Chapter 74: Almost Burst! 18.29 seconds!
There is an open space on higher ground between the climbing building and the tactical training ground, where dozens of chairs have been placed.
The location here is excellent. Not only can you see the panoramic view of the entire training ground, but you can also see the shooting range in the distance.
Zhang Fengxue was whispering with Zhao Jiang, the commander of the 75th Army Special Operations Brigade, while Fu Qiang and his men were entertaining officers from sister units.
The Wolf Brigade is very famous, so these people naturally want to take advantage of the Warrior Competition to come and see the Wolf Brigade soldiers up close.
You may not be able to see anything during normal training, but the Warrior and Fierce Warrior Competition is the highlight of the Wolf Brigade every year, and the contestants must represent the true level of the Wolf Brigade.
At this time, the players with even numbers have already started the competition. Suddenly, figures are flying in the obstacle course, climbing up the buildings and running along the walls, which makes the surrounding audience stunned and exclaim in surprise.
"Holy shit! Holy shit! How did that guy get over the low wall just now? Did he just hurdle over it?"
"Oh my god, are we going to jump straight into the air from a high wall?"
"Look at that guy climbing on the balcony. The safety officer can hardly pull the rope!"
"No, why are the Wolf Brigade's climbing tactics so fast? They're all flying over the grass!"
"You don't know, there's no grass in the northwest, so they train by crawling across the Gobi Desert. But when they come to our grassy areas, they're like fish in water. Damn, they're really fierce!"
Tian Xiaohu, the company commander of the infiltration company, also came here specially to watch the game today and was walking around each venue.
"Ao Xiang, is your life-and-death brother Xu Ge participating in the competition? Why haven't I seen him?"
"He must have participated, Captain. There are no new recruits in this warrior competition, so he should be easy to find." Ao Xiang also looked around for a long time. "Maybe he's running five kilometers outside right now."
"Tsk tsk tsk, I have to say, the level of any of these contestants would be top-notch if they were brought to our company!" Tian Xiaohu said with emotion.
Ao Xiang felt that this was not right: "Captain, these people are the top students of each company in the Wolf Brigade!"
"But they have over 500 top students of this level in a single regiment. We might not even be able to find that many in a single brigade..."
"Captain, keep your voice down!" Ao Xiang quickly reminded him, pointing up the slope, "The brigade commander is right up there!"
Tian Xiaohu's neck shrank: "Then let's go to the shooting range and stay away from him!"
On the high slope, Zhang Fengxue waved to the regiment leader, Fu Qiang: "Xiao Qiang!"
"arrive!"
Fu Qiang immediately came in front of Zhang Fengxue and Zhao Jiang and saluted them.
Zhao Jiang looked at Fu Qiang who was standing straight in front of him, still smiling on his face, but secretly surprised in his heart.
You can still see the soldier's spirit in a colonel-level commander. There must be a reason why the Wolf Brigade is so strong.
Zhang Fengxue asked with a smile, "Old Zhao came here today specifically to see the new recruit who captured their infiltration company commander last time. Did Xu Ge participate in the competition?"
"Report, the competition has begun!"
Fu Qiang felt that the surrounding environment was too noisy, and with the two brigade commanders sitting there, it would be inappropriate for him to lower his head to talk, so he immediately took a step forward and squatted in front of the two of them and continued,
"He's the only new recruit participating in the Warrior Competition this year. Xu Ge's number is 37, and he's currently running a five-kilometer cross-country race outside."
Zhang Fengxue nodded and said, "When the other group returns, remember to send a telescope to Brigade Commander Zhao."
"yes!"
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Outside the comprehensive training ground, on the other side of the river, a long team was running fast.
Everyone had already determined the route before the start. They would run along the river to the top of a mountain two kilometers away, which was the mountain where the Sixth Company and the Infiltration Company were fighting. They would then return after receiving the playing cards.
This is a true five-kilometer cross-country race. Not only is there no road along the entire route, but there are also frequent ups and downs, and it is necessary to completely cross a mountain that is several hundred meters high.
Competitions are different from normal training, especially competitions of the level of the Warriors Tournament.
Everyone may hold back during normal training, but at this time you must try your best to achieve your best results!
As soon as the whistle sounded to signal the start of the game, more than two hundred people rushed forward.
Xu Ge was also swept forward in the crowd. He felt that he was not running five kilometers. This speed was exactly the pace of 800 meters!
After running for a considerable distance, the gap between the teams gradually widened, and a first echelon of about forty or fifty people gradually formed in the front.
Xu Ge was unwilling to be left behind, so he gritted his teeth and squeezed in.
Because he saw Chen Wei from the first company in front of him, he subconsciously wanted to overtake him.
But after running for a while, Xu Ge began to feel chest tightness and palpitations, and his legs were unable to keep up with his arm swing.
"Fuck! No! I'm going to get blown away if this keeps going on!"
Xu Ge suddenly came to his senses, and quickly slowed down and adjusted his breathing and rhythm. He no longer thought about following the first echelon, but ran honestly in the second echelon.
After turning a corner in front, the dozens of people in the first echelon could no longer be seen, which meant that the gap between the front and the back was at least 50 meters!
Xu Ge was frightened and almost suffered a great loss due to lack of experience.
He emphasized to himself again in his heart that this was not a recruit company, and those people in front were animals. Chasing them by force would be seeking death!
When running five kilometers in the recruit company, Xu Ge was unbeatable by anyone except Kai Youmu, so he always led the team in the first echelon.
After setting off just now, Xu Ge habitually accelerated forward, but he forgot that this was not a recruit company, but a warrior competition. Therefore, he was almost disrupted by the group of people in front.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Started climbing the mountain.
