33 400 Meters Obstacle Course (1/2)

After the mid-autumn celebration party, the military base reverted to an intense training atmosphere once again. Because the inter-battalion competition was approaching, all four battalions all gradually intensified their trainings.

Rain or shine, there were always a huge number of people training on the drill ground, in the wilderness, on the shooting range, and on the battle ground.

This week of training was even more intense than that of full-time soldiers. However, after half a month of acclimatization, the students could grit their teeth and manage through it.

Mo Wen still spent most of his time training up on his Dragon Tiger Overlord Fist. Cultivating his Inner Qi was the most crucial thing to him. As for those military events, besides learning modern military tactics and usage of guns, he was not interested in anything else.

Combat skill training, like going through obstacle courses, swimming, or surviving in the wilderness, was meaningless to him. Besides, he was already an expert at those skills. In comparison to him trekking through difficult terrains, mountains, and rivers, these training exercises were nothing but child's play to him. Thus, he did not really require training to pass the test.

After going through a week of intense military training, the day of the inter-battalion competition had finally come.

At eight in the morning, the four military battalions gathered on the drill ground and split into the four corners with about a hundred meters between each of them. In the middle of the ground was a patch of empty ground.

Four chief instructors, rarely seen by the students, appeared amongst the troops and stood at the front of each battalion. Behind the chief instructors stood five of the company instructors.

The Fourth battalion was allocated to the south-east corner and the officer in front was unexpectedly Chief Instructor Zhou Zhen. He was a military field officer with a high school military rank.

Not far away, there was a simple makeshift stage. On top of it, there were a few tables arranged with five to six people dressed in military uniform were seated around. They seemed to be the leaders of the military and the judges of this inter-battalion competition.

At this moment, a middle-aged soldier dressed in military uniform walked to the middle of the drill ground. In his hand was a trumpet. The soldier announced, ”Dear students, the month-long military training is slowly coming to an end. It is now time to display the results of your military training. I hope you will all give it your best and bring into play your most outstanding side to attain glory for your battalion. Following this, we will commence the military parade ceremony.” When he finished saying that, the soldier retreated a step and seriously ran back to the presidium.

Not long after, a female instructor walked out from the area of the First Battalion. She walked over to the front of the First Battalion, the only female battalion in the military, and started to give her commands, ”Attention, at ease, quick march.”

Following the military commands, the entire First Battalion started to move. All the female soldiers of the First Battalion had neat and uniformed movements as they walked onto the track following each call of a military command.

They marched in unison and changed to a parade march before marching at double speed. They then continued with the parade march while making a salute. After making a round around the entire track, they finally returned to their original position.

Once the First Battalion had finished marching, the Second Battalion started, followed by the Third Battalion, and finally the Fourth...

This military parade was used to inspect one's military posture and test the discipline and teamwork of the entire troop. The battalions that marched well would receive the highest score.

After half an hour, all the battalions had started to complete their military parade one after the other, and then the four battalions returned to their original positions.

The middle-aged soldier had returned to the center of the drill ground once again and announced the battalions' individual results for the military parade, ”Everyone was very serious about this military parade and the results are very objective. We will now announce the results of the individual battalions. First battalion 95 points, Second battalion 93 points, Third battalion 98 points, Fourth battalion 95 points.”

Amongst the four battalions, the Third had the best score, the Second had the worst score while the First and Fourth Battalions had the same score.

After completing the announcement of the results, the chief instructor at the front of the Fourth Battalion furrowed his eyebrows and looked at the five junior officers behind him with a little unhappiness.

Looking at this, Zhang Lizheng let out a bitter smile. He observed the military parade and believed that the Third Battalion performed best overall. He also knew that Chief Instructor Zhou Zhen had some animosity with the chief instructor of the Third battalion, Xu Kui. The Fourth Battalion could lose to anyone, but the Third Battalion or else Chief Instructor Zhou Zhen would lose face.