The Female General Dominates All After Transmigration-Chapter 126 - 25: Mine-Clearing and Encounter

The remains of the injured and fallen comrades were sent away, and the remaining ones still had to move forward; the supplies must be delivered, the frontline soldiers were still waiting for their supplies.

Ling Chengyan picked up a tree branch over two meters long to explore the nearby road.

In general, mines are usually concentrated in a certain area. Earlier, the fallen and injured comrades had already identified the minefield for them, and Ling Chengyan focused on checking the surrounding area.

She carried two boxes on her left shoulder, held the tree branch in her right hand, and proceeded cautiously, one meter, two meters, three meters... ten meters... twenty meters... Just when those behind thought they had encountered only a solitary mine, Ling Chengyan suddenly leaped backward, diving to the ground, almost simultaneously, the explosion resounded, scattering countless mud and grass, along with deadly shrapnel.

Zhang Wanxiang and Zheng Hongwei almost cried out. As soon as the explosion ended, they rushed forward to check the situation.

"Don’t come over! Back up, wait!" Ling Chengyan’s voice rang clear.

Upon hearing this voice, Zhang Wanxiang nearly cried, choked up and shouted, "Sister Yan!"

Ling Chengyan slowly got up, while rubbing her ears, she said, "I’m okay."

"Okay." Zhang Wanxiang responded, then said, "Sister Yan, put down the supplies you’re carrying, I’ll carry them for you."

Ling Chengyan did not insist, responded, and picked up the tree branch for a look; more than half of the branch, nearly three meters long, had been blasted away, it was unusable.

She had to return to the confirmed safe area, cut down a longer tree branch, as thick as an arm, she didn’t trim it much this time, just did a simple repair, and went forward again...

After experiencing it firsthand, she roughly understood the leverage needed to trigger a mine; feeling it triggered helped her gain some experience.

This time, she advanced slightly faster, broadening the search width a little, after ten meters, she triggered another mine but successfully leaped aside.

After two attempts, her understanding deepened a bit, and her confidence increased slightly.

Switching to a new tree branch, Ling continued exploring. This time, just after six or seven meters, there was yet another...

This minefield was not large, but enough for seventeen mines. Ling Chengyan used a tree branch to recheck thoroughly, and only then did she signal the team to continue forward.

After passing the minefield, an injured soldier from the lead vehicle stepped to the front again—there’s no other way, these motor truck soldiers were temporarily summoned, unfamiliar with the terrain.

However, before setting off this time, he handed a map to Ling Chengyan.

"We’re headed to position number two."

Ling Chengyan said nothing, passed it on to Zhang Wanxiang behind her.

The two advanced in front, despite her still probing the road with the tree branch, nobody could guarantee there wouldn’t be mistakes—not to mention her crude method, even modern demining equipment sees a considerable casualty rate among demining soldiers.

Nothing in the world is foolproof.

Ling Chengyan shouldered back her two boxes, demining and advancing, moving slower than a normal march but with increased safety.

Their task was to safely deliver supplies, a little slower is better than suffering significant casualties and failing to deliver altogether. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The rainfall diminished briefly before resuming heavily, pelting and drenching impossibly, making it difficult to open one’s eyes.

Such conditions exacerbate human energy exhaustion and heat loss; the group carried supplies through Huang Mountain’s jungle, gradually feeling weary, yet none spoke up, silently gritting their teeth and persevering.

After another two or three hundred meters, Ling Chengyan suddenly halted, signaling backward, the team sequentially received the signal and halted.

Ling Chengyan listened quietly for a while, gently laid down her two boxes of supplies, then continued forward silently, holding her long probing tree branch.

The injured leader from the lead vehicle had lost much blood due to the rain; he was getting blackouts and couldn’t hold onto consciousness, upon stopping, sat down and closed his eyes to rest.

Among the remaining group, he was the only one familiar with the route, under such dangerous conditions, he had to hold on to guide the supply squad to position 2.

Zhang Wanxiang, concerned, followed cautiously from a distance.

After about twenty more steps, he heard low voices ahead in the night.

Having headed south along with the convoy, he’d encountered some locals these past few days; the southern dialect indeed differed from the north, but at least it was recognizable as Chinese.

The current voice speaking was incomprehensible, not like Chinese. His scalp suddenly tingled—between two army frontlines, if it’s not Chinese, then it’s the enemy.

Zhang Wanxiang instinctively wanted to shout a warning, but as he opened his mouth, he quickly raised his hand to cover it.

Then, he witnessed, Ling Chengyan, who had paused moments earlier, suddenly move.

The rainy night made advancement difficult, but it also masked sound and figure.

Ling Chengyan silently leapt, crossing a thicket, and accurately stabbed the sharpened tree branch into the neck of a man bending to dig a pit.

The man was knocked to the ground by her force, tightly clutching his bleeding neck, trying to speak, but unable to say anything.

The sudden change left the other three startled, before they could react, Ling Chengyan, moving like a specter, snapped necks and kicked a head, in a blink only one remained, choked by Ling Chengyan, dared not move a muscle.

"Take me to the mines!" Ling Chengyan commanded coldly.

She hadn’t seen before, only suspected, but these men’s actions nearly confirmed it; the mines they’d encountered ahead were most probably laid by these people.

Their mines had cost them a comrade and injured two.

The injuries were severe, one wounded leg, another chest and abdomen; if treated quickly, they might save a life, but their bodies may bear crippling scars.

The opposing party muttered incomprehensible words, though judging by his expression, not kind words.

Heh, unexpectedly, a tough nut.

Ling Chengyan didn’t waste time haggling, directly binding him, frisking, ensuring no hidden weapons, along with the one she had knocked unconscious and left alive, tying them and forcing them at gunpoint to lead.

The remaining followers silently caught up; the originally quiet squad fell more silent, even breath was subconsciously muted.

With two useful mine guides and the wounded lead controlling direction, the squad moved more smoothly this time, over half an hour later, the group reached position 2.

The first-time frontline soldiers thought the constant peril of the minefield earlier was terrifying, but upon reaching position 2 defended by soldiers, witnessing those stationed at the first line, they realized the previous wasn’t that bad.