"The 24 STS has been annihilated, 8 people have been captured, the Free Army has withdrawn, and our offensive in Taylor Rifat has been completely disintegrated."

"The Vympel has been even more resolute than we expected, and they have paid the price of more than 20 casualties, which is almost half of all their mobilizable forces in Syria."

"We have reached communication with the Syrian government forces through the Free Army, but most likely, the next negotiations will not go well."

"The presence or absence of people in their hands represents two very different situations."

"We're still moving too slowly, or rather, not being resolute enough."

"In short, there is not much to retreat from now, and if we want to rescue our eight team members, we have to back down for the time being."

"That's it. At the very least, they can ensure that their credibility is not diminished. ”

"Are you sure? This time there is really no other support, and the Syrian government forces are unlikely to provide assistance, and the negotiations are not over, so they must remain calm for the time being."

"Understood."

"Yes, not at all."

Chen Shen replied casually, and then said:

"Next, our mode of activity must be shifted from the ground to the underground, and the pressure on your intelligence services will probably increase a lot."

"It's a really good result for us."

"The gas was fake, but the news was released, and now, the SVR has released evidence that the gas is fake."

McRaven asked.

Li Bang, who had already fallen into a coma, came to his senses, looked at his calves that had been bandaged, and said with some emotion:

"In the future, body armor should consider leg protection, otherwise everyone's muzzle will always be lower and lower"

The next thing they have to do is to evacuate to Aleppo under the cover of government forces, then wait for reinforcements to arrive, regroup and move on to the next phase of the mission.

"It's a matter of poor information."

"That's right, IS-K, not pure IS-K."

"We can say, 'We don't allow pro-democracy fighters to face any inhumane situation, so we're being overly sensitive about poison gases.'"

"Next, we have to pay several times the cost to bring the situation back to normal."

Halfway through his words, Chen Shen suddenly realized that Xia Xing had something to say.

"What about the losses of the Dongfeng Corps?"

"How many?"

Interests, interests are the only reason for war.

Weeks of tension had almost reached the limit of his body and spirit, and at this moment, the sudden relaxation even made him a little de-energized.

On the contrary, if the negotiations with the government army can go smoothly, it will not be long before I can see that the bodies of the soldiers of the 24th STS are transported back to China in coffins draped in national flags.

On the other side, Taylor Rifat.

Hearing his words, Chen Shen couldn't help but feel a little funny, but after thinking about it, he found that there was really nothing wrong with his judgment.

Xia Xing nodded solemnly, hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly spoke again:

"So, for the next period of time, you're still mainly going to be lurking and recuperating?"

Chen Shen asked coldly.

"From Istanbul to Aleppo, to Damascus, Baghdad, Tehran, and even Riyadh, we have mobilized all the forces we can, but we are still far from enough people needed for this situation."

"And now the aftermath of the MSL incident in Turkey has not passed, and their government has doubts about further expanding cooperation."

But Xia Xing was asking knowingly, which showed that she was afraid that there was something in her hand that had to be done by the Dongfeng Corps, but at this point in time, she was not easy to speak.

"That is, they only have 4 people left. Reduced by two-thirds. ”

The adjutant said with a solemn face:

"We're going to solve the problem of the media first."

"What's the difficulty?"

Why do you have to be beheaded?

McRaven couldn't believe what he was hearing, but when he thought about it, he felt it made perfect sense.

At this point in the battle, he actually no longer cares about the so-called "victory or defeat".

"Our system is a little too fragile in front of theirs, and sometimes I don't even know how they do it."

"Reduced by two-thirds?"

"So, some things had to be put on hold."

It is impossible for her not to know the plan of the Dongfeng Corps, take 10,000 steps back, even if she really does not have any intelligence and information, after watching the Dongfeng Corps have gone through such a big battle, anyone with brains should know that they should rest.

"We have plenty of time to evacuate to Aleppo-—— of course, I'm talking about enough, probably within a week."

