The summer grassland seemed very hot, and the endless horizon made Cui He despair. He had been kicked countless times by Luo Yuanan along the way, but he stumbled and followed the last one in the group, struggling desperately.
Cui He was very angry at first. He was the deputy lieutenant of Zhiguo, a dignified seventh-rank officer, but he was kicked around by this arrogant and silent leader. It was really humiliating. Cui He
He argued, resisted, and cursed over this, but his seemingly unyielding eyes succumbed to Luo Yuanan's stern glare and the disdainful gazes of his fellow students, and then disappeared without a trace on the long road, and finally only
The numbness in my heart and the fatigue in my body were left, and I could no longer feel the pain in my butt.
Cui He kept running forward. Whenever he couldn't hold on any longer, he would bend over and gasp for air. Then he would be kicked hard on the butt by Luo Yuan'an. This kick seemed to have some kind of indescribable magic power, giving him
Cui He has the physical strength to continue struggling forward.
Luo Yuan'an would order a rest after running for about five miles each time. During the first two breaks, Cui He fell down on the grass, but was quickly pulled up by Luo Yuan'an and was forced to move his legs and feet on the spot or move around.
Going around like a headless fly. Later, in order to prevent Luo Yuanan from getting angry at him, Cui He resisted the urge to lie down and repeated the actions of his fellow students - stretching his feet, shaking his hands, and twisting his wrists
Rub your waist.
These dozens of miles made Cui He feel that he was definitely going to die. His chest seemed to be burning with vicious flames, and acidic water kept spitting out of his mouth. In addition to the discomfort on his body, what embarrassed him the most was his fellow students.
The contemptuous look in his eyes made him sad, cold-hearted, angry and aggrieved.
After running to the back, when it was getting dark, Cui He couldn't run anymore. He knelt down on the grass and let Luo Yuanan beat and kick him, but he couldn't get up. He felt so uncomfortable that he wanted to cry. After a while, he
He felt his arm being lifted up, a head being thrust into his armpit, and a force lifting him up from the ground. Cui He weakly turned his head to look, and found this person holding him up and running forward.
It was Luo Yuanan.
Cui He wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say. He just leaned on Luo Yuan'an and followed him forward with feeble steps.
When he was put down by Luo Yuan'an, he realized that he had arrived at the destination of camping tonight, so he fell on the grass and looked at the dark night sky with hazy eyes, feeling that he could not move a finger.
A dull face appeared in Cui He's field of vision. Cui He looked at it for a while and finally recognized that it was the team leader Luo Yuanan. He forced himself to sit up, took the water from Luo Yuanan, and drank it in one breath.
, his spirits were slightly lifted. Luo Yuanan went to the nearby bonfire to get a piece of browned barbecue, turned back and handed it to Cui He.
Although the barbecue was delicious, Cui He was so tired that he had completely lost his appetite. He couldn't eat it at all. He heard Luo Yuan'an say: "It must be eaten. We didn't bring any dry food when we came out. This is the hare that Liu Duizheng and the others hunted. You
My body is too weak and I won’t be able to run tomorrow if I don’t eat.”
These words were so straightforward that Cui He's face suddenly felt hot with shame. He took the barbecue and slowly swallowed it in his mouth.
Luo Yuanan immediately turned around and left. Cui He whispered something after he turned around. Because his voice was too low, he hummed like a mosquito, so Luo Yuanan didn't hear it - the sentence was "thank you".
A modest dinner and a quiet night's rest could not quickly restore Cui He's physical strength. The armed march the next day made him continue the painful journey of the first day. But in the view of team leader Luo Yuanan, Cui He's
His performance was much more pleasing to the eye than on the first day. This pampered young man from a rich family no longer complained while running around, nor took advantage of every opportunity to be lazy. He already had a serious attitude, at least he no longer had to be pushed by Luo Yuanan by kicking his butt.
Cui He's change of attitude stems from two points. First, he doesn't have the energy or thought to cheat. Everyone is working hard to move forward. Instead of focusing on how to be lazy, it is better to think more about how to save money.
Physical strength, how to keep up with the team. Secondly, he was shocked by the performance of his fellow students. These people seemed completely unaffected by yesterday's fatigue. They were refreshed after a sleep, and everyone seemed to have inexhaustible energy in their bodies.
Cui He remembered that when he got up in the middle of the night last night, he saw Luo Yuanan keeping vigil. At that time, he stepped forward and cautiously struck up a conversation. Luo Yuanan told him that the team was camping outside, and as usual, each person would stay vigil for an hour. Cui He asked him slyly
As for the vigil arrangement, Luo Yuanan told him to rest assured because his physical strength was too low.
Cui He was afraid of comparison in everything. When Cui He compared himself with his fellow students, he suddenly felt that he was really useless. He was very shocked by the physical strength of his companions. The effect of shock was to create awe, and the awe made Cui He feel
In the face of inferiority, he felt deeply ashamed of his past thoughts of being superior to others.
Cui He wanted to keep up with the pace of his fellow students, but the reality was cruel, and he was really unable to do anything. Seeing that he had corrected his attitude, Luo Yuanan stopped blaming him, and instead thought together with his fellow students.
