Chapter 8: Boring life of a new recruit! The train drove for seven or eight hours, and then we changed to a green truck, which rumbled all the way to a remote place. They arrived at the camp gate with a sign saying "Military area, please do not approach". After the sentry let them pass, several large green Jiefang pickup trucks slowly drove in. Banners welcoming new recruits were written on both sides of the asphalt road. Occasionally, they saw a group of men in camouflage uniforms training on the training ground, with formations standing in rows, accompanied by the loud and solemn slogans of "one, two, three, four", which made the new recruits take a few more glances. The truck drove to a square. On one side was a sculpture of an iron fist holding a dagger. Below it were three large characters written in strong and powerful language: Tiger Group! The squad leaders opened the tailgate of the truck and shouted "Get out". The recruits jumped out one by one, looked around, and were curious about everything here. On the grass in the distance, the imposing main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles made the recruits particularly excited. Su Chen also looked at these big guys with some envy, secretly amazed. "Assemble!--" an officer shouted loudly. The recruits seemed a little confused and didn't know what to do for a moment. A short dark-skinned man with the rank of sergeant, only about meters tall, looked gloomy and shouted with a Sichuan accent: "I told you to assemble, don't you understand?! How did you do the pre-service training?!" The recruits then formed a square formation in a messy manner. Next, the regiment commander gave a speech, briefly welcomed the 90 new recruits, and then said goodbye and left. The company commander and the instructor also said a few brief words, and then came the first step to welcome the new recruits - dividing them into classes! At this time, the dark-skinned sergeant walked to the front of the queue and said, "Those whose names are called, stand behind me!" "Dai Yuejin."
"To!" "Zhao Hongjie." "To!" "..." "Su Chen!" After Su Chen shouted "Here", he stood behind the black-faced sergeant. Soon, the sergeant read out their names and took them out first. They walked through the camp and came to the dormitory. Su Chen saw that they were assigned to the third squad of the first row of the recruit company. This surprised Su Chen a little. The third squad leader selected the soldiers first? It seems that this black-faced man has a high prestige in the Tiger Regiment! In the dormitory, Big Black Face ordered the ten of them to stand in a row, then spoke in a deep voice: "From today on, I am the acting platoon leader of your first platoon, the chief instructor of the recruit company, and also your squad leader. My name is Chen Rulong!" The new recruit standing next to Su Chen said with a smile, "Hello, squad leader!" Su Chen remembered him, and when he read his name just now, he called him Dai Yuejin. Chen Rulong glanced at Dai Yuejin indifferently, then hummed and said, "Tell me about it." The other recruits hadn't reacted yet, but Su Chen stood at attention quickly. Chen Rulong glanced at Su Chen and said: “Please take a moment. "The military is a place with iron discipline. Here, every move you make must be disciplined! Of course, this includes shouting "report" before speaking!" Chen Rulong's words stunned Dai Yuejin, who had just greeted him, and then he lowered his head in embarrassment. Su Chen saw this scene and couldn't help but secretly think that it seemed that this squad leader was not easy to get along with... Chen Rulong did not continue talking about this topic. After all, it was the first day for the new recruits to join the army. After saying this, he continued: "Do you know where you are from?" The recruits shook their heads. "The place you are here is called the Tiger Regiment! As the name suggests, every soldier here is like a tiger, fierce! Powerful! Invincible! The Tiger Regiment is an independent regiment directly under the Fengtian Military Region Group Army! It is the sharp knife regiment of the entire military region! You are lucky to be a recruit of the Tiger Regiment! But you are also unlucky, because from the moment you come here, you are destined to train harder and more tired than other recruits!" Speaking of the Tiger Group, Chen Rulong's eyes sparkled with pride, and he continued in a loud voice: "I will train you for three months! During these three months, my duty is to make you an upright soldier! And you have only one mission! That is to obey! Obey orders without compromise! I am strict, but please rest assured that I am also fair! No matter if you were the son of a high-ranking official, a rich second-generation, or your family was a manure carrier before you came here, I treat you all the same! If you have any problems, you can come to me! Do you understand?!" "understand……"
"Understood……" Chen Rulong glared and said, "You haven't eaten yet? Tell me louder, I definitely haven't!" The recruits stood at attention and shouted, "Understood!" Chen Rulong then nodded in satisfaction, and asked everyone to introduce themselves so that they could get to know each other. Su Chen then realized that Dai Yuejin, the new recruit who had just been scolded by the squad leader, was actually his fellow villager and lived in the provincial capital of Liaodong. The first meal for the recruits was noodles, which tasted good and was large in quantity and filling. After this meal, their military career began. Su Chen, like other recruits, was looking forward to the spearhead regiment that Chen Rulong mentioned. He felt that an eventful military life had just begun. However, this expectation gradually faded after I officially joined the army. Damn it! TV dramas are all lies. The squad leader is indeed very demanding, but daily life can only be described as boring. Come to think of it, how could so many things happen in a recruit company? In the first month, their main training subjects were only the image and appearance of soldiers, which was almost the same as military training, including marching in formations, how to salute, how to squat and stand up, how to take off and put on hats... these were the same contents repeated over and over again every day, and they also had to recite the three boring regulations and fold quilts. Touch the gun? Without even thinking about it! Even if the Tiger Regiment is a front-line combat unit directly under the army group, it is impossible to give guns to these new recruits. Armed cross-country running requires light equipment, and most new recruits cannot pull up the single and double bars. This boring life lasted for a whole month. After the recruits gradually adapted to the rhythm and military life, the training intensity began to increase. It is also worth mentioning that because Dai Yuejin and Su Chen are from the same hometown, the relationship between the two is slightly better than that of other recruits. But there are limits. Su Chen himself is not very sociable. The biggest impression he gives to other recruits and squad leader Chen Rulong is that he is a man of few words and seems difficult to get along with. Apart from his top physical fitness in the entire recruit company, his discipline and housekeeping are all quite standard, and Chen Rulong can't find any fault with him. It was obvious that Dai Yuejin had been accustomed to a life of luxury at home since he was young. After practicing pull-ups for a month, he could only do one. In this situation, seeing that Su Chen was better than him, the relationship between the two made no progress. They could only be considered comrades-in-arms, nothing more. ………… On the training ground, Chen Rulong looked at the assembled formation and said sternly, "Today marks the one-month anniversary of your enlistment! It is also the second month in the recruit company! In a month, I think you have adapted to the intensity of the army's training! So, starting from today, we have to raise the standards. Do you see those big boxes over there? There are the guns you have always wanted!" Hearing this, everyone looked in the direction Chen Rulong pointed. Sure enough, on the rows of green wooden boxes, there was "QBZ95-1" written in white spray paint, and a line of small words "Military Dangerous Goods"... (End of this chapter)
