Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 139 Your Only Right: Obedience!

Chen Jiang knew perfectly well that Wu Zhe was indeed a very suitable candidate.

His military skills and educational level are well-matched, and most importantly, he is a major.

After returning from this study trip, he will most likely be entrusted with important responsibilities. Besides, Wu Zhe is his good brother, so there's no reason not to speak up for him.

"Wu Zhe is indeed a suitable candidate. If it were me, I would also choose him!"

After hearing Chen Jiang's suggestion, Yuan Lang simply nodded.
"Just keep it to yourself, and remember to keep it a secret!"

A few days later, the official notice was issued, and Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe, as representatives of Chinese special forces, would go to a hunter school in South America for two months of training.

However, considering that the Hunter School uses Spanish for daily instruction, the two of them need to go to a foreign language college for intensive Spanish study for half a month to reach a basic level of communication.

Upon receiving the notification, the rest of Team A were extremely envious. Everyone had heard of the Hunter School's reputation. This special forces training school mainly followed the teaching style of mainstream European and American special forces. Therefore, it was both a great honor and an extremely valuable opportunity for Chen Jiang and his team to study and train there.

The modernization of China's special forces is still in the exploratory stage. Similar training bases in Western countries are not open to us, so this learning opportunity is very rare.

He will most likely be entrusted with important responsibilities upon his return!
Everyone offered their blessings.
Since Cheng Cai has only recently joined the team, it's highly unlikely that he will get such an opportunity.

Xu Sanduo and Wu Liuyi were troubled by their lack of education.
Xu Sanduo hasn't even mastered Mandarin yet, and he speaks haltingly. How could he possibly learn Spanish?
Wu Liuyi, this "armored tiger," is someone you'd train without hesitation, but when it comes to learning foreign languages, he's really not cut out for it.

The others were in similar situations; there was no other way but to give them this glorious yet arduous "lucky job."

Amidst everyone's blessings, Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe embarked on their journey to study away from home.

Spanish is a less common language, and it's only taught at a handful of foreign language universities across the country. The teacher who taught the two of them was a middle-aged professor who wore black-rimmed glasses.

Upon hearing that the officers in these two units wanted to learn how to communicate with people in just half a month, the professor felt that this was simply a pipe dream.

Because the school leaders told him that he would teach for two months.

But it was changed again and again, shortened from 2 months to 1 month, and now it has become half a month.

Even if both of them are top students, it would be a pipe dream for them to complete a Spanish course in such a short time.

In the end, the railway intervened and agreed that they would only teach some military terminology and common phrases.

That's why the professor reluctantly accepted the task.

Once classes officially began, the professor realized he had been overthinking things. Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe both had exceptional language talent; despite not having studied Spanish before, their English was quite good. Learning Spanish was a natural fit, and the two were incredibly diligent, studying almost day and night.

In learning Spanish, the most difficult thing is pronouncing the trilled sound.

Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe encouraged each other, practicing pronunciation with water and pebbles in their mouths every morning, noon and night.

They also bought Spanish teaching DVDs and followed along with the videos to listen to pronunciation and practice intonation.

The two usually communicate in broken Spanish, and their only time to relax is a short period before bed, when they listen to Spanish-language movies or songs to fall asleep.

This deeply moved the professor, who devoted himself wholeheartedly to the process. With this "two-way exchange," the learning progress was greatly accelerated, and the learning effect was remarkable.

Two weeks later, the two were already able to communicate fluently with the professor in Spanish, and they had also mastered some military terminology very well.

The professor even told them that if they were willing to pursue advanced studies in languages ​​at a foreign language university in the future, they would have great potential in diplomatic careers.

Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe could only smile slightly at this. They had devoted so much energy to the military, how could they possibly switch to something else?

Because the schedule was so tight, the two of them didn't even have time to get their Spanish language learning certificates before boarding an international flight to South America.

Upon their arrival in Venezuela, Liu Jinming, the embassy's counselor, greeted them and led them directly to the hunter school.

