Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Wu Liuyi sat in the carriage with a sour face. Even Shi Jin at the back of the carriage looked at Cheng Cai with an incredulous expression. He had only been a few days after the new recruits joined the company and had already left. He never expected that this would happen.

Cheng Cai's practice of carrying three packs of cigarettes in his pocket and offering different cigarettes to people of different statuses is quite common among the grassroots soldiers, since the allowance of an ordinary soldier is less than 100 yuan, which is really not enough to live on.

They just do it more discreetly. They usually carry a pack of mid-range cigarettes in a conspicuous place in their pocket, with a few high-end ones inside. When they meet a leader, they take them out from a specific spot and hand them over.

As for the lower-end cigarettes, they are either kept at the bottom of the bag or simply not carried on one's person. When one smokes them, one smokes a slightly lower-end one, so that no matter who looks at it, it always appears as if one is carrying a pack of cigarettes with one's person.

After all, this isn't something to be proud of; it's a kind of unspoken rule and favoritism at the grassroots level. People who do it do it secretly and discreetly.

Cheng Cai's ulterior motives were too obvious. Not long after he joined the company, the whole company knew about them. His way of doing things was too hasty and deliberate, turning the private unspoken rules into something public.

In any other company, this wouldn't be a big deal, but this is the Steel Seventh Company. From Gao Cheng to the new recruits, nobody in the Steel Seventh Company would look down on something like this. The environment has a great influence on people.

Cheng Cai kept telling Xu Sanduo about the rules of the Steel Seventh Company, knowing that the Steel Seventh Company would not tolerate any wrongdoing.

He hadn't even figured out the rules of the Steel Seventh Company yet, but he was already eager to build relationships with others, unaware that he himself was also a target of the Steel Seventh Company.

The Steel Seventh Company is an elite unit that values ​​hard power. All the soldiers are capable of understanding human relationships, even the steel-like Wu Liuyi. They just disdain engaging in such favors.

However, Cheng Cai's advantage lies in his excellent academic performance, ranking among the top in the Seventh Company. His marksmanship is also outstanding, transforming him from an August 1st infantryman into a company sniper carrying an 85mm sniper rifle.

Cheng Cai's little scheme was unprecedented in the Steel Seventh Company, and the soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company were disgusted by this behavior. But in reality, it wasn't a big deal. People would talk about it behind his back, but no one would say anything openly.

This matter did not cross any disciplinary red lines, and Cheng Cai was a new recruit who had just joined the company not long ago. The army values ​​saving face and will not hold new recruits accountable for their mistakes, so no one will say anything to him.

So it wasn't until he left the Seventh Company that he realized that the people he thought he had won over most of the company were actually only seen off by Xu Sanduo.

Wu Liuyi interrupted the matter because Bai Tiejun's outburst made things too ugly.

Soon all the soldiers of the Seventh Company arrived at the training ground.

Platoon leader Yun Zheng organized the troops and jogged over to Gao Cheng. "Reporting to Company Commander, all trainees have assembled. Please give instructions."

Gao Cheng returned the greeting and said, "Alright, take a break."

"Yes." Yun Zheng saluted and turned back to the queue.

Although Shi Jin was transferred back, his official position was still with the regimental training team. The official reason for his temporary transfer was to help the Seventh Company train deputy squad leaders. Therefore, the duty officer in charge of training was always the platoon leader Yun Zheng.

Shi Jin is currently training the prospective deputy squad leaders in the company and leading Xu Sanduo's training. Of course, he is also responsible for the company's affairs. As the saying goes, the capable should do more, and neither Gao Cheng nor Zhang Anbang will let him be idle.

Gao Cheng straightened his helmet, walked to the front of the group, and said, "Comrades, today we are conducting a training exercise on human-vehicle coordination. The requirements are speed, body coordination, and uniformity, especially shooting while moving..."

Rumble!

While Gao Cheng was speaking, a convoy of tanks roared in.

The sound of a row of tank engines and tracks was deafening. The soldiers of the Seventh Company were used to such noise, but Xu Sanduo was different. He had never seen such a scene in the Fifth Platoon on the grassland.

So he made a subconscious move and covered his ears with his hands.

Gao Cheng, who had raised his voice because of the tank noise, happened to glance at Xu Sanduo. Xu Sanduo had been behaving reasonably well this week.

Although his daily performance hadn't caught up with the Seventh Company's pace, his earnest and hardworking spirit had made Gao Cheng less resentful of him.

But in that instant, the slight improvement in the overall impression plummeted to rock bottom, heading straight for negative territory.

"Hey soldier, why are you covering your ears? Are you afraid of the noise? If you're afraid of the noise, don't join this mechanized infantry regiment."

Gao Cheng was furious. What kind of thing was this? It did everything I hated. He turned around to see which bastard had driven a tank onto his Seventh Company's training ground.

As soon as Zhang Anbang saw Gao Cheng turn his head, he knew what Gao Laoqi was planning to do. He leaned close to Gao Cheng and whispered, "Company Commander, are you going to reprimand this tank driver? I support you."

