A generation of soldiers begins with Feng Yuxiu traveling through time and space with Xu Sanduo

Chapter 417 Annihilation of the Enemy, The Pirates' Escape
On the dock, Marines filled the open space like a tide.

Commander Kang stood tall and spoke with fervor: "Old Fan, they're just three mercenaries! My Iron Fist Regiment has over a thousand soldiers; even a single spit from each of them could drown them!"

Fan Tianlei's expression was solemn as he replied in a deep voice, "Old Kang, those are definitely not ordinary mercenaries, but three top experts."

"I know what I'm doing. They're just mercenaries, leave them to us!" Commander Kang assured him, patting his chest.

"The joint command has ordered that the Marine Corps cooperate with special forces in carrying out search and rescue missions."

Fan Tianlei pointed to the distant mountains and forests, "Now, not only are mercenaries hiding in the deep mountains, but the police special agent 'Phoenix' and two hostages are also missing! You are experts in amphibious landings and are no strangers to mountain warfare, but this is not a siege battle to cross the sea and land on an island. It is a life-or-death search and rescue operation on Crescent Island! This is our specialty, and we must cooperate according to the division of labor and orders from headquarters!"

Commander Kang pondered for a moment, then nodded emphatically: "Alright! You rescue the people first, leave the mopping-up of the remaining enemy to me! Now that the people are here, it's time for bayonets to draw blood! Chief of Staff, issue the order to each company!"

He suddenly changed his tune, "Heroes and true heroes will be proven on the battlefield of Crescent Island! Commanders of all companies, prepare for battle. On Crescent Island, apart from our own people and wild animals, we will not allow any survivors!"

"Yes, sir!" the chief of staff replied and turned to leave.

"Tell me your plan. How do you need our cooperation during the hostage rescue phase?" Commander Kang asked, spreading out a map.

Fan Tianlei pointed to the map: "We need to conduct a large-scale search of the mountains, but the goal is not to engage in direct combat. They don't have the guts, and you can't make a move either; the hostages are likely in their hands."

He emphasized, "We must make it clear to the soldiers: our core mission is to rescue the hostages! We must use overwhelming force to compress their space of operation, the smaller the better. My plan is to search the mountains from three sides and force them into Eagle's Beak Valley."

He pointed to a valley on the map, "It's far from the coastline, with steep cliffs on both sides and a flat, unprotected valley floor. If the hostages are in their hands, we'll have to storm in. If the hostages aren't there or have already met with misfortune..."

Commander Kang slammed his fist into Eagle's Beak Valley, his voice booming: "I'll call in the artillery and blow this place up!"

Just then, Wen Guoqiang rushed over: "Any news about the Phoenix?"

Gong Jian shook his head: "He disappeared after the battle started."

Wen Guoqiang's face turned red with anxiety: "Don't you have top-notch special forces soldiers? He was dressed so conspicuously, how could he have gotten lost?"

Fan Tianlei pointed to the chaotic battlefield behind him: "Look for yourself, we have eighteen people to rescue more than thirty hostages and deal with more than six hundred pirates! Lao Wen, your men weren't even at the designated location to provide support! He got lost, how are we supposed to find him?"

Looking at the ruins, Wen Guoqiang said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I got too excited."

"The special forces from the Central Theater Command have continued their pursuit. Our next mission is to find the remaining two hostages, and Scorpion and Chatchai are still on this island! And Wang Yadong too!"

"I understand how you feel, but we've done our best," Fan Tianlei sighed.

Wen Guoqiang gripped his arm tightly and whispered in Fan Tianlei's ear, "Help me find him! Wang Yadong! I promised to bring him home!"

Fan Tianlei's pupils contracted. "It's him? He's that guy??"

Wen Guoqiang nodded slightly. "Only you know about this. If anyone else knows even a little bit, and the news leaks out, they will be torn to pieces by the pirates!"

Fan Tianlei nodded solemnly: "I will do my best, but I can't guarantee that he is still alive."

