Chapter Forty-Four Dinner

  Harry's injury was not serious, and after being sent to the command post, medical personnel treated his wound. Although it wasn't severe, this penetrating injury required a long period of rest to recover, which also meant that Harry would be unable to accept other training tasks for several days.

  The major personally went to visit Harry, and his medic also told the major with great frustration that it would take at least ten days for the wound to heal, and at least a month's rest to fully recover. Otherwise, if infected, this leg is done for.

  The major said nothing at the time, seeing that others were unharmed and with an hour or two of daylight left, he had Jack come over and give another lecture.

  After actual combat, this theoretical lesson is like sending charcoal in the snow, especially for Grenadier Guardsmen such as Private Gurney, who listened with great relish.

  The sky quickly darkened, and under the reluctant gaze of everyone, Instructor Jack still ended his class and left. At this time, Lieutenant Colonel arranged for them to go to the cafeteria for dinner.

  A group of people walked into the dining hall with gloomy faces, but unexpectedly, the dining hall was filled with all kinds of dishes, with over a dozen dishes arranged in harmony between meat and vegetarian options. The aroma wafting through the air made everyone swallow their saliva uncontrollably.

  The more this was the case, the more these young people felt uncertain in their hearts. One by one, they sat at the dinner table, looking at each other with a mixture of anxiety and unease, not even glancing at the dishes in front of them.

  "They're all very determined, aren't they?" The lieutenant colonel smiled slightly and sat down across from them, accompanied by the lieutenant and two people with lieutenant junior grade insignia whom they had never met.

  "There's no training tonight, let's just relax and eat." The lieutenant colonel's smile was faint, without any other emotions. He pulled out a glass bottle of about one liter from under the table, which was densely covered with English words that Xu Ming couldn't understand, but he could guess it was liquor.

  The major opened the bottle cap, and a strong white wine aroma suddenly filled the entire dining hall. The lieutenant and two junior lieutenants couldn't help but stretch their necks half a length, staring at the bottle of wine with eager eyes.

  It seems they haven't had a drink for a long time either.

  The lieutenant personally filled the cups in front of them with wine and said lightly, "I know that if I don't say something today, you'll all be eating very anxiously. Originally, I wanted to talk after everyone finished eating, but I'm also afraid that you bunch of little brats will get drunk and turn into a pile of mud, and probably no one will listen to my nonsense."

  "This big meal today has two meanings. One is to reward everyone for their outstanding performance in today's temporary change of training plan, and the other is a bad news."

  The major paused, saying: "I received an order today. Your training period will be changed and you only have three days left before participating in the confrontation match. The confrontation match is composed of seed team members selected from other bases, with a maximum of six people. From a time perspective, you may be at a disadvantage because their shortest training has been almost a month. Don't say it's unfair, this world hasn't been fair for a long time."

  "It is estimated that there will be about sixty participants, and ten teams have been booked. In the end, six winners will be selected, and others will be eliminated."

  "By the way, I have some bad news to share with everyone," said the lieutenant colonel with a bitter smile. "One of these six spots has already been taken without the need for competition, which means there are only five effective spots left."

  The crowd, who were originally calm and unremarkable, suddenly turned pale. They followed Xu Ming, having full confidence in him, but someone had already taken one of the spots.

  The major continued: "You don't have to feel resentful, the one who didn't go through the competition will play a crucial role in your team from now on."

  Others still felt indignant, in their view, there was no better commander than Xu Ming.

  "Not the commander you imagined." The major seemed to see through everyone's doubts and explained, "He is a doctor, an excellent surgeon, and one of Britain's most valuable resources at present."

  Doctor?

  No wonder he can occupy a place without going through the competition, Xu Ming naturally knows that in this chaotic era, a doctor, especially an excellent doctor, can save how many people's lives, is indeed an irreplaceable existence.

  The military is willing to sacrifice an excellent doctor, which shows how difficult this mission is and proves that the success of this mission is a must for the high-level military. What kind of mission makes the military so cautious?

  This thought flashed through Xu Ming's mind, and he knew that he had no right to ask about such secrets. Perhaps when he really carried out the task, he would know. But what was the point of knowing? They were just cannon fodder after all.

  "Colonel, may I ask impertinently, will all those who are eliminated die?" Xu Ming's light yellow eyes didn't flicker at all.

  The major raised his wine glass and took a small sip, saying lightly: "Originally, I shouldn't be answering this question, but since you asked, I'll answer. Not everyone who is eliminated will die. We will evaluate them based on the performance of the seed team members and give them a certain evaluation. Only those who are particularly excellent can become a formal soldier in the base."

  "But now I can tell you, you won't be able to keep your base."

  The lieutenant colonel finished speaking and looked at Xu Ming with a profound meaning. Xu Ming nodded slightly with a smile, said "thank you", and didn't speak again.

  "Why?! Captain is so excellent, even if he's eliminated, he's the one who should stay in the base..." Karuso said with a straight heart and quick mouth.

  "Shut up." Xu Ming abruptly cut off Caruso's words, saying lightly: "This topic has been discussed enough, we can move on to the next one. Brothers, we are lucky, we can fight and still have a big meal. Don't you remember that outside there are people starving to death, dying of thirst?"

  Everyone fell silent, knowing that Xu Ming was reminding them. No matter how excellent you are now, you don't have the right to negotiate terms.

  "Haha, okay, let's move on to the next item." Major He burst out laughing, raised his wine glass and said: "Being alive is already a blessing. Tonight you are the stars, we four are your supporting actors, finish all this food, maybe in the next three days, you won't be able to eat such a sumptuous feast again."

  "Good!"

  Everyone downed the liquor in their cups in one gulp. These young people had never drunk before, and this liquor was very strong, instantly choking them to tears.

  The four majors looked at each other and burst out laughing, but immediately afterwards they were stunned.

  This group of young people didn't have the slightest bit of gentlemanly demeanor that Britain should have, not even using chopsticks, they just dug in. The two girls were no exception, and in an instant the table was a mess.

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