The main target of the Excalibur Commando in this operation was Lang Kun in Mangta Village.

The second group left the camp more than four hours after they set out, as they had to wait for the first group to go outside the mountain pass to the west of the Mangta cottage. An Ruizhi agreed with Li Tianxiao before leaving, they would first reconnoiter the terrain and defense of Mangta Village, and then start to act according to the specific situation after meeting with us.

There will be several fierce battles in this operation on the Western Front, especially entering the heart of the enemy to eradicate Lang Kun, and it is necessary to break through the enemy's heavy encirclement to get out, so the commando team has made careful preparations in terms of weapons and equipment.

The second group set off in three vehicles, Ye Zhanpeng and Qu Yigong each drove an all-terrain vehicle, which played an important role in the last time they broke through at Monkey Ditch, two vehicles loaded with a 12.7 mm sniper rifle and a six-barrel rapid-fire machine gun.

The others rode in a Toyota SUV with Li Tianxiao, and they set off from the station at dawn, and after a long journey of more than eight hours, they finally arrived at the agreed place near evening.

This predetermined location is relatively flat, not too high hilly area, the slope is overgrown with shrubs, and if you go further you will enter the mountain range, ten kilometers away is the steep mountain, and the Mangta cottage is located halfway up the mountain in front of it.

If you go around the foot of the mountain in front of you, you will enter the mountain pass of Mangta Village, where Lang Kun has stationed a company of troops to control the road in and out.

Li Tianxiao got out of the car to check the surrounding environment, and then ordered the team members to drive the vehicles into the woods on the side of the road to hide, and then Li Tianxiao returned to the off-road vehicle, picked up the intercom of the car radio and called An Ruizhi, wanting to know about their situation.

"I'm the old eunuch, call the great god, please answer when you hear it."

As soon as I called the radio twice, An Ruizhi's voice came out, "I'm a great god, where have you arrived?" ”

"We're lurking at the intended location, how are you doing?"

"We've come out of the cottage, and we estimate that we'll be able to meet you in an hour."

"Okay, you can call us after you pass through the checkpoint in the mountain pass, and it's over."

After Li Tianxiao put down the intercom, he reached out and patted Ah Yan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and whispered to him: "Ah Yan, the two of us will go to the mountain pass in front to check the enemy's checkpoint. ”

"Okay." Ah Yan grabbed the M16 assault rifle and pushed the car door and jumped down.

Li Tianxiao wanted to take advantage of An Ruizhi and the time before they came back to reconnoiter Lang Kun's defense at the mountain pass, because their next move was to control this mountain pass.

Li Tianxiao took the far-infrared telescope and climbed with Ah Yan towards the nearby peak, which is more than 200 meters high, and when you climb to it, you can clearly observe the whole situation of the mountain pass checkpoint below.

After climbing to the top, the two of them found a flat stone to lie on and began to observe the situation below.

Looking down at the peak, the road is like a jade belt wrapped around the mountain, and at the corner of the mountain road there are two rows of simple log houses on the side of the road, and from time to time people come in and out of the wooden houses, and at each end of the wooden houses there is a watchtower, also made of wood, and there is a barbed wire fence to enclose the whole camp.

There was a crossbar on the mountain road, and several soldiers sat at one end of the crossbar. On the side of the mountain, there is a sandbag fortification, and you can see soldiers moving inside.

Li Tianxiao carefully patrolled the area around the camp with infrared binoculars, mainly to find the enemy's secret outposts, if someone was hiding in a hidden place, he could also use the far-infrared telescope to find their hiding place, but I did not find any hidden sentries around the checkpoint.

Li Tianxiao suddenly noticed that Lang Kun's checkpoint location was very cleverly chosen, it was located on the other side of a U-shaped turn, and the checkpoint was blocked by a cliff before entering this turn from one end, and the checkpoint could not be seen, when the people on the road entered the U bend, because there was a ravine between them and the checkpoint, they could see each other very clearly, but there was a distance of several hundred meters to the opposite checkpoint, and the machine guns in the fortifications next to the checkpoint could block the road in front and on the opposite side, so it was very difficult for the attackers to rush through after being discovered.

From the location chosen at this checkpoint, it can be seen that Lang Kun is indeed a very military-minded guy. He held a company of troops here, and a regiment of the government army did not want to rush through it. The fortifications here were not only easy to defend but also backed by cliffs, in the dead end of the fire attack, and the shelling did not work at all against their barracks.

"Ah Yan, apart from the mountain road below, are there any other roads leading to Mangta Village?" Li Tianxiao asked Ah Yan who was lying beside him while observing.

"No, it's the only way." Ah Yan said softly.

"Can you get out of somewhere else if you're walking?"

"Mangta Cottage is surrounded by mountains and old forests, if you are accidentally trapped in the forest for ten days and a half and you can't get out, it's normal, and you will die inside."

At this time, Li Tianxiao spotted an off-road vehicle driving from the mountain through the binoculars, and recognized it as An Ruizhi's car at a glance.

I saw the Toyota SUV stop in front of the railing of the checkpoint, and soon drove over, the three of them disguised themselves as merchants who collected large cigarette paste, and when they encountered the checkpoint, they threw out a few bills, and the soldiers were happy to see businessmen like them, and they would generally let them go without asking.

