Chapter 1144 Going to die?

Chapter 1144 Going to die?

"OK, got it, thank Rhett for me."

Because the radio silence had been broken, Jack quickly received the intelligence analysis provided by the Humanoid Encyclopedia.

This was a detail that he didn't notice when he first watched the movie. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed quite possible.

As a general with outstanding merits and fighting on the front line all year round, Hammer obviously cannot be the kind of person who can't even control the morale of the military by talking on paper.

So near the end of the original play, the scene where he was betrayed by his subordinates really made Jack feel a little bit abrupt.

Now it seems that either I missed a certain foreshadowing plot, or the world automatically filled in this loophole.

Thinking about it, if all of General Hanmer's subordinates were elite soldiers and strong generals, the attack just now should not have been so anticlimactic.

The SEALs were operating in stealth mode, and the amount of ammunition they could carry was extremely limited. In order to satisfy Sonny's appetite for a light machine gun, everyone in the action team except Mason and Goolsby helped share some of the 5.56 NATO ammunition.

On General Hammer's side, two helicopters arrived when they landed on the island, among which the MH53 low-altitude Pavement had a load capacity of up to 16 tons.

It was still a long time before dawn. Even if they could not attack the prison hospital for a while, they could adopt a siege strategy and try to consume the seals' ammunition instead of hastily evacuating after casualties occurred.

But if it is true that nearly half of them are "mercenaries" who come for money, it seems to be easy to explain.

Those who collect money and perform tasks may follow orders and participate in operations, but judging from the files that Red reviewed, these people are far from elite in terms of subjective will and tactical ability.

"This may be a good breakthrough." Jason mused, "Does this mean that if we can launch a beheading operation to kill Hammer, or eliminate those who are loyal to him, the rest will not be a concern. ”

"It's hard to tell." Jack frowned, "The FBI checked General Hammer's assets. Most of his income was donated to the families of fallen soldiers. There has been no obvious flow of funds in the past two years.

I think those mercenaries obviously didn't receive much in advance. If they didn't get the money, what do you think they would do? "

Jason understood immediately and said in a deep voice, "A good commander is not afraid of the failure of an operation. Knowing that something cannot be done, retreating decisively to stop losses is the best strategy.

Assuming this is a military blackmail, like what we did in the South Sea of ​​Seris, then the general should now start thinking about retreat. "

Jack continued his train of thought, "But those mercenaries who have not received the money will not agree so easily. They are likely to force General Hammer to carry out the blackmail to the end, just like a certain Japanese who tried to trigger a war between the two countries. captain."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but feel slightly moved. In the movie, General Hammer did order to launch a missile with wrong coordinates, which eventually fell into the sea, causing a false alarm.

But that was an act of intimidation after the 40-hour deadline he left for the Pentagon reached. And from the conversation between him and his men, it can be known that he never really intended to launch a massacre attack on civilians from beginning to end.

But now the plot has changed drastically. It is hard to say whether the missile will still fall into the sea due to the wrong coordinates.

Although Jack did not know that General Hammer's trustworthy men had suffered all casualties, and the army had entered a stage of unstable morale in advance.

But as long as the opponent still has two VX missiles in their hands that can be launched at any time, and there are 81 hostages detained in the prison building, their mission has not been completed.

Jason spread out the satellite map of Alcatraz on the old operating bed, the wrinkles between his eyebrows twisting into a tight knot.

Old Man Mason had said before that there was no tunnel leading to the lighthouse at the northernmost point of the island, so the tall prison building located in the middle of the island became a solid fortification between the prison hospital and the lighthouse.

The east and west sides of the prison building are built close to the cliff, which means that if you want to get from the south end of the island to the north end, you must pass through this building on the middle high ground.

As a result, the offensive and defensive positions changed in an instant, and it was our own side's turn to have a headache.

Everyone looked at the map and felt worried. Although it was night, the other party could have a commanding view as long as they placed two observers with night vision devices in the building.

Considering that snipers were able to look directly at this area from upstairs, in other words, the seals would be discovered as soon as they left the prison hospital, unless

"Unless we wait until daybreak, wait until the foggy time in the morning to launch a raid." Deputy Ray Perry said.

The heavy fog in San Francisco is formed when relatively warm sea water and cold air meet. 365 days a year, heavy fog will rise from the sea and drift toward the city along the terrain nearly half of the time.

