My Military Career in a Parallel World

Jiang Chen and Hu Kai followed Zhang Zhibin up the mountain while secretly observing the surrounding environment. As they got closer and closer to the camp, Jiang Chen could vaguely feel that several eyes were staring at the three of them.

Jiang Chen seemed relaxed on the surface, but secretly he was extremely alert and remained highly vigilant, not revealing any flaws.

After walking along the mountain road for about seven or eight minutes, the camp gate was clearly visible. Just as Jiang Chen was thinking about taking a closer look, several soldiers walked out of the camp and headed straight towards them.

"Countryman, where are you from?" The leading sergeant asked casually while looking at the things in the tricycle.

"Xiahe Village, we are the villagers of Xiahe Village. Yesterday, some of your people came to our village to buy things!" Without waiting for Zhang Zhibin to answer, Hu Kai spoke first.

Hu Kai spoke in a mixture of local dialect and Mandarin. Hearing his strong accent, the wariness in the sergeant's eyes visibly faded a little.

Looking at Zhang Zhibin on the side, he knew this person. When he went to the village to communicate yesterday, he also went to the other party’s store to buy things.

Finally, he turned his gaze to Jiang Chen, and the sergeant frowned slightly.

Jiang Chen is the type of person who has a natural physique that makes it very difficult for him to get tanned. Although he has been in the army for almost half a year, his skin color is still considered fair compared to veterans like Hu Kai.

For this reason, Jiang Chen was often criticized by his classmates when he was taking a shower in the recruit company.

Similarly, children who grow up in the mountains will not have such white skin!

Seeing that the sergeant was staring at him, Jiang Chen's heart skipped a beat.

However, he was not too panicked. Instead of dodging, he looked at the Type 81 rifle in the sergeant's arms with a very curious and eager look.

This is when the usefulness of the red ticket comes into play.

Zhang Zhibin walked over and slapped Jiang Chen on the neck, then looked at the sergeant and said with a smile: "Excuse me, this is my distant nephew from the county town. I went to the county to purchase goods last night, and when he heard me say that there were troops stationed in the village, he insisted on coming over..."

Jiang Chen also scratched his head at the right time, revealing a silly smile, his eyes still stealing glances at the rifle in the sergeant's arms from time to time.

Hu Kai, who was standing by, saw this scene. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have applauded Jiang Chen's acting skills.

"Haha, it's okay, you can sell things, but be careful not to wander around."

"Don't worry, this isn't my first time here, I won't disturb your training."

After chatting with Zhang Zhibin for a few words, the sergeant turned around and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Okay, hurry up if you want to buy something."

"Hey!" Several soldiers who had been waiting anxiously swarmed over.

"Instant noodles, give me two packs of instant noodles. I've been craving this these past few days!"

"I want a bottle of Lei Bi and three packs of instant noodles..."

Although the tricycle is not big, it can carry a lot of things, all kinds of things you can't think of and nothing you can't buy.

In addition to the common instant noodles, drinks and snacks, there are also some cakes and dried mountain products made by the villagers themselves.

Before coming, Jiang Chen and Hu Kai had asked Zhang Zhiqiang about the prices of various items on the stalls, so they were not intimidated by the swarm of soldiers.

Zhang Zhiqiang collected the money, Jiang Chen and Hu Kai helped to get things, and their cooperation was really good.

"Uncle, do you have any..." A soldier came up to Zhang Zhiqiang, made a smoking gesture, and asked in a low voice.

Zhang Zhiqiang didn't waste any time and directly opened a small wooden box next to the tricycle to reveal the cigarettes inside.

Most of them are common cigarette brands in the south.

There are Yangcheng, Red Rose, and Coco Tree that cost three or four yuan a pack, as well as medium-priced brands such as Double Happiness and Wushenye.

Of course, there are also nationally renowned brands such as Furongwang, Liqun, and Yuxi.

Seeing the spiritual food, the people who had been clamoring for instant noodles and drinks just now immediately gathered around.

In less than two minutes, half of the cigarettes in the small wooden box were gone.

This was just the beginning. Before we were done, another group of soldiers came over.

While Jiang Chen was busy getting things for them, he used his peripheral vision to observe the surrounding situation and did not forget to collect useful information from the conversations of these soldiers.

He also noticed that although the soldiers in front of him seemed very relaxed when buying things, there was a hint of vigilance in their eyes from time to time.

Jiang Chen had a guess that the people in the infantry battalion were not completely unaware of their coming here to collect intelligence.

