Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 272 I am not the old leader, I am just a gatekeeper

At ten o'clock in the evening, the lights were still on on the third floor of the Military Club.

The reading room and billiard room are closed, but the gym will be open until half past ten.

At this moment, most people in the gym have left.

Only Qin Feng and a few officers he didn't know were still training.

Just as Qin Feng was doing the barbell bench press, the few remaining exercisers left one after another.

At this time, a middle-aged man in his fifties or sixties, but with a very strong physique, came in from outside the door.

Qin Feng took a quick glance and found that the man was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, but his muscles were very strong. It was obvious that he was the type who exercised regularly.

The middle-aged man walked to the dumbbell area and first picked up two 15-kilogram dumbbells to warm up casually.

Then, he directly took the two largest ones, sat on the bench and started doing dumbbell shoulder presses.

The shouts of "Huha, Huha" spread throughout the gym.

After a set of eight was finished, the middle-aged man's face turned red and he began to constantly adjust his breathing rhythm.

Qin Feng happened to be taking a break between groups, so he asked with good intentions.

"Old Chief, do you need me to lead a few groups for you?"

"Don't call me the old commander. I'm just an ordinary old soldier who guards the gate."

"Guarding the gate? A veteran soldier?"

Qin Feng had a strange expression on his face.

It was the first time he heard someone describe himself as a veteran.

After all, this is not a compliment...

The middle-aged man stared at him, "What's wrong? I have a good relationship with the management. He gave me the key to the gym, and I locked the door for him when he was done. If this isn't a job as a gatekeeper, what is it?"

"If you feel like calling me 'old soldier' ​​is too much of a stretch, just call me 'old comrade'."

"At my age, I'm several years older than your father. It's no harm to call me old comrade."

Qin Feng scratched his head awkwardly. He didn't expect that this middle-aged man had such a heroic character.

"Old comrade, can I help you lead two groups?"

"it is good."

Seeing someone offering to help, the middle-aged man did not act pretentiously.

I saw him pick up two dumbbells on the ground that were bigger than his head.

Use your knees to help push it up a bit, then lift it above your head with both hands.

Qin Feng came behind the middle-aged man and placed his hands under his elbows.

"what!"

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and began to exert force, with the dumbbells in his hands moving up and down.

“...6, 7, 8...9.....”

By the ninth, his arms were shaking.

My feet felt like they were operating a sewing machine, and I began to feel unsteady while sitting.

Qin Feng looked in the mirror at the middle-aged man's somewhat ferocious face and knew that he had reached his limit.

So, I immediately held his elbows with both hands to prevent him from injuring the joints due to exhaustion.

But just when Qin Feng was about to help push it up a little.

But the middle-aged man stopped him: "No need for help, I can do it myself!"

After saying that, he gritted his teeth, exerted all his strength, and pushed two upwards again.

Until he was completely exhausted, he slowly placed the two dumbbells on the ground with the help of Qin Feng.

The middle-aged man's hands felt a little weak, and his breathing was completely disordered. He smiled and stretched his arms twice and said, "I'm old, and they're useless. When I was young, such big dumbbells were like a toy to me."

"It was no problem to make fifty or so of him, but now I can't do even ten or so."

Qin Feng didn't think he was bragging. People lose muscle as they age.

At this age, he can still maintain such a low body fat percentage and such a high muscle mass.

This shows that he has been doing high-intensity exercise all these years without interruption.

"Thanks, young man. Which unit are you from and what's your name?"

"My name is Qin Feng, and I'm the company commander of the first company of the Steel Blade Combined Battalion of the 33rd Division."

When the middle-aged man heard the number, he immediately smiled with interest.

"Steel Blade Combined Battalion? I'm not familiar with the name, but I have heard of a unit called the Steel Blade Company."

Qin Feng replied, "We were originally called the Steel Blade Company. Later, our superiors expanded our organization and began to reform it in the direction of synthesis, which is why we have the current Steel Blade Synthetic Battalion."

