My Military Career in a Parallel World

Afternoon training is generally divided into two phases. From three to five o'clock is the drill time. The training content is mainly focused on consolidating and strengthening the recruits' formations and military postures, which is basically consistent with the morning training.

The hour from five to six o'clock is mainly used to train the physical fitness of the new recruits. It is much more tiring than morning exercises and evening roll call, and can be said to be the most tiring hour of the day.

The results of the two hours of extra training were remarkable. The two new recruits in Class 4 could already walk around the playground without making any mistakes in front of the squad leader.

Of course, they must ensure that they are fully focused and not distracted during this process.

"One, two, one, two, one, two, three, four..." Jiang Chen shouted commands and led the two people around the playground. He nodded with satisfaction. His task was barely completed. All that was left was for them to spend time to slowly overcome their muscle memory.

"Report to the squad leader, the training mission has been completed, request to return to the team!" Jiang Chen Langsheng said after trotting to the fourth squad leader, standing at attention and giving a standard military salute.

After looking up and down at Jiang Chen, the first deputy squad leader of the recruit company, the fourth squad leader wanted to snatch the food from his mouth. However, this kid Li Gang had a very strong background. The other person's company commander happened to be the company commander of this batch of recruits, and even the second-in-command instructor was his man. What was the point of snatching food from him? It was good enough that Li Gang didn't snatch the food from his bowl.

"Okay, you can go back." The fourth squad leader waved his hand.

"Yes!"

Jiang Chen turned around and was about to leave when he heard the fourth squad leader behind him suddenly add, "By the way, I got two packs of cigarettes for Li Dapao. I asked him to give you one pack when I got back. You didn't do anything, but you still had the nerve to take my cigarettes and didn't even mind that it hurt your throat while smoking."

Jiang Chen's body froze, and he pretended not to have heard anything, quickening his pace as he ran towards the team of Class 5.

The fourth squad leader obviously wanted to disgust Li Gang.

Smoking is strictly prohibited in the recruit company, even if Jiang Chen is now the deputy squad leader!

This is a death order, the kind that no one can enforce.

Even veterans like Li Gang, if they wanted to smoke a cigarette, they had to either leave the barracks of the recruit company or smoke secretly in places like the company toilet that the recruits couldn't reach.

If you are seen smoking in the recruit dormitory or by new recruits, the consequences will be...

Ge Hongtao will definitely remind them of the good memories of the first time they were caught smoking.

Afterwards, Lu Ming didn't mind asking them to write a 5,000-word review to reflect on their mistakes.

Veterans are superiors and leaders in front of new recruits. They should set good examples and be role models. If you don’t even follow the rules you set, who else can you expect to follow them?

A similar scandal occurred in the recruit company a few years ago.

The old soldier was caught smoking by a new recruit, and then the new recruit also ran to the toilet to smoke. After being caught, he made a fuss about the incident. Even the company commander and instructor came, which was of no use. The old soldier just refused to accept the fact and wanted to make a big deal out of it.

The final result was that the new recruit was put in solitary confinement and given a serious warning, and the old soldier who smoked failed to renew his contract the next year and was simply stripped and sent home.

After this incident, no veteran dared to smoke in the area where the new recruits were, and they didn't even dare to bring cigarettes into the dormitory.

They would put the cigarettes in the hands of the sentries on duty and smoke a couple of cigarettes while going to the company headquarters for meetings.

Li Gang naturally didn't need to go through so much trouble. When he wanted to smoke, he could go directly to the company commander's office to find Ge Hongtao. This was also the benefit of having his own company commander in charge.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to meet a company commander like Ge Hongtao who can get along well with his soldiers.

After Jiang Chen became the deputy squad leader, Li Gang would explain these things to him whenever he had time. So, when Jiang Chen heard what the fourth squad leader said, he ran away without thinking.

"Md, this guy is such a bad guy, he kills people without paying for it!"

Jiang Chen cursed in his heart while running.

He did not suspect that the fourth squad leader wanted to deliberately target Li Gang. After all, those who could come to the recruit company were all veterans among the veterans. With the precedent, no one would be stupid enough to dare to offend him again.

The reason why the fourth squad leader said this was simply because he felt sorry for the two packs of Huazi and wanted to take the opportunity to disgust Li Gang.

If Jiang Chen was really stupid enough to go and negotiate with Li Gang, he would definitely be punished.

If this matter was heard by company leaders such as Ge Hongtao or Lu Ming, Li Gang would also be punished.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen's smoking addiction was not that severe, and Li Gang had given him a warning in advance, otherwise, the two of them might have really fallen into the trap set by the fourth squad leader.

When I returned to my own queue, the training had just ended. After a ten-minute rest, I started the afternoon physical training.

After checking that there was no one else around, Jiang Chen whispered to Li Gang what had just happened.

