Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 38: Promoted to squad leader? I'm not even a sergeant yet.

Chen Jiang's successful appearance in the group army shooting competition not only made Wang Qingrui happy, but also made the entire Seventh Company feel like it was celebrating a festival.

There happened to be an opportunity to go out for practical training. There were no patrols in the wild, so Gao Cheng suggested getting some beer and having dinner in the evening.

Everyone came to toast Chen Jiang, but Chen Jiang didn't dare to be arrogant. He was very humble. He never refused anyone who toasted him, and even added more to his toast.

This made others admire him greatly, especially Gao Cheng, who felt that he had not made a mistake.

A good soldier with a promising future is one who takes credit for his achievements without becoming arrogant!

Although Gao Cheng asked everyone not to toast with lunch boxes today and to use cups instead, even so, with so many people coming to toast, even if it was beer, Chen Jiang was a little staggering after drinking it.

But Chen Jiang still resolutely returned the wine bottle with a toast. This is a kind of etiquette in the military, and it is also a kind of respect in the "wine culture".

When he walked up to Gao Cheng with an unopened bottle of beer, he bit his back teeth and the bottle opened.
"Company Commander, I salute you!"

Gao Cheng is the leader of the company, so we must drink this wine with him first.
"Take it easy, don't get drunk." Gao Cheng's alcohol tolerance was just average, and he could see that Chen Jiang had almost had enough. After all, he was his trusted and beloved general, and it would not be good for him to drink too much.

"It's okay, Captain, thank you for your training." Chen Jiang's words were a little stammering, but he still touched the bottle and drank it all.

"Organizational training and personal performance, both are indispensable! You have made our Seventh Company Commander proud this time, I am happy, do it!" Gao Cheng smiled knowingly, raised his neck and drank it heroically.

Later, Shi Jin and others came along. Chen Jiang couldn't remember whether he went to toast or how many times he toasted. He only remembered that he drank countless cups. Finally, everything went dark before his eyes and he collapsed to the ground.

When I woke up the next day, I was already in the armored vehicle on my way back.

Bai Tiejun, Gan Xiaoning and the others in the car were all joking with him, "Your drinking capacity yesterday is far from your shooting ability. Look at our squad leader Wu, he's never even passed out when drinking beer."

"Go away, I'll drink something else. Have you ever seen me pour it out? Beer, if you drink it straight you won't get drunk, it's a complete waste!" Wu Liuyi did not get angry with Chen Jiang because he had snatched away his title of King of Soldiers. On the contrary, there were already two people who had surpassed him. He had to either continue to work hard or be eliminated.

"Chen Jiang, when you go back, tell everyone about the shooting techniques and let everyone learn from them." Shi Jin no longer had anything to teach him. On the contrary, he hoped to improve himself from Chen Jiang's experience and skills.

I heard him say yesterday that he met "Cleavers" during the competition and learned that his real name was Qi Huan. However, Chen Jiang did not tell him where Qi Huan's troops came from, but this also eradicated a thorn in his heart.

He was also very happy that the soldiers he brought with him helped him to avenge his death.

Xu Sanduo's relationship with Chen Jiang became better and better. He made rapid progress and became the top student in the 7th Steel Company, second only to him.

If Xu Sanduo regards Shi Jin as his elder brother, then the relationship between him and Chen Jiang is more like master and apprentice. Chen Jiang taught him a lot and also pulled him together several times when he was most confused.

"Sanduo, how is Chengcai doing recently? It seems like he hasn't come to see you for a long time."

Chen Jiang suddenly asked, Chengcai used to come to see Xu Sanduo often, of course, he came mainly to brag and show off, but now there is no room for pride.

Although he was the sniper for Squad 7, everyone could see that Chen Jiang and Xu Sanduo's shooting skills were significantly superior to his, not to mention that he was not the only sniper in the company. "Chengcai has been preparing for the regiment's mechanized infantry theory exam lately and hasn't had time to come. You don't know, he was an extremely hard-working student, so he's the first high school student in our village."

Xu Sanduo also did not forget to say good things about Chengcai in order to cover up the estrangement in their relationship.

"Mechanized Infantry Theory Assessment?"

"Oh, this is the notice issued when you went to the competition. This is a theoretical assessment of our group. It should be easy for you." Xu Sanduo felt that Chen Jiang had a high level of education and would be able to handle all the exams easily.

"Chen Jiang, you'd better not take the exam and leave this precious opportunity to show yourself to us." Gan Xiaoning said with a wicked smile.

"Go, go, go. Although Chen Jiang is a college student soldier, he also has the right to take the exam. The most important point is that this assessment is required for everyone in the 702nd Regiment. The regimental commander said that this is a required subject."

After hearing what Shi Jin said, Gan Xiaoning and the others quickly shut up.

Only Chen Jiang raised the corner of his mouth, because he knew that this was Xu Sanduo's highlight moment, and it might also be the last highlight moment of the 7th Steel Company.

And now he doesn't need to compete for any performance. The first place in the army shooting competition is enough for him to get a second-class individual merit. Isn't that enough?

Now he has become the target of attention and pursuit of the entire regiment and even the entire army. If he tries to grab the honor in a short period of time, it will attract too much hatred.

Sure enough, Chen Jiang really gave up the subsequent theoretical test.

Of course, he also took part in the assessment, but his results were not included in the ranking, and he signed up to be a staff member.

The final result is obvious. Xu Sanduo passed the assessment and shined in front of the regiment commander and other leaders. His "rote memorization" skills were impeccable.

In addition to his outstanding performance in the early stages, the regiment finally decided to award him a third-class merit.

Chen Jiang's second-class merit honor will take a long time to be issued because it has to go through layers of approval. However, Chen Jiang is not concerned about this now. He was called in for a talk by Hong Xingguo to seek his opinion before taking the position.

"Chen Jiang, the company wants you to take on a heavier responsibility and serve as the deputy squad leader of the third squad."

"Ah? Then where will Deputy Squad Leader Wu go?" Chen Jiang certainly knew that this kind of solicitation of opinions was just a formality. In fact, they had already decided, and the regiment should have agreed.

"Wu Liuyi, he's been promoted to squad leader. To be more precise, he was promoted. The squad leader of squad leader is about to retire, and his health is not good."

"Well, am I suitable? I'm only a private first class. To be a deputy squad leader, don't you have to be a non-commissioned officer?"

Chen Jiang knew the rules of the Seventh Steel Company. Generally, only non-commissioned officers could serve as deputy squad leaders, especially in a spearhead squad like the Third Squad. Shi Jin was a third-term NCO, Wu Liuyi was a second-term NCO, and there were other first-term NCOs in the squad. It would be a bit awkward for a second-term NCO like him to be deputy squad leader.
"I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, I've discussed this with the company commander. And who told you that only NCOs can be squad leaders? We in the 7th Steel Company have always promoted people based on merit!"

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