Colonel Allen received a call from Dr. Kane and immediately organized manpower to launch an operation.
First, he contacted Long Zhan by phone and made it clear that the peacekeeping force was about to rescue the Titan team, and conducted a series of relevant communications with Long Zhan.
After waiting for so long, the United Nations finally arrived, and the peacekeeping troops were about to set off for rescue.
Long Zhan was in a very good mood, which could even be described as wonderful. He immediately expressed his full cooperation and said whatever he needed to do.
It was not yet 11 o'clock when the two parties finished communicating.
Colonel Allen didn't even bother to eat lunch, so he quickly organized a peacekeeping infantry company, drove armed vehicles all engraved with UN, and several troop transport trucks, and headed straight to the capital's international airport.
There is a Hercules transport aircraft provided by the United States here, which can transport people and vehicles by air to Canhalon City, Robe Province.
Norbu Province borders Deenbo Province, and Kanhalun is also the closest city to Gaghda among the surrounding provinces and cities of Deenbo Province controlled by government forces.
And there is a cement road on the side from Kanhalun to Gagada.
Although it is still a provincial road built during the colonial period, the road condition is generally pretty good, and it is not a big problem for a car to travel 70 or 80 miles on it.
If you drive at full speed on the highway, it only takes half a day to get from Kanhalun to Gagada.
The motorized peacekeeping infantry battalion led by Colonel Allen landed in Canhalen City and rested for a night before setting off at dawn the next day.
If there were no obstacles on the road, we would be able to reach the location where Long Zhan and others were besieged at noon.
However, in order to avoid the entrance controlled by Montero minions at the border of Deenbo Province, the peacekeeping troops had no choice but to take another route.
First, go around to the territory controlled by the rebels, and then turn back from the small road into Gagda territory.
This would require a few more hours of walking, and it would be impossible to meet up with Long Zhan and his party at noon, but this was the only way to be safe.
Departs from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The peacekeeping company led by Colonel Allen made rapid progress, successfully reached the border area, bypassed the border pass through the rebel territory, and sneaked into Gagda territory.
He was not discovered by Montero's minions and only had less than 40 kilometers left to travel.
The rescue operation is basically half successful!
Seeing that hope was right in front of him, Colonel Allen finally relaxed a little and was no longer as nervous as when he first started taking action.
Peacekeeping troops need to abide by the rules of engagement in theaters, and they only have the right to counterattack in self-defense and are not allowed to take the initiative to attack.
If Montero's army blocks the road and refuses to let the peacekeeping troops go to rescue the Titan team, Colonel Allen really doesn't know what to do.
Fortunately, this did not happen and the journey was smoother than expected.
The most difficult hurdle has been overcome, and the peacekeeping soldiers below are in a better mood. They are chatting and laughing in the car in a pleasant atmosphere.
However, in this good situation, disaster suddenly struck.
And it was a huge reversal in an instant.
Just long after the peacekeeping troops entered Jagheda, and the total distance they walked forward was about 30 kilometers, the accident happened when they passed through a small forest.
"Boom~"
Earth-shattering explosion.
The MRAP, which was walking at the front and weighed more than ten tons, was blown up in the explosion.
The left side of the car body was the main explosion-bearing point. The car body was blown up high and eventually rolled over on the right side of the road, revealing the heavily deformed and blackened bottom of the car.
Fortunately, this is a mine-resistant and anti-ambush vehicle, and there is a special mine-resistant V-shaped diversion structure on the bottom of the vehicle.
The power of the explosion was diverted to both sides, without blowing through the floor of the car. Although the car had been blown over, the survival rate of the people inside was still guaranteed.
If it were replaced by an ordinary armed vehicle or a thin-skinned civilian vehicle.
Judging from the power of the IED explosion just now, the car will definitely be blown apart on the spot. The people sitting in the car will not be killed, but will be killed by the shock wave.
Luckily it's a MRAP!
The MRAP at the front of the convoy was blown over by the IED, and the path forward of the convoy was blocked. This was just the beginning of the attack.
The next second the landmine exploded, a large number of armed men appeared all around.
These people did not wear standard military uniforms. They all wore a variety of casual clothes like the rebels, but they did not have red hats on their heads.
There is no way to tell what force they belong to by their external appearance.
From the current situation, two things are certain.
This group of people could set up an ambush on the road in advance. They must have known that the peacekeeping troops were coming here, and they were very hostile to the peacekeeping troops.
The attack came so suddenly that the peacekeeping troops were caught off guard.
Fortunately, Colonel Allen is not a well-connected person, nor is he a "theoretical person" who has climbed up by talking on paper, but a practical person who has experienced on the battlefield and has a certain ability to withstand real war.
Therefore, he did not panic when he was attacked, but organized effectively on the spot.
"Enemy attack, find cover to avoid."
"Heavy machine gun, where is the damn machine gunner? Hurry up and fire on me, push them down, and never let them rush up."
"Others get out of the car immediately and build a defense line. I need you to set up a safe zone."
"Medical officer, what the hell are you still standing there for? Hurry and go to Car No. 1 to save people."
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As Colonel Allen issued orders one after another, the peacekeeping forces, which had been thrown into chaos by explosions and attacks, finally managed to stabilize their basic formation.
More than 100 peacekeepers performed their duties and fought against armed elements of unknown origin.
Because most of the peacekeeping soldiers sent by various countries on this trip are theoreticians who have just left the academy, or they are just "pseudo-combatants" who engage in exercises every day.
Real war and exercises are two different things.
No matter how good their performance in domestic exercises is, these people have the opportunity to join the peacekeeping force after being selected through many levels. They sound like they are very powerful, but in fact they are no different from "new recruits" who have never participated in combat.
Many countries have not had a war for many years, and there are very few people who want to be exposed to real actual combat.
It is a very precious opportunity to go to war-torn countries to maintain peace in an international capacity.
Many countries are keen on peacekeeping in war-torn areas, and the purpose is to "train" their "new recruits" in actual combat through peacekeeping forces.
Therefore, in the face of emergencies such as being besieged, the response ability of peacekeeping soldiers is far inferior to that of veterans in actual combat.
Once actual combat breaks out, problems will be exposed.
Even after Colonel Allen's very timely command, this peacekeeping company was not defeated at the first opportunity, but withstood the attack of the militants, but it could only hold on for a short period of time.
The battle lasted only three minutes, and the number of casualties reached astonishing double digits.