Chapter 18: Military Camp Green Flower
"One hundred twenty-one, one hundred twenty-two, one hundred twenty-three..."
The training ground in the valley was expanded several times, occupying more than half of the width of the entire valley. Above the training ground, a huge camouflage shed was set up with trees and canvas from Japanese military trucks, covering the training ground underneath. Even if Japanese planes flew over the valley, they would never discover the secret below. As for the quality of the camouflage, something designed, guided, and strictly inspected by Qin Yang, an elite special forces member from the 21st century, could it be discovered by those Japanese pilots flying high in the sky?
The result has always been one: "NO!"
If you pay attention, you will find that the originally sparse crowd has become dense now. Even if the training ground is expanded, it is still packed with people.
In the past two months, the number of personnel in the valley has increased rapidly from less than 50 to over 500. Except for some people who are not physically fit to join the special forces and have been arranged to work in logistics, the regular members of the special forces have already reached 300.
All of this made Qin Yang and Ma Zhan Ting extremely delighted!
On the training ground, special forces members were divided into groups of five, lying on their backs with a log as thick as a water bucket across their chests. They strained to lift the log up and then put it down, lifting it up again and putting it down...
The sound of shouting rose and fell, people's bodies and faces were soaked with sweat, but no one went to wipe it off, struggling to push forward.
Log pushing is a basic physical training exercise, simple but effective. This exercise requires both physical strength and coordination among the five team members, training not only their physical ability but also their teamwork and cooperation, preparing them for future group collaborations.
This is what Chinese soldiers came up with, practical, efficient and economical!
"How many more?" a squad leader panted and asked.
Tie Tou shook his head and let the sweat on his face roll down, opening his mouth to say: "It seems... it seems like one hundred twenty-one, no, one hundred twenty-two, but that doesn't seem right either!"
The squad leader was furious and cursed: "What the hell are you? How much is it?"
"Forgot!" This time Tie Tou was quite decisive.
A special forces soldier next to him whispered: "It's one hundred and twenty-three!"
Tie Tou heard it and immediately shouted loudly: "Right, right, one hundred twenty-three, didn't I just say more than one hundred twenty?"
"What's with all the nonsense? There are still 77 left, if you can't finish them, then don't eat at all!" Ma Zhan Ting walked over, his eyes wide with anger.
A few people didn't dare speak again and continued with the remaining training while shouting slogans.
Standing at the edge of the training ground, Ma Zhanting looked at the special forces members training in the field, especially those new faces that had been added. He felt very pleased in his heart. In just a few short months, the number of special forces personnel had grown from the original 47 to over 300 people, and among them were even nine girls. This way, Dàiér also had companions in the special forces, which made things much more convenient for her.
Under Qin Yang's suggestion, Dai'er and the girls were pulled out of the special forces team to form a medical team. It was inevitable that they would get injured on the battlefield. Although all members of the special forces had learned some basic first aid skills, they were not professionals. If there was a professional medical rescue team, it could help them recover their combat effectiveness or save their lives in the shortest time possible.
These special warfare soldiers are the heart and soul of Qin Yang and Ma Zhan Ting, losing one is heartbreaking. Last time they raided a Japanese military base, two were seriously injured, when they returned, their squad leader and Tie Tou were scolded by Ma Zhan Ting until they were covered in sweat.
Although the medical team is a logistical support organization, their training is still the same as that of special forces and frontline combat personnel. As Qin Yang puts it, once you put on this uniform, there are no men or women, only one name: soldier.
Qin Yang walked up to Ma Zhan Ting, looked at this kind-hearted old fellow, and couldn't help but think that the person who had shot with one hand holding a rifle, causing blood to flow like rivers, was actually such a good-tempered person.
Maybe it's because I've seen too much blood and death, but people's personalities will change a bit!
One day I will become what kind of person?
Is it becoming more unbearable or is it becoming even harder!
Qin Yang didn't know either, and he wasn't planning on thinking about it!
He just knew he was a Chinese soldier!
His duty is to guard this hot land under his feet!
If there's one place on the training ground that catches everyone's attention, it's the medical team's female soldiers' training ground. The special forces are all hot-blooded young men, and with a group of lovely girls appearing among them, they naturally attract everyone's attention. So when the medical team's female soldiers train, they not only have to deal with heavy logs but also the fiery gazes from the male soldiers who can't help but stare.
Although the thick clothes covered the girls' slender figures, those beautiful faces unique to young girls still made the soldiers' eyes involuntarily cast over.
Sweat-drenched faces, flushed red from exertion, heavy logs lifted with each crisp, loud shout. All this stirred the soldiers' hearts.
The medical team was divided into two small groups, each with five people, and they were also undergoing log PT training like other special warfare personnel, even the thickness and length of the logs were the same as those used by other special warfare personnel.
