Chapter 73: Gunfire Deep in the Jungle

Northern Thailand, primeval jungle.

Liu Xiu lay on the ground, an ant crawling over his arm caused an excruciating itch, yet his face remained expressionless.

Liu Xiu, Platoon Leader of the second platoon of Li Yi's company.

At this moment he was leading a platoon of men and horses, ambushing a Thai Army transport line.

"Platoon Leader, the enemy is coming, there are elephants, and more than ten Carriage and Ox cart, about fifty‑five to sixty people."

Liu Xiu nodded, "Alright, this one's a big one."

Li Yi's troops, after the last attack, rested for two days, not because they were afraid, but to see what reaction the Thai Army would have; if they conducted a massive mountain search, he would retreat with his unit.

Apparently the Thai Army hadn't noticed anything, so Li Yi decided to set out again to attack the enemy.

This time three platoons set out together, each on a predetermined route; these routes had been observed for several days, with transport convoys passing daily.

Elephants are unfamiliar to many soldiers, but Yunnan native soldiers are fine.

However, Li Yi's company consists of troops obtained via System Exchange, so they have no fear of creatures like elephants.

Li Yi also does not attack blindly; the chosen attack sites are at least thirty kilometers from the camp, and he informed the three platoons that no one may retreat along the original route—retreat paths must loop around before returning.

Li Yi worries that the Thai Army might follow their tracks and locate the main base, which would be troublesome.

"Wang Liu, in a moment you and I will fire together, first take out those leaders," Liu Xiu said.

"Understood," Wang Liu nodded.

Wang Liu is a sniper specially trained by Jiang Chao; Jiang Anguo assigned five snipers to Li Yi's troops, intended to harass the enemy and eliminate enemy officers at the first opportunity.

Each sniper consumes ten times the ammunition of a regular soldier.

And their training intensity is several times that of regular soldiers.

Perhaps sensing danger, the elephants twitched their trunks, and the Thai handlers struggled to keep control.

Wang Liu held his Sniper Rifle, took a deep breath, calculated the distance, muttered silently, waiting for the Platoon Leader's command.

"Fire."

Bang bang, with two gunshots, the leading two squad leaders of the Thai Army transport convoy fell instantly.

Wang Liu's shot hit a Thai man's head, and Liu Xiu, as a Platoon Leader, also shot well, striking a soldier in the chest.

Both were one‑shot kills.

"Baka, enemy spotted, counterattack, counterattack," unexpectedly, this squad also contained Japanese.

The Japanese Soldier shouted loudly, before his words finished

"Ugh!"

His body had already been hit by several bullets.

After Wang Liu shot dead an officer, he immediately spotted the Japanese Soldier through his scope and a single shot hit the soldier's arm—yes, the arm.

He was about to fire a second shot when companions beside Wang Liu focused fire on him, killing him on the spot.

During training, even if you hit any target, anyone who showed excitement would know how instructor Jiang Chao tormented you—making you eat in front of a pile of latrines.

You couldn't even smile after hitting a target; you had to aim at the next one.

Thus Wang Liu's gun never ceased, constantly searching for prey; any Little Devil officer or Machine Gunner was his quarry.

"Cease fire," Liu Xiu raised his hand, ordering everyone to stop shooting.

The enemy wasn't completely annihilated; some Thai soldiers Liu Xiu saw had likely fled into the jungle.

"Search formation, advance, beware of enemy Cold Gun, Wang Liu, stay alert."

As Liu Xiu's words fell, all soldiers of the second platoon formed a scattered formation and moved forward; many horses and Ox cart were killed, and even one elephant was slain.

In the end, thirty‑six enemies were killed, while others fled into the jungle; Liu Xiu did not send pursuers, the jungle was too vast, and a misstep could cause his own men to disappear.

Thus Liu Xiu only ordered a headcount and the swift collection of loot.

"Report, Platoon Leader, we lost two brothers and five brothers are wounded, but only lightly, no vital hits," the Messenger quickly approached Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu punched a tree trunk, "Maintain vigilance, gather the dead brothers' bodies, have horses carry them, also strip the dead horses and oxen of edible meat, and take off the Thai soldiers' clothing."

Except for the guard detail, the rest of the soldiers threw themselves into the collection work.

"Platoon Leader, these Thai troops' underwear is different," a soldier shouted loudly.

"What's so great about underwear," Liu Xiu, feeling uneasy about the casualties, wanted to scold.

But he still walked over to look, and realized, this is not Thai, "This is not Thai, it's Japanese."

The triangular cloth clearly marks a Japanese.

This information must be quickly reported to the Company Commander; they hadn't expected Japanese within the Thai Army.

In fact, not only Liu Xiu's unit discovered Japanese in the Thai Army; Li Yi's three‑platoon raid on a supply depot also found Japanese.

Only a few Japanese were present, yet the seizure this time was substantial.

Not only were the consumed supplies recovered, but also a lot of meat, since many horses and oxen were killed and butchered on the spot, all taken back.

As for the slain elephant, it fled into the wild; Liu Xiu did not assign anyone to search the jungle.

The raid spanned two days, and everyone returned to the main base.

"Wounded, get the Doctor to examine quickly," Li Yi promptly arranged medical aid.

After tallying, this operation had over twenty‑five wounded and four soldiers killed in action.

Compared to the losses, the gains were huge: three groups of personnel, plus one group left at the main base.

In total, eighty‑seven enemies, including Japanese, were eliminated; many fled, and all transportable loot was brought back.

Crucially, three Japanese were among them; Li Yi's principle of total looting meant even Thai soldiers' clothing was taken, and those three were identified by their cloth.

With casualties inevitable, Li Yi couldn't help but feel sorrow, immediately issuing a new order, "All fallen soldiers must be cremated; we must bring them back home."

It is indeed a cruel act, but there is no alternative; without cremation, they would have to be left in the Thai jungle.

"Snipers, rest for one day, each take an assistant, attack enemy transport convoys; you may not strike the same location twice in one day, you must change locations, prioritize high‑value targets."

Li Yi does not want the Thai Army to concentrate on searching for Li Yi's squad; that would cause trouble later, so retreat is the only option.

PS: Don't say I can just open the system; without a system you can't post, and you can't read either. The Platoon-level officers appearing in this book are mostly Fallen expeditionary officers!