Chapter 284: The First Battle That Must See Blood!
After each sub-team of the hunting squad is in position, there is only one thing left to do.
That is to wait!
This wait was not short, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
The squad members set out in the rain at dawn. Even though they wore raincoats, they still got quite wet, especially their shoes which were completely soaked.
The primitive jungle after the rain was very humid. Clothes also got wet quickly when lying on the ground for concealment.
Even though every team member participating in the action was a special forces soldier who had undergone all kinds of rigorous training, waiting for such a long time in this environment was truly unbearable.
“Calling Captain, this is Spade, are you sure the target will take this route? Over.”
Wu Zhe was the first to break the silence, voicing everyone’s thoughts.
“Confirmed, over.”
Yuan Lang’s reply was very crisp, without a hint of hesitation.
“On what basis? Over.” Wu Zhe asked again, unwilling to give up.
“Experience, over.”
Yuan Lang’s words had a bit of swagger, but it was a genuine display of hard power.
He had the right to swagger!
“Experience? Does that mean he’s killed people, is it true?”
Wu Zhe recalled the rumors from back then and couldn’t help but ask internally out of curiosity: “Have you had such experiences before? Isn’t this your first time here?”
“Classified, over.”
Yuan Lang’s reply was still as crisp, cutting off all of Wu Zhe’s remaining words.
Chen Jun, confirming that the armed smuggling group would definitely return and that actual combat could erupt at any moment, took advantage of the two breaking the silence to interject a reminder: “Don’t overthink it, thinking too much will only add to your worries.
Just treat this as an exercise. The magazines are loaded with blank ammunition. If the targets appear and battle begins, aim and fire as you would in an exercise, over.”
Chen Jun’s words were quite helpful, and Cheng Cai, Wu Liu Yi, and the others’ brows relaxed considerably compared to before.
“Alright, let’s assume this isn’t an exercise. I want to know if, once battle starts, besides direction 2071, the enemy could also come from other directions? Over.” Wu Zhe asked.
From Wu Zhe’s words, it could be seen that he completely believed this was actual combat.
The reason he specifically used the word “assume” was simply due to his pride, wanting to force himself to find a way to back down.
“They could come from any direction. Moreover, if you continue to remain in doubt, I can assure you that you will have the highest probability of hitting the jackpot, over.”
Yuan Lang deliberately lowered his tone, clearly intending to scare Wu Zhe.
At the same time, it was also a form of provocation!
“Calling Captain, I want to ask, do we really have the authority to open fire independently? Even if… we kill someone, will we not have to bear any consequences? Over.”
Cheng Cai raised a crucial question over the communication, with a noticeable pause when mentioning killing someone.
This showed that he still had a certain degree of fear and trepidation about killing, as he had grown up hearing that a life taken must be repaid with a life, which had become deeply ingrained in him.
“Here, besides comrades, there are only enemies. There’s no need for any mercy, just shoot, over.”
Yuan Lang’s cold voice transmitted through the earpieces to every team member’s ears, sending a shock through their hearts and deepening their expressions.
An aura of killing began to pervade!
Nine people were to encircle and annihilate a gang of dozens of armed individuals. The disparity in numbers was extremely significant, and a slight misstep could cost them their lives here.
Such a strong sense of crisis hung over their heads, forcing everyone to harbor the intention to kill.
It was either the enemy dies, or I die.
After Yuan Lang’s cold reply, no one chatted over the communication anymore. Everyone remained silent, quietly staring in the direction of the approaching enemy.
Perhaps sensing the atmosphere was too oppressive, Qi Huan, as someone with experience, began to play his part.
“We are setting up an ambush now, we can’t be discovered by the enemy. I am concealed very well, can anyone see me? Over.”
Qi Huan’s somewhat relaxed words reached everyone’s ears.
“Can’t see! I can’t see anyone! Over.”
Xu Sanduo’s answer was very honest. He looked around before and behind, left and right, and truly didn’t see anyone else, as if he were the only one left in the world.
“Haha, I can see you. Your butt sticking out looks really funny, over.”
Cheng Cai cooperated with Qi Huan, laughing and teasing him.
“I can see the Captain. Guess what he’s doing? Over.” Wu Liu Yi understood this was to relieve pressure and also chimed in at this moment.
“I have no intention of guessing, over.” Wu Zhe showed no mercy at all.
“Spade, if the counter-terrorism exercise last time had been a bit tougher for you, then I could tell you that you wouldn’t be so nervous right now, over.” Yuan Lang teased.
