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

Chapter 136 Collective Second-Class Merit! D-Level Military Order!

Wow! The white tiger has grown so big!

"Squad leader, Baihu must weigh sixty or seventy pounds by now, right?"

Downstairs, several new recruits from the first platoon of the recruit company gathered around, and many veterans also watched from a distance.

Du Hu laughed: "I just weighed him yesterday, 62 jin..."

Whoosh!
A figure rushed over, picked up the little dog, and ran.

"Squad leader, the deputy squad leader is waiting for you upstairs!"

The little dog looked bewildered: "Woof?"

Du Hu quickly cursed, "Xu Ge, if you dare to make Bai Hu depressed again, I'll break your legs! You dog!"

After going upstairs, Du Hu couldn't find Xu Ge and Xiao Siquan anywhere, so he didn't bother looking for them anymore and just took the wine to Class 9.

"Squad leader, I've come to see you!" Du Hu threw the bottle on the bed without any hesitation and started rummaging through the closet. "Let me see what goodies they've given you?"

"Hey, yak jerky, this is pretty good. Squad leader, you probably can't chew it, so I'll take this one!"

"I remember you don't like this canned food either, so I'll finish it for you!"

"Why aren't there any cigarettes? Didn't they bring any...?"

Li Dongshui was stunned. Was this the treatment a closed-door disciple received?
But now it seems that Xu Ge and I are the last disciples, right?
Guo Yuanshuai remained silent, but gave him a wink.

Four veterans who had been watching from the sidelines for a while immediately rushed over, pinned Du Hu to the ground, and slapped him on the buttocks several times.

Du Hu wailed, "Squad leader, you don't love me anymore!"

Guo Yuanshuai pointed at the bottle of Erguotou and said irritably, "You fucking came here to beg for money?"

Li Dongshui silently stepped forward and took the beef jerky from Du Hu's arms: "Squad leader, this beef jerky was promised to me by the deputy squad leader."

Du Hu: ? ? ?
"Where's your dog? The one I hired to register the driver's dog in the military, why didn't you bring it over so I could see it?" Guo Yuanshuai asked.

Du Hu patted his butt and stood up: "I brought it, but Xu Ge snatched it halfway there."

"He stole it?" Guo Yuanshuai was taken aback. "Why would he steal the dog?"

Li Dongshui gritted his teeth: "Toying with! Drilling! Torturing! Abusing!"

"You scared me! You're so weird!" Guo Yuanshuai exclaimed in surprise. "Where is he?"

"They're hiding!"

Du Hu didn't bother to look for it and asked seriously, "Squad leader, what's the situation with your injury?"

"Nothing's wrong, I won't die, it's just that I won't be able to handle you little brats anymore," Guo Yuanshuai said with a smile.

Du Hu's nose tingled with emotion: "Squad leader, I'll have dinner at the company tonight and have a drink with you."

Guo Yuanshuai nodded: "It just so happens that Gao Wen brought over a bottle of good wine this afternoon. Don't rush to leave after you finish eating. Watch the basketball final between Class 9 and Class 3 before you leave. It's close by anyway."

"Ok!"

Seeing that it was about time, Du Hu helped Guo Yuanshuai prepare to go downstairs.

"Dinner's almost ready, where did Xu Ge put the dog?"

"Who cares? This stupid dog was raised by him since it was a puppy, and it recognizes him. It didn't even make a sound when it was taken away..."

As the two were talking, they saw Xu Ge come out of the equipment room on the second floor with a satisfied look on his face.

The little dog following behind looked utterly dejected.

Guo Yuanshuai's eyes widened: "You bastard! What's with that expression? Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd fucked a dog!"

"Hahaha! Squad leader, here's the White Tiger back!"

Xu Ge looked delighted and sniffed, "Hey, squad leader, are you going to open and drink the wine that Deputy Chief of Staff Gao brought you?"

Can he be unhappy?

He directly extracted dozens of skill points from the little dog, and his sniffing ability has reached the advanced level, greatly improving his perception!
Sniffing: Advanced (21/50).

Guo Yuanshuai subconsciously took out the white bottle of soy sauce-flavored liquor from his pocket, looked it over but couldn't find where it was leaking, and asked in surprise, "How did you know I brought this liquor?"

. . .

. . .

Guo Yuanshuai usually likes to drink during holidays and festivals, but since the Sixth Company is a front-line combat unit, the veterans in his squad can't accompany him. Therefore, Guo Yuanshuai drinks alone, which is naturally tasteless.

He was discharged from the hospital today and it happened to be New Year's Day. He was planning to have a drink, and he was even happier when Du Hu came.

Finally, someone's here with me.

After all, the military dog ​​unit where Du Hu is located is still under construction, and the military dogs in it are not yet grown up and cannot go on missions. At present, they are actually more relaxed than the logistics department.

As Guo Yuanshuai's previous disciple, Du Hu naturally understood his old squad leader's thoughts, and immediately joined him in a drink as soon as he sat down at the table.

The others were naturally happy to finally have someone to drink with the old squad leader.

