Chapter 39: Revenge
Black Town, the defenders' station.
The garrison chosen by the defenders was very particular. The entire garrison had a large number of buildings, passage facilities that were convenient for tactical movements, and sewer facilities.
I don’t understand why sewer facilities need to be built in such a dry area, but this sewer facility brings convenience to Zhao Ziyang.
Cutting the wire mesh of the sewer, Zhao Ziyang sneaked into the defender's base silently, waded through a pool of stagnant water and squatted under a small bridge. The small bridge above his head connected to the house in the south. There were defender mercenaries in the house. This room should be a sentry point for the defenders.
The satellite receiver is located in the southwest corner of the station, and Zhao Ziyang is located in the northeast corner opposite it. According to the map provided by the Earl, the location of the satellite receiver is set as point A, and the southeast is located at point B. What Zhao Ziyang has to do is to quietly pass through point B, then turn west, enter the range of point A, and blast the satellite receiver.
Zhao Ziyang was carrying thirty kilograms of C4 on his back. He was going to launch a terrorist attack and blow the defenders' base to pieces.
Taking advantage of the night, Zhao Ziyang crawled out from under the bridge, slowly moved in the pool, and lay on the steps leading to the sentry post above the pool. He squinted his eyes and used the narrow angle to observe the situation inside the house.
A defender mercenary leaned against a wooden box in the house and smoked a cigarette. In the darkness, the red cigarette butt could be clearly seen flickering. This was not the most important place, and placing a sentry there was just a routine sentry post.
Gently pulling his feet out of the pool, Zhao Ziyang waited until all the water in the pipe had seeped out before he slowly moved upwards along the wall. When he was close to the house, Zhao Ziyang held his breath, pulled out the Nepalese army knife from his waist, and waited quietly.
This kind of sentry post must be responsible for the alert situation of the garrisons on both sides of the house. Every once in a while, the sentry will come out to observe and then go back into the house. According to the classification of sentry positions, this should be a secret sentry form, but it is not standard.
In the silent darkness, Zhao Ziyang clearly heard a clicking , and a puff of smoke came out of the house.
This is an old smoker who has smoked three or four cigarettes in a short period of time.
"Tsk tsk..." A smacking sound was heard, and the sentry stretched lazily with satisfaction, put the cigarette in his jacket pocket and walked towards the bridge.
People who have finished their smoking cravings usually can't sit still, especially at the boring sentry post, they always want to walk around.
The sentry did not see Zhao Ziyang hiding on the side, and walked forward with his gun.
A Nepalese machete that was so black that it had no luster at all rose from behind him. Zhao Ziyang moved closer to him in the same rhythm as him and slowly placed the machete in front of his neck.
A piercing chill passed through the sentry's neck, causing goose bumps to appear on his neck.
The sentry looked down in surprise and saw the Nepalese army knife on his neck. A gleam of fear instantly flashed from his eyes. Just as he was about to react, a big hand covered his mouth from behind, and then he felt a chill on his neck and saw his own blood spurting out of his neck.
Zhao Ziyang quickly killed the sentry, dragged him under the bridge, took off his clothes and put them on himself, and entered the hut.
After entering the hut, Zhao Ziyang immediately looked across and saw a small courtyard to the south of the hut, a water tower opposite, and a road extending westward from the center of the courtyard. A sentry was swaying next to the water tower, and judging from his pace, the sentry was obviously very sleepy.
The time Zhao Ziyang chose was around two o'clock in the morning. At this time, the human body's functions are at their lowest. Those who are sleeping will enter deep sleep, and those who are not sleeping will resist strong fatigue.
With a "click", Zhao Ziyang took out a lighter and lit a cigarette. He stood in front of the door and smoked it, staring at the sentry next to the water tower.
The sentry next to the water tower took a look here and continued to walk back and forth. He was already accustomed to this situation.
After smoking two cigarettes and reeking of cigarettes, Zhao Ziyang walked towards the sentry, holding his gun. The lowered brim of his hat covered his entire face, leaving only his two narrowed eyes gleaming with light, staring at the sentry's actions.
The distance between the two was getting closer and closer, and the sentry stopped and looked towards Zhao Ziyang.
"You've run out of cigarettes again?" The sentry said helplessly, "I told you to smoke less. Sooner or later, you'll die from cigarettes."
