When Chen Shen led the team to the Anal Hotel, the hotel had been completely blown into ruins.

There was no need to fight, not even to rescue.

The entire seven-story building of the hotel completely collapsed, shattering the window glass for hundreds of meters in the surrounding area, and the shock wave even lifted the vehicles parked near the hotel several meters away.

The power of the explosion completely exceeded Chen Shen's expectations, and on the other hand, it also proved that the city's security force was ridiculously weak.

Looking at the devastated scene, Chen Shen, who had just won a big victory, was not excited, he took a deep breath and asked Su Haier:

"The power of this explosion is at least hundreds of kilograms of TNT."

"There are so many explosives hidden in the Anal Hotel, and you don't even notice it?"

"I remember you told me that you had already organized the police to conduct preliminary investigations."

"And your reconnaissance didn't even find such a large-scale explosive?!"

Hearing Chen Shen's questioning, Su Haier nodded silently, and replied after a long time:

"It's our fault."

"However, we have done explosives screening and we have never found large quantities of explosives here."

"What category do you mean by screening?"

“. TNT, nitroglycerin, black powder"

"What about nitride?"

"I haven't checked."

Chen Shen sighed helplessly and continued:

"Didn't you know that chemical fertilizer can also be made into explosives? It is clear that this is where the ammunition for those gas canisters comes from. ”

"Right in Syria, right in Tabuka, and you're ignoring even this obvious clue."

"This is not a simple matter of taking it lightly-—— if you continue to deal with the JD elements in the territory with this attitude, you will suffer a big loss!"

Chen Shen's tone was extremely serious, in fact, at the moment when the explosion occurred at the Anal Hotel, he had clearly sensed the connection between this city and the attack, and he had also strung together all the clues.

The Order entered Syria, set up a temporary headquarters in Tabuka, established a base, produced or smuggled large quantities of explosives, and eventually launched an attack on the prisoners' handover site.

All this was premeditated, and perhaps at first, they were not targeting the captives, but only changed their plans on the fly.

But, it doesn't matter anymore.

It is significant that only now the Syrian government has its first access to this complete thread!

This kind of administrative control is really an eye-opener for Chen Shen.

You know, this is not Pubei, there are no warlords.

Even in wartime, you shouldn't be negligent to this extent, right?

If it is a big country in the north, let alone hundreds of kilograms of explosives, you go to the gas station to buy a bottle of gasoline, then you have to register an ID card!

Looking at Chen Shen's expression, Su Haier could only spread his hands helplessly.

"It's not that we don't want to check, it's that we really can't help it."

"There's no point in talking about this now, we have to save people first, and maintain order first."

"Plus, we're going to need another round of explosives screening – it's up to you to do that, you have explosive dogs."

"We can't do it."

Chen Shen decisively refused, and then said:

"We have two dogs, and we can't search the whole city even if we exhaust them to death."

"The headquarters of the Order Army no longer exists, and there is no need to worry about startling the snakes anymore, you should immediately call for support and mobilize a large number of forces to put the whole city on alert."

"Tabuka is an outpost of the JD organization deep into Syria, but Tabuka is definitely not the only city that has been eroded by JDISM."

"There's a good chance they've spread across the entire province of Raqqa-—— they're much faster than you think!"

When the words fell, Su Haier's expression instantly became solemn.

At this moment, he also realized the accuracy of Chen Shen's judgment.

Yes, if the previous incident in Hamlet can be classified as an accidental incident, and if the attack on the prisoner exchange area can be defined as a "targeted attack", then this time, the explosion in Tabka can fully explain the seriousness of the problem!

When you spot a cockroach in your home, there must be hundreds of thousands of cockroaches breeding in a corner you can't see.

This sentence, when applied to the JD molecule, is equally accurate.

We can't sit back and wait any longer, we can't be passive anymore.

The explosion at the Anal Hotel was a heart-wrenching disaster, but in a sense, it was also an opportunity.

After all, there are indeed some businessmen and tourists from other countries living in it.

