"Understood, I'll act immediately."
Upon hearing from Lu Zhongnian and the others, they had long anticipated Peng Ka's move and were prepared with countermeasures, so Zhao Gang didn't need to worry. His current mission was to infiltrate Mian County, rescue Niu Jinwu, and then await orders to apprehend Peng Ka and other drug trafficking syndicate forces.
Zhao Gang had two missions: one was to rescue Niu Jinwu, and the other was to capture Peng Ka based on the situation.
At this moment, in the Laiching Mountain command center, Lu Zhongnian hung up the phone and said to Niu Dahai with a smile, "Old Niu, rest assured. Zhao Gang and his team have started their operation, and they will surely bring Jinwu back safely."
Niu Dahai's worried heart had already eased by half. He looked at the screens showing the army's advance positions, and based on the drone reconnaissance, a large number of drug trafficking armed forces had been ambushed in the jungle area of Mian County's back mountain. "It seems Peng Ka has gathered the entire Golden Triangle drug trafficking syndicate forces here this time."
"Indeed."
Lu Zhongnian sneered, "This suits us perfectly. It saves us the trouble of eradicating them one by one later."
Niu Dahai nodded. In fact, when they initially planned this secret joint operation, they had already anticipated this possibility, so Lu Zhongnian had made contingency plans.
"Let's proceed!" Niu Dahai said.
Lu Zhongnian nodded, immediately picked up the satellite phone, and directly contacted domestic authorities. "This is Lu Zhongnian. We are launching the Thunderbolt Action Plan immediately!"
"Understood!"
The response came back, and the order was promptly relayed.
"Execute!"
At this time, by the riverbank, Zhao Gang signaled with his tactical movements, and the twenty-five-man special forces began to advance towards the east and west of Mian County.
Currently, less than fifty drug trafficking armed personnel remained to guard Mian County. All other drug traffickers had been led by Peng Ka to the back mountain to confront the tri-national allied forces.
Therefore, Zhao Gang's operation went very smoothly. They successfully entered the county from the east and west directions. Remembering the overall shape of Mian County from the earlier satellite maps, they began to move towards Peng Ka's base, the location of the dungeon.
In the dungeon, Wan Yunting was examining the injuries of Niu Jinwu, who lay on the ground, beaten beyond recognition. Niu Jinwu was in a comatose state. If not for his faint breathing, one would have thought he was dead.
"Did you all bring your gear?"
Yang Dong and Ji Jing, along with Kong Lian and others, retrieved their weapons and asked Wan Yunting, "Now is our chance, let's leave quickly."
Wan Yunting briefly tended to Niu Jinwu's injuries, then turned to Yang Dong and the others with a smile, "You all go. Don't worry about me. Someone will come to pick me up soon!"
Yang Dong was startled. In the next second, he saw the fully armed Zhao Gang and Zhong Zhicheng leading the special team in a surprise attack. Yang Dong's men were so startled that they raised their guns to confront them. Fortunately, Wan Yunting quickly shouted, "They are our people, don't shoot..."
"You are Wan Yunting."
Zhao Gang lowered his rifle and looked at Wan Yunting. Zhong Zhicheng beside him quickly introduced, "This is Captain Zhao Gang of the Special Operations Team. He is here to rescue Niu Jinwu."
Wan Yunting nodded and pointed to the ground, "The person is here."
Seeing the person lying on the ground, covered in blood and gore, Zhong Zhicheng and Zhao Gang were shocked. They almost didn't recognize him.
"Quick, get Niu Jinwu out of here immediately."
Zhao Gang immediately instructed two team members to bring out foldable stretchers, open them, and lift Niu Jinwu onto them before preparing to withdraw.
"Wan Yunting, you come with us."
Zhao Gang turned to Wan Yunting and said, "Director Lu said to ensure your safety. So, you and they will evacuate first."
"Alright."
Wan Yunting nodded and was about to tell Mei Ying and Tian Lang to come with him when suddenly, a huge explosion sounded from outside, startling Kong Lian and the others. "What's happening?"
Wan Yunting's eyes widened. Hearing the dense explosions, it seemed they were coming from the back mountain.
"Director Lu and his team have taken action!"
Zhao Gang was excited, knowing that these bombings were Lu Zhongnian's contingency plan for Peng Ka's drug trafficking armed forces.
"Let's go first."
Zhao Gang said, then led Wan Yunting and the others out of the dungeon. Indeed, they saw fires raging in the back mountain of Mian County, and the deafening explosions echoed through the entire jungle.
"Ah..."
Countless screams were heard. Some armed drug traffickers were blown to pieces by bombs, while others were engulfed in flames, emitting sharp screams.
Boom!
A tank was hit, its turret blown off, and it crashed directly onto several armed drug traffickers nearby, who coughed up blood and died.
In the blink of an eye, Peng Ka's six tanks from the last century were destroyed by Ar-1 air-to-ground missiles from the drones.
"Damn it, it's drones..."
At this moment, Peng Ka, Li Guosheng, Luo Zhonghan, and other drug lords saw several attack drones flying overhead in the dark sky, continuously firing air-to-ground missiles and causing fires and screams in the area. They hadn't even seen the tri-national allied forces yet, and half of their men had already been lost.
"Damn it, shoot, take them down..."
An enraged Peng Ka raised his AK-47 and sprayed wildly at the night sky. But these were drones, so fast that bullets couldn't hit them. As one flew past, several more missiles descended. With a loud explosion, no one within a fifty-meter radius survived.
"Damn it, how can we fight this..."
A drug lord was blown back by the terrifying power of the missiles, his internal organs almost bursting out. Protected by his subordinates, he watched as the men he brought were wiped out by a single round of drone bombing. Everyone present was trembling with fear.
Although these drug traffickers were desperate fugitives, faced with such powerful and terrifying artillery fire, they were all afraid of death at this moment.
"Boss, let's run. If we don't go now, it will be too late."
A subordinate's face was full of fear as he looked at his boss, who also had a panicked expression. Seeing the drones in the sky returning for a second attack, the drug lord gritted his teeth. "We're leaving, we can't stay here to die..."
"Let's go..."
Instantly, the surviving drug trafficker subordinates followed their boss down the mountain.
"Boss, look, they're running."
On Luo Zhonghan's side, many subordinates had also been lost. Seeing some people running down the mountain, Luo Zhonghan's eyes widened. He hadn't expected the tri-national allied forces to have prepared attack drones to bomb them.
Now, it was as if these drug traffickers were an army from the last century, but they were facing a militarized army. Just a few drone bombings were enough to rout these loosely assembled drug trafficking forces.
"Damn it, we're leaving too."
Luo Zhonghan's eyes narrowed. Seeing others retreating, he knew that if he stayed, he would only be bombed to death senselessly. So, he also led his group of drug trafficker subordinates down the mountain.
"Go..."
On the other side, Li Guosheng was in the same situation. He knew that the tri-national allied forces were definitely prepared for this battle tonight. Without even seeing the enemy, a few drone bombings had already killed half of them. If they stayed longer, they would only be buried with Peng Ka.
Therefore, the smart ones immediately led their men to retreat down the mountain. Now, they could only run as much as possible.