Chapter 32 Amin Khan Headquarters
There are a large number of Taliban militants active in the southern desert of Afghanistan. At the same time, the US military has built a military base here to contain and attack the Taliban.
The two are located in the west and the east. The Taliban's activities are in the west, close to the Helmand River, using the mountains and forests to advance deep into the desert; the US military is in the eastern desert area, curbing the Taliban's eastward expansion.
The western Amin Khan region is the main location of Taliban activities and the headquarters. This place is bordered by Iran to the west, Pakistan to the south, desert to the east, and a road to the north that connects to Lashkar Gah. The geographical location is flexible.
It is precisely because of the occupation of this terrain that the Taliban has been able to make various strategic moves continuously, making it impossible for the US military to complete the full occupation of Afghanistan.
It is for this reason that the US military is carrying out a siege against the Taliban in the south. While defeating the Taliban, it is also occupying the important Amin Khan area in the south and exercising full control over the town.
After traveling all night, we finally arrived at the Amin Khan Taliban base at around ten o'clock in the morning.
The Taliban base is still built in the mountains and forests, but the mountains here are more vast and deep, with one mountain connected to another. Even if the US military dispatches unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and military satellites, it is difficult to capture the situation of the base.
The most important thing is that the caves here are almost all connected, and you never know which mountain the Taliban leader is staying in.
Led by several Taliban soldiers, Zhao Ziyang, Blade and Little Wildcat went into the forest and entered the Taliban headquarters area.
When entering, Zhao Ziyang made a careful observation. From outside the forest to inside the forest, there were sentinels and checkpoints everywhere. Moreover, these sentinels and checkpoints were very hidden and clearly received professional training.
"Very professional." Zhao Ziyang nodded.
He admitted that the quality of the sentries in front of him was much higher than that of Mohammed. They would throw away their national costumes, put on thick camouflage nets, squat in the rushes, and nestle in the dense branches, basically meeting the requirements of special operations.
In addition to these, Zhao Ziyang also discovered a hidden sniper. Of course, he didn't see it with his eyes, but felt it. It didn't feel good to have a sniper rifle pointing at your head.
"That's Pandora's training, haha..." Blade patted Zhao Ziyang on the shoulder, pointed at the hidden sentinels and continued, "Every year we have people coming to the Taliban to train them, including Al-Qaeda. This is also a profitable project."
Hearing Daofeng say this, Zhao Ziyang suddenly realized that mercenaries not only fight wars, but are also invited to train terrorist organizations.
"In addition to training terrorist organizations, we will also be invited by some countries to serve in their armies to train them. In fact, I have another identity, a Colombian colonel, haha..." Daofeng laughed loudly, and his laughter was mixed with the taste of mocking Zhao Ziyang for being a nobody.
"Then you are very powerful?" The little wild cat pouted and asked Blade while swallowing a piece of compressed biscuit with great effort.
"Need I say more?" Blade patted his chest with a look of pride.
With a "clang" sound, a copper coin jumped out of the little wild cat's hand, scaring Daofeng so much that his face changed and he quickly shut his mouth obediently.
Zhao Ziyang seemed not to hear the noise made by the two people. His attention was completely attracted by a figure at the mountain pass in front of him.
A slender and straight figure, a beautiful face like an iceberg, and a pair of eyes like the blue rhythm of the Danube...
Angel!
After staring blankly at Angel a hundred meters away for a long time, Zhao Ziyang suddenly felt like running away: Damn it, I've kissed and touched this girl, and I'm not dead yet, what should I do if she sees me!
"Blade, help me hold on for a while!" Zhao Ziyang pulled Blade to the front and walked forward holding the blade.
"Hehehe, what are you doing, special forces soldier?" Daofeng shouted dissatisfiedly, but when he saw Angel in front of him, he immediately showed an ambiguous smile and looked as if he understood.
Angel in front strode towards Zhao Ziyang and the other two, stood in front of them and took a deep breath.
"It's good to be alive. We'll need you next." The faint words came out of Angel's mouth, still cold and calm.
"Aha, deputy commander, you may need more special forces, hahaha..." Daofeng pulled Zhao Ziyang out from behind and brought him in front of Angel, then looked gloating.
Zhao Ziyang, who was pulled out, could only face Angel, staring at Angel's icy eyes, trying to calm himself down again and again.
Although he was very good at killing people, he was still a beginner in this matter of men and women. Although he had a relationship with a little girl in school, it was only limited to small notes, and there was no real relationship.
Zhao Ziyang regretted why he did that to Angel at that time. It was so embarrassing to meet her now.
"Is your injury healed?" Angel asked.
"No, the bullet is still in the body." Zhao Ziyang told the truth with a calm .
"Well, let's go." Angel didn't say anything extra. She strode ahead and led the three of them towards the mountain pass .
When turning around, Angel's eyes swept over the little wild cat, revealing a very unfriendly look.
"Hehe..." The little wild cat didn't care at all and continued to chew the compressed biscuits, occasionally sipping water to help swallowing.
The Taliban station provided them with half a hill as a temporary base, and this half of the hill was reserved for them forever.
