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When they reached the Zodiacs, they hustled the boats into the water and started the ave the controls to him while he, Linc, and Eddie ai in their boat while Murph drove

The river here wasn’t very broad, only a few dozen yards across The Oregon was anchored at a fork two miles away At max speed, it would take less than four minutes to reach it

“Stay close to the bank,” Juan said to Bradley Then he called Max on his co fire out here”

“Gunfire in the jungle?”

“No, a chopper Tate is dropping bo closer Can you get a lock on it?”

“It’s not on our radar Itthe trees”

“We’re bringing it to you”

“We’ll be ready,” Max said

Juan heard the chopper cousta, flashed froain For a split second, Juan saw Tate’s s down at them from the open door

“They’ll be co around now that they knohere we are!” Juan shouted “Get to the other side of the river!”

Both Zodiacs veered across the water until they were next to the opposite bank At the sausta appeared out of the trees Tate tossed a C-4 packet dohere they would have been seconds before and it exploded aleyser drenched the boats but wasn’t close enough to dae them

Juan had theain, and when the chopper came around for the next pass, Juan and the rest of them fired their weapons as it crossed the river The subht quarters It was unlikely the rounds hit anyone, but it would give Tate so run

By now, Juan recognized where they were If they could get around the next bend, the Oregon would have a clear shot at the helicopter

“Max, we’re about to lure Tate into the open Prepare to fire”

“Aster ready,” Max replied The anti-aircraft usta was in the Oregon’s sights, it would transfer the target lock to the weapon