Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Road of the King of Soldiers into the Wilderness
Despite the rugged mountain road, the car drove all the way into the mountains.
"Do you see the bag next to it?" Second Sergeant 2nd Rank said.
"Well, I see." Jiang Xiao glanced at it and said.
"Open the outer right pocket and take a look."
"What is this?" Jiang Xiao took out a device and said suspiciously.
"Launch the gun."
"Shooting guns?"
The car stopped in front of a valley, and the second sergeant continued, "Your first test is to walk through the wilderness.
I have sent you here at the appointed time, and each of you will have to follow the designated route through the wilderness to reach the target place, which is the Snow Wolf Camp, within the prescribed time.
It is more than 270 kilometers away from the destination, and it takes three days to reach the destination.
You put on this helmet, which has a positioning signal and a camera that is synchronized to the camp assessment headquarters.
In the middle of the encounter, force majeure factors or self-abstaining can send a signal to the sky, and someone will pick it up.
I'll take the rest of your stuff to the camp first.
You take this backpack with you, and you study the rest of the stuff on your own.
There are still 5 minutes to go, do you have any questions? ”
Jiang Xiao didn't expect the assessment to come so suddenly, but since it had already started like this, it didn't make much sense to ask anything at this time, so he smiled and said, "No." ”
"Well, it's almost time, so that's it. Good luck! After the second non-commissioned officer finished speaking, he kicked the accelerator, and the car roared away.
Jiang Xiao quickly opened his backpack, and in addition to the firing gun, there was also a military orientation topographic map, a compass, a military flashlight, a military dagger, a bundle of ropes, a package of compressed dry food, and a bottle of mineral water.
"No wonder this bag is so light, it's just such a thing." Jiang Xiao looked at the helmet in his hand and smiled faintly and said to himself.
"This kid is the one you asked Wu Long to choose?" In the monitoring room of the camp assessment headquarters, an awe-inspiring Ermaoyi looked at Jiang Xiao in the real-time video screen and smiled faintly at a majestic Ermaoyi.
"That's right, he is Jiang Xiao!" Another Ermaoyi smiled.
"This kid is good-looking, can he do it, huh? Ha ha! ”
"Then you take a closer look at the heroism between his eyebrows, as well as his burly body that doesn't quite match his appearance. Do you think he's that kind of little fresh meat, haha! ”
"Don't say it, but it's true! However, the people who have participated in the selection over the years are the top of each elite unit, so the assessment items are also aimed at these elite veterans. Just this assessment of the first item of orienteering, this recruit has not received training and learning in subjects such as field orientation and survival at all, and you also know the environment and situation of the mountain forest we chose this time, which is a bit too far-fetched. ”
"Since I let him participate in the selection, I will naturally recognize his qualifications."
"You've always been so mysterious!"
"What about you, just watch it carefully!"
"Okay! I want to see what kind of magic this recruit can be eyed by you personally! ”
One of the two is Ling Yuntian, the captain of the Snow Wolf Commando, and the other is the instructor Pan Wenbin.
"The rookies are starting to go!" Ling Yuntian looked at the rows of real-time video footage and smiled lightly.
"I hope there will be a few elite soldiers in this batch!" Pan Wenbin said seriously.
"Haha! Lao Pan, you can rest assured! Ling Yuntian said seriously.
The marching speed of regular training is 30 to 40 kilometers per day. The orienteering of more than 200 kilometers in barren mountains and forests should be completed within three days, which is a great test of field orientation and survivability, and at the same time, it is also a great test of physical strength and will.
The mountains were filled with fog, the sky was getting darker, and the rain was getting heavier.
At the moment, you need to find a shelter to rest first, and if you continue to get soaked in the rain, your clothes will also accelerate the loss of body heat, causing fever and even life-threatening.
Jiang Xiao pondered, walking forward in the direction of the route in the orientation map, while looking around for a suitable place as shelter.
