Chapter 162

"Oh no, I failed the test. Will... something bad happen?"

"I didn't pass either, but I clearly gave the instructions."

"What criteria did it use to make this evaluation?"

On the stage, Wang Yile raised his hand and clapped his hands. "I heard someone ask what the evaluation criteria are. The answer is simple: the evaluation will be based on a live simulation of the instructions you give. Anyone who fails the evaluation means that the instructions you give will lead to the complete destruction of all four camps by the enemy."

"Those who barely pass the assessment mean that the instructions you gave will not necessarily lead to the destruction of the entire camp, and a small number of survivors will remain."

"And so on, the less the camp is destroyed, the higher your performance evaluation will be."

Upon hearing this, Fatty Fang's face turned green.

"Oh? Then my barely passing is just too terrible."

Wang Yile's gaze swept across the room, and his tone became serious. "Judging from the pass rate of this spot check, more than 80% of you failed the assessment. You all need to work even harder in the days to come."

The trainee soldiers, who had been making a ruckus, immediately quieted down, stood at attention, and answered in unison, "Yes, sir!"

After the surprise assessment, the Command Camp faced unprecedented high-intensity training.

Xu Jintang and his group of five also began their extra training sessions under Gu Xiuwen's guidance.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

The joint simulated combat exercise involving four battalions is about to begin.

"Where's Xu Jintang?! Tell her to come out, I want to challenge her!" Feng Ruihan stormed into the cafeteria, looking defiant.

The people who were having their meal were startled and looked up blankly at the doorway.

Xu Jintang remained unaffected and continued to put food into his bowl.

Feng Ruihan rushed to her side and slammed his hand on the table. "You're still eating? I said I want to challenge you!"

"Okay, I'll talk to you after I finish eating." Xu Jintang glanced at him, picked up her rice bowl, and started eating.

Sitting opposite Feng Ruihan Fang Kexin chuckled, "What's the rush? We're all going to lose in the end anyway, it's just a matter of losing sooner or later."

Feng Ruihan's face instantly turned ugly.

The incident began a month ago when Xu Jintang and Feng Ruihan developed a grudge because they couldn't stand each other.

From then on, Feng Ruihan frequently picked fights, which annoyed Xu Jintang to no end.

Having no other choice, Xu Jintang simply challenged the other party to a fight. The winner would be the boss for a week, and if the winner was not satisfied after a week, he could issue another challenge.

For the entire month, Feng Ruihan served as Xu Jintang's lackey without pay, a fact known to everyone in the Command Camp.

Today happens to be the last day of the bet period for the last duel.

Feng Ruihan stood to the side, gritting his teeth, "Then hurry up and eat."

Xu Jintang remained completely unaffected, continuing to eat slowly and methodically.

Twenty minutes later, Xu Jintang, having eaten and drunk his fill, slowly emerged from the cafeteria.

Feng Ruihan followed behind her, "Can you hurry up? I want to challenge you."

"I just finished eating and need to digest, wait a bit." Xu Jintang stretched and yawned with her arms crossed.

Feng Ruihan was immediately silenced, his face turning pale and then red.

Fatty Fang and his companions glanced at Feng Ruihan with expressions of amusement, but ignored him and continued walking forward behind Xu Jintang.

"How long are you going to digest your food? Can you give me a straight answer?" Feng Ruihan asked through gritted teeth.

Xu Jintang gestured, "In half an hour."

"Fine! See you at the training ground in half an hour!" After uttering these harsh words, Feng Ruihan turned and left.

However, half an hour later, the assembly alarm for the Command Camp sounded first.

The trainees, who were already used to the occasional surprise attacks, were no longer panicked. Instead, they walked to the training ground in groups of three or five, chatting as they went.

"Do you think it's about time for the Fourth Battalion's joint simulated combat assessment to begin?"

"I guess so. Our internship ends in a week, and this is the perfect time for the evaluation."

"I'm suddenly feeling a bit excited. We've trained so hard for the past month, it's finally time to see the results."

After arriving at the training ground, Xu Jintang and his four companions stood in neat formation, heads held high and chests out, with perfect posture.

After all the trainees had arrived, Wang Yile appeared on the ring.

"A month has passed since we started recruiting trainees. During this time, we have conducted dozens of surprise assessments and extra training sessions. Now your training mission is coming to an end, and I believe you all know what this assembly call means."

"Captain Wang, stop stalling. Aren't you about to start the joint combat simulation assessment for the fourth battalion?"

During this period, Shixi Jun had been dealing with Wang Yile every day and had become quite familiar with him, so they naturally spoke to each other fluently.

Wang Yile smiled. "That's right. Tomorrow morning, the Commander-in-Chief and other leaders from the Command Bureau will be visiting our four camps to observe this joint operations assessment. Considering everyone has been training very hard lately, we've cancelled all training this afternoon. Everyone can take a good rest, or get together with friends and comrades for a chat. Tomorrow we'll officially begin preparations for the assessment."

