Special Forces: I Can See the Experience Bar

Chapter 42 Old Gao with Dog Head is Here
"Tsk tsk, so artillery positions were deployed in area 323. The Blue Army has been keeping such a powerful weapon under wraps all this time. They must be up to something."

Chen Guotao saw an order from the Blue Army command, which ordered the artillery positions to be moved forward two kilometers, but instead of taking action, they were ordered to remain silent.

"Use their radios to send messages to our frontline command, and remember to use the code."

"Understood, Chen Pai."

Xiao Zhuang went to the Taipower station and lit up the buttons one by one. He then began to contact the command center to transmit the intelligence he had in his hands back.

"It's done. Let's prepare to retreat."

Chen Guotao realized he had finished his business and couldn't stay any longer, not knowing when the soldiers outside would come in.

"Chen Pai, we can't just leave like this," Chang Ning said, pulling Chen Guotao back.

"Nonsense, are you waiting for someone to treat you to dinner if you don't leave?" Chen Guotao said irritably. He could tell from Chang Ning's grin that this guy was definitely up to no good.

"Chang Ning, are you saying we should find a way to paralyze this place?"

Xiao Zhuang and Chang Ning are the same age and have the same way of thinking, so he immediately understood Chang Ning's idea.

"bingo."

"Stop joking around. Do you even know how many radio stations there are in the entire base?"

"How can we manage with just a handful of resources? Unless we have a large amount of explosives."

Chen Guotao immediately thought Chang Ning's idea was unreliable.

"We don't have it, but the Blues do."

Chang Ning winked at Xiao Zhuang, confident that Xiao Zhuang would understand his meaning.

"Changning, are you thinking of attacking the artillery positions?" Xiao Zhuang asked tentatively, unsure if he had guessed correctly.

"What are your thoughts? Tell me."

Chen Guotao, who was standing to the side, became interested. If they could paralyze the radar base, the balance of victory in this exercise would definitely tilt in their favor.

“We used the Blue Army’s radio to send messages to their artillery positions, so they could saturate the area.”

"What's the reason?"

The best straight man, Xiao Zhuang, is here.

"A large number of Red Army scouts have infiltrated, causing heavy losses to our side. We have decided to withdraw from the exercise together with them!"
What do you think of this excuse?

"This is ridiculous! How could they possibly believe that?"

Chen Guotao regretted listening to Chang Ning's nonsense; which Blue Army commander would believe such a reason?
"Whether they believe it or not doesn't matter; it's not like we're losing anything. But if they do believe it, we'll make a fortune—it'll be a piece of cake."

"You're right."

Chen Guotao agreed to Chang Ning's proposal.

"Woo...wow!"

Zhang Guangzhi, who was on the ground, heard Chang Ning's entire plan clearly, and he was furious.

Chang Ning is trying to ruin the reputation of their radar base. It's one thing if he's eliminated, but using them to lure friendly forces is a truly despicable tactic!
No matter how much Zhang Guangzhi protested, the three of them ignored him.

They sent telegrams in plaintext, so none of the three knew the Blue Army's telegram code.

Afterwards, Chang Ning cut the telegram wires to create a sense of urgency for the artillery position.

The three of them quietly returned by the same route and left silently under the cover of night.

After leaving the radar position, Chang Ning and his two companions lay in ambush in the dense forest, wanting to see if the Blue Army's artillery positions would fall for their trap.

The result was naturally far from ideal, just as Chen Guotao had said before—it was too far-fetched, and people wouldn't believe it.

Besides, where would we find a large number of Red Army scouts now? They've all been captured by Gao Zhong and his men, leaving very few behind.

"Platoon leader, it seems the Blue Army's artillery position commander hasn't fallen for our trap. We should retreat. This forest is so big; I'm afraid there might be an ambush."

Chang Ning emerged from the bushes, not forgetting that the Blue Army search team was searching for them everywhere.

Chen Guotao looked at the map with a flashlight: "Where should we go next? We've already dealt with the deployments in areas 321 and 322, and the artillery positions in area 323 are definitely on high alert."

"Since we don't have a target, let's just go all out and make a big splash, attracting as many people as we can."

Xiao Zhuang, always eager for chaos, was clamoring to teach the high school team a lesson. He still remembered how they had humiliated Night Tiger that day, though it hadn't worked out despite Chang Ning's presence.

"We can't act recklessly. Let's come up with a plan to try and achieve the greatest results with the three of us."

"Chen Guotao said seriously. His thoughts differed from Xiao Zhuang's; he had to consider things from the commander's perspective. First, expand the gains; second, how to get everyone back safely."

