The photo showed a US Special Forces Advisor and a CCOPE Special Forces officer together deploying in the Ta Region.
Song Heping judged that CCOPE and the two governnt army combat groups would launch an attack to the north from here, cutting Morins's Long Snake Formation defense line in half.
That was also the most unsolvable part.
Because as long as they cut through Morins's defense line, it would effectively divide the defense area into two, inevitably leaving them unable to cover both ends, finally resulting in the ELN ard forces' collapse.
"United States advisor... CCOPE... AUC..."
He kept muttering these different forces' nas to himself.
Finally, like a light being turned on in the darkness, an idea ca to Song Heping's mind.
He hurriedly retrieved his private cell phone, lit up the screen, and began scrolling through his contacts.
At last, he saw the na and number he was looking for.
"Angel..."
Once sure, he quickly dialed the number.
"Hey, Song, is that you?"
Angel's familiar voice ca through the phone promptly.
"We haven't seen each other for over a year."
"Yeah, yeah." Song Heping suddenly felt a bit embarrassed, after all, he had promised to visit the United States to et with Angel, and he never did.
In truth, it wasn't really Song Heping's fault.
His personality wasn't exactly sociable, even sowhat reclusive.
It wasn't that he never thought of Angel.
After all, the impression the gorgeous woman left on him was pretty good—warm, beautiful, with a nice figure.
But he had been very busy ever since their last goodbye. By the ti he slowed down and wanted to contact Angel, he had been too shy to dial her number several tis.
This ti, he really had an urgent matter, which forced him to make this call to Angel.
"Are you doing okay recently?"
Song Heping felt his small talk was quite stupid.
"I'm fine, currently in New York."
"New York, huh... Nice place..."
Song Heping continued with his awkwardness, wanting to discuss serious matters but feeling he needed the right opportunity, so as not to be soone who after so long without contact would suddenly ask for a favor. It'd be like going on a date and rushing straight to a hotel room without any foreplay, heading directly for the main event.
Angel, a very clever person, of course guessed that Song Heping wouldn't call just to chat.
This man wasn't the romantic type, expecting him to show warmth and concern out of the blue was as likely as wishing for a rooster to lay an egg.
"I've opened an art gallery in New York, so I've been living here for the past six months," Angel said: "If you need anything, you can co to New York and find ."
Song Heping expressed his surprise, "You're not a reporter anymore?"
Angel replied, "No, journalism is dangerous, I've experienced it. I'm not working as a newspaper journalist anymore, but sotis I still go to the TV station to work as a current affairs comntator."
"Current affairs comntator?"
Song Heping vaguely sensed that Angel's career choice was no simple matter.
Art gallery owner, and a TV current affairs comntator?
You should know that art trading in Old Arica isn't a simple affair, with plenty of underhanded dealings involved.
Plus, a job as a current affairs comntator offers more chances for public exposure.
Her family was originally of the aristocratic kind. Every step taken by a child from such a family was full of deeper aning.
"Which TV station?"
"CNN, and sotis I write columns for the New York Tis," Angel said. "Have you heard of this TV station? If you miss , you can check the CNN channel. There's a lot of my comntary videos there."
"Ah... I'll rember that, definitely going to watch." Song Heping quickly flattered, "I believe the content must be fascinating."
But Angel's tone suddenly beca sorrowful, sighing softly on the other end of the phone, "n's words, such deceitful ghosts. Never mind, I know you need sothing. Just say it, how can I help you?"
Song Heping's face ward with a blush, both for his own hypocrisy and for Angel's magnanimity.
"There's a small matter. I was wondering, do you have any friends in Colombia or within your country's dia who specialize in political news here and are sowhat famous?"
"Colombia? What aspect of current affairs are you referring to?" Angel asked.
Song Heping said, "Isn't the drug war a hot topic over the past two years?"
He was referring to the easing of relations between the current Colombian governnt and the White House over the past two years, resulting in joint efforts in drug prohibition.
Particularly on the US Military side, a considerable number of Special Forces instructors had been dispatched to Colombia to provide training for various branches of the Colombian Army. The Green Berets unit that Song Heping had encountered last ti was of that nature.
"The drug war... That's right, with the drug problems flooding our side lately, the dia has criticized the Donkey Party, so they've started so beneficial engagents."
Suddenly, Angel changed the topic with curiosity, "What now? Do you have any news leads on this?"
Song Heping said, "Hmm, I have a news lead on hand, I'm not sure if any of your friends would be interested."
Angel asked, "What lead? Let's hear it."
Song Heping said, "The US Army's deep involvent in Colombian governnt military operations, participating in the siege against anti-governnt ard forces—how does that sound for a topic?"
