Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Zhang Anbang sat down with a smile, poured himself a glass of water, and slowly drank it.

No matter when, troop deployment by superiors is a serious organizational order, and even if the company commander is dissatisfied, he has absolutely no authority to refuse to accept it, even if that person is Gao Laoqi.

Hong Xingguo's actions appeared compliant, but in reality, he was guiding Gao Cheng to say that he had no reason to refuse. This was in line with military regulations and also considered human relationships, thus delaying the arrival of Zhang Anbang and saving face for Gao Cheng.

While helping Gao Cheng smooth things over, he also allowed Gao Cheng to vent his anger, which perfectly embodies the tacit understanding between grassroots company commanders who support each other and share responsibility. It can only be said that he is indeed Gao Cheng's old partner.

"You, you, you bastard, I'm telling you, I don't want it, it's no use you saying it." Gao Cheng cursed angrily.

Zhang Anbang knew, of course, that this wasn't an insult directed at him, but rather an expression of his own dissatisfaction with Gao Cheng.

Zhang Anbang put down his water glass, waved his hand, and said, "Company Commander, I didn't say anything."

"You, you," Gao Cheng laughed angrily, "You already had Liu Yi take him to pull strings, and you haven't said anything yet. What else do you want to say?"

"Company Commander, let's just say it was sent by the Regiment Commander. What, you really want to go head-to-head with Uncle Wang? Fine, I'll drive. Come on, I'll take you there." Zhang Anbang got up and went to get his car keys.

"You, you, you sit down, that won't do. I usually just chat with Uncle Wang and exchange a few words, but on this matter, I definitely can't embarrass Uncle Wang." Gao Cheng angrily grabbed a bottle of water, twisted it open, and started drinking.

"Yes, Company Commander, you understand, so..."

Before Zhang Anbang could finish speaking, Gao Cheng retorted angrily, "So what? I can't argue with Uncle Wang, and I can't get angry or throw a tantrum."

"No problem, no problem. Are you done being angry? Let's talk now." Zhang Anbang waved his hands repeatedly, smiling as he looked at Gao Cheng.

"Okay, I'm done being angry. I definitely won't go and argue with Uncle Wang. I won't ask him to leave. He's still a member of the Seventh Company."

"The mess hall or the production base—the base keeps asking me for people—I told them the Seventh Company is short-handed, but sometimes I have to help out with you too."

As Gao Cheng spoke, he shakily pulled a cigarette out of his pocket and lit it, clearly still not completely calmed down.

Zhang Anbang simply stretched out his hand, as if to say, "You take it yourself, don't give it to me."

Gao Cheng threw the cigarette pack at him irritably. "Is this alright?"

"Okay, definitely. But Uncle Wang knows you well. Under these circumstances, he still sent Xu Sanduo to the Seventh Company. Do you think Uncle Wang sent him here to be a logistics staff member?"

"What else can we do? Let him be a combatant? Do you think he's worth it?" Gao Cheng looked intently at his good partner, as if trying to confirm something.

Zhang Anbang waved his hand, "Don't look at me, what I say isn't that important. Anyway, Uncle Wang thinks he's a good soldier, and your Sergeant Shi also thinks highly of him."

Gao Cheng scratched his head. "I know. Tell me what his value is. I admit that my eye for soldiers is not as good as Uncle Wang's, or even as good as Shi Jin's, but I really don't see what value Xu has. You know me."

Gao Cheng even found Xu Sanduo's name a bit too hot to pronounce, so he simply used "he" instead. This was simply his hell. He thought that after getting through basic training, he would finally be free.

When the recruits were divided into groups, he even started humming a little tune in his mind, but then this hellish "death grip" came looking for him again.

Zhang Anbang certainly knew what Xu Sanduo would become, but to be honest, without the help of the plot, he didn't see what Xu Sanduo was so special about.

"Company Commander, I know that when you look at soldiers, you try your best to see their strengths, but Uncle Wang is a man who came out of the flames of war. I think Uncle Wang must have seen something."

As for Squad Leader Shi Jin, I think he probably saw a reflection of his younger self in Xu Sanduo.

Gao Cheng nodded. "I see. That makes sense. No wonder Shi Jin took such good care of him during basic training. But since the pilot program you proposed is beneficial to Shi Jin, I'll just agree to it."

But putting him in Class 3 now, I feel... I feel like I'm letting June 1st down a bit.

"Company commander, that's too narrow-minded. Who are we? We're not the type to suffer losses. Since Uncle Wang thinks highly of him, let's train hard."

"Um, I'm afraid I'll promote him to officer on June 1st. Promoting him is a small matter, but I don't want to delay June 1st." Gao Cheng's favoritism was obvious.

Zhang Anbang laughed. Luckily, Xu Mumu wasn't here, otherwise that crybaby would definitely be sobbing right now. "Company Commander, I think you underestimate Liu Yi about this. Besides, you can talk to Uncle Wang about it."

Gao Cheng became interested. "Let's discuss terms. What terms?"

Zhang Anbang leaned forward and said, "Company Commander, look, the Regiment Commander has sent people over. We can't refuse them. Let's talk about terms. I heard that Squad Leader Shi Jin is now an instructor at the Regiment's Training Team who is preparing to become a squad leader."

