Original subtitles

(Glory of Special Forces)

(This series is Shanghai's major literary and artistic project)

(Episode 10)

We're here.

Brat, what are you doing here?

Squad Leader, let me do it.

Don't call me that.

Zhang Tian Yang is your squad leader now.

Squad Leader, look at what you're saying.

Once you're our squad leader, you'll always be our squad leader.

You led Po Yue before this.

He must've created a lot of trouble for you.

-Not at all. -Take more.

Po Yue, get me a bun.

You just joined Squad One. You should be more sensible.

Squad Leader, Zhang Tian Yang isn't someone like that.

Mind your manners.

Po Yue? Why have you returned?

So, you didn't forget about us?

I had to do all your chores after you left your post.

I had to pour away the leftovers, let the dough ferment,

cut onions, peel sweet potatoes, you name it.

Look. I've lost weight because of them.

Yeah.

Your cheeks look deflated now.

You must be kidding.

He takes over 10 buns per meal.

It's because he missed you.

Steaming buns is more fun than handling firearms, huh?

How many buns do you want?

Let's be in the same group

for the grappling training later.

Sure.

It's my pleasure.

You should take more buns

so that you won't be hurt when I punch you.

Are you done?

Leave!

You should beat him to a pulp later.

This Zhou Zi Jian,

where did he get that confidence when he had already lost to you once?

Enough. Stop creating trouble.

Go and have your meal. You have a training to attend later.

Yes, Squad Leader.

This is the grappling training!

The strong and the weak

will be determined through your results!

You all can use techniques you're familiar with.

Do not go any further than necessary!

-Understood? -Understood!

The first group, Guan Yong.

Yes, sir!

Zhang Tian Yang.

-Yes, sir. -Fall out!

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

Squad Leader, I won't stand on ceremony then.

Please do so.

Bring it on.

Guan Yong is pretty aggressive.

He only has brute strength.

Squad Leader is just playing with him.

I guess it's time.

For the first group,

Zhang Tian Yang wins!

You need to train more.

The second group.

-Gao Zhun. -Yes, sir!

-Xiao Yun Jie. -Yes, sir!

Fall out!

-Sir! -Speak!

He's cheating! He threw sand at him!

Do you think your enemies won't throw sand at you?

Stop!

For the second group,

Gao Zhun wins.

Return to your positions!

Be careful.

They play dirty tricks.

The third group, Yan Po Yue.

Yes, sir!

-Zhou Zi Jian. -Yes, sir!

Fall out!

Zhou Zi Jian, hurry and enter the field.

Zhou Zi Jian,

I'll disqualify you if you waste any more time!

I'll go!

Prepare for combat.

Wait!

Company Commander.

Instructor.

What are you doing here?

I heard that the Special Service Company is having combat training today.

I brought my squad here to observe and learn from your squad.

That's great. Please.

But observing alone is no fun.

We have to spar with each other.

Spar with each other?

You mean now?

You don't need to come out.

Everyone knows that the top soldiers of the entire company are here.

Youngsters have great stamina, while the old have techniques.

Lately, I've been hearing

that someone is going to take over my position.

That's why I'm here!

Who said that?

Who said that?

So, the Special Service Company isn't willing to own up to their words?

Sir!

It was me!

-Yan, are you dumb? -Stop it.

The company commander is here.

Squad Leader Xiao, you're the dragon of Regiment 247.

I'm just a low life.

I just want to witness

how a dragon ascends to the sky!

Yan Po Yue, mind your manners.

Instructor, you should grant his wish.

Company Commander.

He's just a kid.

If you want to spar,

I'll spar with you.

Company Commander,

I would like to represent the Special Service Company

and spar with Squad Leader Xiao!

Do not go further than necessary.

Yes, sir!

Why is he using a knife?

Don't say that I'm bullying you here.

It's your win as long as you can

make me bleed.

I thought this was a spar?

Why is he using a weapon?

Stab me.

Do you wish to learn this or not?

Don't worry, Instructor.

I know my limits.

Good!

Yan Po Yue, what are you doing?

I'm sorry, Squad Leader Xiao.

Squad One, let's go!

Move!

Are you okay?

He's already a veteran,

yet he's as reckless as ever.

You did great.

Xiao, go easy on me.

You want me to go easy on you?

Why didn't you tell Xiao Fei to go easy on you?

Give me your hand.

-Bear with it. -I'll do it myself.

Using ice alone won't do any help.

Squad Leader.

Your wound needs to be treated.

