Chapter 617 Rescue
Chen Chen never thought that he would fall on the battlefield.
That's right, he didn't think about it, not that he didn't expect it.
Before the mission began, that strong self-confidence always supported his body and brain to operate at high intensity, maintaining the most extreme and powerful state.
In that state, he even felt that he could wipe out all the enemies by himself, and he didn't even think about failure or death.
But in the end, the bullet still pulled him back to reality and interrupted his invincible state.
The bad news is that pneumothorax in high-altitude environments can really kill people.
The good news is that the battle is over, and the last enemy he needs to deal with is his own injuries.
Chen Chen's chest was cut open by a knife, and the severe pain directly woke him up from his coma.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw a familiar figure.
It was not Xiaoyu, but Pingchuan.
"Don't move, you won't die."
Pingchuan's eyes were calm and his arms were stable.
He was followed by an assistant, and Chen Chen was surprised to find that it was Li Bang's sister, Li Zhu.
Obviously, the latter was not capable of truly performing battlefield first aid missions, but Pingchuan still brought her out, probably just to let her experience the real battlefield.
And Li Zhu's performance was also quite good - at least, she was not frightened by Pingchuan's clean and neat action of cutting Chen Chen's chest.
The cold wind poured directly into Chen Chen's lungs from the wound, and Chen Chen's whole body was twitching uncontrollably in pain.
He subconsciously asked:
"Are you going to do a thoracotomy here? Don't you want me to live?"
"If you don't open your chest now, you will definitely die."
Li Bang handed the scalpel to Li Zhu behind him, and then replied:
"Don't worry, it's just a small operation."
"The complete operation will be done after we withdraw to the other side of the Russian border."
"You are unlucky. The last bit of kinetic energy of the bullet actually broke your ribs. The probability of this happening is less than one percent."
"However, in a way, you are also lucky."
"If the bullet penetrated, you would be dead now."
".This bulletproof vest is unreliable."
Chen Chen complained with difficulty.
"It's not that the bulletproof vest is unreliable, it's that the bullets they used have problems."
"Try to take the bullets back for research, maybe there will be a breakthrough discovery."
"Needle, prepare to suture."
Pingchuan said the last sentence to Li Zhu.
Li Zhu handed over the equipment swiftly, and Pingchuan sutured Chen Chen's wound with great effort, and then poured all the expensive hemostatic gel on Chen Chen's wound.
It took no more than two minutes from his arrival to the completion of the treatment.
Immediately afterwards, he took a general look at the conditions of the other two seriously injured soldiers, gave Li Bang a simple injection of adrenaline, and immediately started to treat another injured person with a ruptured spleen.
Without any unnecessary movements, he cut open the abdomen with one knife, cut off the spleen with one knife, and then used hemostatic forceps to fix and stop the bleeding.
His purpose of saving people is simple, just live, it doesn't matter if it's good or not.
In just five minutes, when the Georgian military's Su-25km left, the team also began to evacuate to the north.
Chen Chen was lying on a stretcher, bumping along the way. He was in a very bad condition, and he could even feel his life slipping away. However, under the effect of a large dose of adrenaline, his consciousness was extremely clear, so clear that he was "excited".
"What's the situation now? Where should we retreat?"
Although every time he spoke, it would bring extra burden to his injured lungs, but he really couldn't control his urge to speak.
Shi Dakai, who was standing by, first glanced at Pingchuan, and after the other party nodded in confirmation, he opened his mouth to answer:
"This place is 12 kilometers away from Elbrus National Park in a straight line. We have to cross the entire mountain range to reach Camp No. 1."
"But don't worry, you don't need to run."
"After we get down the mountain, there will be snowmobiles to pick us up. We will reach the nearest passable road in half an hour."
"After we get to the road, we will change cars immediately and reach the camp in 20 minutes."
"There are helicopters and medical teams to pick us up there. Don't worry, we will be in time."
Shi Dakai said "don't worry" twice in a row. In fact, he was not saying it to Chen Chen, but to comfort himself.
