Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

The busy day was finally over. Zhang Anbang drove back to the company headquarters, tidied up, and went straight to sleep. He had to get up early tomorrow.

The next day, with plenty of time before reveille, the soldiers slated for retirement from each squad got up early and packed everything. They wanted to leave quietly, but as they turned to leave the dormitory, all their comrades were watching them.

These soldiers have all been through this, how could we let them leave quietly on their own? We had to see them off.

Gao Cheng, Hong Xingguo, and Zhang Anbang each draped a big red flower over the retiring soldiers and encouraged them to continue to uphold the spirit of the Steel Seventh Company—never giving up—after returning to civilian life, and to stride forward on a new journey in life.

They were also told that they would always be members of the Steel Seventh Company, and that they could come back home to visit whenever they had time, as the Steel Seventh Company would always welcome them home.

The soldiers in the same class helped carry their backpacks and saw their comrades out of the company headquarters. As they watched their comrades walk towards the trucks from the regiment that came to pick them up, turning back again and again, everyone's eyes were red.

Zhang Anbang took the lead in singing, and the soldiers of the Seventh Company quickly joined in, singing loudly as well.

Sending my comrades on their journey

Two tears in silence

Camel bell ringing in my ear

The road is long and shrouded in mist.

Revolutionary career often parted

一样 分别 两 样 情

战友 啊 战友

dear brother

当 心夜 半 北 风寒

Take care along the way

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As the trucks from the regimental headquarters carrying the soldiers drove further and further away, the soldiers began a new day, continuing their training according to the training syllabus.

"Company Commander, Deputy Company Commander, the regiment has called and wants you to go to the regimental headquarters." The duty officer quickly ran from the duty room to the parade ground to inform the two leaders who were training troops.

Gao Cheng and Zhang Anbang received a message to hand over the training matters to several platoon leaders and veteran squad leaders, and quickly went to the vehicle station to prepare for departure.

"Zhang Anbang, you drive. What kind of talk is it to always make me, a company commander, drive for you? You should know that you are the deputy and I am the commander. I am your superior, right?" Gao Cheng grabbed Zhang Anbang, who was about to get into the passenger seat, to express his dissatisfaction as a leader who was always being treated as a driver.

"Company commander, I don't have a license. Isn't what you're doing against the rules?" Zhang Anbang explained with a wronged expression.

"Don't give me that. I heard from Wu Liuyi that your driving skills are better than mine. You've already passed the test, all that's left is to get your license, right?" Gao Cheng said as he got into the passenger seat.

As Zhang Anbang opened the car door, he said, "But even if I pass the test, I haven't been issued a license yet, so that's driving without a license. There's nothing wrong with that, Company Commander. You've made me break the rules. If we run into the police, I'll leave it to you."

As he spoke, he started the car, stepped on the gas, and the military vehicle shot off like an arrow.

The sudden noise startled Gao Cheng. He quickly fastened his seatbelt, grabbed the handrail in front of him, and finally caught his breath. "Who taught you to drive like this? Ah, I'm asking you, who taught you to drive like this?"

"Oh, you mean this? No problem, don't worry, it's very reliable. I learned it from Squad Leader Liu of the motor transport company. I'll show you some other skills I learned later, they're really cool."

Zhang Anbang was engrossed in showing off. He had never learned or had the opportunity to learn driving skills in his previous life, so he could only honestly be an ordinary driver.

He learned all the skills in his life, and his master was incredibly skilled. He wasn't trying to prove anything; he just wanted to show off. Special driving skills are not only useful but also incredibly cool.

Gao Cheng took out a cigarette, lit it, and said hesitantly, "The Liu you're talking about can't be the Liu from the fifth term, right? It can't be him, right? How could he possibly teach you?"

Zhang Anbang didn't notice Gao Cheng's tone and was preparing to drift around the corner. Hearing Gao Cheng's words, he casually replied, "Yes, yes, you're right, it's him, my master. His driving skills are amazing. You know him too, Company Commander."

Gao Cheng said he didn't want to talk. He had once wanted to learn special driving from Squad Leader Liu, who was the only fifth-term sergeant in the 702nd Division, a special driving instructor, and a talent registered in the military.

However, at the time, Squad Leader Liu told him, "You are a commander, you are in charge of commanding troops in battle. Why are you learning special driving? That thing looks dangerous, but it's actually not safe at all."

Gao Cheng didn't want to admit it, but jealousy had distorted him beyond recognition. He didn't even consider that, given his status, Lao Liu must have been incredibly foolish to teach him something as inherently unsafe as special driving.

Just then, Zhang Anbang quickly pulled up the handbrake and swerved the steering wheel, sending the car drifting into the corner in a beautiful arc.

