Chapter Twenty-One: My Platoon

  Soon, a dark and thin young officer, accompanied by several people, hastily ran to the entrance of the barracks. From his shoulder badge, it can be seen that he is a junior lieutenant platoon leader! That is, the third platoon leader mentioned by the sentry earlier.

  "Reporting to Deputy Battalion Commander, Third Company Third Platoon Leader Shi De-you is reporting for duty!" The platoon leader stood in front of Gong Zhi-qiang and gave a loud salute.

  "Hum! Shi De-you, what are you people doing? Didn't I send someone to inform you yesterday? Today your new company commander and deputy company commander will arrive! And those two other guys? Why did they run out again?" Deputy Regimental Commander Gong Zhi-qiang scolded Shi De-you severely. Of course, this was mainly for show in front of Wang Yu-ze and the others. Although he didn't know Wang Yu-ze's identity, Gong Zhi-qiang knew that this Lieutenant Wang Long was obviously not an ordinary person, or else the newly appointed Regimental Commander Zhang Shu-sen wouldn't have paid such attention to him.

  Originally, the second battalion commander position was vacant, and Gong Zhiqiang had a great chance of taking over. However, he did not expect Zhang Shusen to suddenly appear out of nowhere. This made him extremely depressed. Later, however, Zhang Shusen specifically sought out Gong Zhiqiang to explain the situation, saying that he was only there to carry out a special task and would leave once it was completed, at which point the battalion commander position would still belong to Gong Zhiqiang. This put Gong Zhiqiang's mind at ease. At the same time, he also cooperated very well with Zhang Shusen's work. From Zhang Shusen's attitude towards Wang Yuezhe and Wang Wei, he caught a glimpse of something. Although he did not guess Wang Yuezhe's identity or Zhang Shusen's task, he knew that Wang Yuezhe and Wang Wei were definitely not simple people. If they could get along well, it would be very beneficial for him.

  "Deputy battalion commander!" The third company commander Shi De-you was about to explain, but was abruptly interrupted by Gong Zhi-qiang.

  "Alright, no need to explain to me. I haven't met your new platoon leader and deputy platoon leader yet!" Gong Zhiqiang pointed at Wang Wenzhe and Wang Wei.

  "This is our company's firepower team leader Liu Haoran." Shi De You hastily gave a military salute to Wang Yu Ze and Wang Wei, then introduced the people behind him. "These three are squad leaders Dai Yulong of the 7th squad, Zhou Hongzhi of the 8th squad, and He Xingde of the 9th squad. This is our company's deputy commander Shi De You who has met Commander Lian Chang."

  "Hello everyone!" Wang Yuezhe and Wang Wei shook hands with several people, all of whom were young men in their early twenties. After all, they would have to rely on these talents to make a name for themselves at the third station. Perhaps these people weren't entirely satisfied with him either, but at least they stayed behind at the barracks to welcome him, which was already giving him some face. Unlike the other two platoon leaders who had actually snuck away during his inauguration. It seemed that these two were the only decent ones.

  "Deputy battalion commander, company commander, deputy company commander, please come in! The kitchen has already prepared a banquet!" Shi De-you said with a smile.

  "Gong Yingchang, now I'm a landlord, come on!" Wang Yuzhe said with a smile to Gong Zhiqiang.

  "Haha! Alright, now I'm the guest and Wang is the host. So I'll just follow his lead!" Gong Zhiqiang also said with a smile.

  A few people went to the canteen of the barracks with smiles. At this moment, it was already past dinner time, and all the soldiers had finished their meals. Some were training while others were resting. The canteen had a private room where a table of dishes was already set up. They were mostly beef and mutton, with very few vegetarian options, only one dish of lettuce. After all, it's difficult to supplement vegetarian food in the barracks, so they eat more meat.

  At the banquet, Wang Yuezhe completely regarded himself as the host and warmly greeted Gong Zhiqiang and the guards who came with him. Amidst the clinking of cups and dishes, everyone's face was filled with smiles.

  Until after three o'clock in the afternoon, Gong Zhiqiang left with a full stomach and wine. Before leaving, Gong Zhiqiang solemnly told Wang Yuezhe that if there was any trouble, he could find him for help. If someone dared not to listen to his command, they could be replaced, and the headquarters would unconditionally support him. In response, Wang Yuezhe expressed gratitude. As for Gong Zhiqiang's initiative to show kindness, he certainly wouldn't refuse. A good man has three helpers, and now he belongs to Gong Zhiqiang's subordinates, so Gong Zhiqiang can take the initiative to support him, which is undoubtedly the best.

