Chapter 61: The Great Wind Rises (4)

  As soon as Pei Dongnan's expression was seen, the two "martyrs" stood up and said: "When we sacrificed ourselves, he came out and asked us very gently whether we were willing to pretend to be dead on the ground honestly? Or would he tie our limbs with a rope and then stuff smelly socks into our mouths. According to the exercise rules, when we sacrifice ourselves, we can't move, so we watched him snatch away our weapons and put a fake bomb on us. Didn't you see my eyes just now?"

  It wasn't until now that everyone realized the "martyr" from earlier had a strange look in his eyes. They couldn't help but think that although T5's soldiers weren't stingy with their ammunition, they were absolutely strict when it came to training rules. If you were "killed", you would obediently lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, watching as the enemy took away your weapons, and then even having them undo your clothes and place a few small stones on top of you. Of course, as the planner of this exercise, Xiao Lie was under a lot of pressure too. When he had to undo someone else's clothes, he saw that look in their eyes that could kill, and his heart couldn't help but feel nervous. So he quickly comforted them, saying "Sorry, you've misunderstood me, I'm not that kind of person."

  Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? Xiao Lie Sheng was afraid that others would think he had become a homosexual, having a special fondness for men. After placing three small stones on someone's belly, he immediately took off running.

  In college, there was a course called psychology. Although Xiao Lie's university career only lasted for a few short months, he had read through that thick psychology textbook and knew about the protective mentality humans have towards their companions. Later on in his military unit, he would also come into contact with some military psychology, although it was just theoretical, but he didn't mind putting it to use in actual combat.

  In special forces units, camaraderie between teammates is highly valued. American soldiers have a tradition of risking their lives to retrieve the bodies of their fallen comrades on the battlefield. T5 would also develop the habit of taking care of his fallen comrades' bodies. So when he saw that his comrade's body had been stripped and "dishonored" in some way, it was only natural for him to get angry.

  Once he lost his cool, something was bound to happen. Moreover, in T5's mind, he didn't even consider the other side as an opponent, they were too arrogant.

  "Eagle's Nest, Eagle's Nest, this is Falcon Team One. Two falcons have been eliminated, the enemy has our positioning needles. Requesting search signal source, over." Pei Dongnan said into the walkie-talkie.

  "Hawk Team One, target is two kilometers southeast of your position. Location signal has been transmitted to you. Over."

  "Received, finished." Pei Dongnan opened his personal computer and saw that the base had already transmitted the signal source to him.

  Although the other party took all the equipment from their own people, including communication equipment, don't forget that on the communication equipment there is a positioning system. Pei Dongnan didn't know whether to laugh at how formidable this guy was or how stupid he was. Anyone with some military knowledge knows that the communication equipment used by soldiers on the battlefield is just a locator, which is why the US Department of Defense dares to boast that orders can be given directly to the most front-line soldiers.

  Pae Dongsan saw the signal source stop two kilometers away, perhaps that guy was resting. He immediately divided the people in his hand into two small teams and flanked them. The distance of two kilometers is neither long nor short, but he ran too fast and made too much noise to alert the other party. Therefore, Pae Dongsan had to let the team advance under the condition of ensuring silence.

  When they were still 200 meters away from the target, Pei Dongnan saw that it was a thicket of grass with more than a dozen trees around it. If it weren't for the communication equipment that could locate each other, they might not have been able to find any trace of each other. Thinking of this, Pei Dongnan couldn't help but smile at how naive the other party was. Maybe under high-intensity pursuit, the other party had chosen a place that looked very good for hiding and hadn't moved since then. This could explain why the other party remained motionless here.

  Pei Dongnan signaled to the other squad with his hands, slowly pushing into the grass thicket forty meters away, and then opened up a combat formation. However, the opponent's chosen location was also very good, as the grass thicket was estimated to be nearly twenty meters in diameter. It was not too realistic to try to sneak in silently, because once someone entered the grass thicket, the grass would make a sound.

  But these did not deter Pei Dongnan, he made a gesture and the sharpshooters on both sides replaced the grenades on their guns with gas bombs. This time they needed to capture alive. In T5's eyes, all those who had never entered T5 were still new recruits, even if they had been soldiers for seven or eight years. If the main training was to be won by killing new recruits, all T5 would think that it was too humiliating for them. In actual combat, capturing a person alive is more difficult than killing one, and this also makes them seem more capable.

