Chapter 163: Could it be that this boy is both talented in literature and martial arts?
It is easy to distinguish the people in the squadron from those in the cadet squadron. You can tell them by their military ranks.
The veterans who arrived one after another on Chen Mo's side, although most of them looked old, all of them had the title of red-board students.
The squad leaders of each squad will lead the team to negotiate with the people on duty.
Students line up to enter in batches and classes.
Although this is just a training session, the purpose is to let the students in the team see the 1,000-meter obstacle course of the Lu Academy. It is not a formal assessment, let alone the impact of the results.
But gathering so many people here essentially involves the entire army and the honor of multiple reconnaissance companies.
When you are out there with the honor of the company on your shoulders, who would really be willing to admit that they are not as good as others?
This side of dormitory 402.
As soon as they were brought into the venue by the squad leader, Xie Yong and Ding Zeliang, two fierce generals of the Night Tiger Company, pulled the brims of their military caps to the back of their heads.
Old Ding tightened his belt again, glanced at Chen Mo with a fierce look on his face and said, "Scholar, just watch the scene today, there's no need to rush in."
"Look at how Lao Xie and I teach them a lesson."
"Okay, come on, veteran."
Chen Mo encouraged with a smile.
There are really not many people who can be as calm as him at the scene.
Shimen Army Academy is the only academy in the entire army that has a reconnaissance and command major. Although the number of reconnaissance students in the academy is usually not large.
The two teams together have only more than seventy people, but this group of people has gathered all the heroic companies from the seven major military regions.
Look around.
The Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company of the Jincheng Military Region, the Southwest Cheetah Reconnaissance Battalion of the Rongcheng Military Region, the Second Reconnaissance Battalion under the Yangcheng Military Region, and the Fifteenth Reconnaissance Battalion under the Fengtian Military Region.
The 2nd Reconnaissance Company of the 127th Division and the 3rd Reconnaissance Company of the 128th Division.
Compared with these companies, the 3rd Reconnaissance Company of the 7th Division where Chen Mo was located, and the 4th Instrument Reconnaissance Company of the 63rd Army Anti-aircraft Artillery Brigade, were completely inconspicuous here.
More and more people gathered outside.
There are students from the Army Academy and some officers who gathered here just to see the grand occasion of the Reconnaissance Department this year.
Fang Huai and the captain of the 30th Squadron were standing in the distance, discussing the details of the next training arrangements.
After all, the venue belongs to Luyuan.
Many scouts from grassroots units have never been exposed to this kind of subject. The purpose of this training camp is just to let the squadron members guide the trainees.
Get familiar with it.
That's what I said.
However, every May, when the mid-year assessment is approaching and promoted personnel are entering the school, this one-on-one training is the most intense moment of competition.
It would be strange if veterans don’t get involved when veterans lead veterans.
Thousand-meter obstacle course. Chen Mo turned his head and saw that everyone around him was actively warming up. He also shook his limbs to make himself as active as possible.
There is no first or second ranking in this kind of training, but at least it is in front of so many people in the landing academy.
If we want to represent the Seventh Division, we must not bring disgrace upon the reputation of the unit.
If Cheng Dong knew that he was embarrassing himself here, I guess that hot-tempered company commander would really run all the way from Hedong to give him a beating.
"What do you think, scholar? Are you confident in challenging this kind of venue?" Wang Bo watched Chen Mo stretching his limbs. He scratched his head, his face showing a bit of pride as a veteran, mixed with nervousness about going on stage.
Fatty Wang is a semi-technical worker, not a pure grassroots reconnaissance soldier, otherwise he would not have fed himself so fat.
His sense of superiority only allows him to show off his power in front of a private like Chen Mo.
"No big deal, it's within my control." Chen Mo responded with a smile.
This caused Wang Bo to roll his eyes and grumble: "Just keep bragging, just don't get weak later."
Chen Mo had been in the army for too short a time. In the impression of many veterans in his class, he was promoted to officer only because he was lucky enough to have thwarted a spy operation.
