When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 101 What's so scary about Sirius?

One of the new recruits was still confused: "Squad leader, what does 'combat readiness assembly' mean...?"

"Quickly, put on your hats and belts, grab your satchels and water bottles, and sling your combat packs over your shoulders as you head to the armory to collect your guns!"

Du Hu turned on the light immediately. "Forget about the blankets, let's go! If we're late, we'll have to queue to get our guns!"

Fortunately, the new recruits had already put on their clothes in advance, and upon hearing this, they quickly grabbed their combat preparation bags and ran outside.

As soon as Xu Ge stepped out, he saw a group of unfamiliar officers and sergeants standing on the parade ground. They were all fully armed, wearing equipment he couldn't identify, and even the color of their uniforms was different from his own training uniforms—they were dark green.

Several cameras were pointed at this area from various locations on the playground, their indicator lights flashing.

On the other side, Luo Shan also rushed out of the third squad with his backpack, shouting loudly for everyone to go to the armory.

Xu Ge understood that even the cadres were being assessed in this surprise training exercise.

"Haamu, what's wrong with the people from Tianlang?!" Kaiyumu's voice came from behind.

Xu Ge was startled and quickened his pace as he ran towards the armory.

Just then, the armorer opened the heavy iron door, and Luo Shan instructed each squad leader to take only two people inside to collect their weapons, while the others waited downstairs.

Xu Ge and Kaiyoumu followed Du Hu inside, found the gun cabinet of the first platoon of the first company, and immediately went up to grab the guns.

Du Hu grabbed him: "Xu Ge, take the helmet and tactical vest. Sergeant, take two less guns and bring the bulletproof vest down!"

"Yes!"

Xu Ge ran to the equipment rack, stretched out his arm and threaded it through the elastic band of his helmet, then immediately grabbed a stack of tactical vests and ran outside.

Feeling that the weight in his hands was not right, Xu Ge looked down and took a closer look, and found that his helmet and tactical vest had been equipped with laser hand-holding devices.

After going downstairs, new recruits from other companies began to arrive one after another, and Du Hu immediately distributed weapons and equipment to everyone.

"Put on the bulletproof vest first, then put on the vest!"

"Help each other tighten your bulletproof vests, otherwise your skin will be chafed raw from running!"

"The same goes for the helmet, fasten it tight! Stuff the training cap into the backpack..."

Since they were all new recruits, it was their first time encountering something like this, and the scene became chaotic for a while.

After Du Hu and Kai Youmu finished dressing, they quickly stepped forward to help, and finally got everyone settled.

"Hold your guns with both hands! Turn right! Run!"

At Luo Shan's command, everyone in the row began to run towards the assembly point on the playground.

The Sirius men had already dispersed and given up their positions.

An officer, holding a notebook and pen, looked at Luo Shan and asked, "Which platoon leader are you?"

"Report, Company 1, Platoon 1!"

"Is everyone here?"

"Everyone's here!"

"Platoon/squad commanders, come here and receive your orders!"

"Yes!"

Luo Shan and three squad leaders stepped forward, and someone immediately handed them a map and a walkie-talkie.

"Your call signs are 01 for the first line, 011 for the second, and so on, understand?"

"understand!"

At this moment, Liu Guoping also arrived with the other two platoons and shouted to Luo Shan, "First platoon, finish receiving your missions and set off immediately!"

"Yes!"

At Luo Shan's command, the troops ran directly towards the camp gate.

The new recruits were all completely bewildered, not knowing where they were going, and only knew to follow the path in front of them.

Xu Ge felt short of breath in the team; Li Dongshui had almost strangled him when she helped him fasten his helmet.

An official followed behind carrying a video camera, the lens constantly filming the little dog.

Outside the gate, several off-road vehicles were parked to the side, and fully armed members of the Sirius team stood on both sides of the road, each holding a stack of different colored number plates.

"One for each person, stick it on your arm!"

The cards were printed in a row with blue background and white lettering. Xu Ge received number 07. After tearing off the protective film, he slapped the number onto his left arm.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and he involuntarily shivered. Only then did he realize that he was sweating despite the heavy snow!

The group regrouped on the side, with the camera pointed at them.

Luo Shan stepped forward and pointed to the crowd: "Follow the direction I'm pointing to, extending to the snow-capped mountains, that's roughly north. You can judge the other directions yourself!"

"Mission: March 50 kilometers at high speed, shake off the pursuers, reach the designated battle position, and annihilate the small group of enemy troops!"

"The pursuers will depart half an hour later than us, and there will be an ammunition supply station 30 kilometers away. Are you aware of that?"

The recruits, looking completely bewildered, replied, "Understood!"

"Turn right, run!"

. . .

. . .

As dawn broke, a group of people were resting in a snow-covered valley beside National Highway 219.

"Take the time to adjust your state, drink water sparingly, and do not touch your individual rations. If you feel chest tightness, you can loosen your bulletproof vest a little."

Luo Shan was checking everyone's condition as he went back and forth. "Each squad will set off in five minutes! Remember, don't rest for too long before you reach the ammunition supply station, because the Sirius Commando is chasing after you!"

"What's wrong with the Sirius Commando? I don't believe they can catch up so quickly after leading for only half an hour."

Li Dongshui muttered something under his breath and quietly took a Snickers bar out of his pocket and stuffed it into Xu Ge's hand.

Xu Ge admired this guy; even during combat readiness training, he didn't forget to bring snacks.

The first group of people set off, and they had already marched several kilometers through the snow-covered mountains. Although the recruits' physical condition had improved significantly compared to when they first joined the army, and so far no one had experienced altitude sickness, most of them were too exhausted to stop and rest.

