Chapter 214: Is This Even Human??
The selection and training of special forces soldiers from various countries are largely the same, both mentally and physically, pushing the trainees to their limits.
Physical exertion is straightforward, involving all sorts of extreme training.
Mental exertion is slightly more complex.
It is mainly divided into two aspects: language and action. Verbally, trainees are subjected to various forms of emotional manipulation, while physically, all sorts of corporal punishment are implemented in rotation.
The trainees attending the training camp at Brigade A are all participating in special forces training for the first time.
Special forces-related training models have only recently emerged in China, and most of it is classified, with very little information leaked.
The trainees have no idea that the training camp will involve double pressure.
This has led to trainees who arrived with full enthusiasm and hope, thinking of showcasing their skills, earning respect through their strength, and becoming special forces soldiers.
On the first afternoon, they were hit with a heavy blow.
2:30 PM.
All forty-four trainees attending the training camp were summoned to the indoor venue to collect their training supplies from Brigade A and receive their uniforms in preparation for the upcoming training.
Number 39, Wu Zhe, and Number 27, Tuo Yonggang, were bored and accustomed to being lazy in their own companies.
In their companies, they were officers, and only they disciplined others.
They completely failed to realize the difference at Brigade A; this was not their comfortable company environment. They were whispering and discussing in the formation the whole time.
Regarding Wu Zhe, he had learned from his sources that the chief instructor responsible for their training this time had an unusual background and seemed to have actually killed someone.
Tuo Yonggang certainly did not believe it.
The recent wars in China ended over a decade ago. Anyone who participated in the war would be quite old and would have already achieved fame and success, likely promoted.
How could they still be in charge of leading troops and doing this kind of tiring, frontline work?
Unbeknownst to them, their conversation was being observed by Qi Huan.
Qi Huan happened to need to make an example of someone to establish authority, and the higher the military rank and more special the identity, the better the deterrent effect.
So, he immediately apprehended the two of them and severely punished them in front of everyone.
Prepare for push-ups on the spot; let the corporal punishment begin.
He even deliberately stepped over them, giving them no face whatsoever.
Wu Zhe and Tuo Yonggang’s faces turned as black as charcoal.
Tuo Yonggang was so angry that he glared, veins bulging on his forehead, as if he was about to fight back and regain his dignity at any moment.
But in the end, he still feared the prestige of Brigade A and, not wanting to cause trouble upon his arrival, endured it.
He grudgingly obeyed the order.
As per Qi Huan’s command, they were to complete one hundred push-ups and five hundred sit-ups within fifteen minutes, and they could only leave after completing them to standard.
Fortunately, Qi Huan did not intend to push things too far, and Tuo Yonggang and Wu Zhe possessed considerable personal ability.
After more than ten minutes, the two completed the corporal punishment to standard.
But this was punishment carried out under duress and in front of everyone, making it extremely embarrassing and stripping them of their dignity.
So, after returning to the dormitory, the two were furious.
Tuo Yonggang could no longer stand it. He casually threw down the clothes he had received, took off his sweat-soaked jacket, and threw it forcefully onto the bed.
Angrily, he cursed, “To hell with it, I really wanted to throw a punch just now and twist that arrogant face of his.
Besides, what kind of lousy clothes are these they gave us? It’s one thing not to let us wear our rank insignia, but they didn’t even give us an armband.
Wearing these clothes with nothing on them, just a number twenty-seven pasted on the chest, what is this? Are we prisoners?”
“Twenty-seven, stay calm, stay calm.”
Wu Zhe’s eyelids were also twitching with anger, but he could still control his emotions.
As expected of someone who became a Major at the age of twenty-three; truly impressive.
But just as Wu Zhe was about to cool down, someone suddenly jumped out to stir the pot, and this person was Cheng Cai, who was on a secret mission.
“Yeah, what’s so great about them anyway.”
Cheng Cai put on a stance as if supporting Tuo Yonggang, speaking up for him and saying, “Just last year, they were beaten so badly by our company. Now they’re holding a training camp and think they’re so amazing.”
“Well said, Forty-one.”
Tuo Yonggang was looking for someone to agree with him. He felt exceptionally good hearing Cheng Cai’s words, took two steps to stand beside Cheng Cai, and patted his shoulder enthusiastically.
In the original plot, due to Tuo Yonggang’s temper and his habitually arrogant and self-righteous personality, his relationship with Cheng Cai was not good.
But now Cheng Cai’s mindset had changed.
With this single understanding remark, Tuo Yonggang felt like he had found a kindred spirit, and the situation immediately took a 180-degree turn.
The two became as close as brothers!
“Hey, wait a minute.”
Tuo Yonggang quickly reacted, his expression changed, and he asked in surprise, “You just said that Brigade A… was beaten so badly by your company?”
Wu Zhe, standing nearby, was also shocked by this statement and said in disbelief, “That’s impossible. I heard that Brigade A is a professional blue team, extremely strong, and has already defeated more than ten heavy armored units.”
