The world of American TV series: Starting with the L.A. Patrol.

"OK, got it. Thank Red for me."

Because the radio silence had been broken, Jack quickly received the intelligence analysis provided by the Humanoid Encyclopedia.

This was a detail that he had not noticed when he first watched the movie, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed quite possible.

As a general with outstanding achievements and who has been fighting on the front line for many years, Hammer is obviously not the kind of person who can only talk big but not do anything and cannot even control the morale of the troops.

So the scene near the end of the original series where he was betrayed by his subordinates really made Jack feel a little abrupt.

Now it seems that either I missed some foreshadowing plot at the beginning, or the world automatically filled this gap.

Come to think of it, if all the soldiers under General Hammer's command were elite and strong, the attack just now should not have been so anticlimactic.

The SEALs were fighting in stealth mode and the amount of ammunition they could carry was extremely limited. In order to satisfy Sonny's appetite for a light machine gun, everyone in the action team, except Mason and Goosby, helped share some of the 5.56 NATO bullets.

On the other hand, General Hammer brought two helicopters to the island, and the MH53 Pave Low had a carrying capacity of up to 16 tons.

It was still a long time before dawn, and even if they could not attack the prison hospital in a short time, they could adopt a siege strategy and try to consume the SEALs' ammunition instead of evacuating hastily after casualties.

But if nearly half of them are really "mercenaries" who are here for the money, it seems easy to explain.

Those who were paid to do the work might obey orders and participate in the operation, but judging from the files that Red had consulted, these people were far from being elite in terms of either their subjective will or tactical ability.

"This might be a good breakthrough." Jason thought thoughtfully, "Does this mean that if we can launch a decapitation operation to kill Hammer, or eliminate those who are loyal to him, the rest will not be a problem."

"It's hard to say." Jack frowned, "The FBI checked General Hammer's assets and found that most of his income was donated to the families of the fallen soldiers, and there has been no obvious cash flow in the past two years.

I think the mercenaries obviously didn't receive much advance payment, and if they didn't get paid, what do you think they would do?"

Jason understood immediately and said in a deep voice, "A good commander is not afraid of the failure of an operation. Knowing that something is impossible, the best strategy is to retreat decisively to stop the loss.

If this is a military blackmail, like what we did in the South China Sea, then the general should start thinking about retreating now."

Jack continued his thought process, "But those mercenaries who didn't get paid won't agree so easily. They are likely to force General Hammer to carry out the blackmail to the end, just like a certain Japanese captain who tried to start a war between the two countries."

At this point he couldn't help but feel a little moved. In the movie, General Hammer did order the launch of a missile with wrong coordinates, which eventually fell into the sea and caused a false alarm.

However, that was an act of intimidation after the 40-hour deadline he gave the Pentagon, and from his conversations with his subordinates, it can be learned that he never really intended to launch a massacre-style attack on civilians.

But now the plot has changed a lot, and it is hard to say whether the missile will still fall into the sea due to wrong coordinates.

Although Jack didn't know that General Hammer's trustworthy men had all been killed or wounded, the army had entered a stage of unstable morale ahead of time.

But as long as the other side still has two VX missiles ready to launch at any time and there are 81 hostages held in the prison building, their mission has not been completed.

Jason spread out the satellite map of Alcatraz on the worn operating table, the wrinkles between his brows twisted into a knot.

Old man Mason had said before that there was no tunnel leading to the lighthouse at the northernmost tip of the island, so the prison building located high up in the middle of the island became a solid fortification blocking the prison hospital and the lighthouse.

The east and west sides of the prison building are built close to the cliffs, which means that if you want to get to the north end from the south end of the island, you must pass through this building located on the middle high ground.

In a flash, the offensive and defensive situations changed, and it was our turn to have a headache.

Everyone was looking at the map and starting to worry. Although it was night time, the other party only needed to deploy two observers with night vision goggles in the building to have a commanding view of the situation.

Considering that the snipers were able to aim directly at this place from the upper floors, in other words, the SEALs would be discovered as soon as they left the prison hospital, unless

"Unless we wait until daybreak and wait until the fog rises in the early morning to launch the raid," said Deputy Captain Ray Perry.

The heavy fog in San Francisco is formed by the meeting of relatively warm sea water and cold air. Nearly half of the time, there will be heavy fog rising from the sea and drifting towards the city along the terrain 365 days a year.

