Chapter 62: Tiger
Twenty days later, Wang Ke received a notice that he would take a train to the Inner Mongolia training site at the railway station where the military headquarters was located.
This is a military train.
The flatbed truck was loaded with various tanks, armored personnel carriers, communication vehicles, chemical protection vehicles, fuel vehicles, cooking vehicles, and living security vehicles. There was also a car with unknown name. A chubby soldier next to him told Wang Ke that it was called a bath car.
"Bath car?" Wang Ke, who was carrying a backpack and fully armed, had never even heard of it.
The chubby soldier was obviously knowledgeable. "I not only knew, I also took a shower, shower, and burned diesel. The water I brought in the car could wash one company at a time, but only eight to ten people were washed at a time."
Wang Ke met this chubby soldier. He was a deputy squad leader of the Sixth Infantry Company of the regiment. Unlike Wang Ke, he was carrying a semi-automatic rifle.
"Come and meet me. My name is Qin Hu. You can call me Hu. Where are you?"
"My name is Wang Ke, I am from the artillery company of the direct team."
"Oh, I understand, you are the Wang Ke who escaped from under the car by shooting a target in Xishan!" The word "bar" was followed by this, and it became "Wang Slapba"
"I'm not Wang Kaba, I'm Wang Ke." Wang Ke deliberately teased him. He felt that the comrade next to him was innocent and friendly.
"Yes, yes, yes, you are not Wang Kaba, you are Wang Ke, hahaha!" After laughing, he pointed to another soldier next to him, "His name is Yang Liyong, a squad leader of your direct team's communications company."
It has been a soldier for almost two years, and Wang Ke has been away. There are not many opportunities to return to the barracks, so although they are both directly under Liu Liyong, they are not very familiar with each other. The three comrades in their hands are holding each other. It seems that this winter training is a synthetic training for multiple armies. They are assigned to the sixth group in the regiment.
Standing in the team, three comrades from the same regiment felt very friendly.
"Where are we in? Haven't we hung up yet?" asked the squad leader named Yang Liyong.
"Ye, I've come a long time ago, it's the tank truck in front." Qin Hu introduced.
"Ah, we take that kind of car to Inner Mongolia, isn't it a passenger bus with seats?"
"No, this one is more comfortable. After going up, pull the doors on both sides and you can sleep. Sleeping to Inner Mongolia is equivalent to sleeping."
At this time, Wang Ke noticed that in addition to the backpack and luggage on Qin Hu, he was also carrying a washbasin in his hand, and a bulging bag was placed in the washbasin.
"What are you pretending to be? It's quite heavy. I'll help you carry it." Wang Ke walked forward and prepared to help Qin Hu carry it.
"No, the stuff inside is delicious." Qin Hu was obviously prepared. Before leaving, each person in the group sent five kilograms of compressed dry food, requiring each person to bring a pot of boiling water.
"Brother, you have the foresight, and you actually brought food by yourself." Wang Ke was very envious.
"That's right, who are we? Don't make a name for it. We all have all three of us after getting on the bus." Qin Hu said.
Soon, the gathering whistle sounded. A duty officer wearing the two-character armband on it ran over and notified everyone to get on the bus.
There were less than twenty people in the tank truck where Wang Ke was located. From five units, everyone quickly formed five small circles in the car.
With a whistle, the train started and slowly drove towards the north.
At this time, Qin Hu opened the net bag and took out the bag from the washbasin. When he opened it, he saw that there were Liuting military cans and something wrapped in oil paper.
The tiger took out the canned military food for Liuting and said to Wang Ke and Yang Liyong: "The three of us, each of us, will help me divide it and eat it on the way. The oil paper contains two braised pork elbows. This thing is fragrant and it is also kept for us to eat on the way."
This was the first time Wang Ke saw canned vegetables for military use and was very curious. After a closer look, the canned vegetables for tigers in their hands were canned soybeans and dried tomatoes, while his canned food was canned cabbage and tomatoes. Yang Liyong's was even rarer, and it turned out to be canned kelp.
"Tiger, where did your canned military vegetables come from?" Wang Ke asked.
"Take it from home." Qin Hu was a little proud.
"How come you have these military canned foods at home? Oh, I understand, your father is also a soldier, right?" Wang Ke asked again.
"right."
Yang Liyong came over and said, "Brother, what kind of official is your father?"
"Not big, leader."
Wang Ke suddenly realized something. Since he didn't want to say it out loud, he shouldn't point it out.
"Wang Ke, I heard how many contributions you have made?" Qin Hu began to chat with Wang Ke.
"Who did you hear? It's all blindly spreading." Wang Ke leaned against the carriage board and heard the rhythmic sound of the train.
Yang Liyong came over again and interrupted: "It's not a blind message. Last time you were awarded for the second-class merit. Although I didn't see you clearly, our direct team knew your name."
"Wang Ke, although I am in the infantry company, we will become familiar with each other from now on. We are all good friends and good brothers. We will take care of each other in the melting pot of the army." Qin Hu said.
"Yes, we are all brothers from all over the world and comrades from a heroic regiment, cheers for our understanding!" Yang Liyong, the communication company, unbuttoned the lid of the kettle and signaled to the two.
Everyone unscrew the kettle and dries a mouthful of boiled water.
