Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

An Xiaohai slept quite well. When he woke up, it was almost noon. After washing up, he walked out of his bedroom and went downstairs, only to find that everyone was quietly waiting for him in the living room.

A large, hand-drawn map was set up in front of the sofa, and numbers 1 and 10 were busy marking it.

When everyone saw An Xiaohai come down, they all smiled and nodded at him.

"Xiao Hai, everyone's waiting for you. Let's assign tasks!" Xu Congzhou smiled and handed the prepared pointer to An Xiao Hai with both hands.

An Xiaohai didn't stand on ceremony. He took the pointer, smiled back at Xu Congzhou, walked to the map, took a deep breath, and drew a circle on the island where Rhodes Prison was located with the pointer.

"Everyone, take a good look. This island is Rhodes Prison. I've already told you about the general situation of Rhodes Prison before, so I won't repeat it here."

Now we need to pay attention to these four islands: here, here, here, and here.

As An Xiaohai pointed to four islands with his pointer, Number 10, who was standing to the side, immediately marked them.

"The first thing that caught my attention were these two islands. I have visited them twice in person, and I have concluded that they are the overseas bases of the drug cartel Flying Birds."

The two islands are heavily fortified and very close to Rhodes Prison. Furthermore, there are no other islands or obstacles between them and Rhodes Prison, making it easy to observe the condition of Rhodes Prison.

I named these two islands A1 and A2.

Number 10 immediately marked the names A1 and A2 on the map.

"However, new intelligence has been coming in continuously during this period, some from headquarters and some from the observations of my people in Rhodes Islands. Last night, the Mayfire organization provided newer and more detailed intelligence."

I've realized that my previous judgment may have been wrong. Islands A1 and A2 are very likely a smokescreen set up by the Flying Bird Gang, a decoy.

This arrangement perfectly suits the characteristics of the Flying Bird Gang.

Based on all the new intelligence and information, I have come to a new conclusion: the true lair of the Flying Bird Gang is most likely these two islands.

Now, I'll name these two islands B1 and B2.

Last night, I reached a cooperation agreement with the Mayfire organization, which means that all the prerequisites for this operation have been determined.

Therefore, starting tomorrow, we will conclude all training and officially enter the combat phase.

Tomorrow morning, a private plane will take everyone to Port Sanford Airport, and then someone will pick you up to go to the Rhodes Islands.

My first task for everyone is to determine the true situation of the four islands A1, A2, B1, and B2.

The second task is to find out as much as possible about the arrangements made by Commander Luan in the Rhodes Islands.

This is the first phase of the mission. After completing these two tasks, the operation will move into the second phase.

Now I will explain the specific arrangements.

I've heard everyone's self-introductions and remembered each person's characteristics, but I've discovered a problem: I can't fully understand the strengths that everyone has described.

I am not a soldier and have never experienced a real battlefield. Time is very tight, and I don't have time to study systematically, so I need everyone's help.

Next, I'll only state the task objectives. As for the specific execution methods, I'd like you all to help me develop a plan, and then we can discuss its feasibility together. Does anyone think there's a problem with this approach?

The group exchanged glances, shook their heads, and their expressions became excited.

This is actually the problem that everyone is most worried about. The worst thing that can happen on the battlefield is an amateur commanding an expert. People are not afraid of dying, but they are afraid of dying without any value.

An Xiaohai's attitude dispelled the last vestige of concern in everyone's hearts.

"Great, no problem at all!"

"Section Chief An, just tell us what actions we need to take at what time, and we will develop a battle plan and communicate it with you!" Number 1 nodded and said.

"Alright, let's settle on that for now."

Tomorrow, after everyone arrives in the Rhodes Islands, I need everyone to survey all the islands near the Rhodes Islands, familiarize themselves with the terrain, and understand the specific situation of each island.

For example, where is suitable for concealment, where is suitable for sniping, and where is suitable for temporarily storing ships, weapons, and supplies.

After completing all of this, proceed with the first task: determine the specific situation of the four islands, and then formulate an action plan based on the specific situation of these four islands.

My ultimate requirement for the operation is: once the operation officially begins, to annihilate all armed personnel on islands A1 and A2 in the shortest possible time; and to completely destroy the drug lord bases on islands B1 and B2.

Islands B1 and B2 likely contain a large amount of valuables and drugs. The drugs must be destroyed, and as much valuables as possible should be moved away. Anything that cannot be moved should be destroyed.

Then, within the specified time, quickly evacuate to the eastern sea area along the route you have set.

This step is crucial. If it succeeds, it will deal a fatal blow to the large drug trafficking organization, the Flying Birds, and our entire operation can be considered 80% successful.

