I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar.

Chapter 576: One is Enough
"Rusda, take them away!"

"I was shot and I couldn't move."

"Observation team reports enemy movements, opens evacuation route."

"Hurry! The Youth Party's offensive can no longer hold up."

Inside the military camp, behind the wreckage of a destroyed tank, Lyudmila huddled up in a ball, tightly gripping the rifle in her hand.

The high temperature flames from the burning wreckage burned his back, and his hair began to curl and deform, but he seemed unaware and stared straight ahead.

Just now, after confirming that the target of the mission had been killed, all members of the Wagner Corps immediately began to evacuate.

They were so fast that it only took them a dozen seconds to completely interrupt the firefight with the enemy in the smoke.

However, this speed does not mean that they can complete the evacuation smoothly and safely.

The empty military camp became their biggest obstacle. Even with the cover of smoke bombs, the entire team was unable to launch any smooth counterattack under the continuous suppression of the enemy's armored units.

Stop, cover, and die.

From 30 people, to 25 people, to 20 people, and then to 15 people.

All the retreat tactics became a joke. The short 150-meter distance from the battle zone to the edge of the military camp turned into a bloody road paved with corpses in a very short time.

Every sacrifice of a five-member team can gain a retreat distance of 5 to 20 meters, but that is all they can do.

What made Wagner's situation even worse than the armored units was the SEAL Team Six, which had an unparalleled field of vision advantage.

After noticing the difference between this commando and the Somali Youth Party armed forces on the periphery, DEVGRU sounded the highest alarm without hesitation.

A large number of smoke bombs were thrown from the rear as if they were free, ultra-short-range drones were released, and rotary grenade launchers kept pouring fire.

They rarely exchanged rifle and machine gun fire with Wagner's mercenaries, but simply hid safely behind the smoke, and when they found the perfect opportunity, they suddenly popped up and delivered a fatal blow.

To Wagner, they were as powerless as if they were being watched by a ghost.

When dealing with the "visible" enemies of the Somali government forces, they can also use rocket launchers, grenades, machine guns and grenade launchers to suppress them and get at least an "equal confrontation" opportunity.

But when facing DEVGRU, they couldn't even find the direction to fight back.

There was no other choice, and the so-called evacuation had turned into a race.

The only suspense was whether Wagner could withdraw from the barracks and into the chaotic urban area before his entire army was wiped out.

Bullets kept flying over Lyudmila's head. He calmly changed his body posture and crawled on the ground.

He then leaned over to hide most of the rifle beneath his body, concealing his firing motion.

He knew that in the blurry vision of the thermal imager, he was no different from a corpse that had just died and had lost any ability to resist, and the "fire attention" he received would be greatly reduced.

Of course, it is impossible to hit the enemy by shooting in this posture, but as long as the gunfire continues, the enemy's movement speed will inevitably be delayed.

This was the last thing he could do for his teammates - he was ready to face his own death.

Noisy shouts continued to be heard on the radio, and the teammates who continued to retreat were not doing well.

They were surrounded by the Somali government light infantry who had infiltrated them. Although the enemy's combat effectiveness was not high and their protection level was even worse, under the cover of armored vehicles, they still played the greatest role of line-filling infantry.

The retreat, which had already begun to accelerate, was delayed again, and the team had to temporarily change its direction and detour to the gap to the south.

Lyudmila's body kept shaking as she fired the gun, and he silently counted the number of bullets that were fired.

And when his countdown reached "0", accompanied by a crisp click, the rifle's chamber was completely empty.

At this moment, his body suddenly relaxed.

His hand reached for the last grenade in front of his chest and his fingers hooked into the pull ring.

But just before he was about to pull the ring, the gunshots around him suddenly became more frequent.

Then, a figure emerged from the smoke. Lyudmila subconsciously reached for the pistol at his waist, but after seeing the man's face clearly, he couldn't help but shout.

"Rusda, are you crazy?!"

"Go! Do you want to die here too?!"

