Several leaders who were discussing suddenly turned their heads.
Song Yiyuan, who was sitting in the corner with his head down in deep thought, immediately raised his head.
Jiang Haixia came in, closed the door, saluted, and began to report.
"Yesterday morning, following the clues I received earlier, I made my way to a mountain called Dashi Commune, northeast of the troops, and found traces of suspected spies. They were using sign language and didn't look Chinese, but they were wearing ordinary Chinese clothing. They were guarding the entrance to a cave."
"There are six people guarding the cave entrance. Food is delivered once a day. Judging by the amount of food they eat, it's enough for over fifty people. There might be missing soldiers inside. Also, I don't see any weapons on them."
She told him everything she had discovered.
The chief asked the question everyone wanted to ask: "How did you detect this?"
Jiang Haixia turned to face the leader and replied respectfully, "After I discovered the abnormality of those people, I climbed to the top of the tree and stayed there for a day and a half."
The leader and Political Commissar Wang looked at each other. They both knew where Jiang Haixia came from, so they didn't doubt what Jiang Haixia said at all.
"Xiao Jiang, you haven't eaten for almost two days. Go to the cafeteria and ask them to make you a bowl of noodles."
Political Commissar Wang said with a gentle smile.
Jiang Haixia saluted and left.
As soon as she spoke, everyone started discussing. After all, there were some things that Jiang Haixia said that shouldn't be heard given her status.
Song Yiyuan also walked over with a relaxed look, and sat down next to Lin Qingqing.
The commander cleared his throat and said, "According to what the guard just said, she must be referring to the place where the missing soldiers are hidden. As for the poisoning, it's possible she wasn't infected because she was far away. We don't know the purpose of these spies coming to China yet, but we must save those fifty-plus soldiers."
Song Yiyuan also expressed his thoughts.
"There are only five or six people guarding the cave entrance. The rest are probably out to lure out the people we sent out. I agree with the commander. Now that we've discovered where they're hiding, we should immediately launch a rescue operation. Every minute our comrades are in danger in their hands increases their risk."
Political Commissar Wang also nodded in approval.
"The spies have been in China for ten days now. Twenty-six of our men have died, and over fifty are missing. We can't allow them to continue harming our comrades now."
Song Yiyuan: "Those spies are hiding in the mountains near a village. We can't rule out the possibility that they might be planning to take civilians hostage. Once we act, we must ensure that there is no room for error. We must clear them out as soon as possible and ensure the safety of the people in the nearby villages."
Everyone present nodded. The spies were stationed in a village with a large population, and this matter could not be delayed.
After reaching a consensus, everyone began to discuss the deployment issues.
After more than half an hour of heated discussion, a rough plan of action was determined.
Although there were only six spies at the entrance of the cave, it was hard to say when the remaining forty or so spies would come back, so they had to treat it as if there were more than fifty spies.
In order to avoid any unexpected events, the action was scheduled for 2 a.m., when people are most likely to be tired and their vigilance will be relaxed, so the combat effectiveness of the spies will be reduced accordingly.
Of the ten members of the Sky Eagle Guard who returned the day ago, only fourteen have recovered from the poisoning and are able to go on missions.
The commander planned to send two battalions of troops, a total of one thousand people, to first surround the mountain of Dashi Commune, and then encircle the mountain horizontally.
After the troops set off, a small team would be sent to notify the people in the commune so that the people would have a sense of protection in case the spies escaped to the village.
After these arrangements were finalized, the chief and Song Yiyuan turned to look at Lin Qingqing, who had been silent.
Chief: "Major General Lin, do you have any suggestions?"
"Yes." Lin Qingqing said seriously.
She was waiting for everyone to finish discussing it before making any decision.
"The poison the spies brought with them this time is very unusual. I request to accompany you on this mission to prevent them from having any backup plans. If they encounter any medical problems, I can help resolve them."
No one agreed with what she said.
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