Chapter 25 A familiar taste.
Xu Ge saw it clearly just now. Not long after the Black Hawk helicopter crossed the border and was about to turn, a missile flew from below and hit the tail of the helicopter.
And immediately afterwards, a figure jumped out of the plane and fell towards the mountain.
He found the pilot's operation confusing, as if he was deliberately driving a nearly scrapped helicopter to deliver the plane.
Could it be that this is also to attract enemy troops from the border?
The people from Class 9 were on guard in a fan shape. Guo Yuanshuai was behind Niu Sanxian, wearing a radio headset and communicating with the duty room.
Xu Ge paid some attention and was surprised when he heard Liu Guoping's voice in the headphones.
"yes!"
"clear!"
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
Guo Yuanshuai ended the call and raised his hand: "Everyone come closer to me!"
Everyone immediately gathered around, and the four veterans turned their backs to Guo Yuanshuai, with their guns pointed outwards, guarding the surroundings.
"We just received an order from the duty room. The pilot of that Black Hawk is one of ours. We are currently the only ones closest to the accident site. Our superiors require us to go there immediately and pick him up!"
Guo Yuanshuai said solemnly, "The support troops have already set out, but in order to avoid attracting the enemy's attention, it is not convenient to deploy drones and helicopters!"
"Hurry up and bring our pilot back before the enemy arrives! Is everyone clear on this mission?"
"clear!"
Several veterans looked faintly excited.
"New soldiers, don't be afraid, and veterans, don't be anxious!"
Guo Yuanshuai glanced at everyone and said, "This is an emergency, a real battle. It's time to test the results of your training!"
"Next, we will split into two groups and advance. Su Liujun and I will be the team leaders. Everyone, load your guns with live ammunition! Be careful not to accidentally discharge them. Execute everything according to tactical actions!"
"yes!"
Click! Click! Click! Click!
Everyone immediately replaced the magazine with live ammunition, removed the safety, and loaded the bolt.
Xu Ge noticed from the corner of his eye that Li Dongshui's hand was shaking slightly as he pulled the bolt.
Guo Yuanshuai looked at Xu Ge and said, "Xu Ge, did you see the exact direction of the crash?"
Xu Ge shook his head: "The plane was still flying after being hit, but it was blocked by the mountain. We only know its approximate location is behind that mountain."
"No, the area is too large. We are too few to conduct a large-scale search, and we don't have that much time."
Guo Yuanshuai carefully observed the high mountain in Tiandu Territory for a while, then suddenly turned to the right front and patted Niu Sanxian on the back. "It seems that the direction of Zhan Niangshe's post is just right to see the side of the mountain. Go and ask them if they see anything."
Everyone's eyes lit up, and Niu Sanxian quickly started to adjust the channel of the walkie-talkie.
Xu Ge sighed inwardly, as expected of the old class vice-chairman, his thinking was not affected at all.
You have to know that just after Guo Yuanshuai announced the order, everyone was either nervous or excited, and no one thought of this.
"Cuckoo, cuckoo! The calf is calling, please answer when you hear it!"
Niu San first started calling the sentry over there, but there was no response.
"Cuckoo, cuckoo? Where are the people?"
“Cuckoo cuckoo!”
Sizzle!
"Cuckoo got it! Little Niu Niu, I'm a little busy now!" There was finally a response from the other end of the intercom.
"Don't be in a hurry. Let me ask you, did you see a helicopter crash just now?"
There was a pause on the other end: "I'm busy with this right now. That plane seems to be coming from our side... Oh, it's very close to you! Xiao Niu Niu, could it be from your unit?"
Guo Yuanshuai grabbed the intercom and said, "Hello, comrade. I am the squad leader of Xiao Niu Niu. Can you tell me the exact location of the crash?"
"Wait a mininute!"
A few seconds later, the intercom rang again, "At eleven o'clock from your current position, in a valley surrounded by three mountains!"
"Thanks!"
Guo Yuanshuai stood up and waved his hand: "Full speed ahead!"
. . .
. . .
Wheezing! Wheezing!
A group of people were running in the snow, their breathing sounds coming and going.
The altitude here must have exceeded 3,500 meters, because Xu Ge felt a slight lack of oxygen.
We have lived in the plateau for many years and are already familiar with the feelings of different altitude areas.
There was a faint smell of diesel in the air. Xu Ge sniffed it and looked to the left front, but there was a hill blocking the way.
At this time, Guo Yuanshuai was leading the team in that direction.
The eight of them were divided into two groups and walked across the rocks at a distance of 20 meters. Xu Ge, Li Dongshui and Kai Youmu followed Guo Yuanshuai, while the other four veterans were on the right.
Since setting off, Guo Yuanshuai has not spoken a word, and no one else made a sound during the journey. Even Li Dongshui, who had the worst physical fitness, kept gritting his teeth and holding his gun to follow the team.
Everyone knows that this is not a training or exercise, and no mistakes can be made.
At around 5:30, the two groups of people climbed up the hill in front one after another. Guo Yuanshuai made a gesture, and Su Liujun on the right quickly bent down and moved over.
