Chapter 193: Two Groups

On the first day of departure, Gu Ye directly slapped the faces of some people who were waiting to see his show.

Captain Ma and his colleagues, who had experience in large-scale field training, were no match for Gu Ye in terms of physical strength.

Gu Ye also demonstrated to everyone in a very vivid way that being a soldier is not just about having good physical strength and power.

You also need to have brains.

Brave, resourceful and knowledgeable.

Having been stationed in the rural mountainous areas for so many years, the deep mountains and old forests were the most difficult, dangerous and uncertain places for Captain Ma and his men, but for Gu Ye, it was like returning home.

They are familiar with the terrain and can judge which direction has water sources and which direction may be inhabited by snakes and animals based on the surrounding vegetation.

To be honest.

Although Gu Ye likes to show off like a peacock when he is alone with his wife, he is not the kind of person who likes to show off when he is outside.

but........

We walked for three or four days straight, feeling tired and hungry. We ate dry food every day and had no taste in our mouths.

When they were resting, they saw a fruit tree and Captain Ma immediately shouted, "There are fruits here!"

It is red, big and plump, and you can imagine the juicy and sweet taste when you bite it.

Captain Ma couldn't wait to rush over to pick the fruit. Gu Ye's eyelids jumped, and he rushed forward, grabbed Captain Ma's shoulders and pulled him back.

Captain Ma's legs were so weak that he had no strength left. After being pulled by Gu Ye, he staggered back a few steps and almost fell down.

Several leaders of their army were there. Captain Ma's face changed instantly as he made a fool of himself in front of so many people. "Deputy Commander, why did you suddenly pull me here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Ye was seen holding a military dagger and cutting a snake that had suddenly emerged from inside into two pieces.

Just then the snake's head fell in front of them.

When everyone saw the triangular snake head, their faces suddenly changed and they took a few steps back: "Why is there a snake here? A venomous one at that?"

Moreover, the color of the snake's body almost blends in with the color of the surrounding vegetation.

If it weren't for Gu Ye, they wouldn't have noticed.

In case of a bite.

Even Captain Ma, who had been dissatisfied just now, stopped talking.

His face was tense, his lips were pale, and he was frightened.

"In the mountains, there are bushes and fruit trees around here. It's dark and damp. Snakes like this kind of place the most."

After hearing what Gu Ye said, Political Commissar Zhang looked around and found that it was indeed dark and damp as Gu Ye said. He straightened his face and said, "Then let's go out quickly and rest after we go out."

Fortunately, this mountain is not big.

They soon walked out and found a village at the foot of the mountain. They told the villagers that they might need to stay in the village for a night and borrow some water. The villagers agreed very enthusiastically.

Although they said they didn't need anything except water, there were still many enthusiastic villagers who wanted to give everyone food.

Gu Ye sat down to rest, calculating the time and distance in his mind.

If all goes well, we can be back in two days at the earliest.

I don’t know how Youyou and the kids are doing at home, whether everything is going well.

Political Commissar Zhang and Division Commander Meng saw him sitting alone and walked over. "Xiao Gu, what are you doing here?"

Gu Ye wanted to say that he was thinking about his wife and children, but when he saw that the person who came was his leader, he was silent and said, "I am summarizing and reflecting."

Teacher Meng: "What are you summarizing? How to hoe the land well?"

They were staying in the home of a five-guarantee household in the village. There was only one elderly person in the house and many rooms were empty.

Gu Ye saw the old man turning the ground slowly by himself, so he stood up and helped the old man turn the ground.

He is very strong and the family's private plot has never been empty over the years. He turns the land quickly and well.

The old man was so happy watching this that he kept chatting with Gu Ye.

While chatting about farming, Gu Ye got a lot of information from the old man, including the local climate and terrain, as well as the surrounding situation.

Unexpectedly, Commander Meng suddenly said this. Gu Ye was startled. "No, I was summarizing some problems encountered during the training."

Captain Ma has been observing Gu Ye from the side.

After hearing what Master Meng said, he came over, as if he was very familiar with Gu Ye, "You don't know, Deputy Commander Gu and his wife are both from peasant families. They are great in other areas, but they are absolutely amazing in farming. The last time I went to their house, he was farming at home. My uncle also mentioned to me before that no matter how busy Deputy Commander Gu was with training, he never left the land in their yard unused. His perseverance and persistence are really unmatched by ordinary people. He always told me to learn from him."

