A generation of soldiers begins with Feng Yuxiu traveling through time and space with Xu Sanduo

Chapter 178 Wolf

The military district's armed police escorted them all the way, and all the green trains were specially used to escort the non-commissioned officers and soldiers who participated in the Jingwu competition.

"Escort? Sergeant, please put it another way. Escort, right?" A non-commissioned officer in the carriage interrupted the leading officer.

The officer was not very old, about 27 or 28 years old, but he looked very mature as he gave a mobilization speech.

"I'm sorry, but this is the first time for most of you to participate in a cross-regional martial arts competition. In previous martial arts competitions, there's a saying that no matter how powerful a soldier is, he has to kneel before a martial arts competition."

The officer sighed and said, "That's what they say: Three days of running around shattered my dream of joining the army. Sir, I'm a scholar."

Everyone stared in amazement at the officer who had already discouraged the soldiers from fighting before the battle even started.

Everyone is talking about the general mobilization before the war, but no one said there would be pre-war dissuasion personnel.

Is this what Mozi meant?
The officer looked around. "My point is simple. If anyone can't stand it anymore and wants to quit, there's nothing to be ashamed of, and I'm not trying to provoke them. This Jingwu competition is the first Nanjing Military Region competition since the military reform, and it will last five days and five nights. It's very difficult."

"Report to the commander, when I came here I told our company commander that if we don't succeed we will die!" A non-commissioned officer stood up and let out a deafening roar.

The officer paused and nodded silently, "Let's all rest."

Then he walked towards the second carriage.

This martial arts competition is not as simple as these soldiers imagined.

In addition to group assessments, there are also more rigorous individual competitions.

Although it is almost March, the weather is still so low.

But...this time Jingwu has little to do with the weather.

The train slowly headed towards Nanjing.

Feng Yuxiu looked out the car window. In the early spring weather, all things had grown branches.

Along the way, farmers began to stand on the plow dams and watch, as if checking whether the land could be cultivated.

There are more non-mainstream red-haired and yellow-haired people wearing jeans, with bangs fixed on their heads like witches' brooms.

"This era... is really old-fashioned."

Feng Yuxiu sighed and closed his eyes. The green trains of this era are just like those tricycles. People with motion sickness or not find it a torture.

The 702nd Regiment is stationed in Hebei, very close to the capital.

This trip to Nanjing is more than 900 kilometers, and the green train travels at a speed of just over 120 kilometers per hour.

It takes almost eight hours to get there, and you have to change trains several times during the journey.

It’s still early.

Three hours later the train transferred in Jinan.

"We set out quite early this time. Considering that no one had eaten yet, we decided to have a meal with the local armed forces first."

Feng Yuxiu took a quick look and saw that there were not many people in their group, only about thirty or so.

It seems that Jingwu is not involved in many armies this time.

I don’t know how many more batches will arrive.

"Everyone, stand at attention!!"

The leading officer was a captain, and his voice was like thunder as he stood on the platform.

Everyone carried their packages and stood in two rows in an orderly manner.

"Everyone! Turn left, turn right, and march in step!"

Jinan now finally has a bit of a city look to it. Feng Yuxiu stood in the queue and stepped into Jinan.

The renovated wide road is now dotted with yellow Xiali taxis.

There are more motorcycles and bicycles.

The shops on both sides sell CDs and MP3s, playing popular songs unique to this era, but most of them are from Hong Kong.

And there are many pirated copies.

The troops got on the armed forces' vehicle one after another.

Feng Yuxiu noticed that the leading officers' expressions had become serious since they left the station.

"Is it possible..."

Feng Yuxiu narrowed his eyes, remembering the advice the leading officer had given them on the train.

It is clearly known that it is a taboo to mix negative emotions into military mobilization, unless the martial arts competition officially begins.

The car drove into the local armed forces department.

Everyone got off the bus and went into the cafeteria to sit quietly.

After dinner, the political commissar from the armed forces department came in.

His expression was unusually serious and calm. "I declare that the 1999-2 Nanjing Military Region Martial Arts Competition begins now. You will represent a certain group army and march on foot to the Nanjing Military Region 701 landmark. Duration: four days and four nights. Each person will be issued a handheld phone with a single number on it. Once you dial that number, you will forfeit your right to compete."

“You are not allowed to take any public transportation.”

