Chapter 29 The Arrival of a Big Shot

  "Attention!" "Right... face!" "At ease." "Attention!" The new recruits quickly made the correct movements in response to the commands. In three days, everyone had basically mastered these basic commands. Uncle Zheng Yu clenched his fists and placed them on his waist, jogging up to Huang Daguan's side, saluting with a loud "crack", then loudly reported: "Reporting to instructor, 23rd squad has 30 people present, all 30 people are accounted for, finished! Please instruct!"

  Each team was divided into a company, and Uncle Zheng Yu's pair was the 23rd company. Huang Daguan returned a military salute and said, "Fall in!" "Yes!" Uncle Zheng Yu gave another respectful salute, turned left, jogged to the first row of the first position, and stood still. In these few days, Uncle Zheng Yu once again experienced the taste of his youth military training. At that time, he was a new recruit for three months and had gone through this process. Of course, university military training is far less demanding than what he went through back then. Although it's strict, relatively speaking, it's still very relaxed training, not as rigorous as what real soldiers would require of these freshmen.

  Huang Daguan faced the 23rd row, his hands behind his back, standard stride, feet shoulder-width apart, and said in a deep voice: "Subject." Without any command, everyone almost simultaneously made a slight pause as soon as they heard these two words.

  "Right face, march. Dismissed." Huang Daguan watched the movements of these new recruits with great satisfaction. In just three short days, they already had a bit of a military bearing, although their faces still looked young and immature, but they already had a hint of military style.

  For the past three days, Huang Daguan has been very satisfied with Tai Shu Zhengyu. Every move, every gathering, Tai Shu Zhengyu did not disappoint him. Almost all the moves that should have been demonstrated by him were handed over to Tai Shu Zhengyu to do. He explained the key points of these moves to the new students on the side, which also counts as a small laziness.

  As soon as Huang Daguan finished speaking, everyone immediately stood at attention, although they hadn't yet reached the point of shouting in unison, it was roughly the same. "Ta Shu Zhengyu, step forward." Huang Daguan started slacking off again, and now Ta Shu Zhengyu's role came into play. As for this, Ta Shu Zhengyu understood in his heart, but he didn't mind anything, after all, these were just small matters, let alone that he had come to experience the long-forgotten new recruit training, so whatever the instructor said, naturally had to be done.

  "You come and demonstrate the key points of the standard step, as well as how to walk in a standard step. First, demonstrate one side." Huang Daguan said with a smile, thinking that if there were such people, it would be a waste. Tai Shu Zhengyu responded loudly: "Yes!"

  Then it became a personal performance by Tai Shu Zheng Yu, and everyone else could only watch. Every move of Tai Shu Zheng Yu's, every wave of his hand was accurate to the millimeter, and when he kicked his step, his pant legs naturally shook up, with steady and powerful movements that delighted the audience.

  Huang Daguan watched Tai Shu Zhengyu's movements and couldn't help but feel inferior. As an instructor for these new recruits, he was more than qualified, but Tai Shu Zhengyu, this new recruit, seemed to perform almost every movement better than him, leaving Huang Daguan with a slight sense of discomfort. That's why Huang Daguan didn't demonstrate himself, instead letting Tai Shu Zhengyu do the demonstration for the new recruits.

  A sharp whistle suddenly sounded, and an officer on the training ground blew a whistle while running quickly, shouting loudly: "All instructors gather urgently." Huang Daguan naturally heard it, his eyes widened in surprise, what was going on? If it was about training, hadn't it been settled last night? Huang Daguang immediately said: "Everyone rest in place." Military orders are like mountains, no matter what the command is, the order from above is sacred. Not only did Huang Daguan rush over at the first moment, but also instructors from other companies rushed over, none of them knew what had happened.

  After the instructor left, these new recruits still maintained their formation in training, without making a big fuss, but they all whispered to each other. "I'm exhausted, now we can rest for a few more minutes." "Being tired is nothing, my feet are blistered."

  "I..." The new recruits chatted in hushed tones, taking advantage of the instructor's absence to speak softly and relax themselves. The freshness of the past few days had worn off, replaced by physical exhaustion from the intense training every day. These new recruits had gone through a lot, and as soon as they returned to their dormitory, they would lie down on their beds to rest, with no one willing to say another word.

  Uncle Zheng Yu's face revealed a hint of a smile, thinking that he wasn't much different from them back then, hoping to slack off a bit during training and take it easy. Uncle Zheng Yu discovered for the first time that he still had some common language with them. A hint of sigh flashed in Uncle Zheng Yu's eyes, but now there were only a few comrades left from those days.

