My Military Career in a Parallel World

After clearing away the surrounding weeds and shrubs, Li Gang asked everyone to gather around and began to teach them how to dig a smokeless stove.

A smokeless stove, also known as a light-proof and smoke-dispersing stove, is the simplest and most practical cooking stove for a single soldier in the field.

"First, before digging a stove, you need to observe the surrounding terrain and make sure there are no ignitable objects within two meters. Clear away the weeds and dead branches on the ground..."

After explaining some basic precautions, Li Gang started to work.

The structure of a smokeless stove is very simple. First, dig a rectangular pit, which can be used to fill the fire and also to block the flames from the stove mouth.

Then, dig a small hole about two palms away from the rectangular tunnel. The size of the hole can be adjusted according to the cooking utensils.

Finally, dig out flues on both sides of the small pit, cover the top with branches, straw and other things that can be found everywhere in the wild, and finally cover it with a layer of soil.

Li Gang dug the stove very quickly and in no time he had a standard smokeless stove.

But then again.

In most cases, what you think is simple is just what you think. When you really get started, your hands will tell you that it is not simple at all...

The recruits were divided into groups of two and began to cook.

Although there are two people in a group, two smokeless stoves must be dug, and everyone has to do it. Li Gang will come over to check later, and the platoon leader and company commander will also conduct random checks.

"Meng, you dig the stove first, I'll go prepare the ingredients."

"it is good!"

After saying hello to Zhang Meng, Jiang Chen picked up the engineer shovel and lunch box and left.

"Hey, Deputy Class Leader Jiang, there are so many ingredients, why don't you use the small yellow basin? Why are you carrying so many lunch boxes?"

On the way, I met a new recruit from the next class. Seeing the four lunch boxes in Jiang Chen's arms, I couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Hehe..." Jiang Chen smiled and didn't answer.

Is this guy looking for trouble?

Didn’t they know that Class 5 just cleaned the toilet last night? !

How dare you say that you use a small yellow bowl to hold food? !

Seeing that Jiang Chen ignored him and just quickened his pace to leave, the new recruit was still a little confused and was just about to complain a few words.

The deputy monitor is so great, can the deputy monitor ignore others?

Fortunately, his comrade next to him stopped him in time and whispered, "Have you forgotten that during the housekeeping evaluation yesterday, Class 5 was ranked last because the monitor and deputy monitor were not there!"

"Ohhhh…I almost forgot about this!"

After being in the army for so long, everyone has heard more or less about the great achievements of the magical little yellow basin.

This is because conditions in the army are better now. If it were a few years ago, we might still have to use small yellow basins to clean dry toilets.

The most terrifying thing is that you just finished cleaning the toilet with the little yellow basin, and the next moment you use it to make dumplings for you. The feeling is so sour and refreshing.

When they first heard about this incident, all the recruits almost simultaneously recalled what happened on their first day in the army.

If I remember correctly, the welcome noodles were brought back by the class leaders in their own little yellow basins...

Some of the new recruits who were curious and liked to play around even ran over to ask their squad leader whether the small yellow basin could really be used for everything as everyone said.

The result...

The squad leaders naturally had to tell the new recruits about the great achievements of their own little yellow basins.

Washing face, feet and clothes are its normal uses.

It is also very useful as a container for rice or instant noodles occasionally.

You can also play a musical instrument during gatherings and singing to add to the atmosphere.

When on business trips or during field training, it can also be used to load sand, transport stones, take out garbage, etc.

It can also be used to store fruits and dumplings during festivals.

Soldiers in the north can also use it to store snow in winter.

It can be used as a small stool by placing it on the ground.

Buckling it on the backpack during zipping can keep out dust and rain.

In short, this thing is an all-purpose tool. It can be used to serve rice or soup, scoop manure and water vegetables, wash your head, wash your feet, and occasionally clean the sludge and sewage from the sewage ditch...

The most important thing is that this thing is sturdy enough, resistant to drops, beatings and pressure, and will not break no matter how you use it.

An unknown squad leader gave an example, saying that his small yellow basin was once flattened by a car, but he kicked it twice and was able to use it again.

However, the recruits' focus was obviously not on this. When they thought about the small yellow basin they used to eat noodles, which had been used to clean dry toilets, transport mud and sand, and dig sewers...

Their faces turned green and they wanted to vomit, but they thought that a week or two had passed and the noodles they had eaten had already been digested and excreted...

From then on, every time the recruits saw the small yellow basin belonging to the squad leader in the corner of the dormitory, they felt their stomachs cramp.

Then, looking at the brand new little yellow basin in my hand, I silently swore in my heart that I would never use it to dig out manure or clean the toilet.

