Chapter Seventy-One: The Waterways

At eight o'clock in the evening, we set out from the base in a military vehicle provided by Rakmir and traveled along the road to the port of Punelin, from where we boarded the ship into the bay of Paulk and approached Jaffna by water.

Sitting in the rocking fishing boat, the lights of Jaffna can be faintly seen in the distance, the boat is not bad, it is not a problem to accommodate 180 people, I deliberately checked the engine and fuel when I got on the boat, it's not that I don't believe in Rackmill, it's just that I believe in my own people more.

"Captain, if you get close to Jaffna like this, you will definitely be spotted by the Coast Patrol, this ship can't withstand a single shell!" The immortal bird is a little worried, it is a time of war, the wind is raging, the rebels must strictly inspect the coast, and the target of our ship is too obvious, it is impossible to get close to the dock.

"So we'll have to swim through!" I smiled: "There is a narrow strip of land in Punelin that goes deep into Paulk Bay, from there we go around to Mandai Island, and then approach Jaffna by rubber boat, which is only ten nautical miles away from Jaffna, abandon ship at a distance of about five nautical miles, swim ashore, tonight is windy, the sea is not calm, within five nautical miles the small rubber boat will be covered by the waves, will not be discovered." ”

"It's risky!" Immortal Bird Road.

"There is no risk in war, if you are discovered, you will jump directly into the sea, even if you swim ten nautical miles, it is not a difficult thing!" I chuckled and said that although I had to go, it was really not a risky task.

Now that Jaffna has been completely blockaded by the rebels, it is impossible to go by land, the risk of airborne landing is too great, there is no shortage of mortars and rocket launchers in the hands of the enemy, and once the plane hovers, it is easy to shoot down.

The waterway is the fastest and safest way, especially in the dark night when you can't see your fingers, the lights of Jaffna are bright signposts, as long as you get ashore safely, the rebels' coastal patrol is not a problem at all.

At 9:30, the fishing boat entered Mandai Island, from which you could almost see the lighthouse off the coast of Janave, the fishing boat temporarily stopped here, Titan and King Kong dragged a rubber boat and threw it to the sea, according to the plan, the assault group and the fire team landed first.

Brothers, check the equipment, seal the muzzle with a waterproof bag, although our guns have been soaked in mud test, but still sealed and safed, not afraid of 10,000, just in case, if you encounter the enemy can not fire the gun, then the joke will be big, and people will die.

A group of 12 people jumped on two rubber boats, picked up the oars and rowed to the opposite side, the palm-sized rubber boat was like a leaf on the sea, swaying up and down with the waves, not to mention rowing, and couldn't even sit steadily, but we have long been used to it, similar to this kind of training will come every three or five times, and it is all selected when the weather is bad.

wiped the sea water on his face and continued to move forward, the clothes on his body had already been penetrated, this time we were lightly armed, and we didn't bring anything except guns and magazines, only the two firefighters of Titan and King Kong carried backpacks, which were full of ammunition.

The feeling of being soaked all over the body is not very good, the cold sea water is close to the skin, and the sea breeze blows, as if falling into an ice cave, the whole body is cold, we can only paddle hard, and strenuous exercise can make the body warm up and relieve the cold feeling.

The coastline is getting closer and closer, Jaffna is basically an island, the coastline is extremely long, the so-called patrols cannot patrol everywhere, but there will be a guard tower not far away, which is guarded by two or three soldiers, and once there is an early warning, the garrison not far away will be notified, and the reinforcements can reach the beach within five minutes.

As long as you have a good time difference, you can easily avoid patrols, but only if you get the soldiers in the guard tower first.

In the distance we could already see the watchtower towering over the sea, with a huge searchlight on it, constantly flickering across the sea, and it was so bright that even a rubber boat would be found.

We had no choice but to abandon ship around five nautical miles, wear diving goggles, and straps a portable oxygen tank on our shoulders in case we needed it in case we ran into a patrol or other situation and we needed to dive underwater and not show our heads.

A group of people jumped into the icy sea, the searchlight on the opposite guard tower is the road sign, everyone showed their magic and desperately swam like the opposite shore, fortunately it is now a tailwind, a wave can push us more than ten meters away, as long as we ensure that we are not choked by the sea.

Waves crashed against the shore wave after wave, and waves several meters high appeared near the reef, and on the rough sea, a dozen human heads suddenly appeared, and at this moment, the strong light of the searchlight slowly swept by, and there were only churning waves, nothing.

A few moments later, a dozen black shadows stood up in the water and cautiously landed ashore.

"Captain, in terms of time, there are still three minutes before the Coast Patrol car will pass through here." Rakshasa began to record the time of the patrol car passing by on the rubber boat.

"Time is limited, the assault team will follow me into the city first, the fire team will get the watchtower, and then send a signal to the immortal birds, pick up the others, everything will go according to plan, and act separately." I made a deployment in a whisper, and then took the phoenix, ninja, and rakshasa and crept into the city along the path.

The church is south of Jaffna, about five kilometers from the coast, and we have worked out the route nearby, just we need a car.

As a result of the escalation of the fighting, most of the civilians here have been transferred to the refugee camps, but many remain in the city, with few vehicles and most of them have been looted by the rebels.

We didn't dare to go on the main road with this equipment, and the city was now full of patrols, so we could only shuttle through the alleys, and we didn't see a single car after walking a few hundred meters.

"Everyone in this hellish place is going to die, how can there be a car!" Rakshasa looked at the surrounding buildings that had been destroyed by shells, as well as the bullet casings that could be seen everywhere under his feet, and said speechlessly.

"There's the main street leading to the city center, let's go there!" I looked at the map in my hand and pointed ahead.

"Are you sure? There must be rebel patrols there! Phoenix looked at the wide street not far away, and although it looked deserted, it was by no means a safe place.

"Otherwise, even if you walk to church, you have to cross that street!" I don't want to go from here, if I am discovered, we will be surrounded in less than ten minutes, this is no longer going deep behind enemy lines, we have directly broken into the enemy's lair.

At this moment, a ray of light flashed behind me, and I didn't even think about grabbing the Rakshasa and dodging into the house next to it, and the phoenix also got into a bombed-out shop opposite, and the ninja was gone in the blink of an eye, God knows where he hid.

A moment later, a military pickup truck drove slowly, with a vehicle-mounted machine gun in the back compartment, but there were no soldiers, but there were two soldiers sitting in the cab, probably going out to run errands and walking into this alley.

Hades wants you to die on the third watch, who dares to keep you until the fifth watch, some people can't stop them when they should die, these two guys probably never dreamed that they would meet the enemy at home, and they broke into our field of vision in a daze.

When the car drove in front of us, a black shadow fell from the sky, landed steadily on the roof of the cab, and there was a muffled bang, and the two soldiers thought that something had fallen from the houses on both sides and smashed on the roof of the car, so they hurriedly stopped to check.

At the moment when the driver opened the door, brushing, a cold light flashed, I saw his eyes wide, full of horror, only had time to make this expression, he didn't know anything, two seconds later, his head fell from his neck and rolled to the ground, and blood rose half a meter high from his neck.

Before the co-pilot's soldier could understand what was going on, he was choked by a hand reaching out of the window, only to hear a crisp click, the neck bone was broken, and before he died, he saw a pair of bright crystal-like eyes, beautiful with a hint of bloodthirsty madness.