“There are gains and losses, keep a normal mindset, over.” Wu Zhe was very calm.
“The enemy should be coming soon. We only have four action teams, and there will surely be blind spots in our observation positions. You can make small-scale movements at appropriate times to increase observation angles, over.”
Seeing that everyone’s emotions had relaxed considerably, Chen Jun interjected at the right time to remind the team members.
“We need a mobile perspective. I suggest sending someone to maintain mobility, over.” Cheng Cai’s suggestion indeed had some reason.
“Received, over, I’m going now, over.”
Xu Sanduo’s code name was “Over.” He misunderstood and thought he was being sent to be mobile.
The others listened and exchanged glances.
To mishear such simple conversation, in an elite, ace special forces unit, only Xu Sanduo could probably do it.
“Over, move towards the 773k direction. Report upon reaching each point, over.”
What was initially just a misunderstanding, Yuan Lang arranged it to his advantage.
With Cheng Cai, a top sniper, at the frontline, no slight movement would escape his eyes, making him perfectly sufficient to monitor the 2071 marker.
It was a waste for Xu Sanduo to stay there, so it was better to have him patrol and move around.
“Received, over, over.”
Xu Sanduo’s obedience to orders was extremely high. Upon receiving the order, he immediately left point A and began moving towards point E in a clockwise direction.
To better conduct the upcoming ambush battle, Chen Jun specifically planned this small valley, using A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H to represent the eight directions.
The direction from the boundary line is point A, and the subsequent seven points are arranged clockwise.
A short while after Xu Sanduo left, a huge change suddenly occurred in Cheng Cai’s eyes, and a group of targets appeared in the scope.
Ordinary jeans and t-shirts or similar jackets, paired with rifles of various models hung on their bodies. Several people at the front were also carrying a rocket launcher. Walking in the middle of the group were several men in casual wear, each leading a horse laden with bags.
Through the external characteristics and appearance of this group of people, it is enough to determine that they are the armed smuggling group that escaped before.
“I didn’t expect them to really turn back. The company commander’s judgment was really accurate.”
67 Cheng Cai’s heart suddenly became nervous. Stimulated by adrenaline, excitement reignited, and his body became agitated.
Immediately reported through the earpiece: “Report Captain, suspicious targets detected at point A, estimated to cross into 2071 in about ten minutes, and enter our ambush circle within 30 minutes. Over.”
“They’ve really come!”
70 Cheng Cai’s report was not loud, but it rang through everyone’s minds like thunder.
This means combat is about to break out!
Thinking about how before, shooting only meant aiming at a target, but now it meant shooting and aiming at a living person, Xu Sanduo, Wu Liu Yi, and the others couldn’t help but start sweating in their palms.
Fortunately, the Special Operations Forces were prepared for this, and the tactical gloves absorbed sweat well to prevent slippage.
When fighting the enemy at close range with cold weapons, gloves can also increase the friction of the hands, preventing hands from slipping on blood and losing grip on knives and guns.
The person who can remain calm in this situation, without sweating in their palms and without nervousness.
It was only Qi Huan, Yuan Lang, and Chen Jun.
“All teams, attention. The target is armed with automatic weapons. Do not risk approaching until the enemy completely gives up resistance. Strive for a remote kill. Over.”
Before engaging the enemy, Yuan Lang gave final specific instructions to everyone.
“Understood, Cleaver. Over!”
“Hoe understands, complete.”
“Eagle understands, over.”
“Sickle acknowledges, over.”
…
Everyone received Yuan Lang’s instructions and reminders, and they all responded on their walkie-talkies.
Only Xu Sanduo remained silent.
“Completed the report, completed.”
Hearing the commands from the walkie-talkie and his earpiece, Xu Sanduo, who had already moved to Yuan Lang’s side, turned his head to look at Yuan Lang, who was less than a meter away, with a look of speechlessness in his eyes.
“I’m right under your nose, close enough to blow on you and feel it on my face, and you still want me to specifically report?”
Xu Sanduo didn’t understand at all; his single-threaded mind simply couldn’t comprehend it, but he knew how to obey orders, so he replied, “Understood, complete.”
90 Yuan Lang’s lips curved into a smile. He was deliberately teasing Xu Sanduo, trying to make him relax a bit.
Because Yuan Lang could clearly feel that no matter how much the other members of the squad doubted or were uneasy, they actually felt no fear or reluctance in their hearts.
