Chapter 128: Fooled
Pete, who had been on the alert, noticed the commotion coming from the highway and looked back at Colin, who was still staring at the controller screen. I saw Colin watching and reporting to John.
"Sir. The fish seems to have taken the bait. Colin looked at the controller screen and said, "Their people all got out of the car, as if they were checking equipment and roll call, and the vehicle was started, apparently preparing for action." ”
"Huh." John also noticed the movement coming from the northwest, and he chuckled, "They're not fish, and if they are, they're crocodiles with sharp teeth that are hard to subdue." Keep an eye on them, and let me know if they're coming here. After he finished speaking, he looked back at Kane, who was already ready to enter the water, and gestured at him, "Let's start." ”
Kane immediately beckoned to the people beside him, and everyone walked into the river one by one. John looked at them and contacted Toby, "Toby, I'm John. You can lean in on those Russians. But don't rush to do it, just see where they are, just wait for my orders. ”
After receiving John's instructions, Toby slowly stood up from the bushes with the men. He had watched the Russians walk through the woods and saw them slowly approaching the river. So instead of taking the time to find his target, Toby quickly approached the Russians, who had already crossed the bend and came to the river.
Just as Toby was back hiding behind the bushes. Chemov: They didn't realize they were being targeted. At the moment, all his attention was on the south bank of the river. After slowly brushing away a clump of branches, Chemov saw several figures swimming in the river. They lined up and swam to the other side one by one. On the shore, there were people who seemed to be preparing, and there were figures swaying in the distance, and it seemed that they should be the ones in charge of the guard.
Seeing this, Chemov completely recognized the Yankees' action of crossing the river, and he immediately contacted Semolov, and after hearing Semolov's figure, he said with some excitement: "They crossed the river." The Yankees crossed the river. Several people had already entered the water and were swimming towards the east shore. ”
Hearing this, Semolov couldn't help but exclaim: "Are you sure? Did you read that right? ”
"That's right. They're just crossing the river. Chemov looked again as he spoke, and saw that the people who were still on the shore also went into the water, and the people in front of him swam all the way to the middle of the river. Sure, very sure! ”
"Good!" As he spoke, Semolov immediately shouted to those on standby: "Get in the car!" Get in! Get infantry fighting vehicles ahead, hurry, hurry! Watch out for flares in the sky. ”
With Semolov's shout, the people who had been waiting got into the car one after another, and the two infantry fighting vehicles quickly drove to the front of the convoy. Semolov, on the other hand, continued to contact Chemov: "Go back to the woods and fire flares!" Watch your surroundings, stay hidden, we'll be there soon! After saying that, he quickly got into the car and looked at the Abkhaz people who had been cooperating with him: "Let the two patrol boats act immediately after seeing the flares in the sky, and let them pay attention to the people on the east bank before passing through the bend." After speaking, he looked at the driver: "Drive, go forward." ”
As soon as they moved, Colin reported the situation to John. When John got the news, Thun's debriefing followed. The two patrol boats on the river moved and turned their searchlights on the east bank, and there were people standing on the machine-gun emplacements, and the two boats were heading towards the bend.
John glanced at the people who were still swimming, and instead of immediately calling a halt, he contacted Thun and said, "Thun, your task now is to destroy those two patrol boats with all their might after they enter the curve!" But talk to me before you start. Also, prepare the mortar crews. ”
"Understood! You're all set! Thun responded.
"Good." As he spoke, John looked at Kane and the others who were swimming, and the farthest one had reached the middle of the river, but it seemed that the current there was a little turbulent, and the people were going downstream.
"Toby." John still didn't stop them, but whispered to Toby, "Get ready to do it." ”
Toby was instructed to slowly raise the muzzle of his gun and aim in the direction of the Russians, who slowly retreated and leaned in Toby's direction. This made Toby nervous, and he aimed at a figure and said softly, "Prepare to shoot." "I thought to myself that if the gang got any closer, he would be ready to shoot.
But just as Toby felt the trigger with his index finger and was about to pull it. The Russians quickly stopped, and then saw a flare shot into the sky.
John, who saw the flare, immediately contacted Toby and said, "Steady, don't rush to shoot." Wait for my instructions. As he spoke, he turned his head to look west, in the direction of Colin and Pete. At this moment, the two men were paying close attention to the movement on the road.
Semolov, who saw flares flying on the road, immediately signaled the convoy forward. The two infantry fighting vehicles drove out first with the roar of motors. And Semolov, who was following them, looked at the slowly falling flares and contacted Chemov: "Captain! I saw flares. Keep firing without stopping, don't stop! ”
As soon as Semolov's words fell, another flare flew into the sky. John looked at the flares that had gone up again and immediately looked back at Kane and them on the river, but he didn't immediately let them go back, he was waiting, waiting for Colin's report. He wanted to wait for Colin's debriefing before letting Kane and them return.
But at this point, Colin did not immediately report what he was seeing. He was staring at the control screen while he was in contact with the men on the other side of Thun, who were determining the distance and approximate area for them to shoot.
Looking at Kane and the others, who had swam farther and farther, the whole team had completely lost their formation because of the current, up and down, and some people had already drifted out of their field of vision along the current. Especially the few people he rescued looked like they had a problem with their physical strength and were trying to keep themselves on the water. John knew that he could not wait any longer, and after listening to the communication between Colin and the people on the other side, he immediately said to the people on the shore: "Let them come back!" Quick, help them! ”
Seeing that the people on the shore began to move, John immediately turned his head to look to the west. At this moment the third flare went up into the sky, and John could already hear the sound of the cars coming from the road. He turned his head to look at the north side, which was where Toby was, and he was ready to let Toby do it. Although there are several steps in this plan, Toby, who first started with the Russians, can be said to be the most important link, which is not only a matter of getting off to a good start, but also the key to whether all the subsequent steps can go smoothly or as much as possible as he envisioned.