Girls und War

Putting aside the thoughts that gave him a headache, Xia Shu quickly focused on the current period.

Now Xia Shu has been promoted to warrant officer, but in order to successfully graduate from the military academy and truly enter the officer class, she still has to pass the graduation examination and be promoted to lieutenant.

Therefore, what is more important now is to study various courses for lieutenant officers.

At this time, you can’t continue to wander around. It’s better to go back to the dormitory to prepare for the course.

Thinking of this, Xia Shu turned and walked towards the teachers' dormitory.

Seeing Xia Shu turn and leave, An Nan deliberately asked, "Will you join us for the afternoon physical training, Instructor Xia Shu?"

"I'm sick! I need to take a leave!" Xia Shu replied unhappily, but it caused a burst of laughter.

An Nan asked Naiyou seriously, "What kind of illness is this? How do I write a note asking for leave?"

Cream thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's a disease that kills you if you don't start over in the Novice Village. Just write on the leave application that you need to reincarnate and start over."

As they spoke, the teachers laughed again.

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The next day, Xia Shu got out of bed early.

Because today is the first day of school for warrant officers, Xia Shu doesn't want to appear lazy at the beginning of his new life.

I have to be a little more diligent, otherwise it will be difficult for me to control my future life as an officer.

After waiting downstairs for a while, Hongyu put on her coat and walked out of the room with a whistle.

She is on duty today, so she has to blow the whistle.

After seeing Xia Shu, Hongyu greeted her, but the warrant officer rank on Xia Shu's shoulder still made Hongyu a little uncomfortable.

After blowing the whistle, the two stood downstairs of the student dormitory and chatted for a while.

Not long after, more than 400 new and old students gathered on the playground.

Pigeon and several other teachers did not show up. It seemed that they were too lazy to get up.

When Hongyu saw that the six counselors had finished taking attendance, she asked each team of students to do some exercise and run for a while as per the usual practice.

It was also obvious at this time that the warrant officers who had just been promoted from grassroots units were stronger in physical fitness and all aspects.

This year's new cadet officers are as lazy and undisciplined as the recruits.

It seems that three months of training really cannot change a person fundamentally.

If they want to become officers in essence, it will take another three to five years until their rank is promoted to captain.

At this time, the counselors followed the students' team, running with them and guiding them by shouting slogans.

As for Xia Shu, of course he wouldn't run with the other students. That would be embarrassing.

Being able to get up in the morning and supervise other students' running is the limit of what Xia Shu can do now.

Otherwise, my status will be lowered and how can I take the fighting classes later?

Don't forget that she is still an instructor now.

After morning exercises, the students dragged their tired bodies back to the dormitory and started washing up.

A little later, after breakfast, it was almost time for class.

Their first class was a large auditorium class that all student teams had to attend.

The instructor of the class was Lieutenant Colonel Zhen Ye, who had the highest rank in the teaching group. The course content was an important lecture that all officers would go through - the duties and tasks of officers.

After arriving at the auditorium, Xia Shu deliberately sat back a little, in the last few rows.

Because she really didn't want to take classes under the gaze of a large number of students, it would be too uncomfortable.

However, the content of this course was a bit too empty, and Zhen Ye kept talking big on the stage, which was really hypnotic.

The course handouts have been distributed to the students in advance. You can understand what is written in them by just doing some pre-study.

Xia Shu felt a little bored as he listened, so he looked up and observed the other students.

It would be fine if I didn't look at it, but when I did, I found that many students started nodding and dozing off.

Xia Shu remembered his identity as a teacher and felt that he could no longer sit idly by. He stood up and walked behind the students.

A girl was squinting her eyes and shaking her head in her seat when she suddenly felt someone pat her on the back of her head.

She was startled and turned around to see that it was Instructor Xia Shu.

"Listen carefully." Xia Shu said in a low voice, then walked towards the next unlucky guy who was dozing off.

