Chapter 1174

"Good combat effectiveness is inseparable from neat quality. As the Third Squad of the First Platoon of the Steel Seventh Company, this is especially true. The problems in interior affairs have already been discussed in the new recruit company and will not be repeated.

Wang Yan, you use locker number three; Bai Tiejun, you use locker number four... You share desk number two."

"Yes!"

Wang Yan and Bai Tiejun stood at attention. Actually, there was a third person, but the passerby is not important...

Then Wu Liuyi arranged their beds: "Wang Yan sleeps in bed number one, Bai Tiejun sleeps in bed number three. Put down your luggage."

"Yes!"

The two stood at attention again.

Immediately after, Wu Liuyi repeated the placement of toiletries and personal items. Although he said he wouldn't repeat it, he basically went through the interior affairs once.

Then, he let Wang Yan and others tidy up their beds and introduced the other soldiers in the squad. It is worth mentioning Gan Xiaoning.

In the subsequent selection assessment for the Old A, he didn't drag everyone down and voluntarily gave up. Later, Gao Cheng was promoted to Deputy Battalion Commander of the Division Reconnaissance Battalion, and Gan Xiaoning was also transferred over, belonging to Gao Cheng's direct line, always following Gao Cheng.

Including the later last soldier of the Steel Seventh Company, full of military glory and personal persistence, Ma Xiaoshuai, the student soldier who came from the military academy, also always followed Gao Cheng later.

However, Ma Xiaoshuai hadn't come yet.

After a short rest, the whistle for assembly sounded outside. The soldiers, who had long known about welcoming the new recruits and had changed into regular uniforms in advance, all quickly went downstairs to assemble.

Downstairs, Company Commander Gao Cheng and Instructor Hong Xingguo, both wearing regular uniforms, had long been waiting there.

The veteran soldiers assembled and stood in line. The new recruits who had just joined the company had no position, so they stood in a separate line according to height.

After a while, two veteran soldiers walked out, each carrying a flag.

Seeing this, Gao Cheng gave the order: "New recruits follow the veteran soldiers! Forward march!"

The soldiers of the Seventh Company left in a mighty force until they stopped on the playground.

At this moment, the scorching sun was in the sky, and the summer wind was blowing.

The two red flags carried by the veteran soldiers were unfurled—one "Steel Seventh Company, Tiger of Armored Forces," and one "Steel Seventh Company, Vanguard of Bathing in Blood." These were the honorary titles awarded to the Seventh Company by the army for their military exploits, and they were the pride of the Steel Seventh Company.

"Begin!"

After the formation was completed, leaving only the dozen or so new recruits standing on the side, Gao Cheng didn't have any extra nonsense and gave the order directly.

"Yes!"

Shi Jin responded with a salute, stood in front of the team, and stood at attention. In the blink of an eye, his face was angry.

"Welcome the company flag!"

With a 'snap,' two veteran soldiers unfurled the military flag, marched in goose-step past the team, then stood at attention on the side, holding the company flag high.

Then Gao Cheng walked over, also standing in a standard military posture, with an angry face.

He shouted the roll call: "Wang Yan!"

"Present!"

"How many people are in the Steel Seventh Company?"

"The Steel Seventh Company has a history of fifty-six years. In the fifty-six years of history, four thousand nine hundred and fifty-five people have become members of the Steel Seventh Company!"

"Wang Yan!"

"Present!"

"What number soldier are you in the Steel Seventh Company?"

"I am the four thousand nine hundred and forty-second soldier of the Steel Seventh Company! I am proud of myself! I am proud of the previous four thousand nine hundred and forty-one people! I am proud of the thirteen people after me!"

"Wang Yan!"

"Present!"

"Do you still remember the predecessors who sacrificed for the Steel Seventh Company?"

"I remember the one thousand one hundred and four predecessors who sacrificed for the country for the Steel Seventh Company! I am proud of them! I am honored to be the successor of these one thousand one hundred and four predecessors!"

"Now, recite this song without music with us! The predecessors who could sing this song have all sacrificed gloriously! Now, only the soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company are reciting this song.

We hope!

We hope you can!

We hope you can hear the singing roared by four thousand nine hundred and fifty-five throats!"

Gao Cheng stood at attention, looked around at everyone in the field, and shouted with a voice that had already cracked: "A clap of thunder, prepare—begin!"

The next moment, the soldiers recited in unison. Wang Yan was also reciting.

But the other new recruits just opened their mouths dumbly, not knowing what to recite.

In fact, Wang Yan didn't know in advance either. On the truck on the way here, Wu Liuyi had already told everyone, but the others didn't memorize it; only Wang Yan memorized it.

This ceremony was mainly to show the company soul. Whether the soldiers could remember it wasn't the most important thing; the main thing was to scare the new recruits and make them worship. In the time that followed, the newly arrived soldiers would naturally know these things.

