Chapter 368: Fort Benning Base
A month and a half later, Lin Rui and others received a notice and participated on time.
The Waynes International Military Competition is an annual military competition organized by NATO for unconventional military forces. To put it bluntly, it is a stage for major military security guards and major military industrial enterprises to show their strength, which is usually undertaken by the Military Career Management Committee and held every two years. Key members, military companies from eight important NATO countries.
This contest is rarely known to outsiders because it is never open to the public. The venue for the competition is also often in a military base that is strictly controlled by secrecy. Because in addition to the military personnel participating in the competition, there are also light and heavy weapons tests by major military industrial groups. All of this is kept strictly confidential.
This time, the venue was Fort Benning Military Base in Georgia, one of the largest homegrown military bases in the U.S. Army, known as the "U.S. Army Center of Excellence Exercise Center" and the "Home of Armor and Infantry."
Lin Rui and the others came here after receiving a short notice, and they were only allowed to enter the Benning Fort after going through layers of security checks. They were led into by several American troops.
The American soldiers seemed to be a little curious about the three Asians, Lin Rui, Zhao Jianfei and Jiang An. As he drove the car, he asked them, "Are you here to participate in the military competition? are you a participant, or are you an observer?"
"What do you see?" said Lin Rui with a smile.
"Just look at your face, observers don't get tanned like that. The American GI smiled and said, "Hey, relax man." It's Fort Benning, and it's an honor to be able to enter here as a member of the competition. It's a shame I can't see your game. ”
"You can't see it either?" Lin Rui frowned.
"Unless, of course, I also become a colonel. The American soldier smiled. "Look, that's the museum at Fort Benning. Maybe it's over and you can go there and have fun. There is also the Field Marshal Scepter of Nazi Germany, the real Scepter, which belongs to Field Marshal Wicks. ”
Lin Rui looked out of the car window, and the main body of the museum in the distance was a three-story small building, and there were dozens of tanks, armored vehicles and self-propelled guns on the left side in front of the building, most of which were from the US military. Their collection of foreign heavy weapons is naturally far inferior to Fort Knox and Aberdeen. On the right side of the front of the building are two large platoons of various infantry support artillery, in addition to the American army, there are also many German ones, as well as Soviet and Japanese artillery. Most of them are World War II period displays.
But they just drove to the next intersection, and the two American soldiers stopped the car. "Alright, guys, that's all we have to do to get you here. ”
At this time, a few soldiers in training uniforms walked out of front of the barbed wire fence, and they checked the identity of Lin Rui and others and nodded and said, Please come with us. So Lin Rui and the others followed these people in.
"How big is this place?" Lin Rui frowned and asked Jiang Andao.
"The Fort Benning military is the largest army base, with a total population of nearly 100,000 and more than 30,000 active personnel. Covering 180,000 acres, how big do you say?"
Lin Rui could only smile bitterly, "I can see that this place is enough to complete large-scale troop movement exercises, even including armored troops." I see the track lane there. Where are they going to take us, why aren't they announcing the game now, do we have to wait until the start of the game to find out what we're going to be up against?"
"Definitely, that's the rule. Zhao Jianfei shrugged.
The U.S. soldier who was walking in front turned his head and said, "You must undergo a medical examination in advance to prove that you can participate in this competition." This is mainly due to security considerations. You will be assessed by a medical professional for your physical condition. ”
Lin Rui nodded, and after arriving at the predetermined location, they underwent a comprehensive physical examination. After proving that they were fit to compete, they were each given a set of clothing. Take a shower and change your clothes. They were then placed at a camp where they were examined by a counsellor to determine if they were mentally fit to compete.
After a qiē is completed, they are required to sign a waiver of liability. To waive the right to sue for accidental injury or death during a game is actually a stylized process. These mercenaries can't have any rights because of this.
At the Fort Benning military base, Lin Rui and the others spent the last night where they could eat and sleep peacefully. The dinner was very richly prepared, I don't know if the US military ate this, or if it was specially prepared for the contestants.
Shogishi whispered, "This is the last meal before the game, try to eat well, eat a little more high-calorie, and high-fat food." Because after this meal, you may have to go hungry for a long time. ”
Lin Rui nodded and said, "Boss Zhao, how are you?"
"It feels good, it couldn't have been better. Zhao Jianfei said in a low voice while eating chicken, "Do you see the people standing there?"
Lin Rui turned his head to look and saw a man standing in the distance who was not tall, but his muscles were very strong. He was wearing the same short sleeves as Lin Rui and others, and the muscles of his shoulders and arms were swollen, making him look very thick. And the scar on the face of this strong man is chilling. A slanted scar that extends from the corner of his forehead to the corner of his mouth. The scar slashed directly across his eye, but that eye was not blind, but shining with a sharp essence, looking coldly at this side.
Lin Rui frowned and said, "Who is this person?
"His name is Schneck, and he originally served in the French Foreign Legion. It's a good hand. Zhao Jianfei said slowly, "The scar on his face was left to him by my younger brother Jianye." ”
"No wonder he doesn't look at you well, he probably thinks you're your brother. Jiang Jian said in a low voice.
"Maybe, Jianye and I are twin brothers. Zhao Jianfei said slowly, "Be careful of this person, we don't know what the content of the game is yet, if it's a confrontation, be careful of that guy." According to Mr. Long's information, he is representing Morningstar in the competition this time. ”
"What about the other two people from Morningstar?" Lin Rui frowned, "Why didn't you show up with him?"
"I don't know, maybe it's because of the grouping. The participants this time were fifteen military companies and forty-five contestants. It's possible that they weren't in one group. But this didn't make it past the first round, so it's hard to say if we'll face anyone else after that. Zhao Jianfei looked at Lin Rui and Jiang Andao, "Anyway, pay more attention to these people." ”
Jiang An whispered, "Maybe I can give you a little bit in advance, he is a left-hander, and he has a waist injury on the right side." In case you come up against him, you can take advantage of both.
"He is left-handed, and can be judged by holding a fork in his left hand when eating, and his left hand seems to be more muscular than his right arm. But how did you tell that he had an injury on the right side of his waist?" Lin Rui frowned.
"The way he walks can be seen, it's obviously a training injury, it's not very serious, but it's enough to take advantage of. For this competition, he can work hard. Shogan smiled slightly