Angel laughed, "That's not newsworthy, after all, joint drug prohibition is a public matter now; it's the cooperation between two countries to combat drugs."
Song Heping had anticipated Angel would say this, so he delved deeper into the explanation, "I'm not talking about re drug prohibition cooperation, but rather the US Army's collusion with drug trafficking ard forces and the Colombian governnt army to attack an ard group that is not involved in drug trafficking. Does this news have value now?"
After a mont of silence on the phone, Angel finally spoke, "Are you sure you have real evidence?"
"I can only confirm that they are planning to do this. There are photos, evidence of troop deploynt, and analytical reports, and I also know the precise timing of their action."
"If there's no action, it's worthless." Angel said, "If it's not factual or hasn't happened, then it's just speculation; even if you release it, the military can deny it, so it's aningless."
At this point, Song Heping was facing the very scene he did not want to face.
Before making the call to Angel, he had predicted this conversation.
So describe journalists as vultures; they like to feast on carrion, but they won't touch the target before it's dead.
Even if they know a murder is going to happen, they still have to wait for it to occur, preferably after the death, then rush in with a cara and take rapid shots of the corpse.
In doing so, they produce the most shocking impact.
But to himself, this involved significant risk.
It ant waiting until the US Special Forces Advisor and CCOPE took action before reporting. But if Morins's defense line couldn't hold up by then, it would lead to a complete failure of the operation.
Song Heping, with Morins adamantly opposing the withdrawal from territory to shrink the defense line, had no choice but to consider new tactical planning.
Eventually, he thought of psychological warfare, a concept he had learned in tactical classes. This gave rise to an idea—if special operations could conduct psychological warfare behind enemy lines to influence the adversary, then public opinion could as well.
Back in unit 203, Song Heping attended a lecture about the changing modes of warfare in the new era, which ntioned the use of battlefield thods and the evolution of models under the new era's conditions. During that ti, the invited instructor introduced a novel term—super-limit war.
Super-limit war is characterized by not being restricted to traditional forms of warfare and thods. Instead, it emphasizes exceeding everything that can be called or understood as limits, whether these limits are material, ntal, or technical.
In theory, the concept of this tactic is widely applied in various fields, including military, political, economic, informational, and technological sectors, aiming to subdue opponents with the least cost and swiftest speed. In practice, the strategies and thods of super-limit war include but are not limited to legal warfare, electronic warfare, cyberattacks, public opinion offensives, economic sanctions, and more.
In today's era, where dia dissemination is highly developed, as long as the news is explosive enough, it can be published on newspapers, television, and online, and can also create a bombshell effect.
Especially since he was dealing with Angel.
Behind Angel stood the power of the Donkey Party.
Right now the Old Arica is ruled by the Elephant Party, and the Donkey Party would love nothing more than to seize an opportunity to stir up trouble for them. Wasn't that the intention behind Angel's last visit to Illiguo?
Therefore, if the US Army gets involved in Colombia's operation to surround and suppress anti-governnt ard forces, and the ard group they cooperate with is AUC—a force that has a long-term deep relationship with drug trafficking groups—then that would beco a scandal in the US-Colombia joint drug prohibition war.
This was also a stroke of luck for ELN. They liked to extort oil companies and even engage in kidnapping and smuggling, but they seldom touched drug trafficking; otherwise, Song Heping would have had no options.
"Angel, although I don't quite understand your dia practices, if you were to handle this, how would you turn it into a sensational news piece?" asked Song Heping.
Angel replied, "It's simple, first conduct non-aggravating interviews with relevant military personnel or officials from joint drug enforcent agencies, then throw out a topic to initiate so low-level discussions, without igniting the heat. After that, once the incident occurs and is confird, then make all the data and factual video evidence public. This way, it will create a sensational impact as if military big shots or officials have lied. Take this opportunity to push for a congressional hearing, and from there, the whole thing will truly fernt."
Song Heping laughed, "I knew you'd be interested in this, right? Especially Aunt Nancy, can you do a favor and handle it?"
Angel's response was straightforward, "I'm interested in this. Here's what we'll do, you co to New York with your materials, and then I'll arrange for people to et with you."
"OK, I'll book a flight right away and fly to New York tonight. Do you have ti to et?"
"When will you arrive?"
"Soti late at night."
"Late at night?" Angel was surprised, "Where are you now?"
"In Venezuela." Song Heping said sowhat embarrassedly.
Angel seed a bit annoyed, "You ca to Venezuela and didn't co to see ?"
Song Heping quipped, "I'm here now, aren't I?"
The two chatted casually on the phone for a few sentences. Angel had sothing to attend to and reluctantly ended the call.
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