I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar

Blowing up the ship sounded unreliable, but after thinking about it carefully, Chen Chen found that this was indeed the most reliable plan he could use.

In fact, there are several prerequisites for this combat operation.

First, the Dongfeng Corps is not a professional VBSS team and cannot guarantee the "fluency" of the action process.

Second, the Eastern Corps must ensure the survival of innocent crew members as much as possible, while at the same time ensuring that the JD elements are killed as much as possible.

Third, JD elements have weapons and they will kill civilians.

Under these three prerequisites, what the Dongfeng Corps faced was actually the classic "Judgment Day" dilemma that Chen Chen had seen in other literary works in his previous life.

Those "potentially hijacked" crew members are the "data" that the Dongfeng Corps wants to retrieve, and the JD elements are the "ETO organization" they want to kill.

No matter what kind of conventional action is taken, it is impossible for the Dongfeng Corps to guarantee the safety of the crew, because the reality is not an American blockbuster.

He is not a blond, blue-eyed, divorced retired veteran, nor does he have a dashing boyfriend who knows how to perform scissor kicks, nor does he have a bald, two-meter-tall muscular teammate, nor does he have a timid and talkative minority hacker.

It was impossible for him to wear a diving suit and use a laser knife to cut a big hole from the bottom of the ship and sneak into the cabin. It was impossible for him to "compete" with his teammates by throwing throwing knives and showing off his fists and kicks along the way. It was also impossible for him to say a word to him when he killed the last boss. "I've been looking for you for a long time." Then he dropped the gun and started a fight. Finally, with the encouragement of his friends or family, he completed the counterattack, said "we finally did it" and walked away.

The reality is very likely that they were discovered by lurking guards as soon as they arrived on the deck. Then the JD elements quickly took control of all the hostages, hid in the complex cabin and exchanged guns with the Dongfeng Corps, relying on the absolutely fearless and fearless force of death. The mentality is wearing down everyone in the Dongfeng Corps bit by bit.

Therefore, in this case, it is a very rational idea to choose a more "extreme" solution.

What? You said bombing a ship might cause civilian casualties?

Stop making trouble, isn't this possible with standard VBSS tactics?

ah? You said that the success rate of bombing a ship is not high, and the mission may fail due to early exposure?

Wouldn't it be easier to get exposed directly on the ship?

Oh, you said bombing a ship might be considered a terrorist act?

Stop making trouble. It is already sensitive enough for a group of mercenaries to conduct VBSS operations on a cargo ship without any official endorsement.

So overall, the "potential costs" of these two options are completely on the same level.

But anyone with a brain can see that the plan to blow up the ship is much safer than the standard VBSS.

Therefore, Chen Chen approved Buck's plan almost without hesitation.

After the plan was finalized, their training focus also began to change.

At the same time, Chen Chen asked Xiaoyu for updated equipment. A few hours later, a batch of "customized equipment" was quickly put in place and delivered to Manado in north Sulawesi.

These include a medium-sized maritime traffic ship produced by SIMA in the Netherlands, two U-shaped electric rubber boats, a batch of C4 explosives, as well as pre-set silencers, detonation equipment, scuba and underwater communication systems.

But of course, all equipment related to "diving" is for the purpose of being prepared, and Chen Chen has no intention of using it unless necessary.

After all, their plan had been simplified to the extreme.

After obtaining the scheduled route of the cargo ship, the traffic ship took the rubber boat to wait near the route. After discovering the cargo ship, it pursued it in the dark and approached it. After approaching, bombs were deployed in multiple watertight compartments under the waterline. The bombs caused the cargo ship to tilt, forcing the JD elements to evacuate.

Then, it is up to Chen Chen to decide whether to arrest or kill.

Ten hours later, all the preparations were in place. Dongfeng Corps 12 and Buck took a small plane to Manado. This time, they didn't even have to go through the security check.

Firearms, explosives, and electronic equipment were all put on the plane. Nearly an hour later, the plane landed in Manado. Chen Chen led the team to the dock and saw the ships that had been prepared for a long time.

"Are the magnets ready?"

As soon as he saw the equipment, Buck immediately asked.

