Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 450 Perfect Raid
Tame, Colombian Army National Special Forces Division Camp.

Ten UH-10L general-purpose helicopters were parked in a large open space near the playground, and their propellers had begun to rotate slowly.

The soldiers of the AGLAN jungle special operations group under CCOPE rushed to their helicopters according to the groups they had been divided into.

A jeep drove up and stopped on the grass outside the tarmac.

The door opened, and Army Deputy Commander Major General Sanders and Colonel Lawrence, the US military adviser for this operation, got out of the car and walked straight towards the helicopters.

When they arrived in front of the first helicopter, the AGLAN soldiers in the cabin saw their superiors and saluted.

Major General Sanders returned the salute and clenched his fist towards them: "Charge! Victory!"

The soldiers in the cabin responded loudly: "Charge! Victory!"

After receiving the response, Major General Sanders walked towards the second helicopter and said the same thing to the special forces in the cabin.

Finally, he came before Colonel Freddy, commander of AGLAN.

Colonel Freddy saluted quickly: "Hello, sir!"

After returning the salute, Major General Sanders asked him, "Freddy, are you confident in this operation?"

Freddy's response was powerful: "Sir, this time I guarantee those despicable maggots armed with the ELN will die without a burial place!"

Freddy hates the ELN more than any other rebel group.

Not long ago, he had suffered a setback at the hands of these guys. An entire AGLAN special forces team was wiped out after entering the jungle to hunt down the ELN armed leader Morins, and in the end, a US military ODA team was also killed.

This incident caused a lot of uproar at the time.

In fact, the American ODA team that was wiped out in the end actually saved Freddy, otherwise he would definitely be responsible for the deaths of his men.

But the death of the entire ODA team gave Freddy a very good excuse to explain - even the US Green Beret team that guided the AGLAN special forces was wiped out, let alone his own men?

However, this was also a great humiliation for him.

Although he was not fired, Freddy had already seen the end of his career and was waiting for the time to retire and go home.

Unexpectedly, the military's sudden organization of this action gave him new hope.

Freddy saw the light of promotion again.

If I do well this time, then my career prospects may still be promising.

Major General Sanders was very satisfied with his response and patted his arm approvingly. "Good job, Colonel! I'll celebrate your success when I get back!"

This sentence immediately gave Freddy a surge of enthusiasm. He excitedly assured the deputy commander, "Sir, I promise you that I will complete the mission and destroy their G1 camp!"

G1 Camp.

This is a key point of attack.

After several days of aerial reconnaissance, the Colombian military has obtained the following intelligence: the ELN armed forces have realized the importance of the Tame area and they must defend Tame, so they have sent elite troops to garrison here, intending to withstand the military's attack and prevent the defense zone from being divided into two.

The G1 camp is an ELN armed camp located about 40 kilometers northeast of Tame, near the edge of the Tbilisi Mountains. It has a strength of about a company and is the combat command center of the ELN armed forces in the Tame area.

A large amount of intelligence shows that the camp has been very active recently, with personnel, weapons, and various tents in the camp all being set up.

Judging from the temporary buildings in the camp and several antennas over ten meters high built with wooden poles, there is a command center.

Therefore, at the suggestion of US military adviser Colonel Lawrence, when the Army ground forces set out and were about to reach the local defense front, the AGLAN special forces boarded 10 UH-60L general-purpose helicopters and rushed to the G1 camp at the fastest speed, landed there, occupied the camp, eliminated the opponent's command level, and carried out a perfect decapitation operation.

In fact, as an officer of the US Special Forces, Colonel Lawrence is very good at this style of fighting.

When formulating the battle plan this time, Lawrence combined intelligence from all parties and compared military strength and concluded that this operation would be a 100% success.

There is no doubt about this.

After all, the ELN only has two battalions with a total of more than 800 troops deployed in the Tame area. Although they are the elite troops of the ELN, with more than 800 people facing the attack of two army regiments and an AGLAN battalion-level special operations unit, it is simply impossible for them to win!

