Chapter 078: A Test of Stinky Smells

Jilanathon's inscrutable analysis has not been confirmed, at least judging from the reaction of Dodim and other commanders, the Whirlwind Army is still full of desire to win the competition in this joint exercise.

After a two-week long journey, the team finally arrived in the small town of Goering, three kilometers northwest of the Fata River Valley, where the exercise is about to begin.

Lieutenant Colonel William soon stepped into the role, giving a very inspiring speech to the team in the name of the commander-in-chief of the operation. Although the soldiers clapped their hands red, in the aftermath of the discussion, it was found that they had barely written down a word of Lieutenant Colonel William's speech. In contrast, the meticulous arrangements of the deputy commander-in-chief, Captain Dodim, have received more attention, and it seems that the soldiers of the Spinner Frontier are stupid guys who lack political sensitivity.

The main route of the exercise is, of course, led by Quiel, whose 26th Regiment will conduct virtual field and assault exercises in the central area of the valley. Their opponents are the elite dragon legions of the Otto Empire, commanded by the arrogant lieutenant Vignes. It is conceivable that these two tall and mighty commanders will definitely spark brilliant sparks in this competition full of friendship.

The second route was led by Lieutenant Meggi, who would lead Felix's team to begin operations in the northeastern part of the Fata Valley, with a focus on reconnaissance and round-up drills. Their opponents were Ensign Marvin and his Tiger Cavalry. Marven is notoriously scheming, but he doesn't take advantage of the clever and calm Meggie. In the eyes of Zi Lang and Gulf, as long as there is no mess with Felix, there is still a great hope for the second team to win.

Qi Lang's team set out from the small town of Goering, and their goal was to explore the northwest of the Fata River valley and occupy the three supposed resource points.

As Qi Lang and the others had analyzed in advance, their team's actions were mainly a competition of judgment and speed of marching, and the Spiral Front Army had a natural advantage in this regard. Cross-country running and weight-bearing running are the daily training subjects of the soldiers of the Spiral Front, and no legion can compare with them, even if Gu Yi has a geographical advantage, Qi Lang still has full confidence in himself.

However, according to Lieutenant Colonel William's analysis at the pre-war meeting, the first two detachments had a better chance of victory, while the third detachment was purely a formality, and it did not matter whether they won or lost. This kind of remark made Qi Lang very uncomfortable to listen to, and at the same time, he made up his mind that he had to win this battle.

At eight o'clock in the morning of the next day, the unprecedented joint military exercise between the two countries officially began!

Qi Lang's detachment entered the Kessel jungle from the town of Goering and launched an assault on the first target location.

Kessel Jungle is a general term for the primeval forests on both sides of the Fata Valley, covering hundreds of thousands of hectares. There are many tropical plants here, under the seventy or eighty meters high ant nest trees, rubber trees, palm trees, sandalwood trees are innumerable, under which there are bushes and thorns, and almost every inch of land is covered with green vitality. Of course, there are also countless dangerous traps hidden in it, and unknown poisonous insects, beasts, and mutant creatures are also gathered here, and the silence is disturbed at the moment, and I am afraid that they are hiding in the shadows, ready to stretch out their fierce minions.

The first target location was a low-lying area in the jungle, named the Alpha Target, which was only about thirty kilometers away from the starting point, which was not too far. However, due to the complexity of the terrain, hundreds of kilograms of thorns had to be split for almost every step forward, so the short distance of 30 kilometers was difficult for the pioneers.

After entering the jungle, Qi Lang arranged for Ou Wu to lead the stormtroopers in front, and the big strong man took on the responsibility of opening the way. The agile and intelligent Jira is responsible for finding the way, ensuring that the direction of the team is accurate, and at the same time observing the opponent's movements as much as possible and reporting information in time for the next step. More than 50 archers, led by Gulf, carefully guarded against the sudden attack of wild beasts in the forest and ensured the safety of their team.

It should be said that Ouwu, who has just been promoted to a mid-level warrior, has played a lot of role, his strength is already extremely amazing, after raising a level, his two thick arms are even more powerful, they are simply two siege rams, the saw wheel is buzzing, and the grass and trees are flying everywhere he passes, and the workload of one person is probably enough to withstand the remaining fifty stormtrooper soldiers.

