NIP Chapter 207: Winter Night Swim
Chapter 207: Winter Night Swim
"The comfortable life has made you forget your original intention of joining the army."
The veteran sergeant continued in a deep voice, "Look at what you look like now, are you still a soldier?"
The sergeant squad leader's voice was not loud, but it was like the sound of drums and bells ringing in everyone's ears. Everyone was stunned, and the soldiers who had just mocked him even turned red in the face.
The place became quiet, and each other could hear their breathing.
Everyone pondered for a moment, and one of the soldiers nodded and said: "Squad leader, you are right, they are the real soldiers."
After saying that, he looked towards the playground, where the soldiers of the reconnaissance company were sweating profusely in training. His confused eyes slowly became firm, revealing a trace of yearning.
"Maybe we started thinking wrong when we joined the cooking class."
Another soldier also spoke up, "When I was in the new recruit company, my assessment scores were average and I was assigned to the cooking class. I had complaints in my heart, so I thought about retiring after my second year."
His tone was heavy, but his words directly poked the soft spot in everyone's hearts, and a trace of unwillingness and guilt flashed across everyone's faces.
Indeed, there are too many such people in the cooking class.
Especially in the production base, there are more soldiers like this. During the recruitment period, their performance was average, so they were assigned here.
The scene fell silent again.
For a long time, a young soldier looked at the veteran sergeant and said solemnly: "Squad leader, do you think we still have a chance? I saw the brothers of the reconnaissance company holding guns, each of them so handsome and majestic, my blood boiled."
"Me too."
Another soldier next to him immediately echoed, looking at the sergeant and veteran with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
The veteran sergeant was silent, glanced at the crowd, and said solemnly: "A person's attitude determines the height he can reach in the future."
"You have also gone through three months of recruit training, but everyone's learning ability and physical fitness are different, so there will be a priority in starting."
After a pause, the voice of the veteran sergeant suddenly raised a beat: "A person's talent is certainly important, but in the middle and later stages, it mainly depends on how hard a person can endure hardship."
"You are born like an ant, you should have the ambition of a swan. The world is uncertain, and you and I are both dark horses."
After saying that, the sergeant and veteran left.
The soldiers in the production base were silent, but their original playful expressions were gone. They looked at the reconnaissance company training in front of them with firm eyes.
For these soldiers who had lost their enthusiasm, the hot-blooded training of the reconnaissance company shocked their souls and made their cold blood gradually warm up and then boil.
On the other side, everyone in the reconnaissance company is still training selflessly.
In the evening, it's politics class.
The production base did not have a large classroom that could accommodate hundreds of people attending classes at the same time, so Miao Lian temporarily built an open-air classroom on the playground.
It's said to be a classroom. There is a strip table on the playground, and underneath are neatly arranged small horses brought from the camp.
Four two-meter-high bamboo poles were inserted into the four corners of the temporary classroom, with a bright light bulb hanging on each of them. They swayed around in the cold wind, making clanging sounds when they hit the bamboo poles from time to time.
Chen Lu sat on his pony, clasped his hands, took a deep breath, shrank his neck, and held it for a long time before slowly exhaling.
It was cold, and the breath he exhaled turned into white mist in an instant.
The campground is already mountainous enough, but the production base is even more mountainous. The temperature is especially low at night. My physical fitness level of 1.9 just sat there and I didn’t understand, and my hands turned purple from the cold.
Looking around at the people sitting on the pony, Chen Lu felt like he was in a scene from an 80s movie about going to the countryside.
At this moment, everyone was sitting on the pony, just like Chen Lu, hunching their necks and not moving at all. There was nothing they could do. At this moment, on the simple podium, the instructor was giving a eloquent lecture.
The pre-class instructor also clearly emphasized the class record. This is a political class, and it is also a kind of training for lurking. Anyone who dares to move will take the initiative to report to the pig pen tomorrow morning.
If one person makes a mistake, there is no problem in feeding the pigs by himself. The main reason is that the army has always respected that when one person is sick, the group should be vaccinated.
Who dares to move?
The instructor's lecture lasted more than an hour.
The theme was to comment on the poor performance of the second consecutive competition, and also focused on the collective sense of honor. Chen Lu felt that he was talking about himself.
Because the instructor said three times in a row that there should be no personal heroism during battle.
In the empty temporary camping classroom, the cold wind was biting, and listening to the instructor's class, Chen Lu was on pins and needles, enduring physical attacks and magical damage at the same time.
It was not easy to stay until the end of get out of class.
Returning to the tent, Wang Yu stamped his feet, raised his hand to his mouth to use the heater, and muttered: "Made! This production base is colder than in the camp."
"It should be over. It's so windy, I don't know how to sleep at night."
Deng Hua cursed.
"There should be a late roll call. I wanted to take a shower, but it's so cold so I might as well forget it."
"Let's ask the comrades at the production base tomorrow when they can get hot water before washing."
Everyone in the tent made noises one after another, but no one had the intention of going out to wash up.
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Sure enough, at nine o'clock in the evening, the assembly whistle sounded on the playground on time.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and the next moment, Chen Lu also stood up with everyone.
Wait, this whistle is a long whistle followed by several rapid short whistles.
This is the emergency assembly whistle!
Chen Lu was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed, and he quickly stopped and was about to rush out of the dormitory.
"Emergency assembly."
Soon, Shi Guo also reacted and immediately shouted, "Quick, everyone pack their luggage."
Suddenly, the whole dormitory was boiling. Fortunately, everyone was a veteran, so the sudden emergency gathering did not disrupt everyone's rhythm.
