The veteran took off his dark blue military uniform, revealing his thin upper body covered with scars.
There was a clearly visible bruise on the skin of his somewhat protruding ribs, which was obviously the result of a recent stabbing.
If it had been a bayonet, there was no doubt that it had broken his ribs and penetrated his body. As the soldier just said, if it had been a battlefield, he would have been dead.
It is absolutely impossible to stand there like this again and refuse to admit defeat.
But two centimeters below the bruise, there is a bright red scar that is ten centimeters long. It is surrounded by masterpieces of needlework and stitches to mend the wound. However, the stitcher's skills are not very good. From a distance, it looks like a ferocious twisting scar.
of centipede.
"Here is the wound you just mentioned." The veteran looked at the soldier who questioned him with contempt, and slid his fingers down to touch the hideous scar.
"But this place is the souvenir left on me by a real Japanese bayonet when I first went to the battlefield more than two months ago." The veteran continued. "The Japanese knife penetrated at least twenty centimeters into my body, but I
Not only did he not die, but he stabbed him to death with a very sharp knife, and then fought with his Sanba Gai for at least five minutes. Company Commander Li Jijin can testify to this."
The whole audience gasped.
At that position, although the blade may not have hurt the internal organs due to the angle, the bayonet penetrated more than ten centimeters and the pain alone could kill a person. This man actually endured such severe pain and persisted.
Fight for five minutes. If what he said is true, he is really a tough guy.
"Tongchui is a ruthless man. He returned to the team within a month and a half after such a serious injury. Otherwise, how could he have made it to the Battle of the Four Elements!" Li Jijin murmured to himself on the hillside. "It's not that his previous military rank was too high.
Low, I think you are qualified to be a platoon leader now!"
"But..." the soldier was speechless, not knowing how to refute for a moment.
"It's nothing but, there is still a rib where you stabbed me. Although my rib is not hard enough, it is still no problem to block the knife. Otherwise, how dare I trade this injury for your life?" The veteran's eyes were sharp.
Qie Aoran. "If you want me to lose, you have to trade two more lives for me!"
This was the reason why he said he would not die, because he had personally experienced injuries more serious than this, and he continued to fight that time as well.
Veterans can die, but they will not retire.
The seven soldiers surrounding the veteran all looked solemnly in their eyes, and none of the officers and sergeants watching around dared to look down upon this lone soldier.
"Beep!" The iron whistle sounded.
This is the sound of time has come.
Everyone involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief. Subconsciously, they did not want to see this stubborn and strong lonely soldier sent out with seven guns. All four groups were wiped out, and they were the only one in the audience.
"Line up according to groups!" As Qian Dazhu roared, all the soldiers lined up according to their original groups.
After a few minutes, Qian Dazhu, who had urgently calculated the scores, walked to the front of the queue: "After the assessment and calculation of the scores, I announced the candidates for squad leader and deputy squad leader of the third company."
After the long list of names was read out, not to mention the officers on the mountain who were paying attention to the matter, there was a commotion, but there was also noise in the queues standing neatly.
The stabbing assessment is divided into five groups. The spectators on the mountain are overwhelmed and cannot see the complete picture. Only a limited number of people know who is stronger in stabbing, but the five-kilometer fully-armed cross-country race is the clearest. Which numbers are running in
It was clear at a glance that those at the front must be soldiers with strong bodies and amazing endurance. Even if they were close to fighting, they would not be far behind.
However, in the list that Qian Dazhu read, these numbers that were originally ranked very high were almost missing.
Is it possible that they can't do well in the stabbing test?
"Company Commander, I ranked fifth in the running test. I just won the stabbing test in my group. I didn't have any injuries myself. Why did I lose? I don't accept it." A tall man with a height of 1.75 meters strode out of the queue and stood up straight.
, asked angrily with a red face.
"No. 78 Chu Weijiang, right?" Qian Dazhu glanced at the soldiers walking out of the queue, looked at his number and corresponding name and nodded. "Your score ranks among the top three among all the assessors."
"Ouch! The recruit, Captain Danzi, is still nepotism! If nothing else, I will definitely win these two pieces of ocean." A second lieutenant showed disdain, but a smile spread across his face.
"Old Abacus, you're going to lose, hurry up and give me money!" A sergeant was equally happy when he saw this scene.
"Why are you so anxious? You are not company commanders. You are not anxious even if you don't look at Captain Li?" Old Abacus patted the money bag in front of him very confidently. "I can't run away!"
Li Jijin looked down the mountain without saying a word, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
At this moment, Xia Dayu ran to Qian Dazhu and whispered a few words. Qian Dazhu nodded to indicate that he understood.
He turned around and faced the 90 assessment team members: "Captain Tang is coming to give me a lecture to all the members of the third company. He said that if he has any questions, he will answer them himself. Chu Weijiang, you will be included in the list for the time being."
