187: Chapter 187 187: Chapter 187 Once, this delicate-faced child had transford into a resolute young soldier.
If one were to overlook his age of fourteen, outsiders would surely mistake him for a movie star.
Weary from sitting, Shen Jingwei leaped off the rock and lay on the ground.
The withered grass made for an ideal bed as he chewed on a yellowed foxtail, staring blankly at the azure sky, his thoughts drifting away with the breeze to far-off places.
Uncle Hu, Pig Hu, Uncle Liu, where are you all?
Are things going well?
I hope the Lei family hasn’t bothered you again.
Don’t worry, I will definitely perform well in the army.
Old Man Gu has already promised that he will transfer into the military ranks as soon as I turn sixteen.
I will work hard to ensure that nobody bullies us anymore.
Only when alone did Shen Jingwei quietly reminisce about the past, about the people he knew.
Ye Tian had brought him from under the Great Wall to the city, yet he had always been the hunter who trapped rabbits and dug pits for wild boars in the Shennongjia.
However, after the incident with the Lei family, he realized that this urban jungle was teeming with beasts even more venomous than snakes and more ruthless than wolves.
Since then, the once candid boy who treated all bad people as wild boars to be hunted turned silent and reclusive.
If it weren’t for Gu Canghai, this staunch warrior, Shen Jingwei might have beco another Zhang Xiayang.
The chewed foxtail turned to mush.
A shadow lood overhead—a human figure.
He had long been aware of footsteps in the brush.
A tall foreign man with a hooked nose appeared before him.
The man wore no identifying marks on his shoulder and carried nothing emblematic—a sure sign of soone not to be taken lightly.
Shen Jingwei examined him carefully but found no recognition in his mory.
“You shouldn’t be here; it would be considered crossing the boundary.
The exercise hasn’t started yet, and the commanders of both the red and blue forces are strategizing for battle.
Your presence here is already against the rules.”
“Who tells you I’m breaking the rules?” The foreigner spoke like soone from Guangdong, pronouncing “是” (is) as “系.”
Shen Jingwei frowned but said nothing.
The foreigner, nearly two heads taller than the underage Shen Jingwei, exuded an intimidating presence despite the three-ter distance between them.
The rustling sound echoed in his ear again, and the corner of Shen Jingwei’s mouth lifted in a disdainful curve.
The old tricks again.
Although it was Shen Jingwei’s first ti participating in a large-scale military exercise, he had heard plenty of stories from Old Master Gu about similar rule-breaking incidents that occurred during military drills.
In military engagents, pre-exercise strategies and arrangents often co from high command.
Exercises are typically divided into several phases, especially joint military drills, each carefully planned and debated.
Whether it’s aerial vertical strikes, land marches, covert reconnaissance, or real-ti communication and battlefield linkage, all are completed in cooperation.
But strictly speaking, such common knowledge reveals little.
The true focus of both forces during joint cooperation is to learn from each other’s experiences and closely observe the opposing side’s military capabilities, including the local terrain of the exercise site—it’s always a crucial aspect of reconnaissance.
Who says that partners in cooperation must always be friends?
The relationship between Huaxia and Russia has always been extrely delicate, with the bordering parts being vast, endless plains.
Once the enemy’s heavy-armored units co rolling in, it would be an utterly unobstructed rampage.
Therefore, in past exercises, there have been infiltration incidents by the other side’s Special Forces to steal information; although it was all claid to be from a practical combat perspective, no one is a fool.
Such tricks are understood by all, let alone by the military specifically engaged in such activities.
Gu Canghai ntioned to Shen Jingwei that during one of the previous “Peace Mission” joint military exercises, a similar situation occurred.
More than ten mbers of the opposing Special Forces sneaked into the Northeast hinterland for reconnaissance.
The Russians, using the excuse of getting lost during the exercises, asked the locals for various pieces of information.
Fortunately, it was discovered by our side before any secret information was leaked.
Nonetheless, the senior commanders of our troops were furious.
An old general, who has spent his life in the military, pointed at everyone in the room and cursed for a day and a night, nearly smashing teacups and pounding on tables.
Unexpectedly, Shen Jingwei encountered this today.
In the face of such a situation, there’s really nothing you can do.
Despite layers of defense, they still managed to infiltrate.
If you’re outskilled, you can’t lose your temper—just be grateful they haven’t uprooted your base.
The old Russian across from him was also quite surprised.
When did Huaxia soldiers beco so proud?
In the past, regardless of where, upon seeing foreign soldiers, they were always courteous.
If not inviting them for a al, at least they would greet them with a smile.
But this guy imdiately started talking about exercise rules.
Has there been a new addition to the Huaxia military code emphasizing a certain attitude towards foreign military?
“You guys can leave,” said Shen Jingwei coldly, which left the Russians across him quite confused, “Those few behind , there are a lot of mosquitoes in the grass, it’s enough, the mosquitoes here are quite toxic.”
They were discovered!
These are soldiers who have long interacted with the Huaxia military, and they have participated in nurous cooperative exercises.
Their proficiency in the Huaxia language enabled them to understand the implications in Ye Tian’s words.
Several Russian soldiers lying in ambush in the bushes, upon seeing their commander wave his hand, obediently stood up.
Several soldiers appeared behind Shen Jingwei.
Including those behind their commander in the bushes, there were around ten people in total.
What’s the point of those covert sentries!
Shen Jingwei cursed inwardly.
If one or two people had sneaked in, it would be one thing, as it’s inevitable for a few to slip through on such an expansive prairie.
But for a dozen people to sneak in all at once, those sentries might as well bash their heads against the wall.
“You’re very impressive, but unfortunately, we’re opponents now.”
The commander waved his hand, and several people behind Shen Jingwei slowly closed in.
Capturing an informant for information is a piece of cake for Special Forces, especially for the world-renowned Alpha Special Team, where capturing prisoners is a daily basic drill.
They also knew that Huaxia soldiers were fearless in facing death, but the Russian soldiers’ moniker as ‘Arctic Bears’ was no empty boast either.
However, this ti the ‘Arctic Bear’ truly t a tough opponent.
One of the people in the back rushed forward, executing standard motions for capturing prisoners: a chokehold, a leg kick, and a plastic training dagger pressed against the neck.
These actions didn’t need to go through the brain and were simply the result of long-term trained reflexes.
However, those training maneuvers were for capturing, not for countering when t with resistance.
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