At lunchtime, the rookie corporal was talking a lot, and in their opinion, the afternoon archery training was very likely to be variable, because they saw that Captain Dodim, who had not shown up for a long time, rushed over and whispered a few words to Sergeant Qi Lang, and then the two of them left together with serious expressions. It is estimated that Joanna finally annoyed Lieutenant Colonel William, and the punishment is about to be officially announced, and I am afraid that the twenty-eighth battle will have to change an instructor.

But when the afternoon training session started as planned, they were pleasantly surprised to find that the instructor had not been replaced, and Sergeant Qi Lang was still standing at the front of the team in good spirits. That's not all, there was one more warrior by his side. And that man is also very familiar to rookies, it is the talkative Sergeant Gulf, who is famous, and it is said that he is the one who has studied the Phantom Arrow.

But at this moment, the pock-faced corporal who had always been unable to stop his mouth seemed to be a little nervous, the tip of his nose was already covered with sweat, and he stood on the side for a long time, but not even a word came out of his mouth.

Fortunately, Qi Lang relieved him in time and took the initiative to introduce: "This is the archery coach I hired, Sergeant Gulf." Aside from Lieutenant Maggie, Gulf is one of the best marksmen I know. My archery skills have improved to a certain extent in the past three years, and a large part of that is due to him. ”

"Thank you, buddy...... Uh, no, it's Captain Qi Lang. Gulf mustered up his courage and finally spoke, "Hello, rookie...... Uh, new comrades-in-arms. Well, it's a great honor. It's amazing......"

Gulf talked for a long time, but he couldn't get to the point smoothly, so he had to bow comically to the recruits, of course, mainly to the female soldiers.

This is a wonderful thing, among all Gurve's skills, he thinks that the first one is the kind of arrow that can turn, and the second is idle chatter, but that kind of ability can usually only be fully played in private, and in the big scene, he is shy like a little girl. For example, in the current situation, it was clear that there was only a group of recruits standing across from him, but he still couldn't express himself as smoothly as usual.

At this moment, Joanna appeared at the front of the group. The tears on her face hadn't completely dried off, and it was estimated that she would probably use the lunch time to go back to her father to complain, and she thought that she had explained the details so clearly that she had delayed her return to the team. However, it seemed that she had come to be trained, because everyone noticed that in Joanna's hand, she was carrying a beautiful bow and arrow.

"Hi, Corporal Joanna, my name is Gurve......" Gurf raised his hand to Joanna with some wince, trying to say hello to her. But the noble girl didn't look at him at all, and walked straight to the group.

"Stop, Corporal Joanna!" Qi Lang called out in a low voice. He switched back to that stern expression, and even Gurf was startled.

Joanna didn't turn her face around, but she obediently froze in place. She still had an angry look on her face, and it looked like the grievances she had suffered in the morning hadn't passed.

But Qi Lang did not show the slightest thoughtfulness, and his tone of voice was more like training: "I'm glad you didn't choose to quit and kept your status as a soldier, but ......"

Before Qi Lang finished speaking, the girl who was even prouder than the princess had already interrupted him with a loud shout: "I will not quit, I will never be defeated by you inferior oriental bug!"

Qi Lang laughed slightly. She scolded so lightly that he had heard a hundred times more unpleasant than that.

"Very well, the tenacity you have shown is admirable. He said indifferently, "But I must remind you that as a soldier, you can't be late for training for no reason, this is the discipline of the Spiral Army, it is the discipline of the Iron Force." ”

Joanna finally twisted her face. Qi Lang heard Gulf breathe hard, probably the first time he had seen the little beauty up close, which made him feel quite stressed. But Joanna's gaze never stopped at Gulf, and although her eyes were round, the anger in them burned completely towards Qi Lang: "I'm late, so what? Do you want to punish me and lock me up?"

Qi Lang couldn't remember how many times Joanna had challenged him head-on, and he felt that she was really not a smart girl, because this was an obvious thing, and she had to accept the punishment, otherwise the two hundred or so soldiers would mistakenly think that they had come to some amusement place, and they could behave as they liked.

