Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Another week has passed, and as we enter mid-November, the annual event is upon us once again.

The regimental headquarters issued the "Notice on Soldiers' Demobilization in the Winter of 2000" and the "List of Soldiers Demobilized in the Winter of 2000 from the Steel Seventh Company" issued by the higher authorities.

Thirteen members of the Seventh Steel Company are retiring from active service this time. The regiment has decided to hold a farewell party for the comrades who are about to retire.

After the farewell party, the new recruits' home visits were held. The Seventh Steel Company had to send a lot of people to do these home visits, such as Political Instructor Hong Xingguo and Squad Leader Shi Jin.

According to regulations, in order to avoid issues such as being invited to meals, in principle, those who make home visits to new recruits should go to places other than their registered residence to conduct their work for the employer.

The home visits for new recruits take at least half a month, and the company cannot be without someone to take charge of the work. Gao Cheng and Zhang Anbang are the ones who stay behind to be responsible for maintaining the normal operation of the company.

However, before this, Gao Cheng had given Zhang Anbang another task: to organize the Seventh Steel Company to participate in the regiment's farewell party program.

Given Gao Cheng's personality, the Seventh Steel Company would never normally participate in work like this. After all, when departments like the production base asked Gao Cheng for personnel, he would always shut them down.

This time, however, the regimental commander slammed his fist on the table, "These sixteen companies, each of them must put on at least one performance. When you first took over the Seventh Company, I didn't insist that the Seventh Company put on a performance."

I know that the Seventh Company is the elite company of the entire regiment and has very heavy training tasks.

"You've been in charge of the Seventh Company for a while now, and you've even been assigned a deputy company commander. Even if you put together a united chorus, one of them still has to perform! That's settled, no discussion."

Gao Cheng ultimately couldn't resist the troupe leader's insistence and had to accept the task, which was to sing a humiliating chorus. He certainly wouldn't refuse such a shameful thing.

But the saying "a higher rank can crush a lower rank" isn't just something the regimental commander does; Gao Cheng does it too. He returned to the company headquarters and immediately handed the task over to the deputy company commander he trusted.

After all, the regimental commander said that he had been assigned a deputy company commander, so he had to cooperate with the company commander's work. There was nothing wrong with that.

Having no other choice, Zhang Anbang had to accept this task, which seemed difficult but was actually no challenge for him at all.

The company organized a few things, and well, it was quite embarrassing; almost no soldiers volunteered to participate in the program.

We can only directly select students from classes one, two, and three to participate in the program rehearsals.

Therefore, Zhang Anbang specifically called the regimental headquarters to inquire about the specific arrangements for this farewell party.

The regimental commander only focused on assigning tasks and didn't look into the details. He said he would ask the political commissar. Not long after, Zhang Anbang received a call from the political commissar, asking him to go to the regimental headquarters to have a proper discussion about the matter.

"June 1st, drive me to the regimental headquarters."

The 702nd Regiment headquarters, at the entrance of the political commissar's office.

"Report."

"Come in."

"Reporting to the political commissar, Zhang Anbang, deputy company commander of the Seventh Steel Company, is here to report for duty."

"Yes, Anbang is here. Please sit down. I heard from the regimental commander that your Steel Seventh Company is also going to submit a program for the farewell party. That's great. After all, we can't just focus on training; we also need to take care of the soldiers' cultural and entertainment needs."

Tell me what problem you encountered this time, and I'll see if I can solve it.

Zhang Anbang really wanted to ask, wasn't this a task imposed by the troupe leader? What do you mean we have to sign up for a program to participate in the farewell party? Isn't that a bit irresponsible? Of course, he only dared to complain in his heart.

Zhang Anbang quickly stood up and said, "Reporting to the political commissar, regarding the performance at the farewell party, our Steel Seventh Company is preparing to sing a new song. We have the sheet music, but no accompaniment. So I would like to ask if we could ask the soldiers from the cultural troupe to help us play the piece."

The political commissar waved his hand, "Sit down and talk. No need to be so serious. If I heard you correctly, you said your Steel Seventh Company is going to sing a new song, but there's no music yet. What, did you write this new song yourselves?"

