War Military: From 1978

Chapter 277 The First Lesson of Military Academy Life!
"This group of trainees is really putting a lot of pressure on us!"

While Chu An was catching up on sleep, in the eleventh dormitory next door, where they had just received their military uniforms, Gao Liwei, Jiao Yihua, and some other school officials were chatting and laughing.

"That's right, they're all cadres, several at the company level, and even one at the deputy battalion level!"
These are all officers promoted in the last batch before the war last year, or during the war itself. Their promotions are incredibly fast!

"Hey, wartime is definitely different from peacetime. Command is based on rank, and promotions are made during wartime. The faster someone is promoted, the more casualties their unit will suffer!"

A single remark from one of the officials caused the atmosphere in the room to freeze.

Yes!

Some of them had served on the front lines and were transferred to military academy after the war.

How could they not know what was happening on the front lines?

Even those who haven't been to the front lines can get a sense of it just by looking at the resumes of this batch of cadre trainees.

Everyone had meritorious service.

Most of them received second-class merit awards, while there were six or seven first-class merit awards, and even one of them was awarded the title of hero.

Keep in mind that these were all cadres who were promoted before or during the war.

Moreover, those who are able to attend school now all have a certain level of education.

Although after Chu An was promoted last year, there was a policy that future promotions would require a military academy background.

However, promotion during wartime is an exception.

In other words, Chu An and the comrades around him are all key personnel being groomed for future projects.

If someone's academic level is truly lacking, even if they were promoted to officer rank due to their merits in the war, they would not be sent to a military academy now.

After all, if you can't even recognize all the characters, you won't be able to read them either. Forcing yourself to come here will only embarrass the old unit.

"Forget it, didn't we already know the situation? There's no need to talk about this anymore. Let's talk about how to arrange things for them next."

They're all seasoned veterans; if they suddenly rebel, we might not be able to suppress them!

"Haha, that's great. I'd really like someone to kick me, preferably Chu An."

"Let's make an example of this hero, a real deterrent, and the others should behave themselves!"

"You can forget about it. He's a reconnaissance soldier. Look at his qualifications. He was only four points short of the college entrance exam the year before last. He even invented the carpet bombing tactic on the battlefield."

This is a classic example of someone who is both courageous and resourceful.

If this kind of person really gives in, you'll definitely get kicked over!

"Bullshit! I'm not going to fight him. I've been on the battlefield before. My regiment, under my planning, wiped out an entire main force of the Vietnamese army!"

"Haha, Lao Shen, don't brag. That's just a portion of a local armed regiment!"

"roll"

The team headquarters office was filled with laughter and banter.

However, many of the dormitories on both sides were empty at that time, so their voices did not reach the students' ears.

"Chu An, it's lunchtime!"

Before lunch, Chu An was half asleep and was woken up before he had even had a full night's sleep.

My head is still a little dizzy.

But we still have to eat.

They gathered with the others and then headed to the open space ahead where the cooking squad's camp, set up with tents, was located.

"You're just going to eat this?"

"Is the food at military academies really that bad?"

While queuing up and looking at the food in front of them, someone in Chu An's group couldn't help but mutter to themselves.

It's not his fault, because the cooks only prepared noodles for lunch, without eggs or meat, and there were only some wild vegetables floating on the noodle soup.

There is chili oil available for you to add yourself, but not everyone will eat this.

It's obvious that the food here is not on the same level as what's available at the front lines.

When everyone was on the front lines, not to mention the combat operations, during the war, all they had were compressed biscuits and canned food. They could only start a fire if they set up camp in a safe location.

But except for when they entered the country to fight.

Whether before or after the war, everyone ate quite well.

Especially before the war.

Many military units eat meat for every meal. There's no other way; the troops usually handle their own production, raising pigs, chickens, and ducks.

Now that war is breaking out, it's a problem that no one will continue to raise these livestock, and whether I can come back alive is also a big question.

So eat as much as you want.

After the war, they no longer raised their own livestock.

However, some of them were seized from Vietnamese territory.

Much of the food and meat we previously provided was transported back and distributed to the frontline troops for additional meals.

Under these circumstances, looking at Qingshuimian now, it's not entirely wrong to say that the food here is bad.

But this was just what Chu An and other cadres and trainees who came down from the front lines were thinking.

A dozen meters away, local students who didn't yet have military uniforms also lined up in long queues.

Their eyes were all wide open.

Chu Andu saw that more than one person was standing on tiptoe in the ranks, staring wide-eyed at the cooking pot in front of them.

They haven't yet developed a taste for food.

Having just arrived from home, they were just like Chu An before he enlisted in the army.

For those who are constantly hungry and whose diet is not satisfied with coarse grains and sweet potatoes, noodles are definitely a good option.

Soon, Chu An also took a lunchbox and got a bowl of noodles.

Although he didn't eat meat, his appetite remained astonishing after his rebirth, and he had a very good appetite.

In the afternoon, another group of people arrived.

Later that evening, nearly seventy people, including Chu An and his fellow trainees, arrived.

"Damn those Vietnamese devils, they'll stop at nothing! They even made women pretend to be pregnant, hiding pistols and grenades inside their bellies. That's how my company commander was killed!"

"We were at a huge disadvantage in this battle. We didn't have the advantage of terrain, we didn't have the support of the troops, and our soldiers lacked combat experience. Our company suffered half casualties on the first day and was almost rendered ineffective!"

As night fell, in dormitory number three, where everyone had rested for a day, they began to chat about their experiences on the front lines.

The topic was heavy, and cigarettes were being smoked one after another.

Not only them, but Gao Liwei, who had originally come to visit the students and chat with them, was also standing quietly against the wall listening outside the door.

Even more surprisingly, Jiao Yihua arrived shortly afterward.

This is the first time we've brought along trainees who came out of the war.

Lacking experience, they now hear these stories forged in blood and shed blood, and their hearts are filled with inexplicable emotions.

The next day, more people came.

And after that day, almost everyone had arrived.

In those simpler times, everyone's enthusiasm for joining the army was unparalleled, let alone attending military academy.

However, no training was conducted that day, as those who arrived also needed rest.

Until the 26th.

This was supposed to be the last day for reporting, but since all the officers and cadets, including Chu An, had arrived the night before, the military academy training officially began early in the morning after the whistle blew.

"Class One, you're in charge of this area. You must clear it all out today!"

"Second Class, here are the blueprints. The ditch must be repaired today!"

"Class Three."

The curtain has been raised on military academy life.

But it's completely different from what everyone imagined.

They even practiced marching early in the morning, and then came back to check everyone's belongings.

But after breakfast, there was no time for even distributing books or starting classes during the formal exercise period.

There was no military training, and I didn't see any firearms or weapons.

All they had were various tools for farm work.

Clearing land, planting vegetables, building irrigation ditches, and leveling the ground.
This was their first lesson in military academy life.

(End of this chapter)