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(Glory of Special Forces)

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

(Episode 29)

For this simulation exercise,

25 enemies

were killed.

Four enemies

were injured.

There were zero casualty

on our side.

The hostage

was rescued successfully.

The enemy leader

was captured successfully.

Extraction

was a success.

Overall,

mission accomplished!

You guys have accomplished your mission.

Do you guys feel happy?

But, this is a retake!

There's nothing for you to be happy about!

I would've been proud of you guys

if you guys passed at the first attempt.

So this time,

it's barely a pass.

I hope

that you guys can remember the lessons you've learned here

on every mission you go to.

Grab hold of your enemy's weakness

and deal them a fatal blow.

Conclude what you've learned here

when you go back.

Captain,

don't be that stingy.

You should reward them.

Tonight,

the kitchen squad will prepare extra dishes for you all.

Thank you, Captain!

Thank you, Captain!

Extra dishes!

One, two.

Put down your gun.

Put down your knife.

All of you are dismissed.

What? Were you upset that I was the one who had survived?

Can you make them listen to you?

They won't listen to me,

but they'll listen to money.

Let's go. I'll introduce some new friends to you.

General, this is my little sister, Miya.

This is General Xin Min.

Let go of me!

Let go!

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Is she your younger sister?

She's the goddaughter of Kun Sheng.

But now, she's your enemy.

Naturally, she's my enemy too.

Go to hell!

What's the history between you and Xin Min?

Xin Min was originally a captain of the guerrillas.

And my father was the supreme commander of said squad.

For the sake of money,

he betrayed my father.

He even gave me to his subordinate as a gift.

I would rather die than submit to them.

Therefore, they locked me up

and injected me with drugs.

They wanted to force me to submit.

I wore his shirt and escaped from them.

But, I was addicted to the drugs.

That's why I tried to steal money from the Red Scorpion.

That's how I was captured by you guys.

You should've told me the truth earlier.

I've already invited Xin Min into our stronghold.

What do you want me to do now?

Xin Min is a despicable man. You only invited him here

because of his guns and men.

I'm sure you won't keep him alive for too long.

I'll leave this chance to you.

Get up!

Get up!

Get up, you fool!

This fight is boring.

They should fight with knives.

That way, it'll end faster.

Every knife-wielder here knows

that General Xin Min is the best at wielding knives.

General, I wonder

if you can show us your skills?

Show us your skills!

Show us your skills!

Blood will be shed whenever I wield my knives.

Do you have an opponent for me?

Wasn't she dead?

She's barely alive.

Coincidentally, we can feed her to your knives.

You wanted to seek revenge, didn't you?

Cherish your chance.

General!

Don't move! Put down your gun!

Put down your gun!

A mighty general like him

actually lost to a woman?

Since the general is gone,

all of us will join the Red Scorpion.

Please be our new general.

Hurry and pay respect to our new general!

Salute!

You guys specialize in jungle and mountain warfare.

You guys are mainly active in jungle areas,

hills, and river courses.

So, heavy weapons like tanks

pose a small threat to you guys.

Unless you guys had just executed an execution mission,

if not, the enemies wouldn't use a large number of missiles

to attack an eight-man squad from a long distance.

So, on the battlefield,

there are two main threats to your squad.

First, artillery bombardments.

Second, aerial assault.

Next,

let's talk about artillery bombardments.

In Western countries,

they usually have three types of diameters for artillery shells,

namely

105mm, 155mm,

and 203mm.

On the battlefield,

if you guys don't have enough time to set up a trench

and there's no object for you to take cover behind,

if you guys were taking fire from heavy artilleries like these

without any retaliation,

I can only tell you this.

Rest in peace.

So,

why am I teaching you this today?

Because I was once an artilleryman.

Back then, when I was still in the artillery squad,

we had some slogans.

Take the blame, being cheated upon,

avoiding all the bullets.

Cooking porridge at the backlines.

Can't hit your target? Darn it.

No choice but to reload the shells.

Reload the shells.

When I was still serving in the artillery squad,

my ears were injured.

So, what happened?

On the battlefield,

an artillery shell struck the ground 18m away from me.

I was lucky that I survived.

It's because the artillery shell

was a 105mm shell.

If it was a 155mm shell,

I would be resting in peace by now.

The shock wave generated by it covers an area of 50m.

