Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 9 is gold, it shines everywhere
In the afternoon, at the training ground of the recruit company, the recruits lined up excitedly.

Today is a little different from usual. The life of the recruit company is coming to an end. This is the last gathering of the recruit company.
They have just received the epaulettes of privates, and from now on, they are real soldiers!
The next division of troops is the highlight, which is what Gao Cheng said, who is the mule and who is the horse will soon be revealed.

There were five vehicles parked on the side of the road at the training ground, four military trucks and a brand new air-conditioned bus.

Most of these recruits had never seen such a nice air-conditioned bus, so they were all attracted by it.

The new recruits began to whisper, "Chengcai, why do you have two types of cars?"

Chengcai thought without hesitation: "Is there any need to ask? The air-conditioned buses are definitely for the good soldiers, and the military trucks are definitely for the youngest ones!"

These were the tricks in the town that his father taught him, and everyone suddenly understood.

Only Chen Jiang sneered in his heart. This was the army, not the local area. Military buses were not the kind of cars soldiers should ride in. So the facts were exactly the opposite of what Chengcai said.

"Xu Sanduo, Car Number Five"

Number five was the air-conditioned bus. Xu Sanduo was delighted, winked at Chengcai, and rushed over triumphantly.
"What are you fighting for? Line up properly!" Gao Cheng glared at him with a look of disgust.

Chengcai was stunned when he saw Xu Sanduo actually got on the bus. Isn’t this a bus only for good soldiers?
"Chengcai, car number two!"

Gao Cheng read out loud.

I heard that the truck I was assigned was the most dilapidated of all the military trucks. The green paint was almost peeling off, there was no air conditioning inside, and it was as hot and stuffy as a tin can.

His face suddenly became as ugly as it could be, and he didn't even bother to respond when Xu Sanduo waved at him.

"Chen Jiang, car number two!"

Chengcai was shocked when he heard this. Could it be that General Chen Jiang was not a coward? How could he...
Seeing Chen Jiang picking up the luggage and walking towards the truck with an expressionless face, he suddenly realized that maybe this vehicle was not what he thought.

Chen Jiang didn't even think about the issue of taking a car. He was still recalling the scene when the team leader came to find him yesterday.

The regiment commander came to the recruit company in a jeep, but did not greet Gao Cheng and the others. Instead, he asked someone to secretly call him into the car and asked him directly whether both the division and the regiment were interested in him.

The conditions given by the division commander are: serve as a staff officer in the division headquarters, and have priority in applying to military academies and being promoted to non-commissioned officers in the future!
The condition given by Captain Wang is: directly serve as his secretary, and as long as there are vacancies for military academy entrance exams in the regiment, Chen Jiang will be given priority!
To be honest, these conditions are already very impressive. If it were someone else, they would have jumped for joy.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jiang asked a completely irrelevant question after just a brief thought.
"Captain, is it possible for a soldier to be promoted directly?"

Captain Wang was obviously stunned after hearing this, but he still gave the truthful answer.
"Yes! But the possibility is very small. Not only must one be the top student in the regiment, but also the top student in the division, and possibly even the top student in the army group, to be promoted directly from a soldier!"

The army is now facing a transformation towards informatization and modernization, and it is difficult for officers promoted from soldiers to keep up with the pace of reform, so there are very few vacancies available.

Although this approach is theoretically feasible, in reality it is better than nothing.

When Chen Jiang heard that, that was enough!
He is already a top student in the special police team, and now he has the support of the system. If he can't get promoted, he might as well buy a piece of tofu and kill himself.

Most importantly, while most people today believe that promotion from the military to officers is unfeasible, Chen Jiang, a man from the future, understands that because few succeed in this path, it is rare and valuable. These "king of officers" ultimately become highly sought after by the troops. Therefore, he decisively rejected the two "broad paths" offered by the regimental commander.

If a staff officer is not a chief, his fart will not make any noise. Most military academy graduates choose to work as a civilian political worker in the army, but there is a huge bottleneck.

As for being an officer in the regiment, if he was really interested, wouldn't it be better for him to just take the college entrance exam and apply to a military academy? Why bother going so far?
Captain Wang was somewhat surprised when he heard Chen Jiang's choice, but he was a veteran who had served in the army for decades after all. What kind of soldiers had he not seen?

In other words, Chen Jiang's situation was too special, and his performance in the recruit company was quite outstanding, which made him condescend to come and seek his personal opinion.

Otherwise, considering his position in the 702nd Regiment, would it be so troublesome to mobilize troops?
"Thank you for your kindness, Commander. I firmly believe that gold will shine wherever it is found. I will make a name for myself in the company and will never let you down!"

"Okay, I believe in you. As long as you do well, your future is still bright!"

Seeing Chen Jiang's determination, Captain Wang also became curious and wanted to see how far this college student soldier could grow under his leadership.

Before Chen Jiang could come back to his senses, the troop division work here had already been completed.

Gao Cheng shook hands with instructor He Hongtao under the car and said, "Old He, I'm sorry to trouble you with the hard work of sending them there."

He Hongtao was still a little upset about the division of troops, but he had no choice. Gao Cheng finally assigned him two above-average soldiers, which was already pretty good.

As for the worst ones, there are plenty of vacancies in the Red Third Company, so they can always be stuffed in.

Several remote and desolate logistics support units of the Red Third Company appeared before his eyes.

"Platoon leader, where are we going?" Chengcai was very curious about where he was going, so he couldn't wait to ask Shi Jin.

Shi Jin was still a little disappointed about sending Xu Sanduo away. He knew that the place where Xu Sanduo was assigned to was "the grave of good soldiers and the paradise of bad soldiers", the fifth squad of the second platoon of the Red Third Company, guarding the oil pipeline.

He has been to this place for so many years as a soldier, and the number of times he has been there can be counted on one hand. It is so desolate and the journey is so far. I really don’t know what will happen if Xu Sanduo goes there?
"Platoon leader, where are we going?" Chengcai asked again when he saw Shi Jin was a little absent-minded.

"Don't call me platoon leader anymore. That's my position in the recruit company. From now on, just call me squad leader Shi. I'm the squad leader of the third squad of the first platoon of the seventh company."

"Hello, Squad Leader Shi!"

The ability to adapt to changing circumstances is cultivated from childhood.

"Squad leader, where are we going?"

Seeing Chengcai's eagerness to know, Shi Jin asked, "I'm going back to my company. Where do you think you're going?"

When Chengcai heard this, he realized that he and Chen Jiang were actually going to the 7th Steel Company, the best company in the entire regiment. His excitement was beyond words.

Everyone in the truck was beaming with joy. Going to the Seventh Steel Company was something no one had ever dared to think about before. It seemed like they were all the horses of the new recruit company! A thousand-mile horse!
Chengcai was completely immersed in the joy of victory and had long forgotten about Xu Mule, with whom he had a good personal relationship.

(End of this chapter)