Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 169 Leading this kind of army will shorten your lifespan.
I was wondering why none of the participating teams seemed to be in a hurry or had set off for this assessment.

Veteran soldiers who only wander around in the mountains.

Now we finally know what happened.

The map could actually be changed? What kind of bastard is this?

The veteran who received the message from the company commander was puzzled, but he dared not slack off.

He immediately put his hands to his mouth, making a megaphone shape, and shouted into the distance: "Attention everyone, the orienteering exercise is over."

"Each team must immediately count their members and assemble at the foot of the mountain."

"Hurry up."

"Attention all attendees, the orienteering exercise is now complete."

The sounds rose and fell, echoing through the mountains.

The number of people on duty in the squadron was no less than the number of participants. They were scattered at the foot of the mountain and patrolling various places on the mountaintop. They would shout a few times at random.

The entire team on Cuiping Mountain, who were cursing and raging, were stunned for a moment.

They all stood up and looked into the distance.

Some who were close to the veterans on duty even ran up to them to ask questions.

"What's going on? Why did you suddenly stop competing? We only need four more maps to complete the game."

"What a load of crap! The rule is ten hours, and nine and a half hours have already passed. Even if we manage to get the time, it'll be too late."

"Damn it, something feels off about this assessment. This map is a mess. Could the academy have made a mistake?"

Received the instruction to request a set.

As the crowd descended the mountain, people who knew each other occasionally began to discuss the matter.

However, not many people knew the details; they were just grumbling and hadn't even aimed their weapons yet.

In their cognition.

It's better for the academy to notify them to assemble than for them to wait until the deadline and still not be able to gather all the maps and complete the task.

Many people attribute the cause to the college's inadequate preparation.

Little did they know that as early as when the seven squads arrived at the foot of the mountain, there were more than a dozen veterans who were specifically targeting the coordinates of the entire mountain.

With many maps replaced, gaps have appeared in the remaining maps. It would be a miracle if the later teams could actually reassemble them.

On the other hand, the team members from the Military Medical Academy, who were originally full of confidence and ready to win glory and honor for the academy, were all completely bewildered.

As the crowd descended the mountain converged.

More and more teams, led by officers on duty, lined up to board vehicles and prepare to leave.

Liu Min, the captain of the military medical team, Xu Zhanqi, the captain of the ground command team, and Qin Xiaojun, the captain of the armored corps academy team, all ran angrily to the veteran in charge of the duty.

Qin Xiaojun pulled stacks of maps from his pockets and bag, staring at them with wide eyes and demanding, "Comrade, the maps used for this assessment are completely wrong."

“We collected nearly two hundred maps, but we couldn’t even get twenty together. Some of the maps were not what we expected at all.”

"See for yourselves."

As he spoke, Qin Xiaojun stuffed a stack of blueprints, which he could barely hold in one hand, into the arms of the veteran on duty.

It was as if they were about to interrogate someone.

During the Army Academy's mid-year assessment, the people on duty were not from the academy's dedicated security unit, but rather a group of veteran reconnaissance soldiers.

These veterans have little patience; they're already seeing someone coming to confront them.

The veteran, questioned by Qin Xiaojun, immediately squinted and snorted, "What's the use of you coming to me?"

"We just received news from the academy that the map for this assessment has been changed."

"Since it was an assessment, didn't you notice that the map had been switched?"

"What's the matter?"

Upon hearing that the map had been changed, the people queuing to board the bus nearby were all taken aback.

Although these people weren't as cunning as Chen Mo, they had at least spent a day wandering around the mountains and piecing together maps, so they had already sensed that something was wrong.

But I never expected that someone would be so unethical as to change the map.

If you have this collecting ability, why don't you just collect the whole map yourself and compete for first place?
Why bother taking off your pants and doing something so pointless?

This left the rest of the team stranded in the mountains, where they were baked in the scorching sun all day.

"Hold!!"

Who changed it?

Qin Xiaojun was the first to react, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

What a disgrace, what a fucking disgrace.

