fictionpage Chapter 921: Careful Planning (asking for monthly tickets)
Chapter 921: Careful Planning (asking for monthly tickets)
It seemed that he noticed the disdainful attitude of Gao Bo and others.
Carlos' tone began to become serious:
“Listen, the location information of all the senior leaders of Al-Qaeda is top secret. This photo took a lot of time and resources for our intelligence department to take;
Through technical comparison, the facial features in the photo are 75% similar to those revealed by Xhaka in his live broadcast speech. The most important thing is this gun..."
He pulled out a photo of the AKS rifle that Zaka was holding during the live broadcast and compared the two. "Did you notice that?"
"The same scratches?"
Chen Zhiyu asked back.
Then he glanced at Zeng Dan beside him.
The latter nodded and said, "Since the intelligence is relatively accurate, I think we can start planning. We will also use our resources to confirm this matter!"
"it is good!"
Carlos returned the floor to Ronnie of Delta B Squadron.
"Since everyone has no objection, we will officially start to implement the 'Wings of Freedom' plan. The target person is Zaka, 32 years old, former deputy of Al Qaeda leader Hader, spokesman of the organization, number three, born in Jordan;
He was in charge of a radical network organization that specialized in spreading brainwashing rhetoric, and was considered by Al Qaeda to be an "organizer and thinker with great leadership ability";
In 2021, he was recognized as a terrorist by the international community and listed as a person as dangerous as Hader. In fact, Zaka's style of behavior is even more cruel and crazy! "
As he spoke, Ronnie pulled out the blackboard behind him and pointed at the photos and intelligence information on it.
"According to preliminary intelligence, Zaka and his men are hiding in a small town called Bashim. There are about 3,000 people in the town, most of whom are civilians such as women and children. So when we take action, we must pay special attention to isolating non-combatants and ensuring their safety!"
There is no need to explain the last sentence, everyone understands it.
Think about it, since the US has already identified the precise location of Al Qaeda, it directly used suicide missiles.
If one shot doesn't work, use two shots, and you can kill Zhaka without using any soldiers.
The reason for not doing so is to avoid accidentally injuring civilians.
After all, no one knows whether there are underground safe houses and tunnels hidden under the target building.
In order to ensure the success of the operation, the number of missiles must be increased, and the attack will inevitably destroy the surrounding towns.
That's why the special operations team was sent to carry out the decapitation mission.
On the one hand, it is possible to confirm face to face whether the target in the intelligence is really Xhaka, and on the other hand, it is able to minimize accidental injuries.
After all, the target is not the United States, but Yemen, which is itself located in a sensitive area.
Once there are civilian casualties, it will inevitably affect their international public opinion and reputation.
and so.
One of the keys to this operation is the ability to identify and protect non-combatants.
Well known.
Terrorist organizations are best at brainwashing and disguise. It is common for extremists to use the identities of the elderly, women, etc. to carry out terrorist attacks, and even children are seen armed with guns.
Just like the Boy Scout training camp encountered in the Nepal incident.
"We have not yet fully grasped the number of militants inside the Al Qaeda base. For these people, the first priority is not to capture them. As for the main target Zaka, we can 'capture or kill' him and bring back his body.
Second, recover all possible documents, electronic data, hardware, and materials used in intelligence assessments!"
Hearing Ronnie mention "take no prisoners", translated it means shoot on the spot.
It seems that the US doesn't care whether there are any survivors.
They planned this operation for only two purposes:
First, get rid of Zaka and let the people know that they are capable of maintaining social security and reducing panic;
2. Find out the truth behind the two surprising air raids in Japan and Brazil.
When Gu Ji heard the content of the plan.
As he had analyzed before, the CIA and the Special Operations Division originally proposed three action plans:
High-altitude precision bombing of the compound using B-2 bombers;
Or dispatch multiple cruise missiles to carry out a "direct strike";
Finally, special forces were dispatched to carry out a rappelling attack via helicopter.
Since the CIA cannot currently rule out the possibility of an underground bunker, if bombing is used, the number of bombs required would be so large that it would be enough to flatten the entire town.
The most important point is that even if the bombing was successful, they would not be able to obtain any bodies or evidence to confirm Zaka's existence or death.
What if at this time a masked man named "Zaka" pops out from Kaiida?
