Chapter 2267

For the East India Company, both the Haihan Kingdom and the Matalan Kingdom were competitors, but one was far away across the ocean and the other was close at hand, so naturally the threat at close range was greater. Not to mention that the last time the two sides fought to the death,

Only a few years have passed, and the newly built walls of Batavia City are always reminding the Dutch not to let down their guard against the Materan Kingdom for a moment.

Because the Haihan Army did not directly participate in this competition, Su Keyi's attention was mainly focused on the soldiers from the Matalan Kingdom. However, judging from their performance, these people can only be regarded as qualified

It was flat, but there was nothing that made Su Keyi feel afraid.

But Su Keyi also heard that a group of military officers from the Matalan Kingdom had returned to China after completing their studies some time ago. Perhaps after a while, the next batch of overseas students from the Matalan Kingdom would arrive in Sanya. If this goes on, eventually,

Several powerful figures will appear at some point in the future and become the East India Company's formidable rivals.

Of course, Su Keyi also wanted to try to terminate the military cooperation between Matalan and Haihan, but this was not easy. The East India Company was always on guard against Haihan, and the military cooperation between Haihan and Matalan was obviously not just for selling arms.

The purpose was to make money and to contain the East India Company. How could they change their ways easily?

These two families are not the only ones in such a mutually restrictive relationship. Annan and Champa are also rivals that have always had border conflicts. However, because these two countries are allies of Haihan, under the mediation of Haihan, they are currently barely maintaining a superficial relationship.

Peace. But as long as there is a situation where superiority can be distinguished, the two families will definitely not give in to each other and must fight for it.

For example, in this kind of competition, the goal of the weaker Champa army is not to win the competition event, but to defeat Annan in each individual event. But so far, the efforts of the Champa army are obviously not enough.

To make up for the gap in strength, it is very difficult to even narrow the gap to a competitive range, let alone defeat the Annan Army in the several projects that have been completed.

Luo Keren, the ambassador to Champa, was naturally very dissatisfied with this performance. He had argued with Zheng Zha at the banquet the day before yesterday about who had better development prospects in Saigon or Vung Tau. He held his breath and wanted to use it in the competition.

Zheng Zha was slapped in the face with his grades, but it seemed that it would be too difficult to realize this wish, so it was impossible to ridicule Zheng Zha with this.

The top runners completed the stage one after another and returned to the school field. Champa actually ranked last for the time being. Luo Keen was ashamed on the spot. He thought to himself that if he only gets this result in the end, then I can do it. This is

After several trainees return to China, they should not report to the military. They should first work as coolies to earn back the training expenses for this year.

Of course, just complaining in your heart cannot change the situation on the field. Strong teams like Xu Jiajun and Annan Army are not easy to be interfered by the outside world. When the second round is completed, these two teams are still far behind.

leading.

At this time, the gap between these two teams and the other teams has obviously widened. After their third team members left the school field, the second team members of other teams returned to the school field for handover.

Although Xu Jiajun is still in the lead, the gap with Annan Army is not too big. Fortunately, the routes of each team are different. The third team of the two teams went their separate ways after leaving the school field, so there is no need to worry about the progress of the game.

will interfere with each other.

And Li Zhi, who was worried, found that his team's ranking had dropped again. By the time the third team left the school field, it had been ranked eighth again. He could only sigh secretly at his lack of strength. It is really difficult to win in this kind of event by just relying on luck.

Take advantage.

Ando Shi, who is waiting to play on the school field, is much more optimistic than Li Xie. He has also been observing the changes in the rankings of each team. The difference is that he has a certain understanding of the strength of each team in this event.

A layman like Li Zhi would not be able to just watch the excitement.

An Daoshi believed that Xu Jiajun was able to maintain the lead in the first half. A very important reason was that they put Dong Shangyi, who was good at cross-country marching, in the first leg. He gained a relatively large time advantage for Xu Jiajun in the first stage.

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The Annan Army also adopted similar tactics, but they placed Li Hai, who was good at cross-country marching, in the second leg, actively avoiding the Xu Jiajun's strongest first leg, which was a bit like Tian Ji's horse racing.

