Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

After the group of female soldiers left laughing and joking, Long Xiaoyun gestured to Jackie Chan, saying, "Let's go, old friend, let's go over there and chat."

"It is an honor."

Jackie Chan has the physique of a mighty warrior, yet he speaks in a refined and literary style, which amused Long Xiaoyun, who teased, "After knowing you for so long, I've only just discovered... that you actually have quite a sense of humor."

"You just noticed? Your observation skills aren't very good. You need to train harder. If you're willing to pay tuition, I'd be happy to teach you."

Jackie Chan's lips were turned up high, giving off an air of "I am a master".

"Haha, you're getting all worked up over calling you fat."

Long Xiaoyun rolled her eyes with a smile, her feminine charm swaying and radiating, even Jackie Chan, whose mind was as firm as a rock, couldn't help but take a second look at her.

"Cough cough."

Sensing the strange look in Jackie Chan's eyes, Long Xiaoyun felt a sudden pang of panic and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Isn't your A Team usually quite busy? What brings you here? Do you have a mission?"

"As expected of a woman I admire, she was able to guess it right away."

Jackie Chan then used flattery to cover up his momentary lapse in composure, and then said calmly, "It's alright to tell you, our A team is carrying out a mission in this area, specializing in capturing intelligence agents."

My men spotted you here and thought you were spies trying to take pictures, so I came to check.

I never expected to run into you; it almost caused a major disaster, haha.

"Catching spies? Does that mean your A team also participated in the military exercise?" Long Xiaoyun asked in astonishment.

"Oh, it seems you're here for the military exercise too. But I'm curious, are all the female soldiers you brought from the female special forces? I don't recognize any of them," Jackie Chan asked curiously.

"They're not from the female special forces team; I left the Fire Phoenix Special Forces team a long time ago."

As she spoke, Long Xiaoyun straightened her clothes and said in a very formal manner, "My current identity is the captain of the Information Brigade."

"Huh??? Information Brigade? You've taken such a big step! Wouldn't it have been better for Fire Phoenix to be the captain? Why did you end up in the logistics unit?" Jackie Chan exclaimed in surprise.

"I don't like staying in one place for too long; I prefer to challenge myself in different fields."

As Long Xiaoyun spoke, she tilted her head and smiled, exuding a confident beauty.

"You really are a unique woman, and you're becoming more and more to my liking. If you're interested, we can have a more in-depth conversation."

Jackie Chan genuinely found Lung Siu-wan interesting and wanted to learn more about her.

"Come on, with all your busy schedules, where would you find the time? Don't make fun of me..."

"Beep beep beep".

The sudden sound of a car horn interrupted Long Xiaoyun's words.

Jackie Chan and Long Xiaoyun turned their gazes at the same time and saw a military vehicle driving along the dirt road, stopping right in front of them.

An officer got out of the car, carrying a 24-cent rank insignia on his shoulder.

Jackie Chan greeted him immediately after disembarking from the plane, and he saluted, saying, "Political Commissar Lu, what brings you here personally?"

"Political Commissar Lu."

Long Xiaoyun, who was right next to him, also saluted and greeted him.

"Captain Long has arrived with the advance team. As the person in charge, I can't fail to provide them with adequate hospitality. I must come and see them," Lu Yunhe said with a smile.

"Political Commissar Lu, you've come at the right time, otherwise someone would have arrested us." Long Xiaoyun said mischievously.

"Is that so?" Lu Yunhe's gossipy nature was piqued.

"No, it's just a misunderstanding. Captain Long and the information team came quietly. I just came to check things out as usual," Jackie Chan said.

"Colonel Cheng is very responsible in his work. With you leading the team here, I feel very reassured," Lu Yunhe praised.

Hearing Lu Yunhe call Jackie Chan "Colonel," Long Xiaoyun, who thought she had already been promoted fast enough, looked at Jackie Chan with great surprise.

He then said, "Oh, right, Political Commissar, you've come at the perfect time. I have something to report to you."

"Go ahead," Lu Yunhe said seriously.

"We've detected an unusual signal: a mysterious convoy has suddenly appeared on the north side of Shuitou Bridge, about 10 kilometers from here. We don't have any concrete information yet," Long Xiaoyun said seriously.

"There are still two units that haven't arrived yet. If I'm not mistaken, this mysterious convoy is either a missile battalion or a ground artillery battalion."

Lu Yunhe gave a brief analysis and then assigned tasks, saying, "Deputy Commander Zhong will be back soon. All of you captains, come with me to greet him. Let's make it a lively occasion."

As for the mysterious convoy, let's leave it for now and deal with it after we pick up Deputy Commander Zhong.

Jackie Chan, who prefers straightforward and efficient work, dislikes Lu Yunhe's use of interpersonal relationships and social niceties, so he doesn't want to stay here any longer.