"Supplies: four days' worth of food per person, a set of casual clothing, and an accurate map."

"Did you hear everything clearly?!"

Quiet!

It was as quiet as death.

Even Feng Yuxiu showed a shocked expression at this moment.

"Report!" A non-commissioned officer stood up.

"Say!"

“How far is this place from Nanjing landmarks?”

The political commissar said in a deep voice, "Four hundred and fifty-six kilometers."

At this moment, the faces of most of the soldiers turned ugly.

"From now on, anyone who abstains from voting can speak up."

The political commissar's words, coupled with the officer's warning on the train, caused most of the soldiers to show hesitation on their faces.

At this distance, even a donkey would be run to death.

No wonder their company commander and squad leader warned them earnestly before setting off not to act recklessly.

It's really going to kill people.

A 460-kilometer forced march on foot over four days and four nights.

"I abstain!"

Some people stood up, but no one laughed at him.

Anyone would be afraid of a rapid march of this distance.

"Anything else? This isn't about pride or not. It takes courage to participate in a martial arts competition of this level. It's human nature to act within one's capabilities. Of course, those who are confident in themselves don't have to worry about this."

"I'll give up too. I'm the only son in my family."

But those who give up are a minority after all. Anyway, they have the phone in their hands, so the worst that can happen is that they give up halfway.

If I came and left on the same day, I would feel uncomfortable even if my comrades in the army didn't say anything.

The political commissar took a quick look and said, "Your military region now has almost sixty-three people. Remember, if you feel you can't hold on any longer, resign immediately. This Jingwu competition only lasts five days, and you will spend four days on a forced march. The real assessment and competition will be on the last day."

The political commissar glanced down at his watch and said, "It's half past ten now. You must set off on time at eleven. Those who fail to reach the landmark after four days will be eliminated."

"Any question?"

Everyone was silent.

"Okay, start changing clothes."

Feng Yuxiu looked at the phone and clothes on the table and suddenly smiled.

Exciting!
It’s so exciting to make it this big at the beginning.

"You can go in a group or individually. Finally, as an aside, if you feel like you can't hold on any longer, there's really no shame in giving up."

Everyone's clothes are just a long-sleeved shirt, a denim jacket and black pants.

The package contained enough food for four days.

The moment the time came, the familiar soldiers formed a team and rushed out.

Feng Yuxiu smiled and continued eating in the cafeteria.

"Soldier, why are you still eating?" The leading officer was stunned after taking a look.

Everyone rushed out in a hurry, but he was still drinking porridge and eating rice.

Feng Yuxiu said calmly, "Why run so fast? You'll have to lie down after ten minutes. Forced marching requires endurance, not explosive power."

The officer smiled. "You're quite open-minded. At this time and distance, even without food or water, you'd be traveling five kilometers per hour. Add in the rest and sleep... I don't think the time you've wasted here is enough."

Feng Yuxiu wiped his mouth, put the package on his back and walked out.

"This kid..." The officer smiled and shook his head.

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Walking into the city center of Jinan in 99, the people around me were all smiling happily.

"Let's go surf the Internet."

"I heard there's this thing called QQ. My classmates are all growing vegetables on it. Let's go check it out."

"Is this true? You can even grow vegetables?"

"Oh, you'll know when you get there."

I was used to staying in the military camp, so I felt a little dazed when walking on the street.

Feng Yuxiu took out the map and looked at it carefully. After correcting the direction to Nanjing, he put the map away.

A forced march requires not only speed, but also the direction and distance must not deviate at all.

Most people will definitely go to the national highway. There will be absolutely no problem if you follow the national highway.

But national highways often have circuitous routes and twists and turns.

Feng Yuxiu twisted his body and headed towards the mountainous area, which was the fastest distance.

The straight line is the shortest distance between two points, no matter if there are mountains or ravines ahead.

He always takes this route.

There is no such thing as surveillance in this era, so dying in the mountains becomes an unsolved case.

So, he has to be careful.

Feng Yuxiu carefully checked the contents of the package. He brought three daggers and a box of needles.

Moreover, the control of firearms in this era was still somewhat lax, especially in rural areas, where there was a lot of homemade guns.

To sum up the general environment of this era can be summed up in one word.

chaos!
After walking for an hour, they finally left the city. Feng Yuxiu glanced at the hazy rural cluster in the distance and walked away with his package on his back.