The strongest player in the North Korean team is Ando Seok, who will play in the last leg. Although judging from the current situation, the North Korean team has fallen behind most of the teams, but in fact the gap from third to last is not that big.

Not big, just in the middle of the pack. If the current situation can be stabilized, Andosi is confident that he can catch up a few more points in the last stage.

When the third team completed the schedule and returned to the school field, the North Korean team moved up one place from the previous round and ranked seventh. However, it was further away from the top two in the fight between gods and had basically lost the possibility of catching up with them.

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After receiving the starting order, Andoshi immediately went to get the map information for his stage and the compass used to determine the direction. He needed these two tools to find the first target.

The information attached to the map is the direction and distance to the first destination, but the route needs to be chosen by him on the way. The orienteering race is held at the Luhuitou base, where there are various terrains and buildings used for military training

, some routes may even require passing through densely packed barracks.

On the map, it looks like a straight line from the starting point to the destination, but there are actually many places that need to be detoured along the way, which means that you have to constantly adjust the direction while traveling. This is a nightmare for people who don’t have a good sense of direction.

.If you even get the direction wrong, you will naturally not be able to find the exact check-in point.

Therefore, even those who set off first may be overtaken by those who come after them because they have to stop and correct their direction along the way. Of course, people with a strong sense of direction and rich experience will continue to fine-tune their direction during the process, so that it is convenient

This saves a lot of time in repositioning.

Andao Shi belongs to this category of people. He accumulated rich experience in traveling in the wild during his career as an Orion before joining the army. He does not even need to be equipped with a compass as a tool. He can determine where he is by relying solely on his natural judgment.

Bearing and direction of travel.

After seeing the information on the map, Andao Shi quickly calculated the direction of the first destination, and then set off at a trot. The morning project required a lot of physical exertion, but fortunately the interval was long enough, and he had basically recovered.

Best condition.

The rifle plus the backpack weighing more than 20 kilograms is indeed quite heavy. Fortunately, in addition to the straps on both shoulders, Haihan's military backpack also has two fixed belts on the chest and abdomen, which can firmly fix the backpack to the body and make it possible to run.

It won't shake too much. The rifle has a long and slender body, and it would be inconvenient to run if carried on the back, so he chose to hold it horizontally with both hands, one hand holding the handle and the other hand holding the gun body, so he ran like this

The rifle in your hand will not affect your body's balance and you can run faster and more steadily.

This feeling is not unfamiliar to Andao Shi. When he was tracking wild boars in the mountains and forests with a steel fork, he ran like this non-stop. As long as he kept his pace and breathing rhythm, he could even run in the mountains and forests in one breath.

Run more than twenty miles.

Andao Shi galloped through the passage between the two rows of barracks, turning a blind eye to the looks from the nearby Haihan soldiers. Normally, he would not dare to run like this without permission in the camp. In addition to preventing chaos, another reason is that Lu Huitou

There are many places in the base that are restricted areas where foreign military cadets are not allowed to enter. If you accidentally violate these taboos, you may even be expelled from Sanya.

But today was a special situation. He could finally run around the base without worrying about violating any military regulations. Of course, he didn't get carried away. The area this route passed was almost completely unfamiliar to him.

He must ensure that he is highly focused and that his route does not deviate from the target.

After passing through this barracks, there is a large horse farm next to it. A wooden fence as high as one person circles around dozens of acres of land in this pasture. In the middle, there are dozens of horses leisurely enjoying the sunshine and freshness.

of fodder.

It goes without saying that these war horses belong to the Haihan Cavalry Battalion. However, this unit is not very famous to the outside world. Even Andao Shi did not see them dispatching large-scale troops when he fought with Takahashi Minami in Korea.

Cavalry troops.

The cavalry battalion has always been in a rather awkward position in Haihan's army. First of all, the area ruled by Haihan does not have many horse farms suitable for grazing, so it is quite inconvenient to engage in large-scale horse breeding. Secondly, Haihan's ruling area is scattered

Everywhere overseas, and the combat areas are often far away from the mainland, it is necessary to use a large number of ships to transport troops by sea. Transporting people is troublesome, let alone transporting horses. The established cavalry units have to be mobilized by sea to thousands.

