Chapter 41 Exercise (7) Acquisition

  In a certain dense forest on the outskirts of the military exercise, there were a few people secretly discussing something with their heads down, and on their shoulders were epaulets marked with the blue army.

  Wang Mingyu said in a low voice to several people: "Everyone, this surprise attack plan is related to the honor of our Central School. This time, the principal will also come over to observe, so we must do our best and absolutely cannot let the entire college's attacking opportunity be ruined because of someone's mistake."

  Several people nodded in unison, their faces filled with anticipation as they asked: "Captain, what should we do? We'll do whatever you say."

  Wang Mingyu looked at the expressions of several people with satisfaction, and said slowly: "Everyone listen, from the moment we leave here, all our actions will be conveyed through gestures, is there any problem?" Several people shook their heads and said no problem.

  Wang Mingyu began to command in a slightly serious tone: "Sun Dabao, Wang Mingyu, as snipers with high accuracy, you must always remain calm. This time, after arriving at the designated location, find a hidden place to hide yourselves. Remember what I said before, choose at least three ambush locations, be prepared for unexpected situations at all times, and never let the Red Army determine your position and number."

  The two stood up straight and said: "Yes!"

  Wang Mingyu said, "Lin Wen, Huang Boxiang, after you two reach the target, take out the sentries outside. Remember, don't cause any casualties, this is just an exercise, knocking them unconscious will do. Just follow our previous training, and controlling your strength is also a test for you both. As for the checkpoints along the way, we'll adapt to circumstances at that time!"

  The two nodded and said: "Yes! We guarantee to complete the task."

  "Wang Mingyu said to Wu Peilin and Li Xianyu, 'This time you must follow me closely, to prevent any unexpected situations from occurring. Remember, before we reach the Red Army headquarters, all actions are silent. This is a test of your two months' phase training, I hope everyone can bring out the results of their hard training over the past two months. Now check your equipment, ropes! Prepare to set off.'"

  "Report to the captain, all personnel are ready!" Sun Dabao stood at attention and said.

  "Alright, let's go!" Wang Mingyu made a simple yet powerful gesture of departure.

  A few people formed a raid team and set off towards the small path in the back mountain.

  At the same time, the Blue Army's large-scale siege battle began, although there was no charge, but the firepower was already very fierce. The number of people who were judged out by the referee on the Red Army side also increased. However, the Red Army's defense was still as stable as Mount Tai, and it was not affected by the Blue Army at all. This is mainly because the Blue Army did not have the support of artillery, making the originally unbalanced exercise even more unbalanced.

  The Red Army headquarters was also shocked by the Blue Army's desperate fighting style after receiving the battle report.

  The Red Army command quickly adjusted its strategy, and the garrison troops received hints from Gui Yongqing's overall commander to release water in a timely manner. The Red Army abandoned several front-line fortifications in an orderly manner.

  However, the last line of defense of the Blue Army never found a way to break through. What's strange is that the Blue Army only provided covering fire and didn't launch a large-scale charge, although they made a show of preparing to attack the city, but ultimately didn't launch a general offensive.

  The strange movements of the Blue Army caused a stir among the Red Army command, with everyone speculating about the Blue Army's intentions. Some people even dared to imagine that there might be some conspiracy behind it. However, since so many scouts from the Red Army had reported that all personnel were attacking the city, even if the Blue Army had any tricks up their sleeve, without artillery support, everything would be futile in the face of the Red Army's absolute firepower. The disparity in strength was the greatest reliance for the Red Army's confidence.

  At the Red Army headquarters, Chiang and his entourage saw that the Blue Army seemed to be preparing for a general offensive and became interested. However, seeing that they only surrounded but did not attack, they began to whisper among themselves. As the exercise time was getting shorter and shorter, they wondered if the Blue Army was waiting for the exercise to end by just surrounding them without attacking.

  Chiang's principal furrowed his brow at this, but the supreme commander maintained his composure and quietly waited for time to pass. The other high-ranking generals were also discussing something in a low voice, roughly meaning that they didn't think much of this exercise, but since the delegate hadn't left, no one dared to leave first.

  It's no wonder, this time I don't know who made the rules, without artillery cover, it's even more unfavorable for the blue army which is originally the attacking side. It can be said that there is almost no hope in sight, a real-life battle would mean total annihilation. The several people present seriously analyzed, even if they were in the commanding position of the Central Military Academy, there was no better way to win this tough battle within such a short period of time.

  However, the one under the most pressure at this time is still Gui Yongqing. He is now in a dilemma, winning would hurt De Zuo's face, losing would hurt his own face, and either way he would lose face. Moreover, it may also trigger De Zuo's emotional fluctuations, affecting his own future. Now he doesn't care about it anymore, neither side is right, so why not just let things develop naturally? Whatever the outcome is, that's what it will be, otherwise, if you try too hard, you might end up losing everything and have no one to cry to. Would you go cry to De Zuo? You'd better jump into the Huangpu River instead.

  "Report!" A voice sounded from outside.

  "Come in!"

  "Report to the commander, the Blue Army just launched a charge and has been annihilated by our troops with nearly one company's strength." The communication soldier finished speaking, saluted and left.

  Principal Chiang couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, suddenly standing up and saying: "You good-for-nothing, no strategy for attacking the city, no tactics at all! Have they wasted their years of study? Do they still have any of the heroic spirit of Huangpu? It's simply absurd, thinking this is just a game of house!"

