Concentricity

With a straight face, Wen Jian yelled, "Meng Changling, stand up for me!"

Meng Changling had been busy all day, and was caught and interrogated in the middle of the night. He was already so tired that he could fall asleep standing up. He didn't pay attention when Zhuang Xu and Mo Jinyan came in. His eyes were half closed, and his head was always blindfolded. of.Shocked by Wen Jian's yell, he was startled and quickly stood up straight: "Yes, my lord."

Wen Jian was angry and funny, snorted, turned his head to Mo Jinyan and said, "Mo Jinyan, you told him that you will go to the battlefield to kill Japanese pirates in the future?"

Mo Jinyan remembered what Zhuang Xu had told him before, so he had to say truthfully: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wen, I don't know that this matter can't be said. I thought that everyone, like me, joined the army to protect their families and the country."

Wen Jian stared at Mo Jinyan for a long time, and then sighed almost inaudibly: "Okay, someone will tell everyone about this kind of thing when needed in the future, so you don't need to do it for you. I don’t know, and I must never tell anyone about it in the future.”

"Yes." Mo Jinyan replied respectfully.

Wen Jian turned his head to Meng Changling again and said: "Meng Changling, I have just told you the seriousness of the matter, you should be able to weigh it clearly yourself. This time I think you are a first-time offender, and you will receive the twenty army sticks tomorrow."

Meng Changling's body was shaking like chaff, and he replied in a low voice, "I obey."

Mo Jinyan couldn't bear it, Meng Changling's small body, he would have to lie down for at least a few days after getting down from the [-]th army stick. Then in the next drill, they were missing one person, so they could only be punished for taking the last place again and again.Then he pleaded: "Master Wen, this matter happened because of me, and as the corps leader, I should set an example and am willing to share the punishment for him."

As soon as these words came out, the other three people in the room turned to look at him.Zhuang Xu said with some dissatisfaction, "Xiaoyan, why are you bothering?"

Wen Jian glared at him, "You're just playing with military discipline. How can you share the punishment? If you are willing to be punished, then go and get the twenty army sticks."

One sentence choked Mo Jinyan, and he looked at Zhuang Xu for help.

Zhuang Xu couldn't sit still anymore, he put down his legs, stood up and shouted: "Old Wen, you are too unreasonable! My brother wants to share the punishment for his brother, isn't this a rare and precious quality of advancing and retreating together Is it? It’s okay if you don’t reward me, why did you include my brother in it.”

"Twenty army sticks are indispensable, so each person will have ten army sticks. If you bargain again, the price will be doubled. Hurry up and leave!" Wen Jian waved his hand, making a gesture of driving people away.

Zhuang Xu wanted to argue a few more words, but was stopped by Mo Jinyan, indicating that this kind of result was fine, and turned around and left.Meng Changling hurriedly followed and came out quickly.Zhuang Xu raised his foot and stayed again.

Meng Changling followed behind Mo Jinyan with his head down, and only after leaving the barracks did he catch up a few steps: "Thank you, Chief Mo."

Mo Jinyan stood up and sighed: "Brother Meng, you have read poetry and books and drank more ink than us rough people put together. How could you do such a thoughtless thing?"

Meng Changling's neck was red: "I'm sorry, I was too reckless in this matter, I didn't think carefully, and you were punished if I got involved." Meng Changling was different from Mo Jinyan. He was overprotected and spoiled by his family since he was a child, so his mind was simple. , self-willed and stubborn, do whatever comes to mind, otherwise, how could he do such ridiculous things.

Mo Jinyan shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just a matter of ten boards, and it's over in one stroke. If all the twenty boards fall on you, you'll have to lie down for at least a few days."

Meng Changling looked at Mo Jinyan with some emotion, and just about to say something, Zhuang Xu shouted loudly from behind: "Xiaoyan, wait a minute!"

Mo Jinyan turned around: "Brother Xu, what's wrong?"

Zhuang Xu ran over and said, "I just discussed with Wen Jian. Those who are punished will not be punished in advance. After your recruits' training is over, there will be an assessment. At that time, all recruits will have a final assessment. If they can pass the assessment then If you come out victorious, you can lose the merit and cancel the punishment this time. If you can’t win, you will be punished at that time.”

"Is this true?" Mo Jinyan was overjoyed.

Zhuang Xu nodded and said: "How can there be a lie. The premise is that you have to win. How about it, are you confident?"

Mo Jinyan stood up straight: "Of course."

Zhuang Xu stretched out his hand and patted his buttocks: "Good boy, then do it well."

Mo Jinyan was a little dazed, and his face became uncomfortable. Since he knew that he had strange feelings for the same sex, he would try to avoid too much physical contact with people, especially the more private parts.In the darkness, Zhuang Xu naturally didn't notice his strangeness.

"Well, Brother Xu, let's go back first." Mo Jinyan greeted, and patted Meng Changling's shoulder, "Let's go, Brother Meng."

Meng Changling said: "Oh. Captain Mo, shall I wait for the assessment before punishing?"

"Of course, don't you still want to be punished? Of course, you have to try to get rid of the crime." Mo Jinyan looked as if it was a matter of course.

Meng Changling looked hesitant: "But I..." He still doesn't have the confidence to win.

Mo Jinyan turned around and asked Zhuang Xu who hadn't gone far: "Brother Xu, is there an assessment competition between Xiao Wu?"

Zhuang Xu looked at the two of them and smiled: "Of course there are." There wasn't one before, so I will add one this year.

