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

Chapter 449: Low rank and high match, the wedding date is approaching

On the morning of September 4th.

In the 179th Combined Brigade, all departments are intensively preparing for the implementation of various tasks.

Chen Jun was also busy drawing key personnel from the artillery brigade, strategic support brigade, and air defense brigade, fighting wits and courage with those old hands.

Two documents, which had been rumored long ago, arrived as expected.

The sudden notice immediately caused an uproar in the 179th Brigade.

The first document, regarding the transfer of cadres, was officially issued jointly by the Eastern Theater Command and the Army Command.

Comrade Tao Junming has been transferred to the General Staff of the 72nd Army to serve as deputy chief of staff. His position has been confirmed and even the appointment letter has been sent to the unit.

However, the departure time was delayed to mid-May.

The second document was a notice regarding the departure of the joint education and training officers observation group.

The document clearly stated that a total of 2 people, consisting of battalion, regiment and deputy division-level cadres, were drawn from the Western Theater Command and arrived at Pengcheng Guanyin International Airport before pm on the nd.

This is no joke.

Two consecutive notices were issued, which directly shocked the entire 179th Brigade.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Chen Jun and the people from the Reconstruction Department had just returned from the 71st Artillery Brigade. He got out of the car and was barely catching his breath.

Lu Hao, the clerk of the General Staff, quickly ran outside the office building and said, "Deputy Chief of Staff Chen, Brigade Tao notified you to go to the conference room as soon as possible."

"There's going to be a general meeting in the brigade."

"Okay, I get it now."

Chen Jun nodded quickly. He had been in the General Staff for so long that he must have some connections.

Someone sent him a message about Tao's job transfer and the observation and study group when he was on his way back.

have to say.

The 179nd Army is really good at calculating. The abacus beads are about to hit the faces of every member of the th Brigade.

Tao Lieutenant Commander is the deputy chief of staff of the army's general staff. He will stay here for a month and a half. It is not easy for him to learn the entire process of forming a combined brigade.

I estimate that when I return in mid-May, I will also have to carry the banner there and promote the reform of the entire military region.

But regarding this matter, Chen Jun has nothing to say.

Even if Brigade Commander Tao is no longer the brigade commander from today, it will still be beneficial to the brigade.

A deputy chief of staff of the army and a division-level cadre are in charge.

It was enough to intimidate all the cadres in the observation and study group.

The meeting was about to start and there was no time to arrange for the backbone personnel to be brought back.

Chen Jun simply handed over the responsibility to Li Wujie and Huang Linfeng, the two generals.

Let them set off, taking with them the 30 backbone members who returned from the Artillery Port Arthur, and assign them to the artillery battalion and four combined battalions as soon as possible.

He walked to the entrance of the office building and stood in front of the military mirror in the hall to adjust his military uniform.

Then he strode to the brigade meeting room.

When Chen Jun pushed open the door, he was surprised to find.

The so-called meeting that the clerk mentioned just now only had a few people.

None of the battalion commanders from the brigade came.

In the entire conference room, only Tao Junming, Feng Qiuhu, and political commissar Xu Wensheng were sitting and chatting.

Even the cadres from the organization and military sections were not there.

"Hello, Brigadier General."

"Hello, Political Commissar, Hello, Chief of Staff!!"

Everyone was familiar with each other, and there were no outsiders in the meeting room, so Chen Jun did not salute, but greeted them with a smile.

"Haha, Chen Jun, you can't call me brigade commander anymore. When you see Lao Tao next time, you have to call him chief."

When Political Commissar Xu Wensheng saw Chen Jun come in, he raised his hand and waved, saying with a sigh.

These two have been partners for half their lives, and now Tao Lu is going to be transferred.

Political Commissar Xu will definitely not be able to adapt for a while.

But there is no way. The inability to adapt cannot hinder the promotion of my old brother, right?
And Chen Jun could also hear that the political commissar was talking about the transfer order.

Although his words were full of emotion, there was no other emotion mixed in.

"Commander, has your transfer order been notified?"

"Don't worry, Brigadier General. No matter where you are transferred to, you will always be my good Brigadier General."

Chen Jun deliberately pretended that he had just received the news and looked at Tao Junming with shock.

He also gave a few compliments.

It's possible that his acting is just too bad.

Lao Tao saw through it immediately.

Tao Junming glanced at him when he heard this, and couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "Okay, it's all public, so stop pretending."

"You have such a cunning mind. You should save it for your work in the future."

"Did you go to discuss this with Xiao Zhao a few days ago?"

"Yes."

