Chapter 1868 - 1545: The Brutal Battlefield
Joe Ga had no prejudice against the Chechens, but he was a bit skeptical about the suddenly appearing Kadro...
He was here for a purpose, and this Kadro found the 'Jazz Squad' at this time, telling them 'there is important intelligence'.
Such a coincidence inevitably made Joe Ga uneasy.
Especially the battle in Aqionghan, where nearly 5000 Chechen mercenaries were killed or wounded, made it hard for Joe Ga to believe that the other party had good intentions.
Chechnya had rebelled numerous times, making Putin's reputation, but also because of the emergence of a group of powerful terrorists, bringing deep disasters to Russia and even the world.
This Kadro can be considered a remarkable figure, clinging to Putin's thigh after the war, putting on a posture of going through fire and water, winning good treatment for Chechnya after the war.
After the Russian war began, this guy jumped out again, waving flags for Putin, and personally organized a powerful team to directly enter Ukraine to fight.
Initially, they did not encounter any tough opponents, but no one can deny that the results achieved by the Chechens, or the media effect, far exceeded other Russian troops.
Now Kadro with the Chechens appeared in Mariupol, rather than joining the battle, it would be better to say they came to pick fruits.
The Russian military is now in chaos internally, and Mariupol is their last fig leaf at this stage.
Such an important battle, when victory might be achieved at any time, the Chechens appear, their actions will certainly arouse dissatisfaction in the military.
Let alone any message from this Kadro, once Joe Ga meets with this guy and it gets exposed, it may provoke dissatisfaction from the Russian military and cause unnecessary trouble...
However, not listening to what this Kadro has to say makes Joe Ga a bit unwilling...
Joe Ga sat in his chair for a long time, finally choosing to contact the 'Jazz Squad'...
Meeting Kadro is certainly not feasible, can only make a phone call to tentatively probe.
Crow from the 'Jazz Squad', under the instruction of Joe Ga, quickly contacted the Chechen side and gave the other party the boss's number.
Then before the Chechen side contacted Joe Ga, Crow connected with Joe through the tactical computer...
Joe Ga opened the video call, and the first thing he saw was a scene of ruins...
Joe Ga had been through many wars, witnessed Mosul bombed dozens of rounds, personally ordered the rocket cleaning of Mukalla in Yemen...
He had seen all kinds of scenes, but the images on the screen still made him frown...
Too tragic!
Although he hadn't seen the process of the war first-hand, the collapsed houses and the blackened ground from the explosions...
Smoking tanks and armored vehicles...
And those trees already mostly charred, bodies full of bullet holes yet still standing tall, fully showcasing the cruelty of the battle to Joe Ga...
This wasn't caused by bombings, but by ground armored troops clashing.
Joe Ga looked at the camera at the houses full of bullet holes and a few bodies lying beneath the walls, knowing that there had been many rounds of seesaw fighting here, both sides must have suffered heavy losses...
Crow appeared solemnly in the video...
"Boss, the situation in Mariupol isn't looking good..."
Joe Ga, Crow isn't one to complain, and the 'Jazz Squad' wouldn't run to the front line...
Looking at Crow's solemn expression, Joe Ga asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
Crow walked into the building behind him with the camera, then guided Joe Ga's team through the house with civilian bodies all over the floor, walked out of the house, and said with a bitter smile, "You've seen it, the whole village is here..."
Joe Ga frowned and asked, "What's going on, who did this..."
Crow shook his head bitterly and said, "War did this!"
With that, Crow, who was indifferent to the core, shook his head tiredly and said, "Boss, both sides are seeing red!
The Ukrainian camp used manned villages to block Russia's offensive advantage.
Russia lost a battalion here, and then..."
Joe Ga listened and nodded slightly...
This kind of thing hasn't appeared many times in the past twenty years of war, and it's mostly concentrated on Russia.
People therefore labeled Russia as simple and brutal, but they don't understand, Russia also had no other options...
Their strategy and tactics have basically been disconnected from 'modernization'!
Caring for civilians means being cruel to their own soldiers, caring for soldiers means no way out for civilians trapped in the battlefield.
Russia lost a battalion of infantry there, then rallied ground armored troops to engage in bombing with the opposition.
Under the bombardment of large-caliber cannons and even tank shells, those village buildings were completely powerless to resist, civilians hiding in houses were also blasted into pulp.
And with Russia's temperament of doing things thoroughly, once the fight begins, they probably don't even think about leaving survivors, if everyone is dead then the situation here can avoid being spread out.
War is happening, arguing over whose responsibility is meaningless...
Just like Crow said, it's all caused by war!
These Slavic warriors are indeed ruthless...
Compared to people elsewhere fighting, hoping for the world to know when one person dies, the Russians don't fuss over fighting too harshly!
Both sides grit their teeth and fight to the death, clearly suffering heavy losses, yet still grimly say they're fine...
Now the outside world's focus is all on the Mariupol steel plant, seeming like it's the most important, little do they know the city outskirts witness massive deaths every day.
Joe Ga looking at Crow's ugly expression, realized this guy was definitely eager to say something, so he straightforwardly said, "What do you want to tell me?"
Crow looked at the ruins beside him and said in a hoarse voice, "Boss, the big figures inside Mariupol must be very important...
Now the Ukrainian side sends helicopters and ground troops daily without fear of death to assault Russia's defenses, knowing full well that breaking in is sending them to their deaths, yet they never give up.
Yesterday's fierce battle here, Russia lost an infantry battalion, wiped out close to 200 enemies, but during the fierce battle over 100 people penetrated Russia's defenses, and entered Mariupol."
With that, Crow looked at the frowning Joe Ga and said, "Boss, I think they must be targeting the big figures!
I can lead the team into Mariupol, track those people...
Whether those big figures leave or die, the battle in Mariupol will stop!"
Joe Ga listened, frowning as he thought, and asked, "Are you confident?"
Crow shook his head and said, "Boss, nothing is 100% successful...
You've seen the situation here, if it's just fighting, I think it's all irrelevant, but to push the war to the most dangerous edge for one person or a few, it's not worth it!
There are nearly 5000 civilians left in Mariupol, now due to Russia's bombardment, half are roused and head to the frontlines...
Just for those big figures, those civilians thinking they're protecting their homeland, dying with no value!
Boss, let us go in..."