  It wasn't long before Huang Daguan walked back, and from a distance, he saw the new recruits returning. They immediately shut their mouths. Huang Daguan said: "Later, the Provincial Military Region Commander will come to inspect your training situation, so no matter who it is, in the later training, you must put out all your strength, we can't let other companies surpass us, do you understand?"

  "Understood!" As soon as they heard that the Provincial Military Region Commander was coming to inspect, everyone's hearts couldn't help but stir up excitement. The Commander of the Military Region is at least a Major General level, that's a general-level figure! Thinking about meeting a general later, how could they not be excited? The only one who appeared very calm was Uncle Zheng Yu. Uncle Zheng Yu had no excitement or emotion towards these big shots, his face remained calm and natural, his eyes were dull.

  Huang Daguan was also very excited, the commander of the military region would be coming soon, no matter who it was, everyone's heart would be happy. Such a big figure came to this military camp, a person who could only make people look up to him was about to arrive, Huang Daguan's heart was naturally extremely excited.

  "Alright, Uncle Zhengyu, you'll be leading everyone in training later." Huang Daguan had complete faith in Uncle Zhengyu's abilities, so he entrusted this task to him. He was confident that with Uncle Zhengyu's skills, no one would be disappointed. Uncle Zhengyu didn't have any insignia on his shoulders, just a standard military uniform, and it was clear at a glance that he was a newcomer. If the commander saw Uncle Zhengyu's movements, what kind of expression would he have? A faint smile appeared on Huang Daguan's lips. The reason Huang Daguan put Uncle Zhengyu at the front of the formation, standing alongside him, was to draw the commander's attention to Uncle Zhengyu.

  Tai Shu Zheng Yu's heart was calm, and the arrival of this commander did not stir up any waves in his mind. To him, a commander was just a person, what was there to get excited about? Tai Shu Zheng Yu responded loudly: "Yes, instructor."

  As soon as it was known that the Provincial Military Commander was coming, the enthusiasm of almost the entire training ground suddenly rose by three points. The originally somewhat tired body was now full of strength, as if there was an inexhaustible energy throughout. Tai Shu Zheng Yu led the 23rd company in training on their grounds, while Huang Da Guang pointed out the new recruits' training on the side. As for Tai Shu Zheng Yu, Huang didn't even bother to look at him, because Tai's movements were flawless.

  The highest official of the provincial military district arrived, and it also became a competition among these instructors, all wanting to show off in front of the commander. So they trained these new recruits with extra effort and dedication. The new recruits did not disappoint their instructors either, strictly following their commands and performing a series of actions.

  Although the arrival of the military district commander did not change their training subjects, everything seemed more deliberate than usual, whether it was the instructors or these new recruits, even the singing voices during rest time were much louder and clearer than usual.

  A group of people slowly walked towards the training ground, and it was clear who had arrived. However, these instructors had already received instructions from above, so everything proceeded according to the training plan, without any changes due to the arrival of the commander. The group surrounded a man in his fifties with two shiny gold stars on his shoulder badge, while everyone else in the group had either two bars and one star or two or three stars on their shoulders.

  Everyone saw this group of people, and as long as they weren't blind, almost everyone could tell the identity of the old man standing at the front of the crowd. The epaulets on his shoulders were the best proof. Although everyone was excited in their hearts, they still followed the instructor's orders and trained diligently. Commander-sama couldn't possibly see every single person, but they still threw themselves wholeheartedly into training.

  Tai Shu Zheng Yu also saw the old general surrounded by many officers, and he vaguely felt a little familiar in his heart. He didn't pay much attention to it and led the team members to continue training. "One, two, three, four." Tai Shu Zheng Yu shouted loudly, and the team members behind him followed his movements and slogans, performing the next action.

  The old general smiled at the group of children, watching them train hard and nodding his head continuously. The old general's nod was a sign of satisfaction with their training, and the officers behind him also showed a hint of pleasure on their faces. Suddenly, the old general stopped in his tracks, his eyes fixed on the young man in front of him.

  The officers behind him didn't know why the old general suddenly stopped, they also stopped in their tracks and looked forward involuntarily. Professional soldier! This was the first thought that came to mind when they saw this young man, only a professional soldier could make a regular step so murderous, an unstoppable momentum, as if whatever was in front of him, he could kick it open with one foot. His resolute and stern expression, his steady and powerful gestures, every movement seemed to be measured by a ruler, precise enough to be used as a textbook for military posture, made the officers' minds waver, but who exactly was this person?