sovbooks Chapter 0100: Map Acquired
Chapter 0100: Map Acquired
On the hillside, four soldiers stared solemnly at the position built by Old A and the division's reconnaissance battalion in collusion.
"Cheng Cai and Zheng Yingqi already infiltrated behind their position along the sea pool before dawn," Wu Liuyi explained to the two. "Under the current lighting conditions, they can't infiltrate that depression to scout the command post and complete their mapping task, so we need to create an opportunity for them!"
"How do you create it?" Wang Hui asked immediately.
Wu Liuyi said, "Let's launch a feint attack to draw their fire and create an opportunity for Zheng Yingqi and Cheng Cai. As long as they complete the drawing task, they can rush along the edge of the position towards the oak forest over there. Then we can charge together."
Ma Xiaoshuai scratched his head: "Just the four of us?"
Four people feigning an attack—they probably won't take them seriously.
"It's not just the four of us," Wu Liuyi said with a mysterious smile, "there are quite a few of us!"
Ma Xiaoshuai and Wang Hui's eyes lit up, and they said with a smile, "Yes, we have quite a few people!"
More than 150 people participated in this Old A assessment. Although most of them were caught, at least a dozen people managed to sneak into this place and hide. The vast majority of soldiers fight independently, so they will definitely be helpless in the face of such a heavily fortified position. Once this side fires first, the hidden soldiers around will definitely seize the opportunity to strike.
This will naturally become their advantage. As long as there are more people, the Division Reconnaissance Battalion will definitely go all out, and their feigned attack will achieve its purpose. The rest will depend on Cheng Cai and Zheng Yingqi.
After reaching a consensus, Wu Liuyi made arrangements. Wang Hui, who was Meng Jianguo's apprentice, was equipped with an 85 sniper rifle. This former sharpshooter, who had been eliminated halfway through his career, also became a sniper. With Xu Sanduo, the "sharpshooter," the precision firepower was enough to give the division's reconnaissance battalion a headache.
"Get ready! I'll signal Zheng Yingqi and his men to prepare for a feint attack!"
……
Zheng Yingqi and Cheng Cai held their breath, waiting for the battle to begin. Every second felt like an hour. Cheng Cai couldn't help but ask, "Why haven't they started yet?"
Before he could finish speaking, a crisp gunshot rang out. It was the sound of the Type 85 sniper rifle that Cheng Cai knew best and longed for most!
"Let's make our move!" Zheng Yingqi said, suppressing his excitement.
Cheng Cai wanted to slap himself. What was wrong with his loose tongue today? He said the person might be eliminated and couldn't come, and the next second the signal came. Just now, he couldn't hold back and asked why they hadn't made a move yet, and they started talking...
"Don't rush. We'll move in once the reconnaissance battalion is mobilized. You wait here, I'll infiltrate. If I'm exposed, I'll find a way to create an opportunity for you, understand?" Zheng Yingqi whispered to Cheng Cai. "If I successfully draw the map, you can move along the edge of the pond towards that side, and we'll meet up in front of the oak grove!"
Cheng Cai looked at Zheng Yingqi in disbelief. These conditions were far too favorable for him; Zheng Yingqi had shouldered almost all the difficulties alone. "Why?"
"Why are there so many? Exercises are war!" Zheng Yingqi said calmly.
"Okay!" Cheng Cai nodded firmly, vowing in his heart that Zheng Yingqi would definitely be his best brother from now on!
Gunshots shattered the tranquility, bringing a smile to Yuan Lang's face in the oak grove: "Finally, they've made their move."
Gao Cheng, who had been resurrected from the "dead men's camp," stood beside Yuan Lang and said coldly, "What good would it do if we took action? A reinforced platoon plus a few elite A-level soldiers guarding the position, and they've hidden the command post in an unseen depression—how many people could possibly complete the mapping work?"
"I chose just a few people... a few people who can complete the drawing assignment!" Yuan Lang said.
"But this is simply an impossible task!" Takashiro couldn't help but say.
"Human potential is limitless; only when faced with dire circumstances can one unleash their greatest potential!" Yuan Lang said with great confidence.
Gao Cheng resisted the urge to argue further. The person in front of him was even more arrogant than himself. Let the facts speak for themselves—Gao Cheng didn't believe anyone could complete the drawing assignment.
Gao Cheng didn't want to talk about it, but Yuan Lang wouldn't "let him off the hook" and asked him with great interest, "Guess which of the soldiers you brought out will be able to complete the mission and get on this vehicle."
In an instant, many names flashed through Gao Cheng's mind. Zheng Yingqi was the first, followed by Xu Sanduo, Wu Liuyi, and others. But then he remembered the situation at this position, shook his head, and said, "I don't know."
