My Military Career in a Parallel World

In the woods.

After simply filling their stomachs, the members of Class 3, led by their squad leader Li Gang, headed to the next location.

Unfortunately, God did not favor them this time.

There was no mission target they wanted here, it was just an ordinary valley.

This exercise is both about confrontation and survival.

They only carried one day's worth of food with them, so they had to complete as many tasks as possible on the first day while they were still full of energy. The longer they delayed, the more disadvantaged it would be for them.

This is also the reason why the people in the reconnaissance battalion couldn't wait to take action as soon as the exercise began.

There was no other way. After the first day, when their food was finished, they not only had to search for the mission target and deal with the enemy's encirclement and suppression, but also had to worry about water and food.

Although obtaining food and water in the wild is not as difficult as a scout might imagine, obtaining them while covering one's tracks so as not to be discovered by the enemy is much more difficult.

Moreover, on the first day of the exercise, the opponent's heavy firepower equipment, personnel, etc. need to spend time deploying and coordinating, and they have the most loopholes to exploit.

So, the first day is their best time to act.

Not finding the target, the group did not delay any further and rushed to the next location without stopping.

Although the specific locations of the enemy's important military facilities were not marked on their maps, it was actually not difficult to find the mission target.

After all, military facilities are not thatched houses or wooden cabins that can be built anywhere.

As early as when they got the approximate topographic map of the exercise area, Ge Hongtao and a group of platoon leaders and squad leaders marked out all the possible places.

This is also the reason why they can quickly find their mission targets as soon as they land.

Of course, as the party deep behind enemy lines, the maps they had were not professional military topographic maps and contained some misleading information.

In the words of Ge Hongtao, "The maps in your hands are partly drawn by professional intelligence personnel before the war, and partly rough sketches based on the oral accounts of enemy prisoners and local people."

"Which ones are true and which ones are false, you can only tell for yourself."

Fortunately, Jiang Chen and the others were lucky enough. At least they had obtained a mission point, which was much better than those who were still wandering in circles in the woods.

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"Squad leader, the situation is not good."

After a quick march of more than ten kilometers, we finally arrived at the designated location and successfully found the second mission target.

But just as they were preparing to act, they discovered that the number of enemy troops in the camp below seemed a little off.

Too many people!

It seems that there are at least one company of troops.

Although teams kept leaving, the number of enemy troops left was still no less than a platoon.

If a squad wants to break through a platoon's defense head-on when the enemy has fortifications and heavy firepower, it will be useless even if special forces are sent.

Whether it is scouts or special forces, in the final analysis, they are not frontal combat troops.

Unless a scout is crazy, no one would be so stupid as to confront the enemy head-on.

Li Gang did not reply. He raised his hand to check the time. It was 4:35 in the afternoon, and there were still about three hours before dark.

"Hu Kai, find the location of the enemy's sentry and wait until dark before taking action."

"Yes!"

Having finally found a mission target, Li Gang naturally would not give up easily.

There are tactics for having more soldiers and there are also ways of fighting for having fewer soldiers.

Night combat has always been the forte of scouts.

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At ten o'clock in the evening, the inky black night enveloped the mountains and forests.

The three teams are making final preparations.

"Remember, you must act carefully, quickly, and covertly. There cannot be any mistakes." Li Gang turned his head and warned.

"Yes!"

"Old Tang, it's still the same old rules. You and Han Li will be in charge of exploring the way ahead. Be careful to avoid the patrol posts on the opposite side.

Jiang Chen, you haven't received any camouflage infiltration training yet, so stay here and form a sniper team with Zhang Ming to cover our operations."

Although Jiang Chen felt a little disappointed when he heard this, he also knew his own limitations. Instead of following the large group and causing trouble, increasing their risk of being exposed, it would be better for him to stay and cover everyone's actions.

Moreover, if he stays to act as an observer, he can free up Hu Kai, an important fighting force.

When it comes to disguise and infiltration, Hu Kai, the prisoner capturer, is the most professional among the three teams.

Jiang Chen nodded silently, indicating that he understood.

