Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 118 Liu Hanqing, Political Instructor of the Seventh Steel Company!
The next morning, at the headquarters of the Seventh Steel Company

"Reporting to the company commander, the new political instructor of the 7th Company has arrived."

"The prehistoric one has already run off to greet us!"

"It's said to be someone you know!"

Wu Siyi reported.

"Is the new instructor someone I know?"

"I was so focused on how to discipline these pumpkins that I almost forgot about this."

"Come on, take me to see who it is."

Wu Wanli was a little curious and said.

"Yes!"

Wu Liuyi stood upright and shouted.

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Steel Seventh Company Garrison Entrance

"Report to the instructor!"

"I am Shi Qian, the squad leader of the guard platoon of the Seventh Steel Company, here to greet you!"

After shouting loudly, the prehistoric man saluted, panting.

"Hello comrade, I am Liu Hanqing, the new political instructor of the Seventh Company."

"I just transferred here, so I'll need you guys to help me get used to it."

Liu Hanqing returned the salute without any airs and said.

"No, no, no, I'm just a soldier."

"I'll take you to see the company commander, let's go!"

"Prehistoric said with a smile."

"No need, our company commander is here."

Liu Hanqing looked at the figure in the distance and smiled slightly.

far away
When Wu Wanli got closer and saw it, he was immediately stunned.

"Comrade Wu Wanli, it's been a long time!"

"Am I not welcome?"

"Or... do you think I'm not suitable and want to return it?"

Liu Hanqing looked at Wu Wanli with a smile, extended his hand, and said to Wu Wanli.

"Hahahaha... No way!"

"I've never seen a war, but I have absolute faith in your political work abilities!"

Wu Wanli laughed heartily and reached out to shake hands with Instructor Liu in a generous manner.

"If you praise me like this, I'll be embarrassed if I don't do my job well."

"Let's go, we can talk about the current situation of the Seventh Steel Company on the way."

"That's what Instructor Liu said."

"also!"

"But I thought we would talk about each other's recent situation first to get to know each other better."

Wu Wanli said with some surprise.

"How are you doing lately?"

"I see your updates in the newspaper every day!"

"That's fine, even my father mentioned you in his letter. I know your situation all too well, there's no need to ask."

"That's what Instructor Liu said."

"Mention me?"

What did your father say?

Wu Wanli was slightly taken aback and asked with a hint of surprise.

"What else could it be? It all boils down to one sentence."

"Learn from Comrade Wu Wanli!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Instructor Liu smiled.

"Okay!"

"I've become someone else's child too, hahaha..."

Wu Wanli laughed.

"I heard that a batch of new recruits have arrived at the Seventh Steel Company."

How do you plan to screen candidates?

"Instructor Liu asked."

"I will be strict with them, not only in terms of individual ability, but also in terms of team spirit and cooperation."

"The next battle will begin in ten days, and the Seventh Steel Company will have a heavy burden to bear."

“Not being strict is irresponsible towards the lives of our soldiers.”

Wu Wanli pondered.

"That's right, the burden on the Seventh Steel Company is not small."

"After all, they have American weapons that are even stronger than the US military's firepower, and they even applied to equip our Steel Seventh Company with tanks."

"If it succeeds, the Seventh Steel Company will be the first tank company of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army."

Instructor Liu smiled slightly and said.

"A tank company also needs air superiority!"

"We hope that MiG fighters and our Chinese Air Force fighters can soon be circling over the Korean battlefield."

Wu Wanli said.

"There will be."

"The air support plan has been approved, so we won't have to fight such a difficult battle in the next one."

Instructor Liu revealed this.

"That's good!"

"With the air force, our strategic initiative will be greatly enhanced."

A hint of surprise flashed in Wu Wanli's eyes as he spoke.

"Yes!"

"Finally, we'll have our fighter jets in the sky, and command posts at all levels will be much safer."

Instructor Liu sighed, looked up at the sky, and said.

"The sun has risen."

Wu Wanli followed Instructor Liu's gaze to the sky and said with a smile.

"It's so beautiful, even more beautiful than when we first met."

Instructor Liu reached out and touched the light, feeling its warmth, and said.

The sun rises in the blue sky.

The light, like overflowing golden paint, gradually painted across the eastern horizon.

Beams of light, like countless golden threads, intertwined to form a shimmering golden net that enveloped the entire world.

The distant mountains were edged with golden sunlight, like a sleeping dragon gradually awakening at the call of the sun.

……

Even the doorway
"Comrade Wu Wanli, do you know why, out of so many companies, my favorite is the Steel Seventh Company?"

Instructor Liu smiled at the rising sun and asked.

"I asked the new recruits this question."

