Insufficient balance

  We had a six-hour military meeting, and when I got up from the computer with a numb waist after sitting for a long time, I found that it was already pitch black outside. Changsun Ting and Yang Qing had quietly left at some point, leaving a dinner and a note on the table.

  "Brother, work hard and don't tarnish the reputation of our crazy bull team! Following those excellent Chinese soldiers, you'll learn a lot of valuable knowledge. Don't waste this opportunity! I'll help deliver dinner to you later. As for the tofu house's work, Yang Qing and I can handle it with a bit more effort. After all, we're now considered foreign civilians, as long as we provide tofu to the unit on time, no one will care what we're doing. You just focus on the competition and show off the spirit of Chinese soldiers!"

  Yang Qing left the simplest operation method of Long Shield system at the bottom of the note, so that even if I shut down the computer, I can still log in to the military combat platform again.

  With the note in my hand, I said in a low voice: "Brothers, thank you!" Grabbing the already cold food, I stuffed it into my mouth and after eating my fill, I did 500 push-ups and 500 sit-ups. Then, refreshed, I charged onto the battle platform.

  There are so many excellent teachers on this platform, and I can learn from any one of them for a long time. How could I miss this opportunity?

  As soon as I boarded the platform, I received a message left by Mu Honghua: "Beautiful class leader, let me see the true strength of your 5th Special Forces. You lead a company and I'll lead an enhanced battalion. How about we have a real combat exercise?"

  It was what I had been searching for, and I replied without hesitation: "Good!"

  Relying solely on that so-called leadership ability of 100 is far from enough to lead a special forces unit. I must personally guide their training, understand the strengths and weaknesses of each member, and cultivate tacit understanding through daily coordination. Only then can I bring out a truly special unit! Drills are the best way to improve combat effectiveness.

  The first time I went into battle, I only lasted three days. After exhausting the strength of Mu Honghua's three companies, I was completely annihilated. In the end, I carried a bomb and perished together with a tank.

  "Not bad!" This was Mu Honghua's evaluation of me. I shook my head and led the defeated troops back to headquarters, then desperately pulled out all the stops with Ji Huan, using every trick in the book from threats to pleas, almost resorting to the "beautiful woman tactic", forcing him not to log off, starting to diligently study strategic knowledge and command skills.

  A week later I challenged Mu Honghua again, after annihilating his five regiments, I barely escaped back to the base with less than a company of core members, narrowly avoiding being completely wiped out.

  A month later, our third military exercise began to attract attention. I divided a company's troops into two routes, with two platoons of main forces constantly circling and raiding, attracting Mu Honghua's troops to be exhausted from running around. Using electronic small teams in units of squads to scatter false intelligence everywhere, confusing his radar system, forcing Mu Honghua to be exhausted from running around. When his main force troops were about to push my two platoons into a desperate situation, I led two squads of troops to charge into his regimental command post. Before being annihilated by his guard company, we successfully blew up his regimental command department. The third exercise was barely considered a draw.

  Two months later, we began our fourth military exercise. At this time, I had already deeply understood the true meaning of mobile warfare. As soon as Mu Honghua and I clashed, I felt like I was using an elephant to chase a cunning old mouse in the forest - all my strength was useless, and every move would trigger my light but precise counterattack. A week later, he suddenly discovered that even before we had formally engaged in battle, I had already depleted one and a half of his companies. What's more frightening is that his supply lines were constantly being severely disrupted by me. As the front line stretched longer and longer, there was a danger that ammunition, food, and medicine would not be supplied in time.

  The company I led had half of the soldiers who were skilled in sniping, so I dispersed them completely, with two people as a group, to conduct sniper warfare, specifically shooting and killing Mu Honghua's grassroots commanders. Within a week, 70% of the lieutenants under Mu Honghua's command were reduced. He could only temporarily use some officers who lacked command skills. After the command system lacked necessary coordination, I finally seized the opportunity to continuously fight four times in one day, eliminating two regiments of his troops.