"You've got a good suggestion. Qi Lang smiled and said, "But confinement is never an option I am willing to make, because it will not help the soldiers improve their combat effectiveness." My decision is to cancel your afternoon archery training and run with weights instead. ”

"Wait, buddy!" Gulf was starting to get anxious at this time, he didn't even bother to call Qi Lang the captain, and pulled the corner of his coat vigorously behind him, dissuading him, saying, "It's not that serious, Joanna is a first-time offender, this is completely forgivable......"

"No, Gurf, this is my order. Qi Lang glared at his brother, then looked back at Joanna, "The running training ground is on the west side of the barracks, I believe you must know there, do you need me to accompany you?"

"I'm not going!" Joanna stomped her foot hard, her pink face flushed with rage.

Gulf unwillingly walked around to Qi Lang, still trying his best to persuade: "I can hear it, she is apologizing, right, Corporal Joanna?"

Joanna rejected Gulf's kindness word for word: "I don't apologize!

Gulf was so anxious that he was already sweating, and he squeezed his eyebrows at Qi Lang, which probably meant that he should not ask for trouble. But Qi Lang had already made up his mind to spend time with Joanna, he bypassed Gurf and walked in front of Joanna step by step, his eyes were firm and powerful, and the majesty in it was by no means inferior to that of any non-commissioned officer: "Corporal Joanna, please accept the punishment, as a soldier, you should have the courage to face the mistakes you have made, right?"

Joanna looked back without flinching, for a girl, she was very tall, only three or five centimeters shorter than Qi Lang, which made it easier for her to fight back with her eyes: "I have the courage to face the mistakes I made! But I will never accept your punishment decision, because you are not fair!"

Speaking of the fact that her decision was not fair enough, Qi Lang was really stunned for a moment - she seemed to be on point. Qi Lang carefully analyzed his various attitudes towards Joanna in his mind, and there seemed to be a lot of unfair factors in this, because if it was an ordinary soldier who made the same mistake as Joanna, he would indeed adopt a more tolerant attitude. For example, Qi Lang would definitely not bully the small in swordsmanship training and give the recruits such an embarrassing experience; for example, in the current situation of being late for the first time, he is likely to just remind the soldier to pay attention next time.

But for this Joanna, he couldn't help but choose a stern attitude. There must be something wrong with this!

However, Qi Lang did not have time to further explore his true thoughts in his subconscious, the punishment decision had been made public, and he had to stick to it, only in this way could he engrave the importance of discipline into the bones of the recruits. Of course, when he thought like this, he didn't take into account that he himself was a problem soldier who often violated discipline.

"You think I'm unfair because you're used to privileges. Qi Lang raised his voice and turned around at the same time, he needed to make his whole squad hear his words clearly, "We all know that it won't be long before a war between the Luman Empire and the Otto Empire will break out, and there is no denying that. I don't dare to imagine what the outcome of the war would have been if the soldiers had been scattered. It was a war we couldn't afford to lose, and it was the same for all of us. In order to avoid defeat, we must form a strong and disciplined whole, and only then will our 28th Warband become the heavy fist of the Empire, a steel fist that can give a fatal blow to that gang of villains!"

Hearing this, Joanna's face softened slightly, and it seemed that she knew this fact equally clearly. But she still stubbornly stood still, refusing to admit her mistake or move her steps to accept punishment. That was really too embarrassing, and in contrast, she would rather choose to stalemate here, so that the young instructor in front of her could not get off the stage.

Gulf's face turned bitter, he never thought that he would officially meet the little beauty in such an embarrassing situation. To be honest, Gurf really blames his brother in his heart at the moment, he shouldn't have hurt Joanna so badly, after all, she is a girl, why doesn't he know how to feel sorry for people at all?

The corporals were silent, and the archers were probably going to rub off the patent leather on their bows. But neither side of the confrontation has any intention of stopping, is this first archery training class going to be changed to training in a standing military posture?

Finally, the deadlock was broken. It was Lieutenant Maggie who hurried over, and under the infinite holy light of admiration in Gulf's eyes, she called out very intimately: "Qi Lang, I must disturb you for a while, Captain Dodim is waiting for you." Sergeant Gulph, leading the group to train in archery...... Everyone. She smiled and winked at Gulf.