Chapter 63 Xu Ge, it’s your turn!
"The military leaders attach great importance to this joint multi-service training exercise for the entire army. Several senior officials have already attended!"
In the open space in front of the newly built camp, all the members of the Second Battalion lined up and the Second Battalion Commander Zhang Hua was giving a speech.
"To ensure the effectiveness of our training, all kinds of supplies are being transferred here by trainload! Even before the formal start of the later exercises, Vice President Lin will likely come personally to conduct on-site inspections and guidance!"
"Just now, the company-level officers and above attended the meeting. I'm here to briefly talk to everyone..."
As Zhang Hua conveyed the content of the meeting, Xu Ge also understood the general situation of this training exercise.
The first is naturally to train soldiers' combat capabilities in different environments and complex terrains, and the second is to test the mutual coordination between various troops.
The final tone of the exercise has been determined, that is, the Wolf Brigade of the 76th Army of the Western Theater Command and the Special Operations Brigade of the 75th Army of the Southern Theater Command will jointly launch an all-round confrontation against the Tiger Brigade of the Central Theater Command.
The reason for this arrangement is that this is the home ground of the Tiger Brigade.
The other party is already very familiar with this place and is very close to the local people. They have almost become real fellow villagers. Once the investigation and infiltration begins, it can be said that they have all the advantages.
"Since this is an all-out confrontation, it's bound to be a battle of the eight immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their own unique abilities. We must use all possible means!"
Zhang Hua took out a list and said with a smile,
"Don't let your guard down just because we're joining forces with our brother unit, the 75th Army Special Operations Brigade. Let me tell you, the Tiger Brigade is no pushover! Just look at their name, Tiger. It sounds bigger than our Wolf Brigade!"
"Hahaha!"
The soldiers also laughed along with Zhang Hua.
"In a confrontation between special operations brigades, the first battles to be fought will undoubtedly be reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. Each company's elite reconnaissance personnel must be ready to deploy at any time! Those whose names I read will, from this very day, grow their hair and beards and prepare for infiltration!"
"Liu Senlin, Niu Sanxian, Cai Kun, Liu Fei, Chen Liangping, Guo Peng..."
Zhang Hua read out the names of more than a dozen people, then pointed at the instructor, Huang Jiabo, and said, "The instructor is also from the Central Plains. You all, for the next week or two, follow him and learn the Central Plains dialect."
"Next, let's talk about our brother unit, the 75th Army Special Operations Brigade. This is also a heroic unit. Its predecessor fought in the Two Mountains and is particularly good at jungle warfare. We also fought against them last time in Yunnan and Guizhou. They are quite powerful."
Zhang Hua changed the subject, "During a previous meeting, the bosses of the two brigades decided that since everyone would be fighting side by side in the future, they should have a friendly match among themselves. Firstly, they could get to know each other's fighting styles, and secondly, it could serve as a kick-off ceremony for training!"
"Each side drew a company by lot, and the confrontation began a week later. The command and control teams were ready. The other side drew the penetration company, and we drew the sixth company. We were very lucky!"
"Liu Guoping!"
"arrive!"
"Do you guys in the Sixth Company have confidence?"
Everyone in the Sixth Company suddenly shouted in unison: "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
Zhang Hua nodded with satisfaction, then pointed, "Look back!"
The soldiers all turned around and saw a horizontal mountain range standing on the other side of the river.
"That's the 75th Army Special Operations Brigade over there, and that mountain range is the confrontation site."
Zhang Hua continued, "The bosses on both sides just wanted to show their respect, it's just a friendly match, but we can't do it like that!"
"Jiang Da!"
"arrive!"
"Tell me, where are we now?" Zhang Hua suddenly asked.
"Report to the battalion commander, we are now in Zhugou Town, Queshan County, Central Plains, which is also the birthplace of our Wolf Brigade!"
Jiang Da, the instructor of the Sixth Company, yelled at the top of his lungs, "Here, our Wolf Brigade cannot lose a single match!"
"Well said!"
Zhang Hua's voice also rose. "That's what I meant. We can't lose a single match!"
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On the first night, everyone was exhausted from the long journey and the long work in the afternoon.
Although the living conditions in the tents were extremely simple, the soldiers still lay down on their beds and slept.
As he was selected to participate in the friendly confrontation exercise a week later, the Sixth Company Commander Liu Guoping arranged sentries by the river that night to monitor the other side of the mountain.
