That morning, two sentries at the gate of the Second Battalion of Recruits saw Li Zheng and Zhang Jian rushing through the gate like madmen and running towards the five-kilometer finish line of the training ground.
Next to the two of them was Wu Yi, the squad leader who kept adding fuel to the fire. He kept shouting: "The last two hundred meters, the last two hundred meters, rush! Rush!"
When the three of them rushed through the gate like a gust of wind, Sentinel A looked towards the way he came, but he didn't see any other recruits.
Sentinel A touched his hat and said to Sentinel B opposite with a surprised look on his face: "Fuck! These two guys can beat the whole army that far?"
Sentinel B is also a veteran, and it is obvious that the two new recruits running in front are very fast.
"Do you think they can make it to 22?"
Sentinel A said: "Who knows, I didn't time it. Either this year's recruits are weak, or these two guys are too strong."
At the finish line, company commander Xie Dong stood there, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back.
This morning, his fourth company was all conducting a five-kilometer test.
He came to see the results.
The platoon leader on duty, who was wearing a duty armband, pointed into the distance and suddenly shouted: "We're back!"
Xie Dong subconsciously said: "So fast?!"
He walked to the finish line and asked the third squad leader who was stuck: "Chen Chong, how many minutes is it?"
The third squad leader, Chen Zhong, raised the stopwatch in front of Xie Dong and said: "Not bad, it has just reached 20 minutes and 18 seconds, and it has not reached 21 minutes yet. This result is okay."
After hearing this, Xie Dong's face showed joy, and he turned his head and looked towards the door. He could vaguely see that one of the three people was Wu Yi, and the other two were Zhang Jian and Li Zheng.
These two boys can do it!
We are now less than 200 meters away from the finish line. If we work harder, I think it is possible to run within 21 minutes.
Although it was done with bare hands, there are very few recruits who can score within 21 points in the first test.
"Ai!"
He waved to Wu Yi and others.
"Li Zheng and Zhang Jian! You two, hurry up! Try to score 21 points!"
The voice was loud and echoed over the training ground.
But neither Li Zheng nor Zhang Jian heard it.
The two of them have entered a state of complete selflessness, and their only perception is whether the other person is surpassing them in their peripheral vision.
Whoever overtakes the other will definitely accelerate towards death.
As a result, no one can surpass anyone.
Zhang Jian was very anxious. He wanted to get rid of Li Zheng, but unfortunately he couldn't.
He suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.
When I first started running, in order to show my strength, I deliberately ran at the front of the row. I deliberately wanted the squad leaders to see my strength and notice me.
In fact, accelerating like that is unscientific for the distribution of physical strength in long-distance running. This disadvantage gradually became apparent after Li Zheng competed with him, and it became more obvious in the last two kilometers.
If Zhang Jian hadn't charged so hard at first, he should have been able to keep away from Li Zheng by at least 20 meters.
But now it's too late.
"20 minutes and 54 seconds!"
When the two crossed the finish line, Chen Zhong, the squad leader in charge of the stopwatch, pressed the stopwatch.
Li Zheng relaxed completely and staggered a few steps. His face seemed to be covered by a dark cloud that appeared and disappeared in his vision.
After taking a few staggering steps, he suddenly fell down on the grass.
"Hey! Li Zheng!"
Company commander Xie Dong was shocked.
Li Zheng apparently lost his strength and fainted.
This situation is very dangerous, and if you don't handle it well, something will happen!
He rushed forward quickly and wanted to provide first aid.
But before he could take more than two steps, there was another thud from the side.
There was an exclamation from over there, it was Wu Yi shouting.
"Zhang Jian, what's wrong with you?!"
Looking back, I saw Zhang Jian also fell on the lawn by the roadside.
"Hurry! Run to the camp headquarters and notify Dr. Bai and the health workers! Ask them to bring emergency medicine and a stretcher. Just say that you have fainted due to force!"
Wu Yi didn't say anything, and rushed towards the camp headquarters.
…
Li Zheng finally opened his eyes and saw the light blue sky.
The sky was just getting bright, and there were thin clouds in the distance, covering the sky like fish scales, which was really beautiful.
He seemed to hear someone calling him, but it seemed like there was something behind him, as if he was hiding in the water and couldn't hear clearly.
Several familiar and unfamiliar faces appeared in sight, including company commander Xie Dong, squad leader Wu Yi, and two others who were unknown.
An unknown captain stretched out his hand and smeared something into his nostrils. The stimulating smell immediately made him energetic.
Then I heard the captain say: "Put his feet up, lower his head, and let the blood flow back."
Then, someone hurriedly carried him onto something, and he was lifted up in the air and ran in one direction...
Afterwards, Li Zheng fainted again.
After he woke up completely, Li Zheng was already lying on a simple hospital bed in the infirmary of the battalion headquarters.
Li Zheng tried to move his hands and feet, but nothing seemed to happen.
He tilted his head and saw Zhang Jian sitting on the bed opposite.
Zhang Jian was holding a cup in his hand, drinking and looking at himself.
Li Zheng quickly got up and sat on the edge of the bed, watching without saying a word.
Zhang Jian spoke first: "I didn't expect that you really worked hard and could cross the finish line with me."
Li Zheng said: "You are looking down on others, aren't you? Is this the level of your sports training?"
Zhang Jian's face turned slightly red and he continued: "Take it easy, don't have a heart attack."
Li Zheng looked around and knew that this was a medical facility.
Why is Zhang Jian here?
He must have been sent here too, there is no way he came here to take care of himself.
"You fainted too?" Li Zheng smiled.
Zhang Jian was slightly startled when he heard this, and then said respectfully: "I just felt a little dizzy all of a sudden. The military doctor saw that my face was a little ugly, so he asked me to come here and drink a glass of sugar water."
After speaking, he shook the cup in his hand.
Before he finished speaking, the door was pushed open, and the captain and military doctor appeared in front of the two of them.
Seeing that both of them were awake, the captain said: "I'll check the heart rhythm. If there's nothing wrong, you can go back. You two new recruits are really desperate. You can't compete for Olympic gold medals like you. You just ran out of strength.
Fainting at the finish line together. This situation can be big or small. If you are not careful, you may even lose your life..."
While talking, he checked Zhang Jian with a stethoscope, and then checked Li Zheng again.
After the examination, the captain waved his hand and said: "You go to the hygienist to get some glucose, go back and drink water, you are fine! Remember it next time, don't forget to fight to the death, you are quite a martyr, right?"
The two of them left the infirmary amidst the instructions of the captain's military doctor and walked in the corridor. Li Zheng glanced at Zhang Jian beside him and said with a half-smile: "It's just dizziness, right?"
Zhang Jian snorted, did not answer, walked away from Li Zheng and walked towards the Fourth Company.