It was dawn, and there was an open space in a small village.

This place is far away from the Japs in Guanjia Town and is very suitable for military training.

Early in the morning, Liang Shanhao and Wang Daniu climbed to a high ground.

At this time, the recruits were sleeping soundly.

After sweeping around the entire camp, Liang Shanhao shouted in a deep voice: "Daniu, blow the wake-up call!"

Taking off a bugle from his waist, Wang Daniu blew the trumpet after holding back enough.

Dressed neatly, more than two hundred sleepy-eyed recruits grabbed their weapons and rushed to the open space to gather.

December in western Shandong is extremely cold.

The recruits hadn't had breakfast yet and were so cold that their upper and lower rows of teeth kept chattering.

With his hands behind his back, Liang Shanhao shouted at the top of his voice: "Everyone is here, stand at attention!"

Hearing this, the more than two hundred recruits straightened up, but the team was still in disarray.

With a stern look on his face, Liang Shanhao shouted again: "Everyone is here, turn to the right... and align!"

The recruits lined up in horizontal rows and vertical columns, and began to look stylish!

Clearing his throat, Liang Shanhao shouted at the top of his voice: "Brothers, we fought well in these two battles yesterday! Not only did we smash the Japanese's attempt to force us to become puppet troops, we also backhandedly shot the Japanese back! Brothers!

, you are all good!"

After a pause, Liang Shanhao shouted again: "But during the battle, I discovered a fatal problem? What problem? The brothers have only been carrying guns for a few days, and they have a serious lack of combat experience, especially in mass grave ambush.

During the battle, some recruits actually fired without hearing my orders, which almost ruined my mission!

In order to improve the combat capabilities of the troops and meet the war preparation requirements of the fifth theater, for this reason, starting from today, I will conduct formal military training for you."

Hearing this, the recruits were in an uproar.

Liang Shanhao added: "Military training will be conducted from five major aspects. The first aspect is to select grassroots officers and form 20 infantry squads!"

When they heard that officers were to be selected, the recruits immediately became interested.

A young recruit shouted: "Sir, how can I become an officer?"

Wang Daniu responded: "Of course it depends on ability. Whoever has high military skills can be the squad leader!"

With a serious face, Liang Shanhao said: "Yes, this is the rule for selecting officers. The first thing we have to do now is to select officers! Officers must have the will to fight and must be the leader of the soldiers. To this end, I will go through long-distance running

Come select the first batch of officers! Wang Daniu, announce the rules of long-distance running!"

Nodding to Liang Shanhao, Wang Daniu shouted: "Brothers, run around this open space 12 times. The top 40 who reach the finish line will enter the second round of assessment."

The 12 laps are a full 3,000 meters.

Without strong willpower, it would be difficult to finish the race.

Hearing this, all the recruits were eager to try.

As long as they complete the course, the recruits will have the opportunity to become squad leaders.

The competition for 20 squad leader positions among 204 recruits is very fierce.

Wang Daniu shouted: "Start the selection task now."

The recruits are ready.

Everyone held back their energy and prepared to run wildly.

Scanning the recruits, Liang Shanhao raised his hand and fired a shot into the sky.

Bang!

Hearing the gunshot, the recruits began to take steps.

The sound of footsteps sounded from Liang Shanhao's ears.

Waves of smoke and dust rose in the open space.

204 new recruits surrounded the open space, running around and chasing after each other.

A strong recruit took the lead and was far ahead, leaving the entire team of recruits behind.

This recruit is called Ryoma. He has been hunting in the mountains since he was a child. He has well-developed limbs and extraordinary physical strength.

The dragon and horse ran farther and farther.

Ryoma believed that he was destined to win the position of squad leader.

Wang Daniu sighed: "Regiment leader, is this soldier a little confused? He ran so fast from the beginning and will soon run out of energy!"

With the same sigh, Liang Shanhao shouted in a low voice: "If you don't pay attention to allocating your energy, you may fall down before the finish line! But I like this. He looks like he really wants to be the squad leader! I like people who are so motivated.

Soldier!"

Wang Daniu said: "I think this soldier is still too stunned. I think he can't reach the finish line!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ryoma began to run out of breath, and his steps began to become heavy.

The dozen or so recruits who were following Ryoma caught up one after another.

Ryoma tried his best to overtake, but his legs felt like lead and he couldn't get up fast at all.

Ryoma gradually fell behind the 100th place, getting further and further away from the position of monitor!

Shaking his head slightly, Wang Daniu sighed: "Commander, look, I guessed it right. This soldier is really well-developed with limbs and a simple mind. He has no running strategy at all. He is just stunned. If he is allowed to lead the troops,

Do not harm your subordinates."

Smiling, Liang Shanhao shouted in a low voice: "That's not necessarily the case. The purpose of long-distance running is to test the willpower of officers. What I want are grassroots officers with iron will who will never be sloppy in executing military orders! The long-distance running is not here yet.

Finally, let’s take a look!”

Ryoma fell outside the 150th place, and fewer and fewer recruits followed him.

One after another, new recruits fell behind due to lack of physical strength and gave up the opportunity to compete for junior officers.

No. 153 fell down from exhaustion.

No. 152 fell down from exhaustion again.

No. 151 also fell down from exhaustion.

Holding his breath, Ryoma found that he was the last one.

Ryoma felt very lonely and had the thought of giving up.

A sense of exhaustion and backwardness filled Ryoma's body.

The 149 recruits running ahead of Ryoma were far ahead.

The chances of Ryoma losing the election as class president are getting higher and higher.

Only the last three laps remain.

If Ryoma does not surpass the more than 100 people in front within three minutes, Ryoma will miss out on the position of squad leader.

Liang Shanhao very much hopes that Long Ma can cheer up.

Liang Shanhao secretly encouraged him: "Damn it, run for me. If you're a man, just overtake me!"

Gritting his teeth hard, as if he heard Liang Shanhao's encouragement, Long Ma began to take action.

149,148,147,146...99!

In the blink of an eye, Ryoma surpassed 50 people in one breath.

There are still 99 opponents ahead.

Seeing Long Ma continuously overtaking, Wang Daniu was dumbfounded: "Team leader, this soldier is quite tenacious! Look, he ran to the front again?"

Smiling slightly, Liang Shanhao nodded and said: "How can my vision be so bad? This soldier is definitely a good soldier! Although his brain is a bit confusing, he has a tenacity that will not give up until he achieves his goal. I like it!"

While talking, Ryoma had already reached the 41st place.

You are only one step away from qualifying as an officer candidate.

After continuously overtaking, Ryoma felt that his physical strength had dropped to the extreme.

Ryoma was panting like an ox, but he tried his best to control his breathing rhythm.

The dragon horse must not stop and must maintain this running speed.

The 40th place is still 100 meters away from Ryoma.

The 42nd place is only 15 meters away from Ryoma.

No. 42 is getting closer and closer to Ryoma.

Ryoma felt the pressure of being chased.

After hesitating, 42 people suddenly ran in front of Longma, leaving him behind.

His face suddenly darkened, Ryoma tried his best to overtake him.

Three meters!

Two meters!

one meter!

Ryoma once again stabilized its position at 41st.

At this time, we were only half a circle away from the finish line.

But Ryoma is still 80 meters away from the 40th place!

With excitement on his face, Wang Daniu exclaimed: "This dragon horse is interesting! It has reached 41 again, what a pity! It is still some distance away from the top 40!"
Chapter completed!