They are all in the army, who is in love?

Chapter 363: To train troops, train generals first, and to examine officers first,
  "Aren't we a bit out of place?" Liu Zhiyang stared at the entrance of the college, where military vehicles from the central theater and the eastern theater were parked in a row, and murmured suspiciously.

In comparison, they are really light.

Some of them came by car to participate in the competition. The two of them came by high-speed train and rented a car, which was a bit shabby.

"It doesn't matter if we don't have enough noodles. Fuzhou is nearly two thousand kilometers away from Shimen. If we want to get some noodles, the two of us will probably have to take turns driving all day and all night. I don't want this noodles."

Knowing that he was joking, Chen Ming also echoed beside him.

The central and eastern regions are pretty good. Is it possible that people from the western theaters who come to participate in the competition also need this row of noodles?
  It is estimated that we will have to leave a week in advance.

The two got out of the taxi and stood at the main entrance of the college arguing. They were still wearing military uniforms and quickly attracted the attention of the personnel on duty at the door.

Two captains came over and looked up and down, at Chen Ming and then at Liu Zhiyang.

This kind of combination of a lieutenant colonel and a colonel, one a bit old and the other a bit young, is really uncommon.

After a brief look, the two captains stood up straight and saluted.

"Hello, Chief, if you want to enter the academy, please show your ID and register at the office area at the door."

Hearing this, Chen Ming hasn't said anything yet.

Liu Zhiyang frowned slightly and asked doubtfully: "We are here to participate in the brigade-level chief of staff competition. Do we even need to register for this?"

"Then no need."

The two captains looked at each other and responded quickly.

Just now they really didn't notice that Chen Ming was also here to participate in the competition.

"I'm sorry, two chiefs. If you are here to participate in the competition, please show the documents issued by the military department, or your military officer's certificate. We will check the information."

"Please cooperate with my work, chief."

Chen Ming was not as busy as Old Liu, so he handed over the document bag given to him by the division commander. It had the seal of the military department on it, including his military officer's ID card.

Only after the documents have been checked will they be released.

The two walked into the campus, looked back and saw several more people coming outside who were also stopped, and their IDs were carefully checked.

Liu Zhiyang couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that the management of the college is really strict in this competition. Not only do we meet strangers like us, but even the daily inspections of their college are much stricter than before."

Chen Ming was silent.

Need I say this? It is inevitable. Officers from all war zones are coming one after another, and some chiefs are also coming. It is such a grand competition.

The college definitely takes it seriously, and it is understandable that it should be stricter.

The two entered the academy smoothly. There was no one to guide them. Instead, they were standing not far inside when a major with a red armband on his left arm came over.

The four characters "Discipline Inspection and Inspection" are embroidered brightly on the armband. They should be the supervisors responsible for arranging or following up the competition.

The other party did not check their IDs, but verbally asked them to confirm that they were coming to participate in the competition.

He notified the comrades waiting on the side to receive him.

Chen Ming simply thanked him and looked around. He found that the door the report came in this time was the same as that of the previous study. The entrance door corresponded to Main Road No. [-].

He is no stranger to this place.

Following the comrade from the prosecution team who was responsible for the reception, the two sat on the tram inside the college and moved all the way towards Cuiping Mountain at the rear.

Passing by the science and technology building where Chen Ming stayed during his further studies, the comprehensive teaching building, and the accommodation, he took people directly to the back of the college.

Shimen Army Command College is called Military Academy City by the locals. It is not difficult to guess how big the area of ​​​​this college is from the name.

The vehicle continued along Road No. [-], almost to the end, and separated from the area where other students studied. It stopped near the small arms training ground covering an area of ​​[-] square meters at the foot of Cuiping Mountain.

The vehicle stopped.

A captain in the front row, who also wore a red armband, got out of the car, pointed to the two white dormitory buildings directly in front, and introduced: "Hello, chief, I am He Xuan, deputy leader of the second team of discipline inspection and supervision."

"Disciplinary inspection and supervision are temporary organizations during the competition. During the competition, if the chief needs anything, he can arrange for someone to inform me in advance."

