783: The special forces went to the mountains to chop firewood.

“Nine of your Team Members were late. If one person is late, everyone is punished.”

Lu Jing's voice transmitted through the loudspeaker to everyone's ears.

“Everyone prepare for a three-kilometer run.”

Hearing this punishment, some of the Team Members howled.

“A three-kilometer run before dawn.”

“That's brutal.”

“Which few people were late? This is really screwing everyone over.”

“After running three kilometers, who's going to be able to fall back asleep later?”

After finishing the three kilometers, Xiao Niannian saw that many Team Members were energized, but some had poor expressions.

“Dismissed.”

Hearing Lu Jing's dismissal, the Team Members all ran toward the dormitories.

At this moment, being able to sleep for one more hour meant one more hour of rest. Starting today, it seemed the training would be heavier and more exhausting than yesterday, so they had to seize every moment they could to rest.

Xiao Niannian also returned to the dormitory and immediately fell asleep.

At six fifty, Xiao Niannian arrived at the training ground.

This time, none of the Team Members were late.

Xiao Niannian watched the Team Members jog, and she ran alongside them.

Not far away, Liu Rong and the Medical Team members were also running behind the group. Because Liu Rong and her team were newly transferred and were not Special Forces Members, they were not participating in this training.

But Liu Rong and the other Team Members still wanted to participate in the training, so they came early in the morning anyway.

Liu Rong looked at these Team Members. Earlier, she had heard the assembly call. Since they weren't required to participate in this training, they hadn't gotten up.

When they arrived just now, they heard familiar Team Members saying they were punished with a three-kilometer run this morning, which surprised them.

Assemble within three minutes, or run three kilometers as punishment—the training of the Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade really is different.

Although they also enforce punishments here, they are not this severe.

In the morning, they trained on the 400-Meter Obstacle Course.

At first, the Heilongjiang Province Special Forces Members thought this was easy; this was their specialty.

But when the training results came out, they were all extremely surprised.

Every one of the Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade members had excellent scores, with more than half achieving outstanding results. These were the scores of Special Forces, not regular Military Unit scores.

Their scores were simply too good!

After that came the Horizontal Bars and similar exercises. For these, they moved to indoor training because it was too cold outside. Even wearing gloves, if they put their hands on the outdoor equipment, they could easily get stuck.

They originally thought their scores were the best, but when the Yangcheng Special Forces Members' scores came out, they were slightly better than theirs.

Qiao Yan looked at the scores, his expression grim.

A small portion of their Team Members also achieved outstanding scores, but the majority were merely qualified.

The scores of the Yangcheng Special Forces Members were much better than he had imagined.

Just how do they train?

During the second day of training, Qiao Yan and his men kept observing them.

These people trained as if they were crazy! Just like the wolves they encountered in the mountains before. No matter the training, they went at all the subjects trained today like maniacs.

He sent his subordinates to ask how these people trained.

But the information they received was that this was how they usually trained! They couldn't even find out the answers to simple questions from these people.

During dinner, Qiao Yan saw Lu Jing and his team chatting and laughing not far away.

Zhou Rui spoke up.

“Captain Qiao, their training scores are indeed slightly better than those of our Production Brigade.”

Qiao Yan's expression grew even gloomier.

“For this month, let our Team Members follow their training closely. We will definitely be able to improve our scores...”

Zhou Rui was a humble and studious person who usually avoided conflict with Qiao Yan.

“Mhm.”

Qiao Yan naturally knew that Zhou Rui was right.

“Captain Qiao, let's follow their training model for the next few days. This way, we can observe their training and learn from their strengths while compensating for our weaknesses...”

Qiao Yan originally didn't want to follow the Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade's training, but after these few days, he truly recognized the gap.

Of course, they also had advantages. Their overall height and physique were much stronger than those of the Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade. In one-on-one matches and other specific exercises, their men would definitely win against these people.

Furthermore, in Cold Resistance Training, their men would also beat them.

This is Heilongjiang Province, one of the coldest places in the entire country.

“Tomorrow, send them to the mountains to chop firewood. Heavy snow will soon block the mountain roads. If we don't chop more firewood now, we definitely won't have enough later. We don't have many heating sources here...”

Qiao Yan said to Zhou Rui.

“Alright.”

Zhou Rui went to communicate with Lu Jing and his team.

Hearing that they needed to lead the team into the mountains to chop firewood, Lu Jing nodded in agreement.

After they finished discussing the matter, Military Doctor Shen looked at Lu Jing and said.

“They didn't chop firewood before the snow, but now they come running to talk about chopping firewood. There's a conspiracy.”

Lu Jing heard Military Doctor Shen's words and nodded in agreement.

“You're right. They probably just want to wait for our people to go chop firewood with them.”

Instructor Qin said with a smile.

“Then let's chop it. It'll be a good experience to see what it feels like to chop firewood in the cold northern winter...”

When they trained in the Tibetan Area previously, they also went into the mountains to gather firewood.

After eating breakfast in the morning, the two teams, led by the Heilongjiang Province Team Members, entered the mountains carrying various tools.

Xiao Niannian had previously watched people from the Neighboring Division chop firewood, and now she also set off with the team.

They left the Production Brigade base and headed toward the mountains.

“The firewood you chop today should be dragged to the foot of the mountain. Our people will pile it all onto trucks and then transport it back...”

Zhou Rui explained the arrangements for chopping firewood today.

Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian were wary of Qiao Yan, but their attitude toward Zhou Rui was quite good. This was mainly because Zhou Rui was good at dealing with people.

After walking for half an hour, they arrived at a spot in the mountains.

The forest here was dense, and a small number of trees had died, which were perfect for chopping down and using.

“Pick the denser ones, and be careful when chopping the trees...”

“Use the saws as well.”

“Tie them up with ropes... watch the angle...”

Zhou Rui arranged for one or two expert lumberjacks for each small team.

The trees here were very tall; some were over ten meters, and some were even twenty or thirty meters. Of course, they wouldn't choose the particularly large trees, or else if they fell and the landing couldn't be accurately calculated, it could injure the other Soldiers.

Xiao Niannian watched the Team Members chopping trees in small groups. Other Team Members were picking up the small branches on the ground.

Zhou Rui looked at the Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade members, and he was genuinely surprised.

The learning ability of these Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade members was incredibly strong. After their men explained what to do, these people immediately started learning, and they didn't try to slack off while chopping wood; instead, they worked diligently.