allonlinenovel Chapter 307 It's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings!
Chapter 307 It's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings!
Zhong Yuemin, Ning Wei, Man Tun, and Zhang Haiyang, along with the other soldiers, sat cross-legged in the stuffy, cramped freight car, fully armed. Despite the huddled situation, it was unusually quiet, save for the sounds of wheels hitting the rails outside.
"Besides, besides!"
Ning Wei lowered his voice,
"Brother Zhong, I feel like this exercise is a bit different from the previous ones."
Zhong Yuemin glanced at him. "What's wrong? Did you notice something?"
Ning Wei shook his head.
"It feels real. We've been on the road for a whole day and night since we set off last night. Where are we going to conduct this exercise? This has never happened before."
As expected of a top soldier, this vigilance is probably innate.
Zhang Haiyang joked:
"Ning Wei, what's wrong? Are you scared if we really have to fight?"
"Brother Haiyang, I've never known how to write the word 'fear' since I was a child!"
Ning Wei gripped the gun tighter in his hand, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
"War is better. Many of the new recruits entering the army now are college students. People like me and my master (Mantun) who have no diploma or background can only get promoted by their combat merits. Don't count on it in peacetime. Only war gives you a chance."
"Ha, you little brat, you just want to stir up trouble!"
Zhang Haiyang said:
“War kills people, Ning Wei. I understand your desire to climb the ranks, but if you think you can earn military merit through war… you’re likely to be disappointed. The situation is peaceful right now. A few years ago, we were on the verge of war with the Russians to the north, with millions of troops stationed along our thousands of miles of border, but in the end, we didn’t fight. Although our country isn’t a superpower, it is still a major power. In Asia, there are few countries that can rival us. We didn’t fight the Russians, and the other smaller countries around us don’t dare to either.”
"Officer Zhang, you're really good! Your analysis is spot on!"
Zhong Yuemin said:
"As expected of someone from the General Staff Headquarters, these past few years haven't been wasted."
"That is!"
“However, I have a different idea,” Zhong Yuemin said. “Have you heard the saying? It’s easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings. When great powers are aware of each other’s strength, if they were to actually fight, it would be a large-scale conflict, and the final result would likely be mutual destruction. Therefore, both sides will exercise restraint, and a war will not break out.”
Those small countries are like little devils, arrogant and ignorant of their own limitations. They've achieved a little "victory" and now they think they're invincible, wanting to test their strength against the tiger. "When the tiger is away, the monkey becomes king!"
Zhang Haiyang asked:
"We're the tiger, so who's the monkey?"
Zhong Yuemin said:
"Didn't you guys notice? Our train actually went south all the way, and the temperature rose quite a bit. Which monkey are you talking about?"
Zhang Haiyang thought for a moment, then his eyes widened in surprise.
"You mean Yuehou?"
Zhong Yuemin nodded.
"We're supposed to be fighting a war against the Vietnamese? How is that possible?"
Zhang Haiyang said, "These monkeys have no guts. Where do they get the courage to fight us? They must have been kicked in the head by a donkey."
"He really got kicked by a donkey, went crazy, and that's why he's so arrogant."
Zhang Haiyang looked around, then leaned closer and whispered:
"Was it your grandfather or your father-in-law who told you this?"
Zhong Yuemin shook his head.
"Whether my dad or father-in-law knows about this news or not, even if they do, they wouldn't tell me. I analyzed it myself. I wasn't sure yesterday, but now it's about 80-90% certain."
"Are you some kind of deity, able to predict the future? Just because the train is heading south, you can conclude that we're at war with the Vietnamese?"