If it was a 203mm shell,

I would've been totally dead.

The shock wave generated by it

covers an area of 100m.

And, people within a 30m radius will be reduced to ashes.

Someone might say

that I could just take a prone position.

But I need to tell you this.

Even if I take a prone position,

the shock wave generated by the explosion

is enough to shock me to death.

Next, I'll show you guys something.

Does anyone know what this is?

Let me put it like this.

If I was an artillery commander,

and my mission was to bomb the special forces,

I would surely order my troops to install these in their shells.

It's a cluster flechette cartridge.

You can store up to 1,000 flechettes

in an artillery shell.

When the artillery shell explodes in mid-air,

the flechette will rain down the area.

It can form a fan-shaped web

that covers 300m in length and 90m in width.

That means

as long as they fire over 10 cluster flechette cartridges like these,

you guys will be rendered useless.

Here. Pass it around.

Xiao, pass it to me.

-I have a question. -Speak up.

If the enemies

do use these cluster flechette cartridges against us,

what should we do?

There's only one solution.

Do not be caught within their range of fire.

Any other questions?

-Sir. -Speak.

This type of non-standard artillery shells should be included

in the list of banned weapons by the Geneva Conventions

just like the Dumdum bullet and white phosphorus munitions, right?

What?

Do you think this weapon is too brutal?

I have something to tell you.

It's a shame, but it wasn't listed within the list of banned weapons.

And, we can think about this from another perspective.

So what if it's included in the list?

Do you think your enemies will read the Geneva Conventions?

Do you?

-Sir. -Speak.

I think this weapon

isn't as scary as what you had described.

Explain yourself.

The special forces, especially those specializing in mountain warfare

have the ability

to traverse through jungles and hills quickly.

Adding to the fact that we have tactics like using electronic decoys,

if our enemies wish to catch us with their heavy artilleries,

it'll be like an elephant trying to catch a mouse.

They have the power, but they have nowhere to use it.

As long as we don't reveal our tracks during camping,

the large calibre shells

won't be able to hit us.

He's right.

He did a great job explaining himself.

But I need to tell you this.

Since you can think of this, naturally, your enemies can too.

This is the next topic we'll discuss.

So, what awaits you

after the bombardment of heavy artilleries?

The nemesis of all infantries, mortars.

Mortars are weapons

that even infantries can carry.

And,

there's almost no dead angle to its curve shooting.

That means

it's especially useful against

targets that are hiding behind obstacles.

And, mortars are easy to use.

Even inexperienced militias

can use them after going through simple training.

Let me put it this way.

There's a group of militias.

There are four of them.

They can fire around 20 mortar shells in 1 minute.

If they keep firing for the entire minute,

they'll fire over 100 mortar shells.

That is more than enough to kill members of special forces like us.

And,

the mortar might be weaker in terms of firepower,

but it can fire incendiary shells, flares,

even gas bombs.

If you guys are unlucky enough

to encounter mortar experts

that can make their own mortar shells on the go,

they might be able to fire mortar shells that can explode in mid-air

and unleash over 100 flechettes just like this.

Alright, I think that's all for today.

How is it?

Did you guys remember what I had taught?

Yes, sir!

Back then, when I was studying,

as long as

I studied seriously,

I didn't need to use any notebooks.

Come.

Now, I'll give you some time to do your revision.

After that, bring your notes here

and burn them here.

Burn them?

Why did we write it down then?

Didn't the other instructors do the same thing?

I don't care about the others. This is my class.

You must burn the notes you had made.

Yes, sir!

Yes, sir!

You have three minutes to do your revision.

That was quick.

He's really quick.

He's leaving already?

Yan Po Yue is already done.

1,227mm.

Hurry up!

Burn your notes!

My shells are the best in the region.

Demonstrate it to me.

Where should I hit?

The tallest pine tree on the hill.

That's too loud.

The government soldiers are patrolling nearby.

It's better if they come.

We can try these shells on them.

You can take the goods now, right?

To your 10 o'clock.

Hit the rock on the hill.

He's Nan Da.

He was once the best mortarman

in the government's mortar squad.

He never misses

with a mortar shell.

Do you guys know each other?

We've encountered each other before.

But I've never met him personally.

So, you're the Mortar God, Nan Da?

He's that amazing?

