My Military Career in a Parallel World

Chapter 227: Change of plan, support!

Zhang Ming was lying on a small dirt slope, holding his gun. Feeling the extremely solemn and tense atmosphere around him, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva and asked in a trembling voice, "Squad leader, is this really not a drill?"

It’s no wonder that he behaved like this. What just happened was simply too beyond imagination.

The border is too long and there are too many places where people can smuggle. So, even though we are in the border defense force, we don't encounter many such incidents throughout the year. We are considered very lucky if we encounter one or two such incidents.

Moreover, most of them are ordinary illegal immigrants who want to sneak here to live or work. The risk factor is not high. If they are caught, they can just be sent to the local police for repatriation.

Things like armed smuggling or armed drug trafficking may not be encountered once every two or three years.

Many soldiers in border defense regiments may not encounter an armed conflict even after serving for several years until they retire.

And now, in just less than half a month, the distance is not too far, and it has happened twice in a row.

Especially this time, knowing that there were troops active here, the other party still dared to commit crimes against the wind. It seems a bit abnormal no matter how you look at it.

Moreover, this kind of thing, which is rare for other people to encounter after serving in the army for several years, happened to Zhang Meng, a new recruit who had just joined the company.

I don't know whether to say that he is unlucky or that he is very lucky.

Because he didn't know the specific situation on the other side and was worried that these guys were holding hostages, although he had set up a defense line, Zhang Wei did not dare to give the order to open fire easily.

"Don't count on any luck, and remember to remove the blanks from your magazine. If a fight breaks out, don't be soft-hearted. You only need to remember one thing!"

Looking at Zhang Meng, the two looked into each other's eyes, and Zhang Wei said seriously.

“You are a soldier, a warrior. If you don’t want to die in vain, let others take your suicide note and urn back. Then you must be decisive. If warnings are ineffective, shoot directly!

This is not a joke, nor is it a drill!"

Everyone was a recruit. As a third-term veteran, Zhang Wei naturally knew what Zhang Meng was thinking at this moment.

The moment he opened his mouth, the last shred of fantasy in Zhang Meng's heart was cut off.

"Okay... okay... squad leader, I, I get it!" Zhang Meng's hand holding the gun was still shaking slightly, but his mind was still clear. After taking a deep breath to calm the tension in his heart, he pulled the bolt with his fingers and took out a bullet that was already loaded in the barrel.

This is an old rule in the army.

Normally, the first bullet in a magazine is a blank, followed by live ammunition.

A warning was issued, but it was ineffective, so he was shot dead directly.

Click~

After pulling the bolt again to load the bullet, Zhang Meng wanted to reach out to turn on the safety, but was stopped by the squad leader Zhang Wei beside him.

"Open insurance when the situation arises."

"Yes!" Zhang Meng quickly stopped and responded in a low voice.

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At the same time, at the 228th Regiment Command, Feng Yao contacted the Army Aviation Brigade that was carrying out a combat readiness patrol mission as soon as he received the news.

The two closest helicopters provided support at the fastest speed.

However, helicopters are not omnipotent.

Especially in deep mountains and old forests, the trees are too tall and too lush. If people want to hide, the role of helicopters is very limited. It is more of a deterrent. It is unrealistic to expect to solve the problem by relying on one or two helicopters.

This is when the helicopter is equipped with infrared thermal imaging. Without this equipment, it is questionable whether the helicopter can see the people in the forest clearly.

Moreover, it is not clear what the situation on the other side is. I am not afraid of other things, but I am mainly afraid that the other side has hostages. This is the key.

Zhang Meng's second platoon, sixth squad of the first company, under the command of squad leader Zhang Wei, has already sent out scouts to lurk over and investigate the situation.

As long as they are sure that the militants on the opposite side do not have any hostages, Zhang Wei and his men don't need to take action. One rocket from the helicopter in the sky will be enough to send all the people on the opposite side to hell.

However, although there is no accurate information yet, Zhang Wei knows in his heart that the situation may not develop in the direction they expect.

A new recruit like Zhang Meng who has just joined the company may not know this, but as a veteran who has been in the army for almost ten years, how could he not know how complicated the situation on the border is?

Carrying guns and trying to cross the border with so many people, there is an 80% chance that he is a drug dealer.

As mentioned before, there are only two ways to transport goods in the deep mountains and forests, one is animal power and the other is human power.

