Chapter 7: Father-Son Chess Match

  Long Zhongtian followed Long Yun to the military camp, and was immediately infected with a strong military atmosphere, as if he had returned to his early days. However, compared to his own troops, this place lacked the iron color, but had an extra share of bloodiness. At this moment, he understood that the iron color was what this era lacked.

  "Ah, Zhong Tian, how does it feel to be part of Father's army? You've come to this unit which is directly under Father's command, and have followed Father in battles across the land. Truly, you are loyal and devoted."

  Long Yun looked at Long Zhongtian beside him, wanting to find something from this thirteen-year-old son, but unfortunately what he saw was that Long Zhongtian was extremely calm, without a single ripple.

  "I just want to know where your command center is."

  Long Yun's face showed pride, but Long Zhongtian was unimpressed.

  Long Yun waited for half a day, but heard this sentence, his proud mood suddenly fell to the ground. Looking at Long Zhongtian, he wanted to shout loudly: "You little devil is only thirteen years old, what do you know? My army is currently among the top, charging and breaking through, making the enemy tremble with fear."

  Long Zhongtian looked at Long Yun with a proud face, immediately changed, filled with anger, and then his complexion turned pale for a moment, but quickly recovered to normal.

  "His expression is indeed very rich!" Long Zhongtian smiled slightly in his heart.

  Long Zhongtian's smile did not show on his face, gazing at the sky as if speaking to someone in the distance: "There was once a person, an instructor with over a decade of military experience, who said this to his soldiers."

  'Soldiers, you greenhorns, what do you know about being an excellent soldier?'

  He asked loudly and those soldiers responded loudly: 'A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.'

  The sentence came back very loudly, but the instructor remained silent for a long time before asking: 'Do you know what kind of army never wins?'

  The soldiers loudly replied: 'On a narrow road, the bravest one wins.'

  "This sound can tear through the sky and reach the ninth heaven."

  Long Zhongtian hesitated for a moment, he knew that Long Yun, this foster father would have questions for him.

  Indeed.

  "For a moment, Long Yun opened his mouth with a hint of surprise: 'Isn't this right? Is there something wrong?'"

  At this moment, Long Yun had a feeling as if he was talking to an old soldier, an officer. The person in front of him wasn't a thirteen-year-old son, nor some so-called genius.

  Long Zhongtian let out a soft sigh and turned his back to Long Yun, muttering softly: "You young whippersnappers, running wild for ten kilometers with a 50-kilogram load."

  When all the soldiers returned before him, the old instructor smiled and said: 'A soldier without independent thinking is not a good soldier. A soldier who does not listen to orders is not a good soldier. An army without soul, where bravery is just a joke.'

  All the soldiers fell into a deep sleep, and some words were left unsaid by the instructor.

  Long Zhongtian gazed at the distant horizon, his mind already back with his special forces unit.

  Long Yun looked at Long Zhongtian, looking at this thirteen-year-old who had stayed in his own military camp for a while, gazing up at the sky, as if filled with decades of vicissitudes, and he didn't know what kind of feeling was in his heart, nor did he understand, really not understand.

  After a long time, the two of them silently walked into the command center. As they entered the command center, what first caught their eyes was a large military sand table.

  "Defensive battles, siege warfare, confrontational warfare, positional warfare, I don't know what you're good at."

  Long Zhongtian looked at the vast sandbox and gazed at Long Yun, his eyes filled with a fighting spirit.

  "Haha, what does this mean? Do you think all these battles aren't your opponents?"

  Long Yun looked at Long Zhongtian calmly as if he was talking about something unrelated to himself, and while feeling a surge of anger, he also wanted to see how Long Zhongtian would react.

  Unfortunately, Long Yun did not expect that Long Zhongtian would answer him with a calm tone, "Alright, let's settle this in one game. You'd better think carefully, or else don't blame me for not reminding you if you lose."

  At this moment, Long Yun can be said to be furious, but the fury was strongly suppressed by himself, and there is a possibility of explosion at any time.

  "Hmph, quite a big tone you have there! Let's see what kind of skills you thirteen-year-old whippersnapper actually possess."

  If Long Yun wins this time, he will let Long Zhongtian know the consequences of being arrogant. The cowhide is not blown randomly, it's a matter of life and death.

  "What's up? I know you're angry, but when faced with things, they must be faced. Your anger can only be left to yourself in the end."

  Long Zhongtian looked at Long Yun's eyes, making Long Yun feel very strange. To him, the son in front of him was not his own son, but a mysterious existence, an existence that made him feel a little fearful now.

  All these years, this feeling, Long Zhongtian brought him was an unprecedented fear.

  "Haha... Hehe..."

  Long Yun burst out laughing, trying to cover up the feeling Long Zhongtian had given him.

  "Alright then, let's have a decisive battle. I'll attack and you defend, each of us with one regiment, right here on this terrain. I'll attack your stronghold." Long Yun pointed to the high ground in the middle of the sand table.

  Long Zhongtian smiled slightly, looking at Long Yun. He suddenly understood that this father was a crazy soldier. Such a soldier is a genius, but also a mediocre person. However, so far, his father's performance can still be described as a genius.

  "This is the commanding height of this town, also a strategic location. It's also a stronghold that threatens the entire battlefield situation, known as No. 1 Strategic Point. Easy to defend and hard to attack, it grips the throat of the town, overlooking the whole town. To occupy here, you must seize control of this place. Once occupied, the enemy cannot pose a threat in a short period of time."