Most of the time from now on will be spent running, but that is for others.

His deep sleep came in handy at this time. As long as he had three hours of deep sleep, his energy and spirit would return.

By then, with plenty of physical strength, he will have more time.

There is no need to run for your life.

He knew that this kind of frantic running coupled with time constraints would cause unimaginable damage to the human body.

Heat stroke.

It is not caused by the heat. When the body consumes too much energy, the body temperature will gradually burn the organs inside the body.

This leads to overload of brain nerves and heart and lungs.

In fact, the human body is like an engine in some aspects, and serious problems can occur if it overheats.

This is the real test of this forced march.

If you don’t sleep, you will die suddenly, or die of exhaustion, or get heat stroke or exhaustion.

After four days and four nights of mad rush, the real race began on the fifth day.

"Xu Sanduo, I finally caught up with you!"

The short Xue Lin caught up with Feng Yuxiu, panting.

Feng Yuxiu turned around with a look of surprise on his face, "I didn't see you among this group of people."

Xue Lin smiled sheepishly, "I'm from the second batch. I just got off the bus and saw you walking out of the armed forces department. I didn't even go in to eat. I just collected the supplies and then followed you."

"Are there any other people in our group?" Feng Yuxiu asked.

Xue Lin shook his head. "No, I'm in the last batch. There's no one left. The competition starts today, and we're already too late."

The two of them talked as they walked.

"Why didn't you stay in Grassland Class 5? Why did you decide to participate in the Jingwu Competition?"

Xue Lin's physical condition does not support him to participate in this martial arts competition.

Maybe even this small body would be melted into a ball by the sun. Xue Lin sighed, "What else can I do? I'm a lazy person. I'm completely useless in the fifth squad. The squad leader has retired, and Lao Wei and Li Meng have also retired. To be honest, I don't like this new squad leader."

"So, I want to really work hard for myself for once. Otherwise, I'm going home."

Feng Yuxiu was silent for a moment, "Are you from the countryside too?"

Xue Lin nodded, his words filled with vicissitudes of life, "Yes, my family is in Inner Mongolia, but I came here to Hebei to serve in the army. If I am discharged this year, I will go back to live with my father."

"Your home?" Feng Yuxiu sensed something was wrong. Could this clichéd topic be heading in that direction?
Xue Lin nodded. "Yes, I still have 5,000 cattle and sheep at home. I'm lazy to begin with, so I really don't want to go herding every day."

Feng Yuxiu stopped and turned to stare at Xue Lin.

"What does the Wei family do?"

"Old Wei, his family runs a restaurant."

"Where's Li Meng?"

"He's a teacher. I think his father works in the Education Bureau."

"Old horse?"

"Oh, his father seems to be a policeman."

Feng Yuxiu fell into a long silence, Grassland Class 5.

No wonder they all live their lives so contentedly, it seems they all come from well-off families.

He is the only one who comes from a truly poor peasant family.

"So, this Jingwu is just your hobby?"

Xue Lin waved his hand. "How can I? I'm almost getting moldy in Grassland Class 5. I'd like to see if I can change the environment. By the way, Comrade Sanduo, please don't be offended by the attitude of Grassland Class 5 towards you. So can I go with you?"

Feng Yuxiu nodded.

Xue Lin smiled and said, "Okay, I'm not stupid. I'll withdraw when I can't hold on any longer. I won't drag you down."

Feng Yuxiu nodded expressionlessly. He predicted that Xue Lin would withdraw tomorrow.

Because - he only slept three hours.

After walking for seven hours, it was already evening.

The two of them had already reached the edge of the mountains.

Xue Lin looked at the mountains in front of him and muttered to himself, "If this guy dies, it will be difficult to rescue him."

Feng Yuxiu took out the map and looked at it carefully. "Enter through the Horseshoe Ridge, cross the Foyu Valley, and go straight until you reach the mining village. Then it's a long stretch of the national highway."

Xue Lin also looked at the map. "Damn, it's all deep in the mountains. It's almost five o'clock now. How about we sleep overnight and leave in the morning? Otherwise, if we leave now, we won't reach the middle of the mountains until midnight. What if a zombie comes out..."

"Hahaha... just kidding."

Xue Lin noticed that Feng Yuxiu was staring at him expressionlessly, and he hurriedly laughed awkwardly three times.

