Chapter 248: Extortion, a publicity storm begins
The two men came down from the chief of staff's office and deliberately hid in a slightly secluded place to avoid being run into by the leader who was returning home from get off work.
They squatted side by side on the side of the General Staff Administrative Building, smoking and waiting for the propaganda department staff to come.
Regarding planning and construction.
Anyway, Chen Mo was determined to do it, so he decided to do it on a big scale.
As the saying goes, the bold will die of overeating and the timid will die of starvation. If you don't fight or compete in the army, you are a fool.
I'm afraid I can't even drink the northwest wind.
But Wang Jianyong, the usually free and easy veteran, now looked worried and sighed from time to time.
I feel sad that I met the wrong person.
He felt that he was shouldering the entire responsibility of building an information-based camp, and once the military network propaganda was released, it would inevitably cause an uproar in various units.
He put his hands into other people's bowls and ate the rice.
Such a bad practice.
Xiucai actually dared to hide it from his superiors. Isn't he afraid that it would cause the wrath of the entire military region and all units would jointly denounce the Non-commissioned Officer Academy?
How could a person cause such a big disaster?
This time, it is much more ruthless than the last proposal to ask the armored units to produce exercise data.
"battalion commander."
"Um."
"Are you really not worried at all?" Wang Jianyong finally couldn't help but ask.
"What are you worried about?" Chen Mo heard this and flicked the remaining cigarette butt away. He then took two cigarettes from the box and handed one to Lao Wang. Then he said leisurely, "Rather than being asked to pay the debt later, I'm more afraid of separation."
"Separation? What does that mean?" Wang Jianyong didn't react for a moment.
"Nothing." Chen Mo shook his head. "Anyway, do your best. Besides, the publicity matter was approved by the leader. The propaganda department secretary was also appointed by the leader. Even the military exercise review video was given by the leader."
"My methods are just a little radical. Besides, can't you still testify for me?"
"I..." Old Wang looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with sorrow. After a long while, he finally said, "Then I'll do my best. I hope I can have a say when you're being punished."
The two of them squatted in the corner, chatting intermittently.
Chen Mo himself did not intend to ask Lao Wang for much help. He brought a soldier with him just to help the chief of staff control his temper when he saw the plan.
You know.
The attitudes of the people above towards officers and soldiers are completely polarized.
Apart from that, he had no other thoughts.
Of course, if it ever comes in handy, I will definitely do my best to use it.
At the moment, they are setting up their camp and can be said to be penniless, with no people and no equipment.
If you don't find a way to do it yourself and rely on being fed from above, then you'll end up doing nothing.
Information construction is very important, but it depends on what it is compared with. For example, the development of land, sea and air, just count tens of thousands of units and millions of people, who would not say that they are important?
I waited for about ten minutes.
In front of the General Staff Administrative Building, the officer arranged by the Chief of Staff finally arrived.
Both of them were in their twenties and held the rank of lieutenant.
It was obvious that he was a new comrade assigned to the unit in the last two years. He had little experience and was looking around downstairs with a DV in his hand.
Chen Mo stretched his head to take a look, then quickly stood up and straightened his uniform: "Stop smoking, let's go, the people are here."
"Just these two?" Wang Jianyong heard the urging. He also stretched his head to take a look. Seeing that they were just two young people, not even as old as the propaganda officer of the Seventh Brigade, he said disappointedly: "I'm afraid these young people with no experience in talking can't get the job done?"
"The military district is really stingy. They sent out two idiots and were reluctant to use so many veterans."
"You don't understand this."
Chen Mo smiled, waved to the two officers in the distance, and then lowered his voice and said, "What we need is not officers, but the reputation of the Military Region Propaganda Department."
"What's so difficult about taking a photo? Anyone can do it. If we really assign two experienced people, I'm afraid we won't be able to hide our plan. Young people with no experience are much better. They are active and don't talk much."
"The most important thing is that there are no channels for snitching, so we don't have to be very defensive."
"The commander must have thought our propaganda method wasn't working, so he just randomly sent two people over to mess things up."
"Chen Ying?"
While Chen Mo was communicating with Lao Wang, two officials had already run up to him.
"Yes, it's me. My name is Chen Mo, Erdong Chen, or Mo as in the default version. Thank you both for your hard work."
"It's not hard, it's my duty." The officer on the far left pulled out a stack of CDs from his bag and handed them over. "Captain Chen, this is the video footage the Operations Department gave us. They said you need it."
"Yes, thank you."
Chen Mo took the CD and handed it to Wang Jianyong: "Then let's go. The subsequent filming only needs to take some sample photos of the collective second-class merit, or some more eye-catching banners for the honor room."
