Chapter 231: Unwilling Chang Ning
Chang Ning still didn’t know that his old military unit was coming to capture them. At this moment, he was rummaging through the Ostrich’s weapon equipment.
“You want the handgun too?”
Seeing Chang Ning’s sinful hand reaching for the gun holster on his thigh, the Ostrich couldn’t tolerate it anymore.
“I won’t say anything if you take my rifle. Everyone knows your sniper skills are pretty good, Chang Ning, but how can you not even leave me the handgun?
In these deep mountains and wilderness without a weapon for self-defense, I won’t feel secure!”
The exercise venue was real deep mountains and old forests with no sign of human life, not the kind restored through returning farmland to forest and grass.
In such old forests, who knows what strange creatures you might encounter in the next second? How could the Ostrich not feel scared?
“Didn’t I leave you a dagger?”
Chang Ning pried open the Ostrich’s hand that was covering the gun holster about to be drawn and smoothly took away his service pistol.
“Don’t worry, the Blue Team has a dedicated recovery team. They won’t leave you exposed in the wilderness.”
Hearing Chang Ning say this, the Ostrich finally relaxed.
Seeing the sky gradually darkening, who knows what might be in these deep mountains and wilderness? It’s really not fair to blame the Ostrich for being timid.
While the two were talking, Xiao Zhuang and the others had all arrived.
“Xiao Geng, do you have anything to say?”
Chang Ning hadn’t anticipated this situation either. He didn’t know what to do and could only hope for Xiao Geng now.
The team members all turned to look at Geng Jihui sitting on the ground.
“I’m eliminated. According to the exercise rules, I can’t speak.”
Geng Jihui, who was focused on removing his own equipment, rejected Chang Ning’s proposal without thinking. As the military commander of Team B, how could he lead by breaking the exercise rules?
Seeing Geng Jihui insist on following the rules, Chang Ning had to give up on getting suggestions from him.
While Chang Ning was racking his brains, Geng Jihui suddenly spoke up: “It’s getting dark. If the Blue Team doesn’t come, the Ostrich and I might end up wolf food.”
“Sigh, who says it isn’t? The Blue Team is too slow.”
The Ostrich thought Geng Jihui was complaining to him, so he chimed in.
The speaker had no particular intention, but the listener read into it.
Besides, Geng Jihui might not have said it entirely without intent.
Good kid! I knew you weren’t a rigid person.
Chang Ning wished he could hug the sitting Geng Jihui and plant a couple of hard kisses on him.
Right, now he should lead his comrades out of danger first before making other plans, and maybe even contact Team A.
Normally, Chang Ning wouldn’t make such a stupid mistake.
But thinking about how Chang Ning had just been bombarded earlier and then experienced the team leader’s death, it was understandable that he panicked for a moment.
Don’t forget, Chang Ning was only 19 years old at most.
Whether in his previous life or this one, Chang Ning’s military experience couldn’t compare to Geng Jihui’s, plus he had been dazed by the intensive artillery fire just now.
His mind was still buzzing now. Being able to gather everyone first and ask Geng Jihui was already quite impressive.
At least it could be called staying calm in the face of danger.
In Team B, his level was at best on par with Xiao Zhuang.
No way around it—who let them both be new recruits who had served just over a year?
“Everyone, before the Blue Team’s capture personnel get close, we need to hurry and leave this place.”
As soon as Chang Ning finished speaking, the grass not far from Team B started shaking violently.
And there were intermittent sounds coming through.
“Hurry, the Red Army Special Forces are right ahead.”
“I think I hear people talking ahead.”
“Everyone be careful, don’t get sniped by the Red Team.”
……
The commotion was getting louder, indicating someone was quickly approaching their position.
Seeing this, everyone in Team B changed their expressions.
Xiao Zhuang even raised his rifle and aimed at the source of the sound ahead. As soon as someone showed their head, he was absolutely confident he could “eliminate” them.
Fight or flee?
Everyone looked to Chang Ning for his decision.
According to the rules, with Geng Jihui eliminated, only Chang Ning in the squad was qualified to take over command—he still had the second lieutenant military rank.
In Team B, aside from Geng Jihui, Chang Ning had the highest military rank. No one else present could replace Geng Jihui’s position.
“Go!”
Fighting was impossible. From the commotion on the other side, a lot of pursuers had come.
With their meager numbers, if cornered, they wouldn’t even be enough to stick in the enemies’ teeth.
After Chang Ning gave the order, Xiao Zhuang was the first to lower his gun muzzle, turn around, and disappear into the depths of the jungle without looking back.
Only the still-shaking branches proved that someone had passed through here a second ago.
What is professionalism? This is it!
From issuing the order to everyone vanishing without a trace, less than 10 seconds had passed.
Of course, this was only possible in the deep mountains and old forests with plenty of natural cover. In the eyes of Team B, who had received relevant training, achieving this was effortless—it was just basic skills for them.
But if they just left like this, how could Chang Ning be willing?
“Xiao Geng, you and the Ostrich will have to put up with this for a bit.”
People familiar with Chang Ning all knew what kind of person he was.
Seeing Chang Ning say this, the two naturally guessed right away that he was going to set something up for the Blue Team.
Geng Jihui smiled: “Do what you need to, make it quick.”
“Xiao Geng and I will definitely cooperate well with you.” The Ostrich grinned, revealing a mouthful of big white teeth to show Chang Ning he wouldn’t drop the ball.
He took the last two hand grenades from the backpack, carefully placing them under Geng Jihui and the Ostrich, and connected the grenades to their fingers with transparent fishing line.
As long as the Blue Team made the two stand up, the fishing line would pull out the already loosened pin that Chang Ning had tampered with, giving those pursuers plenty to deal with.
Though this trick wasn’t much against the Blue Team, it was enough to mess with their mentality.
Just wondering what expression Chang Ning would have on his face when he learned the Blue Team about to be tricked was the company where his military career began?
After setting up the booby trap, Chang Ning quickly vanished into the dense jungle in the direction Xiao Zhuang and the others had withdrawn.
“Squad Leader, two figures spotted ahead.”
The Blue Team soldier who discovered Geng Jihui and the Ostrich called out to his squad leader in a dialect familiar to the two.
Before the squad leader and other comrades arrived, that Blue Team soldier didn’t rashly approach the sitting Red Army Special Forces.
This showed his high vigilance.
“Come closer, what are you afraid of?
We’re both eliminated by you guys.”
The Ostrich saw the Blue Team soldier not far from them neither approaching nor leaving, just holding his gun and staring at him and Xiao Geng, as if his eyes were glued to them.
Perhaps out of boredom, the Ostrich wanted to tease that first Blue Team soldier who spotted them.
Unfortunately, the Ostrich didn’t get his wish.
The Blue Team soldier directly ignored the Ostrich, treating him as nonexistent and not speaking to him.
“Tch~
Turns out he’s a veteran soldier. No fun then.”
Seeing the guy ignore him, the Ostrich knew this was definitely a veteran soldier.
Generally, new recruits fresh in the military don’t know the ropes well and fall for provocations easily.
Clearly, the one in front of him wasn’t a new recruit.
Since the other side wasn’t willing to approach them, the Ostrich stopped talking.
Both sides minded their own business, ignoring each other.
The jungle returned to tranquility.