The "diplomatic pressure" it brings can also be exerted on the authorities, forcing them to give themselves greater support!

Thinking of this, Su Haier opened his mouth and said:

"I see, I'll do it right away."

"However, you must assist us in continuing to defend the city."

"I'm not sure if there will be a new round of attacks here - if we really take out the command center of the Order Army, if they still have armed forces in other areas nearby, then we will be under unprecedented pressure in the next four hours before reinforcements arrive."

"Understood."

Chen Shen nodded decisively, and then said:

"You are in charge of the city, and I will take people to defend the city."

"Focus on defending the road in District 1 on the north side, if there are people, they will definitely come from that direction!"

Not necessarily.

Chen Shen said secretly in his heart.

Now that he knows that the SEAL Team Six will carry out Operation Neptune's Spear in Resafa, it means that ISI's armed forces are likely to be deployed in Resafa.

The location of Resafa is north of Tabuka.

So, he didn't answer directly, just nodded and said:

"I'll arrange it myself."

The words fell, and Chen Shen turned around and left the scene.

Immediately afterwards, he redivided the four assault groups of the Dongfeng Corps into two groups, one group of 8 people was responsible for the road in the first district on the north side, and the other group of 24 people were all deployed near the intersection of Green Road on the south side.

And after completing all this, Xia Xing, who had always stayed in the rear camp, also came to Chen Shen's side and took this opportunity to ask him about the specific situation.

Chen Shen roughly explained the current problem, and after listening to his narration, Xia Xing's face immediately became as ugly as Su Haier's.

"So, following the current leads, do you think there is already a tendency for JDISM to spread in northern Syria?"

"It's not a trend of diffusion."

Chen Shen shook his head and continued:

"It's completely spread."

"The group of terrorists we just knocked out, they not only have light weapons in their hands, but also a small number of RPG rocket launchers, a few light machine guns, and even a few people wearing body armor."

"And, I'm sure the main force of this armed force is definitely not the Order Army."

"It is likely that the Order Corps will only be responsible for training, or even further, will take on some special operations missions."

"This means that these weapons are in the possession of the ISI."

"This is no longer the weapon configuration of ordinary terrorists, they have fully developed into an army."

"That alone is pretty scary, and what's even more terrifying is that they can make hundreds of kilograms of explosives in a short period of time — though it's not known if it's a normal ANFO or something else that can blow it up."

"But whatever it is, it means that the ISI already controls a significant portion of industrial productivity."

"The problem of JDISM in northern Syria is far more serious than we expected, and it accelerates."

Speaking of this, Chen Shen subconsciously clenched the gun in his hand.

His words were still conservative.

In fact, if you compare it with the previous life he has experienced, the development of ISIS is no longer as simple as accelerating, and it can even be said that they are leaping forward!

What the hell is going on?

The spread of JD ideas can indeed reach incredible speeds, but what about equipment? What about training? What about organization?

It's not something that can be done easily.

Chen Shen faintly realized that the final answer to this question was likely to point to the one he least wanted to admit.

That is, behind these people, there is the support of the big powers.

It is not a second- or third-rate, or even a third- or fourth-rate country like Turkey, Israel, and Iraq, but a five-permanent power!

Reminiscent of Morris's GCP background

Isn't it, even your Gallic chicken has to be mixed up??

His expression changed imperceptibly, but it was immediately keenly captured by Xia Xing.

"What do you really want to say?"

Xia Xing asked bluntly.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Shen did not choose to hide it, but expressed his opinion:

"I think there is a shadow of a great power behind this."

"The speed of the convergence of JDISM throughout the Middle East is too fast, and the speed of development and growth is too fast."

"I seriously doubt that what they want is more than just breaking the Shiite arc, they seem to want to. Create a new kingdom here. ”

When the words fell, Xia Xing was stunned.

"Why?"

She subconsciously asked:

"Keeping the chaos in the Middle East in place is better for them to further implement their strategy, and if these extremists really all come together to form an internationally recognized 'state,' a lot of things will be inconvenient to do, won't they?"

