The competition officially began, and Wu Lai naturally watched from the sidelines. On this day, the sun was blazing and the weather was very hot, but it did not affect the performance of the soldiers. On the martial arts field, the dragons and tigers fought, and the soldiers took the lead one by one, climbing high and jumping low, moving and moving, and it was a fiery scene.

Major General Chu An, commander of the 38th Army, had also seen Wu Lai before, about fifty years old, standing on the sidelines, with a stern face.

Wu Lai walked over and greeted: "General Chu, don't be so nervous, the winner or loser has its own destiny." ”

Chu An greeted him politely on the surface, but he was very unhappy in his heart. As the commander of the 38th Army, he has always been very proud, because the 38th Army is the ace army of China, although he is only a major general, but in fact his prestige is higher than that of a lieutenant general.

Wu Lai doesn't care, if their independent division loses, people will think that it should be, they are not well-known, but if they win, the prestige of the 38th Army will plummet, Chu An really doesn't know how the old guys of the Military Commission have such a confused idea.

After three days of competition, the results were shocking. In the competition of 500 men, 200 people won in the independent division, 101 people were drawn, and 197 people lost, while the 38th Army was just the opposite, 200 and 2 people lost. All things considered, the independent division won.

After the results came out, Chu An shook hands with Wu Lai and said generously: "General Wu, you have won, congratulations." "But inwardly he was very angry. I didn't expect the dignified ace army to lose in the competition, if this is spread out, it will lose face, and it will also be a big blow to morale.

Wu Lai smiled at him and didn't say anything more.

When Chairman Li and other leaders of the Central Military Commission saw the results, they felt incredible, so they asked: "Are you counting wrong?"

"No, absolutely nothing wrong. The referee hurriedly assured Chairman Li.

Chairman Li patted Wu Lai's shoulder and complained: "Xiao Wu, you said that you didn't prepare much, but you have been preparing behind your back." ”

Wu Lai smiled and said, "Grandpa Chairman, you can go and inquire, when did I prepare?" Chairman Li didn't know about the selection of soldiers to participate in the competition this time. Wu Lai's divine thoughts can cover the entire earth, so naturally he has already found out that those people are Chairman Li's eyes and ears, and sent them out, in order to avoid suspicion, he also sent Wang Fei and others out, so Chairman Li didn't know that he was selected by lot.

Chu An asked curiously, "General Xiao Wu, aren't these people carefully selected by you?"

Wu Lai immediately denied it: "No, these people were selected by lot from all the soldiers. ”

Chairman Li and other leaders of the Central Military Commission opened their mouths wide. Drawing lots to select people to participate in the martial arts competition is really talented.

Wu Lai's meaning is obvious, the soldiers I pick casually can defeat the carefully selected soldiers of your 38th Army. It shows that people don't take this competition seriously at all.

"I was convinced. Chu An really lowered his head at this time.

Wu Lai comforted: "Our independent division originally had a relatively high starting point, and the soldiers were the best talents selected. "It can be said that the independent division is standing on the shoulders of giants, and with reasonable training arrangements, it will naturally be able to achieve victory.

After the competition, Wu Lai held a commendation meeting, praised the soldiers who participated in the competition, and gave certain rewards. The soldiers rejoiced and dressed up the 38th Army, the ace army, which was a miracle.

In fact, Wu Lai used the means, at the beginning of the training, Wu Lai added medicinal materials to the bathhouse, so that the soldiers participating in the training were bathed in the bathhouse to absorb the medicinal power, although it was only for a week, but it greatly improved the strength of the soldiers. Of course, Wu Lai also spent a lot of money.

Wu Lai called Chairman Li and said with a smile: "Grandpa Chairman, I didn't expect it, our independent division won." ”

"Did you kid expect this result?" Chairman Li asked suddenly. He always suspected that this kid was not simple, so he overrode public opinion and agreed to many conditions.

Wu Lai said in an extremely affirmative tone: "I can naturally expect the final result, but I can't guess the specific number." I can say with certainty that any person in our independent division is an elite, which is why I don't deliberately choose people to participate in the competition. Between the words, there is a strong self-confidence.

Hearing Wu Lai's confident words, Chairman Li was moved, and he said with some excitement: "Xiao Lai, I am proud of your independent division. ”

How do you know that Wu Lai doesn't appreciate it at all, and said with a sneer: "Grandpa Chairman, it's useless to be proud, you have to have some practical benefits." You can come to our independent division to condole, hehe. ”

If Wu Lai was by Chairman Li's side, Chairman Li would definitely come forward to give him a violent shudder, but unfortunately, they were in contact by phone. Chairman Li sighed: "Forget it, if I come, it will definitely cause a sensation." In that case, your independent division will be exposed, and as for condolences, I will send your grandfather. ”

Wu Lai asked solemnly: "The 38th Army has lost, is the Military Commission very disappointed?"

"No, their table is still quite good, but the strong have their own strong players, and a mountain is higher than a mountain. Chairman Li watched the competition, and he was quite satisfied with the performance of the 38th Army.

Wu Lai immediately retorted: "Grandpa Chairman, with all due respect, I disagree with your thoughts, I am really disappointed and disappointed by their appearance, this is the so-called Huaxia ace army, the trump card of the trump card, even our independent division that has just been established for a few months can't be compared, what qualifications are there to be called the ace army." I don't say that we won by luck, actually, we didn't win by luck, and if I had been careful and prepared, they would have lost so badly that they wouldn't have even been able to raise their heads. In fact, I informed my soldiers only a few days before the competition, and I believed in them, and they also kept in mind the spirit of the bright sword and the slogan of our independent division. They didn't disappoint me. I once told Major General Wang Dong that the 38th Army had been on the altar for too long, and it was to pull them down from the altar, so that the name of 'the ace of aces, the first class of the first class' could continue to be maintained, otherwise, they would rest on their laurels and bring about their own destruction. ”

Chairman Li deeply agreed with Wu Lai's remarks, and he said meaningfully: "You are very right, we must be prepared for danger in times of peace at all times, and we must not be negligent and negligent. Fame is not self-appointed, but built on strength. ”

"It's good that you know. I hope that the 38th Army can also reflect on it, 'the trump card of the trump card, the first class of the first class' is just vanity, and we must not always deceive ourselves and others under this kind of vanity, but we must face ourselves squarely. No matter what you do, you can speak with strength. ”