Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 1114 The Flag of Rebellion (2)

The Persian Plateau, a secret camp.

The command center tent was brightly lit, with only the faint static of the radio and the sound of Song Heping's fingers tapping on the table.

A summary of intelligence was laid out in front of him, and a map of northern Iligo was flashing on the screen.

Nassin stood opposite him, his expression solemn.

"The news has already spread online."

Song Heping didn't look up; his gaze remained fixed on the coordinates of the Abuyu camp on the map. "The KPG committee bureaucrats reacted faster and more stupidly than I expected..."

He looked up at Nassin: "Abuyu is in danger now. Bashir and his men will never let this golden opportunity to purge dissidents slip by. The so-called investigation is likely just a smokescreen."

Nassin frowned: "Boss, you mean..."

"They are very likely to target Abuyu."

Song Heping's tone was very certain, "And it will happen very soon, during the investigation, by creating an accident, or simply framing them for resisting the investigation and attempting to escape, and executing them on the spot."

At this point, Song Heping shrugged: "This kind of routine happens everywhere, it's too easy."

After speaking, he stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the dark mountains outside. His voice was deep but carried an unquestionable command: "Nassin, you will immediately lead the 'Sand Fox' team to secretly infiltrate northern Iligo as quickly as possible and lie in ambush outside the Abuyu camp."

"Your mission is singular: keep a close watch on the camp, especially Abuyu's movements. If the KPG follows protocol and only detains him for investigation, you remain still and continue to observe. But if..."

Song Heping turned around, his eyes sharp as knives. "If they try to take Abuyu away from the camp, or if there are any obvious signs that they want to silence him, I authorize you to take all necessary measures to ensure Abuyu is alive. Rescue him."

"Understood, boss! Mission accomplished!"

Nassin stood tall, without any hesitation.

"Remember!" Song Heping emphasized, "The operation must be absolutely covert. Do not expose yourself unless absolutely necessary. Once you take action, be quick, accurate, and ruthless. Leave no survivors and do not let anyone find out that it was us. Contact me immediately after rescuing the person."

"Yes!"

Nassin nodded emphatically, turned and strode out of the tent to immediately assemble his special forces team.

An hour later, a small, elite team, traveling in camouflaged vehicles, silently drove out of the camp, disappearing into the night like sand foxes, and sped toward the perilous northern border of Iligor.

……

Late at night, Abuyu's camp was unusually quiet, with only the sound of patrols and the occasional barking of dogs in the distance.

But beneath this calm, unsettling undercurrents are surging.

bang——

Suddenly, the door to Abuyu's room was violently pushed open.

Zagros burst in with four heavily armed soldiers, shattering the fragile peace in the house.

"Abuyu, come with us."

Zagros's tone was no longer the insincere politeness of the daytime, but carried a naked chill.

"Where to? Any results from the investigation?"

Abuyu's alarm bells rang in his mind. He stood up and looked at them warily. He noticed that the guards who were supposed to be his outside the door were nowhere to be seen.

"Enough with the nonsense! This is an order!" Zagros waved his hand impatiently, and two soldiers stepped forward and roughly twisted Abuyu's arms.

"Let go! What are you doing?!"

Abyu struggled, shouting angrily, "Zagros! Do you want to rebel?! Who gave you the right to treat a high-ranking commander like this!"

Zagros sneered, leaned closer to Abuyu, and lowered his voice, his tone filled with malice: "High-ranking commander? Soon you'll be a corpse. Abuyu, do you really think the committee brought you here for investigation? You're too naive. The evidence is irrefutable that you colluded with the KB leader Song Heping and betrayed national interests! The committee has secretly voted to impose wartime discipline on you to eliminate any future threats! Tonight is your death day!"

Abuyu was struck dumb. Although he had made the worst possible assumptions, hearing the cold verdict with his own ears still sent a chill down his spine and filled him with unbelievable anger.

"You...you dare...this is murder! I demand to see the Ottoman Commander-in-Chief! I demand to see Commissioner Jalal!"

