My Military Career in a Parallel World

Chapter 192 Insight, Opportunity!

"I should be under the car, not in the car..."

Hiding in the gap under the car, Jiang Chen inexplicably recalled the popular song "God of War Under the Car" from his previous life.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, the sound of moving goods gradually died down, and the surroundings became much quieter. Jiang Chen carefully poked his head out from under the car to observe.

I saw two drivers standing by the tent smoking, while the others stayed inside the tent to help count the goods.

Jiang Chen didn't know whether the car would leave directly or stay in the camp. In order to avoid the worst situation, he had to find a chance to leave.

After observing the situation around him for a while, he found that the soldiers who came to help carry the goods had dispersed. Others were either busy counting the goods or chatting and smoking. After making sure that no one was paying attention to him, he gently crawled out from under the car, avoiding the searchlight hanging on the top of the tent, and his figure flashed and quickly disappeared into the night.

In the camp, in the gap between two tents, Jiang Chen rubbed the side of his thigh, endured the pain and fatigue in his body, and forced himself to look for a place to hide.

Although we have successfully sneaked in, it does not mean that we are safe.

The patrol intensity in the camp is very strong. If he continues to stay outside for a long time, he will inevitably be exposed. He must find a safe place as soon as possible to rest and recover his strength.

The good news is that the arrival of the supply vehicle has attracted the attention of most of the nearby soldiers.

Moreover, it was far from time for sleeping and resting, so the patrol teams and sentries were not very vigilant.

In fact, according to Jiang Chen's expectation, the most ideal hiding place should be the tent where the supplies were stored just now.

Except for the kitchen team, generally no one would go in and hang around. The tents were full of supplies and one could hide in any corner without having to worry about accidents while sleeping or resting.

Unfortunately, the tents for storing supplies are different from ordinary military tents.

Important facilities such as supply tents are surrounded by fixed guard posts that are stationed 24 hours a day. Patrol teams will patrol the areas around the tents at regular intervals, especially at night, to check for any abnormal signs, traces of human activity, or unusual sounds.

Also, even though there is no one in the tent, it does not mean there is no surveillance.

In addition, these tents are usually made of strong and durable materials and are reinforced during construction. There may also be warning/alarm devices around them, which will immediately sound an alarm once triggered.

These are the experiences accumulated from long-term dealings with scouts.

This is also something that veterans such as Li Gang, Tang Junjie, and Hu Kai have repeatedly reminded Jiang Chen of. Jiang Chen will not make such a common sense mistake.

Since you have chosen to take an unconventional approach and use dark tactics, then just play it to the end.

The most dangerous place is the safest place. The more frequent and numerous human activities there are, the less likely it is that the enemy will discover you.

Jiang Chen had a very bold idea in his mind.

Of course, Jiang Chen is not stupid. He would not really choose a place where people come and go. His target is the tents in the camping area.

To be precise, it would be best to find a tent where officers live.

With more than ten people in a class and so many pairs of eyes, the possibility of accidents happening during the training is too great and the risk is too high.

Instead, it was a tent where officers lived.

Generally speaking, officers above the first level will have their own tents for both resting and working.

It seems that there are frequent people coming and going, but in fact, in most cases, there are only one or two people in the tent.

Moreover, even if ordinary soldiers came in, they did not dare to look around randomly, as their behavior would be too presumptuous.

This greatly reduces Jiang Chen's risk of exposure.

Now, the only problem is how to find similar places and get in.

Thinking about this, Jiang Chen subconsciously looked towards the center of the camp.

When troops are stationed, officers' tents are generally chosen in locations that are relatively safe and easy to command.

Being close to the command center makes it easier for officers to communicate and coordinate with other commanders, receive and convey orders, and also ensure a good field of vision so that the main activity areas of the troops and the surrounding terrain can be observed, so as to keep abreast of the troop dynamics, etc.

The only troublesome thing is that usually there are special sentries around the officers' tents or they are close to sentries and patrols, so it is very difficult to get close, let alone sneak in quietly.

However, it is not completely impossible.

There are only so many principal officers in a battalion.

The battalion commander, political instructor, deputy battalion commander, battalion staff, as well as company commanders, instructors, platoon leaders at all levels, including the artillery company and firepower company directly under the battalion headquarters, together number about a dozen to twenty people.

