Wilco- Lone Wolf 13 by Geoff Wolak

Author:Geoff Wolak [Wolak, Geoff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-02T05:00:00+00:00

I saluted as they walked in, their eyes wide as they took in the supply area, the mortars and the wreckage. ‘Captain Wilco, at your service, sir.’

He returned the salute whilst not being able to take his wide stare off the wreckage. ‘There has been much fighting here.’

‘The Islamists attack most days, sir, but we have killed many.’

He pointed at the APC. ‘That is ours,’ he noted with a frown. He straightened. ‘You have our Army property here, Captain.’ He waited.

‘Your soldiers took cash from the Islamists to drive up here and hand over the APC to men to attack us. We destroyed three and captured one. When we were attacked by your artillery and your soldiers, we circled around and killed your soldiers and officers, finding cash in their pockets,’ I lied. ‘But, we did not wish to cause you embarrassment, so we have not given that story to the Press.’

‘That is ... good of you, yes.’

‘You can take back your APC and artillery and trucks any time you like.’

‘Thank you, Captain.’

‘Tell me, how will you get it south, since there are thousands of Islamists fighters, and it is five hundred miles of hostile terrain?’

‘Well, we will make plans and discuss it with the government.’

‘I see. Then let me know when you want to take it back, we’ll ... clean and polish it for you.’

‘That is not necessary, Captain.’ He pointed northeast. ‘What is that plane?’

‘It flew here with a chemical on board, to drop on us, but it crashed.’

‘To drop a chemical?’

‘Yes, that is what our intelligence sources told us. And the two wrecked tanks came from the Army of Mali Reserve. The men were bribed, and are ... now a bit dead.’

‘The Army of Mali ... sent tanks against you here?’

‘Yes, but the men were bribed, not sent by the government there.’

‘I see,’ he said as he stared wide-eyed east. ‘Well, thank you for your time, Captain, we must go while there is no fighting here.’

‘Let me know when you want to take back your artillery, sir.’ I saluted, hiding my grin as he walked back to his ride. Door closed, I stood back on the sand, and it powered off down the runway, sand blown up, men staring after it.

Liban closed in. ‘What do those idiots want?’

‘They want their artillery pieces back.’

‘We hand them back?’

‘No.’

‘No?’

‘How will they move them through five hundred miles of enemy territory? I don’t think they’ll get any volunteers to come get them, and the artillery men only got up here because they had permission and safe passage from the local warlords.’

‘Ah, yes. You agreed to be helpful knowing this, no.’

‘I may have stretched the helpfulness a bit.’

He laughed as he turned away.

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