Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Command vehicle of the Information Brigade.

Qu Ying, who had been observing from the shore, saw her team being swept away and was terrified. She ran back shouting, "It's bad, Long Da, it's bad! They've messed up our team!"

"What?"

Long Xiaoyun's expression changed drastically. She jumped out of the car and looked through the rearview mirror.

"Several of our people were taken away," Qu Ying added.

Because he was in such a hurry and panicked, he was even out of breath when he spoke.

"Where did you take it?"

Seeing that the group had lost its formation and was drifting scattered across the sea, Long Xiaoyun wondered what had happened. Hearing that some people had been taken hostage, she quickly asked, "Where were they taken?"

"Towards Meihua Reef."

After answering with her hands on her hips, Qu Ying took a breath and asked anxiously, "Dr. Long, what do we do now? Do you have any other ideas?"

The Information Brigade's greatest strength lies in information warfare, but this tactic has now clearly become ineffective, like a tiger without claws and teeth.

Long Xiaoyun couldn't think of any other way to turn the tide, so she could only say helplessly, "I'll go find Jackie Chan and ask him why he took my people away."

"Dragon Master, I'll go with you."

Worried that Long Xiaoyun would be taken advantage of, Deputy Squad Leader Qu Ying jogged after her.

The two teams' command positions were not far apart, less than 100 meters in a straight line, with only a small hill in between, so they could not see each other.

Long Xiaoyun jogged over the hillside and, upon seeing Jackie Chan in the distance, loudly demanded, "Jackie Chan, what right do you have to take my people away?"

Jackie Chan did not immediately retaliate, but waited for Long Xiaoyun to walk up to him.

His sheer height created an imposing presence, and he calmly retorted, "Captain Long, are you really sure... you have the right to hold someone accountable?"

"Why don't I have the right? It was your people who took my people away. Why are you taking my people with you?" Long Xiaoyun's aura remained strong.

"Why should I take your people away? You're incredibly audacious to imitate my voice and give orders to my troops. You cheated and broke the rules first, so I have the right to take your people away."

Jackie Chan pointed out the key point incisively, leaving Long Xiaoyun momentarily embarrassed by his retort.

However, they recovered quickly.

He stubbornly insisted, "If I cheated, you can't just make baseless accusations. You need evidence to back up your claims, or I'll report you to the higher-ups."

"You want evidence, right?"

Jackie Chan calmly took out his phone and opened the recording Wu Zhe had sent him.

Jackie Chan's commands immediately came through the loudspeaker, each one recorded very clearly.

Jackie Chan played the first few recordings, then put his phone away again, and said sarcastically, "Captain Long, you really have a bad memory. It hasn't been that long, and you've already forgotten what I do?"

Any cutting-edge technology you have access to is something we've already mastered, understand?

Jackie Chan had all the witnesses and evidence firmly in his grasp, but Long Xiaoyun remained as stubborn as a boiled duck, her mouth still hard even after she was thoroughly cooked.

"Oh, I really forgot, your Old A team is best at bullying women."

When Long Xiaoyun couldn't win an argument, she started resorting to shamelessness, even going so far as to escalate the situation to a more serious level.

Jackie Chan was too lazy to argue with her any longer, so he changed the subject and said, "Alright, stop arguing. This confrontation has completely gone astray. Let's quickly discuss how to face the leader."

"You're the one who started all this trouble..."

"Don't you have a share? You're a participant too," Long Xiaoyun interrupted.

Jackie Chan was interrupted, but you weren't angry. You calmly smiled and said, "I am a participant, that's true, but the responsibility doesn't lie with me."

It is impolite not to reciprocate. You made the first move, so I can't just stand there and take the hit. I am passively cooperating.

but……"

Jackie Chan first delivered a harsh blow to Long Xiaoyun, then changed the subject and said, "I don't think it's all bad for you. Through this unique confrontation, I think both of our families have been able to hone their respective strengths, which is quite good."

But getting punished by the superior is inevitable now that things have come to this. And I'm sure you'll be the first to get punished.

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Long Xiaoyun said, yielding.

Now they have lost to Jackie Chan in sparring training, and lost badly and humiliatingly. They also have to face accountability from their superiors because the sparring was not conducted according to procedure.

Long Xiaoyun was truly at her wit's end and could only give in and hope that Jackie Chan would have a solution.

"The solution is simple: bring the people from Meihua Reef back before the leader questions them. I have my own methods for the rest," Jackie Chan said.

