The Dragon City Rises

　　Near the border between Jia City and Saint Paul City.

　　Around nine o'clock, the massive convoy had stopped. A speeding off-road vehicle drove into the forward reconnaissance battalion's convoy.

　　This was Sun Wei's personal vehicle. After receiving a phone call ten minutes earlier, he had immediately rushed here.

　　Under the protection of guards, Sun Wei got out of the car, picked up his military binoculars, and looked towards the border ahead.

　　A line of military vehicles was parked on the opposite side. Soldiers in Saint Paul City military uniforms had gotten out and were also looking towards the convoy.

　　Sun Wei's expression was serious. He took out his walkie-talkie and switched to the all-channel frequency: "Battalion One, remain in place, do not move. Battalion Two, responsible for escorting the military supplies, retreat in an orderly manner, maintaining speed and not making the retreat too obvious."

　　"Yes!" A dense chorus of responses came from the walkie-talkie.

　　Under the cover of night, the convoy three kilometers away began to retreat in an orderly fashion.

　　...

　　The border line.

　　Sun Wu glanced at his older brother and asked in a low voice, "Is it accurate?"

　　"Damn it, Director Su called himself. Do you think it's accurate or not?" Sun Wei said somewhat nervously, lowering his head to instruct, "Go make the arrangements, quick!"

　　"Okay!" Sun Wu responded and immediately ran towards the rear of the convoy.

　　Just then, more than a dozen military pickup trucks drove over from the opposite side and stopped in front of the convoy.

　　Sun Wei watched them with his hands behind his back, not saying a word.

　　About fifty or sixty soldiers from the Gustav faction got out of the vehicles, a dozen of whom were officers. Leading the way was a black officer with the rank of captain, who stepped forward with a small group of men.

　　"Greetings, friends from afar." The black officer introduced himself, "My name is Bam, and I'm in charge here. I think we can begin the transaction."

　　Hearing this, Sun Wei didn't rush to introduce himself, but instead asked directly, "Where are the people we want?"

　　Bam waved his hand, and two military vehicles slowly moved forward from the back, with many Chinese people sitting inside.

　　Sun Wei, with his hands behind his back and sweat on his palms, asked, "The numbers don't seem right?"

　　"These are just a portion, of course." Bam revealed a hint of impatience. "Over five hundred hostages, I can't possibly bring them all in front of you, can I? See those few trucks in the back? The rest are inside."

　　Bam pointed behind him, then continued, "This is a fair trade, so I also need to see your military equipment. Once I see the equipment, I'll send the rest of the people over."

　　"Sounds good!" Sun Wei responded with a smile and immediately turned around to walk back.

　　The officer next to the vehicle had been watching Sun Wei's expression. When he saw the regimental commander look at him with a cold gaze and wave his hand!

　　"Do them!" The officer immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and roared.

　　"Whoosh!!"

　　At the order, the tarpaulins on the two military vehicles next to them were ripped off, revealing fifty or sixty soldiers holding automatic rifles, their muzzles aimed at Bam's group!!

　　"Fire!!"

　　"Da da da!"

　　In an instant, gunfire erupted in the night. A row of bullets swept across, and a mist of blood filled the air in front. Before Bam and the thirty or so others could react, they were all riddled with bullets and fell to the ground.

　　"Swish swish swish!!"

　　Seven or eight RPGs were launched directly at the distant convoy as the soldiers opened fire!

　　"Boom boom boom!"

　　A series of explosions rang out, and the road was instantly a sea of fire!!

　　"Charge!! The entire battalion, bring the people from the vehicles back to me directly!" Sun Wu roared.

　　The soldiers of Reconnaissance Battalion One quickly charged towards the enemy convoy, raising their guns and shouting as they fired, "Surrender!"

　　"Crouch down!!"

　　Nearby, Sun Wei hid in a safe place and skillfully picked up the walkie-talkie, shouting urgently, "Reconnaissance Battalion One, hold the front!! Battalion Three, quickly set up a blocking defense line on the road behind!! The battle has begun, everyone get into the goddamn state immediately!!"

　　With the orders issued, Sun Wei's three battalions provided cover for the retreating Battalion Two, which was escorting the military supplies, and engaged the enemy at the border, directly starting a fight!

　　In fact, just ten minutes earlier, Sun Wei had received a call from Su Tianyu, informing him that the transaction had changed and to prepare for a fight!

　　...

　　Sanchez's convoy had just arrived at the small airport in the west of the city. In the center of the airport, a military transport plane was parked, waiting for them.

　　The group got out of the cars. Sanchez reached out and shook hands with two Jia City military officers, saying with a smile, "Thank you, we'll head back now."

　　"Alright, see you in three days." The two military officers also smiled and said goodbye to them.

　　After the farewell, Sanchez immediately led the delegation towards the helicopter.

　　"Whirr whirr!"

　　Just then, the sound of propellers suddenly came from the sky. Everyone looked up and saw two more military helicopters descending.

　　Sanchez sensed that something was wrong. He quickened his pace and ran towards the helicopter, urging the members of the delegation, "Quick, get on the plane!"

　　Above, Yu Mingyuan sat in one of the helicopters, watching Sanchez and his group running below, and decisively ordered, "Fire!"

　　The pilot pulled the trigger, and the machine gun mounted on the helicopter immediately spat out flames.

　　"Da da da!"

　　A row of bullets swept out, hitting the ground in front of Sanchez and kicking up a cloud of dust.

　　Sanchez and the others were startled and immediately retreated several steps, running in all directions. One of the older members sat down on the ground with a thud, his face pale and trembling.

　　The two helicopters quickly landed on the ground, and Yu Mingyuan jumped out first.

　　The two military officers who were about to leave also heard the gunfire. They ran over with a group of soldiers from the airport.

　　Yu Mingyuan didn't say a word, turned around, picked up a pistol from the helicopter, racked the slide, chambering a round, and walked towards Sanchez.

　　"Keep them alive!" An Qiqi shouted at her older brother as she jumped off the plane.

　　Sanchez was both surprised and angry, and couldn't help but point at Yu Mingyuan, loudly questioning, "What does this mean?! What are you trying to do?"

　　The Jia City military officers recognized Yu Mingyuan and knew that he was one of Su Tianyu's people. They didn't know what was happening and immediately stepped forward to stop him.

　　"Sir, you can't do this, please calm down..." The Jia City military officer tried to dissuade him as he blocked his path.

　　"What the hell do you know!!" Yu Mingyuan pushed the military officer away.

　　Just then, two of Sanchez's men instinctively reached for their guns!

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　　The other party pondered for a long time: "I'll call Xiang Zehao later. The Southwest Theater will provide battle guidance, and the Military Intelligence Department will fully support the overseas Chinese armed forces. But one thing, once you fight, you can't lose. The tradition is... since the old man turned thirty-five, he hasn't lost a major battle! So, you and I are not allowed to have such a blemish!"