Gao Yang had to make a call to Nate Schumacher.
Gao Yang drew cannons that belonged to Grand Ivan but were unknown to the Ukrainian military from an arsenal in Ukraine. He sent the cannons to the port, then soone stole his cannons, traded them for four tanks at a chanized brigade, and eventually sold the tanks to an unknown ard group.
Any single step in this process would be incredible to most ordinary people in the world, and when so many incredible steps accumulate together, even Gao Yang, who is used to witnessing bizarre events in the Underworld, finds it unbelievable.
Especially the incident at the 72nd chanized Brigade, which is puzzling. A brigade consists of just over three thousand people. The 72nd chanized Brigade is a bit over-equipped, with slightly fewer people, approximately two thousand eight hundred at most, mainly focused on chanized firepower, with individual firepower being secondary. However, the 72nd Brigade has now at least been reinforced with an artillery regint, and also sent out four of Ukraine’s most advanced tanks, indicating the 72nd Brigade is not lacking in tanks.
The peculiarity of the 72nd Brigade lies in this: if it were a state action, or an action by the Ukrainian military, there would be no need to go through such lengths. If artillery was needed, they would dispatch an artillery unit; if tanks were needed, they would mobilize tanks and coordinate operations with the 72nd chanized Brigade without the hassle of reinforcing a brigade with equipnt.
Therefore, the reinforcent of the 72nd Brigade can be interpreted in many ways—who did it, and why? Delving into it is extrely troubleso. The most important thing is that the current station of the 72nd Brigade is very close to the Angel rcenary Corps, and the mysterious ard group that received the tanks is also very close to the Angel rcenary Corps.
Most crucially, Satan is now in Angel’s territory, very close to the 72nd Brigade, and not far from the mysterious ard group.
Gao Yang quickly dialed Nate Schumacher’s number. The call got through, but it was Nate’s adjutant, not Nate himself, who answered.
"It’s Ram, where is Nate?"
"Colonel is on the frontline. May I know what this is about?"
"Nate went to the frontline? What is he doing there?"
Nate now isn’t just a rcenary commander, just like Gao Yang, he’s managing a big group of people and tasks. A top commander abandoning a few thousand people to head to the frontline and fight doesn’t make sense, so Nate simply doesn’t have the ti nor the ability to personally head to the frontline and fight.
But when Gao Yang asked what Nate was doing at the frontline, his adjutant imdiately said, "Sorry, General, I don’t know, and even if I did know, I couldn’t tell you."
Gao Yang felt a bit helpless; Nate had less of that typical German stubbornness, but his adjutant, essentially just an orderly, was incredibly rigid, so much so that even Nate couldn’t change that stubbornness.
The adjutant’s nickna was Wizard, and not only did Gao Yang know him, he was quite familiar with him. How should I put it, this man certainly insists on the commander’s equivalent principle, and insists on addressing Gao Yang by his rank rather than a nickna like a normal rcenary would, so when facing Gao Yang, he must maintain enough respect and courtesy as he does with Nate, and he insists on addressing him as General instead of Ram.
Gao Yang’s rank is an honorary one, and that’s fine, but the problem is he has only a dozen or so people under him, and to have this intelligence officer continually call him General is quite embarrassing, isn’t it?
Listening to the awkwardness, Gao Yang couldn’t change it. Nate purposely chose a particularly rigid person as his intelligence officer precisely for this rigid temperant—because, to put it nicely, rigidity can be associated with adhering to principles and ticulousness. And Nate’s other adjutant, who also serves as the Angel rcenary Corps’ intelligence officer, is not rigid at all; quite the opposite, the Angel’s intelligence officer is a shrewd individual.
Gao Yang felt quite helpless, so he softly said, "Wizard, listen to , quickly get in touch with Nate, I have an urgent matter! I just received an important piece of intelligence! I don’t need to et Nate, but I must imdiately speak with him on the phone."
"Apologies, General, I am under orders not to disturb the Colonel. If it is important intelligence, I can connect you to our intelligence officer."
Gao Yang felt very helpless, so he imdiately said, "Fine, have it your way, contact soone for , anyone will do."
Soon, soone on the phone laughed and said, "Hello, Ram."
It’s much more comfortable when a different person speaks. Gao Yang sighed with relief and said softly, "Where is Nate?"
"He couldn’t resist going to the frontline."
"For what? Why does Nate need to go to the frontline? Is sothing major happening?"
"Uh, he just couldn’t stand it anymore. This wretched place is too dull, doing the sa things every day. Nate wanted to go fire a few shots."
Gao Yang said angrily, "That is utterly irresponsible. Listen, quickly tell Nate that the 72nd chanized Brigade near your forces is acting very irregularly."
