298: If it were the people of the Russian bear, there would be a major war.

"Report, Platoon Leader Xiao, I have rendezvoused with Squad Leader Li."

Fang Qiang's voice rang out.

"Stay safe."

"Yes."

Xiao Niannian kept her eyes on the rope and listened to the movements below. As soon as anything seemed amiss, she would immediately rappel down to support her Comrades-in-arms.

"Report, we have carefully checked, there are no clues below..."

Fang Qiang's voice rang out.

"Come up."

Hearing Fang Qiang's words, Xiao Niannian told them to come up.

"Platoon Leader Xiao, we will find a way to replace this boundary marker in a few days."

"I see some broken wood over there. Go and carry it over. You peel the bark off the wood, and I'll do the red tracing..."

"Yes."

The few of them immediately went to a nearby spot and carried a large piece of wood back.

They had machetes and quickly chopped the wood.

Although it's not the same as stone, under the current circumstances, they could only make a temporary one for now, and wait for the Comrades-in-arms from the Military Unit here to replace it with a new stone monument.

Squad Leader Li and Fang Qiang worked very quickly. Xiao Niannian took out the red ink bottle and brush from her bag and began tracing the boundary marker in red.

"Platoon Leader Xiao, how do you have everything in your bag? You're so thoughtful."

These two veterans were now incredibly impressed with Xiao Niannian.

Is this the difference between scouts and ordinary soldiers like them? These southern Comrades-in-arms have everything in their bags. And honestly, if Platoon Leader Xiao hadn't brought these things, they would only be able to casually carry a piece of wood and carve a mark with a knife.

After quickly finishing, Xiao Niannian looked at the two veterans.

Xiao Niannian contacted Battalion Commander Wan via radio.

"Report, Battalion Commander Wan, we found boundary marker number... destroyed... We have now cut a piece of wood and traced it in red to serve as a temporary boundary marker..."

In the radio, Battalion Commander Wan's voice was also full of anger.

"Platoon Leader Xiao, you are to search along the line now... If you encounter spies from other countries, report it immediately..."

"Yes."

Xiao Niannian led the team to continue walking along the border.

Since someone had destroyed the boundary marker here, it meant those people were not far from here. It was just that the heavy snow covered most of the tracks.

Xiao Niannian looked around; it was already afternoon.

"Rest for fifteen minutes, eat something first."

Xiao Niannian took out the steamed buns from her bag, wrapped in tin foil, which were still a little warm.

Xiao Niannian handed the steamed buns to the veterans. Squad Leader Li also took out the steamed buns from his bag.

"Platoon Leader Xiao, why are these steamed buns still warm? How do you keep them preserved?"

The veteran looked at Xiao Niannian and her Comrades-in-arms in surprise.

"Our Platoon Leader made them. They have good insulation."

Squad Leader Li explained.

"This is really great. Before, we always ate cold food. In this kind of weather, even if you heated it with firewood, it would freeze again in a little while."

"Platoon Leader Xiao, after dark, we need to find a place to set up camp. We can't keep moving around. If there's no moonlight, we can easily get lost..."

Even though they had been at the border for several years and had come here dozens of times, it was still easy to get lost in heavy snow.

"Okay."

Xiao Niannian immediately nodded when she heard the veteran's words.

There were still one or two hours before dark. They would find a place and set up a bonfire at night. In this kind of weather, it was easy to get sick from the cold.

"Are there any caves around here?"

"There are, but some places might be impassable at this time... If we walk for about an hour in this direction, there's an excellent cave... But there are wild beasts there. We encountered wild beasts many times before, so we haven't camped in that cave for years..."

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian said.

"Don't be afraid of wild beasts. There are so many of us, we can handle it."

Hearing Platoon Leader Xiao say this, the two veterans didn't say anything more. Today they already knew the strength of Platoon Leader Xiao and her team; it truly wasn't something ordinary people could compare to.

To be able to repel a pack of wolves without a single injury, that was truly amazing.

Now that they had so many cold weapons and crossbows, and these southern Comrades-in-arms were so skilled, thinking this, the two veterans felt even more confident.

Unfortunately, they still hadn't found the Comrades-in-arms from those two companies. If they could find them, that would be wonderful.

After a fifteen-minute rest, Xiao Niannian led the team towards the cave.

As the snow grew heavier, Xiao Niannian and her Comrades-in-arms sped up. Xiao Niannian heard the sound of monkeys.

Xiao Niannian thought she was hallucinating, but after listening carefully for a while, she realized it really was the sound of The Monkeys.

"Squeak, squeak..."

Xiao Niannian looked into the distance and saw The Monkeys leaping in the trees.

There were so many monkeys appearing in the great forests of Heilongjiang Province.

"Platoon Leader Xiao, there's a sound."

The veteran heard the sound and immediately warned her.

"It's monkeys," Fang Qiang said, somewhat happily.

They had encountered monkeys before on missions, and The Monkeys were quite obedient. But they wondered how The Monkeys here would be?

The Monkeys were leaping in the trees from afar, not rushing over.

"There are many monkeys in these mountains. They also search for wild fruits everywhere. In winter, they even store some food in caves..."

Xiao Niannian listened to the veterans' words, her gaze fixed on the distance.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."

Xiao Niannian heard The Monkeys' angry sounds. Were they complaining to her?

These monkeys told her that they had encountered some strange humans who had shot and injured their kin, and now those people had occupied their cave.

Strange humans had shot and injured their kin, and also occupied their cave.

What a coincidence! She was just about to look for these caves, and The Monkeys actually came to report it.

"We're going to the cave. Lead the way."

Hearing Xiao Niannian's words, The Monkeys happily jumped up and immediately began leaping in the trees ahead.

Soon, Xiao Niannian saw thick smoke rising in the distance. It was estimated to be about five hundred meters from their location.

"There's thick smoke ahead."

Hearing Xiao Niannian's words, everyone looked at her.

Squad Leader Li and Fang Qiang followed Xiao Niannian's gaze, looking into the distance.

Faintly, they seemed to see something. But from such a distance, it wasn't clear.

"It seems like there's some thick smoke. Could it be that our Comrades-in-arms are sending us a signal for rescue?" a veteran said, somewhat excitedly.

Squad Leader Li frowned and said.

"It's also possible that the Polar Bears are camping over there..."

Hearing this, many people's expressions changed. If it was their own people, that would be great, but if it was the Polar Bears, there would be a big battle.

Xiao Niannian looked at the person carrying the radio.

She immediately sent a message to Lu Jing.