630: Chapter 623: Transport Team Leader 630: Chapter 623: Transport Team Leader The people who arrived on the beach, besides the twenty-six who had been killed, all became prisoners.
Seeing the fight break out on the beach, the landing craft retreated immediately, and by the time the battle was over, the landing ship was far from the coast.
At this point, the landing ship had successfully completed its mission of delivering equipment and prisoners for the Skull Gang, and the captain could go back to claim his reward from Djo Malthael.
The battle ended, but that’s when things really started to pick up, with prisoners to be gathered and watched over, and the equipment already delivered ashore needed to be put to use as soon as possible.
It was left to the Skull Gang soldiers to catch the prisoners.
As soon as combat ended, Destin and his men retreated to a deserted area to rest.
Although they had severed ties with the British, it was still best to avoid direct confrontation.
This would provide both sides with room to maneuver in the future.
Had they been at the forefront fighting the British, it’s likely the British would not have had the opportunity to back off.
Uriyangko was extremely excited; securing four armed helicopters so easily was an income of at least tens of millions of dollars.
Moreover, he didn’t have to share the profits with Grand Ivan, as he would split them with Polovich.
Gao Yang also did not meet with those prisoners.
He needed to discuss what to do next with Destin.
After meeting with Destin, Gao Yang began, “How is everyone?
No one’s hurt, right?”
Destin smiled, waving his hand, and said, “One unlucky guy got a shell casing down his neck and burned a big blister, but other than that, not even a scratch.”
Gao Yang couldn’t help but laugh loudly.
This ambush had been too smooth, too satisfying.
After his laughter, Gao Yang stroked his chin, looking troubled, and said, “We’ve won a complete victory, and we could say that Gazaley is ours.
The problem is, we’ve captured so many British prisoners, what should we do with them?”
Destin’s face also showed his dilemma, responding, “We can’t kill them.
If we kill all these prisoners, it would leave a terrible impression, and the British Navy would come after us.
We can’t keep them prisoner, either; doing so would only encourage the British to send more people to rescue them.
When it comes down to it, there’s no choice but to let them go.”
Gao Yang gave a bitter smile and said, “We can’t kill them, we can’t detain them, but just letting them go for free doesn’t sit right with me.
What do you think about this—make the British pay to get their prisoners back?
Hmm, how about twenty thousand dollars a person?”
Destin shook his head and said, “What’s urgent now is to quell this battle quickly.
If the ransom is too high and the British refuse to pay, what then?
Set it lower, ten thousand dollars a person.
We need the Skull Gang to start negotiations with the British immediately, without delay.
In fact, the best option would be to start the discussions now.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Negotiations with the British must be conducted by the Skull Gang, but is it too early to start now?
Shouldn’t we at least wait until the British in Gazaley are captured?”
Destin laughed, pointed to the bustling beach, and said with a smile, “The British have sent us tanks and artillery.
Do you think the British in Gazaley will still be a problem?
We’ll settle the battle tonight, so we can already consider the British there as prisoners.”
Gao Yang laughed loudly and said, “The British did a fine job as our transport team.
With the gun-howitzers they delivered, we’ll indeed save ourselves a lot of trouble.”
After laughing with Destin for a while, Gao Yang thought for a moment and said, “Let’s wait.
We’ll negotiate after taking Gazaley.
There’s another thing I must tell you: not all the British in Gazaley will be prisoners.
The men of the Holmesny Mercenary Corps must die.”
Destin frowned and said, “There are still dozens of Holmesny men.
Do they all have to be killed?”
Gao Yang asserted firmly, “They must be killed.
They are our mortal enemies!”
Destin fell silent and, after a moment of contemplation, said solemnly, “Alright, kill all of Holmesny’s men.
In that case, it’s indeed not possible to rush negotiations with the British.
I’ll immediately set off for Gazaley.”
Gao Yang said, “Don’t rush.
The men you brought, can they use artillery?
And, is there anyone who can operate a tank?”
Destin smiled and said, “Of course, although not professional, they can surely use them.
Why, does the Skull Gang not have anyone who can?”
Gao Yang sighed and said, “It took them almost a year to learn how to use mortars and 107 mm rockets, and as for large-caliber gun-howitzers, definitely no one knows how to use those.
We do have someone who can drive a tank, but only one person.”
Destin immediately said, “Good, my men will bring the tanks and the artillery over.
However, it seems the tank shells are still on the ship and haven’t been unloaded in time?”
To prevent the landing British from having tanks available, Djo Malthael’s men did a splendid job.
The most effective tank shells and machine gun bullets were all left on the landing craft.
This made it convenient for Gao Yang and his men during the fight, but now that they needed the tanks, there were no shells available.
Gao Yang sighed and said, “That’s right, the tanks don’t have shells or machine gun bullets.
We currently have some rocket rounds and autocannon bullets for the AH-1 helicopters, as well as a lot of 122 mm shells for the D30.”
Destin laughed and said, “No problem, if we have D30 shells, then there’s nothing to fear.
Just level the artillery and fire at close range towards the British.
As for the tanks, if there’s fuel, they can be used to tow the artillery.
We can get to Gazaley quickly that way.”
Once the plan was settled, Gao Yang immediately notified the Skull Gang, asking them to take the prisoners further away.
The rest was no longer their concern.
Destin sent men who could drive tanks to take over the tanks, and somehow managed to hitch the D30 guns onto them.
They loaded as many shells as they could and used the tanks as tractors to transport the three heavy guns to Gazaley.
Uriyangko, on the other hand, flew two helicopters, taking Gao Yang and his men to Gazaley ahead of the others.
As for the spoils of war, leaving them to the Skull Gang soldiers to guard was enough.
According to Gao Yang’s estimation, the British inside Gazaley City would definitely know their reinforcements had been wiped out and might very well choose to surrender on their own.
However, to be prepared for any eventuality, they still needed to make the necessary preparations.
If the British, who were like turtles in a jar, still refused to surrender and decided to fight to the death, it wouldn’t be an issue.
Just open fire with the heavy artillery and blast them away.
When Gao Yang arrived at the temporary command post in Gazaley, he had people bring Musa Moye to him.
Without needing to say much, he just threw a walkie-talkie to him and loudly said, “Tell your men to immediately lay down their arms and surrender, to retreat from the northeast direction.
I’ll give them half an hour.
If they don’t surrender when the time is up, they can wait to be shelled.”
Musa Moye held the walkie-talkie, his face blank, and said, “The British reinforcements, have they already been wiped out?”
Gao Yang smiled faintly and said, “The British reinforcements have arrived, it’s just that they have become prisoners.”
Musa Moye said nothing and began to contact his men using the walkie-talkie, but he spoke in Somali, which Gao Yang could not understand.
However, at this point, even if Musa Moye wanted to pull any tricks, it did not matter.
With the heavy artillery at their disposal, anyone seeking death would be readily obliged.
(To be continued.
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