Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 404 Heading to the Town of Basem

The Flame Dragon team stepped onto foreign soil, listening to the roar of war from all directions, awaiting the arduous mission that was about to begin.

The team members all had a pretty good mindset, which is no wonder, as they are all veterans who have been through many battles.

While the team members were chatting in small groups about things that interested them, bad news came from the Yangzhou warship.

"Captain, message from superiors."

Political Commissar Xie strode to the captain's command seat, handed over an order, and said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has completed negotiations with the Ivia government. There have been changes in the Ivia government forces, and it is no longer possible to arrange helicopter deployment."

They could only allow our Flame Dragon Team to accompany the convoy escorting the civilians.

Commissar Xie spoke with a very serious expression, clearly dissatisfied with the Ivia government's last-minute change of heart, which had caused the situation to spiral out of control.

"Taking a car will significantly increase the difficulty. Putting everything else aside, it will take twice as long on the road." Captain Zhang's brows furrowed into a deep frown.

"We don't have much time left to evacuate, and I'm worried they won't be able to get back in time," Political Commissar Xie said with equal concern.

"Get the Flame Dragon team ready!"

After considering for a moment, Captain Zhang decided to contact the Yanlong team first.

Soon the signal was connected by the communicator, which connected Captain Zhang's microphone to the Lianlong team's radio, allowing Captain Zhang to communicate with Yan's band.

"Flame Dragon Team, this is the command center. There's been a change in the situation, and I need to inform you," Captain Zhang said.

"Flame Dragon Team, please speak," Jackie Chan replied.

"According to technical monitoring, Xia Lan's cell phone signal was constantly moving and eventually disappeared in the northeastern region of Ivia, most likely because it was turned off."

According to information provided by the Ivia government, it is a small town called Basem.

About a week ago, this town was occupied by the Zaka group. You need to go to this town to rescue Ms. Deng Mei, who is trapped there.

Captain Zhang first explained the general arrangements, as well as the mission and objectives.

"Okay, Yanlong Team received. When will the supplies arrive? Where is the helicopter? When do we depart?" Jackie Chan asked three questions in a row.

Jackie Chan actually knew about the helicopter incident, but he pretended not to know.

As a transmigrated individual with cheat codes, knowing how to ask obvious questions in a reasonable way to avoid being arrested and dissected is a profound art.

"Because the government has given a clear answer, helicopters can no longer provide assistance."

Captain Zhang first reported the bad news, and then efficiently made arrangements: "To prevent your whereabouts from being exposed, you need to drive to a temporary camp controlled by the government forces, which is 70 kilometers away."

After disguising yourselves and blending into the civilians, you'll travel with the convoy escorting them. The Ivia special forces will cooperate with you to try and rescue Deng Mei.

... "

Captain Zhang gave a detailed account of the mission. After Jackie Chan ended the radio conversation, he gathered the members of the Flame Dragon Team and relayed the situation to them.

"The operation has been decided, but we only have five hours."

Jackie Chan dropped a bombshell right from the start, shocking all the team members, whose expressions suddenly tightened and became more serious than ever before.

Jackie Chan continued, "This mission is special. We need to go to the northeastern region of Ivia, which means we need to go deep behind enemy lines."

But so far, we haven't received even a single accurate piece of intelligence.

I can tell you all with certainty that this battle will be far more difficult than any operation you have ever experienced before; it will be a tough nut to crack.

I need you to be mentally prepared, and I also require each of you to be at your peak performance.

I will do everything in my power as captain to help you complete this mission and get you home together.

Not one can be missing!

Jackie Chan solemnly raised his hand and extended a finger to emphasize his words.

After scanning the group with a stern gaze, he took the final step before taking action, loudly asking his team members, "Did you all understand?"

"clear!"

"Speak louder!" Jackie Chan said, dissatisfied.

"Understood, understood, understood!!" the teammates shouted in unison.

"Get on the bus and let's go!"

Jackie Chan waved his hand, and the Flame Dragon Team launched another attack.

……

Oharfa Port.

Led by Humvees, two black Land Rovers followed by armed Humvees, the convoy drove straight into the port checkpoint.

Just by looking at the price of the vehicles in this convoy, you can tell that the people who came are not ordinary.