"Save your breath, no one will see you. I've already moved your people away from here, so no one will pay attention to you even if you shout at the top of your lungs."

Zagros grinned maliciously, his tone dripping with the smugness of a petty tyrant, "Don't worry, after you die, your troops will be scattered and reorganized, and everything you have will be erased. This is the fate of a traitor! Take him away!"

The soldiers roughly pushed Abuyu out of the room and shoved him into an unmarked off-road vehicle.

The vehicle did not head towards the command post or any place resembling an interrogation room, but instead drove straight out of the camp and towards the dark and desolate Gobi Desert outside the camp.

The cold wind blew on his face, and Abuyu's heart sank to the bottom.

He knew that the other party intended to execute him in the wild, creating the illusion that he had escaped or been attacked by the enemy.

Despair and anger burned like wildfire in his chest.

mean!

Shameless!
Outside the camp, on a high vantage point in the darkness, the Sand Fox sniper, lurking behind a rock, clearly saw everything through a high-powered thermal imaging scope.

"Sand Fox 1 reports to the boss: the target has been loaded into an off-road vehicle and is heading due west, leaving the camp. There are five heat source signals inside the vehicle, and the physical characteristics of one of the individuals match Abuyu's. The escorts are armed and are behaving roughly. Over."

The sniper's calm report came through the earpiece.

Nassin's heart began to race.

The situation that Song Heping predicted did indeed occur.

He immediately whispered into the microphone, "Attention all teams, the fox has emerged, the butcher is following. Proceed according to plan two, follow the target vehicle, maintain distance, and await my orders. Over."

In the darkness, several ghostly figures moved silently, using the terrain to quickly track the off-road vehicle heading deep into the Gobi Desert.

The car stopped in a remote, low-lying area.

All around were sparse camel thorns and cold stones, and the pale moonlight shone on the ground, like the entrance to hell.

The soldiers dragged Abuyu off the vehicle, and two of them held him down by the shoulders, forcing him to kneel on the ground.

Zagros drew his pistol, cocked it with a click, walked up to Abuyu, and pointed the gun at his forehead.

"In your next life, be smarter and don't get in the way of the big shots." Zagros's face was filled with cruel pleasure as he pulled the trigger.

Abuyu closed his eyes, his teeth almost grinding to powder, his heart filled with resentment.

Died at the hands of these despicable people...

I'm not convinced...

suddenly!

"call out--!"

A soft yet sharp whistling sound tore through the air, shattering the silence of the night.

Immediately afterwards, with a muffled "thud," a burst of blood suddenly erupted from the center of Zagros's forehead. His expression froze instantly, his body stiffened for a moment, and then he fell straight backward, the gun in his hand falling to the sand.

It's a sniper!

A high-precision sniper rifle equipped with a silencer!

"Enemy attack!"

"There's an ambush!"

The remaining four soldiers were thrown into chaos, shouting in panic as they grabbed their rifles, tried to find cover, and fired blindly in all directions.

But their reaction was too slow.

call out!
call out!
call out!
Several more precise and deadly shots rang out from the darkness.

Two soldiers who had just found a rock to take cover fell to the ground; one was shot in the neck, and the other was bleeding profusely from the chest.

The third soldier tried to rush towards the SUV for cover, but after only two steps, a bullet pierced his back.

He fell forward, raising a cloud of dust, and never got up again.

The last soldier was terrified and immediately lost the will to resist.

He dropped his rifle, raised his hands, and shouted frantically in Kolgh: "Don't shoot! I surrender! I surrender..."

"call out!"

His shouts stopped abruptly, a red dot appeared between his eyebrows, and his body slumped down.

The sniper hiding in the shadows seemed to have received orders to leave no survivors.

surrender?

Useless!

From the first shot to the elimination of all targets, the entire process took no more than ten seconds.

The entire operation was swift, efficient, and deadly, demonstrating the attackers' extremely professional military skills. Abuyu opened his eyes in shock, staring at the dramatic reversal that had occurred in the blink of an eye, and the corpses strewn across the ground; he was momentarily unable to react.

