Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Seeing Wu Liuyi's puzzled look, Zhang Anbang waved his hand and said, "Haha, it's good that it's not lost. As for your squad leader, Liuyi, don't worry about those details. They're not important."

So, two years have passed in the blink of an eye. I've been waiting for you like the stars and the moon, and you've finally arrived! Let me tell you, I've already spoken to the company commander. You'd better study hard and do your job well in the division's reconnaissance battalion.

When it came to serious matters, Wu Liuyi's expression immediately turned serious. "Yes, Deputy Company Commander, I will definitely study hard and strive to learn more skills, combining theory with practice."

"Well, it's good that you have this awareness," Zhang Anbang said, patting Wu Liuyi's shoulder. "Liuyi, let me tell you, don't be satisfied with just what an intern platoon leader should learn."

Take out all the theories you learned in school, combine them with reality, and learn as much as you can, regardless of whether you are a platoon leader, deputy company commander, or company commander.

Learn everything you know and can learn, study it thoroughly, and then give it all to them.

If you don't understand anything, ask immediately. Ask anyone you want; ideally, you could even extract all the knowledge and skills from our old company commander, who was also a deputy battalion commander.

"Ah," Wu Liuyi couldn't help but lean forward, "Deputy Company Commander, I'm just here for an internship, a mere platoon leader intern. You want me to learn the skills of a deputy battalion commander?"

Isn't this a bit too big of a leap? Aren't you afraid I won't understand it and end up with a half-cooked meal?

"If you don't fully understand it," Zhang Anbang waved his hand, "I don't care. Just focus on mastering what you're supposed to learn during your internship. As for the rest, just get it down first."

Seeing Wu Liuyi's still bewildered expression, Zhang Anbang chuckled and gently patted his shoulder. "Don't worry about half-cooked rice. We're from a detective background, so we always swallow it first and then digest it slowly."

There's no such thing as mastering something before you start doing it; you do it first and then learn the basics. You have a good foundation; military academy teaches systematic theory, which is the best way to broaden your horizons.

"Don't let the title of trainee platoon leader limit you; that won't do, and it doesn't fit the character of someone from the Steel Seventh Company."

As he spoke, he turned to look at the soldiers training on the camp's training ground, lowering his voice slightly, "Liu Yi, you're here for your internship, not only to learn how to lead troops and learn basic training."

We should also study and analyze more the command strategies, combat readiness coordination, and emergency response of battalion and company-level officers.

The requirements for regular interns aren't very high; just getting by is fine, and you can learn gradually later. But my requirements for you are different. I want you to delve into it and learn it thoroughly.

Wu Liuyi pursed his lips, a hint of seriousness appearing in his dark eyes. He had always been stubborn and strong-willed, never willing to admit defeat, and Zhang Anbang's words struck a chord with him.

"Yes, Deputy Company Commander, I will definitely study hard and do my best to learn. As for the Deputy Battalion Commander, all his skills are the result of years of leading troops and gaining practical experience through hard work and struggle."

I've only been at military academy for two years; I'm too inexperienced, and I'm afraid I won't be able to learn the essentials.

Hearing Wu Liuyi's sincere and humble tone, Zhang Anbang couldn't help but laugh. He kicked Wu Liuyi in the butt and said, "What's wrong? Are you chickening out? That won't do. You're not one of us from the Steel Seventh Company."

Experience is something that is accumulated little by little. Just keep observing, asking questions, and reviewing. Remember everything about how to deploy training, how to implement combat readiness, and how to handle emergencies.

If you don't understand something, ask more questions, practice more, and hone your skills. Even if you don't fully grasp it right away, just make sure you have the knowledge first.

When your internship ends, other intern platoon leaders will at most only know how to do the work of a platoon leader, but you will at least be able to understand the thinking of the company commander and deputy company commander. Your vision and perspective are different.

As for those questions and unresolved issues you have, take them back to school and delve deeper into them in your junior year.

Wu Liuyi stood tall and straight, his eyes bright, and gave a solemn salute. "Reporting, Deputy Company Commander! I understand. I will definitely study diligently and never be perfunctory. I will do my best to master every skill!"

"Yes, that's more like it," Zhang Anbang laughed heartily, took out a pack of Huanghelou soft tea from his pocket and slapped it over, "This way it won't be a waste that I specially asked the company commander to arrange for you to come here for your internship."

"Let me tell you, I even specially gave the company commander two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes to get this done."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Wu Liu was taken aback.

"What do you mean, 'huh'? Just smoke your cigarette."

Zhang Anbang wasn't giving Gao Cheng a gift; he had deliberately sought out Gao Cheng to show off, casually tossing him a cigarette. After all, he had taken quite a few cigarettes from Gao Cheng before.

However, ever since he found a girlfriend, he has never lacked cigarettes. Well, his girlfriend got them for him. You know, his father-in-law is the commander of the 15th Air Force.

The General Logistics Department and the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration jointly issued a supporting notice, clarifying that from January 1, 2003, the military would abolish the decades-old system of allocating cigarettes in kind to officers based on their rank.

Before this, his father-in-law could receive a fixed amount of 20 boxes of Grade A cigarettes every month.

What does "Grade A cigarettes" mean? This classification of cigarettes, established after the founding of the People's Republic of China, was based on the tobacco leaf raw materials, processing methods, taste, and ex-factory price by the Ministry of Light Industry.

The grades are divided into A, B, C, D, and E, with A being the highest grade, which is further subdivided into two levels: A1 and A2.

The tobacco is golden and oily, made entirely from top-quality selected tobacco leaves. It has a full and pure aroma with very few impurities and a smooth throat feel. Only the most premium cigarettes on the market are qualified to be classified as Grade A, such as the famous Zhonghua.

Thanks to Director Chen's strict upbringing, Commander Gu only smoked a limited amount of cigarettes each month, a maximum of five packs, and he couldn't even finish his monthly quota.

Although he has been a division commander for a long time, he still hasn't finished smoking the sixteen packs of top-grade cigarettes he used to smoke every month when he was a division commander.

Cigarettes don't have a very clear shelf life. A whole carton of unopened cigarettes can last for two or three years in the airtight, moisture-proof cabinet that Commander Gu specially made at home without any problems.

To help her father get rid of these unsold items and prevent them from going to waste, Gu Xiaonan took matters into her own hands during a vacation last year when she returned to her hometown in Hubei Province.

When the two returned to the capital from General Gu's building, their trunk contained vacuum-packed preserved meats, Honghu lotus root starch, Hong Kong-style pastries and sesame candy, as well as Wuchang fish and duck necks, and two large cardboard boxes.

One box contained forty-eight cartons of cigarettes, including both Zhonghua and Huanghelou soft cigarettes; the entire box was filled with these two types.

The other box contained fine liquors, including Moutai Feitian, Crystal Wuliangye, and Shihua Bawangzui. This one, however, contained fewer, only about a dozen bottles.