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Chapter 561: The Battle of Scouts
Meanwhile, near the border.

Chen Chen stared at the drone console screen, observing the movements of the local reconnaissance troops while giving orders:

"The enemy's helicopters have already withdrawn. Their reconnaissance strategy is still quite conservative."

"The maximum advance distance is 20 kilometers, with a mobile reconnaissance team every five kilometers."

"The coverage radius is 15 kilometers horizontally and 10 kilometers vertically."

"Total number of people: 200, 40 vehicles."

"This is a standard campaign-level motorized ground reconnaissance. Their marching route should have been determined, which is to march south along Highway 712."

"The good news is that we can directly have the border guard battalion set up an ambush on Highway 712."

"The bad news is that they will be able to maneuver very quickly, and the air units will be able to identify targets even faster. If we were to launch an attack on their reconnaissance forces, the danger we would face would be greater than we expected."

At this point, Chen Chen's brows furrowed slightly.

Hearing his words, Li Bang at the side asked:
"The enemy's reconnaissance team consists of only two vehicles and 10 people. If we can end the battle quickly, it should be no problem to kill two or three of them in a row. Do you want to try?"

"That's the problem."

Chen Chen shook his head and replied:

"Even if we can destroy two or three of their reconnaissance teams, it is impossible to completely destroy their reconnaissance network."

"The enemy's tactical level is completely different from what I expected. At first, I thought they would at most send a motorized reconnaissance company to patrol along the predetermined route."

"Damn it, I won't believe you even if you say there's no one from IMET involved."

“No matter how strong Turkey is, it can’t be this high.”

"This is basically a dead end. With the reconnaissance at this level, we can't even join up with the border defense battalion."

As he spoke, Chen Chen took out a map and continued to say to Li Bang:
"You see, their reconnaissance range basically covers the entire distance from Tal Abyad to Awazilat, which just isolates the border defense camp coming from west to east outside the defense zone."

“Even if they want to deliver it, they must first cross the Turkish military reconnaissance area and reach Highway 712.”

"Otherwise, the battles taking place on the periphery will not have any impact on the advance of the main Turkish force, and our goal of delaying the enemy will not be achieved."

After the words fell, Li Bang nodded thoughtfully, and then said:
"That is to say, we must go deep into the enemy's reconnaissance network, destroy several reconnaissance nodes, and open up a passage for the border defense battalion to enter."

"It doesn't seem to be that difficult. The enemy only has two vehicles and ten people on each node. With our equipment level, it will be no problem to take it down."

"The most critical issue is to maintain speed."

"The maximum distance between two nodes is 5 kilometers. After we take down one, the other side can provide support within 5 minutes at the fastest."

"So we only had five minutes from launching the attack to evacuating."

"Two minutes."

Chen Chen interrupted Li Bang and corrected him:

"Do you think they are the militiamen like Pubei who are always a step behind in everything they do?"

“Maybe after the first attack, the enemy still doesn’t know our intentions, but as long as we continue to attack westward, they will definitely guess that we want to open the passage.”

"Therefore, we cannot attack along a fixed path. We need to constantly assault, intercept, and divert throughout the process to completely disrupt the opponent's reconnaissance network."

"Every time we make a decision, we may face encirclement and suppression by reconnaissance platoons from several places."

"At the same time, we have to evade enemy air power."

"It can be said that once you set out, you are at risk of death."

"If there is a way to limit the deployment of the enemy's air force and ground aviation, our pressure will be much less."

After Chen Chen finished speaking, all 12 members of the reconnaissance team fell silent.

Yes, there is nothing wrong with Turkey's reconnaissance forces tactically, but in the final analysis, their military strength is just that.

Therefore, it is impossible for them to do the same as a certain big country in the north and forcibly turn the so-called motorized reconnaissance into mechanized reconnaissance, with three-vehicle formations occupying the mountains at every turn.

The enemy's reconnaissance team was only equipped with a heavy machine gun and a few rocket launchers, and the main imaginary enemy was also the Syrian light infantry force.

Without air fire support and unable to respond quickly, let alone the elite troops of the Dongfeng Corps, even the militias of ISIS would have a chance to fight them.

But here comes the problem.