Mo Jinyan patted Meng Changling on the shoulder comfortingly: "Let's go, let's try to get Xiao Wu's first place, you have to work hard too."

From this day on, Meng Changling really seemed to be a different person. He was not only active in training, but also worked very hard, and he did not look arrogant. He became humble, and especially trusted and relied on Mo Jinyan.It's just that the words are still a bit literal, this is probably a long-standing habit, and I can't get rid of it for a while.

The other people in Xiaowuli were very surprised by Meng Changling's change, and they all secretly asked Mo Jinyan what was going on, and Mo Jinyan said haha, and made up a random reason to fool him, if everyone knew that Meng Changling had been a deserter , Qiqi will definitely despise and laugh at him.

The recruit drill lasted for three months, and it was the most basic training, including practicing skills and courage.Martial arts include bows, swords, spears, boxing, etc. The training of courage is to enable soldiers to calmly kill the enemy when confronted with the enemy.

Mo Jinyan's martial arts, except for bows and arrows, are nothing to say. Before he joined the army, he was quite good at it. Swords and spears all depend on the agility and agility of his skills, so they are naturally easy to master.Therefore, he focused his training on bows and arrows, knowing that if he confronted pirates on water in the future, bows and arrows would definitely be the most important weapon for killing enemies.

The instructor who teaches Gongshi is surnamed Lin. He is a man with a white beard and yellow beard.On the first day of learning bow and arrow, Instructor Lin gave a demonstration for everyone. He bent his bow and set an arrow, and shot three times in a row "嗖,嗖,嗖", and the arrow hit the head of the straw man target twenty feet away.Everyone was amazed.

Instructor Lin put down the arrow: "Actually, there is no special method for archery, just set the arrow, bend the bow, aim, and shoot the arrow. You just saw what I shoot. Isn't it very simple?"

Everyone saw that Coach Lin's archery was indeed extremely simple, and a few bold ones replied: "Yes."

Coach Lin shook his head: "Everyone went to get their bows and arrows, stand up in order, and shoot three arrows each as I did just now."

The big furniture was eager to try, and hurriedly went to lead the bow and arrows, imitating the way of Teacher Lin, setting up a curved bow, tightening and loosening, all the long arrows flew away, but many arrows fell to the ground before reaching the target, The few that reached the range, not to mention the bull's-eye, didn't even touch the edge of the target.After the third round, the scarecrow used as a target was only sparsely pierced with a few crooked arrows.

Coach Lin smiled and waved his hands to signal everyone to stop: "How do you feel about archery?"

Everyone had no words to say, just shook their heads and sighed.Mo Jinyan replied: "It seems simple, but it is actually quite difficult."

Coach Lin nodded and said, "Then do you think I'm very good?"

Everyone said in unison, "Yes."

Coach Lin shook his head: "On the training ground, I've always hit the target with every shot. But when I kill the enemy on the field, the chance of hitting the enemy is less than [-]%. Why do you think this is?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Mo Jinyan thought about it: "When you go out to kill the enemy, the enemy is not a stationary target, but a living person who can dodge."

Instructor Lin glanced at Mo Jinyan appreciatively: "That's right. Besides, when killing enemies on the battlefield, the situation is very different from that on the training ground. First of all, as an archer, you can't be as calm as you are now." You must learn to hide first, because there will be arrows flying towards you at any time. Secondly, you have to consider the interference of external conditions—light, wind, terrain, etc., are all interference factors. Therefore, as a Archers, you must have this understanding: the target of our archery is not the red heart on the opposite target, but the enemy who threatens your life at any time. Now, I will teach you the various essentials of archery."

"The basic essentials of archery lies in arm strength and accuracy. But when you draw the bow, you don't need to use all your strength, you just need to stretch your arms as much as possible, relax your shoulders, don't tense up, take a deep breath, sink your breath into the dantian, The abdomen is tense. Raise the arm holding the bow, nock the arrow, aim at the target, draw the bow, release the arrow! Then slowly exhale." Standing behind everyone, Coach Lin explained the essentials of archery while pointing someone from time to time.

Mo Jinyan calmed down, kept the instructor's words in mind, and then released the arrow with a "swish". The arrow rushed to the target in front like a shooting star, and landed on the scarecrow steadily, but it only hit the scarecrow's abdomen. , not the head.

"Okay!" Coach Lin shouted behind him, "I have mastered the essentials of archery, and now the rest is accuracy, which requires long-term training."

Mo Jinyan smiled a little shyly, without making a sound, took out an arrow from the quiver behind him, and continued to practice.His goal is not only the red heart of the target, but also the Japanese pirates on the battlefield, which made him never return.Thinking of this, he shot another arrow bitterly, but this arrow missed the target.Mo Jinyan felt a little annoyed, he lowered his head and reviewed why he made a mistake.

Coach Lin saw his actions in his eyes: "Archery needs to be focused and calm. If you want to achieve the unity of man and arrow, then you will be able to hit every shot."

Mo Jinyan nodded gratefully: "Thank you for the reminder." He took a deep breath, let go of the anger in his heart, bent his bow and shot the arrow again, and the arrow was stably inserted in the chest of the target.

Coach Lin smiled approvingly, then walked away.This coach Lin was one of the officers and soldiers who followed Zhuang Xu to inspect Jiangkou Village that night, and he was also Mo Jinyan's lifesaver. Later, because Mo Jinyan was healing his wounds at the Zhuang's house, everyone rarely visited him, so Mo Jinyan had nothing to do. impression.Coach Lin was very impressed with Mo Jinyan, so he could understand the reason why he worked so hard. This young man will definitely be a good thing in the future.