Girls und War

After Xia Shu finished speaking, both of them showed understanding expressions.

Although they can't join now, at least Xia Shu still gave them hope.

Otherwise, if you really train new soldiers in a training camp for a long time, wouldn't that be a waste of your military life?

Afterwards, the two said goodbye to Xia Shu and returned to the training camp over there.

Xia Shu also continued to compile training courses for special forces in his office.

On the other hand, the training camp that had completed its first special forces screening assessment finally ushered in a short rest period.

After this rest period, the training camp will enter the second month of high-intensity physical training.

During these few days, they can think carefully about whether they should stay and continue to experience a new round of physical and mental torture.

Regarding this, Aier is still quite hesitant.

Of the new recruits from Class A, Platoon 3, only three remained in the training camp. The others had already joined the special forces.

Among these three people, Ai'er is the weakest.

Unlike Xiaomen, she did not have the advantage of early training due to her petite body. This early experience gave her enough confidence in training, which also allowed Xiaomen to keep up with Xia Shu's training tone through her own efforts, just like Nya Nya.

She is not like Shan Mei. Although her foundation is weak, she has an excellent comrade who always encourages and cares about her.

Although Shan Mei has not yet reached the training standards required by Xia Shu, since Xiaomian is by her side, she will definitely be able to break through the obstacles, and the two of them will cross the threshold of the special forces that symbolizes the pinnacle of military power.

Al is just an ordinary person.

She is just like her nickname, an ordinary person.

An ordinary soldier, staying in an ordinary unit, listening to an ordinary disco, this is the daily life of Aier.

Putting her in this elite training camp full of elites, Aier immediately became the last one in the group.

Because the average line is here, it does not meet the selection criteria.

To her, those figures who had been with her in the past had become more and more distant from her.

She is not as talented as others, nor does she work as hard as others.

It can even be said that Ai'er, like all other ordinary soldiers in the Flower District, followed the most ordinary promotion trajectory and occupied the position that best suited him without any disturbance.

But because of Xia Shu, this ordinary person came to the core area of ​​the flower district's military power.

Al was very distressed about this.

795. Maybe I should give up

It seems that the girls in Class A, Platoon 3 of the Recruit Camp may each have their own strengths.

As a corporal squad leader who is qualified to lead new recruits, Shuibian was originally placed in the squad leader position as a backbone of the army.

In a platoon of new recruits, there must be an experienced squad leader leading the rest of the core squad leaders.

Like three rows, that is, ginger sauce with water edge and smile.

Almost every squad leader in the recruit company follows such rules and arrangements.

After leaving the recruit camp, the squad leader will be entrusted with important tasks and obtain a higher combat command position in the company.

Therefore, Shuibian will inevitably become the backbone of the Huaqu Army in the future.

Even without Natsuki and the special forces, the story would be the same.

As for the remaining recruits, Zhan Jian, as a second-generation military officer with a solid training foundation, will surely have a bright future.

Not to mention whether Zhan Ren's parents will use the connections they have accumulated in the army, just with Zhan Ren's single-minded hard work, who can say that she does not deserve the army's strong training?

As for Jia and Mi Yu, both of them are actually people who have been deeply influenced by Xia Shu.

If it weren't for Xia Shu, they might have been mediocre and spent an ordinary military career in the army.

But after the two of them started to think about Xia Shu, their attitudes changed.

Perhaps they had joined the army with the idea of ​​serving casually before, but at least now, Xia Shu's presence, to some extent, inspired them to keep running and rushing forward.

To the extent that the two girls have reached a height that Ai'er cannot keep up with.

Putting them aside, among the rest, Nya Nya, Ning and Xiao Mian are all young female soldiers with some degree of talent.

As for Shanmei, although its foundation is not very good, its potential is definitely not poor.

Even Sheng, this guy, is more like an animal than a human. So in terms of pure physical fitness, Ai Er is definitely no match for him.

So in the end, Ai'er became the last one among all the girls.

