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

Chapter 246 Why are the logistics people getting involved?
When Xu Ge saw Cao Dawen mimicking his action, he immediately realized what was wrong.

When the enemy raised both hands to draw his gun, his right upper arm did not move; instead, his elbow flipped while his forearm snapped downwards.

This looks like the distance between the fingers and the gun is similar to Xu Ge's movement, but with the help of the elbow strength, the right forearm is directly accelerated and bounced down.

In Cao Dawen's words, it means "break it down!"

"Thank you, Squad Leader Cao!" Xu Ge said gratefully.

The other person's unintentional act resolved the doubt that had been troubling him for most of the day.

Seeing Xu Ge enthusiastically carry his luggage into the dormitory, Cao Dawen was also confused, but he quickly remembered something:
"Xu Ge, I heard from the station chief that you were originally transferred from the Wolf Brigade, and that you even took down a Red Army squad during the exercise?"

"Hmm, I reckon it won't be long before I'm transferred back." Xu Ge started making the bed for Cao Dawen.

Cao Dawen was a little surprised: "Then why did you start training on the first day of the Lunar New Year? If I were you, spending a rare period of time in logistics, I would definitely be taking a good rest."

Xu Ge: "I'm about to participate in our army group's big competition, right? Time is tight, I can't afford not to train!"

"Oh! Well, this is important business!"

Cao Dawen quickly came over, "You practice yours, I can do it myself!"

Without saying a word, he pulled Xu Ge away.

Xu Ge didn't leave immediately. He looked at Cao Dawen and asked, "Squad Leader Cao, could you explain the key points of that arm-bending move you just did? I think it really helps my shooting speed."

Cao Dawen immediately stood up in surprise: "Really?"

"of course it's true!"

"Great, hahaha, I never thought I could be of any help!" Cao Dawen looked very happy and immediately pulled Xu Ge outside to explain.

For someone like him, a new recruit who went straight to the logistics unit after being assigned to his unit, Xu Ge, who had been in the military for six or seven years, was still someone he had to look up to, even though he was able to participate in the group army's grand competition.

Therefore, Cao Dawen was genuinely happy when he heard that the other party wanted to ask him for advice.

"Let me tell you, the key to this movement is to relax your elbows and shoulder joints, because only when they are relaxed will there be less resistance in your arms..."

Although Cao Dawen was talking about street dance techniques, Xu Ge had learned how to generate power from Luo Shan, so he understood the principle immediately.

"Thank you, Squad Leader Cao, I understand now!" Xu Ge said sincerely.

Cao Dawen was surprised again: "Wow, no wonder you're a king of soldiers, you can learn it after just one listen?"

"Yes! It's mainly because you, the class monitor, spoke very well!"

Xu Ge couldn't very well say it was because the move was too simple, as that would be too dangerous.

Cao Dawen was pleased and laughed heartily: "That's good. Then you keep practicing. I'll go make the bed. If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me!"

"it is good!"

Xu Ge returned to his previous position, raised his hands, and slowly practiced the technique several times, quickly mastering it.

In fact, the essence of many things is very simple. Once you understand the key point, everything will become clear.

Xu Ge felt this way now; he realized that he had overestimated the enemy.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Ge stared at the target paper on the wall, slowly raised his hands, and the image of the enemy began to appear in his mind.

The next moment, Xu Ge's right forearm snapped down like lightning, while his left hand waited in front of his chest.

Whoosh!
The quick-draw holster made by Guo Yuanshuai was incredibly smooth. Xu Ge drew the gun without any resistance, pointed it at the bullseye, and pulled the trigger.

Snapped!
The crisp sound of the hammer striking the metal rang out.

"That's it!"

Xu Ge shouted in his heart.

Just now, with the help of quickly drawing the holster, he felt that his gun-drawing speed was definitely faster than before!

To his even greater surprise, the skill value for rapid fire also increased by one point!
Rapid Fire: Master (118/9999).

This shows that the new way of drawing the gun brought him an improvement!

Having figured this out, Xu Ge spent most of the next few days practicing rapid fire, while also incorporating tactical maneuvers into his training using the replica guns Luo Shan had brought.

