Chapter 192: Guo Team, You've Been Captured!

"Company Commander, Instructor, hurry!"

Lu Yang shouted a warning while firing at the enemies in his line of sight.

Even without night‑vision gear, his shooting remained very accurate.

In a short moment, three or four enemies fell under his gunfire.

Guo Yongwen also spotted Lu Yang; it was his first close‑up experience of Lu Yang's combat state, and it shocked him greatly.

At close range, an assault rifle is far more useful than a sniper rifle, yet this kid forced a semi‑automatic sniper into fully automatic mode, firing one bullet per trigger pull without a miss.

Seeing the situation turn against him, Guo Yongwen tossed two grenades, then pulled out a stick‑like object, unfolded it, and slammed it into the ground.

Red smoke rose swiftly, and Lu Yang startled, "Scatter, scatter quickly, it's a signal flare!"

A signal flare has no destructive power itself, but it can give enemy artillery extremely precise guidance.

In other words, as long as the enemy aims at the flare's position, they will surely destroy our critical installations.

Sure enough, within moments a tank shell landed precisely within that area.

Ma Qing'an, under the cover of the others, had already withdrawn safely; He Zhen Tao, trying to rescue the Company Commander's communication gear, was caught in artillery fire together with several soldiers who failed to escape in time.

Staring at the command console in his arms and the swirling white smoke all around, He Zhen Tao wanted to cry but could not shed a tear.

"Gao Feng, that guy moves incredibly fast—doesn't leave even a sliver of opportunity."

"Instructor He, you've withdrawn from the exercise; please leave the training ground."

Beside them, a soldier wearing a director‑team armband stepped forward to remind them.

He Zhen Tao reluctantly set down his equipment and nodded at him, indicating he understood.

He walked out and saw a few soldiers dazed by the blast around him, leaving him speechless.

"With so many enemies, how did they manage to infiltrate? What the outer group was doing, I can't figure out."

At this moment Lu Yang was still with his teammates, encircling the fleeing enemy scouts.

Lu Yang also saw Guo Yongwen, who wore a low‑light night‑vision device and was fully equipped.

He could even turn back and fire while retreating, taking out one or two—truly worthy of promotion to Acting Platoon Leader.

But at that moment, the soldier closest to Lu Yang became his priority target; that guy was being driven into a panic by friendly forces on the other side.

Lu Yang raised his gun, but the shot missed.

That guy was also prepared and quickly ducked behind a thicket to take cover.

Laser sighting has a drawback: any obstacle blocks the trigger of the attached smoke‑sensor device.

In other words, even if the enemy hides behind a clump of grass, Lu Yang cannot land a kill.

It's a damn frustrating situation, but there's nothing that can be done.

Lu Yang took a fresh magazine from his chest‑mounted ammo pouch and slowed his steps as he approached.

His intuition told him the opponent intended to counter‑attack, because facing such a swarm makes escape impossible.

Moreover, the pursuers were the Iron Foot's swift foot soldiers, making escape even less likely.

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Yang pulled the bolt, someone appeared from a distance.

Bang!

A shot struck a helmet, but no smoke rose.

Lu Yang realized it was an enemy ruse, and decisively adjusted his muzzle for a follow‑up shot.

The enemy emerging from the shadow on the right side of the thicket immediately released white smoke; his feint failed against Lu Yang.

"Well shot!"

On the other side, Cheng Jun, who was coordinating a joint encirclement with Lu Yang, couldn't help but praise,

This move was one of the practical tips Guo Yongwen had privately taught Lu Yang during the training squad.

When facing an enemy counter‑attack, never be careless, and never be misled by a ruse.

After Lu Yang eliminated that guy, he frowned and searched for Guo Yongwen's position.

"Squad Leader, you go left, I'll go right."

"Alright, be careful."

Lu Yang and Cheng Jun were just about to split up for the search when heavier gunfire erupted from the outer perimeter.

Cheng Jun turned his head toward that direction, his expression instantly changing: "The enemy has launched a second wave; we need to rush over to support!"

Lu Yang hummed, moved to search the other side, and after two steps his peripheral vision suddenly caught movement on the left.

Before he could turn, his muzzle was already aimed there, and gunfire from the target location rang out.

In the end, Cheng Jun took a bullet and died on the spot.

Meanwhile, Guo Yongwen, waiting for his chance, chuckled and fled at speed, gun in hand.

Lu Yang's earlier shot was blocked by a tree trunk; more precisely, Guo Yongwen used cover to stop that hit.

The gap between veteran NCOs and regular soldiers lies in such combat details, so Guo Yongwen's successful infiltration isn't without reason.

