Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 673 Border Interception
As night falls, the town of Badi in the southwestern region of Irigo, near the border with Siliya.

A convoy of cars sped along the moonlit sandy road towards the town.

When they were near the town, several pickup trucks appeared on the roadside ahead. The I5I5 terrorists armed with live ammunition beside the pickup trucks pointed their guns at the convoy, and the large-caliber DShK machine guns in the truck beds also turned their muzzles and aimed at the speeding SUVs.

"They're coming!"

After the leader saw the SUV convoy clearly, he picked up the walkie-talkie and started calling the commander in the rear command center.

"Looks like someone from the CIA."

"Check them out and bring them in."

"no problem."

The small leader put down the walkie-talkie, walked to the middle of the road with an AKM assault rifle in his hand, and raised his hand to signal the convoy approaching him to stop.

The convoy indeed slowed down and soon stopped in front of the little leader with a big beard.

The car door opened, and several "Watchmen" members, armed to the teeth, formed a guard formation.

Although both parties knew that they were partners, they had no good feelings towards each other and saw vigilance in each other's eyes.

The door of the second car opened, and Rod, the temporary person in charge of this operation, appeared in the sight of the little boss.

The scene suddenly became a little weird.

A group of CIA operatives equipped with American weapons stood together with a group of members listed as terrorist organizations by the United States and the international community.

These two completely opposing groups are now partners with each other.

Rhodes walked up to the small leader and stated his identity directly: "We are CIA operatives, here to assist you in the battle. Bring us in to meet your commander."

The small leader looked at Rhodes, then passed his gaze to the other "Watchmen" members around him. After confirming their identities, he nodded and waved his hand: "Follow my car."

After saying that, he returned to a pickup truck and gestured to his men, giving them orders: "You guys stand guard here, I'll take them in."

After saying that, he jumped into the car, quickly left the roadside and entered the dirt road, driving towards the center of town.

Rod had already returned to his car and pointed to the pickup truck in front of him and said to the driver, "Follow them."

The convoy continued to move forward, and Rhodes observed the surrounding scenery through night vision goggles.

There aren't many people in border towns.

The situation here has been chaotic in the past two years, with armed factions fighting each other, and even fewer people are left.

The town is less than two kilometers ahead. From a distance, you can still see a few lights. Occasionally, a few trees flash by on the roadside, as desolate as lonely ghosts.

Under the guidance of the small leader, the CIA convoy quickly arrived at the temporary command center of I5I5.

Tonight the I5I5 armed forces are facing a formidable enemy.

According to intelligence provided by the CIA, the "People Power" armed forces have mobilized a large number of soldiers towards the town of Badi.

The location of Badi Town is important.

It is located southwest of Mosul. To the north is Persia, to the west is Syria, to the northwest is Turkey, and to the south is Saudi Arabia, which is the base of the People's Power Armed Forces.

Song Heping discussed this "Arc of Resistance" when he met with Afanti. Persia must drive out the I5I5 armed forces that blocked the southwest and northwest regions in the Euphrates River basin before it can completely open up the entire corridor and allow Irige's local armed forces and the pro-Ten Leaves armed forces to unite.

In this way, the Persian-Irigo link of the "Arc of Resistance" will be opened up, forming a triangular matrix with Silja, which will enable them to form a tripod when dealing with the Hoopoe Kingdom in the future.

What the CIA wants is for the I5I5 armed forces to take root here, and preferably control all areas on the western border of Irigaray and Silja. This is equivalent to cutting into this "arc of resistance" and cutting it off, making it impossible for the pro-Ten Leaves armed forces in Irigaray, the Silja government forces, and Persia to connect into one piece, and turning them into three unconnected fragments.

"Mr. Ahmar."

Rhodes took the initiative to greet the supreme commander here.

"Mr. Rhodes, welcome to my headquarters."

Ahmar also came forward with a forced smile. The two exchanged some formal pleasantries, and then Rhodes said, "We need to take up some space in your command post."

He looked around and pointed to some tables in the corner of the house.

"My people need to get to work right away."

"no problem……"

Ahmar turned around and gave orders to his men.

"Quick, clean that place up for our friends."

Several I5I5 militants went over, dragged the table away, and took away the debris on the ground.

Rod asked Ahmar, "Where is Mr. Baghdadi?"

Ahmar smiled mysteriously and said, "He's not here. You said Song's main target is him, so our leader doesn't plan to stay here. I will be in charge of the battle here tonight."

Rod asked, "He went to Celia?"

Ahmar nodded. "But for safety reasons, I cannot tell you where he is right now."

Rhodes snorted in his heart, pretending to be calm on the surface and said, "As long as he's safe, we're not here to protect him. We're here to find Song Heping."

These veiled words obviously made Ahmar a little unhappy.

"I heard that it wasn't you, Mr. Rhodes, who was originally assigned to assist us. It was a supervisor named Nathan. I heard he was attacked as soon as he got off the plane."

Rhodes's expression changed slightly.

This is a shameful thing.

The CIA was attacked by a small team from a defense company, and the director who came here to oversee the operation was killed.

It is indeed a very embarrassing thing.

"So you'd better have your leader hide well and not be found by Song Heping."

Ahmar had the upper hand in the conversation and his mood improved immediately. He laughed heartily and said, "We're not worried at all. People Power has organized so many people to fight us to the death tonight. I suspect the attack tonight is being directed by that guy named Song. If you help us win, we'll help you capture Song Heping."

