"So how did you find out about this person?"
Song Heping squatted down again, and he put away his pistol.
He believed that the guy had indeed not lied.
"About four days ago, I heard that an Arican followed Hou Saini to Rashid Castle, I just heard... but I don't know if they really went there."
"Who is Hou Saini?" Song Heping asked.
"He is our superior, in charge of commanding the 'Student Brigade'."
The na "Student Brigade" entered Song Heping's ears, and he imdiately beca alert.
After all, this was the core combat organization of the Ata.
Speaking of which, this has to be traced back to the day the Ata Organization was born. At that ti, their na was "Student Army," which rose and rged with other local ard organizations, but this "Student Brigade" is their most core and also the most original combat force, the capital from when they started.
Although they might not all be "students" composed of young people as they were in the early days, it is no exaggeration to say that it is the earliest ard force within the Ata Organization.
"Where is the headquarters of the Student Brigade?" Song Heping pressed on.
The Ata militant hesitated for a mont.
After all, this involved the organization's secrets; if it leaked out and people knew it was he who revealed this information, unless he left both Afghan and Ba Country, he would have nowhere to be buried.
Just thinking about the terrifying thods of his organization, he couldn't help but shut his mouth.
But soon his gaze returned to the pistol with the silencer in Song Heping's hand, and he began to speak again.
"The Student Brigade is on Main God Mountain about twenty kiloters north of Rashid Castle near the Algerian border line."
"Are Hou Saini and the Arican still there now?"
"They should be... It's close to the border, and the whole mountain has been hollowed out, with intricate tunnels that can accommodate hundreds of people. It was dug out when fighting the Soviets and has been expanded over the years. The tunnels wrap around the entire mountain. If soone unfamiliar went in, they'd get lost. So, it's the safest place. Hou Saini spends most of his ti there. If the Arican is with Hou Saini, he must be at Main God Mountain."
Feeling the intense murderous aura from Song Heping, the guy spilled everything like beans in a bamboo tube.
Whatever Song Heping asked, he answered, and even without asking, he still answered.
"Old squad leader..."
Jiang Feng whispered from the side: "I just looked at the electronic map and didn't find any Main God Mountain... Is this guy providing false intelligence?"
As he spoke, the killing intent in his eyes overflowed, glaring at the Ata militant seated on the ground, like a wolf ready to pounce.
Song Heping glanced at the electronic map in Jiang Feng's hand, then at the Ata militant, and asked Jiang Feng, "Give that paper map."
When on a mission, in addition to electronic maps, a sealed plastic bag with a paper map is generally kept on hand for when there is interference.
Jiang Feng quickly found his own map and handed it over.
Song Heping continued, "Raincoat."
Jiang Feng found the raincoat and passed it over as well.
Song Heping went to the bottom of a slope, shielded himself with the raincoat, turned on the tactical flashlight, looked for a while, then turned off the light, lifted the raincoat, and brought the map in front of the Ata militant, sitting opposite him.
"Rabbani, co here and sit down as the interpreter," he ordered.
This ti, the three of them murmured under the cover for a while.
When the raincoat was lifted again, Song Heping said to everyone, "Main God Mountain is the local colloquialism for it, and we have now determined its location."
He handed the map to Jiang Feng, "Mark the coordinates, and then let's move out."
Jiang Feng took the map, saw the position marked by Song Heping with a pen, and circled it.
He took out a military smartphone, opened the built-in military system, pulled up the electronic map, located the position and then marked it.
"It's been shared."
"Let's go."
"What about him?!"
Jiang Feng pointed at the Ata mber on the ground.
Everyone looked at each other.
Logically, he had already said all he could say.
Morally, they should let him off the hook.
But releasing an Ata mber in this kind of place could eventually bring about their own doom.
The Ata militant sitting on the ground also seed to sense sothing and started to plead incessantly, "You said you wouldn't kill if I told the truth, you said so..."
Everyone could see that the guy was very young.
A little over twenty years of age...
If life was a voyage, then he had just left the harbor.
After a mont of silence, Song Heping ca in front of the Ata militant and drew his pistol.
The other side wanted to shout, but before he could open his mouth, Gabri stuffed it again.
Song Heping drew his pistol, switched off the safety, and pointed the muzzle at the other party: "I never promised you that you wouldn't die for speaking, but I will ensure you go without pain. You are a believer, so think of it as going to the paradise of your dreams. Next ti you're reborn, don't co back here."
The Ata militant desperately shook his head and even scooted back before collapsing to the ground.