Deployment outside the country is simply a big trouble for the shipping sector.

After Harugong, who was responsible for commanding the cavalry troops, went to Shandong to fight a battle in 1634, he suggested that the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense abandon the line of establishing large-scale cavalry troops and delegate the command and garrison to various overseas colonial areas.

Hainan Island is mainly responsible for training cavalry and breeding war horses to ensure the actual combat effectiveness of the cavalry troops.

Otherwise, transporting the war horses thousands of miles before each battle will delay time and affect the combat effectiveness. The cost of transportation may even be greater than the combat mission itself. It is really not a cost-effective deal.

The military horse farm on Hainan Island is not in Sanya, but in the plain area in the north of the island. This small military horse farm on the Luhuitou Peninsula is just a supporting institution for training cavalry, with only a few dozen horses in total.

Ando Shi slowed down, judged his position and direction, and found that he had to go around the racecourse to get back in the right direction, which was at least two miles longer than the expected distance.

Normally, this distance is not that big, but at this time, he was marching in a hurry with more than 20 kilograms of equipment on his back. It was a race against time, and he didn't want to waste time here. The military horse racecourse did not allow outsiders who were not cavalry troops to enter without permission, and An Daoshi was like this

His behavior undoubtedly violated military regulations. However, he recalled the rules of the competition and found that contestants were not allowed to take shortcuts. Seeing that there was no one around him, Andao Shi gritted his teeth, climbed up the wooden fence and entered the racecourse, planning to go directly to the racecourse.

Across the racecourse.

Andao Shi also knew that there was something wrong with this move. After jumping into the racecourse, he ran very fast, trying to leave from the other side of the racecourse before being discovered. However, this was not an unattended place, so he jumped into the racecourse.

He didn't run far when he was spotted by a cavalryman herding his horse in the distance. He immediately whipped up his horse and chased after him.

The cavalry chased him close, but before he could stop him, Ando Shi took the initiative to let go of his voice and turned around and shouted: "I have an urgent mission from the Ministry of National Defense. It is urgent and cannot be delayed!"

The cavalryman heard what he heard clearly, and he muttered a little, thinking that there might be some urgent mission. He pulled the reins and slowed down the pursuit of the horse. When he realized that this guy should be participating in the orienteering competition, Ando Shi

Already ran away a long way again.

The cavalryman was furious. He clamped his legs on the horse and chased after him again. Without turning his head, Andao Shi could hear the sound of horse hooves in the distance behind him. He saw that not far ahead was the wooden fence on the other side of the racecourse. At that moment, he

He rushed over with all his strength. After five or six steps, he threw the rifle over the fence, then put his hands on the fence, kicked hard with his feet, and climbed over the fence without stopping. After landing,

He rolled over, picked up the rifle, and continued rushing towards his destination.

The cavalryman chased him to the edge of the fence, but after all, he missed a step. He spat fiercely, but he couldn't help but be impressed by this guy's clean and neat move over the obstacle just now.

Andao Shi rushed dozens of feet away, and was a little unable to maintain his strength at the moment. Fortunately, the pursuers were blocked by the fence and did not continue to catch up, so he was able to slow down and take a breather.

Not far from the racecourse, he accurately found the sign and seal of the sign-in area on the trunk of a big tree. Andoshi took out the sign-in card with a heavy breath, grabbed the seal hanging on the tree and put it on the sign-in card

The first empty space was punched and a unique pattern logo was printed.

Andoshi got the azimuth information of the second destination here. He had to use this big tree as the base point and calculate the exact location of the second destination and the route to get there based on the information.

The information obtained this time was more complicated, and it took him a little time to calculate, and then he set out on the journey again. According to the schedule settings, he knew that he still had three check-in points to find, and the schedule was only completed.

It was only about one-fifth of the time. However, running across the racecourse had been too strenuous, which had already affected his physical reserves. He could only seize the time to breathe evenly and return to the rhythm he was most familiar with.

Andoshi knew that the route he had just temporarily chosen was definitely not the official schedule, but this unconventional operation should have successfully grabbed some time, which might be enough for him to catch up with other teams' times in the last stage along the way.

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Chapter completed!