233: Go to an island.

The comrade who spoke didn't expect that seven or eight Soldiers would speak up for Xiao Niannian, and their gazes towards him were also a bit off, as if they thought his words were too harsh and ungrateful.

He was grateful to Xiao Niannian for saving them, but Xiao Niannian had indeed violated regulations by taking a weapon.

If they had guns, that tiger would have been shot dead long ago.

How could they have been so disheveled?

The other Soldiers were tired and hungry at this moment, and a Comrade-in-arms took out the sweet potatoes they had dug yesterday.

"These are the sweet potatoes Comrade Xiao Niannian found yesterday. We each dug several catties. If you're hungry, just eat them..."

"Thank you."

These sweet potatoes were a bit sweet and could be eaten directly.

They hadn't walked long when someone suddenly exclaimed.

"Ah!"

Everyone was drawn by the sound and saw that person caught in a net, hanging from a tree. Many were surprised.

"What happened?"

"There's a trap."

"Quick, save him."

A Soldier ran towards the net, wanting to save the person, but before he could reach it, he felt as if he had stepped on something. Before he could lift his foot, several wooden sticks flew towards him.

"Whoosh."

Someone had their feet tied and was hanging upside down from a tree.

"Ah..."

"Why are there so many traps?"

Some people panicked, while others reacted quickly and avoided the traps.

"Be careful."

Xu Yang went to save someone and wasn't hit by the wood, but then several mud balls flew from who knows where and hit him, making his face change color.

He grunted. His previously injured hand hurt even more after being hit by the mud ball.

His expression was a bit grim.

Everyone worked together to rescue their comrades-in-arms.

Some Soldiers had leg injuries, some had hand injuries, and others had hit their bodies against trees, their faces turning pale from the pain.

"Could these be traps set by the Instructors?"

"With such hidden traps, who wouldn't fall for them?"

"Just now I thought this pile of leaves looked strange, and sure enough, it was a trap."

Everyone chatted, one after another.

"Company Commander Xu, Company Commander Yang, should we continue on this path?"

Hearing the Comrade-in-arms' words, Xu Yang looked at Company Commander Yang.

Company Commander Yang was from another battalion; his strength was slightly inferior to Xu Yang's, but Company Commander Yang had a very good reputation within the regiment.

Before, these comrades-in-arms listened to Xu Yang, but after they met up with the disconnected comrades-in-arms, everyone's attitude towards Company Commander Yang became even better.

Company Commander Yang glanced at Company Commander Xu and said,

"I'll listen to everyone."

They had taken another path. After meeting up with their comrades-in-arms, he carefully asked about the situation. Now, seeing Xu Yang, he knew that Xu Yang had always been dissatisfied with him and secretly competed with him.

But now was not the time for competition; after all, they had to successfully complete the mission.

He knew that many Instructors around them were observing their every move.

Even if they completed the mission, some people might still be disqualified from participating in the competition because they failed this wilderness survival training... "We've walked for so long now, are we going to turn back? We'll be out of this mountain in a few hours..."

"There shouldn't be that many traps. If we turn back, we might not make it in time..."

After discussion, the minority obeyed the majority, deciding to continue forward.

However, in the next few hours, they encountered many traps and some wild beasts.

By nightfall, they still hadn't managed to get out of the mountains.

Everyone's faces were extremely grim.

"I wonder if Comrade Xiao and the others have made it out of the mountains yet, and where they are now."

Hearing this, Xu Yang's gaze turned to that Comrade-in-arms.

Seeing Xu Yang's gaze, the speaker glanced at Xu Yang, then continued talking to the Comrade-in-arms next to him.

"Company Commander Yang, will we only be able to get out of this mountain tomorrow?"

Hearing this, Company Commander Yang nodded.

"It should be. Tomorrow, we'll speed up. Once we reach this location, we'll find a new map..."

Company Commander Yang held a flashlight in his hand, and this time he had brought several extra batteries.

Fortunately, he brought extra batteries, otherwise they would have had to grope in the dark at night.

"Now that we have flashlight illumination, why don't we continue at night? Otherwise, we might not be able to complete the mission..."

"No, there are so many traps during the day, and more than half of our people are injured. Visibility is poor at night, so it might be even more dangerous..."

A comrade immediately opposed this suggestion.

"If we don't complete the mission, all of us will be out..."

"If the injuries are severe, the situation will be even more troublesome..."

Xiao Niannian and her group arrived at the county town, and Xiao Niannian immediately went to the State-run Restaurant.

"We don't know what the situation is over there yet, let's go get some food first..."

Hearing Xiao Niannian's words, Company Commander Yun immediately said,

"I brought ten yuan with me this time."

"I also brought ten yuan."

"I have money."

Each of the Soldiers took out one or two yuan, with Company Commander Yun and Squad Leader Li having the most.

"We don't need that much."

Xiao Niannian looked at everyone and said,

"We'll buy steamed buns and mantou and such..."

As for the tiger meat and wild boar meat, Xiao Niannian looked around.

"Xiao Hei."

Instructor Xiao Hei, not far away, heard Comrade Xiao Niannian's words and subconsciously wanted to hide, but then turned and looked over. He ran towards Xiao Niannian.

This was an Instructor from First Team. Xiao Niannian had completed three missions with him and was now very familiar with him.

"Comrade Xiao."

"Contact Captain Lu and have the tiger meat and wild boar meat sent back to our Reconnaissance Battalion..."

"Okay."

Lu Jing sat in the car, watching Xiao Niannian not far away. He saw her talking to Xiao Hei, telling the other Soldiers to put down the tiger meat and wild boar meat they were carrying. Lu Jing understood that this meant they were to send the meat back to the Reconnaissance Battalion.

"Xiao Cui, have someone drive a car to the Reconnaissance Battalion and deliver the goods to Battalion Commander Han..."

"Yes."

Xiao Niannian turned and entered the State-run Restaurant, buying all the steamed buns and mantou, and then, using her tickets, went to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy one hundred catties of rice.

She also replenished some other items.

Everyone spent a few cents, and smiles were on their faces.

After another hour of walking, Xiao Niannian led the team to the fishing village.

This fishing village was larger than Chenjia Village, and it was also very close to a naval base.

Xiao Niannian looked at the new map and quickly found the location.

"comrades."

"Congratulations, you are the First Team to arrive here..."

Several Soldiers in military uniform walked out of a row of houses.

"This is your new mission..."

Xiao Niannian opened the envelope and saw that it required them to find a way to go to an island several nautical miles away to rescue injured hostages.