Chen Jun sat down on a chair nearby and nodded. He knew that the brigade commander was asking about his plan to transfer Zhao Ziheng to the brigade as deputy chief of staff.

"Did you get rejected?"

"Yes."

After Chen Jun gave the answer, he looked at Brigade Commander Tao, the political commissar, and Chief of Staff Feng with a calm expression that said, "I knew this a long time ago."

He knew that his original guess was correct.

These three already knew the outcome.

Tao Junming was silent for a while, then took out a cigarette from the table and threw one to each of the three of them.

Feng Qiuhu stood up and pushed open the window of the conference room. Since there were only four of them in the meeting, it wasn't really a formal occasion.

They were silent for a while.

Tao Junming sighed and said, "Let's leave Lao Zhao's matter alone for now. This kid is becoming less responsible as he gets older."

"If he doesn't want to come, don't force him. Just let him do what he wants to do in the army in his last few years."

"I called you here today for two things."

"You already know the first thing. I have received a transfer order and appointment letter from the deputy chief of staff of the 179nd Army. From now on, I will no longer serve as the commander of the th Brigade."

"The military district intends to have Chief of Staff Feng officially take over as brigade commander."

"According to the promotion process, he should be promoted to Chief of Staff, but the military district has held a meeting to discuss this matter."

"First, you are not qualified enough to be promoted to a regimental-level cadre."

"Secondly, you are still in the training period, so you cannot be appointed."

"So, you have to take on the position of Chief of Staff."

"But it can only be recognized by the military region. In the cadre files of the theater and the military, you are still the deputy chief of staff."

"You should take on the work first. As for whether your rank will be adjusted after this busy period, I can't say for sure."

"There is one thing you should know. Starting from the rank of colonel, all officer promotions must be signed by the military's JW leader in person."

"There is no direct authority granted on the part of the war zone."

"Do you have any objection to this?"

"Report, no!!"

Chen Jun stood up and responded loudly.

What kind of objection could he have? Promotion to colonel was an insurmountable gap.

Even if we take advantage of the military reform, we can take advantage of it as much as possible.

At this point, he will be stuck for several years, even if he gets the position.

This is the rule.

When you get the position, you should do the job with a low rank and high assignment. Anyway, after the military reform is smoothed out in the next two years, the military will carry out a unified reorganization of the cadres below.

Prevent the situation of low rank but high assignment from happening.

At that time, the higher-ups will naturally make comprehensive considerations and adjust the work situation of the cadres.

After all, during the military reform, there are more than just the 179th Brigade. Many of those who were promoted were specially appointed by the military region and were directly announced to take office, with work as the priority.

The responsibilities of many battalion-level cadres and deputy regimental-level cadres in their units are not equivalent to their positions recorded in the military.

This is also what the military has tacitly agreed to. Special times call for special treatment.

This is also the reason why after the military reform, a large number of young cadres suddenly emerged in the army.

Only in special times can the abilities of many people be truly demonstrated.

Know people and use them wisely, and handle special matters in a special way!!

The only thing Chen Jun can do now is to shoulder the responsibilities that he should bear.

"Well, if you have no objection then there is no problem."

Tao Lieutenant nodded and continued, "You can choose the candidate for deputy chief of staff, but if you choose from among the battalion commanders, you can't let go of the position of battalion commander."

"I will first concurrently serve as the General Staff, and then make adjustments later."

"The second thing is the division of labor. We currently have too many cadres in our brigade, including those in training and reconstruction. There will also be an observation and study group today."

"We will need 300 to 400 more cadres, as well as follow-up study arrangements and training and practice transfers. Chen Jun, you will be responsible for these."

"Just focus on the training of each battalion, and don't worry about anything else for now. Also put the work of the reconstruction department aside for now."

"Let's get busy here first."

After Tao Junming finished speaking, he turned and looked at Feng Qiuhu.

"Old Feng, you have just taken office as the brigade commander. You should be fully responsible for the military training of the brigade and report the progress of the training to the military region in a timely manner."

"Simulated teaching, held meetings and discussions, communicated more with the military comrades of the National Defense University, and were prepared for inspections from above at any time."

"I can still help you here for more than a month. After more than a month, the 179th Brigade will be completely handed over to you."

"Yes, Brigadier!!"

This time, Chen Jun and Chief of Staff Feng stood up and responded at the same time.

After the four of them had a small meeting.

Tao Junming officially notified the 179th Brigade, and all the battalion-level cadres gathered in the conference room. The content of the meeting was no different. In summary, it was an announcement of the appointment of Feng Qiuhu as the commander of the 179th Brigade.

As for the appointment notice and promotion, arrangements will be made later.

The reason is that the military district cannot spare the time at the moment.