Behind the mountain of the temporary base is the Taliban soldiers' training ground, which also makes it convenient for them to conduct a series of training for the Taliban soldiers.
The cave was hollowed out, about a thousand square meters. After entering, I found that there were houses built in the cave of thousands of square meters, vaguely built in the style of the underground base on the Gold Coast.
The air here is dry and cool. Once you enter, you will feel extremely comfortable, instantly driving away the heat of the southern Afghan desert.
"Each of them has his own room." Angel pointed at Zhao Ziyang's room, then looked at the little wild cat, thought for a moment and said, "You live in Linghu's room."
"Let me take a look around first." The little wild cat walked around in the cave with curiosity in his eyes.
Dao Feng coughed lightly, found an excuse that he was too sleepy and ran back to his room, leaving Zhao Ziyang and Angel behind.
"Come with me!" Angel spat out three cold words to Zhao Ziyang and walked towards her room.
"Angel, Angel, listen to me." Zhao Ziyang followed Angel and explained: "That day was not what you thought. I actually..."
But Angel ignored him and continued walking towards her room with a cold face until she entered the room and closed the door.
"Take off your clothes." Angel ordered expressionlessly.
"You can actually let me take responsibility, but it's a little early now. "
"Undress!"
"It's really a bit early, can you please not take it off?" Zhao Ziyang pleaded. He felt that Angel must have been greatly stimulated, which led to her current loss of composure.
"Take off your clothes and look at your wound." Angel suddenly showed a funny expression, and the ice in her eyes disappeared without a trace, giving a feeling that winter had passed and spring had arrived.
It was so warm that Zhao Ziyang's heart was pounding.
Zhao Ziyang quickly took off his shirt and untied the bandage on the wound.
"The wound is almost healed." Zhao Ziyang looked helpless. It was only one night and the muscles around the wound had grown back.
With a focused look on her face, Angel took out a bottle of medical alcohol and a cotton swab, gently wiped off the dried blood, and carefully observed the wound.
"The muscle tissue inside is growing again. If we want to remove the bullet, we have to break it open again and take it out." Zhao Ziyang pointed at his wound and said to Angel.
"It's not possible here. The sanitary conditions are not up to standard." Angel shook her head and asked, "How does it feel?"
"It feels okay, there isn't much impact." Zhao Ziyang stretched out his arms and felt that there was really no problem.
The warhead is inside, and other than feeling a little uneasy psychologically, there's really nothing wrong with it. It doesn't affect any activities at all.
"Let Linghu help you remove the bullet. She knows your physical condition best." Angel wiped the wound clean with her hand and said to Zhao Ziyang while picking up a roll of bandage to wrap it around him.
Zhao Ziyang smiled bitterly. That damn leaf made him look like a monster. Now the bullet could not be removed. He had to wait until his muscles grew fully before he could be stabbed again.
"Oh, right." Zhao Ziyang thought of Linghu and Seth and asked immediately, "How is the base? I tried to contact them, but to no avail."
Angel wrapped the bandage carefully and said to him with a complicated expression: "Special Forces, our base is finished."
Zhao Ziyang did not show much surprise when he heard the news, as this was within his expectations.
"Where are Seth and Linghu?" Zhao Ziyang asked.
What he is worried about now is the life and death of these two people. The US military must have waited until everything is mature before they can take action against these lurkers. Once they take action, they will uproot them, and the base will definitely not be spared.
"I don't know." Angel shook her head, smiled slightly and said, "They will be fine. No one is willing to kill them."
"Where are Omo and the others?"
"They are fine and on their way."
Zhao Ziyang nodded, put on his coat and fell silent.
The base was gone, the leader Black Hawk was nowhere to be found, and now they were the only ones left. The Lurkers were finished, completely destroyed.
"Maybe it was a mistake to bring you back to Lurker." A faint voice came from Angel's mouth.
She has always known why Zhao Ziyang chose to join the Lurkers, but now that the Lurkers have suddenly undergone a drastic change, she is afraid that they will no longer be able to compete with the Defenders.
"Don't we still have people?" Zhao Ziyang raised his head, his eyes emitting strong indomitable spirit and confidence.
"People's hearts are divided." Angel said this sadly.
There is no German idiom that says "when disaster strikes, everyone runs for their own lives", but Angel knows what kind of changes will happen in this situation.
Saving the leader Black Hawk was one thing, but whether or not he could be rescued was another. What they had to face now was the hearts of the remaining Lurkers. No one was willing to support the broken Lurkers here, and even if there were, they would have to consider where to go in the future.
With their abilities, they would be treated very well in any mercenary group. After all, they were just mercenaries, and their faith was based on money.
"We still have an unfinished mission!" Zhao Ziyang said firmly, his eyes gleaming with light.
Mercenaries live on reputation. They are still lurkers now, and they have one more mission. Even if they leave, they have to complete the last mission. Saving Black Hawk is entirely voluntary. Whether the mission is completed or not is related to their future. The most important thing is the pride of being a lurker.
The lurker never fails!
