Located in the primeval forest in the southwestern border of our country, the members of the special forces brigade and the amphibious combat detachment of a certain military region, under the leadership of captain An Ruizhi, are carrying out survival and combat training in the tropical jungle here.

Although they belong to a certain military region in East China, in order to be able to fight in all geographical and climatic conditions, their training is spread all over the ocean, plateau, desert, dense forest, and so on, and in the same day, they will suddenly appear from the desert in the tropical jungle. The north and south of the river, inside and outside the Great Wall, have left their training footprints.

The team members are dressed in four-color jungle-style camouflage uniforms, and each of them has an armband embroidered with a condor that catches a poisonous snake, which is a mark that every soldier looks forward to having, it is an honor, and it is an affirmation of a soldier's spirit and military quality.

Every fighter who wears such a symbol is the strongest and faithful defender of the Motherland. The special armband shows their mysterious identity, they are one of the special forces of our army's seven military regions, and they are a group of invincible warriors known as the "amphibious soldiers".

At this moment, the team members have just finished the first phase of seven-day training, and they came out of the forest in teams of three and quickly assembled in a clearing at the edge of the forest.

After a week of survival and combat training in the wild, the team members did not show the slightest fatigue and were still alive and well. Although the oil paint on their faces obscured their expressions, everyone's body revealed strong combat effectiveness, and their movements were still so agile and swift. It is the same for them to have food or not in such a tropical forest, and they even regard this training as enjoyment, and taking suffering as pleasure is the best way for them to regulate their stress.

This is their temporary camp, and more than a dozen team members are camped in this barren mountain wilderness. Captain An Ruizhi stood in front of the team and glanced at his team members, and seeing that everyone was returning on time, he didn't say anything, and waved his hand to let the team members disband.

Usually only when the task is assigned will they make detailed arrangements for their own team members, and at other times An Ruizhi does not say a word of nonsense, because their collective is like a person, all the team members cooperate with each other, a look, a movement to know the meaning of each other, long-term common training and combat so that they have a heart for each other.

Back in the field tent, An Ruizhi didn't have time to wash off the oil paint on his face, when he suddenly heard the roar of a helicopter in the air, and then the wind and waves set off by the huge rotors blew the field tent undulating.

An Ruizhi ran out of the tent and saw a Black Hawk helicopter slowly landing in the open space not far away. From the code of the fuselage, he recognized that it was the plane of the Army Aviation Regiment directly under the headquarters, and the first person to get out of the cabin after the plane came to a stop was actually their group leader.

An Ruizhi wondered why the captain came without saying hello, and he was still on the plane of the headquarters, and then three soldiers in camouflage uniforms jumped off the plane, and four people walked over this way.

Seeing this scene, An Ruizhi instinctively felt that there was an important task. He hurriedly trotted forward, and saw that of the three officers who accompanied the captain, the colonel was in front, and a lieutenant colonel and captain were followed closely behind him.

An Ruizhi immediately saluted the captain and the colonel who walked in front, and at the same time shouted loudly, "Hello chief." ”

"Wise, this chief is Deputy Director Tao of the Reconnaissance Bureau of the headquarters, and he has something important to tell you." After the captain finished speaking, he said to Deputy Director Tao with a side face: "He is the squadron leader An Ruizhi you are looking for." ”

After returning the salute, the colonel enthusiastically stretched out his hand and said to An Ruizhi: "Hello, Comrade An Ruizhi, my name is Tao Junyu. ”

"Hello chief." An Ruizhi immediately grabbed Colonel Tao's hand and replied loudly.

Li Tianxiao stared at An Ruizhi and looked him up and down. This is the first time Li Tianxiao has met this legend, an excellent special forces commander, he had heard many stories about him before he came, and he was the first person to be chosen.

An Ruizhi's image is very incommensurate with his legendary deeds, he belongs to the kind of person who is inconspicuous in the crowd, very ordinary. Medium stature, thin but not thin, standing there like a cow tendon growing on a cliff, no wind, rain, thunder and lightning can be broken, not defeated, only those eyes flashed with a deep gaze, showing the difference and ordinary people.

