Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

"Really? Haha, I forgot," Zhang Anbang laughed awkwardly, then added, "Company Commander, do whatever you want. Just treat me like I don't exist."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "As long as I hit a rabbit, you can stop the car so I can pick it up."

"Fine, fine," Gao Cheng waved his hand dismissively. He wasn't particularly invested in this pursuit, otherwise he wouldn't have ignored Qi Huan and simply dragged Zhang Anbang away.

Of course, it's not that Gao Cheng wasn't putting in the effort. Under his arrangement, the entire reconnaissance battalion of over 800 people had already begun a coordinated effort to intercept and apprehend the participants in the assessment.

He was in constant communication with Yuan Lang at the command post, adjusting troop deployments. However, he himself did not stay at the command post, but instead drove around.

Well, overall, I'd say I only used about 70-80% of my full potential.

Seeing Zhang Anbang hit another rabbit, Gao Cheng spoke up, "Xiao Qi, that's your tenth one. I know you're a great shot, hitting it ten times out of ten, but these things don't taste good, why are you shooting so many?"

Gao Cheng's words are absolutely true. Wild rabbits are not actually very tasty. Of course, it's not that they taste bad; it depends on how they are cooked. But no matter how they are cooked, they are completely different from meat rabbits from farms.

Because rabbits are animals that can't stop moving, they're like long-distance runners, so there's not much profit in them.

If it is a farmed meat rabbit, because it eats feed and has no space to move around, it grows fat and has fat on its body, which means it is oily and tender to eat.

But wild rabbits are different. Because they run around in the wild all day, their bodies have evolved into a type with high endurance and extreme lightweight.

Their bodies have almost no subcutaneous fat, very little fat around their internal organs, and very little intramuscular fat, making them like a pure muscle engine.

In other words, this thing is very tough and thin, with almost no fat on its body. It also eats grass in the wild for a long time, which makes it very smelly and grassy, ​​and it is difficult to swallow if not prepared properly.

If you roast it, it won't release any oil, it won't smell good at all, and it will taste fishy, ​​tough, and dry. It'll feel like chewing tree bark. Only the meat on the leg will be slightly tender.

Especially in the wild, without any seasoning, at most a little salt can be sprinkled on to barely satisfy hunger.

Moreover, wild rabbits often carry many parasites, and it's very unsafe to just roast them in the wild. Therefore, the military usually cooks them thoroughly before eating them.

Of course, if you're extremely hungry in the wild, it tastes delicious and is very fragrant.

It's just that this is the aroma of extreme hunger, not the aroma of the meat itself.

Imagine if you hadn't eaten properly for two or three days and were starving, this stuff would definitely taste better than tree leaves and insects.

Zhang Anbang waved his hand and said, "Company commander, this is nothing. Wild vegetables stewed with wild rabbit. There are over a hundred people, and these ten rabbits are not enough to fill a gap between our teeth."

"More than a hundred people?" Gao Cheng instantly understood. "Goodness, you're not planning to spend any money, but instead treating everyone to a nice meal, huh?"

"You really have to say it's you, Company Commander," Zhang Anbang nodded repeatedly. "Wild rabbits don't taste very good if you just cook them casually, but this time we have plenty of time, so it's not hard to cook them well."

You even managed to recruit Lao Zhao! Your field kitchen truck is parked right at the camp; cooking wild rabbit is Lao Zhao's specialty.

"Fine, fine, whatever you want," Gao Cheng said, and drove off on his own. It was good that Zhang Anbang wasn't helping.

Gao Cheng was well aware of Zhang Anbang's combat strength. Before going there, he was the number one in the group army's comprehensive skills competition. After spending half a year in that mysterious place, who knows what level this kid is at now?

What Gao Cheng didn't know was that it wasn't just Zhang Anbang who was enjoying himself here; the people from the Old A team were also collectively slacking off. The only ones who were truly working diligently were the more than 800 people in the Division Reconnaissance Battalion.

After all, this is just a basic selection process. The purpose of the crowd surrounding and blocking them is to put pressure on those people and, incidentally, eliminate those who are not vigilant or capable enough.

Surviving in the wild for 48 hours and traveling 100 kilometers is already difficult enough, but figuring out the deployment map makes it even more challenging. Therefore, whether or not you make an effort to encircle and blockade them is not very meaningful.

If you don't put in the effort and just go through the motions, it won't have much impact on the selection process. But if you do put in the effort, it will only make things worse for the candidates.

As for what to do if no one completes Yuan Lang's task, how could that be possible?

Not to mention that deploying eight or nine hundred people to an area of ​​one hundred kilometers in radius is not a very secure measure.

Moreover, as the client, whether or not the task is completed is entirely up to them. What they care about is everyone's performance throughout the process; that's what matters most.

Soon, Zhang Anbang ran out of magazines, and in return, Gao Cheng's car back seat was filled with thirty wild rabbits.

Seeing Zhang Anbang pull out another magazine with paint splatter, Gao Cheng said, "Little Qi, that's thirty now, isn't that enough?"

"Not enough, not enough, Company Commander, this isn't even enough for half a person," Zhang Anbang said, shaking his head as he changed to a new magazine. "There are over a hundred people, and each person can't eat more than a few bites."

If word gets out, people will talk behind my back. I can't let people say that I, Zhang Anbang, am stingy. I can't afford to lose face like that.

Especially if this gets back to the Air Force, the Navy, and Lao Wu, they'll not only laugh at me, but they'll also laugh at Lao Lu.

It's one thing to be worse off than others in terms of equipment, but to be unable to even afford a wild rabbit is unacceptable.

Even sharing half a bird is not allowed; each person must have one and eat as much as they want.

We can't let Old Zhao work for nothing; we have to give him something in return.

Gao Cheng gave a thumbs up. "Okay, you're good. Then I'll wait to eat. I can't work for nothing as a driver. I'll give Lao Zhao a heads-up in a bit."

As he spoke, Gao Cheng also remembered Old Zhao's specialty.

It's not impossible to cook wild rabbit well. There are four key things: the most crucial step is to remove the blood and fishy smell, then stew it for a long time until it's very tender, otherwise it will be too tough to chew.

Another step is to use plenty of seasonings to mask the fishy smell, such as ginger, wine, Sichuan peppercorns, and chili peppers, especially chili peppers. The last step is to add plenty of water and simmer to bring out the flavor, then it will taste delicious.

You're like the most fragrant and appetizing braised wild rabbit, and you're not complicated to make.

First, chop the rabbit meat into pieces and soak it in cold water for one to two hours to remove the blood. Change the water several times during this period until the water is clear. Then blanch the rabbit meat, skim off the foam, and take it out.

After taking them out, you can wash them if you want, or leave them alone if you don't. But if you do wash them, you must rinse them with hot or warm water.

Otherwise, it would be even more difficult to stew until it's mushy due to thermal expansion and contraction.