Just as Zhuang Yan was still spitting and cursing at the sea, the earliest group of veterans who came ashore had already arrived at the shore.

"Old Wen Baodao is not old!"

The reconnaissance company commander Zhang Chengyuan took off his equipment and handed it to the clerk. He turned his head and shouted to Wen Zhixing not far away: "I didn't expect that he was as fast as me."

Wen Zhixing sniffed and said disdainfully: "It's obviously a little faster than you, but he actually said it's slower than you. Zhang Dapao, the reputation of your cannon is really not in vain."

"Who said it was faster than me?" Zhang Chengyuan was dissatisfied and called the platoon leader on duty: "Zhou Dabing, how much time did I give me the card just now?"

Zhou Dabing said: "Company Commander, your time is two hours, seventeen minutes and twenty seconds! Captain Wen's time is two hours, seventeen minutes and twenty-five seconds!"

"Nonsense!" Wen Zhixing turned to Zhou Huping, the captain of the third squadron who was responsible for the time blocking, and said: "Zhou Huping, report the time!"

Zhou Huping looked at the stopwatch and said, "Captain, your time is two hours, seventeen minutes and fifteen seconds! Captain Zhang's time is two hours, seventeen minutes and twenty seconds!"

"Did you see it?" Wen Zhixing laughed and said, "There is a problem with your reconnaissance company's breaking stopwatch!"

Zhang Chengyuan snorted and said, "You teach the brigade to cheat and ask a squadron leader to give a brigade time. This is a chance to flatter him!"

Wen Zhixing said: "Oh! The time we teach the brigade is to cheat. If you platoon leader gives a company commander a time, it is not flattery!?"

The two officials, you don’t agree with me, I don’t agree with you, and you’ll argue endlessly.

"Stop fighting!"

Deputy Chief of Staff Cui suddenly appeared beside everyone.

"What's there to fight for? You didn't follow the rules today. Are you doing this in armed swimming like this? Do you think you are doing it like that?"

"Hello Deputy Chief of Staff!"

"Hello Deputy Chief of Staff!"

Wen Zhixing and Zhang Chengyuan saw that Cui Gaoyi was here, and immediately stood attentive and saluted.

"Okay, OK, this is the training ground, there is no need for so much red tape." Cui Gaoyi returned the court and said, "Armed swimming is like a five-kilometer off-road, and it is a teamwork. Look at you two, after all, they are also the heads of the unit. Why do you do this kind of individual competition like a three-year-old child?"

Armed swimming is indeed a collective subject that requires joint efforts.

Even during the swimming process, you must line up.

Generally speaking, veterans and vanguards with particularly good water properties must be lined in front of the team, and one row should be implemented according to the width and narrowness of the waters to pass through, two rows or even three rows of columns must be advanced. Machine guns and other weapons must be installed in front of the team to facilitate the rapid counterattack when attacked by the enemy.

There is another advantage in swimming in formation. People with poor water properties follow people with good water properties and can move forward with the help of the water flow split by the soldiers in front, which can save some effort. In addition, formation is of great benefit to sneaking in in the dark and is not easily dispersed by the water flow.

Therefore, it is not recommended to compete for individual swimming skills such as the teaching brigade and the reconnaissance company in armed swimming.

Wen Zhixing and Zhang Chengyuan were both subordinates of Cui Gaoyi for many years. In fact, as soon as Deputy Chief of Staff Cui spoke, the two could hear that the leader actually had no intention of blaming him.

Cui Gaoyi is a war-torn person. He said that his education may not be high, but when it comes to training, he is an expert.

Most of the senior cadres of the 1st Division were promoted from the war in southern Xinjiang back then. They were as fierce as tigers. The more wild the soldiers were, the more fierce they were, the more they liked them. Other small problems were harmless.

"Yes, the Deputy Chief of Staff criticized correctly." Zhang Chengyuan smiled and apologized: "Please criticize the chief, I will definitely reflect on it when I go back."

"Reflect on it!" Cui Gaoyi glanced at Zhang Chengyuan and said, "Will you Zhang Dapao reflect on it? Last time you fought with the teaching brigade, I asked you to write a check. Where is your check?"

Zhang Chengyuan slapped his forehead in surprise: "Oh! Chief, it's my fault! We even distributed a batch of new reconnaissance equipment some time ago. I focused on the research and training of new equipment, but I forgot about this matter! It's my fault, please criticize it!"

"Stop pretending to be stupid in front of me!" Cui Gaoyi said: "I don't know your Zhang Dapao's temperament yet? Don't take out the colorful intestines in your belly and show off in front of me! You are such a good show, do you want me to write a letter of recommendation for the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts and ask you to report tomorrow and learn acting?"

"No, no!" Zhang Chengyuan waved his hand quickly, "I just like the reconnaissance company, I don't go anywhere!"

Cui Gaoyi said: "Well, don't worry, our teacher will have major changes this year and next year, and you will definitely have the opportunity to show your skills."

He turned around and said to Wen Zhixing: "You are a battalion-level cadre, why are you fighting Zhang Dapao? How many days have you been training in the sea? You have only been 5 kilometers?"

Cui Gaoyi's meaning is obvious.

Although he did not object to this kind of training, he could not help but worry.

