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

Chapter 561 Half-month appointment, maybe this is the charm of Director Chen

I really can't blame the soldiers in the firepower company, they are cursing in their hearts.

The practical assessment that was agreed upon before involves the bundling of courses and project continuity.

In the camp, even first-year soldiers are very familiar with such subjects.

But what the hell is going on in front of me?

On the camp training ground, smoke billowed in an area of ​​several kilometers in radius. Tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, mortar and howitzer vehicles, mine-clearing vehicles, transport vehicles, and armored repair vehicles were spread throughout the training ground.

The tanks were crisscrossed in vertical and horizontal lines. Although the distance between each tank was relatively far, their speed was not slow. Even the communication had returned to the stage where it basically relied on shouting.

Several veteran non-commissioned officers were holding command flags and could be vaguely seen directing the tank maneuvers. This was the main battalion's daily training subject, the tank dynamic chain strangulation formation.

It's just a mobile stranglehold, and it only tests the armored soldiers' driving skills and combat qualities.

There was no shooting involved.

But even so, the entire training ground can only be described in four words: intense and crazy.

The assembly point for the actual combat assessment was in the center of the heavy armor training mobile stranglehold formation, where the company flag of their firepower company was erected, fluttering in the wind, looking mighty and majestic.

The commander of the Fourth Battalion, Wang Guangyi, stood at the entrance of the training ground with a constipated look on his face.

Director Chen had just instructed that a combat assessment should be conducted, and Lao Wang followed the requirement and pulled out two armored infantry companies and two tank companies under their battalion.

Although he cooperated, he didn't agree in his heart that an assessment required such a big fuss.

Chen Jun was riding in a military vehicle, and the soldiers of the firepower company were running forward in full gear behind him.

When everyone arrived at the training ground and saw this situation, the faces of the group of soldiers who were selected for the test changed.

The 92th Battalion is indeed the main force battalion of the nd Brigade. There is nothing wrong with that. They often practice coordination, but that's not how coordination is done. This is full-scale firepower penetration.

Without the support of radio communications, what is the difference between rushing into an armored stranglehold formation and an unarmed pedestrian entering a highway?
In other words, it's more dangerous than on the highway.

Because an entire battalion of heavily-equipped tanks weighing several thousand tons were scattered within a narrow area of ​​a few kilometers, even the ground was shaking.

This is an extremely huge psychological test.

"Did you see the company flag of your firepower company?"

Chen Jun got out of the car and pointed to the company flag flying high one kilometer away and said, "That is the gathering point for this practical assessment. Only there can we carry out the subsequent assessment subjects."

"Who comes first?"

As soon as Chen Jun finished speaking, the soldier whose name he had just called frowned and looked at his company commander.

At this moment, the firepower company commander was standing in front of Captain Wang, complaining angrily: "Captain, these people from the Supervision Department are just messing around. How can a heavy firepower stranglehold formation allow their own people to cross the battle line?"

"I don't agree with this kind of one-kilometer penetration test."

"Shut up."

Wang Guang glared at the firepower company commander, then he walked up to Chen Jun with a wry smile and said, "Director Chen, is this practical assessment too difficult?"

"The field of vision for the tank driver is too narrow, and the entire site is so dusty that the vision of both the driver and the soldiers being tested is severely obstructed. It is easy to get into an accident when crossing the battle line like this."

"is it?"

Chen Jun nodded with a half-smile: "It is indeed difficult, but it is not necessarily an accident, right?"

"These tanks are all more than 180 meters apart. Notice them to begin the assessment."

Chen Jun didn't give Captain Wang any chance to bargain. He took out a timer from his pocket and pressed it in front of Wang Guangyi.

"I'll give you three minutes to prepare. If any soldier doesn't take action by then, it will be considered as passive."

"Don't worry, even if you don't dare to go, I won't let your test results be too bad."

Chen Jun spoke in an iron-faced and impartial tone, with no room for negotiation.

Could it be possible that he didn't know the danger?
When the 179th Brigade was training the units for modular warfare, many technical soldiers turned pale with fear, and they stood among the tanks as if they were under a spell, not daring to move.

Many medical soldiers were transferred from field hospitals who had never even seen a tank before. Suddenly, during training, they were chased by a tank weighing dozens of tons. The female medical soldiers were so scared that they burst into tears.

In the end, they were dragged by their comrades around the training ground and onto the medical vehicle, overcoming their inner fears bit by bit.

Don’t they know what fear and danger are?
But what can they do? People outside may not know the composition of the heavy armored brigade, but how could they themselves not know?

This is the country's most important weapon, the backbone of the nation, the pride that the Chinese people have in holding their own army with their heads held high, and the mainstay of national defense.

