Chapter 189
It wasn't a dream. It was indeed the school's loudspeaker blaring, and the students were woken up one after another.
Then the principal's excited voice came over the radio: "Students! Get ready! Put on your military uniforms and gather on the playground! We're going on a 10-kilometer march. We're traveling light this time, so everyone only needs to bring their own water bottles. The logistics staff will be on the playground to get you some water."
Before he could finish his words, the freshman dormitory exploded with complaints.
"What the hell! Without any prior notice!"
"That's right! So frisky! If I had been notified in advance, I would have slept in my military training uniform!"
"10 kilometers? Oh my god! Isn't this as tiring as going to the grave for Qingming Festival?"
"Stop talking, hurry up!"
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Su Miao quickly put on her military training uniform and was about to put on her shoes when Ye Jiayin came over with two insoles in her hand.
"Miao Miao, this is a cotton insole. It's not durable but it's soft. Put it in your shoes and you won't feel so tired when you walk."
"Sister Jiayin! You are my god! I was just thinking that my feet would be covered in blisters after walking 10 kilometers!"
After packing up, they followed the huge crowd of freshmen downstairs and rushed to the playground.
All the lights on the playground were turned on, and the principal, with a rosy face, was leading a group of leaders and looking at "his soldiers".
The instructor standing in front of each class seemed to be in high spirits, but the head teacher on the side was as sleepy as the students and could hardly open his eyes.
The student standing in front quietly asked the head teacher: "Teacher Wu, what time is it?"
Teacher Wu said with a look of complaint, "It's only four o'clock!"
Teachers from the logistics department came on two tricycles to deliver water to everyone. The water was in large buckets. They handed over the kettles and asked people to pour water into the water using a large spoon with a small pointed spout.
Su Miao was afraid of carrying too much, so he said to the teacher, "Teacher, just help me fill half a pot."
"Okay! Our logistics vehicle will be following you in a while. Come back when you need more water."
Su Miao took a sip of the water in the kettle. It tasted a bit salty, probably because salt was added to it, which could replenish water for students who were sweating too much.
The principal said a lot of things, the important information was that they had to start from the school, walk to Nanhu Park, and then walk back, a round trip of 10 kilometers.
Many students felt dizzy when they heard this, and their legs would be broken after walking ten kilometers.
However, this was part of the military training, so everyone had no choice but to go ahead. Each class selected two boys to carry the red flag, and they set off in high spirits!
Compared to the hot daytime, the temperature in the early morning is relatively low and you won’t be exposed to the scorching sun. This is why we chose to conduct the 10-kilometer training in the early morning.
Afraid that Su Miao couldn't hold on, Ye Jiayin asked her to bring the water bottle after they had just walked two kilometers.
"Sister Jiayin, it's okay. I've been training for half a year, and my physique is much better than before. I'm not tired now."
"Okay, if you get tired later, just give me the water bottle."
The "student army" lined up in a long line, with each class led by an instructor and a class teacher. Behind the team were two tricycles with water and some emergency supplies on them.
There was also a small car and two school doctors with a medical kit accompanying the team, in case any students could not hold on and fainted, so that they could go up and rescue them.
Most of the students have never walked on the city streets like this in the early morning, and they were with so many classmates. They were visibly excited.
When people are excited, they feel energetic, and when they are energetic, they don’t feel tired. So on the way from school to Nanhu Park, everyone was in high spirits and no one fell behind.
A few hundred meters away from Nanhu Park, Su Miao saw that the gate that was supposed to be closed at night was now open.
The instructor of Class 1 shouted passionately, "Comrades! Today's mission is to occupy Nanhu Park! Forward! Forward! Forward!"
No one could finish reading the three words "Forward! Forward! Forward!" because they started singing after the second one.
"Our team is heading towards the sun, with our feet on the land of our motherland.
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The singing of Class One infected the other classes. After just a few sentences, everyone started singing along under the guidance of several instructors.
Listen! The wind is whistling and the bugle is blowing!
Listen! How loud and clear the revolutionary songs are!
The comrades marched in unison towards the battlefield of liberation.
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Towards final victory! Towards national liberation!
The loud and clear singing spread far away, even the dogs in the alley started singing.
Only after entering Nanhu Park did they realize that the school had given permission and opened the door to let the students in, mainly so that they could use the toilet.
After all, I walked for more than an hour and drank a lot of water.
The others lined up to take turns using the toilet, while Su Miao and Ye Jiayin sat down on the side of the road to rest.
"Miao Miao, how are you? Can you still hold on?"
"It's fine now, but I don't know about the return trip. It's so far!"
As the two chatted, someone else started chatting nearby. Wu Guihua said to Liang Manman, "If it really doesn't work out, just report it to the teacher and go to the back to take the bus."
Liang Manman sat on the ground, her lips slightly pale. "I'm so tired. I've never walked such a long way in my life."
Li Fang said with some embarrassment, "Why don't you just hold on a little longer? I heard that your performance during the training will be counted towards the overall score of the performance, so it's better not to hold the class back."
The matter had reached such a high point that Liang Manman could only grit her teeth and persevere.
Her physique was comparable to Su Miao's before training. On the way back, her steps were a little unsteady, her face was pale and she said nothing.
While waiting to cross the road, she didn't notice that the team had stopped and bumped into Ye Jiayin in front of her.
"Are you okay?"
Seeing that she was about to fall, Su Miao quickly reached out to support her. Ye Jiayin also turned around and saw that she was sweating profusely.
It was just daybreak and the temperature was not very high. Although everyone had been sweating a little after walking for so long, no one was sweating so heavily.
Looking at her pale face, she must have been sweating coldly. Su Miao also noticed that Liang Manman's hands were a little cold.
"Are you feeling unwell? You should report it to the teacher."
Liang Manman shook her head: "Goodbye, I won't hold you back."
Ye Jiayin frowned and said, "How can you call this holding back? Military training is all about exercise, and the prerequisite for exercise is definitely good health. It's easy to get into trouble if you do this. I'll go talk to the teacher."
After saying that, he walked straight towards the head teacher regardless of Li Fang's objection behind him.
In the end, Liang Manman got into the car at the back, and the "new student army"'s 10-kilometer march lasted three hours, and finally returned to school at dawn.
Fortunately, the principal didn't lose his mind and gave them another long speech. He just let them go back to rest and gather again at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Su Miao was so tired that he fell asleep the next second after washing his face and climbing into bed.
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