In the three days following the departure of the army, the news from Pablo showed that they were overwhelmed. After breaking through the two lines of defense of the guerrillas, they soon approached the village where Pablo was being held, and on the third day, near noon, news came that they had breached the village, and that Pablo had slaughtered the entire village and set it on fire. And they were ready to spend the night there for a short rest, after which they would go on the offensive again with the government forces.

But not long after Pablo and Karl showed off their achievements, on the morning of the fourth day, I was woken up from my sleep by John, and I looked at the time at five o'clock in the morning. I didn't know what it was, but I realized something must have happened.

This time we didn't go to the conference room, but went straight to the hall. Karl seemed to have just woken up, wearing big pants and a vest on his upper body, he looked at us and sneered helplessly and said, "Everyone." Mr. Balcas's ass needs to be taken care of. ”

"What's going on, Carl?" John asked, sighing.

Karl touched his bearded chin and sat down on the sofa to look at Pablo's butler, who was looking very anxious at the moment, "He woke me up not long ago. Then I received a satellite call from Pablo. At first I thought I was having a nightmare. Carl rubbed his face a little painfully as he spoke, "But ****** not. ”

Karl struggled to adjust his mood after speaking, "Mr. Balcas's attack is over. ”

"What's going on? Didn't it go well yesterday? I asked.

"Smooth?" Karl looked up at me, "That's a trap. Damn the trap. Balcas is an idiot. As he spoke, he glanced at the butler, "Even if you stand here, I'm going to scold him." ”

John grabbed Carl and whispered, "Carl, it's okay." Let's talk about what's going on. ”

Karl looked impatient, but managed to calm himself and said, "I don't know exactly what happened, but according to his own words, the guerrillas attacked in the middle of the night. The attack was very ferocious, and it should have been fierce beyond their expectations. Soon the detachment was broken through by the guerrillas in many places, and the detachment was soon divided into several parts. Because it was dark and it was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, and damn it was a team from all sides, it was very inconvenient to command. He ordered each to defend his own line in battle. But soon the place where he was stationed, the only part of the village that he had not burned, was attacked. Cordoba fled the village with men covering him, and now the entire army was out of command and Balcas was still being hunted down. Maybe they're already running for their lives now. Carl looked at us as if waiting for us to figure it out.

We looked at each other, not knowing what to do. After about two minutes of silence, Pablo's butler couldn't help himself, he looked at Karl and said, "Sir, please save my master no matter what." Please save him. ”

Carl glanced at Mr. Butler, "I told him before. But did he listen? Don't you think Balcas is right? Now let me how to save. Carl said, stood up, pointed at us, and said, "See what I have?" I can't even muster twenty people, what can I do to save him? ”

Mr. Butler was not willing to speak again, but Karl interrupted, "Are you going to tell me that you can help me organize my staff?" Who are you going to organize? The people from outside? We might as well go on our own. ”

"Let me think about it. I need to think quietly. With that, Carl glanced at the butler, "I'm going to take my people to the conference room." You might as well organize the people to see how we can protect this manor after we leave. ”

Carl didn't go directly to the conference room, but went back to his room first. We waited in the conference room for a while before Carl arrived. He had already changed his clothes and should have washed his face and straightened his hair. With a file bag in his hand, he sat down at the head of the conference table without hurrying.

"Everyone. I decided to let you go deep into that area to find Pablo? Balcas. Karl said and looked at John, "John, you are familiar with that area, and you will lead the team to command it this time." ”

Karl looked at Ariel, "Ariel, you don't have to look at me. Put away your conceit, I don't care what you think, but you have to listen to me now, or you can pack up and get out. ”

"Understood." John agreed. Ariel, on the other hand, was silent.

Carl looked at us, "Your mission this time is to find Pablo as much as possible?" Balcas, then wait for an opportunity to take out the wizard who is chasing him. ”

We didn't think much of Carl's first sentence, but when we heard the whole sentence, Walker and I looked at each other, and there was some surprise in our eyes.

Because the meaning of this sentence is clearly to let Pablo act as a bait to lure the wizard out and then kill him. So at this moment in Carl's mind, Pablo? Balcas's life is no longer very important. But if Pablo really died, wouldn't all that he had done before lose his meaning? Didn't Karl and the forces he represented lose their allies? Is it really worth it to do it just to take out the wizard?