These unsophisticated guerrillas would probably be so scared that they would pee their pants when they saw a large number of special forces suddenly appear above the camp.

Of course, Lawrence was a cautious man.

He's not that arrogant guy.

Because we have learned lessons before.

Just a few months ago, a small team of green berets once hunted the leader of the ELN armed forces in the jungle of Tame area. Surprisingly, the leader was only accompanied by one follower at the time. In the end, both teams including AGLAN were wiped out.

Lawrence had to consider another issue: perhaps the ELN had asked for external assistance.

Who is the foreign aid?

So far, the CIA and military intelligence departments have not given an answer.

Although a global cooperation order has been issued, there has been no response so far.

So to be on the safe side, he made a suggestion to the Colombian military - use the air force!
Before the AGLAN special forces landed at the G1 camp, four A-37 Dragonfly attack aircraft were sent to bomb the G1 camp. After the bombing, the AGLAN special forces arrived one step later, perfectly bridging the time difference, making a quick landing and then launching the attack.

The A-37 Dragonfly attack aircraft was developed based on the T-1957 Songbird trainer aircraft that entered service with the US Air Force in 37. It is already an outdated model and was mainly used to deal with North Vietnamese guerrillas.

Although the model is old, it is more than enough to deal with guerrillas and anti-government forces that do not have advanced air defense weapons in places like South America.

Colonel Lawrence's plan was perfect: bombing - airdrop - cleanup - consolidation - and then explosion in the center.

Once completed, the ELN armed defense line in the Tame area will absolutely collapse.

Looking at the UH-60L general-purpose helicopters taking off, Major General Santos called to Colonel Lawrence, "Colonel, let's go back to the command center and wait for good news."

The jeep left the open space and turned towards the headquarters building.

When we walked into the command center, we found that various communication stations, sand tables, and battlefield electronic screens had already been set up. The non-commissioned officers were busy, and the staff were checking the deployment of various troops, keeping an eye on the areas they were responsible for.

"Doherty, have your troops arrived yet?"

Santos questioned a middle-aged man in camouflage standing in front of a map. "Our attack aircraft and airdrop units have already dispatched. Once we capture Camp G1, I estimate we'll be able to cut off the entire ELN defense zone within 48 hours. However, your forces in the north and south must launch a fierce offensive to prevent them from sending troops to support Tame."

"Don't worry, General."

Doherty turned and pointed to the mark on the map.

"Our men launched an attack twenty minutes ago. We are currently attacking Ocaña, San Jose, and Santa Rita. However, we are encountering fierce resistance. It seems that Morins has deployed his heavy troops in the north and south ends. What an idiot!"

Doherty's armbands and shoulder straps were different from those of all the government military personnel present.

Because he is a major officer of the AUC and a representative sent here by the AUC armed forces to participate in the joint combat operation, he is specifically responsible for coordination work.

"Tell your boss not to be afraid of casualties or heavy losses. You must ensure that the ELN cannot withdraw from both the north and south ends."

Lawrence, with a commanding expression that seemed to show he was in control of the situation, gave Doherty an order: "Contact your men immediately and tell them to send out all their forces and attack from the start. Don't think I'm unaware of your little tricks. If I hadn't warned you yesterday, I'd estimate half of your forces would have been left behind as reserves. Don't think I'm unaware! Tell Will not to play tricks, or he'll be left with nothing!"

Doherty's expression changed slightly.

It was exactly as Lawrence had said.

Will, the commander-in-chief of the AUC armed forces' operation this time, had a plan in mind for mobilizing troops. He felt that the ELN armed forces would definitely fight desperately in this operation, so the battle would be very brutal. Therefore, he wanted the government forces to attract more ELN armed forces in the Tame area, and he should not invest too many troops and fight too hard. He would wait until the government forces drew the fire to himself, and when the battlefield situation was favorable to him, he would strike hard.