A week later, Xu Ge's rapid-fire skill had reached a new level, with his skill value breaking through the 200 mark!

Rapid Fire: Master (202/9999).

Although he only improved by a few dozen points, it's important to know that he achieved this entirely through his own practice, without relying on the system.

This also boosted Xu Ge's confidence.

Who says you have to rely on a system to improve your skills? You can improve just as well through regular training.

So, after Zhou Qiang returned, Xu Ge, with their consent, completely stopped interfering in the affairs of the military station and created a new training plan for himself.

In order not to disturb Zhou Qiang and Cao Dawen, Xu Ge moved directly from the dormitory to the room by the door.

I get up at around 6 a.m. every day for long-distance running and cross-country running. In the morning, I practice tactics and shooting, and in the afternoon, I practice obstacle courses and hand-to-hand combat.

Of course, the outpost had no training grounds, so all of Xu Ge's training took place in the wilderness.

Without training facilities, he would draw lines on the ground for himself and strictly demand of himself.

Before we knew it, it was mid-March. The weather was getting warmer, and there were more cars coming and going on the national highway in front of the military post every day.

Xu Ge finally received the notice to report to the martial arts training team.

Early in the morning, Zhou Qiang cooked a big pot of shredded pork noodles and also made several poached eggs for Xu Ge.

"Eat quickly, the military vehicle will be here soon." Zhou Qiang kept adding eggs to Xu Ge's bowl. "Don't worry, I made the arrangements yesterday, the vehicle will stop here for a bit."

"Thank you, stationmaster!" Xu Ge quickly expressed his gratitude.

Cao Dawen also picked up Xu Ge's backpack: "Don't forget to give the driver two packs of cigarettes when you get on the bus later. I put them in your bag."

"Yes! Thank you, Squad Leader Cao!" Xu Ge nodded emphatically. After the meal, Zhou Qiang and Cao Dawen escorted Xu Ge to the door, where a military truck was already waiting. The driver even greeted Zhou Qiang with a smile.

"Hurry up and get in the car. Let's have a good competition and show those guys what our logistics personnel are capable of, hahaha!" Cao Dawen handed the luggage to Xu Ge.

Xu Ge laughed too: "Station Chief, Squad Leader Cao, my unit is still with our Tianshui Marine Station. Just wait to see the award announcement in the army group's newspaper. I'll definitely come back with a top-three finish, hahaha!"

"Okay! Keep it up!"

"Ok!"

Drip!

Xu Ge climbed into the passenger seat, closed the door, and the military truck honked its horn twice before driving onto the national highway and quickly disappearing from sight.

Zhou Qiang and Cao Dawen lowered their waving arms, turned around, and calmly returned to the military post, which was at the highest altitude and had the harshest conditions.

In the car, Xu Ge put his backpack down and took out two packs of cigarettes, handing them to the driver who was driving: "Squad leader, thank you for your help. Here, have a smoke!"

The driver, a third-term sergeant, didn't refuse when he heard this, but he only took one pack, opened it, gave Xu Ge one, and casually put the cigarette on the dashboard.

"What's the trouble? I just heard you talking to Station Chief Zhou. Are you going to the army group's training base?" the driver asked.

The training base, which is the location of the pre-competition training team for this group army's grand competition, is located in the suburbs of Yecheng.

“Yes!” Xu Ge nodded.

The driver gave the private first class a deep look: "I'm going there too, it's on my way. By the way, are you going to participate in the grand competition?"

"Ok!"

"Good heavens! The logistics team hasn't shown up at the arena for years!"

"I was originally transferred from the Wolf Brigade, and I guess I'll be transferred back soon," Xu Ge explained.

The driver suddenly realized, "No wonder he was able to participate in the army group's competition in his second year. He's an elite soldier no matter where he is! We still have a long way to go. My car is slow, so we'll probably arrive in the afternoon. You should take a nap and recharge."

Xu Ge shook his head: "It's okay, I'll keep you company for a while, we can talk after we get past the Kangxiwa Pass."

The driver paused for a moment, then turned his head: "You just said you were transferred from the Wolf Brigade. Was the martyr who sacrificed his life last year from your unit?"

