A generation of soldiers begins with Feng Yuxiu traveling through time and space with Xu Sanduo

Chapter 236 Gao Cheng's lament: Why shouldn't a man carry a Wu hook!
Gan Xiaoning grinned and said, "Sanduo, Bai Tiejun and I have both joined the deputy battalion commander's armored reconnaissance battalion, and Ma Xiaoshuai has become a platoon leader now."

Feng Yuxiu couldn't help but ask, "What about Squad Leader Shi Jin? How is he doing now?"

Ma Xiaoshuai winked and a smug smile appeared on his face. "Squad Leader Shi Jin is back from his advanced studies. He's a company commander now."

The car continued driving forward, the scenery outside the window rushing past. Just then, a helicopter roared overhead.

Ma Xiaoshuai straightened his back and proudly introduced, "Now our artillery regiment is all computerized, but our reconnaissance battalion still has to operate it manually. There's no other way; the deputy battalion commander has extremely high requirements for accuracy, and only manual operation can meet his standards."

Gan Xiaoning laughed along, her eyes sparkling, and said, "No matter where the soldiers of our Seventh Company go, the spirit in their bones will never change. Even though we've just formed a new company, the soul of the Steel Seventh Company is still there, and that is Gao Cheng! With him around, we've rediscovered our former pride."

"The deputy battalion commander once said that in this day and age, airplanes, artillery, missiles, and aircraft carriers are constantly being updated and replaced. These things seem powerful, but they are all as fleeting as a flash in the pan. So what is most important for us soldiers? It is perseverance! In recent years, more and more people have pursued superficial prosperity and illusory things, and the quality of perseverance has been abandoned by many. They only think about getting quick results, but they don't understand that the process of perseverance is the most precious."

Feng Yuxiu looked at Gan Xiaoning with some surprise and asked in confusion, "I really didn't expect you to say such profound things. You don't usually seem like someone with so much knowledge."

Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't help but burst into laughter, patted Gan Xiaoning on the shoulder, and said, "These aren't his words, they're just the deputy battalion commander's golden quotes. He doesn't have that kind of ability."

Feng Yuxiu gazed out the car window, his thoughts drifting far away.

He had been searching for an answer: was his change in mindset due to Li Xuanxuan, or to Scorpion's provocation? He felt a tightness in his chest, yet he couldn't pinpoint its source. During his years in the army, he had gained a lot, but it also seemed as if he had lost something, a feeling that left him somewhat confused.

As the car moved forward, the scenery outside became increasingly desolate; this place seemed to be the border between town and grassland.

Feng Yuxiu frowned and asked, "Is the reconnaissance battalion located here? It feels like the Gobi Desert."

Gan Xiaoning grinned, revealing a row of white teeth. "That's right, the conditions here are a bit harsh, but this is our current military unit."

Ma Xiaoshuai stretched and casually tossed a vacuum-sealed plastic bag to Feng Yuxiu, saying, "At our current pace, we definitely won't have lunch. Just eat this dry ration. Otherwise, you'll be hungry all day. We soldiers practically carry our own pots and pans with us every day; we can't go without food."

Feng Yuxiu lowered his head, saw the dry rations in his hand, and suddenly froze.

This ration was personally distributed to him by Yuan Lang when he joined the Old A unit.

A slight smile appeared on his lips as he suddenly understood Yuan Lang's intention: he wanted him to revisit the place and evoke his memories.

But what he lacks now is not nostalgia for the past, but something more important, and there is a fundamental difference between the two.

Half an hour later, the car slowly came to a stop in a desolate area.

In that vast, barren grassland, a fully armed armored command vehicle lay hidden.

Inside the vehicle, a man was chewing on compressed biscuits, making a crunching sound. He then stuffed a sausage into his mouth, picked up his military water bottle, and took a few sips of water to rinse the food down.

It's hard to imagine that someone could eat such dry and tasteless food with such relish.

Feng Yuxiu was sitting in the car when his gaze was suddenly drawn to a figure in front of him.

As the heatwave hit, he recognized the man—Gao Cheng! This former key figure of the Steel Seventh Company was now squatting on the ground, quietly gazing at the distant sand dunes.

His silhouette blended perfectly into the desert, as if he were a part of this land.

Suddenly, Gao Cheng stood up and roared at the top of his lungs, "Don't try to outrun me! Drink plenty of hot mung bean soup! Don't drink cold water. If I see anyone squatting on the ground with diarrhea, I'll squeeze out their poop and smear it on their face!"

The roar abruptly stopped, and Gao Cheng slowly turned around, his gaze instantly falling on Feng Yuxiu.

