Chapter 569: Prepare for an assault
Ron's brain is actually not very smart, and he is still young and not deeply involved in the world, so under the praise of a group of old fritters who are skilled in interrogation skills, he quickly even said how many Scottish round-faced fat chickens he has at home.
Fortunately, Alexander Pierce heard a familiar surname from him, and then asked the identity of the other party in two sentences, so that his subordinates restrained a little.
But even so, everyone who participated in the operation tonight had a deeper understanding of the fighting power of wizards.
Of course, they knew from Ron's look that he was bragging, but they couldn't tell which parts of what Ron said were bragging, so according to the idea of predicting the enemy's leniency and being strict with himself, they raised the danger level of the enemy he was about to face by one level in their hearts.
And Ron also relied on diverting his attention to ease the anxiety and tension caused by his mother's abduction.
After about an hour's flight, the helicopter flew from Hereford to a ranch in west Manchester.
After the helicopter landed smoothly on the ankle-covered grass covered with snow, Ron and Bullock jumped out of the cabin. As a result, Ron stomped on a lump of frozen cow dung under the snow, and almost twisted his foot.
The owner of the ranch was informed by the local police early in the morning and has now closed the doors and windows, closed the curtains and went to bed.
At this time, the three Aurors, who were reluctant to ride Muggle vehicles, and stubbornly followed the helicopter behind the helicopter on broomsticks in the cold winter night, also landed. Just by looking at their stiff movements when they got off the broom, you knew that they were choking on the cold.
One of them, the female Auror, drew her wand to keep herself warm, but failed because her fingers froze over the broom for a long time.
"Phil, Gemma, Leo, are you alright?" Ron noticed the awkward plight of the three Aurors and walked over and cast a spell on them.
A warm wind blew around the Aurors for a while before they eased.
"I wouldn't want to fly for so long in this weather if it weren't for the possibility of being spotted using Phantom Shifting." Zhenma grumbled in a low voice.
If it weren't for the fact that they were concentrating on chasing the helicopter just now, the three of them wouldn't have fallen to this point if they were prepared.
Next, the group got together and began to study their next move.
Their goal was to gather a villa about three kilometers or so from here, which according to insiders had become a Death Eater den, and where Mrs. Weasley was likely to be hidden.
In order to avoid the sound of the helicopter and to attack at the allotted time, they landed at the ranch before walking to the vicinity of the target.
The commander of the operation was Phil, the captain of the three Aurors, who conjured a sand table of the target and the nearby terrain on the snow, and then said to Alexander, the captain of the Special Air Service Regiment: "I suggest that when the operation begins, the three of us break through the rooftop and attack the villa from the ground. ”
Alexander pointed a few places on the sand table made of snow with his finger, and then said: "There are twelve of us, divided into four groups to cooperate with you. ”
He pointed to the two places in front and back of the villa that could be used as a commanding height, and said: "There is a support team in each of these two places, and they will provide fire support and reconnoiter the surroundings. ”
He then drew a line from each of these two places to the villa and said, "Two attack groups will attack the interior of the villa from two directions. ”
Phil nodded and said, "Then we will be in charge of the second floor, and you will be in charge of the first floor." ”
Alexander agreed: "We have no experience in cooperating with the operation, so it is best to act separately to avoid accidental injuries to the greatest extent. ”
After the two discussed some more details of the operation, Phil looked at Ron and said, "Mr. Weasley, you just wait here, and then bring your mother over for you to screen after I rescue her." ”
(–_–; refusal ≡; –_–)
Ron shook his head and rejected Phil's suggestion, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, but I have to go." I can wait outside and not cause you any trouble. That way, I can see if it's my mother who is being held here in the first place. ”
Seeing that Ron didn't mean to rush forward in person, Phil agreed to his approach. Phil has also heard some of Ron's deeds in the past few years, and knows that Ron is not a good baby who needs someone to protect, and it is not a big problem to keep him away. Besides, it had something to do with his mother, and he was understandable for doing so.
After confirming the plan of action, the group spent more than half an hour stealthily infiltrating the vicinity of the target.
Due to the rush of time, there were almost zero reconnaissance operations in the early stage of the villa. The thick walls of the house cut off the cold air from the outdoors and rendered the thermal imager useless. Alexander could only have his men use directional microphones to listen to the sounds inside the house, but he could barely hear some footsteps.
It's almost four o'clock in the morning and instead of sleeping but walking around the room, there must be something wrong with the people in the house. Alexander thought.
Ron tries to use the shape-shifting cookie to turn into a rat to investigate, but is stopped by Phil. The sophisticated Phil noticed that a large number of magic traps had been laid around the house, and it was not easy for the rats to get in.
After discovering the new situation, Phil and Alexander readjusted their tactics.
"Mr. Weasley, we need a little help from you." Phil said to Ron, "There are so many traps around the house that we need your help to clear a way for the Muggles to attack." ”
Ron immediately replied, "No problem, I can clear all the traps around the house in a short time." ”
Ron said as he drew a circle out of thin air, signaling that the cleaning area was a circle around the house.
At this time, Ron was not stupid, he knew that if he only cleared one way, he would obviously be prompting the people in the house to hurry up and block this place.
In this operation, Scrimgeour played a big one. He decided to attack all known Death Eater dens at the same time to cover the attack on the dens where the hostages were clearly kept. That's why the Ministry of Magic doesn't have enough Aurors.
The operation was scheduled for four a.m., when the Ministry of Magic and British government forces simultaneously raided the Death Eater dens scattered across the island of Great Britain.