Chapter 690: Outwitting the Minefield

The team spent the night resting in the jungle, but they didn't sleep soundly that night. This is a tropical rainforest, overgrown with weeds and shrubs, and it is a world of insects. All they have to fight against it is a few cans of insect-repellent spray, and the mosquitoes here are particularly powerful.

"Oh my God, how do people live here?" Sergei slapped himself in the face again, and the slapping mosquito stained his hand with blood. "How can a person live in this place? It's a mosquito paradise. ā€

"You Russian, you only deserve to live in the snow and ice. Lin Rui sighed and said.

Sergei said unconvinced, "Didn't you fall asleep too?"

"Nonsense, who can fall asleep in this situation? Lao Tzu almost sprayed mosquito repellent in the crotch of his pants, but he still couldn't stop this damn mosquito, and I don't know if he will get malaria?" Jason smiled bitterly.

"Or the Africans have a way. Did you know that some indigenous tribes burn cow dung to ashes, mix it with cow urine and apply it to their bodies, and the mosquito repellent effect is first-class, much better than this mosquito repellent. Shogishi sighed.

"Don't say it, I won't use this kind of mosquito prevention when I die, I didn't get bitten by mosquitoes, but I died of disgust. Yelena got up and shook her head, "It's almost dawn soon, so let's bear with it a little longer." I went around and couldn't sleep anyway. ā€

"Don't move!" Lin Rui suddenly held her down in the darkness and whispered, "Don't make a sound, there's movement." The team members immediately rolled over, each took his weapon, and went into a state of alert.

There was a sound nearby, faint at first but getting closer, and light casting over the trees.

"It's a helicopter!" Lin Rui squatted in the grass and whispered.

"From the base?" Sergey frowned.

Sergeant Green shook his head and said, "It's not from the base, it's more like it entered the base." I've noticed this before. In recent days, such helicopters have often come in and out at night. The hours are varied, but they are always held late at night or at dawn. ā€

"Shocking to me, I thought we had some traces of what they were tracking. Wang Haoze said in a low voice, "Since it is routine, we don't need to pay too much attention to it." ā€

Lin Rui turned to Sergeant Green and said in a low voice, "Are you saying that their helicopters only operate at night and basically don't fly during the day?"

"Yes, I've been walking around the jungle for a week anyway, and I've never seen a helicopter in the daytime. What's wrong with that?" Sergeant Green frowned.

"Nothing, I was just thinking, maybe this is an opportunity. Lin Rui frowned and said, "If we can control one of the helicopters after entering the base, we can quickly complete the evacuation after the capture." ā€

"I'm afraid it's not that easy! The helipad is heavily guarded, and the opposing side is far superior to us. And we have to dive inside first and find that Professor Schmeder. Whether or not an alarm will be triggered during this process is still unknown. Once the alarm is triggered, we don't even want to leave in a helicopter. Shogishi thought for a moment and said, "Don't forget, they have vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft missiles." ā€

"Then try to solve the anti-aircraft missile reads();. Lin Rui replied.

"That's how you guys fight, thinking about evacuation plans before the battle even starts?" Sergeant Green seemed to have some difficulty understanding what their mercenaries were doing.

Lin Rui shook his head, "We are not a regular army, and many times there is no backup at all. If you want to complete the task and break away, you must have a strict plan. We don't want to be paid for a hard time, so evacuation is just as important as the mission. ā€

"Since that's the case, I'll build yƬ Let's enter directly from here, after wading through this minefield, it should be the base's material warehouse, and the real yĆ n room is in the center of the base. And the material warehouse usually does not have many people, and the guards are not as strict as the perimeter. Green thought for a moment and said, "It's safest to sneak in at dawn." ā€

"But how do we get through this minefield?" Lu Hanxin worried.

"Leave it to me. I have experience in this matter, and there are traces of any landmine planting, and if you look carefully, you can find traces. Lincoln nodded, "I'll go ahead and I'll point you to where the mines are." As long as you follow me carefully, you will be fine. ā€

"How do you find it? We don't even have mine detectors. Jason frowned.

"Follow me, commando. Lincoln smirked.

It's getting dark. In the damp woods, Lincoln was half-crouched on the ground and moved forward slowly, and suddenly stopped. Then he turned around and made a gesture and placed strips of white cloth on the ground. "Be careful, there are mines here. The crowd followed him, carefully avoiding the place, and then proceeded.

Strange as it may seem, Lincoln pointed out several suspicious places in a row. The team zigzagged through the minefield, but never triggered a single mine. It was as if Lincoln really had some kind of supernatural ability to premonition of buried mines.

Jason couldn't help himself, "Hey, man, what the hell is going on, how do you know there's a mine?"

"A professional scout's professional secret. Lincoln shrugged, "If you say it, it's not worth much." ā€

Lin Rui smiled slightly, "I know." ā€

"You know, what the hell is going on?" Jason frowned.

"To put it bluntly, there is a lot of rainfall, so the vegetation is lush and there is grass everywhere. Where the mines are buried, the grass grows more luxuriantly because the upper part is covered with looser soil. As long as you look closely, you can still see a little trace. To put it bluntly, it is like a farmer planting the land, before planting, it is best to turn the soil over and keep the surface soil soft so that the plants can grow better.

Of course, it's hard to see the effect anywhere else. However, this is a tropical rainforest, and the climate and rainfall are inherently conducive to plant growth. After loosening the soil, the plants grow significantly better than the normal natural growth. It's common sense. Lin Rui shrugged.

"Damn, I didn't think of that. Jason had a bit of a sudden realization. "That's right. After planting a mine, no one will step on it in order to make the surface soil stronger. Therefore, the soil that has been mined must be softer. It turned out to be such a simple truth. ā€

"But it's not easy, it requires careful observation and bold judgment. You can't play this routine without a little experience. Lin Rui shrugged and said, "Don't worry about this anymore, hurry up and keep up, we still have work to do." Hey, doctor, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. Lu Hanxin gritted her teeth and said. She had experienced some wars and killings in Africa, but it was the first time she had wandered around this minefield with a group of desperate mercenaries.