My Military Career in a Parallel World

In the temporary camp below the col, a group of recruits were busy setting up tents.

There is nothing too particular about the planning of the campsite. Just demarcate the camping areas for each squad or platoon.

After setting up the tent, Jiang Chen took the initiative to find Li Gang to ask about the night guard duty.

"Squad leader, how do you arrange the sentry duty tonight?"

Li Gang was holding the map and looking at something. He replied without even looking up, "Didn't I tell you how to choose the location of the sentry post? Tell me your own ideas first."

Jiang Chen did not hesitate to speak out his inner thoughts after hearing this.

Li Gang had explained to him in detail a few days ago how to choose a sentry post position according to the existing terrain in the wild. In the following two days, when arranging the sentries every night, Jiang Chen would follow Li Gang and listen to how the platoon leaders and squad leaders chose the places to stand guard.

First of all, a qualified sentry needs to provide a broad field of view so that the sentry can collect as much information as possible and thus detect the arrival of danger earlier.

Secondly, the sentry post also has the function of deterrence and warning. Its location can not only be seen by people outside, but also be more convenient for observation by the people inside. Once there is a problem with the personnel on the sentry post, the others can immediately discover the problem and be alert...

Recalling Li Gang's previous explanation in his mind, and thinking about how the squad leaders chose the sentry positions in the past few days, Jiang Chen subconsciously raised his head to observe the terrain around the camp.

The locations of all camps during the training were determined personally by the company commander Ge Hongtao. Although he was planning to give the new recruits a big blow, Ge Hongtao did not play any tricks in other aspects, and everything was carried out according to the standards of the field troops.

For example, the camping site in front of you may look ordinary, but it actually contains a mystery.

The terrain here is flat and open, which is conducive to the rapid deployment and deployment of troops. At the same time, the open terrain also makes it easier to send out various rescue signals.

Secondly, although located in a valley, the camp as a whole is in a relatively high position, which helps to observe the surrounding environment, detect potential dangers in time, etc.

At the same time, because it is located right in the col, the mountain shelter effectively reduces the impact of wind on tents and personnel.

There is a stream not far below the valley for easy access to water, and there are no tall trees blocking the view within ten meters of the campsite.

It can be said that when it comes to choosing the campsite, the reconnaissance company commander Ge Hongtao has absolutely no secrets.

This raid drill is not only a test for those being attacked, but also a considerable challenge for the attackers.

If not, why would these 'gangsters' consisting of scouts need to be so cautious.

Although Jiang Chen couldn't see Ge Hongtao's good intentions, he was not a fool and could vaguely see something.

"Sergeant, what do you think of this location?" Jiang Chen said, pointing to a small raised mound at the edge of the camp.

Li Gang turned his head to take a look, and then observed the surrounding terrain, and shook his head and said, "It won't work here. It's too close to the woods. If something happens, it will be difficult to react immediately."

"What about here?" Jiang Chen was not disappointed. He nodded thoughtfully and continued to point to another place and asked.

"Well, the distance is enough, but the field of view is a bit too narrow and the information that can be collected is limited."

Jiang Chen was not discouraged and pointed to several places in a row, but they were all rejected by Li Gang.

It was not until Jiang Chen pointed to a location not far from the small raised earth slope that Li Gang nodded and agreed with his choice.

"Squad leader, this place doesn't look much different from the first location I chose. Why is it okay?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but wonder when he saw Li Gang nod.

"Haha..." Li Gang chuckled, put the map in his bag, and then slowly explained: "It's very simple, the two terrains seem to be no different, but you have to consider the relationship between the outposts.

There is not always a perfect location for you to place a sentry. In this case, multiple sentries need to cooperate with each other and use the interrelationships between multiple sentries to make up for the defects of certain locations. "

Leading Jiang Chen to the top of the earthen slope, Li Gang pointed to the sentry position selected by the third squad not far away and continued: "Look, that's the sentry position of the third squad, over there is the position you just chose, and under our feet is the place you chose the first time. Can you see the difference between the two?"

