Resumo do episódio 39 de Ace Troops
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Before the next round of defense began, Gao Liang addressed the observation group, informing them that according to drill rules, they should be incapacitated, bound, gagged, and have trigger bombs attached, and their location would then be destroyed without a trace. Qin Hanyong reacted angrily, questioning Gao Liang's methods. Gao Liang, however, decided not to execute these harsh measures, acknowledging the hardships the group had already endured, but declared the actions "regarded as executed" for drill purposes.
Li Shaobing also expressed outrage at Gao Liang's extremism. Zheng Yuan, though silent, approved of Gao Liang's approach. Meanwhile, the Red Side reported readiness to the directorate, with plans to launch a full assault in ten minutes. As the First Battalion of the Red prepared for a full-scale island assault, Red Side sent Jiang Nanzheng to the island as a civilian carrying fifty boxes of boxed lunches.
Gao Liang confronted her, demanding to know why she was helping Gu Yiye against him. Jiang Nanzheng maintained her civilian status, asserting she was merely delivering food and would not disclose any information. Gao Liang, visibly distressed, explained his soldiers had been on the island for five days with only two days' rations, having last drunk water two days prior during the rain.
He accused Gu Yiye of using the food to break his men's morale, questioning why Jiang Nanzheng, a key member of Mountain Net Number Two, would participate in what he called a "slaughter" rather than a fair battle. Gao Liang emphasized that his Special Forces would fight to the death, shedding their last drop of blood, and needed no one to enter their metaphorical graves. A report then came in about enemy bombers being spotted.
At this point, the Blue Army was left with only 49 soldiers, most of whom had reached the limits of hunger, and without heavy weapons or fire support, the boxed lunches were a fatal temptation. Gao Liang addressed his remaining men, informing them they had no reinforcements, heavy weapons, or ammunition, making trench warfare impossible. He thanked them for resisting the tempting boxed lunches despite their extreme hunger.
He instructed each soldier to take a rice ball, to be eaten only as a last resort, after which they would have ten minutes to withdraw from the battle according to drill rules. Jiang Weixing entrusted Chen Nianqing with the Ninth Company flag, with Gao Liang reinforcing the instruction that the flag must remain with its holder. Gao Liang then detailed a new strategy: the Special Force Battalion would disperse across the 2.
6 square kilometer Qiaotou Island, with each soldier acting as an independent fighting unit. They would fight without comrades, reinforcements, or the promise of victory, using anything—stones, fists, even teeth—to eliminate enemies. He urged them to conserve strength and appear every twelve hours to keep the island under continuous fire, becoming "ghosts" and an "inescapable nightmare" for the enemy.
He passionately declared that they were not defending just an island, but China's sovereignty, territory, and military dignity, vowing never to betray the Special Forces spirit. His speech deeply moved Jiang Nanzheng and the observation group. As Gao Liang, limping, walked away without taking a rice ball, he showed Jiang Nanzheng a small bottle containing the milk candy she had once given him, revealing it was his enduring "supply."
The Red Army's attack commenced, with snipers on the main peak prompting requests for artillery fire. Blue Army soldiers abandoned their underground fortifications, dispersing across the island to fight. Lacking ammunition, they used whatever was at hand as weapons. The dire situation was observed by the directorate generals.
A comrade, running out of bullets, bravely diverted Red Army attention to allow Chen Nianqing to escape, to which Chen Nianqing responded by reiterating the motto, "The person is here, the flag is here." Jiang Weixing, realizing the Red Army's intention to capture rather than kill unarmed opponents, deliberately provoked Red Army soldiers to shoot him, declaring that Special Forces would prefer death to capture. He was then "eliminated" by the Red Army.
The directorate noted that the Blue Army had abandoned fortifications and scattered into fighting units, lacking ammunition, with fewer than thirty estimated remaining soldiers. Commander Wang expressed dissatisfaction with "Army B's" lack of fighting spirit in previous drills, emphasizing the importance of human combat rather than just advanced weaponry. Despite his severely broken leg, Chen Nianqing, known as Xiaopao, refused to be captured.
