I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar.

Chapter 593 Network

"it's over?"

"It should be over."

Chen Chen sat limply on the ground. In front of him were rows of wounded people, and some of them had stopped breathing forever.

After this battle, the Dongfeng Corps suffered more than 60% casualties, most of the wounded were seriously injured, and there was a high possibility that they would be converted from "wounded" to "killed" within the next two hours.

Pingchuan has tried his best to do everything he can, but due to the lack of medical equipment, the wounded can only receive the most basic treatment.

Whether you can survive depends on fate.

The good news is that they seem to be doing pretty well.

After the beheading team was completely wiped out, the battle in the city was quickly declared over.

The Turkish armored forces withdrew from Azaz and retreated back to the border to confront the Syrian government forces that came to support them.

At the same time, the defenders scattered in the city began to attack everywhere to wipe out the remaining enemies. This town, which had almost changed hands, finally returned to the control of the Syrian side.

The cost is huge.

On the Syrian side, the direct casualties caused by the fighting exceeded 3000 people, and the death toll of civilians who did not have time to evacuate due to the white phosphorus bombs, incendiary bombs used by Turkey, and large-scale indiscriminate shelling and bombing, reached 600.

Abboud's armored vehicles were completely destroyed, literally destroyed.

The entire city was almost burned to ashes. The fires and debris everywhere told the story of the brutality of the battle in a special way.
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But in the end, they won.

Just as Chen Chen expected, they did not win this victory on the battlefield, but won the victory in politics and public opinion.

After the crazy offensive extending along the border was fully launched, public opinion in Turkey instantly exploded.

In just less than an hour, more than 400 million "refugees" had appeared at the border.

These people crowded on the highway, fleeing madly towards the capital, as if if they were a second slower, they would lose their lives in their hometown.

In fact, the distance between the Syrian army and them may be more than 100 kilometers, and even the artillery with the longest range cannot touch them at all.

The Turkish government made the same announcement and appeased people, but so what?
If the artillery shells can’t reach it, what about the missiles?

They have ballistic missiles and have used them.

For civilians, this is the most terrifying threat and the one that cannot be ignored.

Then, an avalanche happened.

It happened even faster than Chen Chen expected.

Two hours after the raid, the Syrian militants who entered Turkey achieved their first-stage strategic goals, forming strategic fulcrums through towns and villages that were conducive to subsequent operations and creating the foundation for a "protracted war" and "mobile warfare."

They confronted the Turkish army that came to encircle them and successfully held their position.

This also means that the Turkish government has to compromise with Syria and solve the problem in a more "gentle" way.

It sounds incredible, negotiating with an enemy that has invaded your territory?
But the problem is that this is actually the only solution for Türkiye.

Even if they want to fight back or retaliate, they will need more time amid the huge civil unrest.

Negotiation is the best way to buy time.

So, while there was a ceasefire in other directions on the border, there was also a ceasefire in Azaz.

The battle of Azaz ended, and for Chen Chen, everything in Syria was over.
He looked up and saw a red flare lit up at the main entrance of the community not far away. This was the friend-or-foe identification signal they had agreed upon in advance.

Li Bang, who was sitting next to him, immediately stood up and waved a simple torch to indicate the location to the incoming support forces.

Two minutes later, the first batch of medical teams that were urgently assembled took away the wounded soldiers of the Dongfeng Corps and transported away the bodies of the members who had unfortunately died in the battle, but Chen Chen remained in the community and did not leave with the team.

This is his last shift.

Chen Chen let out a long sigh and said to Li Bang:

"Li Bang, you lead the team."

"Organize all those who have come to support us and clean up the battlefield."

"Try to keep those alive. If you try to resist, I don't need to teach you, right?"

"I see."

Li Bang nodded, turned and left.

Chen Chen took out his satellite phone from the belt around his waist and dialed the extremely familiar number.

The call was quickly connected, and before the person on the other end could speak, Chen Chen spoke first:

“It’s all over.”

