Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

According to Zhang Anbang's planned accommodation arrangements, he would first stay at Class 1 for the next few days. After dinner, Zhang Anbang would take his bedding to Class 1.

With the help of the squad leader, the beds, tables, and cabinets for the accommodation were arranged.

After dinner, all the arrangements were completed, and everyone in the class gathered in the dormitory. To be honest, the soldiers certainly didn't think much of Zhang Anbang's physical abilities, but they were quite curious about him, a college graduate from Tsinghua University.

Seeing that everyone had finished packing, Zhang Anbang clapped his hands. Seeing that everyone was looking over, he smiled and said, "I'm sure you all know me, but I don't know you all yet. Why don't we all come over and chat while we still have some time? What do you say?"

The soldiers, who were already a little curious, quickly moved their stools and gathered around.

"I'm new here and we don't know each other well yet. How about this, we'll just chat privately for now. You don't need to treat me like some kind of deputy company commander. Let's all introduce ourselves, and feel free to ask me anything you want."

As long as it doesn't involve confidentiality, I'll answer whatever I can.

Although Zhang Anbang had never been a military officer in his previous life, he had seen quite a few officers. During his two years in the army, he had met several newly assigned officers who all had fixed routines and methods to quickly become one with the soldiers.

For example, a newly arrived officer taking the initiative to immerse himself in the soldiers' dormitory is the first step in building relationships.

In addition, chat more. Use the time after roll call and during training breaks to sit down and chat with the soldiers, ask where they are from, their family situation, and whether they are falling behind in training. Don't put on airs.

Help the soldiers with practical things, such as proactively contacting the medical team if a soldier is injured during training; helping soldiers apply for subsidies according to regulations if they have family difficulties; and providing private tutoring to soldiers who are falling behind in training, instead of criticizing or blaming them.

Respect veterans, and especially respect senior squad leaders and technical experts in the company. Ask them for advice on their experience (such as equipment maintenance skills and troop leadership tips). They have high prestige among the soldiers and can help new officers quickly establish themselves.

Seeing the soldiers nod in agreement, Zhang Anbang was very happy. After all, these soldiers did not reject him, which was related to his background.

Being from Tsinghua University is enough to attract attention not only in the small environment of the military, but also in the broader social environment.

Soldiers who live in military camps year-round are bound to be curious about Zhang Anbang, this knowledgeable officer from out of town.

"Alright, everyone, let's all share our personal information. I'd like to get to know you all, starting with your class monitor."

"Yes, sir." The squad leader answered quickly and said, "My name is Wang Liang, squad leader, second-term sergeant, twenty-six years old this year, and I have been in the army for eight years."

Eight years is a very long time. Two years of compulsory service, three years for the first term, three years for the second term, being able to serve as a squad leader in the Steel Seventh Company is no ordinary person. I estimate that he will definitely be able to complete his third term next year.

With Wang Liang leading the way, the soldiers below naturally followed suit.

"My name is Gao Dapeng, deputy squad leader, second-term sergeant, 25 years old this year, and I have been in the army for five years." This is someone who has just been promoted to second term.

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"I am Song Changfa, a first-term sergeant, 22 years old this year, and have been in the army for four years."

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"My name is Liang Bing, I am a private first class, I am 20 years old, and I have been in the army for two years."

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Zhang Anbang listened carefully to everyone's information, memorized each face, and then reviewed the files later. By then, he had a pretty good understanding of the information about the soldiers in the first squad.

After the last soldier finished introducing himself, Zhang Anbang clapped his hands and said, "The great man is right. We all come from all over the country and have come together for a common revolutionary goal. Comrades are from all over the country."

Everyone has introduced themselves. For me, it's quite simple. My name is Zhang Anbang, as you all know. I graduated from Tsinghua University and was a national defense student. You all know this basic information. If you have any other questions, please let me know.

After spending some time together, the soldiers were much better than before and started talking.

"Deputy Company Commander, I heard you studied computer science. What does this guy do? Make computers?"

"Deputy Company Commander, what's Yanjing like? You always talk about guarding the capital, but I don't even know what it looks like."

"Deputy Company Commander, I heard you studied a foreign language. What language is it? How many languages ​​can you speak?"