  "Company Commander, Deputy Company Commander. Don't worry, I, Shi De You, and the entire third squad are all in support of the superior's decision and will absolutely follow your command!" After Gong Zhiqiang left, Squad Leader Shi De You immediately found Wang Yuze to express his loyalty. He wasn't a fool, seeing Deputy Regiment Commander Gong Zhiqiang's support for Wang Yuze, he naturally wouldn't have any more small thoughts.

  "Haha, great! I think highly of Shi Pai Chang too!" Wang Yuze patted Shi De You's shoulder. Since Shi De You had taken the initiative to approach him, he naturally accepted it.

  "General, it seems like something is off here! It looks like someone isn't too welcoming of us!" Wang Wei said in a low voice after Shi De You left.

  "Hmph! It must be our arrival that blocked someone's path! However, since we've come here, this third unit is ours now. If those two don't cooperate, then don't blame us for being ruthless!" Wang Yuezhe said coldly.

  "Hmm!" Wang Wei nodded his head.

  "From now on, call me Lian Zhang, don't call me Shao Shuai. Otherwise, it'll be exposed!" Wang Yuze reminded.

  "Yes, I know, Commander!" Wang Wei immediately changed his tone.

  Wang Yuezhe looked out the window at the soldiers who were training, and his mind began to ponder silently. The two platoon leaders who had opinions about him undoubtedly had ambitions for the positions of company commander and deputy company commander.

  It was very cold on the plateau at night. Although it's only September, not even October yet, it's already quite chilly. Wang Yuezhe went to bed early. However, in the middle of the night, he was startled awake by a loud noise. Opening the window and taking a look, the barracks were brightly lit. A large troop of cavalry had just returned from outside. It seemed that the first and second squads who had gone out on patrol or to pursue bandits had come back.

  "Hmph! I really thought you could hide from me? Let's see how you'll hide now!" Wang Yuze closed the window and re-entered the warm quilt.

  The next day, at 6 o'clock in the morning, Wang Yuze got up. After washing his face and rinsing with water, he pushed open the door and went out. Coincidentally, Wang Wei also came out of the dormitory. Their two dormitories were adjacent to each other, so they could take care of each other.

  "Company commander, deputy company commander." Guard Li also came over. As the company commander and deputy company commander of the third company, Wang Yuezhe and Wang Wei each had a guard assigned to them. Little Li was Wang Yuezhe's guard, while Wang Wei's guard was called Little Tian.

  "Let's go out for a walk!" Wang Yuez said, and then went downstairs first. The area of the barracks was not small, covering an area of over 100 mu. It included two two-story dormitory buildings, one cafeteria, one armory, one infirmary, and one warehouse. In the middle was a playground used for simple drills and physical training. As for shooting practice, it was conducted on the grasslands outside the barracks. The geographical location of the barracks was very good, with a river flowing behind it, which was one of the tributaries of the Lancang River, and in front of it was a vast grassland, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

  Slowly turning around, Wang Yuezhe's emotions surged. From today on, this company would be under his leadership. How far he could go in the future and whether he could quickly grasp control of the company had a great deal to do with it. After all, this was his first time leading troops. In a certain sense, it could also be said that Wang Xiao was testing him.

  "Honk honk!" When the morning sun shone on the grassland, the bugler sounded the wake-up call. According to the military order of the Western Sichuan Army, if there were no battles or other orders, soldiers would get up at 6:00 in the morning, wash and have breakfast. Training began at 6:30. Afterwards, it was time for breakfast, followed by a day of training. Because this is a high-altitude area with relatively thin air, the wake-up time was changed to 6:00. Training started at 7:00, and breakfast was served promptly at 8:00. Formal training began at 8:30.

  After the wake-up call began, soldiers came out of their barracks one after another and lined up to wash. The whole camp became lively.

  "Come on! Let's go take a look at everyone." Wang Yuezhe said, then walked towards the playground.

  Time slowly passed, and at 7 o'clock, the soldiers all gathered on the drill ground. However, there were significantly fewer people than expected. Except for the third row and the firepower group being full, only a few people came to the first and second rows.

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