Girls und War

But as soon as I relaxed and sat down at the dinner table, my eyelids started to droop.

After a while, she simply leaned on Xia Shu's shoulder, closed her eyes, and stuffed food into her mouth bit by bit.

Seeing that she couldn't do this, Xia Shu reached out and started feeding her.

Jia felt someone stuffing bread into her mouth. She opened her eyes and woke up instantly.

"There is a test in the afternoon, so you have to eat more." Xia Shu said, and picked up the shrimp with chopsticks and put it into Jia's mouth.

Those are Natsuki's chopsticks.

Jia blushed and nodded, then opened her mouth again. She savored this moment, the moment of feeding Pulei—

The chief examiner and the chief examiner, a major general and a colonel, stood at the entrance of the cafeteria, watching the group of girls eat listlessly.

"How many of the less than forty people can pass?" the major general asked thoughtfully.

"About half," the colonel replied.

The major general frowned and said nothing.

"That's pretty good. In the past, there were always less than ten cases, and double-digit cases were rare. This time, there are nearly twenty cases, almost doubled." The colonel consoled.

"I'm afraid that more people will be eliminated in the afternoon," replied the major general.

"That's impossible," the colonel said with a smile. "We squeezed in two hours of lunch break for them. If the pass rate is even lower than before, how can it be justified?"

The major general nodded and said nothing.

"The problem is whether the assessment time will be too tight. I'm afraid I won't have enough time," the colonel added.

"If you are nervous, just postpone it. Delaying the assessment is not a violation of the rules." said the major general.

The colonel indicated that he understood.

After a while, the major general asked again, "Who among these privates has the best performance?"

The colonel pointed at Natsuki who was feeding Jia.

"That's Natsuki."

"Xia Shu... I have an impression of him." The major general looked at Xia Shu and laughed, "This kid, is he still talking about love during the assessment?"

"The youngest recipient of the Silver-Edged Military Medal, he has a lot of fans." The colonel also said with a smile.

"That's no wonder. It's understandable that he's a bit dissolute after becoming famous at a young age."

The two senior officers chatted and laughed and quickly left the cafeteria without disturbing the group of girls.

At this time, Xia Shu, who was labeled as a "prodigal son", was sucked on the finger by Jia again.

"Don't lick it, like a puppy." Xia Shu said with a smile.

Jia licked Xia Shu's fingers clean, then licked her lips, squinting her eyes and smiling, "I'm full."

"Don't vomit it this afternoon."

"No way—"

Jia laughed playfully.

Not long after, the invigilator blew the whistle to assemble.

A group of girls were taken to the barracks and took a nap.

Two hours later, the wake-up whistle blew again.

It was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and the girls were obviously in much better spirits than in the morning.

They have to finish the assessment before six o'clock, so time is very tight.

It depends on how many of the remaining thirty or so people can get the rank of corporal.

275. About the Normandy Landing

The first item of the afternoon assessment is tactics.

The tactical assessment for non-commissioned officers is more complicated than that for privates.

There are three items in the assessment.

Four-kilometer long-distance sprint, five-hundred-meter obstacle course and battlefield leap.

The 500-meter hurdles need no explanation, it's still the original formula.

Four-kilometer long-distance raids and battlefield leaps are complex content that only veterans will encounter.

This four-kilometer run consists of four sections.

The first kilometer is a simulated coastal road filled with wading paths and various reefs.

The second kilometer is a simulated forest trail consisting of mud roads and trees and vines.

The third kilometer is a simulated urban alley filled with various irregular obstacles.

The fourth kilometer is the Dark Mountain ruled by the last of the Four Dark Lords, the Joker King - no, it is a simulated desert area with huge ups and downs made of sand.

By the way, among the Four Heavenly Kings, I prefer Kokemon.

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Then the average passing time for each section of road is required to be within five minutes.

In other words, the four-kilometer sprint must be completed within twenty minutes to be considered qualified.

The route of the sprint is much more complicated than the one of carrying a load for five kilometers. But correspondingly, without the load, you only need to travel light.

Like the 500-meter obstacle course, the equipment includes a helmet, bulletproof vest and a simulation gun.

This performance requirement is also an excellent level compared to other non-commissioned officers.

Xia Shu could naturally achieve it easily, but it was not so easy for other girls.