Li Tianxiao immediately used the portable radio station he carried to inform Lu Xincheng, "Old Lu, I saw that the great gods are back, you go out to meet them." ”

"Understood." A rough reply came from the headset.

Li Tianxiao got up from the stone and said to Ah Qiang, "Let's go back quickly." ”

When the two of them returned to the bottom of the mountain, An Ruizhi's car had already driven into the woods, and several team members were surrounding them to inquire about the situation, Wu Fenbin and Dajiang were still holding each other's shoulders, and they seemed so affectionate after only one night, Li Tianxiao walked over and jokingly said: "Damn, after less than twelve hours of separation, it will be very affectionate, what if people are in love." ”

Seeing Li Tianxiao and Ah Yan coming back, An Ruizhi guessed that the two must have gone to check the enemy's checkpoint, and he asked with a smile, "How is it?" What did you find? ”

"Damn, Lang Kun, this kid is very good at choosing a place, and a group of people are stationed in this ghost place, which is amazing." Li Tianxiao couldn't help but say in a tone of admiration.

"I also paid attention to it when I passed just now, it is indeed a dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, do you have any ideas?" An Ruizhi asked Li Tianxiao rhetorically.

Li Tianxiao smiled, "Let's talk about your reconnaissance situation first, how do you want to do it?" ”

Seeing that everyone was gathered around, An Ruizhi simply asked everyone to sit around, and then discussed the plan of action with the team members, and he first gave a concise introduction to the situation he had detected in Manta Village.

"The first step of our operation on the Western Front is to disrupt the defense of the old city, and in order to achieve a sensational effect, try to kill Lang Kun at Manta. We went to Mangta Village to check out the place where Lang Kun lived and the entire line of action. Because we had to disguise ourselves as Anggongga's subordinates to enter Mangta Village, it was not too difficult to get close to Lang Kun, and the key issue was how to evacuate safely after killing Lang Kun. There is also a point of time, after killing Lang Kun tomorrow morning, we must rush to the Salween River in the evening to blow up the bridge and cut off the retreat of the government army, and only force Lang Hongxian and Angonga to fight before they can react in the shortest possible time. Because after a long time, they will notice it, and if they think about it, it will be difficult to do it. ”

An Ruizhi stopped here and walked around the team members, meaning to let everyone talk about their ideas.

Lao Lu was the first to ask: "Lang Kun is not in Mangta Village tomorrow morning?" If not in our actions it would not be in vain. ”

"I have thought about this question, and in this special period, Lang Kun will not leave his headquarters. Take a step back, tomorrow when we pass the checkpoint in front of us, let the defenders here contact Lang Kun, if he is really not in Manta, we will abandon the operation first, and then wait for him to come back. An Ruizhi looked thoughtful, and he looked at Li Tianxiao as he spoke.

Li Tianxiao knew what An Ruizhi meant, so he said straight to the point: "Just now, Ah Yan and I went to check the enemy's defense in the mountain pass, and I will draw a sketch for you to see first." ”

As he spoke, Li Tianxiao took out a small notebook, quickly drew a simple schematic diagram on it, pointed to the diagram and said to everyone: "From the location of the enemy's checkpoint, we can see how severe tomorrow's task is, and if we want to ensure the safe withdrawal of the first action group, we must completely control the entire checkpoint." The key to the success of the entire operation was the simultaneous operation at the control checkpoint and the operation in the Manta stockade, and if either side moved ahead of schedule, it would be difficult for the other group to complete the task. I will only say how to control the checkpoints. First, set up a sniper point on the peak I had just climbed, and use the large-caliber sniper rifle equipped with the all-terrain vehicle to control all parts of the checkpoint. Secondly, two people disguised themselves as passing merchants, and when they came to the checkpoint, they seized the fortifications of this position of the enemy. Finally, there is the terrain vehicle loaded with rapid-fire machine guns, which rushes here to block and destroy the enemies in the wooden house while the second group of people moves, and the key to success or failure is that the actions of the latter two groups and the great god must be tacitly coordinated in time......"

An Ruizhi continued: "I calculated just now on the way out that it would take us forty minutes to get here from Mangta as fast as possible, and if we can't fully control the checkpoint, as long as we can hold out for forty minutes, we can also withdraw?" ”

"Can anyone who goes in come out from somewhere else?" Ye Zhanpeng suddenly asked.

Li Tianxiao shook his head and said: "I have already discussed this issue with Ah Yan, even if there is no Lang Kun's defense force around, and we will not be able to get out for a few days after entering the forest around Manta, the key is that we must carry out the second step of the operation as soon as possible." ”

An Ruizhi pondered for a while, looked around everyone with a firm gaze, and said, "Now I will talk about the specific action plan, everyone will consider it carefully, and then talk about everyone's opinions. Tomorrow, I will go to Mangta Village with Monkey, Lao Yang and Dajiang, and the rest of the team will be led by the old eunuch to control the checkpoint, and your actions will be carried out according to what the old eunuch just said. As soon as we enter Mangta Village, we will notify you by radio, limited to fifteen minutes, and after fifteen minutes, we will all start at the same time no matter what the situation......"

After An Ruizhi finished speaking, the team members added a few details, and everything was in place to wait for the action to begin.