In the summer, the sun gradually becomes scorching, in order to avoid being sunburned by outdoor labor under the scorching day, many people choose to work early to avoid the day, but for some people, their profession is unable to choose what kind of weather to work in, from the cold winter, to the annoying rainy season, the noon of the scorching day, the dark night and so on...... There is only time you can't think of, but there is never a time to go out, these people are naturally soldiers in the mountain village! Soldiers fight wars, but they don't pick any good weather and auspicious signs......

"Big brother, it's this kind of long march again, and it's been carried out three times in the past two weeks...... It's a day to practice marching, and it doesn't cost shoes......"

Leaning against a big tree, the strong man looked at the cloth shoes that had been worn out a lot with some distress, the cloth shoes of this era did not have rubber and synthetic materials to make the soles, the shoes worn by ordinary people are usually made of mille-feuille cloth, grass, bamboo, wood, leather and other materials, although the bamboo or wood material is the most wear-resistant, but it lacks flexibility, it is uncomfortable to wear and is not convenient for sports, and although the cloth sole is much more comfortable to wear than straw shoes, the cost is quite high, and it is quite inconvenient to make, so most people still wear straw shoes or go barefoot.

The army of the mountain village also used straw shoes at the beginning, and with the gradual growth of strength, the materials became more and more abundant, this year's expansion in addition to the straw shoes for regular training was also distributed to the soldiers to wear, for the strong man that is the first real pair of cloth shoes in life, it is said that it is directly barefoot walking...... Although the cloth shoes are comfortable to wear, their shortcomings are also obvious - they are not resistant to wear, no, the soles of the strong man's cloth shoes have two obvious wear and tear, which makes the strong man feel pain in his eyes.

"Put your shoes on!! This kind of long-distance march is to protect your feet, and if your shoes are worn out, you will have to get new shoes, but you can't keep up with the team, and you're not done!! ”

The one who reprimanded the strong man was none other than the captain of the strong man in the Minzhuang team. Because the two of them joined the Minzhuang team last year and participated in the autumn and winter expansion campaign, and completed the transportation of materials many times, and then through the family background and a detailed enlistment information registration form to fill in, the two of them got their wish in the process of expanding the army some time ago across the civil guard and directly entered the militia post......

Although there is still a difference of one level from becoming an official soldier in his heart, this result also makes the short captain and the strong man quite satisfied, they have already become militiamen, and they are one step away from the goal of entering the military establishment...... Moreover, many people in this expansion are like the two of them, although they still belong to the militia in terms of establishment, their income is already the same as that of the recruited soldiers, and the treatment and intensity enjoyed by combat and training are no different, the only difference is that the household registration and children cannot enjoy the treatment of formal villagers for the time being, and this is also a goal to promote these recruits who have skipped grades and joined the formation to have a motivation to continue to work hard.

Becoming a militia means that you have to train a lot more than the people, and in addition to the training that requires more and more intensity, its internal affairs regulations and various military rules and disciplines are much more than those of the people. Take the two regulations as an example, the people do not need to abide by any grooming regulations when they go out, but if the militia is issued with military uniforms, they need to wear discipline buttons, formal wear and hats, in the words of insiders, that is, you represent the image of the entire army! The same is true for internal regulations, the people do not need to comply with too many internal regulations, and at the militia level, they need to comply with various internal regulations like ordinary soldiers.

The strong man who was reprimanded by his short big brother was not unhappy in the slightest, although he didn't really understand why there were so many clauses in the army, and even drinking water during the march required small sips to avoid causing any excessive drinking water and causing physical burden...... How can there be so many clauses when the people are strong?!! But his eldest brother followed honestly, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he just followed it anyway......

"Don't put down your backpack, it's tiring to put it on your shoulders repeatedly, and it's a waste ......of time to check it again when you set off."

"Don't just rest, take the opportunity to go to the bowel movement, once you go, no one is waiting for you......"

"Pay attention to check your leggings, after a long march will make your calves sore and swollen, and don't collapse too tightly and affect blood circulation......"

"Check each other's gear before you go, don't miss something......"

The squad leader and deputy squad leader tirelessly repeated all kinds of precautions, no way, each infantry company was inserted more than half of the recruits, although many of these recruits were drawn from the militia and the people, but many of them only received simple queue training and command training, physical fitness and military skills may be better for the militia, but the people are strong and the people are ...... That's terrible.