Then the whole operation would be in vain!
"The CIA, FBI, and your intelligence department will help us monitor the entire operation from now on. F-15E and FA/18 Super Hornet fighter jets will be on standby in the air..."
Ronnie revealed the details of the plan word by word.
The pupils of Gao Bo and others also gradually dilated.
They had thought that the mission would be of a high level, but they had never imagined that the logistical support would be so luxurious.
The entire attack plan adopted the method of "direct raid".
First take a C-130 Hercules transport plane from here to the US military base in Saudi Arabia.
After landing, two MH-X Black Hawk stealth helicopters and two MH-47E Chinook helicopters were dispatched as emergency forces to the target point.
As Yemen has been in a state of chaos, the anti-government armed forces are strong.
In addition, the Middle East is also Al-Qaeda's base.
If they are not careful, the operatives will be surrounded.
Therefore, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the operation, the US Department of Defense specifically approved the operation of all highly confidential electronic warfare equipment with signal intelligent multi-spectrum interception and jamming capabilities deployed by satellites, airborne and ground.
If necessary, all communications in the target area can be directly attacked.
At the same time, multiple drones, including the RQ-4 Global Hawk and the Xiaguo Rainbow 4B, will fly over Yemen during the operation, providing immediate high-altitude reconnaissance and missile attack support, as well as communication relay for Delta and Gu Ji and others.
In addition, two AH-64A Apache attack helicopters are on standby at the Saudi border to provide direct fire support for any emergency and cover the retreat mission.
And the most exaggerated.
There were two helicopters, the Z-20 and the Osprey V-22, which were specifically responsible for transporting the intelligence data and Zaka's body directly to the Xia Kunlun destroyer and the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier of the US escort fleet in the Gulf of Aden for research and analysis and biological DNA confirmation.
There is this set of small combos for protection.
Not to mention terrorist organizations, even if we look around the world, there are few countries that can resist head-on.
"Of course, if we encounter the worst-case scenario and all emergency forces fail, we will have to fight our way to the border. The large-scale army rapid reaction force on the Saudi border will provide us with the necessary assistance..."
At this point, Ronnie's tone became noticeably heavier.
Because if it really comes to this, it will mean that all preparations of Xia and the United States have failed.
Then it would be impossible for them to escape to the border alive on their own.
Gao Bo squinted unconsciously.
"What would really happen if this happened?"
"Anything is possible. Al Qaeda is well-known for not fearing death. 911/, the US Embassy crisis, the Afghan mountain war, every famous terrorist attack is related to them. The Middle East is their base camp. If they are surrounded, it will be difficult to deal with..."
Wu Kang explained a few words to himself.
And Pasili also said:
"There are also local anti-government armed forces. They have always been at odds with the United States. If they knew about this operation, even if they didn't help Al-Qaeda, they would definitely make things difficult for us!"
Li Yanan and Ye Xiaoshu also lowered their heads.
Because they know very well.
Whether it is Al-Qaeda or the anti-government armed forces.
Both organizations have the ability to fight against air weapons, and helicopters such as the Z-20, Black Hawk, and Apache, although with powerful firepower, still cannot absolutely crush them at the weapon level.
One Stinger portable air defense missile has a chance of causing these helicopters to crash.
Not to mention ground killers like armored vehicles and tanks, and even killing weapons like ballistic missiles, which even fighter jets are afraid of.
“Xhaka’s hideout is this white building.”
Ronnie demonstrated in front of the tactical sand table, with a red laser pen crossing the shadowy building, "Our action plan is: Delta B team will use a helicopter to quickly descend and infiltrate from the roof of the main building, heading straight for the target Zhaka;
Your team will land in the yard, eliminate the threats on the ground, and then advance to the building to search for information, and finally the two sides will reunite."
Standard AB group coordinated raid tactics.
Lei Wanshan carefully observed the physical sand table and nodded without any objection.
The first joint practice started at 3 pm.
After dinner, Gu Ji, under the leadership of Lei Wanshan, began to conduct actual combat drills in this 1:1 simulated block with Wu Kang, Li Yanan and others.
The first few rounds are basically just about getting familiar with the neighborhood and house structure.
