MTLNOVEL Chapter 1117: Meeting Gift
150 kilometers north of Muladin...
Near a tributary upstream of the most important Masila River in central Yemen...
At 8 PM, 35-year-old Shahin bent over and walked out of a tent, then greeted a black man with a peculiar grin, allowing his deputy, who had been waiting in line for some time, to enter the tent.
Looking at the armored vehicles and armed pickups parked around the camp, as well as the large number of subordinates who had donned new military uniforms, Shahin stretched his arms forcefully and let out a triumphant shout...
As an 'aspiring youth' of the Youth Party, Shahin felt lucky!
Thinking about how those old guys initially wanted to stop him from bringing people to Yemen, Shahin chuckled smugly...
A mysterious organization had hyped up the mercenary prices, and as long as the youthful members of the Youth Party came over, they started with a monthly salary of 1000 US Dollars, and the high-quality weapons were provided for free.
Living to 35 years, Shahin, after coming to Yemen, touched a brand-new American-made rifle for the first time. It was also his first time experiencing the unlimited joy of using an RPG, and witnessing the power of armored vehicles.
The thick armor of the armored vehicles made Shahin feel like he could conquer the world; the Al-Qaeda members who were being beaten were surely too stupid and too afraid to die.
The soldiers of the Youth Party are not afraid to die!
While leading the team to patrol the camp, Shahin continuously used hearty laughter and loud rebukes to remind those around him who was the boss here...
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On a weathered sand-rock hill across the river, 'Monkey' lay on the scorching hilltop, covered in camouflage fabric, holding a telescope to watch the opposite riverbank...
The precision shooter 'Black Panther' looked through his scope at the riverbank, where several young black men were slaughtering a few local Yemeni villagers to build courage.
More than a dozen villagers fell to the ground wailing, while those frenzied young black men, encouraged by the people around them, swung their machetes to hack the villagers into pieces...
"Damn..."
'Black Panther' cursed through gritted teeth, then looked at 'Monkey' beside him and said, "There are nearly 400 villagers detained near the riverbank, calling for a bombing could easily result in collateral damage to those people...
Captain, what should we do?"
'Monkey' expressionlessly stared through the binoculars, carefully observing the situation inside the camp while saying, "N Company is still 15 kilometers away, the artillery is in position, the air force has taken off, and the Lion Squad's boat unit will need a while to get in place..."
Saying this, 'Monkey' pressed the communicator and said, "This is Night Tiger, I will mark the key points of the enemy camp, requesting the air force to strike those positions in the first round of bombing.
We are asking for the Composite Camp and Boat Unit to coordinate and cover the evacuation of the local Yemeni villagers..."
"This is Qing Shan, we have received your request, the command is conducting an assessment, and will provide you with an accurate response in 5 minutes..."
Saying this, Qing Shan paused for a moment, then said, "We have no experience fighting the Youth Party, and once the assault begins, if the opposition launches a counterattack, you will face the encirclement of thousands of people while covering the evacuation of those villagers..."
'Monkey' listened, glanced at his battle-hardened comrade 'Black Panther', and, grinning, said, "That's what we're here for!"
Saying this, 'Monkey' ended the communication and said to 'Black Panther', "Keep an eye on that leading black guy..."
'Black Panther' nodded slightly and said, "He won't get away!"
'Monkey' reconfirmed the situation inside the camp, then crawled a few meters back down the hill, looked at the Jazz Team and Ferryman resting in the shadows, and laughed, saying, "You all heard..."
'Crow' of the Jazz Team put down the compressed biscuit he was holding, glanced at 'Monkey' with eyes devoid of warmth, nodded indifferently, and said in a raspy voice, "You'll get yourself killed sooner or later, but you're right, that's what we're here for!"
'Comet' of the Ferryman smiled and shook his head, saying, "Being a mercenary is really tough now, but we're elites, and that's what we're here for!"
After listening, 'Monkey' glanced at his surrounding companions, finding none of them showed any hesitation. He extended his fist to bump with 'Crow' and 'Comet', saying, "It's an honor to fight alongside you!
Later, we'll use smoke grenades to cover the battlefield, and establish guidance beacons with IR lights and incendiary shells. Our air force and artillery are pretty good..."
Saying this, 'Monkey' patted the Lion Head Badge on his arm and laughed, saying, "Our luck won't be bad!"
'Crow' poured the last bit of powder from the compressed biscuit bag into his mouth, then after sucking on his fingers, stood up and said, "I don't believe in luck, but I do believe in our companions..."
Saying this, 'Crow' looked at his watch and said, "We'll start the operation at two in the morning, the river is only a little over 100 meters wide, the deepest part is only two meters, everyone carries a rope across the river.
Don't think about saving everyone, we'll drive all those villagers into the river..."
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At two in the deep night, Joe Ga sat in a shabby conference room watching the images on the big screen...
The 14-hour meeting had left everyone extremely fatigued, but the images Joe Ga projected onto the wall of the conference room invigorated everyone present, causing them to widen their eyes in excitement.
For the past 14 hours, Joe Ga had not mentioned anything about the Youth Party...
This had perplexed Hamza greatly, worrying that P·B might not be willing to spend great effort in a direct confrontation with the Youth Party, since Somalia indeed could not offer enough benefits.
