Exactly what Li Zheng experienced, within ten days, the landlubbers were completely wiped out.
But learning to swim does not mean you can swim well. After all, this is not a magical world.
On the day when the whole company went for a swim in the sea, the scene became comical again.
Large-scale armed swimming requires formations. People with good water resistance are called "wave-opening groups", which are located at the front of the entire swimming formation and are responsible for guiding and resisting waves.
The middle one is the main formation, where most of the soldiers are located.
There is also a group called the "Weighing Weight Group". This group is composed of soldiers with the worst swimming skills and endurance in the entire company.
The nature of this group is somewhat similar to the "commando team" in army training. The commando team has a nice name, but it is composed of the soldiers who are the worst in all kinds of training. They are the focus of the squad leader's "care".
When others rest, you train; when others take a bath, you train; when others run obstacle courses once, you train twice; when others practice bombing ten times, you practice a hundred times.
The same goes for the "weighing weight group".
Most of them are soldiers with average swimming skills or poor endurance.
Normally, if others take one trip, the "weighing weight group" will take two trips.
While others went ashore to rest or take a lunch break, the soldiers in the scale team had to practice push-ups on the beach, squat and stand up, and even run five kilometers on the beach.
The squad leader euphemistically called it - strengthen physical exercise.
The difficulty of swimming training is progressive.
The first day was a five-kilometer freehand swim.
Swimming with bare hands does not require carrying weapons, backpacks and other equipment, so it is a relatively easy subject.
And each person has a small swimming ring, which is tied to the body to prevent drowning.
Before going into the water, during the gathering, Miao Company suddenly asked Li Zheng and Hou Jun a question in front of the entire company.
"Li Zheng, Hou Jun, today we will start a five-kilometer swimming training according to the previous rules. Before that, I have to ask you two. After all, you said you are soldiers of the first company, but after all, you are just here to learn. What's more important is But I don’t know what your level of sea training is, Lu Te, and whether you can keep up with our team. If it’s too slow, I suggest you join the weight group, there are enough safety officers there.”
These words were very harsh.
Li Zheng heard the meaning of Miao Lian's words.
The Marine Corps Reconnaissance Company Commander is a training maniac and has extremely strict requirements on the soldiers in his company, especially in military matters.
First of all, it is for safety reasons. After all, a five-kilometer swim is not a three-kilometer swim, and the difficulty is different.
Secondly, it also reminds Li Zheng and Li Zheng that if they want to be soldiers of our first reconnaissance company, there must be a certain threshold.
Therefore, Miao Lian's words were not only out of goodwill, but also to challenge and test the two Lute elites.
Since everyone was asking about this, Li Zheng had nothing to say.
If you don’t steam the steamed buns, you’ll lose your breath.
He represents Lu Te and the Menghu Brigade. He cannot lose, let alone admit defeat.
"Reporting to the company commander, I also want to ask a question."
Li Zheng changed the topic and asked about Miao Lian's arrival.
"explain!
"
Miao Lian burst into laughter.
"Company commander, what's the fastest record for a five-kilometer armed swim in the company?" Li Zheng asked.
Miao Lian said: "One hour and forty-five minutes, all martial arts."
Li Zheng said: "Then I should be able to join the Kailang group."
"good!"
Miao Lian's eyes lit up.
"Then let's change today's arrangement. All the veterans will be armed, and the recruits and the weight team will be unarmed, so that we won't be thrown too far away."
Then his eyes glanced at the veterans in the company.
"Did you all hear that?"
"heard it!"
"Comrades in the Army say they can join the sailing group, and you have to argue. What do we call them? The Marine Corps is essentially the Navy. Don't play in the sea. If you can't beat the big brother of the Army, you will make a fool of yourself!"
"Hahahahaha!"
The veterans burst into laughter.
They all felt that the company commander was making an international joke.
How can it be?
The brothers from the Army are good at playing on land. When it comes to going to sea, how can we lose to them?
The entire company of veterans dispersed to get equipment and prepare.