The table in the corner had been cleared, and several members of the "Watcher" team came over to place computers, communication radios and other things on the table. Someone else went to the open space outside the door to set up a satellite dish.

Looking at this scene, Ahmar was overjoyed.

I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it...

The CIA actually provided services to people like him. As a senior commander of the I5I5 armed forces, Ahmmar knew that these American agents were just using him to achieve their goals.

But isn't their own organization taking advantage of them?
Just using each other.

The computer turns on, the network is connected, and the image appears on the screen.

Ahmmar pointed to one of the computers and said, "Is this the drone footage?"

Rhodes said with some pride: "It seems that you are quite knowledgeable."

"So, we have drone assistance tonight?" Ahmar almost laughed out loud.

"Our drones can only provide intelligence and surveillance support, and cannot attack the People's Power Armed Forces. With on-site aerial surveillance, it's like having eyes in the sky. Wouldn't it be easy to defeat them?"

"If we use drones to attack the People's Power armed forces, it will be equivalent to telling everyone that there is cooperation between us. I hope you can understand this," Rhodes said.

"All right……"

Ahmar threw up his hands in slight disappointment. "It seems we have to do the hard work ourselves."

After a pause, he asked again, "Where have Samir's men been deployed now?"

"it's here……"

Rhodes pointed to the area marked in red on the screen.

"Hader and Hlesiye have deployed over 2,000 people each. I think they're planning to attack Badi Town from two directions."

"More than 4,000 people..." Ahmar stroked his beard and tilted his head, saying, "That seems like a lot."

"How many troops do you have?" Rhodes asked.

Ahmar replied: "A little over three thousand."

Rhodes said, "You don't have the advantage in numbers."

Ahmar said, "Don't panic. This place is less than 30 kilometers from the border. Our brothers in Siliya have already set out and will arrive here in an hour or two. They have nearly 2,000 troops."

"Looks pretty good..."

Rhodes uttered a vague and perfunctory remark.

He had long heard that the I5I5 armed forces had secretly recruited a number of extremists in the border areas of Siliya.

But what I didn't expect was that there were actually quite a lot of troops.

He vaguely felt that this extremist organization was a little too big...

Development seems to be too fast.

But he quickly shook off these worries.

That is a matter for the future, and it is also a problem that the higher-ups need to consider. My mission tonight is to assist the I5I5 armed forces in combat, defeat the attack of the People's Power armed forces, and take the opportunity to capture Song Heping.

But what he didn't know was that things seemed to have long gone beyond his imagination.

Just as Ahmar was waiting for reinforcements from Siliya, a large number of government heavy armored forces were gathering on the border line dozens of kilometers away.

This was the first armored brigade organized by the Iriga government with the help of the Americans. It was equipped with a low-profile version of the Abrams tank, a large number of American weapons, and Humvee light personnel carriers.

This armored unit was transferred here from the outskirts of Mosul by the Irig military a day ago and stationed here less than three kilometers from the border. After nightfall tonight, the entire unit began to move and set up a defense line near the western border.

Soon, a report from the surveillance team ahead came over the radio of the armored command vehicle.

"Brigade Commander, a large number of armed vehicles have appeared near the border. I suspect they are reinforcements from the I5I5 armed forces."

"Immediately order the armored forces to enter combat mode. All personnel must occupy advantageous terrain and block the border. When they approach, fire warning shots and tell them to leave immediately. Otherwise, we'll open fire!"

The commander is quite good tonight.

In fact, he had been holding a lot of anger in his heart for a long time.

The I5I5 armed forces have been active in the border area for more than a year. Every time they cannot win, they run back to Siliya. Communication with the Siliya government is also ineffective because the border area is sparsely populated. Moreover, after returning to Siliya, those armed personnel hide their weapons and immediately become good citizens. Unless someone betrays them, there is no way to verify their identities.

Tonight, the commander of the 5st Armored Brigade received an order to block the border, saying that a large number of I5I armed forces would enter Irigo.

The intelligence was indeed accurate.

The brigade commander couldn't wait to leave the command vehicle, ran to a high ground, picked up a telescope and looked in the direction of Siliya.

In his sight, he saw dust flying near the border pass leading to Irigo, and hundreds of trucks and pickup trucks crowded on the entry passage, trying to cross the border.

Everything——

Everything——

Everything——

A heavy machine gun on a Humvee parked near the border fired a series of tracer bullets, which were obviously not aimed at the convoy, but passed over their heads.

But this warning shot was enough. The entire convoy started braking instantly and soon stopped.

Next, the soldiers of the First Brigade began to use loudspeakers to shout at the I5I5 militants on the other side of the border:

"Listen up, convoy on the other side! Ahead of you is the border of Irigo. If you trespass without our permission, we will use force!"

The trucks and pickup trucks on the opposite side stopped on the road. No one got out of the car, and no one turned around.

The two sides were in a stalemate, but no one from the other side responded.

Time seems to have stopped.

The surroundings suddenly became too quiet, so quiet that it was scary.

Beads of sweat appeared on the tip of the brigade commander's nose.

He knew very well what kind of scumbags those were on the other side.

The members of the I5I5 armed forces are all extreme terrorists, and these people are all desperate criminals.

If a real war breaks out, both sides will definitely suffer losses.

　Asking for a monthly ticket! Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)