Chapter 40 The Right of Initiative

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  Bao Yulin felt a little more at ease after putting on the French military uniform. Although he had been using Vietnamese Master Lin's passport for some time, from the bottom of his heart, it was clear that no one wanted to see a Chinese person, especially a Chinese soldier who had participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War, use a Vietnamese passport. After joining the French Foreign Legion, Bao Yulin could finally say with confidence that he was a Chinese man. At this point, there would be no more trouble from the French police.

  Although Bao Yulin wore a military uniform and hung up his rank, it does not mean that he has been accepted by the Foreign Legion. Because they have to undergo 16 weeks of training, and after the training is over, the soldiers will be assigned to one of the nine regiments and one squadron under the French Foreign Legion based on their individual performance.

  The drill instructors in charge of new recruit training don't care if you have a military history or not, all their training settings are based on the assumption that this person is originally a rogue who knows nothing.

  Indeed, Bao Yulin thought he had been in the army for a year and knew everything, so he didn't need to learn anything else. However, after arriving at the new recruit training base of the foreign legion, he realized that the military training abroad was very different from that of his home country, especially this mercenary force known as the Foreign Legion.

  Mercenaries are professional soldiers who fight for any state or nation without considering the interests of their own country and the consequences. The term "mercenary" is a synonym for the English phrase "those who are motivated by profit". The ancient Chinese saying "under the reward, there must be brave men" is a vivid description of this type of person. In other words, mercenaries are professional soldiers who fight for profit. The most famous example of this industry is the French Foreign Legion, which was established in 1831 to solve the problem of foreign criminals in France and to supplement the French army's losses during the war. Volunteers could conceal their nationality and name when joining, and pseudonyms or name changes were also allowed.

  As the times change, the French Foreign Legion becomes more formal and professional, with more rules. Unlike our country's troops, as a professional military unit, its requirements are stricter, work and rest time is more detailed, and training is more intense.

  Bao Yulin didn't care about these things. In his view, all of this was for survival and to prove himself. He wanted to tell everyone that he was the best soldier. Throughout the entire Foreign Legion, it's estimated that only Bao Yulin used his original name. According to the customs of the Foreign Legion, using a pseudonym was normal and required, which meant saying goodbye to one's past life. It was precisely because of this that Bao Yulin chose to use his real name.

  The entire new recruit training was extremely arduous. In a place in French Guiana called "Jungle Survival Training Base" by the Foreign Legion, not only were new recruits and retrainees of the French Foreign Legion trained here, but also US Marines. Due to the intense training, Bao Yulin's training results ranked among the top, but he rarely spoke. According to the legion's regulations, as long as he opened his mouth, he had to speak in French. However, Bao Yulin's French proficiency was not high, and he didn't like to talk either. Most importantly, according to the training allocation principle, soldiers from the same country were generally not allocated together, so even if Bao Yulin said something, it's likely that no one would understand him.

  Everyone was cautious about this foreign soldier from the Red Team, after all, no one knew much about him, and Bao Yulin's tactical and combat skills were not bad either. It's just that everyone didn't quite understand why this Chinese guy would go out of his way to increase his workload when training tasks were already exhausting enough, and he would rush into the equipment room for physical training as soon as he had some free time.

  Bao Yulin himself understood that after joining the French Foreign Legion, he was no longer a volunteer soldier. As a professional soldier, he had to be prepared to go into battle. The cruel scenes on the Vietnamese battlefield were still vivid in his mind. Bao Yulin knew that once on the battlefield, those who were well-trained would have more chances of survival, for himself and for the reputation of Chinese people, he had to make himself the best soldier.

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  The US Marine Corps' camp was not far from the French Foreign Legion's camp, and they would often run into each other during training. Due to American law prohibiting citizens from joining mercenary forces, there were very few Americans in the entire legion. Occasionally, one or two would appear, but only after getting into trouble in the US and being unable to stay. In the eyes of the US military, the French Foreign Legion was a place that collected garbage and vagrants, and whenever soldiers from both sides met, they would engage in a contest to see who came out on top.

