Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 101 Too Much Joy Turns to Sorrow

Jackie Chan's driving skills were both fast and steady. He drove Wu Liuyi, Cheng Cai, and Xu Sanduo at breakneck speed, heading straight for the main battleground marked on the map.

There are no highways on the Loess Grassland, only dirt roads made by tanks.

It cannot be described as flat.

It has absolutely nothing to do with flatness.

Jackie Chan managed to drive a 212 Jeep with mediocre performance like a comfortable off-road vehicle on such terrible roads.

Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo thought it was amazing; they couldn't deny the driving skills.

Cheng Cai and Jackie Chan are family after all. He had never heard his parents mention his brother learning to drive, so he was curious about where Jackie Chan learned his driving skills.

Jackie Chan has never learned to drive in his life; his skills all come from his past life.

But this didn't stump him.

I randomly picked a story from when I was in college. I had a teacher I was very close to, and he happened to have a car. I borrowed the car to practice in my spare time.

Fortunately, I had a talent for driving, so I easily mastered the driving skills.

Jackie Chan's words are logically sound.

It's perfectly normal for a university professor in the capital to be able to afford four wheels and lend them to an outstanding student like Jackie Chan to practice driving in his spare time.

Successfully deflecting the question about his driving skills, Jackie Chan led the three of them on a continued journey across the grassland.

The 7th Company squad set off at around 8 a.m., wasting some time as they had to dodge and weave in and out of other Blue Army vehicles on their routes.

They kept running until after 3 p.m.

The jeep has already driven more than 80 kilometers, and with the nearly 20 kilometers I walked yesterday, the total distance has exceeded 110 kilometers.

Jackie Chan opened the military map and carefully calculated that the straight-line distance to the main position was only about 20 kilometers.

The promised 100-kilometer wilderness survival course turned out to be nearly 140 kilometers to the main position, plus the final stretch to the evacuation point.

The total distance is at least 150 kilometers or more.

The straight-line distance and the actual walking distance differ by up to 50% because the road is not straight and requires various bends and turns.

They marched 150 kilometers in two days without any food or supplies.

That was truly extraordinary torture.

Fortunately, we managed to steal a Blue Army military vehicle for transportation, so we didn't have to actually run all the way there on foot.

No wonder that in the original story, during the final sprint, all the runners were exhausted and had to rely on sheer willpower to keep going. The first runner to reach the finish line even fainted under the car on the spot.

He didn't show up during the later selection, and only Xu Sanduo and Cheng Cai were selected out of the three spots.

Jackie Chan guessed it while watching TV at the time...

Nine out of ten of the first guys to arrive were completely ruined, so even if they passed the "preliminary selection" assessment, they would not be able to participate in the training camp in the end.

Fortunately.

The original plot has been completely changed. Now that Jackie Chan, a veteran actor, has joined the team, the selection difficulty has been reduced from hellish to easy by Jackie Chan.

They completely turned Yuan Lang's place upside down.

Jackie Chan and his three companions drove leisurely in their jeep. If they continued at their current speed, they would reach the main position before dark.

Then, taking advantage of the last glimmer of light before dark, complete the map assignment required for the assessment.

The old seventh squad was able to leave all the other contestants far behind by half a day and easily reach the final evacuation point.

The thought of completing the mission soon lifted everyone's spirits.

Cheng Cai happily started singing, and his song "We Are Soldiers" resonated with everyone, who joined in singing along with great enthusiasm.

This song, composed in 1994, became an instant hit in the military and across the country.

Almost every Chinese person can hum a few lines of it.

There's a saying that goes, "Extreme joy begets sorrow!"

The four people, singing as they ran across the grassland, dreamed of finishing the mission half a day early, leaving no chance for the other competitors.

As Jackie Chan climbed over a large earthen slope, he realized something was wrong ahead.

They quickly made a turn and went down the hill.

"Stop singing, stop singing, something's happened, Cheng Cai, come with me."

Jackie Chan parked the car, pulled the handbrake, jumped out, and rushed up the hillside.

Although Cheng Cai didn't know what was going on, he didn't hesitate when Jackie Chan gave the order. He jumped out of the car and followed after him, looking completely bewildered.

Reaching the top of the hill, Jackie Chan lay down, only his head sticking out, and pointed to the highway checkpoint in the distance, saying, "Use the scope to see if there are any people over there."

Jackie Chan's eyesight is an astonishing 5.6, just a little short of the Guinness World Record of 6.0.

He saw something blocking the road at the far end, and he could vaguely see small ants moving around.

Jackie Chan suspects that the Blue Army blocked the road.

However, Jackie Chan could not confirm for sure whether the Blue Team was blocking the road.

The only way to accurately identify that designated area is through the fixed 4x optical sight on Cheng Cai's Type 85 sniper rifle.

Cheng Cai only has normal eyesight; he looked at things several times with his naked eye but couldn't see anything.

The only thing we could do was set up the gun to look at it.

"There are people, there are definitely people, they've blocked the road, it's those bastards from the Blue Army."

Cheng Cai glanced at it and immediately flew into a rage, cursing loudly.

