Chapter 1: Special Warfare Squad

  This was Chen Jifang's sixth expedition to the special forces. The task was directly assigned by the General Staff, and it was highly confidential. According to intelligence, a group of armed men supported by the intelligence agency of a certain country secretly infiltrated a friendly neighboring country in the southwest of our country, attempting to establish an anti-China government through a military coup. This country is one of the few friendly neighboring countries of our country, and it is quite important to the geographical strategic pattern of our country, so decisive measures must be taken to crush the armed men's coup attempt.

  These armed men have undergone long-term military training abroad and have strong combat effectiveness. Due to various reasons, this operation must be carried out in secret, so the General Staff decided to select the most elite special forces from within the country to execute this overseas combat mission. The task seems simple, which is "beheading", that is, secretly entering the armed men's camp to launch an attack and kill the leader of the armed group.

  The task was not easy, so the superior specially called back Colonel Chen Jifeng, who was studying at the National Defense University. Chen Jifeng is the commander of the Special Reconnaissance Brigade of the Chengdu Military Region and also the youngest and highest-ranking commander among all special forces units of the same level, 28 years old, colonel. Last year, he led his troops to fight against separatist elements in Xinjiang and made great achievements by capturing the leader of the terrorist organization. The Central Military Commission specially sent him to study at the National Defense University. In the words of his superior leaders, this man is an all-around king of special forces, a born special soldier. In fact, Chen Jifeng's greatest strengths, apart from his solid skills, are his outstanding battlefield judgment and first-class command ability.

  When asked what his requirements were, Chen Jifang only wanted men; he wanted to lead the most elite warriors in the entire army to carry out this arduous task.

  His superior gave him the files of special forces from various major military regions, and let him choose. He chose only six people, the elite among the elites. Because this mission absolutely cannot have too many people, if it makes too much noise, it will have international repercussions.

  Zhong Dingcheng, a 27-year-old major from the Lanzhou Military Region's Special Reconnaissance Brigade, was Chen Jihua's first choice. Not only did Zhong achieve outstanding results with his teammates in the "Eagle" International Scout Competition, but he was also the only scout who was not "captured" during the competition. This king of soldiers from the Lanzhou Military Region has perfect combat skills and can operate any vehicle or equipment except for large ships, earning him the nickname "China's 007" from his comrades.

  Chen Jifang chose Wen Chuanhao, a 25-year-old captain from the Nanjing Military Region's Special Forces Brigade. Chen knew him and he was the last survivor of the sniper competitions in various military regions. He is introverted, young, one year younger than Zhong Dingcheng. His comrades gave him the nickname "Grim Reaper".

  Luo Yugang, a 26-year-old captain from the Shenyang Military Region's Special Forces Brigade, is a true king of hand-to-hand combat in the entire army. Born into a martial arts family, he stands at 188 cm tall and exudes power from head to toe. He is unbeatable in close combat and has earned the nickname "Luo Han".

  Captain Zhao Jun is Chen Jifan's old subordinate, 24 years old. The jungle is his territory, and Zhao Jun's expertise lies in machinery, landmines, blasting, tracking, and counter-tracking. During a military exercise, he once set a record for evading an entire regiment's pursuit and returning safely. The team calls him "Hound Dog".

  Guangzhou Military Region Special Forces Battalion Captain Hu Yunfeng was originally a paratrooper, later transferred to the special forces, and for three consecutive years in the military region's various military technical competitions, he always ranked first. At 26 years old, his nickname is "Eagle". However, Chen Jifan's reason for transferring him was not because of these achievements, but rather Hu Yunfeng's quick battlefield mapping ability, with the Guangzhou Military Region saying it would be a waste if he didn't become a staff officer.

  The last one selected was Captain Gao Huanjie of the Jinan Military Region's Special Assault Brigade. The Jinan Military Region's troops are among the best in the country, so Captain Gao's military skills won't be bad either. What's precious is that this 25-year-old young man, nicknamed "Wind Whisperer", is familiar with all kinds of modern and traditional communication tools and codes, and can even receive and send old-fashioned radios with ease. He is the best candidate for an intelligence officer.

  Although everyone was an elite in the army, Chen Jifan still concentrated these six people together for two weeks of intensive training. The main purpose of the training was to establish tacit cooperation among each other and to formulate action plans through drills.

  Equipment-wise, the entire team used 5.8mm caliber 03 assault rifles, with one 88 sniper rifle and one 88 universal machine gun each. Each member had a 92 pistol, a dagger, and six hand grenades. Luo Yu-gang took an additional steel crossbow and ten arrows, while Zhao Jun carried six landmines and four micro-explosives. The rifles had 15 magazines each, the machine gun had 12 ammo drums, the sniper rifle had 200 rounds of ammunition, and the pistols had 60 rounds each. In addition, the special forces team also carried a miniature frequency-hopping encrypted radio, seven miniature intercoms, one GPS device, and one night vision telescope.

  Today is their second day abroad.

  Things seem to be going wrong. Gao Huanjie fiddled with the radio, saying that contact with headquarters had been lost, and then the GPS couldn't pick up any signal. Chen Jifeng's map also seemed not to match the terrain they were in, this jungle didn't have the feeling of a tropical jungle at all, but rather like the autumn scenery of the woods back in Chen Jifeng's hometown of Anhui, and the weather had also turned much colder. In short, everything was filled with strangeness.

  As an excellent special forces commander, Chen Jifan could not have been oblivious to the current abnormal situation. Any negligence might lead to the failure of the operation. However, no matter how hard he thought about it, apart from the dazzling light that appeared in the sky at dawn and the dense fog that followed, Chen Jifan really couldn't find anything strange.

  Since there was no intelligence support above, they could only rely on themselves. Chen Jifan gestured to Luo Yuguang and Zhong Dingcheng to scout ahead 50 meters, while Zhao Jun and Hu Yunfeng covered the rear.

  Just about an hour after the special forces team had left, gunfire was heard from up ahead.