Chapter Ten: The KGB's Secret Base
In the blink of an eye, five months have passed. The outside world has already melted its ice and snow, and spring is in full bloom. But in the Daxing'anling primeval forest, the snow is still so white, the cold wind is still so biting, without any hint of spring.
Wang Weiye, in the base, under the guidance and training of more than a dozen instructors, after five months of systematic study, he fully mastered various weapons from China and other countries, flying in the sky, running on the ground. With his current brain, especially learning killing skills, it can be said that he is handy. And during the training process, the two things he loved most were a modified German World War II 98K sniper rifle and the base's only massive computer.
The tiger squad, led by Captain Li Gang, took advantage of the dark night to enter the primeval forest from the right flag of Xinbarhu. Originally, this was a routine ambush mission, but Wang Weiye had been in this primeval forest for seven days. He is now motionless, crawling on the snowy ground, with a thick layer of snow covering his body. His two eyes are like those of a leopard, staring fixedly at the prey in front of him, those several houses.
And for Wang Weiye, who was executing the ambush task alone for the first time, his mood was exceptionally excited. He did not listen to the warnings of his comrades, left the designated hiding place, and ran into this primitive forest alone to find those elusive, self-proclaimed world-class Soviet KGB special forces. But he spent a whole five days, Wang Weiye didn't even see a ghostly shadow.
According to the scheduled time of the base tiger team, Wang Weiye should have returned to the team immediately. But his stubborn temper started to act up at this time, saying that he must kill a few Soviet devils in this ambush mission to relieve his current hatred.
Because he has lightness on his body, in the past few days, he has been searching for ambush areas, constantly expanding. Now he doesn't even know where he is, only knowing that he has already crossed the border and entered the primeval forest for hundreds of kilometers. Besides the tall and sturdy larch trees and fir trees around him, occasionally a Northeast tiger or black bear can be seen going out to hunt for food, but he hasn't discovered anything else.
Wang Weiye is now sitting on the ground, leaning against a big tree, taking out a compressed biscuit from his backpack and eating it, then grabbing a handful of snow and putting it in his mouth to send the compressed biscuit into his stomach. After finishing eating, Wang Weiye rested for a while, got up and ran towards the northeast direction.
After running on the snowy ground for nearly an hour, Wang Weiye had not found any target. Just as Wang Weiye was already disappointed and wanted to go back, he unintentionally raised his internal energy and opened up his consciousness, and suddenly discovered that there were several houses a few kilometers in front of him to the left. Originally, Wang Weiye was a curious baby, and for so many days, he had been wandering alone in the primitive forest, just wanting to find those old KGB special forces, now he found something, this time it stimulated Wang Weiye's brain nerves, his whole person immediately became excited, just wanting to figure out how there could be people living here in the primitive forest. After thinking of this, Wang Weiye immediately started sprinting towards the target with his lightness skill.
Wang Weiye's luck was really too good, and it can be described as being blessed with good fortune. Because he was afraid of making noise while running on the snowy ground, which would alert others. So, when Wang Weiye was running towards his target, he used a light-footed technique, and coincidentally didn't trigger any of the anti-personnel landmines buried around him, allowing him to arrive here very easily. And Wang Weiye himself still doesn't know that just now, he had already passed through the gates of hell once, exchanged greetings with King Yanluo, said goodbye, and then ran back again.
The north wind howled, and the big trees in the deep forest were blown by the wind to sway back and forth. About a thousand meters away from the house, Wang Weiye quietly crawled into a hidden place between two cudas of fir trees, and he slightly applied his internal force to his eyes, making this dark night as clear as day, allowing him to see the situation around him clearly.
Due to the house being monitored by Wang Weiye, the windows facing outward were also covered with something unknown, and Wang Weiye couldn't see any situation inside the house clearly. He could only feel that there was someone moving around in the house from time to time.
Wang Weiye, having received no news, began to observe his surroundings. He found that the spacious and flat playground in front of him had been swept clean. Except for a few piles of neatly arranged firewood next to the house, he did not see any tools used for labor. Seeing all this, Wang Weiye couldn't help but raise a big question mark in his mind, feeling that this place didn't look like an ordinary residential area at all.
