In July, the morning light showed slightly, and at a military airport on the outskirts of city B, the roar of a military helicopter instantly broke the morning tranquility.
In front of the helicopter, fifteen military cadets who have performed well in training are ready to go.
During the month of the hero group's training, they have completed training and tests in combat, capture, climbing, armed swimming and other subjects. Today, they will complete the high-altitude parachute training here for the first time.
Each of them has participated in at least ten high-altitude parachuting and has rich skydiving experience.
Lu Xiangdong personally took charge. Before departure, he inspected the equipment of each military cadet one by one.
At the end of the fifteen-person team stood the only girl participating in the training, Gong Xue.
She is the one with the best grades in this training, and she is also a special warfare candidate highly recommended by Commander Cao.
The first time I paid attention to Gong Xue was her performance during a punishment.
At that time, deputy instructor Wang Qingyu punished the training students for their poor performance in armed cross-country.
0 push-ups, all the students who had just run ten kilometers were full of resentment. Only she, after completing the target without saying a word, was the first to leave the training ground. Lu Xiangdong felt that Gong Xue had a tenacity that refused to admit defeat. She and other simple
Unlike the military cadets who were training for intensive training, she had clear goals, was focused on nothing, and regarded honor as her life. This energy made him seem to see the high-spirited and ambitious version of herself back then.
The second time I paid attention to Gong Xue was when I was walking in the evening and saw someone practicing on the training ground, and I was attracted by curiosity.
As we got closer, we could see that it was her who was practicing extra on the field.
She seemed to be competing with herself. The 400 obstacle course was full of spans, trenches, low walls, high board platforms, single-plank bridges, high walls, and low piles. From time to time, she was shown running, pausing, and meditating.
The setting sun has long lost the vitality of the morning and the enthusiasm of the noon, and has been obscured by the darkness of night. The street lights on the training ground gradually light up, like stars twinkling in the night, touching the softest part of people's hearts.
Lu Xiangdong saw Gong Xue mutter something in a low voice, and then stood at the starting line with concentration. Before he could see her starting movements clearly, that powerful body was already rushing forward like an arrow from a string.
Lu Xiangdong watched intently.
Gong Xue did well in the 100-meter run, turning around the flags, crossing the three-step stakes, and crossing the ditch. But when she reached the low wall obstacle, her hands and feet seemed to be suddenly restrained by something, and she couldn't support the jump.
Over time, her body became deformed and out of shape. Although to an outsider, her movements seemed clean and without any problems, Lu Xiangdong could see at a glance that there was a big problem with her coordination.
She completed the following high board platform, single-plank bridge and low stakes in the best condition. When she reached the finish line, she didn't fall to the ground to gasp for breath or move around to relieve stress like others. She actually bent down and held on to her feet.
Knees, staring at a point on the ground, motionless for a long time...
Although Lu Xiangdong didn't know the time, he could roughly guess the reason for Gong Xue's disappointment based on his rich experience.
The results are very poor.
When he saw the bewildered Gong Xue walking back to the low wall barrier and contemplating, he couldn't help but walk out.
"Want to become the King of Soldiers?" he asked at that time.
Gong Xue was startled, turned around suddenly, saw it was him, quickly suppressed the emotion on her face, and said calmly: "It's not what you think."
In the hero group, no one dared to speak to him in such a tone.
She, however, just didn't care.
For some unknown reason, Lu Xiangdong not only did not blame Gong Xue, but instead guided her through the obstacles for the first time.
When Gong Xue once again stood on the starting line and successfully climbed over the low wall obstacle according to the method taught by Lu Xiangdong, she took off her usual indifferent mask and shouted excitedly like a child, "Captain, we succeeded!"
Lu Xiangdong looked at the unconcealed joy on that young and delicate face and smiled faintly.
"What you lack is the gap in training skills and innate physical strength. As long as you strengthen your training in these two aspects, you will definitely realize your wish and become the best among soldiers..."
Gong Xue nodded thoughtfully, and then said confidently: "I can definitely do it!"
Unexpectedly, she actually offered to compete with him.
She is really a girl who doesn't know the heights of the world...
Through Gong Xue's shining eyes, Lu Xiangdong seemed to see the woman who broke into his heart and never gave up easily.
They are so similar...
They are all stubborn characters who refuse to give up easily..
Perhaps Gong Xue aroused some hidden pain in him. Next, Lu Xiangdong really acted like a belligerent child and performed a perfect 400-meter obstacle course in front of Gong Xue, whom he was not familiar with.
There is a proverb that goes well.
Water cannot jump if it is not agitated, and people cannot be excited if it is not agitated.
When Gong Xue watched in amazement as Lu Xiangdong finished the entire race with a beautiful and perfect sprint, her eyes were stimulated by the numbers on the stopwatch and glowed white.
1 minute and 16 seconds.
It was less than one second away from the record set by the Heroes.
I remember that she was completely stunned at that time. She was stunned for dozens of seconds, looked at him blankly, and said: "Captain, can you give me more training?"
He panted slightly and sat on the ground, took out his cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and replied, "No."
Gong Xue sat across from him generously, with a glimmer of desire in her eyes: "Don't you want to lead a special female soldier who can make you proud?"
Lu Xiangdong looked up at the night sky and slowly exhaled the faint smoke from his mouth. The breeze blew and scattered in all directions.
He skillfully avoided it and asked her: "Why do you have such a dream?" In the world of special forces, women have always been told to go away. But she rose to the challenge and wanted to be a special operations team member or even a special operations commander.
, her interests and hobbies are really special.
Gong Xue also looked up at the vast twinkling starry sky and said in a leisurely tone: "For my parents."
"They have the heart to send you to the most dangerous place?" Lu Xiangdong noticed that when she was saying this, her right hand was always placed on her chest, as if she had something important that she was carefully guarding.
She smiled slightly, pointed to the two brightest stars in the sky and said, "Have you seen it? Those two brightest stars are my father and mother. They are looking at me in the sky, reminding me, and letting me
Don’t be afraid, don’t shrink back, because I can continue their dreams!”
Lu Xiangdong's expression gradually became solemn. "Your parents..."
Gong Xue took out a photo with body temperature from her clothes and handed it over.
"This is my father and mother. During a mission, they both died in southern Xinjiang in order to cover the evacuation of their comrades." Gong Xue's tone contained a touch of sadness and nostalgia.
Under the bright street light, Lu Xiangdong saw the blood-soaked photo of the couple in straight military uniforms, leaning against each other, standing smiling. The little girl in front of them was looking up at them with her bright eyes blinking.