He was selected to enter the school because he had seized a lot of film negatives and made great contributions.
In essence, they are not on the same level as the soldiers of the veteran reconnaissance company.
Just when 402 was busy warming up and arguing.
Fang Huai, who had finished the negotiation in the distance, came up to the crowd with a bunch of yellow armbands in his hand.
"Come on, Team One and Team Two, assemble."
As the order was issued, the veterans from each class, who had been waiting for half a day, quickly put on their uniforms and lined up.
More than seventy people gathered in less than twenty seconds.
Fang Huai walked to the front of the formation, threw the armband in his hand to the squad leader beside him, and then said loudly: "Comrades, you have seen what happened today."
"I know you scouts are arrogant. You're like tigers on land and dragons in water. I'm talking about you."
"Every year, the mid-year assessments in our Department of Reconnaissance are the most anticipated and popular in the entire academy."
"The academy will notify your original units of your mid-year assessment results, but today isn't an assessment. It's just a pre-training for you to get used to the 1,000-meter obstacle course."
"Look at the previous scouts and how difficult the challenges were."
"Our cadet team will wear yellow armbands, and the squadron comrades will wear red armbands. Two people will go on stage at a time, and the next group will go on stage three minutes later."
"One last word. I know you've fought hard, but don't forget, tomorrow is the real test. Save some money for tomorrow and that's the real work."
"The thousand-meter obstacle course isn't part of the assessment. Today, I'm just trying to broaden your horizons. Remember that?"
"yes!!"
A chorus of angry roars could be heard from the queue, but it was obvious that no one could really hear them.
A temporary group like the student team is not easy to manage, and Fang Huai doesn't want to give too many reminders.
He simply waved his hand and said, "Alright, dismiss and start the leaderboard. Look at the number corresponding to your armband. Number one is the first to go on stage."
"be safe."
Fang Huai had just finished speaking.
The veterans who were announced to be disbanding immediately stepped forward and started scrambling for the armbands. Chen Mo usually seemed to be a non-competitive person and treated others quite kindly.
But he has the pride of a soldier in his bones, so how could he allow himself to really give in?
When others were grabbing it, he rushed into the crowd like a little cannon, tore it apart and grabbed the armband, and when he opened it, he saw the number "13" printed on it.
According to the rules Captain Fang just introduced, he can only enter as the 13th group, with each group taking three minutes, so it will take at least half an hour before it is his turn.
"Damn, Xiucai, how come you are so lucky?" Sheng Donghao tilted his head to look at Chen Mo's armband, his face full of depression.
Because they all went up to grab it together, Sheng Donghao grabbed "57".
That’s nothing.
What surprised Chen Mo even more was that in the entire dormitory 402, only Xie Yong's room number "8" was taller than him.
Ding Zeliang 31, Wang Bo 69, Lai Wei 17, Liu Mujun 52.
All the groups were arranged at the back.
There's nothing strange about this. The armbands were all folded together, and everyone rushed to grab them before the veterans distributed them. Whoever they grabbed was the first to go on the field. It wasn't just whoever was faster.
Competition between men is sometimes very strange.
Not to mention this kind of grouping at the back, even if you suddenly jump up on the road and touch the leaves on the tree, the friends behind you must jump higher than the one in front and touch the leaves at a higher place.
As the big brother in the dormitory, no one has any ideas about Xie Yong.
But Chen Mo didn't have so many concerns. A group of old hands from dormitory 402 came up to him and tried to exchange armbands with him.
What a pity.
Before anyone could speak, the instructor at the entrance of the thousand-meter obstacle course in the distance blew the assembly whistle.
"Everyone, please pay attention. The first ten groups will start lining up. The first group will prepare to enter."
The kilometer obstacle course is a large circular track with a width of about five meters, which can accommodate two people at the same time.
It is impossible to count how many obstacles there are. Anyway, only scouts dare to play this level of difficulty.