"Understood!" Number 1 nodded. "We now need to determine the timeline for this operation. How long do we have to complete these tasks? And how should we coordinate with your attack on Rhodes Prison?"

"This is the issue we will discuss next."

How long it will take you to deal with these four islands depends on two factors: the speed of Roan's response and the time it will take us to breach Rhodes Prison.

The most important factor is the reaction speed of the Luoan side. The location of the command post is fixed; the key is the ship.

"Here, here, there are traces of them," An Xiaohai pointed to the north and south sides of the Rhodes Islands on the map: "The distance is about 20 to 30 kilometers; they also have two large ships that entered Xian Port under the pretext of maintenance. I judge that this is most likely a trap. They stayed in Xian Port not for maintenance, but for defense."

Xian Port is only about 50 kilometers from the Rhodes Islands! That's the general situation I have right now, but I have no idea about large ships, so I can't judge how long it will take them to reach the Rhodes Islands to provide support.

"I know that!" Number 7 raised his hand.

"Okay, please go ahead."

"They could arrive in about 35 minutes at the earliest. If we take into account the attack range of the large ships, I think we must end the battle within half an hour."

"Understood!" An Xiaohai took a deep breath and nodded: "Then let's set the entire operation within 30 minutes."

"Section Chief An, I have a question."

"I have a problem too!"

Number 2 and number 9 raised their hands at the same time.

"Please speak."

"30 minutes is definitely not enough time!" Number 2 stood up and said, "Number 9 and I have discussed it. If the intelligence is correct, the outer wall of Rhodes Prison is a reinforced concrete structure with a thickness of 50 to 80 centimeters."

We need at least 15 to 20 minutes to prepare before we can completely blow it up.

"Does drilling and blasting really take that long?"

"Yes, this fortification is too strong. The holes we drill must be deep enough to cause the maximum damage to the wall. If the depth is not deep enough, the damage will be very limited. We only have one chance. If we can't break through it on the first try, we will waste more time."

You told us before that in addition to blowing up the outer wall, we also had to blow up the underground water prison.

Number 9 and I both agreed that blowing open the underground water prison would definitely be much easier than blowing open the outer wall. The underground water prison is located inside the entire fortification, and its strength is certainly much different from that of the outer wall. However, we cannot conduct on-site verification and dare not be completely certain.

Therefore, we must allow for a certain amount of time, let's say 15 minutes. The two periods combined already exceed 30 minutes, which is too late.

"Hmm," An Xiaohai rubbed his nose, "Okay, let's not worry about the outer wall for now. I just need you to guarantee one thing: can you blast open the underground water prison within 15 minutes?"

Number 2 and Number 9 exchanged a glance: "Section Chief An, can you tell us now what exactly is our purpose in attacking Rhodes Prison? Knowing our purpose will help us make an accurate judgment."

"Save people, save our comrades."

Based on the intelligence gathered, I believe that several comrades who have infiltrated the Flying Bird Gang may be imprisoned in Rhodes Prison. Our attack on Rhodes Prison is aimed at rescuing them.

You must be wondering where Number 4 has been these past two days. He and one of my brothers have gone to the Rhodes Islands. Tomorrow they will try to get into Rhodes Prison to find our comrade.

If we find our missing comrades, we will rescue them all. If we don't find them, we will still storm Rhodes Prison and get them out.

Number 2 and Number 9 exchanged another glance: "Don't worry, Chief An. Leave it to us. We will definitely blow up the underground water dungeon of Rhodes Prison within 15 minutes. If we fail, we'll offer our heads!"

"Alright, then it's up to you. Try to speed things up as much as possible. The faster you can blow up the underground water prison, the more room for error we have in our operation."

Now we can determine the timeframe for the operation.

Once the battle begins, I can guarantee that Rhodes Prison will be powerless to retaliate.

However, Roan definitely has a presence in the Rhodes Islands. The team tasked with attacking Rhodes prison will be attacked from the sea. At that point, I need armed helicopters and snipers to help us eliminate the enemy's naval forces.

"We even have armed helicopters?!" Number 1's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Yes, I've acquired two armed helicopters, each equipped with an M249 light machine gun and eight air-to-ground missiles, but I think we're a bit short-handed and may only be able to use one armed helicopter."

"No problem! We have enough manpower! Two helicopters, we can spare some people! We even have armed helicopters, what are we afraid of!?" Number 3, who hadn't said much until now, rubbed his hands excitedly.

"Yeah, yeah, armed helicopters! With these, the speed can be increased significantly!"

"Is that so?" An Xiaohai asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Of course, of course!" Everyone nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

"Alright, then bring both of them over, and you can allocate them yourselves... Where was I?"

"Speaking of our task force coordinating with the attack on Rhodes Prison to annihilate the enemy's naval forces!"

"Oh, okay, I'll continue."