But looking at this fierce battle, it is unlikely to end soon, right? Tian Xinhua felt anxious within, worried about their future, as he had promised Ah Nan to return fully and intact! It wasn’t just him; these respectable soldiers should all return alive, return to see their families!
Pah, these Vietnamese bastards! A group of ungrateful sons of bitches, I must kill a few more later to vent my anger! Tian Xinhua thought hatefully.
"Xinhua, our ammunition and food supplies are running low, and we don’t know when the supplies will be transported over?"
Lei Gang’s usual playful and smiling face was replaced with a solemn expression, a hint of worry between his brows. These days on the battlefield, listening to the gunshots every day, smelling the blood, watching comrades die one by one, Lei Gang has grown numb to the pain. Maybe soon, he will become a corpse carried away too!
If the old Lei Gang was a bit self-conceited, thinking he was superior, skillful and capable, a standout among his peers, it was after arriving at this cruel place that he realized how naive and ridiculous his previous thoughts were.
Here, no one cares whose son you are, the Vietnamese soldiers won’t spare you because of who your father is. Everything here depends on your own abilities; no one can help you. Only if you are strong enough can you survive!
Several brushes with death made Lei Gang grow up quickly, and only now did he truly appreciate Chief of Staff Lei’s well-intentioned efforts.
"Dad, don’t worry, your son is definitely a brave man and will not bring disgrace to the Lei Family!"
Lei Gang squeezed next to Tian Xinhua, both of them already without their campus demeanor, faces scruffy with beards, hair messy, looks haggard, and eyes filled with bloodshot. They had been defending this high ground for three days and nights, only able to catch some sleep when the enemy rested. Although their bodies were extremely exhausted, their spirits were highly agitated, without a trace of sleepiness.
"Gangzi, the enemy might attack at dawn!" Xinhua did not look back.
"I guess so too, but, I’m afraid we don’t have enough ammunition." Lei Gang’s brow furrowed even tighter.
"Don’t worry, I estimate the supplies should arrive tonight."
Tian Xinhua comforted Lei Gang, but even he couldn’t guarantee his own words would come true. The battles in recent days had been too fierce, depleting ammunition greatly, and the rear supplies simply couldn’t keep up. Even though militiamen from the communes were drawn to help transport supplies, it still could not meet the frontline needs.
If supplies couldn’t arrive on time, they all knew the consequences, but he wouldn’t back down. Even if the entire company died, they had to hold this mountain—that was their order, even if it included the army commander’s son, the staff officer’s son.
Lei Gang and Tian Xinhua wore somber expressions, as if they both saw determination in each other’s eyes. Yes, they were not afraid to die!
"I also promised Zhang Jie to return in one piece. I’m afraid I won’t be able to fulfill that this time!" Lei Gang gave a dry chuckle.
"I too promised Ah Nan not a single hair would be lost, so we must try hard to live and return." Tian Xinhua was not willing to concede easily; he wouldn’t give up until the last moment.
"Of course, we have to go back. I still want to go back and eat my aunt’s big meat buns!" He Chengsi, with a similarly dark face, came over. His voice was as loud as usual, just a lot more hoarse.
"The supply truck has arrived, the Company Commander asked us to help unload." Luo Jun came running over excitedly.
Tian Xinhua and Lei Gang’s eyes lit up, they both jogged over to unload. Tian Qinghua and Kang Mianhua were busy moving stuff; indeed, Kang Mianhua was also in this company, she had enlisted with He Chengsi, and they were both assigned to the same unit, having received special forces training, so naturally, she also joined this mission.
And since these several people were placed together, of course, it was a little selfishness on Luo Zhigang’s part, thinking that a few good friends could take care of each other. As it turns out, his arrangement was indeed very appropriate; at least for now, their company had excelled in the fight, with fewer casualties than other companies.
"Shangguan Feifei, what are you doing here? Did you eat the guts of a leopard?"
A clap of thunder out of nowhere, a voice as loud as the enemy’s artillery fire rose, startling all the soldiers in the company. What’s gotten into their company commander again? Didn’t he just finish scolding someone?
"Brother, dad has agreed, what are you yelling for!" Shangguan Feifei’s voice was not a bit weaker than her brother’s, and she wasn’t squeezing out her words one by one any longer.
The siblings glared at each other, wide-eyed and narrow-eyed, for a good while until Shangguan suddenly had tears in his eyes and shouted, "Brother, I’m worried about you, I’ve come to help you slaughter those bastards!"
Shangguan spoke with murderous intent, a fierce aura overflowing from him. At first, the soldiers nearby thought the company commander’s sister was ignorant of the world, such a delicate young lady, who probably hadn’t even killed a chicken before, daring to kill people? Don’t come here and cause trouble, right?
But now, seeing the murderous aura seeping out of Shangguan, they all put away their contempt. They were seasoned soldiers and knew this kind of aura wasn’t something ordinary people possessed. It had to be from someone who had truly seen blood. It seems the company commander’s sister has had a taste of killing, and probably not just once!
Shangguan Qing sighed, how could their unreliable old dad send Feifei to the frontline? Although Feifei was somewhat capable, this was the frontline, after all. How fierce had the battles been in the past few days? As the company commander, how could he not know?
Even he himself couldn’t be sure he could come back in one piece, how then could he protect Feifei?
"Feifei, be good, go back home. In a few days, your brother will be able to return. Once I’m back, I’ll come to see you, okay?" Shangguan Qing softened his tone, coaxing his sister to go back with the supply truck.
"No, I want to help you fight the enemy, brother, don’t worry, we three won’t drag you down, you don’t need to look after us." Shangguan was not willing to give in at all.
Shangguan Qing had been too busy shouting at his sister to notice the two other young ladies beside her, and they were both beautiful. His soldiers were all whispering among themselves.
"Wow, these ladies are really pretty. Couldn’t they be from the art troupe, sent especially to perform for us because we’ve been fighting so hard?"
"Are you dreaming? Didn’t you hear the young lady call our company commander brother?"
"Yeah, the company commander’s sister even said she’s here to help us fight. She’s such a brave girl. Those female soldiers from the art troupe wouldn’t dare to kill!"
"Are the other two pretty girls here to help us fight too? Hopefully, they can at least lift up a gun, right?"
"Shangguan, who are these two? Can you please explain properly?" Shangguan Qing heaved a deep sigh, he couldn’t roar anymore, having a tiger sister at home was truly his and his elder brother’s lifelong sorrow!
"Ah Nan, what are you doing here?"
"Zhang Jie? Damn, am I dreaming in broad daylight?"
One after the other, two voices rang out, startling a series of eyeballs.