My Military Career in a Parallel World

"Sir, can I see this?"

Li Gang was still looking down at the map on the card, and Jiang Chen came over at some point.

Li Cheng didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

"Wait a minute, Lao Li, you..." The platoon leader of the detective company wanted to say something, but the platoon leader of the second company next to him pulled him back and whispered an explanation in his ear.

Then, the platoon leader of the police detective company showed a look of surprise. After repeatedly confirming that he had not heard wrong, he shut his mouth in disappointment.

This is the difference between a deputy squad leader and an ordinary soldier.

Even though it's just the lowest position in the army, a small official is still an official.

The deputy squad leader has the same level of right to know as the squad leader. This is also to make it convenient for the deputy squad leader to take over the command as soon as there is a vacancy in the squad leader position.

Hearing Jiang Chen's voice, Li Gang suddenly reacted.

Yes, how could he have forgotten this? Jiang Chen’s memory is much better than his!

"That's great. I don't know which one to choose. You choose it!" Li Gang decisively gave up his position.

Jiang Chen didn't waste any words. His eyes lingered on the three task cards respectively, and finally he reached out and took the card in the middle.

Seeing Li Gang and the others make their choice, Li Cheng continued, "Now, you have half an hour to rest.

Half an hour later, the next assessment area is ahead."

"Yes!" After saluting Li Cheng, the two returned to their team.

Then the other two classes also received their task cards, but they did not have as good treatment as Jiang Chen and others, and they had to rush to the next location for assessment.

After distributing the task cards, the three platoon leaders got on the jeep and left. The people from the Detective Company and the Second Company also left as they were busy on their way, leaving only the people from the Third Squad sitting there to rest.

After everyone left, Jiang Chen immediately took out the notebook he had used to draw maps and quickly drew the two maps he had just memorized.

Li Gang was not idle either. He stood up and checked the surrounding environment and terrain, and immediately made arrangements.

"Don't be idle. Su Yu and Lu Xingwang, the two of you go to the river to filter the water. The others go to the forest to look for food. Jiang Chen, you stay here."

"Yes!"

Everyone agreed and immediately started to act.

Half an hour is not only time for them to rest and recover their strength, but also time for them to replenish supplies.

Given the personalities of the chief of staff and the battalion commander, how could they give such a long rest time for no reason?

Therefore, Li Gang instinctively became suspicious, and after observing the surrounding environment, he became more determined in his thoughts.

This small hill with mountains and water is a very good field supply point. Choosing this place as the first mission destination obviously shows that they have been prepared in advance.

This should be considered as preferential treatment for the first place.

Li Gang was not wrong in his guess; this was indeed the place Feng Yao had specially chosen.

The reason why it is not stated explicitly is that it is a test for the commander.

If you can't even see this, you are not worthy of being a commander.

While others were busy, Jiang Chen and Li Gang were not idle either. They were studying the uses of the two maps they had just obtained.

However, due to the lack of key information, the two of them couldn't figure out what was going on after looking at it for a long time.

Ten minutes later, Lu Xingwang and Su Yu, who went to the river to replenish water, returned first, followed by the others who went to search for food.

It is winter now and the edible food found in the forest is very limited.

There are only common wild vegetables in winter such as shepherd's purse and February orchid, plus some wild fruits such as wild persimmon.

Of course, the scouts' exclusive rations, 'bugs', are also indispensable.

No matter which season it is, spring, summer, autumn or winter, insects are always there.

This is why both special forces and scouts have to include "eating bugs" in their daily training.

There is too much uncertainty for other animals, and they often need to perform tasks such as combat behind enemy lines and intelligence gathering.

Even if you have a gun, most of the time you try not to use it.

Moreover, the bloodstains left after the death of a creature may attract the attention of carnivores or military dogs.

However, it is very dangerous to fail to replenish energy and protein in time in the wild, so people can only focus on insects that are easy to find and catch and will not cause too much noise.

Class 3, including Jiang Chen, has long been immune to eating bugs.

Whenever you go to the woods, you'll end up eating eight or ten worms.

Not only that, veterans like Tang Junjie would also find bugs for them in various ways.