"You kidnapped my people, so you have to figure out a way to get them back to me." Long Xiaoyun was uncooperative.

"Long Xiaoyun, I must remind you, what should we be considering now? The core issue is how to make the paddle hit lighter, not distinguishing between 'you' and 'me'," Jackie Chan corrected Long Xiaoyun's point of view.

Perhaps Jackie Chan had hit the nail on the head, because Long Xiaoyun did not refute him further and chose to remain silent in response.

"You little brat, I've never lost a debate."

Jackie Chan was secretly pleased with himself, and then said, "I heard that Liang Hang from the Army Aviation Brigade is your old classmate, so could you ask him for a favor?"

……

Jackie Chan and Long Xiaoyun discussed the aftermath, while Deputy Commander Zhong saw that the police communications team was far ahead, and there was no longer any suspense.

He stood up, put the binoculars on the stool, and said sarcastically, "I've really had my eyes opened today. I've seen a good show, but I'm completely confused and furious."

"Commander, the wind is picking up, the tide is coming in, let's go back and rest."

Political Commissar Lu attempted to divert attention from the awkward atmosphere with words of concern.

"The police communications team just arrived at Meihua Reef and hasn't returned yet. How can I leave?" Deputy Commander Zhong said expressionlessly.

"Commander, you should go back and rest first. Let me and Staff Officer Gao handle this matter. I guarantee we will give you a satisfactory result," Wu Yiwen said, trying to impress him.

"Sir, I am very familiar with this area. The ship can't dock at all right now. Could we use the Army Aviation Brigade to bring them back by helicopter?" Gao Cheng suggested.

"Liang Hang is the general you appointed, and his soldier. Why are you asking me?" Deputy Commander Zhong frowned.

"clear."

Gao Cheng was a little embarrassed.

"Let's go and have a look at them. I want to ask them what tricks they're up to."

Deputy Commander Zhong grew angrier the more he thought about it. He couldn't even wait to call Jackie Chan and Long Xiaoyun over; he decided to go and cause trouble for them himself.

As a result, Deputy Commander Zhong had not walked more than a few steps when he saw Long Xiaoyun and Jackie Chan walking side by side.

"Greetings, sir!"

Jackie Chan and Long Xiaoyun approached the leader, stood at attention, and saluted.

"Do you have something to explain?" Deputy Commander Zhong said expressionlessly.

"Sir, we don't need to explain anything."

"The combat training has now ended, and we are here to hear the commander's comments."

Long Xiaoyun and Jackie Chan had already rehearsed their "lines," and they remained composed when faced with Deputy Commander Zhong's questioning, speaking without batting an eye.

"Oh."

Deputy Commander Zhong sneered, pointing at the two men and saying, "You two were fighting fiercely at sea just now, how come you're now inseparable?"

"The training procedures for our two squadrons today were already planned in advance. We are just following the procedures. There is no competition between us," Jackie Chan replied firmly.

"Yes, the commander said we could train however we wanted, so we didn't report it beforehand. We wanted the commander to see something different," Long Xiaoyun said, making it sound like a lie.

As the saying goes: near Zhu is red, near ink is black.

Long Xiaoyun had been spending a lot of time with Jackie Chan, and he was starting to resemble Jackie Chan more and more; he even spoke in the same tone.

"You guys really surprised me; I'm completely baffled."

Deputy Commander Zhong pointed at Jackie Chan and continued, "Your formation was swimming perfectly fine, why did you suddenly stop and drift to the back?"

Jackie Chan smiled but didn't say anything. He deliberately looked at Long Xiaoyun, indicating that she should explain.

The two had already rehearsed their lines beforehand, and Long Xiaoyun explained in a clear and easy-to-understand way: "Chief of Staff Cheng said that different units have different combat methods, and they should give full play to their own advantages."

Therefore, I will use information warfare tactics to leverage the greatest advantage of the information squadron and cut off all communication links of his naval formation.

This also allows us to see how the communications unit responds to a loss of communication.

Long Xiaoyun's explanation was flawless, providing a perfect solution to all the situations that had occurred during the training exercise.

All the unexpected events that had seemed incomprehensible just moments before suddenly became perfectly reasonable.

To make Long Xiaoyun's words more convincing and to make the leader more convinced of his explanation, Jackie Chan continued, "I think this situation is very likely to occur in actual combat."

This special operations and information warfare exercise provided excellent training for both of our units.

