Ace Special Forces in Movies and TV Shows

Chapter 0025: Dividing the Force

The recruits' excitement from target practice hadn't even subsided when the sun rose the next day.

Normally, the new recruits would quickly get up, neatly fold their blankets, and then assemble downstairs to begin a new day of training. But today was different.

"Pack your belongings and assemble at eight o'clock sharp."

The squad leaders shouted again, while the new recruits silently began to pack up.

Zheng Yingqi looked around at his remaining comrades in the fifth squad—he had known for a while that the day of the division would come, so he hadn't invested too much emotion in them, but when the day of the division actually arrived, looking at these familiar faces, he still felt reluctant to part with them.

"Brothers, we..." Cheng Cai wanted to say something, but he hesitated, finally forcing a smile: "We're all in the 702nd Regiment, brothers in the same regiment!"

One of the new recruits couldn't hold back his tears and replied with a choked voice, "Yeah, we're still brothers from the same regiment..."

"Squad Leader Zheng, is there anything you want to say to us?" A new recruit asked, looking at the silent Zheng Yingqi. Zheng Yingqi hesitated for a moment before saying, "We were trained by Squad Leader Wu Liuyi, and we can't let him down after leaving the army! Also... now that we're in uniform, no matter where we go, we must remember what our platoon leader said... to do something meaningful. These few years of military service have flown by, and I hope that after we're discharged, we can still say without shame, 'I have no regrets about my military career!'"

The new recruits of the fifth platoon nodded vigorously. At this moment, they were full of fantasies and dreams, looking forward to life in the army and imagining themselves becoming excellent soldiers. Even Xu Sanduo was no exception. He silently vowed to maintain the spirit of the recruit company. Even without anyone by his side, he would continue to work hard, become an excellent soldier, and do more meaningful things.

Cheng Cai looked at Zheng Yingqi, his heart filled with mixed feelings. This guy was like a curse to him, one he couldn't break no matter what he did...

It was only then that everyone realized they still had so much to say, but as time slowly passed, the time left for them in the recruit company became increasingly scarce—the more they talked, the less they knew what to say. Seeing this, Zheng Yingqi clapped his hands and said, "Let's sing a song together, as a way to mark the end of our recruit company life."

"Squad Leader Zheng, what are you singing?"

Zheng Yingqi thought for a moment and then said, "Let's sing 'We Soldiers'!"

The singing drifted from the dormitory of the fifth platoon, lingering throughout the entire recruit company, reluctant to dissipate...

The whistle finally blew, and the soldiers, carrying their pre-packed backpacks, rushed out of their dormitories and onto the training field, quickly lining up in their original formations.

Several military trucks and an air-conditioned bus were parked on the edge of the parade ground. Gao Cheng stood between the trucks and the bus, holding a roster: "Now we'll divide the troops. Get on the vehicles according to the numbers I mentioned during roll call!"

Without formalities or greetings, the new recruits prayed in their hearts that they would be assigned to a better destination.

Gao Cheng began calling out names: "Lu Yuan, car number two!"

"Huang Yifei, car number two!"

"Jia Honglin, car number one!"

The new recruits, using their honed "skill" of speaking without moving their lips, began whispering among themselves: "Why two kinds of vehicles?"

A new recruit asked Cheng Cai, "Squad Leader Cheng, why are there two different types of vehicles?"

Cheng Cai started to exaggerate: "Do you even need to ask? Good companies give you air-conditioned buses, while bad companies give you trucks."

Zheng Yingqi found it amusing; he knew the intricacies of the situation—the truck was a sign of approval for the new recruits, while the bus was a gesture of gratitude, thanking them for their contributions in their future military service…

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening, and when they heard that they were new recruits assigned to trucks, they almost burst into tears.

"Xu Sanduo, car number one!"

Upon hearing that he was on the number one truck, Xu Sanduo immediately wilted and didn't even want to move. Zheng Yingqi quickly said, "Sanduo, hurry up! That's the truck for the combat troops! The logistics troops are on the buses!"

Xu Sanduo immediately perked up and ran towards vehicle number one. At that moment, Gao Cheng pointed to Cheng Cai:

"Chengcai! Car number two!"

Cheng Cai chuckled at first, then hummed, "You little bastard Zheng Yingqi, if you know so much, why didn't you say so earlier? Why did you have to wait until I made a fool of myself?"

Xu Sanduo glanced at Cheng Cai behind him and grinned sheepishly, as if to say, "We're both trucks." Cheng Cai glared at Xu Sanduo, while Gao Cheng, not far away, shouted, "What are you doing? Hurry up!"

Roll call continues.

"Zheng Yingqi, car number two!"

Upon hearing that Zheng Yingqi was in car number two, the young men who had boarded car number two earlier immediately showed delight. The unit that Zheng Yingqi was going to must be quite good—maybe car number two was going to "my Seventh Company" that the company commander had mentioned!

More than a hundred new recruits were divided into seven vehicles under Gao Cheng's constant roll call. Because of Zheng Yingqi's revelation, the recruits who boarded the only bus all had long faces, which was in stark contrast to the joyful faces of their comrades who boarded the trucks.

Perhaps because he was on the truck, Xu Sanduo was really happy lately, constantly making faces at Zheng Yingqi and Cheng Cai in truck number 2. But after the troops were divided and the truck started moving, Xu Sanduo, who was still making faces, immediately had tears in his eyes.

At that moment, I knew I was no longer part of a group with them. The future was unknown; I didn't know what awaited me. Would I ever meet someone as kind to me as Zheng Yingqi, or as caring as the platoon leader?

As Xu Sanduo narrated, Zheng Yingqi sighed silently in his heart. He had changed Xu Sanduo's trajectory. Instead of going to the fifth squad of the second platoon of the third company to guard the pipeline, he went to the strongest combat platoon of the third company. What awaited Xu Sanduo in the future?

The truck started moving, and Xu Sanduo waved frantically to his companions in truck number 2. Cheng Cai, who was still feeling down, forgot about his embarrassing moment and waved back at Xu Sanduo with all his might—that was his best friend, his only one.

Zheng Yingqi suddenly shouted:

"Xu Sanduo, do many meaningful things! Be an excellent soldier!"

He Hongtao and Gao Cheng, who were saying goodbye to each other, were not angry when they heard the sudden shout. Instead, they laughed. He Hongtao said, "The soldiers these days are good. They all have their own direction."

Gao Cheng smugly remarked, "Don't you even know who trained these soldiers!"

"Seventh Brother, you're not humble at all! Just like when you're selecting soldiers, you don't even know how to leave some soup for others!" He Hongtao complained casually.

Gao Cheng wasn't about to give up: "The soldiers chosen by the Third Red Company are just as good!"

"They're nowhere near as good as the Steel Seventh Company! This is the kind of soldier Commander Gao picked!" He Hongtao gave a thumbs up, and before Gao Cheng could say anything more, he got on the bus next to him, put on a warm smile, and started to flatter the group of recruits selected by the new recruits on the bus.

Gao Cheng smiled smugly, not caring about He Hongtao's final expression of dissatisfaction. The meat was in his own mouth, and those who couldn't get the meat could only make a few sour remarks. The victor should maintain his composure!

He jumped into the driver's seat of the military truck and said triumphantly, "Let's go!"

The truck roared to life and slowly drove away from the recruit training camp.

The place returned to its quiet state, only to become noisy again when the next wave of new recruits arrived, leaving behind countless stories of the new recruits, filled with sweat, tears, and smiles.