"We're almost there! Brother Yuan, hold on, we'll be there soon..." Su Miao gritted his teeth and persevered as he watched the support team getting closer and closer.
Li Jiuyuan supported her and walked at the end of the team, keeping a certain distance from the people in front.
The three capital soldiers who were responsible for covering their retreat were trying their best to buy them time.
"If we let these researchers escape from the border, we'll be finished!" The Vietnamese soldiers chased after them, their eyes almost popping out.
The Yue soldiers chased them while shouting and cursing at them, calling them insidious.
Seeing that they couldn't keep the hostages alive, they didn't have to keep them alive, so they changed their strategy and decided to keep the hostages alive even if it meant killing them.
"Still want to throw grenades?" Ding Cheng's face changed immediately when he saw the other party's actions.
He bit open a grenade, aimed it at the Vietnamese soldiers chasing him, and threw it out.
Throw it away, right?
Let’s see who’s quicker!
"Hide! Hide quickly!" The Vietnamese soldier looked at the flying grenade and shouted loudly.
Some Vietnamese soldiers reacted and quickly ran to the side, but some were unable to react, especially those who had already taken out grenades and wanted to throw them.
The grenade fell to the ground and exploded immediately. The exploding fireworks ignited the grenades in the hands of the Vietnamese soldiers. There were several consecutive explosions, and the range of the explosion expanded again.
Amid the explosion, the researcher finally managed to cross the border and was picked up by Ding Cheng's team.
The four researchers breathed heavily, feeling fortunate that they had finally escaped from the Vietnamese border.
"It's not time to rest yet. Take the researchers and retreat quickly towards the main force! Go to the border first!" Ding Cheng ordered immediately.
The commotion they caused here was quite large. If nothing unexpected happened, the soldiers on the Vietnamese border would now be rushing south to provide support.
Ding Cheng asked a dozen people to take the researchers and retreat first, while he stayed behind with the others to continue delaying the Vietnamese soldiers and prevent them from crossing the border to chase them.
They blocked the border like a flesh wall, making it impossible for the Vietnamese soldiers to catch up.
The Yue soldiers kept cursing and the two sides fought fiercely until the sun was high in the sky. The soldiers with the researchers had already run away, and then Ding Cheng led his men to retreat and chase the researchers.
Before the action, Ding Cheng sent a letter to the main force yesterday afternoon, telling them about his plans.
When Zhang Yang heard the explosion in the south, he immediately took the special team that had been arranged in advance and rushed to the south to provide support.
At this time, there is no need to worry that the Yue soldiers will be alerted in advance. By the time they react and send reinforcements, it will be a while later than them, not to mention that the other side is only providing support in a panic.
Yesterday they suddenly sent a large number of troops to the east, which has put the State of Yue on alert and concentrated most of its forces in the east. Now there are not many support troops that can be mobilized.
If we transfer people back from the east, the support time will be even later, so there is no need to be afraid at all.
The special forces team led by Zhang Yang marched at an extremely fast speed and quickly picked up the researchers who were fleeing in this direction.
"Your team will come with me to escort the researcher back, and the rest of you will go to support Ding Cheng and the others. Any Vietnamese soldiers who dare to cross the border to chase us will be captured by them. Don't let any of them go!" Zhang Yang gave the order.
The special forces team took immediate action with extremely high obedience, and it was obvious that they were extraordinary.
Zhang Yang, along with the researchers and five soldiers from the capital, quickly returned to the main force.
After spending such a long time in the mountains and jungle, everyone was in a state of distress. Furthermore, all nine of them were injured. The researcher was well protected, and only Li Jiuyuan's injuries were more serious.
The other five capital soldiers, especially the three who were left behind, were seriously injured. They were able to run back only by holding on for a breath.
"Call the military doctor over!" As soon as Zhang Yang came back, he immediately asked someone to call the military doctor over.
When Li Xin heard that the researcher had returned, he ran out excitedly to see what was happening, his eyes mainly focused on the couple.
"You must be tired after running so far. Have a glass of water first." She poured water and handed it to several people.
Looking at Su Miao, although his facial features have changed over the years, if you look closely, he does look somewhat similar to her.
As for Li Jiuyuan, the twins' facial features are still closer to him, except for the ears, which are probably more similar to Li Xin.
"Thank you..." Su Miao took the water and his eyes fell on Li Xin.
Su Miao was quite surprised to see a girl, and such a beautiful girl, at the border.
Not only her, but several other researchers were looking at her with surprise in their eyes.
However, Su Miao and Li Jiuyuan's eyes showed some different emotions than others, and they felt that Li Xin looked a little familiar.
"Comrade Xiao Li, the medical conditions here are average. There is only one military doctor. One of the researchers was shot in the arm and needs surgery... Captain Wu has already gone to dispatch a car and will send the researchers to the troops soon." Not long after Zhang Yang left, he ran back to find Li Xin.
Li Xin looked at him in confusion, not understanding why he had to come and talk to her about this issue that they could decide on their own, since she was not the leader.
"Do you want to follow the researchers and go back to the army first?" Zhang Yang asked again.
"He Beichen and the others are still in Yue." Li Xin refused without a second thought, "Just send the researcher back first."
Seeing that she didn't want to leave, Zhang Yang went to communicate with the researcher. The researcher had no objection to this. As soon as the car arrived, he got on and left the border.
"Brother Yuan, do you feel that... the little girl I just met looks a little familiar?" Su Miao asked Li Jiuyuan while sitting in the car.
Li Xin was there just now, and she felt familiar with him, but she didn't feel comfortable asking.
"Hmm..." Li Jiuyuan nodded, covering his arm. "It feels like I've seen it somewhere before, but I can't quite remember where."
His face was pale at this moment. The gunshot wound on his arm had just been bandaged simply, but he had been fleeing since the injury and the bleeding had not been stopped. His entire arm was stained red and his condition was very bad.
His mind was in a daze, but he could still tell that Li Xin looked familiar, simply because he was familiar with that face.
"Brother Yuan, please stop talking and take a rest." Su Miao looked at Li Jiuyuan with heartache and worry, and temporarily put aside the matter that Li Xin was familiar with.
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After seeing off the four researchers, all the soldiers at the border couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The most critical mission was finally completed perfectly.
"The next step is to pick up He Beichen and the others and successfully break out. How can we inform them now that the researcher has been successfully rescued?" Zhang Yang looked at the border of Yue State, thinking about how to convey the message.
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