A clap of thunder! A sword!

A group of fierce tigers! Steel Seventh Company!

Steel will! Steel men!

Iron blood to defend the country! Protect the homeland!

The killing sound scares the enemy's guts!

Winning every battle, the beautiful name spreads!

Attack and conquer! Defend and be firm!

Step on the enemy's bones and sing the triumph!

This was recited by the soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company, not sung. However, the singing was loud and echoed in the barracks; it was the heroic spirits of the Steel Seventh Company singing this strong sound again...

After the ceremony was over, people relaxed. Gao Cheng wasn't an overly serious person either.

On the contrary, he was a person with taste. He liked listening to music and had a set of audio equipment. When the Steel Seventh Company disbanded and he was transferred away, he left that set of audio equipment to Xu Sanduo, who was guarding the camp...

Gao Cheng shouted for applause with a smile, and the soldiers clapped their hands hard together.

After a while, he pressed his hands down and stopped the applause.

He said: "The joining ceremony is over. From now on, you are a part of the Seventh Company. The spirit of our Seventh Company is not to abandon and not to give up. I hope you keep this in mind and practice it. In our company, you must remember what number soldier you are; this is the root of our Seventh Company. Of course, there may be other ways out in the future, and I don't have requirements for that, but in the Seventh Company, you cannot forget. Whoever forgets, I will discipline them. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" The new recruits led by Wang Yan answered in unison.

"Okay, let's introduce ourselves so everyone can get to know each other. Wang Yan, start with you."

Gao Cheng called his name. Wang Yan responded, stepped out of the team, stood in front of the veteran soldiers' team, and began his self-introduction.

There was nothing special; he mainly showed his humor and affinity. After all, his reputation had spread very widely, which stemmed from his fierce results in various military subjects, which people had heard of long ago.

Furthermore, Wu Liuyi was the single-soldier king of the Seventh Company. Comparing fists and feet and physical fitness with Wang Yan, he was crushed by Wang Yan. The veteran soldiers were all clear about these things.

Gao Cheng smiled: "You all know Wang Yan. This kid can fight, can run, and shoots accurately. Whoever feels bored can spar with him to promote each other."

"The Company Commander is scolding us. Who doesn't know that even Squad Deputy Wu is no match for Wang Yan? How can we find trouble for ourselves?" a soldier said.

"Useless." Gao Cheng scolded with a smile, then waved his hand, "Next."

After such a turn, the new recruits all introduced themselves, and everyone got to know each other.

In a company of over a hundred people, it was certainly impossible for everyone to be familiar with everyone, and it was in units of squads and platoons, just like classmates in the next class when going to school. Some people might know each other, and some might not.

However, relatively speaking, the relationship between soldiers in a company was closer. Everyone lived and trained together on weekdays, far closer than classmates in the next class. After a few months, everyone could talk to each other. As for whether the relationship was better, that was another matter.

After the introduction, the new recruits were arranged into the team, the formation was adjusted, and it was time for lunch.

It was no different from the new recruit company; they still had to stand in line and sing songs outside the canteen, shouting with their throats. Only after that did they enter the canteen to eat.

When eating, they were in squad units, and it was also not allowed to buzz and talk. Only the officers gathered together, occasionally making sounds of laughter.

Of course, everyone was still whispering during the spare time of eating like fighting a war.

"How is it, Wang Yan, how do you feel after our joining ceremony?" Gan Xiaoning asked muttering.

Wang Yan replied: "I am proud of the Steel Seventh Company and proud to be able to join the Steel Seventh Company."

"Tsk, aren't these clichés?" Someone shook his head with amusement.

"Your awareness is low. It means you don't believe this set yourself? Squad Leader, you have to do ideological work for him."

"It really needs to be disciplined." Shi Jin nodded with a smile, "I see that Squad Deputy Wu and I have been busy with the new recruit company for these three months, and the comrades' thinking has relaxed a bit. We have to hold a squad meeting when we go back."

"No, is that what I meant..." This person looked aggrieved, having bitterness he couldn't speak of.

Wang Yan chuckled: "I know that's not what you meant, but brother, I really think so. It was truly boiling with blood, and I couldn't wait to pick up a gun and fight."

"Hey, right, this is the spirit our Steel Seventh Company wants." Wu Liuyi smiled, "But you can't just fight recklessly. Don't think that the little things in the new recruit company mean you are a soldier. We are an armored reconnaissance company, and there is a lot to learn."

