After waiting for more than half an hour, they finally saw their opportunity to leave the tree. Qin Feng turned to Lei Ming and said, "Don"t be nervous. This is our only way to survive."
"What if the wind changes direction, and we are blown back? I"m afraid I don"t have luck anymore."
"Don"t be overcautious. If you want to live, you have to be bold." After he spoke, Qin Feng picked up the rope and made sure he was connected to Lei Ming, then gathered his parachute. "Let"s go."
Lei Ming took a deep breath and said, "f.u.c.k it."
With those words, Qin Feng jumped, pulling Lei Ming directly down out of the tree. He shouted out involuntarily and squeezed his eyes shut. However, after a moment he realized that the wind was gentle and doing just what Qin Feng had said.
He opened his eyes. Although there were small wind fluctuations along the way, their journey down to the slope was uneventful. When the men neared the base, Green Dragon and the others threw out hooks to grab the men"s parachutes and drag them over to the landing.
Lei Ming"s feet touched the ground, and he wanted to dance with joy.
"Captain Qin, are you all right?" Green Dragon asked with concern.
"Don"t worry about me. Keep an eye on the cliffs. I"m afraid it took us so long to get here that the terrorists will have had time to start looking for us," Qin Feng said with concern.
Green Dragon picked up the telescope and looked closely over the cliff, but he saw nothing unusual.
Qin Feng said, "We have to hurry out of here. In case of a big storm, we can"t stay on this slope."
Lei Ming earnestly cut in. "Right, everyone must obey every command from Captain Qin. Following him, we will be invincible."
Zhang Shan was speechless. Lei Ming really changes his mind with the wind, he thought. Before he had despised Captain Qin, but now he flattered him again. How someone like him is captain of the Eagle Team, I really don"t understand.
They soon headed to the southernmost edge of the slope. A member of the Eagle Team threw a hook as high as he could and latched it onto the rock wall. Green Dragon climbed the rope first, then threw another triangle hook up over the edge of a cliff. By climbing the two ropes, the six men were able to climb to the cliff.
Hiding behind a large stone, Qin Feng quietly stated, "The enemy"s nest is three hundred meters ahead of the slope. There are two guard posts on the north side, in a dark castle, and machine guns on both sides of the nest. It won"t be easy to get in. We can go in from two sides. I would guess that the hostages are inside. Remember, we must safeguard the hostages, whether they"re Chinese or foreigners."
Green Dragon thought about his words and said, "Captain Qin, the northern sentry post is relatively simple. Let the Eagle Team handle that. As for the machine-gun positions, one for each of us?"
Green Dragon then took a sharp dagger out of his shank pocket and examined it while saying, "Let"s leave the foreign hostages. After all, the terrain here is complex. There are still 30 or 40 terrorists waiting for us on the north side. Bringing too many people with us will affect our mobility, and-"
Qin Feng stopped him, declaring, "No. No one can be given up."
Green Dragon frowned but said nothing.
Green Dragon had been ruminating on the advice of Gu Shaoyun. They were going into a chaotic battle. As long as the Eagle Team didn"t see how Qin Feng died, no one would pursue his death; they would mark it as a war casualty. There were so many members of the enemy team that anyone could be shot at any moment...
This was indeed the best chance Green Dragon had to kill Qin Feng. As long as he was fully engaged in battle, he wouldn"t notice Green Dragon coming up behind him to take his shot. When he returned, Green Dragon would be able to take over as captain of the Golden SWAT team. He"d have honor and reputation, and the benefits that came along with that.
"Eagle Team, you deal with the perimeter and take down the enemy reinforcements on the north side. Green Dragon and I will enter the nest."
Lei Ming replied, "No problem. But can you two do it alone? Why not three? Zhang Shan is the best fighter on my team. Let him follow you." Lei Ming, still grateful to Qin Feng, wanted to hand over his most effective team member to ensure his safety.
"No, no." Qin Feng had not yet spoken, but Green Dragon replied, waving his hands. "This little thing, we can handle it. Easy. On the contrary, it"s your first time carrying out this kind of task. The four of you together can get the job done well. Captain Qin and I will get the hostages, and then we can all retreat."
Qin Feng listened to Green Dragon"s words, then simply said, "Two of us are enough."
Lei Ming listened but did not say anything. Zhang Shan, who had been listening as well, felt a little disappointed. He wanted a chance to prove himself to Qin Feng. However, he reasoned that there would be more opportunities in the future, and today"s task would be enjoyable in its own way.
After the a.s.signments were clear, Qin Feng looked at his watch. "Remember, you can"t get caught up in battle. Once the task is completed, immediately throw smoke bombs and withdraw along the route drawn up by Lei Ming before. Head straight to a.s.sembly Point 5, and from there, back to the national border. The helicopter will be waiting for us."
The men nodded and split up.
Qin Feng and Green Dragon approached the enemy at a high speed. Three hundred meters from the cave where the enemies had hidden before, they quietly killed five or six men with their blades, then hid behind a plank house.
Qin Feng said, "Do you see the dark bunker at 3:00? There"s only one gun hole. We have to find a way to get in."
"I"ll go," Green Dragon said as he pulled the clothing off a body nearby. As he changed clothes, he ordered, "Cover my perimeter, and watch for my signal."