First, you have to wade through the water and step on stones to pass the first section of the road, then step on the mud, climb over vines and tree roots to pass the second section of the road.

Then we walked through the city alleys, where there were many broken bricks and ruins. There were two small windows to squeeze through on the road.

The last section of the road consists of three large sand piles that require three ascents and descents.

This is the most tiring part of the journey.

I didn’t have enough physical strength, and the sand was slippery, so I would fall if I wasn’t careful.

After falling twice on the sand pile, I was completely devastated.

Xia Shu completed this section of the road in eighteen minutes, breaking the record again.

But unfortunately, Jia ultimately failed the four-kilometer sprint test.

She took twenty-two minutes, which was seriously overtime.

This one test eliminated nearly ten corporals. The chief examiner was too scared to watch and had to run into the examiner's lounge, close his eyes, and start playing ostrich.

Jia sat beside the runway with a wronged look on her face, her head lowered as if she was crying.

Xia Shu didn't have time to comfort her.

Because the next step is the 400-meter obstacle course test.

The invigilator allowed them a little break, but he didn't dare give them too much, because the lunch break was very long and the exam time was very tight.

The requirements for the 400-meter obstacle course are also higher than those for corporal first class.

The qualifying time for Corporal First Class is three minutes, while the qualifying time for Deputy Commanding Sergeant is two minutes and fifty seconds.

Don’t underestimate these ten seconds. The average performance of a non-commissioned officer is likely to be within these ten seconds.

The eliminated girls went to the front to serve as cushions, while the last twenty or so girls who were striving for military ranks were patting their bodies to relax.

They were the last group to run the obstacle course.

The other girls had finished running and sat nearby, quietly cheering them on.

Soon it was Xia Shu's turn.

She ran calmly and easily.

Compared to her last record-breaking performance, she ran very steadily this time.

It was obvious that she had no intention of breaking her own assessment record this time.

Because there is another assessment later.

Xia Shu crossed the finish line with a relaxed expression.

This time the result was exactly two minutes and forty seconds, which was more than ten seconds slower than the previous result.

A few girls even reached the finish line before her.

But Xia Shu didn't care, because she was the record holder and there was no need to break the record.

This assessment eliminated several more girls. The invigilator counted and found that there were 25 corporals left.

I hope the total number of passes can exceed twenty.

Otherwise, the examiner will get angry.

There is only one item left in the tactical assessment.

Battlefield leap forward.

This is another difficulty.

The examination venue is a 200-meter-long running track.

The runway is covered with trenches, barbed wire, pits and various obstacles.

When running on it, the optoelectronic effects of bullets and shells exploding will obstruct your vision.

But what is really scary is the laser launcher that simulates the enemy's shooting.

Many irregular lasers will sweep across the runway.

If you encounter it, the time will be extended by five to ten seconds.

This 200-meter simulated battlefield requires players to reach the finish line within two minutes.

It seems that time is loose, but it is almost impossible to completely avoid the surrounding lasers.

Sometimes, whether you can pass or not depends entirely on whether the laser array on the current runway is helpful.

If there were no shooting simulation, the time to pass this runway would be about one and a half minutes.

In other words, the number of times you are exposed to the laser should be within three times.

If you exceed this number, whether you can pass or not depends on your luck.

Of course, the laser irradiation is not completely random.

How could an assessment possibly take luck as the core test point?

When measuring the battlefield, a suitable method of dodging can be found nearby for each laser irradiation.

Such as trenches or obstacles.

What the soldiers need to do is to avoid the laser as much as possible every time it is about to hit them.

Xia Shu took a look and found that the way those lasers were irradiating was a bit like the aiming method of a machine gun or a sniper.

In other words, the assessment of this subject is to test how the deputy commander can pass through the battlefield under the fire suppression of snipers and machine gunners.

Once you master this skill, whether it will be useful or not is debatable.

It is true that it will cause trouble to the opponent's shooting.

A target that moves back and forth is indeed much harder to hit than a target that runs in a straight line.

But Xia Shu felt that if this situation really happened, it would be better to retreat.

Conducting battlefield attack under the dual fire suppression of machine gunners and snipers?

Isn't that seeking death?

But no matter how much you complain, you still have to run.