Chapter 5 Training (II)
Walking through the hills, everyone's speed is not much different. Wang Tong and Qi Guang were still the first to cross the finish line, taking 25 minutes. In this way, they spent a total of 73 minutes on the two subjects, saving seven minutes from the projected time. Taking advantage of the little time they had squeezed out, Wang Tong and Qi Guang took a little breath, rested for a while, and then jumped into the Changqing River and swam to the other side of the river.
According to Wei Zifu's requirements, he had to swim two round trips in the Changqing River. On both sides of the Changqing River, I don't know when two red flags have been planted. Embark at the place where the red flag is planted, go ashore and bypass the red flag before going back into the water. The width of the Changqing River is about 1,300 meters, and the two round-trips are exactly a little more than 5,000 meters.
The rest of the students spent 25 to 30 minutes in the second subject, and even Liu Yu, who was at the end, only took 32 minutes.
When the water of the Changqing River was over his head, Wang Tong immediately felt different. The standard equipment he was wearing was like a weighing stone dragging him into the water, and if it wasn't for the log, Wang Tongzhen doubted whether he would be able to float on the water. Even so, it is not so easy to swim forward.
The turbulent river constantly washed him downstream, and it was difficult to keep moving in a straight line, not only to swim forward hard, but also to constantly adjust the direction so as not to get farther and farther away from the red flag on the opposite bank.
Only when you are in the water do you know what kind of burden the equipment on your body is, and the armor that you usually wear on your body does not feel much as soon as you get in the water, you immediately feel that it becomes heavier, and the armor on your arms and legs makes it extremely difficult to swing your hands and feet. Every swing of the arms, every swing of the legs, requires twice as much effort as on land.
Wang Tong and Qi Guang held on to the log with one hand, and paddled the river with the other hand, pushing the log to swim towards the opposite bank little by little. Beneath the surface, their legs push hard against the water, keeping themselves from stray from course. The river kept beating against the logs floating on the water, wave after wave, trying to completely drown these small human beings in the evergreen river.
Liu Yu carried the log and slowly walked into the Changqing River. The training of the first two subjects had consumed all his physical strength, and as a last resort, Liu Yu could only stop and breathe for ten minutes. For swimming, Liu Yu has no bottom in his heart. He has lived in the Malayas since he was a child, and he has long been accustomed to climbing mountains and mountains, and his experience can be said to be unmatched.
But when it comes to armed swimming, it's really not what he's good at. Such a wide river, Liu Yu only saw it for the first time after coming to Bokan City. In those creeks in the Malayas, not to mention swimming in them, you can't even take a bath on your knees. Before coming to Bokan City, Liu Yuke was a complete landlubber, and it was only when he was preparing to establish Bokan Equipment Group that he learned to swim. Now it would be easier to let him swim two times in the Changqing River than to sink to the bottom of the river and walk twice.
Holding a log with both hands and floating on the water, Liu Yu kicked the water hard with both legs. He had just advanced two meters when a wave hit him and washed him back. After drinking several sips of water in a row, Liu Yu still couldn't control his body, so he could only float downstream with the water, no matter how his legs kicked the water, he just didn't swim to the other side of the river.
As soon as they entered the water, the performance of these students was not the same, Wang Tong and Qi Guang, who swam the fastest, were already almost in the middle of the river, while those who swam slowly were still spinning on the shore, not swimming to the other side, but drifting far downstream.
Wei Zifu, who was on the shore, also shook his head helplessly when he saw this scene, there is still a big difference between a soldier from the academy and a soldier who survived the battlefield. It's good enough to see how they've performed before, but as soon as they're in the water, they're all exposed. If this were on the battlefield, it would be annihilated.
If they cannot adapt to all combat environments, such a soldier will not be able to survive on the battlefield. Just let them soak in the water for a while, so that they know what they can't do. It seems that the training plan must be adjusted so that they can really adapt to the needs of the battlefield!
Wang Tong and Qi Guang were still pushing the log and swimming forward, they were still less than two hundred meters away from the south bank of the Changqing River, leaving everyone far behind. After gasping for a few breaths, Qi Guang said: "Wang Tong, it's not a way to go on like this, before I swim back and forth, my physical strength has been almost consumed." You say, why is the water of the Changqing River so fast!"
"There is still too little training on the water, usually we only train on land, although sometimes I will come to the Changqing River to swim for a while, but compared to the current training, the difference is too big. It seems that we need to be mentally prepared for the end of the day. ”
"What the hell do you think this guard instructor is coming from? He can't be trying to fix us, is he?"
