The matter of bombing the ship sounded unreliable, but after thinking about it carefully, Chen Shen found that this was indeed the most reliable plan that his side could use.

In fact, there are several prerequisites for this combat operation.

First, the Dongfeng Corps is not a professional VBSS team, and it does not guarantee the "fluency" of the operation process.

Second, the Eastern Corps should ensure the survival of innocent sailors as much as possible, and at the same time ensure that the JD elements are killed and injured as much as possible.

Thirdly, the JD elements have weapons, they will kill civilians.

Under these three prerequisites, what the Dongfeng Corps is facing is actually the classic "Judgment Day" dilemma that Chen Shen had seen from other literary works in his previous life.

Those crew members who were "potentially hijacked" were the "data" that the Dongfeng Corps wanted to retrieve, and the JD elements were the "ETO organization" they wanted to kill.

No matter what kind of conventional action is taken, it is impossible for the Dongfeng Corps to guarantee the safety of the crew, because the reality is not an American blockbuster.

He is not a blonde divorced retired veteran, nor does he have a heroic and scissor-legged p-friend, a two-meter-tall muscular hunk teammate without a bald head, and a timid and broken-mouthed minority hacker.

It is impossible for him to sneak into the cabin by cutting a big hole from the bottom of the boat with a laser knife in a diving suit, it is impossible for him to "compete" with his teammates by throwing knives and showing off his fists and kicks along the way, and it is impossible to say "I've been looking for you for a long time" to him when he kills the last boss, and then drop the gun and fight, and finally complete the counter-kill with the encouragement of his friends or family, leaving behind the sentence "We finally did it" and walking away.

The reality is likely that they were discovered by the lurking guards as soon as they arrived on the deck, and then the JD elements quickly took control of all the hostages, hid in the complex cabin and confronted the Dongfeng Corps, and relied on the mentality of absolutely no scruples and no fear of death, grinding everyone of the Dongfeng Corps to death little by little.

So, in this case, it is a very rational way of thinking to choose a more "extreme" solution.

What? You say that the bombing of the ship has the potential to cause civilian casualties?

Stop making a fuss, isn't it possible with standard VBSS tactics?

Yes? You said that the success rate of bombing the ship is not high, and it is possible that the mission will fail because of early exposure?

Isn't it easier to be exposed if you get on board directly?

Oh, you say that the bombing of ships could be considered a terrorist activity?

Don't make a fuss, a mercenary is already sensitive enough to conduct VBSS operations on cargo ships without the endorsement of any official forces

So on the whole, the "potential cost" of the two solutions is completely at the same level.

But anyone with brains can see that the plan to bomb the ship is much safer than the standard VBSS

Therefore, Chen Shen almost did not hesitate to approve Barker's plan.

And after the plan was decided, their training focus also began to change.

At the same time, Chen Shen asked Xiaoyu to update the equipment, and a few hours later, a batch of "customized equipment" was quickly put in place and sent to Manado, northwest of Sulawese.

These include a medium-sized marine communication vessel made by SIMA in the Netherlands, two U-boats, a batch of C4 explosives, and pre-set mufflers, detonation equipment, scuba and underwater communication systems.

But of course, all the equipment involved in "diving" is to be prepared, and Chen Shen does not plan to use it at all if it is not necessary.

After all, their plans have been simplified to the extreme.

Obtain the cargo ship's scheduled route, the transport ship takes the rubber boat to lurk near the route and waits, finds the cargo ship and pursues it at night, and then deploys bombs in multiple watertight compartments under the waterline to blow up the ship and make the cargo ship roll on its side, forcing the JD elements to evacuate.

Then, whether to arrest or kill, that is Chen Shen's final say

After 10 hours, all the preparations were in place, and the Dongfeng Corps 12, plus Buck, flew to Manado in a small plane, and this time, they didn't even have to go through security.

Firearms, explosives, and electronic equipment were all on the plane, and nearly an hour later, the plane landed in Manado, and Chen Shen led the team to the dock and saw the ships that had already been prepared.

"Is the magnet ready?"

As soon as he saw the equipment, Buck immediately asked.