Wang Weiye didn't go over to knock on the door, but instead took out the sniper rifle's scope from his backpack and began observing the surroundings. Although Wang Weiye was executing a task alone for the first time, his sense of danger was like that of a wild beast. He had already sensed that this place was filled with murderous intent, and this feeling, Wang Weiye still had to thank the years he spent living a life full of murderous intentions in the underworld.
In order to observe the house even better, Wang Weiye used his internal energy to melt the snow under him, causing his entire body to sink completely into it. The weeds and snow around him concealed his body extremely tightly. If someone were to walk by now, they would never discover that there was a living person lying in the snowy ground.
The night shrouded the primitive forest, Wang Weiye was like a lone wolf now, quietly crawling on the snowy ground, waiting for his prey to appear.
At midnight, a man walked out of a room. Although he was not wearing military uniform, an AKS-74 folding stock assault rifle hung on his shoulder. He walked to the pile of wood, picked up several pieces of wood, turned around and headed back.
As soon as Wang Weiye saw someone coming out of the house, he immediately aimed his scope at this person. Through the scope, he saw that it was a Soviet man in his thirties, about 185 centimeters tall, with a sturdy build. But from his gait, this tall and sturdy Soviet man was completely a soldier who had received strict training.
When Wang Weiye saw the old Soviet man with an AKS-74 folding stock assault rifle slung over his shoulder, he felt a sudden jolt in his heart and was greatly surprised. Because this type of AKS-74 folding stock assault rifle, according to the intelligence gathered by the base, had just been produced in small quantities by the Soviet Union and had not been equipped to regular troops, but only used by special forces. Now, the Soviet old man who walked out of the house was absolutely not an ordinary citizen, but a 100% soldier of the Soviet KGB special forces.
During his training at the base, the instructor had introduced in detail that there are currently three special operations forces in the Soviet Union: (1) The Special Operations Forces of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, which belongs to the General Staff of the Soviet Army and has 16 special operations brigades, 3 special operations regiments, and 41 special operations companies. In addition, there are 20 special intelligence detachments and 12 special reconnaissance detachments, with a total personnel of over 900,000 people.
(2) Special Operations Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR This unit is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and directly responsible to the Supreme Command. The troops are organized into motorized rifle regiments and brigades, with the main tasks being the security and protection of high-ranking government officials, visiting foreign leaders, and important national targets such as government buildings, airports, research institutions, power plants, communication hubs, as well as suppressing riots and recently added anti-terrorism activities.
Especially, the instructor had introduced to Wang Weiye that on the China-Soviet and China-Mongolia borders, the Tiger Team had always been fighting against the KGB's special warfare troops. The characteristics of these troops were: they were the most powerful branch of the Soviet Union's special warfare troops, with a strength of 300,000 people, more than the armed forces of ordinary countries. This force was not under the command of the Soviet Ministry of Defense and General Staff, but directly reported to the KGB headquarters in Moscow and quickly reached the Kremlin Palace. Their main tasks were to guard the Kremlin Palace and important national targets, defend borders, suppress riots, and carry out "sensitive special tasks" abroad.
Soldiers of the Spetsnaz GRU typically carry: 1 Kalashnikov assault rifle (AK74/AK74M assault rifle or AKS74 folding stock carbine) with a quantity of ammunition, 1 P69mm silenced pistol, 1 multi-functional knife, 6 hand grenades, 1 lightweight grenade launcher and food and hygiene packs. When operating individually, they are usually organized into groups of 12 men, equipped with 1 R-350M radio set with encryption and detonation devices. Depending on the mission, each group may also be equipped with 1 RPG-7D rocket-propelled grenade launcher, 1 Igla-2 man-portable surface-to-air missile (Western designation "SA-7"), directional mines and explosives.
KGB special operations troops were not equipped with heavy weapons. However, when operating behind enemy lines, the operational groups might seize and use enemy tanks, armoured cars, other vehicles or heavier weapons. They might even wear enemy uniforms.