  The training camp where Bao Yulin is located trains new recruits, mostly from Madagascar and Romania, as well as a few from Brazil. These people join the Foreign Legion mainly for the relatively high salary and French nationality. Usually, there's not much to say about their training (if they don't meet the standards, they'll be discharged), but compared to those veteran US Marines, there's still some distance.

  After all, it's normal to have a few emergency gatherings in the middle of the night when training new recruits. Among these 20 new recruits, only Bao Yulin was originally from the military and was familiar with emergency gatherings. He knew that this was a necessary step to take. The purpose of any unit is the same: to make soldiers form conditioned reflexes to specific sounds and react accordingly, so that when something unexpected happens, the troops can respond quickly.

  The foreign legion had been having emergency assemblies for several days in a row, and the US Marines were getting fed up. The daytime training was already intense enough, but being woken up in the middle of the night by the foreign legion's assembly whistle was really annoying. A few US Marine drill instructors got together and decided to have their own emergency assemblies for several nights in a row as revenge against the foreign legion. As seasoned soldiers who had been training for years, they assembled much faster than the foreign legion's new recruits. The most infuriating thing was that every time the Americans assembled, all they did was loudly take roll call before going back to sleep, deliberately trying to provoke the foreign legion.

  After several times, the degree of confrontation between the two sides has increased a lot. Since it's all about training, those who have skills should show them on the training ground.

  This afternoon, soldiers from both sides gathered at the foot of a small hill. According to the instructor's arrangement, today's foreign legion will conduct a short-distance armed cross-country run. That is, running from the foot of the mountain to the top and then returning, about 5 kilometers away. American soldiers also stood fully armed at the foot of the mountain, apparently their training project was the same today.

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  "Hey, mercenaries! Why don't we have a little competition to see who can get back first? We've been stuck in this desolate place for too long. Everyone's looking for something to do. And since we're all training for the same thing, it only makes sense that we make it a contest."

  The foreign legion because the training is new recruits, the trainer of course can not bet with the US military, but who also saw a bellyful of discontent from his iron-green face.

  The American instructor, seeing that the French Foreign Legion training instructor was ignoring him, didn't mind and said something to his team members in English. As a result, a group of US soldiers formed up neatly and stared at the French military training instructor.

  The training officer of the troops was also clearly aware that this was a provocative act by the US military, but there was no way to stop it. He could only put on a stern face and give the order to charge. At the moment the order was given, the US Marine Corps soldiers also moved. They swarmed towards the small hillside in a frenzy.

  Bao Yulin was a soldier who couldn't stand the US military soldiers looking down on his comrades. A sense of not giving up and some tactical knowledge he had learned from training in the People's Liberation Army made Bao Yulin run even faster, with more agile movements when crossing obstacles. No one ran as desperately as him. Neither did the US Marine Corps nor other foreign legionnaires.

  Bao Yulin was desperately running forward, crossing one obstacle after another. He had only one conviction: he must outrun these American soldiers and not lose face for the Foreign Legion.

  Bao Yulin didn't know how long it took him to finish the 10-kilometer run, he only knew that when he returned to the starting point, there was no one behind him. The instructors of the Foreign Legion and the US Marine Corps looked at him as if they were looking at a monster.

  "Reporting for duty, sir! Bao Yulin has returned!" Despite being extremely tired, Bao Yulin still managed to complete the reporting phrase according to regulations.

  "Attention!" The training officer of the foreign legion gave the order after a while.

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  On this day, U.S. Marines returned and were taken back to their barracks. The same was true for the French Foreign Legionnaires.

  From that day on, Bao Yulin never saw this batch of US Marine Corps soldiers who were training together again. Because he was locked up in isolation.

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  "Baoyulin!" The training instructor called out Baoyulin's name at the entrance of the isolation room, today was the day his isolation ended.

  "After being locked up for 7 days, Bao Yulian's eyes couldn't adapt to the sunlight outside the small black room all at once."

