53: Chapter 53: The Defense Was Broken

"Xiaojie, you say something!" Tang Xinyi looked toward Gu Xiaojie, who was standing to the side.

Gu Xiaojie said weakly, "Chief, that Yang Han is really fierce and scary! His temper is terrible; he was shouting at both of us."

Gao Shiwei raised an eyebrow. He spoke, "Xiao Tang, Xiao Gu, you two... are women, but you are also soldiers! How can a soldier possess such a weak disposition?"

"Furthermore, Xiao Tang, you say you are injured, and indeed you are, but what does this minor injury amount to? Although this is an exercise, every soldier treats it as a real war!"

"In every confrontation exercise, those who perform exceptionally can receive Second-Class or Third-Class Merits. It is precisely because we treat exercises as real war that we award substantive honors."

Gao Shiwei said in a deep voice, "I believe you are being somewhat unreasonable."

After these words were spoken, it was as if Tang Xinyi and Gu Xiaojie had been struck by lightning.

Unreasonable?

Tang Xinyi gritted her teeth and said, "Chief, I..."

Gao Shiwei said indifferently, "Xiao Tang, you were an agent before, but you haven't done that for several years. Now that you've returned to the office and haven't seen the cruelty of war for a long time, you have actually become affected and pretentious."

"Frankly speaking, never mind Yang Han hitting you like this; even if he had beaten your face until it was swollen, there would be nothing to be done about it!"

"Because this is war! War! Every one of us must have this consciousness; it must never be treated as child's play."

Gao Shiwei's words left Tang Xinyi speechless... She had assumed he would take her side, but instead, she received a lecture.

Tang Xinyi said again, "But! That Yang Han destroyed five of our drones! Those five are completely shattered and beyond repair, essentially scrapped! Chief, each drone is worth nearly a million, so five is nearly four million. Shouldn't he be punished for this?"

Gao Shiwei frowned. This... His first concern wasn't the price of the drones, but rather—weren't the drones flying just fine in the sky? How could they be destroyed? There is no live ammunition on either side in the exercise, so how were they destroyed?

"Did Yang Han destroy these drones before you had even launched them?" Gao Shiwei asked.

"Uh... no, it was during the operation," Tang Xinyi said after a moment of hesitation.

"What!" Gao Shiwei was shocked.

As far as he knew, drones operate at quite a distance from the ground! If they could be destroyed even then, what did Yang Han use?

"Is there footage? Let me see it," Gao Shiwei said.

Every drone had recording capabilities. Tang Xinyi only then remembered that she hadn't checked the footage.

She instructed Gu Xiaojie to open the computer and then found the footage from those five drones. In the video, a drone was chasing a person below, but the next moment, a small black dot burst out from the jungle, growing larger and larger. Pop! The drone was smashed.

Gao Shiwei, Tang Xinyi, and Gu Xiaojie were all shocked. The small black dot looked like it was a stone! About the size of a palm!

"This, it must be nearly two hundred meters from the ground. How was this stone launched?" Tang Xinyi couldn't help but say.

"Even if he had a slingshot in his hand, I'm afraid he couldn't do it," Gu Xiaojie was also very curious.

Gao Shiwei showed a contemplative expression, recalling a prodigy he met in the military department when he was young. That person could throw a hand grenade very far, throwing it two or three hundred meters—but that was throwing straight ahead! It was not like Yang Han, who threw from the ground toward the sky!

Gao Shiwei looked shocked: "Unexpectedly, a stone in his hands could be used with such supernatural skill. It is simply... simply invincible."

Gao Shiwei stood up, his gaze serious, and said to the two women, "Xiao Tang, regarding this exercise, I believe your drone technology is not yet mature enough!"

"Common stones can be found anywhere, yet such a common thing shot down your technology that you are so proud of!"

"I need your Combat Research Office to reflect properly and strengthen your research on drones!"

Tang Xinyi and Gu Xiaojie never dreamed that they had come to file a complaint, only to end up like this, scolded by Gao Shiwei and told to re-examine their technology. Tang Xinyi felt very aggrieved, but she couldn't say a word; Gao Shiwei's gaze was too sharp. She could only vent all her hatred toward Yang Han.

"Yang Han... you just wait, this isn't over!" Tang Xinyi thought to herself.

The entire Sharpshooter Fourth Company had already arrived at Height 1445, and not just them; the other companies had also arrived. Their companies had suffered losses of more than half, and when they saw that the Sharpshooter Fourth Company had only lost a quarter of its troops, the commanders of the other five companies all showed expressions of great envy.

Furthermore, the soldiers of the other five companies were also dumbfounded. From this moment on, they began to understand the gap between themselves and the ace company. It was too big!

All companies of the Iron Fist Regiment had gathered, and combined with the tank company that had been kept intact, the commanders discussed it and directly launched a general offensive against the Blue Army in front. This general offensive was very effective. It directly routed the Blue Army, demonstrating a clear advantage.

Meanwhile, at the Blue Army General Headquarters. An urgent phone call suddenly came for Lei Keming. As soon as it connected, there was a barrage of scolding: "Lei Keming! What exactly are you doing, huh? I ordered you to intercept the Sharpshooter Fourth Company, but what happened? The Sharpshooter Fourth Company has suffered almost no losses, and they have reached Height 1445! What is going on!"

Lei Keming was stunned for a moment and quickly said, "Brigadier General, please don't be angry, this shouldn't be happening." At the same time, he immediately instructed the secretary beside him, saying, "Quick, contact Lone Wolf Group A for me immediately!"

After a few seconds, the secretary shook his head and said, "Staff Officer, I cannot make contact..." Lei Keming's expression immediately collapsed. He certainly knew what being unable to make contact meant! Had the entire Lone Wolf Group A been wiped out? This thought arose in Lei Keming's mind, and he found it unbelievable!

"Lei Keming! The Iron Fist Regiment's momentum is high right now, and their combat power is almost invincible. I am leading the Blue Army on the front lines and can barely hold on!"

"I order you to come and support immediately at full speed!"

On the other end of the phone was He Zhijun, who was practically exploding with rage. Everything had been going well, and he had held the upper hand, but after the arrival of the Sharpshooter Fourth Company, everything had changed. He still remembered Lei Keming's solemn promise to him that he could wipe out the entire Sharpshooter Fourth Company without leaving a single piece of armor behind.

"Yes, yes!" Lei Keming said repeatedly.

After He Zhijun hung up, Lei Keming's expression was extremely gloomy: "Miao Lang, Chen Shanming!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt that something was wrong, because Chen Shanming and Miao Lang had long been eliminated. And Lone Wolf Group A had also been eliminated...

"Damn it! This bunch of useless things; I'll have to go in myself after all, damn it!"

Lei Keming had completely reached his breaking point.