Chapter 641: Chapter 290: Braving the Raging Rapids
"Do you have a backup plan?" Zhang Wenjun’s pupils slightly narrowed, and he asked in return.
It wasn’t just him. Even Li Ruilin, who was behind the LED screen in the Dragon and Tiger Assault Team’s command center, anxiously waiting for the Myanmar side to pick up the phone, was slightly taken aback.
Unexpectedly, in such a tense and dangerous environment, Gu Ji could still come up with a backup plan.
"Yes." Gu Ji answered briefly, but with a strong tone.
"Then what are we waiting for? Give the order quickly. The brothers have come this far with you, and they will definitely trust any decision you make without hesitation!" Zhou Yang shouted in the tactical headset after repelling a mercenary.
This was also the thought in everyone’s mind.
Although they could not catch up with the Myanmar side’s helicopter retreat support at the last moment, from the rescue action of the Yunnan Province Anti-Drug Headquarters, it was evident to everyone that Gu Ji’s outstanding ability in night combat command.
As a result, even the two squad leaders, Zhao Bai and Zhang Wenjun, chose to follow without hesitation.
"The backup plan is simple. Utilize the internal conflict between the warlords, the three major families, and the Bai Family to move eastward into the city. Zhao Hua, immediately find the best retreat route for the attack vehicle."
"Yes!"
Hearing Gu Ji call his name, Zhao Hua immediately took the screen remote control from his waist and operated the drone to continue ascending.
"Mr. Zhao, command center, I need your assistance. Can you help me immediately assemble the border water patrol team, ready to receive us in 25 minutes!"
"You’re going by water?!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Bai suddenly realized. As a local of Dianyun and a member of the border anti-narcotics team, he had spent almost all his years at the China-Myanmar border, naturally familiar with all the routes. In his mind, a waterway instantly flashed: "He Tou River!"
"That’s right!"
"But how do we navigate by water? Are we supposed to swim across?" Wu Kang said instinctively, "From here to the border river, it’s at least a few kilometers away. It’s impossible to get there by armed swimming alone!"
"Found it! At 2 o’clock to the right, this is where the Bai Family’s border defense is relatively the weakest!"
"Time is tight, cover each other and retreat in alternation!!"
As soon as Zhao Hua finished speaking, Gu Ji decisively grabbed his rifle and stood up, running towards the west of the dense forest.
As he retreated, he explained to Wu Kang and the others:
"I’ve seen the satellite map of Kokang and the road map of the Old Street provided by the command center while in the car. To the east of the Old Street, in the Celestial Crane District, there is a Shuishang Lake, less than 2 kilometers from us. It is one of the bustling areas of the Old Street market district, with boats and speedboats on the lake. We can seize a speedboat and enter the He Tou River from Shuishang Lake, then we can directly reach Yushan Port!"
"The He Tou River is one of the border rivers between Yushan Town of our country and Kokang Old Street Market in Myanmar. The basin is located in the middle to lower reaches of the Yushan River, running from northwest to southeast, with a total length of 13 kilometers. The river is widest at 11.3 meters and narrowest at 7.6 meters, with a relatively gentle flow, but the river course is very winding."
While Gu Ji explained the backup retreat operation,
the intelligence analyst in the backstage of the Dragon and Tiger Assault Team’s command center immediately found the information on the "He Tou River" he mentioned, narrating it aloud while simultaneously sending the precise satellite map to the front LED screen.
Lei Wanshan’s eyes flashed like lightning, quickly scanning several locations mentioned in Gu Ji’s plan, and finally said flatly: "It seems he had planned it before the rescue operation."
"Mr. Lei, how feasible do you think this plan is?"
"Forty percent, the key point is how they now safely escape from the Bai Family’s encirclement and the waterborne battle after entering the river, as Gu Ji himself said, the risk is too high."
"Forty percent is better than waiting for death on the spot."
When the phone call with the Myanmar police deputy chief connected, Li Ruilin quickly had an interpreter express his strong desire for assistance, while having the command center operator immediately contact the Dianyun Public Security Bureau Water Patrol Headquarters and the Yunnan Anti-Terrorism Sword: Clouded Leopard Assault Team Captain.
The phone connected again.
Narrowing his eyes, Li Ruilin decisively picked up the receiver and quickly said straight to the point: "General Xu, big trouble, need you tonight for the water patrol rapid response team to mobilize at the border, over..."
"Mr. Li, the Clouded Leopard Assault Team’s Mr. Sun is on the call."
At this time, the operator stood up and reported.
Li Ruilin hastily finished the call with the water patrol team, then pressed the transfer button again, "Hello? Mr. Sun, have your Clouded Leopard aerial search team act immediately, it’s urgent, I only have 24 minutes!"
"Dragon Tiger Assault Team One, this is the command center!"
Meanwhile, Lei Wanshan also switched the radio channel and pressed the intercom button: "Team Three didn’t get on the helicopter for retreat and is now facing enemy encirclement. After the hostage handover, return immediately, get ready to support Team Three at the He Tou River mouth!"
"This is Dragon Tiger Assault Team One! I’ve received it, repeat, Team One has received, estimated to hand over hostages in 5 minutes and start returning!"
After receiving the feedback, Lei Wanshan finally pressed Gu Ji’s radio channel:
"Team Three, this is the command center, we’ve dispatched standby water border patrol quick response team and Clouded Leopard’s aerial search unit to the designated location!"
Dianyun, Hongzhou City Public Security Bureau Water Patrol Brigade Amphibious Special Team.
"Quick! Quick! We only have 20 minutes! Everyone assemble in 5 minutes, immediately board the patrol combat boat and head to the branch of the Yushan River border to provide support! Move!"
A police officer in black tactical gear was hastily urging his team members at the entrance of the armory.
Under the glaring lights and the buzzing sound of emergency signals, each amphibious combat officer quickly donned their protective gear, armed with fully-equipped 95-1 rifles, wearing black diving suits and oxygen tanks, and turned to run towards the combat boats at the port armed with machine guns.
