Chapter 427: This is too unchallenging?

The examination contents are as follows!

Having received a report from superiors, a certain attached uninhabited island near the Nansha Islands has been occupied by unidentified armed personnel, who have also set up simple structures.

You are required to covertly land on the island within twelve hours, expel the unidentified intruders, and plant a flag representing our side.

Lao Mao will further explain the specific action details and plan, and he will also participate in the operation with you.

Bai Yuan looked at his watch: "It's now 2:05 p. m.; the examination will officially begin in two hours. Dismissed."

After announcing the examination contents, Lao Mao called everyone into the tent, began to convey the specific details, and formulate a detailed plan.

The action plan will divide the thirteen people, including Lao Mao, into two groups.

Team B, with Lao Mao as group leader and Xu Ce as deputy group leader.

The mission is to take a fishing boat, disguise as nearby fishermen fishing, and draw the attention of the intruders on the island.

Team A, led by Lu Yang, consists of six people responsible for using kayaks to covertly land on the island under the cover of night and deal with the armed personnel on the island.

The two teams cooperate, one to attract and the other to flank and ambush; with the cover of night, it can be said to be seamless.

But at this moment, someone raised doubts about the arrangement of the operation plan.

"Report, I think this plan has unreasonable aspects."

Lao Mao lifted his head and looked at Xu Ce opposite him.

Lu Yang and the others also turned their gazes toward him.

As the team member with the highest education and highest military rank, everyone wanted to see what kind of objections he would raise.

Lao Mao, expressionless: "Speak?"

Xu Ce spoke righteously: "First, I think the first point is unreasonable; since unidentified armed personnel have occupied our island, why can we only drive them away and not kill them?"

"As the saying goes, 'Whoever offends Huaxia, no matter how far, will be punished'; in this situation, even killing them would be reasonable."

"Moreover, Team A, with Lu Yang in charge of the island assault, is prohibited from carrying standard weapons; if the enemy opens fire, wouldn't we just be handing ourselves over?"

Xu Ce's words immediately drew agreement from many.

During this period, they have extensively practiced drills for seizing and occupying islands without equipment.

But regular training doesn't involve so many details or such environmental scenario settings, so there's no need to nitpick.

But this is ultimately the final examination; it should at least be more rigorous.

Facing the doubts, Lao Mao showed clear impatience: "The reason we disguise as fishermen to approach is to minimize the impact. What do the words 'unidentified armed loiterers' mean? Didn't you learn that at the military academy?"

Xu Ce confidently said: "Of course I know; precisely because I know, I raised the objection. If the people you arranged shoot first at us while we have no guns, what should we do?"

"Where do you get all these 'whys' from?"

"You are the instructor; you may choose not to answer, but if a similar situation arises during the examination causing someone to fail, we cannot guarantee we won't pursue redress through proper channels."

"......"

Lao Mao, quite annoyed, turned his head away.

Lu Yang quickly averted his gaze, pretending to look at the air.

This trick, which Lu Yang originally spread, ended up being learned and applied by others.

Especially Xu Ce, this graduate student full of knowledge, whenever something comes up he talks about filing complaints and appeals; it's annoying to death.

Lao Mao coldly pointed at everyone: "I'll answer one last time; if after answering there are still any doubts or if anyone thinks the examination is unreasonable, they can voluntarily withdraw and not participate."

"This mission requires, without expanding the impact, to expel the unidentified personnel on the island, re-establish our identification, and proclaim sovereignty."

"Once gunfire sounds, things will spiral out of control, people will die; it could be you, you, or all of you, and the matter will be escalated to a new level."

"At that point, endless troubles will follow one after another; a crowd will trail behind to clean up after you, paying for your recklessness."

"What we want is a swift, clean, and decisive resolution to the problem, rather than expanding impact and creating trouble. Although 'punish no matter how far' can apply, it must be suitable for any scenario."

"According to your logic, this examination wouldn't need to be conducted at all; we could simply sail a warship over or drop two missiles on the island."

Xu Ce pursed his lips and said nothing.

But he still felt somewhat disappointed about the lack of rigor in the examination content.

He had thought the final examination would be extremely difficult, dangerous, and challenging; he never expected the test content to be so hasty.

Moreover, during this period their main training has been infiltration and seizing island control without equipment, which is purely a free-point question.

Lao Mao carefully explained the operation plan from start to finish, then asked: "Is there anything you didn't hear or understand?"

He swept his gaze over; everyone shook their heads, indicating no problems, only Xu Ce rubbed his chin with a thoughtful expression.

Then he raised his hand again and shouted "Report!", seemingly having another objection.

Dare to challenge and question authority is a common ailment of good students, whether the opponent is a teacher or an instructor, no exception.

But Lao Mao has grown somewhat averse to his behavior, frowning and saying: "If I were you, I'd shut my mouth and be a mute."

Xu Ce choked a bit, but instinctively retorted: "Instructor, I just want to say, could I join Team A? Team B's work only requires pretending to be fishermen on the boat; it's too lacking in challenge."

"Cannot!"

Lao Mao stared at him: "You know, why in a squad of twelve people can Lu Yang be the team captain while you can only be the deputy team captain?"

Xu Ce: "Why?"

Lao Mao pointed at Lu Yang and shouted low: "Because he doesn't keep asking 'why' over and over; you, however, are like a woman, nagging and chattering!"

Xu Ce's face turned grim, his eyes glancing at Lu Yang.

Lu Yang then appeared somewhat embarrassed, purely like lying down and getting shot.

Xu Ce took a deep breath, repeatedly telling himself to stay calm and not quarrel with that guy.

In the upcoming examination, to perform well and put on a good show, using excellent scores to slap Lao Mao's face is the best counterattack.

"Okay, I won't speak; staying silent should be fine, right?"

"Best to do it that way."

Lao Mao clapped his hands: "There's still time; everyone, familiarize yourselves with the process according to the plan, do a rough run-through. Lu Yang, take the walkie-talkie, lead Team A to first prepare at sea."

Team B will act as unidentified intruders, just as in previous training; as for the work on the fishing boat, there's no harm in getting familiar with it when the boat arrives later.

Yes.

On the mountaintop, inside the outpost.

Bai Yuan opened a military notebook, plugged in a dedicated wireless network card, and connected to the satellite signal.

On the isolated island at sea, there is no fiber-optic network; to go online one can only use the satellite signal.

He reported to Chief of Staff Zhao Haishen about the upcoming assessment.

Zhao Haishen earnestly cautioned: "Regarding safety, you must pay attention, after all... uh? Battalion Commander, how did you come here?"