Major Gavin heard it but didn't know it, and there was obvious displeasure on his face.
The contact person quickly added: "We have a rough guess..."
"I'm not asking for speculation, Captain."
Major Gavin interrupted him and said seriously: "I need a specific location and direction."
In front of the map next to the liaison pass, he pointed to one of the places on the map and said: "We think they must be moving somewhere in the Helmand Valley, and that area is safer.
We must rescue them as soon as possible, otherwise if the Taliban find them, they will be dead if they are short of personnel and ammunition."
"Captain, don't look down on them, they are Marines." Major Gavin said.
"But they are just Marine transport troops." the liaison officer corrected.
"They're Marines."
Major Gavin insisted and ordered: "Notify us immediately and let the emergency rescue team bring all the equipment to rescue our people."
"We've been trying, sir, but we can't take off because according to the weather forecast, there will be a sandstorm between the two places today," the liaison officer said.
"No air rescue?" Major Gavin frowned.
"Yes, strong winds, low visibility, too dangerous, the planes have been grounded." The liaison officer replied.
"I don't want any excuses. You have to find a way to resolve this matter, do you hear me?" Major Gavin forced the arrangement.
"Okay, sir." The liaison officer could only nod.
"Rescue them, go ahead." Major Gavin ordered decisively.
…
At the mountain pass.
Just as Long Zhan guessed last night, after some investigation, it was determined that there was no danger and this location was relatively hidden.
In the end, the team didn't move last night and stayed under this mountain pass for one night.
There was no departure in the early morning.
The seal captain ran to the pass alone, looking at the rare green in the distance at the bottom of the mountain, dumbfounded and not knowing what he was thinking.
Sergeant Major Comes walked up and sat quietly next to him.
"The scenery is beautiful, isn't it?"
The SEAL captain seemed to be talking to himself, as if he was talking to Master Chief Comes.
"Yeah, it's like a five-star resort." Master Chief Comes said.
"Look directly in front of you."
The SEAL captain stretched out his right hand and handed the binoculars to Master Sergeant Comes.
"What do you want me to see?"
Master Sergeant Comes didn't see anything and asked very puzzledly.
"What you see is the most dangerous place in the world, with the most powerful enemies. They have never lost a war, and it's not without reason."
The SEAL captain said in a deep tone, then pointed to the other side and said: "Look at your front left again."
Master Sergeant Comes set up the telescope again and looked to the left and ahead.
The SEAL captain explained beside him: "There is a village there called Minar, about twenty kilometers away. There is a director there and the people are nice.
If we can get there this afternoon, you will have the opportunity to go back to the Marine Corps for dinner, what do you think, do you want to rush over?"
"Aren't you going to the forward operating base?" Master Sergeant Comes asked in confusion.
"It's too far there. We are being hunted all the time and it's impossible to have time to escape," the SEAL captain said.
"Do you think this director is reliable?" Master Sergeant Comes asked worriedly.
"In this country, if you want everything to be foolproof, then you must have come to the wrong place, and you shouldn't have come to join the war as a soldier," the SEAL captain said.
"Who are we protecting?" Master Chief Comes asked.
"It doesn't matter who she is. What's important is whether she can go back alive. Her life is more important than you and me, and there must be no room for loss." The seal captain decided.
"Then do you really decide to play like this?" Master Sergeant Comes asked.
"Crossing the Helmand Valley at noon, carrying high-risk mail, lack of water, lack of ammunition, and people in this province are chasing us, it is such an interesting and challenging thing, of course I like it." SEAL Captain
smiled.
It’s quite a bit like taking pleasure in hardship!
Sergeant Major Comes could understand his mood, but he did not agree immediately. Instead, he said: "I have to ask for someone's opinion. If he agrees, then there will be no problem."
"Whose opinion are you asking for?" the SEAL captain asked curiously.
"Gibran." Master Sergeant Comes replied.
"Are you talking about the giant? Aren't you the leader of the team? Or is he the one in charge?" the SEAL captain wondered.
Because Long Zhan's clothes have no military rank and he is wearing casual tactical equipment, the SEAL captain cannot tell the difference.
"He has better judgment than I do, and..."
Master Chief Comes smiled and said, "He and I were both in the Marine Corps. Later he left and went to the SEALs. He retired from the SEALs. Maybe you have met."
"Oh? He was also a seal before?"
The SEAL captain was very surprised and said with a smile: "Seeing that there is a tough guy hidden in our team, I am more confident to leave this time."
"He has always been excellent, better than me."
Master Sergeant Comes stood up and patted his butt: "I'll go talk to him."
"I'll go with you."
The SEAL captain also became curious about Long Zhan and walked down the mountain with him.
After arriving at the foot of the mountain and joining the rest of the team, Master Chief Comes specifically found Long Zhan and repeated what he and Seal said when they left the stage.
"It's too dangerous to walk to the forward base. The Taliban must know it. If we get stuck on the road, we will die. It's theoretically more feasible to go to the director who told us what he is good at." Long Zhan analyzed.
"Okay, I understand."
Master Chief Comes received a reply and returned to the SEAL Captain.
After confirming the details, the team quickly set off.
Most of the terrain in Afghanistan is desert, or very dry desert. It is impossible to win the bookmaker, and even a few sheep will starve to death.
Only a few areas have abundant water resources and large areas of dense green vegetation.
The area that Long Zhan and the others were going to cross was because it used to be the channel of a river. After it dried up, it turned into a river valley, with fertile land and abundant water resources.
The area along the river valley turned into a long green ribbon.
Not only is it overgrown with weeds, it can also be planted.
After Chen Long and the others came down from the mountain, they entered the valley and walked forward. They rarely saw the farmers, which mainly sold corn and the like.
You can also hear the crisp sounds of various insects and birds all around you in the early morning.
Gives people a refreshing feeling all over.
In Afghanistan, a country that is generally arid, this kind of atmosphere of birdsong and flowers is extremely rare and hard to come across.