Chapter 288: The Ninth Company Gathers Together, the Veteran Cadres’ Terrifying Appeal
Chen Mo parked the jeep aside and applauded with the crowd.
There were soldiers and cadres rushing over from a distance. When they learned that these people were responding to the call of the military region and coming to implement the daily promotion and rank policy.
Everyone joined in without hesitation, expressing their welcome with all their might.
The scene of the headquarters moving in was incredibly lively.
Thousands of people watched.
Chen Mo started to grit his teeth at the sight. He thought that even if the numbers were awarded in the future, the scene probably wouldn't be this grand.
The excitement of honor is indeed unparalleled.
He followed the crowd and took a few photos. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Wang Yanjun and Liang Hongjie, two country bumpkins, watching the fun from a distance.
Chen Mo moved his feet and walked up to the two men. He kicked one of them and then cursed in a low voice: "What are you two doing here?"
A sudden beating.
Both Captain Liang and Captain Wang were a little confused. They looked at each other, and neither of them understood what they had done wrong.
Seeing this.
Chen Mo patted his forehead and said helplessly, "We've arrived at the headquarters. This means the General Staff, Logistics Department, and Political Department have all set up offices here."
“Various special applications no longer need to go through the military district.”
"It's time to apply for streetlights. Go and get them signed now while you're happy. No one will bother you. How can you be so clueless?"
"When signing, please give a more convincing reason and use a more subdued tone. We'll be counting on the headquarters to cover the family travel expenses for future commendation ceremonies. Hurry."
"Oh oh oh."
After this reminder, the two of them suddenly realized.
Rushed to the printing room to prepare the application materials.
Chen Mo called on several other cadres nearby and led the car of Liu Heli and others to the administrative building of the East Campus.
The so-called establishment of a headquarters is just that people from various units in the military region have offices there.
It's a temporary unit, so there's no need to make it too grand.
Some cadres went upstairs first to clean the office and arrange the office according to the number of people coming.
Chen Mo and another group of people stood downstairs to help open the car door.
When they saw Gao Jin and others get off the car, many cadres lined up and saluted: "Welcome to our leadership!"
"Hey! You're so polite, so polite."
Liu Heli was even a little embarrassed, and he couldn't hide his big yellow teeth, mainly because he was too valued.
Those who are valued are somewhat flattered.
"Captain Chen, you're being too polite. We're all acquaintances, look at you!"
"Of course I should." Chen Mo responded while leading the way. At the same time, he turned around and shouted to Man Xuexue: "Old Man, go to the cafeteria and inform them that the chief's lunch has been delivered to the office and he is eating in the office."
"Okay!" Manxue agreed, turned around and ran away.
A group of people came to the third floor of the administrative building, talking and laughing. The head of the General Armament Department had said before that the headquarters would be arranged to move in in the near future, so the battalion had already made preparations.
But I don't know how many people will come.
Just now, a few cadres came by and temporarily added tables and chairs, and the nine office seats were arranged neatly.
The East Campus was previously built by Shimen Luyuan. It has a large building structure and good greening. A medium-sized joint office covers an area of 60 to 70 square meters.
The room is bright and clean.
The room is neatly furnished with a coffee table, filing cabinet, sofa, office desk and chairs, and there are green plants all around.
The military flags and national flags hanging on the white walls give people a refreshing feeling when they walk in.
In terms of area alone, it is definitely not as big as the individual offices of these colonels combined, but it is quiet and far away from the training ground of the West Campus.
The furnishings are quite grand.
As soon as the people from the headquarters came in, they couldn't move their eyes.
Chen Mo also arranged for people to make corresponding water signs, so that everyone who came would be fully equipped.
There is nothing wrong with it.
The environment was impeccable and the welcome ceremony was excessively grand.
The group was in high spirits.
Just exchanging pleasantries, everyone chatted in the office for more than 20 minutes.
After lunch was delivered, Chen Mo finally found an opportunity to come out and handed over the subsequent accompanying task to instructor Fang Peijun.
Lao Fang originally came from the Political Department. Although his rank was not as high as those in charge of the headquarters, he was an acquaintance after all, so it was just right for him to accompany him.
Coming out of the joint office, Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at Liang Hongjie, who had followed him out, and asked, "Have the application for the street lights been signed by the logistics department and Liu Heli?"
"I signed it. I signed it a long time ago."
Liang Hongjie said happily, "Battalion Commander, your method is really effective. If the headquarters hadn't come over and asked us to go to the logistics department to sign, it would probably take a few more days."
"It just happened that they came here today."