Gao Cheng squinted at Zhang Anbang, sensing that this guy was definitely up to no good. Zhang Xiaoqi's nickname, "Smiling Tiger," was deeply ingrained in the hearts of the Seventh Company.

But so what if they're tanks? None of the tanks in the support battalion dare to mess around in front of them.

Not to mention them, none of the other eight company commanders from the three main battalions, plus the four company commanders from the support battalion and the three from the regiment directly under his command, could fight him.

These days, it's common for company commanders to argue with each other. The different companies are always bickering and competing with each other, creating a competitive atmosphere.

As an excellent commander, Gao Cheng certainly understood the importance of each company, but that didn't stop them from teasing each other.

The soldiers of the armored infantry company considered themselves the spearhead of the front-line assault. They charged the positions on foot, mopped up the remaining enemy, and carried their equipment to work alongside the tanks. It was a tough and tiring job. On sunny days, they were covered in dust, and on rainy days, they were covered in mud.

Tank companies are like pampered pampered soldiers sitting in iron towers; without them, infantry would be sitting ducks.

Of course, the tank company soldiers also disliked the armored infantry, thinking they were just mindless brutes with no skills, just recklessly charging around. Without their iron husks, they were sitting ducks.

During the debriefing meeting after the exercise, a common scene was the mechanized infantry company commander complaining that the tank support was too slow.

The tank company commander also complained that while our tanks provided effective fire suppression, the infantry were advancing too slowly.

The company commanders argued with each other, and the soldiers were even more ruthless with each other.

The infantrymen had a whole string of witty remarks to say to the tank units.

"Your tank company is all about three things: not getting dirty, not getting muddy, and not getting near the enemy."

"What else can a tank driver do besides step on the gas and pull the trigger? If you're so capable, remove the tank's armor and fight us infantry with bayonets."

"We infantry are the ones who charge the positions, while you guys are just there to watch the positions, at best you're like an armored sightseeing tour."

Infantrymen's words are harsh, but tank crewmen's are just as harsh, and their average education level is even higher.

"Armored infantry are like the legs of a tank. Without our bodies, even if our legs break, it's useless."

"Besides yelling 'Charge!', what else can they do? They can't even find the tank start button."

"A bunch of hotheads and errand runners, put them together and you have an armored infantry company, ha, ha, ha."

Gao Cheng turned his head and saw, holy crap, the tank with the iconic gray hair, that's Uncle Wang! Good heavens, Xiao Qi, are you trying to trick me? If I hadn't looked and started training right away, I would have gotten away with it today.

Gao Cheng glared at Zhang Anbang. "Xiao Qi, you lead the training first."

After saying that, he went straight for the stopped tank.

Wang Qingrui jumped off the tank carrying a large water cup. Gao Cheng came up to him and said, "Hey, quick, give me some water."

Wang Qingrui chuckled and handed over the cup. "How's it going? Look at you, your mouth is covered in mud." He then waved at Zhang Anbang.

Upon seeing this gesture, Zhang Anbang immediately ordered, "Each platoon, in squads, get on vehicle number five to collect ammunition and prepare for firing. Platoon Leader Yun, Shi Jin, you two keep an eye on things."

Gao Cheng gulped down several mouthfuls of water. "Flower tea, huh?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Why don't you drink green tea? Switch to green tea from now on. Drinking Tank Tea every day is too hot for you," Gao Cheng suggested while twisting the lid of his cup.

Seeing Gao Cheng's disgusted look, Wang Qingrui patted him on the shoulder. "Look at you, being so picky about tea. I heard from others that you're not quite satisfied with the soldiers I recommended, is that right?"

Gao Cheng was speechless. Who spread this rumor? And Uncle Wang even came to question him. "You didn't see it just now? He was covering his ears because he was afraid of the machine noise."

As Gao Cheng spoke, he even gestured as if he were covering his ears. "This is a mechanized infantry regiment. If a bullet came flying from here, they'd be scared out of their wits."

Seeing Gao Cheng's disgusted expression, Wang Qingrui nodded seriously, "Well, that depends on you as the official. How you lead them is important. You need to be patient."

Listening to Wang Qingrui's tired old rhetoric, Gao Cheng sighed helplessly.

Wang Qingrui smiled. "I heard from your father that when you were little, you used to hold onto the hands of pretty teachers in kindergarten. Is that true?"

Gao Cheng's expression changed. He took off his helmet speechlessly and waved his hand to stop Wang Qingrui from continuing.

Wang Qingrui continued with a smile, "Your dad also told me he's afraid you'll grow up to be a womanizer."

Gao Cheng's mouth gaped open. "Keep your voice down, my soldiers are all here."

Seeing Gao Cheng's furtive expression, Wang Qingrui couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Gao Cheng glanced furtively at the soldiers of the Seventh Company, who were all receiving ammunition, before loudly proclaiming, "That's nonsense, rubbish."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Gao Cheng heard a familiar voice come from behind him, "Company Commander, I never knew you were like this when you were a child."