"They may not be able to change the final outcome, but at least they have slowed the process down for more than two months."

McRaven couldn't help but sneer, and then said:

"I'm afraid this has to be put in the second step."

"But on the other hand, we have always confronted them on a limited scale, and in terms of military power, the amount of resources they have invested is actually several times that of ours."

"Here's the plan."

But alas, his expectations were disappointed.

"In this last battle, two mercenaries were allegedly wounded, but not fatally."

"So objectively speaking, we're actually. It's really not a loss. ”

There is no better scenario for "straining" than this.

If the stinger can be completely pulled out in this battle and the organizational structure of the Dongfeng Corps can be completely dispersed, then no matter how much it costs, it is actually worth it.

It was the first time he had heard such a request since the JSOC was founded.

"Then let's do it."

"But after that, they shouldn't be involved in the rest of the battle."

"We were supposed to figure it out on our own, but after this round of chaos, we were completely understaffed."

"In Issam's hands."

The adjutant coughed and continued:

"Just talk about things, don't talk to me."

Chen Shen subconsciously asked.

"Problems with the media? Poison gas, you say? What does this have to do with us? ”

Thinking of this, McRaven sighed, and then asked:

"What the hell do they want?"

Chen Shen didn't believe that a terrorist who could evacuate to Raqqa would be unaware of what he was doing.

In that case, what is the point to talk to them?

Thinking of this, Chen Shen opened his mouth and said:

"Got it."

"Yes, we have to admit that we misled the USAGM, misled the media — and of course, they gave us a reasonable tone."

"At the beginning, we didn't expect the Russian side to end up directly, and at the same time, we didn't expect that they would do anything to a third-party neutral organization."

How can there be a good person in IS-K?

"Perhaps some experts who do the assessment will never see that they rely on this so-called 'two-thirds' to almost destroy us, MI6's layout in Syria, and by the way, kill one of our elite special forces!"

"We have evidence that he was an ISIS terrorist funded by certain forces in the United States, and entered Istanbul in eight months at the latest, and in the first few years, in order to carry out an assassination operation for the CIA that was inconvenient for them, in exchange for the support of the United States or Sans Frontières for the Islamic State."

"You have to know that just 'the Syrian government has stabilized the situation' is enough to get back everything they have paid."

In his opinion, this is simply too perfect to be perfect.

"I don't need them, I'll look for Suhail."

Chen Shen interrupted Xia Xing's words, and then said:

In the JSOC office, the adjutant's expression was slightly sluggish, and he lowered his eyes to explain the situation to McRavern, but to his surprise, the other party's reaction was much more restrained or calm than he expected.

The Dongfeng Corps, which had done everything, returned to their temporary stronghold, and this time, they could finally be said to have won a long-lost victory.

Xia Xing, who had arranged all the logistics in an orderly manner, had been waiting for a long time, and while seeing Chen Shen helping the injured Li Gang and Bantam into the room, the military doctor who had "snatched" from the government army had already opened the medical supplies that had been airdropped earlier.

"Yes, they don't know."

McRaven waved his hand in anticipation, losing interest in continuing the conversation.

After a few seconds of silence, she spoke:

"To be honest, it's not a task that has to be done."

Even if there were only 4 people, Chen Shen was confident that he could complete this extremely difficult beheading task.

The adjutant picked up the conversation and explained:

"In short, the opponent played a combination punch."

"Armed training camps, no children. Intelligence indicates that women and children have gathered in the village of Midel, 4 kilometres away, and have no contact with the terrorists in Hashiha. ”

"I need you to help me with a lot of things, including new equipment, staffing, including safe houses, and the assistance that Suhail needs."

The adjutant nodded slowly, sighed and said:

"But unfortunately, those people in Congress probably don't know."

"Kill it."

Xia Xing, who was on the side, noticed Chen Shen's state, and after handing over a bottle of glucose, she asked:

"The prisoners of the STS, what to do now?"

"I understand."

"Ridiculous."