"The content isn't complicated. At most, I'll just take some personal photos for the officers of other units."
"no problem."
When the two officials heard this, they looked at each other and agreed immediately.
This kind of thing has no special requirements, it's just about taking a photo, which is so easy, just like a vacation.
At first, when they heard that it was a job assigned by the Chief of Staff, they were really nervous for a while.
I just didn't expect the job requirements to be so low.
Since it was too late, Wang Jianyong didn't need to ask at all. He knew that their first stop for extortion must be the 7th Armored Brigade, which was also in Hedong City.
On the other side, at 8 o'clock in the evening on August 22nd.
The main force of the 7th Armored Brigade, the 2nd Battalion camp.
Liu Hongyun was on duty tonight in the battalion office.
Captain Liu was nestling comfortably on the sofa, half lying down and reading the military newspaper. In the past two days, Old Liu had been living a very comfortable life, especially as there had been many happy events in the military region recently.
He felt much more energetic.
The military parade is about to begin, and the newspapers of all the army units under the Kyoto Military Region are all reporting on the news of the parade.
Not only that, Xiangshanao is about to return, and the sovereignty issue has always been a big problem, and it is frequently publicized internally.
In the past two days, the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade won the second-class collective merit, making Liu Hongyun the most sought-after battalion commander in the entire brigade.
He is almost becoming the boss of the four main combat battalions.
When he went out to the brigade headquarters for a meeting, he would tilt his head up like a fighting cock and look at everyone with the sidelong glance.
no way.
The second-class collective merit is really that awesome, especially the honor that was won for the battalion when the battalion commander was in office.
That's even more awesome.
This is not.
Liu Hongyun has recently stopped smoking the 828 brand that costs 80 cents a box, and has upgraded to the Guandi brand that costs 2.5 yuan a pack.
He was lying on the sofa, smoking, drinking tea and enjoying the fan.
While on duty happily.
Suddenly, an inexplicable itching came from his nasal cavity, causing Captain Liu to sneeze several times in a row. He felt dizzy and saw stars in his head.
Liu Hongyun put the newspaper aside, sat up, and rubbed his nose in confusion: "Fuck, who the hell is cursing me behind my back?"
"Xiao Zhao? Xiao Zhao!!"
"Hey, Battalion Commander."
Xiao Zhao, the Second Battalion's communications officer, rushed over from the next room and stood at attention, saying, "Battalion Commander, what's going on?"
"Go, notify all the companies below to step up their defenses tonight. The military parade is coming up soon, and it's the end of the month, so all units must be even more vigilant and not let the Military Affairs Department take advantage of them."
"At the recent brigade headquarters meeting, I didn't want to hear any bad news about any of our company's units. My eyes widened."
"Whoever gets caught in the crossfire will have to clean up their own mess."
"yes!"
Xiao Zhao responded and left in a hurry.
But less than a minute later, he came running back again, with an expression on his face that was hard to tell whether it was surprise or joy: "Captain, Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander Chen is here."
"What Chenying? Which Chenying?" Liu Hongyun didn't react for a moment.
"It's the battalion commander who led us in the exercise a while ago, the one with the surname Chen."
"You mean the scholar?"
When Liu Hongyun heard this, his expression froze.
As the battalion commander, he was naturally well-informed. He naturally knew that the original howitzer battalion under the Seventh Brigade had now been assigned to the information battalion directly under the military region to build a new battalion.
If it were usual, the scholar would have come.
He won't take it seriously.
But if Liu Hongyun couldn't guess the other party's purpose at this time, then all his years as battalion commander would be in vain.
"Quick, inform the gate guard that I'm not here, and neither is the instructor. Just say someone else is on duty tonight."
Liu Hongyun put away the cigarettes on the table, straightened his clothes and prepared to leave. He felt that the sneezes he had just had were not normal.
It turns out that the bandits are coming.
"But the gate guard has already let us go." Xiao Zhao looked confused.
"What the hell?"
Liu Hongyun's eyes widened immediately, and he angrily asked, "What are you doing? Why are you letting all sorts of people into the camp?"
"No, Captain. Captain Chen has led us for a while. The soldiers on duty all know him. He came in ten minutes ago."
Xiao Zhao spread his hands and said, "Camp Chen told the guards to go to the first company to see the two fellow soldiers. He didn't say to come to the battalion headquarters."
"You beast! It's really hard to guard against thieves in your own home."
Liu Hongyun took off his military cap, his eyes looking uncertain.
He has been in the army for so many years and knows the ins and outs of it very well.
