Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 252: The propaganda campaign concludes; the sharp blade of camp construction is in hand.

In the entire reception room, apart from Chen Mo, the instigator, who was not called out to make a self-criticism, no one else was in charge.

Anyone who comes to demand an explanation, including Commander Dong of the garrison division, must give an account to their superiors.

The intention of the major military regions to support information technology development is so obvious it's practically written all over their faces.

Chen Mo didn't know what Lao Man had said on the phone that made the bigwigs at the Academy of Sciences so anxious to bring up the higher-ups.

They actually moved it from Kyoto to Jincheng.

He traveled from Hedong to Jincheng, which must have taken at least two hours.
But the leader came from Kyoto, and in terms of speed, he was only a few minutes slower than me.

This made Chen Mo sigh with gratitude; the rescue was just in time.

Reprimand, self-criticism, and guarantee.

The whole process lasted for about an hour.

A group of old men, along with Chen Mo, also stood in the reception room for over an hour.

During this period, no one dared to make a move on their own, for fear of doing something wrong and incurring the wrath of their superiors.

That would be no laughing matter.

After the garrison division commander, Dong Zhennan, finished his final report, the meeting room fell into a brief silence.

The group of old men who had just been glaring at Chen Mo now all turned their attention to him.

obviously.

In the current situation, only if this young man speaks up can the matter be completely resolved.

But Chen Mo put on an act, tucking his tail between his legs, standing there with his mouth down and his nose down, not saying a word.

No matter whose gaze falls upon you, pretend you don't see it.

What a joke.

He is here now as a victim, and he is also here to ask for resources.

If you weren't asked, it's best not to bring it up yourself; just play the role of the victim.

There's a saying that goes something like this: I can give you resources, but you can't steal them, especially not in this kind of situation.

No matter what he says or what his purpose is, he will easily become the subject of gossip in the end.

Look at this kid's stubborn expression.

The old men present were so angry that their eyes bulged like copper bells, and they looked like they wanted to eat people alive.

Fortunately, Fu Hongyi didn't keep everyone waiting for too long. He tapped the table with his hand, pondered for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "Find a place to sit down."

"I hope that today's self-criticism will draw your attention. Whether you are forced to do so or you are truly reflecting on your actions, I want to see results."

"The problems at the grassroots level have been repeatedly emphasized, and we must pay attention to them. Every year at the General Staff's mid-year and year-end meetings, when have we failed to remind you of this?"

"The grassroots level is the heart of the army. Do you really need a junior comrade to teach you such a simple truth? Aren't you ashamed?"

"I know that all military regions are facing difficulties due to the transformation, but that is not an excuse. The problems that have been exposed should be taken seriously."

"okay."

Fu Hongyi waved his hand, his gloomy expression softening slightly, and looked up at Chen Mo.

“The construction of the demonstration camp needs support, and I can give you that.”

"But the instability of morale is indeed a serious matter. Tell me, how do you plan to resolve this?"

heard asking.

Chen Mo quickly straightened his chest.

He knew that the leader asked this question in many ways in order to help him.

In the military, the principle is that if you have the ability to cause trouble, you should also have the ability to clean up your mess. Someone can cover for you, but you must have the ability to do so yourself.

Otherwise, this kind of safety net will be the last time.

The military is full of mediocre people!

"Reporting to the commander," Chen Mo said in a loud voice, "I personally believe that since the publicity has already been done and has generated some response,..."

"In that case, it's better to guide than to block."

"Instead of withdrawing the propaganda, it would be more effective to have the propaganda departments of the three military regions carry out the same type of propaganda, even if it is just to publicize the working groups established by the military regions and the channels established. It would be more effective than withdrawing the propaganda."

"Many comrades at the grassroots level do not really want to leave their original units. At the very least, it is their home that they have lived in for several years. How can they just want to leave so easily?"

"Many people who signed up were just doing it for fun and because it was new. The data from the backend shows that many of them filled in their information randomly and there was no such person at all."

"I couldn't find much information about the registered comrades on their division's local area network or the brigade's local area network at all."

Fu Hongyi listened to Chen Mo's suggestion, then looked up and gave the young man in front of him a meaningful look.

Even he had to admit that the kid in front of him was indeed good at handling things.

One solution ensured the implementation of the policies required by the military region while saving face for everyone present.

In fact, it's unclear whether the applicants are genuine or just doing it for fun.

Who among those present couldn't tell the difference?
If it were just for fun, would it really attract people from the three military regions, including the garrison division, to come here?

Nobody is a fool, but just as nobody wants their dignity to be trampled on and ruined.

Fu Hongyi remained silent, but turned his gaze toward the 27th Army, toward the direction where Yan Zhongyi was sitting.