"Deputy Company Commander, your physical fitness is so poor. Don't you national defense students have a physical fitness test when you graduate?"

Upon hearing this, the squad leader's face darkened. "Mind your discipline."

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Zhang Anbang chuckled and waved his hand, "Let's take it one at a time. Asking so many questions at once is impossible; I only have one mouth. Let's answer these first, and then we'll continue."

The soldiers nodded, all waiting to hear the deputy company commander begin his explanation.

"Let's start with the first one. My major in college was information and command operations. However, the information aspect I studied was mainly computer science, primarily software. If you want to build computers, you need to study circuits, hardware, and so on."

Speaking of software, to put it simply, it's programming. Let me ask you a question: Has anyone here played computer games? Have you heard of King of Kings or Phantom Ranger?

Most of the soldiers shook their heads. Only one said he had played with one and another said he had heard of it. At that time, many of the soldiers were from rural areas, and there were many who had never even seen a computer, let alone played with one.

Have you guys ever played Tetris?

Many of them had played it before, and others had seen it before, and they all answered.

"Tetris is a program that was put into a game console so that everyone can play it. Of course, it's not just used for games; it's also used in many other areas, such as office work and the military."

It's used in many areas, such as the statistical systems on our military computers and communications.

One of the soldiers reacted quickly, "Deputy Company Commander, what you mean by 'software' and 'hardware,' are you saying, 'Is it like building an empty house—that's the hardware, and what you put inside determines how the room is used—that's the software?'"

For example, if I put a bed there, that's my bedroom; if I put a stove there, that's my kitchen.

Zhang Anbang recognized the soldier as Liang Bing from the face of the speaker, but instead of calling him by name, he replied, "That's pretty much it."

"Let's talk about the second question. What is Yanjing like? I really can't describe it. It has many historical sites and is a large city that is gradually developing towards modernization."

Our leaders are all in this city, but I still have a classmate who stayed in Yenching. I'll write to him later and ask him to send some photos over. If there's any opportunity, I'll try to take you all there to see it, okay?

The soldiers were overjoyed, laughing and clapping. How could they not want to see the place they had been guarding all this time?

Zhang Anbang wasn't just making things up; he genuinely wanted to do this. In his previous life, he had longed to visit the army when Sergeant Shi left. Now, as the deputy company commander of the Steel Seventh Company, he couldn't control other companies, but he felt he could organize a visit for the soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company when they retired.

And then there's Squad Leader Shi. We need to find a way to keep him. He's a great leader and very suitable for grassroots units. But he's too self-sacrificing, and for various reasons, he couldn't complete the three-to-four transition and had to retire.

Pulling his thoughts back, Zhang Anbang continued to answer the third question, "The third one, well, I did study foreign languages, that is, foreign languages. My major was English, mainly in military translation."

In addition, I have no problem with German and Japanese for ordinary daily communication, and with our mother tongue, I would say I can speak four languages.

"Deputy Company Commander, why are you learning Japanese? I hate the Japanese devils so much! My grandpa told me that the Japanese devils killed several of his brothers. If we were to fight the Japanese, I'd be the first to volunteer."

Upon hearing the accent, Zhang Anbang, recognizing him as a native of Jinan, chuckled and said, "Brother, we're practically from the same hometown. I'm also from Shandong. I learned Japanese because I figured if we ever fought there, I'd need to be able to understand them and hear them begging for mercy so I could fight them more effectively."

The squad leader led the cheers, "That's right, we should kill them!"

"Let's talk about one last question: why is my physical fitness so poor? First of all, poor physical fitness is a legacy issue. When I was a child, my family was poor and we didn't have much food to eat. How could we train our physical fitness without oil and fat?"

However, the food in the army is pretty good now, and I'm confident I can catch up. It won't be long before I catch up with you all, so don't let your guard down! Besides, the main purpose of national defense students is to train technical personnel, so the physical requirements aren't that high.

My grades in my major courses are good enough, so graduating won't be a problem. Of course, that doesn't cover up the fact that I'm not physically fit, so I'll start training hard now.

The soldiers laughed, not because they didn't believe they could catch up, but because they didn't believe they would catch up soon.