as I say this name, no one will try to interrogate me."
After Danny finished speaking, Chen Chen couldn't help but frown.
In fact, he had never heard of the name.
However, he believed that what the other party said was true.
On modern battlefields, especially among certain special forces, there are indeed some people who are "always in the first order of prisoner exchanges."
They already had almost unlimited privileges before they set foot on the battlefield. The purpose of this privilege was most likely not to protect them, but to protect some well-known tacit understanding.
"So what you're saying is that there's absolutely nothing I can do against you?"
"That's not true."
Downey shrugged and continued:
"Rules are just rules, but if someone insists on breaking the rules, even the most powerful country in the world cannot stop them."
"I just told you this option in advance, like a pilot behind enemy lines throwing out his own gold bars."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
"You'll be gone soon, and so will I."
"Before we separate, I want to confirm one thing."
"Are the missiles controlled by Syria related to you?"
".Do you have to ask?"
Chen Chen shook his head funnyly.
This is a question that already has an answer. Whether he answers it or not, it actually makes no sense.
"I see."
Downey breathed a sigh of relief.
"What a perfect strategy."
"The web you weaved has been unfolding since you killed Andrea in Istanbul."
"You are an absolute pessimist. You never think that Syria can win on the battlefield."
"Religion, public opinion, politics. You just use military means to leverage these things."
"Those missiles are a key deterrent and an indispensable element."
"When did you decide to bring Syrian troops into Turkey? From the moment you arrived in Istanbul?"
Downey's eyes were full of searching, but Chen Chen just shook his head and answered simply:
"You're mistaken."
"I didn't think much about it at all."
"All this is just a coincidence."