Thinking of this, Chen Guotao glanced at Chang Ning beside him and felt that this matter still depended on Chang Ning.

Shh, don't speak, there's a noise!

Suddenly, Chang Ning covered Xiao Zhuang's mouth before he could speak, and at the same time signaled Chen Guotao to be quiet.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the woods, a small team of 12 people silently advanced forward.

As the two groups drew closer, suddenly the assault team member raised his hand to signal: There are people ahead.

The squad members quickly spread out, found cover, gripped their rifles, and waited for the high school captain's next instructions.

The high school team ahead didn't find anything amiss, but a sense of unease lingered in his heart, forcing him to be more vigilant.

He raised his right hand, changed from a fist to a palm, and gently cut downwards—this was the command to advance.

The team continued its advance in a state of alert.

Weeds and branches scraped against the search team's combat uniforms, making a faint sound.

Sounds that are usually insignificant are quite distinct in the quiet woods.

Chang Ning's hearing was extremely sensitive, and at first he thought it was the sound of some wild animal.

He gestured for Xiao Zhuang and Chen Guotao to be on guard, as the sounds suggested they had encountered an unknown large wild animal.

The sound grew closer, and the beast was clearly coming for them.

What should we do with Chen Pai?

Chang Ning asked quietly, he was a little conflicted, because if they fired now, their position would be exposed.

"What do you mean, what do we do? Of course, we shoot!"

After saying that, Chen Guotao was the first to fire a shot, because saving his life was naturally more important than withdrawing from the exercise.

When Xiao Zhuang saw Chen Guotao fire his gun, he followed suit.

The three gunmen caught the high school team off guard and eliminated all four of them instantly.

The others lay on the ground and began to fight back, but the weeds between them severely obstructed their vision, so their accuracy was low.

Chang Ning and his two companions were all lucky to be able to eliminate the search team members at the beginning.

'It must be those three who slipped through the net!'

The high school captain was resolute, a light seemingly shining in his eyes—that was the fighting spirit. For so many years, he hadn't encountered such an interesting recruit.

Seeing that Chen Guotao had already fired, Chang Ning then adopted a prone firing position, mentally preparing himself to lure the Blue Army search team in. To the three's surprise, the other side also opened fire, indicating that it wasn't some wild animal, but rather members of the Blue Army.

Upon hearing the gunshot, Xiao Zhuang had a sudden inspiration and shouted, "Which unit is that on the other side?"

A ceasefire was declared, and the war zone fell silent.

Chen Guotao had no patience to wait. Just as he was about to order a quiet retreat, the other side replied.

"Blue Team Search and Rescue, where are you?"

That's right, it's the high school team's voice!
Chang Ning knew that voice all too well!
“We’re also from the search team,” Chen Guotao replied.

Instead of hearing the high school team's voices, they heard the sound of Type 95 gunfire.

Captain Gao knew perfectly well whether there was a search team nearby. He seized the opportunity when Chen Guotao replied, locked onto Chen Guotao's location, and fired without hesitation.

Hit by a blank round, Chen Guotao groaned in pain as red smoke rose from his body.

"Damn! Is it really that insidious?!"

Enraged, Xiao Zhuang pulled the trigger and fired back. Chang Ning recalled the location where Captain Gao had spoken and tried firing a few shots, but as he expected, there was no reaction.

Obviously, they had already moved away. Come to think of it, how could the high school team possibly give Chang Ning the opportunity to use the same method against them?

Gunfire erupted instantly, and both sides made tactical maneuvers in the small area, trying their best to avoid bullets.

Because the high school team had a large number of players, and a few unlucky ones were hit by Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang and had to withdraw from the exercise, while on the other hand, apart from Chen Guotao withdrawing from the exercise, no one else in Chang Ning's team "died".

Chang Ning lay prone in the grass, patiently looking for an opportunity to counterattack, while Xiao Zhuang was responsible for drawing fire.

Chen Guotao can only remain neutral for now, occasionally making sarcastic remarks.

"Hey, Blues guys, you missed."

……

The high school team were all professional special forces, so well-hidden that they left almost no openings. In addition, it was already late and visibility was extremely low, which increased the difficulty of shooting. Even if Chang Ning was a great marksman, it wouldn't work.

Moreover, they weren't idle; during the firefight, they continuously closed the distance between the two sides, given the numerical disparity.

If they get close, Changning and Xiaozhuang won't be far from being eliminated!

Listening to the rhythmic gunfire from the other side, Chang Ning thought to himself that the Blue Army search team led by Captain Gao had become much stronger this time.

