Chapter 241: Infiltrate the Target Valley

Known as the Khorasan Mountains in the local language, Mount Kopet is Iran at one end and Turkmenistan at the other, with Afghanistan at the end. And Ashgabat is at the foot of the mountain, and the other part of the city is the desert.

The Kopet Mountains are not very high, the highest peak is only more than 3,000 meters, but the entire mountain range stretches very widely, with a length of more than 640 kilometers, and trekking in such a mountainous area is not a light physical work.

The helicopter hovered one hundred and twenty kilometers away from the target village, and in the darkness the helicopter dropped a few ropes, and An Feng, Argyle, Left Hand and Right Hand, as well as the lizard and the wild cat, descended to the ground along the ropes, and then they made a gesture, and the helicopter untied the rappelling rope and quickly flew away from the scene in the dark night.

The southern end of the mountain is a foothill pasture that stretches for more than 400 kilometers, and the northern end of the mountain facing Iran belongs to the north of the mountain, which is a steep rock wall, and the foothills of the pasture form a vast gentle slope grassland, while the north of the mountain is covered with mountains, every inch of land is covered with shrubs, groves, and birch and pine trees that have grown for hundreds of years.

That night, after landing from the plane, An Feng and the others did not advance in the dark, they were not familiar with this mountainous area, because they were close to the target area, and they did not dare to walk with the lights, because the lights at night were completely visible from dozens of kilometers away, so they just found a leeward place, while quietly sorting out their bags, while waiting for the sun to rise.

At this time, the assault team consisted of six people, each carrying 82 kilograms, carrying 20 kilograms of drinking water alone, as well as enough food for these people to lurk for a week, as well as sleeping bags, climbing ropes, and enough weapons and ammunition.

Argyle was the tallest and strongest of these people, and he also carried an unmanned reconnaissance plane in his travel backpack, while An Feng, who was the second strongest in physical strength, carried a pair of four-pack Stinger missile launchers, and as for the rest, sniper rifles, WeChat submachine guns, and pistol daggers were usually equipped. To ensure the success of the lurk, the Wildcat also carried a pair of crossbows, as well as twenty-four arrows with potassium cyanide. In short, these people are armed to the teeth, and with this firepower, it is probably not a problem to attack a small town.

When the sun rose, the rest of the people stayed in place, with their left hand as the front gear, and their right hand to assist in covering An Feng, and the three of them climbed to the nearby commanding heights, An Feng turned on the satellite communication equipment and began to contact the front-line command post.

At this time, Odney had arrived in Ashgabat with the group of playboys, and they were still drinking and drinking, of course, the IQ of the playboys was not low, and they vaguely felt that An Feng, who received them, had changed horses, but ...... Since the standard of the hospitality has not been reduced in the slightest, everyone has come to play, and some details have been ignored under the persuasion of Odney.

At the same time, in the farm on the outskirts of Ashgabat, the fat girl was in front of the computer when she was a child, she never performed big tasks independently, in other words, this person was never good at making decisions, and now she was alone in the huge base, a little overwhelmed, a little flustered.

Fortunately, now is not the time to act.

"The large unmanned reconnaissance aircraft is ready, we have leveled a three-hundred-meter runway in the manor, this runway is usually disguised as a parking lot, and when you need it, we will release large drones - but please inform me at least three hours before - it will take at least two hours for the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to fly to you

Odeney said he would return in three days, along with the lady named Danielle, who had already taken a convoy to the mountains, and Odeni decided that he should be left to handle the logistics, so he loaded two full truckloads of supplies on the plane for Danielle. However, Danielle also said that she only has four who can fight, and they are all women, so she doesn't participate in tough battles......"

After the fat girl finished speaking, An Feng raised his wrist and started the timer: "Then, let's start moving, every two hours is a window period, if there are special circumstances, please make an appointment in advance." ”

At this time, An Feng and several people were like six loyal donkey passengers, they all carried the largest travel backpacks, on which were set up single tents, sleeping bags, moisture-proof mats, etc., and each of them also carried dual-purpose anti-collision helmets - of course, this kind of mountaineering helmet is actually specially made, and the mezzanine of the helmet hides various electronic devices, and auxiliary equipment such as tactical glasses can be added at any time.