The only one who was unhappy was the little dog.

The now-grown-up Xiao Siquan looked aggrieved, still leaning against Li Dongshui's lap just like when he was a puppy, glancing at Xu Ge from time to time.

Li Dongshui felt sorry for the dog and would scold Xu Ge for every bite of food she fed Xiao Siquan.

Xu Ge wasn't annoyed. He grinned at Xiao Siquan and said, "Baihu, you see, the class monitor is probably too drunk to go home. Why don't you stay tonight? It's been a long time since you've shared a bed with me."

"Woof!"

The little dog trembled in fright and quickly hid behind Li Dongshui.

"Are you trying to die?!" Li Dongshui was so angry she wanted to stab the guy to death with a fork.

After dinner, it will be the final of the Sixth Company's annual basketball tournament.

The prize for the champion was an e-reader, which, to be honest, wasn't very appealing to Class 3 or Class 9. So, once the competition started, the atmosphere on the field was incredibly harmonious, and everyone really treated the final as a friendly match.

As expected, the two classes were tied when time was up.

Liu Guoping asked both teams whether to continue with extra time or take penalties, to which Niu Sanxian replied nonchalantly, "Company Commander, why make it so complicated? I'd say we might as well just play rock-paper-scissors!"

Third Squad Deputy Liu Fei immediately agreed: "Yes, let's finish this quickly so we can go play some games, Company Commander."

“Alright, since you all agree, let each team send one person,” Liu Guoping said, holding the prize.

On Class 9's side, everyone took a step back in unison, and Xu Ge stepped forward without hesitation: "Come on, who wants to go?"

It doesn't matter who's in charge.

Unsurprisingly, the e-reader ended up in Xu Ge's hands, who then passed it on to Guo Yuanshuai, who tossed it to Du Hu without even looking at it.

After watching the game, Du Hu should head back.

He originally wanted to stay the night and chat with the old squad leader, but he wanted to go back because Guo Yuanshuai had obviously drunk too much and he figured he could fall asleep as soon as he lay down.

Secondly, the little dog kept biting his pants, urging him to leave, especially when Xu Ge came over after finishing his match.

Xu Ge saw Du Hu to the door, waving with a smile: "Take care, class monitor. I'll come see you next weekend and cook for the dogs!"

"Little white tiger, are you really not considering staying and sleeping with me for the night?"

"Aww!"

As soon as Xiao Siquan stepped out the door, he darted far away, seemingly afraid that Du Hu would change his mind.

...

The next day, the troops officially entered leave status.

After breakfast, there was not a single person to be seen in the entire camp courtyard. Some had asked for leave before dawn, some were in the recreation room, and some were playing on their phones in their dormitories.

A military vehicle with the license plate ending in 01 slowly drove into the gate and stopped in the yard.

Upon receiving the report from the self-defense sentry on his walkie-talkie, Liu Guoping and Jiang Da quickly came out to greet them and opened the car door.

Brigade Commander Zhang Fengxue got out of the car and gestured to the driver to open the trunk.

"Reporting to the brigade commander, all officers and soldiers of the 6th Company of the 1st Regiment are on leave. Please give instructions!" Liu Guoping shouted.

Zhang Fengxue returned the greeting: "It's nothing, I just came to visit. It's a holiday, so I brought you some things."

"Thank you, Brigade Commander!"

When Liu Guoping and Jiang Da went to the back of the car, they found half a carcass of pork, a case of liquor, and a case of cigarettes.

The two exchanged a glance and immediately relaxed. It was obvious that the brigade commander hadn't come to inspect the work!
The pork was definitely sent to the kitchen staff, but they naturally knew where the cigarettes and alcohol were to be delivered.

Sure enough, after the two accompanied Zhang Fengxue for a while downstairs, she went straight up to the third floor.

At this moment, everyone in Class 9 was on high alert. The classroom was spotless, and even Guo Yuanshuai personally squeezed the blankets and tore the sheets.

The company commander shouted so loudly down there that not only Xu Ge, who has exceptional hearing, but everyone else heard it too.

"Stand up! Salute!"

The entire ninth platoon stood in a row and shouted in unison, "Greetings, Brigade Commander!"

"Alright, alright! Happy New Year everyone!" Zhang Fengxue waved to everyone, then looked at Guo Yuanshuai, "Little Shuai, how are you feeling after being discharged from the hospital?"

"Thank you for your concern, class monitor. I'm much better now!"

"Hmm? This is the other recruit you mentioned last time who has great marksmanship, right?"

Zhang Fengxue asked Li Dongshui.

"Yes, his name is Li Dongshui. He won first place in the sniper competition in the last regiment!" Guo Yuanshuai said with a smile.

"Oh? That's a sharpshooter!" Zhang Xuefeng exclaimed, intrigued. "How did you train?"

Li Dongshui replied loudly, "Reporting to the brigade commander, I feel that ever since we killed two enemies last time, suddenly... suddenly..."

"You suddenly got it, didn't you? Hahaha!"

Zhang Fengxue laughed loudly, "I understand how you feel, because I used to feel the same way. After a battle, when I counted the heads, I found that I had killed more than 20 enemies!"