"It's ready. It's included in the detonation equipment package. It's all pre-made and can be used immediately."

"Take it out and see."

After hearing his words, Chen Chen immediately directed the Li Gang to start unpacking, and soon, a total of 8 prefabricated detonating devices were lined up in front of everyone.

Buck checked them one by one, and then said:

"It's basically no problem. The people who make this stuff are very professional."

"Metal frame, plastic elastic delivery rod, backup bonding device, torsional release structure. Very detailed."

"With these things ready in such a short time, there should be basically no problems with other equipment."

"There is no need to pay attention to the inspection, we will just sail away, get on the ship and organize the equipment!"

"So anxious?"

Chen Chen asked doubtfully:

"There are still 7 hours until the cargo ship crosses the border, we"

"The sea conditions in the Celebes Sea are not stable. We have to watch in advance."

Buck interrupted Chen Chen and continued to explain:

"If the wind direction or wave behavior changes, our tracking plan will need to be adjusted accordingly."

"After all, we only have two speedboats at our disposal, and there are many uncontrollable factors."

"If we arrive early, we at least have time to formulate a new response plan."

"clear."

Chen Chen didn't ask any more questions, but quickly completed the entire team according to Buck's request. Everyone checked the equipment for the last time, and then boarded the ship one by one.

The traffic boat started quickly and began to accelerate slowly, heading towards the northern part of the Celebes Sea.

Two hours later, the traffic boat arrived at the predetermined sea area and began to cruise around in a "leisure" manner.

All other members of the Dongfeng Corps were hiding in the cabin, while Chen Chen and Buck stood on the side of the boat, holding fishing rods in their hands, pretending to be tourists out on the sea.

".This operation may not go as smoothly as we expected."

Buck spoke.

"Maybe, maybe not, it mainly depends on the attitude of the United States."

Chen Chen replied noncommittally.

"But you should be prepared for the worst."

"What I mean is that if you find that there are other ships escorting the cargo ship when it appears, what should you do?"

Buck's question caused Chen Chen to fall into a brief silence. After a moment, he answered:

"I'll do what I have to do."

"Aren't you worried about their revenge? Such revenge is likely to happen on the spot."

"Of course I'm worried."

Chen Chen shook his head and continued:

"But there's no way around it, it's a risk that has to be taken."

"We are a mercenary group, not an official organization."

"We have our own way of doing things, or in a sense we are a bunch of outlaws."

"For the sake of profit, we can take risks - this is actually no different from what some people in the Indonesian military do, right?"

"That's a huge difference."

Buck smiled and said nothing.

It was exactly 6 pm at this time, and there were still 4 hours left before the Bangao cargo ship arrived at the scheduled sea area.

The setting sun was slowly falling towards the sea level, and the orange light reflected the sea surface into a large piece of glass that shone with broken light.

Chen Chen felt a little dizzy, so he turned his eyes away.

At this moment, a dolphin jumped out of the sea.

It is impossible for it to detect the murderous intentions from "human beings" in the peace. Perhaps to other creatures in this sea, this is indeed just an "ordinary day."

At the same time, thousands of kilometers away at sea, in the bridge command room of a certain aircraft carrier formation, a middle-aged man in military uniform was carefully reading the information in front of him, and standing next to him was The formation commander of this formation.

The silence between the two remained for several minutes. It was not until the middle-aged man read all the information that he finally spoke:

"This task is not easy to do."

"Our current location is in the Maluku Sea, nearly 300 nautical miles away from the scheduled combat area. Although we are still within the combat radius of the carrier-based aircraft, we must pass through Indonesian airspace in a straight line, and we must do so multiple times."

"The political and public opinion risks are too great, and the benefits we may get are too low in comparison."

"And if we want the carrier-based aircraft to go around, our range will have to be increased by an additional 400 nautical miles, which is close to the maximum combat radius that the FA-18 can achieve."

"Even if we rush to the predetermined sea area, we will not be able to complete effective escort."

"Similarly, if the formation directly enters the Celebes Sea, we can indeed shorten the ineffective flight time of the carrier-based aircraft, but the uncontrollable chain reaction caused by large-scale mobilization will not be enough in time alone."

