Chapter 31 Trouble at Sea

  "...What's your name?" Yèyáng Jiàn squatted on the ground, his nose almost touching the new recruit who had been beaten to the ground.

  "...Report! I'm Wan Yan Xiaoyu!" The new recruit answered loudly, his eyes filled with ardent admiration for Ye Yangjian.

  "...Wanyan? Is that a royal surname or something?" Night Yang Jian's spittle flew onto the new recruit's face.

  "...Report! My ancestors' affairs have nothing to do with me! I've never taken my surname as a capital for show-off!" The new recruit looked at the wolf pack squad leader in front of him, his eyes full of admiration and frenzy, and replied loudly! This iron-blooded captain should be very satisfied with this answer. He thought his reply was very manly, even more so than Spring Brother's.

  "...Where are you from! Royal brat!" Yin Yang Jian continued to spit out star-like saliva, bellowing with a questioning tone! This soft-boiled egg of a new recruit was just begging to be disciplined.

  "...Report! I'm from Anhui, Fuyang!" The new recruit's eyes widened, trying to find a thread of courage to support himself in his own loud voice. Hometown was undoubtedly a good supporting point!!!

  "...Are your parents still alive?" Night Yang Jian's face turned black as he bellowed!

  "...Report! Yes!" The new recruit was asked by Yoruhi Kengo in a daze and could only respond mechanically.

  "...I think they must be regretful, because you now look like a pile of crap lying on the ground! You royal brat!" Yoruhi Kengo trampled mercilessly on the new recruits' dignity. Trying to force out that one thread of daring to resist oppression, the bloodline of defiance.

  "R-report! I..." The new recruit was at a loss for words after being scolded by Yin Yang Jian.

  "...how tall are you?" Yè Yáng Jiàn asked again out of nowhere.

  "...Report! One meter eighty!" The new recruit really felt stifled, he didn't understand why the instructor who initially seemed to have a good personality and loved to laugh could humiliate him with just one sentence.

  "...I look at you now, like a lump of 1.8 meters of shit! Can you pile up a few more inches and surpass Yao Ming?" Ye Yang Jian cursed shamelessly.

  "...Report! I'm not feces!" The new recruit desperately defended himself. Humiliation, absolute humiliation. If it were in peacetime, this new recruit would probably have cried already, but now he didn't, although feeling wronged, he still accepted it.

  "...What are you?" Yè Yáng Jiàn asked back with feigned surprise, his gaze measuring the new recruit as if he had discovered a new continent.

  "...Report! I am a soldier!" The new recruit finally found an outlet for the pent-up energy.

  "...Have you ever seen soldiers like this who fall to the ground?" Yè Yáng Jiàn pointed, pointing at those new recruits who were beaten down but still stubbornly got up.

  "...Report! None!" The new recruit almost bellowed out loud.

  "Can you still get up?"

  "...Report! I can!" The new recruit's hoarse voice roared out, as if he had exhausted all his strength, and answered loudly. The humiliating tears could no longer be held back.

  "…Alright! Get up, you coward! You call yourself a man? You're not even worthy of that title yet! Big Bear! Call him out for me alone!" Night Yang Jian ordered without turning his head. He then turned to the next new recruit who was beaten and crawling on the ground

  "...Yes, Captain!" The tall and sturdy bear immediately ran over, grabbed the new recruit named Wanyan Xiaoyu, and slammed him to the ground with a loud thud! A cloud of dust instantly spread out...

  "This little brat, why must he make people cry!" The instructor muttered to himself on the side. "However, it seems like he has a promising future in taking over my job!" The instructor smiled again.

  Early April: A Chinese naval fleet sailed through international waters, with the Bird Island nation dispatching the "Chao Xue" fishing boat to tail and monitor them. Meanwhile, a Chinese carrier-based helicopter flew over the "Chao Xue" to stand guard.

  May 4: China's State Oceanic Administration marine surveillance ship "Haijian 51" expelled the Japanese survey vessel "Shoyo Maru" from China's exclusive economic zone, with both sides engaging in a pursuit of approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes.

  May 6: The 11th Coast Guard District of the Republic of Birds, in the exclusive economic zone of China Taiwan, discovered a fisheries survey vessel "Shui Shi No. 1" from China Taiwan and issued a warning.

  In May, the summer ocean currents are quietly forming. As the Bird Island Nation accelerates its exploration of marine resources on the high seas, the two countries have been slow to reach a consensus on maritime behavior in related waters, and a new round of competition between the two countries has quietly unfolded at sea. In just one month, there have already been three friction incidents between the two countries at sea.

  A series of friction incidents has caused the outside world to worry about whether the two countries will spark a conflict. It was against this backdrop that on May 4, the foreign affairs departments of the two countries held a director-general level meeting in Beijing, mainly discussing the joint development of offshore oil and gas fields.

  A Chinese diplomat told reporters that during the day's negotiations, the Nihon representative immediately raised a protest over the May 4 "Nihon Maritime Safety Agency's survey vessel being followed by a Chinese oceanographic research ship" and the atmosphere of the meeting suddenly became tense. The result of the meeting was only a preliminary discussion on the conditions and procedures for future treaty negotiations, with no notable achievements. The focus is still on whether the two countries will hold "negotiations on the details of joint development of the treaty", without involving substantial content related to joint development.

