Battlefield Contractor

"You are coming very quickly." A U.S. military ensign wearing a standard helmet breathed a sigh of relief, put down his weapon and nodded, "I am Mark, and I belong to the U.S. Special Operations Team. I am responsible for cooperating with you in this operation. Here It’s not safe. Let’s get in the car. We have a camp in a nearby village."

Lin Rui nodded, "Then go to your camp first. I need you to provide more information." Lin Rui waved his hand and asked the team members to board the US military vehicle, and then followed them to a nearby village. in. There are armed men in this village, but they are clearly following the US military.

Lieutenant Mark nodded and said in a low voice, "They are Kurds and they are not the same as those extremists. We have set up a temporary camp here, but we have limited manpower and are too close to our former enemy. So the best way is to arm the locals. Alliance. They really helped us a lot."

"I'm not interested in these." Lin Rui shook his head, "I just want to know information about those militants. And about the investigation and evidence collection team of the anti-chemical weapons organization, what news do you have at the moment?"

"Well, I knew you would ask like that." Lieutenant Mark whispered, "We caught a man yesterday during the day. He was one of the militants who attacked the village last week. I think he should know something. But. He is very tough and he hasn't spoken yet."

"Take me over and see." Lin Rui nodded.

Second Lieutenant Mark took him to a small house in the back, where some men were tied to a pole, their hands and feet bound by wires. He looked injured, covered in blood.

"That's him?" Lin Rui frowned.

"It's him, he was arrested yesterday morning, so if the investigation team was arrested by them, he should know the inside story." Lieutenant Mark nodded.

"That's it. My people took over the interrogation here and gave us half an hour." Lin Rui turned around and made a gesture to Crazy Horse.

Second Lieutenant Mark frowned, "It takes half an hour to get him to confess? What if he doesn't do it?"

"I hate to abuse prisoners of war, but if Crazy Horse can't pry open his mouth, then there is no need to torture." Lin Rui shook his head, "And I don't have much hope for clues obtained in this way. Maybe he Will set us a trap before we die. This kind of thing is common. Do you have any other clues?"

Lieutenant Mark nodded, "One thing. We have checked the previous situation. There are two frequently active armed forces in the area passed by the investigation team. They have provided us with some clues. They said that several western soldiers have been armed by a group of armed forces recently. The elements were escorted to the village to the south. But we were unable to investigate further because it was occupied by a group of crazy extremist fighters. In the past two weeks, they frantically attacked anyone who dared to approach, whether civilians or soldiers. Even Iraq. Government helicopters dare not pass through that area."

"The Western soldiers they were talking about were the British who followed the investigation team, the sas special air crew member?" Lin Rui frowned.

"It is very likely that we have not received any information about the disappearance of friendly forces in this area recently." Lieutenant Mark nodded. "Except for the British army who accompanied the investigation and evidence collection team."

"Where were they sent?" Lin Rui asked.

Second Lieutenant Mark whispered, "It is the southern village of Aita, the largest gathering place for extremist militants. Iraqi government forces have carried out several encirclement and suppression, but they all returned in disastrous defeat. It is estimated that there are thousands of people armed and armored vehicles. And heavy artillery. The chemical weapons that attacked other villages some time ago were probably shot by them. Because they have a large number of 1o7 rockets and some homemade equipment."

"There are so many people?" Lin Rui frowned.

"It turns out that there are not so many. Because these armed rebels have been retreating steadily recently, many militants have been withdrawn from Mosul. They hit it off with the local armed forces. These people are entrenched in several nearby villages, not only openly and the government There is a trend of greater military exchanges. Government military-controlled areas will be attacked by them almost every day, the most common are rockets, standard weapons, and various homemade artillery shells." Lieutenant Mark Turning his head to Lin Rui, "Come and see this."

"This is a gas tank?" Lin Rui frowned as he looked at something that looked like a cannonball.

"Gas tank shells made by militants. They drilled holes in small gas tanks, filled them with explosives, and welded a connecting rod and a few tail fins on the back. They could be used to attack. This was during a recent raid. It was seized by the Iraqis. It was made by hand, and it was too cheap to make, but it was very lethal. They usually used a grinding wheel to grind out the grooves on the gas tank. The lethality is huge.

And recently they have a new trick, injecting chemical poison directly into it. Relying on the mortar fuze installed on the head to detonate, once it explodes, chemical poisons are sprayed everywhere, forming smoke in the air. To be honest, their chemical agents are not very powerful. It does not have much impact on the military with protective equipment, but it has great lethality on civilians. Lieutenant Mark said to Lin Rui.

"So, these gas tank shells were also found near a village?" Lin Rui frowned.

"Yes, it is found in the area outside the village. We believe that they have a chemical weapons filling and processing plant there. To be honest, there is not much technical content in this action. It is nothing but pressure filling, as long as With simple equipment, they can make it." Lieutenant Mark nodded.

"Okay." Lin Rui nodded and turned to look at the interrogation room, because the crazy horse had already walked out.

"How is it?" Lin Rui whispered.

"He said, in the southern village of Aita. They used an existing silver mine to build an underground fortification. The scale is large and there are a large number of guards in the village. The investigation team should have been detained there. They are still It was not announced to the public because they wanted to take them hostage and bargain with the Iraqi government forces when the war was unfavorable. In addition, they escorted the British and chemical weapons investigation and evidence collection teams to prevent the Iraqi government forces from airstrikes there. "The Crazy Horse replied.

"Oh, does he know the specific location?" Lin Rui frowned.

"That person is just a low-level member of the militants. He doesn't know much. Many are hearsay. He also doesn't know the specific location of the silver mine." Crazy Horse washed the blood on his hands and shook his head. I’m over-informed, I can’t ask anything anymore."

(End of this chapter)