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Chapter 0043: Meng Jianguo's Selection Method

The first platoon quickly finished firing, leaving only the two unofficial members. Takashiro waved to them: "Ready, go!"

Zhang Xiaofan and Cheng Cai quickly began the assessment: calibrating the gun, loading it, firing, calibrating again, and firing again.

Zhang Xiaofan, being a sergeant, performed normally, and his results were within Gao Cheng's expectations. However, Cheng Cai's performance delighted Gao Cheng—he knew that Cheng Cai had actually taken Zheng Yingqi as his target. Gao Cheng was happy to see this kind of competition, but he also knew that Cheng Cai's mental fortitude was not good. He had previously worried that Cheng Cai would imitate Zheng Yingqi as soon as he entered the arena. Unexpectedly, Cheng Cai remained calm and made the same choice as most people.

The gunfire finally stopped.

Gao Cheng looked at the time; there were still 19 seconds left until the standard 150 seconds—Zhang Xiaofan was 20 seconds faster than Cheng Cai.

Meng Jianguo wrote down the two students' grades on the roster. Gao Cheng looked at it carefully and gave both Zhang Xiaofan and Cheng Cai an A grade. Seeing this, Gao Cheng whispered, "Cheng Cai has been in the company for less than three months."

"I know," Meng Jianguo nodded and said softly, "His mentality is unstable."

Gao Cheng was somewhat puzzled, but Meng Jianguo had more authority to speak on this matter than he did.

"The last two are considered unofficial, these are two of our company's better snipers, how about letting them follow you and learn from you for a while?" Gao Cheng said with a smile. Meng Jianguo neither agreed nor disagreed, and then circled a row of names on the roster.

Gao Cheng entrusted Meng Jianguo with the full right to select people, trusting Meng Jianguo's judgment in this regard.

As Meng Jianguo continued to circle the names, Gao Cheng became puzzled. Only after Meng Jianguo finalized the list of ten people did he ask, "Class Meng, I remember Zhao Sijun from Class One had a lower score than Jin Dong. Why did you choose Zhao Sijun and not Jin Dong?"

"The number of rings is not that important. The key is mindset. Zhao Sijun was relatively calm when shooting. This person's mindset is a bit impatient. Being too impatient is not suitable for a sniper. Although we are selecting precision shooters, I still used the same standards as when selecting snipers." Meng Jianguo did not actually follow his previous standards completely. Otherwise, with the entire platoon plus the two extra members, there would only be four people who could truly meet his standards.

Gao Cheng was still a little confused: "But when I watched you pick people, I felt that some of them had a worse mentality than others, but you still selected them."

Meng Jianguo explained:

"Most soldiers, when they first encounter an assessment they've never seen before, are naturally inclined to play it safe. This time is no exception. We've set a time limit that's neither too lenient nor too strict. As long as they're experienced and have a calm mindset, they can complete the task step by step. I prefer the methodical approach because it's about playing it safe. Under this premise, mindset is a reference, but I care more about the candidate's talent. The number of points isn't the issue, but they must have talent."

"Shooting is ultimately about talent. Some people can make it through hard work, but if they lack natural talent, their potential is limited. However, the pool of candidates selected this time is too small, so I judged them based on their performance during shooting. Of course, this may be somewhat biased. The best way is to spend more time with them so that I can get a more comprehensive understanding of them."

Gao Cheng understood somewhat, but when it came to following the rules, he was puzzled: "That kid is a typical non-rule of the rules!" He was referring to Zheng Yingqi, whose shooting was the most unpredictable, especially when he intentionally shot under less-than-ideal conditions (not with a precision gun), displaying extreme arrogance!

"But some people are different from others," Meng Jianguo's eyes lit up: "He's so talented that it makes people jealous!"

Looking at Meng Jianguo's shining eyes, Gao Cheng had the unsettling feeling that he was inviting a thief into the house. He thought to himself: I have to keep a close eye on that kid, I can't let him get away with it!

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"Those whose names I call, stay. The rest of you go back." Gao Cheng took the roster and began calling out names. Although the soldiers were completely confused about the purpose of this sudden assessment, everyone hoped that they would be among those called. Unfortunately, the list was limited, and only ten people could stay in the entire platoon.

