Chapter 87: Urgent task

"What the is it?" Lin Rui did not ask. . Because he had already seen that the mercenaries who were originally in this wooden house had already got up and left, and they all looked nervous. Lin Rui immediately returned to the mercenary station with the other members of the team.
In the lobby of the mercenary station, Alberta solemnly said, "I hope you are all awake. Because what I want to tell you is that I have received an order from the company headquarters, and there will be an important task the day after tomorrow. The specific internal information of the task, to be A special task briefing will be given later. What I can reveal here is that this is not a simple task. Moreover, it is in such a dangerous period at the moment. So I hope you can maintain a good condition before then. , At least don't get drunk again. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" The mercenaries said solemnly. These people were still slutty alcoholics and gamblers a few minutes ago, but after receiving the task notification, they immediately became extremely serious and cautious, completely different from the previous slumbers.
"Before this, I have to make something clear. Everyone knows that we are in a severe situation. The two branches of the branch were attacked, and I was even attacked at the company branch. This shows that someone is attacking us. Start secretly. But we still don't know who the other party is and what purpose it has.
Under such circumstances, I originally suggested that the company suspend various actions, but my suggestion was rejected. Because it is not realistic. We may be able to wait, but our employer cannot. They have spent money and deserve the corresponding service. "Alberta looked at these mercenaries and said, "All I can tell you is to be cautious. And no matter what happens, tasks must be prioritized. "
After Alberta finished speaking, she stepped aside. He is the head of Morningstar’s African branch, but he is not involved in actual military operations. In fact, the operations of the African branch are specifically directed and assigned tasks by one of his deputy. The deputy was a black man named Danny, and he began to introduce the situation of the mission after he stepped onto the stage. Then the heads of these mercenary teams will put forward detailed plans from the combat objectives.
This time, the combat objective is very clear. Use a surprise attack to completely clear a certain area of ​​armed control. According to the information provided by the employer, the opponent is a group of rebel forces entrenched in the mountains. The government forces were unable to clean up, so they handed the matter over to Morningstar. Of course, the price was quite expensive. In fact, that place is too small to be found on the map, and the two sides had no intention of fighting, but recently there have been frequent conflicts.
There is only one reason. It is said that there is a diamond mine in that place. The mountains of southern Africa are rich in diamonds. Whoever controls a diamond mine has the ability to become a local warlord. The huge profits brought by the diamond trade are usually used to develop arms. A diamond mine can make an ordinary place armed quickly grow and become a veritable prince. So that place became the focus of contention between the two sides.
In just one month, there have been five large-scale conflicts between government forces and armed forces. The dozens of local villages were basically empty, and the villagers were either forced to enlist in the army by one of them, or they were directly slaughtered. The photos in the pre-war briefing were extremely and cruel, which made Lin Rui feel a little nauseous.
"The leader of this group of rebels is this man." Danny pointed to a photo displayed on the screen. "General Dumby Zulu, he claims to be the leader of the Liberty Liberation Front. They number two hundred or two hundred and fifty. Right and left, most of the weapons are light weapons and rpg rockets, and it is said that there are also some shoulder-fired Sam missiles. Evidence shows that they may have captured government forces’ small-caliber artillery, but they have no supply of shells. But it does not rule out that they are taking over diamond After the mine, there are already enough funds to replenish armaments."
Looking at the black people with disheveled clothes in the photo, holding ak47, smirking at the camera. Lin Rui couldn't help sighing. In war-torn areas, it seemed that this kind of guy who had gathered a few people and claimed to be a general when he took the weapon.
"The government's several defeats in the suppression were due to poor combat effectiveness on the one hand, and on the other hand because the rebels occupied favorable terrain. Without heavy weapons and air support, they basically could not get anything cheap. "Danny paused, "And we are also facing this problem now. In the dense forest area of ​​the valley, our two helicopters can't do much. They can only provide maneuvering, not air strikes."
Someone among the mercenaries frowned, "I remember that we had a principle before, no matter what the circumstances, we will not appear in areas without helicopter air support."
"I know this will cause us a lot of inconvenience. But this time is special. The employer asked us to clear all resistance in this area within this week. We don't have much time. So even if there is no aerial firepower, We have to fight this battle well."
Danny nodded. "This is a specific topographic map. The resolution of the satellite image is not very high. But it is still possible to see the small town where the rebels are entrenched. They are all in the valley, and the road into the valley is dense forest. Our helicopter passed this The area will be very dangerous, because the other party is likely to be hidden there, and their shoulder-fired missiles pose too much of a threat to the helicopter. So we will enter from this area, which means you will have to walk through this valley on foot."
"It's a bit risky to walk through a dense forest valley that we are not familiar with. We don't know if the other party is in ambush, but it is their old nest. Moreover, in the jungle, the natural shelter of the forest vegetation makes it easier for them to guerrilla Maneuvering." Lin Rui frowned, "I don't think it is good to do this. Why not try to land directly on the other side of this town?"
"Because there is another warlord's sphere of influence, and this person has a tense relationship with us, it is a no-fly zone. Once we are there, it will cause unnecessary trouble." Danny explained.
"Then there is no way." Zhao Jianfei shrugged, "It seems that we can only cross the valley with our feet. What about other information? I mean, besides the employers, are there any other needs? The intelligence we know."
"Actually, the employer clearly asked us to wipe out this group of rebels. But we don't think it is wise to do so. If they are wiped out, where else can we do business? So we insist that we only need to complete the set goals , There is no need to overkill, because it will affect the relationship between us and the local tribal armed forces. You only need to drive each other out of this area to complete the mission." Danny smiled.
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