Chapter 253: Inside Black Tiger Camp
Gao Zhong Dui didn’t know the news that Xiao Zhuang hadn’t been eliminated yet, but given the current situation, if they lost contact, it could basically be assumed that Xiao Zhuang had been eliminated.
Facing the Blue Team’s large-scale encirclement and interception, plus Lei Keming, this veteran special operations soldier from Wolf Fang, Gao Zhong Dui’s mindset was actually pessimistic.
He hadn’t held much hope to begin with, and then this kid Chang Ning followed along too—this was practically putting eye drops on old Gao!
“While the Black Tiger people haven’t discovered us yet, you need to leave now. The Lone Wolf Commando Unit can’t be completely wiped out.”
Saying this, Gao Zhong Dui pushed Chang Ning with his hands, wanting him to listen.
Seeing this situation, what more could Chang Ning say?
All the myriad thoughts in his mind turned into a single sigh.
He knew that nothing he said now would work; Gao Zhong Dui and Ma Da wouldn’t be persuaded.
Since that was the case, he might as well turn back and leave, at least allowing these two soldiers with a determination to fight to the death to focus on combat and take out a few more Blue Team members.
“Alright, I’ll listen to you.”
Chang Ning hugged his gun and crouched low as he dashed away, disappearing into the thick grass after a few leaps.
“I thought this stubborn one wouldn’t leave.”
Watching the direction Chang Ning left in, Ma Da’s stiff cheeks gradually softened.
“Who says otherwise? If he didn’t leave, I was even prepared to knock him out and hide him in a concealed spot.”
With Chang Ning gone, Gao Zhong Dui felt the burden on his shoulders lighten considerably, and his demeanor became a bit softer too.
The two chatted a few words, adjusted their conditions, and continued sneaking toward the Black Tiger camp.
What came next was destined to be a battle with no return; what Gao Zhong Dui and Ma Da needed to do was take out as many Blue Team members as possible, ideally chopping off Lei Keming’s head.
“Any gains from the trap side?”
Lei Keming added a few strokes to his painting, making the facial lines of the soldier holding the steel gun in the picture even softer.
Huaxia troops needed tough guys, not emotionless killing machines.
Machines were always machines, and no matter how good, they could be defeated by people.
Hearing Lei Keming’s question, the deputy smiled and opened the blue folder at his side, taking out the freshly printed battle report inside and reading it to the Captain.
“After a night of capture operations, with the cooperation of Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company and the Armored Brigade, we successfully apprehended 9 enemy special forces soldiers.”
Lei Keming, who had been in a great mood, put down his paintbrush after hearing the battle report. He stood up, took the deputy’s folder, and carefully read the battle report inside.
“How is it only 9 people? A complete combat squad has two groups of 12 people total.
We went to all this trouble, and this is the result you show me?
Who are the 3 fish that slipped through the net?”
Lei Keming’s face darkened as he set down the folder in his hand; he was very dissatisfied with this result.
They should have completely annihilated this Red Army Special Forces Team that was turning the Blue Team Heartland upside down.
“He Da Dui, I wonder how you’d cope without your Lone Wolf?”
Thinking that their capture or elimination target was Wolf Fang’s most elite force, Lei Keming’s mood improved quite a bit; after all, the opponent was the Lone Wolf Commando Unit.
He himself had been there and knew what kind of people they were.
Lei Keming was now quite eager to meet these lucky ones who escaped under cannon fire and dragnet encirclement and suppression.
“This isn’t clear yet, but it’s speculated that one of them is the captain of the Lone Wolf Commando Unit.
These apprehended Red Army special forces soldiers are tight-lipped; aside from eating and drinking, they haven’t opened their mouths at any other time.
And we can’t use harsh methods, so the intelligence we could dig up isn’t much.”
The deputy explained to Lei Keming; these were the objective factors they encountered.
The Blue Team’s soldiers had already done their best; they truly had no way to deal with a group of tough nuts.
“Lone Wolf’s captain?”
Lei Keming’s sensitive nerves caught the information that attracted him.
“Old He, you’re really lucky; even this didn’t get you caught.”
“Does the Captain know this person?” the deputy asked perceptively.
From what he knew, the Captain had been an arts soldier before, spent some time at Wolf Fang, and formed Black Tiger after returning from overseas study.
It was normal to have acquaintances at Wolf Fang.
“He was my comrade-in-arms before.”
Lei Keming didn’t explain further; his time at Wolf Fang was one of the few deepest memories he had.
There were his good brother who was both mentor and friend, and He Da Dui who always had a stern face.
Because of some things, he didn’t want to mention Wolf Fang.
It was only suitable to keep it deep in Lei Keming’s heart, to be pulled out and savored in idle moments.
“Someone the Captain remembers must have extraordinary qualities.” The deputy glanced subtly at Lei Keming’s expression and said solemnly.
“He was the one known back then as the ‘Number One Warrior of the Western Front.'”
Lei Keming explained to the deputy.
“‘Number One Warrior of the Western Front’?”
The deputy hurriedly searched his mind for clues about this title.
Unfortunately, back then he and Lei Keming weren’t in the same unit, so he was very unfamiliar with the related situation.
Moreover, some of Lei Keming’s information had very high confidentiality levels that he didn’t have authority to access.
The deputy only half-understood his own Captain’s situation; some came from materials he could access at his level, others from things Lei Keming revealed in casual chats.
Like the “Number One Warrior of the Western Front” title just mentioned—if Lei Keming hadn’t brought it up, he wouldn’t have had any channel to learn about it.
“That was during the Laoshan campaign back then…”
Lei Keming’s eyes went vacant as he immersed himself in his memory.
“That’s how it happened.”
Gao Zhong Dui’s story had no twists or epic drama; Lei Keming finished telling it quickly.
Battle records one after another, kill counts, and Gao Zhong Dui’s bravery were etched into the deputy’s memory with Lei Keming’s words.
At the same time, his expression changed—not because he was engrossed in the story, but because he understood how terrifying this fish that slipped the net, Gao Zhong Dui, was.
Letting a person like this roam freely in the Blue Team’s heartland, no one could calculate the losses he could inflict on the Blue Team.
“Captain, hearing you say this, I feel like the 9 people we caught aren’t worth as much as 1 Lone Wolf captain.” The deputy pulled a bitter face and said glumly.
He had thought the battle records from the front were decent, but after hearing the Captain’s story, bitterness welled up inside him.
Had the Blue Team grabbed the sesame and lost the watermelon this time, letting the big fish go while catching only small fry?
“How many years have you been with me?”
Lei Keming didn’t like hearing the deputy’s words.
But he didn’t show it, instead asking a question that seemed completely unrelated to the previous conversation.
The topic jump was quite abrupt, catching the deputy off guard.
“Report to the Captain, I’ve been with Black Tiger for 8 years!”
The deputy’s response rang out firmly; from his resolute expression, it was clear this person’s feelings for the Black Tiger Special Forces and his recognition of Captain Lei Keming.