Song Heping stepped forward and fired.
Thud—
Right between the eyebrows, he stopped breathing imdiately, a clean and swift end.
He did as he said.
Indeed, there was no pain.
Song Heping sighed, "We all have to die soday, buddy, you just left a step earlier."
After speaking, he put away the gun and gestured with a wave of his hand.
"Gabri, arrange for two n to hide the body. Willie, move forward to send coordinates, instruct them to prepare for support, the rest of you, move out!"
Five minutes later, the team continued their march.
Willie and Dax were left behind at the site.
The two exchanged glances, both seeing the sa answer in each other's eyes.
The night grew deeper.
The team trekked along the base of the mountain, sticking as much as possible to the shadowed side.
This was a technique of night marching.
One must not walk along the mountain peaks in the open.
Traveling through valleys made one vulnerable to ambush.
Generally, mid-mountain paths were the safest.
But now, pressed for ti, not all mid-mountain paths were easy to traverse, nor were appropriate paths guaranteed to be found quickly.
Song Heping ordered a Vanguard Team to move out ahead, maintaining roughly 200 ters from the squad.
In this way, should a firefight ensue, the rear had ti to react.
There was a full 18 kiloters of mountainous path from their current location to Main God Mountain.
Ti reached midnight.
They had to get close to Main God Mountain before dawn, find a suitable hiding place there, and wait for nightfall to act again.
Because to move by daylight was akin to courting death.
The mountain was hollowed out. If what that dead man previously said was true, then at least hundreds of ard militants were hiding inside.
Plus, the cave system was labyrinthine, easily leading to one getting lost.
Unfamiliar terrain, relying solely on maps.
All these unfavorable factors intertwined like a tangled ss, causing Song Heping a great headache now.
He had only 12 n, what was he to do?
Even a squadron of Rambos couldn't handle this.
But he couldn't let everyone know that he was without a strategy.
After all, he was the Commander of the team. If even he said there was no way, the morale would suffer a great blow.
However, Willie grew increasingly anxious the more he thought about it.
He couldn't help but run over to Song Heping, voicing his doubts.
"Song, do you have a detailed plan for the rescue?"
"Plan?"
As soon as Willie spoke, Song Heping almost wanted to laugh.
"There has been no plan from the start. If you really ask for a viable plan, the most reliable and safest plan, my answer is — since we know the detention location, we could deploy a large force to attack, have your Air Force strap on Ground Penetrating Bombs to throw at Main God Mountain, we would be responsible for ground guidance. Bomb them half to death, then let the large force attack, they will definitely be in chaos, or they might run off with the hostages. That way, we can sneak in during the commotion, or ambush them when they are bringing Curtis out, and snatch the person..."
Willie shook his head, "We can't involve a large force in this, you know that. It's too sensitive."
Song Heping stopped in his tracks, glaring at Willie.
Willie persisted for a mont and then, looking away and swallowing, said, "But air support is not an issue, absolutely not an issue, we can't mobilize ground troops, that's the bottom line."
Song Heping remained silent.
Willie asked with so unease, "Song, did you hear what I said?"
After a while, Song Heping suddenly withdrew his sharp gaze, scoffed coldly, "I heard, only the Air Force can be utilized, ground troops cannot be, you're expecting us to risk our lives."
He spread his hands, his gaze becoming sharp again, "Willie, if you're not worried, what have I got to worry about? If we die, you won't escape either."
After speaking, he no longer paid attention to him, striding ahead to the front of the team.
Jiang Feng approached quietly and asked, "What did that guy say? Why do I feel like there's sothing odd about the two of them? They don't seem like they're here to assist us but rather to monitor us..."
Song Heping spoke sternly, "Find a ti to warn everyone one by one, these two are problematic, everyone be careful. This mission... it's not simple, I've never quite understood why Miles is acting so secretive with this rescue mission…"
He turned his gaze to Jiang Feng, "Don't you find it strange? In the past, the Aricans would rescue their comrades in wars with much fanfare, nearly wishing the entire world knew about it, hoping every news column would participate in the coverage. But look at Miles this ti, as if he's afraid to let a single whisper slip out, even other units within the U.S. Army are kept out, completely locking down the news, why do you think that is?"
Jiang Feng was stunned for a mont, then shook his head, "This is too complicated, it makes my head dizzy just listening to it."
Song Heping said, "It's never wrong to be cautious. You and Collins, from this point forward, must watch every move these two make."
"All right, no problem," Jiang Feng said, "If they dare to act rashly, I'll kill them first!"
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