Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Railway understands that this is the limit. The 15th Army is now conducting heavy equipment airdrops, multi-parachute and multi-aircraft airborne operations, as well as unmanned airborne operations, all of which require personnel.

I heard that the divisions below are also planning to establish special operations brigades, and giving such a talented person a position is considered a favor from the old leader.

But it's alright. Anyway, the original goal was just to have one person, and we even managed to snatch away an electronic warfare talent. Who knows, she might even become Old Zhang's daughter-in-law. This trip wasn't a loss. Bringing Zhang Anbang was the right decision.

Having achieved its goal, the railway decided to call it a day and instead began reminiscing about the past with its former leader.

While the two were having a lively conversation in the office, Zhang Anbang was wandering around outside with Gu Xiaonan.

Gu Xiaonan was a very honest girl. When Gu Zhenchuan asked her to take Zhang Anbang out for a walk, she actually took Zhang Anbang around the 15th Army headquarters.

As the two walked, Gu Xiaonan would occasionally point to the surrounding buildings, explaining their general structure and function with a serious expression, moderate pace, and clear explanation.

His voice was clear and crisp, with the crispness of a soldier, just like a qualified tour guide.

Zhang Anbang nodded repeatedly, inwardly praising the tour guide as very competent. Except for the classified areas, he had already drawn a rough map of the places they had visited in his mind.

Especially when passing by key locations such as communication stations and maintenance duty rooms, Zhang Anbang would always subconsciously scan the signs at the entrances and unconsciously memorize the key locations.

The two walked for about 20 minutes, from the central-northern part of the headquarters building to the military helicopter pad on the east side of the camp.

A Z-9 helicopter was parked quietly on the tarmac, surrounded by several sergeants and a captain, who were working around the helicopter.

It looked like maintenance or repair was being carried out. A fifth-term sergeant was squatting on the left side of the fuselage. "That's it! A loose plug and a loose fuse caused the control signal to be intermittent, which is why the hovering drifted and the stick got stuck!"

I've checked it three times; the circuit continuity is fine, it's just a bad connection! Change the plug, re-fuse the fuse, and it'll be fixed!

"No, it's not that," a loud voice rang out from behind the soldiers, refuting the fifth-term sergeant's statement.

Zhang Anbang and Gu Xiaonan both stopped and didn't move. They suddenly became interested and wanted to see who dared to go head-to-head with a fifth-term sergeant.

The fifth-term sergeant didn't even turn his head. "How could it not be? The signal is intermittent, and the controls are slightly sluggish—all typical symptoms of a loose connection. I've seen this problem countless times!"

The voice continued, "What you saw was static on the ground. This one just took off from the air. Look at the plug. The pins are clean, the locking tabs are in place, and the fuses are properly installed."

If it were truly a loose connection, it would have already displayed a fault code and the instrument panel indicator light would have illuminated.

The fifth-term squad leader suddenly stood up, his voice rising, "Fault codes can be intermittent! They can flash and then disappear! If there's a big vibration in the sky, or the contact is broken, wouldn't it be intermittent?"

The person who made the sound behind the soldiers stepped forward. Zhang Anbang and his companion were stunned when they saw that the person had three thick epaulets and gun stars on his shoulder.

The rank of the ancestor of soldiers - sixth-term sergeant.

Gu Xiaonan leaned closer to Zhang Anbang and whispered, "That's Li Lianghai, a sixth-term veteran sergeant and an fifth-term sergeant, who is his apprentice Sun Zhikui."

The captain and several sergeants immediately straightened up. Not only them, but Zhang Anbang and Gu Xiaonan, who were watching the commotion from a distance, also unconsciously stood up straighter.

Li Lianghai walked up to Sun Zhikui, a fifth-term sergeant, and stared at him sharply. "Then let me ask you, if the plug is really loose, why is it just hovering and swaying?"

Flying forward and backward, moving left and right, climbing and descending, how come there's no problem at all? A loose connection is a random signal interruption; it won't only occur in one posture.

Sun Zhikui's face stiffened, and his voice became much softer, "That doesn't rule out this section of the line! I'll check the wiring harness again! It's definitely working."

He turned around and got ready to work.

Li Lianghai's voice rang out, "It's no use checking it ten times."

Sun Zhikui froze for a moment. "Squad leader, if you say that, then I can't do this job. Whoever can do it can do it, I definitely can't."

He turned and left.

"Come back! Come back here! You think it's okay just because you say so? How many days have you been in the army?" The moment Li Lianghai's voice rang out, Sun Zhikui's steps froze.

The captain and several sergeants stood ramrod straight, motionless.

Zhang Anbang and Gu Xiaonan exchanged a glance and understood each other's meaning. Although these words were very impactful when used by a fifth-term sergeant, they were hard to argue with when said by a sixth-term sergeant.

In the military, joining a year earlier makes you a veteran, let alone someone who has served six terms, let alone five.

After all, even if you complete the fifth term, it's 22 years if you count the three years of compulsory service. And if you just start the sixth term, it's 23 years.

Most importantly, they are master and apprentice, so there's absolutely no problem with that.

As for the two of them, although they are both majors, Sergeant Li Lianghai's years of service are longer than their ages, so he definitely deserves respect.

Li Lianghai's voice continued, "You come here right now. What, I can't even order you around anymore? I can't even talk to you? You better watch out."

As Li Lianghai spoke, he reached out and gently tapped the area under the cockpit floor near the control arm. "The problem isn't with the electricity, it's with the mechanics."

The small bearing in the control link support is lacking oil and is slightly stuck. It only becomes stiff when hovering and making minor adjustments or pulling the lever a small amount.

In the air, a moment of tension, a tremor in the hand, and one feels as if something is drifting away, or the signal is being lost.

"A stuck bearing?" The fifth-term sergeant was clearly skeptical. "Then the noise would be very obvious!"

"A slight lag can't be detected during field testing; you can only feel it from the air. Changing the plug, wiring, or fuse now is all a waste of time."

"After disassembling and reassembling, once it's airborne, if there are still problems, who will be responsible for the wasted time and delayed training?"

Li Lianghai's tone wasn't fierce, but every word he uttered carried an undeniable confidence.

The fifth-term sergeant hesitated, "But what about the wiring..."

"I trust the line, you can do it," Li Lianghai made the final decision, and the fifth-term sergeant led his men to start working again.

The atmosphere improved considerably in an instant, and Zhang Anbang and Gu Xiaonan quickly and quietly left the vicinity of the tarmac.

After walking a short distance, Gu Xiaonan laughed heartily: "Zhang Anbang, do you know? I've been in the military for more than half a year, and this is the first time I've seen Squad Leader Sun being reprimanded like this."

He's almost finished his fifth term of service, and this is probably the first time someone's asked him, "How many days did you serve?"

Zhang Anbang also laughed. It was indeed rare to see a veteran squad leader from the fifth term being talked about like that.

"I guess so. He's a veteran squad leader from the fifth term. Normally, even the instructors would call him 'veteran squad leader.' Only a veteran squad leader from the sixth term would dare to discipline him like that, not to mention that they are master and disciple."