Lu Yang fired two consecutive shots, both evaded by Guo Yongwen, and the incoming bullets were deflected by Lu Yang using cover, while the opponent vanished into a patch of tall grass.

Lu Yang tossed a grenade to scout ahead and immediately followed, but didn't expect Guo Yongwen to crawl low, slip behind, and launch a close‑range ambush.

Lu Yang reacted just as fast, turned back to block the opponent's buttstock and kicked Guo Yongwen's abdomen.

Guo Yongwen's body leapt back to dodge, then performed a small swing with his gun.

He switched the strike to a thrust, pointing the muzzle at Lu Yang.

In combat, muzzles are often fitted with a bayonet, so that motion was equivalent to fixing a bayonet.

If pierced twice, the rules dictate Lu Yang would suffer a fatal wound and be withdrawn from the exercise,

Fortunately, Lu Yang angled the muzzle away, evading the strike; otherwise he would have ended up with a hole in his body.

"Your skill's impressive!"

What you taught, huh, idol!

Guo Yongwen knew he couldn't escape, but if he could take Lu Yang down before dying, it would still be worth it.

He knew he couldn't match Lu Yang in gunplay, but he was still confident he could subdue Lu Yang in close-quarters combat.

Moreover, he was using a particularly vicious bayonet combat technique from the unit, something Lu Yang didn't know.

Although Guo Yongwen's "assassination" moves were fierce, each strike aimed straight at vital points.

But for long-range striking martial arts, Lu Yang also knew a bit.

Bang!

Lu Yang dodged three successive stabs, and as his body recoiled, his shoulder drove his arm forward in a quick strike.

A heavy chopping strike of the Through-the-back Fist smashed into Guo Yongwen's chest, making his breath catch for a second.

A howling wind rushed at him, and Guo Yongwen reacted quickly, raising his arm to block.

But the expected severe pain didn't appear; instead, a cold something pressed against his helmet.

Following the principle that beyond three steps the gun is fast, within three steps it's accurate and fast, Lu Yang pointed his gun directly at his forehead, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

Sorry, Captain Guo, you've been captured!

I've messed up; I should have dragged you down with me...

Li Jiang, Liu Ziqiang, and others arrived in time and angrily confiscated Guo Yongwen's weapons.

Lu Yang casually took his micro-light night vision device and 88 sniper rifle, nice gear that their Sixth Company didn't have.

Lu Yang gave the night vision device to Liu Ziqiang and voiced his doubt: "Where did you infiltrate from, and why didn't the friendly forces on our position notice you?"

Guo Yongwen didn't hide anything, since this infiltration was a one-time thing: "From the south, past the abandoned two-story building. I thought I couldn't get in, but it turned out to be quite easy."

Liu Ziqiang blinked, asking: "Is it the two-story building with white tiles on the wall and all the glass shattered?"

Yes.

Damn, that's the First Platoon's post!

A bunch of blind idiots, the enemy slipped in right under their noses and they didn't notice a thing!

Lu Yang's face darkened; although casualties weren't heavy and the enemy was all subdued, such a mistake really pissed him off.

Even captured, Guo Yongwen didn't miss a chance to jab: "Turns out it was the position defended by your Platoon Leader Kang—no wonder I said it was so easy to break through. If I'd known, I'd have brought more men—at least two platoons."

That way, maybe we could have sneaked straight to your battalion command and chopped off your battalion commander in one fell swoop.

Lu Yang was fuming, deeply realizing how disastrous an incompetent commander could be on the battlefield.

But he didn't immediately report the situation; unverified information doesn't count, and one can't believe a prisoner's one-sided story.

What if it were a smoke bomb, deliberately creating internal conflict to mess with their vision—that would be bad.

This matter will be investigated by superiors; Lu Yang needs to sort out priorities.

In the end he still didn't spare Guo Yongwen, shooting him dead to eliminate future trouble, then led troops to reinforce the front line.

Guo Yongwen's head was smoking as he watched Lu Yang lead people away, laughing as he took off his helmet: "Heh, the troops I brought out are really not bad! Their marksmanship is fierce, their combat power is off the charts!"

At the same time, two steel behemoths with dark muzzles appeared on the peripheral battlefield.

With just a single shell, they blew up one of our fire positions on the periphery, flinging men and horses about, casualties everywhere.

Seeing this up close, Lu Yang went numb: "Damn, how do you fight this thing? The shells are like a tickle!"

He shouted at the allied positions: "Who's got anti-tank rocket rounds? Bring them out and blast the hell out of it!"