"Let me tell you, handsome, what do you call this? This is called talent!"

"The squad leader is right!" Guo Yuanshuai looked at Li Dongshui, "Did you hear that, Dongshui? You must learn from the brigade commander and strive to become a combat hero like him as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" Li Dongshui replied excitedly, her face flushed.

Xu Ge clicked his tongue inwardly, thinking, "Goodness, as expected, no colonel is simple!"

Judging from the brigade commander's words, he must have killed countless enemies on the battlefield before!

Zhang Fengxue shook hands with each of the soldiers, offered a few words of encouragement, and then turned to look at Guo Yuanshuai:
"Little Shuai, last time you successfully rescued the pilot and bravely killed the enemy. Do you have any thoughts on receiving an award for your meritorious service?"

Liu Guoping and Jiang Dali, who were standing to the side, were immediately energized, and everyone else also became excited.

Unexpectedly, Guo Yuanshuai waved to everyone and said, "You all go out and have some fun. Let me talk to my old squad leader!"

"Yes!"

Everyone immediately went out and closed the door behind them.

At the stairwell, Liu Guoping rubbed his hands anxiously, saying, "That old squad leader is really something, why did he have to kick us out at a time like this!"

Xu Ge walked to the wall and pressed his ear against it.

Liu Guoping, seeing this, said irritably, "Xu Ge, what are you doing there? You're so far away..."

"Company Commander, don't speak, he might actually hear you!" Niu Sanxian quickly said.

The other three veterans quickly echoed, all recalling the scene outside the ward earlier.

Liu Guoping and Jiang Da were both stunned, and Kaiyoumu and Li Dongshui, who were unaware of the situation, were also completely dumbfounded.

But since the four veterans had said that, everyone stopped talking and quietly watched Xu Ge.

After a while, Xu Ge suddenly looked up in surprise: "The brigade commander asked the deputy squad leader if he wanted a second-class merit or to be promoted to sergeant major!"

"Holy crap, really?" Liu Guoping was stunned. "You can really hear me?"

"I couldn't hear clearly, but I guess that's what it means."

Xu Ge didn't want everyone to focus on his hearing, so he immediately changed the subject, "Company Commander, why do you think the Brigade Commander asked that question?"

Liu Guoping frowned and looked at Jiang Da: "Instructor, I haven't done much research in this area. Could you tell me about it?"

Jiang Da thought for a moment and said, "I feel that it's a bit of a stretch for the deputy squad leader to be awarded a second-class merit this time, but if he improves his professional skills next year, the brigade commander should help him try to get it. That way, his treatment back in the local area will definitely be better!"

"Look, look! How thoughtful the brigade commander is for our old squad leader, coming all the way over to ask for his opinion! He's still the best person to have a squad leader!"

Liu Guoping looked at Xu Ge with a sigh, then asked, "What was the old squad leader's reply?"

Xu Ge shook his head: "I didn't hear it."

"It doesn't matter, everyone will know once the order comes out in a few days!" Jiang Da said with a smile.

Xu Ge actually heard it; the squad leader's reply was that he didn't want to specialize and wanted to stay in the army.

Furthermore, he vaguely heard the squad leader crying.

. . .

. . .

The New Year's Day holiday ended quickly, and the troops returned to normal operations.

In the new year, various training programs have been fully rolled out, and veterans have started talking about topics such as field training, competitions, contests, and selections.

Li Dongshui continued to attend training at the regiment with his backpack, while Xu Ge continued his fulfilling days of being drilled by six sergeants.

Yes, Guo Yuanshuai has also joined the team training Xu Ge.

Furthermore, Guo Yuanshuai added two more elements to the already incredibly demanding all-around project: first, when searching from the rooftop, veterans had to carry blank rounds and ambush at random locations; second, when shooting targets, they had to switch back and forth between pistols and rifles.

In addition, the timer for each project officially begins!
Xu Ge felt like he was exhausted every day, and he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the bed, not even having time to chat with Lin Wan.

This grueling training resulted in a rapid increase in proficiency in various skills, especially physical fitness, which reached LV4!

Guo Yuanshuai's insight was far sharper than that of the veterans. He only participated in the command training for one day, but he found that Xu Ge's progress was frighteningly fast, as if the greater the intensity, the more obvious the effect.

Therefore, he increased Xu Ge's dosage appropriately every day, trying to test Xu Ge's limits.

However, before Xu Ge could test his limits, the order to be commended and rewarded came down first.

It was another Friday afternoon when Xu Ge, who had just returned to the camp, suddenly found that the token had appeared automatically, and the button in the lower left corner that represented the military order lit up.

Immediately afterwards, a prompt appeared:
[The host has received a collective second-class merit award and is eligible to submit a D-level military pledge once.]

Xu Ge focused his attention on the button, and the relevant instructions appeared immediately.

[Level D Military Order Requirements: Achieve first place in any single subject during regimental-level unit training assessments, or complete other challenges of corresponding difficulty.]

(End of this chapter)