Chapter 377: Competing with the Special Forces
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
On the 30th, it was a Saturday, but the weekend rest for reconnaissance soldiers couldn’t be guaranteed, especially not on a Saturday.
Adding to that, the provocations from yesterday had continued, leading to another major showdown today.
So, early in the morning, the routine ten-kilometer run was skipped.
After everyone warmed up in place, under Jiang Nan’s guidance, they immediately began practical combat training.
Hmm… specifically, it was targeted defense and counterattacks for various situations that might arise in the quagmire of melee combat.
For instance, how to quickly break free and counterattack when someone tackles you.
Or how to protect yourself and retaliate when someone ambushes you.
These tactics and techniques were far more useful than the military boxing routines everyone had been practicing.
Because these were the various situations everyone would truly encounter in actual combat.
However, everyone was training vigorously, but after breakfast and reassembly in the morning, Wu Jianfeng stood in front of everyone and announced that today’s melee combat had been canceled.
“By the orders of the commander, this time we must conserve our strength. It’s already been arranged, and we will have a showdown with the Special Forces Brigade of the Group Army!”
Jiang Nan explained the reason.
At this moment, in the disciplined formation of reconnaissance soldiers, low murmurs couldn’t help but break out:
“Wow, for real, Company Commander?”
Someone even couldn’t resist asking Jiang Nan directly in front of everyone.
“Of course, do 1 look like I’m joking with you?”
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Hehe, no… no… that’s great, that’s great, Company Commander, when will it be?”
This soldier continued to inquire, and Jiang Nan didn’t get annoyed; he just looked at everyone and said, “I don’t know, but it’s definitely in the next few days.”
After saying this, he shouted at everyone, “Alright, shut up!”
He wasn’t deaf; he could hear the murmurs and see people turning their heads to whisper to each other within the formation. He simply chose not to make an issue of it. After restoring discipline to the ranks, he looked at everyone again and continued, “Although we, the reconnaissance soldiers, have always said we’re not weaker than the special forces, we have to admit that they’re a bit more outstanding than us. Because they are basically selected from the best reconnaissance soldiers from various units like ours and are equipped with the most advanced individual combat gear in the country!”
Pausing for a moment, he looked at everyone and said, “But are we just pushovers?”
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No!”
This time, the soldiers of the Second Company didn’t rehearse it, but they shouted in unison, loud and clear.
Damn, facing off against the special forces!
Just thinking about it gets me excited.
While the reconnaissance soldiers often talk the talk, claiming they’re not weaker than the special forces and even saying that the special forces learn too many diverse things and are constantly involved in this and that, in terms of physical fitness and some specific expertise, they might not be as capable.
But it can’t be denied that the special forces are an aspiration for many within the military.
In fact, many people join the military because they watched special forces TV shows, wanted to become special forces themselves, and then impulsively enlisted.
Although in the end, more than ninety percent of these people had their desire to become special forces dashed within the new recruit training and just wanted to raise pigs.
But this is the reconnaissance company, and people who don’t genuinely have a strong passion for military life wouldn’t even come here.
So, many of the people here have a special forces fantasy deep down inside.
It’s like a man’s first love fantasy.
Now, hearing that they’ll get to face off against the special forces, whether they participated in the special forces selection and got eliminated or never participated at all, it makes their blood boil.
Screw them.
Those who got eliminated in the past are thinking about taking down one or more special forces soldiers, hoping they might get singled out for recognition, while those who never participated in the selection also want to make a name for themselves.
Soldiers just love to compete.
In fact, Wang Ye also had his fists clenched right now.
Special forces!
He probably won’t become one in his lifetime.
But the opportunity to face them, he’s really looking forward to it.
At this moment, Wang Ye recalled Black Fox from before. He wondered if he would be directly involved this time.
If he is, Wang Ye really wants to give him a good beating.
“Very good!” Jiang Nan stood in front of everyone and spoke loudly once again, “Maintain your enthusiasm. The specifics of this confrontation are uncertain, so starting today, everyone needs to stay prepared, especially those with injuries, get them healed quickly!”
The injuries he mentioned were the bruises and such that resulted from yesterday’s brawl in the quagmire.
After saying this, Jiang Nan looked at An Ping.
“An Ping!”
“Here!”
An Ping responded loudly.
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In the coming days, First Platoon, make sure to go over all the reconnaissance skills and knowledge with Wang Ye. Regardless of how much Wang Ye can learn, at the very least, we want him to truly understand what it means to be a reconnaissance soldier, understand?”
“Yes!”
An Ping replied, and then Jiang Nan shifted his gaze to Wang Ye.
“Wang Ye!”
“Here!”
Wang Ye also responded loudly.
Jiang Nan suddenly smiled, “In the last confrontation, you performed really well. If you have the ability, this time, catch two reconnaissance soldiers for me.”
Jiang Nan chuckled, “If you really catch them, 1 think your company commander and the others won’t bother about that incident where you used the anti-aircraft gun on them anymore!”
“Hehe!”
Wang Ye chuckled awkwardly.
