Chapter 368: Beyond imagination, awe‑inspiring

New dream, new journey!

At the Sixth Company, in front of a publicity board at the gate, a colonel in white naval uniform stood still.

He had his hands behind his back, looking at the publicity poster on the bulletin board themed 'New dream, new journey,' and showed a hint of an appreciative smile.

The whole bulletin board was split down the middle: on the left side were mountains, land, tanks, and half a face of an army soldier gripping a steel rifle.

On the right side were the sea, waves, warships, and half a face of a navy sailor wearing a sailor cap, with his ribbon lightly lifted by the wind.

Interestingly, the two halves of the faces pieced together formed a complete soldier image, but the different uniforms gave rise to two entirely different atmospheres.

In this bulletin board, one can see the vastness of the earth, the loftiness of the mountains; also the boundlessness of the sea, the majesty of the warships.

Especially, the bulletin board's text quoted lyrics from the song 'The Motherland Will Not Forget,' making one's blood surge.

"You don't need to know me, nor do I wish for you to know me."

"I merge my youth into, into the rivers and mountains of the motherland."

"I shed my hot blood toward, toward the blue sea."

Navy Colonel Zheng Chengfeng read it over and over, each time gaining a new feeling.

He took out his phone, photographing this bulletin board from many angles, and sighed from the heart.

"This bulletin board is truly well done; the theme is good, the idea even better: New dream, new journey!"

"The soldier who made this bulletin board has a deep understanding in his heart of the unit, of being a soldier, and of the path the unit will take in the future!"

"Such talent is exactly what our navy needs for the future, moreover indispensable; I say he has the potential to be a publicity director, even an instructor!"

Navy Colonel Zheng Chengfeng lavished praise without reservation, standing rooted before this publicity board, unwilling to move his feet.

Beside him, the former instructor Pan Yuan could tell at a glance who had produced this bulletin board.

Because besides him, there was no one else.

Zheng Chengfeng: 'Later, I will definitely meet the soldier who made this bulletin board; I want to have a good talk with him.'

Accompanying him, Tan Yuanzhou shook his head: 'There's no need for that.'

"Why say that?"

"Because we originally came for him."

Zheng Chengfeng paused, then quickly realized: 'Is this made by Lu Yang?'

Tan Yuanzhou hummed: 'When I first enlisted, I went to the New Recruit Company to inspect work, and like you, I was drawn to a bulletin board. From the time of new recruits onward, the bulletin boards in the company have been his work.'

Pan Yuan also echoed: 'After the lower company, it's even more so; his bulletin boards have always been novel and advanced, thus he has won placements in the division, so one can recognize them at a glance.'

Zheng Chengfeng couldn't help shaking his head in admiration: 'He truly is a rare all‑talent!'

He turned his head: 'Let's go, let's go inside and have a look; see if these soldiers, because it's the last day, will become lax and slack off.'

Tan Yuanzhou shook his head: 'It's unlikely.'

"So confident?"

"Yes."

"On the way here, I saw that your regiment already had several companies that were free‑and‑easy, slacking off."

"Other companies might, but the Sixth Company definitely won't; don't believe me, I'll take you around and you'll see."

Pan Yuan also nodded firmly in his heart.

He doesn't know about other units, but having been in the Sixth Company for so many years, he still knows it well.

Old Ma and his comrades will surely stand their final post conscientiously, and will surely fulfill their last duty.

"Huh?"

Tan Yuanzhou led Zheng Chengfeng to the training field.

The track was covered in messy sand, with some places uneven, looking irregular and sloppy.

This navy colonel frowned slightly, showing a puzzled expression: 'What's going on? How did sand from the equipment area end up on the drill ground, and not been cleaned up promptly?'

Tan Yuanzhou stepped on a slightly raised patch of sand with his foot and said: 'When the reorganization order was officially issued to the Sixth Company, learning that less than four days remained, the Sixth Company not only did not slack off or relax, but trained even harder than before.'

"These sands were specially bought and spread on the track to simulate beach training at a naval exercise field."

"Yesterday I went with the regiment commander and saw these kids bare‑chested, barefoot, wearing only underwear, running, jumping, and rolling all over the ground here."

Zheng Chengfeng widened his eyes.

Indeed, if there are conditions, we go up; if there are none, we grit our teeth and go up anyway!

Who would have thought of such a simulation training method; the one who came up with this idea really is a damn genius!

He stepped on it and couldn't help laughing: 'Honestly, the feel underfoot really is a bit like the naval exercise field, just a little harder, but that's understandable. It seems the company's chief officer is still quite talented; later I'll need to find him to talk.'

"No need."

"Again, no need?"

Zheng Chengfeng always felt this guy was like someone who sabotages the stage.

The bulletin board earlier said no need, and now you say it again?

"Is he not here?"

"He is here."

"Then why not need it?"

"Because we are still coming for him."

"Is it again Lu Yang's idea?"

Zheng Chengfeng's face full of disbelief.

Tan Yuanzhou explained: in the last four days, the company commander and instructor together relinquished authority.

Because Lu Yang had performed well before, and his way of training troops was also methodical, they gave him a four‑day experience card as company chief officer.

This counts as a kind of tempering, also a kind of cultivation; during these final four days, all major and minor affairs of the company were entrusted to him to manage.

This set of training was jokingly called by everyone: "Having the sea in mind, everywhere is the Maldives," and it was also his idea.

Wow, this kid is a genius!

Before this, Zheng Chengfeng had only looked at Lu Yang's file.

Knowing he was relatively outstanding, able to unite the collective, proactive and upward, a good soldier.

But at that time, the focus was more on the Four-Have Soldier, extraordinary promotion, and the honors of first-class and second-class merit officers.

Outstanding people attract extra attention wherever they go; therefore, the navy has paid special attention to this soldier and has been striving hard to secure him.

But looking back now, what Zheng Chengfeng and they previously understood from the file is still too one-sided and superficial.

Lu Yang's abilities as this soldier absolutely cannot be captured by a small file; this is absolutely a rare, all-around talent.

"Come on, I'll take you to look at this."

"Okay."

"Guess what this is used for?"

Tan Yuanzhou came to the open space, pointing at a long bench, the yellow basin in front of him, and several elastic cords on the ground, asking.

Zheng Chengfeng stroked his chin, thinking seriously for a long while: "This wouldn't also be used for training, would it?"

"That's right."

"So, this is for training what, the core abdomen?"

"Guess wrong, it's swimming."

"Swimming??"

Zheng Chengfeng's expression seemed to say, "Are you joking with me?"

"As a navy, how could I not know how to swim?"

"This long bench, a small basin, plus a few elastic cords—how could they possibly have anything to do with swimming?"

Tan Yuanzhou waved at a young soldier on duty not far away: "Come over."

"Report, Chief, what are the orders?"

"Have this navy chief demonstrate how this thing is used."

"Chief, this requires two people to cooperate."

"I'll do it."

LiMin climbed onto the bench, her feet naturally hooking the elastic cords.

Then Tan Yuanzhou held up the empty yellow basin from the ground and brought it to the opposite side.

Then Zheng Chengfeng saw a scene that would be unforgettable for him for life!

"Holy shit, this soldier actually started swimming just like that, so lively swimming on land!"

Click-click, the flash went off repeatedly.

Zheng Chengfeng almost uncontrollably pulled out his phone, took several photos, his face full of disbelief.

"No need to ask, this is also invented by Lu Yang, right?"

"Yes."

"What's it called?"

"Land-Swim Device, 'land' for land, 'swim' for swimming—isn't that unbelievable?"

"This is more than unbelievable; it's simply marvelous, beyond imagination, awe-inspiring!"