"He must be alive!" Wen Guoqiang's eyes glistened with tears. "He's clever and quick-witted, he wouldn't just die like this! He must still be alive! I saw his wife and daughter when I came here, a baby girl weighing eight pounds and three ounces. He has to go back to see his wife and daughter!"

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Over there, the Marine Corps battalion and company officers had already lined up and squatted down.

Regiment Commander Kang strode over, and the Chief of Staff shouted, "Stand up!"

The officers stood up in unison, rifles held horizontally across their chests, and saluted their regimental commander.

After the regimental commander returned the salute, the chief of staff shouted, "Kneel down!"

Everyone took a step back and squatted down again.

"The entire regiment has successfully landed on Crescent Island!" Regiment Commander Kang's voice suddenly turned stern. "No fighting, no casualties. But there's nothing to be proud of! Our special forces comrades held out here for ten hours, fighting to the point of running out of ammunition and supplies and resorting to bayonet charges! And you? The Iron Fist Regiment of the Marine Corps, strolling around the battlefield from just a few hours ago like middle school students on a field trip! Are you here for a vacation?"

The company and battalion commanders were flushed and panting heavily.

The regimental commander swept his gaze across the crowd: "You're not convinced? What are you glaring at me for? If you're so capable, bring back a mercenary! The Iron Fist Regiment's old guard, army aces, navy elites, and now they're in this state? What a disgrace!"

The battalion commander suddenly stood up: "Report to the regimental commander! No need for other units, my battalion will go up and encircle them. I guarantee we'll bring back the heads of those three mercenaries!"

Another battalion commander immediately stood up: "A battalion? I can take two companies, that's enough! If we can't wipe them out, let the deputy battalion commander bring me my head!"

The battalion commander also stood up: "What's all the noise about? You're spineless! Regimental commander, I can manage with just one company!"

The battalion commander glared at his colleagues: "I can wipe out Crescent Island with just one squad!"

Fan Tianlei and other special forces soldiers watched quietly from the sidelines.

Commander Kang watched his men arguing, then his face suddenly darkened: "Have you argued enough? Aren't you ashamed enough in front of your special forces comrades?"

The company and battalion commanders fell silent instantly and spontaneously formed neat square formations.

"Chief of Staff, read out the battle order!" the regimental commander ordered sternly.

"Yes!"

The chief of staff issued orders: "Our regiment's primary mission is not encirclement and suppression, but clearing the area! Three battalions will advance in three columns, clearing the area from the north, east, and west! Primary objective: search and rescue of hostages and police intelligence. Secondary objective: drive the mercenaries out of Eagle's Beak Valley! Note: visibility in the jungle is poor; gunfights with the enemy are strictly prohibited. The safety of the hostages must be ensured! Only fire into the air to drive them away!"

"What kind of mission is this?" the battalion commander asked urgently. "What if they open fire?"

"Retaliation may only commence when it is confirmed that there are no hostages," the chief of staff responded.

"You can't see anyone from a meter or two away in the jungle, how can you confirm it?" another officer pressed.

"Then you are not allowed to retaliate!"

Commander Kang picked up the conversation, "Fire into the air and drive them towards Eagle's Beak Valley!"

"Regimental Commander!" the battalion commander protested, "Does that mean we can't fight back even if our soldiers bleed?"

"We came here to save lives!"

Commander Kang's tone was firm: "Crescent Island is not our territory. There's no need to fight for every inch of it. Rescuing people is the only objective! If we can't rescue them, leveling this place won't do any good! You're the shepherds, the special forces are the ones who catch them! We need to establish an encirclement to compress the space so that the special forces can focus on rescuing people!"

The battalion commander was still unconvinced: "Report! We can rescue people too, no need to trouble the special forces!"

The commander smiled and said, "I trust you to kill people, but to rescue hostages? That would be more satisfying than killing them!"

The company and battalion commanders burst into laughter, which eased the atmosphere somewhat.

"Attention! The police officers have something to tell you!" Commander Kang shouted.