Xu Ge and Kai Youmu were the early morning sentries, and at this time they were walking back and forth by the river.
It is still a bit cold in the mountains at night, but it is much more comfortable than on the border.
It was not until now, when Xu Ge was standing by the river with a walkie-talkie in his hand, that he finally pulled his mind back from the Gobi Desert.
He felt like he was lying in the snow firing bullet shells the day before, and today he was back in the mountains of his hometown standing guard. The pace was too fast.
Seeing that there was no one around, Kai Youmu let Xu Ge walk around alone for a while, and he went to the back of the tent to smoke a cigarette first.
Xu Ge was not really concerned. Today was the first day that the Wolf Brigade came here, and the confrontation with the 75th Army's Infiltration Company would be in a week. He did not think that the other side would send people to investigate so early.
After all, the battalion commander said that this was a friendly match, but his side was more serious.
But no matter what he thought, he was now a sentry and he must not slack off in fulfilling his duties. Therefore, Xu Ge would also observe the other side of the river from time to time.
The sentries were all equipped with flashlights. Kai Youmu used to shine them every once in a while, but Xu Ge didn't use them. He just looked with his naked eyes.
As soon as he saw it, he realized something was wrong.
At the foot of the mountain across the river, there were actually two people crawling slowly towards this side on the grass!
These two people must have been hiding in the woods on the mountain before. Now that no one is using a flashlight here, they want to sneak over in the dark.
Xu Ge's heart skipped a beat. Damn, the people in the 75th Army are also very eager for victory!
They are trying to sneak over and investigate the layout of our barracks!
The next second, Xu Ge suddenly shone his powerful flashlight over there and shouted, "Who is it?"
The two figures in camouflage uniforms on the opposite side immediately stood up and ran away!
Xu Ge was stunned. Why were these two guys running away...
Plop! Plop!
Suddenly, figures rushed out of the tent and jumped directly into the icy river.
Xu Ge:!!!
thump!
Kaiyoumu also threw off his coat and jumped into the water. Several old soldiers didn't say a word and waded across the river.
Xu Ge saw clearly that after these veterans got onto the wet shore on the opposite side, they immediately used local materials. Some picked up a few stones, some carried wooden sticks, and some even took out their belts and rushed into the mountains in silence.
"Where are the people?"
Liu Guoping and Luo Shan also ran over. Liu Guoping cursed, "Damn it, I knew these guys were coming. Luckily I was prepared!"
“Well done!”
Luo Shan also patted Xu Ge's shoulder, who looked surprised.
Xu Ge's mind was now filled with only one thought: "Holy crap!!! Didn't they say it would happen in a week? Why did they do it right away?"
More than ten minutes later, the veterans who had chased out came back cursing.
"Fuck, these guys are like rabbits in the woods, they're so fast!"
"Damn it! Anyone dares to come and attack my Wolf Brigade? If He hadn't stopped me, I would have brought those two guys back and beat them up!"
Liu Guoping asked the veterans to go back quickly to change their clothes to avoid catching a cold, and arranged for the next shift to bring Xu Ge and Kai Youmu back.
"Just hold on for tonight. Tomorrow I'll ask the battalion commander to get an infrared thermal imaging camera."
Xu Ge and Kai Youmu returned to Class 9's tent. Guo Yuanshuai asked, "Didn't you catch him?"
Kaiyoumu shook his head: “These guys came first, familiarized themselves with the terrain, and ran away.”
"Hurry up and change your clothes and go to bed early."
"good!"
Xu Ge was just about to lie down when he suddenly noticed that two people were missing from the class. He asked curiously, "Where are the class vice-class members, Wang Lin and Su Liujun?"
Guo Yuanshuai: "It's probably already on the other side of the mountain."
Xu Ge cursed in his heart again.
"Deputy Squad Leader, this is just a friendly match and it's so intense. What will the big drill be like in two months?"
Guo Yuanshuai chuckled, "By then, the battalion commander will have to personally serve as a scout, running all over the mountain with his butt sticking out!"
Xu Ge was shocked and lay on the bed with his mind in a mess.
He thought about the fact that he still had two chances to issue a military order. Since the exercise was so important, it would be good to improve his strength a little bit.
How about using the E-class ones first? Just for this friendly match with the 75th Army?
Thinking of this, Xu Ge summoned the token and began to try to confirm the content of the challenge in his mind.
