From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chen Jun's theory has some merit, but it is too advanced for Chief of Staff Shen, and in his view, too radical.

It's definitely not something that can be accepted.

So Chief of Staff Shen immediately retaliated, typing away furiously on his keyboard.

"China is a peace-loving country with a 5,000-year-old civilization and a tradition of etiquette. In addition, our economic strength is developing rapidly and we have a powerful people's army. I believe that as long as we do not provoke war, war will not happen again."

Chief of Staff Shen is a typical optimist and dove, so he tends to be more optimistic when considering things. In addition, the overall trend of domestic development is towards peaceful development.

Therefore, from Chief of Staff Shen's perspective, his judgment is indeed not problematic.

However, Chen Jun was a radical who believed that firepower was justice and artillery was the only truth, and he certainly could not agree with Chief of Staff Shen's statement at all.

"Won't war happen? How adorably stupid."

Chen Jun scoffed, losing all interest in the conversation. He felt that arguing with such a person was an insult to himself, unless he could verbally rouse him from his reverie.

at the same time.

Chief of Staff Shen was greeted by a guest. The big boss of the war zone suddenly appeared at the door and walked straight in because the office door was open.

"Chief of Staff Shen, are you still at get off work so late?" the big boss asked with a smile as he walked in.

"Aren't you still not home yet?" Chief of Staff Shen stood up and replied with a smile.

"The summary reports of the 'Decisive Battle 2001' exercise have been sent over by both the 708th and 909th brigades. I have read them all, and it seems that they have had a great impact on both units."

Judging from the boss's expression, he was generally satisfied with the content.

"Yes, I've read it too. It's clear that both units put a lot of effort into their summaries and considered all aspects," Chief of Staff Shen said.

"Although the two units have different levels of understanding, as long as they have identified problems and improved their direction, they deserve our recognition."

Just as the boss finished speaking, the computer on his desk beeped.

Chief of Staff Shen knew who sent the message and subconsciously looked over. It was this action that caught the big boss's attention.

"Is there important information? Then I'll excuse myself." The big boss said, and walked out.

"Chief, don't go. It's not a private matter. We were just discussing some military reforms with a netizen on an online forum. This guy is stubborn and radical, but sometimes his criticisms are spot on," Chief of Staff Shen said with a smile.

"is it?"

The big boss was amused and leaned over to look at the screen.

"Come, please sit here, sir." Chief of Staff Shen immediately made way for the head of the desk, allowing the big boss to sit down.

The big boss took a keen interest in the online friend that Chief of Staff Shen mentioned, and without any hesitation, strode over and began to look through the content of their exchange.

Chief of Staff Shen then personally went to the side and took the opportunity to make tea for the big boss.

"Oh, cannons are the truth, it's this guy. What a coincidence. I've read some of his posts before. He has many forward-thinking and practical ideas. Many of my ideas about building a modern military force were inspired by his posts," the big boss said in surprise.

"So, you're also a fan of his?" Chief of Staff Shen said with a smile as he placed his tea on the table.

"They're more than just fans, they're practically die-hard fans. Sometimes when we discuss things with military enthusiasts, it broadens our horizons," the big boss remarked with feeling.

"I feel the same way as you."

Chief of Staff Shen smiled and said, "I often discuss with this guy, and even argue with him. The idea and decision to form a combined arms brigade came about in our confrontations. He deserves a lot of credit for the successful birth of the Steel Seventh Brigade."

"In that case, you should thank them," the big boss joked.

"No need for thanks. This guy cursed me pretty badly, so it's fair to say we've evened things out, haha."

As Chief of Staff Shen spoke, he glanced at the screen and noticed a new reply. He immediately pointed and said, "Look, he's started again."

The big boss looked at the screen following the finger's finger and sure enough, he saw a long paragraph of text displayed on it.

"You are so adorably stupid. Someone like you, who eats his fill all day long, is like meat on a chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered. Before you die, I can tell you this."

There are never any justifications for wars in the world. Anyone who wants to start a war will always find one; even a fart can ignite a powder keg.

Chen Jun's words sounded cruel, but this is the most realistic portrayal of war.

