Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 185 Giving the Company Commander a Lesson: This Kid's Really Amazing!

Cheng Dong could at least offer a few complaints, but the soldiers in the company were filled with grief.

Damn, I spent half the day moving things around, and it turns out there are so many paper archives.

Are these things that they themselves need to see?
The overall literacy level of the reconnaissance company was not high, and many soldiers felt dizzy just looking at words. In those days, the higher the proportion of non-commissioned officers in the company, the better.

Because relatively speaking, the proportion of culture is also lower.

These are key areas that will be eliminated in the future.

When people joined the army in the 1980s or early 1990s, most of them did so to ensure they had enough to eat and not to burden their families.

If you can graduate from high school or vocational school in your hometown, you can get a job. If you have some connections, you can get a good job in a good unit and even become a cadre.

There's no need for him to come and join the army.

Some soldiers have been around for so many years, and they've never seen as many books as they've read or even seen today. They suddenly realize they need to read so much.

How could I not feel bitter inside?

Pei Shuaijun was busy registering the materials that had been transported over. Since there was nothing else to do here, he looked up and saw that the reconnaissance company members were all standing in the classroom.

He smiled and urged, "Company Commander Cheng, there's no need to look now. We'll notify you when class starts. You should go and rest; you've all been working hard all morning."

"Uh, okay, then you go ahead and get busy."

Cheng Dong responded, and just as he was about to reach the classroom door, he turned back and asked, "Where is the scholar's dormitory?"

"Scholar? Chen Mo, right? He shared a dorm room with me, room 301 on the third floor of Qiushi Building," Pei Shuaijun said without looking up.

"it is good."

Cheng Dong nodded and left looking displeased.

"Seeking Truth Building" is actually the dormitory building with the motto of the Army Academy, "Seeking Truth," hanging on the roof of one of the six buildings in the base.

The buildings have been basically allocated, including teaching buildings, cadre dormitories, and student/soldier dormitories. However, for easy identification, people usually just go by the words on the top of the building.

Seeing the company commander storm off in anger.

The group of veterans who were initially worried about the students' studies suddenly became somewhat worried about the scholar.

However, it wasn't a concern between comrades.

Wang Jianyong grinned mischievously at Cheng Dong's retreating figure and winked, "Hey guys, do you think Xiucai will get beaten up by the company commander this time?"

"I don't think so." Upon hearing this, Yao Jinghua shook his head decisively: "Back in the company, when has Xiucai ever been beaten up?"

"Damn it, that kid's face paint is sharper than a ghost's. I don't think our company commander is a match for him."

“That’s different. I bet two towers that the scholar will get kicked at least twice this time.” Wang Jianyong said with a confident expression.

The commotion they were making quickly attracted a group of veterans, who enthusiastically began placing bets.

"I bet a box of butterfly shoe polish that the scholar will get beaten up."

"Get lost, get lost! Who the hell wants your shoe polish? I'll bet you half a pack of Da Guang brand cigarettes."

"I bet three cigarettes from Jinyang that the scholar won't get beaten up."

"Damn it, even the long face turned black just now. I don't believe that scholar is so lucky. I'll bet a bag of Wutaishan cigarettes that he'll get beaten up."

A group of veterans chuckled and cheered, following behind Cheng Dong, ready to watch Chen Mo get beaten up.

These people, always eager for excitement, kept raising the stakes. What started as seven or eight people going to watch grew to twenty or thirty.

They were all following the dog furtively.

Cheng Dong was genuinely angry this time. He wasn't angry about the heavy workload, but rather about that damned Xiucai, who never uttered a single truthful word.

In the morning I told him that the study tasks were quite easy, but at noon a dozen truckloads of archives were delivered for him to look at.

What angered him was that the soldiers he led had lied to him.

I really can't swallow this insult.

But when Cheng Dong arrived at the door of dormitory 301 and saw Chen Mo for the first time, half of his anger dissipated.

When you get closer to look...

The remaining half disappeared as well, and I even felt a little guilty.

Because Chen Mo wasn't resting at that moment.

His bed, the table in front of him, and even the study board in front of him were covered with research topics and various papers.

Chen Mo was holding his notebook, writing furiously.

He didn't even notice when someone entered the dormitory.

See this situation.

Cheng Dong's previously furious expression visibly disappeared, and he glared at him, asking, "Scholar, what are you doing?"

"Company Commander? What brings you here?!"

Upon hearing the sound, Chen Mo seemed to just realize what was happening. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, stood up, and laughed.

