Chapter 28: The Mercenary World of Survival of the Fittest
After patiently coaching and coaxing Xiaoyao to eat dinner and sleep, the exhausted wolf sat on the sofa. This feeling was more tiring than fighting a war; he himself felt inexplicable, wondering when he had developed the potential to be a teacher?
The next day, when the lone wolf woke up, the little girl had already left. What was funny was that she had left a thank-you note and pressed a 50-yuan RMB bill under the table. Did she think this place was an inn? The lone wolf sighed and shook his head.
After eating something simple, Lang drove to Lao Ye's house. He had originally planned to spend the New Year at his own home, but after being disturbed by that little girl last night, he lost his mood and decided to accompany Lao Ye instead.
As soon as he walked into the big yard, Can Lang saw Ma Chong enthusiastically playing chess with Old Master, so he didn't disturb them and went straight into the room. Can Lang was worried about how to explain the formation of the second small team to Wolf Head, after all, if he wasn't careful, he might discover some flaws, and at that time, some things would be embarrassing.
Looking at the world map on the wall, Lang was stunned for a moment and then smiled and made a call to Wolf's head.
"Coach, I'm giving you New Year's greetings in advance." As soon as the phone was answered, Can Lang changed his usual cold demeanor and smiled fawningly.
"You little scamp, you're not usually so well-behaved when you're not trying to get on my good side. Spit it out, I'm busy." Wolf Head's voice was full of energy and a hint of pleasure, and Lone Wolf knew that this time his flattery had hit the right spot.
"Is it possible for that small island to be used exclusively by our VX squad? I plan to train some logistics soldiers to guard the island and develop it as a base for future use. What do you think...?"
"It's fine to give you exclusive use, I haven't even divided my troops to help you garrison the small island yet. However, are you going to train new recruits yourself? Where did you find these soldiers?" Wolf Head asked with some curiosity, and he already had a faint feeling that something was off.
"Oh! That's right, one of the old master's friends wants me to bring a batch of people. On the one hand, it will increase combat experience and pass it on to the grassroots when they return. On the other hand, VX team sometimes really doesn't have enough manpower. As for the source of the soldiers, it was excavated by our brothers from a military school under the guise of learning submarine driving, and the old master has already approved it. What do you think?"
"Whatever, just take it, that small island is too remote anyway, not very important. You want it? Fine, I'm busy!" Hearing Wolf Head's impatient tone before he hung up the phone, Canine clenched his fist tightly, at least half of their plan had succeeded so far.
The leftover wolf didn't know that Wolf Head had just hung up the phone and called Grandpa.
He took out the phone from his pocket and nodded at Ma Chong before standing up and leaving the crowd to answer the call.
"Commander, I've already agreed to his request. There shouldn't be any flaws. What do you think about assigning a few experienced submarine soldiers to him?" Wolf Head asked respectfully.
"Wild wolf, at first I let you retire to cultivate Ning Wei, do you regret this decision?" The old man did not respond to his suggestion but instead asked faintly.
"No regrets! The life of a wolf is given by the leader!" The wolf head on the other end of the phone seemed to be shouting excitedly.
"Alas! I've wronged you, your troops have betrayed you and it must be heartbreaking for you?"
"No grievance, alas... He's a mercenary, I'm an instructor, there's no such thing as betrayal. Mercenaries shouldn't have integrity, poor kid..." Wolf Head said with some helplessness, his tone full of despair.
"Well, it's good that you think so. As for this kid, let him do whatever he wants." With that, the old man hung up the phone.
Two days later, all members of the VX squad finally returned to Lao Ye's villa before the New Year's Eve dinner. Looking at the despondent eyes of these half-grown children, an old man who had lived for nearly a century couldn't help but understand that eight years was enough time to change many things, and their journey back home was probably not smooth.
The old man started a special kind of persuasion - drinking, although the two jars of Maotai could be diluted to at least five kilograms of white wine, but divided among each person, it was only about three or four liang, which was not enough to drink.
