Mercenary’s War

Niva opened a slit in the covering of the missile launcher vehicle, then he stood at the back of the launcher, stretching out his arms towards the exhaust nozzle of the missile, standing motionless for a long time.

The sky was dark, and the lighting was dim. Niva stood there with his hands raised, motionless, looking as if hanged.

Gao Yang could understand Niva’s high spirits.

Not only Niva, but everyone in the missile unit was extremely excited.

Missile Troopers are a highly technical branch, but there is a high chance that a Missile Trooper might never have the opportunity to participate in actual combat in their lifetime, and many might serve for years without even getting a chance to launch live missiles in training.

The lack of actual combat for Missile Troopers is understandable because for a superpower like the Soviet Union, using missiles implies large-scale warfare.

Opportunities to launch live ammunition are also rare, easily understood because missiles are expensive in any era, especially ballistic missiles, which are still a costly national instrument today. Training with them requires large live ammunition, something even America cannot afford, and only in some large-scale, high-standard military exercises can a few be fired. This opportunity is not something every Missile Trooper can encounter.

The Missile Troopers in Yemen can be said to be volunteers. They came to Yemen with the ideal of serving their country, thinking of themselves as part of a secret frontline. Now that they have resumed operating missiles and are certain to engage in actual combat, their excitement and thrill are understandable.

Even Dmitry, usually calm and courteous, lost his composure. Instead, the extroverted and hot-tempered Niva stood there motionless, looking like he was hanged, which indeed made Gao Yang a little worried.

What was Gao Yang worried about? He was concerned that something might be wrong with Niva’s health, worried that he might have a heart attack or something similar.

"Major, what’s wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Gao Yang walked to Niva’s side and asked softly, but then he heard Niva choke and say, "I’m fine, I’m just a little sad, a bit excited."

Niva neither turned his head nor put down his hands, he just said softly, "Right now, I am both happy and sad..."

What was he happy about, and what was he sad about, it was hard to put into words.

There was no way to console Niva, and Gao Yang had no intention of saying anything to Niva, as long as he was sure Niva was okay, he was more willing to be a silent observer.

Gao Yang was about to leave to give Niva some personal space, but then Niva finally put down his hands, turned to Gao Yang, and said in a low voice, "This is the 9K79-1 missile, which is also the U-Dian. This missile has a minimum range of 15 kilometers, a maximum range of 120 kilometers, a single-stage solid rocket engine, strapdown pre-programmed inertial guidance, with high precision."

Niva suddenly began talking about the missile’s capabilities. Although Gao Yang was very knowledgeable about missile capabilities, he wisely chose to remain silent because he knew Niva just wanted to talk right now.

"At its debut, this was the best short-range surface-to-surface missile in the world; even now, it remains the best missile."

Upon saying this, Niva couldn’t help but turn back to look at the missile, then he said deeply, "Though its range is a bit short, it is a real missile, I never thought I’d have the chance to touch a missile, to launch a missile, in the rest of my life."

Gazing deeply at the missile as he finished speaking, and unable to resist extending his hand to caress the missile a few times again, Niva looked back at Gao Yang with a sobbing tone, "I know you all don’t like the term ’comrade,’ I didn’t like it either, but later on, I particularly missed this term, I particularly missed when people called me Major Comrade, even though I was really quite annoyed at the time, but after losing these, I realized the preciousness of this title, and I began to regret."

Niva could be called a relic of the Soviet Union, perhaps after losing the Soviet Union, losing all that was once familiar, he found that the new life he had imagined wasn’t as wonderful as he anticipated, and so he began to regret, began to miss the homeland he once disliked.

Gao Yang didn’t like the Soviet Union, never liked it, not at all, saying dislike and animosity would be more accurate, because anyone with some sense knows the great threat and pressure of standing by the Soviet Union, this Red Empire.

But Gao Yang’s dislike for the Soviet Union didn’t prevent him from appreciating a veteran who cherished the Soviet Union’s glory, reminiscing his once immensely powerful country, which is only human nature.

Niva, with tears streaming down his face, saluted Gao Yang and said with a trembling voice, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity, I can do without money, without anything, thank you for this chance, sir."

Gao Yang also saluted, saying solemnly, "I’m also very grateful that you could come here, Major Comrade."

Niva put down his hand, then broke into a smile, then said to Gao Yang with a smile, "I am looking forward to it, and I am very confident that with this best missile we will teach the enemy a lesson, no matter where you want to hit, I assure you, sir, we will send the missile to where it’s supposed to go to blow the enemy to smithereens!"

Gao Yang also reached out and patted the missile launcher, then he said with great emotion, "Missile, ballistic missile, honestly, I never thought I’d one day get to use a ballistic missile, even a short-range one, I never dared to imagine."

Niva said with deep sentiment, "Yes, who would have thought, ballistic missiles are not things you frequently get to use."

Patting the U-Dian missile, Gao Yang couldn’t help but think of Dongfeng.

Gao Yang said hauntingly, "Ballistic missile, this is a ballistic missile, after all, Dongfeng Express, mission must be accomplished..."

Niva was momentarily stunned, then with a look of astonishment, he said, "Uh, I’m sorry, what did you say?"

Gao Yang shook his head, then said to Niva, "We should come up with a code name since we can’t just openly say the missile troops are launching a missile, coordinates XXX, that would not be appropriate."

Niva immediately said, "Of course, a code name is essential."

Gao Yang swallowed, then said softly, "I’ve got it, in the future, your code name will be Courier Company, and well, the mail is the missile, Dongfeng Express, mission must be accomplished, is the launch order, only you and Dmitry are allowed to know this code name."

It’s not just for fun but also a pursuit of a dream that can never be realized, thus Gao Yang set the code name for the Missile Troopers.

After repeating the code name given by Gao Yang, Niva suddenly realized and said, "Dongfeng is Huaxia’s missile, do you want to misdirect attention? Dongfeng Express, mission must be accomplished, sounds pretty good, I’ll remember it."

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