"Who knows? It's normal that there aren't many people coming down from the front line, so it's better to be careful in the future! Don't say more, save a little physical strength, and there's still a half to go back and forth. ”
Zhang Bo and his companion Yan Shan have completely given up. After swimming more than 500 meters, they were exhausted, holding logs in their hands and gasping for air.
"Brother Zhang, what do you call this!" Yan Shan said indignantly, "Let us swim across in such heavy equipment, we can't even lift our hands, and we still swim a fart!
"Don't complain to me, I'm not the same. Think about when Ben Gongzi suffered such a crime, I still have a pain in my shoulder!" Zhang Bo said angrily, "This Wei instructor is too bad, he tortures us like this, and he doesn't think we are human anymore!"
"yes, we're already fully equipped, and we're going to have to carry such heavy logs for training, do all those Imperial soldiers have to train like this?"
"It shouldn't be so perverted, right? If we all have such strength, then we would have already leveled the beasts and demons, where would we let the orcs capture our Tashan Fortress!"
"That's just as well. ”
"Don't talk about that, let's rest more, maybe we'll have to walk back by ourselves in a while." ”
Liu Yu is still working hard, moving forward little by little. It's not like being on the shore in the water, you can walk as long as you have the strength, and you need skill in the water. Whether it's breathing, arm strokes or leg swings, you have to work together, only in this way can you swim fast and effortlessly, which is not something that can be learned in a short time.
In a short period of time, he was able to achieve the same hands and feet, but he didn't swim far, and Liu Yu's cooperation had problems. Either the movements of the hands and feet are not coordinated enough, or the timing of breathing is not grasped well. With a mouth, the air was not inhaled, but the river water poured in, and the choked Liu Yu kept coughing, and his hands and feet were scratching and kicking indiscriminately, without any discipline.
Seeing that the red flag on the other side was getting farther and farther away, Liu Yu just had no way at all. Wang Tong had already swam to the shore, and Qi Guang carried the log and walked towards the red flag. In the Changqing River, only a few logs are still heading towards the south bank, and most of them are already drifting downstream like Liu Yu.
In the end, Liu Yu also had to give up. Even yesterday, when he waded through the Changqing River with a log on his shoulder, Liu Yu never thought of giving up, and now he really has more than enough strength to do so. The feeling of swimming was strange, and I didn't feel physically tired yet, but I couldn't lift my hands and legs.
The exercises in the body are still running rapidly, constantly flowing to the meridians of the limbs, relieving the fatigue of the limbs. Since the training can no longer continue, then use this time to practice for a while, you can't waste your time in vain, right?
The trainees who were going down the river didn't drift far, and two or three kilometers downstream from their swimming site, they were stopped by a dam built by the Bokan Equipment Group.
After being stopped by the dam, the trainees climbed ashore one after another, and they didn't know what to do before Wei Zifu's order was given, and it was impossible to continue the swimming training anyway. Seeing Liu Yu sitting cross-legged on the shore and practicing the exercises, everyone also came to their senses, there is still a ten-kilometer rapid march to be completed behind the penalty, now hurry up and practice for a while, and it will be easier to wait.
In the process of cultivation, time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the swimming training was over. In the end, only three groups of trainees were able to complete the training, including Wang Tong and Qi Guang, who had been in the lead, and the rest of them were unable to complete the training task and had to accept Wei Zifu's punishment.
The trainees who completed the training tasks in the three groups, regardless of whether the time spent in the end exceeded the time stipulated by Wei Zifu, no longer need to accept the punishment of additional punishment. Now he is practicing the exercises by the Changqing River according to Wei Zifu's instructions.
Coming to the side of the dam and looking at the students who were practicing the exercises there, Wei Zifu didn't disturb them, just waited quietly. After about an hour, after all the cultivators had come to their senses, Wei Zifu ordered them to carry the logs back to the place where they swam across.
By the Changqing River, the cadets stood in a neat queue, with logs placed at their feet. Wei Zifu stood opposite, staring at them coldly.
"How is it, the elites of the Bokan Military Academy, do you have anything to say to me now?" Wei Zifu's cold voice sounded, "Future Marshals of the Empire, is this how you behave? How can Your Majesty rest assured that the excellent warriors of the Empire will be under your command!"
Fifty-one students stood there, their heads bowed, and they didn't dare to breathe, silently listening to Wei Zifu's reprimand.
"Look up at me, look at your cowardice, where there is still a little bit of military spirit! Those who have not completed their training will march ten kilometers in a hurry. From now on, you must obey every order I give unconditionally, strictly follow my orders, and I will train you to be real soldiers. ”