1012: Chapter 997: Launch Attack, The Battle Continues.
1012: Chapter 997: Launch Attack, The Battle Continues.
Gao Yang carried a shotgun, but after he fired a shot into the room and released a high-explosive shell, he quickly abandoned the overly deadly weapon and swiftly switched to a handgun.
By then, Li Jinfang and Frey had already reached the door.
The target building was originally not very big, merely a secretive place instead of a robust fortress.
Gao Yang signaled with hand gestures twice in a row and then, the people who rapidly ran out from the cabin immediately pulled out shock grenades.
Fortunately, this village had not experienced intense fighting.
The target building’s windows were still well preserved.
However, with Gao Yang and his unwelcome guests breaking in, the house’s windows couldn’t be saved any longer.
Gao Yang waved his hand and the windows on the cabin were shattered one after another.
Then, shock grenades were thrown in, bursting consecutively inside while Li Jinfang kicked open the frail wooden door.
The airstream from the rotor blades, carrying sand and dust, suddenly surged through the broken door, and Gao Yang rushed in with his pistol raised.
Gao Yang didn’t see anyone inside.
The interior of the house seemed quite simple.
He continued charging toward the small room with his pistol, and then he saw a Big Beard, wearing a bulletproof vest and holding an AK47 with one hand, rushing out from a small door.
Gao Yang’s first shot blasted the hand of the Big Beard, and the rifle fell from the man’s grasp.
Li Jinfang quickly moved forward, struck down the Big Beard whose hand was broken by Gao Yang, and Frey threw a shock grenade into the small door from which the Big Beard had rushed.
The shock grenade exploded.
Li Jinfang rushed in, but he didn’t shoot as there was no one inside.
Just then, gunshots erupted from another room, followed by Alcohol loudly saying, “We caught one alive; he’s trying to kill himself!”
On the battlefield, what are valuable targets?
What are valuable tongues?
The simplest way to tell is to see who’s trying to commit suicide.
It was truly a pleasant surprise.
Gao Yang was delighted and urgently said, “Get the prisoner onto the plane, Dragon Knight, take care of him!”
Dragon Knight’s team split up and rushed in, then dragged out the prisoner Li Jinfang had knocked down, and shortly after, Andy He personally dragged an unconscious man onto the plane.
From the moment they captured the prisoners, the combat teams, split into groups of three or four, never heard gunshots again, only the noise of ransacking and furniture being overturned or bed boards being torn down.
Finally, Rafael loudly said over the intercom, “Found the entrance to the basement!”
Gao Yang immediately said, “Search the basement!”
Grenades and shock grenades were thrown into the basement simultaneously, and then Rafael quickly sent back a report.
“The basement is empty and very small.”
Gao Yang exhaled and said, “No other findings, evacuate!”
The personnel gradually retreated from the rooms.
Digging three feet into the ground might have been an exaggeration, but after a thorough search that no longer turned up any basements, the entire house could be declared empty.
But as the last combat team left, Gao Yang, Li Jinfang, and Frey turned and ran into the cabin.
Then, as the cabin door closed, the helicopter slowly ascended.
The cabin was originally small, and with two injured prisoners placed in the middle, it became even smaller, and both prisoners were wounded, making the cabin floor bloody.
Andy He was urgently treating one of the prisoners.
The plane’s takeoff was somewhat unstable, and Andy He yelled, “Press down on his wound!”
The prisoner had been shot in the chest and in the arm.
It was obvious he had been sleeping when it happened, as he was shirtless.
Though it looked painful, it made it easier for Andy He to administer medical treatment.
Blood kept oozing out, Wild Man crouched down and pressed his hand on the prisoner’s chest wound, and the other prisoner, whose wrist had been shot and hand nearly severed, kept yelling and violently struggling, despite being stepped on by four or five people, they couldn’t keep him quiet.
“Interrogate him!”
Once the plane stabilized a bit more, Gao Yang immediately shouted.
The prisoner was continuously shouting in Syrian Arabic, which is a dialect of Arabic.
Gao Yang still couldn’t accurately listen and speak, so he couldn’t start the interrogation right away.
The cabin was a bit chaotic.
Farouk squeezed past the people who were giving emergency treatment to the severely wounded prisoner, shouted at the handcuffed prisoner, “Who are you?”
The prisoner shouted back, and Farouk looked up at Gao Yang and said, “He says he’s just an ordinary villager!”
Gao Yang angrily said, “F**k, do villagers wear goddamned brand new bulletproof vests?
Give him some pain!”
Among those who boarded the plane first, Li Yunzhe stepped on the wounded hand of the prisoner.
Hearing Gao Yang’s words, he immediately twisted his foot harder on the prisoner’s hand and then pulled out a bayonet, waving it in front of the prisoner’s eyes.
Farouk once again roared, “Speak, who are you!”
The prisoner was defiant, even as he was being cursed.
Ludwig pulled out his bayonet and stabbed the prisoner’s gunshot-wounded hand, causing the prisoner to let out a painful roar, yet he continued to curse.
Unable to conduct the interrogation, Gao Yang waved his hand and said, “Make him shut up.”