After all, not only had he not eaten breakfast, but he was also carrying at least 20 kilograms of weight!

On the way, Xu Ge also learned from Luo Shan and Du Hu about the content of this surprise training exercise, which was to walk to a predetermined location 50 kilometers away, collect live ammunition, and then conduct target practice.

During this process, members of the Sirius Commando will act as pursuers. Once they are caught up and "killed," their number tags will be torn off immediately, and they will lose their eligibility to receive live ammunition.

For the first 30 kilometers, everyone could only run and could not fight back. They could only fight back after reaching the ammunition supply station and installing the laser emitter.

However, in the eyes of Luo Shan and Du Hu, it was meaningless whether these new recruits could fight back against Tianlang.

“You underestimate Sirius’s people.” Kaiyoumu calculated the time. “They should have just set off. Do you believe they can get here within 20 minutes?”

Li Dongshui pursed her lips: "They weren't carrying anything, so isn't it normal for them to be faster than us?"

"That's why we need to speed things up even more!"

Luo Shan looked at the three squad leaders who were studying the map, "Have you all decided on the route?"

Now that the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, not only will their speed be slowed down if they travel together in such a large group, but the tracks they leave behind will also be very obvious. Therefore, Luo Shan plans to separate the three squads, which will at least distract the pursuers.

"It's confirmed!"

Du Hu was the first to raise his head. "Platoon leader, shall we set off first?"

"Okay, switch to channel 2 for everyone, and keep in touch with the radio station anytime." Luo Shan nodded.

He wasn't going to be foolish enough to believe Sirius's words; the other party was definitely listening to the original channel.

Du Hu called out to Xiao Siquan, who was keeping watch on the distant hillside, "Let's go, White Tiger!"

The new recruits in the first platoon put their combat packs back on, stood up, and followed Du Hu to start climbing the mountain.

It seems that Du Hu is planning to lead everyone on the national highway.

Xu Ge sprinted a few steps to catch up with Du Hu, tossed aside half of the Snickers bar and handed it to him, panting as he asked, "Squad leader, how long is it going to take us to cover this 50-kilometer journey?"

"Run? If you don't want to lose your target practice qualification, then run, run for your life! Do you really think those people from Sirius are as leisurely as you guys?"

"Even if we run, with these road conditions, it'll take until the afternoon even if we're exhausted, right?"

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"I wanted to ask, what about today's tactical assessment?" Xu Ge was still thinking about his military pledge challenge.

Du Hu turned his head and patted Xu Ge's arm hard on the number tag: "Why do you think we put a number on everyone? This training exercise is an assessment, a comprehensive assessment of tactics and physical fitness!"

"Is the field training exercise the same as the assessment?"

Xu Ge was taken aback at first, but then quickly understood what this meant and hurriedly said, "Squad leader, in that case, we need to speed things up!"

Du Hu laughed in exasperation: "What, are you getting anxious now?"

Xu Ge turned around and looked behind him: "Hurry up, hurry up! Damn, Li Dongshui, you're still eating? Hurry up and catch up!"

. . .

. . .

After crossing the snow-capped mountains, National Highway 219 lies below.

Despite several days of snowfall, trucks continued to travel back and forth, their tires pushing the snow onto the sides of the roadbed, revealing the asphalt surface.

Du Hu chose to take the national highway in order to cover up the traces of himself and his associates.

"Run! Run!" As soon as they got on the national highway, Du Hu gave the order to run. "If you don't want to die, keep running forward, don't stop!"

"Squad leader, where are we going?" Li Dongshui called out from behind. "At least tell me the general location. Running around like this is making me anxious!"

Kaiyu said from the side, "I just looked at the map, and the destination should be around the Second Regiment's recruit camp."

"where?"

Li Dongshui thought he had misheard.

Xu Ge, who was running ahead, also turned to look at Du Hu with doubt, "Squad leader, is what the deputy squad leader said true?"

Du Hu nodded.

"Then why are we going onto the national highway? Holy crap! Isn't this taking a roundabout route?" Xu Ge exclaimed, panting.

During their shooting training at the firing range, the thirty new recruits would chat and check each other's records during breaks, wondering if their own recruit camp was the toughest. Naturally, they all found out where the others were.

If Xu Ge remembers correctly, the Second Regiment's recruit camp is located southwest of the firing range. Starting from the valley just now, the straight-line distance should be about forty kilometers.

But now that everyone is on the national highway, they really don't know where they'll end up!

"As long as we can avoid being caught by those people from Tianlang, it's worth going any distance!" Du Hu said irritably.

Xu Ge panicked. If this happened, his group would definitely arrive at the destination later than those who took the straight route, and his chance to win first place in the tactical competition would be ruined.

"Squad leader, I don't know why you guys are so afraid of Sirius's people. We all have two legs, they can't fly, can they!"

Xu Ge's tone was tinged with resentment, "We arrived half an hour early, and our speed wasn't slow either..."

Zizi!

The walkie-talkie on Du Hu's waist rang; it was Luo Shan's voice.

"Attention everyone! Attention everyone! Sirius is catching up! Someone from Class 3 has already had their number tag torn off! Someone from Class 3 has already had their number tag torn off!"

"If any squad spots pursuers, they can further subdivide into tactical groups! Repeat, subdivide into tactical groups!"

"Received!" Du Hu replied with a serious expression.

!!!

All the new recruits' expressions changed, and they subconsciously quickened their pace.

Xu Ge immediately shut his mouth.

Holy crap! How did they get here so fast?!

(End of this chapter)