Xu Ge was breathing heavily, one hand moving constantly while the other hand was holding the 191 assault rifle behind him to prevent the gun from shaking too much and affecting his center of gravity.
He no longer thought about anything else in his mind, and reminded himself to follow his own pace and not be led astray by anyone.
You have to know that these veterans from the Wolf Brigade who can come to participate in the Warrior Competition are not simple people. Some of them are very good at extreme sprints within 2000 meters!
That is to say, they may lag behind you for the first 3,000 meters, causing you to relax your vigilance, but once the journey is halfway through, these people will suddenly explode, and their main goal is to risk their lives.
At this time, you must not panic, and you must not chase blindly!
Because you think that if you grit your teeth and chase for a thousand meters, the other party will lose heart, but in fact, the one who will be blown away can only be you.
This is a phenomenon that Xu Ge often saw while running after joining the company. Some veterans are just so mean and have such bad tastes.
Rustle!
Amid the sound of footsteps, a group of people began to climb the mountain.
Xu Ge's whole body was already drenched in sweat at this time, but he didn't dare to relax at all and continued to trot up.
When we were almost at the top of the mountain, the first group of people finally appeared in sight, but they were going down the mountain.
Xu Ge took a deep breath, knowing that it was time to exert his strength, and no longer held back. He sped up and rushed to the top of the mountain. After receiving the playing cards, he immediately started to go down the mountain.
"9 minutes and 11 seconds!"
This is the time reported by the officer in charge of issuing the licenses just now.
Xu Ge did some calculations and felt that there was no hope of running under 18 minutes. He just didn't know how fast those in the first echelon could run.
After going down the mountain, it started to drizzle, making the already rugged off-road route even more slippery and muddy.
Xu Ge began to speed up slowly, which was the rhythm he was good at.
"Yahoo! Start charging, brothers!"
"Mamma mia, mamma mia, only 2000 meters left!"
"Wow, turn on the acceleration mode!"
A few strange cries were heard, and four or five figures rushed past Xu Ge and ran straight to the front.
Sure enough, these veterans started to make trouble!
Xu Ge forced himself to resist the urge to sprint along, and only started burning his energy when he reached the last 800 meters.
"ah!"
With a roar, Xu Ge rushed across the finish line.
The officer who was recording the results immediately said, "Number 37, 18 minutes and 29 seconds!"
“Not bad!”
“Awesome!”
“Good job!”
A few cheers came from the crowd who were resting nearby.
Xu Ge gasped for breath and looked at this side speechlessly: "Squad leaders, please stop laughing at me!"
Since these guys were cheering for him, they must have arrived much earlier than him, and some of them might have even scored under 17 points.
"We are not making fun of you. You are the only new recruit this year, and it is really amazing that you can run 18 and a half minutes!" A second-term non-commissioned officer gave a thumbs up and said with a smile.
Xu Ge also chuckled, feeling a little embarrassed by the compliment.
"Your name is Xu Ge, right?"
A voice came from behind. Xu Ge turned around and saw that it was Chen Wei from No. 23.
"Squad leader, how do you know my name?" Xu Ge asked curiously.
Chen Wei smiled and said, "Li Dongshui said that. He said your gun is very fast. Is that true?"
Xu Ge didn't want to be too modest: "It's okay."
A group of people around immediately looked over.
In Wolf Brigade, when someone compliments you on something, you reply with "It's OK," which is basically the same as declaring, "Yes, I'm awesome."
Chen Wei looked at Xu Ge deeply and said with a smile, "Our numbers are not far apart. Maybe we can be assigned to the same group and compete with each other then!"
"good."
As they were talking, everyone had already run back to the finish line.
An officer immediately came over to organize the team and took the more than 200 people into the waiting area of the training ground, and asked everyone to rest there for half an hour.
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Wang Lin and Su Liujun went to Kaiyoumu. Li Dongshui was waiting in the examination area. When he saw Xu Ge coming back, he immediately handed him a bottle of mineral water and then chatted with Chen Wei for a few words.
While drinking water, Xu Ge observed the performance of the double-numbered athletes and found that some of them had already finished the test and were resting on the other side, preparing for the next five kilometers of cross-country race.
Because it was drizzling, some of the personnel from other units who came to watch the competition had already left early, while others hid under the tents in the waiting area to avoid the rain.
Xu Ge had sharp ears and heard some discussions coming over.
"The group with the single number ran a five-kilometer run first. They were pretty unlucky."
"Unlucky? Why?"
"This has consumed too much energy. The next result will definitely not be ideal..."
"If you don't understand, then don't talk nonsense. Look at these animals that just finished running. Do any of them give you the feeling that they are no longer able to do it?"
"What the hell? It's true!"
"I think those with odd numbers are lucky. When it rains hard, the mountain roads outside will be difficult to walk on. Those with even numbers will definitely have worse results!"
“That makes sense!”
About half an hour later, all the people in the even numbers finished shooting and started walking out the door.
Gao Wen came over and started to group the people with single numbers. Sure enough, Xu Ge and Chen Wei were both assigned to the first group.
The assessment items in the training ground are different from the five kilometers outside. There is a starter at each venue, and the athletes will not be given too much rest time. Basically, each item is run continuously.
This is also the reason why Guo Yuanshuai always asked Xu Ge and Kai Youmu to practice all-around events.
The first group that Xu Ge was in started the first competition from the 400-meter obstacle course. There were four tracks in total, and four people competed at the same time each time.
When it was Xu Ge's turn, Wang Lin and Su Liujun had already arrived. They reminded Xu Ge to tie his shoelaces tightly. Just as they were about to say something else, two reporters from the military channel, a man and a woman, came over.
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