"Yes, Political Commissar, I learned some music knowledge from my teachers during junior and senior high school, so I know a little bit about it. Considering that this is the first time our Steel Seventh Company has participated in a group performance in recent years, I tried to write something. But we don't have any background music yet, so it's inevitable that it won't sound very good when we sing it," Zhang Anbang said modestly.

The political commissar was a little apprehensive. What's wrong? Either your Steel Seventh Company isn't participating, or you're pulling out all the stops. You're all roughnecks in the army. Even though you graduated from Tsinghua University and can write, you can even write songs.

The political commissar composed himself and said in a tone that was as unquestionable as possible, "So, you brought the sheet music. Let me take a look. There must be a performing arts troupe involved this time. If possible, I'll ask them to accompany you."

"I brought it, I brought it. Political Commissar, please give me your advice." Zhang Anbang said, taking out the score he had prepared in advance and handing it over.

"You little brat, what do I know? I'm not going to give you advice. I'm just checking if it looks right. If it doesn't work out in my opinion, then don't bother the cultural troupe. You guys can just do a 'Unity' performance." The political commissar said as he took the score and started looking at it.

"Good lad, you're really something. I think you're good. I heard that your physical fitness and various military skills are now on par with Wu Liuyi in the Seventh Company, which is top-notch."

Gao Cheng praised you, saying your command and leadership skills are excellent, and now you've even put together a song. I never knew you were such a jack-of-all-trades, haha." The regimental political commissar was very happy.

"No, no, Political Commissar, you flatter me. I only know a little bit of everything." Zhang Anbang said modestly.

"Don't be modest, kid. Go back to the organization. I'll leave this song with me. I'll talk to the cultural troupe. It's not a question of whether it can be performed or not. You're sure to win an award and make a name for yourself with this song. Go back now." The political commissar was very happy.

This is the result. The country is now advocating for the development of spiritual civilization in the military, and this is how these results are achieved.

As for the claim that it was written by Zhang Anbang, that's for sure. But Zhang Anbang is from 702, so 702 got to show off. Isn't that a testament to their effective leadership?

As soon as Zhang Anbang got back into the car, Wu Liuyi couldn't wait to ask, "Deputy Company Commander, how did it go? What did the political commissar say?"

"Hey, Squad Leader Wu, don't worry. I, the deputy company commander, have personally taken care of things, so there's definitely no problem. Let's go back to headquarters," Zhang Anbang said casually.

"Haha, you know what, you're getting more and more shameless, Deputy Company Commander, but I do have faith in your abilities."

As the two started their car and returned to the headquarters of the Seventh Steel Company, the political commissar knocked on Wang Qingrui's office door.

"Political Commissar, what brings you here? Is there something important?" Wang Qingrui asked as he took out a cigarette and offered it to him.

"What, can't I come to see you, Lao Wang, if there's nothing wrong?" The political commissar immediately put Wang Qingrui in a difficult position.

"Haha, I misspoke. You could come over every day for tea and a chat and it wouldn't be a problem."

The political commissar pulled out the sheet music and handed it over, saying, "Look, this year's efforts in promoting spiritual civilization have yielded results. Commander, you really know how to handle things. Zhang Anbang is a real talent, absolutely a talent."

Wang Qingrui took it and read it. "Wow, it's really well written! Haha, I knew it! Over the years, when have I ever misjudged a soldier?"

Regiment Commander Wang made no mention of the fact that he initially knew nothing about this matter, and that it was Deputy Division Commander Li who requested the arrival of the personnel.

"Perform first, then see the effect, and report it. Even if we don't get a second-class merit, a third-class merit is definitely not a problem." The political commissar was full of confidence. Although he didn't understand music, he just thought it was great.

Wang Qingrui stubbed out his cigarette. "We'll do it your way. By the way, the recruit training camp will start soon after the home visits are over. Let's send this kid to the recruit training camp as a deputy company commander so he can gain some experience."

The political commissar smiled and nodded in agreement. The regiment had produced a talented person, so they had to train him well and not let him hold them back. He had come to their regiment right after joining the army, so he was one of their own, and he was also the deputy company commander of the Steel Seventh Company.