Because if we leave them aside, let alone completing the entire journey, 99% of the army would not be able to even persist for two-thirds of the journey.
This is not nonsense.
The difficulty of the 1,000-meter hurdles is several times higher than that of the 400-meter hurdles. After running 400 meters, many people want to spit out blood to relieve the pain, let alone the 1,000-meter race.
This venue is not often used and is only opened for mid-year or year-end assessments. There is a reason for this.
The first group is about to go on stage.
The crowd watching from the outside began to push forward, and they would rather brave the scorching sun to watch the event live.
The veteran who had just wanted to exchange armbands with Xiucai no longer had time to do so and began to move his position in unison.
Nearly two thousand people have gathered in the northwest corner of the entire military training ground. It is quite lively.
Before Chen Mo could run to the place, Fang Huai, who was standing beside him, reached out and grabbed him.
"Hello, Captain."
Seeing who was stopping him, Chen Mo quickly stood at attention.
"Alright, kid, stop being so strict." Fang Huai glanced at Chen Mo's armband and continued, "You should be well prepared. There aren't many people in the school who can finish the 1,000-meter obstacle course."
"Although you've only been in the army for a short time, you're young and your strength recovers quickly. You'll be able to hold out as long as you can."
"This thousand-meter obstacle course is the measuring stick for your reconnaissance department. Don't even think about reaching the finish line. It's practically impossible. Go ahead."
"Yes, Captain."
Chen Mo straightened his chest.
Then, he turned around and continued to follow the crowd towards the venue.
In the morning, Ding Zeliang asked him to find an opportunity to avoid this training, which was not unreasonable.
Because what Captain Fang said just now is correct. Many people can't even make it to the finish line in the kilometer obstacle course.
It’s just that some people fall in the first half and some people fall in the second half.
Lao Ding was afraid that Xiucai would fall at the starting line and bring shame to 402.
"Bang!"
The starting gun sounded and the two people in the first group came on stage.
Chen Mo ran to the front of the field and saw two veteran reconnaissance soldiers, one on the left and one on the right, with their backs slightly arched, sprinting at full speed.
The two figures, like tigers descending from the mountains, fired heavy artillery, attracting thousands of eyes at the scene.
The first obstacle is a bit like parallel bars, with a total length of six meters. The two scouts must rely on the strength of their arms to drive their bodies forward, and their feet cannot touch the ground.
This one was not difficult, and the two of them passed the obstacle in the blink of an eye.
The second obstacle is a four-meter wooden wall.
The wall is five meters wide, with two ropes as thick as a baby's arm hanging on each side. Otherwise, how can we say that the scouts are awesome?
No matter whether they were students wearing yellow labels or veterans wearing red labels, their movements were extremely swift, as if they were leaping through the air, and they jumped off the high wall in the blink of an eye.
The thousand-meter obstacle course has obstacles placed next to each other.
There are two rows of ant holes below the high wall, three in each row, each two meters deep, and they are filled with water.
The so-called ant hole is a circular trench with a diameter of 80 centimeters. When Chen Mo came to the military training ground, he saw someone spraying water into the ant hole.
At that time, many people in the academy were discussing that this would increase the difficulty of training, but in fact this was not the case at all.
The Luyuan 1,000-meter obstacle course was established too early, and it has a history of 20 to 30 years.
In the 1970s and 1980s, more than half of the veteran scouts could pass this subject successfully.
However, in the early 1990s, with the increasing prevalence of mechanization, the physical fitness of veterans had declined significantly. By the end of the 1990s, they were no longer as good as veterans from more than a decade ago.
The Luyuan's thousand-meter obstacle course has been significantly reduced in difficulty after several repairs. Adding water to the ant holes is actually to increase buoyancy and reduce the difficulty of climbing.
Otherwise, after jumping through three ant holes in a row, some veterans will fall at this step.
Next, there is a 30-meter iron stake network, a giant "human"-shaped ladder, high and low wooden beams, and a series of holes to overcome the obstacle course. That is, there is a low horizontal beam in front that you must crawl through, and then immediately stand up and climb over a 1.5-meter-high wall.
