Chapter 64

Click!

The Type 81 rifle was loaded; Feng Yuxiu carefully checked the ammunition.

He ensured they were blank rounds.

"Sanduo, relax; it's just an exercise, just a routine drill, it doesn't count toward our grades." Bai Tiejun slung his rifle over his shoulder and smiled easily.

"Your hand isn't fully healed; just follow the platoon leader and charge."

In the mountain jungle, the thirty men of the Third Platoon squatted quietly behind trees, waiting.

"I guess the Company Commander is just afraid the ammunition will get damp, so he's letting us use it up."

"Shut your mouth!" Wu Liuyi scolded coldly.

The Third Platoon Leader stood up, "With each squad as a unit, everyone use guerrilla tactics to ensure we take out the First and Second Platoons with the least amount of casualties."

The tactics were very simple; with so few people, there was no need for any tactical skills.

Just charge when you see people.

The Third Squad took Shi Jin as their benchmark.

"I just discussed it with Deputy Squad Leader Wu; to end the battle as quickly as possible, we must behead them," Shi Jin said.

No one refuted him and listened carefully.

"How about this: Wu Liuyi, Gan Xiaoning, Xu Sanduo, and Bai Tiejun, you four form a team to find an opportunity, while the others come with me to ambush them."

Gan Xiaoning was stunned, "Squad Leader, this isn't hand-to-hand combat; everyone has guns, and the other platoons have plenty of sharpshooters; if we get discovered, we'll get shot dead."

"Do you have any better ideas?" Wu Liuyi looked at Gan Xiaoning.

Gan Xiaoning gave a sheepish smile, "No, no, I'll follow the Squad Leader's orders."

"That's it, everyone be careful."

Shi Jin led the others, crouching and rushing toward the target location.

Wu Liuyi looked at the group of people, "Bai Tiejun, Gan Xiaoning, you two find the First and Second Platoon Leaders; Feng Yuxiu and I will carry out the assassination and beheading."

"Ah? Me?" Bai Tiejun opened his mouth wide, looking bewildered.

This look made Wu Liuyi so angry he kicked him, "Hurry up, meet at the 206 assembly point in two hours; start with the First Platoon Leader."

Gan Xiaoning followed orders, but asked with concern, "Deputy Squad Leader, what if our platoon leader gets taken out?"

Wu Liuyi sneered, "Cheng Cai from the First Squad is the best sniper in the company; with him there, no one can behead the platoon leader from a long distance. Hey, are you worrying too much?"

"Going now, going now."

Gan Xiaoning quickly pulled Bai Tiejun up and rushed out with their rifles.

Feng Yuxiu raised an eyebrow and looked at Wu Liuyi.

"Speak up; although this is your first time participating in this kind of small-scale confrontation exercise, I'd really like to hear your opinion."

Feng Yuxiu was silent for a moment, "My marksmanship is barely passable; if it's close range, it's no problem. But as the Deputy Squad Leader just said, the First Platoon Leader won't give me a chance to get close."

Wu Liuyi listened quietly; he believed this private would have different thoughts.

"According to the previous tactics, losing more than half means failure, or the platoon leader being beheaded means failure. I personally prefer the latter; the first is too passive and the line is stretched too thin."

"And then?" Wu Liuyi was interested; even though he knew the difficulty of beheading was high, he still chose it.

He really wanted to know Feng Yuxiu's beheading plan.

"I need Cheng Cai," Feng Yuxiu said directly.

Wu Liuyi frowned, "Cheng Cai is currently protecting the platoon leader; once he leaves..."

"Deputy Squad Leader, have you heard of waiting for the right moment? Why must our platoon intervene in the chaotic battle? We can completely withdraw from the front line, wait for the other two platoons to engage, and then carry out the beheading operation."

"And then?" Wu Liuyi was confused.

"After the two platoons start fighting, our platoon will send a smaller force to join the chaotic battle to stir the water completely. You, Deputy Squad Leader, must insert yourself straight into the battlefield, and when the First and Second Platoon Leaders are exposed, Cheng Cai, who has the best marksmanship, will behead them."

