Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 202 This troublemaker is a bit big.
The next morning.

At 6:00 AM on July 30th, a loud reveille rang out precisely at the base.

In an instant, a series of loud thuds came from the two dormitory buildings, like an earthquake. In less than two minutes, the exit of the building was swarming with people, like locusts.

More than a thousand people.

Due to a lack of living space, some dormitories had more than twenty people sleeping on the floor, and you can imagine how noisy it was when they went downstairs.

The order to delay the deployment by half a day was only approved by Chen Mo last night, and there was no time to notify the officers of each battalion and company.

When Chen Mo came downstairs.

On this side of the base building, the queue stretched for hundreds of meters, completely blocking all the exits.

The soldiers from each company packed their backpacks, stood up straight, and lined up, shouting their numbers at each other in a contest of who could shout the loudest.

Chen Mo only circled around once, but the sound of the numbers being called out was so loud that it made his eardrums ache.

Looking around, none of the instructors came downstairs. Some of the officers from the military region's staff department and training department who were stationed there did come to join in the fun, but these people...

Chen Mo was unmanageable.

That guy is always a lieutenant colonel or colonel. What's more, these people are just stationed at the camp. They don't care about anything at the base except when the instructors invite them to discuss matters.

Without any choice.

Chen Mo had no choice but to take the whistle, put it in his mouth, and blow it loudly.

"Beep-beep!!"

"Yesterday, all the battalion and company officers from the anti-aircraft artillery, mechanized infantry, and armored divisions from the 188th Division came here for a meeting."

"To reiterate, all the battalion, company, and platoon officers who led the team yesterday, gather for a meeting."

As Chen Mo called out, all the cadres who were lining up turned their attention to him.

All the officers were familiar with him as a lieutenant, since he had been in charge of welcoming and compiling statistics yesterday afternoon, so it was no problem for them to become acquainted with him.

Upon hearing the shouts, Battalion Commander Liu Hongyun, Howitzer Company Commander Chen Haitao, and Anti-aircraft Artillery Company Commander Zhang Mingjian immediately gathered their platoon leaders and assembled.

"What's wrong, Scholar? Weren't we supposed to be leaving for training this morning?"

Liu Hongyun looked up at Chen Mo with his hands on his hips. Anyone who had spent a long time with Lao Pao, whether a soldier or an officer, had almost made the gesture of putting their hands on their hips a signature move.

The most representative example is Cheng Dong. That guy, if you don't let him put his hands on his hips, he probably won't be able to utter a single word.

heard asking.

Chen Mo clapped his hands with a smile: "Comrades, the plan has changed. We will not go to the training camp this morning."

"But there are new orders from above, requiring that the soldiers in each platoon and squad under our command must be familiar with each other, and at the very least, there cannot be a situation where a soldier does not know his squad leader, platoon leader, or even company commander."

"The standards are the same for all company commanders. All company commanders must be familiar with all personnel in their company, be able to call them by name, and know their professions and specialties."

"I believe everyone understands that the mission we've gathered here for is that we'll have at most a week to prepare before heading to the Northwest."

"Information-based warfare requires coordination, which can also be understood as integration."

"I know that everyone still has many questions about informatization and synthesis. To put it simply, synthesis is not a simple combination."

"Instead, we need to strengthen the concept of joint operations and truly bring together all combat units and elements, such as infantry, engineers, tank crews, communications soldiers, and reconnaissance soldiers, to maximize the effectiveness of the system."

"As the saying goes, a fence needs three posts, and a hero needs three helpers. Close cooperation also requires a central command tent, which is about coordination."

"If the soldiers don't know their generals, and the generals don't know their soldiers, our subsequent joint training will be very difficult."

"So, comrades, you understand now?"

Since the attendees came from various organizations, Chen Mo couldn't be as domineering as Luo Yaowu had instructed, sending anyone who didn't cooperate directly back to their original unit.

He could only try his best to explain the general idea of ​​information-based warfare and the subsequent need for joint operations.

"I understand. It's just that a lot of people have been transferred from other companies to our unit. We're worried that there won't be a unified command during the battle, so we're asking the company commander, platoon leader, and squad leader to visit and comfort the newly transferred people."

Gao Peng, the company commander of the 1st Company of the 2nd Tank Battalion, stood in the ranks and spoke, grinning widely.

Since Chen Mo briefly served as commander of the company, Company Commander Gao's perception of Xiucai underwent a complete transformation.

At least they don't curse me behind my back anymore.

"Yes, Company Commander Gao is right."

Chen Mo clapped a few times first, and continued, "It's about getting to know each other. Actually, if we had enough time, the companies would need to get to know each other even better, but we only have half a day."

"In the afternoon, the higher-ups will issue a mobilization order, which will involve the core skills of every unit."

"The General Staff, the Operations and Training Department, and the command headquarters organized by the academy leaders will conduct mobile assessments of each company. I hope you will pay enough attention to this."

"Does anyone else have any questions?"

"That's all, that's all, I understand everything." Battalion Commander Liu Hongyun was the first to shake his head.

These cadres, who knew Chen Mo before, also knew how to cooperate in different situations and were very supportive of Xiucai's work.

"Okay, if anyone has any further questions, feel free to call me. Dismissed."

The grassroots commanders present looked at Chen Mo, then at Liu Hongyun. Some of the cadres were quite enthusiastic, and you could tell from their expressions that they had indeed taken the advice to heart.

However, some people, whether they didn't understand or simply didn't care, turned around and left when the meeting ended, gathering in twos and threes to smoke some distance away.

They completely ignored the soldiers who were still in formation.