Don’t think that the image of an officer is always polite, kind, and tough. That’s what happens outside, not in the workplace.
In the army, outstanding officers can basically be divided into three levels.
At the primary level, any cadre who knows how to get good things for his own unit when he goes out is considered a good chief officer.
Intermediate level, the kind that doesn't pick up anything they lose when they go out, has been promoted to an outstanding chief officer.
The advanced type, the type who steals and cheats when going out, and even steals cabbages from other people's homes, is an outstanding chief officer.
For someone like Xiucai, although there was no example in the past to prove that this guy would do this, judging from his performance on the training ground.
Is this guy the kind of person who is easy to deal with?
Why would that guy come to visit the Second Battalion for no reason? Even if he was beaten to death, Old Liu would never believe such a lame excuse.
"No, no matter who comes looking for me, just tell them I'm not here."
Liu Hongyun thought about it for a long time, but still felt something was wrong. He grabbed his hat, put it on his head, and left in a hurry.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
As soon as he came downstairs, Chen Mo brought a large group of people, talking and laughing, into the camp headquarters.
Seeing Liu Hongyun coming down from upstairs, Chen Mo's smile was like a blooming chrysanthemum. He opened his arms and said happily: "Captain Liu, my good brother, I am really happy to see you this time."
"Why did you leave Qinglong Gorge without telling me? I just came back and came back to take a look."
Chen Mo walked up to Liu Hongyun, put his arms around him, and looked as affectionate as possible.
Liu Hongyun, however, acted quite calm. While the scholar was hugging him, he bared his teeth and lowered his voice to say, "Damn it, don't do this."
"How many do you want?"
"Ten. They must all be veterans in armor. I need them most right now."
Chen Mo didn't waste any time and immediately whispered his purpose.
"Damn it, don't go too far. I can't find ten in the entire battalion. I can only give you two at most."
"No, I'm already here, so why bother sending me away with just two? That's not fair, is it?"
"Love or not, that's all I have. There's not a single hair left."
Chen Mo knew that this was not an easy matter, so he simply stopped talking about it.
He let go of Liu Hongyun, took a few steps back, and pointed at the two lieutenants behind him with a smile. He said, "Liu Ying, we came here today mainly with comrades from the Military Region Propaganda Department to see the second-class merit our Second Battalion has won."
"I didn't mean anything else. I just wanted to take a picture and bring it back to my camp. I also wanted to motivate the comrades who came later and let them see it."
"Well, the main problem is that it's difficult to build a camp. You see, I suddenly came back from the northwest, and the higher-ups asked me to produce results. I don't have the people or the equipment, so I have to give the newcomers some hope, right?"
Chen Mo changed his previous smile, and when he talked about the camp construction issue, his expression was as lonely as it could be, even miserable.
Wang Jianyong, who was standing next to him, almost couldn't help but give a thumbs up to praise the acting skills.
He knew the inside story and knew that the camp already had a propaganda plan, but he still acted like this. If it were an ordinary person, it would not be possible.
Not all the people in the Second Battalion are the cunning type. Some cadres or soldiers with simpler minds saw Chen Ying, who was full of vigor and vitality before.
When people mentioned that Jianying had suffered such a great injustice, many of them were stunned.
After all, the collective second-class merit of their Second Battalion was won by Chen Mo and his team. It is reasonable for many people to feel guilty about it.
"Damn it, stop acting. I'm giving you three, no more."
Liu Hongyun saw that many of the cadres and soldiers who followed him were in a bad mood. He took the opportunity to give Chen Mo a cigarette and raised the conditions again.
Anyway, no matter what, Chen Mo will not be allowed to go to the Hall of Honor.
Considering the bad intentions this kid has, there's no telling what kind of trouble he'll cause once he gets to the Hall of Fame.
"Ten, not one less."
"Scholar, don't go too far. If you push me any further, I'll turn around and leave."
"Just go ahead. At worst, I can come every day. Our two houses are close anyway."
“Oh my god!!!”
When Liu Hongyun met someone as stubborn as Chen Mo, he completely lost his temper.
Downstairs is not the place to talk business.
Old Liu simply waved his hand: "You guys go do what you need to do. I'm going to catch up with Captain Chen."
After saying that, without caring about Chen Mo's reaction, he reached out and pulled him, going straight to a remote corner.
Away from the crowd.
Captain Liu stopped pretending and said directly: "Scholar, you bastard, stop beating around the bush."
"Stop talking about the second-class merit. Give me a real number. How many are needed?"
"Ten." Chen Mo smiled, and the number remained firm.