Deputy Director Tao turned around and introduced Shen Meng and Li Tianxiao to An Ruizhi and said, "Shen Meng and Li Tianxiao, they are my assistants. ”

An Ruizhi's military rank is major, so he immediately took the initiative to give Shen Meng a standard military salute, and Staff Officer Shen and Li Tianxiao hurriedly returned a military salute.

"Let's go to your tent and talk." Director Tao smiled at An Ruizhi.

"You talk, I'll go here and see the soldiers." After speaking, the captain turned and walked to the tent next to him.

Looking at the back of the captain, An Ruizhi not only suspected in his heart, what is the important thing that the captain wants to avoid? He didn't have time to think much and hurriedly walked in front and led the chief into his tent.

After entering the tent, An Ruizhi noticed that the captain did not come in, but stood outside the tent to be on guard, which increased his curiosity.

Li Tianxiao didn't follow up and didn't arrange it deliberately, it was instinct and habit, this was in the camp of the special forces, it seemed loose on the surface, but in fact, even a mosquito didn't want to sneak in, so no one would go in and disturb them.

The field tent was An Ruizhi's temporary command post and resting place, and he first poured two glasses of water for the two chiefs and placed them on the improvised workbench.

"Comrade An Ruizhi, please don't be busy, let's talk about things first." Colonel Tao sat down as he spoke, "Please sit down too." ”

"Yes." An Ruizhi sat across from Colonel Tao.

"Comrade An Ruizhi, I am here to discuss this matter with you on behalf of the head of the headquarters and the reconnaissance bureau, and the reason why I use the word 'negotiation' is because this task is very special, you can agree or refuse, and we will not force you. Given the special nature of the mission, whether you choose to agree or decline, you must keep it a secret. Colonel Tao said solemnly.

"Yes." An replied forcefully, it was the first time he had heard of the word negotiation used by the superiors, a word rarely used in the army, so that he could not guess what kind of task it was.

Senior Colonel Tao changed his calm tone and asked An Ruizhi, "Do you know anything about the Golden Triangle region outside the southwest of my country?" ”

"The head of the report, I have seen some information about it, and the details are not clear." An Ruizhi immediately answered truthfully.

Colonel Tao nodded and motioned for An Ruizhi to sit down, and then continued: "Comrade Shen Meng will introduce the situation to you, and you can bring up any ideas after listening." ”

Lieutenant Colonel Shen Meng looked at An Ruizhi very seriously and said: "I try to be as concise as possible, because of the reasons left over from history, there are hundreds of large and small private armed forces distributed in the northern part of the Indochina Peninsula, of which there are nearly 20 armed forces of more than 1,000 people, and there are also three or four armed groups of more than 10,000 people. In remote and barren mountains and jungles, the main source of income for these armed forces is drug production and drug trafficking. They feed the army with poison and protect the army with poison. A few years ago, when our border areas were relatively tightly closed, very few drugs flowed into our country, and the drugs in the Golden Triangle region were mainly transported to all parts of the world through the western part of the Indochina Peninsula. With the deepening of China's reform and opening up, border ports have also been opened one after another, and trade with neighboring countries has increased substantially, and a large number of narcotics have also been hidden in China, opening up drug smuggling channels. The local anti-narcotics police and the border armed police have actively carried out anti-narcotics activities, but the drug traffickers in the Golden Triangle area are different from other places, and their main body is the army, so they have very strong combat effectiveness, and the weapons they use are also very advanced, and the firepower is very fierce, and the large drug trafficking armed forces even have armed helicopters and short-range missiles, and their missiles can hit many cities in China's border areas, directly threatening the security of the border areas. To deal with such drug lords, the strength of the anti-narcotics police and the border armed police is limited, so the head of the Central Military Commission instructed that the army should crack down on these armed drug traffickers, and that the reconnaissance bureau directly under the General Headquarters should carry out this special and arduous task. In order to fully grasp the details of the armed drug lords, it is necessary to send personnel to infiltrate the Golden Triangle region. This is an extremely arduous and dangerous task, and the head of the General Headquarters has also paid special attention to it and instructed us to strictly check the selection of personnel, so that not only are we highly qualified in military affairs, but the key is that we are extremely loyal to the motherland and the people and can withstand all kinds of tests. After many investigations and strict selection, we have selected several candidates for the special forces of major military districts, and you are one of them. ”

