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On the seventh day...

The new recruits looked very different from when they first arrived.

At the end of the first week.

Zhou Tianyang convened a short meeting with the three battalion commanders.

"Commander, those new recruits have changed a lot this week."

Zhao Wenlong was the first to speak, his tone tinged with disbelief.

"In the past, it took at least half a month for new recruits to adapt, but this time it only took a week, and those new recruits are already in the same condition as veterans who have been training for several months."

Tian Chengjun nodded.

"Things are indeed changing rapidly."

"The new recruits in my second battalion used to be out of breath after running just a few steps, but now they can run a full five kilometers without even needing to catch their breath."

Sun Shengli was even more outrageous.

"There was a new recruit in my third battalion who was as skinny as a monkey when he first arrived. I asked him to do ten push-ups, but he couldn't do them."

"Guess what happened today?"

"I can easily do fifty push-ups, and then I can do a set of squats."

As Zhou Tianyang listened, a weight was finally lifted from his heart.

He didn't say anything, he just picked up the teacup, took a sip of water, and then put it down.

But he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

He stood up and walked to the window.

On the threshing ground, more than 1,200 soldiers were training enthusiastically.

The veterans were leading the new recruits in tactical drills, and the recruits were all yelling and running after them.

Although his movements were still a bit rusty, his enthusiasm was completely different from when he first arrived.

Zhou Tianyang looked at the soldiers, watching their movements become more and more precise, and their eyes become more and more determined.

A feeling of relief welled up inside me.

He turned around and looked at the three battalion commanders.

"Continue to increase the intensity of training."

"I want to see every recruit complete the standard tactical assessment by next Wednesday."

"yes!"

The three answered in unison, their voices echoing in the room.

Zhou Tianyang leaned back in his chair, his gaze sweeping across the bustling threshing ground outside the window.

The seven-day window for the body-strengthening liquid to take effect has passed, but there are still more than twenty days of continued effectiveness remaining.

By then, the physical fitness of those new recruits will reach a whole new level.

By then, the new Second Regiment had more than 1,200 men, each a fierce and courageous warrior.

The smile on Zhou Tianyang's lips grew wider and wider.

Zhou Tianyang's gaze returned to the map on the table, which was covered with training plans.

"continue."

He said this to the three battalion commanders.

"The training of the new Second Regiment cannot be stopped."

……

a few days later.

The training at Lijia Yu has entered its tenth day.

More than 1,200 soldiers were divided into three camps.

Under the leadership of their respective battalion commanders, they worked up a sweat.

Dust filled the threshing ground, and slogans echoed everywhere.

Zhou Tianyang stood at the entrance of the regimental headquarters, watching the soldiers who were training.

His gaze swept from the first battalion to the second battalion, and from the second battalion to the third battalion, a faint smile always playing on his lips.

One-third of the body-strengthening liquid's effective period has already passed.

Those recruits who were pale and thin just ten days ago now have healthy, rosy cheeks.

After completing a 5-kilometer cross-country run with full gear, I wasn't even out of breath.

In shooting training, the hit rate at a fixed target at 100 meters is consistently above 85%.

Some are very talented and can even achieve over 90% success rate.

As for bayonet training, the ferocity with which the new recruits charged with their guns was so impressive that even the veterans couldn't help but click their tongues in admiration.

"Commander! Commander!"

A series of urgent shouts came from the village entrance.

Zhou Tianyang looked up.

A soldier ran from the village entrance.

He was panting heavily, his face beaming with barely concealed excitement.

He ran up to Zhou Tianyang, stood at attention, and saluted.

"Commander, people from brigade headquarters have arrived!"

"So many people!"

Zhou Tianyang's eyes lit up slightly.

He strode towards the village entrance.

On the dirt road at the village entrance, a large group of people were marching towards the village.

Walking at the very front.

It was Staff Officer Liu from the brigade headquarters. Zhou Tianyang knew him; he was the one who led the team when they sent off those three hundred new recruits last time.

Behind Staff Officer Liu followed a long line of people.

They were all strapping young men, dressed in all sorts of clothes.

Some of them looked like they came from farming families, while others looked like students who had just run away from school.

There are at least two hundred people.

Zhou Tianyang strode forward to meet him.

Upon seeing Zhou Tianyang, Staff Officer Liu quickened his pace, walked up to him, stood at attention, and saluted in a loud voice.

"Commander Zhou!"

Zhou Tianyang returned the salute, his gaze passing over Staff Officer Liu and landing on the new recruits behind him, giving him a general idea of ​​what was going on.

"Staff Officer Liu, this is...?"

Staff Officer Liu grinned, took out a letter and a small box from his pocket, and handed them over with both hands.

"Commander Zhou, the brigade commander asked me to pass on a message to you."

"These 203 new recruits are the second batch of reinforcements given to the Second New Regiment by the brigade headquarters."

"The brigade commander said that the new Second Regiment has become too big for its brilliance, and its personnel cannot be reduced."

He handed the box forward again, his expression becoming more serious.

"And this, the brigade commander asked me to give it to you personally."

"The brigade commander said, you'll see when you see it."

Zhou Tianyang took the letter and the box, but didn't open them right away. Instead, he turned around and shouted into the village.

"Zhao Wenlong!"

"arrive!"

Zhao Wenlong ran over from the threshing ground.

"Take the new recruits from the brigade headquarters to settle them in. First, arrange their lodgings, then have a meal, and then reorganize them into new units in the afternoon."

"yes!"

Zhao Wenlong turned around and waved his hand at the new recruits.

"Come with me!"

Two hundred and three new recruits followed Zhao Wenlong into the village in a grand procession.

Staff Officer Liu stood at the village entrance and saluted Zhou Tianyang again.

"Commander Zhou, the mission is complete. I need to rush back to the brigade headquarters to report back."

"The brigade commander is waiting."

Zhou Tianyang nodded.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Staff Officer Liu turned and strode back the way he came, his figure quickly disappearing around the bend in the mountain road.

Zhou Tianyang, holding the letter and the small box, strode back to the regimental headquarters.

He sat back down at the table and opened the letter first.

It was a letter written in the brigade commander's own handwriting.

"Tianyang, I heard you trained those 300 new recruits quite well last time. I'm very satisfied."

"Here are two hundred and three more for you this time. Take good care of them and don't let the organization down."

"In addition, the contents of the box are a commendation from the organization for you."

"The thing you did last time, the deputy commander-in-chief personally decided on the award for killing the enemy hero medal."

"However, this matter is highly confidential. Keep it to yourself and do not publicize it."

"The organization is aware of your contributions, but for now, we can only keep them in mind."

"When the time is right, you will be given the honor you deserve."

"Also, the batch of weapons you sent has been distributed by the brigade headquarters, which has solved our immediate problem."

"On behalf of all the comrades in the brigade, thank you."

After reading the letter, Zhou Tianyang remained silent for a moment.

He folded the letter and put it back in the envelope, then picked up the small box.

Upon opening the box, a bronze military medal lay inside, with the inscription "Heroic Medal for Killing the Enemy" engraved on the front.

The back shows the date and number of the award, and is signed by the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.