It's like the United States wanting to fight Afghanistan, grabbing a handful of laundry detergent and daring to openly launch a war. Can you reason with them? Is there any reason to reason with them?

"This cannon is quite fierce. Watch me load this shell into the chamber."

The big boss got into the debate and decided to take over for Chief of Staff Shen and start refuting him, picking up the keyboard and getting started.

"Mr. Cannon, please spare his life! It's inevitable that we'll suffer losses against a powerful foreign army."

Although computers, a relatively new technology, are quite advanced for someone of his age, and typing with two fingers is very slow, he still manages to express himself very clearly.

"Only by kicking out idiots and pig-brains from the forum can we have a real environment to discuss topics."

Chen Jun showed no mercy and continued his sharp criticism: "Recently, I have been driven by a sense of mission to study the new tactics and characteristics of foreign armies on all battlefields in recent years, and through comparative research on our own army, I have found..."

Many military units and organizations are practically without any contingency plans when faced with a sudden attack, as if their wallets weren't their own.

This negligence, complacency, and paralysis have reached an appalling level.

The reply ends here.

"Is this gone?"

The big boss was waiting to see what happened next, but Chen Jun stopped halfway through, which made him feel very uncomfortable. He picked up his teacup and drank it.

"That kid does this all the time. He throws down a grenade and disappears the next second. He doesn't care who it hits, but you never know when he'll pop up again, fire a couple of shots, and then vanish again," Chief of Staff Shen chuckled.

"If a small soldier is used properly, he can overthrow a marshal. This kid is quite capable. If we can find him and transfer him to the headquarters to study tactics and strategies, we might gain a lot," the big boss said suddenly.

"The advantage of being online is that you can't see each other in person, so you can think freely and speak your mind. But if he were in real life, and he borrowed your name, Chief of Staff, he probably wouldn't be able to speak fluently. I think it's fine as it is now," Chief of Staff Shen said.

"That's true."

The boss agreed with Chief of Staff Shen's statement and temporarily abandoned the idea. After waiting for more than ten seconds without any response, he simply got up, walked to the sofa, sat down, and asked, "Have the 708th and 909th Brigades made any moves recently?"

"Now that you mention it, there really is such a thing."

Chief of Staff Shen walked over and sat on the sofa, saying, "Wang Kezheng's actions surprised me a bit. I heard that he specially erected a monument to remember the defeat in this exercise and placed it in their military history museum. It has indeed caused quite a bit of controversy and discussion."

"Is that so? I've never heard of it. What's your opinion on this?" the big boss asked.

"I still don't quite understand what Wang Kezheng was thinking when he did this, and he didn't mention it at all in his summary report. I personally think that this failure, as well as the V Group Army Party Committee's decision to postpone the announcement of his promotion, must have had a significant impact on him," Chief of Staff Shen speculated.

"Wang Kezheng is a stubborn man who dares to talk back to anyone when he's hot-headed, but he is also upright and has the courage to make tough decisions. If he can understand something, everything is easy to talk to; if he can't understand something, he's a difficult person to deal with."

The big boss commented on Wang Kezheng, then changed the subject: "What he did was somewhat like the saying, 'A gentleman discards flaws to promote talent, and a brave man cuts off his own arm to preserve his integrity.'"

Now I'd like to know, what are the main controversies surrounding his actions?

"Some people say that by doing this, he is tarnishing the glorious history of the 708th Brigade, and that placing it in the military history museum is a stain on honor and a desecration of the martyrs. Others say that this is just Wang Kezheng putting on a show," Chief of Staff Shen said.

"If Wang Kezheng can carry this show through to the end, then there's no problem."

After a moment's thought, the big boss made a decision: "None of us should get involved in this matter. If we do, it will just look like a show, and it will seem like we're making a mountain out of a molehill."

The 708th Brigade is a force to be reckoned with; they're already trying to "cultivate themselves," right? Fine, let them cultivate themselves. We'll simply stay out of it, not interfere, and not offer any opinions. Let them be."

“Alright, then we’ll do as the commander says.” Chief of Staff Chen nodded in reply.

"By the way, Chief of Staff, there are some things that need our attention recently," the big boss said seriously.

"Which aspect are you referring to?" Chief of Staff Shen asked, puzzled.

