585: Chapter 580: The Power of Intelligence 585: Chapter 580: The Power of Intelligence Gao Yang had taken several hits, and once things quieted down, he felt pain everywhere.
It wasn’t just him; every member of the Satan Mercenary Corps was covered in bruises, purple and blue, but thankfully none had suffered any broken bones or serious injuries.
After the fight, there were two people on Gao Yang’s side who were quite seriously injured, but the rest were mostly fine with minor injuries.
The British, on the other hand, had fared quite differently.
With a fierce Eileen in their midst, leaving aside the others, there were at least twenty with broken hands and feet courtesy of her alone.
Antoncel had also arrived on the scene, and although he wasn’t really a combatant, he had still picked up a stick to join the fray.
He didn’t manage to hit anyone but had gotten quite beaten up himself, losing several teeth and splitting open his head.
However, after the fight, the once seemingly too soft man amidst the tough soldiers had immediately gained a considerable amount of respect.
Despite being sore all over after the exhilarating victory, everyone felt very happy and gratified in their hearts.
This fight had definitely quenched the British’s arrogance.
Gao Yang estimated that at least fifty to sixty of the British involved in the fight had not come away lightly wounded and probably wouldn’t die, but several months of recovery would be unavoidable.
Not to mention those with minor injuries, just the wounded alone would be enough to give the British a headache.
After finishing the fight, Gao Yang watched as the British boarded their speedboats, pulled their people aboard, and beat a hasty retreat.
Once confident there wouldn’t be another round of fighting, they headed to the merchant ship amid cheers and set off for the Sicilian Princess.
When they got onto the merchant ship, the crew greeted Gao Yang and his men like heroes, especially Li Jinfang—the crew reverentially surrounded him and bombarded him with questions the moment he boarded.
It wasn’t just the crew, who were strangers until then, who looked at Li Jinfang with admiration.
Eileen and Rafael, and even Tommy and Lucica, who although had been with Satan for a while but had never seen Li Jinfang in action, began to worship him as well.
Once they had settled down in the cabin provided on the merchant ship, Eileen, with stars in her eyes, looked at Li Jinfang, pulled out a pair of nunchucks from behind her waist, and excitedly said, “Will and I got a pair of nunchucks.
Can you teach me?
I want to learn practical stick fighting techniques.
Please, teach me, you promised.”
Li Jinfang waved his hand dismissively, “Let’s talk about it later, I’m tired.
When I have some time, I’ll definitely teach you.”
Eileen nodded, “Toad, I heard that our boss’s leg techniques were also taught by you.
Can you teach me?”
Li Jinfang looked at Gao Yang first and then turned to Eileen, “The move you’re talking about… that one?”
Eileen nodded her head vigorously, “Yes, that’s the one.”
Li Jinfang gestured with his hand, “Anything else is fine, but I don’t teach that move.
If you want to learn, go learn from the boss.
Anyway, I won’t teach it.”
Eileen pleaded urgently, “Why?
Why won’t you teach me?
Please, the boss said you taught it to him.”
Li Jinfang cleared his throat and said, “Well, you understand Huaxia language, and we have a saying that ‘the pupil surpasses the master.’ Our boss only knows that one Groin Kick, and he’s put all his effort into that one kick.
He practices it daily, and now he’s even better at it than I am.
So it’s better for you to learn from him than from me.
Besides, you’re skilled in combat and put a lot of power into your fighting.
You’re already very good, so you won’t focus solely on the Groin Kick like the boss.
Even if you learn it, it won’t be very powerful, and it won’t be that useful.
So, you’d better not learn it.”
Gao Yang, standing behind Eileen, gave Li Jinfang a thumbs up to signal he had made the right decision to refuse her.
Eileen, however, looked very disappointed, “Is that so?
But I still really want to learn.
Boss, will you teach me?”
Gao replied indifferently, “Well, we’ll talk about it when there’s time.
There’s no rush for you to learn.
You should focus on the nunchucks first.”
Eileen shook her head, “No, I’m really eager to learn.
You know, I’ve never been at such a disadvantage in a fight before.
Listen, that kick you gave me left me in pain for a week.
I really want to learn it.
The technique of the Groin Kick exists in many fighting styles, but to do it as swiftly and at such a tricky angle as you, I’ve never seen anything like it.”
All eyes were on Gao Yang, except for Rafael, who looked confused, “What are you guys talking about?
Boss, you kicked Eileen?
Why?
How did you kick her?”
Gao Yang coughed lightly and said, “Um, let’s talk about that later.
I should call and check up on some things.
We’ll discuss this another time.”
He had already made up his mind not to teach Eileen the Groin Kick.
Facing the disdain from everyone else and the hopeful look in Eileen’s eyes, Gao sought an escape through the phone call.