When a class gathered around to sort out their equipment, Fatty Wei asked Li Zheng, "I mean Li Zheng, how fast can you swim now?"
Li Zheng said: "Watch the status quickly and slowly. When the status is good, there is no problem within one hour and fifty minutes. When the status is bad, I have tried it for more than two hours."
Fatty Wei asked again: "Then do you know who holds the record of our five-kilometer swim?"
Li Zheng asked: "Who?"
He also wanted to know.
Fatty Wei pursed his lips to the side.
Qiang Yong on the side stopped what he was doing, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Yes, the record holder is here."
Hou Jun said: "Did you grow up by the sea?"
Qiang Yong shook his head and said: "No, I am a kid from the mountains. I have never seen the sea before I joined the army. My swimming skills were learned through hard work. During the first sea training, I was The weighing weight in the weight group, the landlubber among the landlubbers, is more watery than anyone else."
"It's not easy. You are really awesome."
Hou Jun's sniper skills also relied on diligent practice, and he was not very talented, so he looked down upon hard-working soldiers.
Qiang Yong said: "Old squad leader, you are flattering me to death. In fact, I only trained in the past two years in order to join the Jiaolong Commando Team. The requirements for subjects there are very high, and I can't do it for less than one hour and fifty." Don’t even think about passing the selection.”
"Dragon?"
Qiang Yong nodded and said: "Yes, they will have a selection in more than two months. I will go to participate. Will you go?"
Hou Jun said: "We are obeying the arrangement. If our brigade commander asks us to go, we will try it."
After speaking, he turned to Fatty Wei and asked, "Fatboy, how fast can you swim now?"
Fatty Wei did not achieve outstanding results when he was training at the Menghu Brigade, so Hou Jun was concerned about this matter.
Fatty Wei said carelessly: "I'll just wander back in about two hours, it depends on my mood."
For the five-kilometer swim program, Lu Tri's requirement is that it must be completed within two hours and fifteen minutes, which means that Fatty Wei has not made much progress since he moved from the Army to the Navy.
Hou Jun poked Fatty Wei's head with hatred: "You... what can you say about you? Sometimes I don't understand why you came to be a soldier."
Fatty Wei said: "I like the life here. I'm tired of the feasting and feasting, and I want to change my way of life."
Hou Jun said: "To be a soldier, you must have an ideal. Without ideals, you will have no motivation. Without motivation, you will not become a good soldier."
"Yes." Fatty Wei tied up the lining of his backpack and said, "Who said I don't have ideals?"
Hou Jun asked: "Then what is your ideal?"
Fatty Wei pointed at Li Zheng and said: "Like Brother Zheng, go to an international competition, win first place, and come back to achieve first-class merit. Old squad leader, you don't know, I'm almost going crazy thinking about meritorious service!" I don’t have the talent of Li Zheng. Look at me, I’m good at everything, but not the best at anything…”
"You want to make meritorious service?" Hou Jun's eyes rounded.
Fatty Wei used to be his soldier, but I had never heard of him being so eager to make meritorious deeds. Today was the first time I heard of him.
Fatty Wei didn't look like he was joking at all, and said very seriously: "Of course! You don't know that in our village, those who have achieved third-class merit are given priority when selecting village cadres. Those who have achieved second-class merit or above will have a memorial tablet in the ancestral hall. Those who have achieved first-class merit will have a memorial tablet." Not only do those with outstanding achievements enter the ancestral hall, but they also hold village wine for three days, perform lion dances for three days, and receive a house as a reward. My family has many houses, but my father said that he was only a third-class person and could not enter the ancestral hall. If I could enter, he would shout My name is Dad..."
Speaking of this, Fatty Wei suddenly grinned.
"I really want to see if he really dares to scream after I achieve second-class merit one day. Kukuku—"
Li Zheng on the side couldn't stop laughing. He covered his mouth and suppressed his laughter for a while before he recovered. He pointed at Fatty Wei and said, "You are so brave, you are not afraid of being struck by thunder, are you?"
Everyone laughed like dogs after hearing Fatty Wei's "rebellious" words.
