Chapter 3 (1)

  The greatest benefit of being a soldier is that for the rest of his life, he will never forget that he is a tough guy who was forged in the iron furnace and tempered into an unyielding nail.

  ----From "The Devil's Notebook"

  A working group was sent down by the superior, one is to make an annual summary of each unit's routine at the end of the year, and the other is to investigate the problems existing in the troops during the exercise.

  As the leader of the Wild Wolf Squad, Wan Ba Tian naturally did not want the problems exposed during the exercise to affect the team's year-end summary. During the exercise, he was the commander of the Red Army, and although the Red Army paid a heavy price for being captured by an entire company, the second company successfully raided the Blue Army headquarters with just a few wounded soldiers and captured the Blue Army commander and deputy commander, which was almost a miracle. Calculating the cost-benefit ratio, this deal had too high a cost. But overall, it was a remarkable victory, and somewhat comforting. It seems that assigning Xiao Hei to the second company at the beginning was the right move.

  But the Blue Army is also under his command, and the problems exposed by the Blue Army during the exercise, if put in the whole battalion, are not just the commanding problem of Chief of Staff Jin Cheng as the commander of the Blue Army during the exercise. As the battalion commander responsible for the central work of the entire battalion, he cannot shirk responsibility.

  Wan Ba Tian did not expect that the one who came down with the work group was actually Deputy Commander Xin.

  Wan Ba Tian, accompanied by the Standing Committee of the Organizational Department, welcomed them in front of the office building. Seeing Xin, the deputy commander who got out of the car first, he didn't dare to say official polite words, and respectfully saluted him, saying "hard work, leader", then stood aside, waiting for instructions from the leader.

  Xin Deputy Commander didn't waste words with him, still his usual style, told Wan Ba Tian: "You guys do what you need to do, don't be a drag."

  Deputy Commander Xin said and took a few staff officers to the company, Wan Ba Tian quickly whispered to the chief of staff Jin Cheng beside him: "Let the combat duty room inform each company that Deputy Commander Xin has arrived, let each company make preparations."

  From the moment he saw Xin, Deputy Commander, Jin's face had not relaxed. The commander of the Blue Army, the chief of staff of the Wild Wolf Brigade, was actually a prisoner of war, which became his most shameful memory in his life. Upon hearing Wan Ba Tian's instructions, he immediately ran to the government building.

  Xin Deputy Commander and his party rushed straight to the Special Warfare First Battalion. Wan Batian guessed that the chief must be going to the Second Company of the Special Warfare Unit. This time, the second company was almost completely annihilated, and in the history of the Wild Wolf Brigade, there had never been such a tragic defeat.

  Thinking of the 2nd Company, Wan Ba Tian gets a headache. He came from the 2nd Company and was nurtured by it, which also made him successful. The 2nd Company is his root and soul. Until he became the captain of the 2nd Company, it had always been the benchmark of the Wild Wolf Battalion, and all the companies that wanted to compete with it ultimately failed. Later, when Wan Ba Tian became the commander of the 1st Special Warfare Regiment, he vigorously grasped the construction of the 1st Special Warfare Company, and the 1st Special Warfare Regiment thus had two famous companies. Later, the prestige of the 2nd Company was gradually overshadowed by that of the 1st Company, no matter what kind of leadership team it had, it couldn't get started, and each generation was not as good as the previous one, until it fell to its current state.

  The second company was completely annihilated this time, giving Wan Ba Tian a wake-up call. He had to resort to desperate measures; otherwise, it would be difficult for the second company to recover from the brink of death. If he couldn't see the second company regain its vitality before his departure, it would be a lifelong regret, and he would have no face to show to the living and dead brothers of the second company.

  When Wan Ba Tian turned back to the organization, he made a secret decision in his heart. He had been in the position of captain for eight years, whether it was promotion or resignation and career change, he could not stay in the Wild Wolf Squad for long.

  Deputy Commander Xin rushed to the second company. The sentry of the company was Zhen Meinan, a communication soldier. Seeing Deputy Commander Xin and his party approaching, he hopped forward on one leg, saluted and reported: "Private Zhen Meinan of the 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, Special Warfare Brigade is on duty, please instruct, sir."

  Xin Deputy Commander returned the courtesy and asked warmly: "What's wrong with your foot?"

  Zhen Mei Nan puffed out her chest and said, "Reporting to the leader, I got a bit injured during the exercise, but I'm almost fully recovered."

  Deputy Commander Xin frowned, "What's going on with the company, scheduling a sick man for duty?"

  Deputy Commander Xin glanced down the corridor of the company, which was quiet and empty, with no one coming out. Normally, when someone from above comes to the company, a company cadre would have come out to greet them by now. At this time, except for Zhen Meinan who had a crippled leg, there was simply no one else in the second company.