Chapter 241: 241, Encounter nanofighters

Ren Xiaosu's convenience for them to act was not really about doing anything, but rather: if no one is watching them every day, then no one knows if they've held the high ground.

When the time comes, Liu Taoyu will be in the rear, and they can completely find a place to hide on the front line, or move elsewhere.

Someone lying in the gap between the carriage and the driver's cabin asked, "Squad leader, deputy squad leader, what if we really become cannon fodder?"

"Yeah, Liu Zhaojiang took half our bullets away. When defending the strategic high ground, we won't have any bullets after two shots. Do we have to bite the enemy with our teeth?"

At this time, everyone still resented Liu Zhaojiang. Being a deserter, they could understand; everyone wanted to be a deserter.

But taking away so much meat and bullets is like sending others to die.

Now their squad is not much different from being unarmed.

Ren Xiaosu glanced at Li Qingzheng and said, "If you knew someone would run away, would you stay?"

"Yes, after all, there are others in the team who need to protect their families," Li Qingzheng said.

The hardest part for Li Qingzheng was that he had treated everyone as brothers, but the brothers had fled without even a word, taking weapons and food. Fortunately, they had enough food not to starve.

Li Qingzheng sighed, "If someone gives you a million, would you betray me?"

"Don't think too much," Ren Xiaosu comforted. "You're not worth that much. We don't take money that's bad for our conscience."

Li Qingzheng: "???"

The soldiers in the rear of the truck all laughed, but someone still worried, "Jokes aside, what if we become cannon fodder?"

Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, I'll find a way when I get there."

When they heard Ren Xiaosu say this, they suddenly felt a little relieved, as if as long as Ren Xiaosu found a way, they wouldn't have to be cannon fodder.

At noon, when they arrived at the forward base, all vehicles had to enter the base to refuel, otherwise they couldn't go that far.

But this forward base didn't supply private troops' food. Some private soldiers were already hungry, thinking they'd get a good meal before the battlefield, after all, the emperor doesn't send hungry soldiers.

But they didn't expect that Li's regular army really didn't treat private troops as human!

However, the soldiers in the private troops didn't know that their normal military pay was actually there, but it was deducted by Liu Taoyu.

At meal time, Ren's soldiers hid in the transport truck eating dry rations they brought from the outpost. Although Liu Zhaojiang took a lot of meat, Ren and Li had bought rice and noodles, steamed into buns and flatbread.

Following Ren's soldiers hiding in the car, watching other private soldiers endure hunger, suddenly felt like they had found a good leader...

After refueling, Ren suddenly said, "Deputy squad leader, teach me to drive."

Li Qingzheng was stunned for a moment, "Okay."

At this time, Liu Taoyu went to the forward base to eat. The officers had excellent food, and there were people willing to flatter and entertain him, so they wouldn't be back on the road soon.

As for the title of deputy squad leader, even Li Qingzheng himself didn't feel anything inappropriate.

Li Qingzheng taught Ren on the open ground, "This manual transmission car, you just need to remember to press the clutch when shifting gears. It's not hard to know what speed to shift to."

About an hour later, Ren could drive crookedly but smoothly as long as he didn't shift gears.

At this time, Ren suddenly had a toothache.

Before learning to ride a bike, he had always blamed the palace in his heart, thinking it was the cost of copying others' skills that prevented him from learning a skill himself.

After all, there is gain, there must be loss. Ren Xiaosu could understand.

So not being able to learn to ride a bike wasn't because he was stupid, but because the palace didn't let him learn.

But now it seemed... not being able to learn to ride a bike wasn't the palace's problem, but his own problem!

This made Ren Xiaosu a little hard to accept...

In the afternoon, Liu Taoyu secretly drank some wine at the forward base before departing again. Ren thought, these private officers drink during wartime, how can Li's army have combat effectiveness?

After departing again, Ren insisted on driving, claiming to strike while the iron is hot, to master this skill in one go.

In the morning, the soldiers in the truck were laughing and talking, but by afternoon, they were all tense and silent, gripping the handrails tightly.

Ren drove fast, rushing to the front of the convoy, sitting in the driver's seat with a proud grip on the steering wheel. This was his first time driving, feeling great.

Li Qingzheng said palely, "Squad leader, it's winter, the road is slippery. If you brake suddenly, we might flip."

Ren pondered for a moment, "Then I won't brake, right?"

Li Qingzheng: "???"

After five minutes of thinking, Li Qingzheng said seriously, "Squad leader, let me drive. I'm afraid you'll get tired."

Under the strong concern of the soldiers, Ren was finally moved to the passenger seat, but he was still happy, having mastered a life-saving skill on the wasteland.

In his mind, Ren said to the palace, "What level is my driving skill? I'm driving so well, maybe advanced or intermediate?"

The palace said, "The host does not possess driving skills."

Ren was unhappy, "You're criticizing someone, I can drive on the road, how can I not have driving skills? Can your judgment have some scientific basis... Give me a primary level!"

But at this moment, Li Qingzheng suddenly said, "Squad leader, there's a situation ahead."

Ren looked ahead and saw officers in Li's regular army uniforms blocking the way, with many soldiers.

"Stay in the car, don't move," Ren said. "Let Liu Taoyu go negotiate; we're just ordinary soldiers."

Liu Taoyu's SUV caught up, and the officer facing Liu Taoyu still maintained a high attitude, "Your truck is requisitioned. Everyone get out."

Liu Taoyu was stunned, "We were ordered to go to Fengyi Mountain, the transport truck was given to you. How do we go?"

"I don't care how you go," the officer said coldly, and as he spoke, the blood vessels on his face turned into silver threads, as if some glowing substance was emitting light from within his blood vessels, "All get out."