My Military Career in a Parallel World

How big is a five-kilometer radius?

About 19.63 square kilometers, while the Bird's Nest covers an area of ​​about 20 square kilometers.

In such a large area, it is naturally easy to hide more than a hundred people, and camouflage and lurking are compulsory courses for every scout.

However, we should not underestimate our opponents.

19.63 square kilometers may seem large, but it is actually not that large. The Second Battalion has soldiers, and hours is enough for them to conduct a thorough search of the entire area.

Therefore, it is not as easy as imagined to hold on until six o'clock tomorrow afternoon to get the ticket back to the camp.

Ordinary camouflage is difficult to avoid a carpet search, so another way must be found.

At least that's the case for Jiang Chen.

It’s not that he lacks confidence, but when it comes to disguise and concealment, he is a new recruit who has been in the company for less than a month. Even with the help of the dream space, he is no match for these veteran scouts.

For example, Zhang Ming.

As a sniper, once he lies in hiding, he can remain motionless for dozens of hours. Unless someone steps directly over him, it is basically impossible to detect him with the naked eye.

This is not an exaggeration; Jiang Chen actually saw it with his own eyes.

Although the situation at that time was not as harsh as it is now, Zhang Ming still left a deep impression on him in terms of patience.

This kind of inhuman endurance cannot be developed overnight.

Anyway, Jiang Chen is still far from being able to do this now.

He could hold on for three or four hours by gritting his teeth, but no longer.

Also, don't forget, this is the wild and anything can happen.

Although it is winter now, this is the south after all, not the north where the mountains are covered with snow and everything is silent. There are still many living creatures active in the forest.

It's similar to the scenes in movies and TV shows where the skin on the face is covered with insects. Although it may not be as outrageous as during training, it will definitely happen.

There is also Hu Kai, the prisoner capturer. Although his endurance is not as abnormal as Zhang Ming, his disguise skills are the best in Class 3 except for Li Gang.

The two had just carried out a mission together, and Jiang Chen knew this very well.

The two veterans, Tang Junjie and Han Li, should not be underestimated either. They both have their own unique skills, otherwise they would not have been able to stay in the reconnaissance company for so many years.

Not to mention squad leader Li Gang and deputy squad leader Wang Jie. If they were not the best among the scouts, it would be impossible for them to sit in the positions of squad leader and deputy squad leader.

The few who are still lacking in this aspect are Fang Zheng, Lu Xingwang and Su Yu.

Fang Zheng was okay. After all, he was a quasi-chef who was about to be promoted to a full-time chef. Although he was not as versatile as the veteran, his basic skills in all aspects were impeccable.

As for Lu Xingwang and Su Yu, the possibility of them being able to survive to the end without being discovered is very slim.

Unless the two of them are extremely lucky and choose a very secluded hiding place, or they choose to take a gamble like Jiang Chen, taking an unconventional approach and winning by surprise, otherwise they will die.

As for how to take an unconventional approach and achieve a surprising victory...

Jiang Chen looked up at the sky, then at the heavily guarded barracks on the hillside in the distance. Just when the company commander spoke out the training rules, a very bold idea came to his mind.

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Almost an hour has passed since Ge Hongtao announced the subsequent training plan, and most classes at the assembly point have already left.

Although the company commander had said before that individual soldiers were combat units, it did not mean that collective action was prohibited.

Not every class is like Class 2 next door. The class is made up of non-commissioned officers who have been in the army for several years. Although there are no privates this year, there were quite a few corporals last year and the year before.

There are also many classes that have vacant vacancies because of the demobilization season some time ago, when old soldiers retired and left the team and there was no fresh blood to replenish the class.

Fortunately, the source of scouts does not rely on the recruit company. As long as ordinary soldiers perform well enough, they can apply to be transferred to the reconnaissance company for service.

Otherwise, with more than a hundred new recruits every year, not only would so many companies have to share the troops, but they would also have to select the best from the best. Where would the reconnaissance battalion find so many soldiers?

Needless to say, those who can stand out from ordinary companies and join the reconnaissance company are the top students of each company.

Compared to new recruits who need three or four years to build a solid foundation, these soldiers only need a little training and learning professional skills such as reconnaissance to quickly grow into qualified scouts.

Although ordinary companies also train in camouflage and concealment, they do not attach as much importance to it as the reconnaissance company.

After all, their combat goal is still mainly based on head-on confrontation.

Camouflage, ambush, disguise and reconnaissance are all the jobs of scouts.

