Special Years

While Zhuang Yan was still at sea and Li Yong spat at each other, the first group of veterans who went ashore had already arrived at the shore.

"Old Wen Baodao is not old yet!"

The reconnaissance company commander Zhang Chengyuan took off his equipment, handed it over to the clerk, turned his head and shouted to Wen Zhixing not far away, "I didn't expect it to be as fast as me."

Wen Zhixing snorted and snorted, and said disdainfully: "It's a little faster than you, but he actually said that he is slower than you, Zhang Dapao, you really don't give your name as a cannon in vain."

"Who said it was faster than me?" Zhang Chengyuan disagreed and called the platoon leader on duty: "Zhou Dabing, how much time did you give me the card?"

Zhou Dabing said, "Company commander, your time is two hours, seventeen minutes and twenty seconds! Captain Wen's time is two hours, seventeen minutes and twenty-five seconds!"

"Bullshit!" Wen Zhixing turned his head to Zhou Huping, the captain of the third squadron in charge of the time card: "Zhou Huping, report the time!"

Zhou Huping looked at the stopwatch and said, "Captain, your time is two hours, seventeen minutes and fifteen seconds! Company Commander Zhang's time is two hours, seventeen minutes and twenty seconds!"

"Did you see it!" Wen Zhixing laughed and said, "There is something wrong with the broken stopwatch of your reconnaissance company!"

Zhang Chengyuan snorted and said, "You teach the brigade to cheat and let a squadron captain give a brigade captain time. This is giving him a chance to flatter him!"

Wen Zhixing said, "Yo! The time we teach the brigade is cheating. When you give a platoon leader card time to a company leader, that's not flattering!?"

Two chief officers, you disagree with me, and I disagree with you, and they argue endlessly.

"Stop fighting!"

Deputy Chief of Staff Cui suddenly appeared beside everyone.

"What's there to fight for? You didn't follow the rules today. Did you do that in the armed swim? What a fool!"

"Hello, Deputy Chief of Staff!"

"Hello, Deputy Chief of Staff!"

When Wen Zhixing and Zhang Chengyuan saw that Cui Gaoyi was coming, they immediately stood at attention and saluted.

"Okay, okay, this is a training ground, there's no need for so much red tape." Cui Gaoyi returned the salute and said, "Armed swimming is like a five-kilometer off-road, it's a team effort, look at the two of you, you're also the unit owner. Officer, why are you doing this kind of solo competition like a three-year-old kid?"

Armed swimming is indeed a collective subject that requires concerted efforts.

Even in the process of swimming, you have to line up.

Generally speaking, veterans and vanguards with particularly good water skills must be in the front of the team. According to the width of the waters to be passed, one, two or even three rows of columns must be forwarded. Machine guns and other weapons must be set up in front of the team to facilitate the encounter. In the event of an enemy attack, it can counterattack as quickly as possible.

There is another advantage to swimming in formation. People with poor water ability follow behind people with good water ability. They can move forward with the help of the water split by the soldiers in front, which can save a little effort. Moreover, having a formation is very useful for diving in the dark. The advantage is that it is not easy to be washed away by the water flow.

Therefore, in the armed swimming, it is not recommended to compete the swimming ability of individual soldiers like the teaching brigade and the reconnaissance company.

Wen Zhixing and Zhang Chengyuan were both Cui Gaoyi's subordinates for many years. In fact, when Deputy Chief of Staff Cui spoke, they could tell that the chief didn't really want to blame them.

Cui Gaoyi is a person who has fought in wars. He may not have a high education level, but when it comes to training, he is an expert.

Most of the senior cadres of the 1st Division were promoted from the war in southern Xinjiang. They were all fierce as tigers.

"Yes, the deputy chief of staff's criticism is right." Zhang Chengyuan pleaded guilty with a smile: "Please criticize the chief, I will definitely reflect on it when I go back."

"Reflection!" Cui Gaoyi glanced at Zhang Chengyuan and said, "You Zhang Cannon can reflect? Last time you fought with the teaching brigade, I asked you to write an inspection. What about your inspection?"

Zhang Chengyuan slapped his forehead pretending to be surprised: "Oh! Chief, it's my fault! We even distributed a batch of new reconnaissance equipment some time ago. Forget it! It's my fault, please criticize it!"

"Stop acting stupid in front of me!" Cui Gaoyi said, "I still don't know Zhang Dapao's temperament? Don't take out that little **** in your stomach and show it off in front of me! You are so good at acting, do you want me to give it to you? The People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts should write a letter of recommendation and ask you to report tomorrow to learn acting?"

"No no no!" Zhang Chengyuan quickly waved his hand, "I just like the Scout Company, I'm not going anywhere!"

Cui Gaoyi said: "Well, don't worry, this year and next year, there will be big changes in our division, and you will definitely have the opportunity to show your skills."

Turning around, he said to Wen Zhixing, "You are a battalion-level cadre, what are you doing with Zhang Dapao? You have only been training at sea for a few days? It's only 5 kilometers?"

Cui Gaoyi's meaning couldn't be more obvious.

Although he did not object to this kind of training, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

You must know that in the order of troops, the elite amphibious combat troops are only tested for a 3-kilometer armed swim, while some special forces only require a 5-kilometer swim test, and even some troops with less stringent requirements only need to test an unarmed 500-1000-meter swim. .