The main reason is that too many people were transferred. Although the appointment of the brigade commander is a big deal, Lao Feng was not parachuted in, so it would not be a big problem to stabilize the internal situation first.

Chen Jun serves as the Chief of Staff of the 179th Brigade, and his appointment and promotion are to be determined.

In addition, at the meeting, Captain Tao commented on the situation of each camp point by point, encouraging everyone to work together to overcome the current difficulties.

Although the 179th Brigade currently has many cadres, backbone members and talents, it seems to be thriving.

But Tao Junming and all the cadres knew that this was just the beginning and there were still many difficulties waiting for them.

It is precisely because so many resources are directed towards the 179th Brigade that they feel more pressured.

The entire meeting lasted for more than two hours.

There was no large-scale meeting notification for the promotion, just a meeting to announce it.

For Chen Jun, he didn't feel anything at all.

The word "Deputy" above the head suddenly turned into a positive one.

After leaving the conference room, Chen Jun was still feeling dizzy.

Behind them were the battalion commanders He Yingtao, Ma Hongjie, Qi Shaoxiang, Wu Gaochuan, and Dou Wei.

He ran over in a hurry.

"Haha, congratulations, Old Chen. From now on, you can no longer call me Deputy Chief of Staff Chen. You have to call me Chief of Staff Chen."

"Damn it, why call him Chief of Staff Chen? Just remove the word Chen and just call him Chief of Staff."

"Wow, Old Chen, your promotion speed is incredible. You really seized the opportunity."

A group of battalion commanders gathered around and started talking in a flurry.

Zhao Ziheng stood behind the crowd, gave Chen Jun a thumbs up and smiled, but did not move forward.

Everyone's expressions were full of emotion.
Everyone present knew very well how Chen Jun had been promoted step by step since graduation.

The initial establishment of a battalion was the most solid resume, and one training session overcame the obstacle from battalion to regiment.

You know, for most officers in grassroots units, it is difficult to advance from the company level to the battalion level.

Chen Jun started out as a deputy battalion commander and has now been promoted to the rank of full regiment commander.

Although this is a full regimental level rank, all the battalion commanders are well aware that the military will not recognize it for the time being.

But so what?
As long as the 179th Brigade can achieve sufficiently outstanding results and attract the attention of the higher-ups again, it would not be difficult to delegate the benefits of the original pilot project back to the 179th Brigade.

Even if we take a step back and say that there are no special privileges given from above, promotion to colonel is a sure thing after a few years of hard work.

Originally.

When no one praised him just now, Chen Jun didn't feel much in his heart.

At this moment, he was suddenly surrounded by a group of old comrades-in-arms and was praised by them, no matter how good his qi-cultivation skills were.

My heart began to waver and I felt a surge of emotion.

He finally came to this point.

"Old Chen, what are you standing there for? You have to treat us."

The commander of the reconnaissance battalion, Xiao Jianfeng, looked at Chen Jun in silence. He walked up to him with a smile, took out cigarettes from Chen Jun's pocket, and distributed them to everyone.

"That's not a big deal. Let's go to the cafeteria and have a meal."

Chen Jun raised his hand and spoke in a rather arrogant tone.

Originally, they missed the lunch time because of the meeting.

Because there are technicians from the National Defense University in the brigade’s cafeteria, there is a special kitchen window where people can order food so that these technical people can have meals at any time.

Chen Jun brought a group of battalion commanders to the cafeteria.

Upstairs of the brigade headquarters.

Political Commissar Xu Wensheng stood at the window and saw the group of people talking and laughing.

Political Commissar Xu looked dazed for a moment.

After a long while, he finally gave a bitter smile.

He laughed at himself: "Alas, I have been in the army for so many years, and I have seen a lot of people coming and going, but now Lao Tao is leaving, and I really can't bear to let him go."

"As people grow old, they become sentimental, and old friends gradually fade away"

"Damn it, Old Xu, who are you scolding for withering?"

Political Commissar Xu was sighing when Tao Junming came over from behind him. When he heard the words “old friends are gradually fading away”, his eyes widened immediately.

The entire brigade hasn't moved, and he is the only one who needs to be transferred. Who else should we blame but him?
"You old man, you have no way of keeping your mouth shut."

"As a penalty, I will give you two cans of tea so that I can take them as gifts. I can't go to the army empty-handed. It just so happens that the political commissar there is an old acquaintance of mine, and he also likes tea."

"I just don't know if your private collection will be acceptable to the political commissar."

As Tao Junming spoke, he pretended to open the cupboard to grab the tea, but usually when it came to tea, the political commissar acted like a desperate man.

