175: Chapter 174 Preparations for Battle 175: Chapter 174 Preparations for Battle It’s no wonder Gao Yang thought he was hallucinating, nor can he be blamed for being greatly surprised; the reactions of the others were not much stronger than Gao Yang’s.
This was because, on the training field that had been empty the night before, there now stood a four-story building.
Although it was a white prefabricated building, it was still apparent that this structure, which had popped up overnight, was identical to the target building they had seen in the photos.
Frank said, without changing his expression, “You’re not hallucinating.
After obtaining the design blueprints of the target building last night, General Wolfgang immediately sent people to construct a model of the target building for us to familiarize ourselves with its interior structure and conduct rehearsals.”
After spitting on the ground, Cui Bo drawled, “Holy moly, I knew the Israeli special forces were badass, but I didn’t know their combat engineers were just as impressive.
Damn, I’m impressed.”
Frank looked at Cui Bo and said, “To correct you, the combat engineers are also part of the special forces.”
Driven by curiosity, Gao Yang asked, “Frank, can you tell us why you’re working so hard to help a foreigner?
I’m talking about your government.
I don’t think Morgan has that much influence in Israel, right?”
Frank said gravely, “Everyone needs friends, and Israel needs them even more.
Morgan is a friend of Israel.
Over the past thirty years, he has continuously donated more than four hundred million US dollars to Israel.
That’s a lot of money.
Also, Morgan supports Israel politically.
He uses his influence to encourage policies that are favorable to Israel.
So, within a certain scope, Israel will support Morgan with all its might.”
“I see, ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,’ the Jewish people are indeed good at honoring this principle.”
Hearing Gao Yang’s sentiment, Frank nodded and said, “Exactly, ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.'”
Li Jinfang looked up again at the white “model” and said loudly, “When do we start the rehearsal?
I’m getting a bit impatient.”
Frank glanced at his watch and said, “You go run five kilometers to warm up, then have a meal, and after eating we’ll begin familiarizing ourselves with the interior structure of the target building, followed by our first joint practice.”
After warming up and having had their meal, Gao Yang and the others followed Frank to the front of the white temporary building, and by then, Simon and his group had also arrived.
Seeing Gao Yang and the others, Simon said, “We’re pressed for time, so we couldn’t construct any more buildings.
Currently, there are only two models, and the other one is over there.”
Following Simon’s pointing hand, Gao Yang realized that about five hundred meters away from the building model they were at, there was another temporary building that seemed to be taller.
Gao Yang, puzzled, said, “Why are there two?”
Simon handed Gao Yang several satellite images, then pointed to a spot on the images and said, “You can see here, the location of the other model.
According to intelligence, this is the safest place close to the target building.
Besides, the data suggests that if a sniper position is set up on the rooftop of this spot, it would allow us to control the rooftop and main entrance of the target building before we attack.
It could prevent people from entering and exiting through the main entrance.
It would also provide fire support and cover during the assault.
If equipped with a large-caliber sniper rifle, the sniper position could also take out targets like vehicles.”
Gao Yang reviewed the satellite images and realized Simon was right.
Placing a sniper at that point not only helped in monitoring the situation outside the target building but could also provide critical fire support when needed.
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Rabbit can take charge of that spot, armed with a large-caliber sniper rifle and armor-piercing bullets.
However, I think having just one sniper is too few.
Two people working together might be more effective.”
Simon gestured at Frank and said, “Frank will be there with Rabbit.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Great, let’s first go in and see how realistic the model your engineers have built overnight turns out to be.”
The group entered the interior of the building model, which was constructed simply but sturdily, using the common prefabricated materials found on construction sites.
As long as it could perfectly recreate the target structure, even if made of paper, the significance was enormous.
Gao Yang and the others didn’t overlook any corner.
They had to take a look at every single room, small or large, while Simon explained, “This model was built by Ange following the blueprints of the target building.
The positions of the doors and windows are also exactly the same.
Unless they have since remodeled the target building’s interior structure, the scale and position of everything else won’t change.”
Gao Yang and his team made their way up floor by floor, carefully observing and taking note of the internal structure of the target building, while also identifying and marking all the rooms that had a good position and view, which were likely to be occupied by the gang leaders.
Simon and his group were also entering the model of the target building for the first time.
