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Chapter 560 2 hour

Chapter 560 Two Hours
Laka was held, and the white dog died.

The moment he received the news, Chen Chen was completely stunned.

He had indeed anticipated that the battle of Raqqa would be extremely fierce, and was even prepared for the loss of all ground armored forces, the annihilation of the Tiger Corps, and the loss of more than 50% of the personnel of the Dongfeng Corps.

However, he never thought that as a commander, White Dog, who was definitely at the back of the battlefield and heavily protected, would be beheaded by the enemy within two hours after the battle started!
Such "confirmed deaths" cannot be accidents, and the intelligence cannot be biased.

This was because, even if there was still a glimmer of hope that the white dog could survive, or if he was simply missing, the report that Chen Chen received would definitely not contain just a few cold and brief words.

If I had not changed my plan temporarily and left Raqqa to conduct reconnaissance with Li Bang, it is very likely that I would be the "result" of this decapitation operation!

An extreme anger rose in Chen Chen's heart, but the angrier he was, the calmer his tone became.

After taking a deep breath, he asked:
"What's the specific situation? What's the other party's configuration? Are you sure it's DEVGRU?"

"We have no way to accurately verify the identity of the other party, but judging from the equipment of the people who were beaten to death, they should be DEVGRU."

"Two teams of more than 24 people mixed in with the enemy's main force. When the fighting between the two sides was the most intense, they accurately located the building where our temporary headquarters was located. After infiltrating the combat position, they directly rushed into the headquarters and carried out the decapitation."

"Their combat intention is very clear, which is to destroy our headquarters, and they must be completely wiped out."

"They suffered heavy losses in the CQB fight with us. When I arrived, they hadn't had time to evacuate yet, and nearly half of them were killed."

"However, everyone in our headquarters died, and all the equipment was destroyed. The radio in my hand is our last one."

"clear."

After Yang Shu finished speaking, the idea of "ordering to abandon Raqqa and evacuate" in Chen Chen's mind instantly became stronger.

The reason is simple, there is no more fighting.

Air-ground coordination, electronic interference, equipment suppression, numerical suppression, and now the highly targeted and no-cost decapitation operations by special forces, this series of factors combined together can almost be said to have formed a dead end.

Not to mention the Syrian government forces which are so weak that they could fight back and forth with the Free Army. Even if the Russians came in person, they would have to consider whether they could break the opponent's electromagnetic dominance.

If you can't gain electromagnetic control, all subsequent confrontations will be castles in the air. No matter how strong your will to fight and your determination to sacrifice are, in the end you can only become nourishment for that invisible ghost.

Judging from the current situation, the failure of the Raqqa battle is almost inevitable.
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However, if Chen Chen were to give up at this point, it would be completely inconsistent with the most basic and logical value judgment.

Because, after suffering huge casualties, the Tiger Corps did hold the city of Raqqa, creating the first local victory for the entire campaign and tearing the only hole in this suffocatingly tight network.

It's time to make a choice.

If they withdraw, the war situation in Syria will inevitably collapse completely. Even if Russia intervenes later, the situation will only be worse than what Chen Chen saw in his previous life. All the investments of the Dongfeng Corps will be wasted.

If we do not withdraw, the losses we will suffer will inevitably increase.

Should I continue gambling or admit defeat and leave?
Chen Chen did not hesitate too much, but decisively gave the order:

“Continue to hold on to Raqqa and wait for support.”

"We're going to fight until the end."

"clear."

Yang Shu's tone was extremely heavy, but he did not show any doubt about Chen Chen's order, but continued to report calmly:

"The enemy has withdrawn back outside the city. The biggest threat we face now is the enemy's 5mm self-propelled artillery deployed 155 kilometers away and the remaining DEVGRU decapitation team."

"Next, we will engage in a battle with the enemy around several key points in the city."

"We don't have many troops left. According to the current pace, we can only hold out for two hours at most."

"In two hours, the city of Raqqa will surely fall."

"When that happens, no matter how many of us are left, we will retreat directly."

"No problem. I will ask Tabuka to organize an evacuation and rescue at all costs."

"receive."

With a bang, the phone was hung up.

Chen Chen held the radio in his hand and was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses.

He knew very well that the evacuation and rescue he mentioned was absolutely meaningless. Yang Shu could not wait until that time, and NATO could not allow its helicopters to fly to Raqqa unimpeded.

The only chance of survival for the Raqqa defenders lies with them.

Only if he could successfully delay the actions of the subsequent large forces, would the enemy in Raqqa be able to slow down the pace of the attack due to changes in the battle situation, leaving time for Yang Shu to evacuate and time for the Syrian government to provide support.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen opened his mouth and gave an order:

"Follow the enemy's reconnaissance forces closely, launch drones, and keep a distance of more than 3 kilometers to see where they are going."

"The enemy's helicopters should evacuate after being escorted to their locations. As soon as they leave, we will immediately destroy their reconnaissance forces!"

"clear."

Li Bang nodded in reply, and then asked:
"Do we still have a chance to win?"

"It's been gone for a long time, and it's even worse now."

"What we need to do is not to win, but to lose as little as possible."

"Raqqa City was not lost. This was the only chance in the entire campaign. The losses that have been incurred are all sunk costs. There is no need to consider them again."

"But if we can use this opportunity to devour the enemy's vanguard, at least we won't be completely defeated."

Having said this, Chen Chen paused for a few seconds, and then continued to give orders:

"Inform Suhail that there is a change of plan."

"There's no need to go to Tal Abyad. We can't stop them."

