Chapter 23: Nature
"Wow."
The non-commissioned officer of the first class, who was a scout, fell directly to the ground.
Li Renjie's reaction was not slow, and he dodged and hid behind the tree next to him.
The two men, their four eyes rolling back and forth.
"Smack."
Another gunshot rang out.
Listen to the sound, there is a certain distance. The first three gunshots should be fired in groups, and the second one is a return fire.
"Tsk."
Li Renjie learned a bird call, which was a code he had agreed with the observer to avoid being exposed to the enemy.
The observer turned his head to look at Li Renjie, who stretched out his finger and pointed to the upper right.
It was a dirt slope more than ten meters high, overgrown with weeds, and it was a good place to observe and ambush.
The observer nodded, and the two quickly climbed up from behind.
At this time, several more gunshots rang out, and the two of them were already getting closer.
Occupying a geographical advantage, Li Renjie's vision also became broader, and he soon found the location where the gunshots came from.
In front of him was a gray-faced, weed-disguised veteran, scurrying forward without stopping, occasionally stopping to shoot in the back.
Behind them were three enemies in hot pursuit.
In terms of military quality alone, this veteran is definitely above the three enemies.
It's a pity that this is the seventh day of the assessment, and the veteran has been seriously overdrawn both physically and mentally, and at this time he is only hanging with one breath.
"Plop."
The veteran tripped over a rock hidden in the grass and fell to the ground.
The fall seemed to hit his leg, and the veteran got up from the ground and staggered to his feet.
As soon as the speed slowed, the enemy caught up.
Seeing that the distance between the enemy and us was getting closer and closer, the veteran simply stopped and found a place to lie down and engage in defensive battles.
The two sides were at a stalemate for a while.
"We've got to help him." Seeing this, Li Renjie whispered.
"Wait a minute." The observer reached out and pressed the muzzle of Li Renjie's gun and said in a deep voice, "Don't be impulsive. There are not only you and me here, but any rash move may affect the brothers behind you. ”
"But if we don't help, then he will die." Li Renjie preached.
The observer glanced in the direction of the veteran and spoke, "I know. If it were me, I'd like someone to help me now.
However, our mission is reconnaissance, and we cannot shoot unless necessary.
Once the shot is fired, it will not be you and me who will be exposed, but the thirty brothers in the back will also be exposed. ”
Li Renjie was still trying to argue a few words and find a way to convince the observers, when suddenly there was a noise behind him.
"Wow." The two instinctively turned their guns.
A figure quickly sank, and a deep voice came: "It's me." ”
Lieutenant Zheng Jun.
Li Renjie heard the other party's voice and removed the muzzle of the gun.
Zheng Jun was almost injured by mistake, and quickly lurked beside the two, and asked while observing: "What's the situation?" ”
"It's a brother who participated in the assessment like us, and was bitten by three enemies. Brother Zheng, we have to help him. Li Renjie said.
The observer immediately added: "His leg is injured." ”
Li Renjie's eyebrows tightened slightly, how could he not hear the implication of the observer's words.
Even if the veteran is saved, the other party's inconvenient legs and feet will only drag everyone down.
In such a situation, no one wants to be dragged down.
Everyone wants to complete this assessment.
The shots were still ringing, except that the veteran had fired a shot just as he was lying down, and there was no more gunfire after that.
"He's out of bullets." Li Renjie whispered.
Now that the situation was urgent, the enemy had sensed that the veteran had run out of ammunition and began to move forward tentatively.
A veteran with limited mobility and no ammunition at all, facing the attack of three enemies at the same time, has no chance of winning at all.
"Withdraw." A cold voice spoke from Zheng Jun's mouth.
Li Renjie's heart sank, he thought that Zheng Jun, as an officer, would be more benevolent, but he gave the order to retreat.
Things are as Li Renjie imagined, the veterans without reinforcements have no way to survive at all.
As the enemy approached, the veteran launched a final counterattack, trying to seize the weapon from the enemy and continue the fight, but still "died a tragic death" under the gun, being shot at least five times.
If I had shot, he would have survived.
Li Renjie slammed his fist on the ground, complaining in his heart that he didn't help.
"Let's go." The observer reached out and patted Li Renjie on the shoulder.
The people had already been sacrificed, and it was useless to say anything, so Li Renjie got up from the ground and retreated with Zheng Jun and the observers.
As soon as the three of them joined up with the large force, they made a detour to avoid direct clashes between the enemy as much as possible.
"Do you think I'm not human?"
On the way, Zheng Jun suddenly asked.
"Nope." Li Renjie shook his head.
Zheng Jun saved himself, although he said that he liked his own value, but if he didn't have a little human touch, he would never have made a move.
"I know you blame me in your heart, but as a leader, I can't be too selfish, I have to think about everyone.
That's right, if we had just made a move, that veteran wouldn't have died in that tragic way.
But have you ever thought that it could be a trap? ”
Zheng Jun preached in a row.
Li Renjie's footsteps paused slightly, and he suddenly realized that the scene just now might indeed be a trap.
At the beginning of the assessment, enemy actions in groups of three were indeed common.
However, at this point in the assessment, it is already impossible for a three-person combat team to act alone.
It is not difficult to understand that he and Wang Xiaolong were hunted down by so many people in the first place.
"I'm sorry."
Li Renjie apologized to Zheng Jun and discovered the gap between himself and an officer.
However, if he changed his position, Li Renjie would still not give the order to retreat.
It's definitely not a holy, it's nature.
The assessment continued, and Li Renjie would not continue to waste energy on a matter that had already ended, and soon assumed the role of a sniper again, and continued to walk in the forefront with observers to conduct reconnaissance.
Whether it was a trap or not, the team seemed to be free from enemy pursuit until an hour later when the gunfire rang out again.
This time, the gunfire came from the front of the line.
Li Renjie, who already had experience, did not dodge directly as before, but quickly ran to a high point, and then lurked down to look in the direction where the gunshots came from.
"Bang, Bang, Bang......"
This time, the gunfire was very dense, with two assessors running wildly in front and more than ten people chasing behind.
Monk!
Li Renjie's eyelids were slightly picked, and he found that one of the guys who escaped was Wang Xiaolong, who had formed a team with him.
"Wow." The observer lay down next to Li Renjie.
"The two assessors are being pursued by twelve enemies, and immediately report the situation to Lieutenant Zheng." Li Renjie commanded without looking back.