Chapter 37: The First Special Task (3)

  Dong Li Mao chose ten shock troops from two assault teams of the bayonet company, plus himself and Gou Hao, a total of twelve people.

  "Take the two machine guns and heavy machine gun with you." Zhu Yongsheng was a bit worried, so he pulled Dong Li Mao to one side and said: "The brothers in the assault team are all new recruits. We don't know much about each of their situations. With the two machine guns and heavy machine gun going with you, I'll feel more at ease."

  "Old Zhu, thank you, don't worry, I won't die." Dong Li Mao understood what Zhu Yong Sheng meant. He also wanted to bring these two people along, but he didn't want to let Lao Jiu's men go. What he could be sure of was that he wouldn't die himself, but it would be difficult for him to guarantee bringing back the people who followed him: "Tomorrow morning, the whole company can finish equipping, you bring them and conduct training according to the plan we discussed earlier. This mission is a bit special, Type 2 and heavy machine guns won't be of much use, having Gou Hao with me is enough."

  "Jia Cheng, little brother, tell me honestly, what task is the newly formed special operations company being rushed to execute by the military department this time?" Zhu Yongsheng glanced at the soldiers who were preparing and asked Dong Limao in a low voice.

  "Older brother, it's hard to explain for now, wait until I complete the task and come back, I'll tell you in detail." Dong Li Mao didn't say what the specific task was, Dai An Lan had specifically warned that this task could not be leaked.

  Zhu Yongsheng wanted to say something else, but Li Yuanyuan hastily walked in and said:

  "Jia Cheng, hurry up, the car is waiting outside."

  "Brothers, set off!" Dong Li Mao Chao Gou Hao and others gave orders.

  The truck sped towards the Donggua Simple Airport. On the bus, no one spoke, but everyone was thinking about the same question: what was the urgent task?

  Half an hour later, the vehicle stopped at the entrance of a transport plane, two soldiers holding carbines standing under the plane, an American jeep parked at the entrance, General Dai Anlan and a British major standing beside it, with several ammunition boxes on the jeep behind them.

  Dong Li Mao gathered the troops, turned around and jogged a few steps to General Dai Anlan's side. He learned from the movies and gave a somewhat unstandard military salute, loudly reporting: "Report to the general, the assault team is assembled!"

  "Right on time!" Diana Lan took out her pocket watch and glanced at it, then introduced: "This is Major William of the British Royal Air Force Parachute Instructor, he will be responsible for guiding you on how to parachute."

  Dong Li gave a sidelong glance at the arrogant William, thinking to himself: "Damn it, if those British hadn't lost Burma, Chinese troops wouldn't have had to come here to fight! My great-grandfather might still be alive today. If that were the case, I wouldn't need to take some stupid university exam, and I'd be flying high with all the other rich kids by now! But wait, my great-grandfather was in the National Army, not..."

  "Report to General Dai, I request that Captain William participate in this special operation!"

  "Oh, that's a great idea!" Diana said, looking at William: "That way, Major William can demonstrate and guide you on how to parachute in person."

  William's face changed dramatically, and he quickly put away his Royal Air Force parachute instructor's haughty attitude, speaking in awkward Chinese to Dai Anlan: "General, General Du brought me here not to participate in some special operation, but only said I was responsible for training the Chinese army to parachute, didn't say I..."

  "Haha... Major William, no need to panic, it's just a joke." Dian Lan looked up and laughed loudly, then asked Dong Li Mao: "Dong Lianzhang, is that right?"

  Dong Li Mao did not expect Dai An Lan to see through his prank, so he could only awkwardly smile and reply: "General Dai is wise, you've seen the little joke that Colonel Wilhelm and I played!"

  "Bring your warriors over, I will personally arm them!" Dian Lan said with a very serious tone.

  Dai Anlan took the first Thompson submachine gun from a guard and handed it to Dong Limao, then presented a Browning 1911 .45 caliber pistol with both hands: "This is the weapon equipment that you reported to Commander Kong's special task force assault team. Now, I personally hand them over to each of you, hoping that you will use these latest weapons, for the party and country! For fellow citizens who have suffered from Japanese invaders! Kill more devils!"

  Dong Li Mao's hand grasped the gun, heavy with emotion, his eyes moistened, as if what he had just received was not only a gun, but also the passionate blood of an anti-Japanese hero.

  Dai Anlan handed out guns one by one to each of the assault team members, including Li Yuanyuan.

  The remaining ammunition was transported into the cabin by a dedicated person.

  Major William's parachuting lesson began after General Dianlan left, because it was using the fixed parachute device on the plane, so he mainly talked about how to control the parachute after leaving the plane, and accurately land within the target area. The listeners seemed to understand but not quite, as Major William's Chinese was not very fluent, making it difficult for people to understand continuously. He repeatedly explained the key points of parachuting in the air and landing.

  Finally, Dong Li Mao summarized the key points he thought to others, with the aim of dispelling everyone's fear psychology. Although he was also very afraid, as a commander, he had to keep calm on the surface:

  "Brothers, skydiving is actually simple, it's no different from jumping down from a high place in our daily lives, just a bit higher. There's a big piece of fabric above your head that slows down the descent, making it even safer than jumping down from a high place... After landing, some brothers may deviate from the direction. As soon as you land, immediately open the parachute pack on your body and move towards the position with flames. Everyone remember, our communication password is to croak like a frog. When you hear the croaking sound, respond with the same sound..."

  At one o'clock, the plane took off on time. After boarding the plane, everyone buckled up their parachutes. Dong Li Mao distributed ammunition to everyone, including ready-made rifle clips and hand grenades. Each person received three 30-round rifle clips, three 7-round pistol clips, five hand grenades, a military dagger, and a package of compressed biscuits.

  Dong Li Mao and Li Yuanyuan sat next to each other at the door of the plane cabin.

  "Sister, have you been at the military department for the past three days?" Dong Li Mao asked. He noticed that Li Yuanyuan was so tense that she was trembling slightly, so he tried to shift her attention.

  "Uh-huh, in the military department's intelligence section, assisting them with some intelligence analysis work." Li Yuanyuan replied in a voice that was cold to the point of trembling.

  "Is the important intelligence you said to report to Commander Du, the mission we are about to carry out?" Dong Li Mao stretched out one hand and let Li Yuanyuan grasp it. Her hand was a bit chilly and sweaty, showing just how tense she was.