Wen Guoqiang strode forward: "I need your help to find someone, codenamed 'Phoenix.' He's been infiltrating for a long time, and I must bring him home!"

The battalion commander immediately replied, "No problem! As long as he's alive, we'll definitely bring him out of the mountains! Give us the photos!"

"There are no photos." Wen Guoqiang looked troubled.

"How can we identify it without a photo?" everyone wondered.

“It’s not that I don’t trust you all, it’s just that I haven’t received approval from my superiors,” Wen Guoqiang explained. “He has a distinctive feature: he’s wearing a yellow Brazilian football team jersey, which is our agreed-upon identifier for friend or foe! Please, you must find him so I can bring him home!”

"Did you all understand?" Commander Kang asked loudly.

"Understood!" the officers roared in unison.

"Yellow Brazilian team jerseys! Make this identification mark known to every soldier!" the regimental commander ordered sternly. "No one is allowed to fire on anyone wearing these clothes! We must rescue him at all costs and bring him back to the motherland!"

"Yes!"

No one expected that Tiger Shark, such a desperate man, would be a die-hard fan of the Brazilian team.

This turn of events, placed on Crescent Island, would be nothing short of a miraculous mistake.

Pirates are fucking fans of celebrities! Commander Kang turned to Fan Tianlei: "Old Fan, anything else to add?"

Fan Tianlei shook his head: "No more. You are the highest military commander on the island; we are only responsible for rescuing people."

Commander Kang nodded: "Begin the search! Each company, raise your red flags and shout loudly, the more conspicuous the better! Drive them all to Eagle's Beak Valley like rabbits! Move out!"

The company and battalion commanders turned and ran to their respective units, while the marines assembled with high morale and marched on foot into the mountains.

Amidst the blue camouflage covering the mountains and fields, red flags fluttered in the wind. Soldiers formed a fan-shaped spearhead formation, shouting as they searched and advanced, their rifles and bayonets slicing through every suspicious bush.

The Z-10 and Z-8B attack helicopters circled overhead on alert, their engines roaring through the valley.

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Meanwhile, Zhang Lina was pulling Cuifen along as they trudged through the jungle.

As a helicopter flew overhead, Zhang Lina excitedly shouted, "It's our helicopter! Quick! The troops have landed on the island! They're looking for us!"

The helicopter flew low and did not spot them.

Cuifen asked tearfully, "Mr. Zhang, why did they fly away?"

"They probably didn't see us," Zhang Lina reassured them, trying to sound calm. "It's okay, they'll definitely come back! We're saved!"

Suddenly, the tiger shark pounced out from the bushes on the side and knocked Zhang Lina to the ground.

Cui Fen screamed as Tiger Shark gripped Zhang Lina's throat tightly: "Now we need to take a hostage, and you're the one!"

"boom!"

A gunshot startled the tiger shark.

Wang Yadong, shirtless and limping, emerged from behind a tree, his gun pointed directly at the tiger shark.

Tiger Shark immediately hid behind Zhang Lina: "Do you think we can let her go?"

“You should know my marksmanship,” Wang Yadong said coldly.

"Then I'll kill her first!" Tiger Shark gripped Lina's neck tightly.

Wang Yadong raised his gun and aimed, but Tiger Shark suddenly pushed Zhang Lina forward, and Wang Yadong hurriedly moved the gun away.

Zhang Lina fell into Wang Yadong's arms, and Tiger Shark took the opportunity to turn around and run away.

Wang Yadong pushed Zhang Lina aside, raised his gun to fire but found it jammed. He quickly ejected the bullet and reloaded: "Don't run around! The Chinese army is coming to rescue you soon! I'm going after him!"

After saying that, he chased after them.

Before Zhang Lina and Cuifen could recover from their shock, a shadow loomed over them.

It's a scorpion.

Scorpion's lips curled into a cold smile: "Just out of the tiger's mouth, into the wolf's den? Come with me."

