220: Chapter 220 The Sky Army's First Combat Experience! A Swarm of "Dragonfly" Drones!

Over 300 hostages, primarily Chinese nationals, had been taken, creating a grave situation.

In such a situation, the first person Crown Prince Salman thought of was General Li Jingwu.

Over the past few years, Crown Prince Salman and General Li Jingwu had developed a very close personal friendship.

They called each other brothers, their bond stronger than gold and deeper than the sea; they were practically blood brothers from different parents and even different races.

The top leadership of both China and Arabia highly approved of their personal relationship.

One must understand that diplomacy between nations often requires a specific key individual, and the personal friendship between Crown Prince Salman and General Li Jingwu served as the bridge binding China and Arabia together!

Especially during last year's China Military Industry equipment expo, Crown Prince Salman, acting as the top spender, had openly conducted hundreds of billions in arms deals.

Privately, there were many other schemes involved.

For instance, he and General Li Jingwu, those two old foxes, conspired to have him act as a "shill" to set up a sting operation against Western Alliance countries, causing the profits of China's first arms expo to surge by at least 200%.

Furthermore, he acted as an intermediary and deal-maker, guiding various Camel Countries to engage in quid pro quo transactions with China, trading strategic resources for weapons and equipment...

Similar instances were too numerous to count.

It could be said that at this very moment, through his connection with General Li Jingwu, Crown Prince Salman had almost become China's white glove in the region of the Camel Countries...

Soon, the call connected, and Crown Prince Salman explained the situation in the most concise terms.

"..."

"Do not act rashly and stabilize the situation?"

"Brother Jingwu, these militants are too vicious!"

"I'm worried they might strike first! I must take responsibility for my soldiers!"

"..."

"Wait another ten minutes, and China will step in to resolve it?"

"Good, good, good!"

"Rest assured, Brother Jingwu, our Camel Countries coalition forces value international morality above all!"

"For the safety of the hostages, we can certainly wait a few minutes!"

"..."

Hanging up the private call with General Li Jingwu, Crown Prince Salman narrowed his eyes.

Looking at the factory area, Crown Prince Salman issued an order.

"First, surround the factory!"

"Do not take any rash action!"

"Yes, sir!"

Beside him, the Chief of Staff, Abdul, spoke up.

"Crown Prince Salman!"

"The other military strongholds of the MS have begun a full-scale counterattack against the coalition forces!"

"It seems they want to relieve the pressure here!"

"Are we sure we want to waste time here?"

Crown Prince Salman took a deep breath.

"Wait another ten minutes!"

"Follow my orders!"

"Yes!"

At this moment, Crown Prince Salman's mood was very complicated.

Choosing not to contact the Chinese authorities, but instead informing General Li Jingwu of the situation privately, was a move forced by necessity!

Because, once official procedures were initiated, he would inevitably be bound and constrained by the pressure from both official sides.

As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, in order to win a complete victory in the military operation, he had to have the authority to issue any military order at any time!

Including, if necessary, sacrificing some hostages...

For Crown Prince Salman, with the arrow already on the string, this was truly a helpless situation.

This time, the "Camel Storm" military operation he was leading was not going very smoothly.

There were three main areas of difficulty.

First, the MS militants currently in possession of a pile of very advanced synthetic combat equipment!

Just thinking about this made Crown Prince Salman grit his teeth in anger; he wished he could dig up those corrupt officials who had already been executed, sentence them to death again, and have them shot repeatedly!

Second, it was as if the MS had suddenly grown a divine eye; the militants on the other side seemed to know more about the Camel coalition forces' firepower deployment and attack movements than he, the commander-in-chief, did!

Aside from the possibility of a mole, the more likely scenario was that the MS had dedicated satellite intelligence support!

Thinking back on the entire process of the MS purchasing equipment from the black market, Crown Prince Salman could guess with his feet who was meddling behind the scenes!

Third, and the biggest obstacle, was the current situation where a group of hostages was being held.

If handled improperly, this military operation would very likely be declared a direct failure!

More profoundly, it would shake the close relationship between the Camel Countries and China, to the point of affecting Crown Prince Salman's power and status within the Camel Countries!

These consequences were absolutely unacceptable to Crown Prince Salman.

Time passed second by second.

"Boom!!!"

Not far away, artillery fire continued to sound from the core area of the conflict.

The main force of the Camel coalition forces, currently assembling in front of the factory, had faces filled with anxiety.

Listening to the unfavorable battle reports coming in, Crown Prince Salman also began to panic.

Just then, ten Camel soldiers wearing Exoskeleton Armor stepped out of the ranks.

"Crown Prince Salman!"

"The 'Iron Blood' special forces request to deploy!"

"Please trust us!"

"We will definitely complete the rescue mission!"

Crown Prince Salman turned his gaze to see these ten Camel soldiers, clad in matte black Individual Exoskeleton Armor, holding M246 heavy machine guns in their hands, with a shining silver alloy giant blade strapped to their backs.

The ten armored soldiers stood in neat formation, burly and tall; they looked very reassuring at first glance!

"How do you plan to rescue them?" Crown Prince Salman asked.

The lead Camel captain spoke up.

"Rush in, da-da-da-da-da!"

"Complete the mission!"

Crown Prince Salman was dumbfounded.

"Bashar, are you f***ing serious?"

Bashar, the squad leader, thought for a moment before speaking again.

"Your Highness!"

"We will definitely ensure the safety of the hostages!"

"We'll aim before we shoot!"

"Please rest assured..."

Crown Prince Salman waved his hand directly.

"Alright, say no more!"

"I believe in your ability, but your intervention is not needed right now!"

"Stand down!"

"Yes, sir..."

Watching the ten Camel special forces soldiers return to their formation, Crown Prince Salman was speechless to the extreme.

If the hostages knew about your rescue plan, the MS would probably start issuing weapons to the hostages themselves!

However, after being reminded by Bashar, Crown Prince Salman secretly made a decision.

To ensure a complete victory in the military operation, a certain amount of sacrifice was necessary!

When the agreed-upon time arrived, if China still didn't have a reasonable plan to resolve the hostage situation, then launching an assault with the Exoskeleton Armor soldiers would be the most reasonable plan!

Thinking of this, Crown Prince Salman raised his right hand and looked at his diamond-encrusted gold watch.

"12:38!"

There were only two minutes left until the ten-minute deadline agreed upon with China.

Crown Prince Salman didn't understand why China had asked for only ten minutes, and he didn't want to understand.

He only knew that he had notified China and fulfilled his promise!

If any hostages were unfortunately sacrificed, he would just pay to compensate them later!

The two minutes passed in a flash.

"Iron Blood unit, step forward!"

Hearing the order, Bashar and the group of armored soldiers looked excited.

"Here!"

"Launch the assault immediately!"

"Yes!"

The ten Camel armored soldiers stepped out, disengaged the safety on all their weapons, and loaded their back-mounted rotary machine guns.

Before the armored soldiers could even take a step, at that very moment,

"Boom!!!"

A piercing sonic boom came from the sky!

Accompanied by the loud noise, ten black phantoms suddenly appeared in mid-air!

Before anyone could react, one hundred armored soldiers jumped from the belly of the craft, but they did not land; instead, they hovered in mid-air!

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!!!"

Suddenly, from the armor backpacks behind these one hundred armored soldiers, countless suicide drones flew out, rapidly covering the entire factory area!

It blotted out the sky, leaving no room to breathe!

It was exactly the "Dragon Dragonfly" drone swarm!

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