I asked you to repeat your senior year of high school, but did you miss out on joining the military

Chapter 357 Return trip, he has nothing to worry about

That night, Chen Jun also stayed in the compound.

Because Li Haiyao had not been home for a long time, she lived on the first floor with her grandmother.

Chen Jun was arranged to stay in the guest room on the second floor.

This time I came to Kyoto.

Chen Jun didn't feel anything about other aspects, but he still had something on his mind.

Lying in bed, Chen Jun tossed and turned, thinking about the upcoming reorganization of the 179th Brigade. He felt that the brigade should have received news of this in advance.

Because he asked for leave from the brigade at that time, just to move the wine.

When Brigade Commander Tao and Political Commissar Xu gave themselves instructions, they always mentioned that there were a lot of things to do before the New Year.

When speaking, he mentioned intentionally or unintentionally that if there was anything, he would talk about it when he got back.

What surprised Chen Jun was that the commotion caused by this adaptation was too big.

According to the old man's intention, the entire 179th Brigade except for one battalion should be cleared out, and a combined brigade should be constructed from the most basic level. This is quite a big move.

Chen Jun wondered if the higher-ups had discovered some problems from the pilot project in the first battalion, which was why they were so decisive.

However, it is also good to clear it out completely.

It is indeed in line with the purpose of this military reform.

In the future, more and more troops will have to be reorganized, discarding their previous numbers and all their proud heroic past, and welcoming this military reform with a brand new attitude.

Even the army group serial numbers had to be rewritten, starting from 71, let alone a brigade-level unit.

Chen Jun was thinking about something in his mind, but before he could figure out the solution, he fell asleep in a daze.

Early the next morning, it was just dawn.

Before Chen Jun even got up, the old man left home under the escort of the guards.

If the 179th Brigade had not reported in advance the news that Chen Jun and Li Haiyao were coming back, the military would have been busy in the first few days of December and the old man would have had no intention of coming back to live.

Around seven o'clock, Chen Jun got up, put on his clothes and went downstairs.

Li Haiyao had already gotten up. When she heard the noise coming downstairs, she grabbed an unopened toothbrush and toothpaste from the table and ran over to give them to Chen Jun.

"Go wash up first. Breakfast will be ready soon. I made it."

As Li Haiyao spoke, she raised her head somewhat proudly, as if being able to make breakfast was a very remarkable thing.

Hearing this, Chen Jun glanced curiously towards the kitchen and grinned.

Then he took the toothbrush and strode out the door. This old-style house had a water pipe outside for watering the vegetables.

If you want to brush your teeth and wash your face, it is most comfortable to do it in the yard because the place is big and the air is good.

Especially when the cold wind blows in the early morning, the whole person's spirit is back.

The two of them had already discussed it last night.

Chen Jun will go back after breakfast today. Li Haiyao will stay at home for about a week before reporting to the 179th Brigade.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Although Tao Lu generously gave him half a month's leave before he came out, looking at what happened yesterday, he would have nothing to do even if he stayed.

It would be better to take advantage of the critical moment of the brigade reorganization to rush back, take a look around on the way, and then call home so that my parents can be mentally prepared in advance.

Now that they have passed the old man's test, if nothing unexpected happens, they should be married in the next one or two years.

Giving your family a heads-up in advance will save your parents from worrying about your affairs.

After washing up, it’s almost time to have breakfast.

Breakfast at home is very simple, just some white porridge, with some pickles and side dishes like goose liver.

The elderly tend to eat lighter food.

Li Haiyao introduced that it was the meal she had cooked early in the morning. Chen Jun glanced around the table and it seemed that except for the white porridge, it was indeed cooked in the morning.

The rest should have been bought from outside, or bought in advance and steamed.

There was one strange change. When Chen Jun first came yesterday, he and Li Haiyao were very close and looked like a couple, but they only looked like one.

There is always an inexplicable sense of distance between the two of them. For example, they are very polite when speaking to each other, and they feel like they are treating each other with respect.

But today is different.

Whenever Chen Jun looked at the food on the table with a puzzled look, even in front of his grandmother Wang Lanfang, Li Haiyao would argue with him angrily, repeatedly emphasizing that it was she who cooked the meal.

Even if the foie gras is just taken out of the package and heated up, it is still her foie gras.
In response to this, Chen Jun did not comment and decisively chose to eat his meal honestly without finding fault.

The grandmother standing by just watched the two young people arguing with a smile, and would only speak out to stop them when her granddaughter insisted.

At other times, he looked at me with a kind face. Maybe it was because the house hadn't been so lively for a long time.

But no matter how much they quarrel or argue, they will argue.

