Chapter 0072: It's definitely Yuan Lang!
Chapter 0072: It's definitely Yuan Lang!
The muffled explosions and bursts of fire in the distance alerted the rest of the third squad. Zheng Yingqi reacted the fastest. He rolled out of his firing position and began firing at the flashing gunfire. His reaction saved his life. Qi Huan, who had taken down Shi Jin and Cheng Yongjun, was the third to aim at Zheng Yingqi, but Zheng Yingqi easily dodged it in advance!
Having missed his best opportunity, Qi Huan didn't linger in the fight. He immediately changed positions and began firing at Wu Liuyi's squad's position. Wu Liuyi, who was still searching for a target, was the first to be hit and "died."
Zheng Yingqi roared, "Xu Sanduo, cover me!" and strode forward. Xu Sanduo provided fire support for Zheng Yingqi without hesitation. Qi Huan was suppressed and could not show his face. In the end, he simply ran away. When Zheng Yingqi saw that the other party had disappeared into the darkness, he fired a burst of fire in the direction where the figure disappeared and then withdrew.
The third platoon's position was now a mess. Shi Jin, his eyes smoking, was rubbing them, while Wu Liu, also smoking, was furiously pounding the ground. The other two fallen soldiers were also venting their anger at being killed. Only then did Xu Sanduo notice that his platoon leader was "dead." He abandoned his gun and rushed over, howling:
"Squad leader! Squad... leader!"
The sound was heart-wrenching, as if Shi Jin were truly dead.
"I'm not dead—stop that wailing, or I'll think I'm dead." Although Shi Jin couldn't see, he accurately pushed away Xu Sanduo who lunged at him. Xu Sanduo grinned foolishly, "Squad leader... I thought you were dead..."
In the original storyline, Shi Jin knew that the exercise was his last chance, and he was completely disheartened after "dying" because he knew he could no longer stay in the army. But now it's different. Although he felt extremely frustrated after dying, he could accept it because there were no terrible consequences like in the original storyline.
Now let's talk about the entire battlefield.
Without the support of the third squad, the Blue Army charged forward without any more scruples. The pursuing squads began a desperate struggle, and the white smoke emitted by the "fallen" filled the entire battlefield, also providing cover for the Blue Army.
The last three survivors of the third squad, like true survivors on the battlefield, frantically unleashed firepower in all directions, but as one friendly soldier after another fell, this could only be seen as their last act of defiance.
The infantry fighting vehicles finally roared in. The Blue Army abandoned their final push, leaving fewer than ten survivors before orderly withdrawing from the battlefield.
The three students from Class 3 collapsed to the ground, as if they had bled to death.
Defeated!
Terrible!
For the Seventh Company, this was unforgivable; for each individual, it was a despair akin to that of death.
Walking on the battlefield was like walking through a hellish abyss. This proud company commander of the Seventh Company tried his best to suppress his anger as he looked at the "corpses," who dejectedly walked to where the dead should be.
The first faint rays of dawn pierced through the woods, illuminating the faces of three weary soldiers. Their faces held no trace of survivor's relief, only heart-wrenching despair.
……
The atmosphere in the Seventh Company was heavy. The dead lay dead in despair, while the living held their ground, waiting for the end of this humiliating exercise.
But there is one exception.
To become successful.
He held the gun, observed the "deceased" through the scope, and finally put it over Bai Tiejun's face, the crosshairs moving back and forth across Bai Tiejun's face.
Upon seeing this, Hong Xingguo scolded, "Chengcai, what are you doing, aiming your gun around like that?"
Cheng Cai was in an unusually good mood and didn't seem to care. This was the Seventh Company's heavily fortified defensive position, protected by a ring of fire from tanks and earthworks, making things easier for the troops. So he moved next to Zheng Yingqi and said in a boastful tone:
"How many did you take down?"
"Three, I guess," Zheng Yingqi replied. In fact, he had killed more than three, but the three he killed were verifiable.