"During the competition, it is stipulated that no one is allowed to carry mobile phones or any electronic equipment."

"Please forgive me!"

"Today and tomorrow are the preparation period before the start of the competition. If you want to stay, the leaders can choose the room upstairs. The required daily necessities have been placed in it."

"At that time, when the competition starts, there will be a unified notice."

"Well, thank you, Team Leader He." Chen Ming stared at the accommodation building in front of him, guessing that this competition might not be held in the college.

Another area should be selected.

Although the place here is large, many subjects in the Chief of Staff Competition can only be performed in the wild, and there is almost no room for operation indoors.

You can't just look at some replays and analyze the problems, right? If the competition were so simple, then there really would be no need to put in so much effort. Rumors would have been revealed more than half a year in advance.

I haven't taken action until now.

"You're welcome. If the two leaders need anything, please let us know. This is a handbook printed by the academy. It has the contact number of the inspection team and some competition precautions."

"We have to go to the door to greet other competition personnel, so we won't be accompanying you two."

"Okay, please." Chen Ming took the manual handed over by deputy team leader He Xuan and watched the vehicle leave.

I flipped through the manual and took a casual look. Just like what I said just now, it contains some arrangements for the day after tomorrow, as well as the requirements for those who participate in the competition.

This thing is just a form. You can guess what is written on it without looking at it.

Those who can come to participate in the competition are almost all regiment-level cadres. In any case, their level will not be low.

It is impossible to strictly abide by the regulations like we treat new recruits, or treat trainees.

The competition has not started, and there are no restrictions on these people.

After the competition started, it was just that mobile phones and other electronic devices were not allowed to be carried. There were no rules that were too difficult to understand.

After Chen Ming looked through it, he handed it to Liu Zhiyang, intending to let him take a look.

"What are you doing for me?" Liu Zhiyang was looking at the dormitory in front of him. He looked down and saw several manuals in his arms, and was speechless.

"I think you should take a look and get familiar with it." Chen Ming said casually, picked up his suitcase and entered the dormitory.

"No need to look, just wait here for notification. Can this thing really help us get good results in the competition?"

Liu Zhiyang said it with disdain, but he stuffed the manual into his pocket.

The two of them walked into the building with their luggage. According to time calculation, tomorrow afternoon will be the deadline for competition personnel to report, so not many people came at this time.

For convenience, the two of them occupied the rooms next to each other on the first floor without any ceremony.

The environment of the dormitory assigned this time is not as good as that of the previous training ground. It should be used to provide offices and accommodation for the Cuipingshan Training Ground.

The layout is not luxurious, but it is a standard room, with a large iron bed, air conditioning, and toiletries.

For someone like Chen Ming who doesn't have many environmental requirements, this is already very good.

Returning to the room, Chen Ming simply tidied up the room and walked to the next door. He originally wanted to find Liu Zhiyang to go out to the college.

He has been studying in this college for a long time. Unfortunately, he has not had many opportunities to stay and has never been to most areas.

When I walked to the door of Lao Liu's dormitory, I saw this guy lying on his desk again. He took out a map and studied it. It was marked with various symbols.

"This old scroll king." Chen Ming looked at him speechlessly, turned around and went out for a walk.

It should be that the older he gets, the more important he is to this competition. It is not necessary for him to study these theoretical knowledge with a map.

Just master the technique.

The various plotting methods used by the older generation on maps are not difficult to learn. What is rare is their combat experience and control of the battle situation.

In addition, this competition is the first chief of staff level competition held in China. Many people are unclear about the above requirements and do not know what specific subjects will be included.

In the information age, many old techniques are no longer used frequently, and it is not easy to adapt to them in a short period of time. This is because I am busy reviewing them.

Chen Ming is not that complicated. He was originally an artilleryman. As an artilleryman, many skills are calculated using the most primitive methods.

For example, mental arithmetic and drawing marks are essential skills for artillerymen and are life-saving skills.

What he had learned before, combined with watching the history of modern wars some time ago, and some of the specialties of staff officers, he felt that it was enough.

No matter how busy Liu Zhiyang was, Chen Ming was too embarrassed to call him and ran out for a walk alone.

