Mercenary’s War

Chapter 2246 - 2222: Role-Playing

Gao Yang suddenly became excited, because he remembered his simpler times as a military enthusiast.

Actually, a military enthusiast is much happier than a real soldier. Although they cannot engage in real combat, all military enthusiasts have the feeling of talking about war strategies on paper. No matter how you play, it’s akin to scratching an itch through your boot, but as a military enthusiast, at least you won’t really lose your life.

When you want to play, you can play to your heart’s content. When you don’t want to play anymore, you can exit at any time. Dying dozens or hundreds of times is just a series of games, but for those who actually face the battle, it’s not possible. Their war is not a game; there’s no chance to restart, and worst of all, real soldiers cannot leave the battlefield at will.

When Gao Yang was still an uncomplicated military enthusiast, he liked playing the role of a warrior. Now that he is a mercenary, he has to play as a military enthusiast.

Of course, this is just a conception for now, but even just the thought is enough to excite Gao Yang.

In special operations, intelligence comes first.

Now, it’s important to understand the specific content of the event, the approximate number of people, the specific location, and most importantly, who will be performing. These tasks obviously fell on Justin and Yake.

Finding these messages won’t be too easy, because only a few groups can perform at such a grand ceremony. So, it’s not overly difficult, just more cumbersome.

However, the information came faster than Gao Yang had expected. Justin merely browsed the computer for a short time and then suddenly said, "Found it!"

Gao Yang quickly moved closer to Justin. While operating the computer, Justin said, "I found a YouTube video of a military enthusiast association’s event. Their members mentioned they are going to perform in France. Now, I’m checking their forum. If this association is going to Normandy for a performance, we’ll know soon."

Indeed, it was very quick. After Justin opened a page, he immediately said, "Here it is. This is an officially registered association or club in America, and they’re chatting very enthusiastically."

In a forum post, many people were discussing the landing equipment of the U.S. Army during WWII and the characteristics of the landing operations of WWII. It was very clear that the people discussing were excited and proud because they were going to France to recreate the Normandy landing.

Gao Yang calmly whispered, "American WWII Gun Comrades Association, I know this association, a group organized by military enthusiasts that has deep relations with the Rifle Association. Every year, they hold WWII reenactment events in America. They rarely organize Civil War reenactments. For America, Civil War reenactments are more frequent and professional. The cannons they use are genuine antiques and can actually fire."

Justin looked at Gao Yang and said, "You’re quite familiar with them?"

Gao Yang shrugged and smiled, "I even considered joining this association, but I gave up due to lack of time."

Soon, Yake was on the screen, saying to Gao Yang, "It can be basically confirmed that the battle reenactment performance won’t be too far from the audience stand."

Gao Yang snapped his fingers with a smile, "As expected, too far and it wouldn’t be visible. But can you get information on the specific area layout?"

Yake touched the bandage in front of him and said, "These need onsite investigation and contact with relevant personnel to understand. This kind of intelligence won’t be publicly disclosed."

Gao Yang thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, you don’t need to go. Let others find out. You need rest now, and you stand out too much as you are."

After saying that, Gao Yang looked at Yarebin and his group and said, "We need someone to go to France to gather intelligence on this matter. Who among you is suitable?"

Vasily said softly, "I’ll go. It should be easy to clear up."

Gao Yang nodded and said, "Alright, you go then. Do you need a passport change?"

Vasily stood up and said, "No need, I can use my passport. Captain, I’m off."

Yarebin waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."

After sending Vasily off, Yarebin looked at Gao Yang and smiled, "I’ll watch to see how far you get, but I think your plan is quite laughable, almost no chance of succeeding."

Gao Yang laughed, "That’s not necessarily true."

Just then, Justin urgently said, "Look here, key information. Germany does not intend to allow its own military enthusiasts to participate in the war re-enactment activities. They believe it would remind people of Germany’s actions during WWII, though Germany will certainly attend the commemoration ceremony with an attitude of reflection."

Gao Yang frowned and said, "Germans not going? Then who will play the role of the German Army? Will it be the French or Americans?"

Justin nodded and said, "I’m afraid so. This group of military enthusiasts’ discussion is quite clear; they need someone to play the German Army."

Gao Yang touched his chin, thoughtfully saying, "So, playing as the German Army would make it easier to blend in?"

Justin shook his head and said, "Impossible, registration closed long ago, and the list of members going to France has long been confirmed. They will arrive in France in four days, three days before the commemorative event. You’ve missed the chance to blend into this association."

Speaking of which, Justin suddenly laughed and said, "These Americans are frustrated about not being able to fight against the real German soldiers. After all, the German Army played by Germans feels different from when their own people play them."

Gao Yang looked pensive and suddenly said, "Does Germany have a similar military enthusiast association?"

Justin scratched his ear and said, "I really don’t know about that, I need to check."

After typing a few keywords online, Justin quickly said, "There’s no official association, but there’s a club formed under the guise of reflecting on war, focusing on recreating everything about WWII’s German Army. But everyone knows this club is a group of neo-Nazis, notorious, and it’s already been banned by Germany."

Gao Yang exhaled and said, "I need to think of a way to infiltrate this performance group."

After standing up and pacing a few steps, Gao Yang frowned and said, "I don’t think it’s very likely that not a single German will attend. Military enthusiasts wouldn’t let such a matter pass by. They will definitely act; aside from those neo-Nazis, there must be other military enthusiasts wanting to find a way to participate in this event. You check the German news, I think it’s harder to blend into the American group, they know each other well as a team. However, it’d be relatively easier to blend into the German group. Also, pay more attention to the UK and Canada groups, keep an eye on military enthusiast groups in these nations."

While Justin and Yake started looking for information in the new direction, Gao Yang suddenly said, "Yake, have Rabbit and Phoenix come to you, I need to talk to them."