The Wildcat carries the least weight and is a sharp soldier without exception, and he also carries a large infrared rangefinder on his back, and walks in front of the queue first, the lizard is five paces away from him and falls behind the shoulder of the wildcat, and he holds a Polish submachine gun in his hand, which is always activated.

Argyle walked in the center of the queue, his left hand and right hand protected Argyle, this is because the most important materials of the group are on Argyle's shoulders, and An Feng is naturally broken, in addition to his own travel backpack, he also carried a quadruple Stinger missile launcher.

Wildcat walks on the highest part of the ridge, dressed like a local believer, with a large bun wrapped around his head, wearing a light gray robe, and walks on the sparsely wooded ridge. If someone is hiding in the distance, he can be seen at a glance to spot him...... But he was the bait.

Generally speaking, the first thought of a lone stranger at a lurker may not be a warning, but an expulsion, or a threat or intimidation in the past. Only when they encounter a large force and they feel incapacitated, they will issue an alarm at the first time. The wild cats walked in plain sight, and the rest of the men hid behind the ridges, relying on the vigilance of the night cats to march covertly. If there is an accident, everyone will immediately hide the alarm signal of the wild cat, so that the marching speed of the whole team is guaranteed.

The lizard was a body lower than the wildcat, his head already hiding under the ridge, and as he went, he occasionally checked the nearby valley with a laser rangefinder attached to his chest, his path running parallel to the side slope and keeping his head lower than the ridge at all times.

The bodies of the rest of the men were already hidden in the dense forest, and they walked very fast, for there were a hundred miles of mountain roads to be driven on this day.

Each time they continued to advance for an hour, the wild cats on the ridge would stop for an excuse, check the surrounding conditions with a laser rangefinder, and then notify the followers to stop resting. After everyone rested for ten minutes, the group returned to the road.

The first two or three hours of the journey was quite smooth, and at noon, after everyone had eaten lunch and returned to the road, it was only more than thirty minutes of walking, when the wild cat on the mountain beam suddenly waved his hand, signaling everyone to hide nearby, while he squatted down and took off his pale gray Arab robe, revealing the pale green camouflage suit he was wearing inside.

An Feng quietly followed a few steps, first gestured to his left hand, and his left hand immediately turned around, holding a submachine gun, facing the back of the entire team, and began to guard against movement in the opposite direction, while his right hand took out the computer from his backpack, ready to connect to the satellite at any time. Argyle in the middle of noon gently put down his luggage and asked An Feng with his eyes, An Feng waved his hand at him, walked over and put his backpack next to Argyle's luggage, and whispered: "I, wait for me, I'll go up and have a look." ”

When he got up again, An Feng made a gesture, and the team members invariably turned on the headphones - they need to be lurking for many days, and the battery capacity they carry with them is limited, and in order to save electricity, the communication channel cannot be turned on as a last resort.

An Feng bent his waist, carefully brushed aside the bushes all the way, and touched the wild cat lying on the mountain beam. At this time, the lizard was holding a sniper rifle, and he was already lying down beside the wild cat, and when he heard the movement behind him, his body turned over, turning into a lying posture facing the sky, and found that it was An Feng, and he quietly gestured to An Feng.

The wind blowing in the jungle is full of verdant smell, and in the rich verdant taste, there is a faint smell of tobacco, which is a typical local tobacco, which is purely processed and crushed from tobacco leaves - nowadays, cigarettes do not contain any tobacco leaves, and the tobacco in most cigarettes is paper products, which are paper soaked in and out of tobacco. Although this paper burns with a nicotine taste, it lacks the intense aroma produced by the burning of pure tobacco leaves.

