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

Chapter 400: The Chinese Training Program: Older people are more experienced
The scene of the First Battalion being awarded the Second Class Collective Merit can be said to be extremely lively. As for how lively it was,

That’s how I describe it.

There were more than a thousand people in the battalion. All the company commanders and platoon leaders standing in the front row as team leaders had big red flowers pinned on their chests by the cadres who came to visit.

It was also awarded the honorary title of "Vanguard Battalion that Dares to Fight and Dares to Fight" by the Eastern Theater Command.

It is both encouragement and recognition.

After a series of operations, it can be said that it is the highest honor.

In order to allow the leaders who came to visit this time to understand the new combat concept of the combined battalion more directly.

Inside the temporary command room of the first battalion.

It was a tiny place, but there were nearly a hundred people crammed in there, and the tents were almost collapsed.

The leaders watched as Chen Jun commanded the first battalion and conducted field exercises for the entire battalion's frontal attack, which included anti-armor, air defense, assault, obstacle clearing, mine laying and many other coordinated training tasks.

You know, the 1st Battalion is the first combined battalion in the entire army, and all the soldiers in the battalion trained together for half a year.

In addition, the battalion is equipped with advanced command systems and data link technology, as well as special information processing vehicles, which can ensure information sharing among various arms to a great extent and meet real-time interaction.

With the support of these existing conditions.

Chen Jun easily grasped the battlefield situation and deployed troops accurately. He was like a computer holding a map.

The accuracy of strikes, including during local conflict drills and fast-paced operations.

A battalion can independently complete various tactical tasks.

This strike chain and dispatch capability will greatly reduce the need for external support as long as we do not encounter particularly large enemy forces.

Nor will they miss the opportunity to fight because of waiting for support.

After the drill, even those leaders who had always been very resistant to military reform were dumbfounded.

They finally figured it out.

Why was it that in this exercise, the Combined Battalion, a mere battalion-level unit, was able to repeatedly inflict such heavy losses on the 124th Division's Joint Regiment in frontal combat?

Because a synthetic unit, once cultivated to maturity.

The regimental firepower of a single type of soldier is basically just a gift.

What's even more fucked up is.

The synthetic units are well-equipped and have a high degree of informatization.

They are also equipped with 122 modular rocket launchers, which are not suitable for battalion-level units.

If the logistics of this thing can really keep up, it can really be called a magical tool that benefits all beings in the mechanized army.

After the task of commanding the drill is completed.

The leaders went in groups of three or five to visit the tanks in the camp, and some of them even pulled the commanders of the camp to chat enthusiastically.

Battalion commander Chen Jun was ignored.

It has nothing to do with him anyway.

Chen Jun simply left the command center and ran to a big banyan tree in the distance and sat on the ground to smoke.

He stared at a group of cadres from the Eastern Theater Command in the distance, who were enthusiastically chatting with their soldiers.

I don’t know what happened.

The scene in the distance suddenly made Chen Jun feel cheated for no reason.

And the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was not right.

This time, the 1221 area was first divided into an experimental area, and then the 124th Division headquarters was destroyed. The details were not released at the directors' meeting.

Immediately afterwards, the leaders attending the meeting were scolded, which was almost equivalent to a final ultimatum.

Finally, he brought a large group of people to visit the First Battalion, which won them the second-class collective merit and demonstrated the benefits of being a pioneer battalion that dares to fight and fight.

He worked hard to get promoted to the first battalion and was officially appointed as the deputy chief of staff of the 179th Motorized Infantry Brigade.

Amidst this series of events, Chen Jun didn't realize anything was wrong on the way back.

Even when he was rehearsing just now, he was so focused on demonstrating that he didn't notice anything wrong.

But now, seeing so many leaders surrounding their soldiers, their positive expressions.

This gave Chen Jun a bad feeling immediately.

Moreover, this premonition is becoming stronger and stronger.

"What's wrong, Old Chen?"

"You just gained popularity and you're already hiding out?"

Fatty He looked around but couldn't find Chen Jun. Suddenly he saw him sitting under a big tree with a frown on his face.

Lao He also twisted his body to come over, and then sat down next to him. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it himself, then turned his head to look at Chen Jun: "Lao Chen, um, your father-in-law's matter."

"I was promoted to deputy chief of staff of the brigade."

Chen Jun started talking to himself before Lao He finished speaking.

He Yingtao was stunned by these words so suddenly that he almost couldn't understand.

What do you mean?
After blowing up my father-in-law, I still got promoted as a successful official?
"Are you showing off to me?"

Fatty He asked with a confused look on his face, cigarette between his legs. He thought that Chen Jun was not that kind of person.