Fortunately, there weren't many people on the other side, and the gunfire wasn't intense.

"Xiao Zhuang, you hold them off for a bit. I'll set up the three anti-personnel mines, then we'll retreat," Chang Ning said, moving closer to Xiao Zhuang.

"Hurry up, I can't hold out for long by myself."

Without Chang Ning to share the burden, it would be extremely difficult for Xiao Zhuang to hold off the search team all by himself.

"Give me a minute."

Simply planting mines doesn't take much time.

After Chang Ning left, the opposing high school team immediately realized something was wrong.

Despite Xiao Zhuang's attempts to confuse the opposing team by constantly changing his position, this tactic was clearly insufficient against the veteran player from the high school team!
"Press up!"

The high school team charged ahead, and Xiao Zhuang, unable to withstand the pressure, could only slowly retreat, throwing out his last grenade.

"boom!"

The brief flames allowed both sides to see each other's figures for a fleeting moment.

"Xiao Zhuang, it's ready. Let's retreat."

"Da da da... da da da..."

Chang Ning fired from a kneeling position, unleashing a barrage of intense and dense fire that pinned down the search team, preventing them from raising their heads.

The two men fired in alternating directions and retreated in an orderly fashion. At a time like this, you can't just expose your back all at once; that's tantamount to suicide.

When the high school team passed by Chen Guotao, they didn't pay attention to him, and as a result, he was tricked.

Chen Guotao subtly tripped Gao Zhong, and only after seeing Gao Zhong stagger away did he feel relieved.

As for the angry stares from the parties involved, Chen Guotao didn't care. The scene was so chaotic, who else but the two of them would know?

Now is not the time to get entangled with this lieutenant in front of them. Captain Gao wanted to catch up with Chang Ning and the others before they went too far.

The sudden explosion knocked him to the ground, and thick smoke enveloped the high school team.

The rest of the search team weren't as lucky as Captain Gao. In their haste to capture Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang, they didn't notice the landmines under their feet, and they were all eliminated.

Now it's two against one, and it seems like the scales are tipping in Changning's favor. But that's not the case. The high school team's rich practical experience far surpasses that of the two players.

As the smoke cleared, Captain Gao was furious to see that the entire search team, except for himself, had perished. He was also somewhat pleased that Chang Ning had come up with the idea of ​​setting up landmines.

After all, this person will participate in the Wolf Fang selection training camp in the future, and such a talent will eventually become his teammate.

Seeing the smoke rising from his comrades' bodies, signifying their deaths, Gao Zhong's fighting spirit surged; he began to find it quite interesting.

Every exercise is the same few moves over and over, and the opponents are all from grassroots units. He's no match for these individual combat situations, and this year he's finally met some interesting soldiers.

Following the trail left by their "prey," the high school team pursued them swiftly and without pause.

At this moment, he was like a lone wolf, silently pursuing his prey.

He chased for about three kilometers before he could vaguely see figures in the jungle ahead.

The high school team became even more cautious. He wasn't young anymore; if he were discovered, he wouldn't have the stamina to chase after them.

He glanced around at the terrain and noticed that the terrain on the left was lower, which would allow him to avoid Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang's line of sight. So he decided to circle around to the left and ambush them.

"The Blue Army's search team is too strong. I really don't know how you managed to escape their pursuit and wipe out two of their teams before, Chang Ning."

Xiao Zhuang said with lingering fear, while his admiration for Chang Ning grew even stronger. The search team chasing them was easily wiped out by Chang Ning; that was the difference in strength.

Thinking about it this way, the light in his eyes dimmed. The sadness came so suddenly that Xiao Zhuang became somewhat dejected.

They enlisted at the same time, but Chang Ning has improved much more, and the gap is becoming increasingly obvious. Back then, besides being physically stronger, what else could Chang Ning possibly surpass him in?
"Xiao Zhuang, you've misunderstood. If I'm not mistaken, the people we just fought were from the high school team, and the search team members were different from those I've encountered before."

They are stronger, and their teamwork is very smooth; they are likely the elite of the Blues.

Upon hearing Chang Ning's words, Xiao Zhuang immediately felt relieved. The gap between him and Chang Ning had not yet made him despair, and he still had hope of catching up.

Xiao Zhuang: He will never give up!

If Chang Ning knew what Xiao Zhuang was thinking, she would definitely pat him on the shoulder and encourage him. Sometimes you have to give people a little hope.

After all, not everyone has the confidence to compete with someone who's cheating.

Too much damage to Xiao Zhuang's confidence is not in line with Chang Ning's way of dealing with people.

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