"Don't you have confidence in them?" Yuan Lang asked casually.
Gao Cheng knew this was a provocation, but he still said, "Yes, they are all too outstanding, so I'm not sure."
"Yes, they are all too outstanding..." Yuan Lang muttered, looking at Gao Cheng, and said, "The soldiers you trained are excellent."
……
At this moment, the elite soldiers brought out by Gao Cheng were firing fiercely at Gao Cheng's troops' positions.
Amidst the intense firing, Wu Liuyi spotted a member of the Special A team and tried to lock onto him, but the man was as slippery as an eel, impossible to pinpoint. Finally, Wu Liuyi grew impatient and fired a shot, but missed. The man then went into hiding. Wu Liuyi shouted to the others, "If you see a member of the Special A team, report their location and focus fire!"
After Ma Xiaoshuai emptied a magazine, seeing that there was still no movement around him, he anxiously shouted, "What's going on with these guys around here? Why haven't they made a move yet?"
"Don't rush, they're seizing the opportunity, they're even more anxious than us." Xu Sanduo remained calm at this moment, and while he was speaking, he took down a soldier from the division's reconnaissance battalion with a single shot.
boom!
Gunfire finally came from the 2 o'clock direction, and the "friendly forces" hidden around couldn't help but open fire as well. As if this was a signal, gunfire rang out sporadically in other places, and the division's reconnaissance battalion, which had been so relaxed just moments before, finally became highly alert.
At that moment, Zheng Yingqi decided to sneak out: "It's time! Cheng Cai, remember my instructions!"
After saying something to Chao Cheng, Zheng Yingqi nimbly pounced out. His movements were too fast, and the division's reconnaissance battalion was also doing its best to deal with the frontal attack. They never expected that someone would suddenly appear from behind, allowing Zheng Yingqi to successfully infiltrate the position.
After crawling through several interconnected trenches, the culprit who had nearly caused Zheng Yingqi to drown in the icy river finally surfaced.
Looking at the half-buried command center, Zheng Yingqi couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Half-buried! Damn it, for an assessment, they actually set up such a high-standard command post. Do they have that much funding?"
He cautiously surveyed his surroundings, and after confirming that no one was around, he took out the map and began the final drawing. Once the map was finished, Zheng Yingqi let out a huge sigh of relief, folded it up, put it in his pocket, blew a kiss towards the half-buried command center, and then turned and left.
But just a few steps after he turned around, an old A carrying an 88 sniper rifle emerged from the trench—this old A was a sniper who was about to move to another pre-set sniper position when he unexpectedly ran into a "mud monkey" as soon as he turned the corner.
Without thinking, he raised his gun and fired, but Zheng Yingqi reacted just as quickly. Faced with the sudden encounter, he pounced on him, wanting to fight him in close combat.
Zheng Yingqi knocked the sniper rifle away, and after losing his chance to fire, the other man started grappling with Zheng Yingqi. According to training, the best course of action at this point would be to attack vital points by any means necessary, but this was just an exercise, so how could the two dare to go all out? They could only wait for the other man to reach out and grope around, trying to trigger his cigarette pack.
嗤
The cigarette pack clicked open, and the two who had been hugging instantly separated to check their packs. Old A, looking at the lit cigarette pack with frustration, muttered, "I'm dead!"
"Go to hell!" Zheng Yingqi cursed without any manners, and then ran away—the moment the cigarette pack was lit, the anomaly could be seen from a mile away, let alone the "enemy" who was right next to him.
Cheng Cai was also nervously watching the position. The sudden burst of white smoke made his heart sink. Just as he was about to go around to scout from another direction, a disheveled Zheng Yingqi jumped out of the trench:
"Retreat immediately!"
Cheng Cai was overjoyed and rushed out.
They needed to break through the division's reconnaissance battalion's position and then rush towards the oak forest. Without the cover of the hillside, this would be suicidal. But even with the cover of the hill, it was still quite difficult!
"There's someone behind us!"
The smoke rising from behind the position also caught the attention of the defenders. When two mud-covered figures came into view, they immediately realized what was happening. A machine gun emplacement turned around and began firing.
"run!"
Zheng Yingqi roared and sprinted at an unprecedented speed. At that moment, many people were thinking:
Is that person flying?
On the hillside, Ma Xiaoshuai clearly saw the running figure and excitedly shouted, "The squad leader is out!"
"Cover them!" Wu Liu shouted. Several men provided cover fire, and the machine gun position firing at Zheng Yingqi started smoking in the second second. But the next moment, even more people started firing at Zheng Yingqi and his men.
