After the ice water soaked his feet, Guan Fei first used a dry towel to help He Yuanchao dry the water, and his movements were very gentle, without touching the sore spot at all.

Then he refused the automatic invitation of Suning and the others again, opened the cap of the safflower oil bottle, poured some in the palm of his hand, rubbed it hard, and said to He Yuanchao: "Next, I will help you rub the blood away, it may be more painful, you bear with it!" ”

"Hmm!" He Yuanchao nodded vigorously.

Guan Fei held his feet and rubbed them on the red and swollen parts, his movements were neither fast nor slow, sometimes gentle, sometimes forceful. Each time the force was just right, just in the position where the bruise was, but not too hard, causing a secondary contusion.

Half an hour later, he withdrew his hand sweating profusely and said with a relieved smile: "Alright! What do you think? Does it still hurt? ”

"It doesn't hurt anymore!"

He Yuanchao spoke in a thick nasal voice, with tears in his eyes, and he didn't know if it was pain or something else.

"But in your case, it's not appropriate to participate in the selection today. Why don't you go back first and wait for next time. Our troops have been in a period of rapid growth in the past few years, and we will need talents from all walks of life, and there will be opportunities in the future. Besides, you don't have to go to the army, other positions can also give full play to your abilities, as long as it's gold, it will always shine. Guan Fei helped him put the safflower oil in his pocket, patted him on the shoulder, and said with concern.

"Nope! I must take the assessment today, and I will die! He Yuanchao listened to his words, but stood up suddenly, although there were tears on his face, his eyes were extremely firm, and he was facing Guan Fei's gaze, without dodging.

Xue Zhen went up to persuade him, but it was useless, He Yuanchao was twisted to death, and he must participate in the selection of recruits today.

"Why do you want to join the army so much? Not next time? Guan Fei looked at his resolute expression, and his tone relaxed.

"I want to be a part of the 291st Brigade and I think it's worth paying for! I didn't get good grades because I couldn't read. But I like life in the army, I don't think I'm stupid, I can be a good soldier! He Yuanchao did not flinch at all this time, his chest was full of blood, and his voice was sonorous and passionate.

The other onlookers were a group of veterans from China, who were watching indifferently, but when Guan Fei took the initiative to help He Yuanchao rub his feet, he was a little moved. At this moment, seeing He Yuanchao's statement so firmly, he unconsciously showed an approving gaze.

It's a bit of a man.

Guan Fei took two steps back with his hands and looked at him seriously, during which He Yuanchao's eyes did not change at all.

"Okay, it's okay if you want to participate, but we won't take special care of you! If we can't get through, we won't accept it! He finally agreed.

"Yes!"

He Yuanchao excitedly learned from others, came to stand upright, and saluted Guan Fei with a non-standard military salute. After all, her feet were only slightly rubbed and clotted, which was not really good, and this exertion, and touched the wound again, so painful that the corners of his mouth grinned, and he bit his lip hard to stop screaming.

"Nice lad! It's like a soldier! Guan Fei was a little interested in him, patted his arm, and complimented.

He Yuanchao was very happy to receive his compliment, grinning and smirking, and even Xue Zhen helped him back to sit on the stool, but he didn't react.

After dealing with the problem here, Guan Fei turned around and began to talk cordially with the veterans from China.

may be because of their status, Suning and the others are more restrained, at first it was mainly Guan Fei asking, and they answered a short sentence or two, basically Suning was saying on behalf of others.

Guan Fei didn't care at all, still with a faint smile, like an ordinary young man, talking to them, also fluent Mandarin, and sometimes saying one or two foul words that the army likes to say, little by little to eliminate the vigilance in their hearts.

The number of years to join the army in China is eighteen years old, generally three years of military service, and the retirement is twenty-one or twelve years old. Some of these people have been discharged for a longer time, and some have only retired this year, almost all of them are between 22 and 24 years old, which is the same age as Guan Fei.

However, Guan Fei's body has been genetically optimized, and under the control of the biological vicebrain, it can always be kept in the best condition. Unless necessary, some of the old cells are immediately removed and replaced by new ones.

Therefore, although he is twenty-four years old, his actual age seems to be much younger, and no one will doubt that he is a high school student.

He usually pretends to be solemn in order to maintain his majesty, but at this moment he has put down all the shelves. The two sides have been communicating for a long time, and they have a long-term military career with each other, and the two sides have talked about more and more topics, and gradually deepened, and those veterans are becoming more and more affectionate to him, forgetting his identity, and feeling as if they are chatting with the little brothers in the army, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.

Everyone was in high spirits, until the wake-up horn sounded, and the sound of rapid running and assembly in the barracks in the distance sounded, and then they suddenly remembered where this was.