Sit down. I'll help you out.

Bear with it.

-Give it to me. -It has a terrible smell.

Come.

Does it hurt?

I'm fine.

What's wrong with your leg?

It's nothing.

Guan Yong,

were you hurt during our training?

No.

I'm perfectly fine.

Yun Jie.

-Okay. -Come here.

Let me take a look.

Squad Leader, stop it.

Don't waste my time.

What did you tie on your leg?

Why did you tie a sand weight to your leg?

Squad Leader,

I'm doing this to prepare for the competition tomorrow.

Competition? What competition?

They said the last event tomorrow is trail running.

If I tie a sand weight to my leg tonight, I can run faster tomorrow.

Guan Yong, where did you learn that from?

It would be strange if you could run faster

on the second day if you tied this to your leg tonight.

Why don't you tie a hot air balloon to your leg? You can even fly.

That's what I thought.

But first, the company commander must permit me to do so.

Sit down. I'll take it off for you.

-Squad Leader. -This is an order.

-Squad Leader... -Sit down.

If you tie this to your leg for the entire night,

you won't be able to run tomorrow.

By the way,

you guys mustn't tell the others that we're doing trail running tomorrow.

The vice squad leader said that this is a secret.

In previous years, the Special Service Company

did trail running for the last event as well.

This is not even a secret.

Everybody,

attention!

Dress right, dress!

Eyes front!

At ease!

My comrades, I know all of you

are curious about the last event.

This time, we will let you all experience

what it feels like to be in a real battle.

When people are facing the threat of death,

they will be highly focused.

Their hearts will contract and expand furiously.

Time will feel 10 times or even 100 times slower to them.

I hope you all

can experience that exhilarating feeling today.

Did you all see that site?

Later, you all need to pass through that site and acquire the red flag.

I will be on the watchtower right in front of you all.

I will open fire on you all.

These are rubber bullets with paint in them.

You will fail your mission if you can't acquire the red flag in 10 minutes.

Get up! Let's go!

Wait!

Let's go!

Let's go!

This is beyond an ordinary assessment.

It's too risky to use rubber bullets against them.

I've reported this to the drill department and got their permission.

There are three minutes left.

Do we give them a fail if they can't get through the obstacles

in three minutes?

This is bad!

Psycho King is truly a psycho.

He didn't tell us that there was a wall here!

This wall is at least 3m tall!

Cut the crap.

Hurry and think of something.

We have three minutes

before they use the mortar.

-Follow me! -Let's go!

Watch out!

You all have 2 minutes and 30 seconds left!

If you all don't advance right now,

the mortar will be on your tails!

Squad Leader, you've been through so many drills.

Can you think of something?

On the battlefield, there are four solutions.

First, call for reinforcements to provide fire support!

Second, throw a smoke grenade and affect the enemies' vision!

Third, hide in the same spot

and wait for the enemies to shift their attention.

Fourth, think of a way to take down the enemy gunner.

All of those were pretty useless!

It's my first time being in this kind of situation as well!

Vice Squad Leader, why don't we give up?

What are you saying?

He stopped shooting!

-Let's go! -Let's go!

Let's go!

Hurry!

They have three people left.

I think this can be considered our victory.

There was a long interval before he shot just now.

I'm sure Company Commander was reloading his gun just now.

He's using a Type 88 GPMG.

It fires 300 rounds in 1 minute.

Its ammo capacity is 200 rounds.

If I include the shooting intervals,

he will finish one magazine every minute.

If eight rounds make one cycle,

according to his continuous shooting pattern,

he will reload the gun on the 25th cycle.

Let's follow his shooting pattern and wait for him to reload.

After that, we'll break through!

No! That's too risky!

This is our only method.

They will rain mortar on us soon!

Yan!

Yan! Yan Po Yue!

Let's go!

Time's up! Fire the mortar!

-What's the matter? -I was shot.

Hurry! There's no time left!

Go and get the flag!

Xiao Yun Jie is right! Hurry!

Come!

Yan, you did great this time.

The company commander is here. Fall in.

Eyes front!

Attention!

Salute!

Company Commander, we've completed the mission!

Good.

I hereby announce

that Zhang Tian Yang's group

is the winner of the Special Service Company's drill tournament!

But among them,

a person was sacrificed.

Touchwood.

-Yan Po Yue! -Yes, sir!

-Fall out! -Yes, sir!

Right face!

Quick march!

Halt!

Right face!

Take off your uniform.

This is an order.

