C1174 Uneasiness
Watching the group of captives leave and looking at the corpses that had just been buried, I couldn't help but feel a great sense of regret. Damn, if I knew that these goods were fake, I wouldn't have needed to shoot them down.
But at the same time, I thought, if I don't kill them, they will shoot us, and our kindness to them won't be able to win their tolerance to us. War is always deadly, and war is always cruel.
Thinking this way, I seem to feel some comfort, but in fact I know that my comfort is temporary, I actually feel very uneasy.
This uneasiness may accompany me for a very long time.
While waiting anxiously, I did not get a reply from Qin. Instead, I received an order from Lee Shun: Hurry to Jiangkou stronghold. Be sure to arrive and launch an attack before 12 o'clock tonight.
Located on the upper Mekong River, it is a small ferry crossing less than 10 kilometers from the border and about 120 kilometers from here. Lee Shun wanted us to attack before midnight, but it was already 6 o'clock in the afternoon, so there were less than 6 hours left. To get to the river mouth from here, one had to cross a smuggling pathway within the Virgin Forest of an uninhabited area.
At the same time, Lee Shun's order was very vague. Attack? Attack what? Could it be that he was going to attack the stronghold? Flatten the river mouth?
I ordered the team to assemble and get on the horse. At the same time, I ordered the communication soldier to answer Lee Shun's question.
Very quickly, Lee Shun replied with a long private message, explaining to me exactly what happened.
His originally astute opponent was indeed a cunning fox. After expending a great deal of effort on the transportation of this batch of drugs, he dispatched a powerful horse team to gallop across the heart of the Golden Triangle, attracting the attention of many heroes. At the same time, he also secretly sent out a small group of disguised personnel to load the drugs onto the unremarkable cargo ship. At the same time, he also secretly sent a small number of disguised personnel to secretly load the drugs on the unremarkable cargo ship.
They had a total of three boats. The boats were full of boatmen, with a total of about thirty people. Each boat had about ten people. Currently, these three cargo ships were docked at the river port crossing. They had just arrived at the river port in the afternoon, so they might unload the cargo in the middle of the night before directly arriving at the border.
This information was undoubtedly gathered by Qin.
No wonder Lee Shun wanted me to arrive and attack before 12 o'clock in the morning. It was to attack the three cargo ships. Was Alai among the thirty?
From Lee Shun's tone, it seemed that he was certain that Alai was inside.
I also think that Alai should follow the drugs.
According to this information, even without Qin's advice, I have already determined that the other party really didn't notice our actions. The reason is simple, it's obvious.
Thus, Wu De, who is currently messing around in the Chiang Mai Hotel, doesn't know what we're doing. Even more so, Alai, the butcher, would not know.
This reassured me a little.
I also thought, once our operation is successful, once the drugs are taken, and Dauntless Self-defense Force is exterminated, Wu De would definitely know that it's Lee Shun who killed Dauntless Self-defense Force. Wu De would definitely think that Lee Shun stole his goods, and he would also think that I, who had disappeared from his field of vision for many days, had also rushed to Golden Triangle to participate in this operation. How would he deal with Lee Shun and me?
This step didn't work, and I was already thinking of the next one.
Am I thinking too early?
Since that was the case, he might as well not think about it for now.
Then, Qin called again: Tonight at 12 o'clock sharp, I will lead department to launch a surprise attack on Dauntless Self-defense Force Headquarters.
It seems that Qin has made up his mind. No matter if my side succeeds or not, he will start the attack. Or it could be said that he is betting that this time's intelligence report is correct.
It was time for the final battle, tonight.
He looked at the time. There was no time to lose, he had to hurry on his way.
I ordered the team to leave immediately.
When nightfall arrived, I led sixty cavalrymen and dived into the depths of the vast Virgin Forest and the no-man's land.
After walking in the forest for a short distance, I discovered that I had made a foolish common error. The smuggling pathway for Virgin Forest was extremely narrow, with lush foliage and a narrow space. It was impossible to walk on a tall horse.
Initially, he had intended to save time and stamina by riding on horseback, but from the looks of it, it had backfired and became a burden instead.
Without hesitation, I dismounted and informed the team behind me that they had all abandoned their horses and were now on foot.
That is to say, we still have to rely on our two legs to get to the river mouth by 12 o'clock.
To travel 120 kilometers in less than 6 hours was not a joke. Especially since this 120 kilometers of road was not even a flat road. All of the roads were mountain roads, more than half of which were through uninhabited areas. The difficulty could be imagined.
I thought for a moment and ordered everyone to move forward lightly, throwing away the rations, canteens, raincoats, and other things that were not necessary for combat, and only carrying firearms and ammunition.
Then, I will lead the way, and a team leader will lead the way.