Today it is earthworms, tomorrow it is bamboo worms, and the day after tomorrow it may be water lice. In short, as long as they are non-toxic and edible, there is nothing that Jiang Chen has not eaten.

Now, Jiang Chen even had an illusion that he would rather eat insects with higher protein content than those sour wild fruits and hard-to-swallow wild vegetables.

For a while, he even suspected that he had some masochistic nature...

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The half-hour break was over quickly.

Jiang Chen and others also received information about the next assessment item.

breaststroke.

To be precise, it should be an armed swimming completed in the breaststroke style.

Breaststroke is a very practical swimming style and is also the most commonly used swimming style by troops in military operations.

Breaststroke allows soldiers to swim more steadily in complex water environments. The breaststroke posture is more convenient for carrying weapons and equipment, and the movements are simple and relatively easy to learn.

Especially in some coastal areas, breaststroke is a skill that must be mastered because of its advantages in long-distance swimming.

Therefore, no matter it is a special forces, a reconnaissance company, or an ordinary company, as long as there is a need for swimming, breaststroke will be set as a compulsory subject in most cases.

Armed swimming itself is not difficult, and the chief of staff is obviously aware of this, so he added another assessment on this basis.

Traction traverse!

When Jiang Chen and others arrived at the river bank, a team had already arrived there and were making preparations for the armed swim.

The appearance of competitors made the originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly tense.

The members of Class 3 did not dare to delay and immediately began to act. Armed swimming in combat status was different from before. There was no time to consider clothes and the only thing they had to do was to ensure that their weapons and equipment were not damaged by water.

After quickly completing the waterproofing work, the group jumped into the water without hesitation.

It is already January, the middle of winter, and you can imagine the temperature of the water.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Jiang Chen couldn't help but grimace when he jumped into the water.

The cold water stimulates the skin and continuously takes away the heat from the body.

Jiang Chen didn't dare to delay. He used the buoyancy provided by the waterproof backpack and swam quickly in the breaststroke posture.

Don’t be fooled by what they say on TV that winter swimming is good for health and seems to be something that anyone can do. That is only after making all the preparations and adapting to the water temperature in advance.

Like them, jumping into ice water with their clothes on, the feeling is definitely not something that ordinary people can endure.

The river water stung their skin like needles, urging them to keep moving forward.

The weight carried on the body causes more intense physical exertion.

Only halfway through the swim, Jiang Chen felt that his toes and fingers had been frozen to the point of losing sensation.

Fortunately, the river was not very wide, and it was not too difficult to reach the other side of the river if we held our strength.

However, just as they were about to go ashore, they saw two officers walking towards them.

"The next mission is to tow across!

Now I have to swim back with this rope and use the traction method to return, and then I can complete the mission."

After that, a rope was thrown down. The two officers had no intention of staying. After doing all this, they turned around and left without caring about their reactions.

"Damn it! Isn't this just a hassle?" Lu Xingwang couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

But what's the use of scolding? You still have to swim.

In fact, the Chief of Staff’s approach is not difficult to understand.

An armed swimming distance of twenty to thirty meters is not a difficult task for scouts.

Even with the blessing of the winter river water temperature, the most you will suffer is just a little more.

This is because Jiang Chen joined the army at the wrong time. If it was summer, the reconnaissance company would organize sea training, which would be real armed swimming.

Now that this condition is not available, we can only make up for it in other ways.

Jiang Chen did not complain or accuse the chief of staff of being a bad person. Although he was only a private, as the deputy squad leader, it was his duty to lead by example.

This can be considered a fine tradition of our army.

As a party member and a future military officer, Jiang Chen must be aware of going wherever the hardship is.

Holding the rope floating on the water, Jiang Chen climbed ashore and ran while observing the environment to find a suitable position for towing to cross the river.

He soon found his target, a tree so big that three people could hug it. He climbed up the tree and tied the rope. Jiang Chen quickly returned, grabbed the other end of the rope and jumped into the water.

At this time, Li Gang was already swimming back with the others.

After all the trouble just now, everyone has initially adapted to the temperature of the river water and doesn't feel it so cold anymore.

This is the South after all. If the Northerners dared to do this, they would at least lose half their lives.