Students willing to participate in the training camp at Brigade A must have understood Brigade A from multiple aspects.
In fact, the old units where the vast majority of these trainees served had been thoroughly beaten by Brigade A in various exercises.
It was precisely because they had been beaten by Brigade A that they came here wanting to become stronger.
Therefore, Brigade A is absolutely considered a terrifyingly strong, ceiling-level existence in the hearts of all trainees, a peak they need to climb.
Yet, such a terrifyingly strong existence is now being casually described as “thoroughly beaten” by a non-commissioned officer they initially looked down upon.
How could such earth-shattering language that subverted common sense not shock Wu Zhe and Tuo Yonggang?
This was exactly the effect Cheng Cai wanted, and it was the method Chen Jun taught him: through continuous brainwashing at the beginning, subtly influencing the trainees to all know that Brigade A is not the only ceiling in the army.
About 1200 li away, outside the capital city, there is a unit that is also terrifyingly strong.
Its name is Steel Seventh Company!
Once this mindset and information are implanted, Cheng Cai’s mission will be completed, and the subsequent recruitment work can be fully taken over and managed by Chen Jun.
…
Tuo Yonggang and Wu Zhe reacted intensely, but Cheng Cai showed no surprise.
Before coming, Chen Jun had already prepared Cheng Cai, anticipating how much shock telling the trainees about Steel Seventh Company defeating Brigade A would cause.
He calmly explained vividly, “It’s true, I’m not talking nonsense. This is a fact recorded in the books.
Last year, our regiment held a confrontation exercise. Brigade A sent a whole squadron to act as the blue team, and there was also an entire Army Aviation brigade in the same camp.
Our regiment, on the other hand, was just an ordinary armored infantry regiment, with equipment far inferior to the blue team’s.
If it weren’t for our Steel Seventh Company being so formidable, led by our Deputy Company Commander, and being reorganized into the entire army’s first officially established combined arms company.
Of course, the most important thing is that our Deputy Company Commander uses contract tactics very skillfully.
Brigade A took the lead in command, thoroughly beating other units’ professional blue teams. They fought us for three days and two nights, using all sorts of high-tech equipment, but they could do nothing to us. In the end, they only managed to achieve a draw.”
Cheng Cai’s speaking ability was excellent; he described his few sentences very vividly.
Even Xu Sanduo was moved. Without any discussion, he tacitly chimed in, “It’s true. The leaders here have visited our company several times, specifically to invite our Deputy Company Commander to be an instructor.”
“To invite your Deputy Company Commander to be an instructor? Can a Deputy Company Commander come here to be an instructor?” Tuo Yonggang was even more shocked.
He considered himself a standard Deputy Company Commander, and his old unit was the Air Force parachute troops. By all accounts, it was a higher-spec unit than grassroots units.
Yet now he was just a trainee, while others could come here to be instructors?
Tuo Yonggang did not understand and was very unconvinced!
Although Wu Zhe was also shocked that a Deputy Company Commander from a grassroots unit would be personally invited by the leaders of Brigade A, it was indeed somewhat unbelievable.
However, compared to this mysterious Deputy Company Commander, he was more eager to point out the flaws in Cheng Cai’s words.
“Although you were able to fight Brigade A to a draw, which is indeed unexpected and very impressive, it’s still a far cry from being ‘beaten to a pulp’,” Wu Zhe questioned.
“Leader, that was a draw overall.”
Cheng Cai’s expression turned serious, and he said in a solemn tone, “Brigade A, as ground troops, is indeed very formidable; they easily defeated the other infantry companies of our regiment.
However, in their engagement with our Steel Seventh Company, our final combat loss ratio was 1 to 3. Does this data not suffice to explain?”
“Stop calling me Leader. We’re all the same here; just use our numbers.”
Wu Zhe corrected Cheng Cai’s politeness and then said with great admiration, “Three ordinary infantrymen for one special forces soldier is indeed quite a level. As expected of a combined arms company, their combat effectiveness is indeed far higher than that of an ordinary infantry company.”
“No, no, no, Leader, you’re mistaken,”
Cheng Cai smiled and extended his hands, pointing his index finger on his left hand and three fingers on his right, correcting, “Brigade A is the 3, and we are the 1.”
“What?”
Tuo Yonggang’s eyes widened, staring with round, bell-like pupils, his voice changing in shock, “One of your soldiers can take down three old A’s?”
Eagles eating chickens is a commonly accepted norm.
But when a chicken eats three eagles, how much of a shock would that cause? Tuo Yonggang’s feeling at this moment was like hearing a chicken eating an eagle.
“Forty-one, you’re not talking nonsense, are you? One of your soldiers can take down three special forces soldiers?”
Even the usually calm Wu Zhe was now agitated.
This was too abnormal!
“It’s true. Our Deputy Company Commander is amazing. He single-handedly took down over a dozen in one ambush and even stripped their clothes to give to us to wear. This isn’t the first time we’ve worn these clothes.”
Xu Sanduo patted the new clothes he was wearing and explained with pure innocence and seriousness.