If Lao Chen really wanted to show off, with his conditions, what couldn't he show off?
It's just a promotion to deputy chief of staff, right?
"Show off ass."

When Chen Jun heard this, he cursed angrily.

"I was promoted to deputy chief of staff of the brigade, but I was not asked to concurrently serve as the commander of the first battalion."

"Look at it."

As Chen Jun spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the distance. The hundred or so members of the visiting group were all mixed in the first camp.

The scene was like choosing clothes at a fair. Everyone was staring at the people in the camp and the chariots, their eyes almost glowing green.

All of this is understandable.

After all, who wouldn’t be interested in a battalion with such strong combat effectiveness?

But the problem is.

At this critical juncture, such a big fuss has been made and so many people have been arranged to come and check it out.

All units are facing reorganization. Come and check on your own battalion at this time.

Chen Jun always felt that there was a bigger conspiracy waiting for him.

"Look at the postures of those people, don't you notice anything wrong?"

At Chen Jun's signal, Fatty He raised his head, squinted his already small eyes, and stared into the distance.

I immediately understood what Chen Jun meant.

However, this time he did not talk nonsense anymore. He just took a puff of his cigarette and then blew out smoke rings quietly.

His expression became gloomy.

He Yingtao has been in the army for more than ten years and has seen too many changes in the unit.

His command ability is far inferior to Chen Jun.

But when it comes to the ways of the world and the resources at the disposal of grassroots commanders, Fatty He is much more knowledgeable than Chen Jun.

As the instructor of a battalion, he is at least a battalion-level cadre.

Of course, he had heard about the recent policy of accelerating military reform.

Because of the military reform, many units have to plan to move out of the camps where they have been stationed for more than 60 years. A large number of division-level units have been given special attention in the military reform.

How could the First Battalion not be targeted when it displayed such strong combat effectiveness at a time like this?

You know, the role of the pilot project is not just to set a good benchmark.

When the benchmark and wind direction are erected.

The contributions of the pilot units must be made known to the public.

To put it simply, once the plan for comprehensive synthesis is implemented, then the first battalion will be a successful synthetic unit.

It would be impossible to be allowed to gather so many outstanding fighters.

Like eggs, they are not put in one basket.

All officers and even soldiers who have synthetic experience.

That would not be allowed, putting them all in one camp.

He Yingtao had known that this day would come, and Chen Jun knew it too, otherwise they would not have started to form a battalion in the beginning.

He dared to make a bold statement that all company commanders would have the opportunity to be promoted in the shortest time possible.

But understanding is understanding.

This day came too quickly and too suddenly. "Old Chen, well, don't take the First Battalion's affairs too seriously."

"You're prepared, aren't you?"

He Yingtao pretended to be relaxed and patted his old partner on the shoulder, forcing a smile to comfort him.

"Maybe."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jun just nodded and continued to look into the distance in silence.

How to describe this preparation?

When the 179th Brigade wanted to form a second combined battalion, various units were unwilling to contribute manpower and resources, and ultimately had no choice but to use new recruits to replace them.

Chen Jun knew that the patience of the higher-ups had worn out and they would definitely get ruthless next time.

Because military reform is not just a slogan.

The people at the top also have to bear various pressures, so they will definitely want to use a conciliatory policy at the beginning and it is impossible for them to make drastic moves right from the start.

As a result, we used various methods, including appealing to people's emotions, reasoning with them, and opening up pilot projects on a small scale.

In the end, the resistance was too great to push forward and the situation became stuck.

The final outcome will definitely be that the table will be turned against each other, and drastic measures will be taken without giving face to anyone, and no matter which faction comes to plead for mercy, it will be of no use.

Originally, we just wanted to move some individual units, but in the end, we only kept some individual units.

This is also consistent with Chen Jun’s impression of why the military reform suddenly took such a big step in 2017.

Although my position is low and I cannot get in touch with many core people, Chen Jun is at least the first commander of a combined battalion in the entire army.

He has noticed the recent conciliatory policies. In the military district meetings and war zone meetings, every one of them was about giving gentle advice.

I won’t advise you this time.

And I happened to run into it myself.

Ginger, it turns out that old ginger is still spicy.
Realizing the intention above, Chen Jun sighed silently.

He now somewhat realized that, in fact, from the beginning of the exercise, the people in the director's office secretly sounded the air raid alarm.

The higher-ups must be planning to mobilize a battalion.

In other words, this plan was born because only one battalion of the 179th Brigade participated in the war and there was brigade-level logistics support.

Damn it, it just so happened that I was leading a battalion jumping around and fighting quite actively.

This feeling is so fucking unpleasant.

Chen Jun took out another cigarette from the box and gave it to Fatty He, and was about to light one himself.