On the way, Counselor Liu expressed his apologies to them, because Ambassador Wang Zhen had something come up and was unable to welcome them. Moreover, the hunter school was about to start and time was very tight, so he could not host a welcome dinner for them.

Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe didn't care much about the food; they just pulled Counselor Liu aside and urged him to hurry up and introduce them to this renowned special forces training base.

Consul Liu has worked here for several years and is quite familiar with the situation here.

Through his eloquent explanation, Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe gained a general understanding of the basic situation in Venezuela.

Venezuela's full name is the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, located in northern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea to the north. It was once inhabited by indigenous peoples such as the Arawak and Caribs, and later became a Spanish colony; therefore, the official language is Spanish.

This region is not only rich in oil and natural gas reserves and is a founding member of OPEC, but also abundant in minerals such as iron ore, bauxite, gold, coal, nickel, and diamonds, and its national economic level has been improving year by year.

As Chen Jiang and his group saw after getting off the plane, the country was thriving, and the level of modernization in its cities was in no way inferior to that in China.

Consul Liu specifically mentioned this hunter school, where many elites from various countries come to train every year, but most of them are eliminated halfway through. Therefore, he hoped that Chen Jiang and his team would work hard and bring honor to the Chinese people!

Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe exchanged a glance and stated very firmly that they would definitely stick to it until the end!
The three chatted all the way, starting with a rather formal conversation, but later they became very open and talkative, even discussing Venezuela's beauty pageant, which would cause the country to be packed with people, with scenes comparable to the World Cup final broadcast, making the two of them laugh heartily.

The school was far from the city center. When they were almost there, Counselor Liu realized that the two of them hadn't eaten yet, so he took out some bread and beef jerky from the car and handed them to them.

"Eat quickly. I heard the training at this school is quite rigorous, and there's not much to eat," Counselor Liu said with a serious expression.

However, Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe had just arrived after a long flight and hadn't even adjusted to the time difference yet. In addition, the weather here was quite hot and humid, so they didn't have much of an appetite and just ate a few bites haphazardly.

In the near future, Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe will definitely regret what they have done.

About half an hour later, they finally arrived at the hunter school. The two handed over their relevant documents and materials to the soldiers at the gate, and then someone led them in to complete the enrollment procedures.

Consul Liu was not allowed to enter; he had to return home.

As they parted, he shouted to them, "We'll be waiting for your good news at the embassy when you graduate successfully. Then we'll drink to our hearts' content!"

"Okay, don't worry! We will definitely hold on to the end!"

The hunter school's facilities were quite rudimentary; enrollment procedures were conducted in a very dilapidated building.
Unlike the enrollment procedures in China, after verifying their identities, they were handed two pieces of paper.

The two were shocked when they saw it; it was something like a "death warrant".

Although the document contained only a few words, its contents were chilling: once enrolled in the school, the consequences of any injury or death would be borne by the student and their country.

Of course, you can refuse to sign. But that would mean you are voluntarily giving up your eligibility to enroll and participate in the training!

Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe only glanced at the contents before decisively signing their names.

After the formalities were completed, the staff provided each of them with a set of training uniforms, which only had a number and their blood type on them.

They were also given a box, and all their personal belongings had to be handed over and put in it; no personal items were allowed to be kept here.

Before leaving, personal belongings will be kept by the school.

Wu Zhe asked, "Why are we only given one set of clothes? How are we supposed to change and wash them?"

Unexpectedly, these two sentences amused the staff, who replied with a hint of disdain, "Come back for your second set when you can hold out until you need a change of clothes!"

Wu Zhe was a little confused, but Chen Jiang winked at him, because everyone else had only been given one set of clothes. If others could get it, we didn't need to be special!

The design of the training uniforms is quite reminiscent of the American military. Chen Jiang had previously heard Counselor Liu mention that Venezuela's special operations infrastructure was provided by the United States.

