"Hello, Chief!"
After Zheng Hongjun's car drove into the military area, all the soldiers standing on both sides saluted at the same time, and then shouted loudly, "Hello, Chief."
Although it was usually the same scene when Zheng Hongjun came to inspect the work before, after all, he was the division commander before and now he is the army commander, and it seems that his voice is louder than before.
After the car stopped, Liu Wei hurried forward to open the door for him, and Zheng Hongjun stepped out of the car.
Zheng Hongjun is 55 years old this year, and his military rank is already enough to be called a general. Just like him, he has a kind of awe-inspiring aura without being angry. He is tall and very majestic.
"Commander, you must have worked so hard to come all the way to the military district." Liu Wei said with a smile, "Look at these soldiers in our military district. Are they in better spirits than when you last came?"
Zheng Hongjun glanced over, his gaze lingering on Zhan Beiqin for a few seconds, then looked away with a smile.
"Your mental outlook is indeed better than the last time I came."
"During your absence from the military area, they have been training diligently every day. Everyone's skills are constantly improving, and they are ready to receive your inspection at any time."
"There's no rush for the review. I'll basically be working here from now on, so I can review it at any time. Notify the battalion commander and officers above the rank of battalion commander to come to the conference room immediately and prepare for the meeting."
"You just arrived, and you're going to have a meeting right away without taking a break? I've already asked the orderly to clean your lounge. Why don't you go and rest for a while, Chief?"
"No, this meeting involves the reappointment of several comrades in our army. This is the result of a long discussion between me and the leaders above, so let's announce it first."
After hearing this, who could wait any longer? Everyone wondered if they would be the lucky one to get a promotion in this major reshuffle of the military region.
"Okay, I'll notify you right away. Please come in, Chief."
Afterwards, those who purchased the conference qualification sat in the conference room, and everyone was feeling very nervous.
After the meeting began, Zheng Hongjun got straight to the point: "This time, our military region has undergone a major reshuffle. It can be said that the positions in the military region have undergone relatively significant changes compared to the current situation. So I won't try to tempt you and will just tell you directly."
Hearing this, everyone held their breath and looked at Zheng Hongjun nervously.
"Now, I will read out the appointments of several comrades from the military region. After discussion, the military has decided to appoint Comrade Liu Wei as Division Commander and Comrade Zhan Beiqin as Brigade Commander. The above two comrades will also be promoted in rank accordingly. Let us applaud and congratulate these two comrades. We also hope that other comrades can learn from them."
After hearing this, everyone started to applaud, but not everyone was truly happy for the two of them. Most of them were confused.
Zhan Beiqin is currently only the deputy political commissar. Logically, even if he were to be promoted, he would be made a political commissar or a regimental commander. However, he actually jumped three levels to become a brigade commander.
But this is the military's decision. Even if they are not convinced, what can they do?
Jiang Linhai, who was full of expectations, was immediately depressed when he heard that only two of them were mentioned. Were only the two of them promoted?
"In addition to the appointment of the two comrades mentioned above, there is another change. Our military region previously had five regiments, but after reorganization, it was reduced to four regiments.
The regiment headed by Zhang Laifu was disbanded and divided among other regiments, and Comrade Zhang Laifu took over Zhan Beiqin's position as deputy political commissar.
When Zhang Lai Fu heard this, he was completely disheartened. This deputy political commissar was just a sinecure. Were they going to let him retire in the military region?
"Comrade Zhang Laifu, don't be discouraged, it's just a job transfer."
Zheng Hongjun didn't criticize him directly at the meeting, which was also because he was giving him face. Zhang Laifu quickly replied: "Sir, I have absolutely no emotions. I will definitely do my job as deputy political commissar well. Thank you for your trust."
What else could Zhang Laifu say? It had to be this way.
After that, Zheng Hongjun, as the leader, gave them a lecture, so the meeting lasted until very late.
After the meeting, it was the same as last time. Last time, Liu Wei kept Zhan Beiqin alone, but this time, it was Zheng Hongjun who kept him alone.
Seeing this scene again, the others started whispering to each other after they went out.
Zhang Laifu and Jiang Linhai were both disappointed, and when they got together they had something to talk about.
"I didn't expect Zhan Beiqin to be promoted directly to brigade commander. Isn't this a bit against the rules?"
"Jiang Linhai, are you trying to make a mistake?" Zhang Laifu warned him sternly upon hearing him say this. "You're the battalion commander now, and he's the brigade commander. You know the difference in rank between you two. How dare you say that behind his back? Are you questioning the military's decision?"
"I didn't, I..."
"Then don't say anything more. This is already the case."
Zhang Lai Fu didn't want to say anything more. He had been demoted from a powerful regimental commander to a useless deputy political commissar. He was really depressed.
He originally thought that he would be demoted from the head to the deputy head, but he didn't expect...
Zhang Lai Fu sighed deeply. Jiang Linhai just looked at him and really felt that his steps were so heavy. Wasn't he the same?
On the phone, he vowed to Wang Po that he would surpass Zhan Beiqin within five years, but now there was such a big gap between him and Zhan Beiqin, how could he possibly surpass him within five years?
What was embarrassing was that he had broken off the engagement with Ren Rongzheng, and now that Ren Rongzheng had married Zhan Beiqin, Zhan Beiqin was much higher in rank than him. This...
Jiang Linhai looked back at the conference room again. What would Zheng Hongjun say to Zhan Beiqin now that he was left alone with him?
There were only two of them left in the conference room at this moment. Zheng Hongjun looked Zhan Beiqin up and down, then smiled with great satisfaction.
"Yes, I haven't seen that look on your face since you got in the wheelchair."
"Thank you for the compliment, Chief, and thank you for your concern."
Zhan Beiqin himself did not expect today's appointment decision.
"Commander, isn't it inappropriate to directly promote me to brigade commander?"
This made Zhan Beiqin very nervous. He thought that at best he would be transferred to be the head of the group.
"You performed great service back then, and we wanted to promote you before. But you became demoralized and even considered retiring due to injury. We finally managed to keep you, but you're just willing to muddle through.
If I didn't feel I owed you something, I would have kicked you out of the military zone long ago based on your previous behavior. Zhan Beiqin, you're finally alive!"
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