Did you see the rope ladder on the wall?

I did.

Do you know what's the function of it?

I do!

Why didn't you put down the rope ladder?

In front of the wall is an open area!

Under such intense firepower,

the more people we send out, the more casualties we will receive!

I was capable enough to complete the mission by myself!

You're very brave.

You're braver than I thought.

People like you

who rush forward

in the face of machine gun assaults

will become one of the following.

You'll either become a hero,

or a dead man.

Out of 100 people like you,

only one can become a hero!

The other 99 will die!

Since I'm in a good mood today,

let me hold your memorial for you

in advance.

-Zhang Tian Yang! -Yes, sir!

Take his uniform!

Yes, sir!

You two,

come here!

Pour this on him.

Let's give our late warrior a salutation.

Remove your helmet!

Comrade Yan Po Yue,

you may rest in peace.

I will visit your father with your ashes personally.

I will tell him that you died as a hero.

Your father,

he's old now.

He doesn't have a wife or any children.

He's alone.

When he's old, he can retire in an old folks' home.

Accompanying him

will be the military merits you got from sacrificing your life.

Nonsense! You don't understand him at all!

Are you sure I'm spouting nonsense?

Your father will grow old eventually!

Your comrades will feel guilty forever because of your sacrifice!

Your life will end!

All of your unaccomplished dreams will disappear in an instant!

Just now, I had two chances to shoot you directly.

If this weren't a tournament,

and the bullets weren't made of rubber,

if this was a real battle,

you would've been dead long ago!

If you put down the rope ladder,

your comrades will try to cover you by drawing my fire away.

If so, you might still have a chance to survive

and complete the mission.

But you didn't do so.

You neglected your comrades and your team entirely.

That's why your sacrifice was the most nonsensical thing of them all.

Do you think soldiers are consumables?

We train you guys day after day.

From a recruit, you became a veteran.

And you've mastered various combat skills.

Did you guys think we did so for you guys to be greedy

and end up being cannon fodder on a battlefield?

Did you guys think we did so for you to show your bravery

and make stupid decisions that might look brave on the surface?

-Zhang Tian Yang! -Yes, sir!

-Dismiss your team! -Yes, sir!

Everybody!

Left face!

Quick march!

Yan,

let's go back.

Actually, this was my fault.

If I wasn't shot, it wouldn't have been...

I'm sorry.

Li, don't you think you went overboard just now?

Thank you, Company Commander.

Thank you, Instructor.

Company Commander!

It was my fault.

It was because my leg was injured.

My leg was shot.

I thought I was a burden to everyone.

That's why I told Yan to leave me behind.

Vice Squad Leader, can you please calm down?

Yan Po Yue, I need to tell you something.

You won the tournament.

I'll keep my words.

I'll apologise to you.

I'm sorry.

Vice Squad Leader,

you're overthinking it.

I was already a casualty.

I never go back on my words.

Vice Squad Leader...

Don't touch me!

We're comrades, right?

Who's your comrade?

These are two different matters.

I'll apologise as I've lost the tournament.

But, I still don't like you two.

Yan, what kind of person is this?

He's so narrow-minded.

What a child.

Now that Kun Meng is dead,

our connections with the mainland's buyers have been severed.

We need to restore our connections with them.

The Chinese military has tightened security around their borders.

If we cross the border right now,

we won't be able to return.

If our connections are severed, our profit will be affected too.

The big buyers from the mainland will get their goods from someone else.

But Daddy Kun doesn't approve of this.

Daddy Kun is unwilling to take the risk as he's old now.

But you need to know this.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Young Master, I got it.

Find some tough men

who know the terrain well and can speak Mandarin.

Restore the connections for me.

Okay.

But it's hard to find men like them.

So, do you want me to do it myself then?

I'll find them.

After so long,

Yun, Yan, you two are finally back.

I heard that you guys had extra training. Do they want to kill you guys?

Look at all the sweat. You must've been exhausted.

You just need to do your job in the logistics support department.

Do you think I'm doing a bad job here?

Try them.

Did you make them?

You don't say?

Are these even edible?

No way.

Where's your conscience?

The future Forbes List's candidate is making a meal for you two,

but you two are complaining? Take it or leave it.

Try them.

What do you think?

Listen.

After you two left the department,

I took charge of the kitchen squad.

I can do anything and everything in the kitchen now.

Although I'm not a Michelin three-star chef yet,

-I think a two-star... -Enough. Stop talking.

-Your saliva is on the food. -That's right.

