Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Seeing Wu Liuyi's furrowed brows, Gao Cheng shook his head. "Of course, these paths are impossible for Xiao Qi. The last option is direct promotion."

Based on Xiao Qi's past performance in competitions and exercises, there's a high chance he'll be directly promoted to deputy chief of staff, a position equivalent to deputy regimental commander. So, do you think you can just follow Xiao Qi after graduation?

"Yes, I can do it!" Wu Liuyi patted his chest loudly. "Company Commander, don't worry. As soon as I graduate, I'll come and join the deputy company commander. I'll follow him from now on."

After saying that, Wu Liuyi glanced back and forth between Gao Cheng and Zhang Anbang, "When the time comes, I'll have to trouble the company commander and deputy company commander to take care of my assignment. I can't handle it myself."

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Zhang Anbang waved his hand. "Liu Yi, don't worry about this. Back in the 702nd Regiment, the company commander was the leader of all sixteen companies, dominating the entire 702nd Regiment."

Now that the company commander is a deputy battalion commander, his position in the entire T Division is still very high, there's absolutely no problem with that.

Gao Cheng, who had been listening with a smile, immediately thought of his conversation with Xu Sanduo in the dormitory when he heard this.

The son of a certain army commander—no, I should say a certain monkey, a big monkey who had been jumping around in the 702nd Regiment for a long time.

Thinking of this, he immediately started cursing, "Get lost, you little brat, are you never going to stop? Speaking of which, you're just the deputy head of the training section of a division. In the entire T division, you have much more face than me now."

"You could handle this June 1st assignment yourself, why drag a lowly deputy battalion commander like me into this?

"Hey, platoon leader, that's not how it works. You're the big brother, all of us are looking to you..."

"Get lost, get lost, don't give me that crap," Gao Cheng interrupted Zhang Anbang directly. "Speak, what brings you here?"

Zhang Anbang shrugged. "What is it? Company Commander, you're asking a question you already know the answer to. Your field training is about to end, right? I came to check on things and collect your field training reports."

Besides that, the most important thing, as you probably already know, is that I genuinely didn't expect this to happen in the Divisional Reconnaissance Battalion.

Gao Cheng's face instantly turned a little ugly. "Hey, don't even mention it. When you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause you to choke, and even farting can hit your heel. I was thinking it was because of this."

If it's just a matter of reporting information, Ma Xiaoyao is watching over things here. Besides, even if they came specifically to ask for information, now is not the time.

We'll have to wait until we withdraw from our field training and return to camp, and then we'll have three working days to complete the initial draft at the grassroots level before your training section can complete the division-wide summary report within a week.

"Right now, our training data, exercise records, live-fire results, and other data haven't even reached the initial draft of the battalion summary. The details of reconnaissance equipment wear and tear, and the completion of reconnaissance tasks, are still unfinalized. You want them, but I don't have them."

Wu Liuyi's expression was also a bit grim. "Deputy Company Commander, this really isn't your fault. It's purely a natural disaster and a man-made calamity. There's nothing we can do about it."

Zhang Anbang waved his hand, "Liu Yi, don't rush, I know. I'm just going through the normal procedures here."

The entire preliminary work for the mountain ambush training exercise, including the reconnaissance of the mountain area and the registration of potential hazards, was done by the company commander, who was also the deputy battalion commander.

The logbook was also signed with Gao Cheng's name. Before each training session, the company commanders would review the route again, and during training, non-commissioned officers and safety officers would monitor the area in sections.

I'm familiar with these procedures, but the division already knows the specifics of this accident. I'm just here to go through the motions.

Gao Cheng nodded. "Just follow the procedure. The injured soldier is a private first class from the second squad of the first platoon of the first company. We've already handled it according to the normal procedure. If you have any questions, just ask."

"Okay," Zhang Anbang took out a notebook from his briefcase and prepared to take notes. "Company Commander, let's proceed according to procedure."

The two didn't look for a formal office; they simply pulled up two folding chairs and started working, meaning the soldier had already finished treating him.

Otherwise, Zhang Anbang would have gone to assist in transferring the wounded immediately, and wouldn't have had time to chat here.

"Deputy Battalion Commander Gao, regarding the injury of Private First Class Zhao Defa, Second Squad, First Platoon, First Company, Reconnaissance Battalion, we need to understand the following issues: first, the treatment; second, the extent of the injury; and third, the cause of the accident."

Gao Cheng also looked serious. "The treatment has been completed. After Zhao Defa was injured, the company medic treated him on the spot immediately and then reported it to the battalion headquarters."

The battalion headquarters immediately dispatched a military doctor to treat the situation and reported it to the division headquarters. The patient has now been transferred to the division's medical battalion.

Regarding the injuries, Zhao Defa fell a short distance of 2.73 meters on a slope of 30 degrees. He suffered fractures to his ankle and tibia and fibula. Both the battalion medic and the division medical officer determined that he instinctively braced himself with his feet upon landing, and the weight of his own body combined with the impact of the equipment directly crushed his ankle and lower leg.

The uneven surface of the weathered gravel caused a unilateral closed fracture due to uneven stress, accompanied by multiple soft tissue contusions, abrasions, and hematomas.

The friction from loose rocks and dead branches on the slope caused extensive abrasions, bleeding, swelling, and subcutaneous bruising on my forearms, back, and thighs.

After Zhang Anbang finished taking notes, Gao Cheng continued, "The cause of the accident was already under investigation while the injured were being rescued. It has been clarified based on previous investigation records."

The accident was caused by weathered and loosened rocks on the mountain. The rocks collapsed suddenly without warning, causing the soldiers to lose their balance. During the reconnaissance, weathered gravel embedded in the rock wall could not be seen with the naked eye, and the surface vegetation was intact.

As the team traversed a steep slope, the vibrations and mountain winds caused a hidden, weathered rock to suddenly break off and strike a soldier's leg. The soldier lost his balance, tumbled, and sustained an injury.

Zhang Anbang took back the notebook. "Deputy Battalion Commander Gao, you brought all the materials, right? Did the training plan for mountainous terrain mark dangerous slopes? Were safety measures and safety officers arranged for the mountaineering training on that day?"

Were pre-training safety training and risk warnings implemented? Were steep slope areas isolated and equipped with protective measures?

Gao Cheng handed all the files he had brought with him to Zhang Anbang, saying, "All the files are here. I led the team to conduct a full-scale survey of the mountainous area."

Steep slopes, cliffs, loose rock formations, dangerous areas, and warning signs are all fully registered, with written survey logs and signed records.

The training program is comprehensive and the safety measures are complete. The mountain reconnaissance training program clearly defines the safety officers in each section, the distance between personnel, and the requirements for anti-slip protection. Special safety warning education has also been carried out before departure, and there are records and signatures.

Regarding on-site management procedures, the team proceeded in sections, with key personnel assigned to guard steep slopes in sections, avoiding any forced rushing or risky opening of unfamiliar and dangerous routes.

The accident happened so suddenly that there was simply no time to react, ultimately leading to its occurrence.