In the 1970s, they sent people to help Venezuela establish 13 special operations battalions to assist Venezuela in its anti-guerrilla warfare.

In the nearly 10 years that followed, Venezuelan special forces accumulated a wealth of experience in mountain and jungle warfare against drug traffickers and anti-government forces.

In 1981, with the help of the United States, Venezuela established this Army Special Operations School.

Therefore, its style still retains many traces of its origins, and the training and combat methods of special forces still follow those of Uncle Sam.

This is what attracted special forces from armies around the world to come and learn from and exchange experiences.

This year, there are more than 120 trainees, the largest number in the history of the program.

The opening ceremony was quite simple, but it was very ceremonial.

In the school square, the flags of all the trainees' countries were raised.

The trainees stood in neat rows, dressed in training uniforms and fully armed.

A middle-aged man dressed in a Venezuelan general's uniform stepped out of an SUV. Because he was wearing sunglasses, no one could see his true appearance.

"General, all trainees have completed their integration!"

An instructor ran over, saluted, and reported.

"let's start!"

"Yes! General!"

The instructor turned around and loudly commanded the trainees below.
"At ease! Now, register in order of your numbers!"

It was only then that everyone noticed the meaning of the numbers on their chests.

"Lieutenant Michael of the Jaguar Airborne Cross-Country Commando Team reporting for duty!"

"Lieutenant Reuss of the Royal Alps Amphibious Assault Team reporting for duty!"

"Lieutenant Johnson of the Red Guard Lightning Field Assault Team reporting for duty!"

After a long while, it was finally the turn of contestants number 87, Chen Jiang, and number 88, Wu Zhe.
"Lieutenant Chen Jiang of the Chinese Army A Battalion reporting for duty!"

"Major Wu Zhe of the Chinese Army A Battalion reporting for duty!"

"Children, welcome to the world's greatest special operations school—the Hunter School! I am Major General Conway Ross, the principal here, codename: Hunter."

"From now on, you will have no names or ranks, only obedience, code names, and enemies! Anyone who dares to skip training for 48 hours will be considered to have voluntarily withdrawn!"

"Every trainee who gives up or is eliminated must lower their national flag, ring the fog bell beneath the flag, and read a statement of withdrawal!"

"Children, may God bless you!"

After he finished speaking, everyone stood at attention and swore an oath loudly:
"We will persevere with an iron will to the very end, overcome everything, and win the final victory!"

After a simple opening ceremony, Major General Conway left, and the previous instructor officially took over everything here.

“I am the head instructor here, my code name is ‘Crocodile’. For the next two months, I will be your nightmare! I know you will hate me, even despise me, but I don’t care, because I only care about those who can persevere to the end.”

Instructor "Crocodile" immediately delivered a shocking blow to everyone.
"We have a total of 127 trainees. Now we will start dividing into groups! Those who have called out their numbers, please come forward and form groups!"

"report!"

Just as he was about to give the order, a white trainee below spoke up.

"What is it? I expect your question to be meaningful; any meaningless comments here will be punished!"

Hearing him say that, the white student tensed up, but still said loudly, "I request a different number. This number is considered unlucky in my hometown, and it makes me very uneasy."

Upon hearing this, Instructor "Crocodile" immediately rushed in front of him and roared.

"You stupid pig, this is not your hometown. Here you have no choice. There are only three things: first, obedience; second, complete obedience; and third, absolute obedience! Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir!" The white cadet was so frightened that he didn't even dare to wipe the spittle the instructor had sprayed on his face.

"Now, let's divide into groups!"

As the instructor called out the numbers, everyone stepped out of line and re-formed a row.

Chen Jiang and Wu Zhe were quite lucky to be assigned to the same group, which consisted of about eight people.

Before anyone could even get a good look at the other people's faces, they were shocked by the instructor's next order.

"Today is your first day here. We are always very friendly to guests who have come from afar. So today, go for a 10-kilometer run fully equipped!"

(End of this chapter)