He didn’t promise anything about completing the mission, and we have no idea what this confrontation will be like. What’s the guarantee for?
Luckily, Jiang Nan said it like a joke.
Although deep down, he really was looking forward to it.
“Alright, disband!”
After Jiang Nan announced the disbandment, he turned and walked toward his office.
However, even though he left, the others outside didn’t disperse. The formation broke, but no one left.
“Damn, we’re going to face the special forces this time. Do you think we’ll run into the Monkey?”
“Probably Chen Yong, for sure. He was selected into the special forces just last year!”
“Hehe, we’ll see when the time comes. Screw him!”
“Alright, stop boasting. Chen Yong is no pushover, and we absolutely can’t underestimate them. The special forces are different from us; they have all sorts of equipment, and some things we’ve probably never even heard of, let alone seen. Be careful of getting blindsided!”
“Indeed, but I wonder how this competition will be. I really hope it’s just about physical fitness. Let’s beat them!”
“You’re overthinking it. This isn’t a military competition. If it were, we’d unleash Captain Wang, and they’d all be crying for their dads!”
Wang Ye, who was standing to the side, suddenly felt speechless.
They were having a nice conversation, and then they dragged me into it for no reason.
Watching the curious gazes from his comrades, Wang Ye smiled and said, “Don’t go spreading rumors. If someone from the other side hears this, I guarantee that at the start, we’ll have dozens of special forces surrounding me!”
“Haha, take them down! Old Wang, you’re the record-breaker in the military region. Are you afraid of them?”
Wang Ye laughed, “Not afraid, but like you guys said earlier, they have all sorts of advanced equipment, and we don’t know much about them. If a few of them set a trap for me, I might not be able to handle it!”
Wang Ye was speaking the truth. Despite his skills, he wasn’t invincible.
However, what Wang Ye didn’t mention to them was that he might actually know more about the special forces’ situation than they did. In this day and age, the weapons and equipment of special forces were classified information to the outside world. But for Wang Ye, a reincarnator, he had seen them countless times on TV, short videos, and elsewhere. He probably knew more about their situation than the reconnaissance soldiers next to him.
Of course, knowing more didn’t necessarily mean he could handle it now. It just meant that in the confrontation, his chances of survival might be slightly higher. After all, intelligence was also a crucial factor in determining the outcome of a battle.
“Alright, stop chatting. Let’s go back and rest for a while. I’m sure the platoon leader and the others will continue training when they come back!”
After Jiang Nan left earlier, the platoon leader had followed him. They wanted to gather more precise information.
“Come on, let’s start with the chicken!”
After the morning dispersal, Wang Ye spent the entire morning studying military topography. Then, at around 1130, just before lunch, Wang Ye and his platoon were called out by their platoon leader.
They went straight into a small forest on the side of the camp.
Soon, someone brought several cages. One cage contained a live chicken, another held a few snakes, and there was yet another cage with several mice. In addition to these, Qiushuang and the others were currently being sent to the surrounding woods to find insects.
Wilderness survival food training.
On the first official training day when Wang Ye arrived here, he had eaten half-cooked beef for breakfast. Today, he was about to face an even more brutal test.
Listening to the platoon leader’s orders, to be honest, Wang Ye’s legs felt like they were made of lead.
Seriously, they were actually going to make him eat raw chicken, and they said it was going to be his lunch.
“What’s the matter? Can’t do it? You haven’t killed a chicken before?”
Wang Ye looked up at him and dryly replied, “I haven’t, indeed!”
Of course, he hadn’t. He wasn’t a chef, and even in the most privileged circumstances of his life, not to mention this life, even in his previous life, he never had to kill a chicken to cook. At home, they always ate ready-made meals, and even when he occasionally cooked, he bought ready-made ingredients.
“Hehe, it’s okay!” the platoon leader grinned.
“We’re soldiers, frontline soldiers defending our motherland’s borders. Just treat this like it’s your enemy. Pull out your knife, and whether you want to decapitate it or slit its throat, just go ahead and butcher it. Of course, if you have a taste for the freshest meat, feel free to hold it down and carve off a piece to eat directly. 1 won’t object!”
The platoon leader’s words made Wang Ye want to grab that chicken, feathers and all, and stuff it into his mouth. Only someone with a peculiar taste would want to eat something this fresh.
It was quite exasperating.
However, Wang Ye still drew his dagger. He knew very well that once he joined the reconnaissance unit, he couldn’t escape this challenge. The half-cooked beef from before was just an introduction; this was the real deal.
Of course, Wang Ye wasn’t that timid. Even without the option to cheat, he was willing to go for it. After all, he had come this far.
However, if he could cheat, Wang Ye would definitely choose to do so. He’d rather go hungry for a meal than eat these things raw.
“Squawk, squawk, cluck, cluck…”
Wang Ye reached into the cage, and the chicken started struggling as soon as he grabbed it. After pulling it out, Wang Ye began to mimic the process he remembered from his previous life when his mother used to slaughter chickens.
He held onto the chicken’s comb, making it raise its neck, and after plucking the feathers, he made a strong cut to let the blood flow….