Global Mercenaries: Starting from the Russia-Ukraine War

Chapter 108 Disguise

Less than a minute felt like it was stretched out indefinitely.

Finally, the lieutenant colonel's voice rang out again: "Black Scythe, intelligence gathering complete."

"There are indeed Ukrainian military logistics vehicles in the area."

"Reason: There are signs of troop movements at our front lines, and the Ukrainian side is supplying ammunition, food, fuel, and fortification materials to the second-line positions."

Yuri's eyes flickered, and he instantly understood that this was most likely a peripheral move to cover their operation.

The lieutenant colonel continued, "Your plan is feasible, but it's risky."

Yuri: "Risk assessment."

Lieutenant Colonel: "First, there are temporary checkpoints along the route, and their locations are not fixed."

"Secondly, some logistics vehicles will be questioned by military police or local defense districts."

"Third, the driver's accent, documents, license plate, and cargo manifest may all be checked."

"Fourth, once exposed, vehicles will restrict your mobility, and you may easily get stuck in traffic."

Yuri: "An alternative hiding spot?"

The lieutenant colonel said, "There is a backup hiding place."

"Your current location is about five kilometers southeast of an abandoned livestock shed, with a partially collapsed cellar below. The heat source is well shielded, and it is close to the forest belt."

Yuri continued, "Weaknesses?"

"First, without on-site verification, the actual situation is unknown."

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"Second, it is close to a drone patrol route."

"Third, turning into the target area from there will add at least six kilometers to the journey."

Yuri didn't hesitate: "No, there's not enough time. If we go around and then enter the target area, we'll miss the best window of opportunity to ambush."

After a pause, he made a decision: "Use the vehicle camouflage solution."

The lieutenant colonel quickly responded: "The command center will replan your route."

"After seizing the vehicle, avoid main roads. Prioritize using forest trails, dirt roads along tributaries, and abandoned farm roads."

"Avoid the three known checkpoints. Note that there are temporary military police at checkpoint number two; it is not recommended to approach it."

Eugene also began receiving data on the terminal: "Route packet received."

Yuri whispered, "We're worried about two things."

"First, the farm observation post may be exposed within an hour at most. After the Ukrainian army's investigation, the search will be expanded within three hours."

"Secondly, vehicle disappearance or driver going missing may also trigger an investigation."

"We will handle the farm sites."

Yuri: "How do we handle this? How long can we delay it?"

The lieutenant colonel immediately added, "First, we will use long-range electronic jamming to create short-term communication anomalies in the area after you leave."

"If observation point six fails to report, it will be attributed to unstable communication, resulting in a delay in verification."

"Secondly, we will create a feint attack on the front lines to disrupt the enemy's logistics. The temporary loss of vehicle communication will be temporarily ignored."

"Third, we will use drones to release false target signals in another area to guide the enemy's search to the northwest."

Yuri continued, "Abandonment point?"

Lieutenant Colonel: "After you seize the vehicle, try your best not to lose contact with it immediately. After obtaining the manifest and radio, maintain minimal disguise."

"We only drove a short distance on the main road, then turned onto a dirt road through the forest, and then bypassed two checkpoints along the lowlands of the tributary. Finally, we abandoned the vehicle 1.7 kilometers east of the first hiding point and entered on foot."

Yuri nodded: "Understood."

Just then, Anna's voice rang out: "Yuri, tell Lu Ye not to act rashly."

Yuri glanced into the distance: "Tell him that yourself."

Anna paused for half a second: "Tell him after the call ends."

Yuri's lips twitched slightly: "Understood."

The communication ended, and Eugene packed up the equipment.

Yuri whispered, "Let's go, to the land."

At this moment, Lu Ye and the other two were still lying behind the earthen embankment.

"Each interval is eight to fifteen minutes."

Vehicle types: light trucks, vans, pickup trucks and trucks.

"The bicycle appeared twice."

Artyom said in a low voice, "If the next one is also a bicycle, then it can move."

Lu Ye: "A food truck is best."

Roman nodded: "Especially flour, canned goods, and water, the inspection won't be too thorough."

At this moment, Yuri crept over, and Lu Ye quickly recounted his observations.

Yuri nodded: "Command center has approved the vehicle plan. The new route has been issued. However, there are checkpoints, so we need to detour."

After saying that, he asked, "How did you plan to do this?"

Lu Ye pointed to a bend in the road: "The speed will decrease there. There's a pothole ahead, and drivers will instinctively swerve to the right to stop."

Roman then took out a small bag of metal spikes and camouflage fragments from his bag: "Simple obstacle course, just to cause tire problems."

Yuri nodded: "It can't look like an ambush."

Roman: "Understood."

Yuri assigns tasks.

"Lu, observe the driver's cab and both sides of the road from a distance to confirm the number of people."

"Artyom, move closer and take over first control."

"Roman, set up obstacles, then clean up the tracks. And use it as a second control point."

"Eugene, deploy drones for low-altitude, long-range surveillance of the surrounding roads."

Everyone nodded and began preparations as Yuri instructed. A few minutes later, Eugene whispered, "There's a car."

Lu Ye looked towards the end of the road and saw only one vehicle. There were two heat sources at the front of the vehicle, but no obvious heat sources inside.

Eugene: "There are no cars within one kilometer behind."

Yuri: "Ready."

As the truck drove over the section of road, its right front wheel suddenly jerked, and it continued for another twenty meters or so before slowing down.

The driver cursed and pulled over. The passenger opened the door, got out to check, and the driver followed.

Neither of them had a gun; they were just looking down at the tires.

Roman and Artyom approached from both sides.

The passenger in the front seat seemed to have heard something and turned his head.

Artyom covered his mouth from behind, the blade pressed against his neck.

Roman also restrained the driver. A few seconds later, the two were dragged into a roadside ditch.

After inspecting the uniforms of the two Ukrainian soldiers, Roman said, "There's no damage."

Yuri immediately went to check. The carriage was covered with a tarpaulin, and inside were bags of flour and several boxes of canned goods.

Ruslan climbed into the carriage and glanced inside: "It's a place to hide people."

Eugene then whispered a reminder: "The next wave of cars is expected in six to eight minutes."

Yuri decisively ordered, "Quickly!"

Then he and Roman changed into Ukrainian army jackets, hats, and armbands, and took away all the Ukrainian army's identification, cigarettes, lighters, and vehicle documents.

Ruslan and Artyom were quickly changing the spare tire, while Lu Ye and Eugene were in charge of issuing warnings.

When Yuri changed his clothes, he found that the driver's clothes were a bit too small for him, and the holes were too obvious.

Suddenly he remembered the clothes Artyom had taken, so he quickly went to Artyom's side and opened his backpack.

He completely ignored Artyom's "praise me" expression.

After changing his clothes, Yuri quickly checked the driver's cab: "The logbook says 'forward supply point.' The license plate matches the route."

At this moment, Roman also put on his Ukrainian military uniform, sat in the passenger seat, and glanced at the instrument panel: "Enough fuel."

After Ruslan and Artyom changed the spare tire, they quickly crawled into the carriage and hid behind a flour bag.

Then lower the tarpaulin, leaving a very small observation slit.

Lu Ye boarded the train last, while Eugene sat at the front of the carriage, using his terminal for offline navigation.

The entire process was extremely fast; they compressed the time to the minimum.

When the vehicle started moving again, the sky had already begun to turn gray.