“Push down a bit, why is your butt sticking up so high?!”
“Li Dazui, your mouth is practically touching the ground, redo it!”
“Zhou Rui, what are you thinking about moving so slowly, get down, get down, a little lower.”
“Yuan Shuai, aren’t you afraid of tearing your balls with your feet squeezed together? Your legs are so long, open them, open them wider, a little wider.”
Yang Guang, holding a whip, paced back and forth in front of the Third Platoon, as if he wanted to unleash all his anger.
Everyone looked miserable, their gazes towards Su Yan carrying a hint of resentment.
Just now, they were too busy discussing Su Yan’s quilt, which caused them to be two minutes late.
Although they knew it wasn't Su Yan’s fault, people always tend to follow the general consensus.
Nobody likes to take responsibility, always looking for an outlet.
Su Yan caught their gazes, he didn’t speak, only shook his head helplessly.
He could only comfort himself with a profound saying: Excellent people are usually lonely!
“81, 82, 83, 80!”
Huh?
Zhou Rui suddenly looked up, his eyes wide as he said, “Squad Leader, that’s wrong, that’s wrong~”
Yang Guang asked with a cold face, “What’s wrong?”
Zhou Rui said righteously, “It should be 84!”
He was a writer, secretly writing at least ten thousand words every day, and he was also good at computers, so he definitely wouldn’t remember it wrong!
“Is that so?” Yang Guang sneered, then loudly asked everyone, “Is it 84?”
“Yes!”
Everyone shouted, firmly believing their ears hadn’t deceived them!
After all, the ears of the masses are sharp!
“You said it’s not wrong, I did count wrong just now, it should be 70!”
Yang Guang, like a ruler with power over life and death, shouted at the top of his lungs.
Pfft~
Everyone’s throats felt sweet, and a mouthful of blood almost gushed out.
They finally understood now that Yang Guang was playing tricks on them.
Yet, they were like a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, completely helpless!
Yang Guang walked to Su Yan’s front and found that this guy performed every push-up meticulously and perfectly.
He never expected that Su Yan, fresh out of the hospital, would have such strong physical fitness, which surprised him.
And this scene also shocked the other soldiers of the Third Platoon.
Why was a newly arrived recruit so perfect at everything?
It was already impressive that he was first-class at folding quilts, but now he was good at physical training too?
Where did that leave the pride of them, “veterans” of over ten days?
Time passed bit by bit, repeating like this.
Originally, it was just a hundred push-ups, but in the end, they were forced to do one hundred and fifty.
“Ten minutes of rest on the spot!”
At his command! Everyone flopped down like toads.
Half their faces pressed to the ground, they gasped for air, sweat dripping from their hair, quickly soaking a large patch of the ground!
Seeing this scene, Yang Guang’s mouth curled into a wicked smile, his eyes containing a playful glint.
One hundred push-ups were a medium difficulty for new recruits.
One hundred and fifty was a high difficulty.
If he didn’t push them, even they wouldn’t have realized they could do one hundred push-ups!
Wu Song glared at Su Yan and said irritably, “It’s all your fault just now, if it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be punished!”
Su Yan frowned and retorted, “I just folded the quilt a little nicer.”
“You couldn’t control your own eyes, so why are you blaming me?”
“I…” Wu Song was speechless for a moment!
Wu Song looked up and interjected, “Although it’s not your fault, this matter started because of you.”
“Haven’t you heard that saying, ‘I did not kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me’?”
Su Yan smiled, raising an eyebrow as he said, “Since everyone has so many opinions, then starting tomorrow, I’ll fold the quilt like bean dregs! Let’s all be rotten!”
“No!”
Everyone suddenly looked up and said in unison.
If Su Yan folded the quilt like dog shit, Yang Guang would probably work them to death!
After all, in the military, if one person makes a mistake, the entire group is punished!
“This isn’t okay, that isn’t okay, so what exactly do you want me to do?”
Su Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked back.
He had to admit, his tactic of retreating to advance was very effective in controlling everyone.
“Enough!” Feng Xiaoshan couldn’t help but say, “We’re not really blaming you, just do what you need to do based on your actual situation.”
“I’m warning you, the quilt absolutely cannot be folded badly!”
“Yes, Deputy Squad Leader!” Su Yan smiled and nodded.
A sharp whistle blew!
“Time’s up!”
Yang Guang walked in front of everyone and roared, “Get up, get up! Who told you to lie there for so long? All of you, get up and stand at attention!”
“Ah, we have to stand at attention too?”
Everyone complained softly, but still forced their aching bodies to struggle up.
Military orders are like mountains!
Obey orders! Absolutely obey orders! Unconditionally obey orders!
This was the first thing Yang Guang taught them after they joined the army, and it became a strict rule etched into their minds.
In less than two minutes, everyone was lined up, legs together, looking straight ahead.