Feng Yuxiu squatted down, took out the food from the package and started eating it with mineral water.

Seeing this, Xue Lin quickly sat down on the ground and started eating.

"You know what? This package didn't seem heavy at first, but it's getting heavier now. Shouldn't we borrow a car? If we don't have transportation, can't we take a fellow villager's carriage?"

Feng Yuxiu glanced at Xue Lin and said, "Okay, go find a carriage to Nanjing."

Xue Lin rubbed his head awkwardly. "You're always terrible at chatting. If we keep talking like this, the conversation will be dead. We two need to be more active, otherwise we won't be able to go into the mountains at night without anyone to talk to."

"Oh, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have borrowed Li Meng's novel. Now when I see these mountains, I always think of zombies... brides wearing embroidered shoes..."

boom!
A piece of wood hit his side, and Xue Lin stopped joking instantly.

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Xue Lin put on his backpack and began to get ready. "How about we spend the night in the mountains? The temperature at night is around -3 degrees Celsius. We'll both be hard."

Feng Yuxiu scoffed, "The mountains are asleep. In this era, the jungles haven't been cultivated that much, and the population base hasn't exploded. There are wild animals in the mountains."

Xue Lin was stunned. "What should we do? We can't stay awake all night, right? Big Brother, if we march for 24 hours without sleeping, we'll die."

Feng Yuxiu glanced around and said, "There's a temple over there, dedicated to the people from the surrounding villages at the foot of the mountain. Let's go inside and take a nap. It's six o'clock in the afternoon now, so we'll set off at ten o'clock sharp."

Xue Lin's eyes widened when he heard this, and his voice cracked. "Four hours? Brother, we just ran for about seven hours, getting up at five in the morning. That was a forced march."

Feng Yuxiu sneered, "Did they ask you to come here for a trip?"

As he spoke, Feng Yuxiu walked towards the temple on the mountainside, where the land god was enshrined.

There are still incense and ashes left over from the New Year on the ground.

Xue Lin walked in helplessly.

The door was closed. Feng Yuxiu tore off the golden Buddhist flag from the Buddha statue, pulled the wooden table over, lay on it and closed his eyes.

Xue Lin was a little afraid of Feng Yuxiu's rude and disrespectful behavior, so he simply lay on the ground and felt the cold ground.

The night in the mountains fell into complete silence, with only the rustling sound of the night wind blowing through the trees in the distance.

The sound was so peaceful that Xue Lin fell asleep instantly.

After seven hours of forced march, my body was exhausted to the extreme.

Moreover, Feng Yuxiu maintained a jogging state the whole time, and even started to sprint for a distance.

This made him begin to doubt his life.

Four hundred and sixty kilometers, more than nine hundred miles.

It was all pretty fast at the beginning, but the last two days were an absolute test of willpower.

Especially on the last day, their physical strength and sleep reached their peak.

In order to reach the time and distance, I can only compress my sleep time.

At around ten o'clock, Feng Yuxiu slowly opened his eyes and kicked Xue Lin, "Get up, let's go."

Xue Lin muttered to himself, "Squad Leader, it's still early."

As he said this, he turned over and continued crawling.

Feng Yuxiu looked at him for a few seconds, hesitating between leaving and waking him up.

Xue Lin suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight. "What's wrong? What happened?"

Feng Yuxiu still stared at him calmly.

"Oh, we're leaving, right?" Xue Lin stretched. "It's already early in the morning? Why do I still feel so tired?"

But when he looked down at his watch in the moonlight, he froze. "More than three hours?"

Feng Yuxiu had a blank expression on his face. "If we don't continue on our journey, we'll spend the night in the next big mountain tomorrow. If you don't want to be eaten by wild wolves, go back to sleep."

He paused, "Give up, this is not where you should be."

After saying that, Feng Yuxiu walked out with the package on his back.

Xue Lin was stunned. "Who said that? I don't want to go back and inherit the family business."

He stood up and quickly chased after him.

The two gradually entered this deserted mountain.

The narrow passes on both sides of the mountain are like a giant beast that devours everything, so terrifying in the dark night.

-

Two hours later.

"Sanduo...can you slow down a bit? What if we take the wrong path and fall off the cliff?"

"Yes, yes, the moonlight is bright. But you said there are wild wolves here... We don't have guns. Killing wild wolves with bare hands is something in TV dramas. We can't really kill a pack of wolves..."

