Chapter 157 Tell me, what bad things are you planning?
Although I was nervous, after the military salute.
Chen Mo held his head high and chest out, looking straight ahead. As a soldier, he couldn't be weak in momentum.
Principal Yuan, who was sitting in the first seat, looked up and down at the students in front of him and nodded slightly.
Anyone who has the courage to propose the establishment of a non-commissioned officer academy is not a mediocre person, at least not on the surface.
"Your name is Chen Mo, comrade from the reconnaissance company of the Hedong Armored Brigade of the 63rd Army?"
Political Commissar He Jinping crossed his fingers and placed them on the conference table, his eyes fixed on the young man in the distance.
"Yes, Chief." Chen Mo responded loudly.
"Okay, then tell me why you suggest establishing a non-commissioned officer academy. What are your reasons?"
Chen Mo had participated in debate competitions before, and he knew very well that once he entered the self-proving stage from the beginning, it would be impossible for him to win over so many people.
The question is not what his reasons are, but why the Academy objects.
It is very important to understand who the opposition is and distinguish between friends and enemies on the scene.
Thinking of this, Chen Mo straightened his back again and said, "Commander, can I ask why this academy cannot be built?"
"What are your objections?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
This made the whole conference room full of old men look stunned.
Hey! This bastard.
They have always been the ones teaching the students, and they have never seen any students dare to talk back.
Political Commissar He Jinping glanced at Vice President Zhang with annoyance, because there was no clear conclusion on whether the non-commissioned officer academy should be established.
This student dared to ask this question, he must have heard the news privately.
Zhang Jinnan was also a little embarrassed by the political commissar's stare, so he simply turned his head away and said nothing.
The world is a huge makeshift team. This metaphor is applicable anywhere.
Chen Mo just glanced at everyone's reactions and basically understood who he was mainly dealing with this time.
Because these old men who work in academia are easily emotional and don't hide it at all.
For example, Professor Cao, who was the most vehement opponent, snorted coldly and said directly: "I'll tell you why it can't be built."
"Do you think establishing an academy is as simple as talking about it? Do you know how long the initial investment takes?"
"Do you know how much manpower and financial resources this will cost? Informatization is the trend of the future, it's a system. How can a young boy like you distinguish between training and experimentation?"
"For an experiment, if you invest at least several years before you see results, is that still an experiment?"
"The talk of building a school is pure nonsense!!"
The old professor became more and more excited as he spoke, and in the end, he almost wanted to slap the lesson plan in front of him.
The conference room soon fell into silence.
Including Chen Mo, he is like a quail.
He stood there without saying a word, his mouth looking at his nose, his nose looking at his heart, as if the old man was shouting for a long time but was not talking to him.
He didn't say anything, which made the old men at the scene a little confused.
Vice President Zhang even knocked on the conference table and winked at Chen Mo vigorously.
Damn it, this guy was quite talkative the last time I saw him, but why is he hesitating when it’s time for him to speak?
Political Commissar He Jinping also frowned and said, "Chen Mo, aren't you asking for the reason for your objection?"
"I've given you this reason. Now it's time to tell me your reasons, right?"
"yes!"
Chen Mo straightened his chest and stood at attention.
He still had his fingers digging into the seam of his pants, pretending to be more conflicted than anyone else.
But seeing his expression, Zhang Jinnan's scalp was about to explode. He said angrily: "Why don't you say something? What are you standing there for?"
"Report, I dare not say."
Chen Mo heard this and deliberately sighed, "Everyone present is a senior. My reasons are not good, so I dare not speak."
"I told you to speak!!" Vice President Zhang raised his hand and slammed the table. What soldiers hate most is this kind of timid and cowardly look.
"Go ahead, you can say whatever you want."
In the conference room, Principal Yuan Shansong, who had not spoken a word throughout the entire process, leaned back in his chair and offered encouragement with a smile on his face.
I feel like the atmosphere is almost brewing.
Chen Mo simply stopped pretending. He raised his hand, turned slightly sideways, and saluted everyone.
Then he said loudly: "Report to the chief, my reason is very simple. The reason why the school construction is opposed is because you are all unprofessional."
Before anyone present could react.
Chen Mo continued, "The lessons of the past are lessons for the future. Without analysis and review, no matter how good the system is, it will not improve."
"I've read the document 'On Informationized Warfare'. It records in great detail all the supplements to the viewpoints from 1992 to 1998, as well as the failures of the experimental results."