Although livestock saves time and effort, they are very easy to be exposed. Unless there is no other choice, few drug dealers will choose this method of transportation.

Human resources are relatively much better.

It is covert, flexible, and can be retreated to the border at any time when encountering danger. It is the drug traffickers' favorite and most commonly used method of drug transportation.

Then the problem is coming.

Where do all these people come from?

The monkeys next door are easy to find, but they can’t speak the language and are not familiar with the local environment.

So, most of the time we use people from our side.

Among these people there are those who are willing to take risks for money, and of course there are also those who are coerced or lured by drug dealers using various means.

As the old saying goes, a three-legged frog is hard to find, but is a two-legged person also hard to find?

Once someone makes a fortune from this kind of thing, new people will naturally take the risk and try to join in.

Aren’t there many examples of entire villages on the border engaging in drug trafficking and drug manufacturing?

Zhang Wei was well aware of all these situations.

He had a vague guess when the secret sentry on duty outside reported the situation just now.

Of the fifteen people, only six were carrying guns and ammunition, and the remaining nine were unarmed...

The only question that needs to be clarified now is whether they did it voluntarily, or were coerced, or both.

The two scouts who were responsible for gathering information in front quickly reported the situation.

Things turned out just as he had guessed.

According to what the two scouts saw, except for the six armed gangsters, five of the remaining nine people did not look like they were being coerced. Instead, they were helping the six armed gangsters to watch over and urge the remaining four to hurry on their way.

Whenever these four people showed any sign of wanting to escape or refuse to cooperate, they would be greeted by sticks in the hands of the people behind them.

By now the situation was obvious.

Among the fifteen people, there were six armed gangsters, five accomplices who went there voluntarily, and four people who were kidnapped and forced to come by the gangsters.

"It's troublesome!"

Listening to the information reported by his soldiers, Zhang Wei's brows were twisted into knots.

What he fears most is the current situation.

Zhang Wei did not dare to delay and reported the situation as soon as possible. The methods of operation and the difficulty of the task with and without hostages were completely two extremes.

The current situation is no longer something that a mere scout squad leader like him can decide.

The command center must make a decision and arrange the next action plan.

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On the other side, seven or eight kilometers away, Jiang Chen and his companions from the reconnaissance squad 3 were preparing to head to the next patrol point when they suddenly received an order from the headquarters.

In five minutes, a helicopter will arrive above the bushes one kilometer away from them, and Jiang Chen and others must rush there as quickly as possible to board the helicopter to support Zhang Wei and his team's operations.

After receiving the order, Li Gang gave it immediately without delay.

"Quick, come with me!"

The others didn't know what was going on, but they didn't slow down at all. They followed Li Gang and quickly moved through the woods.

When the third shift arrived near the bushes, the helicopter above had already hovered with its door wide open and a rope ladder hanging under the cabin swaying in the wind.

"Squad leader, what's going on?" Jiang Chen asked in confusion.

"Get on the plane first, I'll talk to you slowly once we're on the plane!" Without saying anything more, Li Gang grabbed the rope ladder and climbed up quickly after saying this.

Although Jiang Chen didn't know what had happened, he knew that this was definitely no small matter.

Without hesitation, he turned around and directed the others behind him to board the plane one by one. As the deputy squad leader, he waited until everyone was on board before he grabbed the rope ladder and climbed up.

In order to save time, the helicopter started before Jiang Chen climbed into the cabin. When Jiang Chen grabbed the handle next to the cabin with one hand, the helicopter immediately accelerated and disappeared over the woods.

bang~

After Lu Xingwang pulled up the rope ladder, Jiang Chen closed the cabin door forcefully against the strong wind.

The noise of the propeller was blocked out. Looking at the confused faces of the people in Team 3, Li Gang began to explain what had happened.

After hearing Li Gang's explanation, everyone's expression changed, including Jiang Chen's.

Six armed gangsters and five accomplices, none of these matters. Even if their number increased tenfold, it would only be a matter of a few more rounds of bullets.

The key is the four hostages.

“Based on the intelligence we have gathered so far, the six gunmen were armed with high-powered rifles, commonly known as AKs.

We are the closest team, and our superiors have already made arrangements for us to work together with our brother units. It would be best if we could eliminate the six armed gangsters in one go.

We only have one chance. If we fail, the criminals will be on guard and use the hostages to do something...

Therefore, this action must be quick and accurate!! "

After saying that, Li Gang turned his head to look at the other students in the class and began to call the roll.

