The two took a short rest, and Wang Chao came to Li Xiang unconvinced.
"Li Xiang, you are good at running. Do you dare to compete with me in push-ups?"
Wang Chao knew that push-ups had always been Li Xiang's weakness, and he had to find some face for himself. Otherwise, he thought he would not be able to continue to thrive in the second company. However, Wang Chao had no idea that during the seven days of confinement, Li Xiang practiced push-ups every day and had already developed his unicorn arms.
"Tell me, how do you compare?" Li Xiang showed an evil smile.
"Two hundred push-ups within five minutes. You are not allowed to stop and rest in the middle, and you are not allowed to rest with your hands on the ground. Once you find that you are resting on the ground, you will lose."
Wang Chao believes that the more stringent the rules are, the more beneficial it will be to him.
"Okay, just follow your rules."
Li Xiang nodded in agreement very readily.
Seeing Li Xiang nodding in agreement, Wang Chao immediately lay down on the ground and started doing push-ups, fearing that Li Xiang would do push-ups before him.
Li Xiang turned his head and looked at Wang Chao disdainfully, then he lay down on the ground unhurriedly and supported the ground with one hand.
"Brother Xiang, are you going to do push-ups with one hand?" Gao Jie looked at Li Xiang in surprise and asked.
"That's right, I'm just doing push-ups with one hand today to compete with Wang Chao." Li Xiang said with a smile: "Gao Jie, come and help with the counting."
"Brother Xiang, you're crazy. That's two hundred push-ups. Let's not talk about whether you can do it. Even if you can do it, can you still hold the chopsticks for dinner at night?" Gao Jie also didn't believe that Li Xiang could complete this. A difficult challenge.
"Come on, Gao Jie."
With that said, Li Xiang started doing push-ups. Upon seeing this, Gao Jie quickly helped Li Xiang start counting, fearing that he would miss a few and cause Li Xiang to suffer a loss.
The surrounding recruits exclaimed when they saw Li Xiang doing push-ups with one hand.
"Wow! Is Li Xiang doing push-ups with one hand?"
"What? One-handed push-ups, I can't do any of them until now. Can Li Xiang do it?"
…
At this time, Wang Chao, who had been doing push-ups with his head down, heard everyone exclaiming and talking, so he secretly glanced at Li Xiang and found that Li Xiang was indeed doing push-ups with one hand. So, Wang Chao immediately speeded up his push-ups. Because Li Xiang has one hand, but he has two hands, if he loses the game, he will lose face.
For the first hundred push-ups, Wang Chao maintained his leading position from beginning to end. After all, Wang Chao had already done twenty more push-ups before Li Xiang started. However, after Wang Chao completed a hundred push-ups, his physical strength gradually became too much, and he also slowed down the speed of doing push-ups. At this time, although Li Xiang was doing push-ups with one hand, his face remained calm and his heart did not beat, and he continued to do push-ups at the original speed.
"One hundred and fifty-six, one hundred and fifty-seven,..., one hundred and six, Brother Xiang, you have already caught up with Wang Chao, work harder and surpass him."
Gao Jie couldn't believe that Li Xiang could do push-ups with one hand better than Wang Chao.
Hearing Gao Jie's cry, Li Xiang took a deep breath and began to accelerate for the final sprint. At the same time, Li Xiang's right arm had veins bursting out due to prolonged exertion, and the blood vessels felt as if they were about to burst.
"How could this happen? When did Li Xiang become so powerful? He can do push-ups with one hand now, and he can actually surpass Wang Chao."
"Yeah, before he was put into confinement, he couldn't compare to Wang Chao."
"Did he take medicine?"
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The surrounding audience began to lament Li Xiang's changes again.
"Don't slander me, Brother Xiang. Even if you want to take medicine, we are all in the army and can't get out. Where can we buy medicine?" When he heard someone wanted to slander Li Xiang, Gao Jie immediately responded.
"That's true."
"One hundred and ninety-eight, one hundred and ninety-nine, two hundred, Brother Xiang, you win."
Gao Jie saw that Li Xiang was the first to do 200 push-ups and quickly informed Li Xiang.
When Wang Chao heard Gao Jie say that Li Xiang had won, Wang Chao instantly lost his strength and fell to the ground like a deflated balloon. At the same time, he murmured to himself: "How is this possible? This is unscientific!"
Li Xiang heard Gao Jie's shout and slowly lifted his body off the ground. His face was covered with sweat, but his eyes shone with determination. He knew that at this moment, he defeated himself and Wang Chao.
The surrounding crowd began to applaud and cheer, and they sincerely admired Li Xiang's victory. And those who had doubted Li Xiang shut their mouths at this moment. They knew that Li Xiang had proven himself with his strength.
Wang Chao was lying on the ground, his mood was very complicated. He has always been the leader in the army, but he didn't expect to be surpassed by Li Xiang this time. He was unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.
Back in the dormitory, Li Xiang sat on the edge of the bed, breathing quietly. His right arm was numb, but his heart was filled with joy and pride. He knew that this victory was not only an affirmation of himself, but also a reward for the seven days of hard training in confinement.
Gao Jie walked up to Li Xiang and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother Xiang, you are really amazing! I have never seen anyone who can do two hundred push-ups with one hand."
Li Xiang smiled: "Actually, I only started practicing when I was in confinement. At the beginning, I couldn't do so much, but I know that as long as I persist, I will succeed one day. .”
Gao Jie nodded: "Yes, Brother Xiang, you are right. We must all be like you, no matter what difficulties we encounter, we must face it bravely and challenge it."
At this moment, the squad leader also came back. On his way back, he already knew the news about Li Xiang's battle with Wang Chao. He walked into the dormitory and looked at Li Xiang and Gao Jie sitting on the bed, with a happy smile on his face.
"Li Xiang, your performance today really surprised me." The squad leader said, "I always thought that your strength must have declined during the period of confinement. I didn't expect that you could do two hundred push-ups with one hand. , it’s really amazing.”
Li Xiang smiled slightly: "Squad leader, this is all thanks to the help you gave me. If you hadn't kept guiding me during my solitary period, I wouldn't have been able to break through myself and defeat Wang Chao."
The squad leader shook his head: "Li Xiang, your own efforts are the key. I just gave you some guidance. Real progress is achieved by yourself. Your performance today allowed me to see your potential. I believe You will perform better in future training."
Li Xiang looked at the squad leader gratefully: "Thank you squad leader, I will continue to work hard."
The squad leader nodded and turned to Gao Jie: "Gao Jie, you must also learn from Li Xiang. Don't be discouraged just because of one failure. We are all soldiers. We must learn to face setbacks and constantly challenge ourselves."
Gao Jie puffed up his chest and agreed: "Yes, monitor!"
