Su Wureng was momentarily taken aback. He knew the little girl was academically gifted.
But how old was she?
She was already the class monitor?
With so many adults present, could they agree to let an underage girl be the class monitor?
However, he couldn't ask directly at this moment. Su Xiaotian stepped forward, proving she was indeed the class monitor.
"Student Su Xiaotian, starting today, you are the commander of the Thirteenth Company of the Chinese Language and Literature class in the Chinese Department!"
This had been decided beforehand. His assigned number was thirteen, and the class he was leading was the Thirteenth Company.
Su Xiaotian responded, "Yes! Instructor!"
Many classmates in the class found Su Xiaotian's quick adaptation to the situation rather peculiar.
But they all felt that Su Xiaotian, with her serious demeanor, truly embodied the role.
"Thirteenth Company, fifty people are expected to be present. Are all present?"
Su Xiaotian didn't know how to answer. Some classmates were likely still not here.
After all, there had been no military training before, so it wasn't surprising for classmates to be slow to arrive.
"Now, you have five minutes to organize the formation. The Thirteenth Company of fifty people will be divided into three platoons, each platoon with two squads. Each squad will have seven to nine people."
After Su Wureng issued a series of tasks, Su Xiaotian was completely bewildered.
Although she knew they had to interact formally, how could her brother issue so many tasks at once?
What should she do?
Even with her prior experience, Su Xiaotian was somewhat dumbfounded.
But Su Xiaotian was Su Xiaotian; her reaction speed was still very fast.
After a moment of rapid thought, she immediately came up with a plan.
However, even as the class monitor, she couldn't decide on such matters alone.
Coincidentally, Chang Zongyuan, worried that Su Xiaotian might not cope, was standing behind her, ready to assist at any moment.
Seeing Chang Zongyuan, Su Xiaotian immediately consulted him.
The three platoons were easy to divide: one platoon for the boys, and two for the girls. The boys' platoon would have two squads, organized by dormitories.
Each squad would have seven people, plus a squad leader, making fifteen people, which was a suitable number.
Currently, there were only a few boys missing.
"Chang Zongyuan, you are responsible for the boys. You are the commander of the First Platoon. You can arrange the two squad leaders accordingly."
Chang Zongyuan, not fully understanding, heard Su Xiaotian's instructions and could only agree to organize the boys.
Su Xiaotian looked at the scattered girls with a sigh.
The girls were a bit more troublesome. Thirty-five people, one platoon with seventeen, and another with eighteen.
The division itself was not a problem.
However, the girls' dormitories were six in total, making it impossible to divide them neatly by dormitory. They had to be reassigned.
Of course, the most important thing was that the class was still missing over ten people.
This included Yin Ruyun and Tang Minmin!
"Divide the class based on the current number of attendees. The commander of the Second Platoon is Li Changle. Squad One will have eight people, with Chu Yue as squad leader. Squad Two will have eight people, with Duan Ziming as squad leader. Those who have not yet arrived will be assigned to the Third Platoon."
The number of people who had arrived was just enough.
Su Xiaotian scanned the area and saw Li Linyu running over from a distance.
"Starting with Li Linyu, those who arrive later will be assigned to the Third Platoon in order. Li Linyu will be the commander of the Third Platoon."
Li Linyu, upon arriving, heard Su Xiaotian's decision and hadn't quite grasped it.
Commander? She was the study committee member. When did she become a platoon commander?
It didn't matter that she was confused; Chu Yue and Duan Ziming were already quickly assigning people.
The girls from dormitory 314 were undoubtedly brought over by Chu Yue. After all, these girls had good character and seemed capable of enduring hardship.
Besides Su Xiaotian and Yin Ruyun, there were six others, and two more were needed.
Duan Ziming was also direct. In their dormitory, besides Li Changle, there were seven people, and one spot was left.
Coincidentally, three girls from another dormitory had arrived. After a brief discussion, the assignments were made.
At this point, the boys had also all arrived.
With this, two platoons were complete. The remaining dozen or so girls were heading towards them.
However, there were only about six or seven of them. As for the rest, it was unknown when they would arrive.
Li Linyu, looking bewildered, asked, "Class monitor, what about the remaining people?"
"The remaining people will be assigned to the Third Platoon, with eight people per squad. You can divide them by dormitory or by the order of their arrival!" Su Xiaotian said with full authority.
Li Linyu was not foolish. Seeing the four organized teams, she immediately understood.
She saw a few people arriving behind, who were from Tang Minmin's dormitory, and directly assigned, "Student Tang Minmin, your dormitory is now assigned to the Third Company, First Squad. You will be the squad leader. Do you have any objections?"
Tang Minmin, panting from running, hadn't quite figured out what was happening when she heard she was appointed squad leader. Subconsciously, she assumed she had become the class monitor of the Chinese Language and Literature class, and she was overjoyed!
Although she didn't understand why the class monitor had changed from Su Xiaotian to herself in such a short time, she couldn't hide her inner pride.
She even cast a smug glance at Su Xiaotian.
However, Tang Minmin did not see the crestfallen Su Xiaotian.
Su Xiaotian was currently with her back to her.
Su Xiaotian was feeling troubled. The five minutes were almost up, but several people were still missing. What should she do?
With the fifth team in place, the five minutes were up.
"Time's up. Thirteenth Company Commander, has the assembly been completed?"
Su Wureng was also watching the clock. At this moment, he had no intention of lowering his expectations.
However, thinking that his own sister was under his command, he felt a pang of sympathy.
"Reporting, Instructor. Fifty people are expected for the Thirteenth Company, forty-two are present, and eight are absent!"
These few people did not seem to have arrived on the training ground yet. It was unclear what they were dawdling about.
Su Wureng felt sympathetic, but at this moment, he had to brace himself.
That's right, due to the lateness of other classmates, there would be a punishment today.
Su Wureng was also feeling anxious. If he punished Xiaotian, would their grandmother break his legs when they went home in a couple of days?
As a qualified soldier, Su Wureng ultimately decided that even if his legs were broken, he had to follow the rules.
"At ease. Considering it's your first day, a minor penalty will be imposed. Some are late, so everyone will be punished together! Do you have any objections?"
Objections? Of course, there were objections!
But Su Wureng hadn't yet stated the punishment, so everyone remained silent.
"Our scheduled activities for today are running laps and standing at attention. Your target is four laps, which is four kilometers, and standing at attention for one hour."