Chen Mo paid special attention to them, and the most uncooperative of them was probably Hu Xueyan, the company commander of the long-range rocket artillery company.

There's also Fu Xiangfei, the company commander of the Type 90 radar anti-aircraft gun company. One of them is from the 188th Division, and the other is from the anti-aircraft artillery brigade.

Chen Mo had already reviewed the information that had been faxed over in advance, and he would pay special attention to the commander's information.

No matter what, I'm an accompanying staff officer. If I don't even know the company commander, what kind of accompanying staff officer am I?

to be frank.

Chen Mo's previous departure from the army was a dismal exit. This time, among his fellow recruits, Yang Dali and Li Zhiang were laid off shortly after joining their units. He really didn't want to see anyone doing well in the army suddenly being laid off.

But at that moment, he genuinely began to consider replacing the two company commanders.

It wasn't that he was petty, but joint training was indeed very important. They had a rare half-day opportunity, yet the two most crucial companies didn't take it seriously. Subsequent joint training would almost certainly lead to problems.

It has nothing to do with ability; the main problem is the wrong attitude.

With the military region and academy investing so much effort, Company Commander Cheng was worried every day about the possibility of losing his reconnaissance company.

He wouldn't stand for it if the experiment went wrong because of the poor attitude of a few companies.

However, Chen Mo didn't act so quickly; he wanted to wait and see.

While the other companies were getting new assignments and getting to know each other, Chen Mo approached Cheng Dong and coaxed Company Commander Cheng to assign some more soldiers from the reconnaissance company to help out in the mess hall in the morning and at noon.

I have no choice but to help.

With over nine hundred people suddenly added to the base, even though the military region's logistics department had arranged for food trucks to deliver meals from Jinyang, the problem of feeding them was still difficult to solve.

The exact amount of food needed to feed thousands of people cannot be determined without several days of adjustment.

We'll just have to rely on the old guys in the reconnaissance company.

After the kitchen helper position was finalized.

Chen Mo then immediately went to find Liang Hongjie, who was now the most relaxed person in the entire base.

Previously, Lieutenant Liang was separated from the reconnaissance company and was considered an independent cadre who came to study. Chen Mo assigned him more than thirty people to study with.

Nowadays, whether they are veterans or students from the Army Academy, they are all assigned to various companies according to their majors, leaving him as a lone commander.

This is not.

Inside the base, everyone was busy getting to know each other or lining up for morning exercises.

Liang Hongjie squatted alone under the shade of a tree, happily smoking. He had been leading some soldiers for the past two months, which finally fulfilled his dream after graduation.

She's become less innocent and cautious than before.

"Liang Pai!"

"Hey, scholar? Aren't you busy anymore?"

Hearing the shout, Liang Hongjie looked up at Chen Mo in surprise.

"I'm busy, but I need your help with something."

As Chen Mo spoke, he took out a list of logistics company personnel that he had prepared in advance from his pocket and handed it over.

"what?"

At first, Lao Liang took the list with great interest, but when he saw the densely packed list of more than four hundred names, he was shocked.

They were immediately dumbfounded.

"What do you mean? Isn't there a company commander from the 2nd Battalion overseeing the logistics company?"

"I also need to go?"

"if not?"

Chen Mo squatted down and gestured towards the largest square formation of the logistics company: "Have you ever seen a company of over four hundred people before?"

“The company commanders from the Second Battalion are simply too busy to manage such a large logistics system. You’ll have to fill in for them.”

"Work with that company commander."

"Damn, he's too busy, but I can handle it all?"

Liang Hongjie looked a little downcast, feeling that the scholar was trying to fool him.

"Go, Liang Pai, I believe in your abilities."

Chen Mo stood up with a grin and pulled Liang Hongjie along. Liang Hongjie was in charge of recording, compiling, and reorganizing the work.

The personnel list submitted to Luo Yaowu last night listed Liang Hongjie as the deputy company commander of the logistics company.

It was just too late at the time, so Chen Mo didn't inform him.

Of course.

The reason Chen Mo dared to transfer him there was that although the logistics company had a large number of personnel, they were all transferred there as organized units, so command issues were not a major concern.

All we need to do is manage the allocation of resources.

But Liang Hongjie didn't see it that way at all. The logistics company alone had more than 400 people, not to mention the trucks that transported supplies.

With over two hundred vehicles, including twenty-two oil tankers, ammunition transport vehicles, and fresh water trucks, its scale was comparable to the other nine companies.

Once the scheduling work begins, it can be so busy it'll drive you crazy.

Even so, it was only with the help of personnel from the military region's logistics department that the coordination was achieved. If it were just based on the haphazardly assigned personnel from various units, the battle probably wouldn't have even started.

Logistics were paralyzed first.

Chen Mo wasn't very busy that morning, but he wasn't idle either.

The leaders of the Army Academy are only responsible for designing the planned maneuvers; the final result depends on the efficiency.

Chen Mo and Pei Shuaijun did all the odd jobs.

Around 11 a.m., Chen Mo called over a dozen veterans from the reconnaissance company and put on the special police armbands worn by the Army Academy.

Let's prepare to inspect the work done by several companies this morning.

After all, since Director Luo has set aside half a day for himself, he must be going to get it done.

However, the inspection has not yet begun.

Chen Mo had already guessed that some companies had not been notified of the morning meeting at all.

Without rules, nothing can be accomplished; he had already figured it out after walking around several times that morning.

If we don't deal with a few troublemakers, the follow-up work will only become more difficult.

This time, the troublemaker is a bit too big.

(End of this chapter)