Li Jinfang struck with the butt of his gun and the prisoner finally passed out.
Gao Yang yelled at Andy He, “Is he dead?”
Andy He didn’t respond to Gao Yang, but quickly began to stop the bleeding of the severely injured prisoner.
After waiting for a moment, he then roared, “He won’t die!”
Gao Yang helplessly shook his head and shouted into the radio, “Return to base, return to base!”
Having only one transport helicopter was too inconvenient.
Now that they had a prisoner, they still had to transport him back to the airport.
It would have been better to have an additional helicopter.
Even if prisoners had to be taken back, not everyone would have to return.
A round trip took more than forty minutes.
Though the flight speed could be increased, it would still take at least half an hour.
If there was no delay, half an hour was enough for Gao Yang to move to another alternate location.
The plane landed back at the airport.
As soon as the cabin door opened, Gao Yang rushed out of the cabin and immediately shouted to a large crowd already gathered on the tarmac, “Treat the prisoner!
He might be very valuable, keep a close watch; the prisoner will definitely try to commit suicide!
Shadow, there’s one with minor injuries, try to pry open his mouth quickly!
Ground crew, refuel the plane!
A few of you, clean up the cabin, it’s bloody everywhere!
Hurry, hurry!
We have to depart again!”
Medical personnel carried away the severely injured prisoner.
He would be taken to a hospital, where before being able to be interrogated, he could live a few relatively good days.
Not only did they have to keep him alive, but many people also had to carefully attend to him.
The one with minor injuries wasn’t so lucky; he would be immediately taken to Shadow, and his suffering was just in front of him.
Gao Yang issued a series of orders, and everyone sprang into action.
At this time, Dani shouted to Gao Yang, “Well done, we’ve caught another important prisoner!”
Gao Yang shook his head and said, “Whether it’s important or not, we still don’t know.
It was a miss again; we went to an empty house, just two people, but the severely injured one tried to commit suicide.
Maybe we could get something out of his mouth.”
Since they were back at the airport, they might as well refuel and resupply.
Gao Yang looked at his watch, then loudly said, “Move quicker!
Bring some more grenades, mainly shock grenades.”
The fuel truck came over, refueling the helicopter, while the combat personnel went to the side, either sitting or standing.
They were going to take off again soon, so they might as well wait on the side.
When people brought the grenades, anyone who had used up their ammunition would replenish their grenades.
During the combat hiatus, the pilots also took the time to check the aircraft.
While waiting for a while, Gao Yang walked to the side and said into the radio, “Postman, come over for a moment.”
Taylor and Eileen, who were together, then ran up to Gao Yang.
Taylor quickly asked, “What is it, Boss?”
Gao Yang made a gesture with his hand and said, “Nothing much.
I just wanted to ask about your judgment.
Do you think the prisoner we captured is valuable?”
Taylor seriously said, “In Iraq, and Afghanistan, I participated in several decapitation operations.
From my experience, the whereabouts of important individuals are often held by the lesser individuals close to them, not other important individuals.
So, the two prisoners we captured might be able to provide more information about the target.
Of course, it’s also possible they know nothing.
But I think it’s still good to capture and interrogate them.
The operation wasn’t bad since we did capture someone alive.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “That makes sense.
Maybe there really will be a surprise, because one of the prisoners tried to commit suicide.
I think the hope lies with him.”
Taylor, after making a surprised expression, nodded and said, “That’s interesting indeed, a good sign.
If he has the resolve to commit suicide, that means he believes he has secrets he can’t tell.
How was he planning to commit suicide?”
Gao Yang hadn’t asked, so he gestured to Alcohol and shouted, “How was the prisoner planning to commit suicide?”
Alcohol walked up to Gao Yang, spread his hands, and said, “He was planning to shoot himself.
When we burst in, the guy was sitting on the bed, just after ejecting a dud from his handgun, then he re-aimed it at his mouth.
I couldn’t knock the gun away, so I shot him in the chest.
The impact prevented him from shooting himself, and then I confiscated his handgun.”
After finishing, Alcohol shrugged and said, “I’m sorry, if I had another choice, I wouldn’t have shot him in the chest.”
Taylor whistled and said, “Lucky catch, to capture him alive.”
Gao Yang also nodded and said, “Not bad, bringing him back alive is already good enough.
A dud!
Haha, really lucky!”
After laughing, Gao Yang gestured to Dani and then jogged up to Dani.
After explaining what happened with the severely injured prisoner, Dani nodded repeatedly and said, “That he chose suicide directly, rather than resisting first and then trying to kill himself, is a good sign.
Very good.
We must do our utmost to keep him alive.”
The prisoner became more important, and Gao Yang could not help but say, “How are the doctors here?
If their skill isn’t good enough, I can have my man help.
He is an outstanding surgeon.”
Dani shook his head and said to Gao Yang in a low voice, “This afternoon, Damascus’s best surgeon has already arrived here.
We are now highly valued, haha.”
The refueling and inspection didn’t take long to complete.
Gao Yang had only spoken a few words with Dani before the plane was ready.
Gao Yang waved his hand and shouted, “We’re departing, guys, there’s still plenty of time.
It’s going to be a busy night!” (Continued.
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