Ignoring both the Red Army's attempts to stop him and the drill observer's orders, he wrapped the Ninth Company flag around himself and jumped into the sea. The Chief Director, angered by the observer's inaction, commended Chen Nianqing as a "good soldier." Gao Liang, having previously secured little Wangcheng as a hostage, used him to simulate the destruction of the Red Army's command post. The observation group members were safely escorted away but remained tense.
Gu Yiye soon appeared, confronting Gao Liang and acknowledging his strategic prowess despite limited forces. Gu Yiye revealed that his real command post was not the one "destroyed" by Gao Liang, but the central bunker of the underground fortifications.
They exchanged a brief, spirited exchange about their tactics, with Gu Yiye jokingly claiming little Wangcheng had received a beating from Gao Liang, to which little Wangcheng retorted by declaring his intention to join the Special Force Team to eventually defeat Gu Yiye. The two commanders then engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand combat, which the Chief allowed to continue, reminding others they were still "enemies" in the drill.
As the fight intensified, Jiang Nanzheng intervened, crying out to Gao Liang to stop and reminding them of their bond as comrades who should "live and die together." Gao Liang paused, slowly regaining his composure, and Gu Yiye then departed. Jiang Nanzheng rushed to Gao Liang, tearfully proposing marriage, and they embraced amidst applause. Despite the drill's dramatic conclusion, five soldiers were seriously injured, and one, Chen Nianqing, was reported missing.
Due to these unprecedented casualties in the military district's drill history, the military district decided to punish both Gao Liang and Gu Yiye. The two were about to seek clarification from Zheng Yuan when they overheard him passionately discussing their situation with Commissar Xing and Commander Wang.
Zheng Yuan argued that real warfare inherently involves casualties and accidents, and penalizing commanders for such incidents in a realistic drill would force them to prioritize safety over rigorous, battle-ready training, thereby eroding the army's combat effectiveness. He supported his argument by pointing out that even in the Iraq War, a significant portion of U. S. casualties were due to accidents, not combat. Commander Wang acknowledged the headquarters' praise for the Special Force Team's spirit.
Commissar Xing, who had initially highlighted the unprecedented severity of the casualties, ultimately agreed with Zheng Yuan's perspective after hearing his impassioned argument, and suggested reporting to the military district commander and political commissar to request the revocation of Gao Liang and Gu Yiye's punishments. Zheng Yuan, however, stated he would personally visit Army A to check on Chen Nianqing, declaring that none of his soldiers could be lost.
The news then arrived that Chen Nianqing (Xiaopao) had been found alive by a fishing boat in the Thirteenth District Sea Area and was being transported to the military hospital. Zheng Yuan immediately instructed the hospital to provide full treatment and reiterated his plan to visit the exceptional soldier. A month later, Gao Liang was preparing for discharge from the military hospital.
Xia Lin visited him, and Gao Liang, learning that Xia Lin had spent six years tracking Prince to avenge Han Chunyu, advised him to move past his quest for revenge and address his own life. Xia Lin, however, dismissed the advice, suggesting Gao Liang, now disabled, should focus on himself. Soon after, Xiao Fei arrived to pick up Gao Liang. He announced that he had been accepted as a national defense student in computer science and technology at Tsinghua University.
Xiao Fei confessed that he had previously been uninterested in the military, but witnessing national tragedies like the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia and the South China Sea collision had moved him to tears twice, inspiring him to join the military in his own way to contribute to the nation and prevent further sorrow. Xiao Fei mentioned that he had heard Gao Liang and Gu Yiye were "removed" from their posts.
Gao Liang corrected him, explaining that they were actually being sent to a military officer school in Beijing, a place he called "the cradle of generals," to train future military talents. As Gao Liang prepared to leave the hospital, he instructed Xiao Fei to place a box on his bed. When Jiang Nanzheng arrived, she found a military uniform inside the box, along with a letter from Gao Liang.
In the letter, Gao Liang wrote that he had fallen in love with someone else and found it difficult to tell her. He asked to meet at the old Ninth Company barracks in Sanling Mountain to talk, promising to wait for her. Distraught, Jiang Nanzheng went to the barracks, only to find Gu Yiye waiting there.
He explained that Gao Liang couldn't face her and had asked him to deliver the message, though Gu Yiye himself struggled to find the right words. Jiang Nanzheng then urgently asked where Gao Liang was.
