At this time, Neisen 4 is in the early winter, the daylight hours are the shortest in the whole year, and the warmth is gone. The twinkling stars cannot make the dark dawn brighter, and only thin and fragmented sunlight can illuminate the white peaks. Cross the horizon before reaching the other side.
The same is true for this dawn, and the darkness will continue for a while.
"hiss--"
Bahram had moved to the entrance of the cave and scanned the surroundings with his usual urgent eyes. Oscar beside him was sucking in cold air, his lungs trembling as a result, and he made a sound involuntarily.
"This is the fifth day."
Hearing what the other party said, an apologetic smile flashed across Oscar's face.
"We didn't expect this place to be so difficult to find. Although we determined the general area, these people were really well hidden."
"So are you sure it's correct this time?"
Bahram said, throwing the gun on his back and crawling carefully.
Ever since the stronghold was captured, he had been urging the other party to take them to the secret stronghold, but it was only then that Oscar told the truth.
It turned out that they had only determined the general area, but they did not know the specific location of the stronghold.
This made Bahram's group so angry that a fight almost broke out between the two sides. Fortunately, the leaders of both teams still maintained enough restraint, so no bloodshed occurred.
But it still brought mutual trust to a freezing point.
What happened in the next few days made them even more devastated.
At first, someone secretly threw grenades at their stronghold in the middle of the night, which scared them so much that they were able to repulse the attack.
After losing the combat robot, the only way they relied on to hold on to their stronghold was the machine gun with a hundred rounds of ammunition left.
At this time, they faced another dilemma.
On the one hand, we have to hold on to this stronghold, and on the other hand, we have to attack the secret stronghold. There is a contradiction in the distribution of personnel.
After coordinating for a long time, based on the existing 16 people, they finally decided on a plan of 8 people for defense and 8 people for offense.
Oscar's group sent 6 people to attack and the remaining 4 people defended. Bahram's group sent 2 people to attack and the remaining 4 people defended.
It was already entering the third day, and Oscar sent a three-person team to determine the location of the stronghold.
And this search took a whole day.
Just when Bahram was already considering whether to have a firefight to decide who would own the current stronghold, the good news finally came.
They found the secret stronghold.
So at dawn on the fourth day, they couldn't wait to set off.
Although they knew that this place was at a higher altitude, it was only after they actually arrived here that they discovered that this secret stronghold was actually in a cave on the mountainside.
According to the scout's previous statement, the entrance to the cave is very narrow, only allowing two people to pass through. It is also covered by some artificial vegetation, making it extremely difficult to spot from a distance.
They only noticed this location after observing someone moving.
More importantly, the defenders of the secret stronghold also deployed security measures and traps on the only feasible road leading to the entrance. It is obvious that there is a trap expert among them. These traps are deployed very cleverly and concealed. Once someone tries to dismantle them, This will provide an alert to the defenders inside.
Even the investigators couldn't tell how many traps there were, but it was clear that it would be unwise to take the high road.
After a brief discussion, Bahram and Oscar decided to approach the stronghold from a more difficult but more hidden direction.
That is, climb up from the steep slope on the side.
In order to execute this plan, they could only operate at night, so that they would not be easily discovered by other teams, and they had to speak softly to prevent being noticed by the defenders.
They spent almost the whole night crawling, stopping and observing every meter they advanced.
In this case, even though their hands were wrapped with pieces of cloth, everyone's hands were still scratched with blood by the cold rocks.
Even colder is the air.
In the mountainous area late at night, the low temperature is close to zero, and each of them only has one combat uniform on them, and they are all stuck to their bodies due to sweat from climbing.
When the cold wind blew, everyone's teeth chattered.
But the boys persevered with great perseverance and completed this nearly 600-meter climb.
"For now, yes."
Oscar said, rubbing his throbbing chin. He hit his chin just now and almost bit off his tongue.
But it's no more painful than being shot.
"How far is it?"
Hao Mo behind the two complained, rubbing his hands to keep warm in the cold wind.
"Crawling around in this damn place makes me anxious."
Bahram nodded. Since the operation began late last night, each of them had been nervous, fearing that they would miss any enemy's movements.
However, the surrounding scenery remained silent and empty, which intensified everyone's inner uneasiness.
He looked around. They were on a mountain slope hundreds of meters high. The ground was covered with rugged rocks, and below was a dry river.
Beyond the river, steep rock walls extend all the way to the peak above.
Bahram couldn't help but tremble. It was terrible to climb up the cliff like a spider clinging to the wall, and then walk along the path that dropped almost vertically from the edge.
But they have no choice.
"Listen up, good guys."
Oscar barely raised his voice, but everyone looked at him.
"The guys occupying the secret base thought they were safe, they believed the harsh terrain would protect them from anyone, and until this moment, they thought that was enough because no one had ever tried to infiltrate from this direction until now. That’s it.”
The boy grinned, his handsome face suddenly filled with aggression and amusement.
"We'll give them a surprise, won't we?"
Bahram looked up at the cliff, convinced they would succeed.
"So don't show mercy for a moment. Since we cooperate, we may be comrades-in-arms and brothers in the future - that's what angels call each other."
Everyone nodded in unison, and Bahram had to admit that Oscar was an excellent speaker.
This may be his advantage as a noble.
"Then take action."
He then ordered, his voice low and ringing.
The attack team composed of two teams quickly climbed up the edge of the cliff, and then lowered their heads and bent into the narrow path.
"Keep to the left as you move."
Oscar, who was at the front, warned:
"The rocks on the right were loose and I didn't want anyone sliding down."
Oscar quickly crossed the trail, ducking into the darkness and putting on his night vision goggles, leaving the night sky behind him.
At this time, huge rock structures and dark ridges shrouded them, and a vision suddenly flashed through Oscar's mind - it was like a beast crouching at the foot of the mountain, and that thing was like the beast's bloody mouth, trying to Devour them whole.
He shook his head, banishing the vision.
