Chapter 71

  "What should we do?" Scar asked with a bitter face, it was clear that even with his rich combat experience, he was also at a loss in this situation.

  I also clearly know where the problem lies.

  We have twenty-six people, and we still have spare ammunition. It's easy to take down a dozen or so Vietnamese soldiers who are completely unaware of the situation.

  The problem is that we now have a mission, the goal is to sneak into the Vietnamese artillery position... If we encounter Vietnamese troops on the way, there are too many variables.

  Who can guarantee that there are no other Vietnamese troops around? Who can guarantee that they won't come to investigate when they hear the gunfire? Who can guarantee that the nearby Vietnamese don't have walkie-talkies? And who can guarantee that other Vietnamese units, even artillery units, won't be alerted or send out troops to intercept after receiving the news?

  But it's also impossible to get rid of them... The reason is simple, we are going to sneak into the Vietnamese artillery position, and they will follow us... Isn't this looking for trouble?

  So the conclusion is to get rid of them, and also to get rid of them without anyone knowing.

  But...the quality of the Viet Minh army is no joke, wanting to take out two or three at a time is still doable, taking out over ten...

  No, it seems that we don't need to take them down all at once.

  I calmed down and said to Dao Hen: "You wait here, I'll go and bring two people up. When I say it's time to take action, we'll take action..."

  "What? Bring two people?" Scarface's confused face.

  I didn't have time to explain anything to him, and carrying a gun he walked towards the back of the troops...

  Although our team is not large in number, with only twenty or thirty people, because this mountain road can barely accommodate two people walking side by side, we are advancing in a single file formation, with each person spaced more than a meter apart, in order to move quickly. This has resulted in the small team being stretched out very long.

  In other words, it's hard to see the head of the team in this dark night, so it gave me some room for maneuver.

  "Comrade, hello!" When I saw the first unfamiliar face at the end of the line, I stretched out my hand and asked in Vietnamese: "May I ask which unit are you from?"

  "Comrade Junior Lieutenant, hello!" The Vietnamese soldier also stretched out his hand very briskly, the two hands clasped tightly together, just like old comrades reunited after a long separation, brothers who had been through hardships together, and relatives reunited after being separated.

  What was I just thinking about?

  But he saw at a glance from my epaulets that I was a junior lieutenant... and it made my heart skip a beat.

  Fortunately, the military uniforms we wore were also chosen by Chen Yiyuan. She was more familiar with the Vietnamese army's rank system, so she knew which uniforms were worn by soldiers and which ones were worn by cadres, so there was no need to worry about revealing our true identities.

  "Comrades, we are the fifth squad of Lao Cai Public Security!" The Vietnamese soldier said with a tone of grief and indignation: "Lao Cai has been occupied by the Chinese, we had to retreat into the forest. We just received an order, our superiors ordered us to go to Lang Po to set up defense, to protect our artillery troops!"

  "Ah!" Hearing him say that, I slightly put my mind at ease. We were wearing the uniforms of the 316A division. If they were also from the 316A division, perhaps we would reveal some flaws.

  "Comrade!" At this time, another Vietnamese soldier came up and shook my hand, saying: "You've had a hard time, I am Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Hoang, head of the Public Security Bureau in Old Street. Which unit are you from?"

  "We are from 316A Division!" I replied: "We just came down from the battlefield!"

  "It's clear!" The Vietnamese lieutenant nodded with admiration: "There are enemy bloodstains on your uniforms... the 316th Division is really something else, not a word was spoken on the march. Comrades... compared to you we're far too inferior, you're a good model for us to learn from!"

  At the words, I couldn't help but sweat a little. Where on our military uniforms is there "enemy blood"?... But this seems to be true too, it's all Vietnamese ghosts' blood. This "not saying a word on the march" doesn't make sense, that's because they can't speak Vietnamese... Can't talk about it.

  But this is also good, it makes the soldiers in front of us have no suspicion at all.

  "Comrade Lieutenant!" The Vietnamese platoon leader's eyes shone with excitement as he continued, "We've been waiting for you for so long, and now that you're here, we have hope. Comrade Lieutenant, I request... when you attack the old street, please take us with you! We definitely won't hold you back!"

  At the words, I couldn't help but think to myself that these clichés sounded just like those in our old Chinese movies... But this doesn't seem strange after all, aren't the Vietnamese our apprentices? It seems they've learned more from us than just how to fight.