"But the funny thing is that even if we want to invest, we have to go through Turkey."

He suddenly remembered that it seemed that not long ago, he still said in high spirits that he wanted to see the corpses of all the people in that mercenary group.

Hearing Chen Shen's words, Xia Xing raised his head in surprise, and then spoke:

"I know."

"The USAGM has run out of ways to do this, and they want the military to issue a report explaining the specificity of the situation and the reasonableness of the positive miscalculation."

McRaven shook his head mockingly, then said:

If Chen Shen hadn't reacted fast enough, he would have become a target immediately when he was hiding behind the shield.

Of course, regardless of the process, the end result is good.

I don't know if they really believe in it, but at least for McRaven himself, for a professional soldier, he knows exactly what he's doing it for.

Chen Shen bit open the package of the glucose solution, swallowed two mouthfuls in a row, and continued to answer:

"The government forces have started preliminary communication with the Free Army, and their bargaining chips include these eight STS members."

"They didn't even approve our application to increase the intensity of air strikes, so we shouldn't be talking about that."

"I want you to publicly state the details of this combat operation-—— including the purpose of the operation."

"If you can't."

And sure enough, after hearing Chen Shen's words, Xia Xing nodded slightly embarrassed.

"How many children?"

60 people, all terrorists, there is no possibility of accidental injury, there is no need to worry about any "humanitarian" factors, this is not to let go of their hands and feet??

From reaching Istanbul, entering Taylor Rifat, to taking out STS completely, they spent a lot of time and heavy casualties, but in the end, they won.

Democracy, freedom, isn't this their common rhetoric?

"Is that difficult?"

"Hashiha is one of the strongholds of the Islamic State, and it is full of terrorists."

In the final stage of the battle, Li Bang, who was holding a shield in his hand, had almost no dead spots in his body, and the STS's attack became more and more biased to the ground as Li Gang said, and finally hit Li Bang's calf with a ricocheting bullet, causing him to fall to the ground unbalanced.

Xia Xing immediately nodded, and then said:

"We found the killer of the Istanbul attack, but he is no longer in Istanbul, he is now in Hashiha, a small village in the northwest of Raqqa province."

"Two months of time. Do you know how many things can be changed? ”

McRaven was dumbfounded.

Because, he didn't plan to "decapitate" at all.

“IS-K？”

"Or to be more precise, the organization to which this person belongs, in fact, you have dealt with before."

Thinking of this, Chen Shen let out a long sigh of relief.

Chen Shen interrupted Xia Xing's words, and then said:

That's right, the USAGM has always been the way they are, and they've always found the glorious, great, and right reasons for their failures.

"It's not too much, the action of 24 STS is supposed to be. Justified, we can use this opportunity to explain their presence in Taylor Rifat as well."

"Let's make a condition."

"Back to business, let's change our own people back first."

"Got it, kill or capture alive?"

"Don't foreshadow at work, I want straight to the point."

"It's a key point in the plan, and they're really sharp enough"

"These problems must be solved one by one in order to provide us with enough combat power - wait, do you have a new task in your hands?"

Pingchuan immediately treated the wounds of Li Bang and Bandesh, their injuries were not serious, debridement and suturing blood transfusion, a set of procedures went down, and the condition was completely stable.

"The Eastern Corps suffered heavy losses, and eight of the 12 people they first went to Istanbul were already hors de combat."

"In the coming period, the two sides will maintain a ceasefire, and NATO and the United States will also suspend air strikes."

"Including military, diplomatic, and economic fields, they used a lot of things in exchange for this result."

"Close to 60."

But obviously, in the short term, I am afraid that I will not be able to see it.

"Let's take the blame?!"

"The U.S. retaliation against us will not stop, especially after this incident."

"So, don't make excuses, the truth is simple, we paid the price for our own underestimation of the enemy."

"What caliber?"

"Also, get me some gas canisters."

"This time, I'm going to use picric acid."

(End of chapter)