When Chen Jun finished his breakfast, went upstairs to change into casual clothes, put on his backpack and prepared to leave, Li Haiyao was reluctant to leave again.

He ran around to prepare some dry food for the journey at home, and then sent Chen Jun to the gate of the compound, and instructed the guards at the gate to get him to the airport safely.

Rumble.

The engine of the military jeep started, and Chen Jun was seen sitting in the car, waving his hand, and politely saying goodbye to his grandmother and himself.

The vehicle went further and further away.

Li Haiyao still stood at the door reluctantly. Perhaps she herself did not realize that a thin layer of mist had covered her eyes at some point.

Wang Lanfen smiled and patted the back of her granddaughter's hand, sighing that her child had really grown up.

Then he stood with Li Haiyao for a while before taking her back home.

Chen Jun was rushing to the airport by car. His flight was at 10:30 in the morning and he would not arrive in Pengcheng until 1:00 in the afternoon.

Even if we arranged for the clerk to pick us up right away, it would take nearly two o'clock in the afternoon to get back to the camp.

But it was too late.

It was half past nine in the morning, when Chen Jun was waiting in the airport lounge.

Document No. 179 issued by the military headquarters regarding the reorganization of the th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the First Army was officially delegated to the unit.

Brigade Headquarters.

At this time, Brigade Commander Tao Junming was sitting in his office leisurely drinking hot tea, looking at the work arrangements and staffing shortages of several battalions after the veterans retired in the past two days.

"Jingle Bell"

A shrill ring interrupted Lao Tao's thoughts. He looked up at the landline and without hesitation, picked up the call.

When Tao Junming heard the voice of the military district commander coming from the microphone, he was obviously startled and he immediately stood up straight.

"The military has ordered the reorganization of our 179th Brigade?"

"What about the battalion?"

"All personnel will be transferred within two days. Yes. Yes. I understand. I will resolutely obey the organization's arrangements."

"I understand. Okay, that's it!!"

Hearing the "beep, beep, beep" tone coming from the microphone, Tao Junming took the microphone in his hand and slowly and forcefully pressed the button on the receiver.

He frowned tightly, feeling a little confused when he suddenly received the news of the adaptation.

The 179th Brigade was to become a pilot brigade, and this matter had long been rumored by the military district.

There have been discussions in the brigade recently about this matter, but the leaders initially said that it would be finalized at the military's year-end meeting.

Why did the order for adaptation come out suddenly?

Tao Junming was a little confused. What he didn't expect was that this reorganization would be so thorough that all combat units except the first battalion would be withdrawn.

The personnel organization of each battalion was sent directly to the Mechanized Infantry Brigade and the Artillery Brigade, and they were asked to issue orders as soon as possible, stop all daily training, and recall soldiers who had requested leave or were on vacation.

This is called adaptation, but it is almost the same as disbanding.

Tao Junming took a long time to calm down and slowly digest the content of the phone call, then called directly to the office of Political Commissar Xu Wensheng.

"I'm Tao Junming, Lao Xu, come to my office."

About thirty seconds later, Xu Wensheng strode to the brigade commander's office.

The two have been partners for many years. Some things don't need to be said too clearly, but from the tone just now, Xu Wensheng could hear that something was wrong.

"Lao Tao, what happened?"

Political Commissar Xu also asked with a frown.

Hearing this, Tao Junming raised his hand and pointed to the landline on the desk: "There was news from the military district just now."

"It is said that the military council decided to reorganize our entire brigade. Except for the first battalion, all other combat units will be disbanded. Only a small number of cadres can be retained in the units and wait for subsequent arrangements."

"All other comrades, please evacuate."

"So urgent?"

After Xu Wensheng figured out what was going on.

He finally understood why his old partner had called him over in such a hurry.

"Ah."

Tao Junming sat back in his office chair and sighed: "This is just a notice from the military district, a formal written document. I'm afraid it will be delivered to us soon."

"The actions above are much faster than we thought."

“It was really too sudden.”

After figuring out the reasons, even Xu Wensheng himself fell silent.

Disbanding is indeed a big deal.

Let’s not talk about it because of the military reform. This is a policy decision and they have no control over it.

Normally, whenever the topic of disbanding is mentioned, it must be very serious, and there are only two situations.

The first is that during combat, the troops are wiped out and all members are killed.

The second type is when the unit has major problems or accidents, and the unit number is revoked, and the original staff is disbanded and dispersed to other units.

Of course, major directions such as reorganization and disarmament are definitely not included.

The situation of the 179th Brigade was not wrong, but no matter what, Tao Junming had served as the brigade commander for such a long time and he had led the troops himself.