"I will not be involved in the following matters."

"Overall, the way we achieved our goal was a little different than we expected, and our casualties were much greater than we expected."

"But at least, we have not deviated from the general direction."

"How is the situation over there?"

"Can the things we agreed on before be fulfilled?"

“It’s difficult, but it’s OK.”

A slightly cold voice came from the other end of the phone. Obviously, it was Xiaoyu.

"Turkey is still negotiating with Syria, but as far as the current situation is concerned, Bashar has the upper hand in the negotiations."

"The multiple NATO-led attacks have triggered a chain reaction. Coupled with the previous religious turmoil, the domestic situation in Turkey is quite turbulent."

"On the other hand, Egypt has stated that it will intervene in the Syrian war and will strike at 'extremists' in Syria by providing military and equipment support."

"It's hard to say which side they will end up on, after all, they are always on the fence."

"But whether their enemy is the Syrian government or NATO, it is not good news for Turkey."

"so."

"I really don't want to hear this now."

Chen Chen interrupted Xiaoyu and said tiredly:
“A lot of people died here.”

"Their bodies have just been taken away."

"I, Li Bang, Lin He, and Yang Shu are all injured."

"My leg was cut by shrapnel, more than ten centimeters long, and it almost cut through the muscle."

"I feel like I'm losing blood. I might not be able to say a few words before I pass out."

"Just wait a moment."

Before Chen Chen could finish his words, Xiaoyu interrupted him with a stern look.

Then, Xiaoyu raised his voice slightly and said:
"Don't tell me you're being coquettish with me now."

"It's just a minor injury. You won't die."

"Don't talk in such a dead voice in front of me. Cheer up."

"You're not completely safe there yet. You need to stay alert, otherwise you will really die. Do you understand?"

When Xiaoyu finished speaking, Chen Chen couldn't help but sigh.

After a few seconds of silence, he said:
".I don't want to talk to you anymore, change the political commissar."

"Change your uncle's political commissar!"

The angry voice sounded particularly harsh in the receiver. Chen Chen couldn't help but hold the phone away, but before he could open his mouth, Xiaoyu on the other end continued to curse.

"Be good to me!"

"It's not over yet, the battle isn't over yet, now is not the time to vent your emotions!"

"The support sent by the Syrian government forces is not elite. They have no experience in VIP defense and have never received any special operations training!"

"They can be used as a temporary security force, but you must command them personally!"

"Decapitation operations may occur once, twice, or countless times."

"DEVGRU is in Gillis, and we have tracked their aircraft."

"Are you sure that the group you killed is all their strength?!"

"Now listen to me, put the gun in your hand up and fasten the neck guard on your bulletproof vest!"

"I've already contacted the Jackal. He has a helicopter over there. He'll be here soon."

"Hold on for an hour. After we pick you up, you will fly directly back to Damascus and then take a plane to Tunisia." "Whatever emotions you have, talk about them when you get to Tunisia, understand?!"

".I'm not going to Tunisia."

Chen Chen shook his head, his tone firm.

"I have to fly over the Mediterranean Sea to fly to Tunisia, and I'm afraid the Americans will shoot me down with missiles."

".Is this something you should be concerned about?"

Xiaoyu asked back, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, but after hearing Chen Chen's half-joking tone, she finally relaxed a little.

“Who is directing the scene?”

she continued to ask.

"Li Bang, he has completely taken control of the situation."

"Don't worry, I'm just complaining. I'm not as stupid as you think, okay?"

"You better be."

Xiaoyu sighed deeply on the phone, and Chen Chen could even imagine her rolling her eyes on the other side.

"No matter what, you can't fail to understand the principle that a journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step."

"Now it's just the last step. You've done so many great things. It would be ridiculous if you died at this last step. Just think about it yourself."

"Okay, I won't tell you any more."

"Keep your eyes open and hide if you can."

"Intelligence update, the Jackal will arrive in 40 minutes, be ready to pick him up."

"clear."