After trying several times, I finally succeeded in testing the standards for the E-level challenge.
"In a confrontation exercise with the 75th Army's infiltration company, kill or capture the enemy's top commander alive!"
The host's chosen challenge is to kill or capture the enemy's highest commander in a confrontation exercise with the 75th Army's infiltration company. This challenge has been determined to meet the E-level requirements.
[Completing the challenge will reward you with 10 general skill points or 200 general proficiency points. Failure to complete the challenge will result in corresponding penalties.]
Seeing the prompt that the challenge was successful, Xu Ge hesitated again.
The main reason was that he didn't even know what the other party's chief officer looked like. If he was killed or captured alive by others first, he would have failed in the challenge.
"Forget it, there's no rush. There's still a week left. Let's see how the situation develops!" Xu Ge made up his mind, closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.
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In the next few days, everyone started working overtime to build the new camp.
Everyone has a clear division of labor. Some are responsible for reinforcing the tents, some are responsible for digging drainage ditches, smokeless stoves, dry toilets and other facilities, and others are responsible for fetching water back and forth from the mountains.
To be honest, Xu Ge felt that doing these tasks was much more tiring than training, mainly because the battalion commander had given a strict order that it had to be completed within three days, because three days had to be left for preparations before the confrontation exercise.
The soldiers could be said to have been working from dawn to dusk, and the food was mediocre, so everyone was miserable.
Fortunately, starting from the second day, tricycles filled with various snacks, drinks, cigarettes and snacks appeared around the camp.
Xu Ge finally understood why the veterans had to bring so much cash.
Everyone’s cell phones have either been handed in or are out of battery and turned off. You can’t just use cash to pay for things!
That evening, the new barracks of the Sixth Company was finally completed. Everyone was grinning as they looked at the brand new ground and neatly arranged tents.
Company Commander Liu Guoping waved his hand and said, "Each squad can organize a dinner tonight. Squad leaders who want to have a barbecue can come to me to get sponsorship!"
The soldiers shouted in unison and ran towards the tricycles that were scattered all over the mountains.
Xu Ge had almost used up all the cash he had. He was about to buy some instant noodles or something with the few dozen dollars he had left when he suddenly saw a familiar figure under a tree.
Old Wang was wearing a straw hat and smiling at himself.
Xu Ge's eyes lit up. "Good boy, you're here just in time!" Without saying a word, he walked over.
"Give me this, this, this, and this, and that too!"
Xu Ge didn't say much, he just ordered a lot. He not only bought a bottle of Fenjiu for Guo Yuanshuai, but also bought a pack of cigarettes for the veterans.
Lao Wang was also happy and quickly packed two large bags and handed them to Xu Ge.
Xu Ge took it, held it in his hand and turned away.
"Hey, don't you want the money anymore?" Lao Wang shouted behind him.
"I don't have any money, I'll owe you some... Hmm? What money?"
Xu Ge was halfway through his words when he reacted. He turned around and saw Lao Wang grinning with a stack of banknotes in his hand.
"This ten thousand yuan is what your father asked me to pass on to you. Your things are worth a total of 870 yuan. I'll round it up to nine hundred yuan for you."
Lao Wang took out nine cards and handed the rest to Xu Ge.
"What the hell? You're trying to play this on me?" Xu Ge was so angry that he laughed.
Lao Wang smiled wickedly: "Little guy, you still want to come here to take advantage of me, right?"
"Then I don't want it, give me back my money!" Xu Ge handed the thing to Lao Wang.
Lao Wang shook his head: "Once sold, no refunds or exchanges!"
"Then return the thirty dollars to me..."
"Xu Ge!"
Behind him, Li Dongshui ran over breathlessly, grabbed Xu Ge and ran back, "Hurry! Go back!"
"What's wrong? What happened?" Xu Ge asked hurriedly.
Li Dongshui: "Wang Lin and Su Liujun have captured someone from the 75th Army and are back! The company commander and his men are interrogating him. Let's go!"
Xu Ge was confused: "Just interrogate me, why did you ask me to come over?"
"That guy is a bit weird. He said he'd tell anyone anything as long as they could beat him with rock-paper-scissors."
Li Dongshui took a breath, "Until now, no one has been able to defeat him. Xu Ge, it's your turn!"
What the hell?
Xu Ge stayed where he was: No way?
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