"But I only see the theory being improved step by step, but not a single word about the reasons for failure. Shouldn't we face up to problems when they arise?"
"If we don't face the problem squarely, it will recur sooner or later. Claiming it's a waste of financial and human resources is just an excuse."
"In order to develop national defense and the military, we have always taken the approach of sparing no expense, even making sacrifices. The so-called objections are nothing more than excuses to evade responsibility."
"Commander, I know you will be angry if I say this, but I still have to say it."
"Experiments are also for victory. When the experimental plan is sloppy and unprofessional, as a combatant, I have the right to raise reasonable questions in accordance with military internal affairs regulations and be responsible for the predictable results."
"You mean to say that if this non-commissioned officer academy is not built, the informationization experiment will never succeed?" A colonel sitting at the conference table asked in a deep voice.
Being scolded to their face by a student and told that they were unprofessional was no less than a slap in the face.
"Commander, please be patient. If the plan to build the NCO Academy is still shelved after I finish speaking, then I have nothing to say."
Chen Mo's expression was very serious.
Seeing this, Principal Yuan raised his hand to signal everyone not to disturb him, and the group of people just looked at him quietly.
But the silence did not mean that the people present had no opinions about Chen Mo. A depressing atmosphere permeated the entire conference room.
An outbreak could occur at any time.
Chen Mo also took a deep breath. He had the initiative in his hands. Now it all depended on how he would make up a story, bah! How he could convince these old men.
"Comrade Chief, please allow me to tell you a story."
"Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the rapid-fire record for the 81 rifle. Do you know what it is?"
"150 meters, 40 seconds, hit 40 targets, changed magazines 4 times, everything was done within 40 seconds."
"I'm sure the commander isn't entirely clear on this question, but I, and every soldier in my reconnaissance company, are familiar with it."
"There's a concept called high-end responsibility. When people reach their limits, they develop exceptionally sharp abilities. For example, in the field of engineering machinery, when special parts can't be machined and need to be made by hand, there are always some craftsmen who can achieve a precision of 0.005-0.01mm with their bare hands."
"You know about the tenth-level machinists, the grassroots snipers, armored soldiers, and scouts?"
"I'm just a rookie who's been in the reconnaissance company for less than six months. With this basic training, I've learned to sense even the slightest humidity change in the air in the shortest possible time."
As he spoke, Chen Mo pretended to be a charlatan, deliberately stretching his body, and then continued: "At this moment, the air humidity is 6.68, and the error will definitely not exceed 0.01."
Chen Mo said this with great certainty.
But this magical way of using the body to sense changes in air humidity made several old men at the scene open their eyes wide.
You know, atmospheric science involves such complexity that even the Tianhe computer can make mistakes. Sometimes weather forecasts are not so accurate because humidity, as one of the important indicators in atmospheric science, must be measured with professional measuring instruments.
Listening to him brag like this is like listening to a foreign language.
In fact, Chen Mo himself was not very sure, but as the saying goes, the bold will die of overeating, and the timid will die of starvation.
He knew that the people at the scene would not be so bored as to actually use a measuring device to verify the authenticity of this statement.
While everyone was silent.
Chen Mo quickly continued, "Comrade Commander, there are many people like me in the grassroots units."
"To give you the simplest example, there was a very capable soldier in our armored reconnaissance company. You could say he was a man of great wisdom disguised as foolishness."
"He is very ambitious, but not good at talking. He holds on to every step and every bit of progress as if he were holding infinite hope."
"His military career was short, less than six months, but in that short time at a grassroots unit, he put in three times as much effort as others. Few people saw his efforts, but he continued to make progress with a simple, almost paranoid attitude."
"During the recent military downsizing, he was laid off. He was a fellow soldier of the same year as me, from Shimen. He ended up returning home in disgrace. His wish was simple: to be a good soldier."
"Comrade Commander, the reconnaissance company is very difficult. To other units, we are a group of omnipotent scouts, but to us, the mission of scouts is like a boning knife, constantly reminding us to grow."
"There's another first-class sergeant in our company. He's from northern Shaanxi. Before he joined the army, his family was so poor they didn't even have a pair of decent pants. He ate steamed buns made with wild vegetables until his eyes turned green, and just talking would make his legs shake."
"Since joining the army and entering the reconnaissance company, he initially had poor physical fitness and was the last in the company. The company commander looked down on him, the platoon leader disliked him, and his comrades thought he was a drag. But he never gave up on his ideals and trained hard. In a competition, he jumped from the last in the company to the top three in the entire division."