Some people may say that the heavy armored brigade is not a national weapon. The intercontinental ballistic missiles controlled by the Rocket Force are the national weapons.

There is nothing wrong with this statement, but it is not comprehensive.

After all, we can’t just drop a nuclear bomb on everything, right?

A country’s most important equipment, as long as it is an item or technology of extremely high value, importance, and strategic significance, can represent a country’s scientific and technological strength, national defense capabilities, and comprehensive national strength.

can all be given this title.

The military expenditures consumed in the formation and daily maintenance of a heavy armored combined brigade are no less than the daily maintenance of an aircraft carrier, and so much energy and financial resources are mobilized to build it.

What we naturally want is to see the heavy armored brigade truly be able to have a decisive effect on the battlefield with a single battle.

We may not have the opportunity to fight in actual combat, but we must have the ability to fight on the battlefield.

Seeing that Chen Jun was determined and there was no way to communicate, Wang Guang gritted his teeth and waved his hand, saying, "Prepare for the assessment."

"Comrades whose names were just called, start preparing!!"

"Attention, all comrades who need to be assessed must cross the traffic and gather at the place where your company flag is erected before the actual assessment can take place."

"Well, be safe, don't force it."

Captain Wang was a little hesitant when he gave the last piece of advice, because the firepower company had never experienced this kind of training before.

But the Zuo Quan Independent Battalion is a heroic unit after all. Even though the soldiers whose names were called were a little hesitant, the pride in their bones told them.

In the Fourth Battalion, there are only defeated soldiers, but no cowards who have been scared away.

"superior."

"Come on!"

The dozen or so soldiers whose names were called rubbed their hands to cheer themselves up, and then rushed towards the armored strangulation line without any hesitation.

The people watching nearby, whether they were officers from the Fourth Battalion or people from the Training Department, all looked very unnatural when they saw this assessment method.

There were only two people who were the calmest at the scene, one was Chen Jun and the other was Li Wujie.

no way.

When the 179th Brigade was training, Li Wujie stayed in the camp with Chen Jun for nearly half a year. He had seen many similar training subjects.

He may not be very capable, but his knowledge is definitely not low.

As the soldiers for the assessment went out, Lu Zhenxin, a new recruit in the anti-tank missile platoon of the firepower company, stood in place. He took several deep breaths in succession, then gritted his teeth and rushed into the training ground holding the steel gun in his arms.

He stared at the company flag in the distance, and a voice in his heart kept telling him that if he rushed over, he would pass the test and would not embarrass his squad leader.

It will not bring shame to the Fourth Battalion.

His idea was good and he was confident, but unfortunately the heavy-armored and mobile stranglehold formation, the 99A tanks were very close. Just now Chen Jun said that the tanks were more than 180 meters apart, which sounds like a long way off, but the tanks were running at a speed of 180 miles per hour, let alone meters.

Even if the distance is 500 meters, on average a tank will rumble past in front of you every eight seconds or so.

What's more, the distance between the chariots was less than 500 meters.

Almost every few seconds, a steel monster that is seven or eight meters long and weighs dozens of tons would rush past a dozen meters or even several meters away.

Lu Zhenxin was able to grit his teeth and hold on at first, but slowly, as the smoke and dust raised by the tank grew more and more, it almost buried him completely. He could not see clearly in front of him and could only feel the ground around him shaking.

He looked in the direction where the company flag was flying high, and had no intention of retreating, but his body's instinctive fear prevented him from taking a step forward.

10 seconds, 20 seconds, half a minute, several soldiers who rushed towards the company flag position felt as if their legs were filled with lead and they could not move at all.

But fortunately, at least these people did not run around. Compared with the female medical soldier who was crying loudly, the male soldiers had much stronger psychological qualities.

Chen Jun stood outside the training ground, watching the situation on the field and sighed secretly in his heart.

It's useless even if you are much stronger.

In the past, the 179th Brigade had enough time for its soldiers to adapt. If today didn’t work, then tomorrow would do. If two days didn’t work, then a week would do. The environment would always change them.

But the Fourth Battalion couldn't do that. He didn't have so much time to waste here.

What's more, the 92nd Brigade is not their own unit. Even if we don't consider work factors, we still have to consider efficiency.

Only when one battalion sees results as quickly as possible can the entire brigade take action as quickly as possible.

"Captain Wang, notify the people to withdraw."

"The assessment is over. Also, stop the chariots of the Fourth Battalion."

"Yes."

Wang Guangyi was standing nearby. That guy was so nervous that his nails were almost digging into his flesh. He was afraid that these people from the firepower company would get carried away and rush forward without thinking.

It's not that no one can move around in such a group of armored vehicles. There are many veterans in the 4th Battalion who can do it, but it depends on their branch of the military and how long they have been in the unit.