In the darkness, several figures dressed in desert digital camouflage, their faces painted with camouflage, and well-equipped, approached swiftly like ghosts.

They moved swiftly and executed tactical maneuvers skillfully, covering each other to maintain control of the scene.

The leader walked up to Abuyu, pulled down the mask covering his face, revealing a familiar-looking face.

“Commander Abuyu? I am Nassin, the commander of the ‘Sand Fox’ squad. I’ve been asked to come and help you.”

Nassin reached out and pulled the still somewhat dazed Abuyu up from the ground.

"Sand Fox? One of Song Heping's men..."

Abuyu immediately understood, his feelings incredibly complex.

He was saved by the henchman of the very "KB leader" who had led him into this deadly predicament.

This is an absolute irony.

"Mr. Song anticipated the trouble you would face."

Nassin nodded, confirming his guess, and then signaled to his team to quickly clean up the battlefield and dispose of the bodies.

"This is not the place to talk; we must leave immediately."

Abuyu looked at the corpses of Zagros and the others, his eyes flashing with deep hatred and determination.

The KPG committee issued a kill order against him, completely breaking off relations and leaving no room for reconciliation.

"Thank you for saving me."

Abuyu's voice was hoarse with excitement and anger.

"I, Abuyu, will remember this kindness!"

Nassin handed him a satellite phone: "Mr. Song wants to speak with you."

Abuyu took a deep breath and answered the phone.

Despite some static in the signal, Song Heping's calm voice still came through clearly: "Commander Abuyu, it seems my premonition was very accurate. When I saw the intelligence about our secret meeting on the internet, I knew something bad would happen to you."

Abuyu gave a wry smile: "Mr. Song, you've made a fool of yourselves... I don't know how to repay this life-saving grace."

“No need to be polite.” Song Heping’s tone was unreadable. “I just don’t want a commander who can fight to die because of the dirty politics of his own people. Besides, you are an enemy of the 1515 Armed Forces. We Chinese have an old saying—the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Helping you is also helping myself.”

He paused, then asked, "Given the current situation, what are your plans for the future?"

Intend?

Looking at the vast Gobi Desert, Abuyu felt a surge of sorrow and anger.

There's no going back; there's nowhere for him in the KPG or even the entire northern Iligo region.

His troops...

Without him, the group would be leaderless and would soon be swallowed up and broken up by Bashir and his people, and their fate would be predictable.

He was silent for a few seconds, then gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, as if he had made up his mind: "Mr. Song, my men and I have no other way out. If you are still willing to take us in, my men and I are willing to pledge our loyalty to you!"

Song Heping on the other end of the phone didn't seem surprised by the answer. He said calmly, "Loyalty is unnecessary. I don't like the word 'loyalty,' but cooperation is possible. Welcome to the Persian Plateau. Now, let us help you reclaim your camp. Nassin will cooperate with you."

After hanging up, Abuyu handed the satellite phone back to Nassin, his eyes now filled with unwavering determination and ruthlessness: "Captain Nassin, my camp is definitely in chaos right now. Bashir's men are probably trying to take control of my troops. We must go back immediately!"

Nassin nodded: "The Sand Fox Squad will follow your command."

Abuyu's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Come on, come back with me to clean house!"

……

Just as Abuyu had predicted, the camp was indeed in chaos.

After Zagros led his men to take Abuyu away, the remaining investigation team officials and some soldiers attempted to forcibly take over command, resulting in a serious standoff with officers loyal to Abuyu, such as Qasim. The soldiers on both sides were on the verge of a bloody battle.

Just as a conflict was about to erupt, faint gunshots suddenly rang out from outside the camp.

Everyone was stunned.

Upon hearing the gunshots, an official from the investigation team was overjoyed, believing that Zagros had succeeded. He loudly announced, "The traitor Abuyu attempted to escape and has been executed on the spot! The camp is now under the full control of the Military Council! Everyone lay down their weapons and accept reorganization! Anyone who disobeys orders will be treated as an accomplice!"