Methods were used to help him complete the armed march. His wooden spear was given to the Khitan A Zhu, his armor was also taken off, and it was put on Xu Sanlang, who was broad-shouldered and round-waisted, and the horizontal sword was straddled on Xu Silang's waist. Cui He seized every break
During this period, Cui He kept saying "thank you" and "sorry" to his companions who helped him. It was not until Luo Yuanan couldn't help but come over and comfort him that Cui He felt better. Luo Yuanan said this -
We are all brothers, don't do anything vain, we will fight for our lives together on the battlefield in the future, there is no need to be polite about these things.
The last part of the long journey was something Cui He would never forget. He saw the White Wolf Mountain getting closer and closer, but his steps became weaker and weaker. He felt that all the strength in his body was passing away rapidly. When he thought he might never be able to
Perhaps when he arrived at the mountains, Luo Yuanan grabbed him and threw him directly on his back.
Cui He's hands were weakly hanging on Luo Yuanan's shoulders. In a daze, he could smell the strong and pungent smell of sweat on Luo Yuanan's body, and his body was sliding down bit by bit following Luo Yuanan's steps. He thought he was
When he was about to fall off Luo Yuan'an's back, a big hand lifted him up hard and lifted him up again. He turned his face sideways and saw the grinning face of A Zhu, a Khitan man.
Cui He's three groups of students finally arrived at the Bailangshan military camp within the stipulated time limit, but they still fell in the bottom two. The Bailangshan Military Academy held a wine ceremony, and Jiang Miao, the envoy of the Yingzhou Army Headquarters, was accompanied by a group of officers.
Red flowers were awarded to the top three students, and warm applause echoed in the cave dwelling that served as the classroom. Cui He, who had regained his energy a little, saw the frustrated faces of his brothers in the applause.
There was a sudden feeling of shame in his heart.
The second group of students that Zhao Heng belonged to ranked last, and also did not receive the reward of Little Red Flower. At the same time, because of Zhao Heng's own uncooperation on the road, the arrival time of the second group of students was even half an hour later than the prescribed time limit.
During the award ceremony in the auditorium, he was criticized by Jiang Miao. Zhao Heng sneered at Lao Shizi's little red flower. In his opinion, this kind of thing can neither be used as food nor as money. After working hard to fight for it, where will it come from?
Why? Therefore, when faced with the unkind glances from his fellow students, he seemed calm and indifferent, but in his heart he began to remember the names of those companions who were unfriendly to him, and secretly planned how to take revenge in the future.
Zhao Yuanping's group of students ranked first and won three small red flowers. Liu Jinhou did not expect that this thorny head could run so well and showed such extraordinary physical strength and endurance during the long march, so he received the award while
At that time, he asked Zhao Yuanping to go up and accept the red flowers on behalf of the students. Zhao Yuanping walked up to the podium proudly, and when he took the three red flowers from Jiang Miao's hand, he raised his chin and glared at Jiang Miao, which meant:
, didn’t you say I’m a coward? As soon as I came here, I helped all the brothers get first place. Now let’s see what you say!
Jiang Miao smiled indifferently. With his seniority and status in the Yingzhou Army, he didn't take Zhao Yuanping's provocation to heart at all. After the award ceremony, he led all the students to visit the Bailang Mountain Military Village again. Most of them
The students are all veterans who fought in Bailang Mountain, and there are so many stories and memories for them here. Although they only visited their hometown again after more than two months, they were all very emotional.
In front of the wall where the defensive battle of the Bailangshan military camp took place, everyone was sighing and discussing the past; in front of the Houshan Martyrs Monument, all the students solemnly held a memorial ceremony to mourn their dead comrades;
Finally, everyone went to the bathroom near the hot spring, happily took a hot bath, and then went to the military village canteen to have dinner.
Many people who fled Bailang Mountain returned to the villages outside the mountain, but there were still some who were reluctant to part with the cultivated fields in the back mountains, so they settled here. After receiving the first batch of trainees, these people made a sumptuous meal for the trainees.
dinner, and at Jiang Miao's invitation, he ate and drank with the students and mingled with them.
For the children of the Zhao family, this kind of scene where soldiers and civilians are having fun together has never been experienced before. Zhao Yuanping quickly became familiar with it and joined in happily. Soon, he got to know many partners, including those who also came from proud families.
Recruits from big families, such as Syngman Rhee of the fourth group and Wang Sili of the fifth group. Cui He was not so energetic due to excessive physical exertion, but he also smiled. Zhao Hengze continued to hold on to the pride in his heart and said to
All this is frowned upon.
That night, in the cave dwelling, Jiang Miao gave the first class to the first batch of students. The content of the class was the responsibilities of soldiers. As Li Chengzhong’s closest comrade, Jiang Miao had extremely rich experiences during this year.
He was also most influenced by Li Chengzhong. He first asked a question:
"Before the lecture, I would like to ask you all on behalf of General Li, what is your biggest wish as a soldier? Of course, this question does not need to be answered now. You will stay at Bailangshan Military Academy for a month. During this month, I ask you
Always study with this question in mind. When the semester is over, each of you will tell someone the answer to this question." To be continued. (..), your support is my biggest motivation.)