Lost in his own world, Gao Cheng didn't realize what was happening. His hand, which was holding a cigarette against the car window, loosened, and the cigarette he had just taken a few puffs of went away with the wind.

Before Gao Cheng could even react and get angry, he saw Zhang Anbang looking at him sincerely, "How was it, Company Commander? Am I awesome? Am I handsome?"

Gao Cheng suppressed his anger and tried to convince himself, "This guy is my deputy company commander. He's usually quite useful. He's only twenty-two years old. It's normal for a young man to show off."

Having mentally prepared himself, he finally spoke, "Hmm, you're good. We're not in a hurry. The regimental headquarters isn't far. We can go there slowly."

Just as Gao Cheng breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Zhang Anbang obediently drive to the regimental headquarters, the guy did a drift into the parking space, turned off the engine, pulled out the key, and got out of the car in one smooth motion, even striking a cool pose of smoothing his hair at the car door.

Gao Cheng got out of the car and kicked it, saying, "What are you trying to show off for? I told you to drive slowly. These are all military supplies. Don't worry about fixing them if they break."

Zhang Anbang grinned, guessing that the company commander's mentality had been somewhat shaken by his antics, and said awkwardly, "My master said, if you don't break down cars, how will the comrades in the auto repair squad practice their car repair skills?"

"Alright, I'll drive back. Hurry up, the commander is waiting."

"Okay, Company Commander, you said it. You can drive when we get back. You can't say I made you my driver anymore."

Gao Cheng was speechless at the increasingly shameless deputy company commander. He used to seem quite reliable, but how did he become like this after getting to know him? He was speechless.

"Report."

"Come in."

"Reporting, Company Commander Gao Cheng and Deputy Company Commander Zhang Anbang of the Seventh Steel Company are reporting for duty. Please give instructions, Regiment Commander."

"Hmm, sit down. The main reason I called you here is that the home visits for new recruits are about to begin. Hong Xingguo will lead the team from your Seventh Company, and Shi Jin will also go. Shi Jin is quite good at leading troops, so go and see if there are any good candidates."

"Once the new recruits arrive, I plan to have the two of you lead the recruit company. He Hongtao from the Third Company will be the political instructor. You two need to take good care of them. A lot of people have retired recently, and we urgently need excellent new recruits to fill the gaps, understand?"

Wang Qingrui assigned the task directly. What could have been resolved with a phone call was done in person, which showed that he valued it more.

"Yes, Commander, we guarantee to complete the mission." The two answered very firmly.

"Oh, also, your two songs have already been submitted. The teacher said that winning an award is definitely not a problem. The higher-ups are currently investigating to see how well they perform."

We'll decide whether to award a first-class or second-class merit after the investigation is complete. Personally, I think the probability of a second-class merit is higher. Don't be disappointed if you don't get a first-class merit.

Zhang Anbang repeatedly said, "Commander, I'm not disappointed, I'm not disappointed. I didn't do anything special. Giving me a second-class merit is all thanks to the organization's care. How could I be disappointed?"

"Okay, you guys go back now. Do a good job and don't let your superiors and me down."

"Yes, Commander, we're going back now." The two men saluted and turned to leave.

Not long after Gao Cheng and Zhang Anbang returned from the Steel Seventh Company, Hong Xingguo led his team to set off. The journey would take about ten days, and once the new recruits were brought back, training could begin.

In the office of the Seventh Steel Company headquarters, a company commander asked, "Company commander, do you have experience training new recruits? How much training is appropriate? Do you have a reference value? I'd like to see if you can make a training outline."

Since the regimental commander was taking it so seriously, Zhang Anbang felt that they needed to make a good plan and do this properly.

"That's easy. I'll just go to Lao Liu's place and get an outline. He's done it before. The main issue isn't the amount of training, but the attitude towards training."

"We must maintain a serious training attitude from beginning to end." Although Gao Cheng had never done this job, he had seen quite a few.

"Alright, I'm relieved to hear you say that. Once you bring the training outline, we'll write something similar and practice diligently. I'll get back to work now." Zhang Anbang was preparing to work on his three-dimensional files for the soldiers of the Seventh Company. He just needed to complete some data to finish the job.

"What have you been busy with? I suddenly remembered that you've been going to the computer room a lot lately. You're a computer science student, so what big move are you planning? Tell me about it!" Thinking of this, Gao Cheng suddenly became interested.

Studying computers? Well, although he studied information and combat command, most people automatically equated it with studying computers, and he was too lazy to explain.

"You'll know when I'm done. I'm leaving, haha." Zhang Anbang suddenly turned into a riddle-maker and ran off.

"You, you, you bastard!" Gao Cheng was furious and could only curse as he watched him leave.