A few dozen meters away from the port square, a silver sedan was parked on the roadside, and inside sat a young woman wearing a black headscarf.

Upon seeing the convoy enter the port, she immediately took out her phone and reported in Arabic: "Sayyid, the Secretary-General's wife has arrived at the port."

"I'll use that ZG woman hostage to put pressure on them, but I suspect they won't give in easily. You stay there and keep an eye on their every move."

On the other end of the phone was an elderly man with a black headscarf, dressed in luxurious clothes, clearly of high status.

"Okay, I understand."

After the woman hung up the phone, she gave a look to the car parked across the street, and the driver immediately started the car and headed towards the small hill on the north side of the port.

That's the other side of the harbor bay, a small hill with cliffs overlooking the sea.

A few minutes later.

The Yangzhou discovered the unusual situation on the mountain and immediately reported it to Captain Zhang.

"Reporting to the captain, three pickup trucks have appeared on the mountain outside the port. Two of them are armed, and the third is covered by a tarpaulin and cannot be seen."

Upon hearing the staff officer's urgent report, Captain Zhang immediately went up to the deck and asked, "When did they appear on the mountain?"

"About two minutes ago."

As the chief of staff spoke, he handed the binoculars to Captain Zhang.

The two men, along with Political Commissar Xie and his group of three, quickly went to the deck and used binoculars to look up from the mountain. They did indeed discover something strange.

Three pickup trucks were parked at the foot of a cliff halfway up the mountain, surrounded by a dozen or so rebel soldiers.

There was also a pickup truck and a small van on the way up the mountain. The small van was obviously carrying a heavy load and was having a very hard time climbing, with thick black smoke billowing from its rear.

Captain Zhang sensed danger and decisively ordered, "Secondary guns, go on standby and keep a close watch on those vehicles on the mountain."

"Roger that! Secondary guns are now on combat readiness."

Upon receiving feedback through the headset, the close-in weapon system of the Yangzhou entered combat readiness.

The close-in weapon system (CIWS), capable of firing more than 10,000 rounds per second and accurately locking onto multiple targets simultaneously, is a crucial weapon on frigates.

For defending against threats from the shore, a single shipborne rapid-fire close-in weapon system is sufficient.

……

Unaware that a group of audacious individuals had already set their sights on the Yangzhou, the Yanlong team continued to proceed according to plan.

Guided by government troops at the assembly point, we sped along for nearly an hour to reach the government troops' temporary camp.

A large group of government soldiers were gathered here, and all kinds of military vehicles could be seen everywhere.

Civilians gradually gathered from all directions, were taken in by government troops in this camp, and then evacuated to a safe zone.

You can also see a group of government soldiers dressed in neat military uniforms, and unusually, all of them are wearing bulletproof vests.

Their true identities can be guessed from their equipment and protective gear, as well as the military prowess they displayed in their actions.

It's highly likely that this is the Ivia special forces unit that Captain Zhang mentioned would help the Yanlong team rescue the hostages.

Just as the Flame Dragon team was replenishing their equipment and ammunition and waiting to depart with the civilian escort convoy from Ivia, a woman suddenly ran over.

Jackie Chan recognized the woman immediately; she was Xia Lan, the "jinx" who connected the entire movie plot and the female reporter who triggered the subsequent events.

The reason she is called a jinx is that the heavy losses suffered by the Jiaolong team in the original story were largely due to this woman.

It's still pretty much the same as the original storyline.

When Xia Lan saw a group of Chinese special forces soldiers appear, she knew that the intelligence she had provided had worked, so she immediately ran over and asked to join the operation.

She indicated that she also wanted to go to Basem and asked Jackie Chan to take her with him.

There are two reasons.

First, her assistant was also arrested, and she was determined to go and rescue him.

Secondly, he had been investigating the black market trade in yellowcake, a nuclear raw material, and Dr. William, who had been captured by terrorists, was one of the biggest sellers.

Based on the information she gathered, Xia Lan discovered that one of the buyers of yellowcake already possessed sufficient technology to manufacture dirty bombs.

In other words, it is a prohibited bomb that can spread over a wide area and cause nuclear contamination.

Xia Lan suspected that these dirty bombs would eventually fall into the hands of terrorists and be used to carry out terrorist attacks.

