The Female General Dominates All After Transmigration-Chapter 26: Finally Got to Hold a Gun

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Finally Got to Hold a Gun Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The female teacher’s voice was hoarse, and she couldn’t teach anymore.

Upon sending her off, the company commander turned back and sternly ordered the militiamen, "Every platoon, every squad, appoint someone literate to lead the others in memorizing the lyrics. Before tomorrow morning’s training, there will be a check. Anyone who hasn’t memorized the lyrics won’t train."

With that, he left angrily, leaving behind a hundred or so crestfallen faces.

The few from Nanli Team exchanged glances, and Zhang Wanxiang whispered, "Qingyun is a middle school student, I heard him singing just now, and he was pretty good."

Jiang Shenglin immediately laughed and said, "Then we’ll depend on Qingyun."

Wu Qingyun nodded and looked at Ling Chengyan, "Sister-in-law, I’ll copy the lyrics. Should I make a copy for you?"

Ling Chengyan smiled, "I know a few characters, I’ll copy them myself. You focus on those few... Tomorrow it’s up to you whether they pass the check."

Wu Qingyun smiled, nodded, and went to the dormitory to get a pen and notebook.

Zhang Yuyan and Li Huaihua came over, wanting Ling Chengyan to teach them the lyrics. Neither of them had ever attended school or could read, and Ling Chengyan readily agreed.

Back in the dormitory, Ling Chengyan taught the two how to memorize the lyrics. It was really not easy for them since they couldn’t read.

Ling Chengyan chose simple characters to teach them, teaching one character per sentence, and once they recognized a character, they’d remember the sentence. Zhang Yuqin and Li Huaihua tried it out, and surprisingly, it worked well. After reciting it several times, they managed to get through it, albeit with some stumbles.

Early the next morning, Ling Chengyan went to the training field to warm up with some exercises. Unexpectedly, the four people from Nanli Village were also there, all practicing singing and memorizing lyrics.

Ling Chengyan listened quietly for a while and found that Wu Qingyun and Wang Lianqi were doing okay, but Jiang Shenglin and Zhang Wanxiang were missing a lot; they still had a long way to go.

She quietly called Wang Lianqi over and explained the one-word-per-sentence method to him. Wang Lianqi immediately went over to practice one-on-one with Wu Qingyun.

When the militiamen gathered for the check, the company commander checked their memorization of the lyrics. Platoon 2, Squad 5 (which included three female militiamen) turned out to be the only squad that all passed, which earned commendation from the commander and attention from the entire company.

"Squad 5 is so impressive, how about we applaud and invite Squad 5 to sing for us?" The platoon 1 leader, somewhat envious, jumped in to stir things up.

Wang Lianqi, the platoon 2 leader, instinctively wanted to refuse, but the company commander cheerfully accepted, "Squad 5 did a great job memorizing the lyrics, and you’re not convinced, right? Then let Squad 5 perform one to impress you all!"

Turning around, the company commander asked, "Squad 5, are you confident?"

Ling Chengyan, without any hesitation and with crisp decisiveness, said, "Confident! Squad 5 guarantees to complete the task!"

"Great, let’s applaud and welcome the comrades of Squad 5 to perform for everyone," the company commander led the clapping, forcing Wang Lianqi to join in as well. In no time, everyone in the company except those in Squad 5 cheered enthusiastically, clapping their hands.

Wu Qingyun remained composed, but Jiang Shenglin and Zhang Wanxiang were a bit nervous, and the faces of the two female militiamen, Zhang Yuyan and Li Huaihua, turned red with tension.

Ling Chengyan looked at them with a calm and steady voice that wasn’t loud, "Did everyone memorize the lyrics?"

"Memorized!" they all answered in unison. Their responses made them visibly more assured.

Indeed, they had memorized the lyrics, so what was there to fear about singing?

Ling Chengyan pointed to Zhang Wanxiang, "Zhang Wanxiang, you lead. Remember, your voice should be loud, resonant, and imposing. Let’s show them that Squad 5 not only memorized the lyrics but can also sing well."

Zhang Wanxiang, although initially hesitant when his name was called, felt a surge of confidence fill his chest. He straightened, lifted his head, and answered loudly, "Yes, we guarantee to complete the task!"

"We are all sharpshooters... One, two, go!" Zhang Wanxiang emulated the female teacher and sang the opening line, his voice genuinely loud and powerful, making the nearby company commander and platoon leader rub their ears.

The platoon 1 leader muttered quietly, "What’s this guy yelling so loudly for..."

Regardless of his murmurs, the Squad 5 members all sang in unison. Every single one of them kept up, and not only did the four male militiamen sing loudly and vigorously, but the three female militiamen, upon opening their mouths, also shed their shyness and worries and joined in loudly.

Although Wang Lianqi wasn’t standing with Squad 5, he sang along too. He was a bit off-key at times, but his voice was undoubtedly loud and clear!

Once the song concluded, the entire company went silent momentarily. Platoon 2 took the lead in clapping enthusiastically, followed by the other two platoons.

The company commander glanced at the shady-faced leaders of platoon 1 and 3 and snorted, "Platoon 1 and 3, no training for now. Memorize the lyrics. If you still haven’t memorized them after breakfast, you’re exempt from today’s subject training as well."

Thus, platoon 2, thanks to Squad 5, trained as scheduled.

After training, platoon 2 leaders approached Ling Chengyan to inquire about tricks for memorizing lyrics. They knew that Zhang Wanxiang, Jiang Shenglin, and the two female militiamen couldn’t read, yet the four managed to memorize the lyrics. There had to be a trick to it.

Ling Chengyan didn’t keep it a secret. She shared the method of having literate people lead those who couldn’t read, using one character as an anchor for each sentence. The squad leaders treasured this advice and went back to try it out, and sure enough, it worked. By associating a sentence with a character, the sentence became anchored, and seeing the character triggered the memory of the sentence, making memorization much easier.

During breakfast, platoon 2 folks seemed almost possessed, all muttering their lyrics as they read from small pieces of paper. The other two platoons were unconcerned until after breakfast when they gathered again. The company commander checked once more, and to everyone’s surprise, most of platoon 2 had memorized the lyrics now. Though some still stammered through, they could generally keep up, not lagging as much. In stark contrast, less than half of those in platoon 1 and 3, who spent the morning memorizing, managed full lyrics memorization.

The company commander wore an expression black as coal and waved a hand, having platoon 1 and 3 watch as platoon 2 trained.

That morning, the company’s training involved familiarizing themselves with weapon structures and assembly/disassembly; in the afternoon, there was live ammunition shooting practice.

Finally getting to handle the weapons, Ling Chengyan couldn’t help but feel excited.

The structure of a rifle wasn’t complex, and Ling Chengyan was the first to complete the disassembly and assembly, becoming one of the fastest and best learners.

Wang Lianqi and Jiang Shenglin were seasoned militiamen who had trained countless times; Wang Lianqi had even served in the military for three years. Among the three, Ling Chengyan took first place.

Several other veteran militiamen from platoon 2 came to challenge her, and Ling Chengyan remained in first place.

"Great, Sister Yan is the best!" Zhang Wanxiang cheered loudly.

"Sister Yan is the best!" Wu Qingyun, a bit slow to react, also cheered. The crowd watching joined in the applause.

"Have you practiced with a rifle before?" Suddenly, a voice sounded from outside the crowd.