Different from the gloomy atmosphere in the Marine Corps barracks, the members of the Navy Tactical Research Group were extremely excited. This was the first time they experienced the power of special operations in an actual combat exercise.
Let them accept this new way of fighting from the bottom of their hearts and initially develop a new combat mindset.
Although Zhuang Xintian failed to get the mission of sneaking into the enemy camp, he seemed extremely excited because he was in charge of this operation.
"Haha... Brothers, just imagine how ugly Lao Du's face must be right now!"
The soldiers around laughed when they heard this, but no one dared to call Lieutenant Colonel Duarte "Old Du", after all, where was the other's military rank!
But Zhuang Xintian and the other party were both battalion commanders, so they had a close relationship, so he dared to call the other party directly like that.
Rez Vazquez also said excitedly:
"Sir, you will be able to see it for yourself at the summary meeting after dawn."
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Xintian could no longer conceal his pride and had already begun thinking about how to show off in front of Duarte.
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"But I can't wait any longer. Haha..."
"Now I feel that all the suffering I've endured during this period is totally worth it."
"Me too. Maybe we should try another direction later."
"Didn't the boss remind us that we are the Navy's special tactics research team and that we should study more Navy special tactics? Things like underwater demolition and underwater raids."
"Also, airdrop. Now I'm looking forward to airdropping directly behind enemy lines and decapitating the enemy's headquarters cleanly. This feeling is a bit addictive!"
"But I'm a little afraid of heights. What should I do? And the boss also said that after airborne infiltration, we have to try high jumps and low openings. Shit! This will cost me my life."
"Haha... Hank, if you don't dare, I can help you and kick you off the plane."
As everyone was discussing with great interest, a soldier said in a low voice that everyone could hear:
"Do you think they have figured out our course of action now?"
"I think it's tough enough."
"Not necessarily. They are not fools. When the exercise is over, the outposts will be withdrawn. Those soldiers who died in the exercise will definitely tell us where we are!"
"Yes, they can also deduce our route of action based on what these people said. It is impossible to hide it from them."
"If that's the case, it won't be so easy to get in again next time."
This is when Rez Vazquez suddenly stretched out his hand to interrupt the discussion and said:
"Wait, we seem to have forgotten something?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and looked at Rez Vázquez with confusion.
Rez Vasquez stood up, walked back and forth for two steps, looked at Zhuang Xintian and said:
"Sir, we left our camouflage uniforms outside the barbed wire. Will it lead to a leak?"
Zhuang Xintian was stunned when he heard this, and said in a strange way:
"We are all family, there shouldn't be any problems!"
Rez Vazquez said hesitantly:
"The boss seems to have said that the existence of our team is still in the confidential experimental stage, and it is best not to let too many people know. It's not that I don't trust our comrades in the Marine Corps.
I am worried that they might accidentally leak our equipment to others, which might have a negative impact on the boss's plan."
Zhuang Xintian understood what Rez Vázquez meant, and nodded after thinking for a moment:
"You're right. This exercise is only to test the results of our training. Considering that we are about to launch our first actual combat, it is necessary to keep these things secret.
You are right, we should go and retrieve our equipment."
Then he looked at the people in the tent and said:
"Next time we make plans, we need to avoid leaving loopholes that would leave our equipment to the enemy. Everyone needs to keep this in mind."
When everyone heard this, they put away their smiles and nodded seriously.
During this period of time, everyone has been receiving training from Fang Lang and has fully realized the importance of keeping this team secret.
Then, Zhuang Xintian spoke as if to deliberately adjust the atmosphere:
"I was originally thinking of waiting until daybreak to see Lao Du's ugly expression, but now it seems I have to go there in advance."
After saying that, he burst into laughter.
Everyone smiled when they heard this.
Then Zhuang Xintian took Rez Vasquez, changed into ordinary Marine Corps uniforms, drove a Willys Jeep, and headed for the Marine Corps camp in a swagger.
Since the exercise had ended and the soldiers ambushing outside had withdrawn, the two men arrived at the gate of the Marine Corps camp smoothly.
The soldiers in the camp all knew them. After all, Zhuang Xintian was a former commander of the Second Battalion of the Marine Corps. However, the Marines, who had just experienced a failure, were not willing to let the two in directly.
Instead, he said he would ask his superiors for instructions first.
The two of them didn't care. They smiled, nodded, and sat on the table, quietly waiting for the other party's notification.
Soon, Duarte agreed to meet with the two men. Although Duarte's defeat this time was somewhat inexplicable, he was a real soldier and would not become an enemy of Zhuang Xintian just because of the failure of exercises.
On the contrary, he discovered many of his own shortcomings from this exercise. At that time, he was checking the cut barbed wire near the barbed wire where the commandos entered the camp.
Because it was not yet completely light, they did not notice the camouflage uniforms left outside.