Just then, his phone actually rang.
Gao Yang hurriedly answered the phone, and indeed, there was a major issue, as Justin finally delivered the intelligence report.
Without any small talk, as soon as Gao Yang picked up the phone, Justin immediately said, “Ram, I got all the intelligence you need.
Let’s start with the urgent part.
The British have assembled a team, joined by some pirates to launch an attack on the Skull Gang’s base.
The attack is scheduled for one o’clock in the early hours of this evening, with a total force of about one thousand three hundred men.”
Gao Yang was startled and said, “An attack tonight?
Where?
Bosaso?”
“It seems you are still not aware of the situation.
Tonight’s target is not Bosaso, but one of the Skull Gang’s forward camps.
It’s from there that the Skull Gang launched their attacks.
And now, these pirates are planning to remove this thorn in their side planted by the Skull Gang.”
Indeed, Gao Yang was unaware that the Skull Gang had a base.
But it made sense; the Skull Gang’s main stronghold was in Bosaso.
They could not possibly launch an attack on targets more than two hundred kilometers away, directly from Bosaso.
They would need to reach a forward base to gather forces before launching their attack.
The Skull Gang was still short on transportation.
For the armies of great nations, two hundred kilometers was no big deal.
Tanks and armored vehicles could simply be driven to the frontlines.
But for the Skull Gang, which was largely composed of infantry, a long march of more than two hundred kilometers would make it difficult to immediately engage in an attack.
Gao could contact Maide or Jiang Yun for details, but for the moment he put his doubts aside and spoke gravely: “The enemy is launching an attack at one o’clock early this morning.
I understand.
What else?”
“The attacking force consists of about one thousand three hundred men, two hundred and sixty of whom are British—almost all from British security companies, not professional mercenaries, but their combat strength is significant.
The British have offered them a substantial bounty to fight this battle.
Another thing to note is that the British have brought in four tanks, along with eleven armored vehicles.
I haven’t yet located the source of their armored vehicles.
If needed, I can look into it for you.”
Among the rest, three pirate groups have banded together.
Their combat capability is inferior, but you should be aware of a small group within them, about one hundred and fifty men strong, which has been identified as a direct force from the Somali Youth Party.
Although they haven’t appeared under the name of the Youth Party, it is certain they are from it.
These men are not especially strong in battle, but they’re all fanatical extremists.
I think you should be on high alert for these people; those fanatics are capable of anything.
Mistaking them for ordinary Somali cannon fodder could lead to a serious mistake.”
After Justin finished speaking, Gao Yang thought for a moment and then said, “Those British bringing in tanks, that’s a big problem.
Can you tell me the models of the tanks and armored vehicles?”
“Sure, you might want to write this down, because there’s quite a variety.
There is one T-55 tank, one Huaxia-made Type 69 tank, and two British Chieftain tanks.
As for the armored vehicles, there are four Huaxia Type 63 armored vehicles, five Russian BMP-2s, and two British FV432 armored vehicles.”
The models were indeed diverse, but Justin did not have to repeat himself.
As he spoke, someone would be taking notes with pen and paper.
After finishing, Gao Yang asked in a heavy tone, “Anything else?
Is there anything else noteworthy?”
After a moment of silence, Justin’s voice deepened, “The British are determined to eradicate the Skull Gang, so they may further increase their personnel and equipment.
From what I understand, they are looking for armed helicopters.
I think you’d best be prepared.
Also, do you need information about their small arms and equipment?”
After pausing for a moment, Gao Yang asked, “Will there be an extra charge?”
After another brief silence, Justin chuckled and said, “No, I’ve decided to give you some extra information for free this time so you can feel the power of working with me.
Maybe in the future you’ll be more generous in making deals with me.
Listen up, take out paper and pen.
I have a lot to tell you, because I have detailed British battle plans.”
Justin spoke, and Gao Yang wrote, filling an entire sheet of paper before Justin stopped.
By then, Gao Yang knew the entire battle plan of the enemy.
What time to gather, what time to depart, how the four allied forces would coordinate with each other, who was responsible for which direction, their exact numbers, the names and codes of the commanders, and the radio frequencies they used.
Looking at the terrifyingly detailed list in his hand, Gao Yang truly felt the power of intelligence and Justin’s strength.
With such incredibly detailed intelligence in hand, it would be difficult to lose a battle.
Gao Yang could be sure that even among the British attackers, there would be few who knew these details.
After briefly reviewing the list again, Gao Yang took a deep breath and said, “Justin, I have a question for you.
Can you tell me how you got this intelligence?”
“Of course…
not!
It’s my trade secret, my core secret.
All you need to know is that I guarantee this intelligence is accurate.
Alright, if you want more information in the future, please be more generous.
Goodbye.” (To be continued.
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