  Long Zhongtian's soft voice analyzed sentence by sentence.

  "Not bad, just as expected, I took this place down in just two hours."

  Long Zhongtian felt proud when mentioning this matter, but at the same time he also thought of the battle back then, and how he lost a company of brothers, an elite one.

  "Haha, very good, I don't know how they defended at that time. If I were to defend, give me a regiment, you have a division wanting to pass through, I'll start from here."

  Long Zhongtian drew a circle on the sand table at its highest peak, his sharp eyes staring at Long Yun.

  "This is a circle, a hundred and ten brothers in the same battalion, pulled out seventy percent to build fortifications around the mountain peak, concentrated all the machine guns and ammunition in the regiment in their hands, nearly seventy fortifications covering each other with firepower, crossfire matching, left three layers of soldiers at the top of the peak, preparing explosives, hand grenades, stones, blocking your way forward, and one percent of soldiers, transporting ammunition supplies for them."

  Long Zhongtian looked at his father Long Yun after he finished speaking, waiting for his response.

  At this moment, Long Yun was thinking about it, and a picture of killing appeared in his mind.

  His soldiers attacked one after another, and the bullets rained down, harvesting the lives of the soldiers one by one. The soldiers hugged the explosive packs with their own lives, falling down one by one, filling up one by one, blowing up a bunker to no avail, and even being overwhelmed by bullets on the way to charge.

  At this moment, Long Yun raised his head and looked at Long Zhongtian: "I can use a company to cut off how many strongholds you have."

  Long Zhongtian smiled lightly: "Not one can be taken down, I'm on top, every place you attack receives no less than two platoons of firepower. Even if you take out one side, you still can't reach the mountain top. I have a whole regiment, don't forget that. You're receiving firepower from two platoons, it's impossible to take down even a single company."

  "I don't know what this fort looks like."

  Long Yun himself knew that even if the entire team fought with all their might, they still couldn't reach this height. He agreed to be surrounded by Long Zhongtian, cut off from water and food, and without another fight, it was already over.

  At this moment, Long Yun could imagine that after occupying it himself, the remaining 70% of Long Zhongtian's troops would immediately surround him.

  "Like a kiln cave, six gun ports were set up. As long as the soldiers are still alive, they will open fire on you." Long Zhongtian looked at Long Yun with a smile on his face.

  A loud rumble.

  Long Yun's body was weak, looking at Long Zhongtian, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

  "I'm defeated. The fort is like a cave, with six gun ports that can attack in all directions. Even if we use cannons to attack it, it's useless. Cannons can't cause any effective damage to this kind of fort."

  Long Zhongtian quickly rushed to Long Yun's side, supporting him as he was about to fall: "Father, winning or losing is a common occurrence in war, there's no need for this. I am your son."

  Long Yun walked into the command conference room with Long Zhongtian's support, and all along the way were busy soldiers who gave him one salute after another. After arriving at the conference room, Long Yun fell silent.

  Seeing Long Yun's silence, Long Zhongtian understood that today's himself had brought unprecedented blows to his father. Long Yun needed time and some time to solve his own affairs, but Long Zhongtian believed that soon, Long Yun would speak up.

  As expected, after a brief silence, Longyun returned to his role: "Tian'er, you still need three years to join the army, but with your talent, you have already far surpassed many generals. I, as your father, don't know how to arrange for you."

  At this moment, Long Yun looked at Long Zhongtian, who was only thirteen years old but exuded the aura of an adult or even a middle-aged person. His robust physique and resolute facial expression all indicated that he was no longer a youth.

  "Father, ambition is not about age, but about being ahead of one's time. Originally, I planned to join the army at 16, but unfortunately, this era does not allow me to waste any more time. There are still three years before I reach the age for joining the army. These years, I don't want to waste them like this. I, a child, cannot, but Long Xiang can - he is my eyes, another me."

  Long Zhongtian's words were serious and also represented the path he had to take.

  "Hmm, so you've made up your mind, but as a father, I don't know why."

  Long Yun saw that Long Zhongtian no longer regarded him as a child at this moment, but as a soldier, an old soldier. He believed that Long Zhongtian, his son, must be viewed with such eyesight, otherwise the one who made mistakes was himself, not him.

  "Father, I don't know who you think China's greatest enemy will be in the future." With piercing eyes like an eagle, Long Zhongtian looked at Long Yun.

  "Japan!" Long Yun responded with a firm gaze to Long Zhongtian's question.

  "Do you need another reason?"

  Long Zhongtian asked back, at this moment the sky slowly darkened, looking at the silent dragon cloud.

  Long Zhongtian smiled slightly: "It seems that Long Xing is going to come back."

  Long Yun raised his eyes in silence, he still remembered what Long Xing had gone to do, and even now he couldn't believe that Long Xing alone could take down an entire camp.

  At this moment, steady footsteps slowly approached the conference room.

  "Report: The entire 2nd Battalion of Dragon Cloud's 15th Regiment has been captured."

  In an instant, Long Xing's report made Long Yun's head buzz with excitement.

  Long Zhongtian looked at his father, whose eyes had suddenly become dull, and smiled: "Father, there are some things in the army that you or other generals can't understand now. Let's go take a look." Dragon Soul Special Forces

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