There are two possibilities. The first is that someone left traces during reconnaissance and was discovered by the infantry battalion.

Second, the superiors of both sides had communicated with each other long ago and hinted in advance that someone would come to conduct reconnaissance.

This is not impossible. Jiang Chen and his team can train intelligence reconnaissance capabilities, and the people in the infantry battalion can naturally do anti-infiltration training.

But, I don’t know which situation it is.

Jiang Chen was secretly thinking about how to collect more useful information without arousing suspicion.

It is almost half past ten now, and there are only one and a half hours left until the assembly time set by the company commander. They must speed up.

"Brother, are you tired from training?" Jiang Chen asked a soldier who was queuing to buy cigarettes in a curious tone while getting something.

The soldier smiled and said, "Of course I am tired. Being a soldier is tiring."

Jiang Chen then asked, "How long will you train with us?"

The soldier shook his head: "I don't know about that. I have to listen to the arrangements from above."

Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of his question, Jiang Chen changed the subject: "Do you have tanks here? My uncle said he saw tanks."

A trace of vigilance flashed in the soldier's eyes, and he said, "Don't talk about this, it's a military secret."

Jiang Chen quickly waved his hands: "I'm just asking out of curiosity, hehe."

Zhang Zhibin, who had been paying attention to the movements here, came over at the right time, kicked Jiang Chen on the butt, and cursed: "Little bastard, stop talking nonsense everywhere. I just said it's possible. Why are you asking nonsense? If you keep talking nonsense, I will send you back to the county town later!"

Jiang Chen stuck out his tongue and stopped talking.

Watching the interaction between the uncle and nephew, the vigilance in the soldier's eyes gradually dissipated.

The tricycle was fully stocked with goods and almost all of them were sold out in less than half an hour, leaving only some counterfeit drinks and snacks.

Other hard currencies such as instant noodles, sausages, candies, cigarettes, etc. have long been sold out.

Zhang Zhibin began to pack up, while Jiang Chen and Hu Kai took the time to record the situation around the camp.

Just now the two of them seemed to be busy, but they were secretly observing the situation around them, not missing any details.

For example, the number of patrols, the number of people, equipment, and time, as well as the replacement of several sentries around, etc.

Including the soldiers from the infantry battalion who just came to buy things, their behavior and conversation carry a lot of information.

Although they didn't have the opportunity to sneak into the camp to take a look, what they gained was enough to complete their mission.

"Uncle, have you sold out the stuff?" At this time, the sergeant just now saw a few people who were packing up their things, walked over and asked with a smile.

"Well, most of them have been sold out. There are only some drinks and snacks left, as well as the mountain products that the villagers asked me to bring over. I was thinking of going over to ask about them after I'm done with the work..." Zhang Zhibin responded with a smile and a nod.

"Mountain products?" The sergeant came over and opened the two urea bags next to the tricycle and took a look.

They are all common mountain products such as dried mushrooms, black fungus, bamboo shoots, etc.

With so many soldiers stationed in the mountains, they have to eat, drink, defecate and urinate.

Therefore, in addition to strengthening the army's tanks, some villagers will also bring their own mountain products to sell.

The troops generally accept everyone who comes, and as long as the number is not too large, they will basically accept them all.

This can be considered as a small way of helping the local villagers.

"Okay, let your two nephews help move it to the entrance of the camp. We will take these two bags of mountain products." The sergeant agreed without thinking too much.

Jiang Chen and Hu Kai looked at each other upon hearing this, and both saw the joy in each other's eyes.

This really proves the saying, "When you are surrounded by mountains and rivers and think there is no way out, you will find a new village when you turn around!"

I was just thinking about how to get closer to take a look, but unexpectedly the opportunity came to me.

The two men nimbly picked up a bag each and walked towards the camp gate.

The infantry battalion's camp was built on a large piece of wasteland, and Jiang Chen could clearly see traces of the ground being turned over and tidied.

Because of the tents blocking the view, we couldn't see what was going on inside the camp, but just from the remaining ruts and tracks on the ground, we could tell there were heavy equipment such as armored vehicles or tanks inside.

However, Jiang Chen was still somewhat confused.

Tanks and armored vehicles are not small things that can be hidden anywhere, but they did not find anything when they observed before.

It was not until Zhang Zhibin suddenly mentioned it on the way here that Jiang Chen took the matter to heart.

I thought it was just a casual remark from the other party.

But later, when Jiang Chen tried to talk to the soldiers from the infantry battalion who came to buy things, the other party's performance clearly told him that things were not as simple as he thought.