It's not his character to not fight back after suffering a loss.

As a new recruit, I definitely can't compare with the veterans, but Li Gang can.

Of course, Jiang Chen was not telling tales, he was simply looking for fun when he was bored. How do comrades-in-arms get along? It's just that I cheat you today and you cheat me tomorrow.

Not to mention two packs of Huazi, being able to get a bucket of instant noodles, or even making the other person run two more kilometers or do a few more push-ups would be considered a victory.

Play when you should play, and be serious when you should be serious.

On the battlefield, they are comrades, brothers, willing to block bullets for each other, and have a life-and-death friendship; in training, they are enemies, fighting for each other and not giving in; in life, they are bad friends who watch the fun and don't mind making trouble, and even kick each other...

Jiang Chen really likes the comradeship in the army and is gradually integrating into the melting pot of the army.

"Fuck! Lao Zhang is such a bastard. I helped him, but he actually wanted to cheat me!"

"No, this isn't over yet. I have to ask him to give me another pack of Huazi when we eat later!"

Li Gang became furious after hearing this. It seemed that they still had to train later, otherwise he would run over to settle the score with the fourth squad leader.

"Squad leader, let's discuss it..." After hearing Li Gang say that he could order more Bao Huazi, Jiang Chen quickly put on a smile and said.

Li Gang glanced at him and snorted, "Why, you really want to have a piece of the pie? Have you forgotten what I told you? Smoking is strictly prohibited in the recruit company!"

"No, I don't want cigarettes, I want to say..." Knowing that Li Gang had misunderstood, Jiang Chen quickly explained: "I mean, can we change the Coke to a big bottle of two liters tonight?"

"Fuck, it's just a regular 500 ml bottle, drink it if you want! You have a pretty big appetite!" Li Gang was about to get up and leave, but Jiang Chen quickly grabbed him and said, "Don't, I've earned two packs of Huazi for you, it's not too much to ask for it!"

"Two bottles, two bottles at most!"

"Both bottles are six bucks, you might as well just change them to the big bottle!"

"No, there are too many large bottles, and you can't finish them and it will be a waste!"

"It's okay. We have Zhang Meng, Li Qiang and the others. We can share two liters among the ten of us. It's gone in one gulp!"

……

Li Gang finally agreed to Jiang Chen's terms after being harassed by him, and replaced the original 500 ml bottle with a 2-liter large bottle of Coke.

Before the assembly, Jiang Chen reminded Li Gang: "Squad leader, remember, order Pepsi, I don't drink Coca-Cola!!!"

"Oh, there are so many troubles now. Let's gather for training quickly!" Li Gang cursed impatiently.

Jiang Chen was not annoyed. He smiled and trotted towards the assembled team.

In fact, even if he didn't say it, Li Gang would buy a large bottle of Coke. He said it was a reward for Jiang Chen, but in fact it was also a way to cultivate the collective sense of honor of the recruits.

We share the blessings and bear the hardships together!

If one person makes a mistake, the whole class will be punished, and vice versa. If there is something good, everyone will share it, even if it is just a simple bottle of Coke...

Although it is called physical training, in fact, this amount of training is barely enough. After all, they are all new recruits and the intensity cannot be too high at the beginning. It would be bad if something unexpected happened.

A three-kilometer light run, interspersed with push-ups, sit-ups, shuttle runs, and at most a pull-up and frog jump. The number will not be too many, and the workload will be gradually increased after the recruits gradually adapt to the pace of life and training intensity in the military camp.

Today is my fifth day in the army and the fourth day of training for the new recruits. The three kilometers remain the same, but the number of push-ups and sit-ups has been increased from 50 to 80. There is no requirement for the number of pull-ups, and you have to do them until you are exhausted...

In fact, if they had a choice, Jiang Chen and others would rather do fifty or a hundred push-ups than try pull-ups.

It is said that there is no quantity requirement, but in fact, these veteran squad leaders are more strict than the other, and their words are full of nonsense. They are very good at fooling people, and don't even think about getting down from the horizontal bar until they have squeezed every last bit of your strength out of you.

Fortunately, the physical training only lasts for an hour, and it is dinner time after it ends, so everyone can have a good rest. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether they can get out of bed the next day.

After dinner, there was still the familiar half-hour news broadcast, followed by the instructor’s class time. It was not until the evening roll call that the day finally passed.

When he returned to the dormitory, Li Gang had already bought the Coke.

A two-liter bottle of Coke, no problem there, Li Gang definitely does what he says, but the problem is...

What Li Gang bought back was Coca-Cola!!!

Although it was just a bottle of Coke, and although everyone had only been in the army for a few days, their mouths were almost bland from drinking plain water every day. Let alone Coke, even a bottle of Lei Bi was something everyone could finish in one gulp.