The selection and training process for KGB special forces was extremely rigorous, with each soldier required to possess unyielding determination and intelligent bravery in combat, as well as a strong physique. Politically, they had to be highly reliable. Members could be young people of suitable age or selected from airborne troops, strategic rocket forces, and nuclear submarine crews. Experienced soldiers and officers selected from elite units, as well as new recruits, were assigned to different departments such as the Kremlin Guard, KGB Headquarters Communications Troops, and KGB Border Troops based on their political, physical, and cultural backgrounds. They then underwent brief but intense training, followed by strict screening.
Those selected elites were then sent to the Special Operations Brigade's training camp for even more rigorous training, with subjects including physical training and intelligence training.
Physical training is intense exercise, such as in endurance training, soldiers often wear gas masks and run 30km. In survival training, team members are often fully armed, with only a small amount of food, no drinking water, and live on their own for a long time in extremely harsh forests, mountains, and swamps, allowing team members to learn self-rescue, find food and water sources, fight mosquitoes, and fight wild beasts.
Training includes foreign language training, parachuting, hand-to-hand combat, assassination techniques, communication, demolition technology, secrecy technology, and propaganda agitation techniques.
The instructor emphasized repeatedly during the explanation that this KGB special forces unit was extremely powerful and had the strongest combat capabilities in the entire Soviet army. Especially in forest warfare, they stood out even more. The instructor told Wang Weiye with a very heavy heart that most of the comrades who sacrificed themselves at the base were killed in battles against the KGB special forces over the past two years. Because for ten years, the military had suffered a great disaster, and the Tiger Team was forced to stop training. Those veteran comrades with combat experience were either transferred to local areas or assigned to grassroots units. The current Tiger Team had only been established for less than two years. It was unrealistic to expect soldiers who were used to reciting Chairman Mao's quotes to defeat the well-trained Soviet KGB special forces just by being loyal, fearless, and reciting quotes. Therefore, the instructor cautiously told Wang Weiye that when encountering Soviet KGB special forces soldiers, he must not underestimate them. If they underestimated their opponents, they might lose their lives.
Wang Weiye's body involuntarily shuddered at the thought. It wasn't that Wang Weiye was afraid of death, but rather he had never participated in any real combat experience. Afterwards, Wang Weiye began to feel ecstatic in his heart, thinking that he had stumbled upon this place by chance and had actually arrived at the secret base of the Soviet KGB's special forces. Wang Weiye thought to himself with excitement: Since this is a secret base for the KGB's special forces, there must be some big shot from the KGB appearing here. If I can kill that big shot right in front of their doorstep, it would be an extremely satisfying thing to do. At this time, Wang Weiye only thought about how to assassinate the KGB big shot and didn't think about the consequences of carrying out a covert operation here, which would be equivalent to slapping the KGB in the face. Now, Wang Weiye's mouth curled up into a smile, revealing his characteristic expression before killing someone.
The heavens were again extremely beautiful, and the second half of the night brought a heavy snowfall. Wang Weiye, in order to assassinate a high-ranking KGB official, had already forgotten about returning to his unit on time. He lay motionless in the snowy ground, his body covered with a thick layer of snow. Now he was completely merged with the earth. If someone were to walk by now, they wouldn't be able to discover him, this living being who could still breathe. The KGB special forces had not even dreamed that on their own doorstep, within this small plot of land, and in such a secret location, there was a dangerous person waiting for their big shot to appear.
All members of the Tiger Team who went out to perform tasks returned to the designated location at headquarters within the specified time, except for Wang Weiye. Captain Li Gang and others waited for him at the gathering point for a whole day, but still didn't see Wang Weiye return. Li Gang immediately reported this situation to the base.
Base Commander Zhan Wenbin was extremely anxious after hearing Li Gang's report. Wang Weiye's performance over the past few months had been impressive, with high martial arts skills and a high level of cultural sophistication. Moreover, he had selflessly shared his advanced martial arts secrets with the base. The higher-ups were also highly concerned about this matter, and the base was planning to focus on cultivating him. However, no one expected that during his first solo operation, an unexpected situation would arise. Zhan Wenbin immediately gave instructions for Li Gang to leave a few people behind to continue waiting and prepare for emergencies, while the others would return to the base by plane as soon as possible, because their target was too big, and if discovered by Soviet spies, it could expose the location of the base.
