Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 11: The Passionate Induction Ceremony

Before dinner, all the members of the 7th Steel Company lined up.

Compared with the queues in the recruit company, the ones here are more orderly, but not just orderly, there is also a sense of solemnity and heaviness.

Because everyone's expression was very solemn and no one was smiling, Gao Cheng stood at the front and wore casual clothes that he rarely wore.

Next to him is Hong Xingguo, the instructor of the 7th Steel Company.

"Everyone, stand at attention!" Gao Cheng shouted loudly.

All the officers and soldiers in the company immediately took small steps to align themselves in the formation, which had actually been in a uniform pattern for a long time.

"Take a break!"

"stand at attention!"

"Take a break!"

"Every row, report your numbers!"

"One, two"

"Report, there are 37 people in the first platoon who should be here!"

"Report, the second platoon should have 35 people, and the actual number is 35!"

"Report, the third platoon should have 33 people, and there are actually 33 people!"

The total number of people in the three platoons decreases successively. I don’t know if it is intentional. One platoon has the most people and the strongest combat effectiveness because the strongest squad three in the entire company is in it.

"Comrade Company Commander (Instructor), the entire 7th Steel Company should have 107 men, and the actual number is 107. Zhao Jianguo is on duty! Please give your instructions!"

The 107 people include the company commander and the instructor. This is the consistent tradition of the 7th Steel Company. The entire company is a whole and moves in unison!
"At ease!" Gao Cheng returned the salute. He was very satisfied with the appearance of his company.

"This year, we bid farewell to a group of veterans, and today, we welcome a group of new recruits. This has injected fresh blood into our 7th Steel Company. On behalf of the 7th Steel Company, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new comrades!"

The whole company applauded enthusiastically.

Gao Cheng pressed down his right hand, and the applause gradually died down. At his signal, Hong Xingguo stepped forward. This kind of ideological and political work was his specialty.

"Today we are holding an induction ceremony for these new comrades. This ceremony has a history of over 40 years, longer than any of us have served in the army and even longer than our own ages! I hope that the new comrades can understand the spirit of the Seventh Company through this ancient ceremony and grow into the bones of the Seventh Company! For the veterans, this ceremony has been experienced many times, and I hope that they can still feel the pride of the Seventh Company from it."

"All new recruits, step out!"

Chen Jiang and others stood out from the team, walked to the front of the team with their heads held high and chests puffed out.

Hong Xingguo looked back at Gao Cheng, who nodded. Then he shouted, "The enlistment ceremony for new recruits begins!"

At some point, Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi appeared in everyone's sight carrying two bright red battle flags of the 7th Steel Company.

The two men unfurled the flag in a dashing manner and marched in front of the group of people.

"From today on, you are officially members of the 7th Steel Company! Stand at attention! How many people are there in the 7th Steel Company?"

Chen Jiang knew the traditions of the 7th Steel Company, but he did not choose to be the first to speak out. Like everyone else, he chose to remain silent.

As expected, Shi Jin shouted with all his might. "Four thousand nine hundred and sixty-five men! One thousand one hundred and four of them sacrificed their lives for their country! The Seventh Steel Company has been established for fifty-one years, and its designation has changed several times. A total of four thousand nine hundred and sixty-five men have become members of it!" Shi Jin shouted, word for word.

"Private Chen Jiang! You must remember, you are the 4956th soldier of the 7th Steel Company!"

"Private, become a talent! You must remember that you are the 4,957th soldier of the 7th Steel Company!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Shi Jin: "Some companies are proud of a certain combat hero, some are proud of having produced a general, but the pride of the 7th Steel Company is the most sacred kind of pride for a soldier! The 7th Steel Company is proud of the heroes who died in hundreds of battles!"

Wu Liuyi: "The soldiers of the 7th Steel Company must remember those who sacrificed their lives in the 51 years of the company's history. You should also use the most powerful means to ask every member of the 7th Steel Company to always remember our ancestors!"

Shi Jin: "During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, nearly all of the 7th Steel Company were killed and their designation was revoked. However, three privates, protected by the entire company, narrowly escaped death and returned. They brought back the last wish of the 107 martyrs: to rebuild the 7th Steel Company with these three young men, with an average age of 17! From then on, the 7th Steel Company will live forever with its martyrs!"

Wu Liuyi: "In this sense, we live between the hopes and honors of the martyrs!"

Shi Jin: "We are a young force that records the achievements of our predecessors, and we are also a fighting force!"

The two men's deafening voices alternated, like a baptism from body to spirit for every recruit present, no, for every soldier of the 7th Steel Company.

Although Chen Jiang knew something about this, he still felt his blood boiling and his eyes turned red when he heard it.

Chengcai and others were also quite moved, and the emotional Bai Tiejun even cried out loud.

Even those veterans who had experienced it many times were deeply moved.

"Comrades, please sing the 7th Steel Company's anthem with us. The first people who could sing this song have all been killed in a positional battle. We only found a handwritten copy of the lyrics in the blood and fire, but we hope..."

Shi Jin was choking up when he said this.
"But we hope that you can hear the song roaring from the throats of 4,965 soldiers!"

A thunderbolt, a sword, a group of fierce tigers and the seventh steel company;

A man of steel with an iron will, he defends the country and his homeland with iron blood.

The sound of killing scares the enemy's courage, and his reputation for victory in every battle is legendary.

The attack must be conquered, the defense must be strong, and we must step on the enemy's bones and sing triumphantly.

To be precise, this song was shouted out by everyone. It has no syllables or melody, but it is more shocking and inspiring than any other song!

Gao Cheng and Hong Xingguo also shouted along with all the officers and soldiers of the company. This scene was really like the entire company launching a resolute charge against the enemy.

The morale of the 7th Steel Company has been continuously sublimated and enhanced through ceremony after ceremony, which has also prompted generation after generation of people in the 7th Steel Company to take over the spiritual will of their predecessors and move forward unswervingly!

At the end of the ceremony, Gao Cheng gave a speech.

Gao Cheng wiped his red eyes with his hands, and carefully looked to make sure there were no tears, then he forced a smile.
"Every year when new recruits arrive, I, as the company commander, have to boost their morale, calling on them to persevere, achieve new feats, and create new glories. But tell me, do we still need to boost our morale?"

"No need!" Everyone answered loudly in unison!
"Yes, our Seventh Company has always had high morale! And it's never just about talking, it's about the hard work and struggle of the people! New recruits, once you come to the Seventh Company, you're a part of it. There's a place for you in the Seventh Company. We were, are, and will always be a team of steel! Remember our oath: never abandon, never give up, so we're called the 'Steel Seventh Company'!"

(End of this chapter)