"I estimate that many of them came because of the Steel Seventh Company's combat record, or because of the American weapons, or because of the preferential treatment they received."

"But I know you're definitely not that kind of person."

Wu Wanli replied.

"Of course I'm not."

"I have heard many stories about your Seventh Steel Company. I read and learned from each story, and I found six words in them."

"Never abandon, never give up!"

“Other units have similar units, but in many aspects they are not as good as the Steel Seventh Company.”

Instructor Liu thought for a moment and then praised him.

"Everyone has their own vision of the Steel Seventh Company. I wonder what aspects the instructor considers different about the Steel Seventh Company?"

Wu Wanli looked at Instructor Liu with some curiosity and asked.

"The ordinary companies' willingness to not abandon each other means they are willing to die together."

"But Comrade Wu Wanli, you are different. You were able to lead the Steel Seventh Company to survive tenaciously!"

"The ordinary company's perseverance means not giving up on the tasks it needs to complete."

"And Comrade Wu Wanli, I only found out when I learned that you had taken up arms and forced the entire 1st Marine Division to surrender..."

"Besides the Steel Seventh Company, you don't give up on the millions of volunteer soldiers."

"Small collectivism can easily lead to factionalism, but only by having the greater good in mind can one truly radiate a brilliant spirit."

Instructor Liu smiled and looked at Wu Wanli, saying...

"Actually, when I did it, I didn't think so much about how glorious it was."

"I just feel that this is how it should be for Chinese soldiers."

Wu Wanli smiled and said.

"That's how it should be... Well said!"

"No matter what, Comrade Wu Wanli, from now on we are close comrades-in-arms, and the Steel Seventh Company is the glorious collective I have joined."

"We hope that we can lead the Steel Seventh Company to achieve the same brilliant results as before on countless battlefields!"

Instructor Liu gave Wu Wanli a deep look, then glanced at the rising sun in the sky, and said with a smile.

"it is good!"

"No matter how powerful the enemy we face in the future, we, the comrades of the Steel Seventh Company, will fight side by side and defeat them!"

Wu Wanli looked at the orange-red sun in the sky and said with a smile.

"I'll figure out the rest myself. Go and get busy with the new recruits' training."

"That's what Instructor Liu said."

"it is good!"

Wu Wanli nodded and was about to walk to the training ground.

"Reporting, Company Commander!" "There's a troublemaker causing trouble during basic training!"

At this moment, Yu Congrong rushed over to report.

"Who's there? What's going on?"

Wu Wanli frowned slightly and asked.

"That guy named Tuoba Tie insists that the perfect score standard for shooting is unreasonable and that no one can achieve it!"

"Now they're actually making a huge fuss about wanting to see you."

Yu Congrong said with a furrowed brow.

"Come on, take me to the shooting range."

Wu Wanli said, his face slightly dark.

"Yes!"

Yu Congrong responded.

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range
Why is the standard for a perfect score so unreasonable?

"The Steel Seventh Company I longed for shouldn't be like this!"

Tuoba Tie shouted.

"Comrade, how can you cause trouble and disrupt training discipline?"

Even if you think it's unreasonable and want to give feedback to your superiors, you can't do it this way!

Cheng Gong, with his sharp eyes, spotted Wu Wanli approaching from afar and quickly called out to him.

"I didn't hit anyone, nor did I curse at the instructors. I simply complained that the system was unreasonable. How did that cause trouble?"

"The bad selection criteria should be revised so that the Steel Seventh Company can get better and better!"

Where were you when I was charging into battle at Hagaru-ri?

"You, a cook in the logistics department, want to join the Steel Seventh Company? And you're lecturing me?"

"Could he be trying to get in by flattering the emperor?!"

Tuoba Tie snorted coldly and said sarcastically.

"you……"

His pride and arrogance were instantly pierced, and anger flashed across his face.

"Brother Chenggong, if you want to join the Seventh Steel Company, you can't break the rules..."

Xu Mumu quickly pulled Chenggong back and whispered a reminder.

"Hello, company commander!"

When Pinghe saw Wu Wanli approaching, he quickly saluted.

"Hello, company commander!"

When the new recruits saw Wu Wanli approaching, they all raised their hands in salute.

Even Tuoba Tie immediately stood at attention and gave Wu Wanli a standard military salute.

"You think the perfect score standard is unreasonable?"

Wu Wanli walked up to Tuoba Tie and asked.

"Reporting, Company Commander!"

"At a distance of 150 meters, you shoot at a fast-moving target. One person calls out the score, and the shooter has to draw their gun in a second and hit the target correctly..."

"I believe it's impossible for anyone to achieve that!"