"Zhang Ming!"

"To!"

"Tang Junjie!"

"To!"

"Han Li!"

"To!"

"Hu..." When Hu Kai's name was called, Li Gang hesitated for a moment.

Hu Kai is excellent in other aspects, except for his shooting skills...

Of course, it’s not that his shooting skills are bad, but he is slightly inferior to other veterans in the class.

In the previous simulated combat assessment, he was the only veteran in the class, except for Lu Xingwang and Su Yu, who made mistakes in the shooting event.

However, if Hu Kai is not allowed to go, then Jiang Chen, a private, will have to go.

Li Gang naturally trusted Jiang Chen's marksmanship, but he was just a private after all, a private who had never seen blood.

So, Li Gang hesitated.

Seeing that the squad leader's eyes were moving back and forth between him and Hu Kai, Jiang Chen and Hu Kai looked at each other. It was obvious that they both had guessed what Li Gang was hesitating about.

"Report!" Hu Kai spoke first.

Li Gang looked over and Hu Kai looked him straight in the eyes and said firmly: "Squad leader, I can do it!"

Jiang Chen was not afraid at all, and followed closely behind him and said, "Report, I am the deputy squad leader of the third squad of the first platoon of the third company. I have the responsibility and obligation to join the action!!!"

The other three people, Fang Zheng, Su Yu and Lu Xingwang, whose names were not called, were obviously eager to make a move after hearing what Jiang Chen said.

However, they know their own business.

Since Fang Zheng joined the army, except for the time when he played with the Type 81 rifle during his time as a recruit, he has mostly used machine guns or Type 40 rifles.

Su Yu... uh, his position in the third squad is the deputy firearms officer, cooperating with the firearms officer Fang Zheng.

Not to mention Lu Xingwang.

However, in the current situation, the firepower personnel of these three teams are obviously not very useful.

Therefore, even though the three of them were a little eager to do something, they forced themselves to hold back and not say it out loud.

Especially Fang Zheng, he is regretting it so much that his intestines are turning green.

When he was assigned to the company, he thought the position of firepower operator sounded very impressive and unique. However, now...

If I had known this earlier, I would have chosen a sniper. Even an assaulter is better than a firepower player!

After serving in the army for so many years, it is impossible to say that Fang Zheng has no thoughts in his mind.

With danger comes opportunity.

On the battlefield, achieve great success.

In peacetime, there are few ways for troops/soldiers to gain merit, but now, the opportunity to make merit is right in front of him, but he can only watch helplessly.

Fang Zheng's age is not high enough to be promoted. If he can get a second-class merit...

Even a third-class merit would be fine. When I return to my old unit, if I perform better and try to get a better result in the year-end assessment, I might be able to meet the requirements for promotion.

However, although he was very eager for merit, Fang Zheng also knew what was important and what was not. As a veteran and a warrior of the Flower Planting Family, he did not do anything inappropriate.

Everything is based on the mission and the safety of the hostages.

He still has this ideological awareness.

Li Gang looked at the two men with determined expressions, and his expression gradually wavered.

After thinking about it, he finally made a decision.

Agree to Hu Kai and Jiang Chen's request and allow them to participate in the operation.

This is not because Li Gang is easily influenced, nor is it a decision made blindly.

First of all, as an old scout, Hu Kai’s strength is unquestionable and he has practical experience. He cannot deny the opponent just because of one mistake.

As for Jiang Chen, it is even simpler.

First, he is the deputy monitor.

Second, his shooting performance is good enough.

These two points alone are enough.

During the war, the deputy company commander of the company, in addition to his own job, also has a very important responsibility.

Captain of the Suicide Squad.

The same goes for the deputy squad leader, especially during squad operations. The squad leader is responsible for command, and the person who truly leads the team is undoubtedly the deputy squad leader.

It doesn't make sense. All the other soldiers went up, but Jiang Chen, the deputy squad leader, was left hiding in the back.

Of course, as the squad leader, Li Gang also took Jiang Chen's psychological problems into consideration.

However, based on his observations and Jiang Chen's own performance, Li Gang felt that Jiang Chen did not have any problems with his psychological quality.

If he had poor psychological quality, how could he dare to ask the criminals to exchange hostages as a new recruit, and finally escape unscathed and get a second-class merit.

This is the most important reason why Li Gang agreed to let Jiang Chen participate in the operation.

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