"Well, check the equipment and start the action in a minute!"

Everyone nodded slightly, checked their weapons and equipment, and then disappeared into the night like ghosts.

The others started to act, and Zhang Ming was not idle either. He took Jiang Chen to a sniper position that had been chosen long ago and hid there.

Lying in the grass, Jiang Chen subconsciously recalled the knowledge that Zhang Ming had taught him about choosing a sniper position.

Have a good field of vision, preferably one that looks directly down at the target area, minimizing field of vision obstructions and ensuring that paths, passages, and key locations where the enemy may appear can be observed.

Jiang Chen subconsciously raised the telescope. Although he could not see the entire picture of the camp below, he could clearly see the three teams moving forward and the situation around them.

This may not be the best sniping point, but it is definitely the most suitable sniping position.

The opponents are not fools either. What they can think of, their opponents can naturally think of as well.

The seemingly most suitable sniper position may actually be a trap deliberately set by the opponent, or there may even be snipers hiding there, and they have no choice but to offer themselves to the enemy.

On the contrary, for this sniper position, unless their action plan is known in advance, there is basically no possibility of being exposed.

Concealment: Avoid choosing open, conspicuous places, and use dense vegetation, bushes, rocks, and undulating terrain to hide yourself.

Jiang Chen had not had time to learn camouflage techniques. Zhang Ming helped him camouflage himself. The ghillie suit was combined with some dead branches and plants, and the surrounding grass served as natural cover.

Even for professionally trained soldiers, knowing that there are people hiding here, it is not easy to find them.

The shooting angle can cover the shooting angle of the target area, minimize the shooting blind spots, effectively hit the target and not be easily affected by obstacles.

This is very important and is also the key to measuring whether a sniper is qualified.

Being able to shoot accurately is just the basics. Only those who can choose the appropriate sniper position according to the mission requirements can be considered as an excellent sniper.

The last and most important retreat route.

Now is not like before. The enemy will not give you too many opportunities to fire once the sniper's position is exposed.

What greets you is not the so-called sniping confrontation, but endless artillery coverage, or at worst the fire suppression from several or even dozens of machine guns.

Therefore, the retreat route is very critical at this time.

Planning a safe and difficult-to-track retreat route in advance will allow you to quickly switch to a new sniper position and avoid possible blockades and ambushes by the enemy.

Jiang Chen had only heard Zhang Ming talk about this and had not had time to learn it yet.

There is nothing to see, and you can only know what to do when you retreat.

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On the other side, the leaders Tang Junjie and Han Li moved forward cautiously and carefully. They would stop every time they walked a certain distance to carefully observe the movements around them, so as not to miss any danger hidden somewhere and cause the entire operation to fail.

As a prisoner capturer, Hu Kai did not advance with the main force. Instead, he disguised himself and lurked in the dark, looking for and eliminating the sentries along the way to clear obstacles for the main force.

Not only that, he also stripped off the clothes of several secret sentries and put them in his backpack in case of emergency.

As they approached the outskirts of the enemy camp, a circle of barbed wire blocked their way.

The camp was brightly lit, with lights sweeping back and forth from the simple sentry towers.

Not only that, Han Li also found that the land around the barbed wire near the camp showed obvious signs of being disturbed, and there were obviously mines buried there.

He also found a surveillance camera on a big tree nearby. It was hidden very secretly and disguised as part of the tree trunk. If Han Li had not been vigilant enough, it would have been discovered by the enemy by now.

"Sergeant, the defense here is a bit tight, it's not easy to deal with!" Tang Junjie reported in a low voice.

Li Gang frowned slightly. He didn't expect the opponent's defense to be so tight that they even brought out things like surveillance cameras.

He recalled the intelligence he had gathered during the day, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Go around the woods on the left. There should be a weak point in the defense there."

This is just an exercise, and we cannot cause large-scale damage to the environment and vegetation. If it were a real battlefield, this so-called weak point in defense would not exist at all.

Li Gang didn't want to take advantage of this loophole unless it was absolutely necessary, but who knew that the opponent was so cruel and he was forced into no choice.