One beam and one low wall constitute one group, and there are three groups in total.
This was all thanks to the scouts. If an ordinary person had reached this point, he would have felt dizzy and fallen down just by bending his head and standing up, bending his head and standing up again and again.
In fact, the two veterans in the first group had slowed down by this point.
It was the next item, the rope net, which was made of thick hemp ropes woven into a shape similar to a low-pile net, but this time you didn't have to crawl, you just had to jump over the ropes one by one.
Chen Mo stood in the distance and watched as the veteran wearing a red armband, perhaps due to excessive energy consumption when jumping, got his toes hooked on the rope and tripped and fell onto the rope net.
He was gasping for breath and unable to stand up, so he left the show midway.
The veteran with yellow labels in his group only persisted in one more subject. When he stepped onto the single-plank bridge, he lost his balance and fell down.
In the first group, neither of them had even completed half of the race before they were wiped out.
Faced with this situation.
Chen Mo opened his mouth and was stunned for a long time.
He thought that the 1,000-meter obstacle course was very difficult, otherwise, it would not be so famous.
But I didn't expect it to be this difficult.
It was agreed that we would guide one by one, but in the end the person who led the way was not as good as the one who learned, and the distance between us was far.
For the second group, it wasn't their turn to play yet, but the first group had already finished.
There were sighs from all around, as if people were very disappointed with the result.
As the saying goes, experts see the details, while laymen see the excitement. Among the people gathered in the distance, some have never seen students taking exams of this difficulty.
Everyone was talking about it, and they felt that the scouts were not good enough.
But the reconnaissance students who were watching closely smacked their lips and no longer had the enthusiasm they had when they were fighting for the armbands at the beginning.
After all, they are all veterans who have been promoted from various units. Even if some of them have better physical fitness, how much better can they be?
It can't be that much more powerful.
"This looks really difficult. How did people in the past manage to make it to the end?"
There was an old soldier next to Chen Mo, shaking his head and sighing.
"Bang!" The starting gun sounded again.
The second group came on stage.
This group was a little smarter than the first one and didn't rush as hard at the beginning, but they still collapsed two or three hundred meters away from the finish line due to exhaustion.
Next.
The third group, the fourth group, and the fifth group.
The more famous reconnaissance companies all had veterans who fought in succession, but without exception, none of them made it to the finish line.
By observing the process of these veterans overcoming obstacles, Chen Mo discovered that a considerable number of them were actually capable of persisting further.
They are all just like the veteran in the first group who was wearing a red tag and had his toes caught on the rope.
Ultimately, it was due to exhaustion, lack of coordination of limbs, various mistakes that occurred, and not having the strength to get up after falling.
The same was true for Group 8, including Xie Yong, a veteran of the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company. This guy collapsed less than 300 meters from the finish line.
It's really a pity.
Because it is a 1,000-meter obstacle course, the most difficult part is the first half, and the second half becomes easier and easier. As long as you are careful, there should be no problem.
finally.
The first twelve groups have all finished.
It's the thirteenth group's turn.
At this time, the group of old scouts in the waiting area no longer had the initial momentum of "I am the best in the world".
Becoming more cautious than the other.
"Xiucai, come on, if you can't do it, the honor of 402 will be up to me to maintain." Ding Zeliang clenched his fists and cheered Chen Mo.
"Go ahead, scholar, I will encourage you spiritually." The bastard Wang Bo also joined in the nonsense.
Upon hearing this, Chen Mo just nodded heavily.
At the entrance, under the watchful eyes of the police officers, Chen Mo bent his waist, adjusted his breathing, and prepared to challenge the kilometer obstacle course.
To be honest, he had no confidence at all whether he could reach the finish line.
After all, the only thing I can boast of compared to others is my youth.
Youth is the greatest asset.
The veteran who was working with Chen Mo was a third-class non-commissioned officer who looked to be about 27 or 28 years old.