"From then on, I emerged from my cocoon like a butterfly and soared into the sky. However, I was still laid off during the military downsizing a few days ago."
"I remember very clearly that the night before the old soldier left, he told me to seize the opportunity to join the army. When he left, the whole village, young and old, came out to see him off. They looked back every three steps and kowtowed every five steps as they left, honoring their military service."
"He said he didn't know how to explain to his family that he was laid off."
Chen Mo's language is very expressive. In just a few words, he sketches out a picture of a grassroots soldier who is frustrated after a counterattack and is eventually forced to leave due to demobilization.
The extremely dull atmosphere in the conference room had disappeared without a trace at some point.
After all, everyone present had come from difficult times.
Principal Yuan and Political Commissar He did not say anything, but after listening to Chen Modong's rambling, they roughly guessed his intention.
A military academy that never considered the other purpose of establishing a non-commissioned officer academy.
In a debate, every sentence and every preparation has a purpose.
Cao Hongyi seemed to have forgotten what Chen Mo had said about his unprofessionalism. He just frowned and said, "Your name is Chen Mo, right?"
"The story you told is very touching, but I want to know if it is relevant to the question you want to answer."
"Disarmament is also for better development. It's useless for you to say that. Whether it's the army or the country, development is always necessary."
"Yes, Commander, disarmament is not something I can discuss." Chen Mo smiled and continued, "But the establishment of the NCO Academy is not just for the informationization of the troops."
"I come from the grassroots and understand them. For those comrades I just mentioned, if they don't meet the requirements for promotion, isn't the Non-Commissioned Officer Academy another way out for them?"
"This is the soldier's future."
"Commander," Chen Mo saluted Cao Hongyi and said, "You said that building a non-commissioned officer academy would be a waste of money, manpower, and resources, and would take too long."
"But do you remember that besides establishing a non-commissioned officer academy, we could have temporarily found a base to conduct training? This was also my initial suggestion."
"Narrow the scope. We're going to experiment anyway, so why not give some grassroots fighters eager to advance a chance to seize their own future?"
"I believe that as long as we train our people properly, the results we will achieve will be unmatched by just any other organization."
"Commander, please give the soldiers a future and the non-commissioned officers a path to plan their careers."
Chen Mo brought up the topic of giving soldiers a future in the conference room. What else could Cao Hongyi say?
He stared at Chen Mo for a long while before shaking his head and saying, "You think too simply."
"The training base can certainly be renovated, but who exactly should be trained? We have so many units in the Army, how should we deal with who should be trained and who should not be trained?"
"After the training, how will we conduct experiments? Without a formal organization and even weapons, how much change can a single base achieve?"
"Boy, I know you have strong military skills and some psychological skills, but this is not a way to confuse questions."
After Cao Hongyi finished speaking, his deep eyes looked at Chen Mo again.
As an old professor of combat science, he is not just as noisy as he seems. Having lived for most of his life, it can be said that he has eaten more salt than Chen Mo has eaten rice.
Professor Cao knew Chen Mo's purpose too well.
This private cadet came to the Army Academy and tried hard to show himself, with only two purposes.
First, they want to step into the era, actively immerse themselves in the trend, and promote the transformation from mechanization to informatization.
Second, demonstrate talent, enter the vision of senior management, build connections, and lay the foundation for future military career.
Cao Hongyi knew all of this.
Moreover, he admitted that the young man in front of him was very capable and courageous, but the proposal was not acceptable.
If you invest too much, you may end up making things worse.
After hearing this, everyone in the conference room knew that the plan to establish a non-commissioned officer academy would be completely shelved.
Many good plans are not suitable for the current situation. This new student’s ideas are very advanced, but they are not suitable for the current Lu Academy.
In fact, if the conversation had reached this point, if it were someone else, they would definitely be helpless and would have just gone back to class.
But Chen Mo is not.
He didn't give up so easily.
In 1999, this Blue Army Battalion had to catch this express train, because the next step was the formation of an informationized force, which was the big deal.
"Chief, do you usually go to the library?" Chen Mo suddenly asked.
“Not often.”
Cao Hongyi shook his head slightly and said, "But I can tell you, if you want to tell me that you established a connection with the Non-commissioned Officer Academy through reading and studying, I don't believe it."
As a professor of combat science, Lao Cao did not think that the young man in front of him could do anything.
Chen Mo didn't care whether he believed it or not, and just said to himself: "Commander, if you often go to the library, you should find a copy of "Analysis of the Indochina Peninsula War" on the third floor of the fifth row in the public area."