As they made it up to the fourth floor, Simon suddenly exclaimed with delight, “There really is a door to the rooftop.
Let’s go check it out.”
They could reach the rooftop through a wide staircase, but there was a gatehouse built over the door leading to the rooftop.
Simon looked around the gatehouse and surveyed the rooftop before they returned to the fourth floor and carefully investigated it as well.
The first three floors of the target building were all the same, but the fourth floor was significantly different from the other three, consisting almost entirely of large rooms, in addition to four especially large spaces that were likely intended as entertainment venues.
After inspecting the entire model, Simon pondered for a moment and said, “I think we must consider rappelling from helicopters as a contingency plan.
We have about eighty hours left until the deadline given by Morgan’s enemies.
Accounting for travel and contingency time, that leaves us forty-eight hours to rehearse.
I will leave in twenty-four hours to scout the area in Tijuana and make preparations.
Guys, let’s get moving; we’re on a tight schedule.”
Destin immediately said, “Ram, take some photos.
Someone will make us fake passports because we can only travel to Tijuana on commercial flights.
You’ll also need to select weapons and hand them over to Simon; he will prepare the weapons and wait for us.”
After Gao Yang and his team had their photographs taken and selected their weapons, they also determined their teams and tactics, as well as the areas each team was responsible for.
Only then did they begin repetitive familiarization training within the target building, or to be more precise, pre-combat targeted drills.
Gao Yang and his teammates repeatedly raced up and down the target building, while Cui Bo and Frank were positioned 500 meters away, firing two large-caliber sniper rifles at simulated vehicles and humanoid targets outside the target building.
Time ticked by, and just when Gao Yang and his team were intensely engaged in their drills, Gao Yang suddenly heard a huge noise outside.
Soon afterward, Simon had them halt their exercise, and they all went outside of the model.
A Black Hawk helicopter landed on the field, and Jacklan King, whom Gao Yang had met before, jumped down from the helicopter and shouted at Gao Yang, “Hey, Ram, we meet again.
Simon, hello to you, and to all the members of the Beast Corps.
National Bird has arrived, bringing an Air Force helicopter!”
Gao Yang glanced at Jacklan, then at Simon, and asked loudly, “What’s going on here?”
Simon shrugged and replied, “I told you about the contingency plan to rappel onto the rooftop from a helicopter.
Plus, Jacklan will be joining us in this operation.
He’s the one who hasn’t shown up until now.
All right, guys, it’s time for the airborne drill.”
Although Gao Yang and his team had trained at the special forces base for three months, they hadn’t practiced rappelling from helicopters, since as mercenaries, they didn’t really have opportunities to use real helicopters, and three months was too short a time to cover everything except the training beneficial to them.
Simon shouted at Gao Yang, “You’ve got a chance to fight from a helicopter now.
Get on board, guys.”
Golov, having been an airborne soldier primarily trained in parachuting from fixed-wing aircraft, was not unfamiliar with rappelling from helicopters.
And there was no need to mention Li Jinfang, who often used helicopters as a main mode of transport into combat areas.
But for Gao, Cui Bo, and Frey, it was a different story, as they had never been on a helicopter before.
The idea of sliding down a rope from an aircraft without any prior practice on a platform made Gao’s heart flutter, completely barring him from feeling the excitement of his first helicopter ride.
Gao’s face was a bit pale, but Cui Bo and Frey seemed eager to try, showing no sign of nervousness.
Gao tried to convince himself that nothing would go wrong, but when he looked out of the wide-open cabin door from high above, he found his legs weakening and he dared not look down.
Being in a sealed aircraft was one thing, but sitting in a helicopter with the door wide open was quite another.
However, when Jacklan flew over the model building and then Golov and Li Jinfang, one after another, grabbed the buckle and leaped down from the ropes hanging from the helicopter, Gao did not hesitate to be the third person to slide down from the aircraft.
Gao suddenly felt bolder for no other reason than that Jacklan’s hovering position was only three meters above the rooftop.
If he was too scared to drop from that height, he might as well have knocked himself out with a block of tofu.
Jacklan’s piloting was steady, and after a few ups and downs in Jacklan’s helicopter, although Jacklan’s hovering grew higher with each pass, Gao no longer felt afraid to slide down from the helicopter.
It turned out to be like bungee jumping — after the initial leap, subsequent jumps just felt routine.
(To be continued.
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