Li Wei followed Chen Fan and the others, making her way forward through the complex trench system.
The steel plates beneath their feet creaked with every step, while shells screamed overhead from time to time.
When they passed a medical station marked with a red cross, Li Wei felt the backpack on her shoulders was simply too much of a nuisance. She took it off and asked the young medic to look after it for her.
Just before handing it over, she thought for a moment, then opened the backpack again. She took out her Officer ID and the "talisman" Huang Lei had given her from an inner pocket and stuffed them into her tactical waist pouch.
As for everything else, she wouldn't feel bad even if it got thrown away.
She even pulled out several packets of snacks and tossed them to the young man.
"Help yourself. Don't be shy."
The young man caught the snacks, looking flustered and blushing slightly. He stammered and couldn't get a word out.
By the time she emerged from the medical station, Chen Fan and the others had already vanished.
Li Wei didn't care. The 1st Company's defensive area was only so large; she could simply feel her way forward.
Three minutes later, she followed the longitudinal communication trench all the way to the front line of the seventh trench.
There was an observation post jutting out from the trench. A young sergeant was half-crouched inside, poking his head out and peering around.
Li Wei remembered him. His name seemed to be Zhou Dai. He had been the one giving guidance when they installed the first gun barrel.
Seeing that there was still plenty of room inside, Li Wei simply crawled in as well. She looked outside along Zhou Dai's line of