The wild cat stuffed the laser rangefinder in his hand into An Feng's arms, and then whispered: "At two o'clock, three dogs, two children, an old man, and a flock of sheep." ”

An Feng raised the laser rangefinder and used the telescope function above to observe the grass six hundred and forty meters away, only to see that on the gentle slope of the valley in front of him, more than a hundred sheep were scattered in pieces. Halfway up the hill, near the top of the hill, sat an old man of fifty or sixty years old, dressed in a heavy black striped sheepskin coat, with a shepherd's whip in his hand. In front of the old man in the black coat on the right lies a sheepdog, and in the flock not far away, there are two children each leading a sheepdog to have fun. And the flock ...... Scattered flocks of grazing sheep spread throughout the valley

The wind was blowing from the old man in the direction of An Feng, and for the time being, An Feng didn't have to worry about his breath being detected by the old man and the dog. So he lowered his head and thought to himself.

The wild cat whispered in his ear, "If you go around, it will take an extra hour—at least an hour." ”

The words "old, weak, women and children" and flocks were once the famous nightmare of the Navy SEALs. During the U.S. military attack on Afghanistan, a four-man hunting team was ordered to lurk in the mountains, where they encountered shepherd children along the way. The four SEALs had children and sheep -- they knew at the time that letting the children go meant that the action had been exposed, but their moral bottom line kept them going.

Later, these children really returned to the village to report the news, and more than 50 Taliban chased them out, and three of the four-person hunting team were killed and one was seriously injured.

Afterwards, someone asked the only surviving Navy SEAL member if he regretted letting the child go, and he said that he did not regret it, he said that the purpose of his struggle was to protect the lives of children and innocent people, and not to shoot children and women is the bottom line of being a human being, and he was very happy that he could retain his moral bottom line in the bloody war -- for this, this soldier was ceremoniously commended by the US military.

Attacking the elderly and children, especially children, is an extremely evil behavior in the eyes of most people. There was once a film about the Nazi concentration camps, depicting the children in the camps. How evil the Nazis are, needless to say, just that they don't even spare their children, and the audience recognizes this group of people as the top evildoers of the earth's civilization.

The question now is whether or not to bypass the sheep and the old people and children grazing.

In the plan prepared before departure, An Feng also prepared a backup plan, but at that time, An Feng and Odney both underestimated the herdsmen in the mountains, and all the plans were aimed at herders grazing dozens of sheep. Because in this way, a small flock of sheep spreads out, and the dispersal area is not large, so just take a little more time to go around.

He never imagined that there was a local tyrant herdsman with more than 100 sheep and three dogs grazing.

After thinking for a while, An Feng gestured helplessly, the wild cat understood what An Feng meant, and he nodded: "Then, I'll stay in place and be on guard." ”

This was intended to bypass the flock from a nearby valley.

It took a little more time, but it was safer, because the direction of the shepherds was not known, and if the old man was sitting and trying to change the pasture to herd the sheep, he drove the sheep to this hill - and the whole team was exposed.

The wild cat remained in the distance, observing the movements of the old shepherd, and reminding everyone of the report at any time; With his left hand, he went up to the opposite mountain beam and walked along the half-concealed mountain beam, he was on guard against the movement of the other side of the hillside, while the rest of the people all went down to the bottom of the valley, and trudged through the dense trees at the bottom of the valley. At this time, in order to cover up the smell emanating from their bodies, each person took a special pill and bandaged their bodies, leaving only two eyes and one mouth outside.

An hour later, everyone walked out of the valley, and An Feng began to summon the wild cat to retreat, and the wild cat immediately descended halfway up the mountain—by this time, he and the left hand on the opposite mountain beam had been changed into the costume of a common man, and all the weapons were distributed among An Feng and Argyle, who only carried a mountaineering pickaxe in their hands......

Finally climbing another mountain beam, the wild cat re-walked to the ridge and began to be on guard, by this time the trip had been delayed for an hour and a half, and the rest time of the rest of the road was canceled, and everyone bowed their heads and hurried forward.