Chen Mo raised his hand and rubbed his brow. "Hurry up and pull back the streetlights. This afternoon, all three companies of logistics, reconnaissance, and engineering troops will go install the streetlights."
"Don't fall behind in your specialized studies during lunch break. Go find Chief of Staff Xia Cheng and tell him what I said. After lunch break, there will be no classes in the afternoon. I will only give the entire battalion half a day to familiarize themselves with the equipment and prepare for night training."
"For specialized studies, have the staff inspectors listen to lectures in every company and take note of anyone who speaks poorly."
"After dinner, night training will begin with maneuvering out of the camp. Don't we all want to make a contribution?"
"Then take concrete action, not just slogans."
"Oh, right, go call Feng Xiaodong, Zheng Wenbo, He Hui, and the others. Tell them I need something with them. Have Lao Wang pack four servings of lunch and send them to the conference room."
"OK!"
Liang Hongjie wrote them down one by one, then nodded and left quickly.
"By the way, your logistics and cooking platoon has been working a bit hard lately. We've gone from three meals a day to four. The battalion's quarterly budget is unlimited and will be used to subsidize the meal plan. Not only must beef and mutton be included in every meal, but chicken and pork must also be provided. Beef and mutton must be available at least three days a week."
"Keep an eye on Platoon Leader Zong. Don't overcrowd the kitchen platoon lately. For comrades who can't keep up with the training, assign them to patrol duty three times a day, and to the ammunition depot."
"yes!"
Liang Hongjie responded again, and his expression became solemn.
If they only listened to the battalion commander and the instructor saying that there was a mission from above and that the demonstration camp would enter a highly intense training period, these cadres would have no practical idea.
Then, the headquarters arrived, the commendation meeting was divided into stages, night training began, and even the food supply was changed to four meals a day to improve personal standards.
All these are signs that the training will be extremely cruel.
You know.
For the previous three meals, the demonstration camp’s food standard was six dollars per person per day, which was not low and was the first-level dining standard for armored troops.
You can see eggs every day and fat in the soup.
If we follow the battalion commander's standards, there must be chicken or pork every day.
Beef and mutton must be served three days a week, four meals a day, so the food standard is just 13 yuan per person per day.
Even the military district’s canteens don’t have such high standards.
Without the high-intensity training tasks, the changes would not be so great.
Chen Mo didn't have time to care about Lao Liang's thoughts. After he finished his instructions, he turned and went to the meeting room.
Not long after.
When Wang Jianyong came over with a pile of lunch boxes, the three cadres who had just been notified also came to the meeting room at the same time.
One of them was Feng Xiaodong, deputy company commander of the second company of the 38th Army's direct air defense battalion, with the rank of captain.
Since the Air Defense Force was disbanded and merged with the Air Force, there are almost no air defense units in the Army. If there are any, they are only anti-aircraft machine guns, similar to mechanized infantry.
The air defense battalion directly under the military region was a unit that appeared on par with the military reconnaissance battalion after the end of the Northwest Military Exercise and the official start of the third phase of mechanization reform.
Chen Mo had caused the disturbance in the military network propaganda, and in the end he submitted a list to the 38th Army and the 27th Army in order to recruit talents in air defense, radar, long-range artillery, drones, and howitzers.
There were fifty people on the list at that time.
Due to the pressure from the major military regions, both military regions gave some, but the total was not as exaggerated as fifty.
In terms of air defense, only Feng Xiaodong from the 38th Army has relatively rich experience.
The other is He Hui, the deputy company commander of the third company of the long-range artillery battalion of the 27th Army Artillery Brigade. He also holds the rank of captain. There is nothing much to say about him.
He is indeed a talent.
The 27th Army does not have the ability to cut down on talent. Although He Hui is a deputy company commander, he is one of the most senior cadres in the long-range artillery battalion. The reason he cannot be promoted is that there are no vacancies, not because of his lack of ability.
When he came to the demonstration camp, He Hui brought a lot of direct backbone personnel with him. He was also the cadre that Chen Mo trusted the most.
The last one is Zheng Wenbo, a ruthless guy.
Lao Zheng also came from the 38th Army. His original unit was the artillery battalion of the 6th Armored Brigade, where he served as the company commander of the howitzer company.
He is 38 years old this year, born in 1961. He joined the army in 1979. In the fifth year of his enlistment, which was the period when he was about to transfer to the volunteer army, he participated in the two-mountain rotation battle with the artillery platoon at that time.
However, they are not the main force, but a reserve unit that has fought small-scale actual combat in cooperation with reconnaissance troops.