  After Pei Dongnan gave the order to fire, two tear gas grenades were suddenly fired into the bushes. Then, wearing gas masks, the assault troops rushed into the bushes. The second team's T5 followed suit and charged in as well. In a matter of seconds, they had searched an area of about 20 meters in diameter. Finally, Pei Dongnan did find the confiscated walkie-talkie, but no one was found.

  "Where did he go?" thought Pei Dongnan, but there was no answer. One thing was certain, however: Xiao Lie had set a trap for him.

  "What shall we do?" one of the team members asked.

  "Keep searching, if we can't find him within an hour, we leave this place."

  As soon as Pei Dongnan finished speaking, the leaves in the woods made a rustling sound, which was the sound of the wind blowing by. The wind had picked up out of nowhere, and although it was summer, the temperature of the wind wasn't warm at all. When it blew across his face, he could feel a hint of chilliness. The wind grew stronger and stronger, and before long, the howling sound of the wind could be heard in mid-air. At this point, the sound of the branches swaying was even louder.

  I don't know why Pei Dongnan suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart... The great wind rises.

  In mountainous areas, people know that when cold and warm air flows collide, no one knows when the wind will start. Sometimes it's sunny, sometimes rainy. When the wind starts, you'd better pray not to encounter a tornado in the mountains. This is because within a short period of time, usually several minutes or tens of minutes, the collision of cold and hot air flows can produce a tornado under certain conditions. Such tornadoes come without warning signs, although they may not be as dramatic as those in movies that lift cars and sheep into the air. However, they can reach wind forces of 7-8 levels within seconds or minutes, which would impact human work or combat operations. Sometimes, no one can predict how strong the winds will become.

  In such a situation, Pei Dongnan was very confident in his heart. This was not the first time he had encountered such a thing. Generally speaking, places that can produce tornadoes like this have an academic term called "wind valley". Some places, due to special geographical conditions, will produce some natural phenomena that occur frequently, such as some places in the world that are prone to rain, and some places that are prone to producing thunderstorms, even on a sunny day, it's possible for lightning to strike out of nowhere.

  Pei Dongnan made a hand gesture, and the T5s immediately put on their windproof goggles. They then found a spot that was slightly sheltered from the wind to hide in, as they didn't need to march in the strong gusts unless absolutely necessary. Pei Dongnan looked up at the sky and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. This time, his luck had been exceptionally good - not only had he encountered strong winds, but also hail.

  When the wind started, Xiao Lie didn't feel well. As soon as he came out of the woods, he heard a strange and long howl coming from within the woods. When he looked back, he saw that the entire woods were moving, and with his naked eye, he could see a swirling gust of wind blowing towards him from outside the woods. Having never eaten pork but having seen pigs run, he took one look at the wind's momentum and the twirling branches and grasses in the wind, and suddenly thought of a tornado, only he wasn't clear why the wind was blowing in his direction.

  Xiao Lie, who had originally wanted to rest, found himself running on his own. As he ran to the right, the wind followed him to the right, and when he ran to the left, the wind suddenly changed direction and followed him to the left, as if someone was controlling it. While running, Xiao Lie thought of a movie about mutants, where there was a woman who could manipulate the wind. If such people really existed in the world, it would be terrifying. Now, no one understood the great fear in Xiao Lie's heart, and he wondered if the wind really wanted to sweep him up.

  At this time, he saw a half-cut tree trunk in front of him. As the tornado approached closer and closer, he suddenly hugged the tree trunk with all his might. Xiao Lie had never felt that a small tree trunk could bring him so much sense of security. Now it seemed like he was hugging a big tree, or even wished to become a big tree himself, so that no matter how strong the wind was, it couldn't blow him away.

  Xiao Lie was probably one of the few people in the world who had experienced being in a tornado. The wind had reached level 9, and he suddenly felt like he couldn't breathe in the midst of the gale. His limbs seemed to no longer belong to him, his ears were filled with a loud whistling sound, and he didn't dare open his eyes. His body slowly left the ground, and a massive force was tearing at him, threatening to sweep him away at any moment. With all his might, he wrapped his arms around the tree trunk, feeling like he no longer belonged to himself in the wind.

  In that brief span of over 20 seconds, Xiao Lie felt as if he had gone through countless centuries. When the wind passed, he let himself relax and then thought about standing up, only to discover a chill running through his body, with his legs feeling soft and weak. He tried to stand up but suddenly went limp on the ground, gasping for air in big gulps.

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