"So this extra point for a perfect score is practically useless!"

Tuoba Tie insisted.

"This project was compared between two people who had just joined the combat troops, and one of them succeeded. He is now standing in front of you."

"Pinghe, tell him how many meters I shot!"

Wu Wanli said.

"Report! It's 350 meters!"

Pinghe shouted.

Upon hearing this, the new recruits all widened their eyes, revealing expressions of astonishment.

"Three hundred and fifty meters? How is that possible?"

Success was startled, he thought.

"Three hundred and fifty meters? It would take me a minute to run that far!"

New recruit Bai Gangjun pointed at the target and said.

"Three hundred and fifty meters is one thing, but it's a moving target?"

"Any soldier who can avoid missing the target is a good soldier!"

"And you also have to hit the right number of rings..."

New recruit Gan Xiaoyun shook her head, somewhat disbelievingly saying.

"Company Commander, I know you're a good shot, but I still doubt whether you can do it under such harsh conditions!"

Tuoba Tie hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"What if I did it over a distance of 400 meters?"

Wu Wanli smiled slightly and asked.

Upon hearing this, even Pinghe couldn't help but turn to look at Wu Wanli, his eyes seemingly advising him not to act impulsively.

As one of the sharpshooters of the Seventh Company, Pinghe understood perfectly what those fifty meters meant.

If we say that the difference in difficulty between fifty meters and one hundred meters is ten points...

The difference in difficulty between 350 meters and 400 meters is 100 points.

After all, at this distance, even minute factors like wind speed, heart rate, and breathing can determine the bullet's deviation.

Needless to say, at 400 meters, the target had become a tiny dot the size of a grain of rice.

"Company commander, I know you have strong command and individual combat skills."

"You were a soldier I admired, but you could never do this!"

"You lied to cover up the unreasonable standards; that's not how a company commander of the Seventh Steel Company should act!"

“You can punish me for suppressing this matter, but that would prove that the Steel Seventh Company is not what I imagined.”

Tuoba Tieya gritted his teeth and said loudly.

"What if I did it?"

Wu Wan's expression remained unchanged, as if he were looking at a child, and he asked.

"If you can do that, I will voluntarily withdraw from the selection process for the Seventh Steel Company!"

Tuoba Tie shouted.

Whether you quit or not is none of my concern.

"But I cannot allow you to smear the Steel Seventh Company."

"Get on the target, I'll show you."

"You report the number of rings."

Wu Wanli said.

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The firing range was quickly set up as required.

A soldier from the Seventh Steel Company was running swiftly through the tunnel, holding a target in his hand.

Wu Wanli stood at 400, holding a Garand rifle, aiming the gun.

"The Third Ring Road!"

Tuoba Tie shouted.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Wu Wanli fired three shots in quick succession without pausing for a moment.

Why three shots?

"Do you need three shots to guarantee a hit?"

Tuoba Tie shouted with some dissatisfaction.

Wu Wanli was too lazy to speak, and just watched the target reporter run back from a distance.

"Reporting, Company Commander, all three rings are in order!"

"The target reporter shouted."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the new recruits below looked at Wu Wanli with disbelief, their hearts churning with turmoil.

With this marksmanship, combined with the rate of fire of the Garand rifle, Wu Wanli could kill eight American soldiers in ten seconds by himself.

What does this mean? It means that one person can wipe out an entire US military squad in one minute!

“I’ve only been in the army for a few months now.”

"And you so-called new recruits are all veterans from other units."

"Do we still need to question it now?"

Wu Wanli asked.

"You've shot down an American plane, and yet people still question you? I think you're not even as good as a cook."

Successfully watching Wu Wanli's impressive marksmanship and Tuoba Tie's astonished expression, he felt an immense sense of satisfaction.

"I……"

At that moment, Tuoba Tie felt an overwhelming sense of regret.

Yeah, they're ruthless enough to take down an American plane with a single shot, why would we provoke them?

"I withdraw from the selection process for the Seventh Steel Company."

Tuoba Tie sighed, feeling the piercing gazes around him, and said helplessly.

"Company commander! Company commander!"

"Look at this..."

At this moment, Gao Daxing ran back, panting, and handed a newspaper to Wu Wanli with angry eyes.

"Newspapers? What's so special about that?"

Wu Wanli accepted it with a slight look of doubt.

"The military report actually said that the Sixth Company was the first to break through the American defenses in the Battle of Hagaru-ri."

A flash of anger crossed Gao Daxing's eyes as he clenched his fists and spoke.

"All company assemble! Follow me to the military headquarters!"

After reading the military report in his hand, Wu Wanli's face instantly darkened, and he shouted loudly.

(End of this chapter)