Only Xu Sanduo, who was born with a saintly heart and liked to be a good-for-nothing, hadn’t completely let go in his heart.
So Yuan Lang wanted to help him in the last half hour before the enemy came and before the battle, and he tilted his head and asked, “Are you nervous now?”
“Not nervous.”
After a brief hesitation, Xu Sanduo decisively responded.
“In all the exercises and training you’ve conducted before, you’ve only eliminated enemies in self-defense, with no precedent of actively shooting at targets. This time, we are ambushing the enemy, and we need to strike first to annihilate their active forces. This is an offensive action. Are you really not nervous?” Yuan Lang asked.
“It’s not fear.”
After a brief silence, Xu Sanduo gave a very clever answer.
Yuan Lang couldn’t help but stare at him for two seconds!
Xu Sanduo’s impression has always been that of a dull, clumsy, and silent person who could barely speak, with a frighteningly simple personality.
Now knowing to avoid the important and tackle the light is a big change for Xu Sanduo.
This also proves Xu Sanduo has been growing!
And the growth rate is very fast!
“You’re not so foolish this time.”
Yuan Lang raised the telescopic sight and looked forward. He could already see the vast armed smuggling group had crossed the border and was walking towards their direction.
Occupied the high ground, the field of vision is good.
His eyes still scanned through the telescopic sight, locking onto the team slowly moving forward ahead, but he said, “Do you still remember what I told you about the injury on my arm?”
“Remember! M16, close-range penetrating wound,” Xu Sanduo answered earnestly.
“No, that was me lying to you. I poked myself with a screwdriver.”
Yuan Lang’s shocking words surprised Xu Sanduo, who stared at him blankly.
“Look at the target!”
Yuan Lang pointed towards the border line in front and continued, “I encountered a daredevil. I was fully armed and carrying a gun, but he only had a screwdriver.”
“Then why didn’t you shoot? How did you get poked by his screwdriver?” Xu Sanduo didn’t understand.
“Because I was very nervous at the time, I completely forgot that I was carrying a gun and had forgotten all the combat skills I had learned. But he wasn’t nervous, he didn’t forget he was holding a screwdriver, and he didn’t forget I was the enemy he had to kill.”
Yuan Lang finished telling this story. After pausing for about two seconds, he continued, “When good encounters evil, it is absolute goodness that gets hurt first.
So I told myself later, Yuan Lang, you must be a good person who is evil, because you cannot let yourself and your subordinates get injured.
Yuan Lang wanted to awaken Xu Sanduo’s excessively foolish kindness by modifying the wounds on his body into screwdrivers to attack, through a story of good and evil.
This was also the last help Yuan Lang could give Xu Sanduo before the battle was about to break out.
At the same time, Yuan Lang also hoped that Chen Jun’s desensitization training would be effective on Xu Sanduo, giving him a heart that dared to kill the evil first.
Xu Sanduo didn’t speak after listening, his gaze unfocused and lost in thought.
How much could he absorb, could he awaken.
No one knew.
It was up to Xu Sanduo himself.
Yuan Lang was not talking to Xu Sanduo, and Xu Sanduo was lost in deep thought. The other team members, because the enemy was approaching, all held their breath and concentrated.
In this extreme quiet, twenty minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
“Target confirmed at 42 individuals, 10 pack horses, with 31 carrying weapons. Heavy firepower has been discovered: two rocket launchers, two light machine guns, one 40-caliber mortar. Kun Jiang has not been found.”
Cheng Cai reported the information he had organized during this time over the communication channel.
Five people fighting over 40 armed smugglers, a vast gap of one to eight, would certainly seem like a tough battle to ordinary people.
But if all who came were veteran soldiers from Group A, there would be no pressure at all.
It’s worth noting that Group A could easily achieve double-digit combat loss ratios when confronting trained soldiers from the Heavy Infantry Regiment during past exercises.
Armed smugglers are just ordinary people; their combat effectiveness is far inferior to regular soldiers.
How could there be pressure!
This is why Yuan Lang dared to lead a mere eight people deep into the primeval forest to ambush over forty individuals, not worrying about things going wrong.
Unfortunately, the ones who came this time were not veteran soldiers, but just a group of well-trained “special operations newcomers” who hadn’t experienced actual combat.
In theory, the combat numbers are completely overwhelming, but in reality, whether they can actually bring their combat effectiveness to bear remains an unknown at this point.
A tense atmosphere.
Unavoidably enveloped the Hunting Squad!
