"Old Zhao, Old Zhao?"
"Ah? What are you doing?"
Zhao Lifei was looking at it carefully when he heard the second squad leader calling him and responded impatiently.
"How long has it been? Are you sure you will pass this time?"
There was a hint of expectation in Wu Gaochuan's voice.
From his perspective, he could roughly guess Chen Ming's results this time.
When veterans look at new recruits, they always compare them with their former selves.
Wu Gaochuan remembers clearly the first time he came into contact with the 400-meter obstacle course, let alone passing the test.
No one can climb over the high wall.
At that time, we practiced the 400-meter obstacle course every Tuesday. It has been two weeks, and I still basically ran for more than ten meters without moving.
Compared with Chen Ming, he is far behind.
Zhao Lifei stared at the field and did not respond to him. He waited for Chen Ming to cross the finish line before pressing the timer.
The joy on his face became even greater.
"Not bad, really good, two minutes and twenty seconds, passed."
"Come on, come on, sit down and rest for a while. Even if you want to practice hard, it's not your practice. If you continue to run, you will inevitably vomit."
When Chen Ming heard the results, his eyes flickered slightly and he was a little disappointed.
Still not working.
He had the experience of being the director of a sports school in his previous life, and he also had system support. It could be said that he was in the right place at the right time, but he barely passed the exam. This result was really unachievable.
"Squad leader, how long did it take to get first place in the 400-meter obstacle course in last year's recruit evaluation?"
"Last year?" Zhao Lifei raised his head and thought for a moment, "Last year there was no large-scale recruitment competition. It was an internal competition conducted by our artillery brigade. The first place was two minutes and one second."
"The year before last, I compared it with the training center. Overall, the number one result among recruits in the army was one minute and forty-eight seconds."
"Is it so different?" Chen Ming was slightly stunned.
The difference between the first place in the brigade's internal competition and the first place in the military district competition was a full thirteen seconds.
Chen Ming, who had already run 400 meters, knew exactly what this gap meant.
That's not on the same level at all.
If you can run under one minute and fifty seconds as a recruit, then if you are promoted to a third-phase non-commissioned officer in the army, wouldn't it theoretically be possible to break the entire army's record?
After all, the field troops were recruited in three phases based on physical fitness and military quality.
"Yes, so the 400-meter obstacle course is a bonus. There is no comparison between running over two minutes and running under two minutes. Running under one minute and fifty seconds is another level."
"But don't be discouraged. There are still three weeks until the evaluation. You have plenty of time to practice."
When Zhao Lifei said these words, his expression was somewhat unnatural.
The recruits who ranked first in large-scale evaluations were indeed very valuable.
Whichever unit is assigned to him in the future, he will be the King of Soldiers, the candidate that the heads of each unit will compete for.
As a six-year veteran, his best time was only one minute and fifty-five seconds.
"The gap is too far, no, squad leader, I'll go for another lap to see where there is a problem."
Chen Ming said that he was about to get up and try again, but Zhao Lifei grabbed him and forced him to rest on the grass.
"What are you trying to do? Training is about gradual progress. It's not about being aggressive like you. You need to rest well and then run again."
"Rest for at least twenty minutes until you recover. You rest first and I'll go see if those guys are lazy."
The recruits from other squads who were watching nearby saw that Chen Ming was forced to the ground to rest by the squad leader, and their faces suddenly showed envy.
I can't help but sigh in my heart, good performance means good treatment.
Like them, let alone the squad leader asking for a break, it is a rare thing for the squad leader to see them smile, and the probability of winning the Mark Six Lottery is lower than that.
"What are you looking at? Is there anything good to see? I want to learn from Chen Ming, who is in the same class. Are you embarrassed?"
"Until now, I don't even dare to try, but I have the nerve to look at it. Come over here and start practicing one by one. Even if you can't get over the obstacle, at least you have to try it first."
"Come and gather."
Several squad leaders roared to gather the recruits from their respective squads, and the second squad completely vacated the space for Chen Ming's exclusive use.
no way.
For a soldier who is likely to get a ranking in the evaluation field, the training resources of the entire recruit company will be tilted towards him.
After all, getting a ranking means face.
Without ranking, the entire company cannot hold its head up.
…
"Brother Chen, drink slowly. There is another bottle left. To be honest, I really don't like drinking this stuff."
"Does it taste good? I don't drink it often."
After Wang Shuaibing bought the Red Bull and handed it to Chen Ming, he stared at it eagerly and kept talking nonsense.
It made him stare with greed.
He hadn't had anything to drink since entering the military camp. On a day that was close to 30 degrees, he bought two bottles of frozen Red Bull. He resisted the urge to open a drink and handed them to Chen Ming.
This greedy look made Chen Ming, who was drinking Red Bull, laugh and threw the other bottle away.
"The monitor is not here, drink quickly, why are you hesitating?"
"Isn't this not good?" Wang Shuaibing scratched his head, "Will this bottle be rewarded by the squad leader?"
"If I drink, I'm afraid I'll have to do fifty push-ups again tonight, and I can only do push-ups without being able to lie down. You don't know how petty our squad leader is."
"If you like it, drink it or not. If you don't, let it go."
Chen Ming stood up speechlessly, patted the dust on his clothes, took out his watch from his pocket and switched to the timer page.
If you want to get ranked, you can't be lazy.
Even though the squad leader said there are still three weeks to prepare, there are plenty of opportunities to practice.
But no matter how much time you have, you must use it wisely, otherwise time will fly by and be wasted. When the competition comes, it will be too late to try hard again.
then.
Under the attention of many recruits and veteran squad leaders, Chen Ming began to run the 400-meter obstacle course again and again.
At first, some recruits saw him running so vigorously and thought it was a great job.
As a result, after trying it myself, some people barely managed to pass the level. Even if they got around some difficult obstacles in the middle, they were still so tired that they were dizzy and almost breathless when they reached the finish line.
Only Chen Ming kept practicing, and when he occasionally stopped to rest, he would run to the obstacle to study it carefully, adjusting his movements over and over again in order to cross the obstacle with a perfect posture.
No one knew how many times he ran throughout the afternoon.
But one thing everyone knows is that there is a real "volume king" in the recruit company, a physical madman.
As long as no one pays attention to him, he can really run around for an entire afternoon without supervision.
.......
After dinner.
As usual, the class meeting was supposed to be held and the class monitor gave lectures.
Zhao Lifei waved his hand: "Chen Ming, take them back to the dormitory to sort out housekeeping."
"All training arrangements for tonight are cancelled. There are no other arrangements except late roll call."
"Get the housekeeping in order, arrange items, cleanse and public areas. Tomorrow is Saturday."
"The first major inspection will be tomorrow, and mobile red flags will also be selected. I have made requirements and standards before."
"If the mobile red flag is not hung in our dormitory at noon tomorrow, it will be a slap in my face, do you understand?"
"Understood." Everyone responded loudly.
I don't know if they were slapped in the face or not, but they knew that if they couldn't get the moving red flag, they would be taken down by the squad leader.
Zhao Lifei left after explaining.
Only Chen Ming and a group of new soldiers were left in place. At this time, Chen Ming was naturally the backbone.
Noticing the expectant eyes of a group of people, Chen Ming also waved his hand heroically.
"Let's go, brothers, isn't it just a house inspection? We must get the mobile red flag."
"Listen to me. Just follow my orders and sort them out. Don't mention the inspection tomorrow. As long as you don't scan with a microscope, you will definitely pass."
"Other classes are no match."
"Yeah, fuck him."
A group of smiling recruits lined up behind Chen Ming, walking in unison from the open space in front of the cafeteria to the dormitory.