The other person turned his head and saw Chen Mo's slightly childish face. He was obviously stunned for a moment before he said, "You've been watching for so long, you must have seen all the movements clearly, right?"
"Well, I've seen it clearly, squad leader. Don't worry, I'm not in any big trouble."
You know, in the squadron, the veterans who were promoted and the veterans stationed in the academy have always been at odds with each other.
Chen Mo was a promoted officer, and he called the old soldier in his group "squad leader" as soon as he came up, which surprised him.
The old soldier stared at Chen Mo again and said with a grin, "Okay, you're a good kid. Be careful not to get hurt. If you can't hold on, stop. This place wasn't built for us in the first place."
"My name is Zhao Lei. Come to Room 205 to talk to me when you have time."
"Okay, hello, Squad Leader Zhao."
As soon as Chen Mo finished speaking, there was a "bang" and the starting gun sounded again.
No time to say hello.
Chen Mo rushed forward quickly and took the lead in rushing in front of Zhao Lei. When he came to a venue similar to parallel bars, he used the momentum of his body to leap forward suddenly.
He saved nearly two meters of distance, grabbed the iron bars on both sides, exerted force from his waist, and surged forward.
When watching from the back just now, Chen Mo originally thought that this was quite easy, but when it was his turn, he found that this thing that looked like parallel bars was not parallel bars after all.
Not to mention how long it is, there are bends in the middle and the height is uneven, which really consumes a lot of arm strength.
However, fortunately, it was the first item, and Chen Mo had plenty of physical strength, so he didn't think it was a big deal.
When we reached the four-meter-high wall.
Chen Mo grabbed the rope with both hands, stretched it tight, exerted force with his arms, and coordinated his feet to push against the wall. When he reached the top of the wall, he grabbed the other side of the high wall with both hands and slid down.
At first, Zhao Lei thought Chen Mo was young and not that fast in his movements, but now that he was quite coordinated in all aspects, he didn't pay any attention to him anymore.
But behind the coordination, Chen Mo also truly understood why the twelve groups before him all failed to make it to the finish line.
He had only jumped over two obstacles, but his arms were already showing signs of soreness. You can imagine how difficult the rest of the journey would be.
No time to think about it.
Behind the high wall is an ant hole. Looking at the hole with a diameter of only 80 centimeters, turbid muddy water is still shaking in the hole, with dead grass and green leaves floating on it.
Chen Mo didn't know why the ant hole obstacle was set so far forward, but he still had to jump.
He leaped.
With a "splash", Chen Mo grabbed the edge of the cave with both hands to prevent himself from being submerged in the water. He climbed out quickly, but before he could get up, he slipped into another cave.
After going back and forth several times, when Chen Mo came out of the third ant hole, his clothes, which were already soaked with sweat, were now completely wet.
The thirty-meter iron stake net has arrived.
It could be that Chen Mo and Zhao Lei's movements were in sync, or it could be that the veteran found that after passing three obstacles, he still couldn't surpass this person who was obviously younger than him.
A little anxious and angry.
As the two crawled, they moved forward in unison, mud splashed beneath them, and their limbs moved almost in unison.
Next, there was a giant "human" shaped ladder. Chen Mo hardly used his hands to hold on to the ladder when he climbed up, relying entirely on his body balance to leap to the top of the ladder. When he went down the ladder, his back slid to the ground against the ladder surface.
Anyway, the "human" shaped giant ladders are all built with steel pipes, the inclined surface is not steep, and this action is not very dangerous.
But the problem is.
Chen Mo's actions broke the situation where the two of them were moving forward together. Zhao Yong gritted his teeth and jumped directly off the ladder.
When passing through the series of holes and overcoming obstacles, the two men clearly showed their fighting spirit. Even at this moment, Chen Mo was panting like a cow, and his chest began to swell.
The high temperature dried out the wet clothes a little, making them even more uncomfortable to stick to the body.
But he didn't dare to relax at all, he had to fight.