If they suddenly withdrew like this, I would feel uncomfortable.

Chen Jun was still wondering last night whether the two leaders had already heard about the reorganization.

In fact, he guessed wrong.

Tao Junming had no idea about this situation before, and he never expected that this reorganization would lead to the withdrawal of units from the brigade so thoroughly.

I took a short break to let myself recover from the shock.

Tao Junming sat up straight again, waved his hand and made arrangements: "Old Xu, the higher-ups asked us to prepare everything in two days."

"The task of pacifying the camps is now in your hands. At this critical juncture, no mistakes can be made."

"Notify all battalions to hold a meeting and recall comrades who have requested leave or are on vacation as soon as possible."

"I see."

Xu Wensheng nodded quickly: "What about the First Battalion? Chen Jun just asked for leave. Does the First Battalion need to be notified of a meeting?"

"No need. This reorganization has little to do with the First Battalion. There's no need to notify them."

"Okay, I see."

After the two of them assigned the tasks, they didn't have any other thoughts and started to act immediately.

It sounds like a simple matter for a brigade to withdraw all units except one battalion. It seems like all it takes is arranging the soldiers, handing in the roster, and waiting for roll call.

No.

It’s really not that easy.

It would take more than half a month to disband the 7th Steel Company, let alone a brigade with so many units.

They were given two days to arrange the work of each camp and make a report.

In addition to pacifying the soldiers, this work also requires the implementation of all tasks including inventory of warehouses in each battalion.

Military supplies involve guns, bullets and other things, so there won't be any problems and they are usually strictly controlled.

But in addition to these, there are other items, such as helmets, training grenades, gas masks, and there will be more or less shortages in the warehouses of grassroots units.

The things may not be lost, maybe they are in the next door company. If you check them one by one, it will not be a trivial matter.

Accompanied by notifications from the two leaders of the brigade.

The 179th Brigade, except for the st Battalion, the nd Motorized Infantry Battalion, the rd Motorized Infantry Battalion, the Artillery Battalion, and the Tank Battalion all received the notice and began to take action.

My goodness, it is no exaggeration to say that all units are extremely busy.

If the superiors just say a few words, the subordinates will be really busy.

. . . . . . . . . . . .

One p.m.

When Chen Jun came out of Pengcheng Airport, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and turned off the flight mode. While waiting for the phone to connect to the Internet, he glanced at the screen several times.

No missed calls were found.

This made Chen Jun feel a little strange. He felt that if the 179th Brigade was really to be reorganized, everyone in the brigade would have to withdraw anyway.

Those cadres in the first battalion are definitely not that stable. Why not at least give themselves a phone call and ask?

Those people were going to retreat anyway, and currently the original organization of the three infantry platoons of the first battalion has been dismantled, leaving them with only the men in place.

Instead of waiting for new recruits to be assigned to supplement the establishment.

It would definitely be better to go to other camps and recruit ready-made veterans.

"strangeness."

After taking a quick glance and finding no missed call reminder, Chen Jun muttered to himself and then dialed the number of clerk Deng Jiawei.

This was something he had already contacted before boarding the plane in Kyoto.

After the call was connected, he briefly stated his location.

In less than three minutes, Deng Jiawei came running over from a distance in a hurry. He saw Chen Jun wearing casual clothes and looking normal, not too depressed or sad.

Deng Jiawei laughed dryly and asked tentatively: "Um, Battalion Commander, my sister-in-law hasn't come back yet?"

"No."

Chen Jun was so focused on the veterans from other battalions that he didn't notice that the clerk looked unwell. He added, "He should be here in a few days."

"I haven't been home for a long time. Stay at home for a few days."

"Let's go back to the camp first."

"Yes!!"

Upon hearing this, Deng Jiawei didn't dare to ask any more questions and hurriedly took Chen Jun to the parking lot.

It's not that he's just gossiping, but after the battalion commander left, the entire battalion has been discussing what the outcome of this visit to Captain Li's house will be.

Most of the people thought there was no problem and were very confident in their battalion commander.

But there are also some people who feel that this time the situation is "more dangerous than good".

At the beginning, Deng Jiawei strongly supported the battalion commander, but today he saw that the battalion commander came back after only one day.

Captain Li had not returned yet, and the battalion commander looked anxious.

Deng Jiawei began to feel suspicious.

I secretly speculated that the result of this trip might not be as good as I expected.

But how would he know?

Not only did everything go smoothly for Chen Jun this time, he was even in a hurry to come back.

It’s all because they are thinking about the veterans who are going to be withdrawn from their units.

He doesn't have any worries at all. Even if he does, they are just urgent.

(End of this chapter)