Perhaps this feeling was not so strong before, because there were many ordinary girls in the company.

But now, in the special forces, the huge gap between ordinary soldiers and elite soldiers has become a hurdle that is difficult for Aier to overcome.

She felt that she had no talent and could not see a bright future in the military, so she gradually began to think about retreating.

Especially after he finally passed the Hell Week assessment but was ruthlessly rejected by Xia Shu, this thought turned into incomparable frustration.

In fact, Ai'er understands Xia Shu.

She knew her own shortcomings and also knew the selection criteria for special forces.

If Xia Shu made an exception and admitted her, she would become anxious and confused about whether she was qualified to take on the responsibility of joining a top combat unit.

So after thinking for a long time, she submitted an application to Qingxian to withdraw from the team.

This application was delivered to Xia Shu as soon as possible.

After seeing the application, Xia Shu left the office without saying a word and went to Ai'er's dormitory.

At this time, she was packing her luggage and seemed to be ready to get the approval and leave the training camp that day.

The same was true for the other team members who applied to leave, because the camp at this time was a sad place for these girls who quit the team.

They are unwilling to stay even a minute longer if they can leave early.

When Ai Er saw Xia Shu, he looked a little embarrassed. He turned his head slightly and said, "This is really... Xia Shu, why are you here... I was planning to leave quietly..."

Xia Shu sighed and said, "If you want to leave quietly like this, will it be fair to everyone? Will it be fair to me?"

Al smiled a little awkwardly.

At this time, Xiaomian and Shanmei also heard the news and rushed over from the training ground.

Seeing that Ai'er was really packing up, both of them had complicated expressions.

Xia Shu said, "I want to talk to her alone for a while."

Then he let the two of them go out and closed the door.

Seeing Xia Shu sitting on the chair facing him, Ai Er sighed and sat down on the edge of the bed.

After a brief silence, Xia Shu asked, "What are you planning to do after you return?"

"What... is it still the same old duty..." Ai Er said dejectedly, "I recently heard that our company's duty station has been changed from the mountainous area to the island chain area. I have to start learning to swim from now on, haha..."

Ai Er laughed dryly for a while, and when he saw that Xia Shu didn't seem to be laughing, he propped up his knees with his elbows, covered his face with his hands, and said in an increasingly depressed tone, "Am I really useless..."

Xia Shu did not respond to this, but said, "Do you think that I am targeting you by not allowing you to join the special forces..."

"No, no..." Ai'er quickly interrupted Xia Shu and said with a forced smile, "I just...can't keep up with you. Miyu and Jia...them, if they can keep up with you, then I..."

As she spoke, she bit her lip and sobbed softly.

"So cunning... We were all together from the beginning, but you all tried so hard, so desperately - you tried so hard to leave me so far behind. But when I noticed, I was already stuck in the same place... This is unfair... Why... I'm just an ordinary person... Why do I have to be treated like this..."

Then she began to sob uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Xia Shu held her hand and whispered, "I understand how you feel. You're unwilling to be ordinary, but your efforts seem futile, as if you can't catch up with others. You haven't stopped, and you've tried hard, but you can only watch others leave you behind, watching them reach a place that's out of reach..."

"You don't understand! You don't understand at all!" Ai'er's tears seemed to burst out at once. She said loudly with a little pain, "You are a child of destiny, the object of everyone's attention. How can you possibly understand the pain of an ordinary person like me——"

"No, I understand." Xia Shu nodded very firmly, looking into her eyes and said, "Because I have experienced this in the past."

Al turned his head away, seemingly not believing it at all.

Xia Shu could only remain silent for a moment, then held her hand tightly again, as if trying to transfer strength to her.

But Ai'er was already confused, she seemed to have lost the room for thinking.

So Xia Shu sighed, loosened his grip, and said, "What about for the sake of our companions? For all the journeys we've been through together, are you willing to give up everything like this?"

After hearing what Xia Shu said, Ai Er was speechless again.