Ten minutes of rest is not much, and it was only the seventh minute of rest, when a terrible whistle sounded from the front, and the veterans who heard this whistle jumped up like an electric shock, and the squad leader and squad deputy even shouted with kicks:

"Get up!! Hurry up!! Urgent Gathering!! ”

"What's the matter...... I can't rest even if I pee......"

A few of the recruits who were standing downwind to pee muttered unhappily, and some wanted to pull out the rest of the urine before gathering, but what they got was the squad leader's merciless big feet and scolding.

"You're going to have to put in my crotch even if you're halfway through the!! When you were fighting, did you tell the enemy to wait until you finished fighting?!! ”

Although the squad leader's approach was simple and rude, it was like cooperating with the squad leader's shouting, and there was a burst of gunfire from the hill in front, and the team in front was also conveying the order to march over the mountain in a hurry......

"Big brother...... I remember that this is all our land, how can there be gunshots? Is there really a fight?! ”

The strong man and the short man are much better physically than the other recruits, and in the process of marching quickly, others are just panting, but the strong man is wearing a fully armed twenty-four kilogram of equipment and looks like nothing happened, if he is not allowed to help others carry the equipment, he would have long wanted to help the eldest brother carry the equipment to reduce the burden.

"I don't know, maybe it's live-fire training, or maybe it's putting pressure on everyone...... Didn't you see that everyone was solemn...... Don't talk, don't look for scolding......"

It seems that the short eldest brother doesn't have much trouble with the fifty pounds of equipment on his body, and he still has the strength to look around and observe his comrades-in-arms.

Soon, the team trotted all the way to the place where the guns rang out, and there was no fighting here, but a temporary shooting training area was set up in the mountains, and all the trained soldiers had to quickly enter the position and set up a queue according to the orders of the platoon commanders of each company, and then quickly shoot at the target. Running all the way over makes people breathless, but the officers don't give a chance to breathe before asking to start a battle, in such a state, many recruits can not maintain the usual level of training, not to mention that the gun bullet can hit the target, even the ammunition in the standard area that can hit the height of the target group is only half (the platoon gun is fired, as long as the ammunition can fly above the target's knee, there is still a chance of being blinded), and the remaining half either flies into the sky or drills into the ground prematurely......

After the shooting results came out, the faces of the platoon commanders of the company were very unsightly, and this kind of hit rate was already so low that it made people very shameless......

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"Teacher, except for the first and second battalions and the small expansion of artillery belonging to eight plus two, the other battalions and companies are all directly expanded by five plus five or even four plus six ...... And your mission is still to leapfrog and fight......"

Luo Dan's complaint revealed more and more professional words, although the expansion is definitely a happy thing for Luo Dan, but after seeing Deng Shifeng's combat mission this year, his good mood immediately turned into a bitter gourd face, this task is too demanding, it should not be a big problem for the two main battalions where the veterans are larger than the recruits, but it is difficult to guarantee for other companies that have been expanded by more than half or even more at once......

Moreover, Luo Dan's last sentence of frog-jumping combat points out the most important part of this year's combat mission - a large-scale long-distance attack!

This large-scale long-distance attack is the same as its literal meaning, this year's battle does not emphasize how much territory to occupy, but requires troops to carry the most equipment and ammunition under limited supplies to carry out a jump key attack, on the combat map, the west of the Hechi Station, the south of the Nandanwei, Qianjiang Station, and the east of the Xunzhou Mansion, Wuzhou Mansion are all within the scope of the attack, and even require a force to penetrate deep into the area of Lianzhou Mansion (Beihai Qinzhou), which is now under the jurisdiction of Guangdong, to launch an attack on the local Ming garrison......

Such a large-scale attack is quite a serious test for any army, and it is an extremely dangerous and risky move for the mountain village army that needs to be resupplied with ammunition, and everyone knows what it means to this army without ammunition supply; If you want to say that attacking Qingyuan Mansion, Xunzhou Mansion and even Wuzhou Mansion can still be replenished by water, why do you want to attack Lianzhou Mansion, which is inaccessible by land and water?

Regarding Luo Dan's complaints, Deng Shifeng said with a smile:

"Hey...... Look farther, this year's task is not to seize how much territory, but to test the combat effectiveness of our team through such a long-distance raid operation, I do not require that you must conquer which military fort which guard, I allow you to stride forward at the same time can also stride back to fight, because these lands we will basically not be included in the construction and control, I only ask you in the process of training the team, as much as possible to break the military system set up by the Ming Dynasty in these places, to prepare for the next move......" (To be continued.) )