Chapter 358: They’re All Bastards
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“The fighting is intense! However, Old Hong’s side is holding up quite well. They had mines set up in advance, which makes it clear that Third Company is outmatched!”
At the division headquarters, the division commander and his staff were not paying attention to Wang Ye’s attack on Fourth Platoon.
Or, it could be said that they were aware of it but didn’t know whether Wang Ye was involved.
The surveillance perspective wasn’t a third-person view, so you couldn’t see the soldiers being monitored.
To see individuals, you could only rely on the perspectives of other soldiers.
But now it was nighttime jungle warfare, and there were three companies plus a female soldiers’ squad all engaged in combat.
The images on the big screen switch too quickly, and the division commander and his staff had no idea which perspective belonged to Wang Ye, nor did they pay attention to whether he was within any of those camera angles.
All of this was unimportant.
Before the battle began, although the chief of staff had the idea of having Wang Ye fight against his old unit, it was just a minor consideration.
Now that the battle had started, they couldn’t afford to focus on Wang Ye.
After all, Wang Ye was just a soldier.
Comparing the three battlefields, the First Company hadn’t started yet.
Third Platoon, on the other hand, had been fighting with Third Company for nearly half an hour.
The situation was much better than on the Second Company’s side.
Because they didn’t set up mines on the perimeter, it ultimately resulted in reconnaissance soldiers sneaking past some of their sentinels. Furthermore, Three Company had ample time to prepare.
Mortar and grenade launchers were able to be fully utilized.
What’s more, they even planted mines on the road that Three Company’s armored vehicles were using outside.
After the first wave of attacks, the Third Company suffered heavy losses.
Of course, now the situation on Three Platoon’s side is similar to that on Second Platoon’s side; they’re all retreating.
Even if the first wave of the ambush was executed perfectly, Third Company wasn’t a pushover.
Their infiltration only took out a few sentry positions outside, and they were quickly discovered.
Thinking about a direct infiltration followed by a decapitation operation was completely impossible.
Currently, Three Platoon, like Second Platoon, was employing a similar tactic, dispersing and making the most of the reconnaissance advantage while engaging with Three Company in the jungle wilderness.
What was better on their side compared to the Second Platoon was that they had enough time to set up anti-tank mines, successfully hindering any attempt by enemy vehicles to cut off their retreat.
In contrast, the situation on Second Platoon’s side was much worse.
The first wave didn’t even form a pincer attack, and the range of the grenade launchers didn’t reach, rendering the grenade launchers everyone was carrying useless. Furthermore, there was no time to set up mines on the road, so their vehicles came out to block the enemy’s path.
But for now, the problem didn’t seem too significant.
In the midst of intense jungle pursuit and firefight, the casualty ratio still managed to bring a smile to the chief of staff’s face.
On the Third Platoon’s side, the casualty ratio, up to this point, was three to one hundred and ninety-three.
While on Second Platoon’s side, despite losing the element of surprise, they still achieved a casualty ratio of five to one hundred and forty-eight.
Of course, this casualty ratio is currently quite exaggerated due to the effects of the first wave of ambushes.
In the jungle pursuit, the casualty ratio isn’t as extreme.
But because the reconnaissance soldiers were all seasoned veterans and adept at various covert methods, even without considering the first wave of ambushes, the current casualty ratio still brought joy to the chief of staff’s heart.
The reconnaissance company was his direct subunit.
In the exercise combat zone, the two sides currently engaged in battle weren’t concerned about the division headquarters’ situation.
At the moment, Wang Ye was still lurking in the trees.
On the other hand, Wu Jianfeng took a good half-cigarette’s time to digest the news brought by Peng Yuhang.
He looked at the inquisitive eyes around him, observing their hesitance to ask questions.
After talcing a deep breath, Wu Jianfeng said, “What are you staring at? Find a place to sleep on your own, no tents allowed. Do you know we’re all as good as dead?”
Wu Jianfeng chose not to inform them of the situation.
Dying at the hands of Wang Ye had left him a bit bewildered, somewhat surprised, and even a little helpless.
His inner turmoil was complex.
Now, he didn’t intend to share this information with the others, to save them from unnecessary speculation.
Let it be.
Looking at Peng Yuhang beside him, Wu Jianfeng’s tone softened a bit as he said, “You should rest too, but don’t spread the word about this situation for now.” After saying this, he glanced at Li Bing, who had just approached to pull Peng Yuhang aside, and continued, “None of you are allowed to ask.”
“Yes!” Li Bing, though feeling as agitated as a cat scratching itself inwardly and even silently cursing Peng Yuhang for not sharing whatever was going on, dared not disobey Wu Jianfeng’s orders.
Soon, he left with Peng Yuhang.
In the jungle, silence fell once again, and nobody dared to utter a word.
Losing in the first wave was quite embarrassing!
A few minutes later, a beam of flashlight approached.
“Hey, it’s you! What’s going on? Aren’t you guys?” The newcomer shone his flashlight around and then looked at Wu Jianfeng with a smile.
Wu Jianfeng turned his head, avoiding the flashlight, and said bluntly, “We’re already dead. Are you here to collect our corpses?”
“Haha, Lao Wu, we don’t have time for that now. We’re here to provide support.” Pausing for a moment, he smiled and asked, “Lao Wu, tell us what’s going on.”
Looking at the leader of the Sixth Platoon, Wu Jianfeng turned away and said in a dry tone, “Respect the rules of the exercise. We’re dead!”
“Don’t be so uptight. Who’s going to know if you tell us?”
Wu Jianfeng simply ignored him.
If he hadn’t acted that way just now, without that tone and smile, Wu Jianfeng might have shared some information with him.
After all, as he had mentioned, there were no other people around, and no surveillance equipment in sight. Saying a few words wouldn’t hurt.