Three minutes later, the entire second company was fully armed and assembled.
In the silent production base, the full moon is like a disk, hanging lonely in the sky. The moonlight is cold, the cold wind is blowing, and a few frogs are heard from time to time.
More than 100 soldiers from the second company held [-] rifles in both hands, heads held high and chests held high, waists straight, like silver spears standing on the ground.
The cold wind blew by, but the resolute expressions of everyone did not change at all, although the air they exhaled from their nasal cavities immediately turned into white smoke.
Why are they so ruthless that they actually hold an emergency gathering in the middle of winter... In the team, Chen Lu clenched the cold steel gun with both hands, and his head was full of question marks.
Soon, under the order of the Miao Company, the large troops moved.
Miao didn't even say anything, and no one dared to ask. In the cold night, he silently followed the large army forward.
Ten minutes later, they followed Miao Lian to a small river.
It is said to be a small river, because the small river is only a dozen meters wide. At this moment, the "gurgling" flowing river surface reflects the afterglow of the cold moonlight, revealing a biting chill.
Before anyone could react, Miao Lian, who was standing next to the river, said, "Take off your clothes, please take a bath for free."
Damn it!Is this too cruel... Hearing this, Chen Lu looked at the cold river water and his expression changed slightly.
He was also convinced and even took a free bath in the middle of winter. Who would be surprised?
Besides, in winter in the mountains, the temperature is extremely low at night, and you have to go into the water. Who can withstand this?
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in confusion, their eyes evasive.
The main reason is that it is too cold. Now I am shivering even with my clothes on, and I have to go into the water. This is not life-threatening.
There was a commotion in the team.
Miao Lian glanced at everyone with his sharp eyes and growled: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Isn't it pleasant to be pointed at the nose and scolded by the battalion commander during the competition?"
"This is a compulsory course. If you don't want to take it, you can stay at the production base and don't have to go back..."
The blood vessels on Miao Lian's forehead protruded, and bursts of white mist spewed out from his open mouth.
As he spoke, he suddenly stopped and stared in one direction.
Soon, everyone followed his gaze in surprise, and the next moment, they were all stunned.
One guy put down his rifle and backpack and started taking off his clothes.
The scene was as silent as death for a moment.
Miao Lian was silent for a moment, and then his voice became louder and roared: "Look at how bad you are. You guys usually brag about how good you are, but now you are not even as good as a new recruit."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Chen Lu.
It was Chen Lu who was taking off his clothes at the moment.
Chen Lu had already taken off his jacket, revealing his slender muscles. The six-pack abs on his stomach were clearly outlined. Although they were not very big, they gave people a feeling of fitness and agility.
"call!"
At this time, a gust of cold wind blew through, causing pain on the skin on his body. He quickly took a deep breath and held it in. The skin on his body was glowing purple in the dim moonlight, but he felt warm in his heart.
After fusing the Bomb Tree seeds, facing these harsh environments, an inexplicable sense of confidence and desire to conquer suddenly arose in his heart.
He also felt cold at first, but after letting go now, he felt better, because his blood circulated very quickly, and he could take a cold shower without any problem, so he was still afraid of this.
"Damn it! He is indeed the most awesome recruit, he is so sexy."
"Don't talk nonsense. You think you can escape. He is smart."
"Warm up first and let the energy and blood circulate, otherwise you won't get frostbite."
The scene immediately became lively, with jumping jacks, squats, and push-ups.
It's cold, Liang Jingru's courage was given to this most awesome recruit, but they didn't.
At this time, Miao Lian walked up to Chen Lu, looked at Chen Lu who was only wearing his underwear, and asked: "Can you swim?"
Not taking a bath?What does this have to do with whether you can swim... Chen Lu was stunned.
After a pause, Miao Lian continued in a deep voice: "This is an armed swim, not just a bath, understand? You have to adapt, otherwise, you may jump or bubble directly."
Swim!
Chen Lu was even more confused.
Miao Lian did not explain. He turned to look at Shi Guo and directly ordered: "Shi Guo, look at Chen Lu. This is his first time swimming."
"Yes."
Shi Guo immediately stood at attention and responded.
After Miao Lian finished speaking, he left immediately. He also wanted to take off his clothes and go into the water.
"It turns out that the best recruit can't swim. No wonder he takes off his clothes so quickly."
"There are things that the best recruits can't do, haha. Those who don't know are fearless."
"Brother, don't worry, you can swim if you drink more water."
Everyone looked at the confused Chen Lu, laughing and teasing him while taking off his clothes.
Veterans of swimming all know these rules. Unlike Chen Lu, for the first time, everything feels new.
I didn't say that I couldn't swim... Chen Lu scratched his head and didn't explain. He lowered his voice and asked Chen Chao, the class deputy next to him: "Video, how long will this bath take?"
Chen Chao patted the other party's shoulder and said with a smile: "It's hard to say, it depends on the company commander's mood."
"Actually, after taking off my clothes and getting used to being in the water, it's still quite warm, haha."
Finally, he looked at Chen Lu who looked serious and comforted him.
Chen Lu nodded and slowly approached the cold water.
Next to him, Chen Chao looked at the cautious Chen Lu and encouraged him: "Don't be nervous, you get used to it gradually. By the way, try to go upstream and avoid crowded places."
"why?"
Chen Lu was stunned, stopped and turned to look at Chen Chao, with a puzzled look on his face.
Chen Chao smiled and said, "Someone will secretly pee in the water."
Are you talking about yourself... Chen Lu staggered, almost losing his balance, and his head was instantly filled with black lines.