-What's the matter? -Squad Leader made this, right?

You're wrong.

Squad Leader loves to use peppercorn in his dishes.

He even uses them in making shredded pork with bamboo shoots.

So,

not only did you try to praise yourself, but you also didn't make them yourself?

-Am I right? -This isn't my fault.

He didn't want me to tell you guys about it.

Where's Squad Leader?

His rheumatism was acting up again.

Guo took him to the medical unit.

Is it serious?

He's fine.

I think Squad Leader will retire by next year.

The three of us will be the last batch of soldiers that he had trained.

You two must prove yourselves.

Come, bottoms up!

Our division headquarters has already assigned the mission to us.

My company and the public security bureau will join hands for this mission.

This is Captain Chen from the City Council.

Captain Chen, please give them the briefing.

On 1st December, the sentry post of the border encampment training venue

was attacked by malicious drug traffickers.

We've been investigating the case ever since.

According to our current intel,

we have a grasp of the drug traffickers' newest plan.

As armed drug traffickers are very dangerous,

I would like the Chinese People's Armed Police to assist us.

After my discussion with the political commissar,

we will put the Special Service Company in charge of this mission.

You are to join hands with them and arrest the drug traffickers.

Yes, sir!

The Special Service Company will be on standby immediately.

We will act once your order has been issued.

(We boarded the military vehicle that was heading to the border area.)

(Although we know this is a drill,)

(we still wish that it is a real operation.)

(As soldiers, fighting in war is everything.)

(All of us crave for)

(merits and contributions while we are still in service.)

(We want to earn the honour that belongs to us.)

This time, we will join hands with the public security bureau

to arrest the armed drug traffickers who had gone into hiding.

The battle plan has been issued.

Everyone must follow the battle plan

to establish a blockade and stay alert.

If you find the armed drug traffickers,

you may open fire.

You must never let them escape our encirclement!

At the same time, take note of your own safety.

Yes, sir!

-Yan Po Yue. -Yes, sir.

Why are you smiling?

Sir,

I just feel excited.

Look at your magazine.

These are real bullets.

This is not a drill.

Yes, sir!

All squads and platoons, right face!

At the double, quick march!

All squads and platoons, enter the designated area

and establish a blockade immediately.

Halt!

We're entering the warning area. Unlock your safety trigger.

Xiao Yun Jie, Yan Po Yue, fall out.

You two will stay hidden and stand guard over here.

Squad Leader, why should we stand guard over here?

Our order was to establish a blockade at the southern part of the hill.

Of course you two should do it.

West of this path is the borderline.

Beyond that lies steep cliffs.

No one will take this path.

Yan Po Yue, do you know what it means to follow an order?

Vice Squad Leader,

do you know what it means to use the terrain to your advantage?

Enough. You two will stay here. Do you have any questions?

Squad Leader, we will accomplish our mission.

The rest of you, follow me.

Yan, it's been more than two hours. But there's no movement at all.

If this was a real operation,

the drug traffickers would never take this path.

They will follow the waterway and escape the border.

So, are you saying

that there's a flaw in the battle plan?

It's an obvious flaw.

It's impossible for the company commander to overlook it.

So, I suspect this is not a real operation.

I think this is another drill.

Shots were fired!

AK-47?

Yan, where are you going?

I'm going to the riverside.

The enemies won't come here.

We need to request permission from our squad leader first.

If we wait for his permission, the drug traffickers would've escaped.

A strategy needs to be flexible.

Are you coming or not?

Let's go!

Yan, last time, the sentry post was surprised

when they were attacked.

This time, we'll wait for them to come to us.

This feels great.

I see three targets.

Let me see.

They're heading towards the river.

I'm sure they'll cross the river.

We'll launch our attack when they get closer.

We'll force them towards the cliffs

and wait for the others to surround them.

Both of us are more than capable enough to deal with them.

Let's force them into the river.

Remember,

we must capture them alive.

Let's go!

Don't move!

Don't shoot!

Sir, don't shoot us!

Throw your backpack away! Raise your hand!

We're tourists. We're just lost.

Don't move!

Buddies, you guys misunderstood us!

Our identification cards are inside the backpack!

If you don't believe us, we can show them to you.

-That's right! -Show what?

Nothing!

What's with the blinking? Do you think I'm blind?

Our identification cards are inside our backpacks!

They're in the backpack. We can show them to you.

Raise your hand! Take them out slowly!

-We'll send them to you. -That's right.

We're just here to sightsee.

Yan.