The middle-aged man said meaningfully, "So, you're here to listen to Lan Zhiguang's lecture?"

"Yes."

"Are you coming alone?"

"Not only that, our battalion commander is here too."

"So, you're the only one exercising here, where are the others?"

Qin Feng didn't answer, and his expression began to become more and more strange.

The middle-aged man seemed to realize that he had too many questions, so he laughed it off and changed the subject.

"Your lecture lasts the entire day. You're so young, can you understand it?"

"Yes, but some of them still need to be carefully considered when we return."

"Hahahaha, you are quite honest."

The middle-aged man smiled and stood up, stretching his waist. "Transforming from a conventional force to a synthetic one is not an easy path to take. It really requires a lot of thought and research."

"But I think that no matter how much changes happen, the core of a unit cannot be lost."

Qin Feng looked thoughtful, as if he was pondering his intentions.

At this time, the middle-aged man picked up a dumbbell.

He held the middle handle with both hands, then swung it in the air a few times like wielding a sword.

"Steel Knife Company, Steel Knife Company, your knives are more important than guns, you must never lose them."

"In the early years, the Big Sword Corps, relying only on swords and riding on horses, dared to charge into the hail of bullets from the Japanese."

"Although we are moving towards synthesis nowadays, if we lose our core competence, we will end up losing the big picture while picking up sesame seeds."

Qin Feng shook his head and explained: "Thank you for the reminder, but we have never lost these."

"After the restructuring, many troops became combined battalions one and two."

"It was only because of our strong insistence that the word 'steel knife' was retained."

"This is the soul of our army. No matter how long it takes, we will never forget our roots."

The middle-aged man looked at Qin Feng's serious expression and smiled particularly happily.

"Well said. You're quite impressive for having such awareness at such a young age! This is what a soldier of our new era should be like..."

"Come on, come on, stop chatting and help me lead two more groups!"

"it is good!"

Qin Feng didn't say anything.

The two of them were like fitness buddies, working out in the gym until almost twelve o'clock.

Moreover, during this period, the middle-aged man also taught Qin Feng many unique secrets about correct exercise and muscle building.

Seeing that it was already twelve o'clock on the clock on the wall, Qin Feng thought of the meeting tomorrow and quickly prepared to leave.

"Old comrade, I have to call it a day. I have a report meeting tomorrow morning."

"Okay, you go first, I'll raise it."

Qin Feng sighed in his heart, this old man is really energetic.

As soon as I pushed the door open, I saw two more stone statues on both sides.

To be precise, there were two guards, both with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

When Qin Feng came out, both of them looked at him at the same time, but quickly looked away.

This made Qin Feng unable to help but look inside again, secretly guessing the identity of the middle-aged man...

......

Just as Qin Feng was on his way back to the guesthouse, he saw two familiar faces standing in the pavilion nearby.

A man stood in front of Lei Kevin, reporting something to him with a serious face.

Seeing Qin Feng coming over, Lei Kevin smiled and nodded at him.

Yuan Feng also turned his head and raised his eyebrows at Qin Feng in surprise.

It seems to be saying, why are you here too?

"Hello, two chiefs."

Since he saw it, Qin Feng naturally had to go up and salute.

This is military etiquette and also the respect of subordinates for their superiors.

Lei Kevin said with a smile, like an elder: "Xiao Qin, it's so late, why are you still wandering around outside? The lecture starts at 7 o'clock tomorrow, don't be too lazy to get up."

Qin Feng replied: "I just finished working out at the club."

Hearing this, Lei Kevin was stunned.

Even Yuan Feng had a strange expression on his face.

He said, "If I remember correctly, the club closes at 10:30 at the latest? It's already past 12 o'clock, and no one chased you away?"

Qin Feng smiled and shrugged without saying anything more.

After a simple hello, he prepared to leave.

But as soon as he entered the guesthouse building, his face suddenly darkened.

Because when he passed by earlier, he clearly heard Yuan Feng's last words.

"Captain, if all of us are killed..."