Old Man Yan noticed the officer's gaze and, without even a second's hesitation, hurriedly stated, "I agree with this young comrade's suggestion. It's better to guide than to block. I'll implement it immediately upon returning."

“I agree as well,” Zhang Canshan of the 63rd Army replied with a smile.

"agree!!"

"me too."

Jiang Zhenjun of the 38th Army and Dong Zhennan of the 1st Garrison Division spoke out one after another.

Solving problems requires seeing them through to the end.

Since the people who came to cause trouble have already agreed with Chen Mo's point of view, Fu Hongyi naturally has nothing more to say.

"Let's leave it at that. I don't want to see any more comrades making trouble here. Let's save face for ourselves."

Fu Hongyi snorted and continued, "We have taken many detours in the construction of information technology. The emergence of the new system requires the support of us veteran comrades."

"Can't you even understand this simple logic?"

"Alright, you can all go back to what you were doing. Chen Mo stays, and the men from the 63rd Army stay."

It's time to discuss the establishment of the camp.

The group of old men present jumped faster than the last, even faster than when they arrived.

They had no choice but to come; their original intention was to plunder and make the 63rd Army bleed some money and pay some compensation.

If they don't leave soon, it might not be the 63s who are bleeding, but them themselves.

When only a handful of people remained in the entire reception room.

Qin Quan'an immediately handed the planning form that Chen Mo had submitted to Fu Hongyi.

He hadn't found an opportunity to bring this up with his superiors, but now that the publicity saga had made things easier.

Chen Mo seized the opportunity to quickly brush the dust off his clothes, causing a cloud of dust to billow throughout the reception room.

"Commander, building an information-based battalion requires weapons, key personnel, officers, and talent."

Chen Mo looked haggard, with bloodshot eyes, clearly indicating that he had been running around and hadn't had enough rest in the past few days.

Given his young age and travel-worn appearance, it was easy for those in power to feel pity for him.

"Here you go, three army groups. Just name whoever you need and I'll give them to you."

Fu Hongyi held the report, waved his hand, and set the tone.

Hearing the leader agree so readily...

Not only did Chen Mo almost think he had misheard, but even Qin Quan'an, who was sitting next to him, was stunned.

Be good! !
When did the officer become so easy to talk to?
Old Qin looked at Chen Mo, then at Fu Hongyi. He still believed that all of Chen Mo's behavior was an act, but he could act so smoothly.

That takes real skill.

If I had been this good at pretending when I was younger, I would definitely be sitting in a higher position now.

Chen Mo, however, did not think so. He believed that the Academy of Military Sciences and the military region had reached some kind of agreement.

Otherwise, it's just a demonstration camp, there would be absolutely no need for such a large-scale operation. But this is something that can't be done just by promising it; it has to be implemented.

So, while the commander was still looking at the plan, Chen Mo deliberately put on a pitiful look and said, "Commander, if I go to ask for people, like to the 27th Army, wouldn't Commander Yan beat me to death?"

"The way he looked at me just now, it was like he wanted to eat me alive."

“He dares!!”

Fu Hongyi glared at him and looked up towards the door: "If he dares to touch you, I'll kill him first."

"Thank you, Chief!!"

Chen Mo straightened his chest in response.

He knew those old men were definitely eavesdropping outside; these leaders all had different ways of dealing with their subordinates.

Take Yan Zhongyi for example. He has a fiery temper and dares to slam his fist on the table and glare at anyone. He rarely says anything nice.

But those in higher positions, when they encounter Old Man Yan, will show an even more explosive temper than him, suppressing him completely.

When dealing with someone like Zhang Canshan, who prioritizes national righteousness and has a relatively kind personality, the approach would be to reason with him and appeal to his emotions.

Fu Hongyi promised to give the person away freely only after sending the people from the other two military regions away, so that those two military regions would have room to negotiate later.

After all, both need to develop; they're all equally important.

Making a promise in person will inevitably have some negative consequences.

The decision to hire people was made just like that.

As for how it will be carried out, there's no need to ask. It will definitely be Qin Quan'an taking Chen Mo to plunder, taking as many as they can.

About five or six minutes have passed.

Fu Hongyi put down the planning documents in his hand and said, "The establishment of a battalion with nine companies will significantly increase the difficulty of setting up the battalion."

"However, this kind of joint operations is also one of the systems we are currently studying internally. I support its formation, and the Army Aviation will be in place later."

"The seven military regions are all going to build informationized battalions one after another. If we're going to do it, we should do it before them."

"I will contact the General Armament Department to allocate Type 98 main battle tanks, but at the moment we can only support a company's configuration at most, no more."

"We do have some Type 95 rifles in stock. A batch will be transferred to the Sergeant Academy soon. New battalion, new atmosphere. We won't follow the old path or the old workhorse mentality. From a point of view, there's no problem."