If you calculate it this way, Jiang Chen has a pretty wide range of choices.

Moreover, he prefers political cadres such as instructors to military commanders such as battalion commanders and company commanders.

After all, anyone who can become a military chief must be quite capable and accidents may happen. In comparison, political cadres engaged in civilian work are naturally safer.

Of course, these are just Jiang Chen's thoughts. This is not his backyard, so there is no room for choice...

Although he had made up his mind, Jiang Chen did not act in a hurry.

While taking a short rest on the spot to recover your strength, observe the environment around the camp and plan the next route of action in your mind.

After more than ten minutes, his body was still sore, and his thighs and back were burning with pain, but fortunately his physical strength had recovered a little, enough to support his subsequent actions.

Jiang Chen approached the center of the camp cautiously. Because he had to avoid patrols and sentries along the way, Jiang Chen's movement was not fast. Sometimes he could not take a single step for several minutes.

Fortunately, he had already bypassed the most dangerous outer area, which was also the most densely populated by patrols and sentries, using supply vehicles.

And because it was still early, there were often soldiers moving around in the camp, so the defense was not too strict.

The camp planning of the Second Battalion is the most standard camping method.

The command center is in the central position with a relatively high view. Further back is the camping area, which is divided into ordinary soldiers' camping area and officers' camping area.

The two are very easy to distinguish. In the soldiers' camping area, tents are densely packed and personnel activities are frequent.

The officers' quarters are relatively independent, and no one would approach unless necessary.

The last area is the logistics support area where Jiang Chen had just stayed, close to the edge of the camp, which is convenient for material transportation and management.

The soldiers' quarters are relatively easy to get through if you are careful, but the officers' quarters are not so easy to get into.

Looking at the heavily guarded camp not far away, Jiang Chen fell into deep thought.

He was wondering if he should just hide in the soldiers' tent.

Anyway, as long as they can wait until six o'clock tomorrow morning and receive the search mission, the soldiers of the Second Battalion will wander around in the woods all day long, and it is unlikely that they will be discovered.

However, he rejected this idea as soon as it came up.

Jiang Chen had seen what the inside of a soldier's tent looked like.

Take their living tents in the production company as an example. They are all large bunk beds with a mattress and a quilt. They are complete after just spreading the bed on top.

The interior is extremely simple, and more importantly, in order to avoid trouble, during training, people generally do not put out sheets unless they are inspected. What is under the bed is clearly visible, and you cannot find a place to hide even if you want to.

Moreover, light is allowed to pass through on all four sides, so the interior can be seen from the outside at a glance during the day.

In contrast, most officers' tents have simple tables, chairs and other office supplies, and the beds are all single beds. Some are even equipped with simple sofas. Considering personal privacy issues, it is basically impossible to see what is inside the officers' tents from the outside unless you get very close.

Now that you're here, you might as well get there in one go.

Outside the officers' quarters, there were two sentries patrolling back and forth. They were very vigilant and kept scanning the surroundings from time to time.

Jiang Chen hid in a corner, observing and thinking seriously about how to sneak in quietly.

Shhhhhhh~

"Later roll call, assemble!!"

Suddenly, a captain officer came out of the tent, blew his whistle and shouted.

In an instant, teams of soldiers ran out of the tents in the camp and lined up in the open space nearby.

Jiang Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, the opportunity finally came!

Just as he was about to take action, Jiang Chen suddenly saw an empty tent next to him. He then looked at the clothes on his body that did not fit in with the others, and something in his heart moved.

After glancing around and making sure no one was paying attention, he slipped into the tent and appeared again in a different look.

Jiang Chen was not worried about his actions being discovered.

Generally speaking, a soldier has two sets of clothes for change. When training in the field, due to the scarcity of water resources, everyone just makes do with what they have.

Sometimes, it is normal to wear the same clothes for a week or even half a month.

It couldn't be that he was just so unlucky that he ran into the muzzle of the gun.

After finding a good place to hide his clothes and changing his appearance, Jiang Chen was no longer as restrained as before when he acted again.

It just so happened that other soldiers were taking evening roll call and most of the camp was empty. Taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Jiang Chen decisively accelerated his actions.