“Huh? Ha? Hahaha.”
After being stunned, Tuo Yonggang let out a foolish laugh and finally had to believe it, even having to submit. The look in his eyes towards Xu Sanduo and Cheng Cai changed completely at this moment.
He had previously looked down on mere non-commissioned officers, Tuo Yonggang possessing the sense of superiority of an Air Force officer.
But now, hearing that the formidable Brigade A had been defeated by these two non-commissioned officers, and that their clothes had been stripped off.
Especially hearing about their clothes being stripped off, Tuo Yonggang felt particularly relieved.
He wished he had been there at the time; he would not only have stripped the old A’s clothes but also drawn turtles on their bellies.
In the army, one inherently obeys the strong; only the capable can command respect.
He did not expect the backgrounds of these two non-commissioned officers to be so profound and hidden. Tuo Yonggang was truly convinced, and where would he dare to maintain his previous sense of superiority?
Mentally bringing both parties to the same level, he completely accepted Xu Sanduo and Cheng Cai.
He elevated the two to the same level as Wu Zhe!
At the same time, a seed was planted in Tuo Yonggang’s heart, making him curious about what kind of unit Steel Seventh Company was to have been able to overthrow the formidable Brigade A.
Meanwhile, Wu Zhe, who held two bachelor’s degrees and a master’s degree, also preferred studying tactics and had researched contract tactics in school.
Seeing how skillfully Steel Seventh Company played contract tactics, a wave of emotion surged within Wu Zhe.
To better understand this combined arms company, and to find out who the mysterious Deputy Company Commander that Xu Sanduo and Cheng Cai always mentioned was.
Wu Zhe and Tuo Yonggang forgot the shame of being punished and the anger they felt towards Qi Huan.
They also forgot the gap between officers and soldiers.
From this moment on, they transformed into explorers, full of curiosity, and began chatting with Xu Sanduo and Cheng Cai, subtly inquiring about the company’s affairs and anything related to Chen Jun.
As a result, the more they talked, the more shocked they became.
Not to mention that Steel Seventh Company, which was originally just an ordinary armored reconnaissance company, had undergone a dramatic transformation in just two years.
It became a true combined arms company.
And as the lowest level company unit, it defeated a division-level reconnaissance battalion in direct confrontation, completely annihilating the opposing force.
It even achieved a decapitation strike against the commander-in-chief of the blue team in a regiment-level confrontation exercise.
Now, with the support of the Group Army, it has been expanded from a combined arms company to a combined arms battalion, officially beginning the creation of our army’s first combined arms battalion unit.
Upgrading to a combined arms battalion in less than two years is already an exaggerated achievement.
However, compared to the mysterious Deputy Company Commander Chen Jun, even Steel Seventh Company’s brilliant achievements paled in comparison to Chen Jun.
He joined the grassroots from military academy just two years ago, and now he has become a Captain Deputy Company Commander.
Once the combined arms battalion is established, he will surely become a Company Commander.
In less than three years, from a military academy cadet to a Captain Company Commander of a combined arms company, this exaggerated rate of promotion is enough to shock Wu Zhe and Tuo Yonggang.
They had genuinely never seen such an awesome grassroots cadre with such a rapid promotion speed.
Wu Zhe becoming a Major at twenty-three was due to his photoelectric master’s degree, which perfectly met the needs of informatization reform, and was a special case where he started at the rank of Major upon entering the military.
There’s no need to even mention Tuo Yonggang.
He had been out of military academy for over three years, and he was still a First Lieutenant, and compared to Chen Jun, he was nothing.
Moreover, with Chen Jun’s rapid promotion speed, Wu Zhe and Tuo Yonggang were truly convinced.
For no other reason.
It was simply too abnormal.
He held over ten division and regiment level competition records, and even broke the all-army record in the 5-kilometer race, a record that had stood for decades.
He had a large pile of Third-class Merit and Second-class Merit awards, so many that the two of them were envious beyond measure.
Academically, he could create a combined arms company capable of actual combat, which is being expanded into a combined arms battalion. Militarily, he could break all-army records with his own hard power.
Now he’s even come to the special forces as an instructor, and was personally invited by the commander of the Special Operations Brigade.
What does this represent?
It represents that Chen Jun actually understands special operations.
It’s already remarkable for someone to understand one field; they’re considered a genius. But Chen Jun? He understands everything, is proficient in everything, and is awesome at everything.
Is this even human?
Tuo Yonggang was speechless, unable to even compare!
And Wu Zhe, the scholar holding three degrees, although he never said it, always had a sense of arrogance and actually looked down on everyone.
However, in comparison with the mysterious Chen Jun, he could only lower his arrogant head.
This is too damn abnormal.
Completely unbeatable.
It is precisely because Chen Jun, as described by Xu Sanduo and Cheng Cai, is so abnormal, a superhuman who has developed in all six dimensions.
Wu Zhe and Tuo Yonggang were already impatient to see Chen Jun’s true face.