Walking along the mountain road can not take a straight line, the winding mountain road stretches the whole journey infinitely, when night falls, everyone has not yet reached the destination, so they have to rest in place for a while, drink a few sips of water, nibble on two pieces of chocolate to replenish energy, and the team began the night march.

The marching mode of the night march is different from that of the day, the team is very scattered during the day, and the pursuit of a hidden whereabouts is pursued between the marches, while the night team has to gather strength, and the sharp soldiers in front are only more than ten meters away from everyone, and the rear guard behind the fall is only five or six meters behind.

Everyone used blue fluorescent helmets, a special cold light source that could illuminate the distance in front of them for three to five meters, but twenty meters away, the blue fluorescent light became dim. Fifty meters away, the glow of the fluorescent lights is barely visible.

At this time, An Feng came to act as a spearhead, he had a sense of transcendence, the darkness did not hinder him, he tried to choose a safe path and led everyone through the dense jungle...... At two o'clock in the evening, after an arduous trek, everyone finally arrived at the small mountain village where the target was located.

Accidents arose along the way, and the assault team led by An Feng escaped several shepherds and two or three hunting teams, but fortunately they arrived at their destination without danger, but the scheduled plan was all disrupted.

According to the normal plan, An Feng's team should arrive at the target village before sunset, and then use the afterglow of the sun to observe the environment around the village, and choose their own lurking location, and then quietly wait for the night to come, and then use the cover of night to scatter into their respective villages. But now they arrived a few hours late, and it was not convenient to observe the environment at night, and secondly, they were afraid of encountering each other's lurking posts, so they hurriedly looked for a leeward place, and did not even dare to set up their tents, opened their sleeping bags, and each of them got into their sleeping bags to rest and make up for sleep.

The alarm of the military watch is a vibration method, An Feng slept for an hour, was awakened by the vibration on his wrist, he looked around, and found the sentry position of the group with the help of his supernatural sense, the first one on duty was Argyll, this big man carried the bag all day during the day, and still stuck to the first shift at night.

An Feng quietly climbed out of the sleeping bag, and then took out a wet towel and quietly wiped his body, wiping off the sweat stains on his body

After wiping his body, An Feng sealed the used wipes in a plastic bag, and he put on a cool clothes again, and the old clothes full of sweat that he wore on the road yesterday were also sealed in the plastic bag to prevent the smell from leaking. After doing all this, An Feng rolled up his sleeping bag, took out camouflage nets, moisture-proof mats, and military blankets from his backpack, and quietly touched Argyle's sentry post.

When approaching Argyle, An Feng let out a short cricket call, Argyle replied with a signal, he left the sniper rifle in place, left the sentry post empty-handed, and shook hands with each other as the two passed by, without making a sound.

Argyle's chosen sentry position is very good, in front of him is a small cluster of peonies, behind is a fir, the grass under the tree is very dense, after burrowing into the grass, straighten the nearby grass stalks, put on a camouflage net, no one else approaches, almost no one can see anything unusual under the pine trees, in the bushes.

The morning sun comes late in the mountains, and as the sun rises, the small village in the center of the valley reveals itself in its entirety: the valley is about three kilometers long and more than 600 meters wide. To the west of the village is a seasonal stream, which melts in the spring and can be more than 10 meters wide, but now it is the dry season, and the riverbed is full of bare rocks.

A faint mist settled deep into the valley, and only the upper half of the village's dwellings was exposed, and the lower half was still shrouded in mist. Cathedral in the center of the village...... The upper half is a domed building, and although the dome is not decorated with any gilt decoration, it still has a grand appearance - it is a full twenty meters high. Considering the remoteness of this village, it is also a large amount of work to carry so much cement.

The doors of the eight houses surrounding this auditorium are all open towards the auditorium, and they are divided into eight directions, which is a bit of gossip. The houses outside the village are all facing high stone walls, so each of them resembles a bunker.