As a member of the team selected from the Armored Forces Academy to participate in the Army Academy's mid-year assessment, he was burdened with a sense of honor and mission, and could allow himself to lose to other teams in direct competition.

But we must never allow ourselves to be played like monkeys.

"What's the point of asking me?"

The veteran on duty shrugged and said, "Let's take a car back first. The academy requires us to see the person within an hour. We'll know when we get back."

His words were tantamount to igniting a powder keg on the spot.

The six teams present, with nearly a hundred participating soldiers, were furious. They boarded the vehicles, cursing and swearing, and began their return journey in a menacing manner.

the other side.

Inside the light weapons firing range of the Army Academy.

Led by Xie Yong and Chen Mo, the second detachment of the reconnaissance department, with fourteen veterans, stood in a neat row.

Everyone stood tall and straight, without saying a word, their posture at attention was impeccable.

The main examiner, Yang Shilei, was standing behind them with a livid face.

I started to look through them one by one, examining the notebooks and pens inside the backpack.

After all, you need tools to change maps, right?

Fake maps don't appear out of nowhere.

After searching, they found that the student record books issued by the academy had been torn down to just the covers, with very few pages left inside.

Squad Leader Yang almost laughed out of anger.

Clutching the collected logbook in his hand, he strode to the front of the line, his gaze sharp as a knife as he stared at the group of troublemakers in front of him.

"Come on, tell me, which comrade is so clever?"

"The assessment rules told you to find a map, and what did you do? Huh?! You drew a map, changed maps, how did you even come up with that?"

"Why can't you use that intelligence in the right way?"

"Whose idea was it?"

"Reporting, it's me."

Both Chen Mo and Xie Yong took a step forward, but Chen Mo was faster and spoke first.

"reason!"

With a "smack," Yang Shilei slapped a stack of book covers in his hand onto Xie Yong's chest, effectively silencing Xie Yong's subsequent words.

Then, his angry gaze fixed directly on Chen Mo.

"Report." Chen Mo composed himself, knowing why the squadron leader had blocked Xie Yong from admitting it.

The reason is simple: Xie Yong, as the team leader, led the disruption of the assessment order, and if he admits it, he will easily be given a demerit.

After all, he wasn't the only examiner present.

But he was different. He had already been kicked by the vice dean in front of so many examiners and officials. Even if this matter reached its peak, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Originally, Chen Mo didn't think it was a big deal.

He straightened his chest and continued, "There is no reason. The examination room is the battlefield. Any means are only for the final victory. We are soldiers, and we cannot give up because of a little setback."

"fart!"

Yang Shilei stood with his hands on his hips, initially wanting to criticize Chen Mo's statement as "fallacy," but after thinking about it, he realized it wasn't appropriate.

The college has been chanting the slogan "The examination room is a battlefield" quite often.

Looking at the cadets in front of him, arguing with him with righteous indignation, Squad Leader Yang opened his mouth, but in the end, he sadly found that he seemed to have no reason to refute them.

Luckily, this guy isn't one of my soldiers, otherwise having him around would really shorten my lifespan.

Yang Shilei clicked his tongue, feeling extremely frustrated.

How could I not be frustrated? The academy had spent three days preparing for this assessment, which was meant to test the participating teams' action and observation skills.

As a result, a trainee, along with several veterans, managed to sabotage everything in half a day.

If the map hadn't been changed, orienteering would definitely have been one of the most competitive events among the teams.

It's not even close to being intense anymore.

The allotted time had expired, and the remaining teams had to be picked up and dropped off by vehicles to return.

The orienteering event was disrupted, so the results are obviously invalid. However, as the chief examiner, I still have to submit a satisfactory assessment report to the college's training department.

Think about it.

Yang Shilei glanced around the light weapons firing range, then glared fiercely at Chen Mo and the others before saying, "You guys seem to be quite energetic."

"Go, arrange for a few people to get the scales from the logistics warehouse, and the rest of you pick up stones and pile them here, the more the better."

