Mercenary’s War

Chapter 2356 - 2332: Insignia

Killing twenty-two out of two hundred people, and the remaining ones didn’t cause any trouble, Gao Yang felt that he was truly impressive.

Peter led the remaining people to find a place to set up camp. They didn’t know how long they’d be staying in the mountains—perhaps just a day, moving to Sana’a by night, or perhaps for many days, so setting up camp was necessary. They couldn’t be exposed under the sun during the day without even a windbreak at night.

However, the mountain wouldn’t become a battle base, nor a command post. A temporary living camp was sufficient. Installing a radio system was unnecessary; any issues could be handled through phone calls, making a wireless communication system redundant.

Salim talked on the phone with Abdullah for a long time, and when he approached Gao Yang, he was relieved, saying, "Abdullah is very angry, but it’s settled now. However, this situation must not happen again in the future."

Gao Yang immediately said, "Thank you, you must have spoken well to achieve this result. Rest assured, my brother, you will be pleased with my actions today for I will truly give you a formidable assault team, that’s my specialty."

Interestingly enough, Abdullah assigned Salim, an important figure in the Houthis Armed Forces, to Gao Yang, while Gao Yang had Jim placed by Abdullah’s side. However, compared to Salim, who was all about better cooperation, Jim had ulterior motives.

Salim placed all bets on Gao Yang and company, resulting in his high status and important role within the Houthis Armed Forces, fully following Satan’s lead and acting as the liaison between Gao Yang and Abdullah.

Returning the favor, Gao Yang now had to treat Salim well. Such a fully supportive person couldn’t be mistreated or neglected, so besides showing a good attitude, he needed to provide tangible rewards to Salim.

Gao Yang approached Salim and softly asked, "My brother, I’d like to know what kinds of tasks you usually handle?"

Salim shrugged and said, "Everything, really I’m just Abdullah’s assistant."

"Oh."

Gao Yang prolonged the sound and then said in a low voice, "Do you have your own personnel? I mean, do you have a unit that follows your orders?"

Salim shook his head and said, "No, I’m not a military commander, so of course, I don’t have my own... What do you mean?"

Gao Yang pointed to the members of the Dagger Assault Team, saying solemnly, "In an armed organization, having a unit completely under your command is a good thing. Naturally, this team belongs to Abdullah, but it should be under your control. As long as you follow Abdullah’s orders, then ultimately the team still belongs to him."

After speaking, Gao Yang felt his words were too straightforward, almost with a hint of incitement, so he quickly added, "I’m not suggesting you have a team loyal only to you, but rather, that a team loyal to Abdullah should be under your control."

Salim replied softly, "I understand what you mean."

Gao Yang smiled, and then he continued, "If you wish, this team will be under your command in the future. Just inform Abdullah that any command I issue must pass through you first, he likely wouldn’t refuse."

Salim scratched his head and hesitantly said, "Isn’t that inappropriate? I’m not a military commander, I don’t know about warfare. If your orders have to go through me, it might delay things and potentially cause issues. Plus, I might have to leave often, so if everything requires my approval, what happens when I’m not around?"

Gao Yang wasn’t interested in controlling the so-called Dagger Assault Team, so he intended to gift it to Salim, allowing Salim to have more influence in the future. However, he didn’t expect Salim to truly prioritize the bigger picture, which surprised him a bit.

Salim quickly added a sentence.

"If there’s a way that won’t cause delays, that would be great."

Gao Yang chuckled, saying, "There are ways. Let me think about it. In short, I can make these people recognize no one but you."

As an assistant to Abdullah, holding a unit that no one else can control, Salim indeed wanted the Dagger Assault Team. It would greatly enhance his status.

Salim would undoubtedly be attentive to the Dagger Assault Team. He urgently said, "Peter Ram, you mentioned earlier about giving them a symbol; what exactly is it?"

Gao Yang shrugged and replied, "There’s no emblem. I was just speaking off the cuff, but I’ll find something as a symbol for the Dagger Assault Team. Yeah, an armband with a dagger design?"

Salim hesitated, saying, "An armband seems too ordinary, doesn’t it?"

Gao Yang thought for a moment, slapped his hand, and smiled, "Simple, we’ll issue a knife to every member of the Dagger Assault Team, each person gets a combat knife."

Salim lowered his voice, "A combat knife? That’s still too ordinary. Many people have bayonets for AK47 or AK74 rifles. Although not common, they’re not rare either. Using that as the symbol for the Dagger Assault Team seems too casual, doesn’t it?"

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "It won’t be a common bayonet, or rather, a bayonet itself isn’t quite suitable. Let’s use a special combat knife. It needs to be rare, at least uncommon in Yemen, something distinct, so that when people see it, they know it’s not ordinary. Having such a knife is enough as a symbol of identity for the Dagger Assault Team."

At this point, Gao Yang thought for a while and quickly came up with an idea.

The Russian Kizlyar Knife Factory has a knife called the Undying Bird that fits his criteria. It’s particularly sharp, unlike many military combat knives that aren’t very sharp. This knife is also relatively affordable, not costing much to purchase in bulk, and most importantly, this knife is actually used by the Russian Signal Flag Corps.

Being a Russian-made knife is significant because Gao Yang is currently masquerading as a Russian.

He patted Salim on the shoulder and laughed quietly, "Wait a few days, a batch of suitable daggers will be sent for the Dagger Assault Team. No one in Yemen has seen them before. Once they arrive, we can issue one to each new member of the Dagger Assault Team."

Guns are very common in Yemen, and scimitars are particularly common, too. Moreover, Yemeni scimitars have a distinct style, with almost every man having one at his waist. But as decorative items, they’re fine; for combat, the large and wide sheath is unsuitable.

As for the knife Gao Yang intends to use as a symbol, frankly, it’s not a premium item. It’s just a standard production knife, without anything particularly special, and it’s cheap. Too expensive, and he wouldn’t buy it. But as long as wearing it shows some distinction from others, and drawing it also makes one appear different, that’s enough, right?