After hearing the explanation, Gao Cheng, Wu Yiwen, and the others seemed to think it through and believed it to some extent, but Deputy Commander Zhong remained expressionless.

He then questioned, "Fine, we'll do it your way, but why do your men still have to go to Meihua Reef? Don't tell me that you, the chief of staff of the special forces, don't even understand basic nautical information."

Deputy Commander Zhong's choice of point was spot on.

Since it was a rehearsal arranged in advance, the correct course of action would have been to immediately stop training and return to shore if the tide rose and they were unable to return.

However, they are still heading towards Meihua Reef, which clearly contradicts their previous statements.

Jackie Chan had anticipated that Deputy Commander Chung would ask this question, and replied smoothly: "When combat troops lose contact and encounter unexpected situations such as high tide, the first thing to do should be to try to keep the troops alive."

I directed some members of the communications and information teams to swim ashore at Meihua Reef with the tide, which met wartime requirements and I believe was a very appropriate action.

This provides a perfect opportunity to conduct maritime training and stationary wave training, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

Jackie Chan's explanation remained watertight, and Vice Commander Zhong finally smiled, saying with a hint of deeper meaning, "Gao Cheng, Wu Yiwen, it seems your generals have fought to a draw."

Gao Cheng and Wu Yiwen were completely bewildered, and could only stare at each other in disbelief at the draw.

Something feels off.

But I can't figure out what's wrong.

"Chief of Staff Cheng, I understand the need for troop training, but the tide is already coming in. Meihua Reef will be submerged by the sea, and the ships won't be able to dock. How will the people on the reef get back?" Political Commissar Lu said worriedly.

"It happens to be the Army Aviation Squadron's flight day today, so we can give them a ride," Long Xiaoyun said.

"There are sixty or sixty people on the reef. How many takeoffs and landings would that require? Is there enough time? Would Liang Hang dare to make such a decision on his own?" Minister Wang expressed his doubts.

"We don't need a single takeoff or landing," Jackie Chan said confidently.

"What do you mean?" Deputy Commander Zhong was still confused.

"People on the reef climb rope ladders to board the helicopter, and then parachute down here. The helicopter doesn't need to take off or land at all, which saves a lot of time."

Upon hearing Cheng Long's answer, Minister Wang immediately realized what was happening and exclaimed in astonishment, "You sent all the umbrellas to Meihua Reef beforehand?"

"Yes!"

Jackie Chan nodded and said.

When it came time to select opponents, Jackie Chan specifically chose soldiers with parachuting experience, having made thorough preparations in advance.

Now that I need to skydive, this is the perfect opportunity to use it.

"You, Jackie Chan, were complaining to me just a couple of days ago about how training resources weren't being integrated and were being wasted, and how you guys could only crawl up and down like frogs all day. Today you've made a killing here," said Deputy Commander Zhong.

"The police communications battalion rarely has the opportunity to parachute, and has never had the opportunity in combat exercises. This is a rare opportunity for them to actually jump."

Jackie Chan continued to embellish his plan, making it sound more and more convincing.

"Where do you plan to parachute?" Deputy Commander Chung asked.

"The army aviation brigade's parachute training site is ready to receive you," Long Xiaoyun replied.

"Tsk~"

Deputy Commander Zhong put his hands behind his back, his eyes darting between Jackie Chan and Long Xiaoyun, and said as he did so, "Are you two putting on a two-person comedy act for me, or are you staging a double act?"

The fact that you two work together so well and speak with such unanimity is puzzling me.

I'm curious, did you really plan this beforehand, or was it a coordinated story afterward? Was it a pact to avoid punishment?

"..."

The ingredients complemented each other so perfectly that they aroused suspicion, leaving Jackie Chan and Long Xiaoyun helpless and unable to answer.

Because no matter which answer they give, the outcome will be the same for both of them.

Rather than stubbornly refusing to admit defeat in front of the leader, it's better to shut up and play dumb.

Fortunately, Deputy Commander Zhong did not insist on making things difficult. After staring at Chen Long and Long Xiaoyun for a few seconds, he turned and walked past them.

"You two are smart, but don't try to be clever in front of the leader."

Minister Wang said a few words of disappointment and frustration, then followed and left with Deputy Commander Zhong.

Watching Deputy Commander Zhong and Minister Wang leave, Jackie Chan and Long Xiaoyun exchanged a glance and smiled, as they were already very satisfied with the result.

No matter how you put it...

At least they didn't get punished by their superiors, so they managed to get through this ordeal unscathed.

(End of this chapter)