Passing by a tree hole under a big tree, it is very suitable for staying human, but the tree hole and the ground are too easy to accumulate water in rainy days, and this kind of rain is also very likely to have dead branches or even branches broken by wind and rain to fall from the sky, and this kind of deep mountain forest must have all kinds of beasts and poisonous snakes, and it is very unsafe on the ground at night.
After checking the tree for the absence of poisonous snakes, you can easily build a shelter, but rainy weather will not provide good shelter.
Jiang Xiao observed the surrounding terrain and environment, thought quickly in his heart, walked for a while, and a naturally formed mountain crack came into view at a steep hillside four or five meters high.
Jiang Xiao cautiously turned on the flashlight and tentatively shone into the hole, only to see a few frightened birds flying out in a panic.
If there are birds sheltering from the rain, it means that there are no animals such as poisonous snakes and wild beasts. The entrance of the cave is more than four or five meters high, and generally no beast chooses a small hole of this height to build a nest.
For the sake of safety, Jiang Xiao then tentatively threw two stones into the cave, but there was no movement except for the sound of the stones smashing into the hole.
After making sure that there was no problem, Jiang Xiao rushed to the steep slope with one lunge, kicked on the stone wall with one foot, and kicked upwards with the help of momentum inertia, grabbing the lower edge of the hole with both hands.
Sure enough, there was nothing in it except gravel and a few large stones, and Jiang Xiao jumped into the cave with his hands and feet.
The cave is nearly two meters deep, more than two meters wide, and more than one meter high, and the inside is relatively dry, making it a good shelter.
Jiang Xiao found a flint stone in the cave, went outside to collect some dead branches of trees, used some bird feathers and hay found in the cave as a fire guide, and used flint and daggers to light the fire.
"Looks like everyone has found a good shelter, and we won't be able to eliminate people tonight, haha!" Pan Wenbin looked at the real-time video and smiled, and seemed to be relieved in his tone.
"Not necessarily! They're not lying in their own bed, haha! Ling Yuntian smiled faintly.
"This little bullet jump is okay, it's five meters by visual inspection! As luck would have it, I found an ideal shelter and found a flint in it. Pan Wenbin looked at the real-time video of Jiang Xiao lighting a fire in the cave and exclaimed.
"I can't help but praise it, haha!"
"As long as you are calm, who can compare with you, a non-human!"
"Alas, Lao Pan, after all, why are you still scolding."
"I said non-human, I didn't say not human, haha!"
"Okay, you're happy! Keep watching~"
A few large stones in the cave were moved to the edge of the cave to make a low wall, which could better protect against wind and rain.
Jiang Xiao took off his coat and cotton pants and put a rope next to the fire, and began to pick up the orientation map and study it.
It is necessary to compress the rest time to a certain extent and allocate the physical energy reasonably in order to better traverse this treacherous area and reach the camp.
Eating a mouthful of compressed biscuits and drinking two sips of mineral water is all about stuffing his teeth and gargling for Jiang Xiao, and during the special period, he must work together to distribute water and food before obtaining food and drinking water.
We must seize the time to rest, rest well to have a good mental state, and get up early to move on. Jiang Xiao looked at the military watch on his wrist, it was not eight o'clock in the evening, and he set an alarm clock for three o'clock in the morning.
Putting away the water and compressed biscuits, Jiang Xiao put the dagger in his hand and lay down with his backpack on his pillow.
In the warm firelight, Jiang Xiao became more and more sleepy, and in a hazy way, he heard Jian Wen's crisp and hearty laughter, and saw Jian Wen's sweet and warm smile next to the fire......
Jiang Xiao stretched out his hand to caress that lovely face, but that face suddenly disappeared into the endless darkness.
"Xiaowen!" Jiang Xiao suddenly woke up sweating, and found that the hand he was still holding out, listening to the sound of wind and rain in the endless night outside, weakly withdrew his hand.
The fire gradually went out, and Jiang Xiao added some firewood to it.
The rising flames warmed the cave again......