"Disband!"

call.
Upon hearing the order to disband, Ding Zeliang, Wang Bo, and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

They ran as fast as they could, each one faster than the last.

As long as the college stops bringing this up, we should be thankful.

Chen Mo took the lead and actively ran to a distance to collect stones, while Xie Yong led the two to the logistics warehouse to borrow them.

They're all veterans.

Hearing about stones and scales, even a fool would know that the next task would be a weighted cross-country race.

There was nothing we could do; they were just too ruthless.

The orienteering event failed, and the college wasted a whole day. If only the Army College team participated, then the existing results can be used as the standard.

Because Chen Mo is right, on the battlefield, there is no method that cannot be used in order to win the final victory.

This way of thinking has been regarded as the truth ever since the time of a man surnamed Sun, after the theory of Zhou rites that war must be fought openly and honorably was overthrown.

Right now, the main issue is that the mid-year assessment isn't just for the Army Academy, but also for several other academies.

With so many teams participating, we can't let them lose in a haphazard way.

We need to make amends, right?

The training ground was bustling with activity as the work of preparing the weighted equipment for cross-country running and marking the finish line and starting line was nearing completion.

The remaining six squad members who had been brought back were finally able to return.

More than a dozen troop transport trucks sped into the training ground from the main road of the academy.

It's no exaggeration to say that the convoy practically hopped in.

The driving skills of the academy's drivers are entirely inherited from the driving style of the veterans in the grassroots motor transport companies of the army, with the accelerator floored and the driver standing in the cockpit.

Whether the soldiers in the back carriages had a good riding experience was none of the driver's business.

Chen Mo watched as, after the convoy stopped, soldiers in military uniforms "escaped" from the vehicles like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, bending over and vomiting loudly on the ground.

The scene of half of the six participating teams, plus nearly a hundred people from the 30th squadron, totaling two hundred people, being jolted to the point of vomiting was truly spectacular.

"Goodness, this driver is a good guy. He's made us all bruised and battered like this. How are they going to compete with us later?"

Wang Bo stared at the scene in the distance, his teeth chattering.

Chen Mo remained silent.

At this moment, Yang Shilei had already walked towards the crowd getting off the bus. He noticed that most of the people getting off were vomiting.

However, a considerable number of people, when looking in Chen Mo's direction, had murderous intent in their eyes that was almost impossible to conceal.

After all, even the most clueless person understands that whichever squad returns first is the one that changes the map.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the enemy of the entire team.

Chen Mo was not surprised by this, and he completely ignored the gazes from afar.

It's not just him.

Xie Yong, Ding Zeliang, and even Wang Bo didn't care; they only cared about capable teams or companies.

Who doesn't have a temper?
In the military, ability is what matters; glaring and threatening won't get you anywhere.

"What are you doing?"

"Everyone assemble!!"

Yang Shilei roared, and the soldier who was vomiting violently quickly pounded his chest twice to forcefully stop the nausea and began to move.

Ignoring the stares from the other teams directed at the man with the knife, Chen Mo and the others gradually joined the ranks.

In less than two minutes, all seven participating teams in the orienteering event, including all the soldiers of the 30th Squadron, had lined up.

"Report!!"

The queue has just been formed.

Before Squadron Leader Yang could speak, Qin Xiaojun, who had just joined the ranks and was the senior captain of the Armored Forces Academy, spoke with bloodshot eyes.

"report!"

"report!"

As soon as Qin Xiaojun finished speaking, Xu Zhanqi, the captain of Commander Lu, and Liu Min, the captain of the Military Medical Academy, spoke one after the other.

His tone was quite aggressive, and he sounded very defiant.

Apart from the other two captains from the Army Academy and the captain from the Staff College remaining silent, these three were clearly unhappy about the map being switched.

I want an explanation.

"speak!"

Yang Shilei walked up to the line and spoke in a cold voice.

