Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

"Ah," Gan Xiaoning was startled when she was pulled, "Let's go, let's go."

A group of people ran quickly down the gentle slope, and soon a pasture came into view.

Wu Liuyi's eyes lit up. As long as there is a pasture, there must be a water source. After all, cattle and sheep need to drink water too.

"Quick, drink some water."

At Wu Liuyi's command, the six of them moved in unison toward the half-meter-high cement trough.

Although they couldn't see any enemies in sight, they still carefully concealed their entire bodies under the cement trough.

Before they could even drink the water, gunshots rang out.

The men quickly lay down and began returning fire.

"Retreat, quick, retreat!" Wu Liuyi shouted orders while suppressing enemy fire in his 81st aircraft.

Fortunately, there was a downhill slope nearby, and the group fought and retreated, quickly reaching a point where they could escape the firefight.

Only Gan Xiaoning remained where he was. He waved his hand and shouted, "You guys go first, don't worry about me."

Wu Liuyi's Adam's apple bobbed. He knew what Gan Xiaoning was going to do, so he could only continue to order, "Retreat quickly, retreat quickly."

The group quickly moved down the slope and out of the firefight zone.

Gan Xiaoning continued to fire back from the water tank, just as a jeep sped off to catch up with Wu Liuyi and his group.

Gan Xiaoning immediately stood up, looked in the direction the car was heading, and took a shortcut to block it.

While the six selectors were in a flurry of activity, Old A, who was lying in ambush, moved at a leisurely pace, as they had received different orders.

Those who can arrive here before 9:30 a.m. can just go through the motions; those who arrive between 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. should put in a little more effort.

Those who arrive after 11 o'clock will be eliminated immediately without any mercy.

It's not even nine o'clock yet, and they have no intention of keeping this group of people here. So they're not in a hurry. But they still have to go through the motions, and naturally, there will be cars chasing after the few who escaped.

Seeing Gan Xiaoning running to take a shortcut to stop the car by the sink, the two men from the Old A unit who had fired their guns immediately stopped what they were doing. They wanted to make the most of every second this lousy class could.

Only the cattle continued to graze leisurely. For them, who had grown up listening to the sounds of gunfire, today's scene was insignificant and not worth even a glance.

This training ground is not an absolutely empty space; there are quite a few indigenous people here, and besides snakes, insects, and rodents, the most common animals are cattle and sheep.

This area was originally a grazing area for herders. The military simply fenced off a section as an exercise ground and will not disturb the herders' lives. They can graze their cattle and sheep as they please.

In fact, many military exercise grounds are like this; otherwise, how would the powerful military vehicles that appear and disappear unpredictably come about?

The presence of herdsmen and livestock adds to the realism, because even if it were to happen in the future, it wouldn't be in an uninhabited area. These uncertainties and distractions are actually a good thing.

As for whether it's dangerous or not, don't worry. Not only are many of the herders here very professional, but as the veterans say, the cattle and sheep here are even more composed than many greenhorns.

After all, they've all seen plenty of big scenes.

Starving and exhausted, Gan Xiaoning disregarded her own weakness and quickly blocked the jeep's path.

Without the slightest hesitation, he raised the Type 81 rifle and opened fire.

Uluru, who was driving, was hit instantly, and white smoke rose from his body.

"Hey, this kid's got guts, and his marksmanship isn't bad either. Not bad, not bad," Jiang Huai laughed loudly from the passenger seat, puffing out white smoke.

Uluru was speechless. What kind of teammates were these? He was thinking about going back to practice more, but they were just watching the show. "You still have the nerve to laugh? Why aren't you doing anything?"

"That's right, let's do it," Qi Huan said from the back seat.

"Yes," Niu Ye, who was also in the back seat, replied and fired a single shot, hitting Gan Xiaoning directly.

Gan Xiaoning, who had originally wanted to continue shooting, had no choice but to let go. He quickly glanced around and saw that Wu Liuyi and the others had disappeared.

He smiled with relief and stood still, waiting for the jeep to arrive.

At this moment, Wu Liuyi, Xu Sanduo and the others had already scrambled down the gentle slope and hid in a hollow at the bottom of a large earthen slope.

As Wu Liuyi and the others were panting heavily, Xu Sanduo couldn't hold back any longer. Looking at Gan Xiaoning, who was already emitting white smoke in the distance, he couldn't help but shout, "Gan Xiaoning!"

After shouting, he immediately turned to Wu Liuyi and said, "Squad leader, Gan Xiaoning is missing."

Wu Liu replied with a complicated expression, "I know."

Xu Sanduo said urgently, "He's been eliminated."

Wu Liuyi's voice was full of complex emotions, "Stop talking."

Xu Sanduo was somewhat confused. He didn't want his comrades from the Seventh Company to be separated one by one like this. "Why?"

Cheng Cai couldn't help but shout, "Xu Sanduo, do you understand? He gave up on his own."

"No, that's not how it is," Xu Sanduo shook his head. "This morning we said we would never abandon or give up on each other." Actually, Xu Sanduo himself had his own suspicions. He wasn't really stupid; he just didn't want to think about it from another angle. He found it hard to accept that his comrades from the Seventh Company would leave him again.

"That's it, he can't hold on any longer," Cheng Cai said, looking at Wu Liuyi.

Wu Liuyi grabbed Xu Sanduo and asked, "Xu Sanduo, do you really not know why he did it?"

Xu Sanduo simply refused to accept their explanation, saying, "What you're saying is wrong."

Wu Liuyi, panting heavily, kept repeating, "He can't go hungry anymore, he can't go hungry anymore, he can't eat rats, he can't eat rats, that's right, he knows, he can't hold on any longer."

We won't abandon him, we won't give up on him, but he doesn't want to hold us back either, do you understand?

As he spoke, he pushed Xu Sanduo aside. Wu Liuyi understood everything. He knew that Gan Xiaoning was not only unable to hold on, but also wanted to stay behind to hold off the others and buy them more time.

But at this moment, he didn't want to reveal the real reason. Knowing the real reason was one thing, but revealing it would only put more psychological burden on those who remained.

In fact, everyone except Cheng Cai had their own guesses. Xiao Wenwu and Guo Feng understood as well, but since Wu Liuyi didn't say it outright, everyone just pretended not to know.

Cheng Cai tugged at Xu Sanduo, "That's it, do you understand? Besides this reason, what else is there? Nothing else."

Xu Sanduo still found it hard to accept. He slammed his fist on the grass beside him. "That idiot, if only he had charged with us to the very end."

"Alright," Wu Liuyi patted Xu Sanduo on the shoulder. He had thought it through. Since he had decided to only give one reason, he might as well stick to it and explain at the end.