That morning, two sentries at the gate of the Second Battalion of Recruits saw Li Zheng and Zhang Jian rushing through the gate like madmen and running towards the five-kilometer finish line of the training ground.
Next to the two of them was Wu Yi, the squad leader who kept adding fuel to the fire. He kept shouting: "The last two hundred meters, the last two hundred meters, sprint for me! Sprint!"
After the three people passed by like a gust of wind, a sentinel looked towards the way he came, but he didn't see any other recruits.
Sentinel A touched his hat and said to Sentinel B opposite with a surprised look on his face: "Fuck! These two guys can beat the whole army that far?"
Sentinel B is also a veteran, and it is obvious that the two new recruits running in front are very fast.
"Do you think they can run into 22?"
Sentinel A said: "Who knows, I didn't time it. Either this year's recruits are weak, or these two guys are too strong."
At the finish line, company commander Xie Dong stood there, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back.
This morning, all four of his companies were doing a five-kilometer test.
He came to see the results.
The platoon leader on duty, who was wearing a duty armband, pointed into the distance and suddenly shouted: "We're back!"
Xie Dong subconsciously said: "So fast?!"
He walked to the finish line and asked the third squad leader who was stuck: "Chen Chong, how many minutes is it?"
The third squad leader, Chen Zhong, raised the stopwatch in front of Xie Dong and said: "Not bad, it has just reached 20 minutes and 18 seconds, and it has not yet reached 21 minutes. This result is good."
Xie Dong's face lit up after hearing this, and he turned his head to look in the direction of the gate. He could vaguely see that one of the three people was Wu Yi, and the other two were Zhang Jian and Li Zheng.
These two boys can do it!
We are now less than 200 meters away from the finish line. If we work harder, I think it is possible to run within 21 minutes.
Although it was done with bare hands, there are very few recruits who can score within 21 points in the first test.
"Ai!"
He waved to Wu Yi and others.
"Li Zheng and Zhang Jian! You two, hurry up! Try to score 21 points!"
The voice was loud and echoed over the training ground.
But neither Li Zheng nor Zhang Jian heard it.
The two of them have entered a state of complete selflessness, and their only perception is whether the other person is surpassing them in their peripheral vision.
Whoever overtakes the other will definitely accelerate to the death.
As a result, no one can surpass anyone.
Zhang Jian was very anxious. He wanted to get rid of Li Zheng, but unfortunately he couldn't.
He suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.
When I first started running, in order to show my strength, I deliberately ran at the front of the row. I deliberately wanted the squad leaders to see my strength and notice me.
In fact, accelerating like that is unscientific for the physical distribution of long-distance running. This disadvantage gradually became apparent after Li Zheng competed with him, and it became more obvious in the last two kilometers.
If he hadn't charged so hard at first, Zhang Jian should have been able to keep away from Li Zheng by at least 20 meters.
But now it's too late.
"20 minutes and 54 seconds!"
When the two crossed the finish line, Chen Zhong, the squad leader in charge of the stopwatch, pressed the stopwatch.
Li Zheng relaxed completely and staggered a few steps. There seemed to be a dark cloud covering his face in his sight, appearing and disappearing for a while.
After taking a few staggering steps, he suddenly fell down on the grass.
"Hey! Li Zheng!"
Company commander Xie Dong was shocked.
Li Zheng apparently lost his strength and fainted.
This situation is very dangerous. If it is not handled well, something will happen!
He rushed forward quickly and wanted to provide first aid.
But before he could take two steps, there was another thud from the side.
There was an exclamation from over there, it was Wu Yi shouting.
"Zhang Jian, what's wrong with you?!"
Looking back, I saw Zhang Jian also fell on the lawn by the roadside.
"Quick! Run to the battalion headquarters and notify Dr. Bai and the health workers! Ask them to bring first-aid medicine and magazines. Just say that you fainted from running away!"
Without saying a word, Wu Yi rushed to the camp headquarters.
Li Zheng finally opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was the light blue sky.
The sky was just getting bright, and there were thin clouds in the distance, covering the sky like fish scales, which was really beautiful.
He seemed to hear someone calling him, but it seemed like there was something behind him, as if he was hiding in the water and couldn't hear clearly.
Several familiar and unfamiliar faces appeared in sight, including company commander Xie Dong, squad leader Wu Yi, and two others who were unknown.
An unknown captain reached out and smeared something into his nostrils. The stimulating smell immediately made him energetic.
Then I heard the captain say: "Put his feet up, lower his head, and let the blood flow back."
Then, someone hurriedly carried him onto something, and he was lifted up in the air and ran in one direction...
Afterwards, Li Zheng fainted again.
After he woke up completely, Li Zheng was already lying on a simple hospital bed in the infirmary of the battalion headquarters.
Li Zheng tried to move his hands and feet, but nothing seemed to happen.
He tilted his head and saw Zhang Jian sitting on the bed opposite.
Zhang Jian was holding a cup in his hand, drinking and looking at himself.
Li Zheng quickly got up, sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Zhang Jian without saying a word.
Zhang Jian suddenly spoke first: "I didn't expect that you really worked hard and could cross the finish line with me."
Li Zheng said: "Aren't you looking down on others? Is this the level of your sports training?"
Zhang Jian's face turned slightly red, and he continued: "Take it easy, don't die suddenly from a heart attack."
Li Zheng looked around and knew that this was a medical office or something like that. Why was Zhang Jian here? He must have been sent here, he couldn't have come here to take care of himself.
"You fainted too?"
Zhang Jian was slightly startled when he heard this, and then began to respect him again: "Who said that? I just felt dizzy for a while. The military doctor saw that my face was a little ugly, so he asked me to come here and drink a glass of sugar water."
After speaking, he shook the cup in his hand.
Before they finished speaking, the door was pushed open, and the captain's military doctor appeared in front of the two of them.
Seeing that both of them were awake, the captain said: "Well, I'll check the heart rhythm. If there's nothing wrong, you can go back. You two new recruits, you train hard to be okay, but you're not risking your life. You won't fight for the Olympic gold medal like you do." .You all ran out of energy just now and fainted at the finish line together. This situation can be big or small. If you are not careful, you may even lose your life..."
While talking, he went over to check Zhang Jian with a stethoscope, and then checked Li Zheng again.
After the examination, he waved his hand and said: "You go to the hygienist to get some glucose, go back and drink some water, you are fine, your body is fine! Remember it next time, don't forget to fight to the death, you are quite a martyr, right?"
The two of them left the infirmary amidst the instructions of the captain's military doctor and walked in the corridor. Li Zheng glanced at Zhang Jian beside him and said with a half-smile: "It's just dizziness, right?"
Zhang Jian snorted, didn't answer, walked away from Li Zheng and walked towards the Fourth Company.