Well, he's not a bishop, so having him or not makes no difference, don't you think?

Gao Cheng immediately understood and burst into laughter. "So, you want me to use this to negotiate with Uncle Wang to get Shi Jin transferred back."

"That's right, you feel like you've been taken advantage of, but our Steel Seventh Company has never had a tradition of being taken advantage of since our ancestors."

In 1947 at Menglianggu, our Seventh Company lost 57 men and killed 140 enemy soldiers, in exchange for the return of our banner as the vanguard who fought bloody battles.

In 1951, during the Battle of Fuguli, our company of 83 men fought down to 7 men, with all the officers killed in action. Finally, the bugler blew the bugle to repel the enemy, and we replaced them with more than 200 Japanese soldiers, as well as three tanks and five armored vehicles.

In 1984, during the defensive battle of Laoshan-Balihe East Mountain, we lost seven men and killed sixty-six enemy soldiers. This doesn't even include the Huaihai Campaign and the Crossing the Yangtze River Campaign.

"If you look back, when has our Steel Seventh Company ever suffered a loss? No, right? Our Seventh Company has never been one to suffer losses."

Zhang Anbang spoke slowly, and Gao Cheng's eyes grew brighter as he spoke. He knew all about this, of course, and he thought what Zhang Anbang said made sense. "You're right. I'll go call the regimental commander right now. We absolutely can't let ourselves be taken advantage of."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked toward the phone. "Since the regimental commander thinks he's a good soldier, I'll specifically ask a good squad leader to train him. If he succeeds, it will prove that the regimental commander's judgment was correct, and Shi Jin can also be credited for it."

"If I hadn't brought him out, I could have sent him to the production base. The commander couldn't have said anything, since they've been asking me for people there. It's you, Xiao Qi, who really knows how to think like a scholar."

Although Gao Cheng's words sounded like a compliment, Zhang Anbang felt something was off. "Company Commander, don't talk like you're illiterate. You're a proper graduate of the Changshan Army Academy."

Gao Cheng ignored him and had already dialed the number. "Hello, Commander, this is Gao Cheng. Didn't you send over a soldier?"

Ah, yes, yes, we've arrived, we've arrived. He's been assigned to the third shift. Here's the situation: this soldier, I think he might, ah, he might be able to do it.

During basic training, Shi Jin mentored him quite well. Could it be...?

Yes, yes, Uncle Wang, that's what I meant. Could you lend me Shi Jin's services for three months? You said he's a good soldier, so we can't delay him.

Two months or twenty days is fine too.

A month? A month is absolutely not going to do. How about two months, two months it is. Just one more day, and next time you're practicing on the tank, I'll carry the shells for you.

"Okay, okay, I'll have someone take care of the paperwork right away, I'll make sure everything is complete, and I'll pick them up this afternoon."

Gao Cheng chuckled and hung up the phone. "It's done. Let's get it over here for at least two months. It just feels like I've brought Shi Jin back..."

Seeing Gao Cheng's smile that almost reached his ears, Zhang Anbang didn't indulge him. "Come on, Company Commander, you're getting a good deal and you're still acting innocent. The file has been gone for half a year, and you can still borrow him for two months? What are you thinking?"

Besides, don't feel bad for Shi Jin. He'll probably be quite happy to mentor many others. And besides…”

"What are you saying?"

Gao Cheng pressed for details, but Zhang Anbang refused to say anything, urging Gao Cheng to hurry up and complete the formalities, since there were quite a few procedures involved in borrowing people from the regimental training team.

The regimental training team is directly under the regimental training section and also receives guidance from the military affairs section. The secondment procedures need to be approved by these two core business sections.

Secondment is divided into temporary secondment and short-term secondment. Temporary secondment is generally for exercises, competitions, and training camps, while short-term secondment is for training and key personnel support. The procedures for the two types are different in terms of simplicity and complexity.

The temporary secondment process is simple, requiring only a verbal request and a written letter; this is the most common secondment method within the regiment.

Short-term secondment is applicable to situations where a company lacks tactical backbone personnel and needs instructors from the training team to provide training for 1-3 months, the regimental headquarters organizes supplementary training for new recruits and seconds instructors from the training team, and special training sessions across battalions and companies require training team personnel to take the lead.

Short-term secondments require a formal written application and approval from the regimental leadership. The procedures are standardized, and files are kept on file.

The process Gao Cheng mentioned involved the Steel Seventh Company drafting a "Formal Application for Personnel Transfer" (3 copies).

The document includes the reason for the secondment, the name, rank, position, timeframe, work tasks, and management responsibilities during the secondment period, and must be signed by the unit head and stamped with the unit's official seal.

The management responsibility mentioned here means that wages and allowances are still paid by the training team, while daily management is the responsibility of the Seventh Steel Company.

The application is first submitted to the regimental training section for review. After the training section issues its review opinion and signs and stamps it, it is submitted to the regimental military affairs section for review. After the military affairs section issues its review opinion and signs and stamps it, it is submitted to the deputy regimental commander in charge of training for approval. After the deputy regimental commander signs and approves it, the secondment application officially takes effect.

But now it's not necessary. The group leader agreed directly, and all we need to do is complete the formalities.