Chapter 99: Iron Warrior

  The fire team consists of two men, the machine gunner is equipped with a 7.62mm general-purpose machine gun and the ammunition bearer is equipped with a nine-shot grenade launcher.

  A five-man assault team, in order to adapt to the needs of jungle warfare, all used 95-style 5.8mm caliber assault rifles with silencers and grenade launchers installed.

  Each man is also equipped with a 92-style 9mm caliber military pistol as a close combat secondary weapon. In addition, there are varying amounts of plastic explosives, grenades, double-edged knives and single-soldier landmines. These are all the responsibility of two robust men in the firepower group.

  Two military police officers with armbands stood on either side of a desk in the barracks, upon which lay a cowhide file folder stamped with red wax. They watched without expression as Nishikata and his companions busied themselves.

  The ammunition truck is parked at the entrance of the barracks. As soon as the phone rings, all team members will read out their tasks and immediately take the ammunition to set off.

  Second-level Class-A combat readiness, this level of combat readiness that can make other second-line troops busy and chaotic, is too common for Ye Yangjian. The situation in the Taiwan Strait has been unstable in recent years. As soon as there is a slight movement on the Taiwanese side, A3 immediately starts this level of combat readiness. Over time, Ye Yangjian has become accustomed to it. Anyway, as long as that dog-mouthed Ah-Bian doesn't spit out ivory, A3's combat readiness will start immediately.

  An old soldier joked: "Our lives are actually in Ah-Bian's hands, if he makes a reckless move towards Taiwan independence, we'll be the first batch to die!" Although it was a joke, it was also true. The A3 Special Forces unit that Ye Yangjian belonged to existed solely for the purpose of fighting against Taiwan. Their training was all targeted and specific: blasting, infiltration, jungle warfare, wilderness survival, target location, destroying enemy airports, radar, and small-unit combat. It can be said without exaggeration that in the task of fighting against Taiwan, A3 is the sharpest blade in the entire military region, even the whole country.

  Because of the frequent drills close to actual combat, the soldiers are also used to such formations. However, this time seems a bit different. Tattoos are absolutely a rare commodity in the Chinese army. Unexpectedly, before this mission, the entire company was arranged to get uniform tattoos, including Company Commander Jiang Hai.

  Yasuyuki asked Ren Chang curiously. The answer he got was - a special means to prevent the corpse from being unidentifiable. Jiang Hai also told Yasuyuki that this is not unprecedented, and it's nothing to be surprised about. American soldiers during the Vietnam War almost all had tattoos, their mortality rate was too high... Later on, this trick didn't work anymore... because in the later stages of the Vietnam battlefield, Vietnamese soldiers would often peel off the skin for fun.

  Ye Yang Jian could feel that their first formal mission would be quite dangerous. At the same time, he suddenly felt a bit of anticipation - wasn't all this hard training for this day? As for the fear and excitement of the unknown, it was clear that the latter occupied more space. Faintly, a bloodthirsty and violent factor seeped out from his bones, yearning to kill or be killed.

  "...Ding ding ding~......" Inside the barracks, the red phone seemed to have sensed Ni Yangjian's mental activity and rang in perfect sync. The military policeman standing at attention took a step forward to answer the phone.

  "Yes! Understood!" The military police hung up the phone, picked up a leather document bag on the desk and handed it to Ye Yang, then gave a straight and solemn salute.

  Ye Yang Jian removed the seal, opened the file bag. Took out the order and scanned it, then returned it to the constable. Also stood up straight and bowed again. The two constables took back the order, publicly took out a lighter and destroyed it. Then turned around and walked out of the barracks, closing the door behind him...

  "... 177th Wolf Pack Squad, reporting for duty!"

  "Mission Code: Cavalryman"

  "... Mission objective! K3 area live ammunition combat readiness duty! Activate code communication. During the execution of the mission, according to regulations, in non-combat situations, maintain radio silence..."

  "...Open fire regulations! No restrictions on the enemy. If captured, shoot yourself immediately!..."

  "Mount your suicide bombs now, take ammunition, let's set off!"

  "It is......" ——