"But it's summer now, and San Francisco has the least foggy days of the year." As a commander, Jason is used to considering things from the most pessimistic perspective.

"Let's wait a bit, maybe the situation will change."

Jack looked at Dr. Goosby who was removing the green "grapes" one by one. Because they successfully defended against the opponent's attack, their plan changed accordingly. The Joint Command Center ordered them to transport the VX agent away first.

A strong attack would almost certainly result in casualties, as who could guarantee that the enemy only had one machine gun and one anti-material sniper rifle?

Not to mention the two VX missiles and 81 hostages that made them cautious, there was also an MH-60R Seahawk attack helicopter equipped with Hellfire missiles on the island.

Even if the other MH53 Pave Low is a military transport helicopter, it can also carry self-defense weapons.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that in movies and TV shows, helicopters are usually destined to be blown up whenever they appear, and bullets can only chase after the protagonist.

In fact, only those who have actually seen an armed helicopter will understand why this thing is called a "low-altitude tank."

The armor of heavy armed helicopters can withstand large-caliber heavy machine gun bullets and even 23mm machine guns. On this small island with a panoramic view, even the seals have to hide in the underground tunnels and continue to be rats when facing these low-altitude overlords.

Even if Jack was given a Barrett, he would have to firmly refuse such a powerful weapon. After all, fixed targets and low-speed targets are completely different from a helicopter that can move at high speed.

He had no intention of testing the power of the 23mm machine gun and Hellfire missiles with his own body.

"Dr. Goosby, how much more time do you need?" Jack walked into the morgue and asked, seeing that the distant skyline had turned pale.

Except for a few people on guard duty, most of the SEAL team members were busy in the morgue at this moment. Dr. Goosby was soaked in sweat and his face was so pale that he seemed like he would collapse in the next second.

There were two large boxes in the morgue at this time. The team members were cooperating with the doctor to take down the crystal clear glass balls the size of ping-pong balls and put them into the sponge grooves in the boxes like eggs.

"This is the last one." Putting down the glass ball in his hand, Dr. Goosby took off his gloves and watched the SEALs close the lid of the box before he breathed a sigh of relief.

The boxes came from low-altitude drops from two heavy-duty rotor drones. Each VX missile is loaded with 50 glass balls, 10 of which are connected in a string. The 12 missiles contain a total of 600 glass balls. It is a bit troublesome to disassemble, but the weight is not heavy.

Using drones to transport these dangerous goods was not a sudden idea of ​​the Joint Operations Center, because drones flying low over the sea at night are almost impossible to detect.

Even if it was shot down on the return journey, unlike the explosion that would disperse it into the air after being atomized, VX agent falling into the sea would not cause any catastrophic consequences, as the sea water would quickly dilute it to a harmless level.

The two heavy rotor drones also brought two individual Stinger anti-aircraft missile launchers, which is better than nothing. It ensures that the SEALs will not be completely defenseless if they really have to face the armed helicopters.

"It seems that luck is not on our side this time." Jason's face looked a little ugly as he watched two heavy rotor drones carrying boxes flying towards the coast close to the sea surface.

The sun was about to rise, but the sea fog did not appear as expected. Today, the temperature around San Francisco is quite close to the sea temperature. Without temperature difference, there is naturally no fog.

"Then let's speak with strength." Jack picked up the deputy captain's SR25, pulled the bolt domineeringly, and loaded the bullet.

"We'll take action as soon as daybreak. We need all the team members to participate in the operation this time. Is it okay to leave the old guy with the doctor?"

Jason looked at Mason who was snoring in the corner and asked. The full involvement he mentioned included Jack, the FBI agent, but obviously did not include Mason and Goosby.

Jack knew that he was worried that Gooseby, a "weak scholar", could not keep an eye on Mason, and in fact he really could not, but he didn't care.

"The order I received was just to cooperate with us to complete the mission. He has done it, right? No matter what the result is, when it's over, he will be considered a hero who saved hundreds of thousands of people."

Jason understood the implication of his words and raised his eyebrows in surprise, but didn't say much.

He knew that Mason was a secret prisoner of the FBI, so he didn't take it seriously. If the old guy was a terrorist, Jason might still care, but judging from Jack's attitude towards him, that was obviously not the case.

