Chapter 15 (1/2)
Chapter 15
It Felt Like a Dream
Lost in a trance, Pang Jing Dong heard someone calling him, ”Pang! Pang! Wake up! Wake up!”
”Tim! It's you!” Pang Jing Dong opened his eyes and found a small fellow wearing camouflage clothing in front of him. He was wearing a black bandana on his head, with few locks of blonde hair revealed under it, which were seemingly obvious under the bright moon.
”It's our s.h.i.+ft now!” said Tim.
Pang Jing Dong nodded his head, ”Let's go!”
The two were patrolling the base along the trenches, with the sound of *Shoo Shoo* constantly heard coming from the endless field. It was the sound of the wind blowing at the rainforest nearby.
Pang Jing Dong urged Tim, ”Be careful, pay attention when you patrol and do not overlook a single corner!”
”Since the Spring season, there were two raids from the enemies, which were both defeated by us. I don't think there's a need to be worried!”
”It's different this time. These guys are from the Delta Troops!”
”Is Delta Troops so frightening?”
”Since they were established in 1977, they were never defeated before. They are a worthy opponent.”
”But is the Intel accurate?”
”Better to expect the worst and be ready, than to ignore it and be surprised later!” After pausing for a while, Pang Jing Dong continued, ”The Delta Troops are mainly in charge of handling the terrorist activities in 'Country M'. Normally, they would not interfere in this kind of matter. However, if they are sent this time, that means we have caused a lot of trouble to them in the previous two times.”
”If that's the case, are we being listed as a terrorist group? Isn't the military group that hired us heavily supported by the 'Country M'?”
”The government of this country is also financially supported by 'Country M'. The truth is, the 'Country M' is maintaining a good relations.h.i.+p with both sides who are waging war against each other. As a result, it doesn't matter who wins the war and becomes the leader, 'Country M' would still benefit the most from the situation, who will be secretly controlling the politics of this country.”
”I once heard that in your country, there's a type of entertainment known as 'cricket fighting.’ Do you think we are the crickets while others are the spectators?”
”It is common for people to be using each other in this world. We are fighting the war for the military group while they provide us the firearms. As long as we earn our money, the one leading the country or the benefits 'Country M' receives would be none of our business!”
”I am still concerned whether the Oppositions would succeed in the end?”
”In terms of politics, 'Country M' would lean toward the Opposition more, but the doings of the Opposition's armed group had endangered some of their benefits, which 'Country M' would not be happy about. As a result, even though 'Country M' support the leader of the Opposition, they planned to eliminate the Opposition's armed forces!” Pang Jing Dong shook his head while smiling, ”'Country M' had another plan in mind, if the Opposition lost all its firearms, they would rely more on 'Country M'!”
”So complicated!” Tim shook his head while releasing a sigh.
”It's politics!” said Pang Jing Dong thoughtfully while raising his head at the night sky.
The place where they were at was called the 'Third Upland', which the name was given because it was guarding the 'Number Three Highway'.
The highway was the only 'official' highway in the area and was the only one allowing vehicles on it. One of the military group's headquarters was located here.
In Pang Jing Dong's opinion, the base was covering a huge surface area. Even if the whole Opposition's army gathered here, which was impossible itself, it was still difficult to guard the base thoroughly. The Delta Troops, on the other hand, were expert in air-mobility which meant they could launch their attacks from any direction, thus defending without any plan was not wise.
Most importantly, any troop of special force would not send too many soldiers to take part in an operation. If only the number of soldiers were accounted, it would be a joke if a troop of few tens soldiers intended to destroy the whole base.