They had just finished breakfast when they entered Area 1.
But now, when we reached area 16, the sun was already setting.
However, the soldiers following Lu Qilin were all well-trained people. They had experienced life and death and hundreds of battles with him, and they did not show any signs of fatigue even after walking this far.
Lu Qilin raised his eyes to look up. The sky above his head was already covered by dense branches. He could only see a little sunlight outside the dense forest through the mottled shadows of the trees.
Lu Qilin: "Stop moving forward temporarily. Everyone stay alert and quickly replenish your energy."
From breakfast until now, everyone's physical strength has been rapidly draining away, although Lu Qilin knew that it would be best for them to patrol Area 16 before dark and then leave here and return to the barracks.
But although the journey was going smoothly, he always had a bad feeling in his heart.
Because of this premonition, he slowed down and ordered all team members to replenish their energy.
Lu Qilin's intuition told him that perhaps a fierce battle was waiting for them.
He sat on the ground like the other soldiers and took Lu Che to his side.
Lu Che quickly opened the compressed biscuits in his bag and handed them over along with the water bottle.
Lu Qilin glanced at him, took it, and asked in a low voice while eating: "Lu Che, what do you think?"
When conducting military activities, he returned to being the stern and cold major general.
However, Lu Che didn't mind such seriousness and businesslike manner at all. She liked men like the young master, who were upright, serious and responsible.
Lu Che bit a biscuit and looked around with his round eyes. "I noticed this on the way here. At first glance, no one has been here before, but in fact, there are traces of people walking around. Although they covered it with vegetation, you can still see it if you look closely. Major General, look over there..."
Lu Che gave a hint with his eyes. She was the most thoughtful person among the people present, so she naturally did not miss any clues.
Lu Qilin followed Lu Che's gaze and saw what looked like a path under the lush vegetation not far away.
Lu Che: "If no one has come here for a long time, there would be no such passage. Major General, you are right, there must be something fishy here."
Half of Ziyun Mountain is within the borders of China, and the inner half is within the borders of Vietnam. The Chinese side has always been regarded as a natural barrier because of its rugged and steep terrain.
The military headquarters usually set up defenses at the foot of the mountain, and only conduct daily patrols in the deep mountains and dense forests.
However, the area 16 was not even patrolled every day. Over time, Lu Qilin knew what the people hiding in the hinterland of Ziyun Mountain were doing without even checking.
Lu Che: "There is an 80% chance that they are foreign militants, and 0% that they are illegal gangs colluding with them. In any case, Major General... they will definitely have lethal weapons in their hands, so we'd better withdraw first."
Lu Che's analysis was correct. They went up the mountain for a temporary inspection and only brought ordinary firearms.
If they were to encounter foreign militants with powerful firepower and use the terrain to launch a surprise attack, Lu Qilin might be able to handle it, but the remaining soldiers might...
"Stop resting and return to the camp immediately." Lu Qilin's eyes flashed, and he stood up, holding Lu Che's collar.
He had just given the order when a strange sound suddenly came from the high ground behind him.
Immediately afterwards, several bullets were fired at the soldier next to Lu Qilin, making muffled sounds on his bulletproof vest and knocking him down heavily.
1.16th update completed, see you tomorrow night~ (to be continued)