Chapter Eighty-One: A Proverb
Cang Hao said that at the same time that Longdeblok and Rothschild came to Cuifeng Village, a series of events occurred from the Middle East, Central Asia to North Africa.
Extremist groups have launched a series of attacks in an attempt to wreak havoc on the Jews, but unfortunately it is not only the Jews who have suffered from it, but many innocent people have been victimized.
What's more, among these innocent people are Chinese.
China's state-owned railway enterprises, which have a working group in Egypt whose main job is to help build a new railway, were attacked by militants in Giza this morning.
In fact, the militants did not specifically go to the team, they stormed a local hotel and opened fire on foreigners.
After causing more than 60 people to go online, the militants then grabbed all the remaining occupants and interrogated them one by one.
As long as it was a Jew, they shot it directly, and if it was a person of the same clan, they were released.
In the end, more than 100 people were detained in the hotel, including the three leaders of the working group.
They had nothing to do with the attack, but they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, and even though they were helping the locals improve their infrastructure, Qaida didn't appreciate it.
Soon after, Al Qaida claimed responsibility for the incident, and at present, the Egyptian military and police have surrounded the hotel and are trying to negotiate with Al Qaeda.
Al Qaeda made two demands: one is that Israel completely abandon Jerusalem and be responsible for the super virus, and the other is to offer a sky-high ransom to the hostages, demanding that the hostages' countries take money in exchange.
Cang Hao smiled coldly: "Kaiida hasn't been completely wiped out yet?"
Li Chong didn't understand: "What is Kaiida?"
"The famous horror tycoon Raden single-handedly created ****, which everyone knows. What many people don't know is that **** developed into a network later. In other words, al-Qaeda is not a cohesive organization with a unified leadership, but a collection of organizations that all have in common that they all worship Laden, but Laden cannot fully lead them. After a pause, Cang Hao continued: "A few years ago, Raden was killed in the anti-terrorist operation of country M, and **** was somewhat affected and gradually declined. This means that the original terrorist network has become more and more loose, and the organizations and members of this network used to be more or less afraid of Laden, but now they have no scruples about doing things. ”
Wan Peng took Cang Hao's words and continued to introduce: "Kayaida is an organization separated from the base network, which is more extreme than Zhiladen, I don't know why, **** didn't provoke Israel in the past, but Kayaida is different, and he can't get along with Israel." ”
Cang Hao's actions in the early years involved these organizations in the Middle East, but Li Chong did not participate in those operations, so he didn't know much about them.
When Wan Peng said this, Li Chong understood what was going on: "This time the Super Black Death gave Kaiida enough reason to launch more attacks. ”
"Yes. Wan Peng nodded: "Now it depends on whether the Egyptian military and police can successfully resolve this crisis." ”
"I don't quite understand that Egypt is against Israel, and Al Qaeda is also against Israel. Qaeda would have launched an attack in Egypt, and Egypt would have attacked Aeda......" Li Chong smiled sarcastically: "They have not formed a united front at all, no wonder Israel has existed for so many years." ”
"You're right. Cang Hao told Li Chong: "The history of the Middle East is complicated, the reality is even more complicated, and there are many ethnic groups and sects, and it is probably the place with the most contradictions in the world. In general, it can be divided into two factions, that is, Israeli and anti-Israel. However, there are differences within the camp against Israel, some are moderate, some are neutral, some are more radical, and some are extremely extreme, and Al Qaeda is the last one. In this region, there are not only many countries, but also many hills, each with its own calculations, and there are constant internal conflicts. Over the years, Israel has survived tenaciously in large part because there is no united front among these anti-Israel people. It can be said that even without Israel, this place will not be peaceful, and the anti-Israel gang will attack and kill each other. ”
"There is no solution to the problems of this region. Wan Peng said helplessly: "We sympathize with the Jews, a people who have suffered a lot, but do those who oppose Israel deserve to die? The Jews have lived in this region for too long now, and they have been forced to migrate from the Middle East for more than 2,000 years. Now that the Jews have returned to the Middle East, no one is happy to want to carve out a piece of land from their homes for the Jews to establish a state. I've lived here for generations, and it's not they who drove the Jews out in the first place, so why should they pay such a price?"
Cang Hao nodded heavily: "That's why I said that many contradictions in the world can only be resolved through war, because there is no peaceful means to solve them." ”
Li Chong asked, "What should we do?"
"I sympathize with the plight of the people in the Middle East, the demands of those countries and organizations in the Middle East are legitimate, and the only real damn thing is extremist groups like Al Qaeda. Once they gain power, everyone will be unlucky, hear their demands, take hostages and extort a large sum of money, although they are under the guise of national liberation, but what is the difference between such acts and criminal organizations. After a pause, Cang Hao said indifferently: "As for how we do it, of course we don't do it, anyway, it has nothing to do with us......