Everyone was gasping for breath. The 4-kilometer-long rapid march in the high mountainous area had consumed a lot of physical energy for everyone.
Guo Yuanshuai took out a telescope and carefully looked down the mountain. There was indeed a canyon sandwiched between three mountains.
There was not much snow in the canyon. A pile of black objects was burning, and bursts of black smoke kept coming out.
"From now on, everyone plug in your walkie-talkie headsets and remain silent unless necessary. If you absolutely need to call, use our hilltop as a reference point. Don't let the enemy guess our location!"
"clear!"
Everyone immediately took out their walkie-talkie headsets, plugged them in, and clipped the cords to the shoulder straps.
"To avoid being destroyed by us, the Tiandu missile positions are all 20 kilometers away. Our drones can't get through here, and neither can theirs. Moreover, the terrain in this area is complex, so they will probably only send infantry here."
Guo Yuanshuai analyzed, "We've just arrived here on patrol, so we have the advantage of time! Let me assign the tasks next."
"Su Liujun, your second team will be responsible for providing cover and allowing Wang Lin to occupy the commanding heights. His sniper rifle has the longest range, so he should decisively fire when necessary!"
"yes!"
"Kaiyoumu, give the machine gun to Xu Ge and come with me to check the situation!"
Guo Yuanshuai took out his grenade launcher and magazine and handed them to Su Liujun, then looked at Xu Ge and Li Dongshui and pointed to a huge rock on the lower left.
"Xu Ge, you set up the machine gun position over there. Li Dongshui, you will be the second shooter and be responsible for forming a crossfire with Wang Lin. Your position should be ten meters to the right of Xu Ge!"
"clear!"
Li Dongshui's face turned pale. "Deputy squad leader, don't you have guns?"
"Just in case, our weapons cannot be seized by the enemy, so we only carry two grenades..." Guo Yuanshuai wanted to say something, but was worried about scaring the two recruits, so he closed his mouth.
Kai Youmu must have understood what Guo Yuanshuai meant. His expression immediately became serious and he took off the two magazines on his body.
Xu Ge suddenly said, "Deputy Ban, I'll go down with you!"
"What nonsense! Are you playing house?" Guo Yuanshuai scolded in a low voice, "You're a new recruit with no combat experience. If you go down, you'll only be a drag. Stay back here!"
"Deputy squad leader, I have actual combat experience!"
"What did you say?" Guo Yuanshuai narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Ge, "Where did you get your actual combat experience?"
Xu Ge: "I've been on a mission with the Hidden Wolf!"
Guo Yuanshuai immediately looked at Kai Youmu, who nodded, "He did go on a business trip with the chief instructor when he was in the recruit company."
Guo Yuanshuai was a little surprised. No wonder this kid was much calmer than Li Dongshui.
"That won't work either. We're going down there to look for people. We don't have any weapons, so even your combat experience is useless..."
"Deputy class leader, that's why I have to go down!" Xu Ge said quickly, "I have an advantage in this area!"
Guo Yuanshuai was stunned: "What advantage?"
"My nose and ears are sharper than yours. Did you forget that I was the first one to discover the helicopter?"
"Well, you don't say it, it seems to be true!" Su Liujun thought about it and nodded.
Guo Yuanshuai hesitated.
"Deputy squad leader, I promise that I will find the person as soon as possible after I go down. Time is precious and we can't delay any longer!" Xu Ge said seriously.
"Okay!" Guo Yuanshuai finally made up his mind, "Then Xu Ge, follow me. Everyone else, get in position immediately!"
"yes!"
Xu Ge handed his gun and magazine to Kai Youmu, and immediately followed Guo Yuanshuai down the mountain. The others also started moving according to the order.
Since most of the weight of the two men was left on top, they were moving very fast among the rocks.
In addition to diesel, there were also many chemical smells caused by combustion in the air. Xu Ge carefully identified them, but had no clue for the time being.
When there were still a few hundred meters vertical distance to the bottom, Guo Yuanshuai suddenly changed direction and chose to go around to the left. The terrain there was complex, which was more conducive to concealing his body.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Xu Ge panted as he followed him to a crevice. Guo Yuanshuai stopped, glanced back at the claw knife in Xu Ge's hand, and asked, "How's it going? Are you physically fit enough to keep up?"
"No, no problem!" Xu Ge breathed quickly to calm his heartbeat.
He really didn't expect that the old deputy squad leader, who was almost forty years old, could run so fast!
"The claw knife won't be of much use after we go down there, so put it away. Hold the grenade in your hand and be ready to pull the ring at any time!"
Guo Yuanshuai demonstrated, holding the thunder in his right hand and inserting his left index finger into the ring.
Xu Ge put away his claw knife, then held the grenade in both hands. The two of them then stood up and continued to move down, even faster than before.
Soon, the two arrived at the crash site, and not far away the helicopter was burned to the point of being reduced to wreckage.
Guo Yuanshuai only took one look and made his judgment: "There was already a lot of fuel in the cabin, otherwise it wouldn't have burned so cleanly!"
The two began to look around. Xu Ge sniffed and sniffed the air carefully.
Suddenly, a faint and somewhat familiar fragrance entered his nose.
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