Ace Special Forces in Movies and TV Shows

Chapter 0093: Eat!

Zheng Yingqi personally witnessed three convoys from the division's reconnaissance battalion chasing the direction in which the "fully automated driverless off-road vehicle" had gone missing. Considering other convoys that detoured from the other directions, he estimated that there must be at least:

"Seven teams!"

"Damn, the division's reconnaissance battalion is so easily provoked. The reconnaissance soldiers are so hot-tempered, it's not a good thing—consider this as me giving you guys some experience and lessons."

He muttered to himself, quite surprised. Judging from the situation, the Division's reconnaissance battalion was incredibly angry.

"If they see the note left in the car, won't they be furious?"

Zheng Yingqi shuddered and silently mourned for the 701 team that had taken the blame for him—brothers, it was an accident, purely a technical accident.

"Time to run! Once the division's reconnaissance battalion comes to their senses, they'll have to search thoroughly." Zheng Yingqi licked his lips, savoring the bitter taste of the grass roots for a moment, before chasing after Ma Xiaoshuai and the others.

It's possible that most of the Division Reconnaissance Battalion's personnel had gathered there to avenge their previous defeat. Within a range of more than ten kilometers, Zheng Yingqi did not encounter any large-scale Division Reconnaissance Battalion teams. He arrived at the place where they had parted ways earlier without any major incidents and followed the direction he had previously pointed out.

Along the way, Zheng Yingqi saw several marks left by Meng Kai and his group, and he checked them one by one—he had to be extremely careful and not get bitten, who knows how angry the division's reconnaissance battalion is now.

Around 3 p.m., Zheng Yingqi, exhausted and hungry, finally encountered the six people who had found their hiding place.

"Squad leader, you're finally here!" Ma Xiaoshuai, who had been anxiously waiting, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zheng Yingqi.

Wang Hui and Meng Kai had complete confidence in Zheng Yingqi, after all, Zheng Yingqi had created countless miracles during his years of nitpicking in the guard company.

"Phew... I'm exhausted." Zheng Yingqi plopped down, took a breath, and asked, "Have many reconnaissance convoys passed through here lately?"

"Just one, it went in that direction," Wang Hui replied.

"Looks like we've managed to fool the Division Reconnaissance Battalion." Zheng Yingqi smiled smugly.

One of the three said, "Then after you rest for a while, shall we leave?"

"No," Zheng Yingqi shook his head: "The comrades in the division's reconnaissance battalion are not stupid. They will definitely realize what's going on. When they are eager for revenge, they will definitely define a general area based on the time and conduct a more thorough search and pursuit within that area. If we leave now, we will easily walk into the area they have defined."

"But we only have less than 54 hours left. Are we just going to hide here?"

Zheng Yingqi said, "Be prepared to be night owls. We'll move out after 10 p.m. and continue until around 8 a.m. after dawn, depending on the situation. This way, we can avoid running into the division's reconnaissance battalion as much as possible."

The group looked at each other and agreed that Zheng Yingqi's idea was the only solution. After all, it wasn't even the last few hours yet, and no one felt any urgency.

"Leave one person on guard. Wang Hui, go and gather more wild vegetables. Don't trap rabbits. Fill your stomachs with wild vegetables for now. Be careful not to leave too many traces. The rest of you, rest and conserve your energy." Zheng Yingqi made the assignments—this was a process of taking the lead in the discussion.

Ma Xiaoshuai, Meng Kai, and Wang Hui would not object to Zheng Yingqi's orders, but the other three were different. They were all elite soldiers of the same division, and who would be willing to obey? From the beginning, they resisted Zheng Yingqi's orders. If it weren't for Zheng Yingqi's extraordinary performance, the three of them would definitely have tried to regain control by now. After all, they were elite soldiers and more confident in themselves.

Under a series of correct orders, most people will gradually become accustomed to obedience. Zheng Yingqi, who grew up in the guard company, is more confident in himself under such circumstances, so he needs to take the lead.

The soldiers did not realize the meaning behind Zheng Yingqi's assignment, because it was the most correct order at the moment. Therefore, it was meaningless for the three who were not familiar with Zheng Yingqi. One of them even took the initiative to go out and serve as a sentry.