Anyway, the infantry battalion will not start the action until six o'clock tomorrow morning, so they have plenty of time to slowly choose a hidden position.

You can help the "new recruits" in the class hide first, and then the old soldiers can find a place to hide themselves.

"Jiang Chen, Lu Xingwang, Su Yu, what do you three think?" Everyone in Class 3 was sitting around the stone, and Li Gang was the first to ask.

Lu Xingwang and Su Yu looked at each other and said in unison: "Squad Leader, you know our level. We just need to follow your instructions."

Obviously, both of them know their own weight.

I know it's almost impossible to hold on to the end on my own, so why should I let go of the chance to ask for help?

Li Gang and others were not surprised by this answer.

This is also the safest option.

Although the company commander was talking about individual actions and not collective performance, but then again, we are all comrades in the same class, and as long as we ask, we will definitely help if we can.

"Hu Kai, Zhang Ming, you two take one each, is that ok?" Li Gang turned his head and looked at Hu Kai and the others and said.

"No problem!" Zhang Ming nodded.

"It's a small matter!" Hu Kai said with a smile.

"Well, squad leader..." At this time, Fang Zheng hesitated for a long time and finally raised his hand and said, "I'm hiding in disguise and I don't know what to do. Can you help me too..."

Glancing at this guy, Li Gang wanted to curse him, but seeing the pitiful expression on his face, he could only shake his head and said, "Follow me later."

Fang Zheng was delighted when he heard this and nodded quickly: "Thank you, squad leader!"

After making arrangements with Fang Zheng, Su Yu and the other two, Li Gang looked at Jiang Chen who was still silent.

"Jiang Chen, what do you say?"

Jiang Chen didn't say anything. He was also very confused about what choice to make.

Like Lu Xingwang and Su Yu, he asked for help from the veterans in the class, or he continued with the bold idea that had flashed through his mind.

If you make the same choice as Lu Xingwang, then there is nothing to say. Even if you cannot hold on to the end, you will not be eliminated at the very beginning.

But if you insist on choosing to continue to act according to your own ideas, then you will either succeed or die.

It is very likely that he will be the first soldier to be eliminated in the entire company, without even having to wait until the training starts at six o'clock tomorrow morning.

Although Jiang Chen didn't know the company commander's arrangements for him, he was not a young man who had just entered society. After all, he had worked in a large company for some time in his previous life.

After joining the company, Ge Hongtao had intentionally or unintentionally arranged the attitudes of squad leader Li Gang and platoon leader Li Cheng towards him, and he had vaguely sensed something.

With his status as a student from a prestigious university, plus a second-class merit and a third-class merit, it can be said without hesitation that promotion to officer is a sure thing for him.

Whether you can become an officer.

Jiang Chen never doubted this. As early as when he was in the recruit company, he had been consciously or unconsciously moving towards the direction of an officer.

Even if he did not receive the subsequent second- and third-class merits, he could still use his identity as a college student and, with the help of the dream space, take the military examination route and enter the military academy.

Ever since he had the idea of ​​staying in the army to develop, Jiang Chen has been paying attention to the news in this regard.

He was well aware of the various ways in which a soldier could break free of class constraints and become an officer, as well as the requirements involved.

Coupled with the intentional or unintentional hints from the company commander and squad leader Li Gang, Jiang Chen might still be a little confused about other aspects, but there was one thing he was very clear about.

If his performance is good enough, the time it takes to enter the military academy can be greatly shortened.

Haven’t you seen a pig run or eaten pork?

In previous generations, various official novels have repeatedly mentioned the importance of age to development.

At a critical moment, not to mention a year, even a few months in advance can play a crucial role.

Jiang Chen also learned about the promotion system for military officers.

Except for a few who have made outstanding contributions and can be promoted exceptionally, most officers can only be promoted by accumulating seniority.

There's nothing we can do about it.

This is how officers are in peacetime. It’s not because they lack the ability, but it’s the general environment that’s like this.

In peacetime, officials are more likely to be promoted for their merits, while in wartime, it is the generals' home turf.

This has been true since ancient times.

Since it is a matter of seniority, the advantage of age will be infinitely magnified.

If he could enter the military academy one or two years earlier and be assigned to a company after graduation, even if he did nothing, he could get a very good position before retirement just by accumulating experience.

Jiang Chen is not a teenager with a head full of passionate ideas. He has a very clear plan for his future.

I must go to military school, but it’s hard to say when.