How to restrict the deployment of the opponent's air force?

The only method Chen Chen could think of was to blow up the opponent's airport.

Unfortunately, Diyarbakir is 180 kilometers away from their location. Before getting Iran's Conqueror missiles, Chen Chen could only sigh in despair.

"Hit with all your might?"

Li Bang continued to ask:

"Since we have no way out now, we might as well take a gamble."

"If we can disrupt their reconnaissance system before their airstrike arrives, regardless of whether the border defense battalion can arrive successfully, we will have done our best and leave the rest to fate."

"it's the only way."

Chen Chen nodded slowly, and then gave the order:

"Check equipment, distribute ammunition, and prepare to go."

"Send the coordinates of the first target and launch the raid in two minutes."

"Advance at full speed and engage the enemy covertly. Be careful not to use grenades or rockets, and try to preserve enemy vehicles as much as possible!"

"understand!"

Chen Chen's intention was very clear. What he wanted to do was to use the enemy identification marks of the enemy's ground vehicles to confuse the air units and delay the arrival of the attack as much as possible.

This requires them to avoid using heavy weapons in combat as much as possible unless necessary.

It is difficult, but it is not a big problem in the first round of assault.

One minute later, everyone was ready to go.

All weapon operators were in place. Chen Chen got into the pickup truck and turned on the safety of the SCAR-H.

They will enter the engagement distance in 4 minutes and kill all enemy targets under the drone's surveillance at lightning speed.

They would then switch to enemy vehicles and quickly move toward the next target, launching a second round of attack while confusing the enemy's vision.

Everything is ready, and Lin He has already stepped on the accelerator of the pickup truck.

And at this moment, Chen Chen's satellite phone suddenly rang.

Camel's voice came from the phone, and he brought a piece of news that shocked Chen Chen beyond words.

"Two Russian Su-35 fighter jets are taking off from Sevastopol."

"They will lose contact in five minutes, 5 nautical miles north of Sinop." "At that time, the Russian Black Sea Fleet Command will immediately lodge a representation to the Turkish side."

“That’s the limit of what we can do.”

"The Turkish operation will not end, but their air support may be delayed."

"If you're going to do anything, take advantage of this opportunity!"

As soon as Luotuo finished speaking, the phone was hung up immediately.

Chen Chen on the other end of the phone gave the order without hesitation:
"Stop moving forward! Wait five minutes!"

Lin He slammed on the brakes and the convoy stopped immediately.

Li Bang subconsciously turned his head to look at Chen Chen, but Chen Chen did not open his mouth to explain.

At this moment, his mind was completely filled with the news that was like a thunderclap.

Black Sea Fleet Command, Su-35, Sevastopol.
11 nautical miles, lost contact, negotiations, "the limit of what we can do".
For the first time, Chen Chen felt the powerful force of the so-called "political means", because after using all the resources he could, Luo Tuo actually did something that Chen Chen had never dared to think about!
That’s right, he played a very clever trick of “using little force to achieve great results”.

He took advantage of the extremely tense relationship between Russia and NATO, the attack on Tabqa Air Force Base, the sudden large-scale military operation launched by NATO on the border, the abnormal state of ISIS stirring up trouble in Syria, and even the previous conflict between Signal Flag and the CIA.
Everything the owner has points to an inevitable result.

That is, when NATO begins to fully intervene in the Syrian conflict, you Russians had better give an equal response.

Otherwise, all your interests here will be taken away, and once Syria is lost, Russia will completely lose the Middle East!
"Checks and balances" is the real killer move of these intelligence personnel.

In comparison, exporting weapons and cultivating agents are already considered downgrade strategies.
Now, Russia has indeed intervened in this incident as Camel requested, but under the premise that the situation is unclear, their intervention must be limited and restrained.

They can't just send fighter jets to bomb Turkish troops entering Syria, and they can't even issue a "no action" warning.

Because their position has not been fully revealed and their preparations are not sufficient.

So, Russia played a very common "open conspiracy".

A fleet that is powerful enough to shake up the regional situation, two advanced fighter jets, a highly sensitive location, and a noun that will inevitably attract everyone's attention once it is brought out.

"Lost contact".

