He was so persuasive that he actually practiced extraordinary

"If the three of us—you, me, and Zhang Nengliang—form a team, we'll definitely sweep aside all the other participating countries and utterly crush them!"

With Zhang Beixing joining, even if Yu Dalei, the driver, leaves, the combat effectiveness of this new crew will not only not weaken after a little adjustment, but will only be improved!

Zhang Beixing smiled confidently.

"Isn't this necessary?"

As the elite tank force representative of the entire Southeast Military Region, the 9th Combined Arms Brigade participated in this international tank competition. Each participating soldier represented not only personal honor, but also national honor.

Whether to choose to strive for personal advancement or to believe that winning glory for the country is more meaningful is a matter of opinion, and neither choice is wrong.

After all, human nature is inherently selfish. If people don't look out for themselves, they'll be doomed. If human nature didn't have selfishness, then they wouldn't be human.

Although he knew perfectly well what was going on, Yu Dalei still suffered immense inner torment when making this decision.

If Zhang Beixing hadn't appeared in time and resolved his inner conflict, Yu Dalei probably wouldn't have been able to get a good night's sleep before the competition started.

Zhang Beixing did have his own plan in this matter, but it can be admitted that he was not just going through the motions when Da Lei said it.

In this day and age, once you leave the military, you have neither money nor connections, and it is very difficult for someone from a poor family to establish themselves and make a name for themselves in society. It is unfair to criticize someone for choosing personal development.

Since there is a way to have the best of both worlds, why shouldn't Zhang Beixing take advantage of it?

Yu Dalei felt much more relaxed. Not long after Zhang Beixing and Niu Nuli left the dormitory, he got up and went to the command tent in the camp to talk to Yang Junyu about the matter.

However, although the knot in my heart has been untied, the pressure still remains.

He hesitated outside the tent for a long time before finally mustering up the courage to go inside.

"report!"

"Enter!"

At this moment, Yang Junyu was pointing at the computer screen behind a soldier, looking to be in a good mood, with a smile on his face.

Seeing Yu Dalei walk in, he looked up and asked, "What is it?"

When Yang Junyu suddenly asked a question, Yu Dalei's prepared remarks instantly fell apart.

Yu Dalei stammered, "Battalion...Battalion Commander, I'd like to discuss something with you."

"What's up? Tell me, what do you want to discuss?"

As he spoke, Yang Junyu casually pulled over a chair and sat down, crossing his arms and looking up at Yu Dalei, who was standing in front of him.

Yu Dalei suddenly didn't know how to continue speaking.

To sacrifice collective honor for personal dreams is something that can only be truly felt when it actually happens to you. Such selfishness is indeed hard to talk about in the military.

"Speak, what is it?"

Yang Junyu wasn't in a hurry. He reached out and pressed the computer on the table in front of him twice to turn on the screen. He looked up again, smiled, and said, "When did you, Yu Dalei, become so hesitant?"

Yang Junyu snapped impatiently, "Speak!"

Yu Dalei gritted his teeth and made a firm decision.

"Battalion Commander, I... I want to withdraw from this training camp."

Yang Junyu was taken aback upon hearing this, and his brows furrowed slightly, almost imperceptibly.

"What did you say?"

Yu Dalei made up his mind and said directly and simply, "I want to apply to a military academy!"

Saying those words felt like a huge weight being crushed in my heart!

Yu Dalei felt much more relaxed and stopped talking, quietly waiting to face Yang Junyu's impending outburst of anger.

Yang Junyu scratched his ear and immediately gave a wry smile.

"Are you kidding me?"

Yu Dalei dared not look him in the eye.

Both of them fell silent, and the scene became somewhat awkward.

A moment later, Yang Junyu slammed his hand on the table.

With a loud "bang!", the soldiers in the room were startled. They immediately focused their attention on the computer screen in front of them, ignoring everything else.

Yu Dalei's heart tightened; he became nervous and dared not speak.

Yang Junyu looked up and let out a deep sigh, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face a moment later.

"Oh... there's a conflict. This training camp and the military academy entrance exam preparation time are coinciding, right?"

The arrow is on the string and must be fired.

Yu Dalei nodded and said, "Yes, the timing is perfect."

Yang Junyu let out another low sigh and nodded slightly, as if talking to himself.

“You green recruits, you joined the army for various reasons, only to find that no matter what your reasons were, you will never truly understand the meaning of being a soldier.”

