Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yan Hai predicted that the third War Wolf team would seek him out after learning the cliff team had been eliminated, so he planted a Minefield along their likely route and prepared a sniper nest nearby. As Shao Bing's three teams prepared to enter the battlefield, Shi Qingsong and Li Long discussed Jiang Yan Hai's skill and waited to see how the third engagement would unfold.

• Li Long explained to Shi Qingsong that Jiang Yan Hai had anticipated how the teams would plan their advance and could accurately identify advantageous positions.
• Jiang Yan Hai calculated the third team's likely route and planted his remaining Booby Traps in a Minefield toward the cliffs.
• Jiang Yan Hai found a sniper position about 700 meters away and began preparing a sniper nest to ambush the approaching team.
• Shi Qingsong and Li Long predicted that Jiang Yan Hai could draw the third team toward the Minefield and praised his combat and training abilities.
• Shao Bing's three teams set off in different directions and waited outside the exercise zone before entering the battlefield.

Wolf Warrior’s second exercise began with the squads advancing cautiously, but Jiang Yan Hai’s repeated traps wiped out Shi San Ba’s Third Squad again. As Third Squad was ordered out, Second Squad lost contact with them and reported the explosions to Shao Bing.

• Shao Bing ordered the three special operations squads onto the battlefield, and Shi San Ba led Third Squad toward the site of their earlier ambush.
• Shi San Ba stopped his squad to search the area, and his point man found the first set of booby traps Jiang Yan Hai had laid in the same place.
• Shi San Ba warned First and Second Squads about the traps, and his men crossed the minefield before advancing farther.
• Jiang Yan Hai’s second minefield detonated under the rear of Third Squad’s dispersed formation, taking out all twelve men.
• Shi Qingsong ordered Shi San Ba’s squad out and assigned each member two thousand push-ups.
• Second Squad heard explosions from Third Squad’s direction, lost contact with them, and reported the situation to Shao Bing.

Jiang Yan Hai triggered his Minefield to eliminate Second Squad after perfectly predicting their route, then anticipated that Shao Bing would send First Squad to investigate. First Squad took a detour toward the Minefield, and Shi Qingsong and Li Long realized Jiang Yan Hai had accounted for the terrain, sunlight, and Shao Bing’s decisions.

• Shao Bing concluded that the missing First Squad had likely been wiped out and led Second Squad toward the cliff with extreme caution.
• Second Squad avoided Jiang Yan Hai’s visible mines but entered the Minefield, while First Squad reached its predicted position nearby.
• Jiang Yan Hai remotely detonated every mine, covering Second Squad in blue smoke and leaving the squad dejected.
• Second Squad’s captain stopped a team member from firing, warning that gunshots would draw the deputy captain toward Jiang Yan Hai’s ambush.
• After hearing the explosions, Shao Bing ordered First Squad to head for Second Squad, and Li Long recognized that their detour led into the Minefield because Jiang Yan Hai had predicted their route and the lighting.

Jiang Yan Hai wiped out all three Wolf Warrior Team squads in a second live-combat match, using the Minefield and firing only one shot. He praised the defeated soldiers, then announced a third match in which he would join them on the battlefield, and Shao Bing chose to fight that day.

• Jiang Yan Hai watched Wolf Warrior Team enter the Minefield, shot Shao Bing, and used the ensuing explosions to eliminate the squads.
• Shi Qingsong announced that Jiang Yan Hai had won after all three Wolf Warrior Team squads were wiped out.
• Shao Bing and the other soldiers fell silent and dejected until Jiang Yan Hai led them back to camp.
• Jiang Yan Hai praised the soldiers’ skill and told them he had anticipated their responses when setting the traps.
• Jiang Yan Hai announced a third match without pre-arranged booby traps, and Shao Bing chose to fight that day.
• Jiang Yan Hai set the next match for one hour later and said he would wait at the high ground.

Jiang Yan Hai prepared four sniper positions and waited as Shao Bing’s three combat teams advanced through the forest. When Shao Bing ordered two teams to circle around him, Jiang Yan Hai shot Shao Bing for the third time, leaving the teams to react to the attack.

