Chapter 165: Blue Army Plays Dirty? No, You’re Even Dirtier!
Wei Tianlei’s judgment was still very accurate. After the Blue Army continuously lost three people, they realized something was wrong and decisively chose to retreat.
Sixth Company First Squad sneaked over from the front of the battlefield and did not encounter any attacks.
The First Squad Leader couldn’t believe it.
He had actually passed through so safely.
He didn’t believe that in a large-scale confrontation involving thousands of troops and two regiments, the Blue Army would choose to withdraw after only eliminating three warriors, without any squad reaching the standard of losing combat effectiveness, which meant the battle had just begun.
So he was extremely nervous on the way over, with his heart rate skyrocketing to nearly two hundred.
He had even prepared psychologically for being taken out by a Blue Army sharpshooter suddenly popping up and firing a shot, just waiting for white smoke to come out of his body.
But in the end, nothing happened, and the Blue Army had really just run away.
This really exceeded his cognition!
However, what the First Squad Leader never expected was that this was just the beginning of subverting his cognition.
The Blue Army elimination spots would emit white smoke, and following the white smoke to find the “corpses” was very simple. With one squad’s troops dispersed to surround it, they weren’t afraid of the Blue Army ambushing for a sneak attack, as there was enough room to maneuver.
But when First Squad arrived at the first smoking spot, the scene before him left him dumbfounded.
The Blue Army “corpses” were gone!!
“Where are the people? Where are their corpses? They were clearly right here! I’m sure the position is correct. Where did the corpses go?” a warrior wondered aloud.
“Damn, the Blue Army is playing dirty. Even if living people run, dead corpses can still run too,” another soldier vented angrily.
“Alright, stop talking nonsense.”
The First Squad Leader felt something was off, but didn’t know what the problem was, so he could only order: “Stay vigilant, let’s go check the second point first.”
At this point, with no clues, everyone could only head to the second point.
Compared to the professionally trained scout squad leader Shi Jin, the warriors of Sixth Company were indeed not in the right specialty. Their reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance abilities were much weaker.
You know, in the original drama, Shi Jin just looked at the depth of the footprints and judged that a living person had carried away a dead one.
But no one in Sixth Squad understood!
That said, every specialty has its focus, and the subjects learned are different. This is the biggest difference between assault infantry and reconnaissance infantry.
First Squad’s six people vigilantly arrived at the second point, and this time they finally had some harvest.
They saw at the white smoke position two Blue Army soldiers wearing “strange” camouflage uniforms, sitting there expressionless and motionless.
“Damn, that’s why there’s no one. You freaking ran here.”
“The corpses still need company, pairing up, huh.”
“You Blue Army wear such flashy stuff and play in such flashy ways too? Huh??”
…
First Squad warriors found the Blue Army corpses and couldn’t help but trash-talk them. While venting in various ways, their guard also dropped.
“Get up, come with us.”
The First Squad Leader felt the two Blue Army were unusual and didn’t trash-talk like the warriors. Instead, he frowned and went over, preparing to escort them to the third point.
After all, they were Soldier Kings from special forces, all steel warriors who had undergone special training.
Even if deliberately restraining their morale, they were different.
“We’re corpses, how can we walk?”
One of the Blue Army slightly raised his head, his face painted with camouflage showing no expression.
“Oh, pretty tough, huh, Squad Leader. Want me to give them a good greeting? I’m the best at dealing with hard-mouthed people. It’s just an exercise anyway, bound to have some bumps,” the Squad Deputy Leader said with a malicious smile.
Recalling the nine brothers eliminated in the earlier battle, the First Squad Leader also wanted to beat the Blue Army.
But thinking of the confrontation exercise rules, if the Blue Army reported to the directing staff afterward, the Red Army had no reason, and senselessly ganging up on Blue Army corpses would definitely not end well for him. No need to invite trouble for a momentary thrill.
“Wild Ox, you stay here with people to watch them. Since they won’t walk, we’ll carry them later.”
“There’s one last point. A Long, Xue Tian, Zhao Ri Ge Tu, you three come with me. Everyone else stay here and wait.”
The First Squad Leader issued two consecutive orders, and before leaving, didn’t forget to warn the Blue Army “corpses.”
“Alright, since you’re already corpses, please act like corpses. I warn you, don’t play any tricks, otherwise, don’t blame us for not being polite. You won’t get off easy.”
Faced with the First Squad Leader’s serious warning, the two Blue Army who had been expressionless finally showed expression, their corners of mouths slightly lifting.
As if hearing the biggest joke, they barely held back from laughing out loud.
But they didn’t speak!
The First Squad Leader still felt uneasy. To avoid prolonged delays, he wanted to quickly bring back the Blue Army corpses and said no more.
He took the three people to the third smoke point.
As soon as the First Squad Leader left with his people, the already displeased Squad Deputy Leader saw the two Blue Army still smiling, making his anger even greater.
