A generation of soldiers begins with Feng Yuxiu traveling through time and space with Xu Sanduo

Chapter 270 He Chenguang's Inner Pride
"I can't give credit to the platoon leader who saved the person."

Commander Kang remained silent for a moment, then raised his head and made his decision.

Gong Jian looked puzzled. "Why? This should be a merit, right? Although this person has a bad temper and is unconventional, he really did a good job in this matter. Otherwise, Li Erniu would definitely have been crushed."

Regiment Commander Kang stared at Gong Jian with a cold smile. "Are you stupid? I'm giving him credit, and you think you can escape this punishment? How am I supposed to explain this to the army group's party committee? Within the regiment, we should downplay the seriousness of the matter and let it go! You want to take it all the way to the army group?"

"This matter must be ended as if it never happened."

"Isn't that unfair to the platoon leader?" Gong Jian said.

“You are a soldier I value, but what about him? I have no connection with him.”

Gong Jian raised his head. "Then I'd rather take this punishment. The military demands fairness. You can't give others preferential treatment just because I'm your soldier..."

"What are you talking about? You and I have a relationship, but I don't!" Commander Kang shouted angrily.

"Commander, given his situation, he deserves at least a third-class merit. Strict military discipline means clear rewards and punishments. If we don't reward merit, how can we lead troops in the future?"

Do you know what this means to you personally?

Gong Jian smiled and said, "Does that mean you have to treat me to a meal?"

Commander Kang laughed: "You little rascal! All you think about is food! Fine, since you want to eat, I'll have your sister-in-law arrange it! Come to my house this weekend! Oh, by the way, about your personal matters..."

"Commander, well, I'm off now, there's too much to do at the recruit training camp..." Gong Jian said and ran off.

Commander Kang shouted from behind, "Hey! You run faster than a rabbit when it comes to sensitive topics!"

The office door was closed.

Commander Kang's smile vanished. The new platoon leader's file was too mysterious. He had a feeling that he had only come to the Iron Fist Regiment as a formality.

This matter must end here; Gong Jian was his beloved soldier.

As for Feng Yuxiu... if you have no relationship with him, then don't even think about asking him for favors.

-

Outside the mess hall kitchen, three new recruits were sitting on stools peeling potatoes.

Wang Yanbing fiercely peeled the potato in his hand while cursing the coward.

Sitting opposite, Li Erniu was peeling potatoes with trembling hands.

He Chenguang couldn't take it anymore: "Have you had enough?"

"Did I say something wrong? Isn't he a coward?" Wang Yanbing slammed the unfinished potato into the bowl.

"So you just have to keep saying it?" He Chenguang looked at him.

“Chenguang, he’s right, I’m a coward…” Li Erniu watched the two arguing, and tears were almost streaming down his face.

"What do you think you're doing in the army?" Wang Yanbing looked at Li Erniu and sneered.

“I want to be a soldier, but I’m not good at it…” Li Erniu almost cried.

“No one is born to be a soldier.” He Chenguang patted Erniu on the shoulder. “Erniu, courage can be trained.”

"I can't run fast either..." Li Erniu felt even more guilty.

"Yeah! This makes me even angrier! You're in last place, fine, but why drag me down with you? You care about grades, but I don't?" Wang Yanbing threw down the potato with a resentful look on his face.

“You, He Chenguang, are no strong soldier either. That platoon leader will always be your nightmare. Aren’t you the national martial arts champion? You can’t even last one move against him.”

He Chenguang sneered, "We haven't even had a match, how do you know I can't beat him? He's been in the army longer than me, his training is definitely better than mine in some aspects, and I'm not someone to be trifled with."

"Anyway, I'm not going to help Li Erniu. He's crying and whining like a woman." Wang Yanbing refused to drag him into this mess on the spot.

"Why are you never going to stop? I was in it too! The whole company's results aren't just yours! Besides, Erniu has already tried his best, what more do you want?" He Chenguang stood up abruptly.

"I really don't understand, Li Erniu, why did you suddenly decide to join the army?!" Wang Yanbing went on and on.

Li Erniu looked into the distance, wiped away his tears, and choked out, "I've wanted to be a soldier since I was a child. I grew up in the countryside, and the most promising boys in the village when they grew up were to join the army... Those from our village who could join the army were all relatives of the village officials... My family has been ordinary people for generations, and no one in my family has ever been an official. We've only ever known how to toil in the fields..."

Wang Yanbing looked at him silently without saying a word.

"I misspoke. It's not that I didn't think about it, it's that I didn't dare to. Wearing a green military uniform, carrying a submachine gun, standing guard to protect the country... I went out to work after graduating from junior high school."

He worked as a laborer on a construction site, specifically as a bricklayer.

I can endure any hardship, just to support my younger sister's education... My sister is two years younger than me, and our family can't afford to support two students..."

Wang Yanbing looked up at Li Erniu. He hadn't expected that the honest and somewhat simple-minded Li Erniu had so many things on his mind.

“I’ve done all sorts of jobs in restaurants—helper, kitchen helper, general helper—and even got a Level 2 chef’s certificate… My younger sister went to university with a student loan and is also working part-time to support herself… I felt like I didn’t know what to do anymore, like a huge burden had been lifted off my shoulders… That’s when I met someone who asked me if I wanted to join the army…”

Li Erniu wiped away his tears, "I want... I dream about it all the time... I'm a good-for-nothing kid, my biggest dream in this life is to join the army, wear a uniform for two years, eat military rations for two years, and carry a gun for two years... When I'm old, I'll still have something to look forward to, and I can point to a photo and tell my grandson, 'Look, that's your grandpa, your grandpa was on guard duty back then!'"