Guan Fei straightened his hat with a smile, sorted out his armed belt, and said to Qiu Yingjie: "Accept them, take the assessment together later, and admit them if they pass." ”

"Yes!" Qiu Yingjie didn't know why, but just saluted and accepted his order.

"And him, too, without discrimination." He pointed to He Yuanchao, and after explaining, he and the guard Xiao Li walked out of the barracks and started the queue for cross-country running in the morning, ran over, integrated into the team, and ran side by side with Zhang Shengguo and Sun Yaohua in the first row.

"Have you investigated?" Beside him, Zhang Shengguo asked calmly as he ran.

When he got up in the morning, he, Sun Yaohua and others all received a notice that a group of veterans had come to China and wanted to join the army.

"Hmmm! From what I observed, what they said was true. They have been in the army for a long time, and the difference between them is only three years, so it can be determined that they have a very close relationship with each other. Except for the confidential information of the troops, they said everything else very calmly, and all kinds of information I have cross-corroborated through different mouths, and there are basically no discrepancies. The situation after they were discharged from the army was also very detailed and true. As for our sources here, it is also well documented, it was sent out by the father of the second squad leader of the 11th Field Company, their family is in Hebei, and among the veterans who came, there were two fellow villagers with him, and the time, place, and convening process were very detailed. ”

Guan Fei exhaled and said in a steady tone.

The actual judgment is much more complicated than this, and the biological subbrain has a very scientific judgment mode, how to introduce the topic, how to expand the topic, and how to guide the topic in depth, all of which have hints. In addition to the logical analysis in speech, there are also emotional judgments, and various information is cross-corroborated. As a result of all kinds of judgments, all these people are telling the truth.

And there are a few people in it who have been retired for a little longer, although the foundation is there, but there has been a significant decline in physical function, which cannot be faked.

If there is a highly trained person hidden among these people, then it is still possible. But to have thirty-four people, all of whom are masters of controlling emotions, and they are all from the same army, and they are still closely related to each other, so that even the biological auxiliary brains can't see the slightest difference, to be honest, it is absolutely impossible in this era.

With this group of elite soldiers and strong generals joining, the 291st Brigade can further improve its own strength, and Guan Fei will naturally not let it go.

……

On the training ground behind the recruiting office, there were two phalanxes, one for men and one for women.

However, standing here today are not the soldiers of the army, but the educated youth cadets and ordinary people who have come to sign up to join the army.

The treatment of the troops was so good that no one could resist the temptation.

Although the total number of recruits this time was only 1,000, more than 9,000 people came to sign up! Almost 60 percent of the educated youths signed up for the selection, and many local people also came.

Elimination rate, eight to one!

The selection does not require everyone to swing their fists, nor does they need to take physical tests such as running and high jump, as long as their height and weight meet the requirements, they can all participate. The real selection is to let everyone line up in a phalanx, stand in a military posture under the blazing sun, and persist until the final victory.

This is the selection method chosen by Guan Fei: a test of willpower and physical strength!

People who are exposed to the sun will quickly become dehydrated, and the key to perseverance is a strong physique and strong willpower.

Without these two items, it would not have survived.

He Yuanchao was on the right side of the queue, the midsummer sun shone down from his head, the heat penetrated through his skull, and people's thinking seemed to slow down. As the sun blows, the air is steaming, and the scenery in the eye becomes distorted and fluctuates.

At first, he felt that it didn't take much physical effort to stand, and he just avoided the sprained ankle, and he was happy in his heart.

But after standing for a while, he knew what was going on.

This is not moving in the sun, the heat is hot, and the person moves a little bit of air flow, which can lower the temperature. This is a semi-enclosed valley, where the air seems to freeze, the ground is getting hotter and hotter, and the heat is coming up from under your feet, making people feel as if they are standing in a steamer, with nowhere to hide.

They weren't allowed to move, and the instructors walked back and forth in the queue, staring at everyone's movements, and if they talked nonsense, they would be kicked out and eliminated.

He Yuanchao could only stare at the back of the head of the person in front of him, and he didn't even dare to tilt his neck.

In less than a quarter of an hour, he felt his body shake back and forth, and he was so frightened that he desperately controlled his body and gritted his teeth.

This is a hurdle, to pass is to win, but not to be able to overcome means the final defeat!

In terms of study, I can't compete with Kong Lingchen, and in love, I also lost to him, if I still lose here, it can only prove that I am a useless wreck!

Am I a wreck?

Am I?

Am I!

The roots of his teeth rattled, the muscles of both cheeks condensed, his eyes widened, and he stared straight ahead, at the back of his head, which was getting more and more blurred and distorted.

Thump!

The sound of people falling to the ground was heard from behind, and this sound was like a signal, and the people who were already holding on nearby fell one after another, and were dragged to a cool place by the soldiers waiting outside the field, and gave them salt water.

