"Yes! Chief, so far there is no news about Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and Langya Team." Colonel Yu Qinghua said to Li Tao with a solemn face in the General Staff Operations Conference Room.
Hearing what Colonel Yu Qinghua said, Li Tao's already extremely solemn face looked even more ugly.
"This rescue mission can be said to have been completed very successfully. Not only did the kidnapped Professor Hong and his team be rescued in a short period of time, but it also enabled our country to achieve an unprecedented victory in its first external military use, which greatly intensified our military's Morale also shows that our army is reliable at critical moments." Li Tao said solemnly.
"Hmph! To put it nicely, the credit this time is not all yours." Li Chengdong, who was sitting aside, said angrily in his heart.
"The commander-in-chief is right. Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team did a perfect job in this mission, which greatly improved the morale of our army. However, I heard that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received a protest from the Shadan government. , saying that we sent a group of armed personnel into Plastic Island without their consent, and there are already bad remarks in the world about our military's unauthorized dispatch of armed personnel into Plastic City." As soon as Li Tao finished speaking, he heard Vice President Li Chengdong say.
"Protest? What do they have to protest? Our people were kidnapped. They didn't know how to actively rescue them, but now they know how to protest. If they get angry, I will personally lead people to kill them."
Afraid of the table, Li Tao shouted angrily: "There are also those Western countries that simply allow the state officials to set fires without preparing the people to light the lamps. I think back then, their people were kidnapped. Didn't they also send armed forces to rescue without authorization?"
Li Tao¡¯s words are truly resounding. This made Li Chengdong feel very embarrassed.
"You old boy, you are so tough to speak at this time. Why didn't you take over this task yourself?" Li Chengdong couldn't help but cursed in his heart again.
At the same time, at this moment, the door of the General Staff War Conference Room was pushed open.
No, after seeing the person clearly, Colonel Yu Qinghua stood up quickly and walked to the person.
"Xiao Yao, what's the matter?" Colonel Yu Qinghua said to the visitor.
The young officer called Xiao Yao by Colonel Yu Qinghua is a combat staff member of the General Staff and is under the jurisdiction of Qinghua.
This is not true. After Colonel Yu Qinghua walked in, he heard Staff Officer Xiao Yao say softly: "Chief, there is news about Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team."
"What? What did you say? Is there any news about Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team?"
Yu Qinghua¡¯s voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone in the General Staff Operations Conference Room to hear clearly.
No, Li Tao, who had just calmed down, was overjoyed and asked quickly: "You Yu, what did you say? Is there any news about Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and Langya Team? Where are they now?"
After giving Xiao Yao an encouraging look, Yu Qinghua pushed him into the eyes of everyone.
"Commanders. According to the latest news received, Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team may have entered the Sude Swamp." Facing Li Tao and other military leaders, little Yao Ping calmed down for a moment, and then Then he said softly.
"Sud Swamp? What is this place? Where is it exactly?" He frowned slightly. Li Tao asked in a deep voice.
As if he had known that Li Tao would ask this question, at the same time that Xiao Yao spoke, Yu Qinghua had already begun arranging for people to turn on the electronic screen in the combat conference room.
therefore. After Li Tao asked, the topographic map of Plastic Dan and the surrounding countries. It was immediately displayed in front of everyone.
"Here yes, this is it. This is the largest swamp in Africa and the largest swamp in the world, the Suder Swamp. According to the information we received, Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team should have withdrawn here." Shake Holding the mouse, Staff Officer Yao clicked on a red dot at a location, and then said in a deep voice: "According to our analysis, Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team want to cross the entire Suder Swamp and then withdraw from there. To Ethiopia.¡±
"Do you know why they retreated from there?" Li Tao asked aloud while frowning while looking at the topographic map of Suder Swamp displayed on the map.
"Because the time was relatively recent, the data we collected was very limited. However, according to data analysis, the reason why Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team chose this retreat route was because they were forced to make a choice out of desperation. At that time, nearly 10,000 armed men were chasing and intercepting them throughout the whole of Sudan. And our news also came from the armed men who were chasing Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team. At the same time, we also got a piece of news, that is Yes?A reward of one million yuan was offered to capture Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi alive. "Consultant Xiao Yao explained the collected information.
"A reward of one million? It seems that our Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi is very valuable!" Li Chengdong sneered and said in a somewhat nonchalant manner.
As a result, as soon as Li Chengdong finished speaking, he heard Li Tao ask in a cold voice: "What? Vice President Li, isn't our army's number one special operations officer worth the price?"
"Well!"
When Li Tao said this, Li Chengdong's face suddenly turned green and white. No, after looking at it awkwardly, Li Chengdong found to his dismay that no one in the huge combat conference room dared to look at him.
