Chapter 241:
“Take him away!”
Chen Guotao glared fiercely at Qiang Zi, who was surrounded by the soldiers in the middle, and waved his hand for someone to take Qiang Zi away.
He was afraid that if he delayed any longer, Qiang Zi wouldn’t suffer some physical pain and might not come out.
The Red Army Special Forces didn’t give the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company any face this time. If not for the sake of having trained together before, how could Chen Guotao let Qiang Zi go so easily?
“Everyone be careful, there might still be Red Army people lurking in the vicinity!”
After handling the Qiang Zi issue, Chen Guotao shouted loudly, telling the soldiers to stay alert.
The special forces soldiers lurking in the forest had already been cornered by them, and Qiang Zi’s appearance was the best proof.
The Red Army was planning to take a dangerous approach, intending to infiltrate the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company.
Now Qiang Zi had been captured, plus the initial Geng Jihui and Ostrich, as well as the news of Chang Ning heard from their mouths.
From this, Chen Guotao guessed that Xiao Zhuang might also be one of their opponents, and perhaps Lao Pao as well.
The result of the guess left Chen Guotao with mixed feelings inside. Could he understand it as an internal war within the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company?
Xi Wa watched through the gaps in the crowd as Qiang Zi was escorted by his comrades onto the vehicle. This time, he had to face his former comrades who had gone through selection together.
However, besides wanting to confirm the safety of Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang, the one he most wanted to see was Dog Head Old Gao.
Especially to capture him personally.
Xi Wa didn’t want to prove how great he was; after capturing Dog Head Old Gao, he just wanted to say one sentence to him in person.
“Company Commander, among our opponents this time, there might also be Chang Ning and the other three.”
Xi Wa said to Chen Guotao.
This sentence was overheard by the passing Deputy Company Commander.
“What’s the deal with this Chang Ning you’re talking about?
Why does it make you all look like you’re facing a formidable enemy?”
Seeing the Deputy Company Commander asking, Chen Guotao signaled Xi Wa to explain the background to him.
After hearing the explanation, the Deputy Company Commander suddenly understood: “This is not good. The enemy knows us very well, which will easily put us in a passive position! We need to think of a plan!”
Actually, Chen Guotao already had some ideas in his mind about the plan, but he didn’t plan to say it out now.
Moreover, there was now a most important thing to do, which had higher priority in Chen Guotao’s mind than dealing with the Red Army special forces soldiers.
The Second Squad Leader still hadn’t been found. What if something happened to him in the wilderness?
Besides, this time the higher-ups had deployed an armored brigade outside the forest to completely eliminate this Red Army Special Forces Team and avoid future troubles. With so many people, he didn’t believe they couldn’t capture a few special forces soldiers.
Precisely because of this, Chen Guotao dared to split off some people to search for the two missing soldiers. The home field advantage was very obvious.
“Xi Wa, take a few people to find your squad leader.” Chen Guotao instructed Xi Wa.
“Yes.”
After receiving the new order, Xi Wa picked a few quick-witted soldiers from their squad to search for the Second Squad Leader. He didn’t want soldiers from other squads involved in this kind of thing.
After all, this was somewhat of an embarrassment for their second squad. If they saw the Second Squad Leader in a disheveled state again, the squad leader might file a discharge report on the spot.
“There are still several Red Army people in the forest, especially those three who came from our company—not a single one has been found. Isn’t it a bit risky to send Xi Wa and his men to search for the Second Squad Leader?” After seeing Chen Guotao’s arrangement, the Deputy Company Commander began to worry about the safety of Xi Wa and the other soldiers.
Earlier when they entered the forest, the Night Tiger wasn’t without losses. Just now, while the company commander was assembling everyone, he counted the numbers and found more than ten missing—not even counting the casualties caused by that Red Army soldier who infiltrated.
A company had only 120 people in total, and they had already lost around twenty just entering and exiting!
Now the company commander had sent Xi Wa to search for the Second Squad Leader. He wasn’t complaining about searching for people, but they couldn’t just take two or three people—that would be like sending meat buns to beat a dog, with no return.
Since he had guessed the Red Army special forces soldiers’ intentions in the forest, Chen Guotao didn’t plan to send people in there easily.
He was afraid that the enemy, seeing the infiltration plan unfeasible, would try to fight them to the death, both sides perishing, which wasn’t the result he wanted.
If the team suffered too many losses, the superiors wouldn’t allow them to participate in important missions afterward.
Then they would really become logistics soldiers. As a qualified company commander, not only did he need to know how to lead troops, but also how to lead everyone to earn military merits.
Only through constant victories could he maintain the spirit of the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company and live up to Miao Lian’s trust in handing the company over to him.
Continuing to consume like this would make the situation even worse for those few Red Army special forces soldiers. The reconnaissance company’s training included stealth and concealment; once dawn broke, they wouldn’t be able to hide easily.
If necessary, Chen Guotao would report to the superiors and request another round of artillery strikes on the forest.
The armored brigade on the periphery couldn’t just fire one round and stop, then hold guns to help set up checkpoints to prevent the Red Army from breaking out—that was a bit of a waste of their capabilities.
Since they were already here, they might as well fire a few more rounds to satisfy themselves.
This way, the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company could have fewer casualties, the armored brigade could get their thrill, and the officers and soldiers would have fewer complaints.
It was a win-win, depending on how the superiors considered it.
People in different positions would consider things from vastly different angles, not to mention that the intelligence held by both sides wasn’t equal.
As an excellent grassroots officer, Chen Guotao of course had more than one contingency plan for this.
If the superiors didn’t approve his request, he could quickly make deployments without delaying the execution of orders.
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Xiao Zhuang pressed down the weeds in front of him and observed the Blue Team soldiers withdrawing alternately, feeling very puzzled about it.
Why did they suddenly withdraw for no reason? Were they giving up on capturing him?
Unable to figure it out, Xiao Zhuang shared what he saw with Lao Pao beside him.
He wasn’t alone; if he couldn’t solve it himself, didn’t he still have the squad leader?
So Xiao Zhuang asked Lao Pao, who was lying in the grass nest just like him: “The enemy has withdrawn from the forest. What do we do?”
Xiao Zhuang and Lao Pao didn’t know how they had run into each other again. Since they met, they decided to act together.
Chang Ning could recognize that this time’s opponents were their old unit, so naturally Xiao Zhuang and Lao Pao could see it too.
The Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company soldiers hadn’t covered their armbands; with careful observation, it was easy to spot.
“Their operations are full of weirdness everywhere. This doesn’t seem like the style of our old company.”
Having once been a member of the Night Tiger, Lao Pao knew this company’s style very well. They wouldn’t give up easily; it was a company with excellent discipline.
Based on his understanding of the old company, Lao Pao guessed that the opponents were brewing a more fierce attack.
Next time, it would be even harder for him and Xiao Zhuang, and he didn’t know if they could hold out.
