Kano State is one of the 36 states in Nigeria with the capital city of Kano. The historic city of Kano in Nigeria, located in the north of the border, is located on the plateau of the upper reaches of the Hadeja River, which was originally a transportation fortress for West Africa to cross the Sahara Desert and carry out camel caravan trade with North Africa and East Africa.

Three days after the attack on Kano, the Nigerian government began a retaliatory campaign against Boko Haram.

In this operation, the second squad of the Dragon Soul Mercenary Regiment led by Ben has been active at the forefront of the battlefield.

With their advance reconnaissance, the strongholds of terrorist organizations that had been hidden deep underground surfaced one by one, and thus were surrounded and suppressed by the 1,000-strong army of the Nigerian Defence Force.

For a time, the entire Boko Haram organization suffered heavy losses, and a large number of members of the organization were killed or captured. It also angered Boko Haram's leaders. So without them knowing, a secret operation unfolds.

At this time, it is located in the mountains on the border of the cantons of Kano and Katsina in the west.

The terrain of this generation is complex, many mountains, and the mountains are mainly bluestone, and the vegetation is sparse, so that this generation is sparsely populated, and often a small village can not be seen for dozens of miles.

And such places are also the favorite places of those terrorist groups.

"Haah...... it seems that this operation is not difficult, with our strength, those small groups of terrorists are not a threat at all, and the large army has a mechanized infantry battalion of nearly 1,000 people in the military, we just need to run errands." Finley, the short, sturdy mouse, yawned on the armored car.

"That's what we're going to do." Clay, who looked serious next to him, said. "Sneak attack and investigation, our purpose is not to kill people."

"The northern terrain of this generation of mountains is more complicated, and according to intelligence, there are several villages in the vicinity, which I suspect are likely to be terrorist strongholds.

A reinforced battalion of 1,000 troops was deployed, and the Nigerian government was clearly determined to teach the other side a lesson.

However, such a large target cannot be carried out in secret, so as long as the terrorists are willing to take some risks, then the troops are very likely to be attacked, and we, as the vanguard, are more likely to be attacked. ”

Ben sat in his place, staring at the map in his hand.

"Aiken, this kind of place has complex terrain, but it is not like a jungle, it is very suitable for sniper combat, so it is all up to you in this regard, we can't control the others, at least our team can't have any casualties!"

"Yes, Captain!" Aiken, a black man like a bamboo pole, touched the sniper rifle in his hand and nodded in agreement.

The sniper rifle in his hand at this time was the M82A3 anti-materiel sniper rifle that Wall had been keeping in the training camp. This battlefield killer was taken out by Ben and handed over to the snipers of his own team this time, just to provide them with enough striking power.

With it, the light armored vehicles of those militants and some machine-gun positions are vulnerable. Moreover, its ultra-long range also allows snipers to provide fire cover for the squad at long distances.

Ordinary automatic rifles, machine guns, RPGs, etc., will not be able to deal damage to him.

This time, Lin Dong didn't carry any weapons when they went out on a mission, and all of their weapons were placed in the training camp, which made it cheaper for them to choose their favorite weapons to their heart's content.

"But don't worry, there won't be much chance of a close-range threat, so we just need to focus on medium and long distances to prevent enemy rockets and mortars from blowing up."

Their operation this time was not only this squad, they also brought a reconnaissance platoon of more than 30 people. Their task now is to clear the way for the large forces behind them to safely enter the next strike area.

This time, a reinforced battalion in Nigeria is not only large in number, but also has the best equipment in the Nigerian Defence Force.

The individual equipment of all soldiers is not much inferior to those famous units in the world, and they are very complete in terms of battlefield defense equipment and various auxiliary equipment and weapons.

Individual firearms are mainly German Heckler-Koch G3 series automatic rifles, and the body armor and bulletproof helmets on the body are no longer those looks, they are all imported from world-famous brands.

And as a mechanized infantry battalion, they are also armed with nine 120-mm self-propelled guns, and other infantry fighting vehicles, armored reconnaissance vehicles and armored transporters are very complete.

At this time, Lin Dong and his more than 30 people consisted of a convoy of six armored vehicles, including three RG-31 Nyala anti-mine 4×4 armored personnel transporters that they were sitting on now.

The armoured vehicle was developed by OMC to provide users with a high level of protection against anti-tank mines, small arms fire and shrapnel.

The lower part of the hull is V-shaped, which can transfer the upward impact of mine damage. Standard equipment for current production vehicles includes power steering, air conditioning and a front-mounted five-ton electric winch.

In addition to two of these RG-31Nyala mine-resistant 4×4 armored personnel carriers, there are three Fox light armored vehicles with 30 mm ** (RARDEN) cannons.

"But if someone plants a mine in a place like this, it's probably enough for these guys to drink a pot by then." Finley looked at the Fox lightly armored lane in front of him.

Matthew, a naval doctor who was brought back by Lin Dong from the United States, leaned on the carriage and said with a relaxed expression: "We don't have to worry about this, anyway, we are not the first car!" ”

Another point is that the two armored vehicles they sat in were very resistant to mines, and they did not believe that the militants would be able to get their hands on anti-armor mines.

There were not only members of their second squad in the car, but also soldiers from the reconnaissance company who had followed them in the driver's seat and passenger seat in front of them.

Although Matthew's words sound a little irresponsible, this is what all the mercenaries in the car really think.

And war always kills people, as long as it is not themselves, then they will not be too sad, and only those who have experienced war for a long time can be so calm in the face of death.

Even this is to the extent of ignoring life, because they have seen too many people die, not to mention strangers, even their companions, who may die in front of their eyes at any time.

After all, they were all old mercenaries who had already wandered the flames of war, and except for Morris, a rookie, everyone here was used to seeing death.

(End of chapter)