My Military Career in a Parallel World

Jiang Chen and Hu Kai looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise.

Looking back at the dark-skinned middle-aged man in camouflage uniform, I inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity from him.

It’s not the familiarity in appearance, but the familiarity in identity and profession!

Hu Kai calmed himself down, smiled and asked tentatively: "Brother, you have a good eye. You must have been a soldier before, right?"

The middle-aged man did not hide it, nodded slightly, a smile flashed in his eyes: “Well, I was a soldier when I was young.

However, at that time, there weren’t so many troops stationed in this area…”

The middle-aged man didn't say much, and Jiang Chen and Hu Kai were tactful enough not to ask any more questions.

The land beneath our feet has always been a heavily defended area and has been so for decades.

Among so many troops, there are always some soldiers who, for one reason or another, do not return home like most people after retiring, but choose to stay in the local area, marry, have children and settle down.

Otherwise, how do you think the military tank industry originally came about?

In fact, most of these ideas were devised by local veterans in an effort to make a living.

They were soldiers themselves, so they naturally know best what the soldiers in the army need.

Just like the middle-aged man in front of him, he was a veteran who had retired from the battlefield, and he was not just an ordinary veteran.

Normally, he runs a small store at home. At the end of every year when the military district holds a grand military exercise, he rides a tricycle to look for the troops and earn some extra money.

Don't underestimate this extra income. For today's rural areas, it is a considerable income.

A pack of instant noodles usually costs only 50 cents in a store, and those with seasonings like Master Kong only cost two or three yuan. However, it can be transported to the vicinity of the exercise site and sold to the soldiers participating in the exercise, and the price can be at least doubled or tripled.

Not to mention drinks like Coke and Sprite.

Moreover, those who understand will know that except for hard currency such as instant noodles, the drinks and snacks they sell are more or less not legitimate.

When the three of them were chatting just now, Jiang Chen secretly glanced at the things in the tricycle.

That was an eye-opener...

What Lei Bi did was child's play.

Just for the eight-treasure porridge, Jiang Chen saw at least three different labels.

Eight Treasures Porridge, Eight-in-One Porridge, Eight-Baking Porridge... The most outrageous thing was that Jiang Chen saw a bottle with the brand of Eight Treasures Bow written on it.

He almost got internal injuries from holding it in.

There are also Coke, Lulu, Xingerlu and so on.

This is what can be seen on the surface, not to mention some foods whose names and packaging are exactly the same as the originals. Unless you open them and taste them, you can't tell them apart at all.

Of course, this isn't true for everything.

For example, instant noodles and spiritual food, two types of hard currency that are in urgent need, are both authentic and guaranteed.

After all, if they really want to mess up everything, they are not fools. They don't really think those old soldiers are easy to mess with.

Just say "military restricted area, no entry", and all problems are solved.

These strong military battlefields can also be regarded as logistical support for the troops during training. Both sides can benefit from it, as long as they don't go too far.

As for the rumor that one can buy intelligence from Mr. Qiangjun.

This is indeed the case.

Moreover, even if the military leaders knew, they would not say anything. The reason is that obtaining intelligence from the local people is part of the intelligence gathering work.

It's no use just collecting intelligence; you also have to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Since Uncle Qiangjun can sell intelligence to you, he can naturally sell your intelligence to others.

What if the old man doesn't like you, or he's in a bad mood, or someone gets there before you...

What’s more, not only you have an uncle, but the opposite side also has one!

Therefore, how to collect intelligence and how to judge after collecting intelligence depends on your own choice.

If you really believe it without thinking, you may not even know when you are being sold out.

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After chatting for a while, the middle-aged man took them into the house and took out several sets of clothes belonging to local villagers: "This is the clothes I usually wear when I work."

As he said that, he threw a set of clothes to Hu Kai: "This set of clothes should be suitable for you." Then, he looked at Jiang Chen from head to toe and said: "This kid is a bit tall, I don't have any clothes for him."

Uh……

I was thinking about other things at that time and forgot about this.

Jiang Chen's height of about 1.8 meters is considered normal in the north, but he stands out in the south.

No wonder people say that.

Jiang Chen wanted to say something, but Hu Kai looked at him, then took out a red note from his side pocket, handed it to the middle-aged man, and said with a smile: "Brother, this is the money for buying clothes, you think of a way."

"You don't need so many tattered clothes for a set. Just give me five or ten dollars." The middle-aged man's expression remained unchanged.

"Hey, you still have a store open, right? I can spend the rest of my money here." Hu Kai continued without changing his expression.

The middle-aged man glanced at the armband on Hu Kai's arm, his face expressionless, but he said: "Haha, this is all trivial. My nephew happened to have a set of clothes left at our house a few days ago. This young man should be able to wear it."

"Hey, then I'll trouble you, big brother."

"The military and the people are like fish and water, so it's no problem..."

Listening to the conversation between the two, the expression on Jiang Chen's face was so wonderful.

Can you still do this?

He stared at the two of them in a daze until the middle-aged man threw the clothes at him, and then Jiang Chen came back to his senses from the shock.

Just as he was about to try it on, he heard Hu Kai next to him suddenly say, "Brother, let me ask you, are you going to the north woods to sell things?"

The middle-aged man seemed to have been waiting for him to ask this question, and said with a smile on his face: "Since you just spent a hundred dollars on me, I won't play tricks with you.

Judging from the way you are dressed, you should be scouts."

Hu Kai was not surprised that his identity was discovered, and he nodded and admitted: "Yes, brother, you guessed right."

"Do you still want to borrow my tricycle as a cover to take you closer to the enemy's camp?" the middle-aged man continued.

Hu Kai nodded again.

Makeup reconnaissance is a technical job.

If one could sneak into the camp with just two sets of clothes, then that would be too much of an insult to the Flower-Growing Family's army.

Not to mention sneaking in, it’s even doubtful whether we can get close to the enemy camp.

The most likely possibility is that the two of them were dispersed by the sentries as soon as they reached the edge of the camp.

If the disguise is not good enough and reveals a flaw, it is not impossible to be caught on the spot.

But at this time, if there is a strong military tank to provide cover, it will be a different story.

Even if you can't get into the camp, you can still conduct close reconnaissance, and even get words from the soldiers who come to buy things, and get a lot of information and intelligence that cannot be seen through telescopes or the naked eye.

This is the purpose of Hu Kai's trip, and it is also the key to whether Class 3 can beat everyone else and get first place.

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