Splitting up for a surprise attack was undoubtedly the best choice in this heavily surrounded situation. In the desert, if one did not have the advantage in numbers and equipment, splitting up into small groups was actually more advantageous than a large group. If it was not for Max's existence beside Jiang Cheng, he would have already scattered the entire team and escaped.
But the biggest problem right now was to escape with a large group. In the enemy's encirclement, the bigger the target, the harder it was to escape, especially in this kind of situation where helicopters were concentrated. Even fighting alone was difficult, let alone fighting as a group, which was even more difficult.
Jiang Cheng looked at the six soldiers in front of him. Including the Feldman brothers, four of them were the top soldiers in Long Xing. Although they were also very tired, their mental state was obviously much better than the others. After glancing around, Jiang Cheng said calmly.
"Put down all equipment, including daily necessities. We are going to conduct a long-distance raid. Twenty-five kilometers of unloaded cross-country raid. Everyone is equipped with pistols, and do not bring any other equipment. Do you understand? " Under Jiang Cheng's order, all the soldiers immediately took off the backpacks on their backs and threw away everything they did not need.
Jiang Cheng and Feldman, in addition to pistols, were also equipped with a sniper rifle and a map. It could almost be said that the five of them did not even have a combat knife in their hands. If Jiang Cheng could not succeed in this mission, it was naturally the best result if they could successfully break out of Egypt. If they did not succeed …
After the arrangements were made, with Feldman in the lead and Jiang Cheng in the rear, the group began to run in the direction of Egypt. The team faced the huge sun, and everyone faced the most severe test. This was the great desert of Africa, one of the most extreme areas in the world.
Running under such a hot sun, normal people would faint from heatstroke in less than ten minutes. But for the Long Xing soldiers who had received the most rigorous training, this was just the appetizer. The soldiers of the Flying Dragon Unit, who had long adapted to the desert climate, had tried running as far as eighty kilometers!
However, that was only when one's physical strength was at its peak. Now that they had been running for an entire day and night, they still had to run for 25 kilometers when their physical strength was at its limit. This was simply challenging the limits of humans. The five of them were silent as they ran through the sand.
Speaking less was to reduce the chances of opening one's mouth and reduce the evaporation of water in one's body. The clothes they wore were all made of cotton. This was to ensure that their sweat would be absorbed while lowering their body temperature. After enduring this inhuman pain, they still had to endure the feeling of stepping on the killing ground, like mud sinking into the sea.
The requirement for the quality of the soldiers was extraordinarily high! Jiang Cheng had reason to believe that there were less than ten untrained people in the entire Sudan who could do the same task. However, in such a situation, Jiang Cheng was still worried that their speed would be too slow. After all, they were deep in the hinterland, and the other party had helicopters.
Once he was found, he wouldn't be able to outrun the helicopter. At this moment, Feldman, who was at the front of the line, suddenly said keenly, "There's a situation. Hide quickly! " As soon as he said that, the five people behind him, plus Jiang Cheng, immediately lay down and quickly buried their bodies with the sand beside them.
The hot sand burned their hands red, but none of the soldiers stopped moving. In less than two minutes, the group of people in the desert were all buried without a trace by the yellow sand. After a while, the buzzing sound of a helicopter came from above!
Everyone couldn't help but panic. It had only been less than 15 minutes, and there was another patrol? This was a medium-density patrol. Were they going to do a carpet search to find Jiang Cheng and the others? Everyone lay quietly in the yellow sand, waiting for the helicopter to go far away.
About two minutes later, the sound of the helicopter had completely gone far away. Jiang Cheng immediately turned over and carefully observed his surroundings, then looked at the map from time to time. At this time, all the soldiers beside him had also gotten up. Feldman said, "Get ready to continue." However, Jiang Cheng raised his hand and stopped everyone.
"Wait, there's a military base nearby." Jiang Cheng said calmly. They might have deviated a certain distance and were close to a military base near the border of Egypt. As soon as Jiang Cheng said that, everyone immediately became sensitive and vigilant. If they were near the military base, it would be a big problem.
Feldman came over and said, "Director Jiang, it's my fault. I led the team and ran astray. " Feldman's face showed self-blame. He was the vanguard. If he ran in the wrong place, then the others would definitely follow in the wrong direction. In this case, he had an unshirkable responsibility.
