in2ebook Chapter 255 Full and satisfied!
Chapter 255 Full and satisfied!
An hour later, they arrived at a Blue Team camp. The camp was filled with tents of various sizes, and vehicles were constantly coming and going at the entrance, making it unusually busy. A truck pulled up to the side, and a Blue Team soldier got out of the passenger seat and greeted them.
"Get down, all of you. Behave yourselves. You're all prisoners now. Go squat in that tent over there. Don't make any trouble. Once the exercise is over, someone will come to take you back. Go over there on your own."
Zhong Yuemin and his group mingled among the prisoners as they walked through the camp, observing the situation. They quickly made a discovery: a large tent in the middle was guarded by heavily armed soldiers, while others could come and go freely. This must be the Blue Army's command post. On the way here, they had subtly inquired with the "friendly forces" and learned that the Blue Army's command post was located inside the camp.
Zhong Yuemin gave the three men a look, and they all understood. Taking advantage of a lull, they broke away from the group and hid in a tent. There was no one inside; it was a place to store supplies, with metal barrels, burlap sacks, and other items piled up inside. Man Tun stood by the door, observed the tent opposite, turned around, and whispered:
"Yuemin, what do we do now? There are guards at the gate, so we can't get in. If we try to force our way in, there are only four of us, and that's definitely not going to work."
Zhong Yuemin said:
"No rush, let's wait until dark to take action. Look at this camp, they don't even bother with the prisoners they've captured. It's a disorganized mess with virtually no security. Let's make our move after dark."
The four men hid among the supplies piled up in the tents. When it got dark, they tied ropes around their waists, left the tents, and crouched down to carefully make their way to the command center across the way. Zhong Yuemin and Ning Wei reached behind the two guards and delivered a karate chop to each of their necks, causing them to collapse to the ground without attracting the attention of the people inside the tents. It was a clean and efficient operation.
Zhong Yuemin lifted a small gap in the tent flap to observe inside. Four or five middle-aged men in military uniforms sat around a long table and chairs, pointing and talking about what appeared to be battle plans on the table. Several radios were set up nearby, and three signalmen were operating them, transmitting various battle orders from time to time. There were no guards inside.
Zhong Yuemin smirked and rushed in first, followed closely by Zhang Haiyang and the other two.
"Don't move, all of you stay still!"
The officers inside, who were engrossed in discussing the war, were stunned when armed soldiers from their own side suddenly burst in. One officer frowned and said:
"What are you doing? Don't you know this is a combat command center? What are you doing? Which unit are you from?!"
Zhong Yuemin simply said:
"Commanders, we're sorry to trouble you, but we're just following orders. However, we advise you not to act rashly, otherwise it would be bad if you were to bump into something and bleed."
After saying that, he turned his head to look at Zhang Haiyang, who was standing to the side, and said, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and tie them all up."
Zhang Haiyang wasn't a coward; an ordinary soldier wouldn't have dared to do that. He stepped forward, rope in hand.
"I apologize for offending you, esteemed leaders. Please cooperate obediently!"
In no time, they neatly and efficiently tied up the several commanders, stuffing rags into their mouths, but they were all 'decently' tied to chairs, as a sign of respect. On the other side, Man Tun and Ning Wei also tied up the three communications officers. The Blue Army's combat command center was thus easily taken over by these four ordinary soldiers.
Change of ownership!
Zhong Yuemin instructed Man Tun and Ning Wei to stand guard at the entrance.
"No one is allowed to come in. Tell them that an important operational meeting is being held inside. Anyone who violates this rule will be severely punished."
Man Tun and Ning Wei nodded and went out with their guns to keep watch.
Inside the tent, Zhang Haiyang pulled Zhong Yuemin aside and whispered:
“Yuemin, we’ve really messed up. I just glanced at them, and the ranks on these guys’ shoulders are all two bars and one star to four stars. One of them even has wings. He’s a lieutenant general, the same rank as your father-in-law and Li Yuanchao’s father.”
Zhong Yuemin sneered, "What, scared?"
"I'm not so much afraid, but look at their eyes, they look like they want to eat people!"
"Suddenly barging into the command center, tying people up without a word, and stuffing rags in their mouths—when have we ever been treated like this? Wouldn't you be angry if you were in their shoes? What's done is done, there's no going back."
"What's next?"
Holding the Blue Army's upcoming battle plan, Zhong Yuemin approached the radio. Being a former reconnaissance soldier, he certainly knew how to operate a radio and issued combat orders to the troops below.
"104th Armored Regiment, 104th Armored Regiment... You are to proceed to Position Six immediately! Position Six... The situation with the Red Army has changed! The situation has changed! Execute immediately!"
"102nd Pontoon Bridge Battalion, turn around immediately and head to Position 2 to set up a pontoon bridge for the armored forces... No buts, this is an order, execute it immediately! If you delay the battle, you will be court-martialed!"
"..."
Zhang Haiyang watched the spectacle with a smug look on his face, and whispered:
"Yuemin, with what you've done, the entire Blue Army is probably in complete chaos, with no order whatsoever. Sigh, why don't we send a message to the Red Army? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, let's take advantage of them while they're down."
"Need not!"
Zhong Yuemin said:
"If the Red Army's command post can't even detect such a major flaw, then they deserve to lose; they're hopeless."
Zhang Haiyang nodded. "What do we do now? Shall we retreat?"
"No hurries!"
Zhong Yuemin glanced at the several high-ranking officials who were glaring angrily at them.
"The order has just been issued, and there is still room to withdraw it. Wait three or four hours, and withdraw at dawn."
The two stayed in the Blue Army command center, while Ning Wei and Man Tun guarded outside. Several groups of people came to the command post to report on the battle situation, but they were all turned away on the grounds that the leaders inside were having an important meeting and no one was allowed to disturb them. This did not arouse any suspicion. They probably never imagined that the Red Army would be so audacious as to not only sneak into the command center, but also tie up the leaders as hostages.
now,
Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang were eating and drinking heartily inside, each holding a chicken leg, their mouths greasy with oil.
Zhang Haiyang said, "Yuemin, the Blue Army's food is pretty good. This chicken is plump and delicious!"
"Hurry up, let's finish eating and then switch shifts. Let Mantun and Ningwei come in and rest for a bit, then we're done and off we go."
After the two finished eating, they went out to relieve Ning Wei and the other man on their shift. Around midnight, when it was almost time, the four of them, having eaten and drunk their fill and rested enough, stole a jeep from the camp and left the camp openly. Before leaving, they even left a note at the entrance of the command center.
"Meeting in progress, entry strictly prohibited!"
More than an hour after the four men left, the Blue Army's combat troops couldn't contact the command center, so they became suspicious and forced their way into the command center. What they saw inside left them dumbfounded.