"Report, Lieutenant Colonel, could you explain why the maps we collected were switched out and replaced with fake maps?"

Qin Xiaojun was not tall, at most about 1.67 meters, with dark skin. At this moment, he was probably furious, and his face looked somewhat ferocious.

But he only thought about how he had been tricked and left to bake in the sun all day.

In the heat of the moment, he overlooked his status as a student and confronted and questioned a school-level cadre, even though they weren't from the same college.

It's not like he should be asking that question.

Fang Huai, who was standing next to him, rolled up his sleeves and was about to walk over when Yang Shilei stopped him.

He glanced at the furious Qin Xiaojun, then at Xu Zhanqi and Liu Min, who had also stepped forward half a step out of the queue.

He said calmly, "Didn't you two also submit a report?"

"Just say what you want to say."

"Report, we also want to ask about the map." Liu Min said, her head held high and her voice booming.

“Report, me too,” Xu Zhanqi replied.

"Okay." Squadron Leader Yang nodded. This matter really needed to be explained, after all, it was the academy's assessment regulations, and the participants had the right to know if there were any changes later.

He raised his hand to look at the others in the queue and said, "Is there anyone else who wants to ask?"

After waiting for a while, no one responded.

Yang Shilei waved in the direction of Chen Mo and said, "Reconnaissance and Command Department, Second Squad, all personnel, step forward!"

The words fell.

Chen Mo, Xie Yong, Ding Zeliang, Wang Bo, and fourteen others clenched their fists and ran quickly out of the queue.

They lined up again, facing the crowd.

More than a hundred people stared intently at the actions of these fourteen individuals.

Honestly, if there weren't officers here, several squad members would probably have rushed in and started a fight on the spot.

But this old scout wasn't one to be trifled with.

With dozens of people watching them from the opposite side, Ding Zeliang, Chen Mo, and the others began to rub their hands together, making the scene exciting and intense.

They seemed ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

Seeing this, Yang Shilei grinned. He was once again glad that he wasn't the one leading Chen Mo, otherwise he would have been short-lived. How could this kid not be able to tell right from wrong?

Take a deep breath.

Old Yang, with his hands behind his back, strode between the two groups and shouted sternly, "What are you doing?"

"We're all old comrades, aren't we ashamed?"

"I already know the map was changed, are you unhappy about that?"

As he spoke, Squadron Leader Yang looked at Qin Xiaojun and the others, and shouted again, "If you're not happy, keep it to yourself. They can change the map, so why can't you?"

"If they can find the map first, why can't you?"

“A loss is a loss, and a win is a win. The fact that the second team was able to find the map first means that they are faster and have better action and execution than you.”

"Am I wrong about what I said?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaojun, Xu Zhanqi, and the others were still angry, but they couldn't refute it.

Indeed, the fact that the map could be changed proves that they are not as fast as others, and there is no way to refute that.

But in fact, Yang Shilei still misrepresented the concept.

Chen Mo and his team are indeed fast, but if they don't change maps, compete fairly, and don't slow down other teams, relying on luck and skill to assemble the map...

It's really hard to say who will be number one, after all, sometimes luck is also a part of ability.

However, Chen Mo's approach resulted in other teams obtaining a large number of fake maps, rendering them useless even with good luck.

"Does anyone have any more questions?"

Yang Shilei asked a question, and after waiting for a while, seeing that no one else asked, he...

He then put his hands on his hips and continued, "Of course, although the assessment does not stipulate that changing the map is not allowed."

"But the second team's approach still disrupted the assessment progress."

"Therefore, I hereby announce that orienteering is cancelled, all results are cancelled and will not be recorded."

"Now, I'll give you ten minutes to rest."

"Ten minutes later, the requirement is: carry a load of 30 kilograms, and the course is a 10-kilometer cross-country run with a load."

"The last place in the overall score will be used as the basis for each team's ranking. Disband!"

Accompanying instructions are issued.

Neither of the two queues left first.