But today he was acting out of character and was being particularly easy to talk to.

Looking at his old partner, he was also raiding his stock.

This time, Xu Wensheng not only did not stop him, but he leaned against the windowsill, pointed at the upper layer of the cabinet and said with a smile: "Don't look for it."

"I think about my stock every day. I've been drinking for so long, but I'm still like a dog chewing a peony. I can't keep two ounces of ink in my stomach."

"The real good tea is in those big jars. You open the jar and push aside the tea leaves on top. There are several small jars at the bottom, sealed with wax."

"Take fewer cans and save a few for Chen Jun's wedding next month. We can't lose face in the 179th Brigade by not being able to provide anything for the reception."

"That's totally unreasonable."

"Hey, the sun is rising from the west?"

Upon hearing this, Tao Junming turned around and looked at Old Xu, who had no intention of stopping him at all, which made him feel quite strange.

Even the action of grabbing it was paused.

"You don't treasure this thing anymore?"

"Baby what?"

Xu Wensheng shook his head slightly and smiled with emotion: "After you leave, no one will care about my inventory, and the treasure will become worthless."

"If something is not cherished by others, can we still call it a treasure?"

"Old Xu, sigh."

Tao Junming sighed, having forgotten about the "withering" incident just now.

The two brothers had agreed long ago that after the transfer order came down, no one would mention this matter.

But just like Xu Wensheng said just now, after so many years of military service, he is used to seeing people coming and going.

When it really comes to your turn, who can really let it go?
The two old brothers have been partners for more than ten years, and have been partners since they were battalion commanders.

Although there is overlap between military and political work, the two often quarrel over work-related matters, which can lead to angry arguments and anger, and they will ignore each other for a long time.

But I still can't bear to leave suddenly.

Some people were happy about the promotion. For example, Chen Junzheng took a group of battalion commanders to the cafeteria and had a meal while chatting and laughing.

Some people were nervous after being promoted. For example, Feng Qiuhu didn't even eat a few bites of his meal before he hurried to the Information Building to prepare to welcome the arrival of the observation and study group.

Some people are sad.

For example, Brigade Commander Tao and Political Commissar Xu, these two old guys sneakily changed into casual clothes and left the unit in the afternoon.

Forget about any rules or regulations. If these two people go out, can you try to stop them?
Anyway, the newly appointed Feng Lu is in charge of the matter.

On the evening of the 2nd, a total of cadres from the Western Theater Command arrived for the observation and study group, and Chen Jun was responsible for the implementation of the joint education and training.

Then he naturally needs to take the lead, lead people to pick them up, and settle them down in the brigade.

. . . . . . . . . .

Time passed by just like that.

Twenty days passed quickly and it was late April.

in this period.

Chen Jun had almost nothing else to do. Every day when he opened his eyes, he went to the Information Building to cooperate with the instructors and technical personnel from the National Defense University to analyze and explain the simulated scenes of visualized combat one by one.

Keep watching, keep learning.

The cadres of the China Training Group were also watching. Their advantage was that Chen Jun had assigned units to these students.

After studying, you can go to the unit to practice and take what you have learned to the various battalions of the 179th Brigade for experiments to accumulate experience.

All aspects of the brigade's work are progressing smoothly.

Steadily improving.

During this period, Chen Jun also took two days off to take Li Haiyao to take wedding photos.

For both of them, this thing is just a formality.

When the two men were taking a break, they met and discussed it, and decided that since they were both soldiers, there was no need for them to wear suits for the photo shoot.

It takes time to choose traditional Chinese wedding attires, so let’s not bother with that. The political commissar was right.

Military uniform is the best choice.

The two men were wearing regular uniforms when taking the photo, and even the person taking the photo was the propaganda officer brought over from the brigade.

That's quite convenient.

During the two-day rest time, in addition to taking photos, I also went to look at the house I bought and went to Pengcheng. I originally planned to book a larger hotel to hold the wedding banquet.

But there was a slight difference of opinion on this matter halfway through.

Li Hongyang wants to do it in Yangcheng.

Chen Jun had no say, so his parents naturally didn't care. At worst, they could just go back to their hometown and hold another one.

Unfortunately, it was not until April 4 that my father-in-law Li Hongyang agreed to schedule the wedding banquet in Yangcheng.

On the morning of April 4, Mr. Li in Kyoto decided to hold the event in Nanjing.

Who dares to argue about this?

The old man had always left the matter to the younger generation to handle, and he didn't even say explicitly that he would come.

This happened so suddenly that Chen Jun was panicked for a moment.

Start making concrete preparations for the wedding.

(End of this chapter)