  I put on a stern expression and said, "Thank you, comrades! The motherland is in need of good sons like you who are not afraid of hardship or sacrifice. With pillars like you, the invaders will surely fail, and victory will ultimately be ours! However... we have also received the same order as you, to protect the artillery troops. So for now, we can't let you join!"

  "Comrade Second Lieutenant, what you said is absolutely right!" The two Vietnamese soldiers were so inspired by my words that they became agitated and seemed as if they couldn't wait to grab their guns and rush onto the battlefield.

  They didn't know, however... As I was talking to them on one side, I quietly quickened my pace and overtook the warriors in front of me one by one. The two of them, in order to keep up with my footsteps and listen to my "teachings", naturally also quickened their pace and followed along without realizing it.

  Then I waved my fist and said how to make up my mind to overthrow Chinese revisionism, and then I solemnly told them that I would definitely report their heroic deeds to the superiors and strive to let these excellent soldiers join the 316a division. Only two Vietnamese soldiers were deceived into being happy with their mouths open... When they walked to the front of the team, they saw Chen Yiyin this female soldier and even more extreme performance, plus Chen Yiyin also knew what I was going to do, so she cooperated very well and frequently praised them, making them confused and unaware of where they were.

  But what they didn't know was that the God of Death had quietly approached them...

  I was dealing with the two Vietnamese soldiers, while secretly giving a signal to Scar, and nodded towards the corner ahead... Scar understood and nodded, quietly placing his hand on the military dagger at his waist.

  As soon as I walked into the alley, I knew the time was ripe, so I lightly shouted "Take action"... Then, with lightning speed, one hand covered the mouth of the nearby Lieutenant Yu, and the other hand had already drawn out the military dagger from behind and stabbed it upwards into his lungs.

  I could feel the young lieutenant's body jolt as if electrified, then he slowly turned his head to stare at me in disbelief, his chest heaving violently as he struggled for breath... but his mouth and nose were soon filled with blood overflowing from his lungs, and finally his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground like a deflated balloon.

  Just as I finished off the Vietnamese lieutenant, another Vietnamese soldier almost died in the same way at the hands of Knife Scar.

  The several warriors beside him were not fools, and after fighting so many battles, they had already developed a certain tacit understanding among themselves. In just a short while, the two corpses were carried to the roadside grass thicket and hidden, and someone even used their hands to scoop up a few handfuls of soil to cover up the bloodstains on the ground...

  Everything was done in a little over one minute, and the scene was disguised as if nothing had happened. Of course, this can't be said to be flawless, after all, time is limited, we only managed to hide the body in the nearby bushes.

  At first, I was still worried... worried that the Vietnamese soldiers behind would smell the blood and become suspicious, but soon discovered that this worry was unnecessary. Because the military uniforms worn by me and the soldiers were covered in bloodstains everywhere... unless some Vietnamese soldier could smell the taste of fresh blood like a vampire, otherwise it wouldn't be a problem.

  This isn't right? I just watched as the devils, one after another, walked past the corner where our squad leader and comrades' bodies were placed, but they didn't notice at all.

  Maybe someone will say... why bother going through the trouble of luring them to the front of the team to take action? Isn't it the same taking action at the back of the team?

  Of course, it's also possible to take action after the team has moved out, but other soldiers will think... Where is the squad leader? Has he fallen behind? Let's wait for him for a while... But waiting like this will reveal weaknesses, because nothing can be waited for.

  When the team leader takes a step forward, the soldier will think... it's okay, the platoon leader is just ahead, he just walked a bit faster and I didn't see him... so they'll keep walking thinking the platoon leader is still ahead.

  Chen Yiyiy smiled and said to me: "Only you can come up with this method..."

  "That's not bad at all!" Chen Yiyang praised me like that, and I couldn't help but feel a surge of pride.

  "What's next?" Scar asked in a low voice: "Are you going to cheat two more up here?"

  I couldn't help but think to myself, "Great", every time I deceived two... and then there were nine more... so didn't I still have to walk back and forth 4.5 times? Wasn't I tired?

  Besides, coming back and forth once or twice is okay, but if you do it several times, don't you think the devils will suspect something?

  I ignored the silly expression of Knife Scar, and let Chen Yiyuan get ready too. Then I stopped for a moment on the road and shouted towards the back of the team in Vietnamese: "The fifth squad, come up with three people, your squad leader has task arrangements!"

  Then three Vietnamese soldiers came running up quickly...

  It's no longer just a knife scar and Chen Yiyang who are shocked, the other warriors in the team didn't expect it to be so simple either, each of them looked at me with a "surprised" expression.