Zhou Yinglong specifically checked the wounds of the wounded and found that all of them were gunshot wounds. One of the unlucky ones was hit by shrapnel from a stray bullet.
Moreover, the wounds caused by the black medicine had already started to scab over. It really did not look too serious.
In order not to be carried away, the wounded even jumped off the stretchers to show that they were fine.
They were not faking it. They were really fine now.
Next to them, Zhang Xiaoman started scolding, "Why don't y 'all come down and walk by yourselves if you're fine?"
The wounded chuckled and said, "It's always better to walk less …"
The Razor Sharp Company's comrades who had carried them earlier started scolding, "Those bastards are too wicked!"
"How shameless!"
At this moment, Zhou Yinglong asked, "Did y 'all only injure so few people after taking down Mt. Dingyuan?"
Zhang Xiaoman said modestly, "It's all thanks to Battalion Commander Zhou's teachings."
Zhou Yinglong was so angry that he laughed. "Why are you sucking up to us? Go write the battle report!"
The faces of Zhang Xiaoman and the others darkened. "Battalion Commander, our Razor Sharp Company is the hero of the battle. The FOB should be treating us with good food and drinks instead of making us write some battle report."
"What?" Zhou Yinglong gave Zhang Xiaoman a sidelong glance. "Do you want me to personally pour you some more alcohol?"
Zhang Xiaoman thought for a moment. "It's not that I can't."
However, Zhou Yinglong kicked Zhang Xiaoman's butt. "Get lost and write the report!"
It was customary to write a report after every battle. On one hand, it was to summarize the details of the battle, and on the other hand, it was to summarize the mistakes and lessons learned during the battle so that they would not make the same mistakes in the future.
But for Zhang Xiaoman and the other gruff men, what they hated the most was writing battle reports.
Since they had already won the battle, why would they need to summarize their mistakes and lessons learned? All they needed to do was win.
The gruff men of the Razor Sharp Company gathered around Zhang Xiaoman in a tent that had just been set up.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaoman looked at Ren Xiaosu with a notebook and pencil in his hand. "Ren Xiaosu, you …"
"I'm a refugee. I can't read," Ren Xiaosu said.
"Oh." Zhang Xiaoman lowered his head bitterly. However, he immediately realized that something was wrong. How could the successor chosen by Commander Zhang be illiterate?
If you don't want to write a report, just say it. Don't you have a conscience for saying such nonsense?
Zhang Xiaoman bit on the end of the pencil and tried his best to recall the details of the battle. "It felt like he didn't use much strength, but the enemy lost."
After thinking for a long time, Zhang Xiaoman did not know how to write this report. The main reason was that the main credit of this battle was concentrated on Ren Xiaosu alone. That was indeed the case.
"Ren Xiaosu, you'll still have to write the report. If you really can't read, you can just instruct me and I'll write it." Zhang Xiaoman said, "The main thing is that we don't know how you managed to turn the Mt. Dingyuan bandits' lair into such a mess. Besides, this is a great contribution. If you submit this report, you'll be promoted immediately! "
Next to him, Ren Xiaosu said, "Just write that everyone charged bravely. The battle is a matter for the entire company, so I can't take all the credit for it."
"That's not a good idea." Zhang Xiaoman said awkwardly, "We'll be too embarrassed if that happens. We can't do something like that."
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about." Ren Xiaosu said, "Forget it, I'll write it."
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu snatched Zhang Xiaoman's notebook and pencil and began to write down the course of the battle. He wrote about his comrades' bravery and resourcefulness.
He even wrote about how they broke through the enemy's encampment and how they killed the enemy in an orderly manner. Zhang Xiaoman was so engrossed in the story that he read from the side. "Am I that amazing?"
After he finished writing, Ren Xiaosu handed the report to Zhang Xiaoman and told him to take it to the battalion commander. The credit belonged to everyone.
For Ren Xiaosu, he did not have much of a sense of belonging to Fortress 178 right now. He only wanted to use Fortress 178's strength to seek revenge on the Soong Clan. Therefore, the credit was not important to him.
After getting his revenge, he would travel to the Central Plains to look for his Sister Xiaoyu, Yan Liuyuan, and the others. He had no intention of becoming an official at Fortress 178.
So he decided to give the credit to someone else.
At this moment, the entire Razor Sharp Company had already acknowledged Ren Xiaosu. No one was rejecting him anymore.
The fact that Ren Xiaosu had caused them to fight with Second Company had also been forgotten by this group of men.
However, Zhou Yinglong wanted this battle report because he wanted to see how strong Ren Xiaosu was. He knew that most of the credit must have gone to Ren Xiaosu since they were able to take down Mt. Dingyuan almost without any casualties. He also wanted to see what kind of person the commander had chosen.
But in the end, Ren Xiaosu's name was not even mentioned in the entire report!
Zhou Yinglong looked at Zhang Xiaoman unhappily. "How dare you covet your subordinate's credit? Do you think I won't shoot you?"
Zhang Xiaoman said aggrievedly, "This report was written by Ren Xiaosu."
Zhou Yinglong fell into deep thought. How could a young man not covet credit at all? Just what kind of successor did Commander Zhang choose?
His old comrades would definitely ask him what Ren Xiaosu was like since he served under him. But as the battalion commander, Zhou Yinglong could not answer them. What was going on?
Zhou Yinglong suddenly asked Zhang Xiaoman, "Tell me, how did Ren Xiaosu fight in this battle?"
Zhang Xiaoman said honestly, "Reporting, Battalion Commander, I didn't see it either …"
"Get lost!"
…
The days at the FOB were not as comfortable as they had imagined. At 6: 20 AM, Ren Xiaosu heard the reveille bugle sound outside the tent.
Then everyone assembled according to their battle formation and started running. Soon after, the entire FOB was filled with chants.
Running five kilometers with a load back and forth was a compulsory exercise for everyone before going to the battlefield. The Razor Sharp Company was the only exception. As the Razor Sharp Company had just fought a battle, they could enjoy the privilege of not having to train at the FOB and recuperate.
But after the reveille bugle sounded, Jiao Xiaochen could not fall asleep as he lay on the camp bed. "When the bugle sounds, I feel like I'm missing something if I don't do something. Is there anyone else who can't fall asleep like me?"
Everyone in the military tent responded, "Why don't we go jogging?"
"You can't fall asleep either?"
"Like hell I can fall asleep …."
"Come on, let's go jogging!"
With that, Ren Xiaosu saw everyone in 1st Platoon get up and get dressed. He also got out of bed. When he came out of the tent, he discovered that 2nd Platoon, 3rd Platoon, and 4th Platoon had also gotten out of their tents. Even medic Han Minglei and cook Li Xingcheng were no exception.
Zhang Xiaoman chuckled and said, "Everyone did well. Although our Razor Sharp Company won the battle, we can't get too arrogant. We still have to persevere in our training!"
Jiao Xiaochen muttered, "You're probably the proudest of all, Captain …."
"Will you die if you keep quiet?" Zhang Xiaoman said with a glare.
But at this moment, Zhou Yinglong's orderly jogged over. "Captain Zhang Xiaoman, Battalion Commander Zhou wants you to go to HQ!"
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