Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

"Aren't you an expert? Do you need me to demonstrate?" Zhang Anbang didn't know what Wu Liuyi was up to. His own skill level was very high. During the competition in the Seventh Company, the two of them had been locked in a stalemate.

"Hey, Deputy Company Commander, it's perfect that you're here. I was thinking of having you, a master, show these kids what a master is all about, and I'll explain it to them from the side."

"Alright then." Zhang Anbang took the Bayi lever, weighed it in his hand, and turned to walk towards the soldiers of the Fifth Platoon.

Not far away, the squad leaders of the fourth and sixth squads saw this and immediately knew that there was going to be some excitement, so they quickly gathered the new recruits in their squads and gathered them over.

"Zhang Zhikui, Liu Dalei, what are you two doing here with your men?"

"Hehe, Deputy Company Commander, we just brought the soldiers over to watch you show off your skills."

The two men chuckled. Both were core squad leaders from the Seventh Steel Company, and they were well aware of Zhang Anbang's abilities. The deputy company commander personally demonstrated, saving them the trouble of doing it themselves, and especially avoiding any embarrassment.

You have to admit, Wu Liuyi is really something. Not only does he have face with the company commander, and they get along like brothers, but the deputy company commander has only been here for half a year, and they've gotten along like brothers as well. If you don't benefit from his success, you'll be at a disadvantage.

"Alright, alright, Liu Yi, move the table over a bit. You three classes, four, five, and six, sit down." Zhang Anbang didn't refuse the two guys; the demonstration would be the same for all classes anyway.

"Alright, comrades, today I will demonstrate the disassembly and assembly of the August 1st bar. Ask your squad leader about any precautions later. If you don't see any steps clearly, ask your squad leader. Your squad leader will also explain all the precautions to you."

Zhang Anbang decided to give these greenhorns a good lesson. He put on a big show, placed the gun on the weapon cleaning table, and then explained to the recruits the preparations for disassembling the firearms.

"When disassembling firearms, safety should be the top priority. Choose a flat work surface, point the muzzle in a safe direction, check the firearm first, pull the bolt handle back to the position, check that there are no bullets in the chamber, then release the bolt and close the safety."

The tools used are the included cleaning rod, brush, and oil bottle; no other additional tools are required.

Note that you should hold the handguard with your left hand, with the gun face slightly to the left, and operate with your right hand. Arrange the parts in order to prevent loss.

"Alright, let's begin. Watch carefully, everyone," Wu Liuyi instructed.

As soon as Wu Liuyi finished speaking, the faces of the new recruits showed excitement. Although many of these recruits had seen guns when they were young, most of them were hunting rifles or homemade guns. The better ones had seen some Mauser C96 or Mauser pistols.

Since the passage of the "Armor Management Law of the People's Republic of China" in 1996, a large-scale nationwide campaign to centrally collect civilian firearms has been launched, encouraging the public to voluntarily hand over their weapons, and those who refuse to do so will be dealt with according to law.

From then on, the civilian population began to completely and cleanly collect firearms, essentially ending the history of ordinary people legally owning guns. These new recruits had only seen or touched guns as children, and had not had any experience of seeing a gun in recent years.

Especially after a month of tedious drill training, everyone was eager to get their hands on a gun, wanting to see how the deputy company commander operated it so they could handle it themselves soon.

Under the watchful eyes of more than thirty pairs of people, Zhang Anbang steadily picked up the Type 81 rifle with both hands, gripping the handguard with his left hand and the magazine with his right. As he pushed the magazine forward while pressing down on the catch, the rifle and magazine were instantly separated in two.

Remove the pull rod spring and pull rod, take out the ejector, and remove the trigger and trigger spring...

Then the recoil mechanism, bolt, firing pin, and other parts were disassembled one by one.

The entire process took less than fifteen seconds, with the last part being removed from the gun.

"Deputy Company Commander, when did you secretly make progress again?" Wu Liuyi was a little confused.

The new recruits were all dumbfounded. They hadn't even had time to react to what the deputy company commander had just done, and a perfectly good gun had already been turned into parts.

