Chapter 0090: I...I...Holy crap!
Chapter 0090: I...I...Holy crap!
The seven men ran for a while, panting heavily, and when they found no pursuers behind them, they found a secluded spot to hide.
Wang Hui collapsed to the ground, looking dejected, and said, "Old He didn't catch up; he's probably dead."
"I've been shot." Zheng Yingqi said in a muffled voice, then scanned the group—of the four people with them, he didn't recognize anyone except Ma Xiaoshuai. Upon seeing Ma Xiaoshuai, Zheng Yingqi suddenly remembered that Gao Cheng had bumped into him while he was hiding.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly looked around and couldn't help but feel happy. The terrain here was similar to the place where Ma Xiaoshuai was captured in the story.
"Damn it, this is the first time I've been chased like a dog. When I get back on my feet, I'll teach those bastards in the reconnaissance battalion a lesson!" Wang Hui yelled. Meng Kai, panting heavily, said, "Save your energy. We only have one breakfast-style field ration."
As soon as Meng Kai finished speaking, the four men, who were about to drink some water to quench their thirst, stopped reaching for their field rations. Yes, it had been a full sixty hours. If they drank and ate now, what would they do later?
Zheng Yingqi, however, clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Brothers, let's go big!"
"What's so big?" Ma Xiaoshuai and the others were puzzled, not understanding what Zheng Yingqi meant, but Meng Kai and Wang Hui were overjoyed:
"Boss, what's your plan now?"
When they nitpicked at the guard company, once Zheng Yingqi said they were going to do something big, the results never disappointed.
While cautiously surveying their surroundings, Zheng Yingqi said, "The division's reconnaissance battalion is right behind us. In broad daylight, we definitely can't outrun their high mobility on foot. Let's hide here first and move at night—if the division's reconnaissance battalion sneaks over, we'll decide what to do then. If they're outnumbered, we can launch an ambush. With seven of us, if we're prepared to catch them off guard, we should be able to quickly take out one or two squads, right?"
"Sure! It's definitely secure!" Meng Kai and Wang Hui shouted excitedly. A counterattack, who the hell doesn't like that? Especially after being chased like a dog for so long.
Ma Xiaoshuai still had complete faith in Zheng Yingqi, so it didn't matter much to him. However, the other three were unfamiliar with Zheng Yingqi, and one of them retorted, "The division's reconnaissance battalion is a specialized reconnaissance unit. What if we hide and lie in wait, only to be swallowed up instead of catching anything?"
This is the downside of being a lone soldier – they are not familiar with each other and it is difficult to coordinate their actions.
"If we keep running, we'll just be sitting ducks on this empty grassland. We might as well take a gamble and fight for survival," Zheng Yingqi persuaded the other party.
The soldier who had voiced his objection looked at the endless grassland, thought for a moment, and smiled bitterly: "Looks like we have no choice but to fight for survival. Let's gamble."
The other two had no choice but to agree.
"Ma Xiaoshuai, hide well in this haystack. Meng Kai, Wang Hui, you two go and lie in ambush over there—the three of you, go in that direction, hurry up, I'll handle the traces. Remember, no matter what, as long as I fire two shots quickly, then open fire. As long as I fire one shot at a time, no matter what the situation, don't expose yourself!" Zheng Yingqi instructed immediately after assigning the tasks.
Someone frowned and said, "This ambush area is too wide. If we were to launch an ambush, our firepower density would be insufficient, and we could easily be held up and have reinforcements called in."
"Our boss is a sniper, the professional kind—brother, if you keep questioning him like this, our cooperation will have to end." Meng Kai became dissatisfied; this guy always questioned Zheng Yingqi, which annoyed him.
"Alright, I'll trust you guys this time." The soldier who had offered the suggestion gave Zheng Yingqi a deep look and reluctantly agreed.
The group quickly cleaned up the traces and began to lie in wait as Zheng Yingqi instructed. Zheng Yingqi also quickly cleaned up the traces left behind and rushed off into the distance, finally finding a place to lie in wait.
This position offers a commanding view, providing effective support to the six men lying in ambush. Of course, more importantly, it makes retreating easier; if things go wrong, he can fire to lure the target away.
Not long after Zheng Yingqi went into hiding, a division reconnaissance battalion arrived—two light armored vehicles and four jeeps.
"This bone is too tough to crack..." Zheng Yingqi observed the division's reconnaissance battalion through the scope and spotted a completely different figure among the green camouflage uniforms. It was Old A's uniform.
[The old A member who's been hanging around in the division's reconnaissance battalion, I wonder if he's one of those four guys from a few days ago.]
