Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Both of them glanced at Shi Jin, wanting to see how this first squad leader of the Seventh Steel Company would answer.

Shi Jin forcefully suppressed the twitching at the corner of his mouth. "Deputy Company Commander, well, whatever makes you happy, whatever makes you happy."

"Squad Leader Shi, why did you answer so reluctantly? Was what I said wrong? I think there's nothing wrong with it."

Waiting for the new recruits to assemble was really boring. Zhang Anbang was not willing to miss the opportunity to tease Shi Jin, this honest man. He would definitely tease Xu Sanduo again when he had the chance in the future. It would definitely be a lot of fun.

Zhang Anbang was thinking of teasing Xu Sanduo once his condition improved, but the new recruits in the dormitory were in a different situation; the environment there was torture for them.

The Type 82 smoke generator produces HC toxic fumes (zinc chloride-based). Even mild contact can cause severe tearing, conjunctival congestion, eye pain, photophobia, and instantaneous blurred vision within seconds.

New recruits often rub their eyes instinctively, which makes their eyes even more uncomfortable.

Irritation of the respiratory tract can also cause choking, dry and itchy throat, and chest tightness, which last for 10–20 minutes and can be relieved on their own after leaving the source of smoke. However, there are no long-term sequelae.

Regarding the sense of smell and skin, the nose smells a strong, pungent odor, and exposed skin (such as the back of the hands and face) experiences slight stinging and redness, but there are no blisters or ulcers.

In cases of moderate exposure, where evacuation is not timely, respiratory symptoms will worsen, including persistent cough, sputum (which may contain a small amount of mucus), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and wheezing in some individuals. These symptoms will last for 1–2 hours.

At the same time, conjunctival edema may occur in the eyes, and vision may temporarily decrease. It is necessary to rinse with clean water and seek medical treatment.

If the skin comes into contact with the contact point again, redness and itching may occur, and sensitive individuals may develop contact dermatitis.

Cheng Cai immediately thought that it was probably the work of that scoundrel, the deputy company commander. It was all a setup, starting with the push-up exercise in the newspaper last night.

Thinking of this, Cheng Cai shouted, "Who's at the door? Turn on the light!"

The new recruits at the door heard the shout and quickly went to press the light switch on the wall. Although it was dark, they had lived in this dormitory for a month and a half and were naturally familiar with the location of the switch.

"I pressed the button, but there was no response. The power to the dormitory has been cut off."

The recruits had no choice but to fumble for clothes, hurriedly putting them on as they bent over and walked out of the dormitory.

Cheng Cai, as expected of being the top recruit in the recruit company, was the first to rush out of the dormitory, hurriedly going down the stairs while zipping up his jacket.

While going downstairs, Cheng Cai zipped up his pants and rushed to the dormitory building, where he saw Deputy Company Commander Zhang Anbang and three platoon leaders standing in front of the dormitory building.

Looking around, Cheng Cai was quite satisfied to be the first to arrive. He nodded slightly and kept fastening the snaps on the windproof flap of his jacket with both hands.

Cheng Cai quickly reached out and touched the epaulets with both hands, then placed his fingers on both sides of his neck to check the collar, and finally checked the pants and belt. After checking, he stood at attention.

Looking at everything Cheng Cai had done, Zhang Anbang nodded in satisfaction. He had to admit that this seemingly fake guy was undoubtedly the best recruit in the recruit company.

The new recruits arrived at the dormitory building one after another and stood in their usual positions.

As more and more new recruits assembled, Zhang Anbang glanced at the time. It was terrible. He could understand that since they were new recruits, but he still wouldn't give them a friendly look. There was no room for being easy to talk to during training.

The three platoon leaders then returned to their respective posts.

Zhang Anbang directly ordered, "Shi Jin, count the number of people."

"Yes."

"Each class reports their numbers."

"One, two, three, four, five..."

"...four, five, six, seven..."

……

"Report, Class One is all present."

"Report, Class Two is all present."

……

As each report was completed...

Shi Jin ran to five steps in front of Zhang Anbang, stood at attention, saluted, and shouted, "Reporting to the deputy company commander, the winter recruits of the 2000th class have assembled. One hundred and twenty were expected, and one hundred and nineteen are present."