The girl stuck out her tongue and didn't dare to say anything. The girls around her saw it but didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

After a while, Xia Shu walked around the auditorium and woke up most of the students who were dozing off.

After completing this task, she seemed very satisfied, and then she sat back in the back seat, leaned back and continued to listen to Zhen Ye's lecture.

Zhen Ye also saw Xia Shu's actions on the stage, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with a warrant officer wandering around among the cadets.

Because Xia Shu's performance was so natural. So natural that he didn't look like a student at all.

It seemed that the identity of a teacher had been integrated into Xia Shu's body, making her forget her original identity as a student.

This strange state continued throughout the subsequent student courses.

It seemed that during class time, the students from the 1st and 2nd squadrons had an inexplicable supervisor who was monitoring their learning status at all times.

What’s even stranger is that no one seemed to think there was anything wrong with this matter.

But these things seem to be just trivial matters.

Because there is something that makes everyone feel even more incredible.

That was when the first and second student teams were taking fighting lessons, Xia Shu actually came out from the student seats and walked to the instructor's position.

Seeing everyone staring at him in astonishment, Xia Shu frowned and said, "What do you mean by that expression? You want to have a boxing match today?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the students from the two teams immediately stood up straight and looked straight ahead.

Seeing this, Xia Shu nodded and said, "Warm up first, then follow the old rules and fight the dummy for half an hour. After that, I will teach you how to disarm."

Having said that, he asked the class duty officers to take the students in their classes and disperse to do warm-up exercises.

Xia Shu, on the other hand, opened the electronic lesson plan that Farna had made for her.

After looking at it for a while, Xia Shu frowned and said, "What a mess."

Then he closed the lesson plan, opened his notepad, and started writing and drawing on the holographic screen.

736. A Warrant Officer's Lecture in the Auditorium

It is not yet known whether the basic training level of the First and Second Squadrons is stronger than that of other student teams.

But their fighting skills are definitely the fastest improved among all the student teams.

Because the fighting skills of these girls were trained by Xia Shu himself.

The actual combat effectiveness is unknown, but at least these girls won't lose their fighting power completely just because of a punch to the nose.

Fighting classes were held twice a week. Xia Shu estimated that by the end of the lieutenant officer term in three months, their self-defense abilities would have improved.

By then, even if they are directly put into the imaginary battlefield, they will be able to fight.

Seeing that Xia Shu's fighting teaching was effective, Sister Dongliang specially arranged a large class for Xia Shu to systematically explain to all the students the necessity of fighting on the battlefield.

Xia Shu had no reason to refuse, so he stepped onto the podium of the auditorium for the first time as a warrant officer.

After a round of warm applause, Xia Shu walked onto the stage and signaled that the applause could stop.

After the cadets had all quieted down, she began by saying, "I imagine that when the auditorium was first built, no one would have imagined that one day a warrant officer would be standing in this position giving a lecture to cadets, right?"

After he finished speaking, everyone laughed.

Xia Shu pressed his palm again and then said, "Then let's cut to the chase and get straight to the point. To all the students present here, especially those who frequently go to the front lines, I'm sure you must often run out of ammunition..."

Xia Shu spoke slowly and quickly explained to the students the necessity of fighting skills and how to deal with emergencies.

Later in the talk, he told them the lethality of various melee weapons in close combat, as well as how to use them.

Speaking of the important points, she also used a dummy to demonstrate to the students how to use a dagger to kill the enemy with one blow.

Judging from the attack effect, it may be more efficient than close combat with a pistol.

However, Xia Shu still advised the students not to be superstitious about close combat. In actual combat, it is more appropriate to choose the attack method based on the specific situation.

After an hour of class, Xia Shu announced the end of the lesson, and warm applause immediately broke out in the classroom.

This time, the course was practically empty of empty talk, as Xia Shu combined all of his teaching with real-world practice. The students benefited greatly, as could be seen from their excited expressions.

