Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 409 Pincer Tactics in Practice

Compared to the poor performance of Iraqi special forces, which is quite different from the conventional understanding of special forces, they are even inferior to the reconnaissance companies of major powers.

The Flame Dragon Team, also a special forces unit, is in much better shape.

Not to mention the few from the Ace of Spades commando team, who have already actively engaged in the post-war cleanup work, helping with emergency treatment of the wounded and sorting and piecing together the bodies that were blown apart.

Zhuang Yan and the other two from Lone Wolf have also gradually adapted to the harsh environment.

Aside from the overwhelming number of civilian casualties, which evokes pity and creates a somewhat somber mood, there are no other problems.

After working for another ten minutes or so, Jackie Chan finally finished repairing the Fox armored vehicle.

Seeing that the Iraqi special forces had been demoralized and were no longer able to help with the rescue operation, forcing them to participate might backfire.

In addition, there are corpses and wounded people scattered all over the place, and someone is urgently needed to deal with them.

Jackie Chan decided to part ways with them.

He led the Flame Dragon Team to the town of Basem to rescue Ms. Deng Mei as quickly as possible, preventing her from becoming the next victim.

The Iraqi special forces, which had little combat capability left, were all kept behind to liaise with the Ivia government forces and coordinate the handling of the civilians and wounded.

The only repaired Fox-type armored vehicle was used as the Flame Dragon Team's operational vehicle.

Jackie Chan found the Ivia Special Forces and communicated his ideas to one of the hastily assembled leaders.

Upon learning that no further rescue operation was needed, the person in charge breathed a sigh of relief.

They're clearly scared!

They're scared of the fight!

He readily agreed to Jackie Chan's suggestion, as if afraid that Jackie Chan would change his mind, and agreed to stay and take charge of treating the wounded and civilians, handing over the only armored vehicle to the Flame Dragon Team.

Jackie Chan did not mock or belittle them, after all, it was not their business.

After a swift end to the communication, Jackie Chan relayed the next action plan to each team member via radio.

He also gave his teammates five minutes to replenish their equipment and ammunition on site as much as possible.

The battle just now took a heavy toll on everyone, and the next step is to enter the enemy's base to rescue them, which is destined to be a difficult and fierce battle.

It is essential to replenish as much ammunition as possible.

As for whether we can get enough supplies, we can only do our best.

After all, the rebel artillery was extremely brutal, blowing up almost every vehicle in the convoy, especially the cargo trucks, which were the main focus of their attack.

Both trucks carrying passengers and cargo were blown up, and ammunition was scattered all over the ground.

It's hard to say how many of them are usable.

Just as the Yanlong team members turned into "junk collectors," searching everywhere for usable weapons and ammunition, Xia Lan rushed up to Jackie Chan.

The Ivia special forces were already gathering civilians, and Xia Lan had just been called over by them.

Upon learning that they needed to assemble at the spot and wait for the government army's convoy to arrive, and would no longer participate in the rescue, Xia Lan became extremely anxious, like an ant on a hot pan.

She was unaware that her assistant was dead and was also eager to know the secret of the yellowcake.

And all of this happened in the town of Basem!

Staying here to be evacuated to the safe zone along with the civilians was not Xia Lan's purpose in coming here; her goal was to go to the town of Basem.

After hearing Xia Lan's eager request, Jackie Chan agreed without hesitation.

This completely baffled Xia Lan!

She had already prepared various excuses in her mind, and how she should persuade Jackie Chan if he refused to take her there.

As it turned out, Jackie Chan didn't need her to persuade him at all, and gave her an unexpected surprise.

Jackie Chan was so decisive because Xia Lan was actually quite capable; she wasn't an unreasonable shrew, and having her around was actually quite useful.

To avoid the rebel soldiers in the town of Basem, it was inevitable that one would have to come into contact with the townspeople.

A group of fully armed foreign men were not easy to communicate with.

On the contrary, Xia Lan, as a woman who has lived here and has a certain understanding of local customs, can make up for this very well.

Xia Lan speaks fluent Arabic and fills the biggest gap in the Yanlong team.

No one on the Yanlong team speaks Arabic, including Jackie Chan. However, there are several members who speak English, French, and Spanish.

And finally.

