Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Suddenly, Cheng Cai seemed to find a surge of strength from somewhere, and he shouted, "Hurry, hurry, there are two ahead, we have to hurry!"

As he spoke, he suddenly accelerated.

Although Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo ate another individual ration together, swimming across that 200-meter-long pond was too physically demanding for them.

The two of them couldn't keep up with Cheng Cai's sudden acceleration and both stumbled and fell to the ground.

Cheng Cai himself stumbled and swayed several times before he regained his balance.

Cheng Cai urged the two anxiously, "Squad Leader Wu, Xu Sanduo, hurry up, hurry up."

As he was about to get up to help the two men, he heard a loud thud, and the two sergeants in front of him also fell to the ground.

A hint of joy flashed across Cheng Cai's face. He gritted his teeth and used the last of his strength to pull the two of them up. The three of them supported each other and staggered forward slowly.

They swayed and staggered until they were about a hundred meters away from the pine forest, where the three of them were overtaken by the two who had started them. However, the two who had just passed them fell down again.

"Quick, quick!" Cheng Cai shouted, "They're not going to make it either! Quick, it must be the three of us!"

Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo didn't say anything. They were truly exhausted, especially since their training uniforms were soaking wet and covered in dirt, as if they had been rolling in mud.

This further exacerbated their energy expenditure and constantly drained their body heat.

With the three men helping them, they passed the two again. The second-term sergeant, who was clearly exhausted, took out a smoke gun and lit it without hesitation.

Seeing his stunned comrade, the second-term sergeant shouted hoarsely, "Run, run fast, hurry up!"

His companion, a first-term sergeant, let out a loud shout, nodded vigorously, and then started running. Although his speed was just the normal pace of marching, it looked very steady.

In just a few breaths, he overtook Wu Liuyi and the other two.

Two medics from the reconnaissance battalion rushed up with a stretcher and carried the second-term sergeant away. He was still shouting loudly.

This scene struck Cheng Cai like a thunderbolt.

However, this was not the end. The sound of footsteps approached, and Huang Yaohui from the 353rd Regiment quickly ran over from behind.

To Cheng Cai's astonishment, it first overtook the three of them, then overtook the first-term sergeant in front, and rushed straight toward the front of the off-road vehicle that Yuan Lang was leaning against.

Bang! With a soft sound, Huang Yaohui crashed into the front of the car, still clutching the map he had drawn tightly in his hand.

Jiang Huai and two medics from the division's reconnaissance battalion stepped forward at the same time, some carrying people and others taking maps.

Yuan Lang took the map from Jiang Huai, glanced at it, said nothing, and casually put it away.

Then, the first-term sergeant let out another roar, miraculously increasing his speed even further. As he approached the SUV that Yuan Lang was leaning against, he fell to the ground.

This time, he didn't try to stand up. Instead, he rolled over until he hit the tires of the off-road vehicle and came to a stop.

He stretched out his hand and shakily handed over the map he had drawn.

Cheng Cai couldn't stand it any longer.

He said impatiently, "Quick, quick, the three of us, the three of us..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Liuyi interrupted him, "There are only three spots left, now, now there's only one left, run, run!"

Hearing footsteps approaching from behind again, Cheng Cai hesitated for a moment, then let go of Wu Liuyi's hand and ran away.

Soon, the last forty or fifty meters were almost over in Cheng Cai's sprint. He staggered forward, clearly unable to continue.

Watching Cheng Cai's departing figure, a hint of disappointment flashed in Wu Liu's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

Only Xu Sanduo looked on in disbelief, his mouth agape, but he didn't utter a sound.

Cheng Cai looked at the lieutenant colonel in front of him. Although they were about to collide, he had no strength left to dodge.

She crashed straight into Yuan Lang and then fell to the ground with a thud.

Cheng Cai forced himself to sit up, leaned against the SUV, and handed the map to Jiang Huai, who was holding out his hand.

Then, he took off his helmet and threw it aside listlessly. He glanced at Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo, who were still struggling there, then quickly looked away, his head drooping, a smile on his face that was more like a grimace.

Yuan Lang took the map that Jiang Huai handed him again, looked at it, nodded slightly, and then shook his head almost imperceptibly.

thump!

The sound of someone falling down came from behind Wu Liuyi and his group.

Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo turned around at the same time and looked back. The two people who had fallen to the ground were crawling forward with all their might.

"Ah!" Wu Liu shouted, turning to look at Xu Sanduo. "Sanduo, there are no more spots left, but we have to rush over too. Only in this way can we complete the task."

We are soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company; we never abandon or give up on anyone. If it's a mission, we must complete it.

After saying that, Wu Liu stared intently at the finish line more than forty meters away, where Lieutenant Colonel Yuan Lang, the one who had given them the mission, was located, along with a vehicle and four junior officers from the Old A unit.

Xu Sanzhong nodded heavily, and following Wu Liuyi's gaze, looked towards the finish line. A young officer wearing the rank of major stepped out from the other side of the off-road vehicle.

He smiled and waved to Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo.

Xu Sanduo's face, covered in mud, instantly broke into a big smile, and he exclaimed with delight, "Squad Leader Wu, Deputy Company Commander!"

Wu Liuyi, who had just turned his gaze away, looked over again upon hearing this, and sure enough, that familiar figure was standing there, still with that same smiling expression.

Wu Liu subconsciously touched his pocket, then looked at Xu Sanduo and said heavily, "Xu Sanduo, charge."

"Yes," Xu Sanduo replied with the same heavy tone.

The two ran forward slowly, shoulder to shoulder.

In just over forty meters, they ran even slower than they usually do in the 400-meter obstacle course.

Finally, the two of them collapsed, panting heavily, in front of the SUV.

Wu Liuyi, panting, looked at Zhang Anbang as he approached. "Deputy, Deputy Company Commander, I've embarrassed you."

Xu Sanduo smiled, then lowered his head again. "Deputy, deputy company commander, did I, did I make a mistake again?"

Zhang Anbang smiled, not answering their questions, but simply taking a step forward, looking at them, and extending his hand, "Map."

Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo exchanged a glance, their faces filled with astonishment and disbelief. Then, as if they had thought of something, they quickly took out a map and handed it to Zhang Anbang.

Zhang Anbang looked at Yuan Lang, whose shoulders were trembling slightly, and knew that the guy must have been amused by what Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo had said earlier and was trying his best to hold it in.