My military function points

Chapter 24 A new recruit sneaked into the competition team? If I were one second faster than Luo Wei

The last group of teams will be relatively relaxed psychologically.

The 400-meter hurdles event is divided into two teams. The advantage of being at the back is that you can know the results of the team in front and have more time to prepare, so you can have a better idea and adjust your strategy in time.

But when they learned that they would be in a group with the Sichuan-Chongqing team, everyone's expressions became complicated.

The 400st Mobile Division's strong point has always been the -meter hurdles, and its previous preparatory training was also targeted at this event. After all, it has won the first place in both individuals and the team for two consecutive years.

Everyone knows that although Li Guohua's withdrawal has made it impossible for him to win the first place in the team, Liu Chuan still has hope of winning the first place in the individual competition.

When playing in the same group with the Sichuan-Chongqing team, if Luo Wei takes the lead during the game, it will definitely put a lot of pressure on Liu Chuan.

"No matter who Luo Wei goes on stage next, Liu Chuan, you will be the first one to go on stage." Xu Ke began to arrange the order of appearance.

Liu Chuan nodded: "Okay!"

Soon, the order of performance was decided, Liu Chuan was the first and Chen Rong was the last.

The Sichuan-Chongqing team must be aiming for both individual and team first place in the 400m hurdles this year. In this case, Luo Wei is unlikely to be the first to appear.

The First Mobile Division gave up the first place in the team, so they could let Liu Chuan go first without any worries. If he performed well, he could even put some psychological pressure on Luo Wei.

As for Chen Rong being arranged to the last, it was normal. Xu Ke didn't want his performance to affect the players behind him.

Just imagine, if Chen Rong was not the last one, and was left behind by his opponent for dozens of seconds and was laughed at by the whole audience, wouldn’t the mentality of the players who came up later explode?
All the contestants of the 1st Mobile Division, including Xu Ke, had only two goals for Chen Rong: to make up the numbers and to win first place in the individual shooting competition.

After determining the order of playing, the players began to jog on the playground to warm up.

Over at the 400-meter obstacle course, the first two teams had already started the competition. There were many onlookers. Ma Shouliang and Lu Senbao were also watching with stopwatches and small notebooks.

After running a few laps, Xu Ke brought everyone over.

"How are the results of the teams ahead?" Xu Ke asked Ma Shouliang.

Ma Shouliang looked at the stopwatch and said, "The fastest result so far should be 1 minute 26 seconds."

Xu Ke was not surprised. He glanced at the Sichuan-Chongqing team that had just come over from the other side of the field and said, "It seems that the first place will be decided between Liu Chuan and Luo Wei."

Beep!
The whistle blew and the referee raised the flag: "Last team enters!"

"turn right!"

"Run and walk!"

"Standing!"

Xu Ke led the members of the First Mobile Division to the starting point. On the track next door, Mao Xiaomao and the Sichuan-Chongqing team were also in place.

hum!
The crowd around seemed to have discovered something, and the discussion suddenly became louder.

"Look! Why is there a new soldier in the First Mobile Division?"

"Holy shit! Really!"

"Huh? Isn't this the medical officer in that base?"

"It was him. I got medicine from him before."

"I heard that a member of the First Mobile Division was injured during climbing training. This medic should be a temporary fill-in."

"Damn it, they can't even find a new soldier to make up the numbers! Is the First Mobile Division just giving up? The 400-meter obstacle course is their strong point!"

"I guess this guy hasn't even learned how to get over the obstacles. Isn't this just a joke?"

In yesterday's track and field events, everyone was wearing physical training uniforms without military ranks, so no one noticed that a new recruit had sneaked into the competition.

At this moment, the crook on Chen Rong's shoulder instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.

"Keep quiet outside the field! Don't disturb the players!" The officer serving as the referee spoke out to stop them, and the field gradually became quiet.

"The first contestant of both teams, get ready!" The two referees at the starting point took out stopwatches at the same time.

Liu Chuan stepped out, rolled up his sleeves, put his hat on backwards, and waited outside the line. Chen Rong and other team members immediately looked at the next track, and sure enough, the first player to appear on the Sichuan-Chongqing team was not Luo Wei.