Many people were making gestures with their fists. It seemed that this class had greatly aroused their interest in fighting.

However, Xia Shu is only a combat instructor for two squadrons after all, and what he can bring to the students is only theoretical combat knowledge.

If they want to learn in depth, they have to find some extra courses.

Watching the students being led out of the auditorium by their respective counselors, Xia Shu also packed up his lesson plans.

At this time, Sister Dongliang walked onto the stage and said to Xia Shu with a smile, "That was a good talk. I'll arrange another class for you in a few days and ask you to talk about how to arrange long-term and effective combat training for yourself. How about that?"

Xia Shu also laughed and had to reply, "If you're not afraid that I'll teach them the wrong things, then I'm sure there's no problem."

"Then it's a deal."

As they talked, they followed the others and finally walked out of the auditorium.

After exiting the auditorium, Sister Dongliang watched the students retreating and murmured, "Leading students isn't easy. Look, these are the future backbone of the Flower District. A small number will receive focused training and become leaders in the Flower District. And all of them have graduated from this academy, batch after batch."

Xia Shu smiled again and said, "Sister Dongliang, you seem to have forgotten that I am also one of them."

Sister Dongliang was startled, then patted her forehead and said with a smile, "Ah, yes, yes. I always forget that you are a cadet and always mistaken you for a sergeant major."

Xia Shu smiled but said nothing.

This was just inertial thinking. Xia Shu had always appeared to everyone as an instructor and an elite. So everyone was used to seeing her as part of the campus leadership.

So even if Xia Shu has a new identity, everyone will subconsciously ignore these things that are on the table.

Even she herself sometimes forgets that she is a student.

At this time, Sister Dongliang paused again, and then said to Xia Shu with a suggestive expression, "Then, Xia Shu, are you interested in staying in the college to teach after graduation?"

Xia Shu didn't answer, but looked up at Sister Dongliang.

She could see the expectation and desire in the colonel's eyes, just as she had seen in Mimei and Yanjie's eyes before.

Seeing Xia Shu hesitate for a moment, Sister Dongliang said jokingly, "If you can stay, I can apply for a promotion for you without taking the exam. If you stay, you will be promoted to lieutenant. After you teach for another term, by the end of the year, you can be promoted to captain as an exception. Next year, I will apply for admission to the rank of major, and you will be promoted to major in less than a year. What do you think? Are you interested in this rocket-like promotion?"

Xia Shu was delighted when he heard her words. So he said, "You know what? A rear admiral in the navy offered me a promotion to captain right away. So it seems your offer is a bit more generous."

Sister Dongliang was also amused by what she heard. Then, a hint of pride flashed in her eyes as she said, "Don't talk about the difference between a major and a captain. You have to know that this is a military academy. All the officers in the war zone graduated from here. A major here is equivalent to a lieutenant colonel in a lower-level unit."

Xia Shu nodded without refutation.

Seeing this, Sister Dongliang sighed and said, "It seems that the attraction here is still not big enough."

Xia Shu shook his head when he heard her say that and replied, "It's not a question of attraction, it's just that I'm not used to the peaceful life here. Maybe I'm more suited to the battlefield."

Sister Dongliang nodded and said, "I understand what you mean."

As they spoke, the two walked forward in silence for a while. In front of them was a fork in the road, one leading to the training ground and the other to the administrative building.

The two seemed to be parting ways here.

Sister Dongliang was standing on the road leading to the administration building at this time. She turned to Xia Shu and said, "Although we don't know what the future will be like, we still welcome you to come to the military academy to retire at any time."

Xia Shu smiled and replied, "You're flattering me by letting me retire here."

After saying thank you, he turned around and went to the training ground without looking back.

Sister Dongliang looked at Xia Shu's back as he left, and finally, she sighed with a hint of regret.

737. Academy Department or Soldier Department

The students' lives continued as usual after that.