Russia knows their fighter jets were not lost because they were the ones flying the planes - or they never flew there in the first place.

Türkiye knew the fighter jets were not lost because they did not do anything about it.

However, both of them knew that the moment the Black Sea Fleet reported that its fighter jets had lost contact, the two planes would have lost contact even if they were flying well in the sky.

This will create unprecedented pressure on the Turkish Air Force, and the test they will face begins from the moment they receive the news.

As a result, as one thing grows stronger while the other shrinks, the defense focus of the Diyarbakir Air Force Base will inevitably shift to the Black Sea.

Even if it only takes 10 or 20 minutes, Chen Chen will gain a precious window of time!
During the "air force vacuum period", the Syrian government forces and the Syrian border guard battalion may still not be able to stop the coalition forces represented by Turkey, but at least, they will definitely die more meaningfully!
Time passed by minute by minute, and after 5 minutes, Chen Chen did not receive any more notification from Street Camel.

But he did not hesitate, and immediately gave the order to attack.

Three minutes later, the slowly moving convoy entered the engagement zone, with the 3-man reconnaissance team 12 meters away from the Turkish reconnaissance team.

This was a battle between scouts, but obviously, in front of the 12-man team, the opponent's battlefield situation awareness ability was not enough.

The bunkers they thought were hidden had long been exposed to the drone's field of vision. Their severely insufficient number of night vision goggles could not fully cover all reconnaissance directions, and even the performance of the reconnaissance team members was exceptionally lazy.

When the Dongfeng Corps hid their vehicles and approached them on foot, several of the members were even smoking leisurely.

"Two people in the vehicle, four people at the outer sentry post."

"Two behind the bunker, two behind the dunes."

"We can't solve it all at once. Sniper alert. Group 2, follow me and try to get closer."

"receive."

After Chen Chen's order was given, two groups of team members immediately followed him and continued forward.

Under the guidance of the drone, this "stealth operation" becomes as simple as a game with a God's perspective.

Following Pingchuan's guidance from behind, Chen Chen carefully avoided the observation line of sight of the outer sentry points, passed through the blind spots of the two sentries, and led the team directly to the inner side of the enemy-controlled area.

At this time, the two enemies behind the cover were less than 30 meters away from Chen Chen, and the two behind the sand dune were less than 15 meters away from the other team members.

In a quiet environment, the maximum detectable range of footsteps is about 15 meters.

In other words, if Group 2 moves even one step further, there is a risk of being discovered.

The battle was about to break out, but even in such a dangerous situation, Chen Chen still did not give the order to attack.

He is waiting.

He wanted to wait until the reconnaissance team completed a routine report before launching an attack.

This will buy him a valuable time difference, making the subsequent attack smoother.

This time, Chen Chen was lucky.

After lurking for nearly two minutes, the Turkish reconnaissance team completed their first report.

The moment the captain finished speaking, Chen Chen suddenly waved his hand and gave the order to attack.

Silent bullets flew from a distance and pierced through the chests and heads of the four sentries on the periphery.

At the same time, Chen Chen stood up from behind the cover and pointed his gun at the enemy in front.

His movements were extremely fast. The moment he pulled the trigger, the muzzle of the gun had already begun to slide sideways.

Immediately afterwards, the second enemy's head appeared in the side sight, and the second bullet arrived as expected.

On the other side, two enemies behind the sand dune were quickly knocked down by the team members who rushed up. When their gunshots fell, the sound of sniper rifles in the distance came late.

"boom--"

Chen Chen's footsteps did not stop at all. At this time, he had already rushed to the side of the Scorpion reconnaissance vehicle of the Turkish reconnaissance team.

The car door was half open, and in such a short period of time, the driver in the car had no idea what was happening.

He jumped out of the driver's seat and ran right into Chen Chen's gun.

"boom!"

Chen Chen pulled the trigger without hesitation, and before the enemy's feet hit the ground, his neck was broken by the bullet.

The other "passenger" sitting in the co-pilot seat had his head shattered by a bullet that went over his shoulder from a team member behind Chen Chen.

"Safety!"

"Safe! All targets cleared."

Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately gave the order:

"Everyone come here, change cars, and go to the next point!"

(End of this chapter)