Among the trainees of the teaching brigade, the proportion of soldiers in the second year is relatively large, and all of them have received sea training training, but there are still some recruits who come to the sea training ground for the first time.

It's only been over a week, but is it a little too hasty?

Wen Zhixing said: "It's okay, I think the quality of the students this year is good and they can succeed."

During the conversation, he turned his head and glanced at Zhang Chengyuan intentionally or unintentionally: "It's not just that we have recruits, but others too, not to mention that we teach the brigade to bully their reconnaissance company."

Zhang Chengyuan's face darkened and he wanted to argue again.

Cui Gaoyi raised his hand and motioned Zhang Chengyuan not to speak.

The latter had to shut up obediently.

"How many people have quit halfway so far?" Cui Gaoyi asked.

Wen Zhixing looked back at Zhou Huping, Zhou Huping looked at the roster in his hand and said, "So far, a total of seven people in the teaching team gave up to continue swimming for various reasons, most of which were due to syncope or cramps."

"Seven..." Cui Gaoyi nodded thoughtfully: "It's okay."

He asked again, "Where's the reconnaissance company?"

Zhou Huping coughed twice and said, "Six of them!"

Zhang Chengyuan smiled and said: "Look! The teaching team is just like that!"

"What are you laughing at?" Wen Zhixing said: "We have over 400 people and only gave up seven, and you over 100 people have given up six. Calculate the ratio! Are you still laughing?"

Zhang Chengyuan's face darkened, and he said unconvinced: "You teach the brigade to select the best soldiers from the entire division to participate in the training camp every year, and every year to select the best students to stay in the team to be the coach and squad leader. What about us? Our reconnaissance company only You can just pick and choose when the recruits report, saying that the training is difficult, we are bigger than you!"

Wen Zhixing sneered: "Zhang Dapao, you are too embarrassed to say such a thing, you are the most cheeky in the team directly under the division. You don't even think about it, you are like robbers, the new recruits from the team directly arrive every year. Army, hand it over to us to teach the brigade for training. After the training, you grandchildren will come and pick one by one, transfer all the good seedlings, and give the rest to other units. We will not leave any students to be the squad leaders. As far as the crooked melons and jujubes you picked up, I really don't like the teaching team!"

"Hey! You old Wen..."

"You two, are you excited?" Cui Gaoyi said, "When I, the deputy chief of staff, are transparent?"

Wen Zhixing and Zhang Chengyuan quickly shut up.

Cui Gaoyi said: "Okay, don't fight for the time between the two of you, and don't fight for the exit rate. Isn't this game over yet! Let's talk about it at the end. Besides..."

He looked at Wen Zhixing and said, "No matter how big or small the unit is, since it is a competition, it will be treated equally. Besides, your teaching team was indeed sent by the best soldiers of the whole division to train you in all aspects of physical ability and comprehension. It is the best, and it should be won.”

Wen Zhixing smiled: "Yes! If you win, you should!"

As he said that, he gave Zhang Chengyuan a meaningful wink.

Several people sat under the shade of a tree and looked towards the sea.

There are still many soldiers on the sea, some from the teaching brigade and some from the reconnaissance company.

And from the distance, it seems to be very far from the shore.

Among these people, of course Zhuang Yan and Li Yong, most of them are recruits. Compared with the veterans who have already experienced sea training, the skills of the recruits in swimming are still a lot worse.

In long-distance armed swimming, skill is very important.

Swimming has many tricks. One is to swim with people who are tall and strong, and wakes can save people's physical strength. The second is to calculate the ebb and flow time. When the tide ebbs, you can't swim even with the strength of breastfeeding. The third is to know how to use the undercurrent in the sea. When encountering the undercurrent in the sea, don't fight hard, and swim sideways in the direction of the flowing water, which can save a lot of energy. The fourth breaststroke is the most labor-saving, self-swimming speed is fast but more laborious, breaststroke is often used in the sea, and the head is immersed in the water to reduce seawater resistance. Fifth, when you have no strength, you should straighten your body, turn your back to the target direction you want to swim, slowly kick your feet on the water, and try to use the current to float forward, and slowly recover your physical strength.

Take the phenomenon of cramps, for example, when recruits encounter this situation, almost all of them choose to quit because of inexperience and panic.

But experienced veterans are not. If they have a cramp in one foot, they will immediately pick up the cramped foot with both hands, lift it to the chest, and then pull the thumb up and pull it hard~www.novelmt.com ~ Symptoms of cramps will disappear.

After a short period of cramps, the veterans step on the water with one foot, so that the cramped feet are relieved and relaxed, and when they are fully recovered, they will resume their normal swimming posture.

Time passed by, and there were fewer and fewer people on the sea.

Suddenly, all the soldiers on the beach by the sea were shouting loudly towards the sea, and they seemed to be booing each other, and the sound wave after wave reached the coconut tree.

"What's going on?" Cui Gaoyi raised his head and looked over there, "Is something wrong?"

"I'll take a look!" Zhou Huping hurriedly ran to the shore.

Soon, he ran back.

"Report to the deputy chief of staff, a student in our squadron and a soldier from the reconnaissance company are sprinting, and the people on the shore are encouraging them!"

"Huh? That's it..." Cui Gaoyi thought for a while, then suddenly clapped his thigh and stood up, "Let's go! Let's have a look together!"