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

Chapter 276 Oh no! He Chenguang has been... by Platoon Leader Xu...

"Are you satisfied now? They came from special forces. I don't know which unit they were from, and even if I did, it wouldn't be of any use."

Kang Lei took a swig of strong tea and stared at him as he spoke.

Gong Jian nodded. "I guessed it. There aren't any soldiers this strong in the grassroots units. It seems I have a lot of room for improvement. There are always people better than me."

Kang Lei paused for a moment, then said, "Get out of here, get far away. Oh, and keep an eye on those three soldiers."

Gong Jian asked curiously, "Commander, I can understand Wang Yanbing and He Chenguang; their individual skills are top-notch. They both scored a perfect ten in today's shooting. But Li Erniu…"

Kang Lei shook his head. "Maybe it's just stupidity."

"By the way, stop looking at me like that. Platoon Leader Xu, who came from the special forces, is bound to be arrogant. Do you know why his identity is kept secret? He's in his twenties and didn't go to military academy, yet he was promoted from sergeant to second lieutenant by exception."

The reason for secrecy was the mission he was carrying out, not because of him as a person, but because of his past experiences.

"Don't be so curious in the future."

"Should I apologize to him?" Gong Jian asked.

Kang Lei scoffed, "Can you?"

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As dusk fell, Wang Yanbing sat alone at the edge of the shooting range, staring blankly at the bulletproof slope in the distance.

The afternoon's gunfire had left my ears ringing, but now there was a sense of loneliness about it.

He played with slingshots since he was a child and was incredibly accurate, showing exceptional talent in shooting.

What he envied was not Feng Yuxiu's ability to hit one bullet hole out of ten shots.

He felt very frustrated because He Chenguang was more capable than him.

Li Erniu ran over from a distance, "Yanbing, why didn't you go back to the dormitory? Isn't there a feast today? Sergeant Lao Hei asked me to look for you, and I knew you were here right away. I cooked today's meal, there was a sauerkraut fish dish, even the instructor said it smelled delicious."

"Let's go, or they'll eat us all up."

Wang Yanbing continued to stare silently at the target in the distance.

Li Erniu paused for a moment, then squatted down and said, "No, no, look at me, I'm very open-minded. The platoon leader trained me, and now I can keep up with your training pace. He Chenguang is probably from a military compound."

Wang Yanbing said in a deep voice, "He came from the compound."

Li Erniu nodded. "That settles it. Nothing in this world is fair. Why take it so seriously?"

“This doesn’t sound like you, Erniu. You’re more cunning than I am,” Wang Yanbing suddenly said with a smile.

Li Erniu was taken aback. "Oh dear, I didn't know. All I knew was that if we didn't eat the pickled fish soon, it would be gone. Don't argue with Chenguang. There's still a long way to go. Take it slow. I can improve, so you'll definitely improve much faster than me."

"I lost, I just lost," Wang Yanbing said dejectedly.

"This isn't a score, it's just a live-fire exercise. We'll have another one after the recruit training ends. I'm not as good as you guys at anything, you're overthinking it."

“You don’t understand, Erniu. He Chenguang and I knew each other before we joined the army.” Wang Yanbing looked at the bulletproof slope in the distance with a sense of loss.

“I know, he smashed your air rifle stall.”

"It's not that simple; he destroyed my confidence."

"Confidence?" Li Erniu was a little confused.

"How about this, you do what I did and let the platoon leader train you. Let me tell you, this is the first time in my life I've seen someone this strong. The platoon leader is our motivation."

Wang Yanbing raised his head. "You're right. Even if He Chenguang is more capable than me, he still has to bow his head in front of the platoon leader!"

"That's not necessarily true." He Chenguang appeared behind the two of them without them noticing.

"Just watch, I'll surpass him one day. All three of us got 100 rings, so we started the same. The rest is just a matter of skill, and I'll overtake him soon."

When Li Erniu saw He Chenguang arrive, he quickly stood up and said, "You two, have a good talk. I'll go save some food for you. The pickled fish is really delicious; I'll go save some for you."

After saying that, Li Erniu took off running.

Wang Yanbing gazed into the distance and fell silent.

He Chenguang sat down next to him and said with a smile, "We can only improve by competing with each other, right? Now we both have a common goal: to surpass the platoon leader."