Feng Yuxiu was running in front and Xue Lin was chasing behind.

"If you had the energy to do that, you would have caught up with me long ago. There are still people living near this place, and the wild wolves are all in the deep mountains..."

"Ah wu..."

A piercing roar tore through the darkness.

Feng Yuxiu stopped instantly, his face gloomy.

Xue Lin stammered, his legs shaking like a sieve. "Third Master, you're such a pessimist! There really are wolves... Don't they hibernate? Why are they out in March? They've been hungry all winter... Will our shit be licked clean by them?"

"Shut up!"

Feng Yuxiu pulled out two daggers from the package and looked around vigilantly.

The wolf howl just now came from the three o'clock direction, about one thousand meters away.

I'm not afraid of one wolf, but now I'm afraid of a group of them.

If it was a group, he would really have to die here.

It turned out to be the right thing for none of the participants to choose to go straight into the mountains.

In this era...wolves are not afraid of humans.

"Ah wu..."

Two green eyeballs poked out from the top of the mountain, followed by dense green dots.

At first glance, there were more than eight wolves.

"Third... Third brother..." Xue Lin's mouth was numb.

This isn't the Greater Khingan Range, how could so many wolves appear?

"Don't run, don't run. If you can't outrun the wolves, stand still and don't move!"

Feng Yuxiu took a deep breath and quickly looked at the surrounding environment.

The pheromones of this pack of wolves were extremely sensitive, and the two of them had no way of escaping their pursuit.

Moreover, wolves have very high IQs, and even if you kill the wolf king, you will still be hunted down.

Eight heads!

The trouble is big.

"Sanduo, there is a cave behind us, why don't we go in?" Xue Lin suggested in a trembling voice.

"Don't move. Don't let the wolves see our cowardly intentions. These beasts are very intelligent. If we retreat at all, they will fight to the death."

Feng Yuxiu slowly bent down.

A pack of wolves stood on the top of the mountain, looking down at the scene below, followed by a low growl from the leader of the pack.

The remaining seven wolves instantly scattered and ran to the left and right sides of the mountain.

Feng Yuxiu's heart sank instantly, and he turned around to look at the frightened Xue Lin.

He really didn't want to leave Xue Lin here to feed in the end, if that was his previous personality.

Xue Lin was first killed by him to attract the attention of the wolves, but now he can't do the same.

Comradeship is such a subtle thing.

Feng Yuxiu grabbed Xue Lin and ran, "Run, run to the right! There's no point in holding on to them."

Xue Lin ran away.

"Throw away the package!" Feng Yuxiu shouted.

Xue Lin quickly took off the package and started running.

Feng Yuxiu slowly took off the package, bent his body, opened his mouth and shouted, "Ah!!!"

The roaring shout caused the seven wolves that were originally surrounding him to stop instantly and move towards Feng Yuxiu.

Feng Yuxiu held a dagger in each hand. Each wolf was about 120cm long.

Not a coyote, not an Arctic wolf.

If Xue Lin, this burden, leaves, he will have a fight!
"I don't believe that after going through winter, you can still recover your peak physical strength and bite force!"

"bring it on!"

Feng Yuxiu instantly rushed towards the wolf on the hillside.

He had never hunted wolves before, and he didn't know if killing the leader wolf would make the seven wolves leave.

But any possibility is worth a gamble.

"Aww!"

The alpha wolf roared angrily with its head raised. It was absolutely not allowed that a humanoid creature dared to challenge its majesty.

Looking down at the hillside, it rushed towards Feng Yuxiu. This wolf was about 1.6 meters long, longer than the other wolves.

Feng Yuxiu's seven tendons and eight meridians exploded instantly, and he clenched the daggers in his backhands. The moment he approached the wolf leader, he knelt on one knee and slashed the dagger at the wolf's abdomen.

Wow!
In an instant, the wolf was ripped open by Feng Yuxiu.

Feng Yuxiu twisted his body to avoid the intestinal tract being poured out, and turned to stare at the seven wolves below.

As expected, the seven wolves showed no fear at all, growling and gradually forming a siege.

"Ahhhhh!!"

Behind the wolves, Xue Lin rushed over shouting and carrying a wooden stick.

"Sanduo, I'm here to save you!"

(End of this chapter)