In fact, if you don't walk closer and take a closer look, it is generally difficult to find anything suspicious about a few small shrubs in the wild.
Zhuang Xintian and Rez Vazquez had already received instructions and drove the car directly in front of Duarte and others. The two looked at each other and understood what these people were looking at.
After nodding calmly, they got off the car one by one.
Although Teacher Zhuang Xintian said that he wanted to see how ugly Duarte's face was, when he really stood with the other party, he did not have any expression of watching a joke. He just nodded to the people around him and saluted.
These were all old comrades, and everyone was very familiar with each other. When they saw Zhuang Xintian coming, everyone's faces looked very unhappy, but they did not show it.
They were all polite to each other.
Duarte had already adjusted his mindset at this moment, and took the initiative to speak:
"What's going on? Team Leader Zhuang, are you here to see the fun?"
Hearing this, Zhuang Xintian waved his hands and said:
"Don't mind me, brothers. We are all old friends. Don't you know what kind of person I am? How could I do such a tasteless thing?"
When everyone saw Zhuang Xintian's attitude, their dissatisfaction gradually subsided.
Duarte looked Zhuang Xintian and Rez Vazquez up and down before saying:
"If you're not here to watch a joke, then why are you running into the enemy camp right after the drill?
Want to do it again?"
Zhuang Xintian didn't know whether Duarte was looking for trouble on purpose or was still angry, so he quickly bowed his hands and begged for mercy:
"Old Du, Brother Du, you are my old superior, I definitely don't mean that.
This is also carried out according to orders, and there is absolutely no intention to embarrass you.
You also know that this exercise is for the boss to test the training results of our team. If our performance fails to satisfy the boss, then I won’t be able to do my job as the team leader.
Although we won by chance this time, you didn't lose because of your strength either. We all know that very well.
You have to understand that our team is in a special situation and has strict confidentiality regulations. There are many things I cannot tell you about.
In your opinion, we may have won easily this time, but in fact, we also made some mistakes, which may have led to some leaks. So, didn’t I come here immediately to clean up and finish?
Go back and be prepared to be scolded by your boss!"
Duarte didn't expect Zhuang Xintian to have this attitude. According to his understanding, the other party should be arrogant and deliberately show off here to show him how good he is.
That's why he deliberately used words to pressure the other party and not give him the opportunity to show off.
But now it seems that things are a little different from what he imagined.
Such a meticulous operation had perfectly eliminated him and his command center, but the other party still said there was a mistake. This attitude made him a little frightened.
As the victorious party, they are so actively reviewing their actions and looking for their mistakes. As the defeated party, shouldn't we work harder and find a solution to avoid making the same mistakes next time?
Now, I am still wondering whether the other party came here deliberately to provoke me, to show off and then get slapped in the face. It seems that I am not mature enough!
He nodded seriously to Zhuang Xintian and said:
"You win, you win! I accept defeat this time with all my heart, but next time it won't be so easy for you.
Since you have confidentiality requirements, I will not ask about the reasons for your mistakes this time.
Tell me what you are here for! If you need my cooperation, I will not refuse. "
Hearing this, Zhuang Xintian let out a sigh of relief, nodded to Duarte, glanced at the people behind him, pulled Duarte aside and whispered:
"How about we go to your office and talk? I'll leave this to Rez Vazquez."
Upon hearing this, Duarte understood that the mistake the other party was talking about was here. This made him unable to suppress his curiosity and he looked around, but he really didn't find anything unusual, so he could only choose to give up.
He understood Zhuang Xintian's intention, which was to let him take everyone away first, and let the lieutenant beside him stay and deal with them alone. Unfortunately, he still didn't find out what the other party meant by mistake.
Unfortunately, the other party had already said that they were still keeping it confidential, so he could only glance at the people in the distance and nodded:
"Okay, you don't have to chat with me anymore. We also need to hold a reflection and summary meeting. If there is anything, we can talk about it in person at the meeting in the morning.
If you have any problems, clean them up quickly!"
Hearing this, Zhuang Xintian didn't say much. He really couldn't talk to the other party at this time. After all, soldiers all have a sense of honor. If he continued to hang around in the other side's barracks, their chief officers might be able to control themselves and ignore him.
But the soldiers below won’t care about this and might even beat them up.
"Well, it's getting late. We have basically figured out how they defeated us. Next, we need to go back and reflect on our actions and find a way to defeat them.
Wait, I have to go and apologize to the boss at dawn! Don’t stay here, go back to the meeting room and talk, leave this place to them!"
When everyone heard this, they knew that something must have happened here, but since Zhuang Xintian had already convinced their superiors, they could only obey orders and follow instructions.
Seeing everyone walking away, Rez Vázquez directly reopened the gap and put the camouflage clothes left outside into a large military backpack.
He stuffed the wire into the military camp through the gap, then crawled back into the camp, took out the wire that had been prepared long ago, and rewrapped the cut part. This can be considered an example of following through.
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