Chapter 771: 703
Joe Ga heard 'Cobra's' reply, and he finally let out a sigh of relief...
He couldn't understand why the Predators still hadn't appeared from the sky?
In such a tense environment, Joe Ga had no time to think about this question, unaware that the Predator drone tracking the suspicious target had been shot down...
Moreover, CACI at the base sent out their two Black Hawk helicopters the moment the attack occurred.
But less than 5 kilometers from the base, the helicopters were brought down by two 'Stinger' missiles.
CACI, the giant in the intelligence industry, paid the price for their negligence.
The Armor Group and Albanian Mercenaries, who had purchased a large quantity of 'Stingers' from Aaron, were wiped out, but 'Arctic Fox' was still out there.
CACI's judgment at the time was that 'Arctic Fox' was trapped in Mosul, leading boss Qiao to also believe their assessment, issuing a death order to watch the monitors closely and to make sure 'Arctic Fox' was firmly kept in Mosul.
CIA had an even bloodier lesson...
Knowing that Halliburton was trading with ISIS and providing them with numerous suicide drones and various sophisticated weapons, they failed to track them.
Not only did their own people get unlucky, but Joe Ga got dragged into the misfortune as well!
Joe Ga still didn't know what had happened at the base; if he had, he would've immediately thought of 'Arctic Fox,' because their encounters were very similar to those on the outskirts of Mosul.
Ambush, combat, reinforcement, and harvesting...
Last time in Mosul, Arctic Fox only made it through the first two steps before being scared off by P·B's fierce firepower.
This time they had reached the third step, taking down a Predator drone and two Black Hawks.
Normally, pilots wouldn't take off without confirming that the surrounding area was safe.
But P·B's pilots, due to their unfortunate boss being trapped, disregarded the danger and chose to take off; not just one Su-25, but two Su-25s and 2 F-16s.
Cobra and Archerfish, with the best skills, piloted two fully loaded Su-25s into the sky, daring to fly close to the fallen Black Hawks, dropping bombs on any suspicious person they saw.
After confirming there were no safety issues around the base, the two F-16s successfully took off to catch up with the urgently departing Su-25s, ready to team up and plow through the area around the boss.
There was no reasoning in this situation, you mess with our boss, and we fight to the death with you, making sure to leave no bone unburied.
As the planes took off, Joe Ga lay on the ground and set up his Barrett, beginning to search through the bottom of Milosh's vehicle.
'Comet's' encounter left Joe Ga exceptionally angry; the opposing sniper was very cunning, Joe Ga could only roughly judge his position, unable to lock onto him precisely.
Joe Ga, used to quick search and shoot, wasn't particularly accustomed to the high magnification scope of the Barrett...
At this moment, Rabbit Squad and Ferryman were intercepting terrorists charging from the flank.
Jazz Squad's 'Crow' collected all the launchers, loaded the Cloud Bombs, set the detonation distance, then, with an awkward pose, mounted the launcher on the vehicle's hood and fired it.
They planned to use a wide range of flames to force the sniper out!
'Crow's' tactic worked; the sniper wasn't on the hillside at all but on the slope near the highway, less than 200 meters from the road.
A large downpour of fire fell from the sky, and as the edge of the firestorm hit the ground, it scorched a guy out of a sandpit.
Joe Ga, accustomed to shooting with open eyes, instantly locked onto the sniper's figure, then decisively pulled the trigger.
The first shot didn't hit the sniper's body; the bullet struck his arm, blowing his gun-holding hand and a large chunk of his forearm clean off.
The recoil caused Joe Ga to briefly lose his target, and just as he was quickly adjusting to finish him off, a bullet coming at an angle struck the outer edge of Milosh's armor and exploded on the ground...
The splattered asphalt fragments didn't cause Joe Ga to retreat; a rush of adrenaline left him calmer than ever as he locked onto the sprinting figure again and pulled the trigger...
With a loud 'bang,' the bullet hit the figure's lower leg...
The sprinting sniper fell to the ground, then watching his lost leg and torn arm, he let out a howl like a lone wolf.
This time Joe Ga did it on purpose, realizing that the one who had fired just now was the person who hit 'Comet.' The running unfortunate fellow must be his comrade...
From the angle of the shots fired just now, the other side couldn't even see Joe Ga; he was just firing to intimidate and buy time for his companion.
Joe Ga didn't foolishly look for his opponent but fired another shot...
This time the bullet hit the unlucky guy's side, and flying gravel covered his face with blood.
This provocative gunfire didn't draw a response from the other side...
A little disappointed, Joe Ga called out to the Sniper of Rabbit Squad not far away: "Goblin, 11 o'clock position, can you see them?"
'Goblin' didn't answer Joe Ga's question; his eyes were glued to the scope, gazing through the mist as he centered the crosshair over a pile of rocks, then pulled the trigger...
"Bang"
The 7.62mm bullet fired from the M24 sniper rifle accurately hit a body in the pile of rocks.
The moment blood spattered, 'Goblin' said, "Hit!"
Joe Ga immediately felt something was wrong when he heard it. While quickly adjusting his angle, he yelled, "Don't just stand there, move position..."
'Goblin' almost instinctively obeyed and rolled to the side, then a bullet skimmed his shoulder through the narrow space between two Milosh vehicles, shooting into the interior of the vehicle behind him.