• Shao Bing ordered the thirty-six men to enter the battlefield together and advance carefully after their previous defeats.
• Jiang Yan Hai arranged four sniper positions on the high ground, using the M82 at the forward positions and the MK12 at the last.
• Shao Bing halted the teams about two kilometers from the high ground and sent the Second and Third Teams to circle around from both sides.
• Jiang Yan Hai spotted the flanking maneuver and shot Shao Bing from about 1,200 meters away.
• Shao Bing sat down helplessly as his second-in-command warned the teams that the target was at twelve o’clock.

Jiang Yan Hai used a long-range anti-materiel rifle and thermal imaging to pin down the opposing teams, then repositioned to intercept Shi San Ba’s flanking group. He left seven of the Third Team’s twelve members eliminated within thirty seconds.

• The Second Team captain ordered the scattered teams to find the sniper, but Jiang Yan Hai shot another sniper from at least a thousand meters away.
• The teams advanced behind smoke grenades, but Jiang Yan Hai used thermal imaging to eliminate two soldiers, forcing the survivors to take cover.
• Zhang Xiao Long, codenamed One Meter Fifty, tried to draw Jiang Yan Hai’s fire, but Jiang Yan Hai eliminated him and another soldier as the teams’ advance failed.
• Shi San Ba led a group around the flank while the others fired to provide cover, and Jiang Yan Hai withdrew unseen to a second sniping position.
• Jiang Yan Hai targeted the flanking group’s sniper, then rapidly shot several more, eliminating seven of the Third Team’s twelve members within thirty seconds.

Jiang Yan Hai used mines and booby traps to decimate the opposing squads, then abandoned his sniper positions and switched to close-range attacks. After ambushing six more enemies, he returned toward his own position with seven opponents still alive.

• Jiang Yan Hai shot the Anti-Personnel Mine on Potato's corpse, eliminating Firebird, Fire Fox, and Black Bear.
• Jiang Yan Hai detonated a Booby Trap array, leaving thirteen survivors from the three squads.
• Jiang Yan Hai moved to his final sniper position, activated its traps, and circled the mountain to ambush two flankers with his UMP9.
• Jiang Yan Hai used a Flashbang Grenade to take out two more enemies and leave two others blinded.
• Jiang Yan Hai headed back toward his position, with seven opponents still alive.

Jiang Yan Hai defeated the remaining Second Squad members in a head-on mountain exercise, confirming the same outcome as the first two rounds. After the exercise ended, he and two squad members retrieved the equipment and disarmed the remaining traps.

• The Second Squad leader heard gunfire, realized the other squads had been eliminated, and led his seven remaining soldiers uphill toward Jiang Yan Hai.
• Jiang Yan Hai returned to the summit, took up his MK12, and charged downhill toward the approaching squad.
• Jiang Yan Hai dodged the squad’s gunfire and eliminated six soldiers with six shots before knocking down the final member in close combat.
• Shi Qingsong and Li Long watched the exercise end and recognized Jiang Yan Hai’s overwhelming skill across the battlefield.
• Jiang Yan Hai ordered the squad to pack up, then took two members to recover the equipment and disarm the remaining booby traps.

After defeating the Wolf Warrior Squadron in three exercises, Jiang Yan Hai assessed Shao Bing’s conventional command style and explained why the unit needed to adapt to unconventional opponents. He was ordered to take the squadron to the Eastern Theater Command as instructors, and he arranged to leave as soon as possible.

• Shao Bing assembled the Wolf Warrior Squadron, and Jiang Yan Hai praised their abilities while urging them to use their heads more in training.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked Shao Bing what the squadron lacked, and Shao Bing admitted that his command style relied too much on traditional experience.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that Shao Bing’s approach worked well in conventional battles but could fail against opponents who did not follow the rules.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Shao Bing to assemble the squadron and pack their gear so they could leave immediately.
• At headquarters, Shi Qingsong gave Jiang Yan Hai orders appointing him acting captain and authorizing him to take the squadron to the Eastern Theater Command as instructors.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked Shi Qingsong and Li Long to arrange aircraft so he could return as soon as possible.

Jiang Yan Hai brought the 144 Wolf Warrior soldiers to the 8th Airborne Army, where they would serve as instructors for its Special Forces. After arriving, he met Political Commissar Wang Xue Bing and prepared to begin training the Special Forces 1st Battalion.