"In addition to personnel and weaponry, on behalf of the military region's Party Committee, I will give your battalion thirty promotion slots, ten promotion slots, ten third-class merit awards, and one second-class merit award, as a sharp sword in your hands."

“Chen Mo!” Fu Hongyi’s expression turned extremely serious.

"To!"

"I want you to wield this sword and produce results for me within two years. Can you do that?"

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!!"

Chen Mo raised his hand in salute and accepted the military order.

After the publicity controversy subsided, Fu Hongyi did not stay at the Jinyang military headquarters for long.

As the end of the month approaches, the military exercises in southern Guangdong have entered the troop transport phase.

The Guangzhou and Nanjing military regions jointly transported troops.

The scale is considerable, and it will inevitably attract the attention of some foreign websites. He needs to rush back to Kyoto to take charge and cooperate with all military mobilization efforts in Kyoto.

There's no time to lose.

If it weren't for the intervention of the Academy of Military Sciences, it would have been difficult to secure foreign assistance in this situation.

With the officers gone, the few military leaders who had come looking to freeload also quietly slipped away.

They didn't even say hello.

After all, who would dare to fight at this point? The higher-ups have said that the demonstration battalion will be given manpower and equipment as needed.

As a divisional training unit directly under the military region, although the camp is located within the jurisdiction of the 63rd Army, it does not prevent them from having the right to request personnel from their own unit.

Right now, we're too busy trying to escape.

Who would be so eager to cause trouble again?

After seeing the leader off, they left.

Returning to the reception room, Political Commissar Liao Hongjun summoned a major, around 30 years old, from the Propaganda Bureau of the Political Department.

He said to Chen Mo, "Well, regarding your demonstration battalion, the higher-ups haven't mentioned the issue of staffing."

"This is Fang Peijun. He has been working in the Publicity Bureau on ideological and cultural development and propaganda and education for six or seven years."

"I will first serve as an instructor in your battalion to assist you in the battalion's establishment."

"Chen Mo."

"To!"

"Fang Peijun has a wealth of personal experience. I hope that the two of you can work together sincerely to get the work done in the battalion as soon as possible and set an example."

"Don't worry, sir, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

Chen Mo raised his hand in salute, then turned and shook hands with Fang Peijun.

Both of them were very enthusiastic.

However, Chen Mo wasn't very interested.

Chen Mo already knew the partner assigned to him by the military region. He knew almost all the cadres in the propaganda bureau under the political department who had some seniority.

As far as I can remember, Fang Peijun doesn't have any special background.

He is a very honest and reliable person who is also quite conventional in his work. The fact that he was assigned here is enough to prove that the military region has no intention of placing anyone else in the demonstration battalion.

It's all just going through the motions.

But it also shows that the old leader's thinking is similar to that of his previous life, even if he makes a little noise in this life.

The deeply ingrained mindset that mechanization is the foundation of a strong nation has not changed much.

The military region's No. 1 opinion indirectly led to other units sharing the same view.

Information technology development will at most stop at the battalion level.

After all, if the combined size of a battalion and nine companies were to be scaled up to form a regiment, brigade, or even division, the command difficulty would skyrocket.

To put it bluntly, there are currently very few division-level officers who are capable of commanding a combined arms division, nor are they capable of commanding a unit equipped with information technology.

Neither systemic limitations nor mindset limitations can be overcome by a single demonstration camp.

But that's okay. With the successful construction of the informationized battalion, the informationized auxiliary combat force will most likely return to the stage.

Because of the current national strength.

It simply cannot support a demonstration camp of this scale; at most, it can only be used for small-scale, small-unit experiments.

In the future, when implementing brigade or division-level pilot programs, we should still follow the approach of supporting combat operations.

Chen Mo refused to believe that his efforts over the past few years wouldn't change his old boss's opinion.

Political Commissar Liao Hongjun did not notice anything amiss with Chen Mo's emotions and continued, "Alright, the propaganda is over."

"As soon as possible, draft a list of the required personnel. The military region will help you coordinate. But remember, you need to develop, and others need to develop too, so go easy on them."

"Don't cause serious damage to other units at once."

"Understand?"

"Yes, Chief!!"

"Okay, let's go back and get the list as soon as possible. The longer it's delayed, the harder it will be to coordinate the personnel."

"Yes!"

After saluting again, Chen Mo turned and left the reception room.

Currently, a group of people arranged by the Jincheng Military Region have arrived at the Sergeant Academy and are familiarizing themselves with the cultural courses there.

Meanwhile, the trainees selected from various units have been arriving one after another recently.

Currently, the demonstration battalion can begin its work once a new batch of officers and technical personnel arrive.

At least for now, things are going quite smoothly.

What's more, this time the leader above really gave him a sharp sword.

As long as we have this sword in hand, we won't be afraid of not being able to handle the cadres who come after us.

(End of this chapter)