Not everyone can easily overcome the fear of having a heavily armored tank passing by right from the start.

Soldiers are also human beings, and they also need a little adaptation.

As Chen Jun gave the order, Captain Wang spoke through the intercom, and the tank that was originally running wildly began to slowly stop.

It was not until this time that the soldier who was standing there unable to move his legs slowly came to his senses. He turned his head and looked behind him, and found that the battalion commander and the company commander were looking at them.

The soldiers who were selected for the test then moved back from the training ground with their heads down in frustration.

The 4th Battalion was selected for the assessment, but it was stopped halfway. Even the soldiers from the mechanized infantry and tank companies jumped off their vehicles and slowly gathered at the entrance of the training ground.

Staring at the people in the training department, no one said a word.

Failure means failure. Even if some veterans are not convinced, they will not say anything at this time.

I want to see what the training department has to say.

He noticed that everyone's eyes were directed towards him, and more and more soldiers were gathering at the entrance of the training ground.

Chen Jun smiled, then took a few steps forward and said in a loud voice: "Comrades, let's put aside the question about the actual combat assessment just now."

"I want to ask everyone, since the change to heavy equipment, has the training here been going smoothly?"

Hearing this, the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion looked at each other, feeling somewhat resentful in their hearts.

What the hell is going on? If it had been going smoothly, more than a month would have passed, and there is no progress at all in the camp?
Before the reorganization, training can focus on mobility and flexibility. Three infantry companies coordinate with tanks, artillery companies and logistics, and a battalion is a small combined brigade. In combat, it is easy to respond quickly and deploy firepower.

But it is not possible to use heavy equipment. The main equipment of the entire brigade has all been converted into tracked heavy equipment. The original three infantry companies have been reduced to two armored infantry companies, and the coordination between infantry and tanks cannot be carried out.

Infantry fighting vehicles, anti-aircraft missiles and artillery were stuffed into battalion-level units as if they were free.

The previous mobility training outlines and rapid response are no longer applicable. Not only that, the addition of many new tanks has caused the soldiers to be unfamiliar with them.

With so many issues entangled together, there will be problems if everything goes smoothly.

Chen Jun did not expect these soldiers to respond. He glanced around and continued in a shocking voice: "Comrades, even if you don't tell me, I also know the difficulties of the Fourth Battalion."

"Don't doubt it, I believe many people here are familiar with me. You should have heard that the 179th Brigade's heavy-equipment pilot has achieved phased success."

"I came to the 92nd Brigade to copy the training methods of the 179th Brigade exactly, and your Brigade Commander Liu also agreed."

"And he just told me that if you want to copy the training model of the 179th Brigade, the 92nd Brigade can only produce the fastest results in the th Battalion."

"Because you are the Zuoquan Independent Battalion."

"But, comrades, although Brigade Commander Liu has great trust in us after we were selected to form the reorganized vanguard battalion, trust cannot solve all problems."

"The pain, sacrifices and trade-offs that come with the transformation need to be borne by some comrades."

"I just watched the actual combat assessment. To be honest, you performed very well. It was beyond my expectation that you could rush forward, but it's not enough."

“So I want to ask, comrades, in the face of the upcoming challenges, are you ready to make sacrifices and go all out?”

quiet!
There was silence.

Although Chen Jun did not say it explicitly, many soldiers present heard the hidden meaning, which is that the transformation must go smoothly.

Among them, some will leave the Fourth Battalion and the Zuoquan Independent Battalion, which they are proud of.

Leave this familiar unit.

"Ready at all the time!!"

At first only one or two people in the crowd responded.

"Ready at all the time!!"

After a while, half of the soldiers in the Fourth Battalion began to express their opinions.

"Ready at all the time!!"

In less than ten seconds, all the soldiers on the scene shouted in unison, the sound was loud and deafening.

Seeing this, Chen Jun nodded, then turned to look at the commander of the Fourth Battalion, Wang Guangyi: "Commander Wang, please arrange for someone to compile a list of all the privates and corporals in the Fourth Battalion as soon as possible."

"These comrades will be transferred to other battalions first."

"Then transfer the same number of NCOs from other battalions. I've already told Brigade Liu that even if the person you transfer is a squad leader, other battalions will give him to you."

"I promise my comrades here that in one month, no, half a month, as long as everyone works together, I will give you a brand new Fourth Battalion in half a month."

"Comrades, do you have confidence?"

"Have!!"

This time, all the soldiers in the battalion shouted loudly.

It was clear that just now, they disliked Director Chen, but they didn't know why.

They were willing to believe from the bottom of their hearts that within half a month, the young colonel in front of them could really lead them to change. The 92nd Brigade had been stuck in a predicament with no progress for more than a month.

Maybe this is the charm of personality.

(End of this chapter)