"Damn it, let's not talk about this anymore." Liu Hongyun threw away the cigarette butt and was about to leave, but was pulled back by Chen Mo.
"I said, don't be so anxious about those ten things. Listen to them first, okay?"
"Ten of you, including me, will have to go to the NCO Academy and help me for a while, but it's not for nothing. I've already applied to the military district for a Type 98 main battle tank, and it should arrive soon."
"Don't you want to try?"
"Type 98? On the parade ground?" Liu Hongyun took a breath and was really shocked by the news.
He was the commander of the tank battalion of the armored brigade, so naturally he had no resistance to the new main battle tanks.
He had just learned the news from the military newspaper, but he didn't expect that Xiucai's machine would be put into service?
Isn’t this so unfair?
"It's true that it was on the parade ground, but it's also not true." Chen Mo shook his head. "The ones that were on the parade ground were engineering vehicles, not intended for service. The Type 98 I'm talking about is the first generation Type 98 developed for information technology research."
In fact, Chen Mo did not explain clearly that there are multiple models of Type 98.
There are the old 98, the first generation 98 and the 9910 project. These three models are basically not equipped to the field troops.
It's just a targeted experiment on a small scale.
As for those that were later converted into Type 99 main battle tanks and deployed to the field army, they were not any of these three models.
But this did not affect Liu Hongyun's excitement.
He pondered for a long time before nodding. "It's no problem for me to go. I'll consider it a favor for you. But there are only more than a hundred people in my entire battalion. You want nine backbones at once. Where can I find them for you?"
"I didn't say that all of them need to be armored backbones." Chen Mo spread his hands. His usual negotiation style was to first make up a number and then gradually reduce it.
He had also led the Second Battalion, so Chen Mo knew exactly how many backbone members there were.
If there really were ten of them, half of the Second Battalion would probably collapse.
"Then how much do you want?" Liu Hongyun's tone was a little relaxed.
"Give me Zhu Gaituan from the First Company's Mechanized Infantry Squad a spot, and Feng Junling from the First Company's Maintenance Squad a spot, too. How about that?"
"Damn, you're still quite nostalgic." Liu Hongyun nodded: "I'll give you two privates, it doesn't matter."
"What about the other seven?"
"These seven cannot be missing. They must be the complete armored backbone."
"you"
"Don't worry." Chen Mo waved his hand. "I have not only Type 98 tanks, but also Type 95 rifles. Don't you want to see them?"
"Besides, we're on the same page. When I successfully build my battalion and you need new tanks, you can transfer these backbones anytime. I can easily support you with ten more."
"Demonstration camp, we have the confidence." Chen Mo patted his chest and started bragging without thinking.
No one outside heard what the two of them discussed in detail.
Anyway, the cadres in the camp watched helplessly as the two battalion commanders were dragged to a corner in a state of panic and discussed things in whispers.
Towards the end, the atmosphere became more and more relaxed.
So much so that when they left, the two of them were almost like brothers.
Liu Hongyun personally selected seven key members from the three companies, and also sent two privates and a troop transport vehicle.
Chen Mo and his group were sent out of the gate.
However, when the people walked away and even the taillights of the car could not be seen clearly, Liu Hongyun completely exploded.
His face was filled with anger. He kicked over the trash can and yelled, "Fuck you, what the hell are you doing?"
"Don't you know how to report that outsiders have entered the camp?"
"Starting tomorrow, no, starting now, the entire battalion will be on high alert. Even if the brigade commander comes, he must be kept out."
"Whoever releases someone without permission, I'll skin you alive."
Liu Hongyun finished cursing and left, leaving only a dozen confused cadres standing there.
At a loss.
Chen Mo was a practical man. After transporting the backbone of the Second Battalion back to the camp, he took Wang Jianyong and two secretaries with him at dawn the next day.
They marched non-stop towards Xiaocheng, preparing to attack the anti-aircraft artillery brigade.
Time passes by little by little.
People arranged by Wang Songhe from the Jincheng Military Region arrived at the Non-commissioned Officer Academy one after another.
Inside the howitzer battalion, Chen Mo was in charge of external affairs, and he took people out every day to cry poor and ask for people.
Man Xuexue and Cheng Dong work together.
It took only four days to complete the publicity and update the military network.
Chen Mo did not discuss the issue of the military network with Man Xuexue in advance. He always thought that it was just a promotional page released within the 63rd Group Army.
The only detail that was overlooked was that the Academy of Military Science had the authority to change the military network of the entire Kyoto Military Region.
For a while.
The 27th, 38th and 63rd armies have hundreds of units.
I received the promotional clip of the Non-commissioned Officer Academy as soon as possible.
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