At this time, Wang Ke had already guessed the true identity of the tiger. He was the son of Deputy Commander Qin. No wonder the leader found him and repeatedly told him to take care of each other.
He did not expect that Deputy Commander Qin's son was also in the army and was willing to put his son in such a difficult place to participate in the winter training!
Qin Hu obviously suffered a lot, but occasionally he had his own personality. When Wang Ke noticed this, he felt admiration for the leader and became closer to the two comrades in front of him.
During the chat, he learned that among the three, Yang Liyong was one year older than him, while Qin Hu was one year younger than him. The three of them were all soldiers of the same year. He and Yang Liyong were squad leaders, and Qin Hu was also a deputy squad leader.
But it's enough, there's no dog's son.
There was nothing to say along the way, the car kept going day and night, getting colder and colder. Although I was wearing big-headed shoes, wool-like inside, wrapped in a sheepskin coat, and wool felt under my butt. It was still difficult to resist the cold wind pouring in from the car, and the whole car looked like an ice cellar.
Car riding is also a training.
"Yang Liyong, please find another comrade-in-arms, and I will pound Qin Hu. Qin Hu, open your backpack, I will spread my quilt underneath, cover yours, cover our clothes, and press two coats on it. You hold my feet, and I hold your feet, so that it will be warm." Wang Ke said. This is also a training subject for field survival. This way of sleeping can sleep even in the snow. People are most afraid of coldness.
"Okay!" Qin Hu replied.
The two quickly found a place and unbuttoned their backpacks. Within a few minutes, Wang Ke and Qin Hu slept in each other, holding each other's legs with their hands. Wang Ke's arms seemed to have two popsicles in his arms, and Qin Hu said, "Wang Ke, you have a stove on your body, and I am equivalent to holding a big hot water bag!"
Other comrades in the car followed suit. Soon the car was filled with bedding.
In less than two minutes, both of them fell asleep soundly.
The train continued to drive forward. At around 4 o'clock in the evening, the train stopped at an unknown station. Soon the whistle came, and then the duty officer shouted: "People should take care of it, bring all the equipment, prepare to get off the train, and gather immediately!"
When Wang Ke heard this, he jumped up like a spring. He quickly put on his clothes, then put on his backpack and packed his equipment.
Qin Hu's movements were faster, and the infantry company obviously had to train more than the direct team. The three of them quickly put on their backpacks, brought firearms, opened the car door, and jumped out of the car in the biting cold wind. They jumped out of the car and found that there were still snowflakes floating in the sky.
The carriage duty officer ran to receive the task. On this side, Wang Ke, as the temporary designated squad leader, shouted a command loudly: "Everyone has it, stand at two rows. Stand at attention, look right, look forward, and report the number!"
“1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”… “8”.
After gathering, the carriage duty officer ran back and said to Wang Ke: "It's so snowy, the 20-kilometer marching subject is required to be carried out in the middle of the night!"
This tank truck, marching in the middle of the night, should have been designed in advance. It was just marching in the snow. I am afraid that no one would expect it to snow when designing this subject.
It is difficult to march in the snow, but it is a piece of cake for Wang Ke. The snow on the farm is bigger than this, and the wilderness on the West Mountain is more terrifying.
"Qin Hu, Liu Liyong, I'll give it to you." Wang Ke whispered, but handed a rope in his hand.
"What's the purpose?" Qin Hu asked in a low voice.
"Tie to our backpacks, we three are connected together, don't get lost."
"No need!" Liu Liyong looked at the lights on the platform.
"It will be used in a while." Wang Ke whispered.
Then the troops set off, and slowly, the lights of the train station fell behind him. It was black in front, and only the little white snow could be vaguely distinguished under his feet.
Someone turned on the flashlight.
"Switch off the flashlight and control the lights." A shout came from the team.
The deep and shallow marching began, and the snowflakes fell on the neck and melted immediately.
Soon someone fell down because of stepping on air, while Qin Hu and Liu Liyong walked steadily by pulling the ropes connected to each other. The three people in the sixth group always kept a distance and contact.
Someone has fallen behind, and I don’t know when the team fell. That night, it was dark without direction, no reference, and nothing to catch. It depends on you following the feeling and following the footsteps of the people in front. As you walk, you suddenly find that there is no one in front of you and you are alone.
"Wang Ke, are you here?" Qin Hu asked quietly behind her.
"Here, who are you trying to do?" Wang Ke replied to the little brother and comrade-in-arms. Although he comes from the infantry company, his field survival training is far inferior to his own.
"Is there anyone in front of you?"
"Yes, I have good eyesight and I've been following the team!" Wang Ke followed closely behind Qin Hu and Yang Liyong. The north wind was howling, and the twenty-kilometer road would be completed in more than two hours during the day, but it was not possible now.
"How long have we been gone? It's been three hours?"
"More than that, it should be seven o'clock now."
"Then why is it still dark?"
"It's cloudy, but it's much brighter than before."
The team stopped, and the voice of the on-duty officer came from the front: "Each unit counts the number of people to see how many people fall behind. The comrades who fall behind will be yellow cards once today and will be eliminated three times!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Hu shouted, "Oh, Wang Ke, I lost to you today, otherwise we might have received a yellow card."
Chapter completed!