Obviously, he was more worried about Chen Chen's injury than Chen Chen himself, because he always felt that Chen Chen's injury this time was inseparable from himself.
As a leader, Chen Chen should not have charged into battle long ago.
Even if he had to fight on the front line, he should not have carried out such a dangerous and highly confrontational mission.
I should have handed over the task of dealing with SSSG to him, and I would have taken over his position to command the front line.
If that were the case, the person lying on the stretcher now could be me.
——
But there are no ifs in this world.
At that time, I didn't know that SSSG could be so fragile, and I didn't know that the troops deployed by Davis on the mountain could be so strong.
Our side was well prepared.
Heavy weapons, control weapons, supply support.
We even had the advantage of intelligence in front of them for the first time.
But even so, our side could only be regarded as a miserable victory.
The mission was completed, that's all.
Shi Dakai had even secretly made plans in his mind. If Chen Chen fell here, he would do nothing after taking over the Dongfeng Corps, and only greet the old Americans.
Looking at Chen Chen, who was already a little confused, Shi Dakai continued:
"The Georgian side is tightening border control, and their army troops are setting out from Mestia to outflank the border."
"We're only a few minutes ahead of them and if something happens, everyone has to speed up."
"You have to hold on, maybe you have to come down and run by yourself."
Hearing Shi Dakai's words, even Chen Chen, who was unconscious, couldn't help but want to curse.
Should I come down and run by myself?
Are you kidding me?
He was already injured like this. If he exercised any more strenuously, he would probably die on the spot.
The joke was inappropriate, but Chen Chen couldn't ask for more from him.
At this time, the entire team had passed through the ridge on the side of Ushba Mountain and began to descend. In the air, the two Su-25KMs that had completed the ground attack mission still did not leave. It seemed that they wanted to use their high-altitude advantage to find targets on the ground. enemy.
Once they are discovered, the team on the ground will have no chance of counterattack.
——
To put it more accurately, there was no chance to escape, let alone counterattack.
But soon, Chen Chen, who was facing the sky, discovered that the two ground attack aircraft suddenly turned at an alarmingly sharp angle, and then quickly fled to the other side of the mountain.
This scene made him suddenly wake up, and then asked:
"What happened? How did they leave?"
Shi Dakai looked back at the retreating fighter jet and replied calmly:
"Caught by fire control radar."
At the same time, on the other side, in Xiaoyu's office.
During these two days, all her other work had basically been suspended, so all her energy was focused on that mountain and the ongoing tasks on that mountain.
Due to the high confidentiality and sensitivity of the mission, all intelligence and information should be avoided on paper as much as possible. Even if paper information exists, it will be quickly destroyed.
Therefore, it was rare that there were no documents piled on her desktop, but only a bare desktop and two cups of tea that had completely gone cold.
Sitting opposite her was her teacher and her former superior, but now, the two sides were talking as equals.
Xiaoyu frowned. After listening to the other party's briefing, she waved her hand to interrupt the other party who was still describing more details, and said bluntly:
"We don't need to discuss so many details now. What I'm concerned about now is whether the Dongfeng Corps team can be withdrawn?"
The words of the man opposite had reached his throat but she blocked them back. After a two-second pause, he finally answered:
"Given the current situation, it's hard to say."
"But living is not a big problem."
"As far as I know, the shipwreck has been seriously injured in previous operations, most likely due to lung problems."
"The response team has already given him emergency medical treatment. You know that Pingchuan person. In his hands, even if the King of Hell wants to sink the ship and die at the third watch, he can still stay until the fifth watch."
"However, as you said, the biggest problem now is not staying alive, but withdrawing."
"You just took this position not long ago, but the methods you used were too radical."
"Let me not talk about the Dongfeng Corps' blasting of the SSSG base. Just talk about the issue of radar exposure. Do you know how serious the consequences will be?"
"The Georgian military is already in a state of chaos. If there is another fire control radar exposure, it is really possible for them to directly enter a state of war."
"The cost of doing this is too high for us."
"But if you don't, the cost will be even greater."
Xiaoyu interrupted the other party again, and then said:
"I have no personal feelings involved in this matter."