"I"

"I'm fine, just taking a stroll. I came to see you. You didn't even eat breakfast, what are you busy with?"

Cheng Dong looked up, scratched his head, and put his hands on his hips, looking somewhat unnatural.

The veterans who followed behind were also shocked by the company commander's "shy" demeanor.

Holy crap, our own company commander actually has moments of embarrassment?
Seeing so many people coming together, Chen Mo could guess what was going on. Since there were no stools in the dormitory, he simply gathered some of the documents on his bed.

He made room for them and said, "Company Commander, please sit down."

"Come in, squad leader. It's hot outside, but there's air conditioning inside."

Seeing how warmly the scholar was treating him, the old soldier, who had just been excitedly betting that the scholar would get beaten up, was now following in Cheng Dong's footsteps.

With an awkward yet polite smile on their faces, they squeezed into the dormitory like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

"There are no chairs here, but the floor is clean enough, please sit down."

As he spoke, Chen Mo took the lead and sat cross-legged on the ground.

A group of veterans also sat down on the ground, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Company Commander, I know why you came here."

Chen Mo rubbed his trouser legs with both hands and laughed, "The academy must have sent over the exercise archives, right?"

"It was my suggestion that Director Luo review these exercise materials and write down his thoughts before assigning specialties, and then assign specialties based on his own judgment."

"Company commander, please don't blame me. To fight without teaching is to abandon them, and to teach without learning is to harm them."

You should be able to understand this principle.

"Uh, I understand." Cheng Dong nodded solemnly, looking completely agreeable.

He didn't understand anything at all; he'd never even heard of such a thing.

Fortunately, Liang Hongjie was there too, and he casually explained, "The scholar was referring to the motto of the Shimen Army Command Academy, which is also the words of Marshal Ye, the founder of the Field West Point Military Academy."

The two most cultured people in the room were working together, while the rest of the people could only listen.

Seeing that no one spoke up, Chen Mo smiled. He knew he had to be open and honest with the reconnaissance company, because not everyone could understand the importance of information technology construction, or rather, the experiment.

Just like him in the past, he didn't approve of it either.

When a group doesn't agree with something, its efficiency is very low. Fortunately, Cheng Dong has enough prestige in the company, so persuading him will be enough. Someone else will supervise things from now on.

"Company commander."

"Well, you said."

"We specialize in certain areas to test whether the operational thinking of informationized forces is applicable to our current armored units."

"You should know about information technology, right? The Americans already had it ten years ago. Sometimes we need to move forward despite other people's misunderstanding and criticism."

"Informatization is not widely recognized at present, and the mindset that our army is the best in the world still exists in many people's minds."

"To be honest, given the current strength of our army, it would be utterly vulnerable if it were actually deployed to the battlefield. You can see that from the data from the exercises."

"Propaganda can mislead people, and so can biased thinking, but real data is right in front of you, and those things don't lie."

“Starting in 1992, some faculty members of the Army Academy devoted themselves to experiments on information technology. Over seven years, they failed in five experiments.”

This is the sixth time.

As he spoke, Chen Mo stood up, walked to his bedside, and pointed to the documents in the accordion case on the table, the board, and the floor.

"These are the outstanding research projects and graduation theses that the Army Academy, the Army Command's Strategic and Operational Department, and the Armored Communications Department have done over the past ten years. They were carefully selected and shown to me."

"To be honest, I benefited a lot from it."

"I'm not 100% sure this experiment will be successful, but some hardships have to be endured first, and some paths have to be walked first, right?"

"The vision and execution of many leaders in the Army Academy are truly far superior to those of many others. They have been studying and correcting problems for seven years without fail, and these decisions may not show any results in the short term."

"And there may be a lot of sarcastic and critical backlashes, but that's okay."

"The establishment of a system and the transformation of mindset do not depend on how powerful we are now, but on the fact that we have already formulated a series of plans when we need them most and when we are at our lowest point."

"These plans are standard features of superpowers. They are the most feared support when enemies launch an attack on us."

"Company Commander, the upcoming training may be difficult, but this is the duty and mission that our reconnaissance company, as the sixth batch, must fulfill."

"Those paper archives that were brought over contain many records of the failures of various units' exercises, including the process, analysis, and debriefing data. They are particularly shocking to look at."

"We are far from being as strong as we imagined. There are very few people in the army who know how to fight anymore. These are Chief of Staff Luo's exact words."

"I know that looking at those materials will be tedious, but only in this way can we find out who is best suited for which major in the shortest time."

"Our reconnaissance company is the most sensitive to the situation on the front line. We have trained with many units, and only we can find a completely new route the fastest."