Qin Xiaojun, Xu Zhanqi, Liu Min, and the other squads from the Armored Academy, the Army Command, and the Military Medical Academy were still glaring fiercely at Chen Mo and his group.

His eyes were unfriendly, and his face clearly said, "I'll find a chance to smother you."

Chen Mo, Xie Yong, and Ding Zeliang, on the other hand, seemed indifferent.

Before the 10km cross-country race even started, the two sides were already locked in a fierce battle.

Yang Shilei, the chief examiner, did not urge them. He simply stood aside, staring at his watch, and said with a serious expression, "There are still eight minutes left. After the subject begins, if anyone finds that their backpack does not weigh 30 kilograms, they can withdraw on their own."

This statement came out.

The two groups, who had been staring at each other, began to leave one after another.

Carrying a 30-kilogram load is no easy task.

Chen Mo and his group only had backpacks; they had no guns, no ammunition belts, and no grenade belts. The backpacks weighed at most about ten kilograms.

This means they have to stuff about twenty kilograms of stones into the filling.

If it weren't for the undercurrent of competition maintaining the atmosphere, people on site would probably have been complaining endlessly.

The cadets in the late 1990s were indeed more able to endure hardship and had tougher physical fitness compared to those of later generations.

But with a 20-kilogram rock and a backpack, you really need to be strong to handle it.

Chen Mo didn't have time to confront those cross-eyed guys anymore.

The dozen or so men from their second squad monopolized a scale, specifically choosing to weigh large rocks and their backpacks together.

As long as the weight is within acceptable limits, the packed backpack needs to be completely disassembled, and the stones need to be stuffed into the bedding to support it.

This thing is not like a backpack; carrying heavy loads is not so easy.

Eight minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

When the assembly whistle blows.

The backpacks, which were neatly arranged just moments ago, are now twisted into odd shapes.

The people from the Army Academy, Army Command, and Armored Forces Academy were slightly better off facing a 30-kilogram load.

At the military medical academy, some of the female comrades' backpacks were almost bigger than themselves, making it a luxury for them to even stand still.

There's no need to compare them at all. When the reconnaissance soldiers and the military medical school team stand together, it's obvious who is stronger and who is weaker.

But an assessment is an assessment; it doesn't discriminate between men and women, and it's about treating everyone equally.

After weighing the backpacks of all participating team members.

Yang Shilei came to the front of the line again. He glanced at the seven squads before speaking: "Comrades, I believe you all understand the rules from now on."

"I don't want to talk about the nonsense of 'one for all, all for one,' or 'one for all, all for one,' or 'one person's excellence is not true excellence, but the excellence of the team is true excellence.'"

"Orienteering has been cancelled, so this will be the only substitute for it in the short term."

"Aren't you all dissatisfied? Aren't you all capable?"

"I've drawn the starting line for you, marked the finish line for you, and told you how to get first place."

"The rest, you'll have to fight for yourselves. Let me see what you're capable of, and whether you're as good as you talk."

"Alright, everyone to your positions, get set!!"

"boom!"

The starting gun fired.

The seven squads, who had just been adjusting their breathing, tensed up instantly.

Chen Mo, Ding Zeliang, Xie Yong, and several others were the first to charge forward.

They seemed poised to crush the other teams from the very beginning.

Many people at the scene may have forgotten a detail, but Chen Mo and his second team did not.

That is, although their orienteering results were cancelled, they returned early as the first place winners and had already eaten in the rest area.

In terms of physical recovery, they have a significant advantage over the other six teams.

If they still lose, then as a team composed of veteran reconnaissance soldiers, they'll be so ashamed they'll never be able to show their faces again.

Chen Mo and his team sprinted forward.

Qin Xiaojun, Xu Zhanqi, and the others were seething with hatred.

They chased after them with all their might.

The two sides started a 10-kilometer cross-country race with heavy loads right from the beginning.

Neither of them would give way, and they raced wildly on the track.

At this point, there's nothing more to say; just get to work.

(End of this chapter)