But his attitude had rubbed him the wrong way.
“Captain, there are a lot of tracks over here!” At this moment, one of his subordinates reported.
“Alright, I’ll go check it out myself!” The leader of the Sixth Platoon grinned, and Wu Jianfeng watched his back without saying a word.
Right now, he hoped that the leader of the Sixth Platoon would go after Wang Ye and get taken out by him.
Of course, he didn’t give any hints or guidance.
If he did, the leader of the Sixth Platoon would definitely cause trouble for him afterward, accusing him of intentionally misleading him or something like that.
So he respected the rules of the exercise and quietly played the role of a dead man.
Naturally, with Wu Jianfeng keeping quiet, the other members of the Fourth Platoon did the same.
Two or three minutes later, the grinning leader of the Sixth Platoon spoke to Wu Jianfeng, “Lao Si, you just stay here and play dead, and watch us go take care of those sneaky guys for you!”
Based on the on-site analysis, they had gathered enough intelligence.
Certainly, not all of Fourth Platoon had been wiped out.
Looking at the tracks, there were several routes where it was obvious that more than one person had moved, indicating that Fourth Platoon was likely pursuing someone.
They weren’t concerned about those routes.
Coincidentally, there were ten other tracks where it was obvious that only one person had retreated, so they split into teams, by squad, ready to pursue these tracks left by single individuals.
“Peng Yuhang!”
After watching all the members of the Sixth Platoon leave, Wu Jianfeng called out to Peng Yuhang again.
“Roger!” Peng Yuhang replied softly and then ran back to Wu Jianfeng.
“Was it the path taken by the leader of the Sixth Platoon?”
Peng Yuhang had also seen the situation where they split up to pursue, and upon hearing Wu Jianfeng’s question, he understood his intention.
However, he shook his head and whispered, “No.”
“Hmph, he got lucky then!” Wu Jianfeng grumbled discontentedly.
In reality, he hoped that the leader of the Sixth Platoon would follow in his footsteps.
He had been taken out by Wang Ye, and since Wang Ye was under his command, what could he say?
Unfortunately, the leader of the Sixth Platoon didn’t go after Wang Ye.
Up in the tree, Wang Ye had already removed his backpack.
He tied the backpack to the tree, as he didn’t plan to carry it with him anymore.
Carrying a backpack would still hinder his movements to some extent, and the items in the backpack didn’t offer much help to him.
He didn’t need individual rations, and a few compressed biscuits in his pocket would suffice.
In fact, he wouldn’t even need those if it weren’t for the fact that he had a camera on him. Otherwise, Wang Ye wouldn’t need to carry compressed biscuits.
In his personal space, he actually had over ten pounds of marinated cooked food.
This was something Wang Ye had prepared when he went out with the training team. He didn’t just buy Hua Zi for his system space.
He went on a major shopping spree, getting everything from food and drinks to clothing.
The only problem was that he currently had surveillance on him, so he couldn’t explain how he would suddenly have a roasted chicken in his hand in the wild jungle later on.
Staying in the tree, Wang Ye wondered about the current situation of the others.
Suddenly, he heard some movement in the jungle.
Immediately, Wang Ye sharpened his focus.
He had climbed high enough now, at least four meters above the ground, and he had chosen his spot carefully.
Currently, Wang Ye was hanging upside down from a branch of the tree.
With a swift movement, Wang Ye’s line of sight avoided the treetop and leaves.
Looking toward the source of the sound, Wang Ye saw two individuals up ahead, walking about five or six meters apart, following his previous tracks while searching.
Behind them, there were eight flashlights, separated by dozens of meters, maintaining vigilance.
Ten people, no dogs.
Wang Ye slowly returned to an upright position.
He didn’t plan to engage with them.
Mainly because there were ten of them, well spread out, and he was alone. He didn’t have the confidence to ambush and take them all out.
However, something that made Wang Ye a bit uneasy happened soon after.
They all followed the trail intentionally created by Wang Ye to the riverbank.
At this moment, if Wang Ye had a hand grenade, he could have thrown one and then followed it up with a burst of gunfire, likely eliminating them.
Unfortunately, he had given all his grenades to Wu Jianfeng earlier.
“Platoon Leader, they should have gone down to the river. They’re ruthless. 1 touched the water, and it’s freezing!” The riverbank was no more than thirty meters away from Wang Ye’s location, so he could clearly hear their conversation without them deliberately lowering their voices.
“What a waste of words! Let’s split up, check the situation, see if there’s a bridge here, and also look for any signs of people coming ashore on both sides!”
The river wasn’t wide, only about ten meters across. In this kind of small river, you didn’t actually need to cross it; you could use a flashlight to see the situation on the opposite bank from where you stood.
“Oh, my goodness!”
Suddenly, one of the soldiers from their group exclaimed.
“What’s going on?” Their platoon leader hurried over.
“Platoon Leader, there’s a snake!”
“Damn, it’s just a snake. Haven’t you ever seen one before?”
The platoon leader scolded, and Wang Ye felt like laughing a bit, but he also had a slightly eerie feeling.
Even though he wasn’t afraid of spicy strips anymore, encountering a snake was still something he’d rather avoid, especially in the deep mountains and forests like this.
Soon, the ten people by the river split into two teams, one going upstream and the other downstream.
“Letting you off the hook!” Wang Ye muttered to himself.
They had separated into a group of five. If there were only five of them, Wang Ye might have been able to take them all out with a single burst of gunfire if he had approached them quietly.
But Wang Ye held back.
Mainly because it wasn’t safe to do so.
The key was that it might startle the snake.
Once he fired a shot, he wouldn’t have a chance to go back.
So Wang Ye decided to endure them for now.
He could always come back to deal with them after he had scavenged hand grenades from Wu Jianfeng and the others..