Why do the people in front of you dare not relax even though you are exhausted?
Because this obstacle challenge requires skills. Once you let go of the momentum, it will be impossible to regain your energy.
When they arrived at the rope course, the first batch of red-label veterans suffered losses. Chen Mo endured the numbness in his legs and crossed over quickly and cautiously.
His partner Zhao Lei is equally strong.
After crossing the rope net, a "U"-shaped bend appeared in front of them, and the two of them sprinted at the same speed again.
Cross the single-plank bridge, flip the beam, climb the three-meter-high plank, scale the six-meter-high wall, and jump over the deep trench.
Unconsciously, Chen Mo's consciousness became increasingly blurred, which was the sequelae of extreme physical overdraft.
When climbing the rope ladder again, Zhao Lei finally couldn't hold on. He was exhausted and his hands went limp and he fell to the sand.
But Chen Mo still persisted.
He had forgotten what he was doing. His body was almost driven by instinct. He pulled the rope, swung to the high platform opposite, jumped down, and then climbed the ladder.
The distance to the finish line is getting closer and closer, with only the last 150 meters left.
More than four minutes had passed and the fourteenth group had already come on stage.
Chen Mo suddenly recalled the dream he had during his lunch break, commanding an armored torrent to cross the border. It was so cool.
It’s a pity that the fat guy interrupted such a beautiful dream. I didn’t even think of lighting a cigarette to enjoy it in the dream.
What a loss.
Chen Mo moved his lips and climbed up the iron pole with his hands unconsciously. He was about to lie on the rope and cross the 30-meter rope.
Because his mind was already in a mess, as soon as his body touched the rope, he suddenly staggered and almost fell directly to the sand from a high altitude.
Chen Mo was also awakened by the sudden movement.
Fortunately, his instinctive reaction was fast enough, and he grabbed the rope quickly and did not fall down.
The whole person was hanging in the air.
far away.
Ding Ze's conscience was tugged at him, and he subconsciously shouted: "Xiucai, come on!"
Maybe it was because what happened just now was too thrilling, or maybe the nickname "Xiucai" was eye-catching enough.
Ding Zeliang's voice quickly attracted responses from people around him.
"Come on, scholar!"
"Xiucai, come on!!"
The cheers became louder and louder.
More and more people started shouting together. Chen Mo, who was hanging on a rope, heard the noise and shook his head hard.
In fact, at this time, no matter how loud the noise from the outside world was, he could not hear it clearly.
Hanging here with his right hand holding the rope, Chen Mo used his arms to slowly prop up his body, and used his left hand to reach the rope.
"Xiucai, come on, you are the closest to the finish line now, come on."
Xie Yong also shouted along with the crowd.
Including Wang Bo, who is usually bad-mouthed and lazy, he joined in the shouting.
Because Chen Mo's current position was indeed the one closest to the finish line among the thirteen groups of twenty-six people.
Finally, after several attempts, Chen Mo reached the rope with his left hand and began to move little by little.
The sounds of encouragement in the distance were getting louder and louder. When Zhang Jinnan, the vice president of the Lu Academy, and several school leaders passed by the entrance of the military training ground,
You can hear the deafening cheers from inside.
He frowned and walked into the training ground, just in time to see a figure hanging in the distance, trying hard to climb.
Look again at the distance between that figure and the finish line.
Zhang Jinnan himself was stunned for a moment.
You should know that the Luyuan 1,000-meter obstacle course was built in the 1970s and 1980s. After several repairs, it is no longer fully used for training.
Every year, there are people who challenge the Reconnaissance Department. The college’s attitude is neither to encourage nor to oppose it. It’s not a bad thing anyway.
Besides, there are not many people who can actually run the entire course.
Could it be possible that this guy could make it to the end?
That means he is a man of both civil and military talents.
Zhang Jinnan had already identified that the hanging figure was Chen Mo. He stood at the entrance of the military training ground with his hands on his hips, looking interested.
He looked towards the northwest corner and muttered to himself.
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