Looking in the direction of Li Gang's finger, it happened that the third squad leader was leading people to determine the guard positions. Jiang Chen's eyes lingered between the two for a moment, and then thinking about what Li Gang had just said, he seemed to understand something.

"Squad leader, you mean cross vision, right?"

Although Jiang Chen has not learned these things yet, it does not prevent him from understanding the meaning of Li Gang's words.

This is probably the same as crossing gun lines when playing games.

Using the vision of teammates to make up for the defects in the positions of both sides, the sentry of the third shift is very close to them and is facing this side. Once a situation occurs, even if the people of the fifth shift do not react, the sentry of the third shift next to them can give an alarm in the first time.

This is similar to the complementary relationship between the open sentry and the hidden sentry.

However, before setting off, Ge Hongtao reminded the squad leaders that during the training, they were not allowed to actively provide any help to the recruits, but could only passively offer suggestions based on the recruits' choices.

So, after the recruits realized the importance of the sentry, the squad leaders did not refuse to provide them with help, but no one went further and said anything about the secret sentry.

A sentry without a secret sentry is like a person with a lame leg. No matter how it is arranged, loopholes are inevitable.

Of course, given the military quality of the scouts, even if some of the recruits brought up the matter of the secret sentry, it would not cause much hindrance to their actions. At most, it would just require some extra effort.

Listening to Jiang Chen's explanation, Li Gang nodded with satisfaction. As expected of a top student of Northwestern Polytechnical University, his mind works quickly and he understands things immediately.

"Well, it's what you think."

After arranging the guard positions for the night, the two returned to the camp. Jiang Chen went to discuss their respective guard times with others, while Li Gang watched him leave and turned around to go to the company commander and instructor for a meeting with the other squad leaders.

As squad leaders of new recruits, they naturally knew what would happen tonight.

Raid drills are a very important part of recruit training, and it is also the first time that recruits face the "enemy". Squad leaders like them must be well prepared in advance to avoid any accidents caused by panic.

Similar incidents have happened many times in the past. Once, during a raid drill, a new recruit panicked and ran into the nearby jungle, making it difficult for the squad leaders to find him.

At that time, the company commander of the recruit company who was in charge of the work was almost in a hurry.

If he loses this person, his job as a company commander will be over.

Who knows, he might even have to go to a military court.

Although, the person was found safely in a grass nest in the end, Ge Hongtao obviously did not want to experience such excitement.

Therefore, before the drill began, he had to call the squad leaders over and give them some more instructions.

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Although we have to display our style and take the lead in the army, once is enough. We can't let deputy squad leaders like Jiang Chen display their style all day long.

The time for field training is limited, and the normal rotation system does not apply here. There are ten recruits in a class, and no matter how they are rotated, it is inevitable that some people will be left out.

Therefore, after discussion, everyone unanimously decided to use the lottery method to select their respective guard duty times.

Fairness, justice and openness, leave everything to God.

Jiang Chen had good luck in the past two days, basically he was either the first or the last shift. He thought he could continue his previous good luck today, but he didn't expect that he seemed to have been overdrawn by his good luck in the past two days. He was clearly the first to draw lots, but he ended up drawing the longest grass right from the start.

However, Jiang Chen did not care too much about the result. Anyway, it didn't make much difference to him which shift he was on. The worst was the worst.

"Oh Yeah! I'm on the first shift!" Chu Fei shouted, picked up his equipment and ran out happily to stand guard.

Before leaving, he reminded her, "Brother Meng, I'm going first. Who will be on the next shift? Remember to come and replace me on time..."

"Get out of here, you're the only one who's always late for work, and you still have the nerve to criticize others?!" Li Qiang, who was also unlucky and was assigned to the shift before Jiang Chen, couldn't help but curse.

"That's right. Whoever takes over Feizai's shift later, remember to arrive half an hour later so that this guy can make up for the time he was late for previously!" Luo Ming echoed.

Chu Fei, who had already stepped out, hurried back upon hearing this, without the smug look on his face: "Come on, brothers, I was wrong, isn't that enough? I swear I won't delay your work in the future!"