Meng Kai took out his field rations again, his mouth watering at the sight of them. Before Zheng Yingqi could say anything, he put them away, saying, "Let's look at this stuff for a while before eating the wild vegetables. It'll help fool our taste buds."

"In that case... shall I name a few dishes for you?" Ma Xiaoshuai said, believing him.

"Let's forget it. I'll lose my willpower if you recite the menu," Meng Kai said with a wry smile.

"Alright, everyone, keep quiet and conserve your energy. We'll be refining oil tonight," Zheng Yingqi said in a low voice.

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Just as Zheng Yingqi had predicted, about an hour later, the division's reconnaissance battalion's convoy kept rushing past from all directions. They had obviously realized that they had been tricked. Based on the time, they delineated a general area and began a retaliatory search of the delineated area.

No one knows how many unlucky elites they caught during this search, but they could hear faint gunshots from time to time. Under these circumstances, the three men who had some doubts about Zheng Yingqi now felt that Zheng Yingqi had a foolproof plan.

The grueling day finally passed. After 10 o'clock, the seven well-rested elites left their lodgings and headed southeast.

During the march, Zheng Yingqi caught a nest of mountain rats, two large and eight small. Looking at the bountiful harvest, Zheng Yingqi said with a beaming smile, "Breakfast is settled; at least we'll have some meat."

"How are we supposed to roast them? If we light a fire, they can easily spot us from kilometers away!" a soldier asked, puzzled.

"Roast? You're dreaming—with these conditions, you think you can roast it? How are you going to eat it? Raw!" Wang Hui retorted.

"What? Eat it raw?" The four people, including Ma Xiaoshuai, stared wide-eyed at the bulges that were constantly appearing as a nest of mountain rats struggled in Zheng Yingqi's pocket. Their scalps tingled with fear.

"It's good enough to have something to eat, why be picky? Wild vegetables and weeds don't keep us full, meat at least gives us more energy!" Meng Kai also said that when they were in the guard company, they did this a lot, and they were quite knowledgeable about food in harsh environments. Otherwise, why would Zheng Yingqi have Wang Hui dig for wild vegetables during the day?

In the middle of the night, their stomachs, which had been bloated from eating wild vegetables, shrunk back down, and their steps felt like they were made of lead. Zheng Yingqi took out some mountain rats from his pocket and gave some to Wang Hui and Meng Kai. The three of them began to prepare them skillfully, and in no time, two large and eight small mountain rats were turned into strips of raw meat.

If they hadn't witnessed the three people handling it, the four onlookers might have gritted their teeth and continued eating, but now...

The meat strips were divided into seven equal portions. Zheng Yingqi whispered, "Eat them all. Don't swallow them whole. Chew them and swallow slowly."

Wang Hui and Meng Kai unceremoniously took their portions and started eating with their eyes closed, but Ma Xiaoshuai and the others felt a chill run down their spines and didn't even have the desire to take any.

"You guys better think this through. What will you do tomorrow if you don't have the strength? How will you get through tomorrow night? Don't even think about taking that ration. That stuff is only useful for the final sprint. It's a waste to eat it in the middle!" Zheng Yingqi said, then picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Fine, I'll eat it! It's not like I'll lose a piece of meat!" Ma Xiaoshuai gritted his teeth, picked up a piece of meat, stuffed it into his mouth, closed his eyes, and chewed it. After a while, he swallowed it. After finishing, he said blankly, "It doesn't seem as bad as I imagined? I'll try eating another one."

"Are you going to eat this? If not, I'm going to eat it—this little bit of meat is barely enough to fill a gap between my teeth!" Wang Hui looked at the other three portions with ill intent. The three elite soldiers exchanged glances, as if they had found encouragement, and together they picked up a piece of meat and began to swallow it.

Ultimately, they were elite soldiers forged into iron through military training. Their desire for "victory" overcame their psychological resistance, and they quickly finished their respective portions.

"Let's keep going."

Zheng Yingqi said with satisfaction, "No matter what happens at the finish line, everyone's performance now at least shows that they have the potential to persevere to the end. If someone can't overcome their mental resistance and chooses to refuse, then he has to ruthlessly eliminate them."