However, Jiang Cheng didn't mind at all. He said, "You didn't lead us in the wrong direction. Indeed, we have to get close to the military base, but you led us a little bit, which deviated from my original detour plan. However, we are only five kilometers away from Egypt. "
Feldman led the team for about three kilometers, but it was a straight line. Jiang Cheng originally wanted to take a detour around the military base, which would take another four kilometers. However, Feldman led them in a straight line. Although they almost broke into the military base, they were four kilometers closer to Egypt.
After Jiang Cheng said that, Feldman said in surprise, "Does that mean we can see Egypt now?" Five kilometers was basically enough to determine the position. If they sprinted with all their might, they could directly rush out of the desert encirclement at this speed of five kilometers.
However, the risk of doing so was also huge. In this military base, there would be people patrolling at least every fifteen minutes. Within a distance of five kilometers, it would be easy to find traces of Jiang Cheng and the others! At this time, Jiang Cheng revealed a contemplative expression. How should he make a decision?
If they continued to dilly-dally like this, it would take them another half an hour to go around the military base. In such a hot situation, they couldn't delay even a moment. Jiang Cheng's face suddenly turned cold and he said, "Forget it. Just sprint over! We don't have time to delay. "
After Jiang Cheng said that calmly, he immediately said to the other soldiers, "Everyone, listen up. Run at full speed in the direction of Egypt. Five kilometers of desert cross-country. We have to complete the mission within fifteen minutes. " After that, everyone's face turned serious. Running five kilometers of cross-country in ten minutes and risking being discovered.
Feldman was the first to stand up and said, "Let's run! Let's go. "After that, the six of them lined up and immediately ran in the direction of Egypt. This distance of five kilometers was a long chain of life and death. No one dared to relax. If they couldn't reach the border of Egypt within ten minutes, they would definitely be greeted by the crazy pursuit of helicopters.
At this time, in the military base along the border of Egypt, a sentry on the watchtower suddenly found a few black spots. He sensitively said to his comrade next to him, "I think I see a few people." When the comrade next to him heard this, he also looked over curiously. He said strangely, "You must have seen wrongly. It should be some small animals. Why are there people walking in the desert in this weather? "
As the two spoke, they silently watched the line of black spots moving. A person's eyesight was at most one kilometer. After a distance of one kilometer, they could only see a dot the size of an ant. If it was on a plain or a hill, they couldn't see anything within five kilometers at all.
But it was different in the desert. There was yellow sand everywhere, and only the people were black spots, which was particularly strange. The two of them stared at Jiang Cheng's group for about five minutes before they finally realized what was going on. The sentry nervously shouted, "It's people! They're people, and they're soldiers! They must be the group of people who are wanted. "
After the two reacted, they immediately sent someone to report the information. The other person went to the watchtower and looked carefully with a telescope. Sure enough, in the desert, they saw a group of six people in a running posture, rushing in the direction of Egypt.
After the sentry reported, it didn't take long for an army commander to come. He strode toward the watchtower and walked directly in front of the sentry. He pushed the sentry away with one hand and said, "Idiot. Let me have a look! "After saying that, he looked carefully. It was indeed the wanted Jiang Cheng and his team!
"Send out the helicopter immediately. You two idiots, why didn't you report first? If they run away, you two will be punished according to military law! "The commander scolded them loudly, but he was excited. The military was now eager to find Jiang Cheng, but he didn't expect to run into a dead mouse. Jiang Cheng was actually heading in their direction.
"This is great. If I catch you, I'll have a chance to get promoted!" The commander thought of this and urged the soldiers to gather quickly. It didn't take long for a helicopter and two Hummers to rush out of the base. They were like a pack of hungry wolves, quickly rushing in the direction of Jiang Cheng and his team.
At this time, Jiang Cheng and his team had been running for more than nine minutes. They were less than two kilometers away from Egypt. Hearing the buzzing sound of the helicopter, everyone's nerves instantly tightened. At this time, Jiang Cheng took the lead and shouted, "Don't look back, follow me!"
As soon as he said that, everyone quickened their pace. It was less than two kilometers away, but why did it look like there were thousands of mountains and rivers in front of them? Jiang Cheng's heart was anxious, and his feet were even more anxious. He knew that the helicopter behind them would catch up to them in less than three minutes.
From the military base, it would be less than ten kilometers at most to catch up with Jiang Cheng and his team. But at this time, no one could continue to think about whether they could escape or not. Everyone squeezed out the last bit of strength, shook their feet, and ran with big strides.
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