Chapter 1012: Expeditionary Death Squad
Rios sat at the coarse wooden table and ate his protein powder. After the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info finished eating, he was still unsatisfied, and he licked his face and ran to the cook to ask for another one.
This paste, which only has a little oil and salt, has a strange smell and tastes not very good, but it is especially rare for refugees who have fled from life and death.
The cook in the quarantine camp obviously had a feeling of contempt for the refugees in front of him, but he could give whatever he wanted, and at most whispered a few words, 'Damn garbage, eat a lifetime of mush'.
Rios knew why he was discriminated against, because they were refugees, refugees who brought chaos. As a refugee deported from New Mexico, he made the hellish journey to Cuba, and the people who fled with him were nowhere to be found.
Fortunately, the Aurora Legion, which ruled Cuba, also gave the refugees a bite to eat and hung for their lives, knowing that other forces would only expel them with bullets and bayonets. So even if he was discriminated against, Rios felt that the quarantine camps everywhere were much better than the barbed wire refugee camps outside the city.
Rios didn't know why he was guilty of this, he was just an uneducated Mexican. As an illegal worker in the United States, Rios learned not to argue, to work more and talk less.
However, Rios was not without his advantages, and when he said that he could speak English, and that he had worked as a harvester, a warehouseman, a cook, and every inferior job imaginable in the United States, he was immediately appointed captain of a ten-man squad.
That's great! The team leader can get an extra piece of whale meat when he eats, has a special armband on his clothes, and undergoes a day of on-the-job training, and then he can lead the team to receive the next step of training. This is a great happiness for Rios, who has always been at the bottom of society.
Combat training was the simplest, not even a firearm, and Rios was only asked to practice how to throw grenades.
Yes! It's throwing a grenade, which is simpler than firearms training, as long as the strength is strong enough and the posture is correct.
Zhou Qingfeng's influence on the grenade offensive of the Volunteer Army in the Korean copy was too profound, which was a magic weapon for the weak army to defeat the enemy, for which he purchased 500,000 Type 67 wooden-handled grenades.
Most of the various weapons in the wasteland have not received any special training, and it is better to arm a machine gun and rifle in a weak environment than to throw a grenade at close range, and the violent explosion is stronger than anything else, and the loud noise and air wave will make the weak-willed opponent collapse in an instant.
The frail refugees couldn't throw the grenade far, but they had to practice proper posture and basic military training. Discipline, queues, earthwork, simple communication contacts.
Rios obeyed the instructor's orders 100%, and he had enough hard work to learn completely mechanically. In addition to throwing grenades, another special thing is to learn how to unfold a special fine iron cage in a short period of time, and fill the cage with sand and gravel to build a fence.
"We seem to be practicing building a fortification." A refugee from a quarantine camp said on the training ground: "What the hell is this for? ”
"Shut up and do whatever you want. Commanders like taciturn, obedient and clever people. "Rios is happy with his current life, although he doesn't have much freedom, but at least he doesn't go hungry.
The world outside the quarantine camps looks wonderful, but for the refugees it is an unattainable Garden of Eden. Although separated by barbed wire, the bustling city life still tempts everyone who wants to change their destiny.
However, the instructors made no secret of the fact that you were late, that the regiment had passed the period of desperate manpower and that it would take more effort to gain status and dignity.
"I'm not afraid to pay, I just want to know what to do to live outside the quarantine camp?" During a break in training, Ríos asked the instructor.
"The more you learn and the more you can master, the better chance you have to seize the opportunity. For example, I need a squadron leader who can command three squads, can you do that? The instructor was as cold as a rock, but he left without explaining how he could become a squadron leader.
However, Rios was so inspired that he began to pay attention to his instructor's words and deeds, learning how to manage his subordinates, how to assign tasks, how to restore order in the midst of chaos, and how to be fearless in the face of danger. The most important thing is how to make the instructor realize that he is better than others.
"Listen brothers, we can't just look at the world outside on barbed wire every day. We have to do something to change ourselves, or we're just a bunch of stupid fools. ”
Trying to inspire his ten men, Rios started by remembering each person's name, assigning three group leaders to assist him in his work, and leading his men to reinforce their learning. He even rewarded those who performed well with his own pickled whale meat, which he learned from the instructors.
After eating protein paste for a while, Rios noticed that his group's food had improved. Although it looks like some leftover food is reheated in the pot again, there are vegetables and meat, and as long as you are not too picky, you can still swallow it.
As time went on, the emaciated refugees began to gradually regain their health, but the increased training in the quarantine camps was not tolerated by everyone. For example, earthwork is often an endless process of digging foxholes with sappers and shovels.
The temper of the instructors is also getting worse and worse, and those who fail to complete the training will be punished in various ways. Under the pressure, someone suddenly broke out at dinner, scolding that the new food was water for feeding pigs, complaining that he had only joined the army later, why couldn't he live like a normal person?
At that time, the atmosphere in the canteen of the quarantine camp was suddenly tense, and many refugees looked blankly at the instructors around them, for fear of causing trouble.
In the panic of everyone, Ríos took the initiative to stand up before the instructor dealt with it, and said to the refugees who caused trouble: "Eat your share of dinner, don't waste this hard-won food." ”
"I'm so fed up, it's not food at all. Do you know what I just ate? It's disgusting to death. The refugees who provoked the trouble were in an open-minded posture and kept yelling to vent their emotional stress.
"Believe me, I've eaten something 10,000 times more disgusting than this. But I know it's useless to complain, and I still have to try to live. Rios stepped forward, picked up the food on the other man's plate and stuffed it into his mouth, and after eating, he said, "You see, it's better to die of nausea than to starve to death." ”
The canteen of the quarantine camp was silent, the instructors around him were indifferent, and the refugees sitting at the tables did not speak. The troublemaker looked at the eyes around him and paid attention to him, and finally sat down dejectedly, hugged his head and cried.
A storm seemed to subside, but after dinner Ríos was called outside the barracks by the instructor and asked, "Do you want to live a normal life?" ”
"Sir, I really want to live a normal life, and I've been working hard for it." Rios said without hesitation.
"Now there is a special team that needs people, if you join, there is a chance for you to live a normal life, but there is also a fifty percent chance of your life, what choice do you make?" The instructor asked.
"Will it die?" Rios froze for a few seconds, "If I refuse, do I want to stay in the quarantine camp for the rest of my life?" ”
"No, you're going to be temporary. The Legion is currently very full of ordinary labor, and will only recruit you when needed. You may not starve, but you will never fit into the Legion. The instructor was concise and to the point, but the meaning was very clear.
"You have to contribute to the Legion to join the Legion, right?" Taking a deep breath, Rios asked, "Can I ask what team I'm going to join?" ”
"Expeditionary death squads under the Afrika Army."