Stop, not only to prepare, but also to wait for news.

When Wang Dong and the others set off from Gwadar Port, Yunlong contacted the person in charge here, a temporary employee recruited locally.

According to the arrangement, the Zambian named Tum will enter Angola in advance to learn about the situation.

In fact, all over the world, the company recruits locals, called temporary employees, who are actually mercenaries.

Of course, the main task of these mercenaries is to act as guides.

In the early hours of the next morning, Toom returned.

He is indeed a guide, having previously served in the Zambia Defence Force for more than a decade, and was one of the first temporary employees hired by Angu here.

Like most temporary employees, Toom dresses more like a local.

For example, the weapon used was an outdated G3A1 rifle that was not equipped with a self-defense pistol, and the second weapon was a half-meter-long machete.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like an indigenous army.

Tum brought back an extremely important piece of information.

It was indeed the Angolan rebels who attacked Xie Chuyue, and they were near Onjiva, most likely in Murumba, east of Onjiwa.

It was a small town just a few dozen kilometers from the border, with a population of less than 10,000.

Because of the lack of access to roads and the close proximity to the border area, the rebels have long used it as a base to confront the Angolan government army.

In addition, Muramba is also a local drug trading center.

Drugs?

That's right, drugs.

Because Afghanistan's minerals are almost entirely controlled by the government, the rebels have long had no stable source of income.

Without money, how can you confront the government army?

Initially, the rebels profited from smuggling and trafficking in human beings.

In fact, it is mainly smuggling.

Earn the difference between the price of some supplies from the ports in southern Angola and send them overland to Zambia and Zimbabwe.

In the beginning, during the turmoil in Zimbabwe, the Angolan rebels made a lot of money.

Why?

Zimbabwe is in short supply of everything in turmoil, and if it can send scarce materials such as medicines, it can make dozens of times more profits.

However, over the years, the Angolan rebels have focused on drugs.

In the southern part of Angola, where rebels are under the control of the rebels, more than 5,000 square kilometres of cannabis and opium poppy are cultivated.

In fact, Angola is already the largest drug cultivation base in the southern African region.

Through smuggling routes controlled by mercenaries, Angolan rebels are transporting drugs around the world.

Angola has overtaken Colombia as the main source of drugs in the United States after the United States stepped up its crackdown on South American drug lords.

In fact, drug smuggling and trafficking are the key reasons why the Angolan rebels are getting closer to South African mercenaries.

In the chain of drug production and trafficking, the Angolan rebels are mainly responsible for production and processing, and South African mercenaries are responsible for transportation and sales.

The huge profits from drugs have allowed the Angolan rebels to fight against the government forces for a long time.

For the locals, the Angolan rebels are a cancer.

It's just that, all this time, no one has been able to deal with the Angolan rebels.

A few years ago, the Group of Southern African States (SADC) organized an encirclement and suppression operation, but to no avail.

Why?

South Africa refuses to help.

Although the South African authorities were not directly linked to the Angolan rebels, the mercenaries, who had benefited enormously from the drug trade, were certainly linked to the South African authorities and could even influence South African policy and thus influence the group of southern African countries through South Africa.

The encirclement and suppression operation was carried out on a large scale, but in the end nothing was accomplished.

It was also after that encirclement and suppression that the countries of southern Africa turned a blind eye to the Angolan rebels and did not mention anything about it.

As for the Angolan government, it is also powerless.

Although it occupies the main resources of Angola, it is plagued by corruption, and the Angolan government army has little combat effectiveness and is not even willing to fight the rebels.

As a result, the southern part of Angola has become a three-way region.

For the local population, this is an absolute disaster.

In this regard, Toom made it very clear.

Why?

His mother, an Angolan, fled to Zambia more than 20 years ago, and he has dozens of cousins in the southern region of Angola.

According to Tum, Onjiva can only be reached by land.

It's not that the rebels have powerful anti-aircraft weapons, but the distance is too far for helicopters to fly over and it is difficult to establish supply points on the way.

Just after crossing the border, you will find the Lunga-Mawinga National Park.

It is the largest national park in Southern Africa, with a width of more than 400 kilometers from east to west and 300 kilometers from north to south.

Highway?

Again, no.

After that, it is necessary to travel more than 400 kilometers southwest to reach Onjiva.

In this area, there are mainly grasslands and deserts, with only a handful of towns and villages, and most of them are controlled by rebels.

At such a distance, helicopters simply cannot be used.

In addition, there are definitely rebel eyeliners along the way, so if you take a helicopter, you will be spotted before you reach Onjiva.

In fact, there are also problems with taking the land route.

Why?

It's too far.

According to Toom's estimates, the overland journey is more than 1,000 kilometers, so it is necessary to bring enough fuel and at least one supply station along the way.

To avoid revealing your whereabouts, try to avoid the towns and villages you encounter along the way.

All in all, there are certainly a lot of problems.

To that end, Toom suggested spending more time on preparation, such as making necessary improvements to the vehicles and arranging for more trucks to deliver fuel and ammunition.

A few more days of delay?

Wang Dong obviously won't agree.

It's just that the question raised by Toom is also very realistic.

If it's just a few dozen people, traveling hundreds of kilometers long distances, the problem is not very big.

The problem is that if the situation is more complicated, such as when you need to help an injured person, then you have to think long-term and be more prepared.

After discussing with Toum, Wang Dong made arrangements.

The rescue team led by him immediately set out, carrying enough fuel and the necessary ammunition, while the rest of the personnel set off after being fully prepared, as Tum had suggested, and after entering Angola, they first set up a forward base on the west bank of the Lunga River.

A few hours later, Wang Dong and the others set off.

Only 40 operatives remained, the rest remained in Mangu.

There are a total of 10 ATVs, each carrying 4 people, with extra space to carry fuel and ammunition, as well as necessary supplies.