King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 731 - 677: Parachuting

He hugged Steven and Chris separately, smiling and saying, "I'm setting off, watch over those guys at Baghdad Base for me."

Steven nodded earnestly, "Don't worry, I'll stay here to keep an eye on them.

The United States Army can't provide you with assistance, but the mercenary group can't refuse me.

Two Predator drones from MPRI are on standby, and once you get there, they will take turns flying over to provide you with air support."

As he spoke, Steven squeezed Joe Ga's arm firmly, saying very seriously, "Hu Lang, if you encounter any problems, don't worry about anything else, keeping yourself alive is the most important!

You contact the government of Seville or Yuginebert Company, and let them authorize you.

I will try to contact the Syrian Government. Although the north is not under their control, with their authorization, you will have much more convenience in your operations.

I'll coordinate with the Iraqi Government on our story, and we can think of a solution after we come back for any consequences."

This is the advantage of having a savvy political collaborator; 'legitimacy' and 'legality' are very, very important.

'Lawlessness' sounds exhilarating, but isn't it indulgent only when there's no other choice?

Joe Ga nodded after hearing this and said, "Yuginebert Company sent me a plea for help. It would be even better to have the permission of the Syrian Government."

While saying this, Joe Ga glanced at Dorian signaling that everything was ready in the distance, then patted Steven and Chris on the arms respectively and said, "I'm off. Take it easy until I return, otherwise if you run into trouble, there won't be anyone to rescue you..."

.........

In the cargo hold of an extremely spartan DHC-4 'Caribou' tactical transport aircraft...

Joe Ga touched his slightly uncomfortable ears, then kicked Dorian who was arranging supplies on the parachute tray in front of him and said, "Go ask how long till we arrive...

I have an appointment to contact the 'Professor' in an hour, I hope by then we're already on the ground."

Dorian tightened the straps on the tray vigorously, turned around to look at Joe Ga, and said, "Boss, are you a bit nervous?

It's just a parachute jump, we've done it plenty of times in Sangha Town..."

Joe Ga rolled his eyes upon hearing this and said, "Have you ever jumped into the enemy's nest?"

Dorian spread his hands and said, "I have, and I got hung up on a tree, had to wait until the fight was over before I was rescued.

Boss, remember if you're blown towards the woods, make sure to..."

Joe Ga, curious, said, "To do what?"

Dorian laughed heartily and said, "Yell loudly, otherwise others might not find you, haha..."

Joe Ga gave Dorian a thumbs up after hearing this, then turned to look at the two nervous Kurdish guides, one man and one woman beside him...

"Don't be nervous, he's just joking."

Adler was a representative of the Kurdish Militia, and he truly believed that Joe Ga was the savior of those Kurdish refugees, and he genuinely hoped to rebuild their homeland with Boss Joe's help.

Upon learning that the 'Professor,' who often airdropped supplies to the border Kurds, was surrounded, Adler was the first to sign up for the rescue team and became a guide.

The other female soldier, Anfiya, was a friend of Antar's and also a skilled marksman.

Anfiya was not only familiar with the border terrains but also with the various armed organizations in the area, especially the Kurdish female soldier groups related to international volunteers.

Facing Boss Joe's reassurance, Anfiya, holding a brand-new SVD, said, "Sir, don't worry, we won't have any problems!"

Joe Ga turned to glance at the pitch-black scene outside and shook his head with a wry smile, "It's a pity you guys didn't choose daytime for your first jump; that experience is actually quite thrilling..."

As Joe Ga was speaking, Karman suddenly tugged at him, and then everyone saw someone from the Iraqi air force come out of the cockpit...

"Three minutes to go, everybody get ready..."

After speaking, the guy walked to the rear of the cargo hold and slowly opened the tailgate by pulling a wrench...

Since the plane wasn't flying very high, the oxygen masks prepared by the ground crew were not needed.

Joe Ga touched his slightly uncomfortable ears, and then as the time was about to run out, he stood up and loudly called to the people around him, pushing out two pallets filled with equipment from the plane.

