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Zhou Zhihan was flying on an old Boeing 247C transport aircraft.
This transport aircraft has a thin fuselage, and its huge engine roar is so loud that it hurts both eardrums.
Zhou Zhihan barely closed his eyes last night. He wanted to sleep on the plane for a while, but he didn't expect that the noise of this classic plane was so loud.
But he was too sleepy.
I was so sleepy that I couldn't open my eyes.
So he tore two strips of cloth from his clothes, wrapped them into balls and stuffed them into his ears.
But it wasn’t just the noise that made Zhou Zhihan mad. What was even worse was the turbulence and noise. It was like a hornet burrowing into his ears, buzzing and making Zhou Zhihan go crazy.
The cruising speed of the old Boeing 247C reached 260 kilometers per hour, which is the limit. Along the way, the aircraft stopped and stopped for refueling, loading and unloading military cargo, and the two pilots were also very slow. Sometimes the speed of the aircraft could only reach a little over 200 kilometers. , Zhou Zhihan was so anxious that he wanted to kick the pilot out of the window and drive himself.
He didn't remember how many times he landed and took off. Zhou Zhihan felt that this was the longest day he had ever spent.
Due to being sleepy, tired, noisy and bumpy, plus being crowded and stuffy in the cargo, Zhou Zhihan drank a lot of water throughout the day and only ate a few biscuits, but could not eat anything else.
Just like riding a long bus, my stomach is greasy and I really can’t eat.
After drinking so much water, I didn’t even have time to urinate.
At 4:35 in the morning, this old Boeing 247C finally landed at a military airport more than ten kilometers away from the Randolph Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas, and landed as if it was a few kilograms of liquor. Zhou Zhihan let go.
As soon as he got off the plane, Zhou Zhihan stumbled, and the luggage he was carrying almost fell to the ground. He felt dizzy, dazzled, and his legs were dangling. He felt like he was sitting on the clouds. After getting off the plane, he still felt like he was swaying. .
I looked at my watch, it was 4:50 in the morning.
He hadn't slept since 8:30 yesterday morning, and Zhou Zhihan felt as uncomfortable as if he had drank several kilograms of soybean oil.
Zhou Zhihan put his luggage on the open space beside the track and sat down on it. He felt top-heavy even while sitting. He felt that he needed eight legs like a crab to maintain his balance.
"Are you an international student from China?"
Less than three minutes after he squatted down, a voice sounded from behind Zhou Zhihan.
Zhou Zhihanlian quickly sat up and turned around. A sergeant and a soldier were walking toward him more than ten meters away.
Zhou Zhihan looked around and saw that there were only a few crew members and ground staff busy. Obviously, he was the only Chinese here.
"Yes!" Zhou Zhihan said, "I am Chinese."
"What's your name?" The soldier stepped forward and asked, "IDs!"
"Zhou Zhihan!" Zhou Zhihan said, taking out his student ID card and handing it over.
"Come with me!" the two soldiers said after confirming Zhou Zhihan's student ID card.
Zhou Zhihan quickly stood up, carrying his luggage, and followed the two soldiers.
Thank God, someone finally came to pick me up. It was so cold in the morning. I didn't sleep for two nights and one day, so I ate a few biscuits and stayed at the open-air airport. When the sun came out, I could freeze to death.
Following the two soldiers to the gate of the airport, the sergeant pointed to the two large backpacks on the ground: "These are all the items issued to every cadet at Randolph Air Force Academy. Now we hand them over to you, and you can go and report." ”
Zhou Zhihan was a little confused. The items were not only available at school. Why were they delivered here?
Zhou Zhihan raised his eyes and looked around: "Where is the car?"
The sergeant frowned and asked, "What car?"
Zhou Zhihan's legs were a little weak: "It's a bus to Randolph Air Force Academy."
"A car came to pick you up at 8 o'clock last night, and we waited until after 12 o'clock at night, but your flight was late and you still haven't arrived.
So, the driver who picked you up went back because he had something to do. He left your luggage here and said that he would give it to you when he arrived. If time permits, he would ask you to report directly to Randolph Air Force Academy! "
Zhou Zhihan twitched the left corner of his mouth a few times, and then twitched the right corner of his mouth a few times.
