"Smack!!"
The ground was covered in mud, and Lao Pao fell hard, his entire back getting soaked.
"The seventh move of military boxing, the counter-attack hook kick, you taught us that, squad leader," Li Ling said jokingly, taking two steps back.
It turned out that just now, while Lao Pao's attention was completely focused on his upper body, he suddenly kicked Lao Pao with his right foot, catching Lao Pao off guard and causing him to be hit.
Wow, Xiao Zhuang is awesome!
The entire area fell silent. All the new recruits watched this scene with a chill running down their spines. They felt that something big was about to happen!
But why did they feel a little excited seeing the veteran getting thrashed? Huh?
The old man slapped the muddy ground in frustration, straightened up, and got really angry. He yelled "Ah!" and lifted his right leg, delivering a whip kick towards Li Ling's waist and ribs.
At this moment, the veteran was not holding back at all. If this full-force kick landed, an ordinary person would break several ribs, but it would have to land squarely! Is Li Ling an ordinary person? Hehehe, he already has abnormal physical abilities.
Li Ling leaped slightly off the ground, bent his left leg, and used the side of his calf to block Lao Pao's whip kick, while at the same time his right leg delivered a front kick, hitting Lao Pao squarely in the chest.
Li Ling didn't dare to use his full strength for this front kick. The old man only staggered backward and didn't fall down. But Li Ling didn't give the old man a chance to catch his breath. After landing, he took two big steps forward and closed in on the old man, smashing a series of punches down on him.
Li Ling's punches were so fast and powerful that Lao Pao couldn't even defend properly, let alone counterattack. However, Li Ling was very careful; when his punches were aimed at Lao Pao's head and face, he aimed at Lao Pao's protective arms.
This was to avoid leaving scars on Lao Pao's face and turning him into a complete enemy. After all, if an old sergeant was beaten black and blue by a new recruit, Lao Pao would never be able to hold his head up in the 8th Special Regiment.
However, Li Ling was not going to hold back against the old gunman. He specifically targeted the old gunman's abdomen, ribs, and waist with his fists and feet. These areas would be very painful if hit, but the force did not exceed a certain limit, so it was not easy to injure the person.
Li Ling knew very well that everything Lao Pao did was at Miao Lian's behest, so he wouldn't really hurt him. However, he still needed to vent his resentment at being treated like a dog for the past three months. This was purely a matter of settling a personal score.
Seeing this, the new recruits remained silent. Chen Xiwa, looking anxious, finally couldn't help but call out to the new recruits around her.
"We can't let them fight anymore, something terrible is bound to happen if they keep fighting. We need to pull them apart right now!"
The new recruits then seemed to wake up from a dream and swarmed forward. Chen Xiwa grabbed Li Ling from behind and pulled him back while shouting, "Stop hitting Xiao Zhuang! You'll kill him if you keep hitting him!"
The others also crossed their arms or tugged at their clothes, forcibly pulling the two apart. Li Ling, held back by several people, stopped struggling and pointed his free right hand at Lao Pao, shouting, "Zheng Sanpao, we came here to be soldiers, not to be your grandsons!"
"I have no problem with you training us, but you can't just hit us or yell at us whenever you want. What do you take us for? Huh?"
"You can't beat the new recruits at shooting, you can't outrun them, you can't even fight them. What kind of squad leader are you? What kind of new recruits are you? What makes you so great? What makes you so great?"
"You only dare to bully the weak. Do you think I, Zhuang Yan, am weak? Let me tell you, Zheng Sanpao, if there's a next time, I'll beat you so badly your own mother won't recognize you."
"Xiao Zhuang, just shut up! Do you still want to be a soldier?" Chen Xiwa was almost crying with anxiety. Only Li Ling would dare to say such things, and only he would have the right to say them.
But if these words were to reach the ears of the commander, Li Ling would probably lose his military service. He really liked Li Ling as his comrade-in-arms.
Li Ling is sincere and makes people feel comfortable. He is also loyal and never arrogant. Every single recruit in the first platoon has received his help.
He wasn't an arrogant person to begin with, but he was forced into this fight with the class monitor today. He was completely driven to it by the class monitor!
Miao Lian, who had been quietly watching the scene, couldn't help but laugh when Li Ling said, "If there's a next time, I'll beat you so badly your own mother won't recognize you." Of course, this was also his opinion.
With Li Ling's already formidable strength, his future training in other sports might just allow him to surpass the veteran in every event.
"Hoo~" After catching his breath, Lao Pao couldn't say a word while listening to Li Ling's scolding. He could only turn around and leave. With his back to everyone, Lao Pao rubbed his waist and abdomen, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.
Miao Lian, oh Miao Lian, for the honor of the reconnaissance company, I've completely lost face!
You brat, you hit me so hard, you don't really hate me now, do you?
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Chapter 34 I hit him on purpose
Unsurprisingly, the military police wearing white helmets came knocking. The captain of the military police personally led the team to the recruit platoon and brought Li Ling to the military police station.
The regiment's disciplinary decision came down quickly. Recruit Zhuang Yan had repeatedly violated military regulations, disrespected his superiors, and refused to obey orders. He had even assaulted and verbally abused his squad leader. The regiment decided to impose a week of confinement on him.
The old man, covered in wounds, finally breathed a sigh of relief. "I've completed the task you assigned me, Miao Lian." He subconsciously touched his wounds and hissed, "Ouch, that really hurts!"
Inside the confinement room, Li Ling was doing push-ups.
Fortunately, today's solitary confinement cells are different from those of decades ago. They are spacious and bright, and apart from the lack of freedom, there are no other disadvantages. People even bring them food every day.
Decades ago, those solitary confinement cells would have been terrifying. They were essentially cages, pitch black and frighteningly cramped.
In that solitary confinement cell, you couldn't stand up straight or lie down properly. The military police were afraid you wouldn't be able to bear it and would commit suicide, so they wouldn't let you sleep well. Every time the shift changed, they would call you up to report. If you dared not get up, they would pour a bucket of cold water into your body.
So back then, any soldier who had been put in solitary confinement never dared to break the rules again after being released, because no one had the courage to experience solitary confinement again.
Therefore, the discipline in the army decades ago was much better. In front of new recruits, the squad leader and veteran soldiers had absolute authority. No one dared to mess with the squad leader, no matter how strong you were. If you were a dragon, you had to coil up; if you were a tiger, you had to lie down.
However, there were a few people who didn't take confinement seriously, and most of those people later became leaders.
Li Ling was locked in solitary confinement, with no one to talk to. He was surrounded by walls with only two iron windows at the front and back. He could only pass the time by doing physical training every day.
During Li Ling's solitary confinement, a group of veteran soldiers from Shanxi would gather outside the confinement room every day, shouting and acting as if they were looking for revenge against Li Ling. The military police on duty dared not interfere; they were all seasoned veterans, and they couldn't afford to offend them.
Li Ling didn't care about these people. A dog that bites doesn't bark. Li Ling didn't take them to heart. He just really wanted revenge. In the end, it was still uncertain who would beat whom.
Li Ling was annoyed by their constant nagging, but she couldn't argue back.
The military police on duty outside dared not do anything to these veteran soldiers, but they had ways to deal with Li Ling, who was trapped in the solitary confinement room.
If Li Ling were to yell and scream, he would be asking for trouble. Li Ling didn't go looking for trouble and stayed obediently in the solitary confinement room, passing the time by doing physical training every day.
"One thousand one hundred and twenty-eight...one thousand one hundred and twenty-nine..."