"Comrades of the Third Company, all of them, ready, go!"

Near evening, Zhao Yifa, the commander of the third company, faced the soldiers of the third company of the sharp knife company who were standing in front of him, and gave an order loudly.

With the order of the company commander Zhao Yifa, the soldiers of the three companies of the sharp knife company lined up in two rows, greeted the afterglow of the setting sun, bid farewell to the four wooden houses hidden in the woods, and headed west towards the depths of the mountains.

Before leaving, company commander Zhao Yifa and instructor Wang Wenju also specially instructed the cooking class to make a whole pot of wild vegetable soup, put a small spoon of salt than usual, and white noodles, hoping to make the soldiers eat more.

As the saying goes, it's good to fight when you have a full stomach. A few days ago, the soldiers drank vegetable soup, put very little white noodles, just like eating boiled wild vegetables, this time after putting more white noodles, the cabbage soup appeared thick and mushy, this big bowl to drink, naturally than usual to stop hunger.

The soldiers of the three companies of sharp knives, who had a full stomach, walked much faster than usual, and now the snow on the road was almost melted, so there was no need to rush on top of the thick snow as before.

Since this was an urgent combat mission issued directly from the military headquarters, and the third company of their Sharp Knife Company was the vanguard company of the entire regiment, their marching speed directly determined the marching speed of the entire regiment, and company commander Zhao Yifa and instructor Wang Wenju naturally did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

The two of them walked at the head of the entire company, using a map and a compass, and without a guide, they could only travel in the dark of night, and there was always a danger of getting lost.

As the vanguard company in the regiment, the three companies of the Sharp Knife Company were at the forefront of the entire regimental ranks, and at that time the regiment was based on the company as the combat unit, and each company was directly separated by several miles.

And within the third company of the sharp knife company, the first row is the sharp knife squad of the third company, naturally the soldiers of the first row walk at the forefront of the third company, and then the soldiers of the second and third rows follow closely behind, only a dozen meters apart.

However, in the first platoon, it has become a question which squad to make as the vanguard, the first platoon known as the sharp knife squad and the second squad known as the assault squad, from the soldiers in the squad to Zhang Dake and Sun Lei, who are the squad leaders, shout at each other and secretly compete with each other for this.

Although the first platoon was at the forefront of the entire Sharp Knife Company Third Company, the problem was that because the team was in two vertical rows in parallel, the soldiers of the Sharp Knife squad were on the left, and the soldiers of the assault squad were on the right.

At the beginning, the soldiers of the sharp knife squad and the assault squad were still advancing in parallel, but after walking for more than two hours, Zhang Dake, the squad leader who was at the forefront of the sharp knife squad, felt a little tired and slowed down.

Unfortunately, Zhang Dake had just slowed down his pace for less than a minute, and the assault squad that had been rushing in parallel with him had been advancing at a constant speed, surpassing their sharp knife squad by a distance of twenty meters, which made the competitive Zhang Dake feel unhappy.

After cheering up, Zhang Dake led the soldiers of the sharp knife squad behind him to chase forward, and at the same time loudly rushed to Sun Lei, the squad leader who was walking in front of the assault squad, and asked loudly in a reproachful tone: "Comrade Sun Lei, how did you lead the team, our squad just walked a little slower, don't you know to walk slower and wait for us?" ”

In the face of Zhang Dake's questioning, Sun Lei, who was at the forefront of the assault squad, did not want to slow down the pace of advance, did not even turn his head back, and patiently explained: "Comrade Zhang Dake, I accelerated the pace of advance according to the instructions of the company commander and the instructor, how can I lead the soldiers of our squad to slow down the pace of progress and wait for you, which will slow down the advance of the entire company." ”

Whether it is in the old third company, or in this new third company that has just been formed, Sun Lei has never been a showy person among the soldiers, no matter whether he is facing the difficulties of the old squad leader Niu Tiezhu or the current questioning of Zhang Dake, he tries to control his emotions and communicate with him patiently.

The reason why Sun Lei didn't fight back against the people who made things difficult and questioned him was because he felt that in the big collective of Sanlian, harmony should still be precious, isn't there a song how to sing: unity is strength......

Of course, Sun Lei doesn't fight back-for-tat, but it definitely doesn't mean that he is afraid of anyone, you must know that the docile rabbit bites when he is in a hurry, and in the case of unbearable endurance, Sun Lei will no longer have to endure it.

Obviously, Sun Lei's patience is still very good, and now Zhang Dake's words are still within the range he can bear, and they are not enough to arouse the indignation and fighting spirit in his heart.

Zhang Dake was very dissatisfied with the explanation given by Sun Lei just now, and he provoked unrelentingly: "Comrade Sun Lei, didn't you say that you should move forward quickly according to the instructions of the company commander and instructor?

"Well, today, the soldiers of our sharp knife company and I will compare with the soldiers of your assault squad, do you dare to compare with me, and see which of our squads can be the first to reach the purpose of this march?

"Of course, if you don't dare, squad leader Sun, in front of all the soldiers of our two squads, say to me, 'You lost', then we don't have to compare."

A great man once said, "If anyone does not offend me, I will not offend, but if anyone offends me, I will offend." The current situation should be the time for Sun Lei to make him unbearable and no longer have to endure it.

No, as soon as Zhang Dake's voice fell, Sun Lei replied unceremoniously: "Isn't it faster than the squad led by anyone, what don't I dare, here, I must tell you, Comrade Zhang Dake, our assault squad will accompany your sharp knife squad to the end." ”

So, the assault squad on the left side of the front of the third company team had a contest with the assault squad on the right side, and at the beginning the soldiers of the two squads were still marching together, and in the blink of an eye, it changed from a quick walk just now to a trotting forward.

Just now, the company commander Zhao Yifa and the instructor Wang Wenju, who were walking not far from them, were worried about how to increase the speed of the march.

"Listen up, all the soldiers of the first class, follow me at full speed!" Zhang Dake shouted loudly as he ran forward.

"The soldiers of the second class have paid attention, we must run ahead of them for more than one class@" Sun Lei was not to be outdone, and gave orders to the soldiers behind him.

The soldiers of the Sharp Knife Squad and the Assault Squad ran forward, which directly drove the speed of the entire Third Company forward, and all the soldiers of the Third Company now became a trot all the way forward, and the marching speed from the first battalion where the Third Company was located to the entire regiment was greatly improved.

During the night, there was almost no stop on the road, and the ranks from the company to the entire regiment kept moving forward rapidly, and at five o'clock in the morning of the next day, the third company of the Sharp Knife Company was the first to rush to a village at the foot of a mountain.