But the actual situation...

Jiang Chen was using an engineer shovel to process the food in his hands with great difficulty. On the other side, the smokeless stove in the camp had been dug.

Everyone is lighting the fire under the supervision of the squad leader to test the smoke exhaust and ventilation effect of the smokeless stove.

As for the result...

Jiang Chen, who happened to be standing in the wind, started coughing on the spot.

Some recruits were unwilling to give in and lay over the stove and blew air continuously, for which they were naturally scolded by the squad leader.

"Stop blowing! Look at the smokeless stove you dug. It's full of smoke!"

The preparation of this meal was full of twists and turns and was thrilling.

This is because the squad leader is watching closely, otherwise, it would be hard to say whether this wasteland can survive in the end.

As for the meals made by the recruits.

Alas, I can only say that those who can cook rice are considered to have excellent cooking skills. Many people cook half-cooked meals, not to mention the taste.

This was their first time engaging in field training, and the squad leaders were relatively tolerant.

The field exercise is not just a simple picnic, there are other projects waiting for them.

After finishing their tasteless breakfast, the recruits continued to follow their squad leader deeper into the woods to carry out training for the next project.

Learn how to set up and camouflage tents.

There is not much to say about setting up a tent. Once you understand the structure and setting method of a tent, you can basically complete it after practicing a few times.

Camouflage is not difficult. We can make use of the dead leaves of trees that can be found everywhere in the mountains and forests, and the camouflage color of the military tent itself. As long as there is no problem from a distance, it will be considered a pass.

They worked until noon, when the recruits were taken to a wasteland. The same procedure as in the morning was followed, with two people in groups. They were required to dig their own smokeless stoves to solve the lunch problem.

With the experience of the morning, everyone's performance was obviously much better this time.

The ingredients for lunch are similar to those for morning. The staple food is still rice, and the dishes are mainly potatoes, cabbage and pork.

However, the seasoning has been upgraded. In addition to salt and MSG, a small packet of chili powder is also given.

The moment he saw the packet of chili powder, Sun Weichen's squinting eyes suddenly opened wide, no longer looking listless as before.

We didn't eat much in the morning, and everyone was starving. After receiving our own food, we immediately took action.

This time, it was Jiang Chen's turn to dig the smokeless stove, while Zhang Meng went to prepare the ingredients.

In the morning, Jiang Chen went to the dream space and tried several times during his break. Although the smokeless stove he dug out was not as good as Li Gang's, it was still a good solution for basic smoke exhaust.

As soon as Jiang Chen finished, Zhang Meng came over with the cleaned ingredients.

While making a fire, Jiang Chen went to the river to wash the engineer shovel and brought back two pots of water with his kettle.

Wild stream water cannot be used directly unless necessary and must undergo simple filtering.

Li Gang had already taught them the specific method this morning.

However, with this method, recruits only need to know how to operate it, and it is not actually used very often.

He took out two pieces of chlorine disinfectant distributed in the morning from his pocket and threw them into the kettle for disinfection, and picked up some firewood on the way.

When they returned to the temporary camp, the fire in the smokeless stove had already started. Jiang Chen looked in the direction of the two smoke ducts and made sure that there was no smoke leakage before he took the lunch box and started cooking.

Two people have a total of four lunch boxes, two for steaming rice, one for stewing soup, and one for stir-frying.

The soup is cabbage and radish soup, sprinkled with some salt and MSG. The taste is not very good, but it is definitely not bad.

"You keep an eye on the soup and rice, I'll cook the vegetables!"

"Okay!" Zhang Meng agreed verbally, but her eyes kept glancing towards Jiang Chen from time to time.

Pour cooking oil into the lunch box, wait for the oil to heat up, then throw the chopped pork in.

The pork made a sizzling sound when it encountered the high temperature, and a fragrant aroma gradually spread.

Seeing that it was almost done, Jiang Chen sprinkled a handful of chili powder into the lunch box, and then threw all the remaining cabbage in.

Under the influence of the chili pepper, the grease at the bottom of the lunch box gradually turns into red oil, which wraps around the cabbage and pork, looking particularly appetizing.

Jiang Chen was picking up the food in the lunch box with chopsticks made of tree branches. Just as he was about to turn around to see how the rice and soup were cooking, he saw Chu Fei and his friends who had come running over, staring at the lunch box on the smokeless stove.

"It smells so good! You're really good at cooking, class vice-captain!" Chu Fei praised with drooling eyes.

In the morning, he was in a group with Li Qiang. When they were cooking rice, they added too much water, which directly put out the fire in the stove, resulting in the two of them having to eat half-cooked porridge.

By now, he was extremely hungry. When he smelled the fragrance of food from Jiang Chen's place, he immediately came over.

