Chapter 9

  Forget it, anyway, I've said what's on my mind. So I might as well just spill out all the interesting or impressive things that I saw back then.

  There are two more things that I think it's better to say so that everyone knows what the power of the army is and what tempering means.

  I was once a new recruit myself and later also led new recruits.

  I have made a fool of myself before, and I have also seen new recruits make fools of themselves.

  And besides...

  Also met a group of female university students!

  That year, I had already become a veteran and was still somewhat famous among the elite troops. As a result, I saw a group of female college students who came from who-knows-where, giving everyone in the base a show!

  We got up early that day and went for a walk. Suddenly, we saw dozens of female college students doing exercises for the first time!

  The number one shouting swallow's voice and swallow language, running with a seven-zero-eight scattered pace, accompanied by hehe laughter and fighting.

  The leader's face turned green at that time!

  I completely forgot that there was a joint construction unit, standing on the side of the road and scolding: "What the f**k is this...?"

  We haven't finished scolding yet, and we've already taken a step forward: "Team leader, these are all local college students, isn't this win-win?"

  That guy's really got some nerve...

  There's no way to do it!

  It's said that our type of troops shouldn't be bothered with those empty and vague concepts like "co-building", which can't withstand certain trends, right?

  Several leaders in the group promised with a pat on their chest!

  The female soldiers who trained the university students have passed their own quality test, but they can't withstand the crazy bombardment of fashion, snacks and cosmetics from these female university students. I guess they've already become a mix of military and civilian!

  Estimated that the team leader was really displeased, at that time he turned his head and saw me, raised his hand and called: "Tonight, pull together for an emergency assembly, you bring a class to guard the rear!"

  "Perhaps seeing me with my mouth agape and still not understanding what's going on, he added another sentence: 'Be careful, especially watch out for those who fall behind!'"

  I was stunned at the time...

  Isn't it just calling those female students out at night to run a few kilometers?

  Still sneaking around the camp, not even leaving the outer wall, is it necessary to be so tense?

  Can we skip class and go out?

  Got it, female college students are afraid of making a scene for the first time in an emergency assembly, let's follow orders and go back to prepare!

  Three o'clock in the middle of the night, a whistle blows!

  I stood with my brothers in light gear inside the sanitation team's courtyard waiting.

  Then I heard wailing and howling in the dormitory...

  That's the sound of an emergency assembly, that's the reaction when a pervert enters the women's bathhouse.

  The female soldiers of the sanitation team, except for two red cards and one 1.2, all rushed in to help, for a full ten minutes, before someone was seen coming out of the dormitory.

  Wait again...

  Still waiting...

  Continue waiting...

  As I watched this emergency assembly turn into accompanying the old lady next door to the vegetable market, I heard my brother behind me whispering: "Boss, if this were our female soldier, wouldn't she be ** by the instructor?"

  It's easy for people to make a scene, two wearing pajamas rushed out of the dormitory, their faces as white as ghosts!

  I haven't reacted yet, the sanitation team administrator, a honest Shaanxi military officer came up and said: "Russian said, is this pickled pine flower egg? Why is it white?"

  I don't know about others, but I mustered up the willpower to run 50 kilometers and bit my teeth to prevent myself from laughing!

  Doing face masks in the middle of the night, these female college students are really fashionable to the extreme...

  Then, run!

  I brought along the brothers from our class and followed behind.

  Not even one kilometer has been run yet, no!

  The person who fell behind was not being watched and pulled by those female soldiers.

  It's really annoying to stare blankly at the front row and drop things outside.

  Snacks, cosmetics of various colors, liberation shoes, toothbrushes, cups, soap boxes, towels...

  Everything you can think of is available!

  Back and forth, a total of less than five kilometers, the whole class was full of sweat!

  At that time, we had a classmate with a bulging military bag on his back, rushing back to the health team's courtyard in the dark, and as soon as he put it down in front of the captain's office, we immediately retreated!

  If our brothers on night watch see us following behind female college students to pick up trash, they'll be so angry they could kill us.

  Later, I heard from a female soldier of the sanitation team that when they went back that night, it took them half an hour just to wait for those university students to pack up their own things.

  More lively than a vegetable market!

  I don't know if this emergency assembly was effective or not. It really made those female college students understand that the military is not a vegetable market where they can do whatever they want.

  Anyway, after twenty days of training, our team leader stood on the curb and looked at those early-rising female college students who were running in unison with loud shouts echoing through the mountains. He nodded vigorously: "This is what it's supposed to look like!"

  In the army, it's not just about training soldiers' qualities, but also the requirements for officers are quite strict. Many departments even hold annual training sessions for battalion-level and above officers, specifically to train those company-level officers, especially majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels on tactical skills.

  This is quite torturous for those top-level characters.

  Apart from grassroots officers, some battalion-level and regimental officers are almost the type of people who can win thousands of miles by strategizing on maps. The opportunity to hold a machine gun and go to the battlefield to fight is not many, but it's not impossible either.

  Good habits passed down by old comrades from the war years have never been lost in the army.

  So after I became a relatively well-known elite, I had the good fortune to go to a certain large city in Xinjiang to participate in a training class for battalion commanders, serving as a temporary superior officer to some regimental officers.

  What a beautiful mistake!

  The intensity of our training and the intensity that these recruits need to receive are absolutely incomparable, which is equivalent to asking us to take a good break and relax while also enjoying the food in the military canteen with the recruits.

  It's not always easy and simple either.

  At that time, a fierce discussion was launched on whether to arrange an emergency gathering project for these participants.

  Some people say that if we don't arrange a few emergency assemblies from actual combat, this training class will lose its meaning and become mere formalism or military play-acting.