Moreover, seeing the equipment on the two Blue Army, from camouflage uniforms to tactical vests, and those new-style weapons, all much cooler than his own.
Standing with the Blue Army in full new equipment, he looked like a dirt clod who had just come back from farming.
Envy and jealousy distorted his face.
He simply squatted in front of the two Blue Army, deliberately provocatively fiddling with their equipment, while saying all sorts of stimulating words.
Preparing to use their numerical advantage to provoke the Blue Army into striking first, then beat them under the pretext of defense.
Meanwhile, the Squad Deputy Leader wasn’t one to stay idle, stirring up trouble on one side, while on the other, the First Squad Leader quickly arrived at the third white smoke point with his people.
“Damn, playing this trick again.”
Seeing no Blue Army soldiers at the smoke point again, the warrior called A Long exploded with profanity in anger.
“If they ran, let them run. Go back and report the situation to the Company Commander, let him report to the directing staff. There will be a result soon.”
The First Squad Leader steadied the warriors below and also saw a gun left there.
That all-black new model 95-style rifle reminded the First Squad Leader of the new gun that appeared on television that night of Hong Kong’s Return.
The Squad Leader, who had long yearned for new weapons, strode toward the gun on the ground.
As he walked, he muttered: “The new gun I could only see on TV before, didn’t expect to capture one today. I want to take a good look at what high technology it has.”
The three warriors who followed were also very curious, staring fixedly at the new gun on the ground.
They also wanted to grab that new gun; whoever got it back could boast about being the first in the whole company, even the whole 702 Regiment, to play with the new gun.
But the Squad Leader moved first, so the three could only watch wide-eyed.
Hoping the Squad Leader would get tired of it later and let them have a turn to enjoy it.
In this completely unguarded atmosphere, the First Squad Leader walked straight to the gun, bent down, and picked it up from the ground.
He completely didn’t notice the thin wire connected under the gun, leading all the way to an exercise grenade buried underground.
As a result, before the First Squad Leader could see what was unique about the new gun in his hand, an explosion occurred under his feet.
“Bang~”
The sound wasn’t loud.
But a thick plume of white smoke rose.
Looking at the rising white smoke, the First Squad Leader’s heart sank, knowing he was done, fallen into the enemy’s trap, eliminated.
A huge sense of frustration rushed to his mind, making him slump to the ground uncontrollably.
“Clack~”
He didn’t care about looking at the new gun anymore and dropped it straight to the ground.
The three First Squad warriors not far away were also startled by this sudden accident. Seeing the Squad Leader fall, they all quickly ran over.
“Squad Leader, what happened? Squad Leader.”
“Damn it, the Blue Army plays so dirty, actually setting a trap under the gun.”
“Truly despicable, not even human. Don’t let me catch you, or I’ll beat you to death.”
As the three warriors vented their emotions wildly, another accident happened.
“Papapapapa…”
Gunshots rang out in the forest again.
The three First Squad warriors who ran to check on the Squad Leader didn’t even raise their guns before white smoke rose from their bodies, eliminated almost simultaneously.
On the other side, the Squad Deputy Leader heard the gunshots and realized something had happened to the Squad Leader’s side, jumping up from the ground.
However.
He could no longer protect himself at this moment.
Even because of his personal emotions, he indirectly harmed his squad comrades with him.
Because the Squad Deputy Leader had been provoking earlier, it had escalated to taking the weapon from the Blue Army’s hands, righteously claiming it as captured spoils of war.
He completely didn’t notice that not only did the Blue Army not resist, they even cooperatively loosened the shoulder strap.
The Squad Deputy Leader pulling out the gun so directly resulted in a small black ball rolling out from the Blue Army’s chest.
“Bang~ Puff—”
The exercise grenade exploded, white smoke billowing out.
The tricky mine hidden in the “corpse,” and the Squad Deputy Leader lacking necessary vigilance and professionalism, randomly grabbing things without checking, got himself killed completely deservedly.
But before the First Squad Leader could angrily curse, gunshots rang out on their side too.
Two Blue Army fully draped in jungle-colored long cloth strips, lying in the grass completely invisible, unleashed a barrage at them.
“Papapapapa…”
Two guns swept fire.
The remaining five First Squad warriors had no time to react before their smoke grenades were triggered, their entire bodies enveloped in white smoke.
In just these short less than five seconds…
Great Merit Sixth Company First Squad’s ten warriors were all killed in action, not a single one surviving.
The two Blue Army who took out the Squad Deputy Leader and others immediately crawled up and rushed to the two men, slung their guns around their necks, picked up the “killed in action” two Blue Army, and disappeared into the forest with agile steps.
From sneak attack assault to picking up comrades and retreating, the whole process was smooth and highly professional.
They didn’t even glance at First Squad!
Only when the two corpses were carried away did they give the First Squad Leader a meaningful smile, the teeth revealed in the two rows of face paint looking exceptionally white and eerie.
