Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

After the fourth battle, because the casualties of the Seventh Company were too heavy, there was only one company-level officer left, Zhao Cheng, only one platoon-level officer was seriously injured in the hospital, one squad leader was left, and eight soldiers were left. The rest were all sacrificed, so the Seventh Company was transferred back to the country for rest and replenishment, and the Seventh Company's resting place was the small border town of Dandong.

In fact, it wasn't just the 7th Company of the 347th Regiment where Zhao Cheng was stationed that returned to China to rest and replenish its forces. There were many other units as well. However, there were only two units with fewer than ten men, and the other one was the 7th Penetration Company of the 9th Corps!

Zhao Cheng also learned this after arriving in Dandong. When he heard about the 7th Infiltration Company of the 9th Corps and that they only had one person left, Zhao Cheng immediately thought of the movie.

Zhao Cheng even took the time to see the only remaining soldier of the 7th Infiltration Company, Wu Wanli!

"Boy, your name is Wu Wanli?" Zhao Cheng asked softly, looking at Wu Wanli, who was still wrapped in bandages.

Wu Wanli turned around and looked at the man standing behind him. Zhao Cheng, with his left arm in a sling, was wearing a neat military uniform and had a pale face. Wu Wanli glanced at Zhao Cheng with contempt and said nothing.

"Hey, kid, you have quite a personality. What? Just because I'm only slightly injured you think I'm not worthy of talking to you?" Zhao Cheng was not annoyed, but looked at Wu Wanli with a strange look.

"I am Wu Wanli, who are you?" Wu Wanli asked reluctantly.

"I am Zhao Cheng, deputy company commander of the 7th Steel Company of the 347th Regiment of the 116th Division of the 39th Army!" Zhao Cheng said his unit number.

Wu Wanli was also shocked when he heard what Zhao Cheng said. He stood up and stared at Zhao Cheng. "Are you the Seventh Steel Company? Why are you also the Seventh Company?"

"What? Is it that only your Seventh Infiltration Company can be called the Seventh Company? We can't be called the Seventh Company?" Zhao Cheng asked in surprise.

"Why are you called the Seventh Iron Company? What have you done? How dare you call yourself the Seventh Iron Company?" Wu Wanli still looked unconvinced.

Zhao Cheng knew that this was a completely clueless young man, so he didn't hold back. Instead, he said, "Let's not talk about anything else. Our Seventh Company just repelled nine attacks from the most elite John Bull Rifle Regiment in the Seoul area with just one company. With only 11 men left in the company, we wiped out two companies of the John Bull Rifle Regiment, a group known for its snipers. In total, we killed and wounded over 500 of them! Is that enough?"

"A regiment composed entirely of snipers? A company killed or wounded more than 500 people? How many people are there in your company?" Wu Wanli asked with a guilty conscience.

"Our company just broke through the Imjin River defense line, repelled the 21st Regiment of the 25th Division, and then defeated the rifle regiment. There were only 76 people in our company at that time. What happened?" Zhao Cheng said.

After hearing this, Wu Wanli also put away his energy. After all, he was no longer the poor boy who knew nothing. How could a unit that dared to claim to be composed entirely of snipers be a simple unit? Moreover, the Seventh Company was fighting continuously, and with only half a company. This was already remarkable! They truly deserved the title of the Seventh Company of Steel.

"Report to the company commander, I am Wu Wanli, a soldier from the 7th Penetration Company of the 1st Assault Regiment of the 80th Division of the 27th Army of the 9th Corps! Salute to the company commander, comrade!" Suddenly, Wu Wanli, who had been bowing his head, straightened his back and reported loudly to Zhao Cheng.

"The ceremony is over!" Zhao Cheng also saluted solemnly. Then Zhao Cheng patted Wu Wanli's shoulder with his right hand.

"I've heard that your brother is a great guy! You and your Seventh Interspersed Company are all great too! Let's learn from each other!" Zhao Cheng said sincerely.

"Wow!" Wu Wanli suddenly burst into tears when he heard Zhao Cheng's comfort.

Zhao Cheng understood Wu Wanli. After all, he was still a child, facing such a tough battle for the first time on the battlefield, and basically being completely wiped out! Especially since his brother had sacrificed his life to protect him, the child was under tremendous pressure. Don't be fooled by his arrogant words when he said "The 7th Infiltration Company has 159 people in response, but only one person has survived!" when he was rolling up the train.

But the pain in Wu Wanli's heart was beyond the comprehension of most people. Even Zhao Cheng couldn't understand it before, but after this head-on confrontation with the Rifle Regiment, Zhao Cheng finally understood Wu Wanli's loneliness.

Although the entire 7th Company was not fully staffed, in the end only 11 were left, and one was seriously injured. It was not easy! If it weren't for the high praise of the leaders at all levels for this heroic company, perhaps the 7th Steel Company would have been disbanded by now, and Zhao Cheng and his men would have been assigned to other units.

Even Zhao Cheng and his Seventh Company were in this state, not to mention the Seventh Infiltration Company, which only had one new recruit left. You have to remember, after fourteen years of the War of Resistance Against Japan and three years of the War of Liberation, the army during that period had so many heroic units. Too many to count! Is disbanding your company, which has less than a squad's worth of personnel, a big deal?

"Okay, man, how can you keep crying like that? You are the only one left in the Seventh Inspersion Company. You must cheer up, pass on the traditions of your Seventh Company, and rebuild a Seventh Inspersion Company!" Zhao Cheng comforted.

"Yes!" After crying for a while, Wu Wanli had vented his anger and answered very embarrassedly.

"You can't eat alone. Do you want to come to our place for a meal? After all, there are ten of us left." Zhao Cheng comforted Wu Wanli in a self-deprecating manner.

"Comrade Company Commander, I won't go. I need to guard our Seventh Infiltration Company!" Wu Wanli felt warm in his heart when he heard Zhao Cheng invite him to dinner, but he still refused Zhao Cheng's invitation.

Zhao Cheng looked at the young Wu Wanli, punched him lightly on the chest, pointed at him, and walked back.

Wu Wanli looked at Zhao Cheng walking away, and a warm feeling slowly rose in his heart.

After Zhao Cheng returned to the base, Zhang Yuan immediately ran over.

"Company commander, someone is looking for you at the rear guard post. They said someone from higher up wants to see you and asked you to go there quickly." Zhang Yuan said anxiously.

"Did the left-behind office come to pass on a message? The superior also wants to see me? Did he say who wanted to see me? What was the reason?" Zhao Cheng raised his eyebrows and asked casually.

"The people who came from the left-behind office didn't say anything. They just told you to go to the left-behind office, and someone will naturally take you to see your superiors. They didn't say anything else!" Zhang Yuan scratched his head embarrassedly and said nervously.

"Okay, I can't get any information out of you even if I ask you, so I'd better go! No matter who it is, since the left-behind office came to deliver a message, he must be an important person! I have to go and see him!" Zhao Cheng said as he picked up the armed bag and wanted to put it on again.

But just as he reached the door, Zhao Cheng suddenly turned to Zhang Yuan and asked, "By the way, how's the thing I asked you to do going? What did the hospital say?"

"The hospital said that Platoon Leader Song is fine, but although his life was saved, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to continue leading troops to the battlefield. The others are fine, and there are six or seven old wounded soldiers from our Seventh Company in the hospital. They will return to the base within five days." Zhang Yuan said.

"Okay, you pay attention to follow up. We only have ten people now, which is too few! We must replenish them as soon as possible, because we have to return to our base!" Zhao Cheng said and walked out of his temporary office.