As for the choice between the FBI and Jack, Jason naturally chose to side with Jack. They had carried guns and shared the spoils together, experienced life and death together, and Jack had saved his wife. The captain of Team B did have some emotional intelligence.

As he said, "It has nothing to do with the B team anyway."

Jack glanced calmly at the old man who was snoring loudly while holding his Noveske N4 in the corner, and his lips curled up slightly.

This is too fake. There was no sound when they were chatting in a low voice just now, but now they are snoring so loudly.

However, just as Jason was calling all the team members to gather and prepare to assign tasks, a shrill whistle suddenly resounded throughout the island, followed by the voice of General Hammer.

"Task Force, whether you are SEALs or 'DEVGRU', you have my stuff, twelve missiles to be exact.

I admit that you have done a pretty good job before, but now I need to remind you that I not only have 81 hostages in danger, but also 2 missiles that can be launched at any time. "

Sure enough, what is coming will eventually come, although it is not clear why the other party dragged it out for so long.

Jack looked towards the place where the sound came from. It was a speaker installed above the corner of the wall. This kind of broadcasting system was spread all over the island.

Following several shouts and curses, a crying male voice sounded, "My name is Larry Henderson, I have three children, and they are pointing a gun at my head."

The voice changed to General Hammer again. "You have ten minutes to think about it. After ten minutes, I will kill one hostage every minute until you show up."

"Help! Please save me, wuwuwu" the man's crying sounded again.

"Oh, come on, they are really that mean!" Sonny shouted angrily.

"Full Metal" Scott Carter, who rarely spoke, also sneered, "They don't really think they can make us surrender in this way, do they?"

Jack and Captain Jason looked at each other and saw smiles in each other's eyes.

In the hours before dawn, they discussed various possibilities and discussed various response measures with everyone in the Joint Operations Center.

If the enemy just hid in the prison building, they really had no good solution and could only launch a violent attack. After hearing this broadcast, Jack breathed a sigh of relief and began to take off his equipment in the surprised eyes of others.

"What are you going to do?" Dr. Goosby, who had just replenished himself with water, looked much better than before. He vaguely guessed Jack's intention, but still couldn't believe it.

"Of course, go talk to our General Hammer and make him give up his bad plan." Jack smiled.

"Shit, you're going to commit suicide!" Not to mention Goosby, even the other seals showed shocked expressions.

"Don't worry. The BAU team has profiled General Hammer. He's not the type to act without knowing the truth. I should be able to delay him long enough."

"Delay for what?" Clay keenly sensed the hidden meaning in Jack's words.

"Buy us time to sneak into the lighthouse."

Jason answered for Jack, "Jack and I have discussed that instead of storming the prison building, we should attack the lighthouse directly.

He bought us time to attract the attention of Hammer and his men while we approached the lighthouse from underwater and climbed up the cliff side facing the sea."

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Jack spread his hands and comforted everyone, "Don't worry, compared to what you are going to do, my risk factor is not that high. I am just a negotiation expert. Isn't that what I am good at?"

Unfortunately, no one at the scene had attended the previous meeting at the Pentagon, otherwise someone would have jumped out to refute it. It was this guy himself who said that sending negotiation experts was tantamount to committing suicide.

Seeing that everyone was speechless and unable to voice any objections, Jason clapped his hands and prepared to arrange the tasks.

"Mr. Goosby and Mr. Mason, go back through the tunnel to where we entered. As long as you can lock the iron door, you will be safe.

The others will prepare the climbing gear, and Bravo4 (Trent Sawyer) and Bravo5 (Brock Reynolds) will carry the climbing ropes.”

It’s not that Jason wasn’t worried about Jack, but someone had shown off a little skill before and demonstrated in front of him what it meant to defeat the enemy with one move.

With the old SEAL's skills, he was unable to react. In the blink of an eye, Jack grabbed his elbow and held it in front of him. I believe that if it were a general who had not been on the battlefield for more than ten years, he would not be a match for this guy.

"I'll go with you." An old voice suddenly sounded from the corner of the wall. Mason threw the assault rifle that Jack had given him to Gusby and stood up with his head held high.

Goosby looked at Jack on the left and Mason on the right, not sure what was going on.

Jack also gave the Englishman a puzzled look, not understanding why he did this.

He arranged for the two men to return to the tunnel, to put it bluntly, to give Mason a chance to escape. The diving suits and other items were still in place, and there was more than enough oxygen.