Chapter 17
Logically speaking, the training of the troops should be progressive step by step, but Xu Chuangzhen completely implemented the "different" he said at the beginning. After finishing the basic training within half a month, he began to carry out physical fitness projects. The daily cross-country running increased from three kilometers in one morning to five kilometers, and then gradually increased to an additional five kilometers before dinner. I heard that it would increase to three and five kilometers a day after one month, and also have to bear loads.
Bai Xinyu finally adapted to the training level, but he suddenly improved too much, and he couldn't keep up. Among the people who fell behind in the cross-country punishment, he was always there, and the punishment methods were also varied, such as push-ups, squats, frog jumps, and stretching. Everything could make people die to death. Bai Xinyu was so tired that he cried and called his mother every day, and began to feel that he was in short order.
He was not the only one who couldn't keep up with the progress. Many new recruits began to complain secretly, and they were so tired every day that they could fall asleep in bed. At this time, the gap between good soldiers and bad soldiers began to widen significantly. Although Bai Xinyu was not convinced by Yu Fengcheng, Yu Fengcheng's various performances were among the top among this new recruits. It was the kind of soldier who made Xu Chuang, a manic patient, liked so much that he would occasionally laugh at him. He was obviously the kind of person who was caught and punished if he was wrong. Men are shameless and were scolded and punished all day long. Bai Xinyu also felt that his muddle-by-witness mentality did not change. He always felt that training was to deal with superiors, not for himself, so his training scores became worse and worse, and the vicious cycle made him live a miserable life every day.
That night, Bai Xinyu was in deep sleep on the bed and suddenly woke up by a noise, and a harsh whistle came from his ears.
Chen Jing suddenly bounced up from the bed and shouted: "Urgent gather! Get up, emergency gather!"
There was a wailing sound in the dormitory, accompanied by the sound of thrusting clothes.
It is very cold in Xinjiang. People are pulled out of the warm bed while sleeping, and they have to gather in five minutes. The pain can be imagined.
Bai Xinyu was so sleepy that she couldn't even open her eyes. She hugged the quilt and howled, "It's so deadly-"
Yu Fengcheng grabbed his quilt and pulled him out of the bed, "If you dare to be late, the company commander will kill you."
Bai Xinyu got goosebumps when he heard the word "company commander". He quickly put on his clothes and shoes, and finally followed a large number of recruits downstairs.
Xu Chuang was wearing a military coat, sneered at them, and said twice: "Look down and look at yourself, look at the person next to him, are you wearing your pants wrong?"
Most people have a very embarrassed image. Some don’t have time to wear socks, some have their belts tied incorrectly, and some have not buttoned them up, and two giggles came from the team.
Xu Chuang snorted coldly, "Laugh?"
Suddenly, there was no sound.
"The first emergency meeting was disappointed." Xu Chuang pointed at them, "Look at your appearance that was not awake. If the sound of the military whistle was not a military whistle, but an enemy shell, let alone resisting, how many of you can run out of the building? I have said long ago that when I come to my hands, don't treat yourself as a recruit, or as a soldier! However, you are still far from qualified soldiers." He looked at his watch, "Five kilometers of cross-country, a limited time of 30 minutes, and the task was not completed. The whole class was running again. It was based on the class. More than a quarter of it was not completed. The whole class ran again."
The entire company was quiet.
Xu Chuang shouted, "Run!"
The squad leader of the squad took the lead in shouting slogans and led the team to run into the poplar forest. The other squads followed one by one, enduring the hunger, cold and difficult times, and ran away desperately.
Xu Chuang is always the same, and no one wants to suffer another, so he insists on it.
Big Bear shouted, "Squad Leader, it's too cold."
Chen Jing shouted: "You won't be cold after running for a while."
"Squad leader, let's sing."
"Okay, start."
The big bear thought for a while and shouted at the top of his throat: "The wind is roaring, the horse is yelling, and the Yellow River is roaring--"
"Hahahaha--" Everyone laughed loudly.
Big Bear said annoyedly: "You laugh so hard, you have to sing this to wake up your mind!" He started again, "Prepare to sing!"
The dark and quiet poplar forest suddenly came the chorus of the amazing Yellow River. The song was not sung, but roared, without tune, without sound, and only the heroic spirit that these young people burst out from their bodies, and the entire forest was shocked.
After Bai Xinyu shouted twice, he felt that his head was much clearer, but after running three kilometers, he began to be unable to keep up. When he thought of falling behind and running again, he was really trying his best to move forward, but he gradually fell behind the team.
Chen Jing slowed down, ran to the back of the team, and shouted: "Everyone will help the comrades who are falling behind and strive for the whole class to pass."
There are 20 people in each class, one quarter of which is five people. Judging from their current state, there are definitely more than 5 people who cannot go back within 30 minutes. Among the people who are obviously behind, there are Bai Xinyu, Qian Liang and several others.
