"Old classmate, let me guess-"
Before Qasim could speak, Zhuang Yan said first, "You must be here for the unpacking and inspection at the airport. Have you asked your superiors what's going on?"
"Yes, yes!" Kasim's eyes were bright. He didn't seem to be annoyed when he saw the solemn expression, and his heart, which was a little tense at first, relaxed a little.
After all, he knew his old classmate. If his temper were more serious back then, he was really fearless. He could fight with local students in the Special Warfare Academy in order to help a foreign classmate who was being bullied. People, what else are you afraid of?
It's really a big fuss. I'm afraid it's really difficult for the military of country H to deal with it. After all, there's something wrong in their minds.
"What a huge misunderstanding!"
Kasim looked constipated and said, "Here's the thing, Jeffrey and the others are indeed exempt from inspection..."
Zhuang Yan was not polite to him at all and interrupted him directly: "Okay, just tell me directly. Among all the representative teams, only the Pla representative team is unpacked and inspected, right? The rest are exempt from inspection."
Kasim said in shock: "Yes...how did you know..."
Zhuang Yan said: "Kasim, my old classmate, although we have only been together for more than a year, do you think I don't understand you? We had a good relationship back then. Don't I know your behavior style?"
Kasim couldn't tell whether this was a compliment or a disgrace to himself. Of course, he didn't care so much, so he bit the bullet and started to use the rhetoric he had prepared -
The reasons he gave were very bizarre.
It is said that the ordnance, equipment and ammunition carried by other representative teams are basically the same as those of the H country's military. Many of the ammunition are similar and the quantity is smaller than that brought by Pla, so they are simply exempted from inspection.
This reason can simply be described as "shameless".
Zhong Zhipeng was furious on the spot.
"I protest! What is the reason? What explanation is this? If they are the same, they will be exempted from inspection? If the quantity is smaller than ours, they will be exempted from inspection?! Aren't they all ammunition? Aren't they all going through customs? Don't their bullets trigger your laws? And doctrine, ours will be triggered? I think it’s not ammunition, it’s our people, and you are targeting our people!”
"Colonel, you misunderstood, you misunderstood. You are the distinguished guests of our country, friends invited by our military for exchanges and competitions. We all treat them equally. Sometimes it is just because of the need to simplify the procedures. Who gives you firearms?" And the ammunition standard is different from ours?"
"Sophistication!" Zhong Zhipeng was furious: "The ammunition specifications used by the sniper rifles we carry this time are also 7.62x51mm ammunition, which belongs to nato specifications. Don't tell me that the Americans use Soviet-made ammunition, which is different from us..."
"Colonel, you have to know that in addition to NATO ammunition, we also have Soviet-made ammunition here..."
Zhong Zhipeng was about to have an attack, but was stopped by Zhuang Yan.
Zhuang Yan is very aware of the situation of the special forces of country H.
They used to be a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and most of the equipment and weapon systems they inherited were Lao Maozi's specifications.
But later, due to certain political considerations, they also purchased a large number of weapons from Europe. Therefore, as Kasim said, their firearms were indeed made by the Soviet Union and NATO standards. Not to mention rifles, they were just sniper rifles. It's a bit like "let a hundred flowers bloom", there are Dragunov sniper rifles, T5000s, AWMs from Precision International, etc...
In fact, this is a symbol of the backwardness of the equipment system. However, a place like Country H has its own military industrial base and is located in the hinterland of Central Asia. It is inevitable that they need to have both sides and maintain a neutral attitude on the surface. This is their way of survival.
In addition, Zhuang Yan knew better that there was no need to argue and there would be no result at all.
As the team leader, he should know when to put the brakes on this matter.
"Old Zhong, let me tell you."
He stopped Zhong Zhipeng and then said to Kasim: "Old classmate, go back and tell your superiors. We accept their explanation and forget about it. We will not pursue it."
"Captain Zhuang..." Zhong Zhipeng was anxious.
Zhuang Yan reached out his hand to stop him again, signaling him to stop talking.
"Thank you very much for your understanding and tolerance." The big stone in Kasim's heart finally fell to the ground. He suddenly felt a little strange. How could he have such a good temper now when he was solemn and sharp-edged back then?
"Tonight at the restaurant, I will arrange a sumptuous dinner to welcome you. I will personally toast to apologize!"
After Qasim finished speaking, he turned to leave, but was stopped by Zhuang Yan.
"Old classmate." He looked Kasim up and down and said, "You are becoming more and more like an official."
Kasim's face changed slightly, he turned around and left without saying anything.
Zhong Zhipeng looked in disbelief: "Captain Zhuang, why did you..."
"Let him go." Zhuang Yan said, "What else can you get from him by keeping him?"
Zhong Zhipeng said: "The reason he just mentioned is not valid. The sniper rifles they equip are of various models, and they will not all be of the same standard as Nato. If I am not wrong, their sniper rifles will not be exactly the same when the competition comes!"
Zhuang Yan said: "I know."
"Knowing that you let him leave like this? Without even a reasonable explanation? This is related to our dignity!" Zhong Zhipeng was puzzled.
He solemnly shook his head and said: "No, dignity is never gained by talking, but by fighting on the battlefield. Lao Zhong, the truth is always within the range of the cannon. As I just told him, I said he is more You are becoming more and more like an official. Soldiers are not officials. If you argue with an official, a soldier will suffer a loss, but a soldier can take action. How much combat effectiveness do you think a team led by an official will have?"
Zhong Zhipeng was stunned.
The solemn words were like morning bells and evening drums, beating heavily on his heart.
"What we have to do is to perform well on the field and let our strength speak for itself. Everything else is redundant."
He looked at his watch and said to Zhong Zhipeng: "Tell them to get their guns and bullets. Let's go to the shooting range first. The altitude here is high. Let a few young men shoot a few shots to correct the height difference."
Zhong Zhipeng no longer dwells on the previous test. He feels that Zhuang Yan’s words are indeed very reasonable. There is no point in arguing with Kasim. Since he is coming to the competition, it is better to spend more time to adapt to the venue.
Now all the teams are facing the same problem - the temporary change of the competition location has almost completely disrupted the targeted training before going abroad, and the special forces of country h are probably stationed here for adaptive training. As Host, this is their "geographical" advantage.
After everyone came out and gathered together, Zhuang Yan announced a surprising news as soon as he opened his mouth.
"We will go to gun school later. After completion, we can carry out adaptive training in some subjects. However, I would like to remind everyone that during training these days, remember two words - hidden front!"
Hidden front?
Li Zheng and his comrades did not understand the meaning of these two words at once.
"Brigadier, what is Zangfeng?"
Li Zheng asked.
