Chapter 615: Chapter 615: The Confrontation Begins
“Moreover, I trust my team members.” Cheng Luoqi’s words were undoubtedly a strong boost for the SAD members. If even the Commander despises the troops, how can one talk about combat capability? In fact, Ye Shikai and Ouyang Feng had already anticipated Cheng Luoqi’s choice. She is a person of strong character and would not despise her own team members. The reason they asked was simply to help Cheng Luoqi establish her authority within the troops and increase her influence. She had just become the General Team Leader of the SAD, and the SAD had just suffered a “bitter victory;” it was time to gather the troops and strengthen team cohesion.
Ouyang Feng gave Ye Shikai a look, it seemed that this move was effective.
“Captain Cheng, are you sure? According to the rules of our base, the losing side has to clean the entire base, you know.” Ye Shikai deliberately said this, of course, to let the SAD members see, and to let them respect Cheng Luoqi even more.
“Of course. A soldier always stands by their word.” Cheng Luoqi said firmly, her eyes filled with resolute determination.
“Good, if that’s the case, then let’s start the competition.” Ye Shikai cleared his throat twice. “Since Captain Cheng is resolute, then we won’t be bullies. For this competition, there will be no air support or logistical support.” Ye Shikai deliberately canceled the “home field advantage.” On one hand, as he said, if Dragon Teeth special forces team, being stronger than SAD, also had this support, it would be somewhat unsportsmanlike. On the other hand, he wanted to test Dragon Teeth’s true capabilities.
“The location is the mountain behind the base; the duration is twenty-four hours. The final score will be based on the number of remaining team members; the side with more people remaining wins.”
“The bullets are filled with paint, leaving a mark on the body upon impact, and those who are hit are eliminated and must immediately withdraw from the mock battle. All of you are veterans, so I won’t elaborate on the rest.” At this point, Ye Shikai picked up a camouflaged backpack from the table behind him and opened it in front of everyone.
“Besides the necessary personal tools, each person is only provided with one bottle of water and one ration.” Ye Shikai spoke blandly, looking at the two teams in front of him, “I’m giving each team thirty minutes to prepare your weapons. In thirty minutes, be ready for a randomized drop location parachuting, good luck.”
“Instructor, which team will you join?” Ouyang Feng asked.
“I’m only responsible for officiating; I’m neutral.”
“Report.” Ye Shikai walked to the door of an office and lightly knocked.
“Come in.” A deep voice came from the office.
“Ye, have a seat.” The person in the office was naturally Yan Kuan, who was not only Ye Shikai’s direct superior but also his senior.
“How is it going? Are you getting used to the troop?” Yan Kuan asked with a smile.
“It’s okay. There are two teams having a mock battle today, and I took the opportunity to sneak in a little break.” Ye Shikai took a sip of tea. Before, he was the captain, leading the team, but now he was the instructor, responsible for training the troops – the captain and the instructor are like the class president and the head teacher during school days.
“That tomboy from Hong Kong is pretty good.”
“You are talking about Cheng Luoqi. She is now the General Team Leader of the SAD.”
“Yes, efficient, shrewd, no less than male soldiers, and still with the air of a military person.” Yan Kuan’s comments came as a surprise to Ye Shikai; it seemed that the stern and resolute old general seldom gave such high praise to someone.
“That’s true, what she lacks is real combat experience.” Ye Shikai nodded in agreement.
“The explosion case in Europe is the best real combat experience.” Yan Kuan slowly stood up, seemingly in reflection.
“General, you’ve been following that too?” Ye Shikai said, surprised.
“Of course. The media has spread the news everywhere, but some details are only known to insiders.” Yan Kuan said blandly, taking out a small box from a drawer in the desk and slowly walking towards Ye Shikai.
“What you did, Hong Kong knows about it, and Little Cheng reported it accurately. This medal is awarded to you by the Hong Kong government.” Yan Kuan approached Ye Shikai, opened the box, and a glittering medal lay inside. If Ye Shikai remembered correctly, this kind of medal was made of real gold and had its own value, but for a soldier, the honor of the medal was more significant.
“General, is this really okay? I didn’t do much.” Ye Shikai hesitated. Yan Kuan smiled, directly placing the medal in his hand.
“There’s no need to be modest where merit is due; just keep it.” Yan Kuan did this actually also for Ye Shikai’s military career – after all, such a medal is coveted by many soldiers. With this medal, it’s an acknowledgment and naturally provides a strong backing.
“Then I cannot decline.” Ye Shikai carefully put away the medal, tucking it into his pocket.
“Alright, let’s go see how they’re doing. The mock battle should be about to start.” Yan Kuan patted Ye Shikai’s shoulder, and the two headed to the operations command room.
“Brothers, after we parachute down, check your gear and listen to my command, understand?” On the transport plane, Ouyang Feng addressed the two rows of team members.
“You all know the strength of the opposing team. I can only say, their combat power is definitely not weaker than ours. No one is to be complacent, understand?”
“Ouyang Feng, did you hear that?” At this moment, Ye Shikai’s voice came from the cabin.
“Instructor, I heard you.”
“This match, don’t be careless, or you’ll regret it when we get back.” Ye Shikai said laughingly.
“No problem. Just watch us from the command room.” Ouyang Feng glanced at the green light in the cabin and promptly stood up.
“Go, go, go, we’re at the drop zone.” Ouyang Feng shouted, and the team members stood up one after another, preparing to parachute.
Meanwhile, in the operations command room, numerous screens displayed various images of the jungle. In these mountains, countless cameras were placed, live monitoring the training and also preventing any cheating during the exercise.
“General, good day.” At this moment, a female officer stood up and saluted Yan Kuan, and when her gaze fell on Ye Shikai, she couldn’t hide her surprise.
“Captain Ye, long time no see, you’re here too.” The female officer said with a smile.
“I’m now the instructor of the Dragon Teeth special forces team, responsible for training them.” Ye Shikai smiled faintly, speaking lightly.