"Recently, the J Commission's inspection team came to our theater command for inspection and found some serious problems in the army units under our theater command. The most prominent problem is the weak security awareness, especially the loopholes in daily guard management. This is something we cannot ignore," the boss said.

"I have an idea. Do you think it would be possible for the 7th Steel Brigade to launch a wake-up call campaign to give these units a warning?" Chief of Staff Shen suggested.

“From a practical standpoint, we should definitely do this. Simply issuing a notice often won’t get people to take it seriously,” the big boss agreed.

"Alright, with your words, I feel more at ease," Chief of Staff Shen said with a smile, and then began to make arrangements.

……

The headquarters of the 7th Steel Brigade.

Wang Qingrui arrived at the building entrance by car and ran into Chen Jun as he got out of the car.

"Chief of Staff, is everyone here?" Wang Qingrui asked.

"Brigade Commander, what's the matter that's so urgent? Why did you summon us here for a meeting overnight?" Chen Jun asked curiously.

Since completing the task of delivering reports to the two brigades, the 7th Steel Brigade has basically entered a stable training phase, and the work of each department is in good order.

It's been a long time since we've had a sudden, overnight meeting like this.

"I just received the notification myself. Chief of Staff Shen has assigned a new mission to our brigade. It's urgent, so we had to call everyone over overnight," Wang Qingrui explained.

"A temporary mission? What kind of mission is so urgent?" I asked curiously.

"The theater command is going to conduct a large-scale inspection of the Army's security awareness. Let us cooperate with this security situation education by launching a small-scale operation."

After Wang Qingrui finished speaking, he walked inside, saying, "We'll talk about the rest at the meeting. Let's go to the meeting first."

"Small-scale operation?"

Chen Jun muttered to himself, feeling that this matter should be very interesting, and that he might even be going to cause trouble. He couldn't help but smile.

Chen Jun is a man who can't stay idle.

Making trouble is his favorite thing.

Soon, Chen Jun and Wang Qingrui arrived one after the other outside the conference room. The political commissar, who was already waiting outside, immediately waved to them and said, "Everyone's here. Come on in."

"stand up!"

With a command given.

The battalion commander of the First Column, a group of staff officers from the General Staff Department, and a group of brigade officers and squad leaders who arrived at the meeting room early all stood up.

Wang Qingrui and Tian Baoguo walked to the front, while Chen Jun went to the first position on the right.

"All sit down."

Following Wang Qingrui's command, everyone sat down.

"The reason I called you all here so late is because the theater of operations is targeting the army, and we are needed to cooperate in a small-scale operation..."

Wang Qingrui repeated what he had said to Chen Jun, then picked up one and handed it to Chen Jun, saying, "This was given to me by Chief of Staff Shen. Take this out and look at it together."

This is a recent case study compiled by the security department, detailing cases of hostile forces infiltrating key departments of our military, along with a specially written analysis report.

In short, after reading what was inside, I was truly terrified.

Tian Baoguo echoed Wang Qingrui's words, saying, "There are loopholes in the safety management of the theater army. Since we have been given this task, we have a responsibility to inform these units and report to the leaders so that they can make rectifications as soon as possible."

"Yes, this is very important."

Wang Qingrui emphasized, "Chen Jun, you are in charge of organizing this matter. Lead the staff and formulate a plan as soon as possible."

“I have an unshirkable responsibility to organize this battle plan, but I think the political commissar is more suitable to write the report,” Chen Jun suggested.

"I've almost finished preparing the materials, and I'll be able to write it out soon."

Tian Baoguo accepted the task and said, "The brigade commander asked your operations department to get involved so that you could specifically implement how to report."

In situations like this, what's the best way to respond and what's the most effective method of communication?

Chief of Staff Shen of the theater command has clearly stated that rectification needs to be carried out through small actions, which certainly cannot be done with verbal notices but must be accompanied by concrete actions.

What kind of action is most appropriate is indeed a point worth discussing.

"I'm definitely good at taking action, no problem, but could you give me a standard? A guideline for my planning?"

Chen Jun smiled at the brigade commander and political commissar. Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone understood his meaning: how big of a deal could this be? (End of Chapter)