Even if they were in pain and felt like their bodies were falling apart, as soon as the order came, they had to get up immediately.
Standing at attention sounds simple, but anyone who has been in the military knows it’s not simple at all.
This exercise greatly tests a person’s patience, willpower, and resilience.
When standing at attention, a person must be like a wooden dummy, not allowed to speak or move.
And the season for enlistment is also the hot season, standing at attention under the sun, sweat pouring down.
It would continuously flow down your cheeks, slide over your collarbone, cover every inch of your skin, even soaking your underwear.
When the salty sweat flowed into their eyes, that was the most bitter and painful part!
That taste was definitely very irritating to the eyes!
Did you think you could wipe it clean and continue standing at this point?
If you dared to move even a little, the Squad Leader would immediately give you a promotion.
If you dared to rebel, he would train you until your whole body fell apart!
“One hour! All of you stand properly! If anyone dares to move, add another 20 minutes!”
As soon as these words came out, everyone groaned in their hearts~
They had just done 150 push-ups, and their limbs were still sore.
Now they had to stand for another hour; their legs probably wouldn’t be their own after it was over.
However, as new recruits, they always dared to be angry but not to speak; even if you had a huge grievance, you had to hold it in!
No choice! Who told you that you were a new recruit!
Yang Guang, with his hands behind his back, roamed in front of everyone, glaring at them with sharp eyes!
He scanned the group, then walked behind Yuan Shuai and smiled slightly at him.
Yuan Shuai met his gaze and slightly curved his lips at him.
Yang Guang’s smile froze, and he loudly reprimanded, “Why are you curving your lips for no reason? Do you think you’re very handsome, huh? Add another 5 minutes!”
Yuan Shuai: ???
If it weren’t for you being my Squad Leader, I’d give you a Diamond Leg, no matter what!
With Yuan Shuai’s precedent, the other new recruits immediately tensed their facial muscles.
They would rather their mouths curve downwards than upwards!
Yang Guang walked a circle, stopped in front of Zhou Rui, tilted his head and looked at him, then raised an eyebrow at him.
Zhou Rui was so startled he shivered, his entire face immediately drooped like a sad emoji.
“What are you doing, what are you doing? Your face is drooping like that, like you’re mourning, add another 10 minutes!” Yang Guang reprimanded with a cold face.
Everyone: ???
Zhou Rui: ???
At this moment, he felt like it wasn’t just a bad day, but even being violated by a dog wouldn’t feel this bad…
Zhou Rui secretly vowed in his heart: In the script, he must write the Squad Leader’s journey to finding a wife in a more heartbreaking way.
Su Yan listened to their punishments, only sighing helplessly in his heart.
During this kind of group training, he couldn’t help anyone.
He could only help himself, otherwise, his actions could easily affect the entire squad!
Yang Guang waved a whip and snorted coldly, “A soldier who can’t even stand properly in the most basic military posture, you might as well go home and raise pigs! Why be a soldier?!”
“Straighten your body! Li Dazui, don’t look at others, I’m talking about you!”
“Yes!”
Li Dazui shouted, his upper body suddenly thrust forward, and he lost his balance, stumbling two steps backward!
“Squad Leader! I just…”
“Add another 15 minutes!” Yang Guang’s face darkened, and he interrupted with a low growl.
“Yes!”
Li Dazui responded with a miserable face, pouting, wishing he could have a zero-distance encounter with the Squad Leader.
Just like that, Yang Guang made a few rounds, and almost every soldier was picked out for some fault.
Except for Su Yan!
Throughout, Su Yan maintained a solitary, self-contained demeanor, as if everything around him had no effect on him!
Yang Guang walked in front of him, scrutinizing him carefully, always trying to find some fault, but he couldn’t.
If there were no faults, then he would create one!
The Squad Leader’s authority still needed to be asserted!
He walked behind Su Yan, and the other new recruits’ eyes also slanted towards him, all waiting to watch a good show!
People are like that; if they are punished, they naturally hope others will be the same as them!
Sharing hardships makes for good brothers!
Yang Guang stood firm, raised his foot, and kicked him hard in the knee.
Huh?
Everyone was dumbfounded!
They had expected Su Yan’s leg to immediately bend, but they didn’t expect his legs to remain perfectly straight!
Not only was Yang Guang stunned, but even the Third Platoon’s comrades were stunned.
The knee is the most sensitive spot; if one doesn’t have some skill, being kicked unexpectedly will definitely cause a reflex bend forward.
However, Su Yan remained like a wooden dummy, not moving an inch, as if that kick hadn’t landed on him at all.
Trying to mess with the Squad Leader’s authority on the first day?
No!
Absolutely not!
Yang Guang was worried that he would become complacent and too proud, which was not a good thing for a new recruit.
He had to suppress his momentum.
Thinking of this, he pulled a small object from his pocket and looked at Su Yan with a half-smile.