"Haha, do you think you are very smart?

You didn't say it earlier or later. You knew that after this training, everyone would go their separate ways. Why are you saying it now? Are you deliberately trying to disgust everyone?"

As best friends who love and hate each other, Li Qiang immediately exposed Chu Fei's little thoughts.

However, his words also served as a reminder to everyone.

Yes, after the training is over, they will go their separate ways.

The atmosphere became silent for a while, and no one was interested in trying to have fun in spite of the hardship.

Although there are often some weird things happening in the recruit company and conflicts break out in some classes from time to time, overall most classes are still relatively normal.

Among them, there are classes like Class 5 where the new recruits have already developed a preliminary comradeship.

No one had brought up this matter before, so the others pretended not to know.

But now...

The camp is made of iron and the soldiers are flowing water.

For the first time, Jiang Chen truly realized the meaning of this sentence, and also understood why Xu Sanduo seemed so reluctant.

If this is the case for new recruits who have been with them for three months, how will they feel when they say goodbye to their comrades who have been with them for several years or even more than ten years...

Although life in the army brought new life to his emotions that had been worn away by society, Jiang Chen was no longer the 17 or 18-year-old boy after all, and he quickly adjusted his mood.

Jiang Chen forced a smile and broke the silence: "Alright, don't make it seem like we're parting forever. It's not like we won't have a chance to see each other again. We're all in the same unit anyway, and we have weekends off. There's always a chance to meet again."

"Yes, it's not like we don't have the chance to meet each other. If it really doesn't work out, wait until you are discharged from the army and come to Beijing to find me. I will definitely make good arrangements for you!" Chu Fei also agreed with a smile.

Li Qiang rubbed his cheeks, forced a smile and said, "Haha, you are also welcome to come to the Northeast, especially Zhou Xinghai and the others from the South. I will take you to see what the Northeast bathing culture is!"

The atmosphere seemed to become lively again, but if you look closely, you will find that although everyone is joking, there is always a hint of sadness in their eyes that cannot be concealed.

After three months of being together day and night, everyone seemed to have already gotten used to each other's presence.

Boys are like this, two complete strangers can become good brothers who can talk about anything just because of a few words and actions.

Having never experienced the oppression and baptism of society and being in the special environment of the army, although they have only been together for three months, they have still accumulated very deep feelings between them.

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On the other side, Ge Hongtao had already instructed the squad leaders and platoon leaders on matters that needed attention. When the squad leaders returned to their respective class camps, thirty-six men in black disguised as scouts also sneaked into the woods on the edge of the col.

Just as he opened the tent curtain and was about to go in, Li Gang seemed to notice something and instinctively turned around to look at the woods above.

"I hope these new recruits don't suffer as much tonight. These guys are really ruthless!"

In the grass at the edge of the valley, more than thirty men in black were arranged in the classic three-by-three system, waiting for their time to come.

In the reconnaissance team closest to the fifth squad camp, a man in black gently patted the back of his companion's head and whispered, "Don't be too blatant when observing. Didn't you see that Gangzi has discovered you?!"

"No way, we're so far away and Squad Leader Li just came back, how is it possible..." After being slapped for no reason, he subconsciously wanted to refute.

"You know shit!" Before he could finish his sentence, he was slapped on the back of his head again.

"You've been in our reconnaissance company for almost a year, right?" another companion next to him interrupted with a smile.

It was still early for the planned action, and as long as they didn't shout too loudly, they wouldn't be afraid of being heard by the new recruits below. He didn't mind giving them a lesson.

"Ah."

"Then you should have heard of the Wolf Fang Special Forces, right?"

"Of course!"

The man in black who was slapped twice on the back of his head nodded excitedly.

"Haha, you, squad leader Li, almost passed the Wolf Fang special forces training. Your little tricks can't be hidden from his eyes!"

Hearing this, the man in black's eyes widened instantly. If his companion had not acted quickly and grabbed his shoulders, he would have almost jumped up from the grass.

"Fuck, is Li Gangpao so awesome?!"

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