When Qu Sen ran to the helipad, he could already hear the roar of the helicopter's engine.
Shen Jin himself was fully armed, and he also brought Qu Sen's equipment. Seeing that Qu Sen had arrived and was about to help him put on, An Jingzhe shouted, "Change your clothes first and get on the plane."
The three helicopters landed on the helipad in the blink of an eye. Qu Sen had just changed into camouflage clothing during this time. At the edge of the helipad, he pressed down his summer clothes with his three-pronged helmet. He carried his training shoes without shoelaces and boarded the plane wearing socks.
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A month ago, the special forces arrested three injured armed illegal immigrants during the operation. At the same time, they seized about 670 kilograms of fermented opium cream that had undergone preliminary purification and concentration.
Soon, the border police force, based on the confessions of the captured personnel, eliminated two drug processing dens.
Then, according to the scattered clues obtained during the operation, they began to clean up and suppress several groups of criminals of different scales that had entered China from the Golden Triangle.
As several groups that had infiltrated remote villages and attempted to establish drug processing dens were eliminated one after another, more illegal entry information was unearthed.
The border police and anti-narcotics police learned that many gangs in the Golden Triangle that had been and were being attacked by neighboring countries not only attempted to move their drug processing dens to remote areas of China.
They also moved their warehouses into the no man's land within China. This approach sounded outrageous, but in fact, the safety was greatly improved.
First of all, the law enforcement departments of the countries surrounding the Golden Triangle could not enter China to fight crime. Secondly, in the vast area of China's border area and the complex terrain of the no man's land, it was not difficult to find a safe and hidden place to hide goods.
Whether it was to store goods or to pick up goods, they only needed to send people to sneak in from the border area of the no man's land. They could return after dropping it off or leave after taking it. There was no need to go through the normal customs channels.
This way of not being exposed to people was extremely secretive, and it was difficult for our customs and patrol forces to find it.
The situation quickly received great attention from our relevant departments, and targeted investigations and intelligence collection work were immediately launched.
About ten days ago, led by the Provincial Department of Caiyun Province, a joint investigation team composed of many departments from three cities in the border region made a judgment after combining various information.
It was very likely that there was a drug warehouse den in the second minefield in the southwest of Jing City, near the border with Lin City.
The second minefield had an area of about 80,000 square meters, including six relatively large minefields. The small minefield had not been completely explored yet. After it was marked in the early 1990s, it became an absolute no man's land.
Even the children in the surrounding villages who had just learned how to walk knew, "You can't enter the skull. If you go in, you'll either break your legs or die."
(The skull refers to the warning signs at the edge of the minefield.)
Because the average forest coverage in the second minefield was as high as 94.6%, satellite reconnaissance and high-altitude UAV reconnaissance had little effect. However, the drug warehouse had to be destroyed, so several reconnaissance teams of the Border Police Force quickly went deep into it.
After spending seven days to complete the search of the relatively safe area, the reconnaissance units focused their search on the known minefields. In the afternoon of the day before yesterday, a reconnaissance team found traces of human activity outside the third minefield, which covered the territory of both our side and Vietnam.
During the day yesterday, the reconnaissance team finally pushed forward and went around the minefield. They finally braved great danger and went deep into the minefield.
Although they hadn't found any illegal immigrants, they found through binoculars on a hillside in the third minefield. To be more precise, it was in our side of the third minefield.
There was a well-hidden, semi-underground wooden structure built in the middle of the forest. The building area was about 80 square meters, and the specific depth was unknown.
The trees around the wooden house weren't destroyed. At least one-third of the roof was covered by the canopy, and the builder had also transplanted vegetation on the roof. That was why the wooden house was hidden from the reconnaissance satellites and high-altitude UAVs.
Because it was too risky to travel in the minefield at night, the rear command ordered the reconnaissance team to hide in place and continue to monitor from a distance. Reinforcements were sent into the minefield early this morning.
The reinforcements successfully met up with the reconnaissance team at about 1: 30 in the afternoon, and then began to push toward the target building. About half an hour later, the reconnaissance team reported that the density of the surrounding mines began to increase.
And although many of the mines were old models, judging from the surrounding traces, they were placed in the last three months to half a year, and the technique was not professional.
This situation undoubtedly confirmed his previous conjecture. The semi-underground wooden building at the target location was most likely a drug warehouse, and the newly placed landmines around it were most likely a precautionary measure by the drug owner.
Taking a step back, even if the target building was not built by a drug gang. But no matter who it was, the purpose of building such a place in the center of the minefield and adding so many mines around it must be unspeakable.
Since this building was on our territory, then we must figure out the purpose of the wooden house's existence.
Because the density of mines was too dense, and there were no demining conditions in the surrounding area, the reconnaissance team could only patiently explore around the peripheral area.
Since someone could build a house there, then there was no doubt that there must be a passage to enter.
The process of searching the passage was very slow, and it took until about three o 'clock in the afternoon to make some progress. The reconnaissance team found that in the direction of the wooden house facing Vietnam, there was a passage that had obviously been cleared.
There were traces of people and horses trampling on the passage, and looking in the direction of the passage, they could see several traces of different power explosions.
Even a little further away, they could see half of a human leg that had turned into bones. Obviously, someone stepped on a mine and was blown out.