In the temporary command room in the distance, Brigade Commander Tao Junming suddenly walked out and waved in the direction of the two people.

Now comes the business!!
Chen Jun and He Yingtao looked at each other.

Although what we just said were just guesses by the two of us, they are pretty close to the truth, but we still don’t know what the specific arrangements are.

They couldn't guess it.

Chen Jun quickly stood up, brushed the dust off his butt, and ran to Brigade Tao with Lao He, standing at attention and saluted.

"Hello, Brigadier General."

"Ah."

Tao Junming nodded, then he stared at the two of them, raised his hand and pointed to the command room behind: "Well, the commander is inside asking you to come in."

"No matter what I say later, just listen and don't mess around, okay?"

"Yes, Brigadier."

Chen Jun raised his hand and saluted.

He could see that the brigade commander looked a little strange at the moment, and he obviously knew the decision from above.

It seems that I guessed it right.

Chen Jun smiled bitterly, straightened his clothes, and strode into the command room.

The other cadres who came to visit all went to the First Battalion to make friends, leaving only the highest-ranking ones in the command room.

At this time, he was standing behind the technical detective with a smile on his face, discussing something in a low voice.

See Chen Jun come in.

Li Hongyang was the first to speak and said with a smile: "Chen Jun, the process of your directing the drill just now was very exciting."

"The superiors also want to reward you. After this exercise, it will be the Chinese New Year soon. I will give you a holiday and bring Yaoyao home to visit."

"Commander, please tell me what you have decided. I can bear it."

Chen Jun first looked at his father-in-law with gratitude, then stood straight at attention, saluted, and spoke in a serious tone.

Chen Jun knew that Commander Li said that because he wanted to give him a chance to buffer.

But no matter how much you try to buffer, you still have to say something, right?

It's just a matter of sooner or later.

Seeing this kid being so smart, Chen Huanran, who was standing behind, smiled.

He pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Sit down."

Strictly speaking, Chen Jun should be considered as Chen Huanran's disciple. After all, during the selection for the Strong Army Plan, the Eagle Training Program was transferred from the General Political Department to the General Staff.

The allocation and transfer of the students on the list are almost all handled by Chen Huanran.

Whether Chen Jun was participating in war game simulations, military parades, or later senior year training, Chen Huanran was always behind him.

The others were either the commanders-in-chief of the war zone or the old man of the Li family, so it was inappropriate for them to speak on some matters.

"Chen Jun, you are leading the first battalion very well."

"Now he has been promoted to deputy chief of staff of the brigade. The higher-ups plan to open five combined brigade units in the military region in succession."

"We will no longer conduct pilot projects one by one. You should be aware of the difficulty after opening up on a large scale. Therefore, the existing manpower of the First Battalion will be split up and transferred to various units."

"As for you, just resign from the position of the commander of the first battalion. If a large number of synthetic units are opened after the new year, you will have accumulated experience in the initial work."

“It’s not difficult at work.”

"We are going to arrange for a group of cadres to receive further education after the New Year. With your qualifications, you will have to go to the National Training Institute sooner or later. So let's go to the National Defense University of Kyoto for further education after the New Year."

Zhongpei, further study!!

When Chen Jun heard this arrangement, excitement flashed across his eyes.

Intermediate training is the training of mid-level officers, needless to say, further studies can be regarded as another way of saying intermediate training.

It’s just that the scope of further study is wider, including the rank of major general in the future, if there is an opportunity to go further.

I also need to go for further studies.

But neither training nor further studies means that you will definitely get a promotion.

The really great thing about this thing is that as long as you participate in further studies.

That is the word for progress.

If there are vacancies in the future, you can be transferred there and take up a higher position at any time.

The biggest difficulty in being promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel is not that there is no one to promote or that there are no vacant positions.

But it’s because there is no opportunity for training at all.

This thing is the pass for mid-level officers to be promoted to senior officers, a hurdle that many officers cannot cross.

Now, it is right in front of Chen Jun.

"Report to the commander, which battalion is organized?"

Chen Jun did not answer Chen Huanran's question immediately, but asked about the outcome of the first battalion first.

No matter what, this is the camp that I built myself, how could I not have any feelings for it?

"You can rest assured about this. The First Battalion has been awarded the Second Class Merit, so the organization will definitely be retained."

"But the personnel will be transferred in batches soon."

"Okay, you should adapt yourself well. You will still be the commander of the first battalion until the end of the exercise."

Chen Huanran had also led troops before, so he naturally knew how cruel such a decision was.

But there is no way.

Military reform requires too many units to be sacrificed.

The combined battalion happened to be at the center of the storm, and being divided was a helpless move.

We can only retain the organization and then slowly build it up later.

(End of this chapter)