"Company Commander."

"Alright, that's enough." Cheng Dong raised his hand to stop Chen Mo from saying anything more.

He stood up and tugged at his collar: "Damn it, you're talking like you, the company commander, don't know anything."

"It's just information technology, right? Huh? Well, even if reading some stupid data is difficult, can it be more difficult than fighting a war?"

"Get up, get up! Don't disturb the scholar's studies. You son of a bitch, you have no sense at all."

Cheng Dong kicked up all the veterans who were sitting on the ground, listening attentively to the lecture.

Then, hands on his hips, he said, "Listen up, everyone. Starting today, you all better study hard. Pay attention in class, and if you don't have class, go do your homework."

"No, I mean, write a reflection report."

"Once we can choose our majors, we can continue to study hard. We'll pass on what I said to the other classes. When we start watching this afternoon, if anyone backs out or complains in private, don't blame me for beating them up."

"Scholar, you're busy, remember to eat. I'm leaving now."

"Let's go, let's go, a bunch of clueless idiots."

Cheng Dong left, cursing and swearing.

This left a group of veterans looking completely innocent. Damn it, who was it that came here to settle scores with the scholar in the first place?

What kind of calculation is this?
They were just following along to join in the fun, and they ended up causing problems.

Liang Hongjie watched as the group of veterans got up, dusted themselves off, and left. He turned to Chen Mo, then couldn't help but give him a thumbs up and laugh, "Scholar, you're really something!"

"You even dare to lecture the company commander."

"What kind of class is this?" Chen Mo chuckled and casually tossed an empty accordion case to Liang Hongjie: "Use this as a cushion to sit on the floor. There isn't even a stool in this dorm."

"The company commander didn't come to settle scores with me. He actually just wanted to figure out what the reconnaissance company was supposed to do. Once we understand that, there's nothing our company commander is afraid of."

“That’s true,” Liang Hongjie said, sitting cross-legged with her bag under her bottom. “But what you’re doing is also right; some things really do need to be said.”

"We can't let the company come in confused and learn in a confused way, and end up not knowing what to do."

"I'm really curious, if this information technology experiment is successful, will what you just said be recorded in the new unit's honor room and passed down to the future?"

“There’s no point in arguing about this.” Chen Mo shook his head: “Platoon leader, you’re also an armored communications specialist, you know about information technology.”

"After the majors are assigned, what do you think the next step should be?"

"Director Luo asked me to write a plan, and I'm having a hard time about it."

"Don't ask me about that, I don't understand it at all. I've never even been to an armored unit."

Liang Hongjie shrugged: "But I think it's time to put my professional studies into practice after I've finished learning them. Actually, I'm more curious about what the company commander is going to do now."

“Planning is your job, leading troops is my job. If I know what a company commander does, I can learn from him.”

"Want to know what the company commander is doing right now?" Chen Mo picked up a document, looked up and thought for a moment before speaking, "I bet he's rushing off to find the political instructor right now."

"I guess I need to discuss with the instructor how to deal with the academic issues going forward."

After Chen Mo finished speaking, he fell silent.

In fact, from beginning to end, he never intended for the reconnaissance company to practice in the army.

He made a pledge, but with only three months to go, putting it into practice would only waste more time.

He said this morning that the so-called informatization is just a difference in thinking about dogfights between armored forces.

With the help of some equipment, Chen Mo plans to conduct several war game simulations in familiar terrain after completing his professional studies.

We tested the method of temporarily incorporating personnel and professionals into a main battalion to replace the battalion commander in attacking an enemy regiment.

Based on the current combat strategies of each regiment, Chen Mo was confident he could defeat them, but he was confident he could not.

We must use war games to calculate the opponent's every move clearly before the battle.

On the battlefield, you have to crush them from all sides.

Otherwise, how can we highlight the true power of information technology thinking?

In view of this.

The papers and research topics on strategic and operational studies, as well as those on armored communications, are what Chen Mo currently needs to read extensively.

Because of these, he can extend his thinking on many aspects of combat.

The scholar was really busy.

Liang Hongjie didn't disturb them any longer. He got up, placed the accordion case in the corner, and quietly left.

As I descended from the third floor to the second, I turned around and saw Company Commander Cheng Dong and Political Instructor Huo Linshan standing at the end of the corridor, vividly describing something.

Judging from his expression, he was quite enthusiastic in his speech.

Liang Hongjie was stunned when he saw this scene.

No, the scholar really could guess what the company commander was going to do?
This kid is a bit strange.

(End of this chapter)