This soldier who joined later held a position in his heart that even surpassed that of Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi.

Gao Cheng has a fiery temper and cannot tolerate others making a fuss about him, while Feng Yuxiu's personality is a perfect match for his.

The two stared at each other silently. Gan Xiaoning chuckled to herself and said softly, "Sanduo, hurry up and go down. The deputy battalion commander has been talking about you for ages. Every time we get thrashed in a drill with other units, the deputy battalion commander pulls you out and lectures us. Now, everyone in the reconnaissance battalion knows Xu Sanduo's name. Your name really scares those new recruits half to death."

Gao Cheng kept a straight face, but a hint of expectation appeared in his eyes. He said coldly, "Come here."

Feng Yuxiu followed Gao Cheng, and he didn't say a word the whole way.

Arriving at the armored vehicle, Feng Yuxiu performed a swift jump and boarded through the hatch.

Gao Cheng hated deserters the most, and Cheng Cai's departure had completely broken his heart.

Now, I hear that this soldier, who was once so proud of himself and who had intimidated the entire Steel Seventh Company, actually wants to leave the army and choose to be discharged.

The interior of the command vehicle was very cramped, with various equipment placed haphazardly.

Several communications soldiers and operations staff were sitting in the vehicle.

Upon seeing Feng Yuxiu, a staff officer's eyes flashed with excitement, and he quickly handed him a folding chair.

Gao Cheng remained standing on the vehicle, shouting into the communicator: "This is Outpost Two, Outpost Six. You need to be mobile and stop relying on the infantry fighting vehicle. You need to make your own judgments!"

"This is Outpost Number Two. Where are you? Who is this, hogging the channel? Are you bored out of your mind... Huh? Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander, I'm busy here. Don't hogging the channel! I'm at the forward command post now. Get off the channel right now!"

Feng Yuxiu raised an eyebrow, sighing inwardly. Gao Cheng was still as hot-tempered as ever, daring to drive away even the battalion commander without any politeness.

After the command work was over, Gao Cheng put down the communicator, slowly turned around, and quietly looked at Feng Yuxiu.

“Company Commander…” Feng Yuxiu instinctively stood up.

Gao Cheng pressed him down, his eyes resolute, and said, "Don't speak now, just watch. I need to know what you're thinking. You're not one to listen to grand principles, and I still admire the courage you had when you single-handedly fought against the entire Sixth Company. You're lacking something right now, I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's definitely not fear or terror. You're braver than a ghost, there's no point in lecturing you."

Gao Cheng's words struck Feng Yuxiu's heart like a heavy hammer.

He never expected that the person who understood him best in the world was his company commander, with whom he had spent more than two years.

This man, who came from a military family, seemed aloof and superior, but in reality, he understood the soldiers' feelings from their perspective.

Suddenly, a cannon shot rang out from behind, followed by a sharp whistling sound, and then the distant high ground exploded.

Gao Cheng decisively ordered: "Initiate the attack!"

The tanks roared and charged forward instantly. A convoy of tanks, like a pack of tigers, quickly swept past the command vehicle and rushed down the slope of more than forty degrees.

The command vehicle also began to shake, and then joined the assault. The anti-aircraft machine gun on the vehicle began to fire wildly, with spent shell casings flying everywhere with a crisp sound.

The tanks at the front deployed smoke grenades, and with the addition of automatic launchers on the vehicles, the entire assault formation was quickly enveloped in a thick smoke screen.

The infantrymen leaped off the moving vehicles, maintaining their neat combat formation even as they ran.

The magnificent armored forces combat scene before him made Feng Yuxiu feel as if he had returned to his passionate youth. Such a large-scale heavy equipment exercise was truly awe-inspiring.

Gunfire echoed all around. Suddenly, an explosion occurred almost right next to the vehicle where Feng Yuxiu was sitting. Yellow dust rained down on the vehicle and even splashed in through the open hatch.

Seeing this, the staff officer quickly grabbed Gao Cheng and shouted, "Deputy Battalion Commander, take cover!"

Gao Cheng stood there expressionless, his gaze fixed on the chaotic battlefield around him, as if the dangers around him were irrelevant to him.

The sounds of gunfire outside were deafening, but the loudest of all was the anti-aircraft machine gun firing wildly from the front hatch. The sound, heard from inside the cabin, was enough to get one's blood pumping and heart racing.

"Numbers four and eight, suppress them! Numbers six and seven, flank them! Numbers three and five, charge head-on!" Gao Cheng's voice boomed like a bell, carrying a terrifying authority. "All of you, bombard them hard! Number three, go all out! Don't worry about anything else! If the slope angle isn't right, charge up on foot and wipe them all out!"