During a mine-clearing mission, his calf was injured, causing him to walk with a limp. After the battle, he returned to the then 6th Tank Division, became a volunteer soldier, and stayed in the artillery platoon.
At that time, volunteer soldiers were not promoted to officers, and they were treated the same as cadres, with no difference in leading troops.
He served as a volunteer soldier for six or seven years, and only in the early 1990s did he become an officer and serve as the company commander of a howitzer company.
Zheng Wenbo served as company commander for eight years. When he was about to retire, he was transferred to the demonstration camp by the military district.
He is the oldest, most senior and most experienced of the three cadres.
Chen Mo had already read the files of these three people.
However, at that time, the demonstration camp had no equipment and could not build air defense, howitzers, or long-range rocket artillery companies.
These three people were placed in the East Campus, where they continued to study the concepts of informationized warfare. Calculating the time, they studied for almost a month.
See these three people come in.
Chen Mo stood up hurriedly. He gestured to Wang Jianyong to put the lunch box on the table and said with a smile: "Senior squad leaders, please sit down!"
"Dayong, go get a few bottles of mineral water."
Although Chen Mo is the battalion commander of the demonstration camp, his rank is definitely higher than these three cadres.
But he knew very well that he was lucky enough to be promoted to battalion commander by taking advantage of the trend of information technology experiments.
But the three people in front of him were all senior cadres who had been working in the army for many years.
Feng Xiaodong is okay, his qualifications are average and he is relatively young.
But He Hui, and especially Zheng Wenbo, both have much higher qualifications than Lao Pao, which means they are of age and are about to retire.
Otherwise, the original unit will definitely not let you go.
The reason for releasing them was also to see if they could retain these elderly people due to the special nature of the demonstration camp.
“Hello, Battalion Commander!!”
The three of them stood at attention and saluted in unison, following all the necessary rules.
"Sit down, sit down, senior squad leaders, please don't be polite. In front of you, I am just a junior."
Chen Mo invited with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the three of them looked at each other. No one spoke first, and they dragged their chairs and sat down at the conference table.
Chen Mo pushed the lunch boxes on the table to the people one by one: "Eat first, old squad leader, I'll bring the water later."
Although these three people have not been in the demonstration camp for a long time, they have stayed for a month and have a good understanding of the temperament of their new battalion commander.
That's the kind of person who won't release the eagle until he sees the rabbit, and won't light the lamp until he sees the night shadow. Letting them come here must mean they have a mission.
Zheng Wenbo is the oldest and the most impatient. He is similar to Cheng Dong.
Old Zheng held the aluminum lunch box in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and said with a suspicious look: "Chen Ying, we are quite familiar with each other."
"Don't be so polite. Just tell us what task you have. It's our fault for not studying well here, and we need to transfer to another position. Or whatever it is, we'll listen to you and do it after dinner."
Hear this.
Chen Mo felt inexplicably sad in his heart, and even the smile on his face froze.
Lao Zheng has been a soldier for half his life and has even been on the battlefield. He knows that he is old enough to retire, so his style of doing things is the same as that of the older generation, with the mentality of not causing trouble for the organization.
He only thought about changing his job and didn't consider the heavy responsibilities he would be shouldering.
Perhaps, this is the sentiment of the older generation.
However, although he was sad, Chen Mo did not show it, and even his previous politeness was restrained a lot.
Because what veteran cadres need is not these empty respects, but the kind of respect that can really put them to use, not just lip service.
Chen Mo carried his lunch box back to the main seat, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and gave one to each person.
He lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said, "Since Captain Zheng mentioned it, I'll talk about it."
"Our demonstration camp has been tasked with bringing the troops out within three months. My personal guess is that they will most likely participate in this year's annual military exercises."
"Currently, there are vacancies in the self-propelled howitzer company, the air defense company, and the long-range rocket artillery company. We have the personnel, and they are all in reserve at the reconnaissance company. We also have the equipment, and it is parked at the western artillery range."
"We're just short of backbones, Captain Zheng, I need you to lead the self-propelled howitzer company. I know this is very difficult. You've all been exposed to towed artillery before, and suddenly switching to self-propelled artillery will be difficult in a short period of time..."
"etc!!"
Zheng Wenbo was originally lighting a cigarette when he suddenly heard that he was asked to lead a self-propelled howitzer company. He was stunned for a moment.
The match almost burned my hand, but I didn't notice it.
After interrupting Chen Mo, he quickly threw away the match and said, "Chen Ying, you want me to lead the howitzer company?"
"Yes, is there any problem?" Chen Mo asked back?