• Jiang Yan Hai arranged for Wolf Warrior to travel to the Eastern Theater Command and promised the soldiers they would train alongside female Special Forces soldiers.
• Jiang Yan Hai escorted the two transport planes in a J10C while the Wolf Warrior soldiers learned they were going to instruct airborne Special Forces.
• Jiang Yan Hai wondered whether Zhang Qi and Pan Ye's bet had ended and whether his letter had been opened.
• Jiang Yan Hai and the Wolf Warrior soldiers landed safely at Zhang Mingwu's airfield and were met by Wang Xue Bing.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Wang Xue Bing he would ensure the training met his standards, then rode with the soldiers to the Special Forces Regiment.

Jiang Yan Hai returned to Special Forces 1st Battalion with the Wolf Warrior Special Squadron to lead the battalion’s next special training. Impressed by the gains from his previous training and his foresight, Pan Ye and Zhang Qi both joined the program.

• Special Forces 1st Battalion welcomed Jiang Yan Hai back after two months of demanding physical training that had significantly improved the soldiers’ conditioning.
• Zhang Qi recalled defeating Pan Ye in their bet with Qi Xiao Tian and a drone, then discovering that Jiang Yan Hai had predicted the tactic in a letter two months earlier and listed its weaknesses and alternatives.
• Pan Ye and Zhang Qi greeted Jiang Yan Hai and saw the well-disciplined Wolf Warrior Special Squadron arrive with him.
• Jiang Yan Hai announced that he was the squadron’s acting commander and had brought its members to serve as instructors for Special Forces 1st Battalion’s next training.
• Pan Ye gave Jiang Yan Hai full authority over the training plan, and both Pan Ye and Zhang Qi volunteered to participate.

Jiang Yan Hai told Special Forces 1st Battalion that its two months of brutal training had only prepared it for the next stage, which Wolf Fang would lead. After giving the exhausted soldiers a week of leave, he planned to inspect their designated training base with Pan Ye.

• Jiang Yan Hai heard Qi Xiao Tian’s objections to the training and explained that the regiment’s physical fitness was only the minimum requirement for what came next.
• Jiang Yan Hai introduced Wolf Fang as the battalion’s new instructors and had Shao Bing, Zhang Xiao Long, and Shi San Ba reveal their battle-scarred bodies.
• Jiang Yan Hai offered the soldiers a chance to withdraw, then announced they would receive a week of leave.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Pan Ye he would review the documents and inspect the designated training base before arranging the remaining preparations.

Jiang Yan Hai arranged for simulated corpses and other supplies to support War Wolf Squadron’s training, then began setting up their training grounds. He introduced the arriving Fire Phoenix team to War Wolf, leaving the two units assembled together at the camp.

• Jiang Yan Hai asked Fan Tian Lei to provide simulated corpses and other supplies, and Fan Tian Lei promised twenty corpses within a week.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked Shi Jian and Wang Xue Bing to help secure uninhabited islands for training, and they approved the request.
• Jiang Yan Hai led War Wolf Squadron to its temporary camp and assembled the members to meet their future comrades-in-arms.
• Tan Xiao Lin arrived with the seven other Fire Phoenix members and reported the team’s full attendance to Jiang Yan Hai.

Jiang Yan Hai reunited with the Fire Phoenix team and warned them not to let the Wolf Warriors soldiers outdo them. He then welcomed a shipment of lifelike simulated corpses and Type 19 assault rifles for Special Forces 1st Battalion, setting up new training and testing ahead.

• Jiang Yan Hai greeted the Fire Phoenix team and teased them and the Wolf Warriors soldiers about competing.
• Tian Guo asked Jiang Yan Hai for a First Class Merit, and he challenged the team to prove themselves against the Wolf Warriors.
• Ye Cunxin told Jiang Yan Hai she had taken part in a counterterrorism operation but had not fired, and he promised her a chance soon.
• Five Z-8 helicopters delivered supplies, including twenty simulated corpses, training equipment, and one thousand Type 19 assault rifles.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Shao Bing organized the troops to unload and sign for the supplies.

Jiang Yan Hai showed War Wolf a lifelike simulated corpse and revealed that he would use the expensive models for shooting practice and later first-aid training. He set out to toughen the Special Forces 1st Battalion and ensure no one would be unprepared for the realities of battle.

• Jiang Yan Hai opened a box and showed the soldiers a lifelike simulated corpse designed for medical teaching.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that the models would be used for shooting practice, making Ye Cunxin and the others recoil in disgust.
• Jiang Yan Hai said recruits would later practice post-battle first aid on the shot-up models.
• The War Wolf members reflected that the inexperienced Special Forces 1st Battalion had never seen combat and would face especially intense training.
• Jiang Yan Hai warned everyone not to let battlefield sights overwhelm them, and the soldiers shouted that they understood.