Rusta said nothing, but quickly fell forward, snatched the AK-74 from Lyudmila's hand, and stuffed his own RPK-74 into her hand.

"Suppression shot!"

Concise and concise.

Rusta untied the drag strap around his waist, lifted up Lyudmila's coat, tied the drag strap to the quick-release hook on the back of the bulletproof vest, then turned around without hesitation, picked up Lyudmila's AK-74, and quickly loaded it with a reload.

"gone!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Rusta immediately moved.

The huge force once again tore Lyudmila's wound. After a severe dizziness, Lyudmila dragged the gun in front of her and fired a series of short bursts at the smoke in front of her.

"Bang bang bang bang -"

A fierce counterattack came immediately. Large-caliber machine gun bullets bounced on the ground like stones hitting water. The flying metal fragments cut Rusta's thigh, but his movements did not stop at all.

At this time, they were still nearly 60 meters away from the edge of the military camp. At their speed, it would only take about 20 seconds to reach there.

On the edge of the military camp, the fighting between the Somali Youth Party and the government forces has reached the decline stage after the fierce battle. A large number of government troops have begun to encircle them. If they are even a second slower, they may be completely blocked in the military camp.

"Reload!"

Lyudmila shouted, Rusta pulled out the last magazine from his chest and threw it behind him. Lyudmila twisted her body to grab the magazine that fell on the ground and inserted it, but before he could pull the bolt to load the gun, a long-awaited, deadly bullet suddenly shot out from the smoke.

"puff--"

A slight friction sound was heard inside the bodies of the two people.

The bullet pierced Lyudmila's shoulder and then penetrated Rusta's thigh.

The two men fell down immediately. While they were conscious, Lyudmila vaguely saw Rusta struggling to turn over.

The other party pulled out the grenade he was carrying and threw it into the distance.

A vague explosion sounded, and then several blood flowers burst out from Rusta's body again.

He fell heavily, landing hard on Lyudmila.

Lyudmila clearly heard the "ho ho" sound of the blood surging in his throat, and Rusta's hand seemed to be groping on his chest unconsciously.

Before she lost consciousness, Lyudmila held down Rusta's hand.

Then he pulled the pin of the grenade on his body.

In Rusta's ear, he said hoarsely:
"Damn it, one is enough." "Boom!"

Nairobi.

In the hotel living room, Chen Chen put down the phone in his hand with a serious expression, then took a deep breath and said to the other three people who were looking forward to it:
"Nadir is dead."

As soon as the voice fell, the expressions of the three people immediately became cheerful, but before they could speak, Chen Chen continued:

"But the Slavic Legion was almost wiped out."

"completely annihilated?"

Li Bang repeated it subconsciously, and then asked in surprise:
"Didn't they say that the Russian side mobilized militants from the Somali Youth Party to launch a simultaneous attack on the military camp? Didn't they say that the Slavic Corps was only responsible for the most core decapitation operations?"

"How could they be completely wiped out? Without a direct confrontation, even if they ran into DEVGRU, they shouldn't be able to evacuate, right?"

"Mogadishu is so big and chaotic that as long as they can retreat into the city, they will basically be safe."

"And the Shinkadir military camp is almost in Mogadishu. It's impossible to escape at this distance?"

After Li Bang finished speaking, Chen Chen nodded slowly and replied:
"Yes, they can't get away."

"The key to the problem is not DEVGRU. In fact, our initial idea was the same as that of the Slavic Legion, the Russian side, and even the Somali Youth Party."

"We all thought that the Somali government forces were completely unthreatening in the battle and that their rule was entirely maintained by support from the United States."

"After the US withdrew most of its troops, they should have entered their most vulnerable period and become vulnerable to any attack."

"But in fact, the situation is completely different from what we imagined."

"Somali Youth Party has mobilized more than 2,000 militants from various factions in Mogadishu, including JD elements, mercenaries, bandits and armed civilians."

"These people launched an attack on the Shinkadir military camp almost at the same time. According to the plan, even if the military camp was not completely destroyed, the government forces should only be able to passively defend."