However, this little trick was discovered by the US military's aerial reconnaissance, and the intelligence was shared with the Colombian government forces. Major General Santos even called Will and scolded him, warning him that if he dared to do this again, the next step would be to deal with AUC.

Although it was unpleasant to be called like a dog, Doherty and Will still endured it.

After all, this deal is extremely profitable. As long as it succeeds, the AUC will be the largest armed force in Colombia in the future. It will be able to stand on equal footing with the current largest anti-government armed force, FARC, and have the ability to compete with it.

If FARC can be destroyed in the future, the AUC armed forces will accept the amnesty, transform themselves into a political party, whitewash themselves and enter the political arena.

These are the ultimate goals of their military force representing the landlord class.

"Colonel, 80% of our forces have already reached the front lines. Don't you have aerial surveillance? Just take a look and you'll know."

"It is now, but not before," Lawrence said. "Remember, I am in command of this operation. You must obey me. Understand?"

"Understood." Doherty suppressed his anger and said, "We will do as you say..."

"Colonel! The bombers have arrived near the G1 camp."

A staff officer turned back from his computer and reported to Colonel Lawrence: "They are preparing to start the airstrike!"

"Turn the surveillance footage onto the big screen."

Above G1 camp.

The weather is a bit gloomy today. It is November now and the rainy season is approaching.

There were some clouds in the sky northeast of the Tbilisi Mountains, and visibility was not very good.

Four A-4 Dragonfly attack aircraft roared towards the G37 camp. The formation leader, sitting in the cabin, glanced at the thick clouds ahead and immediately began calling his colleagues via the radio.

"Attention, all aircraft. Clouds ahead are at 1100 meters. We have two minutes to the target. I will lower the altitude to 2 meters and then launch the attack. Follow me."

"Understood. Lower altitude and follow the attack."

"understand!"

"understand!"

Three other attack aircraft immediately responded.

The A-37 Dragonfly attack aircraft lowered its nose and dived into the clouds.

Soon, the Tbilisi Mountains appeared in the distance.

After quickly checking the terrain, the formation leader quickly locked onto the G1 camp hidden in the valley.

"10 o'clock, distance 1300, altitude 845, prepare to drop bombs."

After saying that, the first one rushed up with a roar, aiming at the G1 camp located in the mountains, and the altitude was lowered lower and lower. Finally, when the distance to the target reached 400 meters, it dropped all four bombs hanging under the wings.

Although the A-37 Dragonfly attack aircraft is small in size, it has a large payload capacity of up to 2.1 tons.

The three attack aircraft following the lead aircraft dropped bombs one after another, and then quickly increased their altitude to avoid crashing into the mountain.

Fireballs from the explosion rose from the valley, one after another, and the G1 camp turned into a sea of ​​fire in just a few minutes.

After completing the attack, the attack aircraft group turned around and circled back in the sky.

When the pilot looked down at the valley from the air, it was already a world of smoke and fire.

Anything that was still breathing in that valley would have probably been blown to pieces and burned to ashes by now.

"Dragonfly called Viper, and the throw hit accurately. The G1 camp has been destroyed. The G1 camp has been completely destroyed."

He showed off his achievement very proudly and pulled the nose of the plane into a roll.

"Guys, let's call it a day and go back to drink!"

Less than five minutes after the attack aircraft left, 10 UH-60L general-purpose helicopters swooped down over the G1 camp like hawks and began to hover at different positions. Rappelling ropes were dropped down one after another. The machine gunners on one side of the cabin controlled the M60 general-purpose machine guns and stared at the ground with eager eyes. As long as an ELN soldier appeared, they would send him to see God with a hail of bullets.

One by one, the AGLAN special forces soldiers descended to the ground along the ropes like sheep defecating.

The camp was ablaze with fire, the effects of the bombing still lingering, and heat waves were pouring in from all directions.

The first group of AGLAN team members who landed immediately dispersed and formed a cordon.

However, they soon discovered that something seemed wrong.

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