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Chapter 465: Finney Valley Bridge (Update 1081)

Commander of the Komanda team, Jonathan, used a telescope to observe the target, the Finney Valley Bridge.

Behind him was a pile of Kochia scoparia - a plant of the Amaranthaceae family that looked like balls of green wool and was the main provider of green to the Barras Plateau.

The commandos led by Jonard were all hidden among the Kochia scoparia.

Except for a few people on guard, the others were resting and started chatting casually.

"Damn it, the vacation I agreed to take is gone. I just raised the supply of the Desert Fox in Alexandria and the hope of occupying the port of Alexandria, and now I am thrown into this barren place again."

"Yeah, even if we don't get a vacation, it would be good to let us pick up more girls in Lokai. The women in Lokai are just a little dark, they are very beautiful."

Jonard looked back at his grumbling subordinates and said, "I promise you, after this mission we will go home and take a vacation."

The subordinates booed in distrust: "Big Joe, I believe everything else you say. Even if you say we're going to kill Emperor Proson today, we believe you can do it. But what about the holiday? Tell me, have you ever fulfilled your promise?"

Jonard shook his head helplessly.

The subordinates were still teasing: "Actually, it's not that we don't trust you, Old Joe, we don't trust the officers - well, you are an officer too, mine. Anyway, they won't honor the vacation."

At this time, the platoon scout Goniff said, "Old Joe, why don't you carry your long sword? Is that weird-looking machete a souvenir?"

Jonard: "I don't know where my long sword fell when we retreated from Alexandria. I was going to go back to my country and find a swordsmith to make me a new one, but we didn't go back to our country, so I got a ready-made Mamluk scimitar from the swordsmith in Lokai. The stone statue guarding the palace also uses this one."

Gonif: “Is it useful?”

"I don't know. I haven't tried it on the Plossom's head yet. Maybe I'll try it on the Barras's head tonight."

As they were talking, a three-wheeled motorcycle came from the direction of the bridge with a rumbling sound, and stopped after passing the small mound where Jonard and his men were hiding.

"Colonel Hoffman", who had helped Jonard and his men sneak into the naval port in Alexandria before, jumped off his motorcycle. This time he was wearing an officer's uniform of the Baras Royal Guard, and a coat that looked like the leather jacket of the Proson motorcycle troop.

Jonard: "What do you mean, 'Colonel Hoffman'?"

The disguise master codenamed "Doctor" shook his head: "Don't mention it. The people guarding the bridge are not Baras people at all, but Proson people! They are genuine Proson people, but they are dressed the same as Baras people! The intelligence before the operation said that there are only 1000 to 2000 retired Proson instructors in Baras. Damn it! I saw at least of them at the bridge!"

Jonard: "Did you successfully go in and investigate?"

"No! The Prosen people looked down on me and wouldn't let me in!"

Jonard: "It seems that direct reconnaissance is not feasible. Gonif, it's your turn. See if you can sneak in."

"Okay!" Gonif stood up and took off all his equipment, leaving only a dagger on his body.

Jonard warned: "Make sure to find out whether the enemy has planted bombs on the bridge and where the bomb control device is!"

Gonif saluted, then crouched and ran, quickly disappearing among the Kochia scoparia.

The doctor stood next to Jonard and said, "If he runs like this, it will be night by the time he comes back."

"Isn't that perfect for our operation?" Jonald said, "I know Gonif, he won't mess it up. His only flaw is that he can't speak Prosen, otherwise he could have completed many missions alone."

At this time, some of his subordinates laughed: "Let Gonif learn Prosen? You are too crazy, boss. He can't even speak Angsa fluently. He is at a loss for words that are a little difficult."

Jonard: "I know. He doesn't look like he'll be good at studying."

The doctor changed the subject: "So what should we do now?"

Jonard: "Wait, don't act rashly without concrete intelligence."

As he spoke, he pulled out a cigarette box from his arms, opened it, took out a cigar, bit off one end, struck a match and carefully lit it, then held it in his lips and took a deep breath.