Upon hearing these heartfelt words, Yu Dalei lowered his head and fell completely silent.

I wondered to myself if I was being too selfish...

But remembering Zhang Beixing's support and advice, after a struggle with his conscience, he remained firm in his decision.

Yu Dalei remained silent, waiting for Yang Junyu's reprimand. However, after a long wait, the expected storm and harsh reprimand did not materialize.

Yang Junyu suddenly smiled broadly.

"Hehe, just kidding. Captain Zhang actually told me about you wanting to apply to military academy, and I agreed!"

Yu Dalei's face was filled with a mixture of surprise and delight.

Yang Junyu said calmly, "Taking the military academy entrance exam is a good thing. I have no reason or right to oppose you."

Seeing that Yang Junyu was so easy to talk to, Yu Dalei felt a little embarrassed.

"Battalion Commander, I..."

Yang Junyu sighed deeply and waved his hand, saying, "Don't feel guilty or anything. No one will blame you. If you want to take the military academy entrance exam, then do your best. But I hope you remember one thing."

"You say."

"If one day you become an officer and return to the military, I hope you can truly understand the meaning of serving in the military, rather than having come to the military for nothing."

"Maybe you don't understand now, but I hope you will one day."

Yu Dalei snapped to attention, saluted, and replied, "Yes, sir! I will always be a soldier, and I will remember that!"

"Let's go back and prepare properly."

"Thank you, Battalion Commander."

Yang Junyu nodded, and after a moment of silence, he looked at Yu Dalei who had turned to leave and suddenly called out to him meaningfully.

Yang Junyu's deep voice rang out from behind Yu Dalei.

“Yu Dalei, you don’t need to thank me. Actually, the person you should thank the most from the bottom of your heart is Zhang Beixing.”

"If it weren't for him, even if I had allowed you to withdraw from the training camp, you probably wouldn't have been able to get over this mental hurdle and wouldn't have been able to focus on taking the military academy entrance exam."

As Yu Dalei turned to leave, he also kept those words firmly in his mind.

After more than a month of arduous and intensive training, the combined arms battalion's closed training camp has finally come to an end.

Three days later, it will be the day when the participants of the International Tank Competition will officially go to the competition venue to exchange and learn from each other.

For this World Tank Competition, the Southeast Military Region sent its newly formed 9th Brigade, a combined arms unit. After a long period of targeted training, the participating officers and soldiers have made significant progress in various tank-related technologies.

At the same time, it leverages its strengths and avoids its weaknesses, giving full play to the advantages of our army's main combat equipment in terms of firepower and protection.

Whether it's Yang Junyu, Niu Nuli, or Zhang Nengliang, the entire combined arms battalion firmly believes that they will live up to their mission in this tank competition and deliver a satisfactory answer to the motherland and the people.

On the eve of their departure, the officers and soldiers of the combined arms battalion had a short rest.

Wolf Fang Staff Office!

Fan Tianlei pushed an encrypted file across the desk to Zhang Beixing, who was standing still.

"This is?"

Zhang Beixing took it and hesitated before looking at the sealant on it.

Fan Tianlei got straight to the point: "The seal is ineffective, so you don't need to open it. Inside is the application and approval form from the capital for joint operations. Just hand it over to the War Wolf Squadron."

Zhang Beixing nodded in confirmation: "So, the Wolf Warriors have agreed to assist us?"

Fan Tianlei gave a soft "hmm".

"I agree, but you'll need to coordinate the specific operational details yourself."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Beixing frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"You need to arrive at the Wolf Warriors' border post a step ahead of time."

Zhang Beixing squinted and asked, puzzled, "Has there ever been a precedent for this?"

Fan Tianlei shook his head and scoffed, "This is an exception!"

"why?"

Fan Tianlei's smile was subtle. "Because you are the only person who has refused the invitation since the establishment of the Wolf Warrior Squadron, so... you know what I mean."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Beixing suddenly realized what was going on.

"Oh, I see, this is clearly meant to deflate my ego."

“That’s right.” Fan Tianlei nodded and sighed softly, “War Wolf has wanted to be the wolf king for a long time.”

Zhang Beixing snorted coldly: "But they've miscalculated. I'll show them who the real wolf king is!"

Fan Tianlei gave Zhang Beixing, who looked quite serious, an approving look.

"Your courage is commendable, but you must be careful not to be arrogant or impatient. Every soldier in the Wolf Warriors team is a troublemaker."