The relationship between Battalion Commander Ma and Division Commander Huang is so close that not only those who know Battalion Commander Ma, but even those who don’t know him, know that he has a relative who is a division commander in the lower-level troops.

This is also the reason why everyone else is willing to follow him even though he is just a battalion commander.

Moreover, it seemed as if he had a very good relationship with Gu Ye, and he was praising Gu Ye for his perseverance and determination.

But if you taste it carefully, you can find that something is wrong.

You are a soldier, why don’t you train well and farm at home?

Political Commissar Zhang's smile faded a little, and he glanced at Battalion Commander Ma, "Really?"

"Yeah, my uncle mentioned it several times."

Now we are training, everyone is resting and recovering their energy so that they can respond to emergency tasks in better condition at any time.

Gu Ye, on the other hand, ran to help others hoe the fields.

He did things without considering the occasion and failed to distinguish between priorities, which even Captain Ma almost laughed at.

Master Meng asked, "Really?"

Gu Ye didn't even look at Captain Ma, "Yeah, it's quite expensive. With the money for buying more vegetables, you can buy a pound of meat."

The sarcasm in Captain Ma's eyes became even stronger.

Unexpectedly, Commander Meng actually nodded and said, "Now that you mention it, it is quite expensive. Before I joined the army, I never spent money to buy vegetables. I already had them at home."

Commander Meng also came from a peasant family. Although his yard was not planted with all vegetables like Gu Ye's family, he also planted some onions and peppers. He could pick them from the fields whenever he wanted to eat.

I also discussed with Gu Ye what vegetables are easy to grow.

Captain Ma was stunned.

Commander Meng knew some of the things between Commander Huang's family and Gu Ye, and he also knew that Captain Ma had been deliberately targeting Gu Ye.

He cleared his throat and said, "Many of our troops are from peasant families. They are all remarkable and do not forget their roots. That's good."

After saying that, he left again with Political Commissar Zhang, wandering around.

Captain Ma was still standing there, his face livid.

Gu Ye sat down again and closed his eyes to rest.

In the evening, just when everyone had finished their meal and were preparing to take a break, the horn suddenly sounded, an urgent mission, requiring them to reach the next village within three hours.

This is an old routine in training. Everyone guesses that there may be an urgent task, so they pack everything up, put on their backpacks and set off.

Emergency missions have always been an important opportunity to achieve results and make contributions, and everyone takes them very seriously.

Including Gu Ye.

Although there are usually some frictions among us, when it comes to things related to the honor of the group, everyone is united with the same goal.

Especially their special operations forces. Since they are called special operations forces, they should achieve outstanding results.

This time they served as the spearhead squad, responsible for exploring the way and leading the large force to the destination within the specified time.

Everyone started discussing the route, and once they decided on it, they were ready to set off.

After listening to the route they decided on, Gu Ye frowned and said, "Going southwest is closer, which can shorten the journey by a quarter and is easier to walk."

Captain Ma was just suppressed by Division Commander Meng and felt very depressed. Now he was in a familiar area, and Gu Ye, a newcomer, was still pointing fingers and speaking in a bad tone: "The route we set is the straight-line distance. The straight line is the shortest distance between two points. We planned it based on the map and past experience."

When the others saw Captain Ma contradicting Gu Ye, they looked at each other and said nothing.

Captain Ma’s uncle is Deputy Captain Gu’s old leader, so he is not afraid of offending Deputy Captain Gu.

But it doesn’t matter to them, they are all subordinates of Deputy Captain Gu. At this time, everyone chooses to follow the arrangements from above and not take sides.

Gu Ye said calmly but firmly, "The straight-line distance you mentioned requires crossing a mountain. Look at the direction of the mountain. For mountains with this direction, it is faster to walk from the foot of the mountain. And it is almost dark now. It is very dangerous to go into the mountain at night."

If it were in the past, Gu Ye might not have been so confident.

However, when Shen Zhiyou was preparing for the geography exam for the college entrance examination, there were many questions that required calculating distance, wind direction, and coordinates.

Shen Zhiyou didn't quite understand so she came to ask him.

As a grown man, he also needs to save face. He doesn't want to lose face in front of his wife, so he has put a lot of effort into studying geography.

Later I found that this was also helpful for marching, so I read a lot of professional books and basically finished all the university geography textbooks.

Seeing that the two were in a stalemate, Political Commissar Zhang interrupted them directly: "Okay, let's split up into two groups. Gu Ye, you lead Lao Wang and the others to take the route you mentioned, and Ma Jianshe, you lead the rest of the people to take the route you mentioned."