When he was studying for advanced studies, Chen Ming knew that there was a north-south source canal between the east and west of Shimen Army Command College, which divided the college into the east and west districts.

Calculated based on geographical location, whether they are studying or coming here to participate in the competition, their location is in the East District.

Finally, I came to Shimen again. When I participated in the competition, the management was more relaxed than when I was studying, at least before the competition started. Therefore, Chen Ming planned to take advantage of these two days to visit the west campus.

Now he has been transferred to the 704th Division, far away in Fuzhou. The reorganization of the Strategic Assault Division is over and the training is coming to an end.

God knows if he will have the opportunity to come to this academy in the future. His idea is very good, but unfortunately, Chen Ming still underestimated the size of this military academy city.

The eastern area is slightly larger, covering a total area of ​​about 192 hectares, and is mainly a teaching and living area.

The West District is smaller, but that is relatively speaking. The West District includes the Cuiping Mountains of the Taihang Mountains, about 168 hectares, and is mainly a training ground for tactics and technical subjects.

There are also students who often train here. Chen Ming just strolled around and watched. In the past two days, his legs were almost thin and he didn't move out of much area.

Waiting until sunset the next day, Chen Ming was still thinking about taking another look, but he received a call from Liu Zhiyang, urging his superiors to start organizing the conference.

Let him come back quickly.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ming did not dare to delay. He took the nearest tram in the college and started to return.

When they returned to the dormitory area, as soon as Chen Ming got off the tram, Liu Zhiyang hurried over to urge him.

"I said, Lao Chen, are you too ambitious? Don't you know that there will be a competition tomorrow? There will definitely be meetings scheduled tonight. I'll go out for a walk and I won't be back until now."

"If this delays the meeting, and your name is not on it, how will you explain it when you return to the army?"

"Don't take the competition seriously. It's the first time that such a large-scale event is being organized. The higher-ups take it very seriously. Don't let it slip at this time."

Listening to the concern in Liu Zhiyang's words, although Chen Ming knew that there would be no problems in this kind of meeting, it was just a matter of ordering, notifying some rules in advance, or similar mobilization before war.

It doesn't matter whether you go or not. Anyway, the real competition is tomorrow, but people are so worried about themselves.

Still, Chen Ming patted Lao Liu on the shoulder gratefully and said with a smile: "It's okay, you are in charge. I know it well. If there is any emergency, you will definitely notify me."

"Don't be poor, let's go."

Liu Zhiyang shook his head helplessly, pulled Chen Ming and walked away.

On the way, he didn't forget to introduce the news he just got to Chen Ming.

Tonight's meeting is indeed just a roll call and some instructions for the competition, but we have to go.

The person who chaired the meeting was Li Haisheng, head of the Army Operations Bureau of the Military Ministry.

Chen Ming was not familiar with this person and had never heard of it, but he knew the name of the combat bureau.

If the person in charge is benchmarked against the local area, that is, he is a deputy division level cadre. Regardless of his level, it is not too scary among the people participating in this competition.

After all, he also came from Kyoto and was responsible for notifications and records of this competition, so there was nothing wrong with that.

Anyone who is a member of the Army Staff Department has this right.

According to Liu Zhiyang, people from the combat bureau had just arranged for members of the inspection team to come to the dormitory to inform them. Basically, everyone who participated in the meeting had already gone to gather.

It was only after he explained it to the comrades of the inspection team that he was able to stand here and wait for Chen Ming to come back.

Fortunately, the conference room is not far away, just about two miles away.

It is said to be a conference room, but the environment is similar to that of an auditorium. There is no difference.

When the two came over, it was already full of people, and Chen Ming turned around and looked around.

ho! !

Good guy, this is much more elegant than the classroom when I was studying.

The seats in the auditorium are all high at the back, and the closer to the podium, the lower they are. It is a stepped building.

The two of them arrived late, and all the colonels in the front rows were already in place. It really gave people a sense of oppression when they first entered the auditorium.

Chen Ming glanced around casually and saw no familiar people. In fact, he didn't know many.

When he first joined the army, Peng Qinglin, the chief of staff of the artillery brigade, should have been here.