Add to that the ruts and tracks we see now...

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, and while Hu Kai was talking to the sentry, he followed the traces on the ground and peeked into the camp.

"No, this is a military restricted area. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter. You can leave after you put your things down."

Hu Kai obviously wanted to try to get into the camp, but the other party didn't give him any chance.

Perhaps the fact that the two of them were too reluctant to leave aroused the vigilance of the sentry on the opposite side, and there was an inexplicable hint of suspicion in his eyes when he looked at them.

Hu Kai gently tugged at the corner of Jiang Chen's clothes. Jiang Chen, who was looking around the camp, reacted and quickly said in a pleading tone: "Third brother, please let me take another look. This is the first time I see a real thing!"

Sometimes, things are so magical that the more upright you are, the less likely you are to attract attention.

"If you want to watch it, come back tomorrow. It's not just once, so hurry up!" Hu Kai also instantly immersed himself in the role and pulled Jiang Chen towards the tricycle.

Jiang Chen had no choice but to look back every few steps and follow him reluctantly.

Seeing his performance, several sentries subconsciously straightened their backs and tightened the Type 81 rifles in their hands.

When they first came to the army and saw the real thing, it was the same.

……

The three of them pushed the tricycle back. Because there were secret sentries hidden in the surrounding woods, Jiang Chen and Hu Kai did not dare to communicate too much. They could only discuss topics like what guns they saw when they were selling things just now, just like when they came here.

Zhang Zhiqiang also cooperated very well and added a few words from time to time.

To outsiders who don't know the situation, it really seems like the uncle is just bringing his two nephews to see the world.

In order to avoid being exposed at the last moment, the two men maintained this appearance and walked for some distance.

"Okay, there should be no problem." Hu Kai glanced at the forest behind him and said in a low voice.

Jiang Chen nodded, his facial expression restrained, and the two began to exchange the information they had just collected.

"A total of six secret sentries were found along the way."

"A patrol team passes by every five minutes, with ten people in each team. We found four teams in total. There are two machine guns in each team, and the rest of the people are carrying Type 81 rifles..."

Not to mention, compared to long-distance observation with a telescope, close-range reconnaissance can obtain more comprehensive and rich information, and the intelligence is more accurate.

This was just the beginning. While selling goods, the two also collected a lot of useful information from the conversations among the soldiers.

For example, they did not rest in the camp last night, and the three companies did not arrive all at once, but came in batches from different directions.

Listening to their idle chatter, I found that some of them came by truck and were complaining about their company's drivers while buying things. Some were gloating over their misfortune, etc.

There were many similar conversations that did not escape the ears of Jiang Chen and Hu Kai.

"I have to find a chance to go to the dream space later..."

Recalling the memories in his mind and exchanging information with Hu Kai, Jiang Chen said to himself.

They had stayed at the entrance of the camp for more than half an hour, during which time there were at least eighty soldiers who came to buy things.

The two of them were busy with their current tasks, so it was inevitable that they would miss some information.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen stopped the topic and said, "Brother Kai, let's write down the information we have collected first, and then check it slowly when we get back, so as not to forget it after a long time."

"Yeah." Hu Kai nodded in agreement.

What happens next is much simpler.

The two returned to the village and returned the clothes to Zhang Zhibin.

I looked at the time and there was only about half an hour left until noon.

There is still some distance from here to the meeting point, and they have to go back to sort out the information. So the two of them did not delay and prepared to leave after saying hello.

"Wait a minute!" As soon as they reached the gate, Zhang Zhibin suddenly called out to stop the two of them.

Just when Jiang Chen and Hu Kai were puzzled, they saw Zhang Zhibin coming out carrying a large bag.

"Give!"

"Uncle Zhang, what are you doing..." Jiang Chen asked in confusion.

Zhang Zhibin grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and looked at Hu Kai beside him, pursing his lips and saying, "We agreed before that you spend money with me and I provide help. I won't refund you the money for the clothes. These things are exactly 100 yuan. Next time there is such a good thing, remember to come and take care of my business more."

"Uh..." Jiang Chen turned his head to look at Hu Kai. He thought it was just a joke.

"Thank you, squad leader!" Hu Kai didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He took the things Zhang Zhibin handed over and put them into their backpacks. After saying thank you, he took Jiang Chen, who was still in a daze, away.

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PS: I broke my promise. I’m a bit busy as the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. I worked overtime until seven or eight in the morning yesterday.

The time for subsequent updates is uncertain. I will update when I finish writing...

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