"Report to the battalion commander, we are not hungry yet. When we were almost at the finish line, we met Wang Yushu and Kan Jie from our battalion. They gave us a lot of food. Otherwise, we would not have reached the finish line so quickly." said a soldier.
Zhang Gu perked up immediately after hearing this. "Oh, where did you run into Wang Yushu and the others? How many people are there? Why haven't they returned to the camp yet? Do they have any extra supplies to share with you?"
"It's about 70 kilometers away from the camp. That's the only way back. There are nine of them in total. Except for Wang Yushu and Kan Jie, the rest are the newcomers to our camp. We also asked them why they didn't come back. They said they had something else to do and would not be back until tomorrow, and..." The soldier spoke hesitantly because he didn't know what consequences his words would cause.
"And what? Please explain it clearly!" Zhang Gu asked anxiously.
"When they took out food for us, we refused it. After all, we knew that we would reach the destination today and we would definitely not starve. So many of them would not be back until tomorrow, so how could we have the nerve to ask for their food? But Wang Yushu showed us their backpacks, so we shamelessly took some food. You don’t know! The backpack was full of food, and there was even a roasted rabbit. Hey, we were all shocked at the time. Wang Yushu also said that they would definitely not be able to finish the things in that backpack, so it was just to reduce their burden, otherwise they would have to carry it back tomorrow, and it would be very heavy. So we didn’t hesitate to treat them and took their food for one day." The soldier who spoke was called Lian Tianlai, the platoon leader of the third platoon of the second company of the first battalion. He scratched his head embarrassedly while speaking.
Now Zhang Gu finally understood why Lian Tianlai was hesitant in speaking. It is not allowed to light a fire when surviving in the wild, as doing so will attract the enemy.
But the roasted rabbit in their backpacks was clearly cooked over a fire they'd built themselves. After all, the four of them had been taken care of by others, so they were definitely afraid to bring trouble to those people by sharing their experiences. However, these people were brave enough to actually cook something and eat it without being discovered by their opponents. They were quite lucky.
Suddenly, he remembered something. A few days ago, a group of people who had been sent back said that they saw someone making a fire in the woods, so they went over to see who dared to make a fire in the competition. As a result, before they could figure out what was going on, they were shot in the head. They didn't even see who shot them. Could it be that those people encountered Liang Yiyi's group? He didn't forget that Liang Yiyi's shooting skills were unstoppable!
Originally, he came here to ask these soldiers if they had met anyone from their camp on the way, but now he was relieved.
Considering what happened during the day, Zhang Gu knew what these little devils were planning. They must be ambushing people from the other two camps along the way, allowing his comrades to reach the destination smoothly, and giving them some help within their ability, at least to ensure that they would not faint from hunger on the road.
You have to know that the closer it gets to the end, the less you eat. Not everyone is as brave as Liang Yiyi and the others who dare to barbecue during the competition. The compressed biscuits are only enough for three days, which is definitely not enough. If you can't grab others', you can only starve to the finish line.
After learning about this, Zhang Gu told the others to rest well and walked out of the tent. He still had some things to confirm, which was the key to whether Liang Yiyi could be kept. Otherwise, how could he convince his commander with empty words?
At the military district headquarters, Liang Jianjun was discussing matters with the newly appointed deputy commander, Xue Zhihe. Xue Zhihe had previously served in the Northern Military District, where he was also the deputy commander. Although his position remained unchanged, it was clear to anyone with a discerning eye that he was being given a higher position.
He was different from Liang Jianjun, who was usually a bit serious in the army. There was no way around it, he had risen step by step from the lowest level of soldiers. To subdue the group of little bastards under his command, he not only had to have strong skills himself, but also had to be able to suppress the group of rough guys under his command with his aura. If he didn't take it seriously, no one would be afraid of him.
Over time, he'd developed a rather stern image, a quality he couldn't change even if he wanted to in his high position. He only relaxed when he got home.
But Xue Zhihe was like a smiling Buddha, smiling before he spoke, giving people a very gentle feeling. So the two of them got along very well these days.
After finishing the business, Liang Jianjun said to Xue Zhihe, "Brother Xue, your family just moved in. If you need any help, just let me know. Your sister-in-law is idle at home every day. If your sister-in-law needs anything, just go to her. Are the children here too?"
Xue Zhihe looked to be in his forties and was a little overweight. In fact, he was two years older than Liang Jianjun, so when they were not talking about business, they just called each other brothers, which was quite comfortable.
Xue Zhihe also has three children, one son and two daughters. The eldest son is named Xue Wei, who is 27 years old this year.
Xue Zhihe had placed all his hopes on this son, hoping that he could be admitted to the military academy and enter the barracks, so that he could inherit his father's career and make a name for himself in the army in the future.
Who knew that during the college entrance examination, Xue Wei secretly changed his choice of major and was admitted to Beijing University of Political Science and Law. Since then, he has been further away from the army. Now he has been working in the Procuratorate for four years and is now a director.
The second daughter, Xue Mei, is two years younger than Xue Wei. After graduating from university, she followed her family's arrangements and got married to the son of a high-ranking official in Province H. Although the two were in a family marriage, they got along well and lived a happy life.
There was also a little daughter named Xue Qian, who was quite beloved by Xue Zhihe. When Xue Wei suddenly changed his application to enroll in Beijing University of Political Science and Law, Xue Qian consoled her father, saying solemnly, "Dad, I will definitely get into the military academy and become a qualified soldier like you. I will never let you down."
At that time, little Xue Qian was less than ten years old. After she finished her words, she studied hard every day, and spent almost all of her remaining time exercising. She practiced taekwondo, judo, and Sanda, and achieved considerable success. Xue Zhihe doted on his little daughter even more.
Xue Qian had been beautiful since she was little, and her little mouth was good at talking, which made her very popular with her family. After this incident, her family became even more fond of her. Xue Qian was a senior in high school at the No. 1 High School in Beijing, and usually lived with her grandmother, who loved her very much.
"Qianqian is already at her grandmother's house in Beijing, and she's helping her mother clean up the house, so there's no need to trouble my younger sister-in-law. The eldest brother works in H Province, and it's impossible for him to transfer his job here for the time being. Besides, he's almost 30 years old, and he's responsible for his own affairs, and we as parents won't interfere. Xue Mei got married last year, and she won't come with us, so all in all, there are only three of us at home." Xue Zhihe said with a smile.
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