Because Xia Lan is a French citizen of Chinese descent, she is not within the rescue scope of the ZG Navy, nor is she a target that the Flame Dragon Team must protect.

If Xia Lan really causes any trouble, Jackie Chan can simply abandon her.

It's reasonable and there's nothing wrong with it.

The biggest problem actually lies in Xia Lan's personality. Her impatient nature may cause trouble for the Yanlong team when certain things happen.

However, this matter is easy to solve; keeping a close eye on her will prevent it from happening again.

Overall.

Bringing Xia Lan along would be more beneficial than harmful, which is why Jackie Chan didn't refuse.

Five minutes later!

"Attention all units, assemble immediately and board the bus."

After the time for preparing ammunition and supplies was up, Jackie Chan gave the order to depart over the radio, and the team members ran towards the Fox armored vehicle one after another.

This German Army armored personnel carrier, developed and awarded to Daimler-Benz of Germany and manufactured by Thyssen-Henschel, can seat a total of twelve people, including the driver's cab.

The Yanlong team, including Xia Lan, only has nine members. Even after putting Jackie Chan's huge machine in the car, it still feels very spacious.

After bidding farewell to the special forces soldiers who stayed behind to "guard the corpse," the Flame Dragon Team's aliens boarded the Fox-type armored vehicle and began their final rescue mission.

Eighty kilometers from the town of Basem is not a long distance for the Fox armored vehicle, which can travel at a maximum speed of 105 kilometers per hour and 60-70 kilometers per hour in mountainous terrain.

A little over an hour later.

After the Fox armored vehicle arrived at the hill, its onboard computer showed that it was less than a kilometer away from the town of Basem.

Unfamiliar with the terrain and conditions of the town of Bassam, Jackie Chan dared not drive his car directly there.

They chose to drive behind a nearby mountain, parked the car in the palm grove at the foot of the mountain to hide, and the other team members got out of the car and hid to keep watch.

Jackie Chan personally led Cheng Cai and Wu Zhe, and the three of them ran up the mountain together.

It's called a mountain, but it's really just a big mound of earth.

The overall altitude is estimated to be less than fifty meters. The slope leading up the mountain is very gentle, and the entire mountain is bare, with hardly any grass growing on it.

It's already a desert that's almost completely desertified, and everywhere you look there's an atmosphere of desolation.

The Middle East seems to be full of this kind of terrain. Ivia is nothing special. It looks desolate, but it is actually full of "gold".

If Middle Eastern countries could simply focus on raising their people and making money, the underground resources would be enough to make them incredibly wealthy.

Unfortunately, this is impossible.

The phrase "possessing a treasure is a crime" succinctly summarizes the difficulty for countries in the Middle East to become wealthy, given the constant warfare.

As for why there's a war even though there's gold everywhere, those who know the tricks of the trade understand.

Outsiders will definitely be envious of so much money. If the country is peaceful and prosperous, how can they come in and rob you? Only when you cause chaos can they come in and take advantage of the situation.

Jackie Chan and his two companions ran along the sandy ground for several minutes, eventually reaching the top of the mountain where they found a high vantage point to observe the distance.

The view from the mountain is even more desolate, with everything appearing yellow as far as the eye can see.

There's no end in sight!

Yet, in this desolate world, about one kilometer below this hill, a river meanders down.

The river, located between two mountains, looks very rough and appears to be on the verge of drying up.

In many places, the river is so shallow that the bottom is exposed. Not only can cars easily drive across, but even if you walk across, the water probably won't reach your knees.

Right across this river lies the town of Basem, our destination.

Although this place is called a "town", it is actually smaller than a village in China. It is just a gathering place with at most a hundred or so households.

They survived in this place by relying on the water of this river.

Jackie Chan scanned the area outside the village through a telescope and quickly discovered signs of human activity, which turned out to be the enemy they were dealing with.

On the riverbank, two rebel soldiers, armed with rifles and wearing black turbans, were seen driving three unarmed civilians away and loading barrels from the riverbank onto a pickup truck.

It was difficult for the three civilians to lift it, clearly because the bucket was already full of water.

Jackie Chan temporarily ignored the group of people, turned his observation scope in another direction, looked around the village perimeter, and did not find any other living people.

I've gained a general understanding of the overall layout and characteristics of the town.