Zhang Beixing scoffed, "Hehe, what I'm best at is smoothing things over with troublemakers."

Fan Tianlei laughed heartily: "Then go ahead and do your job well, so they'll know that we're the wolf's head, not the dog's head!"

After saying that, Fan Tianlei immediately winked quietly and added a symbolic sentence in a low voice.

"Of course, this is also Lao He's idea."

what?
He Zhijun's involvement was actually part of this?
Doesn't that mean that Southeast Wolf Fang is clearly going to compete with Capital Wolf Warrior?

Zhang Beixing instantly understood.

"OK, I completely understand."

Fan Tianlei told him, "A helicopter from the capital will come to pick you up at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Get ready."

"Yes."

Zhang Bei saluted, holding the confidential document, and was about to turn and leave the office.

Just then, Zhang Beixing turned around to leave, but Fan Tianlei suddenly called out to him from behind.

"Oh, right, there's something I forgot to tell you. Pack your things, come to my house for dinner tonight."

What?
Have a meal?

Or should we go to the big liar's house for dinner?

Zhang Beixing, who was inexplicably invited, was taken aback.

He slowly turned around, his face full of suspicion.

Fan Tianlei said with a slightly unnatural expression, "Ah, is that so? It's not that I wanted to invite you, it's that my wife wanted to invite you and He Chenguang to our home for a meal."

Zhang Beixing blinked, pondered for a moment, and then figured out the reason.

"Is it... because of the scorpion?"

Fan Tianlei nodded and said directly, "Actually, my wife and I have been divorced for many years. I usually live in the army and don't go home. She runs her own company and is always busy with her career. Although we don't say it, we know very well that we will never get over our son's situation."

"But because of you, because of your red blood cells, our son's blood feud has finally been avenged. I don't mean anything else, I just want to thank you."

Since things had come to this point, Zhang Beixing naturally couldn't refuse.

"Alright, since it's your sister-in-law who invited us to dinner, we have to give her face."

Fan Tianlei laughed and scolded, "You brat, you're not exactly a junior, are you? When did my wife become your sister-in-law?"

“He Chenguang has called me Uncle Golden Eagle since he was a child. You are the same age as him, and you want to recognize me as your older brother? You can ask him if he agrees.”

Zhang Beixing chuckled dismissively and patted his chest confidently.

"I avenged him, do you think he would dare to refuse?"

“Uh…” Fan Tianlei was speechless for a moment.

To be honest, given He Chenguang's personality, he really wouldn't dare, after all, not every soldier dares to be as reckless as Zhang Beixing.

Fan Tianlei waved his hand helplessly, "Go quickly, don't let me see you again before tonight!"

Zhang Beixing chuckled shamelessly, then turned and slunk away.

The training grounds in the Wolf Fang War Zone are always bustling with activity, no matter when or where.

The male soldiers in the combat unit, led by their respective platoon and squad leaders, quickly divided into different formations.

Under the command of the sergeant major, the soldiers carried out various rigorous, even brutal, training exercises.

Even from a great distance, you can hear the shouts and reprimands during training very clearly.

"Today, we're doing cold-weather training!"

"If you feel you can't take it, quit as soon as possible. If you don't want to quit, then grit your teeth and persevere!"

"Everyone lie down! Only your heads are allowed above the water!"

The sergeant's roar was like thunder, constantly exploding in the rookies' ears.

The seemingly clever rookie secretly shifted his body upwards while the sergeant wasn't looking, thinking he'd gotten away with it. But before he could even feel a sense of satisfaction, the sergeant poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

A bucket of cold water poured over one's head—this is not a metaphor.

Instead, it was a real bucket of cold water, even with some ice crystals, so cold it was bone-chilling. The lazy soldier's face immediately turned purple, and he shivered uncontrollably.

When newbies and seasoned veterans try to outsmart each other, all they can expect is impatience.

Watching the comical sight of the rookie recruits rolling around in the mud, Zhang Beixing couldn't help but slow down, recalling their embarrassing training days, and chuckled softly.

There was nothing wrong with it, but Zhang Beixing's laughter was seen by the sergeant major who was giving orders to the new recruits.

Having just finished closed-door training at the combined arms battalion, Zhang Beixing wasn't wearing his regular uniform, but rather his camouflage combat training uniform, without any shoulder insignia. (End of Chapter)