"That's amazing! How did the deputy company commander do that?" A few of the bolder recruits began to whisper among themselves.

Wu Liuyi glared, and the group immediately fell silent.

"Hey, it's nothing, keep it low-key, keep it low-key. Liu Yi, you'd better step up your game." Zhang Anbang said, wiping the gun parts on the table without even looking at the weapon. In less than thirty seconds, a pile of parts was transformed into a complete Type 81 rifle.

"Deputy Company Commander, you go ahead and do your work. I still have to teach the new recruits how to disassemble and assemble firearms, and I have a lot to do." Wu Liuyi pushed Zhang Anbang away directly. This guy not only secretly improved, but also showed off in front of so many people. He's really despicable.

When I get back, I'll definitely practice more so he can't surpass me by that much. Wu Liuyi estimated that Zhang Anbang's speed in disassembling and reassembling was about 4 seconds faster than his, which was simply unforgivable.

"Alright, Squad Leader Wu, you're busy." Zhang Anbang chuckled and turned to leave. In order to surpass Wu Liuyi, he had been secretly practicing for a long time. He hadn't had time before, but now that Wu Liuyi had delivered himself to his doorstep, he finally had the chance to show off to him.

……

It's been over a month since the recruit training began, and the differences in physical fitness among the recruits are becoming increasingly apparent. Some recruits are making rapid progress, while others are stagnating.

The chubby guy who helped everyone tuck in their blankets in the very beginning has lost 15 or 16 pounds and his physical fitness has improved significantly. It's just a pity that he can no longer help everyone tuck in their blankets.

Some new recruits make little progress. Apart from their own physical reasons, they are unwilling to put in the effort during training, so they basically do not improve their physical fitness.

However, some performed very well. Among all the new recruits, Cheng Cai was the best performer, ranking first in the recruit company based on his overall performance.

Xu Sanduo has been among the top runners since the start of basic training, but he ranks near the bottom in other events. The only good thing is that his personality has changed slightly, though it is so small as to be almost invisible.

Wu Liuyi didn't have a good impression of Xu Sanduo, because he had argued with Shi Jin several times because of Xu Sanduo.

Shi Jin and Zhang Anbang tried to comfort and persuade him several times, but no matter how hard he tried, Xu Sanduo was just slower to react than others.

Slow reaction time is not a problem, as long as you practice hard. But Xu Sanduo never listens to him. If he speaks lightly, Xu Sanduo grins foolishly; if he speaks harshly, tears well up in his eyes.

Wu Liuyi wanted to rush up and punch him twice, but he couldn't do that, so he could only endure it.

Shi Jin and Zhang Anbang's constant persuasion only made Wu Liuyi feel even more frustrated, so every time he was bullied by Xu Sanduo, he would go to Zhang Anbang for a smoke.

Not long after lunch, Gao Cheng pulled Zhang Anbang into the temporary meeting room of the recruit company, chatting and laughing.

"Company Commander, what brings you here?" Zhang Anbang asked, offering a cigarette and exhaling smoke.

"No rush, Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi will be here soon." Gao Cheng took the cigarette and said calmly.

Before a cigarette had been finished, Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi came over with a stack of documents.

"Wow, Company Commander, you're already screening candidates ahead of time." Looking at the documents Wu Liuyi was holding, Zhang Anbang instantly understood why Gao Cheng had called them over.

"Of course, our Seventh Company has brought all the key members here this time, including you, me, Shi Jin, and Liu Yi. How could we not bring back some good talents? That would be a waste of our trip." Gao Cheng unbuttoned his top button, breathed a sigh of relief, and said casually.

"Shi Jin, how did you guys do on Children's Day?"

"Company Commander, let me tell you, there are actually a few promising talents, like Cheng Cai from our platoon..."

"Wait a minute, let me close the door first. Although we all know what's going on, we should at least keep it a secret from others, since Instructor He is still in the next office." Zhang Anbang felt that Gao Cheng was going too far, not even trying to hide this from anyone.

"The deputy company commander is right, I'll go close the door, I'll go close the door." Wu Liuyi quickly stood up, took a few steps and closed the conference room door.