The overall style is different from what I've experienced in the city, although it's not as bustling and extravagant as a metropolis with towering buildings and dazzling lights.

But at least it's a jungle of reinforced concrete, so it can barely be considered a modern city.

But the town of Basem that appeared before me was like stepping back into China in the 1940s, with only one-story mud houses as far as the eye could see.

Only a few houses have two floors and balconies, probably because they were built with cement and lime or something similar.

We can't see anything substantial from the outside, and we can't gather any useful intelligence. If we want to find and rescue Deng Mei, we have to go deep into the town to conduct on-site reconnaissance.

Having confirmed the next course of action, Jackie Chan immediately instructed Zuo to make arrangements: "We need to infiltrate and find the local villagers to inquire about Ms. Deng Mei's whereabouts."

To ensure the radio is working properly, Hoe, you immediately find a suitable location to set up the long-range antenna. Everyone else, gather around and prepare to hike into town.

"receive!"

As the squad's communications officer, Wu Zhe took off his tactical backpack, pulled out a portable wireless antenna, quickly assembled it, and found a location to set it up.

After Wu Zhe finished setting up the antenna and confirmed that it could transfer the team's radio signal, Cheng Cai and the others who were on guard at the foot of the mountain also caught up.

"Set off!"

All the Flame Dragon team members were assembled, and Jackie Chan waved his hand to begin the operation.

To avoid being discovered by the village's rebels, the Yanlong team did not drive directly to the riverbank, but instead chose to hike from the mountaintop.

I jogged quickly, covering a distance of less than one kilometer in just four or five minutes.

After wading across the river to the outskirts of the town of Basem, Jackie Chan made a pincer-shaped tactical hand gesture.

The eight-person team immediately split into two, advancing side by side from the left and right corners.

In a completely unfamiliar and complex environment, where the opponents are relatively weak, it is more appropriate for the team to split into two groups and advance side by side, which allows for better flexibility.

Compared to the squad advancing as a whole, encountering the enemy can easily put them on the defensive, making it difficult to escape the situation.

Pincer tactics, like two horns, advance side by side, widening the formation and allowing for mutual support.

No matter which group is attacked, the other group can provide rescue from the outside.

It possesses extremely high flexibility!

Of course, everything is a double-edged sword, with both good and bad aspects.

This tactic can only be used in one-on-one battles; if the opponent is equally strong, the pincer movement tactic cannot be used.

Because dividing something into two means dispersing your strength, making it easier for the enemy to defeat you one by one.

When a small team works together as one, they become even more powerful.

Perhaps the rebels were too confident and never expected that capturing a Chinese woman would attract a group of top special forces soldiers from China.

Or perhaps the rebels, having taken control of the town, became so arrogant and unrestrained that they were completely unprepared.

The Yanlong team entered the village from the outside without making a specific choice. They simply chose the nearest courtyard as their target, adhering to the principle of proximity.

They launched a surprise attack on the courtyard from both the front and back gates.

The houses in the town of Basem are all short and old, but perhaps due to their way of life and customs, their houses are all connected one after another.

The courtyard that Jackie Chan and his team chose was made up of many families.

Jackie Chan didn't know how many people lived inside.

But that's not important!

The Flame Dragon team only needs to enter through the front and back gates, which is equivalent to blocking the front and back gates of the courtyard and preventing anyone from running out.

Once inside, there is no longer a distinction between men, women, young, or old; there are only two objectives.

Those with guns and those without guns.

Anyone carrying a gun should be shot. Anyone not carrying a gun should be subdued and taken to a designated location for management. Xia Lan will then handle the follow-up communication.

The plan before the operation was as follows: we had basically prepared for the worst.

but.

When Jackie Chan and his group entered the house, they found that Lady Luck was on their side.

As luck would have it, it was lunchtime, and everyone in the courtyard gathered in one place to eat together in the large room in the middle.

After the town of Basem was taken over by rebel soldiers, the rebels put their control over the civilians' daily lives, including their food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

The fact that everyone in the courtyard was gathered together saved the Yanlong team a lot of trouble.

Jackie Chan led his team in through the front door, while Wu Zhe's team entered through the back door. They coordinated their actions by pressing the microphone.

"action!"

As soon as Jackie Chan gave the order in a low voice, the two teams quickly stormed into the hall.

(End of this chapter)