Qin Yang originally meant to reduce the intensity of their training, after all, this intensity was set according to the physical condition of male soldiers and was not suitable for Dai Er and others. A new female soldier training plan is being formulated and will be available soon. However, it was opposed by the entire medical team led by Dai Er.
Dai'er represented the medical team to talk to Qin Yang, saying that the special forces should be treated equally, and training cannot be discriminatory.
Listening to Dai'er use her own words that on the battlefield, there is no distinction between men and women, only soldiers, to refute herself, Qin Yang could only smile wryly. Since it was something he had said before, what else could he say?
The medical team finally got what they wanted.
"Captain, you said the instructor is so young, yet he's so formidable, understanding everything and being so skilled with his hands. He's really a man!" Newly joined female medic team member Xiao Yue panted as she spoke.
The heavy logs made it a bit difficult for them to breathe, feeling as if there was a huge stone on their chest. Under such great pressure, they could still say so many words, and couldn't help but admire Xiao Yue's potential to be a soprano singer.
The other three female team members, although they didn't say anything, also forced out a faint "uh-huh" from their noses.
Dai'er clenched her lower lip tightly, stretched out her arm with great effort, lifted up the log, and felt that her arm was trembling non-stop, as if it might collapse at any moment. Upon hearing Xiao Yue's words, she forced out a few words.
"Shut up and train!"
At the captain's rebuke, Xiao Yue stuck out her tongue and stopped talking, intensifying her training.
Lying on the ground, thinking of Xiao Yue's words, Dai'er's eyes floated with Qin Yang's dark but determined face, especially that time when the two met by the spring, his glance as he ran towards the house and that agile figure...
"Captain, captain, wake up!"
The cry of the voice awakened Dai'er from her memories, and she suddenly realized that the training had ended. She was still lying on the ground with both hands stretched upwards, maintaining the posture of holding up the original wood. The female medical team members around her were surrounding her, looking at her in confusion.
"Oh!"
Dai'er's face turned red, and she quickly got up from the ground, using dust to cover her blush, saying: "Nothing, I was just thinking about training earlier!"
"Alright, alright, Captain! I think you're a instructor, look at your red face!" Xiao Yue laughed and pointed at Dai Er's face.
Dai'er subconsciously reached out and touched, immediately understanding that she had been fooled by Xiao Yue, so she pretended to be angry and chased after Xiao Yue.
"Help! The captain is killing people!" Xiao Yue laughed as she ran far away, with Dai Er chasing after her.
Laughter echoed all the way.
Another day's training has come to an end, Qin Yang walked out of the valley alone and headed towards the peak.
It was unclear when it started, but Qin Yang found himself getting used to coming to this mountain peak at dusk, sitting on the giant rock, and watching the sunset.
The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the clouds in the west a deep red. Qin Yang's face and hands were also covered with a layer of fine, red gauze.
Qin Yang sat on a rock, gazing at the sun that was slowly setting, motionless for a long time, looking like a statue from afar.
Dai'er quietly appeared behind a rock not far from the mountain peak, silently gazing at the familiar shadow on the rock.
She knew she had already fallen for this aloof man.
Every word he says, every move he makes and even his every glance has been deeply etched into her heart, and nothing can ever take it out. Smelling his breath and looking at him, she feels at ease and content.
From the first time Qin Yang came to the mountain peak to gaze at the setting sun, Dai Er had been following behind him. Afraid of being discovered, she would carefully hide behind rocks in the distance and silently watch him.
Being able to gaze at him like this, Dai'er felt she was already very satisfied.
After a long time, Qin Yang took out the bullet-made amulet from his chest and pinched it in his hand, staring at it with a faint glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.
He raised the shell to his lips, and a familiar melody floated down slowly from the mountain peak.
"Cold wind blows and leaves fall"
The army is a green flower
Dear comrade, don't think of home
Don't think about mom
Day and night I call out to you
How many words from the heart
Don't let tears well up in your eyes when we part ways
The barracks is our warm home
Mom, don't worry about me
My child has grown up
Standing guard is defending the country
Not afraid of wind and rain
Sincere blessings to mom
Wishing mom good health and longevity.
Wait until the celebration is over before returning home
Come and see good mom
There is a good girl in my hometown
I often dream of her
Men in uniform also have feelings
Also willing to accompany you to the ends of the earth
Shouldering heavy responsibilities
Have no choice but to put love aside for now
White clouds drift away with my love
The green flower in the army was given to her
Listening to the familiar melody, Qin Yang could no longer control himself, and tears quietly fell down, wetting the collar of his shirt, wetting the rocks beneath him, and also wetting Dai'er's heart behind the distant rocks.
At this moment, Qin Yang missed the military camp and thought of his eternal home!
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Here is the translation:
With this, the first volume comes to an end. The second volume, "Blood Battle at Xifengkou", will unfold, and Qin Yang will also reunite with General Zhao Dengyu. What will happen again in that tragic Xifengkou? Please continue to pay attention, exciting plot twists are about to be staged!
