There was a constant rumble in the shooting range, including the sound of artillery, machine gunfire, and the sound of the Bayi bars.
From time to time, clouds of dust rose from the ground, which were caused by armored vehicles advancing at high speed and crushing them.
On a hilltop, Gao Cheng and Hong Xingguo stood side by side, both holding telescopes and looking into the distance without blinking.
After watching for a while, Gao Cheng put down the telescope and turned to look at Hong Xingguo: "Lao Hong, how are you doing, isn't it good?"
Hong Xingguo also put down his telescope, with a smile on his face: "The combat effectiveness of our Seventh Company is really getting stronger and stronger!"
"That's right, we are not just a reconnaissance company now, but in terms of combat effectiveness, we are not much different from a machine gun battalion in the past." Gao Cheng was very proud, and unknowingly, his voice became louder.
"Lao Gao, let me go over there and take a look!" Instructor Hong Xingguo spotted a familiar figure at three o'clock and said.
"Okay!" Gao Cheng replied, and then continued to pick up the telescope and start looking.
Several figures emerged from the dust in the sky and walked towards Gaocheng. The leader was Commander Wang Qingrui. They were not much cleaner than the soldiers. They were also covered in ashes, and they were truly disgraced.
Gao Cheng had been observing with a telescope, but he seemed to have telepathy. When Wang Qingrui came over, he knew it immediately. He quickly put down the telescope, trotted forward, saluted, and said loudly: "Report to the captain, Steel Seventh Company
We are conducting man-vehicle cooperative training, please give instructions from the regiment leader!"
Wang Qingrui replied: "Continue training."
Gao Cheng then glanced at the signal soldier not far away. The signal soldier ran over. Gao Cheng grabbed the microphone on the radio and said: "Attention to the whole company, the wind and sand are strong today, which will make our shooting more difficult. But I hope everyone
I know why we chose such weather. The visibility on the battlefield is probably much worse than this. We are a reconnaissance company at the tip of the sword, and we must learn to shoot not only with the naked eye but also with feeling..."
After finishing speaking, Gao Cheng turned to Wang Qingrui and said, "Report to the head of the group. After speaking, please give instructions to the group leader."
The leader patted Gao Cheng on the shoulder: "Another mouthful of dirt. Do you want to drink my water?"
As expected, Gao Cheng spat out a mouthful of dirt and smiled: "There is so much dirt on the ground that cars have run over it, and my mouth smells like diesel. I eat too much dirt, and when I go to the toilet, it smells like diesel."
"
The group leader handed over the big tea cup, and Gao Cheng took a sip without ceremony.
"Why are you still drinking scented tea? You need to change to green tea. It's not enough to make you angry in the car?" Gao Cheng said.
"You kid, you have to be picky about everything. After all these years, you still have this kind of virtue and no improvement at all?"
"Captain, this is not a bad habit of mine. Why should I change it? Striving for excellence is better than not striving for improvement, right? Besides, I have been a good boy since I was a child. There is no big problem. Even if this is a fault, it doesn't matter.
It’s not a big deal to change it. Humans can’t have no faults at all, right?”
The group leader was delighted when he heard this: "You still have the nerve to say that you were a good boy when you were a child... Your father told me that when you were in kindergarten, you hugged the beautiful female teacher and never let go. He was afraid of you at that time.
Grow into a big flowery radish."
Gao Cheng quickly looked around to make sure there was no one there, and then he felt a little embarrassed: "Captain, what are you talking about? That's not interesting."
Wang Qingrui burst out laughing after hearing this, very happy.
"Oh, by the way, how is that boy Chen Fei?" After a while, he remembered something and asked quickly.
"Captain, look, over there is Chen Fei's chariot!" Gao Cheng pointed with his hand, then took the binoculars off his neck and handed it to Wang Qingrui.
Wang Qingrui handed the water cup to Gao Cheng and asked him to take it, then he raised the telescope and looked at it.
On the other side, as two signal flares took off, another live firing began.
"Attention No. 3, the target order is 7, 5, 1, 3, start shooting!"
Upon hearing the commander's order, Chen Fei immediately stepped on the accelerator, started the tank, and launched an attack on the target area.
The crews of the third squad searched for "enemy" front lines during the march, and flexibly selected types of ammunition based on the characteristics of the target.
"boom!"
The tank roared, and the artillery shell hit the target accurately.
After watching for a while, Wang Qingrui put down the telescope and returned it to Gao Cheng, then took a sip from his own large water glass, smacked his lips, and then said: "Not bad!"
"Captain, Chen Fei's performance is getting better and better, so I plan to let him participate in the division's pre-preparatory squad leader training in July. What do you think?" Gao Cheng took the opportunity to ask.
"Isn't it too early?" Wang Qingrui turned his head and looked at Gao Cheng.
Generally speaking, pre-preparatory squad leader training should be carried out until at least the second year, preferably the third year. In this way, on the one hand, it can give the soldiers enough time and space to grow, and on the other hand, it can retain talents in a timely manner, like Chen
It seems a bit hasty for new recruits like Fei to go through pre-squad leader training just a few months after their next company.
"Captain, I think it's not too early. Special talents are treated specially. Although Chen Fei has only been in the company for more than a month, he has made great progress. Whether it is professional courses or other subjects, he has already compared with two-year or even three-year soldiers.
It's almost the same. For example, Bai Tiejun from their class is already in his second year of service, but nothing can compare to Chen Fei."
"It's up to you!" Wang Qingrui said. After a pause, he added: "You are now the company commander. After a while, if nothing unexpected happens, you will be promoted to deputy battalion. Gaocheng, remember one thing.
As you go up, you have to pay more attention to your ability to recognize and employ people. Many times, your ability to recognize and employ people directly determines your future development. If you only lead troops and train them, you may end up like me, spending your whole life in the military.
At the grassroots level, work hard to reach the head of the group!"
Gao Cheng listened and nodded heavily: "Thank you, leader, I will remember it!"
Wang Qingrui patted Gao Cheng on the shoulder, smiled and said: "You are smarter than your father, and you are also more down-to-earth and willing to endure hardships than him. However, you are still far behind him in terms of recognizing and employing people. In this aspect,
, you should learn from him!"
However, Gao Cheng was a little unconvinced after hearing this: "Captain, my father is actually not as powerful as you think. He..."
He wanted to say that if he was really good at recognizing and employing people, then why didn't he help you and raise you to the master level? However, these words were about to come out of his mouth, but he swallowed them hard.
Went back.
Wang Qingrui seemed to understand what he was thinking, and asked with a smile: "Are you trying to say that since your father is so powerful, why don't you give me a position as a teacher?"
Gao Cheng didn't speak or nod, but his expression showed that this was what he meant.
When Wang Qingrui saw it, he smiled, patted him on the shoulder again, and said sincerely: "Gaocheng, when you figured out this problem, it proves when you have really matured!"
"Huh?" Gao Cheng frowned, not knowing why.
However, Wang Qingrui did not explain, but pointed to the three o'clock direction with his finger: "You are training, I will go to the Red Third Company to take a look!"