The Female General Dominates All After Transmigration-Chapter 29: Unexpected Incident at the Selection Tournament
The company commander looked at the registration form with some surprise and specifically sought out Ling Chengyan to inquire, "Assassination requires more strength and physical confrontation. Do you want to reconsider and switch to throwing? I’ve seen your scores; they’re also very good."
Ling Chengyan shook her head, "I’m more confident in assassination than throwing."
Joking aside, she had spent over ten years practicing swordplay and spearmanship. When it came to assassination, she could confidently say not to mention the people at the commune, she wasn’t afraid of anyone in the county.
As for throwing, it wasn’t that she couldn’t do it, but she looked down on it. It didn’t have much technical content; you just needed to be strong and somewhat accurate to hit the target. Boring!
Hearing her say that, the company commander still felt a bit surprised, but didn’t say much more. He just reminded her to practice more and aim for good results.
In the first round of training, three of the four Zhang brothers from the Longsheng Brigade were eliminated, leaving only Zhang Qinghuai. Feeling isolated, he tried to avoid crossing paths with the people from the Nanli Team and didn’t dare cause any more trouble.
The training life was fulfilling and went by particularly fast. In the blink of an eye, the second round of training was completed. When Political Commissar Xu Dong stood in front of the ranks again, many people’s hearts were on edge.
Indeed, this time, Xu Dong announced the results of the second round of training and eliminated another third. Of the initial 280 people, after two rounds, only a little over 100 remained, compressing the three companies into one company with five platoons.
These over 100 people would all enter the final selection competition. The 15 people who would ultimately participate in the county competition would be selected from these over 100 people.
Among the five people from the Nanli Team, Zhang Yuqin and Li Huaihua, the two female militia members, surprisingly both made it to the final selection. This astonished everyone in their platoons and companies, including Wu Xiangyang and Xu Dong.
After all, after two rounds of compression, they were the only class structure left standing.
Back in the dormitory, Zhang Yuyan finally dared to express her joy, grabbing Ling Chengyan’s arm, laughing, and jumping, "I passed, I really passed."
Ling Chengyan was spun around several times by her and the smile on her face was somewhat helpless, "Keep working hard and strive to pass the selection. Let’s all three go to the county together."
Li Huaihua and Zhang Yuyan’s eyes were both sparkling, yet a little incredulous, "Can we really go to the county?"
Ling Chengyan waved her fist, "Why not? You didn’t think you could pass the second round when you first came, did you? More than half were weeded out, and the fact that the three of us are still here means we can do it!"
"Yes, we can do it!"
"Yeah, for sure!"
The three of them mustered all their strength, their three hands tightly clasped together.
Li Huaihua finally made a choice to focus on assassination training; Zhang Yuyan picked one out of three and settled on her slightly better score in throwing.
Ling Chengyan corrected some force errors for the two, and the rest was up to them to practice.
Because they practiced hard, their arms were swollen. At night, back in the dormitory, Ling Chengyan helped knead them for a bit, and the next day they gritted their teeth and trained hard again.
This determination left Ling Chengyan quietly impressed. Even if it’s not a life-or-death situation, having such tenacity and determination means anything is possible!
This round of training was slightly longer, lasting a full five days.
On the sixth day, the selection competition officially began. The three events were conducted simultaneously.
The timing was leisurely for those who signed up for one event, but those who signed up for two had to arrange the order, finishing one before participating in the second.
With Political Commissar Xu Dong personally overseeing on Ling Chengyan’s side, she first participated in the shooting competition, then went to the assassination match. Considering it was her second event, they specifically scheduled her shooting competition in the second round.
Ling Chengyan stood calmly in the waiting area, watching the first group of participants take the shooting stage.
Xu Dong approached her and gently inquired, "How do you feel? Are you ready?"
Ling Chengyan stood at attention, "I assure the completion of the task."
Xu Dong smiled and nodded in approval, "Comrade Ling Chengyan, no need to be so tense. Relax during the competition and aim for the best results."
As they spoke, the first group completed their shooting, and the scores were reported: ten participants, with Nanli Village’s Jiang Shenglin having the best score of 43 rings, and the lowest being 35 rings. After two rounds of elimination, the remaining technical levels were indeed above the pass line.
Hearing her name, Ling Chengyan crisply responded, "Present!"
She stepped onto the field in stride, proceeded to the designated spot in order, and first checked the firearm to ensure there were no issues, before loading the bullets.
Positioned in a prone stance, she prepared, and as soon as the starter gave the signal, Ling Chengyan aimed at the target, ready to pull the trigger. Just then, a sudden whirlwind kicked up, blowing dust into everyone’s eyes.
Bang, bang, bang... A series of gunshots rang out, including one from Ling Chengyan.
Xu Dong raised his hand to shield himself from the wind and sand. After the whirlwind passed, he opened his eyes again, looking displeased.
Bang, bang, bang... Three more gunshots followed.
Clearly, as the whirlwind blew in, seven participants fired, while the remaining three fired after the whirlwind. This meant that the scores of the seven participants caught in the whirlwind would certainly be affected.
Xu Dong turned to Wu Xiangyang, who was behind him, "Unforeseen situation, should we rerun a round?"
Wu Xiangyang also looked displeased. His most promising candidate was Ling Chengyan, almost all his hopes were pinned on her. If her results were affected by this damned whirlwind and she couldn’t even make it to the county competition, all his effort these days would be in vain, and he might even become a joke.
However, Wu Xiangyang still wore a stern face and waved his hand.
The militia competition, the arena was like a battlefield. The competition might allow for a redo due to a whirlwind, but could the battlefield allow for a redo?
Xu Dong swallowed and turned his gaze back to the competition field.
The personnel in the field hadn’t received any orders, so they didn’t stop, and the gunfire continued. Soon, all five bullets were fired, and participants stood to report completion in succession.
Ling Chengyan wasn’t the first; she was the third to report completion. After confirmation, she put down the gun in her hand and stood silently by the shooting position, calmly waiting for the others to finish before reporting the score.
Finally, the scorer ran to each shooting position, counting the scores one by one before reporting them back.
Wu Xiangyang and Xu Dong had already arrived next to the statistician. As he saw the scorer running up with the scores, Wu Xiangyang, not waiting for the statistician to verify and tally, snatched the results directly.
The first sight revealed continuously low total scores in the twenties and a prominently blank single-target score. Blank, signifying a missed shot!
Wu Xiangyang’s eyebrows twitched violently, and his hand trembled.
He took a deep breath, curbing his emotions, and searched down, sixth target position Ling Chengyan—
