Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

The city was still shrouded in winter in February, with daytime temperatures below zero. A breath exhaled outdoors would instantly freeze into white mist. Bone-chilling winds would blow from time to time, making life extremely unbearable.

However, despite the bad weather, the soldiers did not relax their training. As soon as the eastern sky turned slightly white, the morning call sounded in the barracks, and the soldiers in the dormitory hurriedly got up, quickly changed their clothes, and packed their equipment to go out and assemble.

Discipline in the military camp was strict and did not allow for any slackness. If one did not obey orders or failed to complete tasks on time, he would be severely punished. Therefore, no soldier dared to slack off, and despite feeling sleepy, they rushed out as fast as possible.

"Jia Dongxu, get up quickly!"

In the dormitory, the squad leader of the new recruits who was the first to put on his equipment looked around and found that there were still people lying in bed who had not woken up. He immediately stepped forward and urged them in a stern voice.

"Hmm~"

Jia Dongxu, who was shaken awake, groaned softly, rubbed his eyes, looked out the window, and seeing that it was still early, he fell asleep again.

Since recuperating at home from a leg injury, Jia Dongxu has been sleeping until he wakes up naturally every day. It has become a habit. Today is his first day in the army, and he has no way of adapting.

When the squad leader of the new recruits saw Jia Dongxu close his eyes again, he became furious. He stepped forward, pulled him off the bed and threw him to the ground.

"Get up now! If you delay the gathering time, I'll show you how I'll punish you!"

"what!"

Jia Dongxu fell to the ground and cried out in pain. He finally woke up completely after being scolded by the squad leader. He slowly got up and sorted out his equipment.

……

Downstairs in the barracks dormitory, Cheng Hao stood in front of the team, looked at the neatly lined soldiers, nodded slightly, and ordered: "Seventh Company, everyone, report!"

"one two Three……"

The sonorous and powerful sound of the count echoed downstairs in the dormitory building, attracting the company commanders who were organizing the troops nearby to glance over and watch from time to time.

In less than two months, Cheng Hao was able to train the Seventh Company to such a level, which can be regarded as an excellent military management expert. It is true that there are no weak soldiers under a strong general.

"Reporting to the company commander, the 7th company has a total of 128 people, and the actual number of people present is 128. Please give instructions!"

After the head count was completed, all members of the Seventh Company arrived without any omission.

Cheng Hao was delighted to see the company was so efficient. He was about to lead the troops for morning drill, but he saw a soldier with his shirt half-open and his pants dragging down, rushing out from the dormitory building behind him and heading straight for the Seventh Company's formation.

Everyone in the Seventh Company was shocked. They had just counted all the personnel, so how come there was suddenly one more?

Cheng Hao had extraordinary eyesight and recognized the identity of the person at a glance. He was about to step forward to stop him, but he didn't expect the fifth company commander next to him to run over first and shouted at the man: "Jia Dongxu, get out of here!"

That’s right, the person who wanted to break into the Seventh Company’s formation was Jia Dongxu who got up late.

Jia Dongxu woke up late and was slow to act. Before he had even finished putting on his clothes, everyone in the dormitory had left. In a hurry, he didn't care about his equipment and ran out of the dormitory building with his half-dressed clothes.

Because no one showed him the way, he panicked and almost ran into the Seventh Company where Cheng Hao was.

"Shock~"

Jia Dongxu was startled by the scolding of the fifth company commander. He stopped where he was, with a look of surprise on his face. He could only turn to look at Cheng Hao hoping for help.

However, Cheng Hao completely ignored Jia Dongxu's intention and directly ordered the troops to move out. He took the lead and ran at the front, leading the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Company to the training ground.

After the Seventh Company left, only the confused Jia Dongxu and the ashamed and angry Commander of the Fifth Company were left.

It would have been bad enough that he was late for assembly on his first day in the army, but he actually went to the wrong company. It was so embarrassing.

The fifth company commander decided to train Jia Dongxu strictly to prevent him from making a fool of himself again.

Just like that, accompanied by a small episode, Jia Dongxu's arduous military career officially began.

……

After a busy morning of training, the soldiers can finally take a break during lunch break.

Cheng Hao was eating in the cafeteria when He Yuzhu rushed over.

"Brother Hao, Jia Dongxu made big news this morning and was severely punished by the Fifth Company Commander.

You don’t know…” He Yuzhu spoke excitedly about the intelligence he had obtained, his voice excited and cheerful.

Life in the military camp was dull and tedious, and when he finally had something fun, of course he had to share it with his good brother first.

Cheng Hao shook his head slightly and said nonchalantly: "Today is just the beginning. Jia Dongxu will suffer in the future."

When they were in the courtyard, Cheng Hao reminded Jia Dongxu not to join the army on impulse. He didn't listen to the advice and deserved this disaster.

"Who says it isn't?

In the morning, because of Jia Dongxu, the entire Fifth Company didn’t have a good breakfast. Everyone in the Fifth Company was unhappy with Jia Dongxu, and I guess many of them were thinking about how to train him.”

The army values ​​honor, and has its own way of dealing with people like Jia Dongxu who violate discipline and undermine honor.

In the coming period of time, Jia Dongxu will have to increase his training until he can keep up with the main team.

Before Cheng Hao and the other man said a few words, a soldier came to report from outside the cafeteria.

"Captain of the Seventh Company, there is a middle-aged woman outside the barracks. She is lying at the entrance crying and looking for you by name."

Cheng Hao frowned, put down his chopsticks, and said coldly: "Some people are really haunting."

Without thinking, Cheng Hao could guess who was causing trouble at the camp gate.

Not long ago, Cheng Hao had just broken a mouthful of Jia Zhang's teeth. He didn't expect that she would be so forgetful and dare to come and cause trouble.

"Brother Hao, it's just a Jia Zhang, she can be dealt with by others." He Yuzhu said nonchalantly.

In the courtyard, Jia Zhang could still pretend to be a local boss and disgust people, but when she came to the military camp, she was just a small bug and could not make any waves.

"I think he's here for Jia Dongxu. I'll go find the captain of the fifth company."

Cheng Hao thought for a moment and made a decision.

The person who tied the bell should be the one to untie it. Since the trouble was caused by Jia Dongxu, he should solve it himself and not bother others.

After finishing the food in the bowl in a few bites, Cheng Hao handed the cutlery to He Yuzhu and walked towards the training ground.

Due to poor performance in the morning, the 5th Company is still training on the training ground and doesn’t know when they can have lunch.

There was a strong wind outside at noon. When Cheng Hao arrived at the training ground, there was still a class in the fifth company that had not yet disbanded. It must be the class that Jia Dongxu was in.

The fifth company commander stood at the edge of the training ground, silently watching the drill of the recruit class that Jia Dongxu was in. He couldn't eat unless he disciplined the people in this class.

"Captain of the Seventh Company, why are you here?"

The fifth company commander noticed Cheng Hao and was the first to speak: "You are not here to laugh at me, are you?"

"How dare I?" Cheng Hao chuckled, not angry at all. He stood next to the fifth company commander and said calmly, "Jia Dongxu's mother came to our house."

The fifth company commander was slightly stunned and it took him a while to react.

"What the hell is he doing here?"

"I don't know either. I'm just a messenger, coming here to tell you something." Cheng Hao's tone was flat, as if nothing had happened.