And being encouraged by Li Chengdong, Staff Officer Xiao Yao suddenly became embarrassed. He didn't know whether he should continue talking.
"Okay, Xiao Yao! Keep talking!" After seeing the embarrassment of his subordinates, and after Li Chengdong became depressed and stopped speaking, he only heard Yu Qinghua say softly.
Glancing at Yu Qinghua gratefully, Staff Officer Xiao Yao continued: "It is said that before entering the Suder Swamp, Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team fought a beautiful ambush with a group of armed men. According to our According to analysis, Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the others should be replenishing supplies. Other militants who arrived later, except for a pile of corpses, did not find any corpses of Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team. Therefore, we guess Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the others are still alive."
"Why don't those militants continue to chase?" After thinking about it, Li Tao asked aloud.
"According to the locals, in recent decades, no one has ever been able to walk out of the Sud Swamp alive. The last time someone entered the Sud Swamp was almost fifty years ago. It is said that they entered the Sud Swamp at that time. There were more than two hundred people in total, but in the end only one came out alive. And the only living person, after walking out of the Suder Swamp, never mentioned anything about what happened inside. However, in the end, Before his death, this man warned his family that they must never enter the Suder Swamp as long as they live."
"Hiss!"
Hearing what the young combat staff officer said, everyone in the general staff combat conference room couldn't help but take a breath of air.
"Of more than two hundred people, only one person came out alive, that Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the Langya Team"
Thinking of this. Everyone no longer dared to think about it anymore, but unanimously turned their attention to Li Tao.
Like everyone else, Li Tao was in a very bad mood at the moment. He did not expect that the situation in Sude Swamp was so bad. After pondering for a while, he continued to ask: "How big is the Suder Swamp?"
"It's about more than 5,000 square kilometers. Judging from the position where Lieutenant Colonel Wei Zi and the others started, the nearest straight-line distance to Ethiopia is more than 300 kilometers." The combat staff member replied.
"Can't we rescue by plane?" After thinking about it, Li Tao said.
"The situation in the Suder Swamp is very special. No aircraft can be used over it."
At this point, seeing that Li Tao was a little puzzled, the combat staff quickly explained: "It is said that in the sky above the Suder Marsh, aircraft crashed and disappeared for no reason many times. Therefore, now in the sky above the Suder Marsh, It has been classified as a no-fly zone by the countries around it."
"Is there no way to find them?" the combat staff officer said. Li Tao couldn't help but said angrily again.
With his status as a combat staff officer, he would never have the opportunity to report directly to Li Tao and other military leaders. therefore. Li Tao became so angry that he suddenly became cautious.
It is different from the combat staff officer under him. However, Yu Qinghua knew that Li Tao acted so angry only out of concern for Wei Zi and others.
No, after Li Tao finished speaking, he paused for about ten seconds, and then he heard Yu Qinghua say: "Xiao Yao, if you have anything to say, just tell the leader directly, don't have any worries."
Hearing what Yu Qinghua said, Li Tao also realized that his tone was a bit harsh. At the moment, I just heard him say: "Yes, just say whatever you have to say, don't worry about anything. If the information you provide is useful, I will give you a great credit."
When Yu Qinghua and Li Tao said this, the counselor Xiao Yao no longer had any worries.
"According to the information we collected, the only person who walked out of the Sude swamp alive left a document before he died. It is said that it recorded his experience of how to get out of the Sude swamp." Xiao Yao, the combat staff officer, said softly said.
Xiao Yao¡¯s words were like a shot in the arm, making Li Tao extremely excited, and he suddenly jumped out of his skin.He suddenly stood up from his seat, and at the same time saw him asking excitedly: "Then do you know who this man's descendant is? Where is he now?"
Li Tao was so excited that his actions shocked everyone.
However, such a true display of temperament also let everyone know that Li Tao cares about Wei Zi and the Langya Team.
¡°Notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately and ask them to contact the Ethiopian government immediately and find this person for me as soon as possible.¡± After calming down, Li Tao said hurriedly.
"Chief, the style of the External Affairs Department has always been soft, and this matter is so urgent. Could you please report it to the Chairman and ask him to come forward and contact the President of Ethiopia directly." After thinking about it, Qin Jielin from the General Staff Department of the First Department listened. the major general said.
"Minister Qin, what you said is wrong. It sounds like our General Staff has a problem with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is not good!" As soon as Major General Qin Jielin finished speaking, Li Chengdong said impatiently.
"What's wrong with this? I just have a problem with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This matter has been settled. I will report to the chairman in person later. I don't believe it anymore. The chairman will not ignore this matter." (To be continued.) )