"But it's summer now, the least foggy time of the year in San Francisco." As a commander, Jason was used to considering problems from the most pessimistic perspective.

"Just wait, maybe the situation will change."

Jack looked at Dr. Goolsby who was removing the green "grapes" one by one. Because they successfully defended against the opponent's attack, their plan also changed. The Joint Command Center ordered them to prioritize transporting the VX poison away.

A forceful attack would almost certainly result in casualties, and who could guarantee that the other side would only have a machine gun and an anti-materiel sniper rifle.

Not to mention that there are still two VX missiles and 81 hostages to keep them at bay, but there is also an MH-60R Seahawk armed helicopter equipped with a "Hellfire" missile on the island.

Even if the other MH53 low-altitude Pavement is a military transport helicopter, it can also carry self-defense weapons.

Don't look at movies and TV shows. Helicopters usually get blown up whenever they appear, and bullets can only chase the hero's butt.

In fact, only those who have actually seen an armed helicopter will understand why this thing is called a "low-altitude tank."

The armor of heavy armed helicopters can resist large-caliber heavy machine gun bullets and even 23mm cannons. On this small island with unobstructed views, even seals would hide in underground tunnels and continue to be mice when faced with these low-altitude overlords. .

Even if Jack is given a Barrett, he can only resolutely refuse in the face of such a killer weapon. After all, fixed targets and low-speed targets are completely different things compared to helicopters that can move at high speed.

He had no idea of ​​testing the power of the 23mm cannon and Hellfire missiles with his own body.

"Dr. Goolsby, how much more time do you need?" Jack walked into the morgue and asked as he saw that the skyline in the distance was turning white.

Except for a few people in charge of security, most of the SEAL team members were busy in the morgue at the moment. Dr. Goolsby was even soaked with sweat, and his face was so pale that he seemed to be about to collapse in the next second.

There are two large boxes in the morgue at this time. The team members are cooperating with the doctor to remove the crystal clear glass balls the size of table tennis balls and put them into the sponge grooves in the box like eggs.

"This is the last one." Putting down the glass ball in his hand, Dr. Goolsby took off his gloves and let out a long sigh of relief when he watched the SEAL team member close the lid of the box.

The box comes from the low-altitude delivery of two heavy-duty rotor drones. The charge of each VX missile is 50 glass beads, and every 10 beads are connected in a string. The total of 12 missiles is 600 glass beads. It is a bit troublesome to disassemble. But the portion is not too heavy.

The idea of ​​using drones to transport these dangerous objects is not something the Joint Operations Center thinks of, because drones flying low-altitude and sea-skimming at night are almost undetectable.

Even if it is shot down on the way back, unlike the explosion that is atomized and spread into the air, VX poison will not have any catastrophic consequences if it falls into the sea. The seawater will quickly dilute it to a harmless level.

The two heavy-duty rotor drones also brought with them two individual Stinger anti-aircraft missile launchers, which was better than nothing. If the SEALs really had to face Wuzhi, they would not be helpless to fight back.

"It seems that luck is not on our side this time." Jason looked a little ugly as he watched two heavy-duty rotor drones carrying boxes flying close to the sea towards the coast.

The sun is about to rise, but the sea fog has not appeared as expected. Today, the temperature around San Francisco is quite close to that of the sea water. Without a temperature difference, there will naturally be no fog.

"Then let your strength speak for itself." Jack picked up the deputy team's SR25, pulled the bolt domineeringly, and loaded the bullet.

"We will take action as soon as daybreak. We need all team members to participate in the operation this time. Is it okay to leave the old guy and the doctor together?"

Jason asked, looking at Mason who was snoring in the corner. The full participation he mentioned included Jack, the FBI, but obviously did not include Mason and Gusby.

Jack knew he was worried that Gusby, a "weak scholar", wouldn't be able to stand up to Mason. In fact, he couldn't stand him down, but he didn't care.

"The order I received was just to let him cooperate with us to complete the mission. He has already done it, hasn't he? No matter what the outcome is, when the matter is over, he will be regarded as a hero who has saved hundreds of thousands of people."

Jason heard what he meant and raised his eyebrows in surprise, but didn't say much.

He knew that Mason was a secret prisoner belonging to the FBI, so he didn't care. If the old guy was a terrorist, Jason might still care, but judging from Jack's attitude towards him, it was obvious that he didn't.