  The minister saw the delegate so angry, his eyes turned around, and then he was furious: "What the delegate said is absolutely right. If it were elsewhere, that would be a real battlefield. How can we rely on these people to lead soldiers in battle? They are making fun of the lives of soldiers, it's an extreme lack of responsibility for the party and national cause. I suggest severe punishment, those who are not qualified will not be issued graduation certificates."

  Then several generals expressed their own views, but obviously they all followed Chairman Chiang's words and continued to speak along the same lines.

  Time went back half an hour ago.

  Wang Mingyu's assault team had already wiped out several patrolling soldiers who couldn't escape on this road.

  "Quickly," Wang Mingyu said in a low voice, "once the enemy discovers them, our combat intentions will likely be exposed. We need to fight for time now. Speed up."

  A few people rushed along the way and soon arrived at the designated small road, looking up to see the Red Army flag hanging high.

  Several people exchanged a glance, their faces filled with excitement, this was going to be a big deal for them.

  Wang Mingyu quickly began to arrange the task, and for insurance purposes, Wang Mingyu decided that this first time would still be his own, but what made Wang Mingyu most happy now was the discovery of the big tree on top, which was only about one meter away from the cliff above. This distance was really just right, and for this action, Wang Mingyu added a few more points to his confidence.

  Under the gaze of several people, Wang Mingyu suddenly swung the rope with a hook and tightly tied it to a large tree less than one meter above. Then he started climbing quickly and soon reached the top of the tree. The level of proficiency made several people sigh in admiration, while secretly vowing to train hard to reach Wang Mingyu's standard as soon as possible.

  King Mingyu arrived at the big tree, slowly got up and observed the terrain of the Red Army command post. Since this side was a cliff, no sentry was arranged here, all of which were within King Mingyu's expectations.

  Wang Mingyu quickly made a gesture, and several people rushed to the rear of the Red Army command post.

  After a few people arrived, Wang Mingyu began to command his teammates with gestures. There were two sentries at the gate of the command post, but there were two machine gun bunkers in front of it. Wang Mingyu's order was for Lin Wen and Huang Bo Xiong to sneak up on the two sentries in front of the command post first, then Li Xian Yu and Wu Pei Lin quickly took their positions. Then, Lin Wen and Huang Bo Xiong would take out the two machine gun bunkers, and the two men would occupy these two positions. Meanwhile, Sun Da Bao and Wang Ming Chuan hid themselves well, in case the action failed, they would snipe at the Red Army commanders when necessary, which would also be considered a success.

  As Wang Mingyu made a hand gesture, Lin Wen and Huang Bo Xiong quietly came up behind the sentry, covering his mouth before knocking him unconscious. Wu Peilin and Li Xianyu quickly took their positions. The two machine gunners would never have thought that someone was sneaking up from behind, fully focused on the front as the intense siege unfolded ahead, with cannon fire ringing out continuously, a small noise from behind was impossible for them to notice.

  Just as Lin Wen and Huang Bo-xiong had finished dealing with the two machine gunners, a person suddenly came out of the tent to go to the toilet. This person was none other than General Bai Chongxi, the "Little Zhuge" who accompanied Chairman Chiang to the front line for inspection.

  As soon as Bai Chongxi came out, Wu Peilin and Li Xianyu gave a loud salute, shouting: "Commander!" This shout was mainly for the two machine gunners Lin Wen and Huang Boxiong in front to hear. The two didn't even turn their heads. Bai Chongxi also didn't mind, if you look closely, you will find that on the shoulders of the two men, there are blue marks.

  Bai Chongxi was also unaware that he had been targeted by two expert marksmen, while on the other side Wang Mingyu did not know that this so-called superior officer was actually General Bai Chongxi, one of the representatives of the Guangxi clique who had just been awarded the rank of Second-Class General in the Army by the National Government, and thought he was some Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel under Gui Yongqing.

  Then, Wang Mingyu took the opportunity to sneak up behind Bai Shangshu. Bai Chongxi walked to the side to prepare for a small break, still humming a few sentences in his mouth. Bai Chongxi was delighted that Chairman Chiang had lost face this time, and he was naturally in a good mood. Also because it was an exercise, Wang Mingyu would not be so inhumane, he had to let him finish his business before starting action, otherwise, he might scare the other party out of their wits, which would bring trouble to himself.

  Bai Chongxi finished using the restroom (actually just finding a relatively quiet place to urinate), adjusted his clothes, and as soon as he turned around, he found a black gun muzzle pointing at him. Bai Chongxi's first reaction was that someone was trying to assassinate him, and he knew that if he made any noise, he would be finished.

  As a general of the army, he naturally has his extraordinary skills, and he remains calm in any situation. So after careful observation, he found that the person had a blue military epaulette on his hand, and suddenly felt relieved, smiling: "I know, according to the exercise rules, I have already been killed."

  Wang Mingyu also smiled awkwardly: "Sorry, I'll apologize to you after this is over!"

  Bai Chongxi gazed at Wang Mingyu's departing back and suddenly smiled meaningfully. He suddenly recalled that the two sentries outside also wore blue shoulder badges. Bai Chongxi was a thoughtful person, and he quickly judged that they must have come from the mountain ridge behind; otherwise, with just these few people, it would be impossible to climb up to this heavily guarded place. This small, seemingly insignificant loophole could actually determine the entire battlefield situation, and Bai Chongxi fell into deep contemplation.

  But what made him laugh the most was that when he came out, he wore a jacket that blocked his three shining stars, otherwise these people would have known his identity and known that the delegate was inside, they wouldn't have had the guts.

  Watching them unintentionally take control of the command center, Bai Chongxi smiled. He felt that the only thing lacking was that these people had no backup plan once they failed. However, he didn't know that on the other side of the stone, two rifles were aiming at him.