"It's ready, it's included in the detonation equipment package, it's all pre-made, and you can use it directly when you get started."

"Take it out and have a look."

Hearing his words, Chen Shen immediately commanded the Li Gang to start unpacking, and soon, a total of 8 prefabricated detonating devices were lined up in front of everyone.

Buck examined them one by one, and then spoke:

"It's basically fine, the people who make this thing are very professional."

"Metal frame, plastic elastic delivery rod, backup bonding device, torsional trip structure. Very detailed. ”

"If you can get these things ready in such a short time, there should be basically no problem with the rest of the equipment."

"There's no need to pay attention to the inspection, let's just drive the boat away, get on the boat and sort out the equipment!"

"So anxious?"

Chen Shen asked suspiciously:

"There are still 7 hours until the cargo ship crosses, we"

"The sea state of the Celebes Sea is not stable. We have to watch in advance. ”

Buck interrupted Chen Shen and went on to explain:

"If the wind direction or wave behavior changes, our tracking plan needs to be adjusted accordingly."

"After all, all we can use is two speedboats, and there are many uncontrollable factors."

"If we arrive early, we will at least have time to develop a new response."

"Understood."

Chen Shen didn't ask any more questions, but quickly completed the whole team according to Buck's request, and everyone checked the equipment one last time, and then boarded the ship one by one.

The boat moved quickly and began to accelerate slowly, heading towards the northern part of the Celebes Sea.

After two hours, the boat arrived at the predetermined sea area and began cruising around the area in a "leisure" manner.

The rest of the Dongfeng Corps were all hidden in the cabin, while Chen Shen and Buck stood on the side of the ship, fishing rods in hand, pretending to be tourists on the sea.

"This operation may not go as smoothly as we expected."

Buck spoke.

"Maybe, maybe not, it depends on the attitude of the United States."

Chen Shen replied noncommittally.

"But you're going to be prepared for the worst."

"I mean, if that ship shows up and you see other ships around it, what are you supposed to do?"

Buck's question caused Chen Shen to fall into a brief silence, and after a moment, he spoke:

"I'll do what I have to do."

"You're not worried about their retaliation? This retaliation is likely to happen on the spot"

"Of course I'm worried."

Chen Shen shook his head and continued:

"But there's no way, it's a risk that has to be taken."

"We are a mercenary group, not an official organization."

"We have our own way of doing things, or in a sense, we're a bunch of 'outlaws.'"

"We can take risks for the sake of profit — it's not that different from what some people in the Indonesian military do, right?"

"That's a big difference."

Buck smiled and didn't speak.

It was 6 p.m., four hours before the Bonau cargo ship arrived in the predetermined sea.

The sun was slowly setting towards the sea level, and the orange light reflected the sea surface into a large piece of glittering glass.

Chen Shen felt a little dizzy, so he turned his gaze away.

And just then, a dolphin jumped out of the sea.

It is impossible for it to detect the killing of "humans" in the midst of peace, and perhaps it is indeed just an "ordinary day" for the other creatures in this sea.

At the same time, thousands of kilometers away at sea, in the bridge command room of an aircraft carrier formation, a middle-aged man in military uniform was carefully reading the information in front of him, and standing next to him was the commander-in-chief of this formation.

The silence between the two remained for several minutes, and it was not until the middle-aged man had read all the information that he finally spoke:

"It's not a good task."

"Now our position is in the Maluku Sea, which is close to 300 nautical miles from the intended combat area, and although it is still within the combat radius of carrier-based aircraft, it must pass through Indonesian airspace in a straight line, and it is crossed many times."

"Politics and public opinion are too risky, and the benefits we may get are too low in comparison."

"And if we want to make carrier-based aircraft go around, we will have to add an additional 400 nautical miles to our range, which is already close to the maximum combat radius that the FA-18 can reach."

"Even if we rush to the predetermined sea area, we will not be able to complete the effective escort."

"Similarly, if the formation goes directly into the Celebes Sea, we can indeed shorten the ineffective flight time of carrier-based aircraft, but the uncontrollable chain reaction caused by large-scale maneuvers will not be too late in time alone."