Xu Ge: "Yeah, we sat together on the train when we enlisted. We were in the same platoon in basic training, and we were still in the same platoon after we were assigned to our units!"

The driver was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "You guys from the Wolf Brigade are all excellent!"

A few hours later, the military truck arrived at Kangxiwa Pass. The driver, with a solemn expression, honked the horn rhythmically. Xu Ge, equally upright, paid his respects to the monument.

Beep-beep-beep!
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The so-called training team is actually a group of candidates who have passed the preliminary selection from various units, who are trained together for a period of time for the competition events. It also gives everyone time to familiarize themselves with the venue.

This year's 76th Group Army's grand competition was held inside the training base.

The base is located in the western suburbs of Night City and covers a large area, three times the size of a regular comprehensive training ground.

This place is usually used for training the entire army's commanding officers and for various exercises. At this time, it was not yet time for training the officers, and the entire base was full of contestants who had come to participate in the competition.

Although the base is large, its layout is indeed very simple.

In the very center is the sunken training ground, with the various training areas arranged from front to back, and the living and accommodation areas on both sides.

To facilitate management, the training team leader divided all the participants into more than a dozen teams according to brigade-level units, and each team elected its own team leader.

At this moment, in the dormitory building of the Wolf Brigade, Zhou Meng was carrying four thermos bottles and walking into his room on the first floor.

As soon as he entered, Zheng Tiannan, who was sleeping on the first bed, frowned: "Zhou Meng, why is it your turn to be on duty again today? Wasn't it your turn yesterday?"

As a second-term sergeant and a member of the Sirius Brigade, Zheng Tiannan was selected as the squad leader of the Wolf Brigade.

"Didn't I already put the duty roster up on the door? Who's on today?"

As Zheng Tiannan spoke, he stood up and went behind the door. After glancing at it, he turned back to look at the lower bunk of the innermost bed.
"Chen Wei, it's your turn to be on duty today, why did you send Zhou Meng to fetch water again? Do you think he's easy to bully because he's a private first class?"

Chen Wei was sitting on the bed rubbing safflower oil on his legs. Before he could speak, Zhou Meng quickly said, "Captain, you misunderstood. I volunteered to help Squad Leader Chen with his duty because of his leg injury."

Zheng Tiannan's expression changed slightly: "Chen Wei, what happened to you? The competition hasn't even started yet, how did you get yourself injured?"

Chen Wei's expression was somewhat unnatural: "We were training at the obstacle course this morning, right? A few people from the Special Operations Brigade came and tried to take over the field. They were all incredibly arrogant. I couldn't stand it, so I had a private match with them."

"and then?"

Everyone else in the dormitory looked over.

"That guy ran in 1 minute and 21 seconds, damn it, he left me way behind. I panicked and fell off the low wall, but it wasn't a big deal, just some minor injuries."

hiss! ! !
Everyone gasped in shock.

Wang Long, who was in the lower bunk opposite Chen Wei, stared wide-eyed: "How many? 1 minute and 21 seconds? Holy crap, that's two seconds faster than last year's first place!"

Zheng Tiannan's expression was solemn: "I heard that these people are all former special forces members. They are good at physical fitness, obstacle courses, and climbing, but their shooting is a bit lacking."

"That's good, it seems I can at least get a ranking." Chen Wei was quite confident in his shooting.

Zhou Meng said nonchalantly, "Anyway, our deputy company commander said I'm just here to learn, hehe."

"Damn it, how can these people be so twisted?"

Yuan Chuan also made a complaint, casually tossing his bag onto Chen Wei's empty upper bunk.

Wang Long reminded him, "Why did you put your bag on their bed? I heard they arrived today."

"Let's talk about it when they get here," Yuan Chuan said irritably. "I really don't understand why logistics personnel are getting involved in a major army group competition."

“Don’t underestimate the logistics personnel. Isn’t Deputy Company Commander Luo of Zhou Meng’s Sixth Company from the cookhouse?” Wang Long laughed.

"Can this guy compare to Deputy Company Commander Luo? He didn't even participate in the preliminary selection." Yuan Chuan curled his lip. "He might just be here through connections to get some experience."

(End of this chapter)