Chapter 94: Sixth Company’s Tough Guys Are Up To Something
The challenges faced by Steel Seventh Company came not only from the outside, but also from internal pressure.
Because the next competition was Military Gymnastics Subjects.
This subject was Steel Seventh Company’s strongest subject, with each project having the strength to break division record, and any single one could easily crush all companies in the regiment.
But it was also the subject with the greatest pressure, and how to allocate stamina was the key among keys.
Fortunately, Seventh Company’s luck was very good.
Because all the events today went very smoothly, and there was still plenty of remaining time in the afternoon. The Military Gymnastics schedule originally set for yesterday was slightly changed.
The 3 Kilometer Sprint Team Race originally set for tomorrow was moved to this afternoon for the competition.
This was a temporary arrangement.
The “official” explanation was that there was still time in the afternoon, and tomorrow’s schedule was too dense, so a special temporary adjustment was made.
Whether there were any other specific reasons inside was unknown.
Anyway, Steel Seventh Company benefited greatly.
In the discussion this morning, Company Commander Gao Cheng finally adopted the plan proposed by Chen Jun, with Chen Jun and Wu Liu Yi taking turns to lead, to maximize preservation of stamina.
Now the 3 Kilometer started one day early, and after finishing today’s events, they could rest for an entire night.
The body could fully adjust back.
This meant that for the 3 Kilometer subject, Steel Seventh Company didn’t need to make any tactical abandonment, and the whole team could just go all out.
Breaking division record would be even better, adding flowers to brocade.
Even if not breaking it, they could still steadily take first place.
“Hey, you three, no need to hold back in this one, just go all out, use full strength, go as fast as you can, leave Third Company and Sixth Company far behind.”
Company Commander Gao Cheng had never been so elated as today, venting a year’s worth of resentment thoroughly and refreshingly, and after today’s events, he still wanted to pull off something big.
“Then us three will give it a desperate effort, strive to break his division record again, and make our company commander happy.”
Chen Jun raised his hand to rally, while giving a little flattery.
Wu Liu Yi and Xie Chong were now full of vigor, Seventh Company’s five consecutive victories today had boosted everyone’s confidence, and they all patted their chests to guarantee to the company commander.
Swearing to leave all other companies far behind.
Afternoon 5:
The 45 competitors participating in the 3 Kilometer Sprint Team Race, already changed into light gear, all gathered at the starting point, warming up while waiting for the order.
Other companies, after emergency personnel adjustments, had completely different states for their competing players.
Each one looked like they wanted to eat someone, with morale roaring high.
The expressions on their faces seemed to say: “I can’t beat you Seventh Company in shoot at the target, I don’t believe I can’t outrun you in running, I must recover the field.”
Chen Jun and the other two knew they were all experts and didn’t get arrogant or underestimate due to their own strength.
“Later I’ll lead first, you follow me, after one kilometer switch to Squad Leader Xie…”
Chen Jun arranged tactics while warming up.
In team race, teammates could borrow force from each other, testing cooperation more while further improving results, surpassing the speed limit of individual running.
After a few minutes of warm-up, the competition was announced to start.
The forty-five competitors all assembled at the starting point, with each company’s competitors lined up in a row, fifteen companies neatly lined up on the starting line.
“Pa~”
The starting pistol sounded.
The runners from the fifteen companies surged out, jostling each other in chaos, the originally lined-up company order completely turned into a mess.
The performances of competitors from each company varied, and the competition methods chosen also differed.
Some competitors ignored team or not, just thinking to win first with their own strength, abandoning teammates from the start and charging full speed ahead alone.
Some companies were too weak and fell behind from the start.
Some companies had team cooperation, with three people speeding up and charging out from the beginning, forming the second echelon.
This type of competitors was the most numerous, over half.
But most didn’t talk techniques, just relying on sheer ferocity and perseverance to charge forward hard, with basically no cooperation between teammates.
Only a very few competitors understood some skills, knowing to cooperate with the team for wind breaking.
Or choosing to stick to those charging ahead, running behind the ones in front to use them for wind breaking, saving their own stamina.
To have enough stamina left for sprint when the competition reached the mid-to-late stages.
Chen Jun and the other two did just that.
The Steel Seventh Company trio led by Chen Jun didn’t desperately charge forward all at once from the start, as starting sprint was a big taboo in long-distance running.
These people were doomed to not last long, collapsing themselves, with speed dropping rapidly.
So after passing the starting point, Chen Jun and the other two regrouped after running over a hundred meters outward, and targeted a group of competitors running ahead.
This group had a first class non-commissioned officer, burly build over 85 meters tall.
Before the race, Company Commander Gao Cheng had specially introduced him, he was the speed record holder for 10 kilometers load-bearing cross-country in 702 Regiment, and also the holder of the most consecutive wins record—
Inner Mongolia guy Ba Te Er!
Ba Te Er had practiced professional long-distance running in school, he was a competitor who knew how to use wind breaking, and his arrangements were also very professional.
As a large body weight competitor specializing in load-bearing, he was very clear that his weakness was sprinting before the finish line.
In load-bearing where he couldn’t run very fast, Ba Te Er could rely on his powerful load bearing capacity to run the full distance at a speed he could accept.
When everyone couldn’t sprint or even run normally after load-bearing.
Ba Te Er could still run normally under load.
This was the advantage of large body weight.
But this competition was 3 Kilometer Sprint, with all competitors running at full speed, and even more in sprint state in the later stages.
In the later stages, Ba Te Er definitely couldn’t sprint up, inevitably dropping to the second echelon.
So in the first half, he led the team, running at his fastest speed with his powerful body in front to break wind, saving effort for teammates.
Then in mid-to-late stages, let teammates exert force, impacting first place in sprint state.
The tactics arranged by Ba Te Er sounded very familiar.
That’s right.
Chen Jun did the same.
Chen Jun was even taller than Ba Te Er, with long legs giving a certain advantage, but not as burly, so his sprint speed would be better than his.
But Chen Jun’s goal was different from Ba Te Er’s.
Ba Te Er just wanted to help his teammates take first in this project.
While Chen Jun’s goal was bigger and higher level, he wanted to help strength competitor Wu Liu Yi achieve the feat of breaking division record in this competition.
So Chen Jun was also willing to be a foil, choosing to lead from the start.
And Ba Te Er knew Wu Liu Yi was very strong in running, having taken first in last session’s 5 Kilometers light load cross-country, and second in division grand competition.
But he didn’t know the strengths of tall guy Chen Jun and Xie Chong.
Because both of them were participating in the competition for the first time.
Seeing Chen Jun actually knowing to follow behind them, clearly posing to borrow their wind breaking, Ba Te Er immediately felt very unhappy.
He was a very dominant and competitive person, how could he let others take advantage for free.