Let me test you one last time.

If you hit the circle behind the rock,

I'll buy all of your goods!

Are you out of your mind?

Move out of the way!

You'd better not miss your target.

If he dies, you'll die too.

If you hurt Young Master,

you'll die too.

Hurry up!

I'm still alive!

How much do I need to pay you for you to join us?

Someone has already hired me.

I'll pay you three times the price.

I'll give you three times the price of your goods

to buy him.

He's priceless.

Bring us the money.

Bring us all the money!

You have enough to build a new squad with the money here.

It's either you take the money,

or you take nothing!

Fine.

If I were you, I would've joined them.

He's paying so much for your service.

I'm sure he'll treat you well.

So, is my debt cleared now?

You deserve better.

You can create miracles

if you join me.

(Our arduous training came to an abrupt halt.)

(The annual Red vs. Blue drill will begin soon.)

(The special forces detachment dispatched us)

(to join the drill in the newly established plateau base.)

(I never expected myself)

(to face opponents who were once my comrades.)

They were too anxious.

They should've cooked it longer.

What's the matter, Cook Yan?

Do you miss your old job now?

Go and show them how it's done.

My personal dish, braised tofu,

it's the best.

Do you know which regiment is in charge of the new plateau base?

It's Regiment 247 of Yun Range. Their garrison was relieved

and they were transferred there.

They established a special forces platoon over there.

They specialized in being the Blue Team.

How did you know?

One of my comrades was in that regiment before.

How's their standard?

They're professional punching bags. I guess you can say they're good.

I heard that two cooks from Regiment 247

were recruited by the Cheetah Commando.

Why did they recruit them?

Do they lack cooks here?

Seems like they do recruit all sorts of people.

What's wrong? This is unlike you.

You're more mature now.

If I beat them up,

we won't be able to join the drill.

Do you think I'm dumb?

Everyone here knows

that the First Corps specializes in jungle and mountain warfare.

The annual Red vs. Blue drill will begin soon.

The special forces detachment dispatched the First Corps

to the newly established plateau base to join their drill.

Next, I will announce the names of the participants.

Lu Tu, Leng Jing.

Yes, sir!

You guys will be in charge of the first squad.

Lu Tu will be the captain.

Leng Jing will be the vice-captain.

Yes, sir!

-Cao Ben, Bai Long! -Yes, sir!

You guys will be in charge of the second squad.

Cao Ben will be the captain.

Bai Long will be the vice-captain.

Yes, sir!

One, two, one!

One, two, one!

One, two, one!

One, two, one!

One, two, three, four!

One, two, one!

One, two, three, four!

Liu,

you and Qin Feng are sworn rivals indeed.

In the past, you two were equally matched.

After that, you two went separate ways.

But now, you're competing with each other again.

Three Shells Qin,

this time, he has to face off against me again.

Why did you call him Three Shells Qin?

He made a name for himself after that battle.

Back then, when Qin Feng first joined the Cheetah Commando,

he went to the border area together with his squad

to arrest armed drug cartels.

Due to wrong intel,

the power gap between the enemies and them was too huge.

The squad was almost wiped out.

Their superior ordered them to retreat immediately.

However, Qin Feng established a line of defence by himself.

Using three bazooka shells,

he annihilated their command centre, warehouse, and armoury.

He garrotted the rest of the armed drug cartels.

Since then,

the name of Three Shells Qin

was known throughout the armed police forces.

Qin Feng's killing drive when he was young

did resemble someone we know.

I'll see

if that brat will come this time.

I'll see how good he has become.

The Cheetah Special Forces

overpowers the ordinary by being extraordinary.

We emphasise quality over quantity.

So, are we actually extraordinary?

Are we actually quality soldiers?

That'll depend on the result of the drill.

This time, our opponent

is a rapid deployment brigade that has been reorganised.

Our goal

is to deal more than 50% damage to them.

They outnumber us 1 to 25.

With the strictest training and the best equipment,

we will produce the most extraordinary power.

If we can't win against their quantity with our quality,

you can bang your head into a wall and kill yourself!

If we lose in the drill,

you won't just bring shame to me, you'll bring shame to the Cheetah!

Are you guys willing to face that?

No, sir!

Rumour has it that our opponents, the Cheetah Commando,

overpowers the ordinary by being extraordinary

and they emphasise quality over quantity.