Now Hamza realized that Joe Ga had planned everything before his arrival!
5000 Youth Party members crossed the sea into Yemen, which was no secret in the Gulf of Aden.
Now it was apparent that Joe Ga intends to annihilate them completely!
That's 5000 vigorous youths, if they are annihilated, it would significantly reduce the power of the Youth Party within Somalia.
While others only saw the situation at hand, the UN representative Aljin, who accompanied Joe Ga, was shocked to discover that everything happening in Yemen and Somalia seemed to be under Joe Ga's manipulation.
The war had essentially begun months ago, when Joe Ga sparred verbally with terrorists online!
And it was from that time onward that Joe Ga made the Youth Party his target, which means he had already foreseen the current situation back then…
On the day of the meeting, P·B's operation team in Yemen launched an attack against the Youth Party…
All of this was within the plan!
Aljin looked at Joe Ga, who still appeared very young, and felt an inexplicable sense of absurdity…
When everyone was engrossed in the commercial war in Yemen, this young man leveraged the Yemen war to shift the situation in Somalia.
Doing two things with one effort, using the Yemen battlefield to maximize his leverage of influence!
No wonder he could maintain P·B and gradually grow it stronger!
Doing one thing to earn two, three, or even four times the returns, doesn't that significantly reduce military costs when averaged out?
According to P·B's habit, wherever they go, they would pull out a target to demonstrate their toughness and ruthlessness.
Now it was done; he borrowed the help of sponsors and accomplished it in Yemen!
The reaction of the Youth Party remains unknown, but the AU representatives and Somali high-level officials present would have to undergo a baptism…
Those are 5,000 well-armed soldiers, while the nationwide regular army in Somalia has just over 30,000, half of whom are clan militias.
Once Joe Ga takes a bite, the Somali government will know who the real boss is!
Aljin has no sympathy for the Youth Party members since they lost their civilian status the moment they crossed the sea to fight.
What made Aljin's feelings complicated was that he felt he had taken a non-refundable ticket; after witnessing this battle with his own eyes, he could only follow Joe Ga till the end!
While Aljin was crossing himself in his heart, comforting himself with P·B's good track record, a war started hundreds of kilometers away…
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Three elite special operation teams crossed the river at night, 18 team members set up 18 lifeline passageways on both sides of the riverbank…
Then, the three teams split in three directions and silently began the cleanup around the camp where the prisoners were held.
Don't expect the Youth Party members to set up strict outposts like the regular army. After killing more than twenty perfunctory guards, no one in the camp noticed anything was wrong…
The people far away in Bossosa, watching remotely through the soldiers' sports cameras, felt it especially vividly…
The silent killings are more chilling compared to the frenzied and brutal slaughter!
However, evacuating hundreds of prisoners without alerting the enemy was virtually an impossible task…
When the first batch of villagers entered the water, the three teams were discovered, which led to fierce fighting…
18 top experts charged into the predetermined positions, threw smoke bombs to obscure the enemy's view, then turned on the IR lights on their helmets and deployed incendiary shells around them…
They needed to buy time for the villagers to cross the river and had to hold their ground firmly, not allowing Youth Party members to get close.
No matter how sophisticated their equipment was, they soon felt the strain when facing the Youth Party's heavy weapon attacks.
Just when the people in the conference room began to worry for those warriors, 12 speedboats came rushing from the lower part of the river…
Heavily armed speedboats with extreme firepower arrived at a slant rear of the special operations team, providing strong cover with their powerful firepower, while the Lion Squad soldiers onboard kept urging the local Yemeni villagers to quickly enter the water to cross the river…
Just when the Youth Party members realized the enemy's strength and prepared to bring in armored vehicles, violent explosions erupted within the camp.
Huge flames accompanied by intense explosions covered key areas throughout the vast camp, engulfed by dozens of Heavy Gryphon Missiles…
Several armored vehicles and armed pickups inside the camp were disabled, while the entire camp plunged into extremely poor visibility.
During the deep night, combined with the billowing smoke and dust, the Youth Party lost all vision…
The people in the conference room watched as the screen's view transitioned from a soldier's first-person perspective to an aerial overview, still puzzled about what just transpired when several jet fighters swept across the scene…
Immediately, the camp lit up with an alarming cascade of high-frequency lights, as if during a festival…
"Cluster bombs…"
When the AU representative exclaimed in shock, Joe Ga had been intently focused on the IR lights near the riverbank on the screen…
Confirming those lights were intact, he let out a sigh of relief,
Once an armored convoy began approaching the battlefield from upstream of the great river, and started supporting the special operations team from the flank, Joe Ga completely relaxed…
Joe Ga looked at the Somali officials shocked into silence by the battlefield scenario, and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, this is the first gift of cooperation I offer you!
I hope you like it!"
Saying this, Joe Ga gestured for the technician to bring up the sound. Listening to the frequent communications between the command headquarters and the front lines with faint artillery sounds in the background, Joe Ga looked at the huge, hazy camp on the screen lighting up with ball after ball of fire, and he said with a smile, "War is actually the simplest thing!
The significance of victory is to enable people not to endure war anymore, to let them regain hope!
Gentlemen, I never fight meaningless wars!
Now that I've placed my bet, it's your turn to show me your sincerity for some time to come!
Don't make me chase you, all right?"