A two-liter bottle of Coke may seem like a lot, but in reality, if each person gets one cup, almost all of it is gone. And this is the result without Li Gang's participation.

"Fuck you, Fatty, pour less. There are three more people behind you!"

"Fuck, Qiangzi, please leave some for me! I haven't drunk it yet!!"

Everyone rushed over, and in less than half a minute the whole bottle of Coke was divided up.

"Brother Chen, you really don't want to drink?!" Zhang Meng finished the Coke in the cup in two gulps, looked at Jiang Chen who was sitting on a small stool with an unhappy look on his face, and asked curiously.

"No, Coca-Cola is only used as a toilet cleaner in my house, even dogs won't drink it!" Jiang Chen replied without even raising his head.

"Uh... Brother Chen, isn't your family from the countryside? Are the conditions in the countryside so good now? Even dry toilets use toilet cleaners?" Zhang Meng said innocently.

Jiang Chen glared at him. Did this guy really not understand, or was he deliberately playing tricks on him? !

Do you have any good eyesight? Don’t you see that I’m depressed?

"Stop teasing Brother Chen here. Can't you see that the class vice-class representative is angry?" Luo Ming also came over and joked.

"Hey, class deputy, what you said is wrong. Dogs won't drink Coca-Cola. Pepsi is rubbish. Coca-Cola mixed with a little water and two spoons of sugar is Pepsi. Do you understand? That's what even dogs won't drink! I even think that toilet cleaner doesn't flush clean enough!" Chu Fei directly stood on the side of Coca-Cola, looking like he was ready to fight to the death with Jiang Chen.

Zhang Meng, who had just finished provoking the fight, was laughing happily with his hands folded. Seeing this, Jiang Chen was so angry that he didn't even bother to refute Chu Fei. He stared at him and threatened: "Haha, you are laughing happily, it seems that something is almost healed. Do you want me to recall it for you?!"

Zhang Meng's expression changed instantly. He stepped forward and covered Jiang Chen's mouth, begging for mercy: "Brother, Brother Chen, you are really my brother. Don't say anything. Isn't it okay if I am wrong?"

"Chu Fei, what the hell are you standing there for? Hurry up and apologize to Brother Chen. Pepsi is the best cola in the world! Even dogs won't drink it!"

"Which side are you on? Even dogs won't drink it, what did you just drink?"

"Dogs don't drink Coke. It's for humans..."

The situation on the scene suddenly reversed. Zhang Meng and Chu Fei started fighting instead, and it was Jiang Chen's turn to watch the fun from the side.

Everyone else in the dormitory, including class monitor Li Gang, was completely confused and had no idea what had just happened.

Fortunately, there was not much time left for everyone to watch the fun. The whistle for evening roll call sounded, interrupting the two people's fight. They changed into physical fitness clothes and quickly went downstairs to gather.

The evening roll call was relatively short, and after confirming the number of people was correct, I ran three kilometers and did fifty push-ups and sit-ups, and that was it.

After returning from the evening roll call, Jiang Chen and Sun Weichen happily went to take a shower with their small yellow basins and toiletries, while the others went to the bathroom with basins full of smelly socks to wash their socks.

However, since they are not washing their own socks, no one will take it too seriously and just rub them a few times, which is enough.

It’s just that during the washing process, the overwhelming smell of sweat makes people feel a little nauseous.

At night, Jiang Chen still entered the dream space to practice internal circulation.

Without the time-consuming task of folding quilts, Jiang Chen spent most of his time improving his physical fitness, and occasionally relaxed by reading and reciting rules and regulations.

Improving physical fitness is a long process. The effect is most obvious at the beginning, and the speed becomes slower as time goes on.

Jiang Chen's idea is to first improve his physical fitness to above the average level of veterans, and then focus his main energy on military skills such as boxing and shooting.

Physical fitness ensures the lower limit, military skills ensure combat effectiveness, and cultural knowledge is the upper limit.

Jiang Chen has a very clear understanding of this. He will not blindly pursue limits. What he wants is all-round development.

In his position, he seeks his government.

When you are a soldier, you should do what a soldier should do. Military quality is the basis for testing whether a soldier is qualified. Command ability is the job of officers. Cultural thought is the responsibility of instructors and political commissars...

As a new recruit, a future private and corporal, before being admitted to the military academy, what Jiang Chen had to do was to excel in military qualities.

He has increased the three-kilometer long-distance run to five kilometers, and the same goes for push-ups and sit-ups, from fifty to one hundred and then one hundred and fifty.

My progress in pull-ups has been slow. I could only do four or five in the beginning, and now I can barely do ten or so. When I'm not in good shape, I can't even do ten because my arms become weak.

Take it slow, he has plenty of time, and perhaps it won’t take long for him to reach the level of a veteran.

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PS: I took a day off yesterday and adjusted the update time.