Arsenal Military Academy Episode 2 Recap
> Arsenal Military Academy Recap
On the first day of the Arsenal Military Academy's opening, Instructor Lv gave every cadet a shock by making them run laps on the training ground carrying their luggage. Li Wenzhong was hung under the scorching sun, and he groaned incessantly. Guo Shuting drank the alcohol Li Wenzhong brought and even made fun of him. Huang Song had the most luggage; he still gritted his teeth and persevered, carrying pots and pans, and kept cheering for Xie Xiang.
Xie Xiang couldn't help but recall Tan Xiaojun's words from last night, reminding her not to be impulsive lest someone discover she is disguised as a man. Shen Junshan didn't bring any luggage, and he was the first to finish thirty laps. Ji Jin was exhausted and wanted to slack off, so Instructor Lv punished him by making him run two more laps.
Xie Xiang originally wanted to give up, but Huang Song wanted to accompany her to receive the punishment. Xie Xiang didn't want to implicate him, so she could only grit her teeth and persevere. Xie Xiang and Gu Yanzhen were assigned to the same dormitory. Gu Yanzhen accidentally discovered girl's underwear in her luggage and mistakenly thought she was a pervert.
Xie Xiang just wanted to find the instructor to change dorms, but Instructor Lv called for an emergency assembly for a lecture, so Xie Xiang also had to give up. Instructor Lv straightforwardly relayed to them the school's discipline and training schedule. If anyone dared to be late by fifteen minutes, they would be punished by soaking in a large bath for a day.
Latecomers would be punished with thirty military strokes, and those who did not return overnight would be directly expelled. Smoking and drinking were strictly prohibited, and once anyone was found smoking opium, they would be immediately taken out and shot. Leaving campus was prohibited except on holidays. Instructor Lv repeatedly declared that this was the Arsenal Military Academy, and no one should think of slacking off here.
Next, Instructor Lv began inspecting each cadet's luggage, discovering a handgun pressed at the bottom of a box and candy hidden in socks. Xie Xiang felt uneasy, but Instructor Lv still discovered the girl's underwear in her luggage. Gu Yanzhen took the initiative to step forward and help her out, claiming it was a souvenir from his girlfriend.
Instructor Lv punished the cadets who privately hid prohibited items on the spot, each with five military strokes and a run of twenty laps. Gu Yanzhen picked up Xie Xiang's luggage and returned to the dormitory. Xie Xiang thanked Gu Yanzhen for standing up for her. Unexpectedly, Gu Yanzhen actually used this to blackmail her, forcing Xie Xiang to wash his clothes and polish his shoes. Xie Xiang could only swallow her anger and do everything as instructed.
Xie Xiang saw Gu Yanzhen kick off his blanket while sleeping, so she helped him cover up. At night, Xie Xiang tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She opened her luggage and took out the music box given by her brother Xie Liangchen. Guo Shuting came to Huo Xiaoyu's Shannan Tavern. The waiter Xiao Liu thought he was there to collect rent. He saw that Huo Xiaoyu was not there, so he sat by himself and drank.
Huo Xiaoyu soon returned to Shannan Tavern and saw that Guo Shuting was already drunk and unconscious, and kept motioning to Xiao Liu to pour him wine. Huo Xiaoyu knew that he had returned this time to go back to the Arsenal Military Academy to be a tactics instructor, so she showed him great care and concern and also asked Xiao Liu to prepare some sobering side dishes and soup for him.
Instructor Lv arrived at the military academy early in the morning, and Guo Shuting also returned later, stumbling drunk. The wake-up bell rang. Xie Xiang got up on time and tidied up her bedding, but Gu Yanzhen was still sleeping soundly. Huang Song and Xie Xiang ate breakfast together. Ji Jin and Shen Junshan sat next to them. Huang Song took the initiative to greet them.
Shen Junshan ignored him, but Ji Jin warmly introduced himself, saying he was a local, and told them to speak up if they needed anything. Before training, Instructor Lv first explained the current international situation to the cadets. The German-Japanese War was raging fiercely. Instructor Lv felt that their seventh batch of cadets were the worst in quality but the bravest, and urged everyone to train hard and be ready at any time to defend the country.
The cadets were greatly excited. Gu Yanzhen was dragged out of the dormitory by the instructor. He claimed he didn't hear the wake-up bell and accused Xie Xiang of not waking him up on time. Instructor Lv punished him by soaking in a large bath for a day. Gu Yanzhen thought it was just a bath and felt happy inside. Instructor Song led the cadets to begin arduous training.
Xie Xiang could not keep up with the speed because she lacked physical strength, and Huang Song was beside her cheering her on. The following training was even more brutal. Cadets in pairs carried a large log and had to brave the pouring rain to deliver it to the destination. Xie Xiang and Huang Song were in a group together, but because she was frail, she fell behind. Instructor Song severely reprimanded them.
Xie Xiang recalled being chased by thugs back then; she was filled with hatred, and her strength immediately doubled, but in the end, she still fell behind. She didn't want to implicate Huang Song from being punished, so she let him go back by himself first. The large bath punishment was being soaked in the sewage of the drainpipe. Gu Yanzhen secretly climbed out, but was soon caught and dragged back.