Gao Cheng started calling roll. Those whose names were called stepped forward and stood to the side. Of the three classes, Class 2 had four students, while Class 1 and Class 3 each had three students. Among them, the students left behind in Class 3 were Zheng Yingqi, Gan Xiaoning, and Wu Liuyi.

When selecting recruits, Meng Jianguo hesitated between Wu Liuyi and Cheng Yongjun for a while. He considered both of them to be B+, and he also felt that their mentality was similar. However, Meng Jianguo ultimately chose Wu Liuyi. The bonus was that Wu Liuyi was the second place in the entire 5-kilometer run, and Meng Jianguo was very impressed with this soldier.

As for Gan Xiaoning, Meng Jianguo felt that he had good talent. In terms of performance, Gan Xiaoning was not as good as Cheng Yongjun, but Gan Xiaoning was a first-year soldier, and he felt that Gan Xiaoning was more stable in terms of mentality.

Of course, even Gao Cheng was unaware of Meng Jiaguo's inner thoughts!

Zheng Yingqi looked at the people who were left behind and found that, in addition to himself, there was also Zhao Sigong from the first squad. All the soldiers left behind from the second squad were veterans, including the sniper from the second squad.

"Chengcai, Zhang Xiaofan, you two stay too."

Takashiro specifically pointed out that after the two of them came over with a row of people, the row of people guessed that these two must have been "pre-selected".

"Come over here," Gao Cheng waved to those who remained, then solemnly introduced them: "Meng Jianguo, a fifth-level sergeant, is the undisputed gun king of our 535th Regiment, and will also be your instructor for the foreseeable future."

"Hello, Instructor Meng!" The soldiers saluted in unison. Many people might not recognize Meng Jianguo in person, but who in the 702nd Regiment hadn't heard of Instructor Meng's name?

Meng Jianguo returned the greeting.

"Do you know what I'll teach you?" Takagi asked, and the soldiers naturally replied, "Shoot."

"Sniper!"

Although the answers varied, the meaning was clear: the gun king and sniper king in our group must have taught them how to use guns.

Gao Cheng nodded and shook his head in a deliberately profound manner, "Shooting is not wrong, sniping is not wrong either—but what we're teaching you isn't to become snipers, but to become 'marksmen'! What is a 'marksman'? Actually, we're still exploring that, but we have a temporary definition: providing precise firepower to the squad at medium to long range."

"In a way, they're similar to our snipers, but overall they're a bit weaker. Well, you'll have to figure that out with Instructor Meng and your team during training. Welcome Meng Jianguo to speak!"

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted. Meng Jianguo had seen this scene many times before, and remained calm. After the applause subsided, Meng Jianguo got straight to the point:

"It is an honor to be your instructor. According to the discussion between Company Commander Gao and me, the ultimate goal of this training camp is to select six qualified individuals. This means that among the ten people present, four will inevitably be eliminated. I will eliminate the four worst performers based on your performance. This training camp is tentatively scheduled for two months. I hope that in the next two months, you can become the six who stand at the end."

Listening to Meng Jianguo's words, Zheng Yingqi suddenly wondered what would happen if Meng Jianguo were replaced by Yuan Lang.

"By the way, since this training camp is small-scale," Gao Cheng concluded, "you won't be completely separated from your regular class training, but you must guarantee at least four hours of intensive training time every day. So you'll have to work hard, comrades. Are you afraid of hardship?"

"Don't be afraid!"

If you're afraid of hardship, you won't make it to the Seventh Company!

Gao Cheng was pleased with his subordinates' morale. "Alright, from now on, your training officially begins. As the company commander, I won't interfere with the training matters anymore. Meng Ban, please take care of these guys!"

At the firing range, the 7th Company's "precision marksman" training platoon officially began.

After Gao Cheng stepped aside, leaving the stage to Meng Jianguo, Meng Jianguo gestured for everyone to sit on the ground around him: "Comrades, the theory of 'precision marksman' was proposed by Gao Lian and this comrade. We ourselves are still in an exploratory stage. I don't have a specific outline yet, so we can only gradually improve it through training."

(I received so many tips, I'm so excited! Let me compile a list to thank everyone!)