787: A team member was injured.

Xiao Niannian's gaze also followed.

Although it wasn't snowing, the wind here was quite strong, blowing coldly on their faces.

She was wearing gloves, but they were leather gloves newly made by the Military Factory. They were designed by Xiao Niannian earlier for winter use.

Qiao Yan now saw that all of Lu Jing's people were wearing gloves.

He hadn't noticed that just now.

The gloves they had just received seemed different from Lu Jing's gloves.

However, for rock climbing, different gloves didn't matter much.

Qiao Yan watched them climb up; their speed was decent, and they quickly reached the top of the cliff.

Qiao Yan raised his chin and looked at Lu Jing, thinking that his Heilongjiang Province team would definitely win against the Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade in this rock climbing. They had practiced hundreds of times.

Moreover, some of the rocks here were reinforced with cement.

Some gaps between rocks required a person 1.8 meters tall to reach, and someone 1.7 meters tall would have to jump. But on such a cliff, only those unafraid of death would dare to jump. Who else would dare?

"He Rui, pick a few people to go."

Hearing Captain Lu's words, He Rui immediately agreed. He picked seven other people to climb with him.

Qiao Yan looked at Zhou Rui and said,

"Old Zhou, how many minutes do you think it will take them to climb up?"

Their people had taken five or six minutes before.

Lu Jing's people would surely need about the same time. This was a cliff twenty to thirty meters high.

He Rui and the Team Members put on their helmets, then checked their safety ropes and main ropes. After checking, they heard the whistle and began to climb.

Qiao Yan's smile slowly faded.

These people's speed was much faster than he had imagined.

Xiao Niannian stood below, watching He Rui and the others climb. He Rui and Fang Qiang climbed the fastest, with Xiao Cui close behind. Shen Yan also joined this time.

Shen Yan was an explosive athlete; at first, he was behind He Rui and the others in climbing, but he climbed faster and faster.

"Good."

"Shen Yan is amazing."

"Shen Yan is not only good at rock climbing, but also very good at parkour."

"Excellent."

The Heilongjiang Province Team Members standing nearby heard their praise for Shen Yan and curiously asked,

"What is this parkour you're talking about?"

"It's running, and you can jump two or three meters in one go."

Huh?

The Heilongjiang Province Team Members looked at them in surprise.

They weren't joking, were they? Jumping two or three meters in one go?

Was that flying?

Even when they jumped quickly and far, it was only like this.

Why did it sound so easy coming from the Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade Team Members?

"Oh."

Seeing Shen Yan and the others climb up, the Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade Team Members cheered.

Qiao Yan looked at the timer, his face a little grim.

Xiao Niannian smiled and looked at Lu Jing.

"Why aren't some people smiling? Are they naturally humorless?"

Military Doctor Shen heard this, pursed his lips, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Qiao Yan's face darkened further.

He knew Xiao Niannian was mocking him, but he couldn't argue with a woman.

He looked at Lu Jing and saw a smile on Lu Jing's face too.

He gave a cold order.

"Next batch, continue."

"Ten people per team."

The Team Members from both teams stepped forward. This time, it was according to the queue order, no longer selecting individuals.

Captain Chen watched from afar and smiled.

"Old Niu, your rock climbers still need to work harder!"

Captain Niu's smile froze upon hearing these words. He had heard people say that Old Chen loved to show off and was a bit smug. It was true; sometimes it was really infuriating! But Old Chen's subordinates were always reliable.

The Team Members who came from Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade had all trained hundreds of times in rock climbing. Although it was a bit cold now, they could still endure it, but their speed was one or two minutes slower than when they were in Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade, as the weather affected their speed.

However, their speed was still one or two minutes faster than the Heilongjiang Province Team Members.

Zhou Rui watched this scene and sighed.

It seemed they were indeed weaker than the Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade in many aspects. They would have to increase their training volume in the future!

In fact, their training volume had increased in the past two years, but Heilongjiang Province had a much longer winter, and with the cold temperatures, it was often impossible to let the Team Members train for fifteen or sixteen hours in the ice and snow.

If the Soldiers really lost their lives, they would feel guilty. Many people would be punished then.

How exactly did the Yangcheng Special Forces Brigade train?

This cliff also had two wide paths leading down, so Team Members who didn't want to slide down could descend from the paths on either side.

Xiao Niannian walked up. There was some accumulated snow on the ground, and she quickly reached the top of the cliff.

The trees here were large, and there was snow on them. As she walked past, she could feel the accumulated snow falling down.

Xiao Niannian quickly walked over, checking every safety rope and main rope.

Although the Team Members had checked them before, she still felt a little uneasy.

After checking everything, Xiao Niannian looked down.

A little over half of the Team Members had finished climbing.

The weather today was good, probably around minus ten degrees Celsius. If it got any colder, it would be quite uncomfortable.

Xiao Niannian came down from the right path.

Shen Yan saw Xiao Niannian and walked over.

"Sister Xiao, I just found that many of their climbing points are made of cement, and some of the cement is already cracked."

Hearing Shen Yan's words, Xiao Niannian immediately looked up.

"He Rui, Fang Qiang..."

Xiao Niannian's voice rang out, and the Team Members she called ran over.

"Here."

"Captain Xiao."

Xiao Niannian looked at Shen Yan.

"You tell them."

Shen Yan recounted his discovery.

"Captain Xiao, I also noticed it just now and was about to tell you..."

"The position I just climbed was also like this."

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian spoke.

"Go tell Captain Lu and the others, and have the elite Team Members check it."

With safety ropes and main ropes, even if something went wrong, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Shen Yan and He Rui went to explain the situation to Lu Jing and Political Instructor Qin.

Lu Jing heard this and said,

"I'll go tell them."

Captain Chen's expression also became serious upon hearing these words.

Captain Niu and Political Commissar Ma exchanged glances upon hearing this.

"Old Chen, there's no problem. They all have main ropes and safety ropes. Even if the cement cracks and the water freezes, there won't be any issues..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a rock a Team Member was holding onto fell. He frantically reached out to grab elsewhere but couldn't get a firm grip, and he plummeted heavily downwards.

"Ah!"

The person hit the cliff and cried out in pain.

"Quick, lower him down."

After a while, everyone lowered the person down.

Several Captains and Political Commissars walked over.

"Military Doctor."

"A Team Member is injured."

"Military Doctor Shen."

"Come quickly and take a look."

Xiao Niannian and Military Doctor Shen walked over and saw that the person's helmet was dented and his hand was cut.