Seeing Tang Dao striding down the hillside, the whole army was in awe!
The 90 people under examination at the foot of the hillside stood up straight, and the officers and sergeants on the hillside could not help but quietly stand still.
The highest officer of the entire battalion had to personally lecture and explain Qian Dazhu's choice. What did this mean? Anyone with any brain would know that this was Battalion Commander Tang's intention to give a platform to the recruit Danzi Company Commander.
Old soldier Youzi looked at Lao Abacus's money bag and exclaimed in his heart: "It's over, my two pieces of ocean are gone."
With Tang Dao's statement, it was already certain that Lao Abacus, the banker, had won over most of the people. Not to mention the eight company commanders, I'm afraid even the two deputy battalion commanders and the chief of staff who were present were not as powerful as him.
"Everyone, stand at attention!" Qian Dazhu roared as Tang Dao arrived.
Including the unregistered soldiers who were standing in a military posture 20 meters away, the two queues all straightened up and looked directly at their highest officer.
It can also be seen from this that Tang Dao, as the chief officer, has great prestige at this time.
"This assessment conducted by Company Commander Qian Dazhu is very good! Regardless of his choice, at least it allowed me to see the military quality of the officers and soldiers of the Third Company of the Independent Battalion. In terms of individual soldier quality, you can definitely be called a unit.
A strong army, an elite force." Tang Dao's opening remarks were full of encouragement.
"However, I just seemed to hear someone being dissatisfied with the assessment results!" Tang Dao changed the subject, stretched his hand towards Qian Dazhu, and took the personnel scoring list. "No. 78 Chu Weijiang ranked second in total points, but was not elected squad leader.
,Do you know why?"
"Sir, I don't know!" the sergeant who was named replied bravely.
"Okay! Then I'll tell you why." Tang Dao looked a little coldly and pointed at Qian Dazhu. "Do you know how your company commander Qian was promoted to platoon commander?"
"That's because during the defense battle of Songjiang Cangcheng, the Japanese heavy artillery was wreaking havoc. He was the only one left in his infantry platoon. It took ten minutes for the follow-up troops to come out of the artillery hole and reach the position. But in these ten minutes, he
He had to face the attack of a Japanese infantry squad alone. This was originally an impossible task, but he did it." Tang Dao's voice, like gold and stone, spread throughout the audience.
"Sufficient bravery and tenacity are the most basic conditions for him to be promoted to platoon leader, but is it just that? No, not entirely. He wants to rebuild his infantry platoon and inherit the spirit of his comrades who have sacrificed all their lives.
, as long as this spirit is passed on, this re-established infantry platoon will continue to fight as it once did, even if there is only one person left. Because this is not the bravery and tenacity of one person, but the bravery and tenacity of a collective. A platoon
The same is true for the first company, and the same is true for the first battalion."
"If I say this and you still don't understand, well, let me ask you Chu Weijiang, in the 9th group you are in, you are the first in cross-country running, but what about your comrades in the same group? There is one person whose score is ranked after 50th, and one person's score.
Ranked after 80. What if you just abandon them without caring during the real march? Even if you can run and fight again, can you win the battle by yourself?" Tang Dao looked at the already blushing man.
Soldier.
"Why did you choose a comrade whose grades are not as good as yours to become the squad leader? That's because they carried food bags and grenades for their comrades in the same group, which caused their personal grades to decline. Otherwise, even if he is not as good as you in individual combat capability, he will never
It won't be as different as the score.
And your current group will be your future infantry squad, now, do you understand?"
"Yes, sir, I understand!" Although his face was red, the soldier responded loudly with his head held high.
"Very good!" Tang Dao nodded solemnly and turned his gaze to Tong Dachui, who had just been announced as the squad leader of Class 4. His eyes were full of approval, and then he glanced at the entire audience.
"You may have shortcomings in collective consciousness, but you are all brave enough. Your ability to return from bloody battles on brutal battlefields has proven that you are China's strongest soldiers.
And I hope that you brave people will twist your own bravery into a rope in the new group, and eventually, together with all the soldiers of my independent battalion, turn this bravery into a wall, block it in front of the Japanese invaders, and tell them
, this road is blocked!”
"In front of my independent battalion, this road is blocked!" Qian Dazhu raised his hands high and shouted!
"This road is blocked!" More than a hundred soldiers standing in front of Tang Dao raised their guns high.
"This road is blocked!" The soldiers on the hillside also raised their arms.
The sound spread throughout the Independence Battalion and further afield.
Is this road blocked? After hearing this somewhat weird slogan, many Chinese soldiers who were still on the defense line cast their eyes doubtfully in the direction of the Independence Battalion. Is it possible that someone is planning to fall into the trap?