Listening to Shen Meng's introduction here, Colonel Tao looked at An Ruizhi with expectant eyes, and said with a solemn expression: "Because performing this special task requires enduring humiliation and burden, and at the same time suffering from misunderstandings from relatives and friends, we want to ask for your opinion, and please think carefully before replying to me." ”

An Ruizhi did not hesitate at all, stood up and snapped upright, and replied in a loud voice, "Report chief, don't think about it, as long as the motherland and the people need it, I can give up everything to complete the task, including my life." ”

"Haha...... But you don't have to answer me in such a hurry, give you a day to think about it. If you don't change your decision after a day, I'll tell you a detailed plan for the mission. Colonel Tao said with a satisfied smile.

"Please rest assured, I will not change my decision, as a soldier, I am ready to sacrifice my life for the motherland anytime and anywhere." An Zhizhi replied firmly.

"Comrade An Ruizhi, I also firmly believe in this, and I also believe in the unflinching loyalty of each and every one of our soldiers to the motherland. This day is also a period of psychological adjustment for you, and you must be fully mentally prepared, knowing that this is different from performing tasks in the country, everything you face is unpredictable, and your life is in danger at any time. In conclusion, I would like to stress that this task is strictly confidential. ”

"Yes."

"Alright, I'm leaving, I'll come back to you in three days." After Colonel Tao finished speaking, he walked out of the tent with Shen Meng.

Seeing Deputy Director Tao and them coming out, Li Tianxiao immediately ran to the tent next to him, called the captain out, and the four of them boarded the helicopter together and left quickly.

An Ruizhi stood in the clearing, quietly watching the helicopter disappear into the sky, and did not move for a long time, and his ears rang again with what the chief had just said.

"This is a very special task, not only dangerous but also a burden of humiliation and misunderstanding by relatives, friends and comrades-in-arms." From the meaning of these words, it can be judged that it must have infiltrated the Golden Triangle with a very special identity, entered the heart of the enemy, and the slightest carelessness would kill him in a foreign land.

Danger is nothing to these hard-hearted men, but it is unbearable pain to be misunderstood by relatives and comrades-in-arms. It wasn't clear what the misunderstanding would be, but he could guess it wouldn't be the usual situation.

The next morning, Li Tianxiao and Lieutenant Colonel Shen Meng drove an off-road vehicle with a local sign to find An Ruizhi, because Plan K had entered the implementation stage, and they were both wearing plainclothes for secrecy and not to attract attention.

Before the SUV could approach the camp, two heavily armed soldiers suddenly emerged from the bushes on either side and intercepted the vehicle.

Li Tianxiao handed his ID to the sentry, and at the same time said to him: "We are from the Reconnaissance Bureau of the headquarters, and we are looking for your captain An Ruizhi if we have something." ”

After carefully checking the guards, the soldier handed the documents to Li Tianxiao, and dodged the off-road vehicle into the camp. Still the same as yesterday, Li Tianxiao stayed outside, and Lieutenant Colonel Shen Meng walked into the tent alone.

An Ruizhi was writing something, and when he saw Shen Meng coming in in civilian clothes, he hurriedly got up and gave him a seat.

Shen Meng waved his hand, "No need Comrade An Ruizhi, how did you think about the task proposed by the chief?" ”

"Resolutely obey the leader's arrangement and ensure the completion of the task." An Ruizhi snapped up and replied in a loud voice.

"Very well, you can arrange the work here briefly, and follow me immediately."

"How long do you need to leave?"

Shen dreamed for a moment and said, "Half a day at most." ”

An Ruizhi immediately called the instructor, explained the work, and then got into the off-road vehicle and left the temporary camp.