“But in fact, the battle went in a very different direction than anyone expected.”

"The defenders in the Shinkadir military camp not only blocked the militants' attacks, but also organized several very effective counterattacks in a very short period of time."

"There was no sign of the barracks being breached, which forced the Slavic Corps to take the risk of fighting close to the enemy."

"We have not received more detailed intelligence on the specific course of the battle."

"The only thing that is certain is that they did clash with DEVGRU and completed the beheading despite heavy firepower from DEVGRU and government forces."

"The vast majority of casualties occurred during the retreat. This is almost the limit they can go."

Having said that, Chen Chen sighed.

After a pause of several seconds, he continued:
"That's really the Maozi style."

"There is not enough planning. The tactical arrangement looks reasonable, but in fact there is absolutely no room for error."

"We rely too much on the individual capabilities of combat units, so that when a problem occurs in a certain link, we have to rely on the overall strength to make up for the defect."

"This is not a technical problem in essence, it is a problem of lack of systematization."

"The lack of systematization adversely affected their decision-making during combat, turning them into reckless men one after another."

"If this continues, the Russians will be in big trouble."

After he finished speaking, the other three people in the room fell silent.

Chen Chen didn't know what other people were thinking, but he knew that such problems would continue to expand in the next ten years or so, and would eventually develop to an irreversible point.
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However, it is too early to discuss this issue now.

There was another, more difficult problem that he urgently needed to solve.

"The Russian side has arranged for other leaders of the Youth Party to take over the transportation of the goods. Considering the risks that have emerged, they have decided to speed up the delivery."

“The goods are expected to arrive at the border between Somalia and Kenya in 24 hours. We must set off as soon as possible to complete the reception as soon as possible.”

"Time is very tight, and we can't waste even a second."

"And, given the crudeness of the Russian plan, we had to change all subsequent delivery routes."

"We can no longer take the detour through Kenya. When the plane arrives, we have to cross South Sudan and fly directly to Khartoum for landing."

"This means that we have to cross South Sudan's airspace, and we are likely to be attacked by anti-aircraft missiles from the ground during the process. We cannot evacuate after arriving in Khartoum, but must follow up and complete all the tasks of this operation."

"I won't ask you whether you want to quit or not. That's too hypocritical."

"There's only one thing I want to ask."

"How are all the preparations I asked you to make going forward?"

As soon as the words fell, the other three people in the room immediately sat up straight.

Then, Li Bang spoke first:
"I have confirmed the aircraft readiness with the rear. A DHC-5 transport aircraft is ready to take off. At the same time, a C160 civilian transport aircraft will be on standby at any time. If there is a problem with the DHC-5, it will take off urgently from Garissa to take over the transport flight mission."

"In addition, Khartoum has made preparations to pick us up at the airport. We will land directly at the temporary airport near Port Sudan and immediately take the water to northern Sudan and dock near Port Fude."

"If there are problems with the sea shipping route, Xia Xing will contact local companies to provide inland transportation support, but if we take the long-distance land route, we must complete the disassembly and packaging work within two hours after landing."

“This step is difficult because there are not enough technicians locally, but remote guidance is possible.”

"Also, the support personnel in the northern combat zone are ready, but they are from the Maozi people."

"We have to stay, this is different from the original plan and there is no alternative plan."

"clear."

Chen Chen nodded slightly and then said:
"Then stay. Lin He, how are the car and security prepared?"

"The order has been placed and we are ready to go."

"Medical and communications equipment?"

“Limited, but sufficient.”

Pingchuan immediately spoke up and replied:
"Also, I used a little of my connections."

"I have contacted a mercenary team - to be more precise, an anti-poaching team. If necessary, they can provide us with the necessary support near Elewak."

"no problem."

Chen Chen nodded again, took a deep breath, and said:
"The Maozi are unreliable, so we can only do it ourselves as much as possible."

"Now, everyone pack up and set off immediately!"

(End of this chapter)