As for the relationship between the FBI and Jack, Jason naturally chooses to favor Jack. They have carried guns and shared dirt together, experienced life and death, and even had his wife saved by him. The captain of Team B still has some emotional intelligence.

As he said, "This has nothing to do with Team B anyway."

Jack calmly glanced at the old man who was snoring loudly in the corner holding his Noveske N4, with a slight grin on his lips.

This act was too fake. There was no movement when they were chatting quietly, but now they were snoring so loudly.

However, just as Jason was calling all the team members to assemble and prepare to assign tasks, a piercing whistle suddenly echoed throughout the island, followed by General Hammer's voice.

"Task force, whether you are SEALs or DEVGRU, you have something of mine, to be precise, those 12 missiles.

I admit that you did a pretty good job before, but now I need to remind you that I not only have 81 hostages in danger, but I still have 2 missiles that can be launched at any time. "

Sure enough, what is supposed to come will eventually come, although it is not clear why the other party delayed it for so long.

Jack looked at the place where the sound came from. It was a speaker installed above the corner of the wall. There were such broadcast systems all over the island.

Accompanied by several shouts and curses, a crying male voice sounded, "My name is Larry Henderson, I have three children, and they are pointing guns at my head."

The voice was changed to General Hammer again, "You have ten minutes to think about it. After ten minutes, I will kill one hostage every minute until you show up."

"Help! Please save me, woooooo" The man's crying sounded again.

"Oh, please, they are really so mean!" Sonny shouted angrily.

"Full Metal" Scott Carter, who rarely spoke, also sneered, "They don't really think that they can make us surrender in this way?"

Jack and Captain Jason looked at each other and saw smiles in each other's eyes.

In the few hours before dawn, they discussed various possibilities and discussed various countermeasures with everyone in the Joint Operations Center.

If the other party just huddled in the prison building, they really had no good way, and could only bite the bullet and launch a strong attack. After hearing this broadcast, Jack was relieved and began to take off his equipment in the surprised eyes of others.

"What are you going to do?" Dr. Goosby, who had just finished replenishing himself with water, looked much better than before. He vaguely guessed Jack's intention, but still couldn't believe it.

"Of course, I'm going to talk to our General Hammer and let him give up his bad plan." Jack laughed.

"Shit, you're going to commit suicide!" Now, let alone Goosby, even the other SEALs showed shocked expressions.

"Don't worry, the BAU team has profiled General Hammer. He is not the kind of person who will act without knowing the truth. I should be able to delay enough time."

"Delay what time?" Clay keenly sensed the hidden meaning in Jack's words.

"Give us time to sneak into the lighthouse."

Jason answered for Jack, "Jack and I have discussed that instead of attacking the prison building, it is better to attack the lighthouse directly.

He buys us time to attract the attention of Hammer and his men, and we approach the lighthouse from underwater and climb up from the cliffs near the sea."

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a while.

Jack spread his hands and comforted everyone, "Don't worry, compared to what you are going to do, my risk factor is not much higher. I am just a negotiation expert. This is what I am good at, isn't it?"

It's a pity that no one at the scene has participated in the previous meeting at the Pentagon, otherwise someone would jump out to refute it. It was this guy who said that sending a negotiation expert is equivalent to sending death.

Seeing that everyone was silent for a while and couldn't say anything against it, Jason clapped his hands and prepared to arrange the task.

"Goosby and Mr. Mason go back to where we entered through the tunnel. As long as you block the iron door, you will be safe.

Others prepare cliff climbing equipment, Bravo4 (Trent Sawyer) and Bravo5 (Brock Reynolds) will carry climbing ropes"

It's not that Jason doesn't worry about Jack, but someone showed off a little bit before, showing him what it means to defeat the enemy with one move.

With the skill of this old seal, he was unable to react. In the blink of an eye, Jack grabbed his elbow and held him in front of him. I believe that if it were a general who had not been on the battlefield for more than ten years, he would not be a match for this guy.

"I'll go with you." An old voice suddenly sounded in the corner. Mason threw the assault rifle that Jack had given him to Gusby and stood up with his head held high.

Gusby looked at Jack on the left and Mason on the right, and couldn't figure out what was going on for a while.

Jack also showed a puzzled expression to the British guy, not understanding why he did this.

He arranged for the two to return to the tunnel, to put it bluntly, to give Mason a chance to escape. The diving suits and other things were still in place, and there was more than enough oxygen.