All of us are soldiers.

What gives them the right to be extraordinary

while we're ordinary?

What gives them the right to proclaim themselves as quality

over our quantity?

Do you guys

agree with that kind of saying?

No, sir!

I've read all of the battle requests sent by each platoon!

All of you are extraordinary!

Our rapid deployment brigade, which is a combined unit,

serves to

defend our country during wartime.

We are to stop the enemies from invading our motherland!

Now, an elite unit, the Cheetah Commando,

is trying to invade our country!

This is the time for us

to test the power of our combined unit!

We outnumber them 1 to 25!

If we can't wipe out the Red Team,

instead, if we suffer

50% damage from their assault,

that means we're still the same disconnected unit!

That means we will fail to defend our motherland!

Some of our comrades here

felt nervous when they heard that our opponents

were elite snipers and combat experts.

In my opinion,

an elite sniper can be taken out

with a grenade.

If that doesn't work, use another grenade!

Yes, sir!

Combat experts can be taken out

with an infantry combat vehicle!

If that doesn't work, use another vehicle!

Yes, sir!

Capture Three Shells Qin alive!

Turn the Cheetahs into kittens!

Capture Three Shells Qin alive! Turn the Cheetahs into kittens!

There are only 32 of us

while there are 800 of them.

Once the drill starts,

we will be pursued by 800 enemies.

They've formed commando units

that can reach any point on the battlefield through a chopper.

At the same time, they have air carriers

that can transport infantry combat vehicles to the battlefield.

Although they cannot enter the jungle,

their firepower

is enough to cover any area outside the jungle.

-Sir. -Speak.

Are you saying

that we should prioritise on getting rid of their air units first?

Figure it out yourself.

-Yan Po Yue. -Yes, sir.

-How good are you with a grenade? -Sir,

I've always been first in the platoon.

Yan,

can you bear to attack our old comrades

if you encounter them later?

If we can't do it,

our old comrades will despise us.

Jian,

do you think Yan Po Yue has grown stronger?

Will we be able to seek revenge against them?

Didn't you hear the chief just now?

All elite soldiers

can be taken out with a grenade.

Yan Po Yue,

I've been waiting for you for a long time.

It's done!

My signature dish, braised tofu, is ready!

Get me a bowl!

Lower your volume.

You'd better control your attitude.

Even if they're coming,

they're our enemies now.

Other people will beat you up if you get too friendly with them.

They won't be able to tell.

I won the Oscar for my acting, you know?

I'm sure no one can tell.

But I did make some pork hocks for them in secret.

I'm not betraying our regiment, right?

Are you out of your mind?

Why did you only make some of them?

You should make more.

I like that attitude.

You'd better hide it from the detachment.

No problem.

It's done!

We will remove the weapons

of this armed helicopter

and transport medical equipment, medical supplies, doctors, and nurses

to the helicopter.

We'll turn this helicopter

into an air ambulance that's ready for action 24/7.

No matter how good Qin Feng's men are,

they will surely encounter dangers in the wild.

If any one of them is seriously injured or poisoned,

we have to rush to the scene and rescue them at the first time.

We have to make sure the injured receive their treatment in the shortest time.

That's a given.

Let's forget about the drill. Even if this is a real battle,

if the enemy is requesting help from us,

we should lend them a hand on humanitarian grounds.

We should use the official channel

and send a message to the Cheetah Commando's commander.

We'll tell them that we have prepared

an air ambulance in our base.

If any of his men are in danger,

they just need to fire two red flares and one green flare.

The air ambulance will reach the destination

within 15 minutes.

Chief,

as a staff officer,

I'm in charge of military propaganda and psychological warfare.

Can I justify your action

as an attempt to achieve our goal

by putting on the disguise of morality?

Seems like our plot was too obvious.

He saw through our plot at first glance.

Tell me then.

What do you think is my true motive?

When we go up against special forces,

gathering intel and making decisions are the most vital aspects.

If we can capture someone from their squad,

we'll be able to get our hands on the most direct intel.

Of course.

Since they're from the special forces,

it's especially difficult for us to capture them.

But if one of their members

is in danger,

and they have no choice but to seek our assistance,

they can make sure their squad member can survive.

However, at the same time,

they'll send him to us, together with the intel he carries.

Continue.