  "The lockdown is over, come out!"

  "Yes!" Bao Yulin originally wanted to walk out according to the standard team movement, but the small black house was too short and could only lower his head and drill out first.

  "Attention!" The instructor gave the order.

  With a "slap" sound, Bao Yulin's tactical boots stomped heavily on the ground and stood upright in front of the instructor.

  "Recite the Foreign Legion's Honour Code!" the instructor barked.

  "Member of the Legion, you take pride in being a volunteer serving France with loyalty." Baoyulin recited loudly.

  "Every member of the legion is your brother, regardless of nationality, race or creed. You will show a solidarity that is forever indestructible and unshakeable."

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  "Louder!" the drill instructor bellowed.

  "In combat, actions are not influenced by emotions or hatred. Respect the defeated enemy. Never abandon your dead, wounded, or equipment. In no case will you surrender."

  "You must always remember that our battalion is a glorious collective, and we should treat every member of the battalion as our brothers. No matter what time it is, you should always think about your fellow comrades in this collective, whether it's during battle or training, as long as it's not confrontational training between comrades. We should first consider the interests of the team and the safety of our comrades. At any time, you cannot abandon your comrades! Do you understand?" The instructor said solemnly.

  "Yes! Sir!" Bao Yulin didn't think he had done anything wrong, but orders were orders.

  "Dismissed now." The training instructor gave the order.

  When Bao Yulian returned to the barracks, everyone gathered around. Although they knew why Bao Yulian was confined, they felt it wasn't worth it for him. In everyone's eyes, Bao Yulian was a hero.

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  Three months later, in the assessment of training results, Bao Yulin achieved excellent results in military affairs, sports, geography, and firearms performance, ranking among the top. According to the army's regulations, soldiers with outstanding training assessment scores have the right to "active selection", which means they can choose their preferred military profession. However, Bao Yulin did not think he had this right. Because he knew that he had been disciplined for violating discipline and had been detained during training. With this record, the right to "active selection" was gone.

  "Bao Yulin, what kind of soldier do you want to be?" asked the training instructor in charge of assigning new recruits in the office.

  "Yes, sir!" replied Bao Yulin with conditioned reflex, suddenly he reacted and realized that the instructor was letting him choose his military branch.

  "Don't be so tense, you've already completed your training. According to the Legion's regulations, your results give you the right to choose." The instructor exchanged a glance with one of them, who smiled in response.

  "But... wasn't I locked up before?" Bao Yulin was stunned.

  "Have you ever been absent from training? We don't know, according to our records, you have never missed a single training session. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to graduate now." The two instructors said seriously.

  Now, Bao Yulin understood that the instructors had not recorded their confinement at all. Bao Yulin quickly stood up and saluted: "Thank you, instructor! I hope to serve as a sniper in the Second Paratrooper Brigade!" The baptism of war had always kept Bao Yulin's blood hot, and he missed the sniper confrontations during the war he had experienced. He believed that this was the best moment and means to embody the value of soldiers.

  "Do you want to be a sniper?" Two officers looked at each other, and one of them said: "You need to think carefully, with your grades, you can choose to go to the tank troops or logistics department. The Second Parachute Regiment has good treatment, but it's a very tough place, and also quite dangerous."

  The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment of the French Foreign Legion is known as the special forces of the Foreign Legion, and its presence can be seen almost every time the Foreign Legion goes on a mission. Its 4th company's sniper platoon is also one of the toughest units in the infantry, requiring training in shooting, wilderness survival, camouflage, explosives, and sabotage. For many years, no soldier with a choice has chosen this specialty.

  "Reporting to instructor, I choose sniper!" This was Bao Yulian's final answer.

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  Two days later, in the Upper Corsica province of France, a new recruit joined the 4th Company of the 2nd Parachute Battalion of the French Foreign Legion. To everyone's surprise, it was said that he was Chinese and had voluntarily chosen to become a sniper. He is Bao Yulin.

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