"no."
Zheng Wenbo hurriedly shook his head. As a person who was about to retire, he had never planned to come to the demonstration camp to continue serving as a company commander.
I just want to make use of the remaining energy of the old artillerymen and find a backbone to teach other soldiers.
After all, it's not his own unit. If he goes to any other unit, they will not hire a stranger, especially one who is about to retire, as a company commander.
What's more, the demonstration camp has no shortage of cadres, let alone educated, cultured, and young cadres.
"I know this mission is difficult," Chen Mo continued, "According to my plan, tonight, the infantry, tanks, reconnaissance, logistics, engineering, and medical teams will officially begin night training."
"As for the howitzer company, Captain Zheng, you should first select people from the reconnaissance company. Select all the personnel to be assigned to the company and assign them to positions based on the specialties of the previous non-commissioned officers."
"I'll give you a week to get the howitzer battery in order. After a week, you must be able to participate in the battalion-wide training."
"Also, Captain Feng, you lead the air defense company, and Captain He, you lead the long-range rocket artillery company."
"I've given you the task. You have one week to finalize the organization of these three companies. If you encounter any difficulties during this period, you can contact me."
"I will do my best to coordinate and resolve it."
"That's why I called you here. Any other questions?"
Hearing the question, the three of them looked at each other.
Perhaps they did not expect that the demonstration camp would be so sloppy in the implementation of cadres.
After all, the information camp always talks about high education, high standards and high requirements.
Look at the armored infantry, tank, logistics, and medical companies. Which of the leaders is not a cadre who has graduated from a "professional school"?
Who doesn’t have a high level of education?
It was really unexpected that the main combat company chose these old people without any education.
"Camp Chen, do you want me to lead the self-propelled howitzer company and catch up with the armored infantry and tank companies in a week?"
Zheng Wenbo looked serious and asked again for confirmation.
“That’s right!”
Chen Mo nodded.
"Thank you for your trust, Captain. But I won't be needed in a week." Zheng Wenbo realized that he had heard correctly, and his address was changed from "Camp Chen" to "Camp Commander".
"Tonight is night training. Other companies can participate, and our self-propelled howitzer company can participate as well."
After saying that, Zheng Wenbo grabbed the lunch box and started eating voraciously.
The aluminum lunch box was stuffed full of rice, vegetables, tofu, and fatty meat. Lao Zheng finished them all in less than two minutes.
Chen Mo and Wang Jianyong both felt a little choked. They had seen people eat noodles quickly, but this was the first time they saw someone eat rice so quickly.
"Captain Zheng, don't worry. Even if we're pressed for time, we can still afford a week."
Chen Mo tried to persuade him, "We certainly have comrades from the howitzer unit in our battalion, but they are few in number. Furthermore, with the equipment upgrade, the core members are unfamiliar with the unit. Isn't it too hasty to have them join the training tonight?"
"No rush."
Zheng Wenbo swallowed the food hard, picked up the mineral water and gulped down a bottle.
"Here, the cadres are all veteran cadres, and the soldiers are all non-commissioned officers. Isn't it just that some new equipment is a little difficult to get? That's nothing."
"If I can't handle a cannon, how can I still have the nerve to call myself an artilleryman?"
"Don't say it just has wheels. Even if it has wings on the barrel, it's still a gun. Battalion Commander, please rest assured. Before the training tonight, every self-propelled howitzer company will definitely participate in the training."
"I will never hold the camp back."
Finished.
Zheng Wenbo picked up his lunch box, stood up, stood at attention, and gave a standard military salute.
Then he limped away.
It seems that he is planning to go to scout and select people.
This swift and decisive approach stunned everyone in the conference room.
"Battalion Commander, this..."
Wang Jianyong looked in the direction where Lao Zheng left, not knowing how to comment.
But next.
Before Chen Mo could respond, an even more unexpected situation occurred.
Feng Xiaodong and He Hui, who came with Captain Zheng, also started to hold up their lunch boxes, put them to their faces, and tried hard to shovel rice into their mouths.
The two of them were not as aggressive as Lao Zheng. It took them nearly three minutes to finish eating, including swallowing and drinking water, before they finished their lunch boxes.
After eating.
Feng Xiaodong and He Hui raised their hands to wipe their greasy mouths, stood up at the same time, stood at attention, and saluted!
"Battalion Commander, if the howitzer company can participate in night training, our long-range rocket artillery company/air defense company can do the same."
"We don't need a week, half a day this afternoon will be enough."
After saying that, the two of them left with their lunch boxes.
