Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 60 Xu Sanduo's Highlight of Life

Xu Sanduo was short and thin, and he looked rather dull, so the chief of staff really couldn't understand why Jackie Chan had specifically chosen Xu Sanduo for the assessment.

"Is there some secret inside? I'll have to give him a tougher challenge."

With this question in mind, the chief of staff decided to start with a difficult one: "The descent distance of a 100mm armor-piercing discarding sabot projectile at 1 kilometer."

It was the first time Xu Sanduo had faced so many superiors directly, and he felt flustered and his hands were trembling with nervousness.

Fortunately, he has a photographic memory, which prevents him from experiencing stress-induced amnesia even when he is nervous, and he still gives a fluent answer.

"47 meters per second, the target density at 1000 meters is 0.3 meters by 0.3 meters."

"What model is the first main battle tank independently designed and developed by our country?" This was the second question posed by the Chief of Staff.

"The Type 69 main battle tank has combat performance comparable to the Soviet T-55," Xu Sanduo replied fluently.

"You answered all the questions correctly, and you were very quick."

The chief of staff praised Xu Sanduo, whose performance had indeed exceeded his expectations. Thinking of Jackie Chan's roll call, he asked with some curiosity, "That Comrade Jackie Chan just now, he memorized all the information and answered very well. You didn't... memorize the whole book, did you?"

"Report: I'm far inferior to him; I just memorized by rote."

"Hahaha."

Xu Sanduo's answer was so honest that it made all the leaders of the regiment laugh.

"Basic knowledge has to be memorized by rote. If you can memorize it, that's your ability. Since you've memorized it, let me test you again."

The chief of staff then asked another question, this time about the tank's main gun.

"This gun is a low-pressure smoothbore gun. The barrel and breech are connected by threads. It adopts a vertical wedge breechblock, and the breechblock contains an electric motor firing device and a recoil mechanism. It adopts a concentric recoil and recovery mechanism."

Xu Sanduo rattled off a long string of words, speaking fluently and without a single mistake.

Gao Cheng, who had never liked or trusted Xu Sanduo, felt much more at ease when he saw Xu Sanduo answer so fluently.

He rarely smiled when mentioning Xu Sanduo, saying, "Hey, the sun must have risen in the west today! This burden seems to be quite capable."

"Everyone can improve. This child just learns a little slower, but he's quite smart. You should try to control your impatience," Hong Xingguo said.

As a political instructor in a grassroots company, my role extends beyond guiding the soldiers' thinking; officers are also included in my responsibilities.

"Smart? That's a bit premature."

One person's opinion of another is difficult to change in a short period of time, and this is the case with Gao Cheng's opinion of Xu Sanduo.

Hong Xingguo smiled but didn't say anything more, because there had been new changes at the assessment site.

Xu Sanduo doesn't look very smart; he looks like a simpleton who gets bullied in the group chat. Yet, he can memorize so many knowledge points and answer them fluently.

This striking contrast caught the attention of Commander Wang.

He couldn't help but beckon Xu Sanduo over and say, "Come here, come closer. I have a few more questions for you to ask yourself."

The commander was going to personally assess him, and Xu Sanduo became even more nervous.

Instead of rushing forward immediately, he turned to look at Jackie Chan with the eyes of a frightened son who needed his father's encouragement.

Jackie Chan couldn't speak freely in the queue, so he just gave Xu Sanduo a nod of approval.

Three words were conveyed through his eyes—

You can do it!

The regimental commanders noticed the subtle exchange between the two men, exchanged glances, and then laughed.

Xu Sanduo always believed in Jackie Chan and took Jackie Chan's words as his guiding light in life. Since Jackie Chan said he could do it, he believed he could do it too.

Jackie Chan's affirmation and encouragement gave him confidence and made him less nervous.

He took three more steps forward, and was now only a little over a meter away from the regimental commander.

"Is the tailpipe of our Type 82 mortar made of a certain material?"

Commander Wang also asked a question about tank soldiers. Xu Sanduo thought for a moment and then replied, "The 82mm gun uses an aluminum alloy tailpipe."

"Yes, that's the correct answer."

Commander Wang was very satisfied with Xu Sanduo's answer, and then asked, "The Type 82 mortar used a technology that was pioneered in our country. Was it [name of technology]?"

This question put Xu Sanduo in a difficult position. He hesitated for a long time before answering, "A fully safe fuse?"

Commander Wang remained silent and shook his head.

By not directly saying that Xu Sanduo answered incorrectly, it was essentially giving Xu Sanduo more opportunities to see if he could answer the question correctly.

Jackie Chan, sitting in the audience, smiled and thought to himself with a hint of smugness, "As expected, they asked this question. Luckily, I had already given Xu Sanduo the answer beforehand, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Xu Sanduo did know the real answer, but it was Jackie Chan who told him the answer; it wasn't written in the book.

He was hesitant to say it wasn't from a book.

I'm afraid I'll say something wrong.

Xu Sanduo stood there, not daring to answer, and the scene fell silent for a moment.

Everyone below the stage was on tenterhooks for Xu Sanduo.

Gao Cheng, who was already on edge, was so anxious when he saw that Xu Sanduo suddenly went silent that he thought Xu Sanduo didn't know anything and started pacing back and forth.

He kept muttering to himself, "If you mess up this assessment, I'll take your barbell down when I get back, cut it into eight pieces, and throw it in the toilet."

One second they can be pointing their finger at you and yelling, the next they can be smiling and hugging you, praising you for doing a good job.

That's what makes the Seventh Princess "cute".

Under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, Xu Sanduo hesitated for more than ten seconds. Commander Wang couldn't wait any longer and encouraged him instead of urging him, saying, "Say whatever comes to mind, don't be afraid."

With positive encouragement from his superior, Xu Sanduo finally found his courage.

With his eyes lowered like a thief, he whispered, "Sleeve-type buffer machine, it's not mentioned in our books."

"Yes, it's a sleeve-type buffer machine. You already know the answer, so why are you so scared? I'm not a man-eating tiger, haha."

Commander Wang smiled with satisfaction.

Xu Sanduo smiled happily.

Company Commander Gao Cheng, who had been tense all day, smiled with relief and praised again, "Not bad, this burden did well this time, at least he didn't embarrass the Steel Seventh Company."

Because Xu Sanduo's answer was so excellent, no further questions were asked.

First, the third squad produced an "arrogant" Jackie Chan, followed by Xu Sanduo with an amazing memory, which greatly satisfied and convinced the entire regiment.

The assessments for the next three classes are no longer needed; Company Commander Gao Cheng can simply come and bring the people back.

The purpose of this visit was to assess the Steel Seventh Company, not to evaluate any particular squad or individual soldier. It was essentially a preliminary assessment of the Steel Seventh Company.

Now that the two new recruits in the third platoon are performing so well, there is no point in continuing the test.

In this regard.

Gao Cheng was naturally more than happy to oblige.

He quickly arranged for the duty officer to go up and organize the team to bring them back, while he personally went up to entertain the regimental leaders, making sure they had a good meal for lunch.

There will be a big update tomorrow, with at least 7 updates a day.

In the new month, I hope you brothers will continue to support me. The more monthly tickets you cast, the more motivated I will be, and the faster I will update!

The plot is almost over, and we're about to have a showdown with Old A's Royal City.

Is it Yuan Lang, the special forces squad leader, who's really awesome, or Jackie Chan, our human tank, who's even better?

We'll see then, stay tuned!

(End of this chapter)