RPAGF Chapter 0076: The 7th Company, Full of Talent!
Chapter 0076: The 7th Company, Full of Talent!
The next day, when Cheng Cai left, Xu Sanduo was fast asleep, while Zheng Yingqi and the others were preparing for new training. Gao Cheng said, "It's not scary for us to fall down, but we absolutely cannot keep falling down or never get up again. That's the scariest thing."
When the Seventh Company was wreaking havoc, Cheng Cai left for the Third Company, and soon became a sergeant, which gave him his opportunity...
The 7th Company was preparing to avenge their previous defeat with sweat and blood—only Zheng Yingqi knew that there was no chance. The Steel 7th Company still existed and would be passed down forever, guarding this great country and its people, but there would never be another Steel 7th Company that was an armored reconnaissance company.
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The pilot exercise by the platoon attracted the attention of the division headquarters. On the fourth day after the exercise, the regimental leaders accompanied several leaders from the division headquarters to the 7th Company and specifically requested that the platoon conduct tactical drills.
It was almost a surprise attack—the 7th Company was conducting routine training when the leaders suddenly appeared without any warning.
The first platoon did not disappoint the 7th Company, proving the results of their training with excellent performance.
I thought it would end there, but after the exercise, Officer Zhang from the regiment headquarters called out the roll call.
"Zheng Yingqi, Gan Xiaoning..."
Six sharpshooters were selected to stay behind, but one more person was also kept behind.
It's Xu Sanduo.
"The division headquarters is having a training camp that requires some instructors. It will take about a month. Get ready, you'll be going to the division headquarters later," a staff officer said. The tone was uncompromising, a simple notification. Soldiers, when given such orders, had no right to resist, only to obey.
More than a month?
Zheng Yingqi silently calculated that in a little over a month, it would be the end of the demobilization season.
He thought, "This is for the best; I won't have to see the discharge season come..."
Late November and early December are the most brutal discharge seasons for soldiers. For them, this means losing many familiar faces. For some, the departure is as heartbreaking as losing a loved one.
The people of the Seventh Company were overjoyed that five men from their own company had been selected by the division headquarters to serve as instructors. Gao Cheng grinned from ear to ear, and he didn't stop laughing until the division headquarters' car sped away. Perhaps he was laughing too happily today, because for a long time to come, Gao Cheng would not be able to laugh again.
For the five men from the Seventh Company who were chosen to become training instructors for the division headquarters, it was an unprecedented honor. Carrying the expectations of the entire company, they arrived at the division headquarters after a two-hour bus ride and finally learned the purpose of this training.
It is estimated that about 220 people will participate in the training, making it the largest training session in history. The number of instructors is also the largest ever. Before the trainees arrived, the more than 30 instructors who were already in place started various confrontations, intentionally or unintentionally. They represent the face of their respective companies and naturally do not want to lose face for their companies.
In the four days leading up to the arrival of the training team members, various confrontations, ostensibly for training, were constantly taking place. The five people from the 7th Company impressed the elites from other companies. Among the training team instructors, the two most outstanding were Xu Sanduo and Zheng Yingqi.
Xu Sanduo, who seemed a bit silly, was unmatched in both rapid-fire and low-light shooting. Everyone could only watch his back and say "Holy crap!" to express their complex emotions.
In mid-range (500-800 meters) sniping, Zheng Yingqi was equally unparalleled. With Meng Jianguo, the ballast stone, not making a move, Zheng Yingqi reigned supreme. The staff officers at the division headquarters, watching with bated breath, could only sigh:
"The Seventh Company is full of talented people!"
In four days, Zheng Yingqi had gained a full understanding of the instructors' abilities, and then he couldn't help but sigh inwardly:
Perhaps Cheng Cai was right. The Seventh Company was too outstanding; there were just too many excellent people in it. Many excellent people would lose a lot of opportunities because of this.
Because among these elite soldiers from various companies across the division, many were actually at the same level as some of the soldiers in the 7th Company.
According to the training team's standards, many people in the 7th Company would meet the requirements and accumulate experience for the next training session. However, the reality is that the 7th Company, like other companies, only has a few instructor positions.
Is this fair to the people of the 7th Company?
Zheng Yingqi didn't tell anyone about these thoughts, because he knew that the 7th Company would encounter even more unfair things in the future!
What he could do was represent the 7th Company, become the best instructor, and let the soldiers from all over the division know that there was a company called the Steel 7th Company, which was a very, very good company with countless outstanding soldiers!
Just as the training camp was underway, Wang Qingrui, the commander of the 702nd Regiment, received an order at the division headquarters to reorganize the regiment. He had one month to submit a reorganization plan, which meant making a heart-wrenching sacrifice.
There will always be people who are cut from the adaptation. In the original story, Shi Jin was one of those who were cut, and the Seventh Company was one of those who were torn apart. So what will happen this time?
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The 42-day training camp has come to an end. Among the many instructors, the five instructors from the Seventh Company became the five best, bringing many honors to the Seventh Company—although the Seventh Company has countless such honors.
The captain of the training team personally tried to persuade a few people to stay, such as Zheng Yingqi and Xu Sanduo, but unsurprisingly, the two of them refused the captain's offer and left with a pile of commendations.
Meng Jianguo was the team leader of 702. While waiting to go to 702, he invited Zheng Yingqi again, but was rejected again. Although this was expected, Meng Jianguo was still disappointed. He always believed that Zheng Yingqi was the most suitable person to succeed him.
"What I said last time still stands. As long as you're willing, there will always be a place for you in the guard company!" Meng Jianguo repeated again. Although he was not the company commander of the regimental guard company, he was enough to represent the company commander of the guard company.
Zheng Yingqi felt only gratitude towards Meng Jianguo. The repeated rejections made him feel guilty towards Meng Jianguo, so he recommended Cheng Cai. Although Cheng Cai chose to betray the Seventh Company out of a sense of power, it is undeniable that Cheng Cai was an excellent soldier and an excellent sniper.
"Him... " Upon hearing Zheng Yingqi recommend Cheng Cai, Meng Jianguo sighed, "It's still early, still early."
The 702 Company has no shortage of snipers, and while they do have a shortage of excellent snipers, Meng Jianguo is looking for someone who can replace him. And Cheng Cai is precisely the one who lacks the most important quality that Meng Jianguo values most. If Cheng Cai hadn't left the 7th Company, Meng Jianguo might have considered him, but now, Cheng Cai is no longer on Meng Jianguo's radar.
"Why did you recommend that guy?" Gan Xiaoning asked Zheng Yingqi, puzzled. He didn't even want to mention Cheng Cai's name anymore. Zheng Yingqi didn't explain, but thought to himself, "Because he's good enough."
Xu Sanduo acted as if he hadn't heard their conversation, but his eyes betrayed him—after all, they were his only two friends, and Cheng Cai, who thought he was successful, actually only had that one friend in the entire 7th Company.