The passage extended from Vietnam in a relatively straight line, and after entering the range of about 500 meters from the wooden house, the path began to become complicated.
At about 4: 30 in the afternoon, the reconnaissance team finally advanced to within 100 meters of the wooden house. At this moment, the vanguard in front suddenly warned that there were signs of activity in the wooden house.
About two minutes later, the armed men hidden in the wooden house suddenly fired at the vanguard. Judging from the gunshots, there were three hidden armed men. The commander on the scene immediately sent two combat teams to reinforce.
Ten minutes later, the combat team advanced to about 30 meters from the wooden house and reported that they had killed and injured one enemy.
Just as the commander on the scene ordered the front to clear the remnants of the enemy, the rear team reported that about 20 unidentified armed men were quickly approaching from Vietnam's territory to the rear of the reconnaissance team.
Immediately, the rear team exchanged fire with the unidentified armed men that had just arrived.
Soon, the rear team reported that the unidentified armed men that had just arrived should have received military training, and their attack formation was very scattered. Moreover, they were very familiar with the surrounding terrain of the minefield and were rapidly advancing.
Because the surrounding minefield limited the deployment of the battle formation and the large team was too concentrated, the commander on the scene quickly sent people to reinforce the rear team to delay the enemy's advance, and at the same time ordered the front to attack the wooden house with all their strength.
About ten minutes later, the assault team successfully eliminated the remnants of the enemy in the wooden house, and the reconnaissance team began to approach the wooden house. Just as the team retreated to about 20 meters from the wooden house, the remaining injured enemy in the wooden house pressed the detonator.
In an instant, about 20 electronic detonators that were preset around the reconnaissance team were detonated, and then nearly 100 mines in the surrounding area exploded one after another.
Especially after a "broadsword" was detonated, the impact affected the direction of the reconnaissance team. Although it was more than 100 meters away, the power was still huge.
After the explosion subsided, three of our side were sacrificed, five were seriously injured, and the remaining 20 soldiers were all injured. The wooden house was also affected by a mine that was blown away, and a small part of it collapsed.
The commander on the scene, who was injured in many places, barely led the team to retreat into the wooden house to defend, and then fell into a coma. After a lieutenant on the scene took over the command, he organized the defense and rescued the wounded, and decisively sent a request for help from the rear.
Considering that the battle area was deep in the no man's land and close to the border, their reinforcements could not arrive quickly, the joint investigation team's command center immediately asked the synthetic division for help.
They requested to send special forces, engineering troops, and helicopter squadrons to reinforce, and at the same time assist in the evacuation of the wounded.
An Jingzhe reported the battle situation to the special forces members in the three helicopters through the communication broadcast, and said solemnly, "Comrades, our mission this time is to rush to the war zone at the fastest speed after completing the landing.
After eliminating or defeating the unknown armed personnel, establish defenses until the follow-up engineering troops and medical personnel arrive. Then, cover the retreat of the team. Do you understand? "
"Understood!"
After a short response in the communication channel, An Jingzhe pressed the call button again. "Our scheduled landing site is about seven kilometers away from the war zone, and there are minefields along the way.
Although the armed police reconnaissance team has marked and partially cleared the mines on the route, we can't guarantee that there are no omissions.
Therefore, everyone must maintain a high degree of concentration during the journey. Once you touch a mine, remember to panic and stay in place and wait for rescue. Do you understand? "
"Understood ~"
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At 5: 23, the helicopter arrived above the landing site. After descending, the cabin door opened, and below was a relatively open and gentle stream.
This was a helpless choice because the surrounding was all dense forest and it was in the middle of a minefield. There was only one place that was close to the battlefield, had an open space, and was relatively safe.
Even if they landed in the stream, the space was limited. The special forces members in the three helicopters could only take turns to leave the helicopter.
Qu Sen's helicopter was the last to enter the airspace of the landing site. As the cabin door opened and ropes were dropped, the soldiers quickly slid down one by one.
An Jingzhe patted Qu Sen's shoulder and shouted at the top of his voice, "Do you need me to take you down?"
"No need!" Qu Sen had never learned how to land, but when he looked down, he found that the helicopter was only about five meters above the ground.
After responding to An Jingzhe, he grabbed the rope with both hands and turned around to leave the cabin. Imitating the actions of the soldiers in front of him, he used his foot to lightly step on the landing gear's pedal. His body swung out slightly, and with a push of his hand, he slid down.
The downward pressure of the propeller above his head was strong. He felt his hand loosen slightly, and the helicopter's landing gear was above his head in an instant. Qu Sen hurriedly grabbed the rope again.
After his palm slid down for a while, he grasped it tightly and stopped falling. Looking down, his feet were only two meters above the ground. He let go of his hand and fell.
As his feet hit the water, Qu Sen instantly felt that he was in trouble. The moment his right foot entered the water, he felt his foot touch the edge of a rock.
Just when Qu Sen thought he was going to sprain his ankle, Wu Tu, who was holding the rope, grabbed Qu Sen with one hand. His strong arm strength caused Qu Sen's right ankle to bend, and his body stopped falling.
"Thanks!" After Qu Sen steadied himself, he shouted to Wu Tu and quickly gathered at the gathering point on the shore.
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