According to the rigid regulations for promotion in the military, he must first join the party, and secondly, he must serve as a squad leader or deputy squad leader for at least six months and have been in the army for more than one year.

This is a hard and fast rule that no one can circumvent.

It goes without saying that it is difficult for a private to become a squad leader or deputy squad leader in the first year.

Even if the company commander is willing to give him a chance, he must produce results that no one can question.

Now it depends on whether Jiang Chen is willing to take a gamble.

Jiang Chen silently recalled his experiences during this period.

Relying on the advantage of the golden finger, he has initially integrated into the class in less than a month. In the exercises a few days ago, although the reconnaissance battalion ended in a miserable defeat, the third company was the only company that completed the mission requirements.

And due to various coincidences, he also made a name for himself in the company.

However, Jiang Chen also knew that showing up once or twice was nothing. At most, it would narrow the gap between his status and that of the veterans, so that they would not "discriminate" against him as a rookie.

But it is far from enough to convince them.

In order to win the recognition of most veterans, even if he becomes a deputy squad leader or squad leader from a private, they will have nothing to say. Jiang Chen must perform better and more dazzlingly and seize every opportunity to show himself.

To put it simply, it’s just two words.

Come on!

If he doesn't dare to take a chance in a risk-free training, how can he be sure that he can succeed if it comes to a real battlefield or a real enemy?

As for the consequences of failure, Jiang Chen felt that he was fully capable of bearing them.

Even if he went to the military academy a year or two later, with the help of the dream space and the understanding of future development trends, Jiang Chen was confident that he could overtake others.

This is the reason why he dares to take risks.

If it really doesn't work, the worst that can happen is to look for an opportunity to be transferred to the military region in the capital. Jiang Chen has not forgotten the three people he met on the way to join the army, Shi Jin, Xu Sanduo and Chengcai.

Going to Old A for development is also a very good way.

Speaking of Old A, Jiang Chen couldn't help but think of the special forces that Li Gang had mentioned in the recruit company before.

He had a feeling that this world might not be as simple as he imagined.

When Jiang Chen first traveled through time and received the memories of the original owner, he thought he had come to a parallel world. However, his subsequent experience of running into Chengcai and Xu Sanduo at the station told him very clearly that things were not that simple.

Coupled with the familiar yet unfamiliar name of the Southeast Military Region, and the words "When two brave men meet on a narrow road, the brave prevails" written on the wall when he went to the regiment headquarters before, how could Jiang Chen not think too much?

Unfortunately, after arriving at the reconnaissance company, Jiang Chen was either busy with training or participating in exercises every day, and he never had the chance to ask about matters related to the special forces.

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After much deliberation, Jiang Chen finally decided to take a chance and turn his bicycle into a motorcycle!

What if it succeeds?

"Jiang Chen, the squad leader is asking you a question." Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Tang Junjie called out softly.

Jiang Chen came back to his senses, ignored Tang Junjie who kept winking at him, and met the gaze of squad leader Li Gang, and said in a very firm tone: "Squad leader, I want to act alone!"

Li Gang narrowed his eyes slightly, looked directly into Jiang Chen's eyes, and asked again to confirm: "Are you sure?!"

"Sure!" Jiang Chen said without any hesitation.

Jiang Chen just finished speaking.

The soldiers from other squads who were packing up to leave all looked at him, including the members of squad three.

Needless to say, Lu Xingwang and Su Yu never expected that Jiang Chen would choose to act alone.

Some veterans looked at him with surprise, astonishment, and even undisguised disdain and indifference.

Tang Junjie opened his mouth to say something, but seeing Jiang Chen's determined gaze, he finally chose to shut his mouth and said nothing.

Li Gang didn't show any strangeness, he just stared at Jiang Chen and asked: "Tell me what you think."

Jiang Chen did not hide anything, nor did he need to hide anything.

The most dangerous place is the safest place, there is no place like home, etc. These phrases have become commonplace with the rise of the Internet.

Don’t think that you can do anything just because you are a time traveler. When it comes to creative ideas and tactics, the predecessors are not necessarily worse than the later generations.

What tactics hasn’t the reconnaissance battalion seen over the years?

They might not be as bold and profound as Jiang Chen thought, but it is impossible that they have not thought about similar things.

For example, Hu Kai.

What he wanted was to make arrangements for Lu Xingwang and then try to get into the enemy camp under the cover of night.

Among the many veterans of the Third Company, there are definitely more than one or two who have similar ideas.

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