The team changed direction carefully. The leaves rustled in the breeze in the wild. There was silence all around, as if the wind had held its breath. The only sounds were the team members' light footsteps and the occasional crisp sound of stepping on dead branches.

In this kind of atmosphere, people feel inexplicably panic, as if something is watching them in the darkness.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and soon they reached the end of the woods.

After checking the surroundings and confirming that there was no ambush, Han Li quickly pulled out the dagger from his waist and quietly cut a small hole in the wire mesh that was large enough for a person to pass through by bending over.

The others passed through quickly, but Han Li, the demolition expert, was left behind to keep watch and prepare for the subsequent retreat.

After entering the camp, they tried to move in the shadows and avoid areas with light.

"How far are we from the target location?" Looking at the marching tent in front, Li Gang turned his head and asked.

Hu Kai lowered his head, took out the signal transmitter from his arms, took a look, and replied: "It should be about ten meters away."

When the signal transmitter is brought close to the target area, the red light on the transmitter will start flashing, and the distance can be roughly determined based on the frequency of the flashing.

When you enter within 100 meters of the target area, the red light will stop flashing. At this time, you only need to press the switch and wait for five minutes. When the red light turns green, it means that the signal transmitter has been deployed successfully.

This is a condition specially set by the director's office to balance the difficulty of the tasks for both parties.

Feng Yao originally did not agree to this condition, because a real war would not require such trouble.

However, although this confrontation exercise was held within the 228th Regiment, because the Beidou satellite navigation system and Beidou individual navigation and positioning equipment were weapons and equipment specially approved by the division headquarters and were put into actual combat for the first time, many things were not something he, as a chief of staff, could decide.

Feng Yao could understand the reason for doing so. It was nothing more than delaying the exercise time, increasing the difficulty of the task, and giving the Beidou system as much opportunity as possible to play its role.

After all, the ultimate goal of this exercise is to test the functionality and stability of this system.

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Looking at the marching tents in the distance, Li Gang gave the order without hesitation: "Keep moving forward!"

The crowd did not hesitate. After all, they had gone through 81 difficulties and they couldn't stop at the last step.

As they were talking, the curtain of the tent in front was suddenly lifted, and a soldier walked out from inside, and, as luck would have it, walked towards the direction where they were hiding.

The group of people quickly lowered their heads, holding their breath and not daring to breathe.

Time seemed to stand still, and every second seemed so long.

Fortunately, the soldier did not stay here for too long. After looking around, he hurried away with a flashlight.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and continued on their way.

The closer they got to the target area, the fewer places they had to hide. They also had to be careful of patrols that might appear at any time, so everyone had to be extremely alert.

Fortunately, the marching route chosen by Li Gang was very covert. Although he encountered several patrol teams along the way, he managed to escape them safely.

Finally, after great effort, everyone managed to get within a hundred meters of the target, and the red light on the signal transmitter stopped flashing.

"Sergeant, we've arrived." Hu Kai said softly.

Li Gang nodded, and the others did not delay and quickly formed a formation.

Just as everyone was waiting for the signal transmitter to be deployed, suddenly a beam of light shot towards them.

Everyone quickly hid and took cover behind a tent.

I thought it was just an accident and it would pass quickly just like what happened just now.

However, unexpectedly, the lights in the distance not only did not go away, but got closer and closer.

"Damn, this is a damn place. I almost got bitten to death by mosquitoes while using the toilet!"

When troops camp in the wild, they usually build temporary toilets, downwind away from the campsite, water sources, and food storage areas. They also arrange guards and patrols around the toilet area to avoid the scenes shown on TV.

Despite this, toilets are generally the weakest point in a camp.

Because no one wants to stay in a smelly place for a long time.

Even the military has regulations that toilets need to be covered with soil after use to reduce odor and prevent the spread of disease.

But just because you can’t smell it doesn’t mean you don’t feel disgusted.

Li Gang was obviously very aware of the soldiers' mentality.

So, while collecting intelligence during the day, he determined the approximate location of the toilet based on the soldiers' activities in the camp, and planned a marching route that theoretically had the least risk.

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