"What's the point of a competition between two people? It's when you have a goal to surpass that that gives you motivation."

Wang Yanbing looked up at He Chenguang and said, "Do you even believe that yourself? The platoon leader's marksmanship is not as simple as one plus one equals two."

He Chenguang was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said confidently, "I believe! Without confidence, how can one become a sharpshooter? How can one enter the Sharpshooter Fourth Company?"

Wang Yanbing stood up. "He Chenguang, I'm not you. I don't have the luxury of making mistakes. One mistake and I'll never recover." He Chenguang looked at Wang Yanbing, puzzled.

Do you know Xu Hai?

“Of course I know, the shooting champion,” He Chenguang replied.

“When I was very young, I read a report that said Xu Hai loved to play with slingshots since he was a child, and he could hit the target every time. I wanted to learn from him, so when I was five years old, I made a slingshot, but there were no birds in the city. So I shot at streetlights and people’s windows.”

“My neighbor said I’m a bad seed and will end up in jail sooner or later, just like my dad.”

He Chenguang stared at Wang Yanbing in shock.

Wang Yanbing scoffed, "How could the son of a criminal possibly join the army, right? He divorced my mother before he was sentenced, so I can join the army."

"Do you know why I wanted to become a shooting champion? It was because I wanted to make my grandma proud. I was raised by my grandma since I was a child."

He Chenguang comforted her, "Then your grandma should be very happy."

“He passed away five years ago. I only finished junior high school. If I were to leave society, I would definitely be a piece of trash. That’s why I joined the army. I don’t want to be like my dad. I don’t want to become a disgusting person like him.”

“Yanbing…” He Chenguang stood up and patted Wang Yanbing on the shoulder.

Wang Yanbing wiped away his tears. "Every time I think about it, if my grandma were alive, how happy she would be to see me wearing a military uniform and no longer wasting my life."

He Chenguang comforted him, "You can definitely do it."

Wang Yanbing raised his head, "He Chenguang, I will definitely surpass you, I..."

He paused.

He Chenguang followed the gaze and saw Feng Yuxiu standing in the distance, staring at the two of them expressionlessly.

"Greetings, Platoon Leader!" the two men immediately stood up straight and shouted in unison.

"You two good-for-nothings, crying like women. I'm giving you three seconds to get to the cafeteria. If the instructor hadn't sent me, you two wouldn't even deserve to be called here."

“You…” He Chenguang gritted his teeth, “Platoon leader, please show some respect.”

Feng Yuxiu narrowed his eyes. "Little brat, haven't you always wanted to fight me? Today I'll give you a chance."

"One move, I will only use one move."

He Chenguang pushed Wang Yanbing aside. "Platoon leader, this isn't insubordination. I just wanted to ask you for some advice."

Wang Yanbing grabbed He Chenguang's arm and said, "He'll beat you to death."

He Chenguang sneered, "Who would reveal their true strength at the beginning? Do you even know the value of a national martial arts championship?"

"Platoon leader, then I'll have to offend you!" He Chenguang struck a pose like two dragons emerging from the sea, his eyes fixed on Feng Yuxiu's eyes.

"on!"

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"Li Erniu, where is he?" Gong Jian called out after looking around for a long time without any movement.

"Here!" Li Erniu stood up and looked up. "Reporting, Instructor, I saw Platoon Leader Xu leave when I came. He should be back soon, right?"

"Possibly? Completely disregarding organization and discipline! Go and bring him back to me!"

"Yes!"

Li Erniu turned and rushed out of the cafeteria, only to slink back two seconds later.

"Why are you back again?!" Gong Jian grabbed a plate and smashed it over his shoulder.

Li Erniu pointed outside, "They're back."

"I'm going to make them both understand what it means to say that yesterday was always more comfortable than today!"

Gong Jian gritted his teeth and waited.

A figure rushed in through the canteen door. Wang Yanbing was trembling all over as he ran, shouting, "Instructor, Squad Leader Lao Hei... He Chenguang... He Chenguang..."

"What's wrong with He Chenguang? Why did you come alone? Don't you two know any discipline?" Gong Jian said angrily.

"No, He Chenguang was kicked to the ground by Platoon Leader Xu and can't get up... Go check on him quickly..."

Wang Yanbing's voice was so loud that the soldiers, who were having a lively meal, fell into complete silence.

(End of this chapter)