I said to everyone: "We will run a two-legged race against the clock. We will reach the river mouth before 12 o'clock. We will be the victors. If we cannot make it, we will be defeated." I'll lead the way, everyone follow me, I'll let you go as fast as I can, those who can keep up with me are heroes, those who can't keep up are bears, mules and horses, pull them out. "Now, let's move out."
In the dark of the night, under my lead, the battle squadron of sixty silently sprinted on the deserted road in the Virgin Forest. In order to prevent the target from being exposed, I ignited a flashlight in front, covering the lamp head with gauze. No one in the back is allowed to turn on the flashlight, and no one is allowed to make any unusual movements.
I walked quickly in front, and the column behind me whizzed after me like a sharp arrow, and we sped through the night.
At around 10 o'clock at night, we emerged from the Virgin Forest of the no-man's-land. In front of us was a continuous stream of grass, and nearby was a village.
He turned his head to look at his men and saw that none of them had fallen behind. The four snipers had been right behind me, and none of them had a chance to breathe.
It seemed that the quality of the men trained by Qin was quite good. It seemed that the petite and nimble people of the Shan and Mian Clans were very suitable for fighting in the mountain jungle.
Satisfied, I stealthily led the way into the meadow and, with the help of the faint moonlight in the night sky, headed straight for the mouth of the river.
We barely walked, we were all running, jogging, jogging on the mountain road, jogging on the slope, jogging on the road.
Running and jogging through a thick bush, I suddenly saw a bright thing, on the other side of the river there were still a few lights.
The bright thing was the water. The Mekong River had arrived, and the mouth of the river had arrived.
He had finally arrived.
He looked at the time. It was 11 o'clock.
We ran ahead of time.
After ten minutes, those who were slightly slower also caught up, and the last to arrive was the vice-captain.
They all hid in the bushes on the shore, watching the other side, waiting for my orders.
I told everyone to take a break, take a breath, and get ready to move in twenty minutes.
Without a doubt, the best way to take action now was to launch a surprise attack.
It was very quiet on the other side of the river. There was not a single person at the crossing, and three boats were docked at the edge of the pier. There were faint lights on the boats.
According to the information provided by Qin, that ton of Ice Poison should be hidden on these three ships, disguised as ordinary cargo of goods.
As for Alai, he was very likely to be among these 30 people. It was very likely that he was hiding on some ship.
I called in the captain and discussed the plan.
He first sent two people to test the depth of the water. Soon, he came back and reported that the water was swift and deep. The water level was no more than 5 meters.
I frowned.
"Vice Commander-in-chief, none of our people are landlubbers." The sergeant said to me, "When the Chief of Staff trained us, swimming was a must."
I was overjoyed to hear that. "Good, very good. That's easy. "
The reason I'm so happy is not only because everyone can swim, but also because the water is so deep and fast that the other side will definitely let down their guard, especially on the other side of the river.1
This is no doubt a good opportunity for us to take advantage of.
I asked the commander to select fifteen men and divide them into three groups of five.
The three teams would carry out the mission of a sneak attack. They would be able to stealthily climb onto the three ships, eliminate the sentries, and control the people on the boats.
I didn't ask them to carry long weapons, but each of them carried a pistol and a dagger, and two grenades at the same time. The pistols were all silenced.
The basic weapon set for my soldiers this time is AK47, and each of them is equipped with a gun, dagger, and grenade.
Then, the remaining people were divided into two groups. One group would head 100 meters downstream, the other group would head 100 meters upstream, and then secretly cross the river upstream and downstream, and then after crossing the river, they would sneak near the pier. As a backup and backup for the sneak attack team, once the attack was successful, some of them would immediately stand guard, while the other group would board the boat to assist the assault team in controlling the people on the boat.
Four snipers followed me, at my disposal.
Since it was a sneak attack, they had to proceed quietly. They had to try their best not to alarm the people in the village and on the boat with their guns.
I have repeatedly stressed that you should not shoot unless absolutely necessary.
At 11: 30, the operation began. The river crossing team quietly swam to the other side.
I was on the shore, watching intently for movement on the other side.
At midnight, it was very quiet around him. Occasionally, there would be the sound of a dog barking.
The four snipers had consciously installed silencers on their rifles and were crouched on either side of me, their guns pointed directly at the other side.
I raised my infrared night-vision binoculars and saw that the raiding party had already approached the three ships and was climbing up.
At this moment, no one on the boat seemed to notice.
In a moment our men were aboard the ship and in the hold of the ship.
Moments later, I heard a faint cry from a ship: "Ahh!
Without a doubt, this was the voice of the enemy sentry.
The sound clearly alarmed the enemy. Suddenly, the searchlight on the ship in the middle turned on, and a bright pillar of light began to randomly shine.
"Destroy it!" I whispered to the sniper next to me.
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