Cheng Cai was slightly disappointed that Zheng Yingqi didn't ask him "And you?", but he still took the initiative to say, "I took down four! I clearly saw them smoking in the scope!"
"Hmm, not bad, you took down more than an entire class by yourself." Zheng Yingqi finally praised him, and Cheng Cai became excited. This was the first time in a long time that he had surpassed Zheng Yingqi, and he felt sweeter than if he had eaten honey. So he continued to go and show off to Xu Sanduo.
Xu Sanduo felt heavy-hearted. Wu Liuyi was gone, the squad leader was gone, and only three people remained in the third squad. Even though he was carefree, he still felt immense pain. So he had no mood to talk to Cheng Cai, but he was not good at refusing people, so he listened to Cheng Cai's boasting and finally heard Cheng Cai say that he didn't want to leave.
Bored, Bai Tiejun wandered around the "pil of dead bodies," and finally he simply took out a cigarette, stuck it in the ground, and started muttering to himself.
"Bai Tiejun, what are you doing?" Gan Xiaoning, lying dead, asked angrily.
"I'm reminiscing about my fallen comrades. Don't bother me, I'm going to have some heart-to-heart talks with them." Bai Tiejun was very proud to be alive. After all, for a ruthless pit master, this was the greatest honor. I'm the last one alive, so what if you're powerful? I, Bai Tiejun, am the one who mourns you.
Wu Liuyi was puzzled: "Bai Tiepi, I just don't understand, we're all finished, how come you're the only one still alive?"
Cheng Yongjun said disdainfully, "Find a secluded ditch, squat down, and fire randomly. Even an atomic bomb wouldn't hit him. Would he die? Damn it, he's a scourge that lives a thousand years!"
Bai Tiejun didn't take it to heart; after all, the living should be more forgiving of the dead. He sincerely said to the dead:
"My creed is that it's better to live a wretched life than to die a glorious death. Only by surviving can we continue to fight. My dear brothers, I will avenge you! You must..."
Wu Liuyi couldn't take it anymore. Before he could finish speaking, he threw a stone at Bai Tiejun. Bai Tiejun scrambled to avoid it, shouting as he did so, "War! Even the dead make you feel unsafe!"
After reaching a safe distance and seeing that the dead were no longer chasing him, he struck a pose: "Martyrs, how's my pose?"
Then, a gunshot rang out, and his pose was obscured by the smoke emanating from his body.
Bai Tiejun "died" just like that!
With the guy dead, no one was in the mood to mock him; instead, they were so frightened that they hid. Only Cheng Cai and Zheng Yingqi went into combat positions and began searching for the target.
Zheng Yingqi cursed himself for being an idiot, how could he have forgotten Bai Tiejun's suicidal act? With a sense of apology to Comrade Tiepi, he began searching for the hidden "assassin".
It looks like Yuan Lang?
Suddenly remembering the plot, Zheng Yingqi couldn't help but feel serious. Yuan Lang was a super BOSS who had killed Cheng Cai just by feeling. Thinking of this, he immediately and decisively shrank back.
The gunshot rang out the instant he pulled back.
Zheng Yingqi knew instinctively that the gun was aimed at him, and a cold sweat broke out all over his body.
At this moment, Yuan Lang was also dumbfounded. The moment he pulled the trigger, the prey actually shrank back on its own—it felt that accurate.
Just as he was thinking this, he felt himself being targeted. Without thinking, he turned around and fired—bang! The Type 95 rifle in his hand spat out a bullet.
Inside the circular fortification, Cheng Cai stared blankly at the white smoke rising from his body. One second, he had locked onto the target with the crosshairs, but the next second, the other party suddenly turned around and opened fire, and he was... gone.
The smoking Cheng Cai also caught Zheng Yingqi's attention. He was absolutely certain that it was Yuan Lang—so he subconsciously looked at Xu Sanduo. Next, it should be this guy's turn to make the arrest!
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