"In the second paragraph of page 36, there is a description of the formation of the American 101st Helicopter Division."
"Commander, you keep talking about experiments. What exactly is the definition of a successful experiment?"
"Or, after success, will informatization stagnate at the battalion or regiment level and not progress any further?"
"In fact, the original intention of training talents was not to prepare for the experimental troops at all, but to prepare for success afterward."
"You asked who to train? That's easy. Aren't several armored units currently compiling their exercise data? Once they're done, we'll have them apply for training."
"As for how to conduct experiments and develop weapons after training, these are not contradictory. They come from various armored units. Informatization only changes the combat thinking, not the entire combat scale."
"We can completely have some of the trainees return to their original units after the training to take over the weapons and equipment and engage in real combat with other units. Regardless of whether we win or lose, the data will come out, right?"
"If we lose, there are many comrades on the front lines who can help us find the reasons and correct our mistakes. Winning, and winning easily, will significantly improve our combat effectiveness. Isn't this the desired result after changing our combat thinking?"
"As long as the experiment is successful, this group of people can be deployed to larger-scale forces at any time. They will be the backbone of future units."
"Even the famous and technologically advanced 101st Helicopter Division in the United States uses this model, so why can't we?"
"Commander, disarmament is indeed the general trend. We can't comment on it, but there are still many good comrades at the grassroots level who are just waiting for an opportunity."
“Why don’t we give them this opportunity?”
Chen Mo asked again.
It also indicates that he will once again take the initiative.
From the moment the idea of establishing a non-commissioned officer academy was brought up, Chen Mo knew that the process would be difficult because it would be difficult to support given the size of the Lu Academy.
After all, the establishment of a college cannot be decided by a few senior professors alone, but setting up a training base is not enough.
Chen Mo knew that the academy absolutely had this right.
"Commander, you must understand the future of soldiers and the inheritance of the torch. As long as you give them a chance, this experiment will definitely succeed."
Cao Hongyi frowned when he was asked again. He had to admit that at this moment, he was moved by the words of the young man in front of him.
really.
They have always been thinking about the problems of the experiment, but have never thought about what will happen after the experiment is successful.
This is not to say that the leaders of the Lu Academy are so short-sighted, but it is an experiment of the Blue Army Camp. From 1992 to now, seven years have passed, and a total of four experiments have been conducted, but they all ended in nothing.
In addition, any problems that arise after the experiment is successful are not the responsibility of the college at all. This is something that the higher-ups should worry about.
Therefore, Cao Hongyi did not think that far ahead.
This debate was not a fierce debate among scholars, but it was quite difficult.
Chen Mo stood at attention without saying anything, waiting for the final result.
When Principal Yuan Shansong saw the end of the debate, he grinned, swept his eyes over everyone in the conference room, and finally looked at Zhang Jinnan.
After all, the task of information technology experiment was assigned to Dean Lu, and the college handed the matter over to Zhang Jinnan.
At this time, he needs to stand up and express his opinion.
Otherwise, why is he the vice-president? When he noticed the principal's gaze, he knew that there would be no resistance from Old Yuan.
Zhang Jinnan hurriedly sat up straight, raised his hand and knocked on the conference table, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Comrade Chen Mo has explained his personal thoughts and opinions."
"Regarding the establishment of a non-commissioned officer academy, any comrades who have opinions or different suggestions are welcome to raise them."
"Hmph, stop trying to change the subject." Cao Hongyi cleared the lesson plan on the table, stood up, and said, "I approve of building the base, but don't even think about setting up the academy."
"What qualifications do we have to establish a non-commissioned officer academy? Don't ask me about this again. I'll answer you with the same attitude."
After saying that, Professor Cao picked up the lesson plan and turned to leave the meeting room. He was in his forties and had long passed the retirement age, so he didn't care about anything else.
He was devoted to Luyuan, which was the second branch of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University at that time. He had been studying in this college in his twenties and had never left despite several changes. That kind of feeling was something that others could not understand.
After the biggest opponent left, the remaining old men in the meeting room had basically no objections.
After Principal Yuan announced the adjournment of the meeting, everyone left with their lesson plans without saying anything.
In the blink of an eye, only Zhang Jinnan and Chen Mo were left in the huge conference room.
Looking at the students who had been standing in front of me for almost an hour, their military posture still upright.
Zhang Jinnan grinned, picked up the cigarette from the conference table, and threw it to the end of the table: "Okay, kid, sit down."
