Chapter 26 Escape Begins
Since the operation plan had already been determined, the long-term cultivated discipline made the Federation soldiers immediately stop all arguments. The two Major Combat Staff, the two Captain officers, and Colonel Pete automatically became the commanders of this temporary unit according to their ranks. More than two hundred Federation soldiers were divided into five squads. Among them, the third, fourth, and fifth squads were composed of soldiers from the Army Armored Division, who had rich experience in Mecha operation. The second squad was entirely composed of Land-based Air Force personnel. Although these pilots had been exposed to Mechas, their level was only limited to making Mechas move. However, due to the special training requirements for pilots, they had all received survival training behind enemy lines. They didn't have much problem in marching on foot and weapons use, at least qualifying as competent infantry. The first squad was the general reserve team personally commanded by the Colonel, composed of the best soldiers, with relatively better physical conditions and combat qualities.
Tian Xingjian still led the second platoon, first squad of the Special Reconnaissance Company with ten Warrior Pioneers, one Antenna, and one Anger. He also served as the general commander of the entire mixed strike team. Weapons and food were evenly distributed to everyone's hands. This was a difficult journey, and everyone silently sorted out their gear. Under Pete's arrangement, everyone gathered in the carriage for a pre-action meeting.
To make a team have clear goals, decisive actions, obedience to commands, and high morale, pre-battle mobilization and action plans were necessary.
Tian Xingjian stood in the middle of the carriage and started his first speech in a real war. For him, this was a real test. Opposite him was a hastily assembled team of two hundred Federation soldiers who had just been rescued a few days ago and were already almost mindless zombies. He had to turn this chaotic bunch of Federation people back into qualified Federation soldiers from the identity of prisoners of war.
"Dear Federation comrades, I think we are ready to escape."
This sentence triggered a burst of laughter. Normally, the first sentence in the Federation Army's pre-battle mobilization speech was: We are ready for victory.
This Fatty unscrupulously altered this sentence.
"Yes, I am not ashamed. Escape! Today, what I am going to tell you is not some bullshit about all of humanity or the Federation. I want to speak my true thoughts, the thoughts of a coward!"
"Do you know? Since the enemy invasion, I have escaped twenty-one times. This time, I will lead you on my twenty-second extreme wild run. This will be a journey full of excitement, danger, and bloodshed. We will become a group of primitives, using the few broken guns in our hands to fight against Mechas and fighters in the wilderness. Do you feel terrified? Those with weak hearts can leave, but before this movie ends, outside is an abyss, with no way out. However, since we can't tear up the movie tickets, you can choose to tear yourself apart. Put the gun to your head, pull the trigger, and before you feel pain, you'll be dead. The benefit of doing this is that you won't have to endure the prisoner's camp again."