"What do you an?"
"The strength of the 72nd Brigade far exceeds expectations; it’s not even at the level of a chanized brigade. I don’t know how powerful the 72nd Brigade is now, but they’ve at least been reinforced with an artillery regint, and by the way, they stole my cannons! Soone is arming the 72nd Brigade, but I don’t know who. Additionally, an unknown ard group that speaks English is very close to you; they have just acquired four tanks. This is the intelligence I have so far, but you need to be alert!"
"The 72nd Brigade is advancing towards us, but there’s another militia in between us, controlled by Russians. The 72nd will make contact with them first, but indeed, we need to stay alert. I’ll report this intelligence to Nate imdiately."
Gao Yang sighed in relief and loudly said, "Alright, once you’ve spoken with Nate, have him give a call as soon as possible."
After saying that, Gao Yang wanted to hang up but couldn’t help adding, "That mysterious ard group I ntioned, it’s not you guys, is it? You didn’t spend 10,000,000 to buy four tanks, did you?"
"Absolutely not!"
Gao Yang said awkwardly, "Alright then, that’s it, have Nate call as soon as possible."
The reason for asking this was because Gao Yang was worried that Nate might have initially wanted to buy the cannons that had been stolen from him. After Gao Yang inquired about it, Nate might have decided not to buy the cannons to avoid having to return them to Gao Yang, and instead, traded the cannons for four tanks. It wasn’t an impossible scenario.
With doubts in mind, Gao Yang hung up the phone and shook his head at Yarebin, saying, "It’s too complicated; I can’t make sense of it."
Yarebin also shook his head and said, "Right, it is too complicated. With the current intelligence, we can’t deduce much. I think the most likely scenario for the 72nd Brigade is that they’re supported by the Aricans. However, the United States has effectively already taken control of Ukraine; there’s no need to focus on arming just one brigade."
Gao Yang frowned and said, "Soone is trying to fish in troubled waters."
Nate shrugged and said, "That’s the only way to see it, but there’s no way to investigate further."
Gao Yang waved his hand and laughed, "If it doesn’t make sense, then let it be. If we can’t investigate, we won’t investigate. What does it have to do with ? Although losing the artillery made very angry, I’m not going to be able to get it back from the 72nd Brigade, so let the Angel rcenary Corps worry about it. I’ll just focus on the matters at hand."
He was dealing with the Shava situation initially, but was interrupted by a call from Brian. At this point, of course, Gao Yang had to continue dealing with the matters at hand.
Gao Yang dialed Shava’s number once again. This ti, it was Shava himself who answered, not a woman.
Shava’s voice sounded particularly fatigued and weak. He said in an exceptionally soft voice, "Boss, I’m out."
Gao Yang took a breath and softly asked, "And the others?"
"All out; not a single one who was caught was left behind."
Gao Yang softly asked, "Good, you’re out. How are you? You didn’t suffer too much, did you?"
Shava laughed bitterly and softly said, "I’ve suffered quite a bit this ti. Those bastards, when they torture soone, it’s like they are treating livestock—I’ve never seen livestock treated so badly."
After finishing with a bitter laugh, Shava very proudly said, "Boss, I didn’t say a word! I’m the only one who knows where the stash is, but I didn’t say anything! The alcohol was taken away by soone; you said that was given to , but your things, the guns, and the plans you recently entrusted with, I didn’t say a word!"
Gao Yang took a deep breath and then gravely said, "You did well; I know you’re reliable. What did they ask you?"
"Just about those things we originally took. They tortured first, then everyone else left, and only one person asked about the whereabouts of a USB drive. I didn’t tell him, of course, I didn’t know either. Then he left, and the others continued torturing , but I held out. Boss, I definitely didn’t betray you!"
Gao Yang said softly, "I trust you. Alright, go ho and rest up for a few days. Also, let the other brothers know that everything is fine now. This matter is over, and they don’t need to worry."
"I know, I know. Being released shows we’re fine. Boss, you’re incredible! I never thought we could possibly be freed again. Um, Boss, can we et? There’s sothing I’d like to talk about in person."
After thinking about it for a mont, Gao Yang decided to et with Shava, although doing so did present so risk because the true purpose behind Poloneshenko’s arrests still wasn’t fully clear. Shava, after being caught, whether he truly held out as he claid was also an unknown, and now, Shava’s request to et could potentially be a trap.
However, precisely because Shava’s reliability couldn’t be guaranteed, it was essential for Gao Yang to quickly et with him, as Shava’s role was crucial and it needed to be confird whether he could still be trusted.
Gao Yang softly said, "Alright, we’ll et. I’ll tell you the location later, wait for my call."
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