I put you in charge of those rebellious female soldiers, how come they all became top special forces

Chen Zheng watched Li Yue's departing figure, then picked up his thermos and took a sip.

This girl has good physical fitness, enough strength, and a good battlefield awareness.

With a load of 35 kilograms, a 20-kilometer cross-country run, fourth place.

This achievement is certainly not shameful among Mulan's works.

What she needs is not more training, but to correct her bad habits and gain strong self-confidence.

That evening, in Mulan's dormitory.

After the female soldiers finished showering and returned, they all went about their own business.

Ram lay on the top bunk, scrolling through her hidden phone and chuckling to herself.

Guo Huaiying sat on the edge of the bed eating snacks, with a pile of chicken feet, braised eggs, and duck necks in front of her.

Jiang Nan sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, a piece of paper on her knees, drawing her bomb design with a pencil.

Shen Doudou is already asleep.

I fell asleep without drying my hair after taking a shower, and my pillow was soaked.

Li Yue sat on her bed, her bulging camouflage bag in front of her, organizing her things.

Take the items out one by one, arrange them separately, count them, and then put them back one by one.

A tourniquet and gauze, compressed biscuits, spare magazines, waterproof cloth, dry socks, a wire, three ropes, and the stone she had just picked up.

Take each item out and check it to see if it's broken or expired, then put it aside.

Yao Yao moved a small stool over and sat next to Li Yue, resting her chin on her hands.

"Sister Li Yue, do you do this every day?"

"Um."

"Aren't you tired?"

"I'm used to it."

Li Yue didn't even look up, nor did she stop working.

Yao Yao stopped asking and quietly watched from the side, sometimes helping her pass something.

When they were tidying up the innermost part, Yao Yao's hand touched something.

She instinctively squeezed it, took it out and looked at it; it was a photograph.

The photo was folded several times, and the paper was yellowed, so it looked quite old.

Yao Yao stopped halfway through reaching out her hand.

She looked up at Li Yue.

Li Yue paused for a moment.

She reached out and took the photo, then looked down at it.

The person in the photo is a man who looks to be in his forties or fifties.

Wearing old camouflage clothing, with the yellow Gobi Desert behind him.

The man stood next to a crooked utility pole, grinning.

"This is my dad," Li Yue said.

Yao Yao didn't ask any further questions and silently withdrew her hand.

Ram, who was on the upper bunk, poked her head out.

"Li Yue, you rarely talk about your family."

Li Yue carefully folded the photo again and stuffed it back into the innermost pocket of her bag.

"There's not much to say."

"My dad used to be a soldier, stationed on the border in the northwest, where conditions were extremely poor."

"After I was discharged from the army, my leg was injured and I couldn't do heavy work anymore."

"My mother left when I was five years old, saying she couldn't bear to live a hard life."

She paused for a moment, then continued.

"I can't blame her. Looking back now, those days were truly unbearable."

The dormitory immediately fell silent.

Li Yue zipped up the camouflage bag and ran her fingers over it a couple of times.

"Some people once advised my father to seek help from the government, but he was unwilling to cause trouble for the country."

"Later, it was just my dad and me living together."

"He set up a car repair stall right by the roadside in town, exposed to the wind and sun."

"That stall is what I rely on to eat and go to school."

"He always says the same thing to me..."

"My dear daughter, our family has had a hard life, but we can't accept it."

The dormitory fell completely silent.

After a while, Li Yue suddenly smiled again.

"So now you know why I stuff everything into my bag, right?"

"I lacked things growing up, and I'm afraid of lacking them."

"I want to grab anything I see, just in case I need it later."

The words were spoken very casually.

But everyone could tell this wasn't a joke.

Yao Yao nestled on a small stool, hugging her knees, and secretly wiped her eyes with the corner of her scarf.

Sure enough, there aren't many happy families in Mulan.

……

For the next few days, Chen Zheng would ask Li Yue to stay for an extra half hour every evening after training.

The training is not complicated.

The main focus is on correcting running form and training core strength.

However, the method Chen Zheng taught her was different from the method he taught others.

He didn't explain the theory; he just did it himself and then let Li Yue learn.

If she makes a mistake, just use your hands to bend her arm, press her shoulder, or kick her ankle to adjust her standing position.

first day.

Chen Zheng asked Li Yue to perform a standard lunge and exert force.

Li Yue squatted down and exerted her strength.

Chen Zheng frowned.

"You used all your strength, but only 30% of it hit the ground. The rest went to the ground."

Li Yue scratched her head and tried again.

Chen Zheng's lips twitched.

"...Again."

the next day.

It's for practicing running posture.

Chen Zheng told her to take smaller steps, lower her center of gravity, and land on the balls of her feet.

After running thirty meters, Li Yue felt a little awkward.

She was used to running with long strides, and suddenly having to run with short, quick steps made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

Ram happened to be passing by the playground, glanced at it from afar, and almost died laughing.

Li Yue glared at her, but almost tripped over herself.

Chen Zheng stood beside him, holding a thermos, without saying a word.

He wasn't in a hurry, but Li Yue was extremely anxious.

After each set, I would mutter to myself, "Am I too stupid?"

Chen Zheng ignored her and only said something after she finished the fourth set.

"It doesn't matter if you're not smart or not, the key is whether you can persevere."

Li Yue gritted her teeth and stopped nagging.

Day three.

She seemed to have suddenly figured it out.

After running a set of 200 meters, she was stunned.

She stood at the finish line, looking down at her legs, her eyes wide open.

It really is different now.

My knees don't ache anymore.

Their steps became lighter.

In the past, my knees would always feel sore after running 200 meters.

She initially thought it was because she was carrying too much stuff.

But now, I don't feel anything.

Chen Zheng stood to the side, smiling slightly.

"You felt it?"

Li Yue suddenly looked up, her eyes lighting up instantly.

"I can feel it! My knees don't hurt at all! My steps feel so much lighter!"

Chen Zheng nodded.

"Strength is innate, but how you use it is your business."

Li Yue nodded emphatically, then scratched the back of her head sheepishly.

"Thank you, instructor."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zheng immediately rolled his eyes.

"What are you thanking me for? I'm asking you, did you pick up that stone I told you to throw away before?"

Li Yue's face froze instantly, and she didn't answer.

Chen Zheng stared at her: "Go throw it away."

Li Yue took a half-step back, feeling guilty.

Chen Zheng was too lazy to say anything more and turned to leave.

After he left, Li Yue returned to her dormitory and glanced at the familiar stone in her bag, then muttered to herself.

"Don't be afraid."

He didn't really mean to throw you away.

That evening, at the camp's public telephone booth.

Li Yue stood in the phone booth and dialed a number.

The phone rang for a long time before a hoarse voice finally answered.

"Feed? Yueyue?"

Li Yue leaned against the phone booth, a smile involuntarily creeping onto her lips.

"Dad, it's me."