796. But before giving up, make one last effort!

"Failure isn't scary, Ai'er. Being eliminated once isn't as shameful as you might think. You have to know that 70% of the people in this training camp didn't make it to the end. That number will increase in the future. Compared to them, you at least made it to the end. In that respect, you're already better than most people."

"Indeed, your strength is slightly inferior to Zhan Ren and the others. But you have potential, so don't underestimate yourself.

"If you can't do it once, try twice. If you can't do it twice, try three times. If your physical fitness isn't up to par, just grit your teeth and practice for a while longer. There's nothing in this world that can't be accomplished with perseverance and determination. If others can do it, then you can do it one day too. Isn't that right?"

Xia Shu continued patiently, "And we are here, we are all here. Ever since we joined the army, we were in the same class, and we have been inextricably linked. This connection is a gift from God, and you can't avoid it even if you want to. Even if you choose to escape, choose to stay away, hoping not to be hurt, the connection is there, and it can't be severed. In other words, even if you leave, are you willing to be the pitiful person who is shunned by everyone? I haven't given up on you, no one has given up on you, do you really want to give up on yourself?"

After hearing what Xia Shu said, Ai'er fell into hesitation.

But a kind of depressed will has dominated her mind, and now she just wants to escape, the farther the better, preferably to a place where no one can see her.

Seeing that Ai'er was no longer listening to what he said, Xia Shu had no choice but to give up his meaningless preaching and let Shan Mei and Xiao Mian outside the door come in.

Ai'er quickly wiped the tears from his face, forced a smile, and pretended to be indifferent.

Then the two of them tried to comfort Ai'er for a long time, but they couldn't make her change her mind no matter what.

So Shan Mei turned her head and looked at Xia Shu.

Xia Shu came back to his senses from the holographic panel, looked at Shan Mei without saying anything, then turned to Ai Er and asked, "So you have decided to quit?"

"Well, it's decided." Tears flashed in the corners of Ai'er's eyes.

Seeing this, Xia Shu sighed and said, "Then, in the name of the captain of the special forces, I declare your application valid."

"Xia Shu!" Shan Mei and Xiao Mian both looked surprised.

Xia Shu shook his head and didn't continue talking. Instead, he said to Ai Er, "Let's go. I've called a taxi for you."

Afterwards, Ai'er picked up his luggage and walked out of the camp accompanied by Xia Shu and came to the road in front of the camp.

Not long after, a troop carrier slowly descended from the sky.

Ai'er turned around and said goodbye to Xia Shu and the other three, then looked back at the training camp, recalling the dream-like training life of the past few days.

Perhaps this life will become a wonderful topic of conversation in the future, allowing her to lie in a rocking chair and talk about the glorious days with her children and grandchildren.

And those small, unrealistic thoughts in my heart, such as Xia Shu's company and tenderness, are like small fireflies in the summer night, and can only drift away with the wind.

Thinking of this, she smiled with a look of relief tinged with a hint of reluctance.

But just as she was about to turn around and get in the car, she heard a call from the end of the road.

"Wait, Al—wait a minute!"

Ai'er turned his head and found that it was Miyu and the other three rows of girls from Class A who were running towards him in a hurry.

Ai Er looked surprised and said subconsciously, "Why are you all..."

"I asked them to come here," Xia Shu explained briefly.

Before Eldo could ask, several girls ran up to her and stopped panting.

At this moment, Sheng slipped again and fell to the ground with a "crack" sound.

Ai Er looked reluctant and said to Sheng, "Hey, are you okay?"

"It's okay!" Sheng got up from the ground, smiling, and two red marks slowly flowed out from under his nose.

"Let's go to the military doctor right away, I'm serious." Ai'er couldn't help but say again.

The other girls' expressions were both funny and speechless.

But Ai'er's matter was more important at this time, so they asked with an incredulous expression, "Ai'er, why...why are you leaving?"

"I...I..." Ai'er felt his nose getting sore, and it seemed that he couldn't say the next words.