Zheng Yingqi muttered to himself, considering that Cheng Cai had been noticed when he aimed at Yuan Lang, so he moved the scope away from Old A.
The convoy didn't head this way. Instead, it suddenly turned right as it approached the group's hiding place. In fact, the convoy was led by Qi Huan. Qi Huan, who had been ignored by Gao Cheng, was now leading his team to ambush at location H7. They narrowly missed each other.
The group of people lying in ambush breathed a sigh of relief. When that convoy was coming, they felt like the sky was about to fall.
Just as I was thinking this, a jeep drove up from a distance, finally allowing me to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Is that the company commander?" Zheng Yingqi observed through the scope, but could only vaguely see that there was only the driver in the car. He thought to himself, in the plot, Gao Cheng was the only one who encountered Ma Xiaoshuai. This person is very likely the company commander who owes him a kick.
Are they going to stage a scene where they capture the company commander alive?
Zheng Yingqi's heart was pounding; he was actually looking forward to this moment.
The driver was indeed Gao Cheng.
Gao Cheng was unhappy with Old A's actions, so he simply abandoned Qi Huan and the pursuit team and drove off alone. There were no roads on the grassland, and the grass was over a foot tall. Frustrated, Gao Cheng just wanted to vent his frustration in the bumpy ride, so he drove aimlessly.
Suddenly, as if he had noticed something, he swerved and braked sharply, almost causing the car to flip into the grass.
Gao Cheng jumped out of the car and strode towards the bushes where they had been, angrily shouting, "How could you hide like that? You didn't even make a sound when you saw the car coming!"
High up, Zheng Yingqi was also sweating bullets. He almost screamed – just as the jeep was about to run him over, Zheng Yingqi realized it was heading straight for Ma Xiaoshuai's hiding place. Luckily, the jeep swerved sharply to avoid it at the crucial moment, otherwise, a major accident would have occurred!
"Damn it, that's not how it's supposed to be in the story—damn it, this is a total rip-off!" Zheng Yingqi cursed inwardly, he was really scared to death just now.
Meanwhile, Ma Xiaoshuai could no longer hide in the bushes. He stood up sheepishly, having been terrified.
"Company Commander, you once said that the first key point of camouflage and infiltration is that you must never be exposed before being discovered by the enemy."
"Ma Xiaoshuai?" Gao Cheng looked at the face covered in camouflage and asked in surprise.
"I thought you didn't remember me, Company Commander," Ma Xiaoshuai said with a smile.
Gao Cheng paused for a moment, then said, "I will remember each one. You are the 5,000th soldier of the Steel Seventh Company... and also the last." After he finished speaking, he hesitated, looked around, and said, "On my orders, continue to hide!"
Ma Xiaoshuai opened his mouth wide in surprise: "Why?"
"That was just a coincidence, a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, you understand?" Gao Cheng said, his tone fierce but his voice weak.
"But..." Ma Xiaoshuai looked around hesitantly.
"No buts!" Gao Cheng waved his hand impatiently. "Hide! I didn't see you!"
Even if Ma Xiaoshuai was stupid, he knew that Gao Cheng was letting him off the hook. He was extremely excited, but also very upset. How could he tell the company commander about the current situation?
"What are you still standing there for?" Gao Cheng made a move to leave, and Ma Xiaoshuai stammered, "Company Commander... but... but we've found you..."
"You guys?" Gao Cheng keenly understood the meaning behind Ma Xiaoshuai's words and immediately looked around, but seeing no one, he asked, "What do you mean?"
Ma Xiaoshuai awkwardly touched his helmet and whispered, "The squad leader led us in an ambush..."
"Squad leader?" Gao Cheng was stunned, a sense of foreboding rising within him.
"It's...it's Squad Leader Zheng," Ma Xiaoshuai said softly.
Gao Cheng certainly wouldn't have heard it as Zheng or Zhen, the class monitor—a name immediately popped into his mind: Zheng Yingqi!
"Zheng Yingqi?"
Ma Xiaoshuai nodded dryly.
At this moment, Zheng Yingqi, who was more than 300 meters away, had already identified who this person was. Without saying anything more, he went for it.
Gao Cheng was astonished to find that five well-disguised soldiers had suddenly emerged from the grass, pointing their guns and glaring at him menacingly. Further away, a bastard was waving at him triumphantly. Looking through his binoculars, he recognized the guy.
The deputy battalion commander stared dumbfounded at the figure that had appeared, and after a long while, he managed to squeeze out a few words: "I...I...Holy crap!"
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