"The road is very close, it won't take long for you to walk there by yourself." The sergeant said, took out a folded piece of paper from his body and handed it to Zhou Zhihan: "Follow this route and go to Randolph Air Force Academy! The driver who came to pick you up told us that if you get off the plane before 5 o'clock, you must report to school before 7 o'clock in the morning. If you get off the plane after 6 o'clock, you should wait here for him at 7 o'clock. Stop by to pick you up at one o'clock."
Zhou Zhihan looked at his watch again, 4:55.
What bad luck!
Zhou Zhihan thought again, he couldn't blame the driver who came to pick him up. He arrived before 8 o'clock last night. It was normal for him to go back when he didn't pick up the person until after 12 o'clock at night. Who knows when you will arrive? We can't wait here until dawn.
Since it's not far, just go, walk over, and leave a good impression on the military academy.
Zhou Zhihan opened the paper and found the detailed route to Randolph Air Force Academy: "Excuse me, how far is it from here to Randolph Air Force Academy?"
"Not far. About 14 kilometers!" With that said, the two soldiers turned around and left, walking into the airport gate.
"Not far?" Zhou Zhihan was confused, "14 kilometers is not far? And you have to carry two large marching packages and rush to school before 7 o'clock to report."
Zhou Zhihan reached out and picked up the big bag.
grass!
Two traveling rucksacks of at least 30kg. Including what I brought, it’s almost 37 or 8 kilograms.
The marching backpack contains a marching tent, a folding field shovel, a flashlight, a marching folding bench, a marching raincoat, a compass, a map, etc.
What's more considerate is that the large marching bottle is also filled with water.
"Randolph Air Force Academy is so considerate!"
Zhou Zhihan finally understood now. It is estimated that there was no car to pick him up before 8 o'clock last night. At most, there was a car that sent these two backpacks over, which meant that he was asked to carry the two backpacks cross-country for 14 kilometers. Go to school to report.
yes!
Three months ago, you were a weakling, and you were sent to the Military Academy to practice your physical fitness. Now you say that your physical fitness is up to standard, but they must test you.
To put it bluntly, it means deliberately torturing you day and night, and then see if you really meet the physical requirements of the Air Force Academy.
Zhou Zhihan looked at his watch, it was exactly 5 o'clock.
"Okay! Then carry your bags and go report!"
Zhou Zhihan muttered to himself, then sat down on the backpack, took out a thoughtful marching kettle, drank some water first, then slowly took out biscuits and ate a little, then put the three marching backpacks Put them flat together, lay down directly on them, and fell asleep in two minutes.
The two soldiers standing on the second floor of the airport looked at Zhou Zhihan who was sleeping soundly. They shook their heads together, made a phone call, and then left.
At 6 o'clock in the morning, a loud reveille sounded on time in every dormitory at Randolph Air Force Academy.
Then there were all kinds of curses from the students, as well as the roars and jeers of the instructors in each class.
When the wake-up call sounded at 6 o'clock, 21 Chinese students had already spontaneously run on the playground for half an hour in advance.
Since arriving at Randolph Air Force Academy, the scores of the 21 Chinese international students have been at the bottom of the school, and they are often ridiculed by European, American and Japanese students in the school.
Therefore, they get up earlier than other students every morning, practice extra hours and go to bed later than others every night, just to hold back their energy and prevent Chinese students from being laughed at by foreigners.
It’s okay to be laughed at by European and American students, after all, you are studying in someone else’s country, but to be laughed at by Japanese students and crushed by Japanese students in terms of grades, this is unacceptable to Chinese international students.
They practiced hard just to not lose to the Japanese.
Anyone can lose, but not the Japanese.
Before going abroad, they ate porridge, soy milk, and fried dough sticks every morning. It was not until they arrived at West Point that they realized that compared with Western students who ate steak, eggs, butter, drank milk, juice, vegetable juice, and added cheese and yogurt every morning, they I have been losing at the starting line since I was a child.