Zheng Yingqi lunged to the ground and rolled several times before firing back to cover Cheng Cai, who was still running wildly. After running for several dozen meters, Cheng Cai turned around and covered Zheng Yingqi.
This was a tactic they had practiced regularly, and the two coordinated perfectly. With the cover of the hillside, they managed to reach the outer perimeter of the position without any major incident.
Cheng Cai and Zheng Yingqi were already beaming with joy, because if they ran another ten meters or so, they would reach the highest point of the position and have cover after jumping down the embankment.
But just then, something was thrown out of the trench and exploded in mid-air.
Amidst a muffled explosion, a burst of intense white light erupted. Cheng Cai and Zheng Yingqi instinctively covered their eyes, and aside from the buzzing in their ears, they were rendered blind.
Flashbang!
Realizing what he was encountering, Zheng Yingqi, unsteady on his feet, decisively chose to fall and roll over, shouting as he rolled, "Chengcai, get up!"
Many units may not be familiar with flashbangs, but those who came from the Seventh Company had encountered the Old A throwing flashbangs before. After Zheng Yingqi reminded him, Cheng Cai also understood and kept rolling forward.
"What happened?" Ma Xiaoshuai, who was hiding on the hillside, looked at the two people who suddenly rolled over in confusion.
"Flashbang! They've been hit by a flashbang! Cover! Cover!" Wu Liuyi roared. Xu Sanduo, Wang Hui, and Ma Xiaoshuai went crazy at this moment, firing down incessantly to cover their comrades.
"Give me the gun! I'll go drag them away!" Wu Liuyi estimated the distance; he was about two hundred meters away from Zheng Yingqi and the others. He gritted his teeth, exchanged weapons with Xu Sanduo, and rushed down the hillside.
As for the entire battlefield—the sudden appearance of Zheng Yingqi and Cheng Cai forced the garrison to divert valuable resources to deal with them, which gave the other soldiers taking the assessment an opportunity. Knowing that this opportunity was fleeting, they decisively rushed out. They needed to get close to the division's reconnaissance battalion's position to find the best observation point and complete the map drawing.
The arrival of the examiners forced the defending troops to go all out, resulting in a significant reduction in their firepower against Zheng Yingqi and his group. They were actually suppressed by the three reckless individuals on the hillside.
Wu Liuyi rushed down under these circumstances, anxious to save the two of them, but unexpectedly, he lost his footing while running and fell several meters away, his leg hitting a rock rooted to the ground.
Wu Liu didn't feel any pain at first. He immediately rolled over, but as soon as his leg, which had hit the rock, touched the ground, a piercing pain shot through him.
"Damn it!" Wu Liuyi cursed angrily, forgetting to use the word "excitement" instead. Helpless, he could only sit down in front of the rock and provide cover for the two of them with his gun.
Zheng Yingqi's eyes were finally able to see a little. Through the blur, he looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he found himself behind the slope. But when he didn't see Cheng Cai, he became nervous again. He turned over and looked at the other side of the slope, and he was almost furious. In his panic, Cheng Cai rolled in the wrong direction and rolled back the way he came. He had rolled more than ten meters for nothing.
"@#￥%……&*!" Zheng Yingqi cursed, then steeled himself and charged down again, grabbing Cheng Cai's clothes and yelling, "Run with me!"
In a daze, Cheng Cai stood up and was dragged along by Zheng Yingqi. Zheng Yingqi spotted Wu Liuyi hiding behind a rock not far away and shouted to him, "Got it! Let's go!"
After dragging Cheng Cai over the slope, he looked back and saw Wu Liuyi struggling to stand up with his gun. He was immediately shocked and furious.
In the original storyline, Wu Liuyi broke his leg by slipping and falling during the evacuation. To prevent this from happening again, Zheng Yingqi even swam across the sea. But unexpectedly, Wu Liuyi encountered the same problem again!
He rushed towards Wu Liuyi and shouted, "What happened?"
"I twisted my ankle, but it's nothing serious! Did you get the map?" Wu Liuyi asked, enduring the pain.
"Got it," Zheng Yingqi replied, crouching down to examine Wu Liuyi's legs. Wu Liuyi shoved him away, saying, "It's not a big deal, let's get out of here now!"
Zheng Yingqi gave Wu Liuyi a deep look, suppressing his anger, and said, "I'll carry you."
"I can walk!" Wu Liuyi said firmly. Zheng Yingqi had no choice but to say, "I'll help you walk," when faced with such a stubborn ox.
(Four thousand words, no chapters yet. You'll definitely see a five thousand-word chapter when you wake up tomorrow. This time the credibility is quite high.)