Chen Mo and Wang Jianyong were left staring at each other for a long time before Wang Jianyong smacked his lips and said, "Did these three think Jianlian was too simple?"
"The entire company spent an entire afternoon just doing roll calls. How could we have time to select personnel, familiarize ourselves with the equipment, and participate in night training?"
Hearing this.
Chen Mo looked down at the lunch box and had to admit that he really couldn't imitate the way those three people ate.
"I'm not worried about the rocket artillery company. When He Hui came here, he brought a lot of backbones from the 27th Army. Plus, rockets won't be used in night training. It's just a team maneuver, so coordination should be no problem."
"But the air defense and self-propelled howitzers were a bit sloppy."
Chen Mo didn't expect that these old cadres were so impatient that they didn't even want to be given a week's time and insisted on attending tonight's night training.
But there is no way to stop it.
He served as battalion commander.
It's impossible to dampen the enthusiasm of cadres, right?
"Go tell Chief of Staff Cheng, and also tell Old Hou and Wang Jianbin."
"Let's say that this afternoon the three companies, the air defense, howitzer, and rocket artillery, need to select personnel and adapt them to the equipment. All officers in the battalion can be selected and help out if necessary."
"These three were transferred from other military regions. It's understandable that they're eager to show off, but it's better to be more meticulous in the implementation of the work."
"The whole battalion was mobilized to help."
"yes!"
Wang Jianyong agreed, but when he met these three impatient people, he didn't have time to eat, so he put his lunch box in his pocket and left in a hurry.
The entire conference room.
Only Chen Mo was left holding the chopsticks, picking up the rice and eating it bite by bite.
On the first day of night training, the equipment will definitely not be used in combat. As long as the tanks can be driven out of the camp according to the size of the squad, and there are no collisions or large-scale chaos during the entire maneuver, it will be considered a success.
The requirements are not high, but these three cadres, who are almost all commanders without troops, can use half a day to complete the framework of the entire company and lead it smoothly.
Divide the company and platoon organizations.
This difficulty is a bit too high.
Chen Mo didn't take the three people's bold words seriously. He had already planned to persuade the three people when the time came.
But this time, Chen Mo miscalculated.
And the miscalculation was quite outrageous.
In the afternoon, after the transportation platoon of the logistics company brought back the street lights, all members of the engineering company, logistics company, and the original reconnaissance company went into battle, digging holes, burying poles, and pulling wires in the training ground outside the academy.
Very enthusiastic about work.
Street lights are erected one by one, visible to the naked eye.
Cheng Dong spent the entire afternoon following the three new company commanders, assisting them in selecting personnel, dividing classes, and adapting to the equipment.
Everyone thought of the lone commander. It would be difficult for him to lead a company in a short period of time, let alone half a day.
However, they ignored the ability of veteran cadres to mobilize new personnel.
Zheng Wenbo left the conference room at noon and immediately ran to the communications room to call the 6th Armored Brigade of the 38th Army.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, two troop carriers of the Sixth Brigade, carrying nearly thirty backbone members, assisted Zheng Wenbo in starting the company building work.
Chen Mo had racked his brains and cheated people everywhere to get so many backbones in the howitzer field, but he still couldn't get so many people.
Unexpectedly.
As soon as Mr. Zheng called, they all came running over.
The howitzer company is not large and does not require many people.
With the assistance of more than 30 key personnel, the selection was completed in less than an hour.
The process begins with dividing the classes, selecting squad leaders and deputy squad leaders, familiarizing oneself with the equipment, and starting the equipment.
Feng Xiaodong from the air defense company was not as capable as Lao Zheng, but with just one phone call, he also called over six or seven senior non-commissioned officers from the air defense battalion directly under the 38th Army.
Assist in establishing a company.
It was like magic in just one afternoon.
Chen Mo watched helplessly as the three companies were not yet organized at noon, but around five in the afternoon, the frameworks of the three companies were basically completed.
Everyone gathered at the artillery field to study the new equipment and make final preparations for the night training.
Even someone as proud as Chen Mo had to admit this speed.
When the veteran comes out, he can really take on three people at once.
The military has never lacked such veteran cadres with extensive connections.
It’s really cruel!
It is no exaggeration to say that if Chen Mo were to build these three companies by himself, it would be a miracle if he could get them in order in a month, let alone half a day.
Unexpectedly.
Choosing the right person actually brought him unexpected gains.
The changes were completed ahead of schedule, and the scale of the 9th Company of the 1st Battalion of the Demonstration Battalion was completed.
This was a change that Chen Mo had never expected before.
Now, it is happening right before our eyes.
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