  Some people say that the participants are not always on the battlefield, and it's almost enough to just get by, even if they have to hold an emergency gathering, they can just run a few kilometers back and forth, rather than risking making mistakes.

  After discussing for several times, it was finally decided that the management cadres who attended the training class were clever.

  What are we low-ranking officers bluffing about? Why don't we just go ask those who have been seated if they're happy or not?

  Just one question, the opinions of the participants are extremely unified, that is, one sentence - everything starts from actual combat, strict requirements and strict training.

  So, the middle-level cadres in this army are really thick-skinned!

  Then let's get started!

  I led a class of deputy-level personnel from various military branches across the country, and I remember there was a Northeasterner surnamed Niu, who was absolutely a top-notch person.

  The old man is nearly one hundred ninety centimeters tall and his weight is obviously a bit over the standard. The most difficult project for him is running.

  Especially at night, our boss runs for less than ten minutes and you can understand what it means to be out of breath. That's the true portrayal of our boss.

  Ke Niu Lao Da still insisted on coming down, and the progress was rapid. By the time of the next few emergency gatherings, he could almost keep up with the team, and his panting sounds were much smaller.

  It's also time for our boss Niu to show off!

  The training class is about to end, and during the last urgent assembly, our boss showed everyone what it means to be overwhelmingly powerful.

  That night at two o'clock, everyone pulled out and ran lightly for ten kilometers before going home to sleep. It wasn't too difficult, just had to be careful not to trip on stones when running along the riverbank road.

  So I didn't pay much attention to it, but as I kept running, I felt something was off. It seemed like we heard someone walking in the wilderness by the side of the road or heavy footsteps?

  I was running and looking around when Niu Lao Da slowly ran up beside me and said, "Baldy, did you hear that? It seems like someone is moving around nearby?"

  I nodded and said yes, yes. Judging from the sound, it seemed to be coming from inside a reed thicket by the riverbank. Should I go in and take a look?

  Niu Lao Da shook his head and said, "No way, no way. You've gone into such a big reed forest, when will you find your way out? You go ahead and run to the front and hurry up and call everyone back. I'll hide here and observe the situation before doing anything else!"

  I'm getting a bit worried now.

  Although Boss Niu's physique is impressive, after all, sitting in the office for a long time can easily make people lose some physical abilities.

  What if I ran into a reed thicket and three or five people jumped out to fight with Old Cow?

  Maybe seeing me hesitate, Old Cow patted my back and said "Go listen to me, I'm right".

  I just took a glance at Niu Lao Da and I felt at ease, so I chased after those participants and instructors in front.

  When Niu Lao Da patted me, he took the opportunity to make a forward dive and then made a very agile shoulder-rolling motion to hide. If you give Niu Lao Da another rifle, I estimate that with three or two shots, he can blast out a single-person shooting cover!

  What's the point of worrying about this kind of thing?

  After running for about three to five minutes, I finally caught up with the people in front of me. Then I heard a loud roar like thunder from the direction where Niu Lao Da was hiding, and then there was no movement at all.

  It scared me half to death!

  It seems like something really happened! Otherwise, why would Old Cow be yelling in the middle of the night?

  Left three brothers to accompany the referees to slowly run, I and several other brothers like crazy rushed towards the direction of Niu Lao Da, regardless of any other requirements. The high-beam flashlights were all turned on, just thinking about being a little faster.

  To this day, I still can't figure out how to describe Niu Lao Da's demeanor and behavior back then.

  Under the strong light of the flashlight, Niu Lao Da was smoking a cigarette with relish, and there were two people lying at his feet, already somewhat unable to withstand the torture.

  Those two people had a yellowish thing pressed against their chests, and Cow Big Brother was still very domineering, stepping on that thing. When I took a closer look, it turned out to be one of those large copper rods used in electrolysis factories?

  Looks like these two must be thieves who sneak out at midnight!

  As soon as I arrived, Niu Lao Da burst out laughing and said, "Baldy, take a look at these two kids. They really think they can just cross the road and everything will be fine. But I've been waiting for you right here!"

  At this time, the participants also arrived. One of them said to go and call the police by phone. We were tired from running, so we took a break and looked at what Lao Niu had caught - two things.

  When the police arrived, they were a bit stunned.

  The two thieves were already rolling their eyes in exasperation, but the copper rod that was pressed against the thief's chest, Old Bull unexpectedly picked it up with one hand and put it into the police car, pressing the small van down with a thud.

  At that time, a police officer said, "Oh my god, what kind of person is this old man? The copper rods in this electroplating factory are nearly 200 pounds each. It's already impressive if an ordinary person can hold one with both hands, but this old man...".

  Our boss is really cool and just laughed it off, saying it's nothing, nothing. In our unit, everyone can do this, little comrades, you'd better hurry up and leave, we're going back too!

  Looking at Niu Lao Da's effortless posture, I also found it strange.

  We are all considered to be somewhat physically capable people, but those who can easily pick up 400 catties and toss them around like Niu Lao Da are truly not many.

  At that time, I didn't dare ask and I was too embarrassed to ask, so I just kept it in mind.

  It wasn't until much later that I had a very accidental opportunity to chat with a brother from a certain Northeast Tiger unit, and that brother suddenly burst out laughing.

  You said you know him too? He used to be a lumberjack, working hard in the Northeast's old forests, his physical strength is naturally...

  I really admire Niu Lao Da now.

  It's not because of Niu Lao Da's strength.

  Northeast Tiger Team, also a nationally renowned old brand special forces team!

  The training materials we use for exercises have many training standards, and the training logic is formulated by the old Northeast Tiger troops. The participating officers followed me, a new recruit, to practice the project one by one, honestly and diligently exercising our physical strength.

  I think another manifestation of the unity between officials and soldiers is like this?