"It's a lot of trouble."

"CIA idiots, they shouldn't have chosen this evacuation route in the first place."

"On the Celebes Sea, we have practically no forces at our disposal."

"Stupid, stupid Celebes has become our power vacuum, and we can probably only watch those people get killed."

Hearing his words, the editor shook his head helplessly, and then said:

"It's not something we could have predicted."

"No one expected that the Indonesian military and the president would reach an agreement in such a short period of time, and our line has basically been completely broken."

"-——No, it should be said that no one expected that Bashir would not die, and they would move much faster than we expected."

"Okay, stop complaining, what we need now is a practical solution."

"Now tell me, is there any alternative?"

"Yes."

Hearing the words of the finger, the man nodded helplessly and replied:

"We have only one solution."

"Directly notify the cargo ship to stop and wait, and then arrange for others to board the ship to escort it."

"Someone else? MPRI？ ”

Finger Braider frowned and continued:

"The MPRI forces deployed in Indonesia have basically been withdrawn, and if they want to be transferred, they can only be transferred from Singapore.

"I'm not talking about our own power."

The man shook his head and explained:

"I have already said that the Celebes Sea is our current power vacuum, but not for all."

"As far as I know, the British Gurkha Gun Regiment at the Silja Army Base in Brunei is now conducting training exercises with the Malays in the waters east of Tawau, and they have two Super Lynx helicopters in their hands."

"It takes less than 1 hour to take off from Tawau and rush to the intended combat area."

"Now to communicate, it's completely timely!"

Knitting fingers' eyes lit up.

It dawned on him that this was a great solution.

It can solve your own problems in power projection, but you don't have to bear the additional consequences.

The most important thing is to let the British side intervene in this matter, and the CIA must communicate it itself.

That means the military can get out of this matter entirely.

It's so calculating, it's so planned

As for what conditions did the CIA take to convince Silja?

What's their business!

The only difficulty is that after taking off, the British helicopter will not be able to return the same way, but will have to find a place to land.

After all, their flight range is close to 700 kilometers, which is already the limit of the range of Bobcat helicopters.

"Then do it!"

Finger Editing Instant Opening.

Then, he immediately picked up the phone at hand and passed on a series of messages

Forty minutes later, two helicopters were ready to go at a heliport near Tawau.

The commander of the Gurkha Gun Regiment stood near the airfield and gave a final briefing to the members of the team who were going to participate in the operation.

"Our target this time is a cargo ship sailing on the Celebes Sea, and we will carry out the task of accompanying and protecting the dignitaries on the cargo ship!"

"According to reliable intelligence, there is a possibility that the cargo ship will be attacked by unknown militants."

"The other party is a professional armed man, with rich experience in special operations, strong strength, and very deadly!"

"Give you a direct message, they are the protagonists of the Kruno incident, that is, the mercenary group that brought MPRI's team of 12 former Navy SEALs to the annihilation!"

"Don't underestimate the enemy, don't be afraid!"

"This will be the first battle test you will face!"

"Our equipment is above theirs, and our training maturity is much higher than theirs!"

"After the rapid rappelling of the cargo ship, we must quickly occupy the favorable terrain and organize the defense!"

"The range is too long, the helicopter will not be able to cover us after the delivery is completed, we have to rely on ourselves!"

"Watch your ass! Stay safe! ”

"Now, let's go!"

"Yes! Sir! ”

At the sound of an order, 22 heavily armed Gurkha "gunners" immediately began to board the plane.

They moved quickly and professionally, and one by one they boarded the plane and got into the cabin.

Afterwards, the ground crew waved the glow stick in their hands and guided the helicopter to take off slowly.

The strong winds stirred up by the rotors mingled with the sea breeze, blowing the waves into layers of white folds.

In the dim starlight, the two helicopters flew away like ghosts.

After 90 minutes, they will reach the southern waters of the Celebes Sea, where they will catch up with the cargo ship heading east.

And what they didn't know was that at this time, at their scheduled meeting place, there was already a team waiting quietly.

When the two sides meet, a battle of blood and fire will be inevitable.

(End of chapter)