Cang Hao's words were too early, and soon, Meng Yanglong called: "You are going to prepare for an expedition!"
"What?" Cang Hao was a little surprised: "What you said shouldn't be the Giza thing, right?"
"That's it. Meng Yanglong nodded helplessly: "It seems that you are watching the news, Kaiida knows the true identities of the three hostages, and even offered us a price of 100 million US dollars." ”
"100 million US dollars?" Cang Hao said disdainfully: "It's better to grab it!"
"They were robbing. Meng Yanglong sighed: "These three people, who have very important skills, are very useful to the country, and they must be rescued." ”
"If it's an ordinary person, you don't need to save it, right?"
"Can you not raise the bar? Meng Yanglong coughed twice, and said a little uncomfortably: "But we can't pay this ransom, first, the amount is too large, and second, once this precedent is set, there will definitely be more attacks against our citizens around the world in the future." In recent years, the country's foreign exchanges have become more and more frequent, and countless Chinese people are distributed all over the world. ”
"You're missing one. ”
"What?"
"If this money is taken out and it falls into the hands of Kaiida, more bad things will be done. ”
"Yes. Meng Yanglong hurriedly said: "So, I thought about it again and again, and I think it is better to use force to solve the problem." But the dispatch of regular troops by the state obviously poses a lot of problems, so it is up to you to go on the expedition, which is the most appropriate. ”
"What about the price?"
"I know you have to talk about money, you can rest assured that you will be satisfied. ”
"That's good. Cang Hao was still satisfied: "What are the requirements?"
"The whole operation must be carried out in secrecy!" After thinking for a moment, Meng Yanglong said again: "You only need to rescue these three people, are the other hostages...... Leave it alone!"
"How is this possible!" Cang Hao denied this request: "Once we start a war with Kaiida, it will be a matter of life and death. Either all the Blood Lion mercenaries are sacrificed, or Aeda is completely annihilated, how can it be possible to withdraw after only saving these three people?"
"You can try to sneak in secretly, rescue the three hostages and then evacuate immediately......," Meng Yanglong proposed: "As far as we know, all the hostages are being held on the top floor of the hotel, and I will secretly send you there by helicopter, and then evacuate by helicopter after the operation is successful." ”
"And then?"
"Then the Egyptian military and police will immediately launch an attack to rescue the other hostages. After a pause, Meng Yanglong emphasized again: "You only need to save these three people, and the other hostages don't need to be taken care of." ”
"What is the attitude of the Egyptian side?"
"They are willing to cooperate fully with our operation this time, provided that it is kept secret, because they do not want the outside world to know that there are armed forces of other countries operating in their country. Sighing, Meng Yanglong continued: "So, I ask you to rescue only three hostages, which is also a request from the Egyptian side. ”
"Understood. Cang Hao nodded: "I'll go and prepare now." ”
"Good. Meng Yanglong was very satisfied: "I'll send a car to pick you up in two hours." ”
Cang Hao decided to take only four people, Serchenko, Andreevich, Li Chong and Huang Binhuan,
After all, this is just an ordinary mission, rescuing hostages, and it doesn't require much investment.
The only thing that made Cang Hao feel a little uncomfortable was that since he had decided to rescue the hostages, it would be too cruel to save only these three people regardless of the country and the nation.
However, this can't be helped, because this is politics, and politics is so cruel and ruthless.
Cang Hao and the others changed into combat uniforms and brought a full set of equipment, and two hours later, Meng Yanglong really sent a car to take Cang Hao to the air base.
The Air Force has prepared a plane, and in addition to the five Blood Lion mercenaries, there are several staff, including translators and paramedics.
In addition, there was a leader who was dressed in civilian clothes, but his speech and demeanor indicated that he was highly trained.
When the leader saw Cang Hao, he first said hello, and then asked with a smile: "What rank are you?"
Cang Hao said lazily: "I don't have a military rank." ”
"Okay, it doesn't matter...... the team leader said, and saluted Cang Hao: "Anyway, this time you are in charge of the operation, and you are my leader." ”
Seeing that the other party's attitude was very respectful, Cang Hao smiled: "You're polite." ”
"My name is Li Mingwei. After the team leader finished saluting, he reminded: "You should return the salute." ”
"With us, you don't have to pay attention to this set, you can do it another way. ”
"This ......" Li Mingwei hesitated, stretched out his hand to Cang Hao, and introduced himself again: "Hello, my name is Li Mingwei, and I am responsible for cooperating with you in this action." ”