"You're losing your footing, aren't you? Then just give up! It's not that easy to be a soldier! You think it's as simple as meeting on the school playground and doing gymnastics for a few minutes? No way! The military order is like a mountain, you know, what is called a military order like a mountain, that is the order above, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, you must rush up! If you die, you will also fall forward! ”

The instructors who patrolled the venue changed their methods, not only monitoring, but also holding plastic horns, shuttling through the crowd and shouting loudly.

"How big the sun is, if you can't hold on, you can automatically go out of the queue and go to a cool place. We have prepared enough warm salt water to replenish the salt and water lost in your body! Just walk over and you won't have to live here anymore! Is there anybody, is there anybody out of the ranks? ”

The roar was both noisy and seductive.

He Yuanchao licked his dry lips and gritted his teeth again. It may be that the bite was too hard, and a stream of salty liquid filled the mouth and bleed.

His throat moved, and he swallowed the blood and saliva into his stomach.

Thump!

Someone else fell, his eyesight was very flowery, he couldn't see the surrounding scenery clearly, and he only felt that the dense phalanx before seemed to be a lot sparse.

"If you can't hold on, don't hold on! Dehydration is a terrible thing, as long as the human body loses more than six percent of its water, it will fall into a severe coma and enter a state of shock! And severe dehydration can kill people! ”

The instructors continued to hold plastic horns and chatter, luring those who were still standing in the queue to give up voluntarily.

It's better to die than to die!

If a useless guy like me can't even do this thing, then he might as well die!

The scene in front of He Yuanchao became even more blurry, and his field of vision became much narrower, only the center was still faintly visible, and the edges seemed to have turned black.

"If you want to know if you are dehydrated, you can compare the judging criteria! When your oral mucosa becomes dry and you feel thirsty, there is already a slight dehydration, which is a cause for concern! ”

Not only was my mouth dry, but it was as if the root of my tooth I had just bitten no longer bled out. He Yuanchao smiled, although no one else saw any change in his face.

"If your oral mucosa is very dry, you want to drink water very much, and your pulse is beating fast, then congratulations, you are moderately dehydrated and it is dangerous to go any further!"

Is my pulse beating fast?

I don't seem to feel it, the world around me seems to be getting farther and farther away from me...... I, I, I can't hold on?

Yes......

He Yuanchao suddenly burst into a shout, and the blood vessels in his neck jumped up, one by one clearly visible, and his face became extremely hideous.

The two instructors beside him were startled by his roar, looked at him, and looked at each other again.

Is yelling a violation?

It doesn't seem to count, besides, this kid was personally promised by the commander to let him apply for the exam, and he also helped him rub his feet.

Well, let's just not see it......

The two instructors passed by, each walking in one direction, holding a bullhorn and shouting: "By the third stage, you will be quite dangerous!" At this stage, you will feel your mouth as rough as sandpaper, you will be extremely thirsty, you will be drowsy, your pulse will not only beat fast, but also weak, and you will not be far from death......"

"I give up!"

Just five columns away from He Yuanchao, an examinee could no longer bear the fear in his heart, and took the initiative to leave the queue, weakly running towards the pergola with bowls of warm salt water. He tried to run as fast as he could, but his movements were very weak, and as he ran, he fell, and two warriors came to him, fed him a mouthful of water, and then dragged him to the pergola.

"I can't do it anymore, I'm going to die! I don't want to die! ”

"Who the came up with the idea of lacking morality, Lao Tzu didn't take the test, who the wanted to be this soldier himself, Lao Tzu quit!"

“…… Water, give me water, I can't hold it anymore......"

In the sparse queue, there were people crying and shouting, and they couldn't even make a sound of crying, so they either fell down, or left the team voluntarily and chose to give up.

The sound he heard in his ears seemed to come from a long distance, and the center of his pupils was shrinking further inward, and only a small group of things remained in the moving scene.

Only in his head, there was a voice that kept echoing.

"Hold on! Die, and die here! ”

His body had already begun to shake involuntarily, but with the support of a breath in his chest, he still shook without falling.

"Do you want to drink water? What sweet water, crystal clear, and cool! ”

The sky is full of small stars, twinkle and shiny......

He Yuanchao saw his mother's figure in front of him, and he felt that he had also become smaller, as if he was still a two or three-year-old child, snuggling in his mother's arms, listening to his mother's gentle voice, and singing this nursery rhyme.

How warm is this song......

Mom, Mom, I'm back, I'm back to you, we're never separated again, okay, I want to be with Mom, ever, forever......

"It's time!"

The off-site instructor pinched his stopwatch and announced loudly.

Thump!

He Yuan moved forward, his face fell to the ground, splashing a cloud of dust, and a smile actually appeared on his face.

…… The sky is full of little stars, twinkle and shiny......

In his ears, the singing voice kept echoing, this is his mother's voice, so kind, so warm.