On the other side, another team was doing the same thing. With the first-mover advantage, their movements were even faster than those of Class 3.

At this point the ropes have been tied and we are ready to take the final step of crossing.

Although there should be no competition for ranking in this stage, Jiang Chen still subconsciously speeded up his movements.

"Pay attention to check your equipment and don't miss anything."

When the rope bridge was built and preparing for the final step of crossing, Li Gang did not forget to remind everyone.

There is a very important assessment criterion for towing crossing.

That is, nothing can fall during the operation. If it falls, no matter what the reason, you will fail.

Everyone was aware of this, and upon hearing this, they checked their weapons and equipment. Only after making sure there were no problems did they begin the next step.

A few minutes later, when Jiang Chen and his companions climbed up the rope, the two officers they had just seen came over again.

One of them said, "Ten minutes and twenty-five seconds, very good. Now you have five minutes to adjust your state. After five minutes, follow the map you got in the previous level and go to the next mission point!"

Hearing him say there was a five-minute break, Jiang Chen and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not about anything else, the main reason is that they are now wet all over. If they continue on their way like this, it may be fine in the short term, but there will definitely be problems over a long period of time.

Colds and fevers are inevitable.

It is still early before the end of the assessment, and if there is any health problem, the consequences are self-evident.

It doesn’t matter how your assessment results are, but it would be bad if you drag down the team and affect others.

Without any further delay, Jiang Chen and his companions quickly took out spare clothes from their backpacks, not caring about the impact. They were all grown men in the wilderness and there was no need to be so particular.

As for why they had spare clothes in their backpacks, this was already a requirement for emergency assembly. They even brought small yellow basins and bedding when they assembled.

Here we have to talk about the difference between emergency assembly and combat alert.

Emergency assemblies are usually held to respond to non-combat emergencies, requiring the organization of equipment, dressing as required, and carrying necessary supplies.

Once the combat alert is sounded, the troops must quickly enter combat status, giving priority to carrying weapons and equipment, while everything else can be put aside for the time being.

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On the other side, on a small hill near the river a few hundred meters away from the assessment site, Ge Hongtao and others were gathered together to score the team that had just completed the first round of assessment tasks.

The person in charge of the third company is the second company commander Cai Yaohua.

The first squad of the first platoon of the third company successfully completed all assessment tasks without any points being deducted.

Not to mention Class 2, which also had no points deducted. Moreover, because they completed the task quickly, their individual scores were very high.

The same is true for Class 100, the team score still remains at a full points.

In terms of individual scores, Jiang Chen, Tang Junjie, Hu Kai and Zhang Ming received excellent evaluations and 10 extra points each because they took on important tasks and performed outstandingly in the first round of tasks.

Squad leader Li Gang has good command and reasonable allocation, and he is also rated as excellent with +10 points.

Lu Xingwang, Su Yu, Han Li and Fang Zheng performed mediocrely and only received a good evaluation.

Fang Zheng, Lu Xingwang and the other two were fine, but Han Li was at a disadvantage.

As a veteran, everyone else got an excellent score of +10 points, but he was the only one who got a good score of +5 points. It was really unlucky for him.

However, there is no way around this.

Li Gang didn't know what the evaluation criteria were, and there was actually another consideration for Han Li to stay in the team.

If Jiang Chen and his team fail to return within the scheduled time and unexpected situations such as getting lost occur, Han Li's importance will be highlighted.

All I can say is that it is normal to encounter some things that you haven't considered when attempting a simulated practical assessment for the first time.

In the armed swimming + towing crossing just now, the performance of Class 3 was also very good.

Needless to say, the team score was still full marks.

There are some differences in individual scores.

Li Gang, Jiang Chen, Zhang Ming, Tang Junjie, Hu Kai, Han Li and Fang Zheng all received excellent evaluations, and only Lu Xingwang and Su Yu received good evaluations.

As for the judging criteria.

When the group went into the water, two officers on the other side of the river started to stopwatch.

The round trip is timed separately, and finally the evaluation is based on the total duration of the two armed swims.

There are no specific assessment standards for towing crossing. As long as you don't drop anything during the journey, maintain an average speed, and don't hold the team back, you will pass.

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