However, there was one thing that Qi Lang was still not satisfied with, because for a considerable part of the time, there was no need for Ou Wu to compete with those thick ant nest trees. It took a lot of talk for Zilang and Gulf to persuade Ou to stop his brutal maneuvers, and the wooden head finally realized that there were times when it was possible to go around in small circles as they moved forward.

Difficulties arose unsurprisingly.

According to Gira's return, just in front of it, in a large patch of grass, inhabited by hundreds of mutant jackals!

The relatively flat area, presumably where their lair was located, never seemed to have been intruded, and they swaggered like a band of robbers to take advantage of the soldiers' advance.

To the left of the direction was a stinking mire of bones of various beasts, with scorpions and centipedes scurrying through the bones in a terrifying aura, and on the right were the cliffs at the edge of the valley, the rocks covered with slippery moss that even the nimble apes could not climb through.

Passing through this area and descending a gentle slope for another two or three kilometers, you will reach the alpha target.

It became a problem, a choice problem.

A frontal breakout is undoubtedly the shortest shortcut, but it is quite dangerous. The fierce soldiers of the mutant jackal know very well that although with the ability of these hundred or so soldiers, they can completely win the battle, but it is difficult to ensure that they are unscathed in battle. After all, this is their lair, completely their own territory, and the mutant jackals will surely spare their lives and fight the invaders cruelly.

Needless to say, the cliff on the right is even more risky than a battle with the mutant jackal. The mire on the left looked a little better, the poisonous insects looked scary, but it wasn't a problem for the soldiers, and the archers' arrows weren't vegetarian. It's just that crawling in the mire will undoubtedly slow down, and ...... It also makes them stinky and smelly.

The choice of bypassing the mire certainly doesn't need to be considered, it may be dozens of kilometers more, and who knows if there will be some other terrifying creatures hiding at the far other end of the mire.

Now, the whole team is waiting here, waiting for their commander to make a decision.

Just as Qi Lang carefully surveyed the depths of the mire, Ou Wu was the first to come up with his own thoughts: "Are you scared? Those ugly bastards made you pee your pants? We rush over and we can wash them away at once! Why do you want to look at this quagmire, do you want us to become as disgusting as you?"

Gough's words made Gulf blush, and as another fearless mid-tier warrior, he was eager to stand up and scold the idiot, or translate Schukin's wow-sneer to him, even though he was definitely at a disadvantage in terms of punches and kicks. But Qi Lang pulled him back: "Those mutant jackals really scared me. Because I don't want my soldiers to take risks, I don't want anyone to be hurt or lose their lives here. ”

Ou Wu waved his thick arm angrily: "We are soldiers! On the road to victory, someone will lose their lives, so what's the fuss about? You say this entirely because you are a coward!"

"You can't say that, Sergeant Owu. Jira grinned and stood up to persuade the explanation, "We all know that the vice-captain is not a coward, and he has already proven that." He was thinking about everyone, after all, this was an overall battle, not a competition of individual heroes. Otherwise, I guess the vice-captain could have brought three flags by himself and ran to the designated place to plant them, and we could have run home and go to sleep, right?"

The soldiers agreed with Gila's remarks, and although most of them believed that they could repel the mutant jackals, they did not dare to guarantee that they would not be bitten in one or two bites, and it was not so difficult to accept to touch in the mud, just cover your nose, and wait until you get to the river to take a few more showers.

Seeing that the soldiers had sided with the cowards, Owu could only accept the reality with a snort. In fact, in Gurve's opinion, Ou Wu should not have raised an objection at all, because his dignity was no different from that of a wild boar, and rolling in the mud was not his best skill?

As the hundred-dozen soldiers were preparing to climb into the mire, their opponents arrived. Guy finally appeared at the edge of the jungle with a hundred and ten soldiers.

Sensing that the Spinner Striker was ahead of him, the haughty sergeant looked a little surprised, obviously incredulous that he was lagging behind. But when he saw that the other party was about to take a bath in the quagmire, he regained his pride and laughed loudly without hesitation: "Hey, I said, what's that sergeant's name! You Spinners must have invited mutant otters to be your instructors, otherwise how could you have plunged into the quagmire when you saw them?"

Qi Lang ignored Gu Yi's provocation and still led his team down into the mire, wading cautiously through the water.

The mutant jackals have been alarmed, and they have found that their territory is under threat, and they have gathered together with red eyes, ready to attack the foreign invaders!