"Keep going! It's best to perform beyond your expectations!" Chen Rong said to himself.

He knew Liu Chuan's current situation. If he wanted to be promoted, he could only rely on himself to win the first place in this event. "Ready. Go!"

The referee waved the flag in his hand suddenly, and two figures rushed out at the same time.

"Come on! Go!"

When the game started, everyone inside and outside the stadium started cheering. Chen Rong and his friends were watching Liu Chuan nervously.

Liu Chuan deserved to be the first place winner of the 400m hurdles for two consecutive sessions. He was several body lengths ahead at the beginning. After he started to pass the hurdles, the gap between him and the runners from the Sichuan-Chongqing team next door widened.

"Hold on! Save your strength!"

Time passed by minute by minute, and when it came to the last few obstacles, Xu Ke couldn't help but shout out loud.

Soon, Liu Chuan turned into the last 100 meters of the empty track and entered the sprint stage. The cheers from the scene instantly reached a climax.

"what!!!"

Liu Chuan roared, his eyes wide open, and with a ferocious look on his face, he sprinted towards the finish line frantically.

"Charge! Charge! Charge to your death!!!" Chen Rong clenched his fists and shouted loudly with the crowd, his voice breaking.

Finally, Liu Chuan crossed the finish line more than ten meters ahead of his opponents. Ma Shouliang and Lu Senbao went over to support him immediately.

"Awesome, Chuanzi! He broke his own record!" Lu Senbao glanced at the stopwatch in his hand and shouted excitedly.

Liu Chuan was breathing heavily and without bothering to speak, he immediately looked at the referee who was timing the time.

"1 minute and 23 seconds!" The referee announced Liu Chuan's result.

This result immediately ignited the atmosphere on the scene.

"Fuck! So fierce!"

"As expected of the First Mobile Division, it's awesome!"

"This result breaks the military record, right?"

"Not yet, almost! Liu Chuan has performed exceptionally well, now it's up to Luo Wei."

The reason why those teams that had finished the competition did not leave but stayed here to watch was to witness who would win the first place this year and whether anyone could break the record.

Chen Rong was relieved when he heard Liu Chuan's result. Seeing that the second team member had already left the team, he quickly shouted, "Come on, squad leader!"

Next, before each player from the First Mobile Division came on stage, Chen Rong cheered loudly for the other team.

Perhaps because they were no longer under pressure to win first place, the players were relaxed and all performed well. They were not necessarily faster than the Sichuan-Chongqing team, but they were evenly matched.

After the seventh runner crossed the finish line, the atmosphere on the scene began to become subtle.

Xu Ke frowned and looked at Mao Xiaomao next to him. Mao Xiaomao smiled meaningfully, patted Luo Wei on the shoulder, and signaled him to go on stage.

The crowd watching also became agitated, Luo Wei was actually the last one to go on stage!
"Don't feel pressured, just run your own way!" Liu Chuan said to Chen Rong with a relaxed look.

He has performed exceptionally well. Now it all depends on Luo Wei's performance. Whether he can get first place or not, there will be no regrets.

But others knew that Luo Wei was the last one to play, and the probability of him performing poorly was almost zero.

Because Chen Rong can't put any pressure on the other party, it will only make it easier for them to run.

Chen Rong nodded and looked at Ma Shouliang: "Squad leader, what is the current average score between us and the Sichuan-Chongqing team?"

Ma Shouliang and Lu Senbao had been recording the results of each contestant. When Chen Rong asked, Ma Shouliang thought for a moment and replied:

"In terms of average performance, we are still about one second behind."

"Chen Rong, why are you asking this? Don't think too much, just run normally." Xu Ke said.

The last player of the Sichuan-Chongqing team was Luo Wei. Not to mention Chen Rong, even if Li Guohua was not injured, with a one-second gap, the team's first place would be out of the reach of the First Mobile Division.

Chen Rong bent down and tightened his shoelaces, his voice somewhat excited:
"Captain, if I'm more than one second faster than Luo Wei, can we take first place in the team?"

(End of this chapter)