Time seemed to pass quickly in the cigar smoke.

As Jonard lit up who knows how many cigars, night fell and Gonif stumbled back.

"I've basically figured it out!" he said. "Give me the map!"

Jonard immediately took out the complete map of the bridge and surrounding fortifications provided by MI6 before the operation.

Gao Nifu: "I didn't find a chance to cross the bridge, so I don't know what's going on on the other side, but I've figured out what's going on on this side. We have not only six machine guns on this side, but also anti-aircraft guns. I've checked the firing range, and these anti-aircraft guns can be leveled and fired.

"Boss, we can't attack this place by ourselves! But if we seize these mounted weapons first, it can help us inflict heavy damage on the enemy." Jonard: "Did you find the explosives to blow up the bridge?"

"I found it. I don't know how many there are, but they are all attached to the bottom of the bridge's steel frame. I followed the detonation line of the explosives to find the detonator and found it in the bridgehead on the right side of the bridge.

"There are Proson people on duty inside. I don't understand Proson language and I don't dare to go in."

As Goniff spoke, he drew all of the above on the map distributed by MI6.

The doctor cursed: "Sure enough, the map we have is inaccurate."

"You'll get used to it." Jonald said, "Gonif, go back and find a way to get some military uniforms... This time the doctor will pretend to be a Plosson officer, who was sent here like them and wears the Barras uniform. Let's take a car over there-"

Gonif took off the big package from his back and pushed it towards Jonard: "Do you think this is enough?"

Jonard seemed to have expected this and smiled: "I knew you wouldn't come back empty-handed."

"A thief never leaves empty-handed." Gonif laughed.

"Then let's prepare to disguise ourselves—"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldier on guard on the north side blew the whistle.

Jonard turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

The sentry began to make gestures. After a round of gestures, Jonard frowned: "Troops coming from the north? Why at this time? No, the landing operation has already begun. These are the defeated soldiers.

"Didn't they say that the attacker was Rokossov? Didn't he claim that he rarely defeated the enemy but always annihilated them?"

No one could answer him because no one was familiar with the real Rokossov.

Jonard stood up and walked quickly to the northern sentry post. He saw the enemy before he even used the telescope - because all the enemy vehicles had their headlights on.

"Dry!"

At this time, the convoy was approaching the hill where the Commandas were hiding. Jonard could only turn back and order everyone to lie down and hide among the Kochia scoparia.

Thus, such a large Komanda detachment disappeared into the early night.

In fact, Jonard and the others were worrying too much. The team was only concerned with getting away and had no time to pay attention to the surrounding situation.

The detachment, with their headlights on, headed straight for the bridgehead, but was stopped by a sentry box next to the bridgehead.

You could faintly hear the Proson language floating in the air, and some people were swearing at the Proson people in Baras, not caring whether others could understand them or not.

The doctor listened for a while and said, "The Baras wanted to cross the bridge, but the Prosons told them to go back quickly and continue fighting the 'invaders'."

Jonard sneered: "It's okay if you say that we are the United Kingdom. We have indeed done a lot of dirty things, but Ant has been invaded by you!"

The surrounding Komanda players all looked at Jonard.

Jonard: "Am I wrong? In Burma and Babylon, we even used poison gas to suppress the enemy."

Doctor: "Are you... secular?"

Jonard shut up.

After a brief silence, he said, "There's a change of plan. Can you find a way to convince the Prosons to let the Baras pass? Then we can hide under these trucks and cross the bridge, hiding in key locations."

The doctor thought for a moment and said, "I can give it a try."

Gonif pushed a bunch of military uniforms in his hand towards him: "Military uniforms, top colonel, take your pick!"

"No," the doctor shook his head. "I'm in this outfit that suits me best right now. Let me go down and mediate the conflict. You guys take this opportunity to hide under the car."

Jonard: "Divide into two groups. Those who don't know Prosin or have poor acting skills will crawl under the car. The others will change into military uniforms and follow Gonif's path to sneak in. Let's get started."

So a platoon of Commanders immediately split up and took action.

(End of this chapter)