Zhao Ziyang didn't say anything, but quickened his pace.
"Look how anxious you are, hahaha..." The sentry laughed, completely unaware that the person in the darkness was no longer his comrade.
"Hmm? Why does it smell like blood?" The sentry suddenly frowned, sniffed hard, and a hint of something wrong flashed in his eyes.
"Swish", a sudden sound of breaking wind was heard, and a streak of black light flashed across his throat.
"Um..." Zhao Ziyang covered the sentry's mouth, gently put him on the ground, and watched him die with his eyes wide open in fear.
After getting rid of the sentry again, Zhao Ziyang rushed to the bottom of the water tower like lightning, took out a bag of explosives and placed it, set a five-minute countdown, and immediately moved towards point A along the wall.
This is a corridor leading directly to Point A. Wooden boxes are arranged in an orderly manner in the corridor. With the help of these wooden boxes, Zhao Ziyang swam in like a fish and walked to the outside of the house at the end of the corridor.
There was another sentry in the house, and judging from his long breathing, it was certain that he was a well-trained sniper.
The map shows that the window of this house faces the satellite receiver, making it a very important sentinel point. Through this window, the satellite receiver can be fully controlled.
The satellite receiver in the black town is not only used by the defenders, but also a must-have for the US military in the southernmost desert. Without this satellite receiver, their actions in the southern desert of Afghanistan would immediately fall into a blind spot, just like a blind person.
As for this satellite receiver, it is guarded by defenders and has always been the most important military target.
"Hey, do you have any cigarettes?" Zhao Ziyang, who had just walked here, didn't stop at all. He stepped directly in and asked the other party for a cigarette.
He was afraid that if he paused, the smell of blood on his body would reach the other party's nose. You know, a sniper's nose is no less sensitive than a military dog's, especially mercenaries, who are extremely sensitive to the smell of human blood.
The sniper became nervous and the moment he turned his gun towards Zhao Ziyang, he saw a pistol with a silencer pointed at his head.
With a "puff" sound, blood splattered and the bullet passed through the sniper's head.
At the same time, Zhao Ziyang rushed forward quickly, holding the sniper's fallen body with his left hand, and took the opponent's sniper rifle with his right hand, making him lie on the ground without making any sound.
After killing the sniper, Zhao Ziyang immediately stood at the window and took a sniper's posture to observe the scene outside the window. With the help of the night vision sight on the sniper rifle, he saw three sentinels appear in the emerald green image.
Two of the three sentinels were guarding the satellite receiver, one on the left and one on the right, while the other was farther away. Below the window was an abandoned medium-sized bus, which just provided the best tactical cover for Zhao Ziyang.
With a flash of his body, Zhao Ziyang jumped out of the window when the two sentries turned their heads. The moment his two feet landed on the ground to cushion the impact, he rolled forward along the path formed by the car and the wall, and curled up in the corner.
Above your head is the satellite receiver, which is also the area where the sentinels roam.
Pressing his body tightly against the corner of the wall, Zhao Ziyang raised his head and looked upward. He saw half of the sentry's body moving above his head and the sound of boots hitting the concrete platform rang in his ears.
The sentry who reached the edge of the corner paused for a moment, and then walked back the way he came. The other sentry walked opposite him, that is, they patrolled face to face, so that they could observe each other's back.
But this kind of guard patrol method has a fatal flaw, that is, when they reach the center, they will turn around, and when they turn back, they have their backs to each other, and no one can see behind them.
Generally speaking, sentinels usually swim in this way because their swimming distance is short, and even if they walk far away from each other with their backs to each other, there will be no problem with the center position.
Taking a glance at the sentry in the distance, Zhao Ziyang figured out the opponent's route of movement and mentally calculated the most appropriate time to attack.
The sentry in the distance is patrolling from north to south, and it will take about ten seconds for him to enter the blind spot in the south, which means there is an observation and patrol area in the south. It takes five seconds to walk there and five seconds to complete the return.
He needed to calculate the opportunity for the two sentries above him to walk face to face to the center point during the ten-second blind spot.
This requires tedious calculations, and as an outstanding special forces soldier, his advantage is his computing ability.
Seven minutes, the best opportunity will come after seven minutes. Judging from the pace of the three sentinels, seven minutes later, the moment the third sentinel enters the blind spot, the two sentinels above his head will complete the convergence at the center point and then turn around and wander to both sides.