The blocked road meant that people couldn't take a vehicle to the main position, so the original plan had to be terminated early, and there were more uncertainties about whether they could reach the evacuation point.

"The Blue Team reacted quickly and cleverly. We stole the car, and since they couldn't catch up, they simply blocked the road ahead, preventing us from passing. This was indeed the best method."

Jackie Chan quickly analyzed the situation and, though reluctantly, could only say with regret, "This car probably can't continue. We have to find another route and walk around them to find the main position behind them."

Cars need a road to get through; blocking the road can indeed ruin a car.

Different on foot!

Although a person's legs are not as fast as a car, they do not need a road to go anywhere; the entire Loess Grassland is so vast that they can roam freely.

"It's getting late. Taking a detour would take too much time, and we definitely won't be able to reach the main position before dark. We'll have to find a place to stay for the night."

Cheng Cai put the Type 85 sniper rifle away, the joy on his face gone.

After dark, the enemy's main position cannot be seen, so there is no way to carry out map work and draw a complete deployment plan of the enemy's main position.

"Let's go back to the car and discuss it together."

After Jackie Chan finished speaking, he climbed backwards down the hill, then got up and ran back to his car.

"The situation is a bit bad now. The only way forward has been blocked by the Blue Army. We must solve this problem. Do you have any suggestions?" Jackie Chan asked.

"Huh? The road is blocked? What do we do?"

Xu Sanduo was never an intelligent person who could command and lead the whole team. At most, he was just an ordinary person whose talent was buried. He just talked a lot of nonsense as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Are there many people at the checkpoint? Should we just drive right through?"

As soon as Wu Liuyi finished speaking, Cheng Cai chimed in, "I think this method is feasible. They can't see clearly from a distance, and they won't be able to distinguish friend from foe, so they won't fire prematurely."

Once we're close enough that they can see us clearly, we can accelerate and the chances of us getting past them are quite high.

Cheng Cai's analysis is quite accurate; this possibility does indeed exist.

However, Jackie Chan said with some concern, "Driving through the checkpoint might indeed give us a chance, but there will be a major problem with that."

"What's the problem?" Wu Liuyi asked impatiently.

"Forcing our way through the checkpoints will expose our identities, and the Blue Army at the checkpoints will definitely stick to us. With a bunch of tails following us, it will be very difficult to shake them off, and we won't be able to go to the main position to complete our map work," Jackie Chan said worriedly.

"Hiss~"

Wu Liuyi gasped, still shaken, and said, "Going to the main position with a bunch of followers trailing behind us is practically handing ourselves over to the Blue Army!"

Just by hearing the name "Main Position," you know there will definitely be a lot of Blue Army troops defending it.

There's even a high probability that there will be an Old A team as well.

Old A is a top-tier special forces elite unit. Jackie Chan could hold his own against them, but Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo would be easy prey if they encountered them.

This is tantamount to a hard and fast rule that one must never appear in any location on the main battlefield in an exposed state.

Map-related tasks can only be done secretly.

"This is indeed a big problem. If we can't complete the map work, then even if we reach the evacuation point, it's useless," Wu Liuyi said helplessly.

"In that case, trying to pass the test is definitely not an option; once exposed, the consequences will be dire."

Cheng Cai bit his lip and thought for a moment before saying, "Then shall we abandon the vehicle and proceed on foot? Go around to the vicinity? Sneak up to the main position, rest for the night, and then work on the map tomorrow morning?"

"No, the risk is too high."

Jackie Chan shook his head in disagreement, then analyzed: "Judging from the Blue Army's formation, it's definitely not just about blocking the road. They might even come out to patrol and search at night."

We must either stay away from the main position, or if we do get close, we must complete the mapping as quickly as possible and head straight for the extraction point. There can be no stopping in between; every extra minute spent there increases the risk.

After analyzing the current situation, Jackie Chan then shared his personal thoughts.

"I know a place very well around here. If I remember correctly, it's very close to the Grassland Class 5, less than 10 kilometers away."

I'm currently the vice class monitor of Class 5, and I'm confident I can get there.

We can drive there to rest for the night and then come back before dawn, walking across the blockade.

We arrived near the main position before dawn, found advantageous terrain for cover, and began mapping as soon as it was light. Once that was done, we headed straight for the extraction point.

Jackie Chan's proposal wasn't particularly sophisticated, but it paid more attention to detail.

"If the Blue Team comes out to search at night, such a large vehicle is easy to spot. What if they catch us in the act in the 5th Platoon?" Cheng Cai worried.

"Don't worry, it won't be exposed. I have a way," Jackie Chan said confidently.

"Alright then, in that case, I agree," Wu Liuyi was the first to speak.

"I'll go with you. Wherever you go, I'll go. We're a team, and it's good that we can all be together," Xu Sanduo said with a smile.

"If there's a way to hide the car, then I have no objection," Cheng Cai finally stated.

"Alright, unanimously approved, let's set off."

Jackie Chan got into the driver's seat and started the car. After the others jumped in, they headed straight for Class 5.

(End of this chapter)