417: We have successfully captured 28 enemy soldiers.

The people Qiao Yan sent went forward to scout. Although they were very cautious, in the dark, their eyes were mostly on the path beneath their feet. What's more, the traps Xiao Niannian and the others had set were very different from those taught by other military units; one could say they were as devious as could be.

So, quickly, several people fell into them.

"Bang."

"Ah."

"What is that smell? It's so foul."

"Bang."

For a time, curses and explosions were incessant.

Qiao Yan was furious. Their Production Brigade had invited many experts in mine-laying and mine-clearing, and he had learned a lot, even about many types of landmines he had never seen before, and they could dismantle them... So why were his men so ineffective today?

Their team had three small teams, which meant they had more people than Lu Jing's team. Now that these people were eliminated, they no longer had a numerical advantage... "Third Team, retreat to the beach and outflank them from the periphery..."

Qiao Yan issued the order.

An immediate reply came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

"Yes."

"Send people to protect our boats to prevent them from escaping. Second Team, intercept their boats..."

Not long after, a voice came from the walkie-talkie again.

"Captain Qiao, their boats are gone..."

"What? Gone?"

Hearing this, Qiao Yan felt an even worse premonition.

When they arrived earlier, their men had scouted, and that fishing boat was clearly on the beach where they landed on the east side. Now the fishing boat was gone?

Could it be that Lu Jing and his team wanted to escape?

If they escaped, the commanders would declare Lu Jing and his team losers.

If it was a counter-encirclement, Lu Jing's men wouldn't stand a chance against them. Before coming here, they had found an island and simulated it more than ten times. They were their own Production Brigade competing, and each time their team won against the other two teams.

Tonight, they were also taking advantage of Lu Jing's fatigue to fight. Lu Jing and his team had been searching all day, so they should be very tired by now. Why was Lu Jing's combat strength growing stronger the more they fought?

"First Team, intercept quickly! Don't let them get close to our boats..."

Qiao Yan started calling out to the people on the boat, but no one responded to him.

Was Lu Jing planning to seize their boats?

And then counterattack them?

Qiao Yan's expression grew even uglier.

Reports from other squad leaders also came through the walkie-talkie.

"Reporting, we are already intercepting..."

"Reporting, they seem to have found another small path; there are landmines on the main road..."

Listening to these words, Qiao Yan's expression became even more grim.

Lu Jing was indeed insidious and cunning, deliberately pretending to know nothing, but in reality, he had dug pits and was waiting for them to fall into them.

Xiao Niannian had already reached an ambush point at the foot of the mountain. When they arrived here, they immediately surveyed the island, noting where good ambush spots were and where places were easy to defend but hard to attack.

Now, if they charged up, traps awaited them. When they chased down, there would still be traps.

They would ambush here and fight another battle.

Shen Yan had already followed, and seeing Xiao Niannian, he was overjoyed.

"Sister, Qiao Yan and his team are chasing us. They've suffered heavy losses from the traps we set..."

This was Qiao Yan, the Qiao Yan who was as famous as Brother Lu in the Compound. It was truly great to make Qiao Yan suffer such a big loss and to win against Qiao Yan today.

He could tell his brothers later that he had beaten Qiao Yan!!!

Hahaha, just thinking about the look in his brothers' eyes made him incredibly happy.

But he also knew the rules: he had to keep it a secret. If his brothers asked for details, he would just say it was confidential and that he couldn't comment.

"Guard your side well. If you get eliminated, I won't let you off..."

Hearing Sister Xiao's words, Shen Yan's expression immediately became serious.

Sister Xiao always kept her word. If he really got eliminated, he wouldn't have an easy time in the coming days.

Shen Yan ran like the wind, quickly disappearing from Xiao Niannian's sight.

After seeing Shen Yan run off, Xiao Niannian's gaze returned to the people below.

Their current ambush position was to attack from below upwards, because those people had gone up and would charge down towards them later.

Lu Jing held his binoculars, watching the charging figures. Qiao Yan was truly as he always was, always hiding... But this time, they had laid a dragnet. If Qiao Yan hid, he would just have to wait to be sun-dried on this island for a day or two.

Lu Jing took out his walkie-talkie, lowered his voice, and gave some more instructions.

Xiao Niannian tied the rope. She planned to slide down from here later.

It seemed she would have to quickly learn paragliding and such. That way, if she encountered certain situations in the future, she could use a paraglider... If on a snow mountain, she could directly snowboard down.

They would definitely catch their opponents off guard; the opponents would be stunned.

"Reporting, all boats have been captured..."

Hearing that all four boats had been captured, Xiao Niannian was very happy.

She had Lu Jing and the others leave one boat under a nearby cliff. All the eliminated members of their team would gather there. When they retreated, all their people would also gather there. When Qiao Yan and his team charged up to encircle them, they wouldn't see any opponents at all.

They only needed to capture about twenty more people. After putting them on the boat, their elimination ratio would be several times lower than the enemy's, and the twenty-plus people they captured alive would also be enough to report.

Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian both knew there were observers in the team. At this point, they also planned to take these observers with them. That way, when the confrontation ended, these observers would report the situation and make a summary, and their team would have an overwhelming victory.

As for Second Team and Third Team, they didn't know what the situation was like.

It would be a bit embarrassing if they were badly beaten by Big Brother and his team, or other Production Brigades.

Xiao Niannian withdrew her gaze and continued to stare ahead. She could now clearly see people two or three hundred meters away just by using the scope of her sniper rifle.

The enemy snipers, however, needed moonlight, and now the moon had hidden behind the clouds, making the situation even more unfavorable for the enemy.

"Bang."

Xiao Niannian fired again, and another person on the opposite side was hit.

After firing, Xiao Niannian immediately changed positions.

You couldn't fire two shots from the same position. Although it was night and visibility was poor, you could never be too careful.

Squad Leader Li and Fang Qiang's voices rang out.

"Reporting, we have successfully captured twenty-eight of the enemy's soldiers..."

"Good. After you've captured them, quickly get on the boats and leave. Make a big commotion... to attract the enemy's attention..."

Hearing Lu Jing's instructions, Squad Leader Li and Fang Qiang immediately responded.

"Yes, mission guaranteed complete."

Qiao Yan's face was somewhat grim. He decided to change his approach.

But before he could give the order, bad news came through the walkie-talkie.