He grabbed Zhang Lina and delivered a precise chop to her neck, causing her to faint instantly. He then carried her on his shoulder.

Cuifen cried out and rushed forward, "Let her go!"

Scorpion kicked her away, and Cuifen crashed into a tree trunk and passed out.

Scorpion hoisted the unconscious Zhang Lina onto his shoulder and said into his headset, "We've captured the hostage. Meet at 1082 points!"

Before he finished speaking, his figure had already disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

Twenty minutes after the scorpion disappeared, a hunched figure appeared in the jungle.

At this moment, Feng Yuxiu's blood was dried and hardened by the wind, and his eyes were staring straight into the distance.

He walked step by step to the unconscious Cuifen, squatted down and put two fingers under her nose. After finding that she was still alive, he pulled off the smoke grenade on his body and threw it aside.

"Scorpion, you're heading in the right direction!"

He forcefully broke through the meridians, the Night Ape's frenzied killing intent still lingering on his body.

However, Feng Yuxiu felt that he had lost control of his body, and he had to find the scorpion and properly prepare it!
call out!
The leaves in the jungle were swept by the wind and tilted in the same direction. Feng Yuxiu darted in like a jungle cheetah.

Click!

Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet gave way. Feng Yuxiu's speed swept past him in an instant, and a wooden plank broke where he had landed, causing the surrounding soil to sink into it.

Feng Yuxiu glanced around and saw a trap about one meter in diameter behind him, with sharpened wooden stakes underneath.

This is definitely the right direction!
Feng Yuxiu transformed into a ghost and continued the pursuit.

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The tiger shark, dressed in a yellow Brazilian team jersey, frantically fled, constantly looking back.

Helicopters were patrolling overhead, and the pilot, staring at the beach below, shouted, "Yellow Brazilian team jerseys spotted! We've found the inside story!"

Immediately afterwards, Wang Yadong, armed with an assault rifle, jumped out from the woods behind and gave chase.

The pilot was terrified. "Our men are being chased by pirates, and the pirates are armed! I repeat, our men are being chased by pirates. Shoot down the pirate behind us immediately!"

The surrounding navy rushed towards Wang Yadong.

The dense sounds around him made the tiger shark slowly stop. In front of him was the ocean, and around him was a dense forest.

The pirates scattered and fled, and few remained after being killed by the navy.

Since Wang Yadong is an undercover agent, Tiger Shark believes that the people in the dense forest behind him must be from the Navy.

"Tiger Shark!" Wang Yadong cocked his gun and aimed it at the Tiger Shark.

The tiger shark slowly stopped, turned around and looked at Wang Yadong, "I never thought that after so many years of dominating the ocean, I, the tiger shark, would be wiped out by an undercover agent hired by the scorpion."

"Wang Yadong, the scorpion hasn't been found yet, why are you chasing after me?"

Wang Yadong sneered, "You deserve to die a hundred times over for what you did to these female hostages! You will die today!"

"Wait a minute! Over the years, I've amassed a vast amount of treasure, more money than you can imagine, more than any tycoon could ever have. If you let me go now, I'll give you my account password right away!"

Wang Yadong, holding a gun, said, "If I wanted these things, I would never have come to Crescent Island. Tiger Shark, stop talking nonsense and have a safe journey!"

In the woods, Cai Xiaoxin suddenly widened her eyes, "Oh no, the guy in the yellow Brazilian uniform is about to be shot!"

Squad Leader Huang grabbed the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Report! Someone is trying to shoot Inner Mongolia. What should we do?"

Cai Xiaoxin instantly raised his gun, "Squad leader, it's too late, I'm going to shoot!"

After saying that, Cai Xiaoxin slowly pulled the trigger.

But the next second, a cloud of smoke exploded from the beach.

The smoke instantly obscured Cai Xiaoxin and the others' vision.

When the smoke cleared, only Tiger Shark, wearing a yellow Brazilian team jersey, was left slumped on the ground, trembling.

Wang Yadong disappeared.

(End of this chapter)