You should know that in the army sequence, elite amphibious combat troops only assess 3 kilometers of armed swimming, while some special forces only require 5 kilometers of swimming, and some troops with poor requirements only need to assess 500-1,000 meters of swimming.

Among the students in the teaching brigade, the proportion of soldiers in the second year was relatively large, and they all received sea training training, but some new recruits were coming to the sea training ground for the first time.

It has only been more than a week and I have been swimming directly on 5 kilometers. Are you a little too hasty?

Wen Zhixing said: "It's okay. I think the students are of good quality this year and can succeed."

While speaking, he turned around and glanced at Zhang Chengyuan intentionally or unintentionally: "It's not just that we have new recruits, but they also have them, let alone that we teach the brigade to bully them in the reconnaissance company."

Zhang Chengyuan's face turned dark and he wanted to argue again.

Cui Gaoyi raised his hand and signaled Zhang Chengyuan not to speak.

The latter had to shut up obediently.

"So far, how many people have quit halfway?" Cui Gaoyi asked.

Wen Zhixing looked back at Zhou Huping, who looked at the roster in his hand and said, "So far, there are seven people in the teaching brigade who have given up swimming halfway through various reasons, most of which are because of fainting or cramping."

"Seven..." Cui Gaoyi nodded thoughtfully: "It's okay."

He asked again: "Where is the reconnaissance company?"

Zhou Huping coughed twice and said, "They are six!"

Zhang Chengyuan laughed and said, "Look! The teaching brigade is just like this!"

"Why are you laughing?" Wen Zhixing said: "We have only given up seven of us with more than 400 people. You have given up six of you with more than 100 people. You can calculate the ratio and see! Still laughing?"

Zhang Chengyuan's face turned dark and said dissatisfied: "Your teaching brigade picks the best soldiers from the entire division to participate in the training camp every year, and every year, they pick the best students to stay in the team as coaching squad leader. Where are us? Our reconnaissance company can only pick and choose casually when the recruits report. We say that the training is difficult, we are greater than you!"

Wen Zhixing sneered: "Zhang Dapao, you are too embarrassed to say such things. You are the thickest-skinned in the division's direct team. You don't think about it. You are like robbers. Every year, the recruits from the direct team just arrived at the army and handed them over to our teaching brigade for training. After the training, your grandsons came over to pick them one by one, transferring all the good seedlings away, and only the rest were given to other units. We don't leave some students as the class leader. Just the crooked jujubes you pick left, and I really don't like them!"

"Hey! You old Wen..."

"You two are you excited?" Cui Gaoyi said: "Because I, the deputy chief of staff, is transparent?"

Wen Zhixing and Zhang Chengyuan quickly shut up.

Cui Gaoyi said: "Okay, don't fight for the time between you two, and don't fight for the exit rate. This game is not over yet! Let's talk about it at the end. What's more..."

He looked at Wen Zhixing and said, "No matter how big or small the unit is, since it is a competition, it is treated equally. Moreover, your teaching brigade was indeed sent by the best soldiers of the entire division back then for you to train. The physical fitness and understanding are the best in all aspects, and you should win."

Wen Zhixing laughed: "Yes! It should be even if you win!"

While saying that, he threw a meaningful look at Zhang Chengyuan.

Several people sat under the shade of the trees and looked towards the sea.

There are still many soldiers on the sea, including teaching brigades and reconnaissance companies.

And from the distance, it seems to be very far from the shore.

Of course, these people include Zhuang Yan and Li Yong, most of them are new recruits. Compared with those veterans who have already experienced sea training, the new recruits' skills in swimming are still much worse.

Skills are very important in long-distance armed swimming.

There are many tips for swimming. First, you must swim with tall and strong people. The wake can save people's energy. Second, you must calculate the time of rising and falling tides. When you are low tide, you can't swim with your strength. Third, you must know how to borrow undercurrents in the sea. When encountering undercurrents in the sea, don't fight hard and swim sideways in the direction of the flowing water, which can save a lot of energy. Fourth, breaststroke is the most labor-saving, and swimming at a fast speed but is more labor-saving. Use breaststroke more often in the sea. Soaking your head in water can reduce the resistance to the sea water. Fifth, when you don't have the strength, stretch your body straight, facing your back to the target direction you want to swim, kick the water slowly, try to use the water flow to float forward, and slowly restore your physical strength.

Take the cramps as an example. When new recruits encounter this situation, they almost choose to withdraw due to lack of experience and panic.

But experienced veterans are not the case. If one foot cramps, they will immediately pick up the cramped foot with both hands, lift it to their chest, then pull the big toe up and pull it hard, and the cramping symptoms will disappear.

After the cramps are temporarily young, the veteran stepped on the water with one foot to relieve and relax the cramped feet. Only when they are fully recovered will they continue to resume normal swimming postures.

Time passed by minute by minute, and fewer and fewer people on the sea surface.

Suddenly, all the soldiers on the beach were shouting loudly into the sea, and they seemed to be cheering each other, and waves of sound came to the coconut tree one after another.

"What's going on?" Cui Gaoyi raised his head and looked over, "Is something wrong?"

"I'll go and have a look!" Zhou Huping quickly ran to the shore.

Soon, he ran back.

"Report to the Deputy Chief of Staff, a cadet in our squadron and a soldier from the reconnaissance company are sprinting, and the people on the shore are encouraging them!"
Chapter completed!