Even if we cannot force him to speak,

even if he doesn't want to give us the intel of his team,

we can determine their whereabouts

by the soil on his shoes and the plants

he used for his camouflage.

Maybe we could locate their temporary base camp with that.

If it's necessary,

we can send him to the military hospital.

After leaving the battlefield,

he will surely calm down.

By then, we can send someone to tell him that the drill is over

and that he's a hero.

Someone from the military will send someone to visit him.

We could even tell him that we were going to make a film about him

and play it for the whole military to see.

I believe

that when he's in front of the camera,

he will let down his guard.

This person, who doesn't know that he's our prisoner of war,

will give us the intel we require

without any effort.

Not bad.

But it seems like you've left out something.

After the Blue Team acquired the necessary intel,

we would launch an attack on the Cheetah Commando.

We would be lucky

if we could eliminate all of them in one go.

If we just dealt serious damage to them,

at this time, as a staff officer,

you should come out and spread your propaganda.

You'll tell them that there's a traitor among them.

To those extremely prideful Cheetahs,

it's more devastating for them to find out there's a traitor among them

than failing the mission.

Their morale, that was already low enough,

would be reduced to nothing.

Understood.

Comrades of the Red Team!

You still have an hour left to spare!

You can have your meals and check your equipment!

If any one of you is still here after an hour,

we will capture you!

In three hours,

the Red vs. Blue drill

will officially begin!

Comrades of the Blue Team! You guys cannot attack us

for three hours!

But you guys can stand here,

construct your defences,

and wait for us to beat you up!

In three hours,

we will launch an official attack.

Capture Three Shells Qins alive! Turn the Cheetahs into kittens!

They're here.

Hello. Please, over there.

Please sit at that table.

This table is occupied.

Sit there. You'll have a better chance of winning.

That table.

You'll win if you sit here. Come, sit down.

Sit here if you want to win. Come.

Come, have a seat.

-Come, sit down. -Guo!

Guo!

I missed you two!

Seems like you've lost some weight.

But of course.

I'm on a diet. Sit down.

-Okay, Guo. -Sit down.

Come on, eat up.

Don't waste the food.

How's the taste?

We can manage this ourselves. Thank you.

Hello, comrades.

Let me serve you some dishes. I'm Lu Xiao Tian.

Lu Xiao Tian?

So, you're Lu Xiao Tian?

Yeah, it's me. You two are...

We don't know you.

-You don't know me? -It's pretty good.

You don't know me?

Say that again?

Keep quiet.

I'll serve you some dishes.

The winning dish of our detachment,

braised tofu.

So, who won?

It's a win-win situation. Both sides won.

Come, try the tofu I made.

Eat up.

How did you guys arrange food for 800 people?

How many people again?

Who made the pork hocks?

Of course it's me.

-It's not poisoned, isn't it? -Take it or leave it.

Don't do that.

-It's pretty good. -Where are the others?

Their mental strength is too weak.

They were afraid that they might cry when they saw you two.

What?

Have you grown stronger?

I'm a man, you know?

I'll kill you.

Don't kill me. Eat up.

-I'll scare you. -Where's Squad Leader?

Guo,

where's Squad Leader?

Yeah, Guo. Where's Squad Leader?

-He's doing pretty good. -That's right.

He told you two to do your best.

No matter who wins,

the kitchen squad is the best.

But of course.

We're the best.

Captain Qin is here to tour around our base!

Stand up!

Sit down.

Sit!

Commander Liu,

you did a pretty good job.

All of them are fired up.

Why aren't they doing anything?

You can't touch that.

That is confidential.

Not bad at all.

It's no wonder people are saying

that you've made the base famous.

Do you know what they call you?

What?

They call you the Army Whetstone.

I'm a soldier.

I follow the organisation's arrangement.

It's the same no matter where I am.

No matter if I'm the knife or the whetstone, I'm still as capable as ever.

We're newly formed. We're unafraid of defeats.

But it's different for you guys.

You lead the Cheetah Commando, the squad that's praised to the sky.

It would've been embarrassing if you suffered a defeat.

Don't blame us for being too harsh on you by then.

Liu,

I guess you're the only person who can say such high-sounding words

while keeping a straight face.

The Cheetah Commando is always known as the Knife.

We can learn a lot of things from each other through this drill.