"You actually know better than I do that Sunken must survive this mission."
"If he dies, the entire Dongfeng Corps will inevitably fall apart. The situation we have finally managed and the path we have finally explored will immediately come to nothing."
"Don't say I can't accept it. Even the higher-ups, after investing so many resources, would never allow this to happen."
"So, this issue does not need to be discussed."
"What's more, the fire control irradiation is just an illusion, and we didn't really send fighter jets there."
"What's the difference?"
The man couldn't help but said amusedly:
"You said it was electronic interference, but others determined it was fire control radiation. Aren't the consequences still the same?"
"It's different. At least the Russian side can be excluded from this matter, and the situation will be limited to a relatively controllable range."
Xiaoyu replied without any doubt.
".Even if what you said is right."
The man shook his head helplessly and continued:
"But how do you plan to handle the next situation?"
"Someone will be responsible for the finishing touches."
Xiaoyu pondered for a moment, and then replied:
"Georgia seems to have suffered heavy losses, but in fact it just lost an SSG team of less than 30 people."
"This matter can be entirely blamed on the Abkhaz armed forces. They are radicals to begin with. Isn't it normal for them to do such a thing?"
"You just push back? The Abkhaz armed forces are seeking to join the Russian regular army. At this point, are they willing to take the blame?"
The man asked again.
"Now is the time to take sides."
"This issue does not require in-depth discussion. In short, Abkhazia will definitely recognize it, and Georgia will definitely accept this result."
"It is impossible for our work to be without any risks from beginning to end. I think we are spoiled by the Dongfeng Corps. We always feel that we can solve many difficult problems effortlessly with their strength."
“But really, isn’t that how our jobs were done before they came along?”
"Games, struggles, losses and gains, but it never stops, right?"
".really."
The man sighed and finally nodded:
"Let's leave the finishing touches to the closing moments."
"Now, if you have any other plans, you'd better talk to me first."
"You know, I need to be responsible for internal communication. Regarding resource scheduling, I at least need to have the right to know."
"I plan to send the sunken ship directly to Saudi Arabia for treatment."
"Saudi?"
The man frowned and asked:
"With the resources we have at hand now, it will take three transfers to fly from the border to Saudi Arabia, which will take at least 40 hours. He will not die, but he will not be able to survive that long."
"Why not fly to Turkmenistan as originally planned? The medical conditions there are definitely enough for him to survive."
"But there's no guarantee he'll make a full recovery."
Xiaoyu said decisively:
"What we want is not a sunken ship that is barely alive. What we want is a sunken ship that can continue to maintain control over the Dongfeng Corps after recovery and continue to lead them to do great things."
"So, he has to go to Saudi Arabia."
"I have already contacted the medical team. He can have surgery immediately after landing to ensure that he gets the best treatment and recovers in the shortest time."
"Where's the route? Where's the plane?"
The man continued to ask:
"Resources are a big problem. We don't have so many available resources. How can you still make an airplane out of thin air?"
"This plane also needs to cross the airspace of Georgia, Turkey, and Iraq one after another. How do you coordinate?"
"I'm uncoordinated."
Xiaoyu took a deep breath and then said:
"I leave it to the Americans to coordinate."
"The matter has been done. From now on, no matter how disgusting they are with the Dongfeng Corps, they can only hold their noses and admit it."
"They have to take some practical action. I don't need their planes. Russia will provide them."
"I just need them to coordinate with the three countries to open their airspace and let this plane pass."
"If the plane does not land smoothly in Saudi Arabia, all the debt will be borne by them."
"We already have three trump cards against them. After weighing the balance, rather than letting us play out all three trump cards, they should choose to let the sinking ship live."
".Understood."
The man nodded and replied:
"I'll arrange the flight, and you'll take care of the US side."
"no problem."
Xiaoyu answered decisively, and from this moment on, everyone only had one goal left.
Keep the wreck alive.
This massive rescue operation became the last part of the mission.
No one can predict the final result, but Xiaoyu is very confident. She believes that Chen Chen will not fall here.