Feng Dongyuan ran over and comforted him: "You guys keep breathing at a constant speed, don't be nervous. I've calculated that we only run for more than 30 minutes to speed up, so there's no problem."
Qian Liang was so breathless, "Dong, Dongyuan, you look... thinner than me, how could you run so much?"
Feng Dongyuan smiled and said, "I have practiced long-distance running at school."
Bai Xinyu ran so hard that he rolled his eyes. He felt that he would definitely be the one who would return to the playground the slowest, and the price of going back the slowest was to run another 5 kilometers. Xu Chuang was going to kill them!
Feng Dongyuan grabbed Bai Xinyu's arm and said, "Xinyu, hold on, otherwise the company commander can really let you run again."
Bai Xinyu was so angry that he said, "I... 30 minutes... it won't work." Every time he ran five kilometers, he was going to die, and he was always the whole class, and even the last one in the company. He usually asked him to do some push-ups. Although he was quite tired, it was not the same level as five kilometers. He really wanted to beat Xu Chuang to death.
Chen Jing said: "It's okay if you can't run. It doesn't matter if you can't finish running. It may also drag the whole class to run with you again." He raised Bai Xinyu's arm, "Bai Xinyu, you have been a soldier for a month, and you have a little backbone."
Bai Xinyu shook his head and all his sweat hit Chen Jing's face, "Squad leader, I really can't do it. Half an hour... I really can't run. Otherwise, you knock me out, Xu Chuang can let me go."
Chen Jing said sternly: "Nothing nonsense, you are like pretending to be dead on the battlefield. Is this what soldiers should do?"
Bai Xinyu gasped: "Fuck me...if I run another five kilometers, I will become a dead person... and I will be a soldier..."
Chen Jing patted his head hard, "Bai Xinyu, about your attitude, I will talk to you again when I go back. You will have to run for me even if you die. As long as you work hard, you can't finish it within 30 minutes. I will run those five kilometers on your behalf! If you want to give up now, I will look down on you all my life!"
Yu Fengcheng ran to him at some point and looked at him silently.
Bai Xinyu gritted his teeth, and his heart seemed to be caught by something. He struggled between running and not running. If he really fell to the ground and pretended to be dead now, he would be able to escape the disaster, but...
I will look down on you all my life!
That sentence hit him hard like a bell, plucking a string called self-esteem in his body. He wanted to pounce on the ground, but he was still unable to make up his mind.
Feng Dongyuan pushed him, "Xinyu, run, you can't run to death, maybe you can really finish running in 30 minutes!"
Chen Jing said: "Dongyuan, go and help Qian Liang. If you have good health, support each other. Don't fall behind. More than 5 people fall behind. That's the whole class's business."
Feng Dongyuan nodded, went up and grabbed Qian Liang's arm, dragged him forward, and others rushed over to help the people who were behind. If there was no time limit, after a month of exercise, they could run the entire journey in a straight line, but after the 30-minute limit, they had to increase their speed and double their physical energy consumption. The whole class began to support each other and run forward. The passage of time was like a machete hanging around their necks.
Bai Xinyu gritted his teeth and ran forward, his whole body as if he was taking a bath, and sweat was flowing. Yu Fengcheng took the other side, raised his arm, and whispered: "Don't drag the whole class down, lift his feet and run."
Bai Xinyu unconsciously dispersed the weight of his body to Yu Fengcheng. In fact, he wanted to hang it directly on Yu Fengcheng. He could hear Yu Fengcheng was also panting, but he was very restrained. He was dragged by himself, and his physical strength would definitely increase. However, Yu Fengcheng's breathing was not messy. The arm that was holding him was so strong that he couldn't stop. He raised his head slightly and looked at the beads of sweat hanging on Yu Fengcheng's knife-like chin flowing down his neck into his clothes like a small river. It was also a long-distance race. He was like a dying fish, but Yu Fengcheng could be so calm.
They are all young men who do not lack arms and legs. Is the gap between them really that big? He doesn't want to drag the whole class to run with him, and he doesn't want anyone to run instead of him. He just wants to be an ordinary, well-behaved soldier, just like everyone else, complete tasks normally without being punished. He is such a simple wish, can't he do such a simple wish? Is he really that bad?
After coming to the army, he was not as good as the money, and he was not bad at all. His grades were always the worst, and he was always the most punished. No one respectfully called him "Young Master Bai", nor would anyone please him, and few people were willing to approach him, and few people looked down on him, and Yu Fengcheng even called him "scam". He thought he could not care about him, and he could continue to use the methods of dealing with his parents, and turned a blind eye to all of them as long as he lived comfortably, but he found that he could not do it anymore. When he saw that the new recruits six years younger than him were superior to him, he felt uncomfortable and embarrassed. He had no lofty ideals to defend his country, nor had any idea of being competitive. He just wanted to be an ordinary soldier who did not fall behind!
The lights of the playground were shining like sparks in front of them. Bai Xinyu didn't know how far he had run or how much time he had left. He just moved his steps desperately and advanced towards the spot of light.
Chapter completed!