When Wang Weiye didn't return on time, the news spread back to the base, Lin Yufei's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't understand why this was happening, that rascal had taken advantage of her many times in these few months, she should have hated him very much. But now her mind was filled with that rascal's wicked smile, every day by her side, saying things that made people feel embarrassed, provoking her to punch and kick him every day. Now that he wasn't by her side, she really felt a bit unaccustomed, every day thinking about that rascal in her heart.
Wang Weiye is now quietly crawling on the snowy ground, if he knew that Lin Dabao was thinking of him in the base, he would definitely jump up and run back and forth without caring about anything.
Two days and one night passed like this, Wang Weiye was like a wild beast in the forest, motionless and crawling on the snowy ground, patiently waiting for his prey to appear. The true energy on Wang Weiye's body kept flowing, making him impervious to cold and heat. So, he didn't feel the chill at all while crawling on the snowy ground.
This evening, Wang Weiye felt that something was not quite right here. Because the searchlights around the base were all turned on, and the searchlights illuminated the wide playground from different angles, making it bright as day. Due to the darkness under the lights, the place where Wang Weiye hid became even darker. Just then, fifty or sixty soldiers came out of several rooms, fully armed and began to stand guard around the playground. In his heart, Wang Weiye muttered: This must be some important person coming on stage.
Wang Weiye saw that it was time to get to work, and he immediately pulled out the Mauser 98K sniper rifle from his bosom, which had been modified during World War II. The effective range of this modified Mauser 98K sniper rifle could reach a distance of 1500 meters. Wang Weiye did not install a scope on the sniper rifle because he was afraid that the lens would reflect light in the snowy terrain and expose his hiding place. He set the mechanical sight to a distance of 1200 meters, waiting for the prey to appear.
The sniper rifle was held firmly in Wang Weiye's hands, and due to his nervousness, his palms had already begun to sweat. Because Wang Weiye knew very well in his heart that this time, sneaking into the KGB special forces secret base for an assassination, he might not be able to get out of here even if he weighed over a hundred kilograms. Wanting to rush out from the layers of encirclement by the KGB special forces was truly more difficult than ascending to heaven. Therefore, he took several deep breaths, slowly calming down his excited emotions.
The weeds in front of him did not block Wang Weiye's line of sight, he stared at the secret base square while thinking about things in his mind. If the assassination was successful, the only favorable condition to rush out of the encirclement would be this piece of original forest behind him. The KGB special forces were strong, but it was impossible for them to surround the entire original forest of thousands of hectares. As long as he ran deep into the original forest, that would be his territory. But he didn't think that after assassinating an important figure of the KGB on someone else's land, the Soviet KGB would not let him off easily. This was Wang Weiye's art being high and his courage being great, he simply didn't care about any consequences, assassinating a major KGB figure was the greatest interest. Now, Wang Weiye's brain began to turn rapidly, repeatedly recalling the military knowledge taught by his instructors.
As time passed, Wang Weiye had basically formed a plan in his mind. He thought that the KGB special forces would not know he was light-footed, and as long as he didn't leave any traces on the snowy ground, those stupid old Russians would have a hard time finding him in such a vast wilderness, like looking for a needle in a haystack. As long as the KGB special forces couldn't find any traces of him in the wilderness, they would become deaf and blind. If the KGB special forces made even a slight mistake during their search, he would seize the opportunity to kill more Russians and break through the encirclement back to base. When Wang Weiye thought of this, he was overjoyed from the bottom of his heart.
The Soviet KGB special forces had already patrolled the square several times, but they didn't find anything unusual. After all, there were a large number of landmines buried by them in the surrounding forest. Moreover, this was the deepest part of the primeval forest, and it was impossible for anyone to come here. So, although they kept patrolling back and forth, they didn't take it seriously at all. But what they never expected was that there was a monster in this world who would run for five days in the primeval forest, covering hundreds of kilometers, just to win a bet, and coincidentally stumbled upon this place like a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse.