"No, there are too many people; once we intervene, we'll be instantly caught in a pincer attack from both sides and lose half our men instantly; the Third Platoon can just announce failure. It's all hills and grass, there's no angle for shooting."

Wu Liuyi flatly rejected this idea.

Feng Yuxiu smiled, "Who said we have to shoot from the flat ground?"

Wu Liuyi was stunned, "What do you mean?"

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The Third Platoon did not act according to Feng Yuxiu's tactics.

The platoon leader's orders could not be changed privately because of a private's thoughts.

Wu Liuyi could only call Cheng Cai back.

And he himself, along with Shi Jin and the others, followed the Third Platoon as they moved in an orderly fashion, ensuring they wouldn't be shot by the other two platoons lying in ambush.

"Do you know why I asked you to come?" Feng Yuxiu stared blankly at Cheng Cai, who was holding the sniper rifle.

Cheng Cai said indifferently, "Because I am a sharpshooter."

Feng Yuxiu smiled slightly, a smile full of mockery.

The two of them passed through the jungle and headed straight for the 206 assembly point, waiting for information from Bai Tiejun and Gan Xiaoning.

Cheng Cai frowned, "That's impractical; this is mountain terrain, and the First Platoon Leader won't stand in an open area for me to shoot; the people around him will block the muzzle."

"The distance from which I can see the First Platoon Leader will also be discovered by other sharpshooters; it's impractical. Maybe I should just go back."

Feng Yuxiu's tactics were quickly rejected by Cheng Cai.

Although this was a confrontation exercise within the company.

He also wanted to perform prominently; being prominent would have a significant impact on his future promotion.

"Cheng Cai, come here," Feng Yuxiu smiled.

Seeing this smile, Cheng Cai's body shook, and he hugged his sniper rifle tightly, "No, unless you tell me your tactics now; I don't want to go die with you."

Thus, a minute later, Cheng Cai was squatting under a tree, covering his face.

Bai Tiejun finally arrived.

"Where is Gan Xiaoning?" Feng Yuxiu stood up and asked coldly.

"Oh mother, Gan Xiaoning was shot dead; we had just found the First Platoon Leader when he was taken out by a shot, and Gan Xiaoning is lying there as a corpse now. I was almost taken out too," Bai Tiejun said with lingering fear and bitterness.

"Heh, I bet you ran away; I heard your physical fitness is up to standard, but Gan Xiaoning couldn't outrun you," Cheng Cai sneered.

Bai Tiejun was stunned, "What happened to him? Was he beaten by someone?"

"Where is the First Platoon Leader?" Feng Yuxiu asked.

"He's at the 304 landmark point; he has a whole squad of people around him, all holding sniper rifles; long-range shooting won't work."

Feng Yuxiu smiled slightly, a smile that made Bai Tiejun's heart feel cold.

"Bai Tiejun, how fast can you run?"

"What?"

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"Bang!"

The gunshot made the soldiers around the First Platoon Leader instantly aim in that direction.

Bai Tiejun's face turned pale, his lips cracked, and he lay trembling in a dirt pit, "Damn it, this is just asking to be beaten."

He carefully raised his muzzle and fired a shot into the sky.

All the sharpshooters aimed their muzzles in unison.

The muzzles formed a parallel line.

The First Platoon Leader showed a look of disdain, "Beheading is just wishful thinking; is that the Third Platoon?"

Gan Xiaoning sat up under a tree trunk and said leisurely, "Platoon Leader, you'd better be careful; our platoon has a sharpshooter too."

The First Platoon Leader laughed, "With this terrain, flat-ground shooting will inevitably expose you; I'd like to see..."

Bang!

With a gunshot, white smoke rose from the First Platoon Leader's chest.

"Damn it!" Gan Xiaoning sat up straight, his mouth wide open in shock, "Where did that shot come from?"