Jiang Yan Hai introduced the Type 19 Assault Rifle he had designed, and the soldiers tested it before preparing feedback for its final production design. After a week of recovery and preparations for specialized training, the Special Forces 1st Battalion reflected on their progress as they wondered how much harder Jiang Yan Hai’s training could become.

• Jiang Yan Hai revealed the Type 19 Assault Rifle and told the War Wolf Squadron and Fire Phoenix soldiers that he had designed it.
• Shao Bing and the other soldiers tested the rifles at the training ground and praised their comfort and performance.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked Shao Bing to organize testing and provide feedback for the rifle’s final production design, which might first equip elite units.
• Jiang Yan Hai arranged new training facilities, supplies, diving equipment, and nutritional support for the Special Forces 1st Battalion during a week of recovery.
• The soldiers discussed how much stronger they had become and wondered whether Jiang Yan Hai’s promised next stage of training would be even more brutal.

Special Forces 1st Battalion arrived at its new training camp, where Jiang Yan Hai prepared an unsettling breakfast as the first test of their new training. The soldiers began eating without knowing what challenges awaited them.

• Special Forces 1st Battalion assembled at six in the morning and traveled to the new training base without their weapons.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked Old Zhang and the Kitchen Squads to prepare tofu pudding and a strange breakfast for the soldiers.
• Pan Ye reported that the battalion had assembled, and Jiang Yan Hai sent everyone to breakfast before training began.
• The soldiers were served tofu pudding, chili sauce, red sausage, and heart-shaped mantou, and Qi Xiao Tian eagerly took a bite.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Pan Ye and Zhang Qi that the red sausage looked like human intestines, making them lose their appetite.

Jiang Yan Hai began the recruits’ firearms training with a graphic demonstration of what bullets did to a human body. The chapter ended with soldiers vomiting after watching pistol shots tear through realistic medical models.

• Pan Ye, Zhang Qi, and the instructors ate breakfast despite dreading Jiang Yan Hai’s training plan.
• After breakfast, Jiang Yan Hai led the companies to the firing range and had them gather around five covered objects.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that the objects were realistic medical models and said the recruits would see the effects of bullets on a human body.
• Fire Phoenix soldiers held the models while Jiang Yan Hai ordered a pistol demonstration, and two shots pierced the models’ foreheads.
• The graphic display made soldiers vomit, with Zhang Qi and Pan Ye among those who could not endure it.

Jiang Yan Hai put the soldiers through graphic battlefield casualty training, forcing them to endure realistic wounds and forensic instruction. He left He Lu to fetch a bowl of Pig Brain Flower for their dinner while the soldiers continued struggling with nausea.

• Jiang Yan Hai told the soldiers who had vomited to clean up and bury their mess, then ordered them to assemble.
• Jiang Yan Hai assigned Ma Dang Xian to be first for battlefield instruction from the forensic doctors.
• The soldiers cleaned up and listened as five forensic doctors explained gunshot wounds and brain structure, with some made to touch bloodied brain matter.
• Jiang Yan Hai sent He Lu to the cafeteria to bring him a bowl of Pig Brain Flower, which he said was the soldiers' dinner.
• Several soldiers dry-heaved during the instruction as Jiang Yan Hai watched them struggle to keep their composure.

Jiang Yan Hai pushed the soldiers through graphic combat training, first making them endure a staged autopsy scene and then demonstrating the devastating effects of a rifle round on a corpse prop. The soldiers were left shaken as they inspected the wound.

• He Lu and several cooks brought bowls of Pig Brain Flower, and Jiang Yan Hai ate one in front of the nauseated soldiers.
• The Forensic Doctors calmly ate their bowls while Jiang Yan Hai mocked the soldiers and told them Pig Brain Flower would be their dinner.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked the soldiers whether the training had shocked them, then ordered Ma Dang Xian and Qiao Liang to strip and hang a female corpse prop.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Ma Dang Xian to fire at the prop, and Ma Dang Xian shot it in the chest.
• Jiang Yan Hai laid the prop down so the soldiers could inspect the huge exit wound, leaving them silent and shocked by the rifle's destructive power.