Chapter 1661 - 835: An Examination (Part 2)

Chapter 1661: Chapter 835: An Examination (Part 2)

Lin Beichen indeed saw this issue. Ever since those captains conceded defeat convincingly, he had become a true star in this area.

But relatively speaking, everyone still has some concerns. If this issue isn’t resolved, it could lead to more serious consequences, which no one wants to see.

Therefore, to change this situation, the best way is through relentless effort, gradually adjusting to ultimately achieve the desired result.

"So, the exam is just the first step. If they can’t even concentrate on reading, how can I expect them to study military strategies and acquire knowledge in the future?"

"You still plan to train each of them into officers, huh."

"Of course, scientific and cultural knowledge is important in the army. Think about it, when fighting behind enemy lines, having that extra scientific knowledge could save lives at times."

Lin Beichen understands this deeply. Therefore, he absolutely cannot let these soldiers drop the ball at critical moments.

He Shuixing said no more. Actually, for him, this might also be a good opportunity.

Three days later, they indeed set up a large examination site in the field, coincidentally choosing to conduct the exam on a scorching hot day.

"Everyone, before the exam, I want to ask a question. Aren’t you wondering why, on such a hot day, I won’t let you take the exam in an air-conditioned room but choose this place instead? The reason is simple: it’s very hot here, and I know this will make you uncomfortable. But you are special forces soldiers, and if you can’t withstand this kind of test, what’ll happen on the battlefield?"

They noticed that there was an ice water bucket nearby, and the instructor occasionally added ice cubes to it, with a towel placed inside.

"You can use this ice water bucket, but remember, each person has at most three opportunities to use the ice water inside to cool down. The exam lasts for three hours."

Three hours of exam, with only three cooling opportunities, is undoubtedly a brand new challenge for everyone.

"To your left is Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid, drink it quickly, so you can prevent heatstroke during the exam."

Everyone immediately drank the Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid, suddenly feeling refreshed in spirit.

"Good! Now start the exam, submit the papers in three hours."

The scorching sun was high, and these invigilating instructors couldn’t avoid it either.

Lin Beichen, along with the examiners, stood directly under the blazing sun.

Some examiners beside him were quite helpless.

"Boss, we are supervising them, why do we need to stand here too?"

"I just ask one question, what if such a situation arises on the battlefield? Should soldiers charge forward while we hide behind? If we can’t share hardships with the soldiers now, what qualification do we have to require them to follow us later?"

These words were heard by the leaders behind, and instantly, the leaders all walked out of the shelter.

"What are you all doing?"

Lin Beichen was somewhat puzzled.

"Lin Beichen, your words just now made a lot of sense. But as leaders, we can’t just sit inside. Should only you all go charging and fighting? In the end, if we all listen to you, who will listen to us? Haha."

Chen Bin said with a smile.

Three hours of exam indeed was a torment for everyone, especially for those soldiers not accustomed to long exposure under the sun; they were particularly uncomfortable.

Sweat fell like raindrops, yet there was also a sort of exhilarating feeling. However, a soldier had a flash of inspiration and simply draped a towel around his neck.

In this way, no matter how hot it gets, at least he doesn’t have to worry about heatstroke anymore, providing a layer of assurance, feeling much more at ease.

Only this time they were somewhat "sly," using all black towels. This way, once the sun hits, evaporation speed is faster, and heat slowly accumulates.

"Your trick is quite clever, using this method to deal with the heat, encouraging everyone to find solutions, right?"

He Shuixing felt somewhat helpless.

"To be honest, our predecessors endured summers like these for a long time. How did they do it? Can they do it and we can’t? What’s the difference between summer and winter? Our predecessors stayed in the snow for half a day sometimes, or even a whole day, and some of them ended up freezing to death."

Lin Beichen hopes these soldiers can inherit the traditions of their predecessors, instead of each being pampered like young masters.

Three hours passed swiftly, but everyone also suffered. Sure enough, at the final moment, some people finished writing their papers, planning to submit them early.

"If you’ve finished writing, just stay put; don’t leave. Do you think this is a real exam? I tell you, we are a team, if you’re going to submit the papers, submit them together."

Those soldiers who had finished writing could do nothing but continue looking at the test papers, gradually finding some mistakes, then started correcting them.

After three hours of perseverance, everyone finally submitted the papers.

"All right, are you all about done? Now everyone go take a shower, and after that, straight to dinner, today’s mission is complete."

Everyone excitedly went to the bathroom to shower.

After lunch, they immediately began grading the papers. Although the number of people was not large, it still took a long time. As a result, they found the scores were quite disappointing.

"My gosh, except for those we sent to the International Special Forces School, everyone else has failed miserably... Ah, it’s just unbearable!"

Clearly, nearly half of the people did not pass this exam.

Lin Beichen had a somber expression.

"Do they think they can muddle through like this? I gave them three days to review, and not one has remembered anything, what’s going on with this?"

Lin Beichen knows, no matter how bad the conditions are, these people must score well.

The next day, the scorching sun continued to hang high.

"Do you all look down on me a bit?"

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.

"Look at your test scores, I’ll read them out loud today in front of everyone. Except for those who’ve been to the Special Forces School, and a few captains, look at the scores of others? Almost half didn’t even reach the passing line."

Lin Beichen was furious.

"You think this exam isn’t important, then you’re gravely mistaken. I tell you, if a nation’s army lacks cultural depth, it has no cohesion at all. Moreover, these are contents of the training outline, all multiple-choice questions, you could get some right even by guessing, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt depressed. Suddenly, someone raised their hand to speak.

"I think there’s too much content, it’s impossible to learn it all in three days. We’ve already tried our best."

"Three days? You can’t learn this little material? I organized it in one night, and you can’t grasp it in three days, the learning ability is too poor, right?"

Lin Beichen looked at everyone.

"You still don’t take this seriously, thinking these things won’t be used on the battlefield later. I tell you, if you don’t take it seriously, you’ll be just sloppy during training. Then, a perfect plan will be ruined by you into waste paper."

The soldiers were rendered speechless by the reprimand, it was the first time they had seen the instructor so furious.

"Alright! I tell you, regardless of how you performed this time, special forces have a saying ’One person makes a mistake, everyone is punished,’ right? Now, everyone grab the handout, I’ll lead you in reviewing training. Every time you remember a word or a question, we’ll continue. We’ll have another exam in three days. If the results are still unsatisfactory, we’ll keep going until I’m satisfied."

...

The next three days, they went through hellish training and learning.

He Shuixing then realized that Lin Beichen’s demands on the soldiers were truly harsh.

As expected, the night before the exam in three days, He Shuixing couldn’t take it anymore.

"Lin Beichen, before I indeed wanted you to keep the trainees under control, and you did it. But isn’t this a bit excessive? Now, one by one, they’ve been exhausted to the point of losing their will."

"I tell you, if you are lenient now, on the battlefield when they lose their lives, others will blame you. Everything I’m doing now is to ensure they can protect themselves and utilize their talents on the battlefield. So, it’s critical they understand the importance of learning."

Lin Beichen knows deep down this matter is of significant importance.

"If they need to hate, let them hate me. Since I came, I’m not here to play with them, I’m not a kindergarten principal."

He Shuixing was helpless, after all, the superior commands him to cooperate with Lin Beichen, he can only make suggestions.