  The diplomat said that since the first working-level talks on joint development of the continental shelf were held between the two countries in October 1980, the two sides have been talking intermittently for 30 years, and many diplomats have gone white-haired without any significant results. In the negotiations over the years, Nantong has consistently advocated for the use of the "median line" method to divide the continental shelf, a stance that has hardly budged.

  The Nansha Islands' unilateral actions at sea are increasingly making China appear passive. In response, a person from the State Oceanic Administration's maritime surveillance corps told reporters that China cannot simply remain in a state of passive protest; it should implement its sovereignty claims through multiple channels such as ocean fishing, resource exploration, and maritime and naval patrols. Ideally, there would be Chinese ships or planes patrolling at sea every day: "We are striving to achieve this, but we face enormous diplomatic pressure."

  July 9, at sea, the Diaoyu Islands and cargo ships are frequently active, with many oil exploration companies from Diaoyu Island country sending out exploration vessels to operate freely in the surrounding area. There is news that a huge oil reserve resource has already been discovered. The offshore oil platform is being built in secret, and it appears that the government of Diaoyu Island country and right-wing forces intend to take control first and create a fait accompli... occupying the oil resources that originally belong to China.

  Still is A3 special travel military department has a two-story white small building, surrounded by green trees and flowers...

  On the second floor, in a room of an office building, Ye Wen Tian sat on that wide and comfortable chair in front of his desk, rubbing his temples with both hands. On the desk was a thick stack of task documents and red-headed file orders, sealed with red wax and placed in a file bag, while the ashtray on the side was filled with extinguished cigarette butts.

  At last, Ye Xun seemed to have made up his mind, picked up the black internal phone and dialed a number.

  "Jiang Hai! Inform Ye Yang Jian to lead the entire Class 10 to the conference room!" The phone connected, and Ye asked Tian Jing with a calm tone.

  There was an awkward silence on the other end of the phone from Jiang Hai...

  "Damn it! Can you hear me?!" Facing the silence on the other end of the line, Ye Tian's voice suddenly rose in anger, unsure if he was cursing Jiang Hai or himself.

  "Yes!" Jiang Hai knew he couldn't stop this from happening. He could only respond with a single word, hang up the phone, and his heart was twisted into a knot. Every soldier was his flesh and blood. Watching an entire squad go to their deaths was unbearable for him, but as a soldier, following orders was his duty, even if he didn't want to. Even if he knew this order was wrong. This was the mission of a soldier. At this moment, Jiang Hai wished he could accompany the 10th Squad...

  "... Orders! 177th Platoon, assemble immediately!" Jiang Hai gave orders to the duty soldier.

  "Yes!" The orderly saluted and turned around to walk out of Jiang Hai's office.

  "...Class 10, assemble immediately!" Along with the urgent assembly command, a flurry of footsteps followed.

  "Attention! Dress right! Eyes front! Count off!"

  "One... Two... Three... Four... Five..."

  "…Report to Comrade Battalion Commander! 177th Platoon, all personnel present! Please instruct!" Three minutes later, all the soldiers of the platoon stood armed and in formation outside the barracks, and Yang Jian saluted Jiang Hai with a military salute, waiting for instructions.

  "Take a short break, discuss for thirty minutes, then disperse after the conference room setup task." Jiang Hai gave the order in the most concise language and turned around to leave without looking back, leaving behind only the ten soldiers standing at attention.

  The warriors still stood upright, their eyes fixed on the company commander's gradually disappearing figure. They always felt that something was not quite right, and as old soldiers, their instincts told them that there was definitely something wrong. But they couldn't quite put their finger on it. Since they still had half an hour before assembly, they decided to sit down at the base of a large tree outside the barracks, passing around cigarettes. This was their usual way of relieving stress before receiving a mission.

  "Baron! Have you heard any rumors?" the veterinarian asked. Yoruhi Kengo shook his head, as he had been busy with the training of new recruits for several months and had achieved remarkable results, discovering many promising young talents. He had already reserved several spots, enough to fill the quota needed to replace the 177 troops lost in battle.

  "No, for two months we've been busy with new recruit training and haven't heard any rumors. You guys aren't unaware of this either." Ye Yangjian also felt that something was off this time, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

  "What are you saying? What's this mission going to be?" AK chimed in, puffing on his cigarette.

  "Whatever, we've been through everything in the past three years. If there's no mission, I'd feel uncomfortable! Hey, Big Bear, give me a pack of Special Supplies, and I'll trade you a box of Military 'War God' cigarettes!" said Kitchen Knife, tossing a whole box of military "War God" cigarettes to Big Bear.

  "The tenth class is a whole, to live together and die together. These years, every task has been fraught with danger, but we've all made it through, haven't we? Afraid of his temper!" Tank chuckled, comforting everyone's hearts. He puffed out a thick ring of smoke, using his hand to shape it into a heart. The whole class knew he had this skill, even smoking could be done beautifully."

  "It's just a shoulder to cry on! Thinking too much is useless." Jian Dao said with a smile, and with a swift motion, he drew out the tactical knife from behind his waist. With a flick of his wrist, the tactical knife shot through the "heart-shaped smoke ring" spat out by the tank at lightning speed and stabbed fiercely into the tree trunk.