It didn't take much effort for Wei Chang'an to get the things there.
Chen Chuan , with the cooperation of Feng Xiaoqi and Luo Kaiyuan , spent a day coordinating and preparing, and also prepared all the other necessary items.
In total, Senior Sister He prepared five off-road vehicles for them. Adding Ren Xiaotian's own car, that made six vehicles, enough to carry everyone and the essentials and weapons needed to travel through the wilderness.
Chen Chuan's group consisted of five people, Wei Chang'an brought six people, and Ren Xiaotian , making a total of thirteen people.
Lin Xiaodi , due to her young age, did not participate in this raid but stayed in Yangzhi City to keep an eye on the exchange group and answer any calls from the Foreign Affairs Bureau. This time, they specifically brought two radios so that if there were any anomalies with the exchange group, they could be notified in time via radio.
Before setting off, everyone checked again and, seeing that there were no problems with the items they were carrying, nodded to each other and got into the cars one after another, driving onto the empty road in the night.
Each of the six people Wei Chang'an brought knew how to drive, so the convoy was handed over to them to drive, rather than using the original drivers of the vehicles .
The vehicles left Wuyi Academy, drove east, and headed out of Yangzhi City, then plunged into the wilderness. The people sitting in the cars soon felt the road beneath them become bumpy and uneven.
In fact, if they could travel on the National Highway, they would reach the vicinity of their target in a maximum of two hours. However, both sides of the main road had guardrails and barbed wire left over from the Great Reclamation period, as well as protective ditches. Once the vehicles were on it, they could only drive on the main road.
The only place to get off was near the checkpoint, but that was also the most heavily guarded area. Getting off there required inspection and registration, which was very troublesome, and sometimes they would be detained for verification, so it was better to go directly through the wilderness.Ren Xiaotian was very familiar with the situation here because he often came to the wilderness for missions, and he had also scouted the Copper Rust Gang's camp, so he was in charge of leading the way this time.
Chen Chuan sat in the back seat, checking the heavy assault rifle in his hand. This gun was about 1.2 meters long and weighed about 20 kilograms, but for a martial artist , it was very easy to hold with one hand.
However, the most special thing was the gun's bullets. He picked one up and looked at it. The bullets were estimated to be about seven or eight centimeters long, with a very sharp front end, and felt heavy in the hand. They brought a total of fifteen bullets this time, which didn't seem like much, but it was enough.
This type of gun is usually strictly controlled because unless you're wearing the kind of protective gear he wore during the raid on Fang Dawei last time, ordinary protective gear is as good as paper within its effective range.
Among the six-person team that Wei Chang'an brought this time, in addition to the two technicians responsible for repairing vehicles and receiving telegrams, a particularly special one was a sharpshooter.
Although this person didn't have a weapon permit, he grew up in the Patrol Bureau and often sneaked into the shooting range, developing excellent marksmanship. After hearing that he could hold a heavy assault rifle this time, he said he would come even if he had to pay for it himself, just to have a good time.
After putting the gun away, he looked through the data Ren Xiaotian gave him, which contained some records about the Copper Rust Gang's situation.
The Copper Rust Gang's leader is named "Mi Tai ", nicknamed "Desert Eagle". He is a mixed-race Maka person, forty years old, and it is said that he had been mixed up with a gang in the wilderness since he was a child. Because he was relatively clever, he was taken in by the gang leader as a follower.
Later, the gang leader was killed in a conflict. As the former leader's follower, he was not trusted by the new leader and was driven out.
The main reason was that he was a mixed-race Maka.
Although those in the wilderness are looked down upon by people in the city, a hierarchy of contempt exists, especially for mixed-race Maka and Maka people, who are even lower than those from Jiao Mountain, at the bottom of the contempt chain, making it very difficult to rise up.
Since then, this person had been doing odd jobs in the wilderness, without any outstanding achievements, until suddenly rising to prominence in the past one or two years and pulling together his own team.
Just looking at this experience, it is known that he must have received support from a certain force behind him.
Mi Tai has two main deputies, one is "Poison Snake " You An , who is the team's strategist and a pure Maka person.
The other is "Mad Bear " Ya Tan , a mixed-race Maka, who is a strong man with a height of 2.35 meters. This person clearly exhibits extraordinary martial combat abilities and was saved by "Mi Tai " in a conflict, possibly a person with innate talent.
Chen Chuan thought for a moment. According to Ren Xiaotian's statement, apart from this Ya Tan , the personal martial strength of these bandits is actually not high. They mainly rely on weapons and equipment in conflicts with others.
This is normal because most people with higher martial strength can do well in the city. Unless they have committed a crime and are wanted, how many people with a normal mind would be willing to spend their days in the wilderness like hyenas? Although it is not ruled out that some people naturally like this, it must be a very small minority.
He pondered again that if the Maka natives were the supporters of this group, there should definitely be experts from Maka to facilitate the supervision and monitoring of these wilderness bandits.
He discussed with Ren Xiaotian and Wei Chang'an ,
believing that this person should be about the same level as Du Ma . As for a higher level of martial strength...
It should be known that the entire country of Maka only has a population of just over one million. Yangzhi City and the surrounding six counties, plus the surrounding villages and towns, have a population of over ten million, ten times that of Maka. The general level of Wu Yi Teachers should be around that.
After all, how high one can reach depends on talent. Without talent, even with hard training, few people can break through the upper limit. Only with a large enough population base can there be enough talented people.