"very troublesome."

"You idiots at the CIA, they should never have chosen this evacuation route in the first place."

"In the Celebes Sea, we have almost no available power."

"Stupid, stupid. The Celebes Sea has become a vacuum zone for our power. We can probably only watch those people being killed."

After hearing his words, Bianzhi shook his head helplessly, and then said:

"This is not something we could have predicted."

"No one expected that the Indonesian military and the president would reach an agreement in such a short period of time. Our line has basically been completely severed."

"--No, it should be said that no one expected that Bashir would not die. Their actions were much faster than we expected."

"Okay, stop complaining, what we need now is a practical solution."

"Now tell me, is there any other option?"

".have."

After hearing what the editor said, the man nodded helplessly and replied:

"We only have one option."

"Directly notify the cargo ship to stop and wait, and then arrange for others to board the ship to escort it."

"Others? MPRI?"

The editor frowned and continued:

"MPRI's forces deployed in Indonesia have basically been withdrawn. If they need to be transferred, they can only be transferred from Singapore. Isn't this a matter of looking far away?"

"I'm not talking about our own power."

The man shook his head and explained:

"I have already said that the Celebes Sea is our current power vacuum zone, but it is not a power vacuum zone for everyone."

"As far as I know, the British Gurkha Rifles at the Siriya Army Base in Brunei are currently exchanging training with the Malay side in the waters east of Tawau. They have two Super Lynx helicopters in their hands."

"It takes less than an hour to take off from Tawau and arrive at the scheduled combat sea area."

"Let's communicate now, there's still enough time!"

The editor's eyes lit up.

He suddenly realized that this was indeed an excellent plan.

It can not only solve one's own problems in power projection without having to bear additional consequences.

The most important thing is to let the British side intervene in this matter, and the CIA must communicate on its own.

That means that the military can completely get away from this matter.

What a calculation, what a plan

As for what conditions the CIA would use to persuade Siliya?

It’s none of their business!

The only difficulty is that after taking off, the British helicopter must not be able to return to the original route, but must find a place to land.

After all, their flight range is close to 700 kilometers, which is already the range limit of Bobcat helicopters.

"Then do it!"

The editor spoke immediately.

Then, he immediately picked up the phone at hand and passed on a series of messages.

40 minutes later, at a helicopter airport near Tawau, two helicopters were ready for departure.

The commander of the Gurkha Rifles stood near the airport, giving final briefings to the team members who were about to participate in the operation.

"Our target this time is a cargo ship sailing on the Celebes Sea, and we will escort the important personnel on the cargo ship!"

"According to reliable intelligence, this cargo ship will likely be attacked by unknown armed elements."

"The opponent is a professional armed personnel with rich special operations experience, strong strength, and very deadly!"

"To give you an intuitive message, they are the protagonists of the Kruno incident, that is, the mercenary group that defeated MPRI's team of 12 former SEALs until they were completely annihilated!"

"Don't underestimate the enemy, don't be afraid!"

"This will be the first actual combat test you face!"

"Our equipment is superior to theirs, and our training maturity is much higher than theirs!"

"After quickly rappelling the cargo ship, we must quickly occupy favorable terrain and organize defense!"

"The flight is too long and the helicopter will not be able to provide us with cover after the delivery is completed. We must rely on ourselves!"

"Watch your butts! Stay safe!"

"Now, everyone, let's go!"

"Yes, sir!"

With an order, 22 heavily armed Gurkha "gunners" immediately began to board the plane.

They acted quickly and professionally, boarding the plane one after another and getting into the cabin.

Then, the ground crew waved their glow sticks to guide the helicopter to take off slowly.

The strong wind stirred up by the rotors mixed with the sea breeze, blowing the waves into layers of white folds.

In the dim starlight, two helicopters flew across the sea like ghosts.

In 90 minutes, they will reach the southern waters of the Celebes Sea, where they will catch up with the cargo ship heading east.

What they didn't know was that at this time, there was already a team waiting quietly at their scheduled rendezvous point.

When the two sides meet, a battle of blood and fire will be inevitable.