"Political Commissar Lu, the misunderstanding here has been cleared up. I need to inform my people, so I'll be leaving now." Jackie Chan prepared to slip away first.

"Okay, Colonel Cheng, I'll let you know when Deputy Commander Zhong arrives. Remember to come then," Lu Yunhe reminded him once again.

"OK!"

Jackie Chan nodded, gave Long Xiaoyun a brief greeting, and then quickly left.

"How's the situation? Should we take action?"

"Who are those women?"

As soon as Jackie Chan returned along the path, Wu Zhe and Xu Sanduo came up to him and asked him questions.

"The Dragon King Temple in Dashuichong is all our own people. They're from the Information Brigade, and the brigade leader is an old acquaintance. Do you remember Long Xiaoyun?" Jackie Chan said.

"Instructor Long?" Xu Sanduo reacted quite quickly.

"This is something I never expected. Wasn't she the team leader when we were leaving? How did she end up in the Information Brigade?" Wu Zhe was puzzled, much like Jackie Chan's initial reaction.

"Who can really figure that out? Maybe it's just a hobby."

Jackie Chan shrugged and said, "Since everything's alright here, we'll be leaving now. Wu Zhe, please keep an eye on things here."

"Okay," Wu Zhe nodded.

"Get in the car."

Jackie Chan waved his hand and returned to the SUV.

Xu Sanduo got into the driver's seat, quickly turned around, and drove back.

"Boss, where are we going now? Are we going to the new division headquarters camp?" Xu Sanduo asked as he drove.

"No, why would I go there?" Jackie Chan asked, puzzled.

"When Political Commissar Lu passed by just now, he told us that the deputy commander of the war zone was about to arrive, and asked us to notify you to go pick him up together. He heard that you were at the camp ahead, so he drove over there," Xu Sanduo said.

"Such elaborate formalities, tsk tsk~"

Jackie Chan touched his forehead and said somewhat helplessly, "Political Commissar Lu is a good person, he doesn't have any airs, and he's very easy to get along with."

They just love these tedious formalities, which I find a bit unbearable.

When we came before, he didn't really need to come, but he made a special trip to greet us, which made us feel embarrassed.

Now that Deputy Commander Zhong is coming, it's really troublesome to make all of our battalion commanders go out of their way to greet him. We'd be better off using that time to catch spies.

Jackie Chan rarely criticizes anyone, but this time he launched into a long tirade.

Xu Sanduo didn't know how to respond, so he wisely chose to keep quiet.

After venting his frustrations, Jackie Chan felt much better and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go, let's go to Shuitou Bridge first."

"What are we going there for? Shouldn't we go pick up Vice Commander Zhong now?" Xu Sanduo asked.

"When I went to the information brigade's camp just now, I heard a message from there that they detected a mysterious convoy in that area," Jackie Chan explained.

"What does this have to do with us? Isn't that the Information Brigade's business?" Xu Sanduo's mind hadn't quite caught up.

"Political Commissar Lu judged that it might be one of the two missing battalions. I have a different opinion. I think it was Wu Yiwen's trick. He hid the artillery battalion and the missile battalion there, and only came over by himself, deliberately playing what he considered to be high-end tactics," Jackie Chan said disdainfully.

"Oh, I see, boss. You want to check to see if your judgment is correct, right?" Xu Sanduo chuckled.

"I not only have to confirm it, but I also have to pass the information on to the information team," Jackie Chan said.

"Huh? Deputy Division Commander Wu deliberately hid him. You went and exposed him. Won't you offend him? He's the top candidate," Xu Sanduo said worriedly.

"I'm not afraid of offending the deputy commander of the military region. If I don't want to go pick him up, I won't. Why would I be afraid of a mere deputy division commander?"

Jackie Chan raised his chin slightly, looking quite arrogant, and said with a hint of personal emotion, "If Wu Yiwen is here too, that would be even better. I'll go and meet him."

At first, I admired him quite a bit. He was able to organize an effective covert march during such a large-scale advance and successfully evade satellite surveillance. He really did a great job.

But the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. This radical style didn't suit him at all.

If someone suddenly changes their combat style that they've stuck to for decades overnight, there's only one answer: they're deliberately putting on a show to please others.

He wanted to take this opportunity to attract the attention of the leaders and prepare for the competition to become the commander of the First Division.

We're from the Steel Seventh Company, so we'll definitely support our old company commander unconditionally. To find out more about him, it's necessary to meet with him.

Xu Sanduo, like Jackie Chan, is definitely firmly on Gao Cheng's side.

Upon hearing what Cheng Long said, his photographic memory immediately reminded him of the familiar information he had seen in the book.