The old man simply ate a few bites of food and left, leaving behind a group of wild beasts who somehow brought out two boxes of the old man's treasured Russian vodka. Jiyan pulled out his military knife from his leg and neatly pried open the wooden box that looked like an ammunition case, and the 12 bottles of vodka lying in the sawdust were snatched up in the blink of an eye. The disappointed ones opened another box and finally managed to salvage one bottle.
Soon, the strong smell of vodka filled the entire restaurant, and everyone's eyes turned red as they gulped down their drinks, as if this was the only way to forget their pain and loss. As a result, this group of people developed a good habit of getting drunk every time they returned to Lao Yezi's place, thanks to the old man's rich collection of liquor, which had not been depleted after several years.
A group of child soldiers fell asleep in the cafeteria, fortunately the security guards did not go in and take these little ancestors to the guard room, each one always carrying a gun, who knows which one would be beaten if they were woken up.
The next afternoon, everyone woke up and saw the messy dining hall and the soup stains on their bodies. Everyone burst out laughing, and last night's depression was swept away.
On the third day of Lunar New Year, after a week of chaos at Grandpa's house, the 15 child soldiers and 14 submarine soldiers who had been digging tunnels boarded a charter flight to Yangon.
These yellow-carded students are obviously very nervous. Let alone going to the battlefield, this is their first time abroad, and it's not a tourist trip either. Whether they can return or not is still uncertain.
Things didn't turn out as bad as Ma Chong and others had expected. The wolf head who came to pick them up politely sent the new recruits onto a helicopter that had been waiting for a long time, while Team VX drove back on their own. The remaining wolves knew that the wolf head was planning to ask questions alone, but everyone wasn't worried, as they had already put on their confession clothes before coming, and besides, the new recruits didn't know about the submarine incident.
When the remaining wolves returned to the base, Ma Chong's new squad had already begun training. The content was simple but exhausting - military posture. The hot and humid climate of Southeast Asia made the new recruits very uncomfortable, and in just a short while, three people had fainted from heatstroke. Fortunately, Lang Tou did not open fire and kill them.
The chicken eye was lucky to have escaped the disaster and whistled loudly at Ma Chong and others, then hurriedly followed the team back to the underground to sort out their equipment. The remaining wolf took advantage of the wolf head's training of new recruits, carrying a backpack and sneaking into the wolf head's office, opening the backpack and pulling out a bottle of Moutai from the Guangxu era.
To be honest, the Lone Wolf himself felt a bit sorry for his instructor, but in the military circle, there are many things that are beyond one's control. Little did he know, it was this wine that slightly comforted the Lone Wolf's long-depressed mood, at least not making him regret spoiling this little brat.
The crowd, in order to restore their state and also to let the new recruits adapt to the mercenary life more quickly, randomly selected an armed point on the power distribution map of the Golden Triangle and carried out a surprise attack.
Still in Tucheng, Ma Chong and 14 other new recruits stared blankly at the scope, watching as Team VX neatly wiped out name after name. Finally, one of the new recruits couldn't hold it in and threw up.
Just like an infection, others also vomited their dinner one after another. Half an hour later, the members of Team VX retreated back to the bunker covered in blood. The new recruits all took a step back, and one even fainted.
The madman reluctantly pulled out his pistol and ended the new recruit's life.
"Are you crazy?! Why did you kill him?!" Ma rushed back to his senses and grabbed the madman's collar, asking.
"Mercenaries don't need cowards, a rookie who's afraid of blood will be eliminated sooner or later. I don't want him to die under my gun as my brother." The madman said slowly, casting a cold glance at Ma Chong, whose eyes were red with anger.
Ma Chong slowly loosened his grip, and it was only at this moment that he understood what mercenaries were. They were different from the soldiers of any country. In this circle, there was only the jungle law of survival of the fittest.
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