"Go directly to Raqqa, devour the enemy's vanguard troops, and then evacuate with our people."

"Understood. What about us?"

Li Bang asked subconsciously.

"We will stay here, defeat the reconnaissance troops, and then join up with the border defense battalion that has arrived."

"Didn't the camel say that it's a good thing to be able to give it as a gift?"

"We have to send all 600 people away, delay the enemy's main force for half an hour, and create a support window for Suhail."

"clear."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Bang picked up the radio and started contacting Su Haier.

At this moment, everyone in the Dongfeng Corps reconnaissance team has realized how serious the crisis is.

Raqqa is about to fall, and the brothers in the city are struggling to survive;
When Suhail rushed to Raqqa for support, he had to use the hundreds of newly recruited militiamen he had to confront the enemy's elite troops head-on.

As for his reconnaissance team, after engaging the enemy head-on, they would do the work of filling the line with infantry.

Three directions, three forces, each facing severe life and death tests.

Many people will die on this moonless night, and even if they survive in the end, it is definitely not a victory.

This can only be a disastrous defeat.

But only such a defeat can preserve the last hope.
At the same time, in Raqqa city.

Yang Shu had already re-established a temporary headquarters at the new location. Now, besides several members of the sniper and observation team, there was only one survivor rescued from the previous headquarters, Laplani.

At this moment, he was trembling all over, as if he had not yet recovered from the previous fear. When Yang Shu hung up the phone and walked to him again, he just raised his head with a blank look, without any intention of taking the initiative to speak.

".Let me ask you again, are you sure there is no traitor among your people?"

"Their positioning was very accurate and their actions were very resolute. This could not be achieved by electronic countermeasures. It could only be that someone leaked the information."

"Tell me who that person is."

"Speaking out will be good for all of us."

Hearing Yang Shu's words, Laplani's pupils trembled slightly for a moment, but then he shook his head and replied:
"There's no point anymore."

"Even if I knew who he was, he's dead now."

"Believe me, I definitely didn't want this to happen - you can see that I survived purely because of luck."

"Those Americans had no intention of leaving anyone alive. If the guards hadn't discovered their location in advance, the battle might not have happened at all."

"There's no way we won't find out."

Yang Shu interrupted Laplani and asked:

"Who is it? I just want an answer."

".our translator."

Laplani sighed and continued:
"He was the only one there besides me."

"He is the only one who has not been isolated from your command system."

"I know you are actually doubting me, and I can't refute it. After all, he is dead."

"But, things have come to this point. Let's be rational. Even if I am the traitor, there is no point in you killing me."

"That's all I can say."

"From now on, until the end, I will be with you."

"If I have to die, I will die before you."

After Laplani finished speaking, Yang Shu's expression finally eased a little.

In fact, he also knew that Laplani was unlikely to be the traitor, and the tragic defeat of his own command headquarters was most likely due to the disgusting internal management of the Syrian government.

Maybe their senior commanders all want to win, but even if you go down one level, you have no idea what the more middle and lower-level officers are thinking.

This is a terrible fault.

Both the upper and lower levels want to win, only the middle level doesn't want to.

This means that the entire country's management system has completely collapsed, so much so that the rebellion of the Free Army is only the smallest problem.
Thinking of this, Yang Shu let out a long sigh, and then said:
"You should be thankful that Xia Xing returned to Tabka early."

"If she dies here, not only you, but also many high-ranking government officials in your country will be buried with her."

".I know."

Laplani nodded gloomily, and at this moment, a strange thought flashed through his mind inexplicably.

That is, if the woman named Xia Xing was really here, would she die?

High probability is not.

After all, even in a battle like that, the mercenaries in the command center responded in a very methodical manner.

The walls were fired with large-caliber bullets one after another, like an endless stream of grenades, thick smoke, violent flashes, and collapsed masonry.
Even looking back now, Laplane still couldn't understand how the battle happened and how it ended.

All I see is chaos.

But all this chaos did not disrupt the commander's judgment.

Under his command, his team members did not fire even a single shot indiscriminately.
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They fired the first shot only when the enemy finally broke into the hall where the headquarters was located.

That round of counterattack almost destroyed the enemy's offensive, resulting in an amazing 0-6 exchange.

If they were not outnumbered and the enemy had not blocked the exit with firepower from outside, Laplani even felt that the commander could have led the team to launch a beautiful counter-ambush.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs on the battlefield.

The last image in his mind was the commander's arm being torn apart by a large-caliber bullet flying from the wall, and then being shot dead by the second assault team that rushed into the room at the same time.
At that time, I had already fallen to the ground.

He thought he would not survive because most of the people around him died.

But somehow, I survived.

The support from the Dongfeng Corps forced back the enemy's special forces and forced them to give up their pursuit of "greater results."

Should I be thankful?
Maybe I should feel guilty.

After all, after falling down, he never stood up again.

If I had been more resolute at that time, even if I had just had the extra firepower of my gun, perhaps the outcome would have been different?
Thinking of this, Laplani felt a nauseous feeling rising in his chest.

He looked at Yang Shu and said in English:
"Give me a gun."

"We are short of manpower. Everyone needs to have a gun."

Hearing his words, Yang Shu was stunned.

Then he nodded and said to the team members beside him:

"Give him a dagger."

The team member pulled out a dagger from his waist and threw it in front of Laplani.

The latter paused for a moment, but then he reached out and grabbed the dagger.

"How long do we have to hold out?"

Laplanie asked:
"Two hours."

Yang Shu answered briefly.

"it is good."

Laplani held the dagger in his hand, waved it gently a few times, and then continued: