My Military Career in a Parallel World

"Unpack your backpack and sleep without talking!"

Looking at the time, it was just past three in the morning, less than four o'clock, and Li Gang did not continue to embarrass everyone.

However, after all this trouble, no one felt sleepy at all. Or even if they felt sleepy, they didn't have the courage to sleep because of what had just happened.

Jiang Chen didn't have so many concerns. He made the bed again and even had the time to straighten out the balled-up mosquito net. There was no need to take off his clothes. He fell asleep with his head covered by the quilt.

Seeing Jiang Chen lying down to sleep, the others said they didn't want to sleep, but their bodies wouldn't listen. Those with stronger willpower could only hold on for half an hour at most. Seeing that everyone else had fallen asleep, they also fell asleep in a daze.

In the dream space, with the experience from last time, Jiang Chen was undoubtedly much more careful this time, and he reminded himself in his mind to use military boxing moves to meet the enemy.

But when it came to actual combat, Jiang Chen realized that his previous ideas were really a bit fanciful.

At the same time, he also understood why he was stabbed 32 times after performing a set of military boxing.

It is just as Li Gang said before, it is too fantastic to want to use military boxing in actual combat without any training.

Fortunately, in the dream, Jiang Chen did not need to worry about injury and death. At most, he would be injured a few more times and die a few more times, but he would eventually get through it.

After more than ten hours of training, countless injuries, and several deaths, Jiang Chen finally found some feeling.

How to describe it.

It’s a bit like the scene in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber where Zhang Sanfeng teaches Zhang Wuji Tai Chi.

Just forget it, and it will be fine.

Forget the tricks, forget the routines, forget what you want to pursue.

When you need to attack/defend, just a thought will make your body automatically make the most appropriate action.

If you forget, you will learn it, and if you learn, you will forget it.

Of course, Jiang Chen couldn't reach this level now, and couldn't even get started.

Although he was not afraid of being injured or dying in his dreams, he still felt the pain. Under the pressure of life and death, he had already begun to feel a little bit.

What many things lack is often the finishing touch.

Push open this door, see what's inside, know how to proceed, and the rest is just hard work.

After resting for a while, when Jiang Chen was about to try again, the originally quiet dormitory building suddenly became noisy again.

The familiar one long and five short whistles, the emergency assembly whistle sounded again.

"Pervert!" Jiang Chen cursed in his heart. He did not dare to delay and hurriedly left the dream. While calling on the rest of the class to get up, he hurriedly packed his things.

He finally understood that the more people there were at an emergency gathering, the more chaotic it would be and the greater the chance of problems arising. He had to pack up his things before others could react, at least he had to take what he was supposed to take.

Otherwise, the situation in the first half of the night will easily occur again.

Someone wore the wrong clothes, couldn't find their shoes, their pants disappeared, etc...

Fortunately, with the previous lessons learned, everyone's reaction this time was obviously much better, at least it was not so chaotic.

Apart from the shouting at the beginning, the recruits were briefly confused for a while after being woken up. After they came to their senses, they lowered their heads and packed up their things silently.

Of course, packing up things does not mean that their mouths have to be idle. In a voice that only they can hear, each recruit utters a long string of blocked words with a high content of "mom", greeting someone's household registration book.

With the experience from the previous time, the second emergency assembly was fairly effective. In more than four minutes, all the recruits had packed up their things and went downstairs.

Although there were still many people who made jokes, it was still much better than the last time when almost all of the troops were wiped out.

After running two laps on the playground, it was almost five o'clock in the morning. Well, there was no need to take off clothes and rest. I could just tidy up the dormitory and fold the quilt. It was almost time for morning exercises.

"If there is a regret pill in the world, I would never choose to join the army. This night almost killed me!" Chu Fei cursed with red eyes.

Except for Jiang Chen, the cheater, everyone else's eyes were red. It wasn't because they were tortured and crying, but simply because they didn't sleep well.

I was tossed around twice in one night. There's no way I could get a good rest.

As the first month of the recruit company draws to an end, the training workload for the recruits becomes increasingly heavier.

The training of the recruit company seems chaotic, but it is actually very purposeful.

Although the training plan of the recruit company will be adjusted according to the different units they belong to, generally speaking, recruits will go through most of the training items of the recruit company by the end of the first month.

The 228th Regiment is no exception.

The first week is for the recruits to adapt to the pace of life in the army, so the training volume is not large and the training subjects are just some basic exercises.

For example, queue training, reciting rules and regulations, folding blankets, etc.

In the second week, the new recruits have initially adapted to life in the army, and it is time to increase the difficulty a little.

The presentation of guns is just a beginning. When they stand under the flag and take the oath with guns in hand, they should be mentally prepared to accept more rigorous tests.

The gun is not that easy to hold.

From the basic disassembly, assembly and maintenance of firearms, to aiming with a gun which is much more tiring than standing at attention, to the tactical maneuvers that have left the most wounds on recruits so far, and finally battlefield rescue...

These are the prices you have to pay for holding a gun.

As for the third week that has just passed, it was mainly aimed at further enhancing the recruits' physical fitness and ability to withstand stress.

Wearing gas masks for training, stretching ligaments to learn military boxing, strengthening physical training, etc.

Now it is the fourth week, the training of the recruit company will enter the final stage, and the recruits will face new challenges.

The emergency assembly in the early hours of the morning was just an appetizer.

As soon as the flag-raising ceremony ended in the morning, Ge Hongtao ordered the cancellation of breakfast time, and all the recruits followed the squad leader back to pack their things.

Everyone was confused by this order and had no idea what the company commander was up to.

"Which of you can cook?"

When they returned to the dormitory, everyone was packing up their things and Li Gang suddenly asked this question.

"Cook?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment. What was going on? They didn't do morning exercises, and they were not allowed to eat breakfast. He asked them to come back and collect their things. Now Li Gang asked them if they could cook. What was going on?

No matter how confused we are, since the monitor has spoken, we can only answer truthfully.

Sun Weicheng was the first to raise his hand and report: "Report, squad leader, I can!"

Sun Weichen may not be very good in other aspects, but when it comes to eating, he has never been defeated by anyone since he was a child.

He Wenjie hesitated for a moment and raised his hand and said, "Report, I can also do a little..."

"Report, I can do it too!" Li Qiang also raised his hand.

Needless to say, Jiang Chen had been wandering around in society for more than ten years in his previous life, so how could he not know any cooking skills?

However, he always felt that the cooking that Li Gang talked about was different from the cooking that normal people understood. After hesitating for a moment, he finally kept silent.

"Report, if squad leader just wants to cook, I can do it too!" Chu Fei also raised his hand without caring.

"Okay, as long as you all can do it. I was worried that you would be hungry later. Now it seems that I was worrying too much." Looking at everyone who looked full of confidence, Li Gang also smiled.

However, the more Jiang Chen looked at his smile, the more creepy he felt.

There is no way. I am really afraid of being cheated. Every time Li Gang smiles, someone will definitely be in trouble.

This guy must be up to no good!!

Jiang Chen is stubborn.

The fact was indeed as he expected.

Others just thought that what Li Gang meant by cooking was cooking, but they didn't know that the two are completely different concepts.

The cooking that Li Gang mentioned does not involve any commonly used kitchen utensils such as rice cookers, induction cookers, and gas stoves.

Most of those people in Class 5 who said they could cook had only cooked rice at home using an electric rice cooker. At best, they could cook instant noodles using natural gas or an induction cooker. Without these tools, it was doubtful whether they could cook rice well...

Of course, this is not absolute. Many of the new recruits are children like Jiang Chen and Zhang Meng who grew up in rural areas. They probably did a lot of stealing when they were young, and then hid in a corner of the mountains or the wild to make a fire and roast food.

Although the food you make may not taste good or even be half-cooked, at least you have gained some experience.

After packing up their things, putting on their backpacks and taking their water bottles, the recruits gathered downstairs again.

Ge Hongtao and several platoon leaders had been waiting downstairs. After the recruits had gathered, they took them directly to the warehouse.

Each person had two aluminum lunch boxes and an engineering shovel. Before leaving, they also received a large amount of rice, flour, oil and vegetables.

Looking at the things in their hands and the mountains of rice, flour and oil, one could guess what they were taking them to do.

Picnic!

To be precise, it should be a field exercise.

"set off!"

Following Ge Hongtao's order, the team of new recruits marched out of the camp and headed straight for the nearby mountains and forests.

Although it is called a field exercise, it is not actually a real field exercise. It takes less than ten minutes to walk from the recruit camp to reach the destination.

After climbing over a small hill, a large piece of wasteland covered with weeds and shrubs came into view. The weather was hot in August and September, and there was plenty of rain. The weeds here were more than half a person tall.

However, although this place looks desolate and sparsely populated, if you look closely you can find that there are still many traces of human activities around.

Jiang Chen even saw a section of rubber water pipe near the stream at the edge of the wasteland.

This should be a venue specifically used for soldiers' field exercises.

After observing for a while, Jiang Chen made a judgment in his heart.

"We're at the place now. Each class should find a place for themselves." Standing on the hillside and looking into the distance, Ge Hongtao gave the order after confirming that there were no problems.

"Yes!"

Following the company commander's order, the squad leaders immediately took the recruits into action.

"Follow me!!"

Li Gang greeted while standing on a small raised mound of earth.

"Jiang Chen, Li Qiang, the two of you go to the front to clear the way. Be careful of the distance between you and the other classes. Don't be too close, and don't be too far away!"

"Yes!" Jiang Chen and Li Qiang obeyed the order, carrying the engineering shovels to the front to clear the way, while Li Gang supported them to avoid any accidents.

Although soldiers come to this wasteland for drills every year, there are still many animals such as snakes, insects, rats and ants, so the necessary preparations must be made.

The engineer shovels issued by the troops can not only be used for shoveling soil, but are also very useful for chopping. Jiang Chen and Li Qiang cooperated with each other and in a few moves they cleared a path that allowed the two of them to walk side by side.

About fifty or sixty meters in, the platoon leader Zhao Hongbin stood on a small drum, looked around and shouted, "Platoon one, with me as the center, each class will find their own position, and be careful not to be too far apart!"

After hearing Zhao Hongbin's order, Li Gang stood on tiptoe, observed for a while, and then selected the location for the fifth squad to camp.

With Zhao Hongbin as the center, we walked about ten meters to the left and came to a relatively flat grassy area.

"Our class will set up camp here. Jiang Chen, take someone and follow the path we came from to get food. The rest of you can use the engineer shovel to clear the weeds and bushes in the camp."

"Yes!"

Everyone agreed and immediately started to act.

This damn place was overgrown with weeds and bushes, and the carts carrying food couldn't get in at all, so they had to go out and get them.

So to speak of ingredients, there’s actually nothing special about them, just some common pork, cabbage, potatoes, and at most a few eggs, and some staple foods and seasonings such as rice, flour, and oil.

These supplies were allocated in advance based on the number of people. Each class received three pounds of pork, five cabbages, potatoes, a small bottle of cooking oil, and a small bag of rice.

The seasoning is even simpler, just a small packet of salt and MSG, without even chili powder or soy sauce.

Looking at the seasoning in his hand, Jiang Chen's brows were almost twisted into a "川" shape.

Sun Weichen, who had rushed over with him to get the food, was not in much better condition, his chubby little face was wrinkled.

It's written all over my face: WHY NO CHILLI?!

Without chili pepper, can the food still be eaten? !

Jiang Chen is from Qin Province. Although he is not as good at eating spicy food as Sun Weicheng and Zhang Meng, who are from Sichuan, Chongqing and southern Hunan, his taste tends to be strong.

The Qin pepper, a specialty of Qin Province, has an exceptionally rich aroma after being splashed with oil, and the spiciness is not as irritating as before.

Whether you eat it with a steamed bun or a big spoonful of noodles, it is a rare delicacy in the world.

When he was a child, his hometown used to steam big steamed buns that were as big as an adult's fist and very firm, with chili sauce and oil in them. Jiang Chen could make three or four of them in one meal.

"Oh my god, I just gave you some salt and MSG, how can I eat this?"

Jiang Chen was like this, let alone Sun Weicheng, who kept talking about this matter along the way.

When Li Qiang saw what the two had brought back just after returning to the camp, he couldn't help but complain: "They didn't even give us any sauce. How can we eat something made with only salt and MSG?"

As northerners, the Northeastern people's eating habits are not very spicy, but overall they still tend to be heavy in flavor, as can be seen from the various stews and pickled vegetables.

Even Zhou Xinghai and He Wenjie, two handsome southerners, couldn't help but complain.

Of course, their complaints were different from Jiang Chen and the others. They were more dissatisfied with the vegetables provided by the army, which were just potatoes and cabbages, without even a single green vegetable...

"What are you arguing about? Eat if you can, and starve if you can't. You won't starve to death if you skip a meal!!"

After Li Gang's words, everyone immediately stopped complaining and got back to work.