Wang Shengnan would never have imagined that their all-female company—the only one in the entire brigade, known for matching the male soldiers in both training and combat—was about to lose face in front of the entire military district.
As noon approached, except for the cavalry regiment training in the south, both the artillery regiment and the independent special operations regiment received a notice from Huang Guishan:
At 3 PM, all soldiers must assemble at the main training ground.
Everyone was confused. Full military assembly usually only happened during war, major ceremonies, or large-scale exercises.
Their Northwestern brigade alone had over three thousand personnel.
From Li Chengyun’s special operations regiment, one battalion had already been dispatched under the deputy commander and staff officers for a rescue mission in the Gobi Desert.
They had returned late the previous night after picking up the art troupe, and Li Chengyun had originally planned to head out again that afternoon once supplies were ready.
But with this sudden urgent order, aside from the absent first battalion, he immediately notified the second and third battalions, passing the order down the chain.
By 2:40 PM, the special operations regiment had fully assembled.
When they arrived at the training ground, they saw the independent female company—usually treated like a prized unit—already standing at attention in the center.
Huang Guishan’s communications officer, Jiang Xiaochun, directed Li Chengyun’s unit to form ranks on the right side of the female company.
Soon after, the artillery regiment arrived and took their usual position beside the special operations regiment.
Artillery regiment commander Wan Peng casually slung an arm over Li Chengyun’s shoulder.
“You’re late this time! Not going for model unit honors anymore? Letting those ‘tomboys’ from the female company beat you to it?”
Wan Peng had never liked certain troublemakers in the female company—like Qian Shuangshuang.
Calling themselves “the army’s roses”?
They were built like bears—unskilled and difficult to deal with.
Because of concerns about inappropriate interactions, the female company usually trained separately behind the command headquarters.
But some of those rough, unfeminine soldiers would constantly target his men, sneaking into the male barracks during meals.
They would force the soldiers to spar with them—and if they won, they demanded the men agree to date them.
…
Li Chengyun’s special operations regiment was elite—even across military districts. After suffering several defeats at their hands, Qian Shuangshuang’s group no longer dared to provoke them.
The cavalry regiment was often deployed elsewhere, leaving Wan Peng’s artillery regiment as easy targets.
One of his young soldiers—sharp and promising, originally being trained as a sniper—had a slender build and couldn’t win against those women.
After being harassed for three months and pressured into a relationship, the boy finally requested a transfer to the southern cavalry unit… to raise pigs.
How could Wan Peng not resent them?
Li Chengyun, as always, ignored meaningless jokes, and Wan Peng wasn’t surprised.
He nudged him again. “Come on, you’re close to the political commissar. Didn’t you hear anything in advance?”
“What’s going on that gathered over two thousand of us here?”
Li Chengyun remained silent.
Wan Peng sighed. “Fine, guess it’s classified…”
Then he grinned. “Hey, lucky you yesterday—those art troupe girls… any real beauties?”
At that, Li Chengyun couldn’t help but recall Li Yang’s cool and elegant face.
Just as Wan Peng was about to probe further, Jiang Xiaochun approached.
“Commander Wan, your artillery regiment is to line up on the left. Please move your unit immediately.”
Seeing Jiang Xiaochun’s serious expression, Wan Peng realized something major had happened.
He instantly turned stern.
“Artillery Regiment—First, Second, Third Battalions! About face! Quick march!”
Thousands of soldiers turned in unison, their firm steps kicking up dust that blurred the training ground.
No one spoke.
Over two thousand soldiers filled the field completely.
Even the kitchen staff stood at the back.
The silence was oppressive—broken only by the sharp howl of the northern wind.
The female soldiers who had caused trouble had already been standing for over two hours.
Even someone as thick-skinned as Wang Shengnan realized something was wrong. The entire military district had gathered—and only their company had been made to assemble two hours earlier.
But no one could answer her questions.
She could only stand tall, filled with unease.
The dozen or so female soldiers who had gone to logistics earlier were already starving, on the verge of fainting.
Everyone gritted their teeth and endured.
Here, obedience to orders was their only duty.
Meanwhile, Qian Shuangshuang and her group had pale faces and restless hearts.
They hadn’t expected those women from the art troupe to actually report them.
They thought they were justified—even after hitting someone.
After Chen Lili and her group left, Qian Shuangshuang’s group had even eaten breakfast without guilt, not caring that they had implicated the entire company.
They had never respected Wang Shengnan’s authority anyway.
But this time, they had kicked a steel plate.
Once Wang Shengnan learned the truth, she would wish she could drown these idiots in a latrine.
They had dragged the entire company down with them.
At exactly 3 PM, a large white screen was slowly lowered above the platform.
Two speakers were placed below, facing the artillery and special operations regiments.
The soldiers were confused and began whispering.
“Is this a miracle?”
“They’re showing us a movie in broad daylight?”
“No way… really?”
…
Luckily, the weather was overcast.
Otherwise, it would’ve been hard to see anything on a white screen during the day.
But the next moment, the footage that appeared shocked everyone present.
With the speakers amplifying the sound, everything was clear.
Soldiers snatching soda from young women?
Soldiers hurling vicious insults at female performers?
Soldiers bullying defenseless women with numbers?
And when Li Yang appeared—
That was when the shock reached its peak.
This delicate beauty from the art troupe had actually beaten those troublesome female soldiers until they were rolling on the ground.