"It's okay. I often cooked in the wild when I was a kid, so I can probably cook it." Jiang Chen knew what he was up to, so he didn't respond and just said something perfunctorily.

He was not talking nonsense. In his previous life, he often went to the ravines to catch fish and shrimps. He would bring a small knife, some salt and chili powder with him, and would eat whatever he caught on the spot.

Jiang Chen still remembers that there used to be a chicken farm on the side of the mountain, which was used to raise free-range chickens. When he was a child, he and a few friends went to the chicken farm to steal chickens. They followed the method they saw in martial arts movies, wrapping the chickens in leaves and covering them with mud, then stuffing them into the fire, and then sprinkling some salt and chili peppers on them after they came out.

That taste...

Well, Jiang Chen didn’t really remember it, and it wasn’t delicious, but they still enjoyed it, as if eating like this was the demeanor of a martial arts master…

After eating, he performed a set of "Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Subduing", and he was definitely the reincarnation of Hong Qigong.

Ignoring the drooling people, Jiang Chen turned to Zhang Meng and said, "The dish will be ready soon. Go check if the rice is cooked. Pour the food directly on the rice and eat it as a bowl of rice!"

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away!" Zhang Meng wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and trotted to look at the rice on the stove next to him.

As soon as Zhang Meng left, Chu Fei looked at the stir-fried pork and cabbage in the lunch box and finally couldn't help himself. He smiled flatteringly and said, "Hey, class deputy, Brother Chen, do you think you can..."

"Don't even think about it. This is not even enough for the two of us!" Jiang Chen refused without waiting for him to finish his words.

However, considering that this guy was really pitiful and Li Qiang had to suffer with him, Jiang Chen couldn't bear it and said, "We only have so much food. I can't share it with you. If you want to eat, bring the food here later and I'll cook it for you."

"Thank you, class deputy! I'll go find Qiangzi to get the ingredients now!"

Yes, because of what happened in the morning, Li Qiang had deprived him of the right to cook. He would rather do all the work by himself than let him touch it.

Chu Fei trotted away. The others were still watching him eagerly. Jiang Chen couldn't just ignore them, so he could only repeat his previous words to them.

Jiang Chen is still okay, but Sun Weichen on the other side is really busy.

When cooking in the morning, although the conditions were limited, Sun Weichen's cooking skills still left a deep impression on everyone.

Now, not only his comrades in his own class came to him, but even the new recruits from the next class came to him for help.

Of course, Sun Weichen may seem simple and honest, but when it comes to food, this guy is also very shrewd.

I can help with cooking, but I have some requirements. An egg or a piece of meat, or some extra rice is fine. At least I can't work for nothing.

Everyone readily accepted his conditions, and soon, this guy's lunch box was filled with food. In the end, there was no more room, so he had to use a small yellow basin.

Zhang Meng brought the cooked rice over, Jiang Chen covered it with the fried vegetables, fried two eggs with an engineering spatula, and then dug out the potatoes buried under the stove.

There was meat, rice, vegetables, eggs, soup, and soft baked potatoes...

The new recruits who were waiting for Jiang Chen to finish eating and cooking for them were drooling.

Didn’t we agree to go out for a picnic?

How come your food looks better than what we eat in the cafeteria!

Tears rolled down from the corners of my mouth.

Chu Fei regrets.

I regret what I did when I was making the grouping. I chose Li Qiang, a fool with strong limbs but a simple mind. If I had known earlier, it would have been great to be in the same group with the deputy commander!

This is because Li Qiang doesn’t have the ability to read minds, otherwise, he would have been beaten so hard that he would have a lot of romantic relationships.

Who is holding who back? If it weren't for you, would I have ended up like this?!

They stayed in the woods until about five in the afternoon, when Ge Hongtao ordered an assembly and prepared to return to the recruit camp.

"Finally I can go back!"

"Ah! I miss the big white steamed buns, big meat buns, and big rice in the cafeteria..."

"Hurry up, I'm starving. If you go back quickly, maybe you can still make it in time for dinner!"

Hearing that they could finally go back, the recruits happily packed up their things and gathered together, but they didn't know that there was one last challenge waiting for them.

Five kilometers is tiring, and five kilometers of weighted running is even more tiring, but these are nothing compared to weighted cross-country running.

With Ge Hongtao's deliberate arrangement, the distance from their current location to the recruit camp is exactly five kilometers.

There was only one path that could accommodate two people walking side by side, and the recruits were fully armed except for the lack of guns...

This is a fixed event for the new recruits company of the 228th Regiment, the spearhead force of the mountain division: a five-kilometer load-bearing cross-country run!