"Don't make a fuss. I'll talk to you after the meeting," Lu Zhengjun said in a low voice. He wanted to shut Zhang Yufeng up. How did he become as annoying as Zhao Yunshan, that chatterbox?
"Well, you have quite a few secrets," Zhang Yufeng said sourly, giving Lu Zhengjun a glare.
Lu Zhengjun: "..."
What secret? He only kept it a secret because he felt ashamed.
After all, is it something to be proud of to trick a young girl into marriage? Doesn't he have any shame?
Voting continued, and as expected, Qiao Shouyan received the most votes and was promoted.
Today's seemingly democratic vote actually has a lot more to it than meets the eye.
By carefully observing the ticket patterns, it is not difficult to analyze who is closer to whom among these division commanders, and further down to the brigade commanders, and even the regimental and battalion commanders under their jurisdiction.
For example, Mo Cheng went directly to Division Commander Zhou when he had something to do, not only because he was under Division Commander Zhou's jurisdiction, but also because he believed that Division Commander Zhou would support him more than other division commanders.
As far as Mo Cheng knew, Liu Yuying and Lu Anguo were not familiar with each other, yet Lu Anguo actually supported Qiao Shouyan?!
And last time in Commander Zhou's office, just when it seemed that Lu Zhengjun's punishment was about to be confirmed, Liu Yuying stepped forward to interrupt and helped Lu Zhengjun.
Could it be that they're now in the same boat?
If that's the case, will it affect Liu Dekai's promotion to battalion commander?
It's unlikely. They're both division commanders now, and their children are both regimental commanders. There's no need for them to be eyeing a battalion commander's position.
That's right, that's exactly it!
Next came the part about the battalion commander being promoted to deputy regimental commander.
This is really interesting.
Lu Zhengjun and Zhang Yufeng watched as their brothers went up on stage one by one: Zhao Yunshan, Liu Qi, and Wei Jinxiang—they were all their own brothers!
Lu Zhengjun and Zhang Yufeng exchanged a glance.
Oh no, how should I vote?
They're both my flesh and blood!
The three parties involved seemed to be in a good mood.
Other battalion commanders were also on the list; they felt that as long as their own brothers could be promoted, that was fine.
It's best if it's me, but I can also accept it if it's my brother.
"How do you explain this?" Zhang Yufeng whispered to Lu Zhengjun.
The military strictly forbids the formation of cliques. If it weren't for the extremely close relationship between the brothers, Zhang Yufeng wouldn't have dared to approach them to discuss the deputy battalion commander's vote.
Therefore, when these three brothers became competitors, the most difficult situation actually fell to Lu Zhengjun and Zhang Yufeng, who were outsiders.
"How about you throw one, and I'll throw one, but then there'll still be one left!" Zhang Yufeng said, having a headache.
He had just thought he could enjoy a good show today, but now that the fire has spread to him, he suddenly doesn't find it so interesting anymore.
“No.” Lu Zhengjun observed the situation on the platform and gave a decisive answer.
"What should we do then?" Zhang Yufeng asked anxiously.
Voting will begin soon.
Of all the candidates on stage, as far as Lu Zhengjun knew, none of them had any family relationship with the division commander or brigade commander, which meant that there were no guaranteed votes.
The rest is up to each person to rely on their own abilities.
Voting within one's own jurisdiction is standard practice, but this method can lead to a situation where the vote difference between several candidates is not significant.
Therefore, what plays a decisive role is the candidates' usual conduct and interpersonal relationships. In short, whoever is more popular in the military and has closer relationships with people in other companies is more likely to receive votes from others.
“The more we spread out, the more dangerous it is. I think it’s safest for the two of us to focus our attacks on one person,” Lu Zhengjun said.
"Who is it?" Zhang Yufeng only cared about who to vote for.
He admitted that his mind wasn't as quick as Lu Zhengjun's, and he was too lazy to think about it, so he simply listened to him.
"We'll see how things go and act accordingly."
Lu Zhengjun planned to see who had more votes, so that his brothers could vote for whoever would have a better chance of promotion.
"Okay." Zhang Yufeng nodded.
Voting began quickly.
While the votes were being counted on stage, Lu Zhengjun kept observing the number of people raising their hands, analyzing who was more likely to win.
Finally, when it came time to vote for Zhao Yunshan, Lu Zhengjun took the lead by raising her hand, Zhang Yufeng immediately followed suit, and the deputy regimental commanders and deputy battalion commanders under them also immediately voted.
Liu Dekai, on the other hand, had also noticed Lu Zhengjun long ago.
Unlike others, he resolutely refused to vote for whomever Lu Zhengjun voted for, and secondly, he voted along with his father-in-law.
You're saying this is forming cliques?
It wasn't even displayed openly!
Moreover, since someone can become a candidate, it means that they have at least met the nomination criteria. Under the same criteria, there are no specific rules for voters to choose whom, so they can do whatever they want.
In the end, Zhao Yunshan was elected as the new deputy commander by a narrow margin.
Liu Qi and Wei Jinxiang offered their blessings.
It seems that the three of them were not affected by this promotion.
Liu Dekai was very excited, especially after the election of the deputy regimental commander. He was about to be promoted from deputy battalion commander to battalion commander, and he clenched his fists in secret.
With his father-in-law's help, he's practically guaranteed a promotion this time!
"Alright, next is the promotion of battalion commanders to deputy battalion commanders. Please come up to the stage if your name is called: Liu Dekai, Wang Hao, Du Qingmu... Tan Yongjie."
As Commander Zhou finished speaking, the candidates stood in a row on the stage.
Liu Dekai stood tall and proud, full of self-satisfaction, and didn't take anyone else seriously.
He didn't think these people could compete with him at all.
At this moment, I felt both nervous and excited.
Liu Dekai looked at Mo Cheng below the stage and saw Mo Cheng nod at him, which immediately put him at ease.
That's right. With the father-in-law's connections, the other deputy battalion commanders were just there to go through the motions, and at most they could get some scattered votes.
It wasn't just Liu Dekai who thought this way; the other candidates thought the same.
After all, Liu Dekai was quite well-known in the army. Although he hadn't been in the army for long, his promotions were like a rocket, rising rapidly.
"This Liu Dekai is quite something. Relying on having a brigade commander as his father-in-law, he's taken on a lot of easy missions that are good for accumulating military merits over the years. He's already been promoted to deputy battalion commander. It seems like he'll be the battalion commander today."
"I remember he was only promoted to deputy battalion commander not long ago, right? Logically speaking, he shouldn't even be on this nomination list."
"Who can blame him but Commander Mo's son-in-law?"
The other candidates already knew who they were going to choose when they heard Liu Dekai's name.
It must have been Brigade Commander Mo who pulled the strings behind the scenes; otherwise, Liu Dekai wouldn't have been nominated this time.
"Okay, first one, Liu Dekai, please raise your hand if you support him."
Immediately, everyone in the audience raised their hands.
It looks quite spectacular.
Liu Dekai was extremely satisfied. He saw his father-in-law raise his hand first, followed by everyone from Mo Cheng's faction, including Commander Zhou's faction, who were also supporting Liu Dekai.
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