Grasping the netting handle, he peered out and saw the pallets' parachutes successfully deploy, Joe Ga waved to the people behind him and shouted, "Go, go, go..."

Sanderson from Team B, the most experienced, took the lead and was the first to jump out of the aircraft.

There was no need for any complex high-altitude, low-opening maneuvers; just deploy the chute upon exiting the aircraft, and then adjust your posture and direction in the air as much as possible to land within a certain area.

After Nis had jumped from the plane, Joe Ga gave the Iraqi pilot a thumbs up, then he himself dashed out.

He deliberately dove for a few seconds, surpassing the heights of Nis and Kitten, before opening his parachute.

It felt like he was yanked forcefully, but then he quickly stabilized...

Joe Ga looked around and soon spotted the canopies of Nis and Kitten.

Parachuting wasn't too difficult; the challenge was in controlling the landing point.

Joe Ga and the others were lucky that they didn't encounter any changes in wind direction while in the air, so the equipment dropped from the C130 was basically descending in one direction alongside them.

After Joe Ga landed safely, he quickly discarded the parachute pack and then raised his rifle to start keeping watch, waiting until Nis and Kitten also touched down before he pressed the communicator to call out, "This is A1, is everyone safe?"

"Jazz Squad safe, we're moving towards you. Turn on IR lights, watch out for friendly identification."

"Team B safe; we've found the airdropped vehicles. People with gear, move towards us."

Joe Ga had somewhat underestimated the difficulty of the airborne operation, as it took them nearly an hour to gather all the supplies and equipment.

And at this time, 'Professor', who should have been in contact by now, had not called Joe Ga...

It had been six hours since 'Professor's crash...

Joe Ga knew 'Professor' must have run into trouble, but he had no idea where he was now.

Looking at everyone waiting for his orders, Joe Ga picked up his backpack, slung it over his shoulders, and then placed another large bag into the bed of the Polaris All-Terrain Vehicle...

"Let's go, check the crash site first, then trace the direction 'Professor' was headed in."

Dorian jumped into the driver's seat first, waving his hand, "We're 30 kilometers from the crash site, which is under ISIS control, so we need to get there before daylight..."

Joe Ga waved to everyone, took a seat in the cramped co-driver's spot of the Polaris, put on his tactical goggles, and pulled up his scarf to cover his mouth and nose.

The stripped-bare Polaris, with nothing left inside, had only one retractable stainless steel pole in the center of the front seat, put there to mount a machine gun.

Karman secured an MK48 to the pole and then took a seat in the back with his AK74 in his arms.

Eight Polaris vehicles carrying 25 people began racing across the plains of northern Syria at night.

Jazz Squad split into two vehicles with guide Adler leading the way ahead.

Joe Ga and his team were in three vehicles in the middle, with Team B taking three vehicles at the rear.

Thirty kilometers was not a far distance, but Joe Ga and his team encountered trouble on the way.

About 20 minutes into the drive, Jazz Squad ahead sent a signal, there was an ISIS group resting by the road, lounging on the grass beside the highway; passing by rashly could attract an attack.

After ascertaining the enemy's numbers, Joe Ga pressed the communicator and had everyone stop their vehicles in the grasslands by the roadside, leaving Team B to watch the vehicles while he led Team A to approach the ISIS camp in the cover of darkness.

On the way, they joined up with Jazz Squad and stopped about 300 meters from the camp...

Using binoculars, Joe Ga noticed that a group of ISIS members were lighting a bonfire and reveling inside the camp.

More than 20 ISIS terrorists were surrounding the fire, forcing several raggedly dressed men to dance at gunpoint.

Seeing them keeping beat while mocking those men, occasionally firing shots to scare them,...

Joe Ga incredulously remarked, "What the hell is this? I've seen many psychos, but what's the fun in toying with men?"

'Crow' listened and spoke in a hoarse voice, "Women are scarce commodities for them and are valuable goods."

'Crow' pointed to a truck in the camp, saying, "I sneaked a peek earlier, it's loaded with weapons and ammunition, probably stolen from a cargo plane.

These people are somewhat valuable. We should capture one or two alive to interrogate them; we might get some leads."