  It has come to this, Mu Honghua can only bring less than a company of defeated soldiers to surrender to me. After handing over the white flag, Mu Honghua let out a long sigh and said: "You and the 5th Special Forces formed a war machine that is simply a nightmare for any commander, engaging in actual combat with you is too damaging to a commander's confidence!"

  I patted this big boy, who was probably seventeen or eighteen years older than me, and comforted him: "Actually, it's not your fault. You're a very chivalrous guy with high integrity, unwilling to use those underhanded tactics. Otherwise, when I was running around, you could have called in your self-propelled artillery battalion to launch a covering attack on us. Although there would be some collateral damage, you would definitely have been able to annihilate us all!"

  "Are you suggesting a suppressive artillery attack on our own camp?" Mu Honghua's eyes widened and he let out a long sigh: "I'm not as twisted as you, I don't want to be court-martialed for slaughtering hundreds of my subordinates just because of an order. In real battles, every soldier has parents, brothers, sisters, and girls who miss them, their tears and saliva would be enough to drown me a dozen times."

  "Poor, without a fixed home by the river, yet still a person in the deep boudoir of dreams!" I softly sighed and said: "On the battlefield, only those who survive have the qualification to own an unpredictable future. Without being there in person, who can understand the tragic and painful feeling of cutting off one's arm? So it's true that you're a considerate good man!"

  "Haha, it's the first time a girl has said I'm a thoughtful good man... " Mu Honghua's voice suddenly became a bit strange, he said in a low voice: "I've always considered the army as my home, and my career has been smooth sailing since I was young. My temper is very bad, I don't like those overly pretentious girls at all. When I speak loudly to them, they would keep looking down, it's really annoying. So even though I'm already 40 years old this year, I still haven't found a suitable... girlfriend. How about you? How old are you?"

  "Huh?!" I stared at Mu Honghua in shock, and suddenly realized that my current tone of voice was so gentle and emotional when comforting someone. This guy wouldn't be trying to make a comeback on the battlefield of love after being defeated, would he?!

  I've grown up so big, and for the first time a man confessed to me, I'm really stunned.

  "We've been battling wits and strength on the battlefield, probing each other's psychology. Although we only met two months ago on this platform, I feel like we already have a deep understanding of each other. I must admit that during our first practice match, when I saw you charging towards the tank with a rocket pack on your back, I was stunned by the ferocity and determination emanating from you. I had no hesitation in believing that even in real combat, you wouldn't change one bit! Although I won overwhelmingly in that match, I wasn't happy afterwards. It took me a long time to figure out why, until today when I realized that even on this virtual competitive platform, I don't want to see you get hurt!"

  "Poor, without a fixed abode by the riverbank, yet still a person from the depths of a boudoir dream." Murong Hua said softly: "In your heart, there must also be a gentle side, although on this platform we can't exchange contact information, but you're so outstanding, I'll definitely find you!"

  "You're wrong!" I gazed at the man in front of me with a mixture of pity and disdain. He had truly been moved, but unfortunately, he had misjudged his target. My voice was cold as I spoke: "Those two lines of poetry are just a reflection of your own inner self. Do you want to know my motto? 'A knife to the bone, no choice but to fight; back against the wall, victory or death!' If I were you, I would not hesitate to give the order to fire. For us soldiers, we must learn to be ruthless and arm ourselves from the inside out!"

  Mo Honghua let out a long sigh, then suddenly laughed lightly. "Is my first confession going to end in failure like this? To be honest, I'm also clear about it in my heart. A superior warrior like you is purely born for battle, and I was overestimating myself by thinking I could occupy a place in your heart! However, I still want to say that when the day comes and someone appears before me with the words 'a knife's edge must be met with battle, back against the water and fight to win or perish', I will use all my strength to do something for her. This is the promise of a man!"