"What can it do?"

"This is Syria, and it's so far away from us that even if he wants to exert influence, it's not at all like Afghanistan."

"If such a strategy is used in Afghanistan, they can completely attack and retreat."

"Enter, they can use the Wakhan Corridor to unscrupulously convey JDISM; retreat, they can organize a strategic blockade and cut off the land passage. ”

"They also have limited resources, and I really can't understand why they are doing this, just to provide an excuse for their return to the Middle East?"

"This is too nonsensical, it's just a magical story in the literature of the stall."

Hearing her words, Chen Shen spread his hands helplessly and replied:

"If you can't figure it out, it's impossible for me to figure it out."

Actually, he really didn't understand.

Although in previous lives, there were always conspiracy theories on the Internet that ISIS was fostered by NATO, and there was even evidence that the United States sponsored ISIS's predecessor, the current ISI, Chen Shen still felt that the idea of helping ISIS build a state in Syria was a bit too stupid.

Either let the enemy have a bad life, or let yourself live well, both of which have to be the same anyway, right?

What is the establishment of the Islamic State in Syria?

None of the same.

Thinking of this, Chen Shen waved his hand lightly, and then said:

"This kind of thing is not for me to think about, you can think about it slowly."

"Now, we've got to get through those four hours."

"What four hours?"

"Four hours before the arrival of Syrian government reinforcements-—— we are likely to be attacked."

"You go back to the camp first, and make sure you're safe first."

"Yes, I'll do it."

"Boom!"

Before Xia Xing's words were finished, a huge explosion suddenly sounded in Tabka City behind the two.

Chen Shen subconsciously looked back, and then found that a fire had already ignited in the center of the city.

And in the midst of the fire, there was also a dense exchange of gunfire.

Soon, however, peace returned to the city.

Suhail's Tiger Corps moved.

There were still scattered extremists hiding in the city, but Suhail had not lost control of the situation.

This is undoubtedly good news.

Without pressure from within, the Dongfeng Corps was able to concentrate on responding to possible attacks from the outside.

Chen Shen turned his head to look into the distance again, but at this moment, a report from the drone operator suddenly came from his headset.

"A large heat source was found two kilometers to the north!"

"Rockets! Rocket! ”

"Watch for secrecy!"

As the words fell, clusters of fireworks suddenly rose on the skyline where the sand dunes connected with the sky in the distance.

Immediately afterward, fireballs trailed in the direction of Tabuka with long tails and quickly fell to the ground.

"Hidden!"

"Drones guide mortar counterattacks!"

Chen Shen pressed Xia Xing to the ground with one hand, and then immediately raised the telescope and began to observe the movement in the distance.

At this time, those falling rockets had already exploded in the city of Tabca, and the small city, which had just been quiet, fell into chaos again in an instant.

"107 fire,, how come they have this thing?"

The white dog beside Chen Shen snorted and said.

"Why not? This stuff is everywhere. ”

"Leave it alone, let's talk about it."

"Drones, how many people are on the other side?"

"A lot. More than two hundred! ”

Chen Shen was taken aback.

Two hundred.

Two hundred men with 107 fires.

He was vaguely aware that what he was experiencing was probably a standard "fuse incident".

From this moment on, the contradictions between the JD armed forces and the Syrian government were completely put on the table!

It's really a lot of fun right now.

Before the problem of the rebels was dealt with, the JD forces were fighting?!

This time, the Syrian official is really a copy of the hell difficulty

His mind was confused for a moment, but soon, the smoke and dust from the explosion in the telescope pulled him back to reality.

Large-caliber mortars accurately destroyed the enemy's rocket artillery positions, and the greatest threat was removed.

——

However, those armed personnel identified by the drone had also crossed the sand dunes in a scattered formation and appeared in Chen Shen's line of sight.

Two hundred.

It could be a simple battle.

Chen Shen put down the binoculars and raised the AK-74M.

Then he opened his mouth and ordered:

"One group, support to the north side."

"Sniper ready."

"Give me a roll call!"

(End of chapter)