The incendiary armor-piercing round hit the car's fuel tank, and as the vehicle's interior began to smolder, the flames slowly grew larger.
By this time, Joe Ga had already squeezed under Miros's vehicle, where he set up his Barrett close to the position of the front wheel. This time, he spotted a rolling 'stone'...
The movement of the figure was incredibly swift, and it clung close to the ground as it weaved through the rocky terrain. Had it not moved, even a careful observer would find it hard to distinguish it as a person.
"Bang"
Joe Ga pulled the trigger...
The large-caliber bullet struck the target accurately, and through the scope, he could see a large patch of blood seeping out from underneath the home-made ghillie suit of the other party.
Not convinced, Joe Ga added another shot and, seeing that the other party didn't move anymore, he crawled out from under the car. He turned to 'Medic Officer Bird', who was already restless, and said, "That's your friend, go on!"
Then he said to 'Three Yellow Chickens', "Have Rabbit Squad cover 'Medic Officer Bird'..."
As Rabbit Squad took orders and followed 'Medic Officer Bird', Dorian squeezed next to Joe Ga, giving a wry smile, "Dragon Gecko is going to skin me alive..."
Joe Ga patted Dorian's shoulder and said, "This time it's not on us, but I do want to know who's laying the ambush and what exactly those Delta Force are doing?"
While speaking, he moved next to 'Comet', and seeing his face wrapped up like a zongzi, he laughed, "You're really lucky. The other side had a superb marksman, and yet he missed on you."
'Comet', who had been injected with morphine, shook his head with difficulty and spoke in a very vague tone, "Maybe it wasn't a miss. If my hand had trembled then, the Cloud Bomb might have exploded inside the vehicle..."
Joe Ga was stunned for a moment, then a cold sweat broke out on his back...
Looking at 'Comet', whose face was no longer recognizable, Joe Ga nodded seriously and said, "That's possible, but the guy is still dead!
That means our luck is better, and our strength is stronger!
There's a guy in Team B who suffered the same injury as you; they took a piece of ass skin and grafted it to his face, and now he doesn't look too bad.
Just endure it for a bit, we'll fly to Monaco today. I'll invite the best plastic surgeons in the world, and I guarantee your child will still recognize you."
'Comet' was stunned for a moment, touched the bandage on his face, and said, "Actually it's not a big deal. Becoming a bit scarier might even stop those little bastards from getting close to my daughter..."
Joe Ga was taken aback, about to speak when Cobra's voice came through the communicator...
"Mark your position, we are on our way..."
Dorian swiftly pulled out a colored smoke grenade and tossed it downwind, then pressed the transmitter and called out, "Cobra, take it easy..."
Cobra ignored Dorian, just saying to stay concealed...
Then the roar of fighter jets came from the north, followed by two Su-25s flying side by side, brushing past the side of the highway...
Together, the two planes released a total of 8 rocket pods with 20 rockets each, plowing through the area where the intercepted terrorists were located with 160 rockets.
After speeding past, they circled around and dropped four 250 kg bombs near the hill.
The violent explosions almost leveled the small hill, and the resulting huge cloud of dust rose into the air.
But it wasn't over; Cobra and Archerfish made another turn as if they were performing...
This time the fighters' cannons fired...
"Bang bang bang bang..."
The machine guns of the two Su-25s sprayed like high-pressure fire hoses across the front of the Delta Force, tearing apart several terrorists hiding behind vehicles in an instant...
'Chameleon' crouched next to one of the cars alongside his comrade, wiped the sweat from his forehead nervously, and said to 'Radar' beside him, "Let's move up, but not too rashly. These pilots are all crazy..."
Just as 'Radar' nodded in agreement, two F-16s that had been circling started their dive...
The opposing lane became their target...
With one dive bombing run, eight Hellfires accurately hit vehicles hiding terrorists.
After this round, eight cars on the opposing lane began to explode and catch fire, soon the flames affected even more vehicles.
By now more than ten minutes had passed since the engagement began, and there wouldn't be any civilians left on the highway.
It seemed like the F-16s received some command as they turned and dived again, releasing another eight Hellfires towards the lane.
When the explosions occurred, the two Su-25s started their dive, one after the other, skillfully controlling their aircraft to rake nearly 200 meters of the opposing lane with their cannons, taking out every living thing in that range.
......
At this time, several kilometers behind Joe Ga's group, the commander with grey eyes, 'Silver Fox' of Arctic Fox, looked at the fighter jets in the sky and said to the handsome middle-aged man 'Iblis', who was attempting to operate a suicidal drone, "We're retreating!
'Long Arrow', 'Mole', 'Javelin', 'Ghost Shadow', 'Old Ghost', 'Shark', 'Rock' are all dead...
Sheriff found us a tough enemy, and then paired me up with a pig for a teammate.
We can't afford to lose any more people!"
The handsome middle-aged Iblis looked at 'Silver Fox' and said, "What about our mission?"
'Silver Fox' shook his head, "Mission aborted. We are leaving Iraq. I'm going to have a chat with that bastard Sheriff. He wanted us to deal with such an opponent for $20 million and to coordinate with those pig-like ISIS operatives...
For a woman and two children, we've lost so many men...
The intelligence he provided was just not accurate; he's setting us up!!"