Outside the cabin, Gao Cheng calmly directed the battle, ignoring the flying sand and shrapnel.

A spent anti-aircraft machine gun shell clattered out of the front compartment, causing the command vehicle to suddenly jolt violently, almost standing upright. The people inside instantly lost their balance, their feet and heads nearly level. This was an obstacle climb; the vehicle then abruptly reversed back into place.

Gao Cheng's body fell heavily backward, but Feng Yuxiu reacted quickly and stood up to grab him.

"I don't need your help! You watch closely! This is war, this is a bloody contest between men!" Gao Cheng forcefully broke free from Kaifeng Yuxiu's support and roared, "I don't know what you're lacking, you just keep an eye on me!"

"Damn it, Number Two, fire all the shells down! Flatten Position 355!"

Amidst the violent shaking, the staff officers and communications soldiers frantically tidied up the unsecured items in the cabin.

The staff officer was thrown directly into the rear hatch, his helmet clanging loudly.

By this time, the vehicle was filled with smoke and dust drifting in from outside and gunfire, making it almost impossible to see the surroundings.

The staff officer stood up from the smoke, his face full of anger and helplessness. He looked around and saw that the communications soldier was just as disheveled as he was.

Only two people in the cabin remained calm. Feng Yuxiu stood steadily next to the panoramic mirror, holding the bullet casing in one hand and skillfully adjusting the mirror with the other.

He had no support points, yet he could walk on a vehicle tilted at a 40-50 degree angle as if it were flat ground. This amazing balance shocked the staff officer.

Looking through the panoramic mirror, Feng Yuxiu saw a concealed firing point at the foot of the mountain spewing flames wildly, posing a great threat to his own troops.

Gao Cheng, who was in the car, spotted the firing point at a glance and shouted without hesitation, "Four o'clock position, take it out!"

The co-pilot was taken aback and said with some difficulty, "Deputy Battalion Commander, we're out of ammunition!"

Gao Cheng's face instantly turned ferocious. He lowered his head, stared intently at Feng Yuxiu, and said coldly, "Watch!"

Then, he shoved the passenger seat aside and drove the armored vehicle forward at breakneck speed.

"Then crash it down!"

The staff officer and communications soldier in the vehicle seemed to have anticipated this; they quickly sat down and fastened their helmets tightly.

At the same time, the command vehicle, like a wild horse, charged madly toward that firing point.

The Blue Team's squad leader shouted in terror, "Get out of the way! They've gone mad! This is a fucking exercise! They're trying to crush us! Spread out!"

Feng Yuxiu stared in shock at the insane Gao Cheng, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside him.

This man from a military family never changed from beginning to end; his madness and his determination remained unchanged, whether in the Steel Seventh Company or the reconnaissance battalion.

He will not be swayed by anyone or anything, and will always move firmly toward his goal, crushing all obstacles in his path without mercy.

boom!
The armored vehicle crashed heavily into several fortified bunkers, the enormous impact sending sandbags flying into the air.

The tank spun wildly across the collapsed fortifications, its two steel tracks embedded deep into the mud.

Taking advantage of the tank turning around, the machine gunner on the vehicle quickly cleared out the surrounding simulated enemy who were still resisting, until white smoke appeared from each target, indicating that they had been "eliminated".

Gao Cheng quickly pulled out his automatic rifle and engaged in a firefight with the scattered simulated enemies.

Because his position was too prominent, he was at a significant disadvantage in the shootout.

"Heavy machine gunners! Sweep them all away!" Gao Cheng roared.

"Deputy Battalion Commander, our machine gunner has been 'sacrificed'!" the staff officer shouted.

A flash of anger crossed Gao Cheng's eyes as he roared, "Now you're the machine gunner! Get the machine gun and get in there!"

The staff officer was stunned, hardly believing his ears, and said, "I am a staff officer!"

"You fucking soldier! Grab a machine gun and charge!" Gao Cheng's face turned incredibly ferocious, as if he wanted to devour someone.

The staff officer was so frightened that he trembled, quickly picked up the machine gun, and rushed forward.

Feng Yuxiu gazed at the intense battle scene before him.

Compared to this exercise, the operations I participated in as a member of the Old A unit seemed so insignificant.

The firepower of the entire Old A team couldn't even match the coverage area of ​​this small squad in front of them.

"Deputy Battalion Commander, the enemy is charging! We're almost out of manpower!" the staff officer shouted, his voice trembling.

A sinister glint appeared in Gao Cheng's eyes. "We are human beings! Now, all of you, charge with me!"

(End of this chapter)