But Zhao Ziyang simply couldn't wait for seven minutes. The explosives he set in the water tower lasted for five minutes. Excluding the time it took to enter the room from the water tower and kill the sniper, plus the time he spent in the corner, he only had three and a half minutes left.
When sneaking into the base alone to complete the blasting mission, you must not delay, as delays may lead to unexpected events.
Zhao Ziyang opened his backpack and took out a 10-kilogram C4 under the sentry's eyes, setting the timer to one minute. The satellite receiver would explode in two minutes, and the water tower would explode in three and a half minutes. This time was enough for him to return to the sewer from here, and finally explode the sewer and escape successfully.
This is an absolutely daring and careful task. The timing requirement is more precise than any other task, and there can be no deviation, otherwise you may not be able to escape.
When the timer showed that there were forty seconds left, Zhao Ziyang suddenly jumped out from the corner, raised his gun and pulled the trigger at the two sentries.
“Puff! Puff!”
The two sentinels who were suddenly attacked had no time to react. Their heads were pierced by bullets and their bodies fell from the platform.
Thirty-five seconds!
With a "whoosh" sound, Zhao Ziyang threw the explosives at the feet of the satellite receiver, took out a grenade and threw it at the sentry who discovered the abnormality in the distance.
Thirty seconds left, retreat!
Zhao Ziyang immediately retreated along the original route.
With a "boom!", the grenade exploded and the sentry fell to the side to avoid the shrapnel produced by the grenade explosion.
"Twenty-nine, twenty-eight, twenty-seven..." Zhao Ziyang returned to the house, picked up the sniper's rifle, aimed at the defender mercenaries who were running towards him after hearing the noise, and counted down silently in his heart.
Thirty seconds was still a long time. The blasting mission under the time limit required him to guard the time bomb. He could only retreat when the countdown reached seven seconds. Seven seconds was too late to dismantle it, and seven seconds was the shortest time limit for him to escape from the center of the explosion.
"Bang!" The sound of the sniper rifle in his hand rang out, and a bullet hit the Defender mercenary who was running towards him.
A defender mercenary who was running in the front was like being hit by a hammer, and his body fell backwards the moment it was thrown up.
Twenty seconds!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three consecutive sniper bullets blocked the defender's steps.
Fifteen seconds!
"Bang!" Zhao Ziyang sniped and killed another defender.
The Defender mercenary who was sniped suddenly moved quickly to the north and entered Zhao Ziyang's sniper blind spot.
Fourteen seconds, thirteen seconds, twelve seconds...
Zhao Ziyang calmly locked onto the satellite receiver with a sniper rifle and aimed at a figure that appeared secretly.
"boom!"
The mercenary who was trying to secretly search for explosives had his brain pierced through, and blood and brain matter splattered in the sight.
Ten, nine, eight, retreat!
Zhao Ziyang turned around and rushed back, trying to find the center of the explosion within seven seconds. When he passed the body of the sentry next to the water tower, he quickly picked up the rifle at his feet and threw himself forward to lie on the ground.
There was a loud, earth-shaking noise, and the explosives were successfully detonated.
“Boom!”
Dazzling flames shot up into the sky, and the satellite receiver was shattered in the explosion. At the same time, the glass in all the rooms of the base made a shattering sound. Under the violent power of ten kilograms of C4, the glass appeared to be squeezed and burst, and the glass fragments splashed out fiercely.
The building began to tremble and groan, and the people inside could clearly feel the building shaking.
With a "whoosh" sound, a violent heat wave rose from the center of the explosion and rolled around fiercely, making it difficult to breathe.
Zhao Ziyang, who was lying on the ground, was burned by the violent heat wave and covered his mouth and nose tightly, trying to keep himself close to the ground.
As the heat wave rolled over, black and red flames slowly rose, illuminating the dark sky and forming a small mushroom cloud.
Apart from the flying fragments, the entire base fell into silence after the explosion.
But the silence was only temporary. Mercenaries' roars were heard in the distance, and they rushed towards point B where Zhao Ziyang was.
Zhao Ziyang got up from the ground and rushed to the direction of the sewer where he came from, with the rifle in his hand raised and ready to shoot. He knew that the defender mercenaries had just launched an outflanking attack on him from another road, and it was time to engage in a head-on battle!
