Zhang Xiangnan remained calm on the surface, but his mind was working furiously and his eyes began to dart around.
"It would be nice if the political commissar were here."
After all, Zhang Xiangnan started out as a private and rose to the position of regimental commander step by step with his military achievements.
He is good at leading troops to fight and carry out missions, but dealing with such twists and turns is not his strong point.
I want to help the local government, but I am afraid of violating discipline and causing trouble for the leaders.
"Dad, when one side is in trouble, all sides will come to its aid. If the local government encounters trouble, we should help if we can, without violating the principles.
Section Chief Tong made it very clear that this box of cigarettes was used by the local government to support the military. If we didn't accept it, it would be a disservice to the leaders of Yuxi City and the comrades at the cigarette factory!
Seeing that his father was undecided, Zhang Shuguang walked up and said.
"You're still young. The army has its own discipline. It's common for local governments to support the army, but it requires a logistics department to connect with it. If I go out on a mission and come back with a box, what's the deal with that?"
After saying this, Zhang Xiangnan's gaze lingered on the expert group for a moment, meaning that there were outsiders present, which would have a bad influence.
"I don't think it counts as military supplies, right? Section Chief Tong made it clear that the Yuxi Municipal Government wants to supply their cigarettes to the Southern Xinjiang Military Region.
Rather than saying that these are military supplies, it would be more accurate to say that they are samples provided by Yuxi.
If we don't take it back, Yuxi will probably have to make a special trip to deliver it, which will invisibly increase their costs.
Dad, I think we should take this box of cigarettes back and give it to Commander Cao or the logistics department, and then we can study it after the people from Yuxi City arrive."
"Yes, yes, yes, look at my broken mouth. What military supplies? This is just a sample. If you want the military district to purchase our products, you must provide samples first."
Tong Wei nodded frantically.
"Captain Zhang, please do me a favor and help me take the samples back. Otherwise, I will have to go to the border station and it will take three days and three nights.
This is still a small matter. The key is that if I bring the cigarettes back to Yuxi City, my leader will definitely doubt my ability to do things.
If you can't even do this little thing, how can you add burdens to me in the future? "
Tong Wei had a pleading look on his face.
When the expert team was sent over, Mayor Gao's secretary assigned him a new task, and he agreed without thinking.
He gave someone a box of cigarettes for free without having to spend any money himself, and he earned a favor from the military. Mayor Gao also had an impression of him. It was a win-win situation.
He felt that after years of working on the front lines of public security, his luck was finally about to change.
After seeing Zhang Xiangnan, he impatiently brought out the cigarettes without even waiting to enter the camp.
Chen Xiangnan's hesitation and refusal made him realize that dealing with the army was not an easy thing, and he had thought too simply at the beginning.
Fortunately, Captain Zhang’s son spoke up for him, saying that this young man has a very sharp mind.
With just a few simple words, the military supplies were turned into samples, and their nature suddenly changed.
Tong Wei suddenly felt as if he had been enlightened, and secretly cursed Mayor Gao's secretary in his heart.
When asking for help, you must have the attitude of asking for help. You clearly want to expand sales channels and send Hongtashan to the military region, but you still have the nerve to say that you support the military.
He also knew that this must be the leader's intention, but how could the leader be wrong? If there was a mistake, it was the secretary's fault.
"Professor Zhong, Professor Hong, please go to the camp first. The kitchen staff has prepared dinner. You've all had a hard time riding the bus. Please have a good rest after dinner."
Zhang Xiangnan led the expert team into the camp, and Tong Wei stood there stupidly.
Was my mission completed or not? What did Captain Zhang mean?
A clever police officer leaned over and whispered in Tong Wei's ear, "Chief Tong, since you didn't refuse directly, there's still hope."
"Yes, there is still drama."
Tong Wei decided to keep the box of Hongtashan cigarettes no matter what, and ran away with his men overnight after dinner.
For the safety of the expert group, Zhang Xiangnan arranged them in the middle of the camp, and the soldiers' barracks were distributed in a circular shape on the periphery, providing tight protection for the expert group.
"Captain Zhang, is the food in the army so good? Beef is not common."
The expert group drank hot beef bone soup and chewed large pieces of beef with tendons and skin. They were sweating and their mouths were full of oil.
In the 1960s, mechanization was still a long way off, and farming basically relied on cattle. Although the expert group came from Beijing, they had no chance to eat beef.
"You're wrong. The whole country is short of food. We are only able to grow crops by clearing wasteland, and then combine it with the military rations allocated by the state to barely have enough to eat.
What you eat is not oxen, but wild buffalo. This is the first time I have eaten such a thing in all my years of military service."
Until now, Zhang Xiangnan couldn't imagine how his son subdued the wild bull with his bare hands.
"An adult male bison can reach a length of 3.6 meters, stand over two meters tall at the shoulder, and weigh up to 3,000 kilograms. Its muscles are like stone carvings, and it can break a tree as thick as a bowl with one head.
No wonder the higher-ups sent the Southern Xinjiang border troops to carry out this mission. It turns out your unit is full of hidden talents, all elite soldiers and brave generals!"
Professor Hong is a nationally renowned expert on animals and plants. He is familiar with all kinds of animals and plants and has observed bison herds in the wild many times.
"Professor Hong is indeed an expert. We only know that bison are big, but we really can't tell how big they are.
But you are wrong about one thing. We didn't kill this big bison. You make us feel a little ashamed of your praise! "
Company commander Liu Kaifang put down the big bone in his hand. He had chewed the bone until it was smooth, and even the dogs would shake their heads when they saw it.
"Oh? Are there any natural enemies of bison in southern Xinjiang?"
Professor Hong fell into self-doubt.
Elephants are larger than bison, but they are herbivores and have a docile temperament, and they have never interfered with bison.
The South China tiger is too small and a solitary animal to cause fatal damage to an adult bison.
Did he fall from the mountain and die? He was just found by patrolling soldiers.
"Professor Hong, please don't guess. This big bison was hunted by Comrade Zhang Shuguang, and he captured it alive with his bare hands.
Comrade Zhang Shuguang is a well-deserved expert hunter. Whether it's flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, or jumping in the grass, there's nothing Comrade Zhang Shuguang can't catch."
Liu Kaifang was afraid that the regimental commander would feel embarrassed to praise his son. As the company commander of the Steel Company 1, he was the second most senior person in this mission and should take the responsibility.
"Impossible, this is unscientific, young comrade, and falsifying information is not a good habit.
The strength of a bison is more than several thousand pounds, and its horns are both hard and sharp. More importantly, bison are social animals and rarely live alone.
Let alone one person, even a whole company would find it difficult to take down a full-grown bison if they didn't coordinate well and didn't use heavy firepower."
Liu Kaifang's words had the opposite effect. Professor Hong didn't believe it at all and even began to doubt Zhang Shuguang's character.
As an expert in wildlife and plants who has studied them for most of his life, it would be a bit of an insult to me to speak so arrogantly in front of him.
If I don't expose him, I will be unworthy of my identity as an expert.
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