"Don't be surprised. Just act according to the plan. The last time Balcas contacted me, according to himself, was in the northwest of the village. They were going to run in the same direction as before, when John you got him out and fled. You set off and crossed the river that made the wizard abandon the pursuit, take that satellite phone with you, and he will contact you when he feels safe. Karl said as he opened the file bag, took out a chapter of paper and looked at it, "I have information to prove that the wizard is in that area this time, and I think the person who raided Balkas's command was the wizard and his direct team. This also corresponds to Silva's previous information that the wizard wanted to kill Balcas. He paused and glanced at what was written on the paper, "There are twelve people in the wizard's direct team plus it, and these people all have a lot of combat experience. In particular, there are three people to pay special attention to, one is called Valdillo? The guy from Mombasa, this guy used to serve in GAFE in Mexico, is a sniper. The second person is called Vignier? Tony Australian, served in the SASR in Australia, and the last one was Hash? Davi, this man is very black, he used to fight in the war-torn countries of West Africa, and he is a well-known master of jungle warfare. Carl said as he pulled out three pictures and threw them on the table for us to see.

I just glanced at it, and all three of them had their own regional characteristics, the Mexicans were Latino and Colombians at a glance, the Australian was clearly Caucasian, and the last one was even better, a black-skinned bald head.

"What about the others?" I asked.

"Everyone else was selected and trained by these people and wizards. If you can kill these people, then the wizard's team will almost lose its combat effectiveness. ”

After Carl finished speaking, he pulled out another piece of paper, it seems that he has not been idle in the past few days, except for being shown off by Pablo in various ways, but has done a lot of homework and thought about a lot of questions.

"I'm going to have the people who have been defeated by the SDF assemble in that river. I will bring all the military instructors who support Pablo, and let them take over the command there, so that they can stabilize their positions, so that they can respond to you and prevent the guerrillas from taking advantage of the situation. Carl sighed, as if he didn't quite believe what he said, "Okay." Most of them can't be stopped, at least delay a little time. Don't expect any effective response or response. I will ask Mr. Butler to organize men to build fortifications here, so that this place will not be lost by the other party's pursuit of victory. I hope these things are not used. ”

I was a little puzzled by what Karl said, and I didn't understand how he could let the defeated men stop at the river and follow the command to build a line of defense while Pablo was busy running for his life and losing control of the team. But before I could speak, Ariel had already asked the question.

Karl didn't seem to want to mention it, he thought for a moment and looked up, "We still have someone in the Self-Defense Forces who are ready to support. As for who it is, I can't tell you now. Maybe it won't be long before you know for yourselves. We can't bet all on one person, that would be irresponsible. And then there's the ability that Balcas is showing now." Carl shook his head, "Don't talk about that. After all, Balcas is the most powerful. So please prepare your weapons and equipment and leave as soon as possible. I don't think wizards will be so easy to deal with, don't take everything lightly, don't act rashly. Remember that your first task is to fight the wizard's direct team, and preferably to kill the wizard. Do you get it? ”

Half past seven in the morning. A team of fifteen people from me, John, Walker, and Ariel set off in a truck. This time we brought enough ammunition and all kinds of equipment that we could use, such as stunter grenades, smoke grenades, grenade launchers, and night vision devices. Because we know that this time we are not going to save people, and the meaning of Carl's last sentence could not be more obvious, so this time we are going to hunt down another team that is hunting in small shares for small shares, in a tracking way. This is really like the old saying, the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind. However, this time the cicada must be Pablo, but it is really hard to say who is the praying mantis and who is the yellow finch, which can only be known after the fight.

As the afternoon approached evening, we reached the same river that had saved Pablo from the wizards. After crossing the river, John stopped and motioned to us to inspect all weapons and communications equipment. After getting all the problems, John and Carl reported to everyone and looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, cheer up. There will be no chance to sleep tonight, ignore the rout on the way, try to avoid the armed men of the pursuing guerrillas, and do not exchange fire with them. Our targets are only the wizard and his direct team. Time is limited, and we need to find and kill the wizard before he gets hold of him or retreats because he thinks Pablo has escaped. Again, Pablo may be followed or surrounded by more than just the wizard's direct team. ”

With a wave of his hand, John went into the woods and began the deadly game of the yellow finch and the praying mantis.