Chapter 63: Second Lieutenant Platoon Leader Comes Online
The two company flags forged with fresh blood were in place, and the company entry ceremony entered the final cleanup stage.
Gao Cheng, who had already brewed his emotions, faced the team once again and said solemnly and reverently: “You are now all part of Steel Seventh Company, shouldering honor and mission.
I hope that even if you encounter the greatest difficulties, you will have the courage to carry these two company flags.
Every warrior in the company is your brother, and when facing danger on the battlefield, you must have the courage to sacrifice for your brother.
No matter whether you become a general or a soldier in the future, I require you to remember every predecessor and martyr of Steel Seventh Company.
Now, everyone follow me together and recite Steel Seventh Company’s leaderless company song.
The predecessors who first sang this company song have all gloriously sacrificed, and now only we soldiers of Steel Seventh Company remain, still reciting this song.
I hope, I hope you can hear the song roared out from those five thousand throats.
A thunderclap… Ready~~ Sing!”
Gao Cheng only needed to wave his hand to start, and the veteran soldiers of Steel Seventh Company sang proficiently, while the new recruits, even if they didn’t understand, sang along under the influence of the atmosphere.
“A thunderclap a sword, a group of fierce tigers Steel Seventh Company.
Steel will steel men, iron blood defends the country and protects the homeland.
Killing cries scare the enemy, hundred battles hundred victories fame spreads.
Attack must conquer, defend must hold firm.
Step on enemy corpses with backbone singing triumphant return…”
With these lyrics without melody, carrying the will of thousands of Steel Seventh Company martyrs, roared out from the mouths of dozens of Steel Seventh Company warriors.
A strong, scorching, and penetrating emotion easily pierced through the new recruits’ skin and flesh, entered their bones, forming something called soul.
When this thing finally takes shape, that will be the time when the new recruits’ company soul forms.
And when Steel Seventh Company’s special company song echoed through every corner of the entire barracks area, the company entry ceremony also ended with a heavy final note.
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The company entry ceremony ended, the team disbanded and returned to squads, and that heavy sense of history still lingered in everyone’s heart for a long time.
Until the clerk appeared in Third Squad, holding two sets of brand-new first lieutenant military ranks wrapped in plastic film.
And told Chen Jun that it was the political instructor who asked to send them over, and from now on he could change to the new military rank, and also asked Chen Jun to move to the platoon leader’s dormitory.
The heavy atmosphere in Third Squad was then dispelled, and everyone surrounded him enthusiastically congratulating Chen Jun.
“Hehey, see, I didn’t say wrong, did I? The company commander went to help Platoon Leader Chen settle his status, now he’s properly the First Platoon’s platoon leader.”
Jin Dashan, who followed the clerk specifically, was just to complete the bluff he put on in the morning.
“Platoon Leader Chen, now I call you platoon leader, there shouldn’t be any problem, right?” Shi Jin laughed.
“Still our First Platoon’s platoon leader, just right.”
Wu Liu Yi sidled up to Chen Jun and teased in a joking tone: “Platoon Leader Chen, I know you definitely have a lot of killer moves up your sleeve, us brothers in First Platoon will rely on you from now on.”
“Come come come, brothers, all come lend a hand, help our platoon leader move to his new place, Platoon Leader Chen’s promotion is a big joyous occasion, we can’t tire him out.”
Gan Xiao Ning clearly had a much quicker brain, slickly came up with a roundabout way to please, helping Chen Jun move dorms to gain good impression.
With Chen Jun’s current popularity in Seventh Company, and his status in the minds of Third Squad’s veteran soldiers, he was definitely the target everyone chased to flatter.
With Gan Xiao Ning’s shout, almost the entire Third Squad sprang into action.
You carry the quilt, I take the mattress.
You handle the storage cabinet, I handle the bedside cabinet.
…
Third Squad’s new recruits and veteran soldiers all pitched in, Chen Jun’s household items were instantly divided up, Chen Jun didn’t need to carry anything, just walked empty-handed following along.
Perhaps to make it convenient for Chen Jun to have special meals, or to show importance to Chen Jun.
The political instructor actually arranged a single dormitory for Chen Jun, not like the other two platoon leaders arranged in the platoon leaders’ collective dormitory.
Such blatant personal special treatment was very taboo in the collective society of the troops.
But the veteran soldiers and new recruits participating in the move didn’t feel anything wrong, all instinctively felt it was what Chen Jun deserved.
Instead, Chen Jun himself felt it wasn’t quite right, a bit too flashy and could arouse jealousy, not conducive to internal unity.
So after Third Squad’s guys finished bustling, Chen Jun thanked Third Squad’s warriors for their help, sent them off, changed to the new one bar two stars military rank.
Then he went to find Company Commander Gao Cheng.
Expressing he didn’t want to make it too special, wanted to move to the platoon leader’s dormitory to live together.
As it happened, the political instructor was also there with the company commander, and after hearing Chen Jun’s request, Gao Cheng and Hong Xingguo exchanged a glance and both laughed.
Clearly the two had already discussed it in advance and unanimously agreed before making this decision.
Chen Jun actually rejected better conditions, a cadre just out of military academy having such awareness surprised Gao Cheng and Hong Xingguo.
Even more convinced of Chen Jun’s excellent character, convinced he qualified to enjoy this privilege.
Even more determined the decision they made.
So using the reason that the mid-year grand competition was approaching, Chen Jun was Steel Seventh Company’s most important seed competitor, must prepare in the best conditions, cannot receive any influence.
Moreover, Chen Jun also had to take care of the company’s training, schedule was quite full, work intensity higher, itself needed better rest conditions, unanimously refused Chen Jun’s request in the same tone.
Reasoning.
Paying more and having special situations, enjoying special treatment indeed made sense.
Plus Chen Jun placed high hopes on the year-end competition, this was also a key link in his one arrow four eagles plan, indeed not allowing any accidents.
Added to that, there was a formulated individual training plan, and personal diet different from others.
Sharing a dormitory with the other two platoon leaders would indeed conflict with the two platoon leaders’ normal lives, living together really wasn’t the best choice.
Chen Jun could only accept this kindness, determined to repay their care with good results.
The next day.
With the joining of fresh blood, Steel Seventh Company finally ended its rest period.
The non-commissioned officers on family visits had basically all returned, veteran soldiers and non-commissioned officers on external study, secondment and other missions had also returned or were on the way back.
Steel Seventh Company, about to return to peak status, had two major tasks start unfolding synchronously.
First was definitely the cultivation of the six new recruits, not only deepening learning of various subjects, but also learning many new military subjects.
Scout needed to learn a lot, foreshadowing that the new recruits would usher in tough days.
The new recruits’ three months of hardship fundamentally had no qualification to compare.
And while cultivating new recruits into veteran soldiers, into qualified armored scout warriors, there was also a more arduous task to complete—
Preparation for the entire army’s mid-year grand competition!