"Get your cigarettes yourself, don't expect me to let you."
"Thank you, Chief."
Chen Mo had indeed stood long enough. He bent down and pinched his stiff legs, then sat down on the chair.
But he didn't take the cigarette handed to him by the vice president and continued to sit there properly.
"You kid, good, you are really cunning. No wonder so many people call you a scholar. You are not so cunning."
Zhang Jinnan cursed with a smile, then sighed with regret, "I'm afraid the NCO academy won't be built, but setting up a base for training shouldn't be a problem."
"Your proposal is good, and your thinking is sound, but the academy is the academy, and the training base is the training base. The two are completely unrelated."
"Are you so sure that once the academy issues a notice, there will be companies willing to sign up for training?"
"Don't worry, Chief. Quality is more important than quantity. Someone will definitely be there when the time comes."
Chen Mo patted his chest loudly, looking very confident.
How can I not have enough confidence?
Since he has the opportunity to develop himself, he must help the reconnaissance company. If other units don't want to go, he will persuade the people in his company to go there no matter what.
"Okay, seeing as you're so confident."
Zhang Jinnan glanced at Chen Mo meaningfully, then said, "Next, listen carefully to the lectures and study hard, and find time to prepare a plan for the training base."
"I can't promise you anything right now. Everything depends on your own efforts. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Chief!"
Chen Mo stood up and responded in a loud voice.
He understood what the vice-president meant. Whether it was building an academy or setting up a base, as a new student, the academy could not make arrangements for his future in advance.
But that's nothing.
As long as he enters the vision of senior management and steps into the tide of informatization, he will have too many opportunities to seize.
The most difficult step has already shown initial results, so there is nothing to worry about.
After the vice president leaves.
Chen Mo rubbed his hands and stood in the conference room with his hands on his hips.
Then he ran to the landline phone nearby, picked up the receiver and put it to his ear.
I called the reconnaissance company's clerical office.
"Hello, this is the Third Reconnaissance Company. I'm Liang Hongjie. Please tell me what I want to say!"
From the other side, Liang Pai's familiar voice came.
"Platoon leader, it's me, Chen Mo." Chen Mo smiled and scratched his nose with his hand: "Where's our company commander?"
"Hey! Scholar?!"
"How dare you make a phone call?" After knowing who it was, Liang Hongjie on the other side raised his voice by several decibels than usual.
"Damn it, you kid, do you know that I'm being dragged away by those main battalions to work every day? It's all because of your nonsense suggestions and the exercise materials. You can still cause trouble for us from hundreds of kilometers away."
"hey-hey!!"
Chen Mo knew this would be the result. He listened for a long time with a smile before saying again, "Platoon leader, calm down first. Where's our company commander?"
"Wait, I'll go call you. I really owe you in my previous life."
Although Liang Hongjie was angry, his efficiency did not decrease. In less than a minute, he called Cheng Dong down from the office upstairs.
Captain Cheng doesn't have a good temper.
Knowing who was calling, he grabbed the receiver with his left hand, put his right hand on his waist and started cursing: "You damn scholar, what do you want from me?"
"Damn it, just tell me what bad things you have in mind."
"Haha, Captain, you can't always assume that I'm going to get into trouble."
Chen Mo smiled awkwardly, but he had to admit that the company commander was really good at judging people.
In fact, it is suggested that the people in the reconnaissance company respond more to the call for training from the Army Academy. From the perspective of personal development, it will definitely be beneficial.
But for the Third Reconnaissance Company, it was indeed a bit cruel, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Now that disarmament is still going on, no one can say for sure who will be in the next batch. Receiving a transfer letter from the Army Academy is much better than receiving a disarmament list, right?
"Captain, this is what's going on. In a few days, the Army Academy will send out a notice about establishing a training base. They'll need to recruit personnel from the armored units of the 38th and 63rd Military Regions."
"Can you encourage our company to sign up more enthusiastically?"
"What the hell?"
Cheng Dong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, "Why didn't I receive the message?"
"Sign up more enthusiastically, you son of a bitch! Are you still thinking about my reconnaissance company again?"
"If you have something to say, just speak your mind. Don't beat around the bush."
"Tell me clearly what's going on."
Listening to the company commander's series of questions, Chen Mo pursed his lips.
He signed a confidentiality agreement and cannot disclose the contents of the information documents.
Therefore, I can only give a vague introduction to the impact of this training on my personal development.
Not surprisingly, he got what he deserved for his honesty.
There was a long silence on the other side.
No one responded for a long time.
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