The Squad Deputy Leader, with veins bulging on his forehead in rage, finally figured out why the Blue Army corpses could move—they had been carried over by others.
Unfortunately, realizing it was far too late.
If he had Shi Jin’s professional sharpness and known the corpses were carried by other Blue Army.
He would definitely realize there were still Blue Army who hadn’t left.
And wouldn’t have fallen into this ambush!
…
“What’s going on? Why are there gunshots?”
The Sixth Company Commander heard the gunshots in the front forest and immediately felt unwell, shouting loudly: “Communicator, where the hell are you? Come here quick.”
Though still loudly asking on his mouth, he already realized in his heart that something was wrong—he had been too hasty sending people to collect corpses.
Blue Army corpses weren’t that easy to collect; most likely First Squad had been ambushed.
The communicator was actually right behind him and rushed up in two strides. The Sixth Company Commander picked up the microphone and asked: “First Squad, First Squad, what’s your situation?”
After waiting a few seconds, no one responded.
The Sixth Company Commander felt even more uneasy and quickly ordered: “First Squad has been ambushed. Second Squad, Third Squad, Sixth Squad, all hurry over to support.”
“Received.”
The three Squad Leaders received the order and immediately rushed over with their people.
However, by the time the twenty-plus warriors from the three squads came rushing over, the ambushing Blue Army had long vanished without a trace.
They only saw First Squad’s ten people emitting smoke, all dejected as if soulless.
Seeing that just a few seconds of gunshots had wiped out all ten, the warriors from the three arriving squads felt their scalps tingle.
The Blue Army’s attack methods were unheard of.
Seeing First Squad’s current miserable state, the three arriving squads didn’t dare continue pursuit.
Who knows what strange things the Blue Army had set up in the vast forest ahead, and how much danger awaited them.
The only thing they could do was bring back First Squad’s “corpses” to report to the Company Commander.
“First Squad all gone?”
The Sixth Company Commander learned the result from the Second Squad Leader, feeling a surge of qi and blood rush up, making his eyes red and head dizzy.
He nearly spat blood!
Not only did they fail to bring back the Blue Army corpses, they also lost an entire squad of warriors, pushing Sixth Company’s combat loss over twenty percent.
They paid with nineteen warriors but only took out three intercepting Blue Army.
The most painful part was…
The three Blue Army warriors taken out were all killed by Seventh Company’s sniper squad.
Meaning Sixth Company’s combat loss ratio with the Blue Army had reached the humiliating 19 to Any Company Commander seeing this result would be infuriated to dizziness.
And when Gao Cheng learned from Shi Jin’s report that Sixth Company had been tricked by the Blue Army into losing an entire squad.
He was stunned for a full five seconds!
The Blue Army’s playing style was so nauseating that it made someone straightforward like Gao Cheng furious just hearing it, itching with hatred.
“No wonder the Regiment Commander said at the meeting that the Blue Army’s playing style is extremely despicable. Now seeing it, this isn’t just despicable—it’s downright thugs, lowlife tactics.”
Gao Cheng cursed angrily, then said hating iron for not becoming steel: “Old Six really… The meeting clearly mentioned the Blue Army’s playing style lacks human nature, yet he doesn’t learn. Why rush to collect corpses?”
“Company Commander, this is just the beginning. The Blue Army will play even more fancy later. Except for our Steel Seventh Company, the other companies are probably in for it,” Chen Jun said with a helpless smile.
Even if Chen Jun knew, what use was it? He was just one person and couldn’t split himself.
He couldn’t care for the other companies!
“Sigh, luckily our company has you.”
Gao Cheng paused here, giving a strange look as he teased: “You kid… seems like, that what, when fighting with the other hand, you were pretty despicable too, right? Haha.”
“That’s not called despicable, that’s called tactics, hehe.” Chen Jun grinned happily.
“Right, when we use it, it’s tactics. When Blue Army does, it’s despicable, the dead set stupid kind. But speaking of which, I’m pretty looking forward to our Steel Seventh Company clashing with the Blue Army, to see who’s more despicable.”
Gao Cheng said it and couldn’t hold back, laughing himself.
“Old Gao, your despicable… haha.”
The Political Instructor Hong Xingguo, who hadn’t spoken, heard Gao Cheng curse himself despicable and, infected by Gao Cheng, couldn’t help laughing.
While Steel Seventh Company headquarters was all laughs, contrasting with Sixth Company’s wailing side.
It really was the same world, different joys and sorrows.
However.
Though Sixth Company suffered heavy losses and the Company Commander was furious to the point of spitting blood, at this moment in the entire Red Army camp, the most aggrieved person wasn’t the Sixth Company Commander.
It was the Second Battalion Commander!
Because not only did Sixth Company encounter an attack, at almost the same time, Eighth Company and Ninth Company attacking the other two positions didn’t fare much better.