This news came like a bolt from the blue, plunging Qasim and other loyalist officers into shock and despair.

"No! Impossible!"

Qasim's eyes were bloodshot as he roared and reached for his gun.

"Bang!" An investigation team official fired a warning shot first, shouting sternly, "Qasim! Do you want to rebel? Put down your weapons!"

The two sides immediately became tense, guns pointed at each other.

At this extremely critical moment!

"Buzz—Boom!"

A loud explosion suddenly rang out at the camp entrance!
The pickup truck that was blocking the entrance as a roadblock was blown into the air by a rocket!

Immediately afterwards, a dense and precise barrage of bullets poured down from the darkness outside the camp like a torrential rain!

Several investigation team soldiers who were standing at the camp entrance trying to control the situation were instantly taken down!
"Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!"

The remaining soldiers in the camp shouted in panic and scrambled for cover.

In the chaos, an off-road vehicle, like a wild horse, broke through the smoke and dust of the explosion and drove wildly into the camp, stopping abruptly in the open space between the two opposing sides.

"It's me, Abuyu! Don't panic! Don't make a scene!"

The car door suddenly opened, and to everyone's disbelief, Abuyu jumped out of the car with an assault rifle in his hand, raised his hand and fired an entire magazine into the sky!
"DaDaDa..."

The crisp sound of gunfire drowned out all the noise and chaos.

The entire camp fell silent instantly, all eyes focused on the figure that should have been "dead".

Standing in the halo of the car headlights, Abuyu discarded his empty rifle, drew his pistol from his waist, and pointed it at the terrified investigation officer:

"Soldiers! I am Abuyu! I am not dead! Those despicable men of the KPG Committee, those lackeys of Bashir, tried to murder me and seize our troops! They are the traitors! They are the parasites on the cause of Kold!

His gaze was piercing as he swept over the faces that were filled with shock, confusion, and then ecstasy and rage: "Those who are willing to continue following me, Abuyu, take up your weapons! Join me in cleaning up these bastards who are shitting on our heads! From today onwards, we will no longer put up with the KPG Committee's bullying! We will fight for ourselves!"

"commander!"

Qasim was the first to react, his eyes welling up with tears of excitement, and he raised his rifle and roared wildly.

"We swear to follow the commander to the death!"

"We swear to follow the commander to the death!"

"Kill these lackeys!"

The pent-up anger exploded at this moment!
The vast majority of soldiers did not hesitate to turn their guns on the investigation team members and Bashir's soldiers who were already terrified.

The battle was almost entirely a one-sided massacre.

The investigation team, lacking surprise and outnumbered, was quickly pinned to the ground like lambs and tied up like pigs by the angry soldiers.

A few minutes later, all the members of the investigation team and the soldiers sent by Bashir, a total of more than 30 people, were captured and roughly escorted to the open space in the center of the camp, where they were made to kneel in a row.

They were all ashen-faced and trembling.

Abuyu walked up to them, his eyes as cold as knives.

He picked up the megaphone and roared at all the soldiers who had gathered around him:
"Everyone is watching! This is the consequence of betraying brothers and becoming a lackey! The KPG Military Committee was ruthless and unjust first, trying to kill me! From this day forward, I, Abuyu, and my four thousand soldiers, officially declare our defection from the corrupt and incompetent KPG! We will no longer fight for them!"

He waved his hand sharply.

The firing squad raised their rifles.

"We pledge allegiance to a truly worthy and strong leader! We follow Mr. Song Heping!"

Gunshots rang out, piercing the night sky.

The kneeling prisoners fell to the ground like stalks of wheat that had been felled.

The pool of blood spread rapidly under the stark white light.

Abuyu stood amidst pools of blood and corpses, his voice amplified through loudspeakers, foreshadowing a dramatic shift in the situation in northern Iriego.
"Announcement to all factions! The Abuyu armed faction is no longer loyal to the KPG Military Council. We will decide our own future!"

　Asking for a monthly ticket! Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)