The long-awaited joint operations assessment is finally here.

All the trainees were very excited, especially when they heard that the Commander-in-Chief and the leaders of the Command Bureau would come to visit. Their excitement was even more palpable.

"Even the Commander-in-Chief is coming to visit; we've really made something of ourselves!"

"Sigh, time really flies. Training was quite tiring at first, but I gradually got used to it and it wasn't so bad. Now we're going to have to part ways before we even got to know each other."

"Don't be sad yet, let's think about how to handle tomorrow's joint operations assessment for the fourth battalion."

Wang Yile smiled and waved his hand, "Alright, dismissed. You can discuss tomorrow's assessment privately."

Upon hearing this, each formation immediately disbanded on its own.

Xu Jintang and the other four walked together toward the exit of the training field.

"Xu Jintang, wait a minute! I challenge you!" Feng Ruihan's voice came from behind.

The surrounding area was drawn to their attention.

Over the past month, everyone had heard about the bet between Xu Jintang and Feng Ruihan to be each other's underlings. Upon hearing this, they immediately stopped and looked over with a mocking gaze.

"I heard Feng Ruihan kept losing and was someone's underling for a month. Why is he still so determined to challenge them?"

"They're still not giving up. They probably want to make Xu Jintang their subordinate after their internship ends."

"That's a bit difficult, hahaha."

Xu Jintang stopped and turned to look at him. "Didn't you hear Captain Wang say that the four battalions are having a joint assessment tomorrow? What's the point of challenging yourself? Just rest."

"You just promised me you'd accept my challenge in half an hour! You broke your promise, are you afraid I'll beat you?!" Feng Ruihan shouted angrily.

Xu Jintang: "I never agreed to accept your challenge."

Feng Ruihan's anger flared even more. "Then I'll say it now, I challenge you!"

Xu Jintang flatly refused, "I'm busy."

Fang Kexin and the others exchanged amused glances, said nothing more, and quickly followed Xu Jintang out of the training field.

Only Fatty Fang felt sorry for Feng Ruihan, so he came over, patted him on the shoulder, and then earnestly advised, "Give up."

Xu Jintang and his group of five gradually walked away.

Feng Ruihan clenched his fists, looking as if he wanted to grind his teeth to dust, and stared at their backs until they disappeared at the end of the road.

"Captain, how about we think about how to deal with the joint assessment of the four battalions tomorrow?" His teammate came over to offer some advice.

Feng Ruihan then withdrew his gaze and sneered, "She's definitely afraid of me. Then we'll crush them in tomorrow's formal assessment."

Team member. "..."

They might not necessarily be afraid of you; at most, they're just annoyed by your noise.

Chapter 162

Inside the Command Camp's private meeting room.

Xu Jintang and the other four sat around the table, chattering away.

"Since it's a joint operations assessment involving four battalions, it will definitely test our teamwork and cooperation," Fang Kexin was the first to point out.

Fatty Fang gently swirled his teacup. "That's beyond question. So what we should discuss first is how to steal the spotlight from the Commander-in-Chief and the other leaders of the Command Bureau tomorrow."

Mo Yuqi's lips twitched. "Using the phrase 'stealing the limelight' is... a bit of an exaggeration."

Xu Jintang rested his hand on the edge of the table, tapping his knuckles on the surface. "The wording may be exaggerated, but it is indeed our main objective."

Wang Qian chimed in at the opportune moment. "I've checked the data; other camps have had similar joint operations assessments before, and they were basically conducted in the form of offensive and defensive battles."

Fatty Fang turned around. "Then tomorrow will definitely be another offensive and defensive battle. Sigh, another tough fight ahead. If you ask me, if there are no restrictions, let's do the assessment tomorrow like the Cabin Alliance did before."

Xu Jintang held up a finger and shook it, "Have you considered who the attacking and defending sides would be in a siege?"

These words silenced everyone.

Gu Xiuwen, seated at the head of the tent, put down his teacup. "Do you need me to give you any special treatment?"

The eyes of Fatty Fang and the others all fell on Gu Xiuwen.

Fatty Fang pleaded, "Captain Gu, could you at least reveal a little bit?"

Gu Xiuwen looked up at Xu Jintang, "Judging from what you just said, you've already guessed who will be the attacking and defending sides?"

Xu Jintang pursed his lips. "Since we're going to put on a big show in front of the Commander-in-Chief and the other leaders of the Command Bureau, tomorrow's assessment will definitely be at its most difficult. So I guess the attacking side might send regular soldiers from their battalion?"

"Impossible!" Fatty Fang immediately retorted, "The regular army is several times stronger than us. How could we possibly win against them?"