Li Erniu's eyes gleamed with excitement as he pulled out a photograph. "I can tell Cuifen now that I'm in the army, and I can ask your dad for your hand in marriage... Cuifen is my girlfriend, from the same village..."

The two looked at the photo, which showed a typical rural girl with two pigtails and a sweet smile.

Wang Yanbing suddenly stood up. "Li Erniu, I do have a solution."

He Chenguang laughed and said, "The two of us will help him!"

Wang Yanbing sneered, "Forget it, you and I combined are nothing special. Li Erniu, let me ask you, do you really want to join the army?"

Li Erniu raised his head and wiped away his tears. "I want to, I dream about it!"

"Then go and ask that platoon leader to train you."

Li Erniu touched the tissue on his nose, and Feng Yuxiu's kick sent him flying three meters away.

He fell headfirst to the ground, and the scars on his face are still clearly visible.

"But does he want me?" Li Erniu asked somewhat uncertainly.

Wang Yanbing said in a deep voice, "Go talk to him. Anyway, there are three months in basic training. You're not still introverted, are you? Li Erniu, let me tell you, this might be your only chance to transform. Right now, everyone in the entire basic training company looks down on you. You have to find someone incredibly strong to teach you."

He Chenguang wanted to refute something, but was glared at by Wang Yanbing.

"Alright, I'll go find that platoon leader tonight after I finish peeling the potatoes." Li Erniu, reborn, mustered his courage.

On the training ground of the recruit company.

He Chenguang held a leaf in his hand, gazing at the sandpit in the distance.

Wang Yanbing sneered, "He Chenguang, do you think you're so great that you always want to show off?"

He Chenguang didn't understand why this soldier was so hostile towards him. "What did I do to offend you?"

"Stop pretending, I can tell. I don't know if you're from a big city, but in the army, if you keep being so high-profile, you'll get what's coming to you."

"Can't you speak properly? You're the one who eats shit!" He Chenguang glared angrily at Wang Yanbing, his hands clenched tightly.

"What, you want to hit me? Don't be ridiculous, He Chenguang. Your sense of superiority always makes you look down on everyone, but this platoon leader will always be your nightmare. Did you see his physical abilities? And I have a feeling that he's not as simple as he seems. He's holding a grenade in his hand, and his expression hasn't changed at all."

"This kind of person is more awesome than you think."

He Chenguang was silent for a moment before raising his head. "That's not necessarily true. You don't know me. I'm not some child who grew up eating shit. Just you wait and see. I'll make him submit to me sooner or later."

-

late at night.

Feng Yuxiu continued to sit cross-legged, and the gas ball in his abdomen began to brew.

Sweat streamed down his forehead and cheeks.

Whoohoo!
With each breath, scorching hot vapors emanated from his body; in the sweltering summer heat, his internal temperature seemed even higher than the weather.

The fatigue of the day vanished in an instant.

Feng Yuxiu even felt as if his limbs were steel thrown into a forging furnace.

Every day, impurities are removed bit by bit.

This sudden change left him somewhat bewildered, but he did not experience any negative physical symptoms.

He could only continue forging according to this feeling.

"Boom boom boom!"

A soft knock sounded on the door.

Feng Yuxiu opened his eyes and looked towards the doorway.

The door opened, and Li Erniu stood there with his head bowed and a humble expression on his face.

"New recruits aren't allowed to wander around at night. What did your squad leader tell you?" Feng Yuxiu got angry as soon as he saw the slightly chubby soldier.

Li Erniu immediately raised his head, his voice trembling, "Platoon leader, I want you to train me. I want to improve."

"What do you take the military for? A martial arts school? You came here to practice martial arts? Get out!"

"Get out!"

Li Erniu gritted his teeth, and his whole body began to tremble.

He knew that his performance during the day had made everyone laugh.

Moreover, he was a soldier under this platoon leader.

"Platoon leader, I want to join the army. I want to prove myself to you, so please train me. My family is from the countryside... I..."

"roll!"

boom!
The gate was closed, and Feng Yuxiu spoke coldly, "If there's a next time, you won't be able to serve in the army. I won't train a sissy."

Li Erniu felt a pang of sadness and choked back tears as he wiped them away.

"Platoon leader, I'll come again tomorrow..."

"If you dare come near me, I'll kill you!"

-

in the dormitory.

Li Erniu tiptoed in, climbed onto the bed, wrapped himself in the blanket, and sobbed.

He Chenguang and Li Erniu opened their eyes and looked at each other.

The two got out of bed and squatted down next to Li Erniu.

Wang Yanbing asked in a low voice, "Erniu, how is he?"

He Chenguang listened quietly as well.

Li Erniu replied in a hoarse voice, "The platoon leader told me to get out, and said he would beat me to death if I dared to go again, saying that he was a sissy who didn't train women."

He Chenguang was stunned for a moment, then a sneer appeared in his eyes, "He's just a platoon leader and he's putting on airs. Erniu is fine. I'm also a national martial arts champion. I'll start training you tomorrow."

Seeing this, Wang Yanbing didn't say much; he certainly wouldn't get involved.

Li Erniu didn't look like a soldier at all.

He lacks autonomy.

It's pathetic that his brain is as big as a nuclear head.

Li Erniu crawled out of bed, asking in surprise, "Really? Chenguang, thank you so much!"

He Chenguang nodded in satisfaction.

He wanted to show this platoon leader that even someone he looked down on could become a top soldier.

A platoon leader... what's with all the airs?

ridiculous.

(End of this chapter)