One person is absent; the reason is under investigation. Personnel have been dispatched to verify. Assembly complete; please provide further instructions.

"One person is missing. Who is it?"

"Report, second platoon, fifth squad, Xu Sanduo."

"Reporting, Deputy Company Commander, I'm here!" Xu Sanduo's distinctive Nanhe accent rang out as soon as Shi Jin finished reporting.

"Xu Sanduo, don't panic. It's been over a month since I last arrived late for assembly. What should I say? And what's wrong with your shoes?"

Seeing Xu Sanduo's disheveled appearance, with his clothes not even properly on and shoes still in his hand, Zhang Anbang shook his head slightly. Sanduo is indeed still far from being good enough.

Before asking, Zhang Anbang had guessed that the person who was wrong was probably Xu Sanduo, and now that it had been confirmed, he didn't scold him too harshly, since Xu Sanduo was very sensitive right now.

"Yes, yes." Xu Sanduo stammered, then regained some composure and said, "Reporting to the deputy platoon leader, my shoes were kicked under the bed by someone. I searched for quite a while before finding them. I'm late for assembly. Please give me instructions, deputy platoon leader."

"Okay, hurry up and get yourself ready, then join the ranks."

Without the interference of the smoke grenades, Xu Sanduo quickly put on his training uniform and shoes, and hurriedly found his position and stood in it.

Seeing that the team was completely in formation, Zhang Anbang looked at Shi Jindao and said, "At ease."

"Yes."

Shi Jin turned around and loudly ordered, "At ease!"

He then ran back to his position in the queue and assumed a resting posture.

"Tell me about it."

As Zhang Anbang spoke again, the entire team quickly changed from at ease to attention.

"Look at the state you've become! You've been in basic training for a month and a half now, and where has your training gone? Have you wasted your time training like dogs?"

"Shi Jin, let me ask you, how long did it take from the moment the assembly whistle sounded until the last person joined the ranks?"

Shi Jin's expression was somewhat grim. "Report, it took five minutes and three seconds."

"Tell me what the standard is."

Reporting to the deputy company commander, "Three minutes to assemble lightly armed, five minutes to assemble fully armed."

"Hmm, not bad, you remember it very clearly. But how did you guys do it? An emergency assembly took more than five minutes. If you were fully armed, could you get here in ten minutes?"

The entire recruit company was quiet, without a sound, except for Zhang Anbang's roar.

"Answer me, please. Do you know what ten minutes means?"

"Oh, you know?"

"I'm telling you, this is called being unprepared for combat."

"I tell you, an infantry squad can complete a tactical deployment and concealment in ten minutes, an armored unit can complete a rapid maneuver and position occupation, and a communications soldier can complete an encrypted radio network and command transmission."

"Within ten minutes, the Scud missile can complete two salvos, with a kill radius of over a thousand meters."

The 155mm self-propelled howitzer can fire 8-10 rounds every 10 minutes, covering targets within 40 kilometers. When equipped with terminally guided munitions, it can destroy armored formations.

The JH-7 fighter-bomber, armed with cluster bombs and laser-guided bombs, can complete takeoff, penetration, bombing, and withdrawal within 10 minutes, covering several square kilometers in a single sortie and destroying positions and armored targets.

The 122mm wheeled rocket launcher can fire two rounds of shots every 10 minutes, covering a range of 15-20 kilometers, easily suppressing infantry and lightly armored targets.

"Now you know what ten minutes means, ah, back to me."

"Understood!" the new recruits shouted loudly, showing their keen observation skills.

"Alright, that's enough. Everyone, including the squad leader, do fifty push-ups. Once you're done, you can go back to sleep." Zhang Anbang waved his hand and dismissed the group.

"Yes."

The new recruits were inwardly complaining about how tough things were. The deputy company commander was too ruthless. Not only did he make them do push-ups with newspapers before going to bed last night, but he also threw smoke grenades and cut off the power during assembly today. This was just too inhumane.

However, they only dared to complain in their hearts; none of them dared to say it out loud.

More than a hundred people silently lay on the ground, panting heavily as they did push-ups.