As a special investigative journalist, she had to investigate the matter thoroughly and make it public.

To prevent irreparable disasters from occurring.

In the original storyline, Yang Rui was tormented by Xia Lan and had no way to deal with this woman. In the end, he could only passively let her get involved.

Jackie Chan knew Xia Lan's personality. Rather than forcing her not to come along and causing her to act recklessly, it was better to let her come along.

He promised to help Xia Lan complete her task as much as possible while rescuing Deng Mei, in exchange for Xia Lan's promise to obey and cooperate with Jackie Chan's actions.

Actually.

Jackie Chan wasn't particularly opposed to Xia Lan; in fact, he had some expectations for her performance.

The reason for these drastically different views is primarily due to their absolute self-confidence, believing that the trouble caused by Xia Lan is nothing to worry about.

Secondly, it's about respecting Xia Lan's status.

This era, and the future era, will need his special profession.

In the 21st century that Jackie Chan traveled to, investigative journalists who relied on facts and delved into the grassroots to uncover the most corrupt, decadent, and darkest aspects of society were basically "dead."

It's not that society doesn't need investigative journalists, but rather that there are "no more" people with the courage to become investigative journalists.

Those who had courage are also "gone".

Everyone knows how it all disappeared.

Whether in his past life or this one, Jackie Chan has no way to change the entire industry; all he can do is help as many people as he can.

Xia Lan was assigned to the civilian convoy, while the Yanlong team continued to wait for the government special forces, and they set off together once the special forces were ready.

Because there were less than four hours left for the operation, Jackie Chan had to ask Wu Zhe to urge them on multiple times.

……

The Yangzhou.

Captain Zhang had just gotten some fresh air on the deck when the Chief of Staff called him again via radio, saying that a very urgent situation had arisen.

Captain Zhang strode back to the command center, where he found the chief of staff and political commissar gathered in front of their computers.

"What's wrong?" Captain Zhang asked.

"Zaka sent a video to the government forces, labeled as being for the Chinese Navy. Take a look." The chief of staff turned the computer towards Captain Zhang.

The video on the computer screen showed a kidnapped man and woman in the center, surrounded by five masked men with guns.

One of the masked men spoke to the camera in an accusatory tone: "Secretary-General Mohadi is guilty of atrocities, persecuting my free people and abusing force."

We strongly urge you to stop protecting criminals and immediately hand over Mohadi's family members.

We must avenge our brothers and sisters who have been persecuted by Mohadi and have died as a result, or else the citizens of China will be punished in their place.

I'll give you a demonstration now; if you don't cooperate, she'll be next.

The masked man who was speaking pointed to the woman on the right, while another masked man, holding a sharp dagger, had already come up behind the man who was tied up.

He grabbed the man's curly hair with one hand and began slashing his neck with a dagger.

As the curly-haired man writhed in agony, unable to scream because his mouth was gagged, he let out heartbreaking whimpers and the sickening sound of a knife slicing his throat.

The curly-haired man's neck was slashed open, from the far left to the far right.

Both arteries on the left and right sides were severed, and blood gushed out like a fountain, as if a bloody drizzle was falling throughout the room.

Such a cruel method of slitting the throat made even Captain Zhang and others in front of the screen, who were tough men who had served in the military for many years, feel their scalp tingle.

The scene was absolutely horrifying and cruel!

"Damn it~"

Captain Zhang heard the woman next to him scream in terror, her head soaked by snow, and the masked man threatening her. He then slammed his fist down hard on the table with a loud bang.

"These bastards are too arrogant, they really think they're something special," the chief of staff said indignantly.

"Our only hope now is that the Flame Dragon Team can successfully rescue the person, otherwise..."

Commissar Xie's expression was equally grim, and he didn't finish his sentence, because if it really happened, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At this extremely critical moment, the Flame Dragon Team, on whom all their hopes rested, finally set off from their temporary camp.

Two in front, three in the back, and two on the sides—a total of seven armed Humvees formed a "bodyguard" protecting a transport convoy consisting of a bus and three trucks in the middle, carrying over a hundred civilians.

In order to ensure the timely rescue of the hostages, the convoy sped along the dirt road, kicking up clouds of dust.

Like a soaring earthen dragon, it is clearly visible even from five kilometers away.

(End of this chapter)