Chen Chen nodded and wanted to say something more, but at this moment, Li Bang's voice came from not far away.

"captive!"

Chen Chen's eyes narrowed, and his aura, which had seemed a little relaxed just now, changed instantly.

"Hang up, I have to get down to business."

"40 minutes, Mi-8 helicopter, 3 red flares for identification of friend or foe"

"clear."

With a click, Chen Chen hung up the phone.

Then, he propped up his injured left leg and walked towards where Li Bang was. Under the light of many flashlights, he saw the white man lying on the ground at a glance.

A very typical American face - Chen Chen didn't know how to describe it, but he just knew that this person could not be an Arab.

"DEVGRU?"

Chen Chen asked bluntly.

"Yes."

The man on the ground seemed to have completely given up resistance. He raised his hand to slightly block the light on his face, stared at Chen Chen's face carefully, shook his head slowly and said:

"I knew those CIA bitches were unreliable."

"They said you were dead, but when I think about it, it's impossible."

"How could you die so easily? Even if you were to die, you couldn't die in a decapitation operation we launched."

"What a shame. To be honest, when you launched the counter-encirclement, I knew something was wrong."

"I should have led the team to evacuate immediately, but I underestimated your strategic level."

"Objectively speaking, your strategic vision is absolutely as good as your tactical and technical vision."

"The harassment at the border was a brilliant move, something I probably wouldn't have thought of doing."

"how do you know?"

Chen Chen interrupted the man.

"Nonsense, there are early warning aircraft overhead. When I called for support, they had already informed me of the troops that the Turkish side could mobilize."

"Are you the boss?"

"Yes."

The man answered without any hesitation.

“Why don’t you hide your identity?”

"Does it make sense? Hide my identity and wait for you to put me in a vacuum cell?"

"Except for Satan himself, probably no one can endure such torture. I don't want to live like a madman for the rest of my life."

"Change your thinking. If I tell you who I am in advance, a lot of troubles can be avoided in advance."

".You seem very confident in who you are."

“I’m Donny Davis. Believe me, someone should have reported this name to the Syrian military by now.”

"As long as I am alive, I will be at the top of the prisoner exchange plan."

"This is the ultimate way to prevent me from leaking secrets, because I will never have to leak secrets, because as long as I say this name, no one will try to interrogate me."

After Tang Ni finished speaking, Chen Chen couldn't help but frowned.

In fact, he had never heard of the name.

However, he believed what the other party said was true.

On the modern battlefield, especially in certain special forces, there are indeed some people who are "always at the first sequence of prisoner exchanges."

They already had almost unlimited privileges before they stepped onto the battlefield. The purpose of this privilege was probably not to protect them, but to protect some tacit understanding that was known to everyone.

"So what you're saying is that I can't do anything to you?"

"That's not it."

Donnie shrugged and continued:
"Rules are just rules, but if someone is determined to break them, even the most powerful country in the world cannot stop them."

"I just told you this option in advance, just like a pilot who fell behind enemy lines threw away his gold bars."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

"You will be gone soon, and so will I."

"Before we part, Shipwreck, I want to confirm one thing."

"Do the missiles in Syria's possession have anything to do with you?"

".Do you have to ask?"

Chen Chen shook his head amusedly.

This is a question that already has an answer. It doesn't matter whether he answers it or not.

"I understand."

Donnie breathed a sigh of relief.

“It’s a perfect strategy.”

"Since you killed Andrea in Istanbul, the big web you wove has already been spread out."

"You are an absolute pessimist. You never think that Syria can win on the battlefield."

"Religion, public opinion, politics. You just used military means to pry these things into motion."

"Those few missiles are a key deterrent and an indispensable element."

"When did you decide to allow Syrian troops to enter Turkey? From the moment you arrived in Istanbul?"

Tang Ni's eyes were full of inquiry, but Chen Chen just shook his head and replied simply:

"You're mistaken."

“I didn’t think about it that much at all.”

"All this is just a coincidence."

(End of this chapter)