When he encountered a patrolling sentry on the road and couldn't avoid it, Jiang Chen simply didn't hide and just walked past it openly.

"Password!"

"mountain peak!"

"Reply!"

"plateau!"

The password I heard when I came in before finally came in handy.

If there was no such prerequisite, how could Jiang Chen dare to be so open and aboveboard.

Of course, it doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want just because you have the password.

This thing is not static, the passcodes to some important places may change.

"Hey, soldier, please wait a moment!" As he was walking, a voice suddenly came from behind, and Jiang Chen stopped in his tracks.

He turned around with a stiff neck and saw a man walking towards him.

As the two of them got closer, Jiang Chen's heart began to beat uncontrollably, and it seemed like his heart was about to jump out of his throat.

"Hello, Chief!"

After seeing the visitor's military rank, Jiang Chen quickly stood at attention and saluted.

"Ah."

The lieutenant did not speak, but looked Jiang Chen up and down.

Seeing that the other party had not responded, Jiang Chen became even more nervous, and was even mentally prepared to take action.

Fortunately, after a few seconds of silence, the other party finally spoke.

"Do you know where the kitchen is?"

Jiang Chen nodded quickly: "I know!"

As he spoke, he pointed towards the edge of the camp, in the direction he had just come from.

"Commander, the kitchen staff should be over there helping to move supplies!"

Although the person in front of him was a lieutenant, Jiang Chen was very keenly aware of the problem.

The other party should not be an officer of the Second Battalion or someone who has just arrived. Moreover, he is definitely not a military-related leader. He is most likely a civilian cadre.

The reason is very simple.

This can be judged simply by the fact that the other party does not know the location of the kitchen team.

The reason why he is not a military chief but a civilian cadre is also very simple.

First of all, as a military officer, it is impossible not to understand the planning and deployment of the camp. Not to mention the officers who have attended military academies, even squad leaders and some veterans who have been in the army for a long time should know that unless there are special circumstances, most logistics-related areas should be near the edge of the camp.

Not to mention, the Second Battalion has been stationed here for almost two days.

and so……

A gleam of light flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes. Perhaps this was an opportunity for him.

If only I could find the tent where this officer lives...

"Could you please take me there? I've been looking for a long time but can't find the place..."

"Yes, Chief!" Jiang Chen saluted with a smile on his face.

"Don't call me Chief..." The lieutenant felt a little embarrassed being called Chief by Jiang Chen all the time.

He didn't know that it was his reaction that made Jiang Chen more certain of his judgment.

Jiang Chen had a thousand thoughts in his mind, but he remained expressionless. He took advantage of the gaps in the conversation to secretly observe the lieutenant in front of him.

"He's probably around 23 or 24 years old, and should have just graduated from military school..."

Suddenly, Jiang Chen thought of something.

He seemed to have heard something before, that in the near future, people would be arranged to come and train them to learn how to use the newly distributed Beidou satellite system.

The Second Battalion was the first ordinary unit of the 228th Regiment to come into contact with the BeiDou satellite system...

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen turned around and looked at the lieutenant in front of him.

Isn't he the one responsible for this work?

"Our company commander said earlier that we need to learn how to use Beidou or something. Could it be that you are the one who will teach us?"

After chatting for a few more sentences, Jiang Chen pretended to suddenly think of something and turned his head to ask.

Hearing him say this, the lieutenant was visibly stunned. After a moment, he smiled and nodded: "Well, there are four of us coming here together. We should start training you in the next few days."

"By the way, how did you guess it?" The lieutenant officer looked at Jiang Chen curiously.

"Oh, it's not that hard. We only have so many leaders in our battalion, and you look unfamiliar. And just now... well, it's obvious that you came to the grassroots company for the first time.

A few days ago, after the exercise, the company kept talking about Beidou and so on, so I just mentioned it casually, and I didn’t expect that I actually guessed it right.”

The two talked as they went along, and Jiang Chen didn't need to worry even if they encountered patrol teams and sentries on the road.

With this lieutenant officer by his side, the journey was smooth and it only took a few minutes to get back to the place where the military truck was loading and unloading supplies.

Jiang Chen had observed the surrounding environment before, and based on the intelligence collected by Li Gang and others during the day, he was not unfamiliar with the location of the kitchen team.

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