Traveler Major League

Chapter 289: Move wherever needed
Outside Dujiazhuang, a group of men stood in line, and they all became nervous. This was a practical exercise, which was also their last collective activity during this period. Those who passed the test would join the first company, and those who failed would be eliminated from the militia.

As the whistle sounded, the passwords of the acting squad leaders also rang.

Cui Nengwen stood upright. He knew that his company commander Liu Ze was not far behind him.

Li Cunbao picked up a long gun, waved it and gave the command: "Get ready for the gun competition!"

Lao Kong, who was acting as a clerk, stepped forward and repeated the rules: "When comparing martial arts, one must learn the skills of the real enemy according to the instructions, so that one can fight with the opponent. It is not allowed to still learn tricks such as flower spears, etc., just to look good in front of others." ”

Due to the lack of weapons, Liu Ze's army mainly used spears, javelins, and wooden shields, mixed with hunting bows for long-range use, and a few swords and shields for cover.

Therefore, this martial arts performance is mainly based on these.

Cui Nengwen and others stood in a row. Twenty steps away, each person had a wooden target, five feet high and eight inches wide, with five holes for the eyes, throat, heart, waist and feet, with an inch wooden ball inside each. .

When the whistle sounded, everyone flew forward and thrust forward. Cui Nengwen inserted the long spear into the hole, making the log hang on the tip of the spear. He went through five holes in this way, which was fast and accurate.

The militiamen standing aside were the first to report the count and shouted: "Cui Nengwen was shot five times."

According to the rules, the one with the fastest speed and the most success in completing this poke grab is the best.

Since then, Cui Nengwen has been number one.

It caused a round of applause, which even Li Cunbao, Li Kefu and others could not achieve to this extent.

Cui Nengwu, who was in the same queue, raised his gun and poked it back and forth, but missed once. When he heard the applause, he didn't know what to do.

Feeling happy for Cui Nengwen, but also worried about himself, Cui Nengwu thought to himself: "Second brother is chosen, what should we do?"

"Cui Nengwu is last, zero hits!" the militiamen counted in front of the target and shouted.

Next, the javelin is tested. If the three silver coins are hit within thirty steps, the javelin is considered to be excellent.

"cast!"

At this time, Cui Nengwu's pressure suddenly increased. If he failed to master these two basic skills, he would definitely not be selected. His face turned pale and his clothes were wet with sweat.

Li Cunbao took a step forward: "Cui Nengwu, what are you thinking about? Hurry up and vote!"

Everyone else in the same queue had finished throwing, and only Cui Nengwu stood there blankly, with a nervous look on his face.

Li Kefu whispered: "Don't think so much, just shoot hard. This is your last chance."

After hearing this, Cui Nengwu became even more nervous and his legs trembled.

Li Kefu encouraged him softly from the side: "Keep your posture good. It's very good. Don't shake. What you have to do now is to aim at the target, relax, relax, and shoot!"

Upon hearing this, Cui Nengwu retreated and took out the javelin, but no trace of the javelin could be found in front of him.

It was not until everyone in the queue behind him screamed that Li Kefu discovered that he failed to hold the javelin when he was throwing it, and let go and shot to the rear. Fortunately, the tail of the javelin was the head, and the person hit only suffered bruises.

Li Cunbao's face darkened. He had lost all confidence in Cui Nengwu and cursed: "Go back to the team!"

Cui Nengwu reluctantly returned to the team top-heavy and passed by Cui Nengwen. When passing him, he turned around subconsciously.

The results almost repeated again, with Cui Nengwen and Cui Nengwu finishing first and last respectively.

Cui Nengwen just glanced at him. His military posture was standard. Although it was a bit artificial, he was still upright.

After a day of martial arts performance, it was time to select personnel again. Li Kefu was also exhausted. As soon as he returned to the dormitory, he saw Cui Nengwen getting close to Li Cunbao and stuffing the small bag into his pocket. When he saw Li Kefu coming in, he said hello, "Deputy Team." and ran away in a hurry.

"What? What is it?"

Li Cunbao laughed and said, "That's it." He shook it in his hand and opened it to see that there were dozens of copper coins.

Li Kefu's expression was ugly. He glanced at Li Cunbao and said, "Captain, what does this young man want to do?"

"What else can we do? Let's go through the back door and ask Cui Nengwu to intercede with his brother. He also wants to join the company."

Li Cunbao patted Li Kefu on the shoulder: "I'll go talk to the commander. We only have this company. How can anyone be admitted?"

Liu Ze was looking at the roster in the room at this time. This was the first regularized unit he was planning to establish, although it only had a company of more than a hundred people.

He placed his hopes on a single spark that could start a prairie fire.

Li Cunbao and Li Kefu walked in. Seeing their frowning expressions, Liu Ze asked, "Is something wrong?"

Li Cunbao frowned and said, "Commander, Cui Nengwen, the person you are most optimistic about, has some problems."

"Cui Nengwen? What happened to that best militiaman?"

Li Cunbao took out the small bag full of copper coins and said, "Look, this guy gave it to me to intercede for his brother."

"I always thought he was very slippery."

Perhaps people always hate the same people, especially Li Cunbao, who is somewhat similar to Cui Nengwen. They only feel disgusted with Cui Nengwen, who was born in a shabby village in the same village, and Li Cunbao, who was originally a gangster of Mr. Li's family.

Hearing this, Li Kefu, who also came from a poor background, immediately became unhappy and said, "You can't talk nonsense." He also didn't have much favorable impressions of the former villager Li Cunbao.

Liu Ze listened quietly to the quarrel between the two. He was well aware of the contradiction between the two.

Li Cunbao was anxious: "Do we want him? This is not an obvious gift for us, why don't we deal with him! Commander, you have repeatedly said that the captured things must be handed over to the public, but the kid hid them secretly at first sight." "

Liu Zedao: "That boy is a little clever. He will be punished if he does something wrong, but he must be rewarded if he has merit. Didn't he do a good job last time you set fire to the woods?"

"He just follows behind and does some small work." Li Cunbao said in a low voice.

Liu Ze nodded: "Cui Nengwu should just go back and work as a militiaman. It will definitely not work to promote him."

Liu Ze made up his mind and wrote Cui Nengwen's name in a small notebook in his heart.

In the early morning, Liu Ze took the roster and read: "Cui Nengwen, Ni Conghou, Shu Qibing..."

"Brother, do you think I can choose you?" Cui Nengwu secretly pulled Cui Nengwen's clothes and whispered.

"It's definitely possible. Yesterday, I gave Captain Li a bag of money and he took it all."

As the list was announced, Cui Nengwu's heart gradually sank.

"The above are all the members of the first company of our People's Army. Comrades who are not selected, don't feel sad. We have our own division of labor, and you all belong to the armed ranks of the People's Army."

Cui Nengwu looked at the cloudless sky. He felt that his life and Cui Nengwen were completely separated. He could only remember Liu Ze's final words, "We are a brick of the revolution. We can move it wherever it is needed."

"But what does revolution mean?" Cui Nengwu muttered.

(End of this chapter)