"I think I've read about this in a book. It's called something like 'eyeball art.' I heard it's very effective when used correctly. To use such a high-level technique so early on, our old company commander has met his match," Xu Sanduo said.

"The two sides haven't even clashed yet. Our old company commander just got off the plane, and he's already using underhanded tactics to get the upper hand. That's really unethical and his methods aren't very sophisticated. I think he might be able to fool the commander, but he's not quite up to the task of winning my heart. So, I have to go and meet him. If I can make him feel bad, that would be even better."

Jackie Chan's purpose in meeting Wu Yiwen was to try and sow discord among him, essentially to disrupt his spellcasting rhythm.

We wanted to contribute our small part to ensure Gaocheng's smooth integration into the military exercise.

Xu Sanduo also hoped Gao Cheng would win, but he cared more about Cheng Long and said with some unease, "Are you really not going back to the division headquarters to pick up Deputy Commander Zhong? Wouldn't it be bad if we were the only ones not going?"

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. We in the A-team don't fall for favors. Besides..."

Jackie Chan grinned and said with amusement, "Political Commissar Lu said all the battalion commanders would go to pick them up. I'm not a battalion commander. Our Battalion Commander Yuan is still at the base, waiting to hear their good news."

"Hey, that makes sense. Boss is so smart, haha."

Xu Sanduo thought about it and realized it made sense. His original worries vanished instantly, and he headed towards Shuitou Bridge as Long Zhan had suggested.

After half an hour.

The transport helicopter carrying Deputy Commander Zhong landed smoothly on the helipad of the new division headquarters camp, and Deputy Commander Zhong stepped off the helicopter.

Political Commissar Lu immediately led a group of battalion commanders to jog up and greet Deputy Commander Zhong.

After everyone greeted each other with salutes, Deputy Commander Zhong smiled with satisfaction and said, "Various lords have gathered here. I've taken a quick look, and of the large teams that have been transferred here this time, only Wu Yiwen and his men are missing."

After saying that, Deputy Commander Zhong seemed to remember something and asked in surprise, "Where's Jackie Chan from the Special Forces Brigade? I haven't seen him."

If it were any other member of the special operations brigade, Deputy Commander Zhong wouldn't care at all.

After all, there's a difference of several major levels.

If Jackie Chan were in charge of leading the team, the outcome would be completely different.

Despite being only a colonel, Jackie Chan's fame and influence in the military region and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China far surpasses that of many "Wheat Ear Stars".

Deputy Commander Chung and Jackie Chan had met many times and could be considered acquaintances to some extent.

Since we didn't see Jackie Chan, we naturally had to check on him.

"Commander."

Political Commissar Lu immediately stepped forward and said, "I had already notified Colonel Cheng, but for some reason, he suddenly lost contact."

"Haha, the special operations team always plays that game, always acting mysteriously. It's alright. What about Wu Yiwen and the others? What's the situation?" Deputy Commander Zhong asked.

His absence from the welcoming ceremony was not only not blamed, but the two stars of Wheat Ear even took the initiative to explain for him.

Jackie Chan is probably the only one in the entire military region to receive this treatment!

The reason why Political Commissar Lu personally went to inform Jackie Chan instead of simply making a phone call was because of Jackie Chan's special status in the military region.

To put it bluntly.

Don't underestimate Jackie Chan just because he's only a colonel now. Even if he went to the headquarters of the Capital Military Region, everyone except a few people would have to treat him with utmost respect.

This is the unique status and influence that comes from having strength far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Among the captains, including Long Xiaoyun, they saw that Jackie Chan was so powerful that even the deputy commander didn't come to greet him, yet no one managed to displease the deputy commander.

On the contrary, they received the deputy commander's understanding, and everyone was as envious as if they had eaten a sour lemon.

As a cadre engaged in political work, Political Commissar Lu was very good at reading people's expressions and could tell that Deputy Commander Zhong was not dissatisfied with Jackie Chan's absence.

Cleverly skipping the question about Jackie Chan, he moved on to another topic: "Deputy Division Commander Wu has already reported for duty. The two battalions that went to pick him up have not yet arrived at the assembly point."

However, we have already spoken with Deputy Division Commander Wu, and he said he will definitely arrive at the division headquarters before 7:00 AM.

"His two battalions have been out of contact. It's quite impressive that they were able to carry out such a covert march. As long as they arrive on time, that's good enough."

Deputy Commander Zhong probably knew what had happened on Wu Yiwen's side, so he didn't say anything more.

He then shifted his focus, turning to the only female soldier in the group, and suddenly called out, "Long Xiaoyun, you didn't arrive on time, I have to punish you."

"??"

"Haven't we already arrived? Why are we still being punished?" The assembled captains were completely bewildered. (End of Chapter)