It is said that in the "Operation Neptune's Spear" against Awad more than ten years ago, SEAL Team Six trained for six months in the same simulated block, repeating the drill more than 10 times a day.
To ensure that the entire CQB raid becomes an instinct engraved in the minds of combatants.
So, it comes to actual combat.
Despite the helicopter accident, SEAL Team Six still completed the mission in just 38 minutes and successfully killed the target A. Wade.
But there is not much time left for Gu Ji and others.
Not to mention six months, even one month would be enough for Al-Qaeda to sneak into another country and carry out similar terrorist attacks.
Let them go on like this.
People's panic will only grow, and eventually the world will fall into chaos.
So, they only have 48 hours.
After several rounds of practice, Gu Ji has memorized the building map firmly in his mind.
Seeing that everyone was familiar with each other, Ronnie called in real people to serve as sparring partners and also set up a number of simulated explosions.
As a result, as soon as they entered the tunnel, they encountered air waves caused by the directional explosives set up by the US side.
Fortunately, the Stinger predicted it in advance, so the formation and offensive rhythm were not disturbed too much.
After entering the main building, Gu Ji lowered his gun and noticed that the American players were using a more radical CQB tactic. The two-person teams were almost advancing against the wall while taking turns to provide cover, which was in stark contrast to their usual triangle formation.
"After preliminary confirmation by intelligence personnel, there are about 15 militants in the target building, all armed with light weapons. It is not known whether there are heavy firepower weapons."
At dinner.
Gu Ji and his men were in the training ground with the Delta Force, eating, arguing, and working out their tactics, and then they saw Zeng Dan and Carlos walk in together.
"15 people... about the same as our initial estimate."
Ronnie swallowed the last bite of buttered bread, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and looked around. "There are eight of us in Team B, plus seven of you. That's enough! Even if we really encounter an ambush, there are 8 quick reaction troops on the periphery to reinforce us!"
"Our intelligence agents stationed on the other side can also provide you with long-range sniper support."
Carlos also said this at this time.
Once you know the number of enemies, the rest will be much easier.
Ronnie immediately adjusted his training plan based on the new information.
In this way, they repeatedly immersed themselves in this 1:1 replica of the Yemeni neighborhood, conducting simulated raids every moment, and even sleeping here.
The night before the action.
The breeze brought fine sand and hit the tent. Gu Ji lay on the ground, staring at the canvas swaying slightly above his head, and the sounds of equipment checks came one after another in his ears.
He opened the game system with his mind, wondering whether he should use his honor points to redeem some life-saving cards in the privilege library in advance.
Although Gu Ji knew that Xia Kingdom and the United States were well prepared this time.
But there is no doubt that behind this Zaka is the THEO organization.
For a man who can even invent meteorological weapons, who knows if a few fighter jets will suddenly appear at that time? Even if it is a nuclear missile, he would not find it strange.
"Gu Ji, Captain Lei is calling us over!"
Just as Gu Ji was absorbed in browsing, Gao Bo suddenly opened the tent curtain and shouted.
He immediately stood up and walked out of the tent, and found that everyone was gathered in front, surrounding Carlos, Chen Zhiyu and others.
It looks like there is new important information.
With the help of the camp lights, Gu Ji came closer.
He could see the fatigue and solemnity on Zeng Dan and Carlos' faces. It was obvious that they had been busy for a long time on the action plan.
"Just received news that the intelligence point detected an unknown convoy moving towards the town, and the people inside the vehicles are unknown."
Carlos paused, "It could be a passerby, or it could be Al-Qaidah's reinforcements, or it could be a convoy that got wind of the situation and is preparing to evacuate Xhaka."
"Do we need to adjust our plan?" Gao Bo asked.
"If we adjust now, all the previous training will be wasted..."
A Delta team member couldn't help but complain.
In the past two days, they have finally mastered the training bit by bit and integrated it into their instincts.
If we really make adjustments now, it will have the opposite effect.
If you don't make adjustments, and if you encounter major changes and don't have a response plan, the final result may still be failure.
"Even if this convoy is a reinforcement, given that only the number of people has increased and the terrain remains unchanged, it is safer to proceed according to the original plan."
Ronnie pondered for a moment, then looked up at Lei Wanshan and Gu Ji, "What do you think?" (End of this chapter)