The sun is shining brightly and the weather is hot.
Liang Zhiqiong, who came down from his post in the morning, looked like someone who had been fished out of the water. His clothes were all soaked through. The color of his pine green uniform had turned a lot darker.
Liang Zhiqiong walked some distance and sat down on the ground.
The pain in the waist and back is unbearable.
It's not like she has never stood guard before, but it was so hard for her for the first time.
In the previous company, they always stood guard in turns, the time was short, and the female soldiers were also taken care of, so it was quite relaxed. Liang Zhiqiong just stood outside for several hours in a military posture. Although I didn't like it, it was not special.
Difficult to accept.
But today, the situation is different.
The altitude is high, the weather is hot, and even the wind is scalding.
Under the scorching sun, which was usually sweltering, sweat kept flowing out. However, the clothes issued by the army were quite waterproof. She could even feel the sweat sliding down her skin in strands. The feeling was unimaginably uncomfortable.
Sometimes there was a gust of wind, but it was still a scorching heat wave that could burn people's skin. She felt like she was soaking in water. No matter how little fire there was outside, she still had to straighten her waist.
Standing for two hours.
Liang Zhiqiong took a few breaths, and then looked at the soldier who replaced her on guard, feeling admiration in her heart.
She thought taking the GS9 exam was hard enough.
Unexpectedly, in a place like the army, there are only hardships you can't imagine.
She might be able to endure standing guard for a few days, but standing day after day, year after year, with almost no one passing by, standing alone in the world and performing a one-man show, and still not being able to relax her vigilance, this is simply...
torture.
Liang Zhiqiong felt that if she was assigned to a place like this, she would definitely go crazy.
Thinking of this, Liang Zhiqiong even felt that she was a little lucky - fortunately, she was assigned to a fairly good company, and she was lucky enough to go to the training camp and meet Mo Shangjun, and it was because of Mo Shangjun that she had the opportunity to come to GS9.
And, it has been all the way to where it is now.
Compared to many people, her journey has been too smooth and too lucky.
Lying on the ground, Liang Zhiqiong took a deep breath and covered her face with her hands.
It's strange, I never thought about these things before, but now when I think about it, Liang Zhiqiong can't help but sigh - I'm really lucky.
Moreover, she never seemed to realize it.
"Give."
A voice fell from above his head, but it seemed to be blocked by something in Liang Zhiqiong's ears, and he could not hear it clearly.
Liang Zhiqiong felt her hands were cold. She took it over without thinking, then sat up from the ground and muttered, "Thank you."
After being in the sun for so long without being able to rest, she was really tired, her mouth was dry, and her lips were severely peeled, so when she found a bottle of cold water falling from the sky, she immediately took it
Unscrew the cap, then tilt your head and pour the water from the bottle directly into your mouth.
"Don't drink so fast."
Seeing her finish half the bottle in a blink of an eye, Peng Yuqiu reminded helplessly.
Hearing this voice again, Liang Zhiqiong realized belatedly - it was Peng Yuqiu.
With a shake of his hand, he poured a little too much water. Liang Zhiqiong didn't realize it in time to swallow, so he poured the water directly into his trachea. Liang Zhiqiong suddenly started coughing, a violent cough that seemed to knock out his lungs.
When Peng Yuqiu saw that something was wrong, he quickly knelt down and raised his hand to pat her back to make her feel better.
After coughing for a long time, Liang Zhiqiong felt less uncomfortable. She raised her hand to touch her throat, and then exhaled deeply.
Peng Yuqiu's brows moved slightly, "I asked you not to drink so fast."
"If you hadn't spoken, I wouldn't have been choked." Liang Zhiqiong immediately turned around and gave him a big roll of his eyes.
Peng Yuqiu was slightly startled, put down the hand on her back, hesitated for a few seconds, and whispered: "I'm sorry."
"...fine."
Realizing the identity of instructor Peng Yuqiu, Liang Zhiqiong felt a little embarrassed for no reason when she thought of the reproachful tone she had just taken.
Peng Yuqiu seemed to be aware of this. After a while, he said quickly: "I don't have any plans for the afternoon. Let's have a good rest. The patrol will last for three days and will start at six o'clock tomorrow morning."
"oh."
Liang Zhiqiong responded and turned around without looking at him.
Peng Yuqiu stood up and looked at her intently for a while, then turned around and left facing the scorching sun.
Liang Zhiqiong pursed her lips slightly.
There was a lot of dry skin on her lips, her cheeks were very hot from the sun, she was sweating, her hair was messy, and her hat was thrown aside. She thought her image must not be very good.
The appearance that I was so proud of should be completely ruined.
She would never appear in front of Peng Yuqiu in this image before.
After so long, she has been embarrassed again and again in training, and even she seems to be used to it.
She no longer panics, is no longer restless, and no longer thinks wildly.
Maybe one day, she could face Peng Yuqiu calmly, just like an ordinary comrade-in-arms, without any other distracting thoughts.
Thinking of this, Liang Zhiqiong let out a long breath and looked up at Peng Yuqiu's retreating figure. She didn't come back to her senses until a gust of hot wind hit her and made her head dizzy.
Holding the plastic bottle in her hand, there was still one-third of the water left. She hesitated and drank all the water in the bottle.
She drank slowly this time, finishing it in one mouthful, then capped the bottle, put on her hat, stood up from the ground, and walked step by step towards the outpost where they were resting.
The road was long and she walked slowly, but her back in the hot wind and scorching sun was extremely firm and could not be blown down by the wind. (To be continued)