"I know, the Company Commander talked about it in the new recruit company. Our company has nine infantry fighting vehicles, three sniper groups, all elite soldiers. We must master the shooting of various types of firearms, firearm principles, maintenance, repair, combat in various terrains and at night, vehicle driving and maintenance, mastery of vehicle-mounted weapons, individual anti-tank, anti-armor, mastery of anti-tank missiles and anti-aircraft missiles, shooting of various types of artillery, as well as artillery shooting instructions, and radio, etc."

"Okay, you remembered what the Company Commander said." Shi Jin smiled.

"Xu Sanduo also remembered. He muttered it when he had nothing to do, and I remembered it after hearing it too much."

Wu Liuyi waved his hand and didn't continue the topic of Xu Sanduo. He said: "The things you just mentioned will be taught to you later. Don't look at your good body; these things have nothing to do with the body, and you'll suffer."

"I'm actually quite good at learning." Wang Yan smiled.

Wu Liuyi subconsciously wanted to refute, but just as he opened his mouth, he remembered what Wang Yan told him about his parents' accident affecting his academic performance.

He took it back and patted his forehead instead: "Hey, look at me, you are a college student seedling, you must learn fast."

"Okay, that's too fake." Wang Yan shook his head, "Big men, what's the matter? It's like I'm going to die."

"Get lost, your mouth is also quite poisonous." Wu Liuyi scolded with a smile.

Shi Jin waved his hand: "Okay, okay, that's enough. There's plenty of time to talk, not this moment, hurry up and eat!"

Everyone then quieted down and continued to eat like fighting a war. Everyone's appetite was really good.

Wang Yan also let them see what a rice bucket was...

After lunch, everyone returned to the barracks for a nap. It was the building in the drama. This building didn't belong entirely to the Seventh Company, but only two floors of it, including dormitories, honor rooms, conference rooms, sundries, etc.

So after returning, the new recruits also visited by the way, which was considered familiarizing themselves with the environment.

After returning to the squad, everyone started chatting and laughing.

"Wang Yan, can you really fight?" a soldier asked.

Bai Tiejun smiled: "You're asking too much. You didn't see it. At that time, seven or eight veteran soldiers surrounded him and beat him, but he beat them all. He was fierce."

Wang Yan shook his head with amusement: "I've practiced some, but it's not the kind of flying high and low you think. It's not that mysterious. We soldiers also practice hard skills, all beaten out. In the final analysis, it's practicing the body. If the body is practiced well, running fast, jumping high, climbing, etc., are all easy, which can be considered another kind of flying over walls."

"This means, you can?"

"Don't all soldiers know?" Wang Yan said, "Can't we all do it, climbing from the first floor to the roof and then climbing down from the roof?"

"Haven't tried it, why don't you demonstrate?" Someone encouraged Wang Yan.

"Get lost!" Shi Jin scolded, "Is that easy to play with? What if you fall?"

Because of Wang Yan, everyone learned to say 'get lost.'

In fact, this phrase is not unfamiliar in the army, especially since this is the north, and there are also Northeasterners in the team. Now that Wang Yan is here, everyone naturally mentions this Northeastern famous saying, and after saying it, they get used to it, and everyone learns it.

Swear words spread relatively quickly; even foreign devils know how to scold 'idiot.'

Wang Yan chuckled: "Don't we have training in this area?"

"At most, we climb to the second floor." Wu Liuyi explained, "We are armored infantry, why climb buildings when we have nothing to do? Especially since we are a reconnaissance company. What is a reconnaissance company? Its main role is to scout enemy situations. If we really fight, even if it's street fighting, we use explosives when we encounter obstacles, and we use artillery when we see enemies. Unless it's a last resort, we won't fight at close quarters.

I remember there is live-fire shooting training next week. When you see how fierce our artillery fire is, you will understand. Also, after you participate in two exercises, you will know what fighting is about."

Wang Yan listened humbly, revealing anticipation at the right time.

"I still remember the story of our squad taking on a company."

"That's also a beautiful imagination. Don't get smoked out when you go up, that would be a big loss of face."

Wang Yan didn't care at all: "Who hasn't lost face? My skin is thick, I'm not afraid. If this is done, our Third Squad will be awesome."

"More than that." Shi Jin smiled, "If the exercise specification is high, we can all get a collective Third-Class Merit."

Then he waved his hand: "Okay, okay, that's enough, there's no end to talking. Hurry up and go to bed to rest."

"I can't sleep, Squad Leader, find me those professional books, I'll study."

"There's such a request?" Shi Jin was stunned for a moment, then found a pile of books more than a meter high.

He smiled and patted them: "They're all here, read them. Once you learn all these, you'll be the best scout."

Wang Yan was fearless, took the books directly, lay on the bed and flipped through them, occasionally chatting and laughing with the fresh veteran soldiers. Mainly, Bai Tiejun could talk nonsense, and the atmosphere in the Third Squad was good; there was no bullying or exclusion, which was quite harmonious...