Training starts with swimming.

As soon as they got on the field, the Chinese soldiers experienced a completely different training style from Sun Brabeng.

Sun Babbang's training can be said to be the primary recruit training, the instructors are relatively mild, and the requirements are relatively low, only the soldiers need to learn the operation of rifles and some American tactics, and even the instructors will ask the students over and over again to put their lives first, as for guns and equipment...... To hell with it when its life is threatened!

Of course, this was mainly because the Chinese soldiers at that time had a bad habit of putting weapons and equipment first, and if it was an American GI, they would not be willing to risk their lives for a gun or a cannon.

Rabaul's training was much harsher.

For example, swim training...... The training ground is a swimming pool with a length of 100 meters and a width of 30 meters dug by the sappers with an excavator, which is said to be a swimming pool, but it is actually a big pit, which may be to highlight the harsh environment of the battlefield, so that the swimming pool is deliberately not covered with cement, so that the water put in is mixed with the mud that has just been dug around, and it looks muddy, and the instructor also deliberately throws a few "corpses" into it...... Of course, this is a fake corpse for the exercise, and then a few machine gunners are arranged on both sides to "make a fuss" at the part that has no trainees.

Zhang Chi knew what the American instructors were doing this for, they were trying to simulate the real battlefield environment and make the students nervous.

But this is of little use to the Chinese soldiers, on the one hand, because the soldiers have long been accustomed to living a hard life in the country, and in this hard life, they have not been less involved in such muddy water, and even because of the brutality of the Japanese army, it is common for several real corpses to appear in the water. On the other hand, the soldiers fought all the way from the battlefield in Burma, and the gunfire was a common occurrence for a long time.

Therefore, this scene may be enough for the American instructors who have always been pampered, but for the Chinese soldiers, it is just a small kass, and when they get the order, they plunge into the swimming pool one by one, and even a few swimmers have a water fight in it, which makes the American instructor who is about to force the Chinese soldier to go down with scolding is very speechless.

However, after all, not all soldiers can swim, in fact, only a small percentage of Chinese soldiers can swim, and the reason is self-evident...... At this time, China was at war for a long time, and they struggled for food and survival almost from birth, and basically did not have the leisure to learn to swim.

Therefore, there are still many soldiers who have exhausted their foreign appearance in the water, fluttering vigorously but unable to float, and the American instructor Torres gloated and scolded on the shore: "Swim up, you soft eggs, chickens swim faster than you in the river!" ”

"Haven't you eaten in a few days? Move your hands and feet! ”

"Protect your guns, if you don't have them, even if you swim ashore, what will you do against the enemy? Teeth? Or the thing that stepped under?! ”

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This really can't be blamed on the soldiers, for those who can't swim, they are armed swimming, and it is difficult to swim when the military uniform is wet, and they have to bear the weight of the equipment.

Originally, Zhang Chi thought that this was a test of the perseverance of Chinese soldiers by US military instructors.

Later, Zhang Chi learned from Pete that the intentions of the American instructors were not so noble, and they were actually deliberately giving the Chinese soldiers a good look at the instructions of Brigadier General William. Because the swimming training of the U.S. Marine Corps starts with swimming without equipment, and then gradually goes to the armed swimming.

Of course, the US military instructors will not let the Chinese soldiers toss in the water all the time, they just want to use this method to suppress the arrogance of the Chinese army...... Although the Chinese military has never been arrogant, at least the US military instructors believe that it has.

As Colonel Evans, who trained the new regiment, said: "Anyway, the pool also has shallow water, and no one can die, let them suffer a little, and then go to normal training!" ”

In other words, Evans thought that it would be impossible for Evans to learn to swim armed by throwing Chinese soldiers into the pool in full armor without instructing them.

But they soon discovered that the idea was wrong.

"All of them!" Zhang Chi ordered: "Those who can swim are appointed as temporary squad leaders, and each person is responsible for bringing ten soldiers!" ”

"Yes!"

After a few responses, the swimmers quickly began to select their own soldiers, and then trained in groups.

Zhang Chi is also one of them...... Of course, Zhang Chi can swim, modern universities have swimming lessons, although the requirements for swimming lessons are very low, it can almost be said that there is a water is qualified, but that is the whole class regardless of men and women, as a boy, how can you lose face in front of girls? So Zhang Chi really learned to swim at that time, and even liked swimming later.

Swimming is actually not difficult, even if you are a novice, as long as you master the correct movements and breathing, you will soon be able to swim a few meters, and then it is a matter of physical strength...... Due to the pressure in the water, the physical exertion will be greater than on the shore.

However, at this time, the soldiers of the expeditionary force did not have this concern, they fought on the battlefield, and they usually did not move a five-kilometer cross-country, especially under the American supply, the nutritional supplement was still very sufficient, so they were all strong, and it was trivial to flutter a few times in the river.

In less than half an hour, most of the fighters were able to do it, and some even challenged the 100-meter-long pool and successfully crossed it. After a while, there will only be a few who can't be taught...... It is also understandable for this part of the people, especially the Chinese army, some of them got up early in the morning to do farm work before joining the army, and this part of the army because they rarely participated in sports such as basketball and football, so they had difficulties in hand and foot coordination, and they always did not know how to hit the water when they were paddling, and they forgot to move when they hit their feet.

At this time, Zhang Chi was thinking that if Sun Liren's new 38th Division conducted swimming training, then it should be easier.

Because as we all know, Sun Liren likes to play basketball very much, he was the main guard of the Chinese men's national basketball team, and once led the Chinese men's basketball team to the first World Series championship in 1921, his hobby also influenced his troops, his soldiers often played basketball when they were in Myanmar and were keen to organize basketball games.

For those soldiers who can't learn, it doesn't really matter much, and the two learned one left and one right dragged him to the other side and soon brought him to the other side. Of course, these warriors who can't learn will need more practice in the coming time.

(To be continued.) )