Unexpectedly, the fifth company commander sneered.
"What are you sitting on?"
"From today on, you are both educated youth and soldiers!"
"Everyone get off the bus and walk. Don't worry, it's not far."
A group of educated youth walked obediently beside the two carriages, talking and laughing as they left the branch office.
Obviously he really believed what the company commander said.
Before leaving the branch office, Zhang Hongcheng found an excuse to go to the roadside to "relieve himself" for a minute.
He didn't believe the nonsense of Comrade Yan Jinrong with thick eyebrows and big eyes.
When he was looking at the small map at Deputy Director Liu's place before, he found that the distance between the branch headquarters and the fifth company's base on the map was about half an index finger.
The farm area under the Second Battalion's responsibility extends along the Muling River. It is a narrow area about four kilometers wide and sixteen kilometers long.
The Second Battalion's branch headquarters and the Fifth Company's base were located at the two ends of this narrow strip of land.
So the length of this half index finger is exactly sixteen kilometers, and Zhang Hongcheng also found that the road to the fifth company’s base on the map is not straight!
The distance they had to walk was at least twenty kilometers.
After leaving the branch office, the group headed northeast.
After walking about three kilometers, the educated youth stopped talking.
Because the company commander would never call for a stop, even the female comrades were not allowed to take a break.
Continuing to talk will only make their mouths drier.
Everyone except Zhang Hongcheng began to drink water in big gulps.
But Zhang Hongcheng just moistened his lips with the water in the kettle.
Because he guessed that the time of real thirst had not yet come.
Yan Jinrong strode forward and gave the newly arrived educated youth a malicious smile.
"I say, you young people, you can't even beat a middle-aged person like me, right?"
"Why do I see you walking slower and slower?"
Sichuan girl Bao Zhihui retorted unconvincedly.
"Company Commander, don't look down on me. I used to walk from the city to my grandma's house in the countryside without stopping for even a second!"
Ma Changjiang from Hubei Province also echoed: "Company Commander, I used to practice sprinting. At that time, I ran a thousand meters every day."
Yan Jinrong chuckled.
"Okay, we're all talented people. Let's continue. We can take a break halfway through."
The youngest, Su Beijing, was immediately stunned.
"No way, we're not even halfway there yet?"
This was Captain Yan's way of showing his power to the newly arrived educated youth. Zhang Hongcheng had seen a lot of this when he read period literature before.
Among the eleven people, he is currently the one walking the easiest.
The group walked for seven kilometers and almost everyone was exhausted.
Only then did Captain Yan show mercy and let everyone rest for ten minutes before continuing.
Kou Shihong from Gan Province was as tired as a puppy. He grabbed Zhang Hongcheng, who didn't seem very tired.
"My dear, I didn't realize you have such good endurance..."
Zhang Hongcheng took a sip of water, smiled and secretly lifted up his trouser legs.
Kou Shihong was stunned when he saw the tightly wrapped bandages on Zhang Hongcheng's calves.
Zhang Hongcheng smiled embarrassedly.
"My father was a soldier, it's all in my family..."
Kou Shihong reacted and quickly lowered his voice.
"Brother, do you still have any?! We are close friends!"
While Captain Yan wasn't looking at him, Zhang Hongcheng secretly took out two rolls of leggings from his bag and stuffed them into Kou Shihong's pockets.
These were all bought in advance by him in Beijing, and there were several volumes in his bag.
Kou Shihong pretended to go to the toilet and quickly went behind a tree.
Su Beijing's resentful voice suddenly sounded behind Zhang Hongcheng.
"Boss, you are partial to one and not to the other..."
How come this guy walks without making any sound?!
Zhang Hongcheng was not stingy and stuffed out two more volumes.
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