Two days later.
Sixty kilometers south of Hulmatu, temporary command post at Lavo Town.
When Song Heping pushed the door open and got out of the vehicle, the luminous hands on the dial had just overlapped at nine o'clock sharp.
The roar of the diesel generator came from a corner of the yard, mixed with the distant, faint engine noise of armored vehicles, weaving an invisible web in the dry desert air.
"Old squad leader!"
Jiang Feng stepped quickly out of the shadow of the warehouse area, the beam of his tactical flashlight cutting a rapid track across the sand.
"All units are in position."
Jiang Feng's voice was kept very low, but was exceptionally clear.