So, a higher level would be a national treasure in Maka, and losing one would be a loss. How could they be sent to other countries to do this kind of mission? Not to mention that such a martial artist , once wearing protective gear and taking up weapons, would have tremendous destructive power. As soon as they set foot on Da Shun's territory, they would definitely attract attention.
In fact, even if such a person came, they still couldn't withstand a heavy assault rifle, so there was no need to worry too much.
The road conditions in the wilderness were not good, especially since they had to avoid some wandering convoys, so the convoy drove for more than three hours before reaching the vicinity of their destination.
Because the stronghold had a very open view and the sound of vehicles was relatively clear at night, everyone got out of the cars early when they were almost approaching, parked the vehicles in a sheltered area, left two technicians to guard them, and the rest walked towards the stronghold in the darkness.
The wind in the wilderness was very strong, mixed with sand and gravel. Everyone put on scarves and masks. After slowly feeling their way closer, a camp appeared in sight.
Ren Xiaotian and Wei Chang'an went to check in two other directions according to the prior arrangement. Chen Chuan took out the binoculars he had prepared and looked around.
He found that the buildings in this camp were relatively messy and scattered, but the terrain was high, and the entire layout could not be seen at a glance. Several bonfires were burning near the camp passage, and there were also lights provided by algae oil generator sets, which shone with scattered light in the night.
The camp was surrounded by winding ditches, and a rope net hung with various metal scraps was located a little further in. There were two tall, semi-open watchtowers erected on the north and south sides, and two shorter guard posts in front of the gate. Occasionally, shadows could be seen moving around, presumably the people responsible for patrolling and keeping watch.
After observing for a while, Ren Xiaotian had returned after circling around and told him, "There are two armed vehicles, they should all be in, no one has gone out."
Chen Chuan nodded.
Generally, this time is the peak activity period for this type of armed group, with only a small number of people left in the camp. If that were the case, it would be simple, just defeat them one by one.
The current situation is not surprising. If they have important things to do in the next two days, they definitely won't go out to cause trouble. It's normal for them to stay in the camp.
For this type of camp, a direct attack is definitely not feasible. They don't have enough manpower either. Only by feeling their way close and breaking in for a fight can they bring their strengths into play.
Before that, they need to take care of the watchtower guards first.
After Wei Chang'an returned from the other side, Chen Chuan discussed with them, gathered everyone together and briefly explained the situation, and finally decided that he himself, Ren Xiaotian , Wei Chang'an , and Cai Si would first sneak into the camp to try to deal with the people on the watchtower , and deal with the sentries depending on the situation before letting everyone in.
If everything goes smoothly, they will gradually deal with the people in the camp separately while destroying the vehicles. Once exposed, they will throw smoke bombs and then launch an attack directly.
Chen Chuan looked around and said, "I'll take care of the slightly taller watchtower on the north side. Senior Brother Ren, you take care of the one on the south side."
Ren Xiaotian nodded.
Chen Chuan then said to Wei Chang'an and Cai Si , "Relying on Brother Wei and Brother Si to take care of the patrol point and sentries closest to the front."
Wei Chang'an said confidently, "As long as the people on the watchtower can be taken care of, the others won't be difficult." Judging from the sentries' walking posture, it was obvious that they were just ordinary people. With their speed and reaction ability, as long as they got close, they would have no chance to fight back.
Chen Chuan said, "Then let's prepare to start."
They each took out a small box and began to apply ointment to their bodies. This oil has the effect of masking odors to guard against potentially existing patrol dogs.
After preparing, everyone dispersed.
Chen Chuan hung the Snow Emperor Blade behind his back, slowly took a few steps forward, and then rushed forward. With the powerful mutated tissue in his body, he almost crawled forward close to the ground, and his speed was extremely fast.
Although some of the outer ditches looked very wide, he jumped over them with a light leap. When he jumped over, he could see that they were filled with sharp thorns and mixed with a foul smell, judging that the people in the camp probably relieved themselves here.
In this process, he always kept himself in the dark. He avoided those messy things scattered on the ground, including broken glass, metal nails, and cans. If he couldn't avoid them, he wasn't afraid of being hurt. He directly pressed his hand on them and passed. Only the innermost layer was a bit troublesome.
The rope net and barbed wire were crisscrossed, divided into several layers before and after, without any gaps, and hung with easily ringing objects, and were very close to the edge, with almost no
place to stand.
He thought for a moment, jumped directly over, inserted his hand into the wall, hung there, and gradually moved horizontally to the passage entrance, then supported himself with his hand and tapped his foot. The distant campfire only flickered slightly, and he had already rushed in, without the sentries at the gate noticing.
Chen Chuan quickly arrived inside the camp, avoided the campfire and light in front, carefully circled around, and came to the vicinity of the watchtower . After waiting for a while, when he saw the person on the opposite watchtower turn his back, he immediately rushed out and silently climbed up within one or two breaths.
Then he reached for the doorknob, turned it, and walked in. The guard was carefully trimming his nails at the moment. Seeing the door being pushed open, he couldn't help but be stunned. After seeing a stranger, he immediately reacted, quickly picked up the pistol at hand, and aimed it forward.
However, before he could pull the trigger, Chen Chuan had already stood in front of him, grabbed his wrist, and with a light pinch, the wrist bones shattered. Before he could scream, his head was turned one hundred and eighty degrees and softly leaned on the seat.
Chen Chuan glanced at his neatly trimmed nails and thought of the terrible sanitary conditions along the way, giving an evaluation: "This is a good habit."