Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 8: A higher-ranking official can crush someone to death
The life of the recruit company is coming to an end. At this moment, in the company headquarters, the company commander Gao Cheng and the instructor He Hongtao are arguing fiercely over the whereabouts of several soldiers.

"Seventh Brother, you're going too far! The top recruits have all been taken by your Seventh Company, and the last-place recruits are all given to our Red Third Company? Don't bully us like that!"

He Hongtao was famous for his good temper in the 702nd Regiment, but at this moment he could no longer hold back.

Gao Cheng had the right to make preliminary recommendations for the assignment of more than one hundred people in the recruit company, but because he was the company commander of the recruit company and had a relationship with his father, this preliminary recommendation was basically set in stone.

What was extremely outrageous was that Gao Cheng did not discuss this important matter of troop division with himself, the instructor of the recruit company, but instead discussed it with Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi in a locked room.

It's just like the great powers divided up the Qing government back then.

For this reason, he sneaked in and took a look after being urged many times by the third company commander.

You won’t know until you see it, it will make you furious!

Good guy,
What a great guy!
He selected all those who ranked at the top in the recruit company assessment to the Seventh Company, and assigned all those who ranked at the bottom to the Red Third Company. Isn't this obviously bullying?

If it is really divided like this, how will He Hongtao survive in the third company in the future?
Gao Cheng glared at Shi Jin hatefully. It was his fault that he went out without closing the window. He never dreamed that the usually gentle and polite He Hongtao would actually climb in through the window and see the list of troop divisions.

Shi Jin also felt very wronged. Gao Cheng always kept the windows of the company office open because he wanted to smoke.

And Gao Cheng is still there, he definitely won’t close the window when he goes out.

But the company commander is the company commander, and he can only accept his bad luck.

"Old Hong, our Seventh Company is the armored reconnaissance company. Chen Jiang has a high level of education, and being assigned to our armored unit is perfect for him. Chengcai is a talented shooter, and the sniper in our company is about to retire, so he's a perfect replacement. And then there's Bai Tiejun."

Gao Cheng listed dozens of reasons, but in a nutshell, these soldiers were urgently needed by the Seventh Company.

He Hongtao sneered, "Seventh Brother, I don't like what you're saying. Chen Jiang has a high level of education, so should he be assigned to the Seventh Company to research and produce armored vehicles? The sniper of the Seventh Company is going to retire? We don't have any snipers in the Red Third Company at all. Why can't Chengcai be assigned to us?"

"Besides, look at this list of last-placed people. You've assigned them all to us. What does that mean?"

Seeing He Hongtao's furious look, Gao Cheng couldn't help but want to laugh.

Isn't the reason why the Seventh Steel Company is the leader among all the companies in the regiment because it grabs the top soldiers every year? With this group of top soldiers, coupled with the equipment and training of the Seventh Company, they can kill them all.

As for those cowardly soldiers, what are they here for?
To put it bluntly, those who can come to the Seventh Company to guard the gate and handle logistics are all outstanding people, and they will also be backbones if they are assigned to other companies.

Of course, he couldn't say these words directly.

So he had to change direction.

"Old Hong, you're in charge of ideological and political work. These soldiers behind you all need to play to their strengths. Look at Xu Sanduo. Although his other performance is average, he has great endurance. That's why he was assigned to the fifth squad of the third company of the Red Army to guard the oil and gas pipeline. This is to give full play to his excellent qualities of being able to endure loneliness and mediocrity. And this soldier..."

The more He Hongtao listened to Gao Cheng's words, the uglier his expression became.
Finally, he interrupted Gao Cheng's nonsense impatiently, "Seventh Brother, don't talk nonsense to me. Our third company commander said that you should at least assign us a few top students, otherwise I will definitely not sign this name!" He is the main leader of the recruit company. Without his signature, this list of soldiers cannot be reported.

"Instructor, please calm down. That's not what the company commander meant. If we add more people to you, the total establishment of the third company will be exceeded." Wu Liuyi smiled and passed the cigarettes over.

"Wu Liuyi, I don't like what you're saying. Are you saying that those soldiers at the bottom of the platoon must be ours? Why can't we evenly distribute them among several companies?"

He Hongtao gave Gao Cheng face, but Wu Liuzhi was just a deputy squad leader, and he felt he had no place to vent his anger.

"Company commander, how about Xu?" Shi Jin spoke. He wanted to get Xu Sanduo into his third squad, not for anything else, but to fulfill his promise and train him into a soldier, a real soldier.

"Shi Jin, shut up," Gao Cheng certainly knew who he wanted. The soldier with the worst performance in the recruit company was assigned to the seventh company?
Isn't this a joke?
"Your squad three is the spearhead squad of the seventh company. I want you to lead the charge. I don't have a training ground to guard."

"Company commander, what if we let him stand guard at the door?" Shi Jin also understood that what Gao Cheng said made sense, so he still wanted to make a final effort.

"No, absolutely not! You've seen his team level, is it the best?" Gao Cheng's attitude was very firm.

"Squad leader, stop talking, he'll kill you!"

Wu Liuyi whispered in Shi Jin's ear.

Shi Jin was shocked after hearing this. Wu Liuyi's meaning was very clear. This year was a critical moment for him to be promoted to a fourth-level non-commissioned officer. If he was not outstanding enough, he would most likely be discharged from the army. After so many years of military service, he really couldn't bear to leave.

Gao Cheng saw that Shi Jin was silent, so he struck while the iron was hot.
"Shi Jin!"

"Here!" Shi Jin stood up reflexively, looking extremely straight and serious.

"Tell me, what's the most important thing when assessing a squad leader's performance?"

"The whole class, the overall performance of the class," Shi Jin answered, feeling a little guilty.

"Well, I thought you forgot. If there is that guy in the class, can you, the third squad leader, still keep your position?" Gao Cheng said it all. He knew that Shi Jin was a smart man. After all, he was the squad leader he respected the most. He should understand the importance of the matter.

He patted Shi Jin's shoulders twice, then turned to He Hongtao and continued, "How about this, Lao He, Chen Jiang, Chengcai, and these soldiers? I definitely want them. As for the others, either give two to your Third Company, and then take two from the group at the back and give them to the Great Meritorious Sixth Company!"

"No, at least three! Xu Sanduo doesn't want it!" He Hongtao is not a fool, he also wants to bargain.

"Two. Even with these conditions, I still need to speak well of Lao Liu. If you don't want Xu Sanduo, you can discuss it with Lao Liu yourself. If you want to assign Xu Sanduo to their company, do you think he will agree?"

Gao Cheng refused to give up an inch of land, and He Hongtao fought for every inch of land. The two company commanders bargained in front of Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi like vegetable vendors, which made them both dumbfounded.

In the end, He Hongtao still failed to defeat Gao Cheng.
When he left, he didn't even take the cigarette Gao Cheng stuffed into his hand. He just sighed, "A higher-ranking official can crush someone!"

(End of this chapter)