This Chen Ming is very familiar with him. He won the third-class merit in the recruit competition, and the second-class merit he won against Long Ya in the annual military exercise of the Second Battalion of Yuanhuo. Chief of Staff Peng Qinglin went to the brigade on behalf of the brigade. passed his home.

Besides him, Chen Ming didn't know anyone else.

Unfortunately, after searching around, I didn't see anyone.

The two registered their names and units at the door, and quickly moved towards the back of the auditorium to find seats.

The number of people participating in the competition this time is similar to what Wang Junwei said, about two hundred people.

Some are brigade-level chiefs of staff, on-the-job personnel, and it cannot be ruled out that there are also some who "make up the numbers" like Chen Ming.

Otherwise, the Army field troops and combat brigades alone would not be able to gather so many people.

Some of them are recommended by the military or war zones to participate in the competition. After all, there are still many capable people in the military, and the so-called competition does not necessarily require a qualified position to participate.

The wait was about six or seven minutes.

Outside the auditorium, a senior colonel walked in energetically wearing regular uniform. He looked to be about forty or fifty years old. Chen Ming did not recognize him.

"He is Li Haisheng, the head of the Operations Bureau of the Army General Staff Department of the Military Department, and the person in charge of this competition."

Liu Zhiyang reminded in a low voice.

In any case, he is also a veteran officer of the [-]rd Army, and naturally knows many more people than Chen Ming, a rising star.

Help him clear up his doubts.

Li Haisheng walked into the auditorium, first looked at the signed roster, and after confirming that everyone was present, he smiled and cleared his throat.

"Hello comrades, many of you here are my old comrades-in-arms and should be familiar with me."

"But there are also some comrades who we may meet for the first time. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Li Haisheng, and I am the main speaker of this brigade-level competition."

"In response to the request of the head of the military department, generals should be trained first in training and officers should be assessed first. Tomorrow we will hold the first army brigade-level chief of staff competition at the Shimen Army Command College."

"I believe that all comrades here have a clear understanding of these matters. I will not say more about the competition."

"According to the requirements of the head of the military department, the outstanding features of this competition are the temporary organizational conditions and systematic design content."

"Comprehensive organizational inspection, high intensity, high difficulty, coherent organization and implementation."

"The purpose is to cultivate a group of top soldiers in training and preparing for war, and set off an upsurge in training and preparation for war. The entire competition will be in accordance with the combat process, and operating conditions will be implemented continuously day and night."

"Integrate into the actual combat background environment structure and highlight the combat position."

"What I can tell you in advance is that this competition will be very difficult. Comrades must be mentally prepared. It should be said that this is quite tense."

"The connection is relatively close, and there is basically no time for rest. It is just one subject after another. It is a challenge for everyone both mentally and physically."

"I hereby wish all comrades good results in this competition."

"Okay, let's announce the specific requirements for tomorrow's competition."

Chen Ming sat in the back row and listened to the introduction in front of him. After listening to it, he actually summarized a little.

This competition is very difficult, has many projects, and is more down-to-earth.

Needless to say, Chen Ming could also guess similar requirements. In other words, as long as it can be considered a competition and it is arranged in the military, there will be a relaxed type?

Obviously not.

It's impossible for so many people to come from all over the place just to sit here and drink tea and discuss academic issues.

Seeing the real results in the competition field has always been the style of the military, so there is no need to say too much.

Before departure, the mission document given by division commander Wang Junwei marked the inheritance of the red gene in the first sentence. With this sentence, there was no need to mark it if the difficulty was low.

A new organizational form, a new content setting, and a new refereeing method.

Use such a large scale.

I'm afraid it's not just a matter of winning or losing, but it also marks an update of the Army's concept of training and preparing for war.

The transformation of the actual combat training and examination model is what the military has been advocating in recent years.

After the meeting, Chen Ming followed all the participants back to the dormitory to start resting.

During the meeting, there was no mention of what time to start the next day, but everyone thought that the competition would not be announced until around [-] a.m.

Unexpectedly, the next day, before dawn, a pattering spring rain came as expected.

The dark convoy arrived outside the dormitory building.

(End of this chapter)